Radica Games BRAIN GAMES L9744, BRAIN GAMES 823B4900 User Manual
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L9744
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Dear Brain Gamers,
I am delighted that you are one of the millions of
people who want to keep their minds sharp and
have fun doing it. After two decades studying how
we can improve memory and prevent Alzheimer’s
disease, I have found there is a lot we can do.
Genetics accounts for only about a third of what
determines our health as we age – that means that
simple, everyday lifestyle choices have a major impact on our memory and brain fitness. My books,
The Memory Bible, The Memory Prescription, and
The Longevity Bible, detail my strategies – physical
and mental exercise, stress reduction techniques,
the Healthy Brain Diet, and more – to boost your
brain power and live longer, better. However, you
are well on your way to boosting your brain power
by playing Brain Games 2.
Brain Games 2 will teach you my basic memor y
technique – Look, Snap, Connect – and help you
perfect these strategies. Besides being fun to
play, Brain Games 2 will help your memory abilities
improve almost immediately. You will also “crosstrain” your brain with left-brain (verbal memory and
logical skills – e.g., writing letters) and right-brain
(visual memor y and mental skills – e.g., reading
maps) games. Brain Games 2 lets you monitor
your progress, while setting and increasing a pace
that works for your memory ability as you train your
brain and gauge your improvement.
You can use Look, Snap, Connect for ever yday
memor y tasks (lists, errands, names and faces)
and build on this basic technique to become a
memor y champion. First master the basic skill:
Look – learn to focus your attention on the new
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information you wish to remember. Slow down,
take a deep breath, and ignore distractions.
Snap – create a mental snapshot or visual
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image in your mind’s eye of what you want to
remember. Make it personal and give it detail to
help fix it into your memory.
Connect – link up your mental snapshots in
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you mind’s eye. This association step helps put
the new memories into context and helps you
retrieve them later when you need them.
To remember a list of errands, create a story using
Look, Snap, Connect: You need to stop at the
store to get some aspirin and a hair brush before
you meet your sister. In your mind’s eye, you see
your sister taking some aspirin and then brushing
her hair.
For learning and recalling names and faces, think
up a Name Snap and a Face Snap – then Connect
these mental pictures or Snaps together. Thinking
of a visual image or Snap for a name can be easy:
See a house for Mr. House, a gold coin for Ms.
Gold, or a carnival worker for Mrs. Carney. For
more complex names, combine visual words that
sound like the name – see Mr. Domachow eating
chicken chow mein under a dome. For a face
snap, look for a distinguishing feature and then
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connect it to the name snap. If Mrs. Washington has prominent lips, see her kissing George
Washington on the lips. At first it may seem a bit
wacky; however, you’ll not only have fun but you’ll
improve your everyday memory skills. Remembering names and faces is the most common
memor y complaint.
Our research group at UCLA has studied the effectiveness of Look, Snap, Connect, along with
other lifestyle strategies that improve memory
and brain health. We found that after only two
weeks, these techniques have a significant effect
on memory performance scores and dramatically
increase brain efficiency. The more you play Brain
Games 2, the better you’ll get at it and the more
brain power you’ll have.
To find out more about the creation of Brain
Games, visit www.drgarysmall.com and
www.brainstorminginc.com.
Have fun,
Dr. Gary Small
exercises (described below) of your routine. This
is the mode that you will be tested in and that
will record your score. You can check this in the
SCORE mode (see below). Remember to use the
Look, Snap, Connect technique!
TRAINING – This is where you can train or
practice the different brain games without affecting your score. Select TRAINING from the Main
Menu. Tap the SCROLL arrows to toggle through
the five different exercises ( Sequence, Twist,
Focus, Word Hunt, and Recall) and tap the one
you wish to select. Next, choose the skill level you
wish to play at. You are now ready to start your
training session.
Word Hunt - In this brain game your objective it to use the letters the game gives you
to make words. You will be shown a word
on screen and the total number of words
that can be formed out of that word. Select
letters from the core word with the stylus to
spell new words and then select Enter. To
deselect a letter, select that letter from your
word and it will return to the original word.
After completing the exercise, the game will
display how many you got correct.
ReAdy TO CROSS-TRAIN yOUR BRAIN!
Brain Games are mind stimulating activities
for your brain. It’s time to challenge yourself!
Whether you choose to enter the Training session
or jump right into the Testing mode, Brain Games
2 will be sure to challenge your mind in several
new and dif ferent ways.
TIMER
ENTER
MENU
ON – Press the ON button to power on the game.
Use the stylus to tap the SCROLL arrows at the
top and bottom of the touchscreen to toggle
through the different game modes. Once your
mode is highlighted, tap it using the stylus to
select.
NEW – Press this on the touchscreen to bring up
End Round or New Game.
END ROUND – This allows you to end the
current game and calculates the score up to
that point. This may be most useful in the
Word Hunt game when you can not think of
any more words, but there is still time remaining. Or Recall when you have already memorized words and there is still time remaining.
NEW GAME – This allows you to cancel the
current game and return to the Main Menu. If
selected during Testing mode, it will cancel
your score for that session.
ENTER – Press this to confirm your selection.
MENU – This will bring you back to the Menu
when you are selecting your options. If you have
already started a game, you will need to Select
NEW to quit and return to the Main Menu.
TIPS – Press this to see quick suggestions on
things you can do everyday to help improve your
memor y and general wellbeing.
TIMER – This is a countdown timer that is used in
some of the exercises.
NEW
TIPS
ON
Sequence – In this brain game your objective
is to select the random numbers in the grid in
the proper sequence or order (lowest to highest). If you select a number out of sequence
an X will appear, and you will continue onto
the next grid. If the sequence is correct, a
musical prompt will sound. There will be
several grids in each game. After completing
the exercise, the game will display how many
you got correct.
Twist – In this brain game the objective is to
memorize the relationship of 2 images and
then apply that relationship to a 3rd image
in order to select the correct answer. You
will be shown a puzzle on the left side of
the touchscreen. You will also be shown the
same puzzle rotated or flipped (horizontally
or vertically) on the right side of the touchscreen. You will have 5 seconds to look at the
puzzle on the left and see how it has been
rotated or flipped in the puzzle on the right.
After 5 seconds, you will be shown a new
image and 4 possible answers. You have to
recall the relationship of the puzzles from the
opening screen and apply that relationship to
the puzzle at the top. You have 15 seconds
to solve the puzzle. After completing the
exercise, the game will display how many you
got correct.
MAIN MeNU
TESTING – Select TESTING from the Main Menu
to start your daily exercise program. Choose the
skill level you wish to play at, and that’s it! Brain
Games will now run you through the 5 different
Focus – In this brain game you are shown an
image to memorize.
You are then told the relationship of the
original image and the correct answer. You
then need to select the correct image from 4
very similar images that are displayed on the
touchscreen. The higher the skill level, the
less time you have to memorize the original
image. Af ter completing the exercise, the
game will display how many you got correct.
Recall – In this brain game you are given a
list of words to memorize within a period of
time. Use the Scroll arrows at the top and
bottom of the touchscreen to show more
words. Af ter a short time you will be given an
opportunity to recall as many of those words
as possible and group them into “Chunks”.
At the top of the screen it will give you a category and you will select the words that fall
into those categories. You will then be taken
to the next brain game to return later. After
you have completed the other brain games,
you will return and be shown those words
and several others. Your objective is to pick
as many of those words that you grouped into
chunks, and not the ones that weren’t on the
list. After completing the exercise, the game
will display how many you got correct.
SCORE – Choose SCORE from the Main Menu.
The score option keeps a tally of every TESTING
session played. This is a great way to measure
your progress over time. After each TESTING
session is played, an average (or percentage)
is measured based on all 5 brain games that
were played. These are recorded in the SCORE
section. A bar chart is shown that represents
how well you brain has flexed its muscle. The
more you practice the exercises in TRAINING
the stronger your brain’s muscle will be for your
TESTING.
SOUND – Choose SOUND from the Main Menu to
adjust the game volume higher or lower. Do so by
tapping the SCROLL arrows on the touchscreen.
CONTRAST – Choose CONTRAST from the Main
Menu to adjust the brightness of the screen tapping the SCROLL arrows on the touchscreen.
MEMORY – Choose MEMORY from the Main
Menu to clear all of your scoring information that
is stored in Brain Games. You will be prompted
to confirm whether you wish to clear out all of the
MEMORY. Select Yes or No to confirm. Once you
clear the memory it can not be recovered.
SLEEP MODE – The unit will go to sleep if nothing
is pressed / tapped within 1 minute, and can be
awakened by pressing the On button.
BATTeRy INSTALLATION / RePLACeMeNT
This game is powered by
teries
(not included).
• Using a screwdriver (not included ), loosen the
screw until the battery compartment door can
be removed.
• Insert two ( 2) AAA ( LR03 ) batteries as indicated
inside the batter y compartment.
• Remove batteries and dispose of them safely.
• Replace the battery compartment door and
tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not
over-tighten.
• For longer life use only alkaline batteries.
• Replace the batteries when the product does
not function properly.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED
WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES.
two (2 ) AA A (LR03) bat-
BATTeRy SAFeT y INFORMATION
In exceptional circumstances batteries may leak
fluids that can cause a chemical burn injury or ruin
your product. To avoid battery leakage;
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re
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charged.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc ), or
rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as
recommended are to be used.
• Batteries are to be inser ted with the correct
polarity.
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the
product.
• The supply terminals are not to be shor tcircuited.
• Dispose of batteries safely.
• Do not dispose of this product in a fire. The bat
teries inside may explode or leak.
CAUTION
• Sometimes, a build-up of static electricity
(from carpets, etc) may cause the game to
stop working. Just reset the game, and it will
work again.
• In an environment with radio frequency
interference, the product may malfunction
and require user to reset the product.
This device complies with Par t 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference 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 are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference
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.
• Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
• 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 / T V
technician for help.
Keep these instructions for future reference as
they contain important information.
Protect the environment by not disposing of this product with household waste
(2002/96/EC ). Check your local authority
for recycling advice and facilities.
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IMPOR TANT: Before retu rning the unit for repai r, test it with f resh alkaline
batte ries. Even n ew batte ries may be de fective o r weak and low b atter y
power is a fr equent cau se of unsatisfact ory operatio n.
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imprope r servic e or other causes not ar ising out of d efects i n material o r
workma nship.
In the unli kely event th at you do expe rience a pro blem within the fir st 6
months , please telephone th e Technical Sup port tea m: Tel. 0162 8 500303.
IMPOR TANT: Al ways test t he produc t with fres h alkaline b atteri es. Even new
batte ries may be de fective o r weak and low b atter y power is a fre quent cau se
of unsat isfact ory oper ation.
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