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Contents

Welcome to the world of BOOK-
MAN

®

! With this 

Sports Trivia

Game

 book card, you can test

your trivia knowledge by playing
100 different games at three levels
of difficulty.
Sports Trivia is a game-show-style
trivia game with hosts Stan Tisdale
and Alexis Roberts. In each round,
you are challenged to test your
knowledge of sports trivia in three
out of four categories. In each
category, you try to match nine pairs
of clues before time runs out. Each

Getting Started ..............................................................  3
Playing Sports Trivia .....................................................

 

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Appendices ...................................................................  15

category is drawn from one of ten
fields of knowledge such as
Football, Baseball, or Olympics.
If you score enough points in the
Challenge Round, you go on to the
Championship Round, where you
can win even more points and
unusual prizes.
To learn how to install this book
card into your BOOKMAN unit,
read “Getting Started.”
To learn how to play the game,
read “Playing Sports Trivia”

Summary of Contents for BOOKMAN XST-2051

Page 1: ... E L E C T R O N I C B O O K C A R D BOOKMAN Sports Trivia Game USER S GUIDE XST 2051 ...

Page 2: ... CARD on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way re verse engineer the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD You may not export or re...

Page 3: ...a in three out of four categories In each category you try to match nine pairs of clues before time runs out Each Getting Started 3 Playing Sports Trivia 7 Appendices 15 category is drawn from one of ten fields of knowledge such as Football Baseball or Olympics If you score enough points in the Challenge Round you go on to the Championship Round where you can win even more points and unusual prize...

Page 4: ...her books have their own color key functions which are labelled on their book cards and listed in their User s Guides For more information read Using the Color Keys Key Guide Other Keys BACK Backs up to the previous screen or erases numbers ENTER Selects a menu item or matches a game clue HELP Shows help messages SPACE Matches a game clue Shows the category and field of knowledge for a round Direc...

Page 5: ...d section you will be ready to play Fame and fortune await Good Luck Installing a Book Card 4 Selecting a Book 4 Using the Color Keys 5 Viewing a Demonstration 5 Changing the Settings 6 Reading the Instructions 6 In this section you will learn how to install a book card and how to select a book once a book card has been installed You will be shown how to view a brief demonstration about the Sports...

Page 6: ...on that you entered in its built in book and in an in stalled book will be erased 1 Turn your BOOKMAN off 2 Turn your BOOKMAN over 3 Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot 4 Press the book card down until it snaps into place Installing a Book Card Removing a Book Card Warning When you remove a book card to install another information that you have entered in the removed book ...

Page 7: ...Viewing a Demonstration Before you begin playing the games you may want to view a brief demonstration describing how to use this book Simply install the book card and then follow these steps 1 Press MENU if necessary 2 Use the arrow keys to high light the Setup menu 3 Press to highlight View Demo 4 Press ENTER to start the demonstration 5 To stop the demonstration at any time press CLEAR Help is A...

Page 8: ...4 Press ENTER to select the topic 5 Use or to read the text Or press SPACE to page down 6 Press BACK when finished Using the Setup menu you can adjust the shutoff time and screen contrast Set Shutoff sets how long the BOOKMAN unit stays on if you forget to turn it off Set Contrast makes the screen lighter or darker 1 Press MENU 2 Use or to highlight the Setup menu 3 Highlight Set Shutoff or Set Co...

Page 9: ...ch a pair of clues you will lose points If you win 2500 points or more you will go on to the Championship Round In the Championship Round you will play only one category where you must match the eight cor rect pairs of clues before time runs out while avoiding the fake clues also called bombs If you can successfully match the clues you will win big points and fun prizes Selecting a Skill Level 8 S...

Page 10: ...It is intended for intermediate players Wired is the most challenging level You have less time to match the clues This is for expert players 2 Press ENTER to select the level Selecting a Skill Level Selecting a Game With Sports Trivia you can test your trivia knowledge by playing 100 different games You may press CLEAR at any time to exit a game and return to the Play Game Number screen Note Press...

Page 11: ...completed a category you will return to select another category The categories you have played will be italicized and no longer selectable Fields of Knowledge Here is a list of the fields of knowledge Abbreviation Field BASE Baseball BSK Basketball COL College FOOT Football GEN General Knowledge GOLF Golf HOC Hockey OLY Olympics OTH Other Sports TEN Tennis Save Your Best for Last The value of corr...

Page 12: ...ory The time remaining is indicated by the bar at the right of the screen 2 Press SPACE or ENTER when you think you have a match If you have correctly matched a pair of clues a large check mark will appear to the right of the clues and both clues will be removed from the category If you have incorrectly matched a pair of clues a large X will appear to the left of the clues 3 You may press SCORE th...

Page 13: ...500 points already or you are close to scoring 2500 points you may want to be careful when answering more questions One incorrect answer might keep you out of the Championship Round Scoring in the Challenge Round Here is how many points you get for each correct and incorrect match in each category 1st Category Played correct 100 incorrect 50 2nd Category Played correct 150 incorrect 75 3rd Categor...

Page 14: ...ss ENTER to continue playing The Championship Round If you win 2500 points or more in the Challenge Round you then get to play the Championship Round where you can win big points and unique prizes The Championship Round is played ex actly like the Challenge Round except there is only one round and one category to choose from Plus the top and bottom clues both contain one bogus clue known as a bomb...

Page 15: ... many clues as you can before time runs out 5 Once you have finished the category read the Between Categories to go on Viewing Answers After your Championship Round is over you can view the eight matching pairs of clues and the bombs Press ANSW the blue key and then press or repeatedly until the bombs appear Scoring in the Championship Round Here is how many points you get for each correct and inc...

Page 16: ... a bomb you will win a Consolation Prize If you correctly match all eight prizes before time runs out you will win a Super Prize Here is what to do if you do win a prize 1 Do one of the following To Press read about a prize R view a prize V Note You cannot view a Consola tion Prize 2 Press ENTER to return to the Play Game Number screen When you return to the Play Game Number screen the game number...

Page 17: ...MAN book cards and learn how to reset your BOOKMAN if any problems occur This is also where you will find all of the warranty information as well as the index Resetting Your BOOKMAN 16 Book Card Care 16 Limited Warranty 17 Your Notes 18 Copyrights and Patents 18 Index 19 ...

Page 18: ...ow the steps below to reset it Warning Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may perma nentlydisableyourBOOKMAN Inaddition resettingyourBOOKMANuniterasesset tings and information entered into its built in book and in an installed book 1 Hold CLEAR and press ON OFF If nothing happens try Step 2 2 Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN s reset button This unit may change ope...

Page 19: ...MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow ...

Page 20: ...ies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of 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 Pat Pend European Patent 0 136 379 Deutsch Pats No M 9409743 7 and M 9409744 5 ISBN 1 5...

Page 21: ...s in 10 scoring 11 tips 11 Championship Round bombs 14 scoring 13 Changing game level 8 settings 6 Clues viewing 10 Color keys understanding 2 using 5 Consolation prizes 14 Contrast Changing 6 Demonstration viewing 5 Direction keys 2 Fields of knowledge 9 Follow the arrows 6 Fun Facts viewing 12 Function keys 2 Game level changing 8 Game selecting 8 Help is always at hand 5 Help using 5 Instructio...

Page 22: ...11 in the Championship Round 13 Screen illustrations 4 Selecting category 9 game 8 level of difficulty 8 Set Contrast 6 Set Shutoff 6 Settings Changing 6 Shared clues 11 Shutoff time setting 6 Sports Trivia tips look before you leap 11 save your best for last 9 scan clues then match 11 watching your score 11 Super Prizes 14 Tutorial 5 Understanding the color keys 2 View Demo 5 Viewing answers 12 c...

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