User manual FRANKLIN 398-CS

[. . . ] If this should happen, use a ballpoint pen to press the button marked "RESET" on the front of the unit. The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword, Excalibur, from which we take our company name. Although Excalibur Electronics can't claim the magical secrets of Merlin, King Arthur 's court wizard, sometimes our patented technology may make it seem as if we could. We make you think. 2 3 Layout of MadLibs LCD DISPLAY A-Z BUTTONS A-Z ENTER: Press this button to confirm a selection. You can also press it to randomly select a word from the word list, or to start a new game from the theme selection. RESET: Press this button if your game "freezes" or fails to function correctly in any way. you can create all kinds of fun stories to share with your friends. [. . . ] You can press it again each time you wish to see another list of the same type of word. When viewing a story, press this key to generate a new random version of the story. SPACE/DELETE: Press this button and release to enter a "space. " Press and hold for two seconds to delete the last character entered to fill in the blanks. Press to delete the current story while the game is in Recall mode. IS IT REALLY THE WORLD'S GREATEST WORD GAME? OF COURSE IT IS . . . (JUST FILL IN THE BLANKS, SILLY!) Once you have chosen a paragraph to 4 AN EXAMPLE If the theme you pick is VACATION FUN, you'll then see a list that reads: A LETTER TO A RESORT HOTEL A QUIZ TO TAKE BEFORE LEAVING HOME ADVERTISEMENT FOR A CRUISE SHIP BEARS CAVE EXPLORING COMPUTER CAMP DIALOGUE BETWEEN TOURIST AND SALESPERSON DRIVING IN THE CAR GHOST STORY GOING ON A DIG HOW TO ENJOY YOURSELF ON THE BEACH LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN IN PARIS LETTER TO A FRIEND BACK HOME REVIEWS OF ENTERTAINERS APPEARING AT RESORTS THE BAKERY THE HIGH SCHOOL MONSTER THE TOY STORE VACATION DIALOGUE VACATION SPORTS VACATION WANT ADS VACATIONS seconds. In case you make a mistake and need to delete one or more characters, press and hold the SPACE/DELETE key for two seconds. The second way to fill in the blanks is to choose a word that MadLibs provides for you. At this point, the LCD will show a list of 12 words that fit the type required by the paragraph. You can scroll through the list by pressing the UP/DOWN key until you find your selection. If you do not find a word that you like, you can press RECALL again, and another list of 12 words will appear on the LCD. The third way to fill in the blanks is to leave all the work to your MadLibs game. When prompted for a type of word, simply press ENTER and MadLibs will randomly choose a word from the list. varies with each paragraph. But don't worry, because once you've filled all of them, MadLibs will let you know by showing "PRESS ENTER TO SEE MADLIBS!" WHAT ABOUT THOSE CRAZY STORIES? Once you have filled in all the blanks and pressed ENTER, MadLibs will display the entire story, plugging in the words that you chose. You can press the UP button to scroll back all the way to the beginning of the story again. If you press RECALL, MadLibs will scramble the words that you typed into a different order and you will be able to read another version of the story. This means that the words of the same type will be rearranged in different places throughout the story. Please remember that MadLibs will not change the order of the words that it automatically plugs in for you, only the ones that you type in. If you'd like to save a story, press the SAVE key. complete, the LCD will prompt you to fill in the first blank by asking for a specific type of word (such as a noun, verb, etc. ). If you are not sure what that type of word is, you can press the DOWN key to view a description of what the game is asking you to enter. You can also find a list of the main types of words at the end of this manual, in the Quick Review section. There are three ways that you can fill in the blanks. The first way is to type in a word of your choice using the character keys (A-Z). Then press ENTER to confirm that you are ready to move on to the next word. Please remember that the maximum number of characters that you can enter for each blank is 13. [. . . ] If no button is pushed for two minutes, MadLibs will switch off automatically to save your batteries. Just push the ON/OFF button whenever you are ready to continue playing and MadLibs will return to where you left off in the story. HOW ABOUT THE SETUP MENU? ON/OFF Select SETUP to set the sound during your game. The 8 9 If no button is pushed for five minutes, Madlibs will switch off to save your batteries. Just push the ON/OFF button to continue where you left off. --LIMITED 90-DAY EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC. , warrants to the original consumer that its products are free from any electrical or mechanical defects for a period of 90 DAYS from the date of purchase. [. . . ]