Franklin IC-115 User Manual

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For Use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

IC-115

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DIGITAL BOOK

GAME

GALLERY

User’s Manual

License Agreement

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and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN
means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.

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Contents

Getting Started ...............................................3

Install the Digital Book .............................. 4

Select Game Gallery I ................................ 5

Adjust the Contrast ................................... 6

Choose a Game.......................................... 7

Learn the Keys ........................................... 8

Brick Out

Brick Walls ................................................ 10

Falling Walls..............................................12

Puzzle Walls .............................................. 13

ShapeShifter

Reference....................................................... 20

Digital Book System ................................. 21

Specifications ........................................... 25

Limited Warranty (U.S. only).................... 26

TM

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TM

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Getting Started

If you’re using

Game Gallery

for the first time,

read this section.

I

3

Install the Digital Book

You must install the
can use it. WARNING: If you install or remove a
digital book while the Digital Book System is on,
information that you entered in the other installed
digital book may be erased.

1. Turn the Digital Book System off.

2. Insert the

3. Press

4. To adjust the screen contrast, turn the
wheel on the side of the Digital Book System.

5. If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.

Read “Replacing the Batteries” in Reference.

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digital book in a slot on the back.

Line up the digital book’s tabs with the notches
in the slot. Then snap the digital book in place.

ON/OFF .

Game Gallery

I before you

Select Game Gallery I

Once

Game Gallery

select and start using it.

I is installed, here’s how to

1. Press

2. Press or to highlight the

Gallery

3. Press

This is the main menu. You can always return
to it by pressing

CARD .

Game

I symbol.

ENTER .

CLEAR .

See a Demonstration

To see a brief demonstration of

Gallery

icon. Then press To stop the demo
press

I, use to highlight the DEMO

ENTER .

CLEAR .

Game

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Choose a Game

Once you’ve selected

Game Gallery

I, choose a

game from the main menu.

1. Use to highlight a game.

2. Press

ENTER .

If you choose BrickOut, you see this screen.

Use or to highlight a BrickOut game.
Then press

ENTER

.

If you choose Shape Shifter, you see this screen.

Use or to highlight a game level.
Then press

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ENTER

.

Choose a Game

If you choose Puzzle Walls,

You’ll see the following menu:

Use the or to highlight a level. Then
press

ENTER

.

Help is Always at Hand

To... Press...

See a help message
at any time

Move down the message

HELP

Exit the message

BACK

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Learn the Keys

Function Keys

CLEAR

MENU

CARD
ENTER

BACK

HELP

BrickOut Keys

or

SHIFT

+

SHIFT

+

SPEC

Shape Shifter Keys

UP

or

DN

or

or

ENTER SPACE

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End a game.

or

Clear to the main menu.
Clear to the main menu or

end a game.
Switch to another digital book.
Select a game icon or menu

item.

See a help message.

Move the paddle right.
Move the paddle left.
Increase paddle speed to right.
Increase paddle speed to left.
See brick descriptions.

Move a block up.
Move a block down.
Rotate a block.
Drop a block into place.

BrickOut

This section shows

how to play the three

BrickOut games:

Puzzle Walls, Brick Walls,

and Falling Walls.

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Brick Walls

The Goal

Brick Walls is the easiest of the three BrickOut
games. The goal of Brick Walls is to hit all of the
bricks in the wall with the ball to make them
disappear. A game is over when you lose all ten
balls.

The Game

The score is based on the number of bricks hit.
You’ll need to keep the ball in play as long as

possible to hit all of the bricks. Use the paddle to
keep the ball in play. Use the arrow keys to move
the paddle. Hold down and one of the
arrow keys to move the paddle faster. Remember
you can use or to move the paddle left.

Tips

● Try to guess where the ball will land and move

your paddle to that spot.

SHIFT

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Brick Walls

● Try to clear a path through the wall then hit the
ball through the hole. The ball will then bounce
between the top of the screen and the bricks.
You’ll hit a lot of bricks and increase your score.

The End of a Game

Press at any time during a game to

BACK

end your game.
When a game is over, you’ll see a screen

similar to the one below:

First, you’ll see your score. Then if the game
has levels, you’ll see the level at which you
played the game.

The Game Over screen appears after Brick
Walls, Falling Walls, Puzzle Walls and Shape
Shifter. You’ll see it when you end a game by
pressing or when you finish a game.

Press to leave this screen and go to

BACK

ENTER

the main menu.

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Falling Walls

The Goal

Falling Walls is the middle level BrickOut game.
The goal of Falling Walls is to hit as many bricks
as possible as the wall falls. A game is over when
you lose all 10 balls.

The Game

The score is based on the number of bricks hit.
The wall of bricks will move down one row after

the ball hits your paddle 12 times. As the level of
the game increases, the wall will drop more often.

Occasionally, a new line of bricks appear at the
top of the screen.

Tips

● Keep the ball in play as long as possible.

● Hit as many bricks as you can before the wall

falls.

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Puzzle Walls

The Goal

Puzzle Walls is the most challenging BrickOut
game. To succeed, you’ll need to learn the bricks
and use strategy. The goal of Puzzle Walls is to
beat all 15 screens of a level. A game is over
when you lose 10 balls.

The Game

To exit a screen, you must hit a tunnel brick ( ).
A tunnel brick is surrounded by a variety of
special bricks. The brick pattern is different in each
screen of each level.

Certain special bricks increase the difficulty of the
game. See p.15 for a description of the bricks. At
higher levels, the tunnel brick is surrounded by an
increasingly complex pattern of special bricks.

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Puzzle Walls

The Levels

Each level has 15 screens for a total of 60
screens. No two screens are the same. Level 1
(Easy) includes the screens numbered 1-15.
Level 2 (Medium) begins at 16, Level 3 (Hard)
begins at 31, and Level 4 (Impossible) begins at 46.

Tips

● Use the special effects bricks to clear a path to

the tunnel brick.

● Don’t try to save all of the balls when there is

more than one on the screen. Only one ball is
necessary to complete the game.

● Any balls on the screen will stay in play when

you move to another screen. So be ready to
move the paddle to hit the falling ball(s).

● Ball-eater bricks will never eat the last ball on

the screen.

● Multiplier bricks in the bottom row will not

multiply. This means the wall can never fall on
your paddle.

● When you hit a brick, it will add 1 ball to

your remaining balls.

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Puzzle Walls

Viewing Brick Descriptions

During a game, press to see a list
and description of the bricks. Press

SPEC

ENTER

at the last help screen to resume your game
where you left off.

Understanding the Bricks

Brick Description

Tunnel--goes to next screen.
One way, up only.
One way, down only.
Adds 1 ball to remaining balls.
Eats extra balls off screen.
Normal brick.
This brick never goes away.
This brick multiplies when hit.
This brick moves when hit.
Speeds up ball.
Slows down ball.
Explodes into 4 balls.
Makes paddle longer.
Makes paddle shorter.

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Shape Shifter

This section shows

how to play Shape Shifter.

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Shape Shifter

The Goal

The goal of Shape Shifter is to direct the falling
blocks so they fit together to form a complete row.

Horizontal play

Shape Shifter can be played by
holding the Digital Book horizontally
or by turning it to play vertically so
and point left and right.

Vertical
play

DN

The Rules

You direct the falling blocks using
these keys:

To... Press...

Move up or left
Move down or right
Rotate block

UP

or

UP

DN

or

or

ENTER

SPACE

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Shape Shifter

Each time you drop a block to form a row, the
completed row will disappear. This will increase
your score.

There are five different types of easy-to-fit blocks
and a variety of harder-to-fit blocks. The more
challenging blocks fall intermittently.

Blocks fall faster as more rows are completed.
Challenging blocks appear more often as you
complete more rows.

Your score increases when a block drops and
when a row disappears.

A game is over when no more blocks will fit on the
screen.

The Levels

The level of difficulty increases as rows vanish.
At the Easy Level, the blocks fall faster after every

24 rows completed. After you’ve completed 72
rows, you’ll move to the Medium Level.

At the Medium Level, the blocks fall faster every
time 12 rows disappear. You’ll move to the Hard
Level after 24 rows disappear.

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Shape Shifter

Before starting a game, pick the level you want to
start at in the Choose a Level menu.

Tips

● Drop blocks from higher up for more points.
However, once you drop a block you can’t
rotate or move it.

● Look for a miniature version of the next block in
the top portion of the screen.

● Be prepared for speed changes and more
challenging blocks.

Viewing the Blocks

You can view the possible blocks that you
may see during a game.

Press and select Shape Shifter
under the Help Menu. Then press

ENTER

ENTER .

Then under Shape Shifter select Block
Descriptions. Press

ENTER .

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Reference

This section reviews

how to use

the Digital Book System.

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Digital Book System

Installing & Removing Digital Books

To install a digital book, first turn off your Digital
Book System. Then align the digital book’s tabs with
the notches in either book slot on the back and snap
the book into the slot. If you install only one book, it
doesn’t matter which slot you use. But make sure
that the book’s metal contacts are facing down.

To remove a book, first turn off the Digital Book
System. Then compress the book’s tab and lift the
book from the slot.

Restarting the Digital Book System

If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen
performs erratically, first press and then
press . If nothing happens, hold
and press . If nothing happens still, press
the recessed reset button on the back of your Digital
Book System using a paper clip.

ON/OFF

ON/OFF

If you install or remove digital books
when the Digital Book System is on, or

when you reset the Digital Book System,
you may erase information that you entered in
the installed digital books.

CLEAR

CLEAR

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Digital Book System

Switching Between Digital Books

1. With two digital books installed, press

CARD

.

2. Highlight a symbol by pressing or .
Then press

To return to the first book, repeat these steps.

ENTER .

Sending Words Between Books

Some digital books can send and receive words
from other digital books.

1. Highlight a word in a digital book.

Read its User's Manual to learn how.

2. Hold and press .

3. Highlight the other digital book’s symbol.
Then press .

You see its main display. You may have to press

ENTER

again to look up the word.

ENTER

CARD

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Digital Book System

Replacing the Batteries

Your Digital Book System uses CR2032 lithium
batteries. Have four new batteries ready before
following these steps.

1. Turn the Digital Book System off.

2. Press and slide the battery cover off the back
of the unit. Then remove all batteries.

3. Place a battery, with its plus (+) sign up, at the
bottom of each battery cavity.

4. Place a battery, plus sign up, at the top of
each cavity. The metal clip must contact the
top battery.

5. Replace the battery cover.

To prevent deleting information from
installed digital books:

• Always replace the batteries before they
lose all power, and never remove the
batteries while the Digital Book System is on.

• Never mix old and new batteries. And, once
batteries have been removed, install new
ones within two minutes.

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Digital Book System

Protecting the Digital Book System

• Don't touch the metal contacts on the back of your
digital books or the rubber contacts in the book
slots of the Digital Book System. CAUTION:
Touching the contacts with statically charged
objects, including your fingers, could erase informa­ tion that you entered in your installed digital books.

• Don't put excessive pressure or weight on your
digital books or Digital Book System.

• Don't expose your digital books to extreme or
prolonged heat, cold, or other adverse conditions.

When you're not using your Digital Book System,
keep two digital books or dummy books in its slots to
prevent dust build-up.

Cleaning the Digital Book System

To clean the digital books, apply isopropyl alcohol
with cotton swab.

To clean the Digital Book System, apply a mild
household cleaner onto a soft cloth. CAUTION:
Spraying liquids directly on your Digital Book System
could damage its circuitry.

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Specifications

IC-115 Product Features

• 2 graphics games

• Shape Shifter: Increasing difficulty levels; Variable Skills

levels (Easy, Medium, Hard); Next block preview,;
Strategy suggestion information; built-in key instructions;
and game scoring.

• BrickOut: three game versions (Puzzle Walls, Brick Walls,

Falling Walls); Variable skill levels for Puzzle Walls;
15 screens for each skill level in Puzzle Walls; strategy
suggestion information; built-in key instructions; full brick
descriptions (via SPEC key); and game scoring

• context-sensitive help information

• self-demonstration

• ROM size: 4 megabits

Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents

© 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Mt. Holly N.J.
U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Patents Pending.
ISBN 1-56712-026-1

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