Radica Games ConnecTV Skateboarder 76017, 76017 Instruction Manual

WARNING : EPILEPSY AND SEIZU RES
READ BE FORE OPERATING YOU R CONNECT V

A few people may exp erience ep ileptic seizur es when viewing fl ashing light s
or pattern s in our daily envi ronment. The se persons m ay experienc e seizures
while watching T V pictures or playing vide o games. Player s who have not had
any seizures m ay nonetheles s have an undetecte d epileptic co ndition.

Consult your p hysician befo re playing vide o games if you have an e pileptic
condition o r experience a ny of the following sym ptoms while playi ng video
games: a ltered visio n, eye or muscle twi tching, other invol untary movem ents,
loss of awarene ss of your surro undings, me ntal confusi on and/o r convulsions.

MAXI MUM WEIGHT L IMIT:
82KG / 180 LBS / 13 STON ES
IMPORTANT SAF ETY NOTE :

Do not attempt to “g rab” the skateboa rd while ridin g it. Rubber so led
shoes are be st to wear when ri ding to avoid slippin g off the board .

GET OFF THE COUCH AND INTO THE GRIND!

Race down the str eet with Conne cTV SKATEBOARDER ! Experie nce the
extreme sp ort of skateb oarding—any time, any se ason! Ult ra-realis tic
board actio n drops you in a skate p ark with the abil ity to perfo rm tricks
and jumps us ing the skateboa rd. Demonst rate your free- styling sk ills in
Free Skate. Stri ve for the best tric ks in the Tournament. L earn the trick s,
earn the poi nts, and show your f riends just h ow sick you are !

SETTING UP CONNECTV SKATEBOARDER

BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REP LACEME NT

Loosen the sc rew on the bottom of t he Base unit’s bat tery compa rtment
door with a scr ewdriver. Remove the batte ry compar tment door and
insert fo ur (4) A A (LR6) b atteries ( alkaline re commende d) as indicate d
inside the co mpartmen t. Replace the b attery com partmen t door and
tighten the scr ew with a screwdrive r. Do not over tighten.

ADULT SUPERVI SION IS RECO MMENDE D WHEN INSTALLI NG
BATTERIES .

CONNECTI NG CONNECTV SKATEBOARDER TO
YOUR TV OR VCR

Connect ing to your T V

To connect ConnecTV SK ATEBOARDER dir ectly to a TV, the TV m ust be
equipped w ith audio and vid eo input jacks . They are commo nly found on
the front of the T V near the contrast, colo r, and picture adjus tment con­trols; or o n the back of the T V near the antenn a and cable /satellite jac ks.

Insert th e yellow video plu g from the game in to the Video-I n (yellow) jac k
on the TV.

Insert th e white audio plug f rom the game into th e left Audio -In (white )
jack on the T V.

Set your TV to th e appropria te video input mo de. (See you r TV’s operat­ing manual fo r details.)

Connect ing to your VC R

If your TV doe sn’t have audio and v ideo input jac ks, you can conne ct
ConnecTV SK ATEBOARDER to your VCR.

Insert th e yellow video plu g from the game in to the Video-I n (yellow) jac k
on the VCR.

Insert th e white audio plug f rom the game into th e left Audio -In (white )
jack on the VCR.

Set your TV a nd VCR to the appropr iate video inpu t mode. (Se e your TV
and VCR operat ing manuals fo r details.)

NOTE: If yo ur TV or VCR doe s not have AV inputs, a “Y” ad apter may be
purchase d separately a t any electron ics store.

ADULT SUPERVI SION IS RECO MMENDE D WHEN CONN ECTING
CABLES TO A T V AND VCR.

BUTTON FUN CTIONS

Main Uni t

On / Off – S lide this butto n to turn the game on o r off.

Handset C ontroll er

X (Lef t) – In the Main Menu pres s to return to the previ ous screen.

M (Mid dle) – In th e Main Menu pres s to enter your choi ce.

O (Rig ht) – In the ga me, press & hold to c rouch and spe ed up.

BOARD FUNCTIONS

Tilt Back /Forward – In the M ain Menu, tilti ng the board bac k and
forward tog gles through t he available sel ections. Sel ections are m ade
with the M butto n. During gam e play, tilting the board b ack causes the
skater to jump, and j umping as the sk ater hits a ramp ca uses him to
catch more air.

Tilt Sof t Right / Ti lt Soft Le ft – In the Main M enu, tilt your boa rd to the
Right or to the Lef t to toggle thro ugh some menu s creens (i e. Park Se­lect). D uring game p lay, tilt your board to the Rig ht or to the Left to tur n
your charac ter slowly lef t or right.

Tilt Har d Right / Til t Hard Lef t – During game play, tilt your boar d hard
to the Right or to the L eft to turn your ch aracter faste r left or righ t.

BASIC RU LES

As you watch the scr een, using you r board and han dset controll er you’ll
tilt your boar d Forward, Back , Right, and Lef t and make game selection s
to guide your cha racter throu gh a series of ska te parks, trick s, and grabs.

You’ll begin each cour se from a stoppe d position in th e skate park. Pre ss
the “O” button o n your handset co ntroller to pus h off and get movi ng.

To slow down, press the “X ” button on the ha ndset contro ller. To move
to the right, tilt yo ur board to the Rig ht. To move to the left, tilt your
board to the Lef t.

If you fail to succe ssfully lan d a jump, you’ll perfo rm a face plant ! So
practice th ose moves.

CONTROLLING SPEED

While your skate r and board ar e flat on the ground , holding the “O” bu t­ton makes your ska ter crouch down a nd increase s his speed. Wh en you
let go of the “O” but ton, the skater wi ll start to los e speed.

BASIC GAME PLAY

Slide the On•O ff button to tu rn the game on an d then stand on th e
board. Afte r a brief title sc reen, you’ll see the M ain Menu scre en. There
you must choo se from Free Skate, Tourna ment, Options , or Continue.

FREE SKATE

Here is wher e you can practic e those lips, gr abs, grinds , and flips. The re
is no score kept i n this mode, only i ndividual tri ck and combo sc ores.
Since you’re not dire ctly compet ing in a competit ion, you can simp ly
have fun and lea rn how to do the diffe rent tricks in th e game. Free Skate
begins with yo ur skater locate d at the bottom of th e course. From the re
you will progre ssively move for ward throug h the park. Use the b oard to
move left and ri ght to hit ramps, r ails, half-pi pes, and other o bstacles
which allow you to exec ute tricks usin g the handset co ntroller.

When you first s tart the ga me, only one of the sk ate parks is avail­able in Free Ska te. The other park s are unlocked on ce the player has
progress ed to that cours e in the Tournament. T he “unlocked” pa rks are
accesse d by entering a pas sword after sel ecting the “Co ntinue” option
on the Main Men u.

TOURNAMENT

Tournament Mode i s a three round co mpetition whe re ten skaters
compete in the s tandard skate p arks, executin g a variety of tri cks in 120
second rou nds.

When the Tourname nt begins, you wil l start ska ting at the bottom o f the
screen. You then have 120 seco nds to skate anywh ere in the park , ex­ecuting wha tever tricks you choo se to do. At the end of the 120 secon ds,
the Tournament Re sults are disp layed indicatin g all of your compe titor’s
scores fro m that run.

The standa rd point scor ing system is use d for the tournam ent and
your total scor e from the 3 round s combined wil l represent yo ur score,
and be used to co mpare again st other skater s. After each r ound of the
Tournament is com pleted, your sco res are totale d and displayed o n the
Tournament Stan dings scree n. The skater wit h the highest tota l score
after thre e rounds wins the to urnament. Fi nishing in 1st, 2nd, or 3 rd
place in the Tournam ent unlocks the n ext difficu lty level (Sk ate Park).

OPTIONS

The Options s creen is acce ssed from th e Main Menu, and a llows you to view
the Develope r / Publisher cr edits, or view the g ame’s trick list wit h controls.

CONTINUE

The Continue S creen is acc essed from t he Main Menu and a llows the
player to continu e playing with any u nlocked conten t they have acquire d.
As you place in th e top 3 of the Tournament, you a re given a code whi ch
can be entere d here. All code s are a combina tion of 3 trick nam es. Using
the board con troller, scroll lef t and right through a list of tr ick names an d
select the a ppropriate na mes for the cod e you’ve been given. Tricks ar e
selected u sing the M butto n.

CHARACTE RS

From the Choose Your Cha racter scre en, the player may ch oose one of
the three availa ble charac ters; Max , Arlo, or Deuce .

To toggle between cha racters, ti lt your board to the R ight or the Left i n
the charac ter select scr een. When you have s elected a cha racter, press
the “M” butto n on the handset c ontroller to en ter the selecti on.

PAUSE MENU

The game can b e paused at any tim e by pressing th e three hands et
controlle r buttons (X , M, O) at the sa me time for 2 seco nds. From the
Pause Menu, pl ayers can view the g ame credits , quit the game, re sume
the game or view t he Trick List.

SKATE PARKS

There are th ree differe nt Skate Parks in PlayTV Sk ateboarder w ith each
having their own t heme. Each par k has obstacl es and various o bjects for
the player to execute tr icks off of.

Sticksv ille

This park is i n the middle of the st icks. So you never kn ow what you will
run into.

If you don’t do well, th ey might just put yo u to work cleaning u p!

Vermin Beac h

This park is l ocated on the be ach. After your r un you will definite ly need
to hit the surf to c ool off.

I-76

Welcome to the cit y. This park is sma ck dab in the middl e of the urban jung le.

Get in, per form your trick s, and get out – hea d held high.

SCORE

Your current scor e is displayed in th e upper left-h and corner of t he
screen bel ow your characte r’s name.

PERFOR MING TRICKS

Once you’re in the ai r, you can pull off a varie ty of tricks. An d the first
time you succe ssfully lan d a trick, you’ll rece ive the full score . Each fol-

MODEL 76017

For 1 or 2 players / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 823A3120 Rev.C

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The consum er has a signific ant role to play in re ducing the imp act of
waste electr ical and ele ctronic equi pment on the envi ronment, thro ugh
re-usin g or recycling su ch equipment .

The crosse d out wheelie -bin symbol o n this product i s to remind you
that Waste Elect rical and Ele ctronic prod ucts should n ot be disposed o f
with househ old waste. If you are u nable to re-us e or recycle your p rod­uct it should b e disposed of a t a civic amenit y site.

While Radica toy s comply with all r elevant safet y standards , we are
obliged to tell yo u that some of the co mponents use d in electri cal and
electron ic equipment m ay contain haz ardous sub stances that c an dam­age the enviro nment and pre sent a risk to huma n health if not pr operly
disposed of.

6 MONTH PRODUCT WARRANTY

(This p roduct wa rrant y is valid i n the Unite d Kingdo m only)

All produc ts in the RAD ICA® range are f ully guarante ed for a perio d
of 6 months from t he original pu rchase date und er normal us e, against
defective work manship and m aterials ( batteries excl uded). T his warrant y
does not cover da mage resulti ng from accid ent, unreaso nable use,
negligenc e, improper s ervice or oth er causes not a rising out of de fects
in material o r workmanshi p.

In the unlikely eve nt that you do exper ience a probl em within the fir st 6
months, ple ase telephon e the Technical Suppo rt team: Tel. [phone]

8278. Calls are cha rged at 10p per min ute and will show up on yo ur
standard te lephone bill. H elpline hour s are 2pm-11pm, Monday to Friday.

IMPORTANT: Always te st the produc t with fresh alk aline batter ies.
Even new batter ies may be defect ive or weak and low bat tery power is a
frequent c ause of unsatis factory ope ration.

THIS WARR ANTY IS IN A DDITION TO YOUR S TATUTORY RIGHTS.

lowing time a tri ck is pulled of f, your score is dec reased. You may also
complete a com bination (c ompleting seve ral differe nt tricks duri ng a
jump). Tricks a re broken down into th e following categ ories:

• Grind Tricks

• Flip Tricks

• Lip Tricks

• Grab Tricks

TRICK DESCRIPTIONS

To perform a trick , you’ll need to tilt your b oard in a speci fic sequenc e.

F = Tilting the bo ard Forward

B = Tilting the bo ard Back

R = Tilting the bo ard Right

L = Tilting the bo ard Left

X = Pressing th e Left button o n the handset c ontroller

O = Pressing th e Right button o n the handset co ntroller

M = Pressing th e Middle button o n the handset c ontroller

Combo Bon us

2 Trick Combo = 2X point to tal

3 Trick Combo = 3X point tota l

4 Trick Combo = 4X point tota l

Grind Tricks

Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick

5-0 Grin d M 100 + Variable grin d bonus

FS 50/50 G rind M L 200 + Variable g rind bonus

FS Boardslid e M R 200 + Variable g rind bonus

Tail Slide M F 20 0 + Variable grin d bonus

Overcrook G rind M M 300 + Variable gri nd bonus

50/50 Da rkslide M M L 400 + Variable g rind bonus

Feeble Grin d M M R 400 + Variable grin d bonus

Dark Slide M M F 400 + Variabl e grind bonus

Bulldance M X 500 + Variable gr ind bonus

Dark Crane M X L 600 + Variable grind bo nus

Flip Trip M X R 60 0 + Variable grin d bonus

5-0 Twisted Flip M X F 600 + Var iable grind bo nus

Flip Tricks

Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick

Ninja Kick X 600

Pop Shove-It X L 800

Varial Kick flip X R 80 0

Hardflip X F 800

Impossib le X X 900

Kickflip 3 60 X X L 1000

McTwist X X R 1000

Casper Flip X X F 1100

Split Kick flip X O 1200

Heelflip 36 0 Body

Varial

X O L 1500

Bust a Move X O R 1500

Flip Cannonb all X O F 1500

Lip Tricks

Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick

Axle Sta ll M

400 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)

Gymnast Pla nt M L

500 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)

Rock N Roll M R

500 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)

Sad Plant M F

500 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)

One Foot Inver t M M

600 + (100 to 1000 Hold Po ints)

Egg Plant M M L

700 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)

Disaster M M R

700+ (100 to 1000 Hol d Points)

Nose Stall M M F

700 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)

“T” Plant M X

800 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)

Dark Disa ster M X L

1000 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)

Inverted St all M X R

1000 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)

Gypsy Bonel ess M X F

1000 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)

Grab Tricks

Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick

Indy Grab O 200 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Airwalk O L 400 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Judo Air O R 400 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Melon Grab O F 400 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Benihana O O 500 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Japan O O L 600 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Indy 360 O O R 600 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Madeena O O F 800 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Stickman O M 800 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Impossib le Indy O M L 800 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

Indy 720 O M R 3000

Air Guitar O M F 800 +

(100 to 1000 Hold Points )

TROUBLE SHOOTING

TV

To locate your auxilia ry channel , which is usual ly not 3 or 4, but a gami ng
channel fou nd between 2 an d 99 (example 2, 1, 0, 99 ), first tr y 00 to see if
it is the auxili ary chann el. Channels d ownwards from 3 unti l a Line 1 or Line
2, Video 1 or Vide o 2, Front, Aux, AV, etc., appears on s creen, then p ush
the power butto n on the game and i t should automat ically come on i f you
have selected t he correct ch annel. If this do es not work, ano ther way to
determine you r auxiliar y channel is to ta ke a look at your televi sion remote.
There may be a bu tton on the remo te that may take you dire ctly to the cor­rect chann el. The button s you are lookin g for may be labele d Input, AUX,
AV, Line, TV/Vid eo, or Video. If you r remote has one of th ese buttons, t urn
your televisio n back to Channel 3 a nd select tha t button. The powe r button
on the game sho uld be turned o n in order for the g ame to appear on t he
television. If yo ur television r emote does not have any o f these button s, and
channel 0 0 is not working, you m ay need to searc h the main menu for a way
to determine you r auxiliar y channel. If no ne of these metho ds have helped
you locate your au xiliary ch annel, you may nee d to check your owne r’s
manual and /or contact a local telev ision repai r company.

VCR

When conne cting to a VCR, you must fi rst star t with a blue backgr ound
showing on your te levision scre en. To obtain a blue scr een, try ins erting
a videotape i nto the VCR, let it sta rt to play, then hit the sto p button. This
may give you a blue sc reen, then you ca n channel down to yo ur auxiliar y
channel. If th e blue screen s till does not ap pear, try enteri ng your TV and /
or VCR main menu a nd see if it gives you o ptions to selec t a blue scree n
background. M any times if you ente r the main menu on yo ur television
you can chang e the setting fr om cable to vide o and display a blu e screen.
Also if you have an ol der televisio n, you may locate a hid den door on your
television th at has color, pictur e, horizontal, ve rtical, an d cable, antenn ae
buttons. If yo ur television in cludes this pa nel, you can sele ct the anten­nae/ca ble button an d see the blue scr een appear s. If you have tried a ll of
these option s and are still un successfu l connectin g the console, th en you
may need to chec k your VCR owner’s manua l or contact the m anufacture r
to find out how to set up you r VCR for console g ames.

Remember, you can’ t play our games th rough a cable b ox or satellite, so
if you own one of thes e make sure it is tur ned off befor e connecting t he
game. You can conne ct our games th rough DVD player s with the same
connectio n as a VCR.

If you still have dif ficulty with s etup or operat ion of your game, pl ease
call our playe rs helpline me ntioned at the e nd of this manual .

If you choose to us e an AC Adapter we sugg est the followin g :

Recomme nded Ada ptor Outp ut:

-Voltage: 6 Volts DC

-Curren t: 300 mA ( minimum)
Polarity : Negative Cente r
Plug Size: 5.5 m m outside diam eter, 2.1 inside diameter.
AC Adapters ar e available at mos t electronic s tores.

If you use the pro duct with a tran sformer, regular ly examine for da mage
to the cord, plug , enclosure an d other par ts. In the event of any da m­age, do not use th e toy with the transfo rmer.

CAUTION

•

As with al l small ba tterie s, the bat teries used wit h this devi ce shoul d
be kept away f rom small c hildre n who migh t still pu t things i n their
mouths . If a batte ry is swal lowed, co nsult a phy sician im mediat ely.

• Be sure yo u inser t the batt ery cor rectl y and always f ollow the
device an d batte ry manu factur er’s inst ructio ns.

• Do not dis pose of bat teries i n fire.

• Batte ries migh t leak if im proper ly insta lled, or ex plode if r e

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charge d, disas semble d or heated .

• Someti mes, a bui ld-up of s tatic el ectric ( from carpets, e tc) may
cause th e game to sto p working . Just res et the game b y switch­ing the pow er butto n off for a few s econds a nd it will wor k again.

• The unit m ay malfu nction w hen ther e is radio in terfe rence on t he
power lin e and signa l line. Th e unit will r evert to no rmal ope ration
when the i nterf erence s tops.

• In an envi ronment w ith radi o freque ncy inter ference, the pr oduct
may malf unctio n and requ ire user to r eset the p roduct .

MAINTEN ANCE

• Handle this d evice careful ly.

• Store this devi ce away from dusty o r dirty ar eas.

• Keep this devic e away from moistur e or extreme tem perature.

• Do not disas semble this dev ice. If a proble m occurs, pre ss the Reset
button, or re move and replace t he batterie s to reset the device , or try
new batteri es. If problem s persist, c onsult the war ranty inform ation
located at the e nd of this instr uction manua l.

• Use only the re commende d battery t ype.

• Do not mix old an d new batterie s.

• Do not mix alka line, standa rd (carbo n-zinc) or rech argeable ( nickel­cadmium) b atteries.

• Do not use rec hargeable b atteries.

• Do not attemp t to recharge no n-rechar geable batte ries.

• Remove any exhau sted batteri es from the devic e.

• Do not shor t-circuit the s upply termin als.

• Insert b atteries wi th the correct p olarity.

• This produ ct is not suitab le for childre n under 36 month s.

• Use only with th e recommend ed transfor mer type.

• Disconne ct the transfo rmer before c leaning the co nsole or contr oller.

• The transfo rmer is not a toy.

• Transformers u sed with the toy are to b e regularly exa mined for dam

­age to the cord,p lug, enclosu re and other par ts. In the event of such
damage, the toy mu st not be used wit h this transfor mer until the
damage has b een repaire d.

• The toy is not to be con nected to more th an one power supp ly.

• Packaging sh ould be kept as it co ntains impor tant information.

Please r etain th is for futu re refer ence.

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