Radica Games Brain Games 77038 Instruction Manual
Dear Br ain Gamers,
I am delighte d that you are one of the mill ions of
people who w ant to keep their minds sh arp and have
fun doing it . After two decades s tudying how we can
improve memo ry and prevent Alzhe imer’s disease, I
have found the re is a lot we can do. Genetic s accounts
for only abo ut a third of what determi nes our health
as we age – that me ans that simple, ever yday lifestyle
choices h ave a major impact on our me mory and brain
fitness. My b ooks, The Memor y Bible, The Memory
Prescri ption, and The Longevit y Bible, detail my strate gies – physi cal and mental exerci se, stress reductio n
techniqu es, the Healthy Brain D iet, and more – to boost
your brain p ower and live longer, bette r. However, you
are well on you r way to boosting your brai n power by
playing Br ain Games.
Brain Ga mes will teach you my basi c memory technique – Look, Sn ap, Connect – and help you p erfect
these stra tegies. Besides be ing fun to play, Brain
Games will h elp your memory abi lities improve almos t
immediate ly. You will also “cr oss-train” your bra in with
left-bra in (verbal memor y and logical skills – e .g., writing letter s) and right-brai n (visual memory a nd mental
skills – e.g., re ading maps) game s. Brain Games lets
you monitor yo ur progress, while se tting and increas ing
a pace that wor ks for your memory ab ility as you train
your brain a nd gauge your improvem ent.
You can use Look, Sna p, Connect for everyday m emory
tasks (li sts, errands, nam es and faces) and bu ild on
this basic te chnique to become a me mory champion.
First mas ter the basic skill:
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Look – learn to f ocus your attention o n the new
informati on you wish to remember. Slow d own, take
a deep brea th, and ignore distra ctions.
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Snap – crea te a mental snapshot or v isual image
in your mind’s eye of wh at you want to remember.
Make it pers onal and give it detail to h elp fix it into
your memor y.
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Connect – li nk up your mental snap shots in you
mind’s eye. This a ssociation step hel ps put the new
memorie s into context and helps yo u retrieve them
later when yo u need them.
To remember a lis t of errands, create a st ory using
Look, Snap, Con nect: You need to stop at the stor e to
get some as pirin and a hair brush b efore you meet your
sister. In your mi nd’s eye, you see your sister tak ing
some aspi rin and then brushin g her hair.
For learni ng and recalling nam es and faces, think
up a Name Sn ap and a Face Snap – then Co nnect
these ment al pictures or Snap s together. Thinking of
a visual ima ge or Snap for a name can b e easy: See
a house for Mr. Hou se, a gold coin for Ms. Gol d, or a
carnival wo rker for Mrs. Carney. For mo re complex
names, co mbine visual words th at sound like the
name – see Mr. Dom achow eating chicke n chow mein
under a dom e. For a face snap, look for a dis tinguishing feature a nd then connect it to the n ame snap. If
Mrs. Washin gton has prominent li ps, see her kissing
George Was hington on the lips. At fir st it may seem a
bit wacky ; however, you’ll not only have fun but you’l l
improve your eve ryday memory ski lls. Remembering names a nd faces is the most com mon memory
complain t.
Our resea rch group at UCLA ha s studied the effect iveness of Look, S nap, Connect, along with ot her lifestyle
strategie s that improve memor y and brain health. We
found that af ter only two weeks, the se techniques have
a significa nt effect on memor y performance s cores
and drama tically increase b rain efficiency. The mo re
you play Bra in Games, the better yo u’ll get at it and the
more brai n power you’ll have.
To find out more abou t the creation of Brai n Games,
visit ww w.drgarysm all.com and ww w.brainstor m-
inginc .com.
Have fun,
Dr. Gary S mall
Ready to C ross-Train Your Brain !
Brain Gam es is a mind stimulatin g activity for your
brain. It’s ti me to test yourself! W hether you choose to
enter the tra ining session or ju mp right into the BRAIN CHECK mode, B rain Games will be sur e to challenge
your mind in seve ral different ways .
BUTTONS
ON / START / ENTE R – Press the ON button to powe r
on the game. B y using the SCROLL but tons on the far
right of the key p ad, toggle through the di fferent game
modes. On ce your mode is highlig hted, press ENTER
to select. N ext, select the skil l level at which you wish
to play at. Pres s ENTER to start the ga me and confirm
selecti on.
NEW GAM E – Press this button for t wo seconds to quit
your curre nt game, and select you r choice of modes.
END ROUND – Th is allows you to end the curr ent game
and calcul ates the score up to that po int. This may be
most usefu l in the Word Hunt game when yo u can not
think of any mo re words, but there is sti ll time remaining. Or Rec all when you have already m emorized
words and th ere is still time remai ning.
NEW GAME – T his allows you to cancel th e current
game and ret urn to the Main Menu. If se lected during
Brainche ck mode, it will cance l your score for that
session .
KEY PAD – Pres s these buttons when p laying each of
the exercise s. The various keys will wo rk in different
ways with each o f the games. Most of the ti me, they
will repre sent the same layout as s hown on screen
or corres pond to the numbers at th e bottom of the
screen.
UNDO – In som e games you can use this b utton to
reverse or U NDO a selection, pri or to pressing ENTER.
RESET – Wh en a blunt point is inse rted, this button wil l
RESET the ga me to its original facto ry settings.
MAIN ME NU
BRAIN CHECK – Select BRA INCHECK from the Main
Menu to star t your daily exercise p rogram. Choose
the skill leve l you wish to play at, and that ’s it! Br ain
Games will n ow run you through the 5 dif ferent exercises (d escribed below) of yo ur routine. This is the
mode that you w ill be tested in and that wil l record your
score. You can che ck this in the SCORE mode ( see
below). R emember to use the Loo k, Snap, Connect
techniqu e!
TRAINI NG – This is where you ca n train or practice th e
differe nt brain games witho ut affecting your sc ore. After press ing the START button, sele ct TRAINING. Use
the SCROLL bu ttons to toggle throug h the five different
exercises ( Sequence, Flas hcard, Mind Game, Word
Hunt, and Re call) and press En ter to select. Next,
choose the s kill level you wish to play at. You ar e now
ready to sta rt your training ses sion.
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Seque nce – In this brain gam e your objective is to
put the rand om numbers in the gri d into the proper
sequenc e or order (lowest to hig hest). The numbe rs
in the top row of the g rid correspond to th e places
of the butto ns in the top row of the key pad. The
numbers i n the second row of the grid c orrespond to
the places o f the buttons in the sec ond row of the key
pad. If you sel ect a number out of sequ ence an X will
appear, and you w ill continue onto the nex t grid. If
the sequen ce is correct, a che ck will appear. There
will be severa l grids in each game. Af ter completing
the exercise , the game will display how m any you got
correct .
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Flashc ard – In this brain ga me your objective is to
add, subtra ct, multiply or divid e the numbers that the
exercise give s you. You must answer the equa tion
with the cor rect answer using the ke y pads that align
with the numb er bar at the bottom of the s creen.
Each ques tion is timed. The high er the skill level, the
harder the e quation. After com pleting the exercise,
the game will d isplay how many you got cor rect.
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MODEL 77038
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 823-A7100-106 Rev.A
ON / START
/ ENTER
NEW GAM E
UNDO
Reset
KEY
PAD
• Mind G ame – In this brain gam e the objective is to
keep track of h ow many thoughts are in th e professor’s head. Th e professor will tell you h ow many
thoughts h e has in his head at the begi nning. You
must add and s ubtract the thought s (!) as they enter
and exit his he ad, ending up with a final c ount at
the end. You must the n input the answer usi ng the
correct c orresponding nu mber keys on the key pad.
After com pleting the exercise, th e game will display
how many you got c orrect.
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Word Hunt – I n this brain game your o bjective it to
use the let ters the game gives you to ma ke words.
At the top of the sc reen you will be shown your wo rd
and the total n umber of words that can b e formed out
of that word. Ea ch letter corresp onds to the key pad
button be low. To select a let ter, press the key pad
button be low that is aligned unde rneath it. To deselect, pre ss the button that is al igned with the letter i n
the origin al word. After comple ting the exercise, the
game will di splay how many you got corr ect.
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Recall – I n this brain game you mus t recall a certain
number of wor ds after a period of tim e. This game
will prese nt you with a number of dif ferent words to
memorize. A fter a period of time go es by you will
be taken to the ne xt brain game to retur n later. After
you have compl eted the other brain ga mes, you will
return and b e given an opportuni ty to recall as many
of those word s as possible. The gam e will give you
the beginn ing letter and endin g letter of the word as
a hint. Use the E NTER button to put a chec k next
to the words you re call based on the let ters given.
Scroll up an d down with the SCROLL but tons. The
display sc reen will show you how many ex isting
words still n eed to be checked. Reme mber not all
words are fr om your list, so only che ck the ones you
know. After co mpleting the exercise , the game will
display how m any you got correct.
SCORE – Cho ose SCORE from the Main M enu. The
score opti on keeps a tally of every B RAINCHECK
session p layed. This is a great way to me asure your
progres s over time. After each BR AINCHECK sessio n
is played, an ave rage (or percent age) is measured
based on al l 5 brain games that wer e played. These
are recor ded in the SCORE secti on. A bar chart is
shown that re presents how well you br ain has flexed
its muscle . The more you practice t he exercises in
TRAININ G the stronger your br ain’s muscle will be for
your BRAI NCHECK testing.
SOUND – Cho ose SOUND from the Main M enu to
adjust the vo lume of the sound highe r or lower using
the SCROLL bu ttons on the key pad.
CONTRA ST – Choose CONTRAST f rom the Main
Menu to adjus t the brightness of th e screen using the
SCROLL but tons on the key pad.
MEMORY – Cho ose MEMORY from the Mai n Menu
to clear all of yo ur scoring informa tion that is stored in
Brain Gam es. You will be prompted to confi rm whether
you wish to cle ar out all of the MEMORY. Select Yes
or No and the n press ENTER. Once you c lear the
memory i t can not be recovered.
SLEEP MO DE – The unit will go to slee p if no buttons
are press ed within 5 minutes, an d can be awakened by
pressin g the button “ON - ENTER”.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
This game i s powered by two (2) A AA (LR03) b atteries.
• Using a sc rewdriver, loosen the scr ew until the bat
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tery comp artment door can b e removed.
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Insert t wo (2) AAA ( LR03) batteri es (we recommend
alkaline ) as indicated insi de the battery comp artment.
• Replac e the battery compa rtment door and ti ghten
the screw wit h a screwdriver. Do not over-tighte n.
ADULT SUPERV ISION IS RECOMM ENDED WHEN
CHANGI NG BATTEIES.
CAUTION
• As wit h all small batt eries, the bat teries used wi th
this dev ice should be kep t away from small c hildren who m ight still pu t things in thei r mouths.
If a batt ery is swallowe d, consult a phys ician
immedi ately.
• Be sur e you insert the b attery cor rectly and
always fo llow the device a nd battery ma nufacturer’s ins tructions.
• Do not di spose of batte ries in fire.
• Batt eries might lea k if improper ly installed , or
explod e if recharged , disassembl ed or heated.
• Somet imes, a build- up of static ele ctricity ( from
carpet s, etc) may cau se the game to stop w orking. Jus t reset the game , and it will work ag ain.
• In an env ironment wit h radio freque ncy interfer
ence, th e product may ma lfunction an d require
user to re set the produc t.
MAINTEN ANCE
• Handle t his device carefully.
• Store thi s device away from dusty or d irty areas.
• Keep this d evice away from moisture o r extreme
temperat ure.
• Do not dis assemble this devic e. If a problem occurs ,
press the R eset button, or remove a nd replace the
batterie s to reset the device, or tr y new batteries. If
problem s persist, consul t the warranty inform ation
located at th e end of this instruct ion manual.
• Use only th e recommended bat tery type.
• Do not mix ol d and new batteries.
• Do not mix a lkaline, standard ( carbon-zinc) or r e
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chargea ble (nickel-cad mium) batteries .
• Do not use r echargeable bat teries.
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Do not attem pt to recharge non-r echargeable bat teries.
• Remove any ex hausted batterie s from the device.
• Do not sho rt-circuit the sup ply terminals.
• Inser t batteries with the c orrect polarit y.
Please r etain this for f uture refere nce.
This devic e complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation is s ubject to the following t wo conditions: (1) th is
device may not c ause harmful inter ference and (2 ) this
device must a ccept any interfer ence received, incl uding
interfe rence that may cause un desired operatio n.
WARNING : Changes or modifi cations to this unit
not expres sly approved by the par ty responsible fo r
complian ce could void the user’s au thority to operate
the equipm ent.
NOTE: T his equipment has be en tested and found
to comply wit h the limits for a Class B dig ital device,
pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. The se limits
are desig ned to provide reasona ble protection agai nst
harmful in terference in a res idential install ation. This
equipme nt generates, uses a nd can radiate radio fr equency ene rgy and if not install ed and used in accord ance with th e instructions, may c ause harmful inter ference to radi o communications. H owever, there is no
guarante e that interferenc e will not occur in a par ticular
installa tion. If this equipme nt does cause harmfu l
interfe rence to radio or televis ion reception, whic h can
be determi ned by turning the equip ment off and on, the
user is enc ouraged to try to cor rect the interfere nce by
one or more of t he following measure s:
• Reorie nt or relocate the rec eiving antenna.
• Increa se the separation be tween the equipmen t and
receiver.
• Connec t the equipment into an o utlet on a circuit dif
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ferent fro m that to which the receive r is connected.
• Consul t the dealer or an exper ienced radio TV te chni
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cian for hel p.
RECYCLING - EUROPE
The consu mer has a significant r ole to play in reducing
the impact of wa ste electrical an d electronic equip ment
on the enviro nment, through re- using or recycling su ch
equipme nt.
The cross ed out wheelie-bi n symbol on this produc t
is to remind you t hat Waste Electrical a nd Electronic
product s should not be dispose d of with household
waste. If you are u nable to re-use or re cycle your product it shoul d be disposed of at a civi c amenity site.
While Radi ca toys comply with all rel evant safety
standar ds, we are obliged to tell you t hat some of the
compone nts used in electric al and electronic e quipment may cont ain hazardous su bstances that can
damage the e nvironment and pre sent a risk to human
health if no t properly dispose d of.
90-DAY LIMITED WARRANT Y
(This p roduct warra nty is valid in t he United Stat es
and Cana da only)
Radica Ga mes Limited warrant s this product for a pe riod of 90 days f rom the original pur chase date under
normal us e against defective wo rkmanship and mater ials (bat teries excluded) . This warranty do es not cover
damage re sulting from accide nt, unreasonable u se,
negligen ce, improper ser vice or other causes n ot arising out of defe cts in material or work manship. Radica
Games Lim ited will not be liable fo r any costs incurred
due to loss of us e of this product or othe r incidental or
consequ ential costs, expen ses or damages incu rred by
the purcha ser. Some states do not allow t he exclusion
or limitati on of incidental or co nsequential dama ges, so
the above limi tations may not apply to you . This warranty give s you specific legal r ights and you may also
have other leg al rights, which var y from state to state.
During thi s 90-day warrant y period, the game will e ither
be repaire d or replaced (at ou r option) without ch arge
to the purcha ser when returned p repaid with proof of
date of purch ase to: Radica USA , Ltd., 13628- A Beta
Road, Da llas, Texas 75244, US A. Please remove the
batterie s and wrap the unit car efully before shippi ng.
Please inc lude a brief descrip tion of the problem alo ng
with your retu rn address and mail i t postage prepaid.
IMPORTANT: Be fore returning the uni t for repair, test
it with fres h alkaline batteri es. Even new batteries
may be defect ive or weak and low batter y power is a
frequen t cause of unsatisfac tory operation.
Distributed by:
RADICA USA Ltd.
13628-A Beta Road
Dallas, TX 75244-4510
RADICA:®
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BRAIN GAMES CO-CREATED BY GARY SMALL, M.D.,
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& GARY SMALL, M.D. © 2006 GARY SMALL, M.D.™
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