Radica Games 75029 User Manual

Model 75029

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or 1 to 4 players / Ages 8 and up

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NSTRUCTION MANUAL

Get off of the couch and into the game!

hether you are playing defense, shooting a 3 pointer, or dunking a 360

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n top of your opponent’s head, Play TV Basketball brings the fun and

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xcitement of one on one basketball into your living room!

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P/N 82398900 Rev.A

SETTING UP

• BATTERY INSTALLATION

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ETTING STARTED

Place the console on the floor in front of the TV. Press the power button
to turn the camera on. Keep the ball 5 to 6 feet from the console. Adjust
the angle of the camera by moving the main housing up and down so it
points up towards your waist. The camera will track the movements of
the basketball (included) when playing offense and defense.

Please note: You may need to reposition yourself or the camera to
comfortably and safely reach anywhere within the required range of
motion with the ball. If the cursor in the game jumps abruptly on
screen, try moving a foot or two further from the camera, turn off
unneeded room lights, and make sure sunlight is not shining on the
console.

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LAYING PLAY TV BASKETBALL

Turn on the power to your Play TV Basketball by pressing the Power
Button on the Main Unit console. Press the Enter button or move the
basketball cursor to
screen you will be able to scroll through the menu options (Ballin’ Mode,
Quick Start, Playground Mode, and Options). The currently selected
option will be highlighted. Use the ENTER button (see button functions
section of this manual) or using the basketball place the cursor over your
choice to make your selection.

OPTIONS – allows you to change Background Music, Taunting levels,
Winning Score, Ball Possession and Calibration by using the RIGHT and
LEFT scroll buttons and the ENTER button or using the basketball place
the cursor over your choice to make your selection.

• Background Music – Select On/Off

• Taunting – Select On/Off

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Winning Score – Select 11 points or 21 points

Ball Possession – Select Winners or Losers

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• Calibration – Standing 5 to 6 feet from the camera move the cursor to
the 4 quadrants easily and accurately to calibrate.

Highlight to Start on the screen. On the Main Menu

Shot Target: After highlighting Shoot, the Shot Target will appear above

the hoop. Position your cursor on the Shot Target to make your shot.

FFENSE:Move the ball around in the air in front on the Main Unit to

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he corresponding sectors on the screen to move the character and

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all on the screen. The object is to lose the defender and either drive

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to the bucket for a dunk or pull up for a jump shot.

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Shoot – Once you get yourself free for a jumper, highlight the word
Shoot and quickly move the ball up so the cursor passes through the
center of the Shot Target located above the hoop. Nothing but net if
you move quickly and accurately

Drive – Once you open up a lane to the hoop, highlight the word

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Dunk. Once your player starts his move towards the bucket, quickly
choose a sector(s) to select the type of dunk and then move the cur
sor to the Shot Target located above the hoop.

Each player can perform 5 different dunks:

• Around the back

• Up and Down

• Over the top

• Standard

• Over-the-head or Windmill

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Battery Compartment

On the back of the main unit, loosen the scr
ment and insert four (4) “AA” batteries as indicated inside the compart­ment (alkaline batteries recommended). Replace the battery compart­ment door

NOTE: Batteries in the Main Unit should give you about 10 hours of
game play (if alkaline batteries are used). The game will not operate nor­mally when the batteries begin to run low. The screen may be blurred
and resetting the game may not work. Be sure to install fresh batteries.
There is also no memory function. All game data will be erased when the
power is turned off or batteries are replaced.

ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN INSTALLING
BATTERIES.

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ew on the battery compart

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• TV CONNECTION

NOTE: To connect Play TV Basketball directly to a TV, the TV must be
equipped with audio and video input jacks. They are commonly found on

ont of the TV near the contrast, color and pictur

the fr
trols or on the rear of the TV near the antenna and cable/satellite jacks.

If your TV does not have audio and video input jacks, you may connect
Play TV Basketball thr

Please note: If your TV does not have AV Input Jacks, you can connect
your game through your VCR or use an RF Modulator. RF Modulators
can be purchased at most electr

ough a VCR connected to your TV

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You can choose from 3 modes of game-play: Ballin’ Mode, Quick Start
and Playground Mode. You will also be able to select the characters,

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court style and level of dif

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Character Select – Choose one (1) out of four (4) characters

• Court Style Select – Choose one (1) out of thr

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The Boar

vard with palm trees, sand and surf.

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The Urban Playground – rough asphalt with faded lines in an urban
setting with chain link fence.

The Gym – standar

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recreation center.

BALLIN’ MODE – allows you to play a game of 1 on 1 basketball. Y
will have a 30 second shot clock limit on of
ent courts and players to choose from. The player to score 11 or 21
points first wins! Remember you must win by 2 points.

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different sectors on the screen will move the player and ball.

dwalk –rough asphalt with faded lines on a beach boule

een cursor will track the balls movement. Moving the ball to

ficulty

ee (3) courts.

quet wood floor with nice painted lines in a

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fense and defense, and dif

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Easy Nothin’ Special & Insane

Dunk 1 Highlight upper sector Highlight upper sector

Dunk 2 Highlight left sector Highlight lower sector

Dunk 3 Highlight right sector Highlight left + right sector

Dunk 4 Highlight lower sector Highlight lower + upper sector

Highlight left + right; or

ighlight upper + lower; or

Over the

op Dunk

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ighlight upper + right +

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lower + left in any sequence
in a circular motion

ighlight upper + left + lower +

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right in any order in a circular
motion

• CONNECTING TO A VCR

o connect Play TV Basketball to your VCR, insert the yellow video plug

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from the Main Unit into the video-in (Yellow) jack on your VCR, the white
audio plug into the left audio-in (white) jack. Then set the VCR to the

opriate video input mode (see your VCR’

appr
details).

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ADUL
CABLES TO A TV AND VCR.

VISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECTING

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BUTTON FUNCTIONS ON THE MAIN UNIT

POWER

LEFT

RIGHT

ENTER

POWER – Used to turn the game On/Off

RIGHT – Used to scroll right through the MENU

LEFT – Used to scroll left through the MENU

ENTER – Used to enter selections in the MENU

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Sector A: Moves the player towards the hoop and to the left

• Sector B: Moves the player to the left

Sector C: Moves the player away from the hoop and to the left

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• Sector D: Moves the player towar

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Sector E: Moves the player to the right

Sector F: Moves the player away from the hoop and to the right

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• Sector G: Juke move left

Sector H: Juke move right

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ds the hoop and to the right

• The sectors on the side of the screen show the player which direc­tions they can move their character

• A player can take a Jump Shot at any time by highlighting the Shoot
graphic at the bottom of the screen.

• “Juking” your opponent may give you the opportunity to shoot or
dunk based on the defenders r
steal the ball.

• When a shot is blocked or missed, possession goes to the other
player.

o dunk the player must highlight “Dunk”

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Please note: In order for your dunk to be successful you must per­form the correct sequence (See Above)

When playing of
ble trick:

• The ball is stolen (change of possession)

• The defender goes for a steal and misses (open shot opportunity)

• The defender gets off balance or out of position (open shot opportu­nity or chance to move into a position for a dunk)

• The defender doesn’t bite and stays in position

fense, four outcomes are possible when you try a drib-

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eaction. Ther

s a chance he may

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• DEFENSE: The player’s success will depend on correctly identifying the
offensive player’s dribbling movement, keeping in position and properly
timing a steal or a block. Each player can perform 4 (four) different
defensive moves

Quadrant A: The defensive player will block the shot by jumping up

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Quadrant B: The defensive player will swipe to the left

Quadrant C: The defensive player will swipe forward

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• Quadrant D: The defensive player will swipe to the right

BALLIN’ MODE – Choose Ballin’ Mode and than select Quick Start

QUICK START – This mode automatically selects the players and court.

PLAYGROUND MODE – allows you to play 2 Mini-games that will test

your different skills in basketball for Ballin’ Mode and Quick Start.

SLAM DUNK COMPETITION – One (1) to four (4) players will take

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ns performing a series of slam dunks to earn points. To begin, play-

tur
ers will choose the number of ballers, their character, court and level of
difficulty before each dunk.

• Each Player has 4 attempts at the basket.

• Players will take turns dunking.

• Variety and Difficulty points will be awarded for each slam dunk.

• The Final Dunk is worth double the points!

First player performs his dunk by highlighting one or more quadrants.
Your score is based on the level of difficulty and the type of dunk you
perform. However, if you miss the dunk you score no points.

The total number of points will be added from the 4 dunks performed to
determine the winner. Remember, you can always have a rematch by
selecting YES on the rematch screen after the score and winner are shown.

• H.O.R.S.E. – One (1) to four (4) players will take tur

ns shooting from dif­ferent locations on the court. If a player makes a shot, then the next
player will have to make the same shot or they will be given a letter.
The last player to spell H-O-R-S-E wins! T

o begin, players will choose

the number of ballers, their character, court and level of difficulty.

• The players can choose the location of their shot by moving their

ent shot locations and highlighting shoot.

character to the dif

fer

• If a player makes a shot, the next player must also make the same

shot from the same location.

• If the next player misses, they will be given a letter.

• When a player spells H-O-R-S-E, they are eliminated.

The player whose tur

n it is will move their player to the desir

ed location
on the court and shoot without a defender in their way. If the player
makes the basket, it will be the next players turn to make the same shot.
If they miss, they will be given a letter to spell H-O-R-S-E. Remember

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you can always have a rematch by selecting YES on the rematch screen
after the score and winner are shown.

NOTE: If players continue to make shots, and it comes back ar

ound to
the original player, that player can then move to a new location and
attempt another shot.

CREDITS

FarSight Studios

Technical Director --- Jay Obernolte

Lead Engineer --- Sean Shannon

Development Director / Lead Designer --- Bobby King

Engineer --- Doug Brettin

The buttons you are looking for may be labeled Input, AUX, AV, Line,
TV/Video, or Video. If your remote has one of these buttons, turn your televi­sion back to Channel 3 and select that button. The power button on the
game should be turned on in order for the game to appear on the television.
If your television remote does not have any of these buttons, and channel 00
is not working, you may need to search the main menu for a way to deter­mine your auxiliary channel. If none of these methods have helped you locate
your auxiliary channel, you may need to check your owner's manual and/or
contact a local television repair company.

VCR

When connecting to a VCR, you must first start with a blue background
showing on your television screen. To obtain a blue screen, try inserting a
videotape into the VCR, let it start to play, then hit the stop button. This may
give you a blue screen, then you can channel down to your auxiliary channel.
If the blue screen still does not appear, try entering your TV and/or VCR main
menu and see if it gives you options to select a blue screen background.
Many times if you enter the main menu on your television you can change the
setting from cable to video and display a blue screen. Also if you have an

lder television, you may locate a hidden door on your television that has

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color, picture, horizontal, vertical, and cable, antennae buttons. If your televi­sion includes this panel, you can select the antennae/cable button and see
the blue screen appears. If you have tried all of these options and are still
unsuccessful connecting the console, then you may need to check your VCR
owner’s manual or contact the manufacturer to find out how to set up your
VCR for console games.

Remember, you can't play our games through a cable box or satellite, so if you
own one of these make sure it is turned off before connecting the game. You can
connect our games through DVD players with the same connection as a VCR.

If you still have difficulty with setup or operation of your game, please call our
players helpline mentioned at the end of this manual.

If you choose to use an AC Adapter we suggest the following :

Output:

-Voltage: 6 Volts DC

-Current: 300 mA (minimum)
Polarity: Negative Center
Plug Size: 5.5 mm outside diameter, 2.1 inside diameter.
AC Adapters are available at most electronic stores.

If you use the product with a transformer, regularly examine for damage to
the cord, plug, enclosure and other parts. In the event of any damage, do
not use the toy with the transformer.

CAUTION

• As with all small batteries, the batteries used with this device
should be kept away from small children who might still put things
in their mouths. If a battery is swallowed, consult a physician
immediately.

• Be sure you insert the battery correctly and always follow the

s instructions.

device and battery manufactur

er’

• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.

• Batteries might leak if improperly installed, or explode if recharged,
disassembled or heated.

• Sometimes, a build-up of static electricity (from carpets, etc) may
cause the game to stop working. Just r

eset the game, and it will

work again.

• The unit may malfunction when ther

e is a radio interference on the
power line and signal line. The unit will revert to normal operation
when the interference stops.

• In an environment with radio frequency interference, the product many
malfunction and require user to reset the product.

MAINTENANCE

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• Handle this device car

• Store this device away from dusty or dirty areas.

• Keep this device away from moisture or extreme temperature.

• Do not disassemble this device. If a pr

button of

f and on, or r
device, or try new batteries. If problems persist, consult the warranty
information located at the end of this instruction manual.

• Use only the recommended battery type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cad­mium) batteries.

• Do not use rechargeable batteries.

• Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries.

• Remove any exhausted batteries from the device.

• Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.

• Insert batteries with the corr

efully

oblem occurs, pr

ess the Power

emove and replace the batteries to reset the

ect polarity.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

(This product warranty is valid in the United States and Canada only)

Radica Games Limited warrants this product for a period of 90 days from
the original purchase date under normal use against defective workman­ship and materials (batteries excluded). This warranty does not cover
damage resulting from accident, unreasonable use, negligence, improper
service or other causes not arising out of defects in material or workman­ship. Radica Games Limited will not be liable for any costs incurred due
to loss of use of this product or other incidental or consequential costs,
expenses or damages incurred by the purchaser. Some states do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitations may not apply to you. This warranty gives you
specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights, which vary

rom state to state.

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During this 90-day warranty period, the game will either be repaired or
replaced (at our option) without charge to the purchaser when returned
prepaid with proof of date of purchase to: Radica USA, Ltd., 13628-A
Beta Road, Dallas, Texas 75244, USA. Please remove the batteries and
wrap the unit carefully before shipping. Please include a brief description
of the problem along with your return address and mail it postage prepaid.

IMPORTANT: Before returning the unit for repair, test it with fresh alkaline
batteries. Even new batteries may be defective or weak and low battery
power is a frequent cause of unsatisfactory operation.

Distributed by:

RADICA USA Ltd.

13628-A Beta Road
Dallas, TX 75244-4510

RADICA: ®
PLAY TV IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK
OF RADICA GAMES LTD.
©2005 RADICA GAMES L
PRODUCT SHAPE™
ALL RIGHTS RESER

TD.

VED

Art Dir

ector --- T

om Green

Lead Animator --- Darrin Hart

Senior Artist --- Craig Alexander

Senior Artist --- Migo W

u

Artist --- Chris Pavia

Audio Engineer/Artist --- Chris Kline

Please Note: Due to the use of reflective surfaces turn the unit off
when not in use.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

TV

To locate your auxiliary channel, which is usually not 3 or 4, but a gaming
channel found between 2 and 99 (example 2, 1, 0, 99), first try 00 to see if it
is the auxiliary channel. Channels downwar
Video 1 or Video 2, Front, Aux, AV, etc., appears on screen, then push the
power button on the game and it should automatically come on if you have
selected the correct channel. If this does not work, another way to determine
your auxiliary channel is to take a look at your television r
be a button on the remote that may take you directly to the correct channel.

ds from 3 until a Line 1 or Line 2,

emote. Ther

e may

Please retain this for future reference.

This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub­ject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harm­ful interfer
including interfer

ence and (2) this device must accept any interference received,

ence that may cause undesired operation.

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits ar

e designed to pr

ovide r

easonable pr

otection against harm
ful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio fr

dance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer

in accor

equency ener

gy and if not installed and used

ence to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter­mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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ease the separation between the equipment and r

• Incr

eceiver

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