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Summary of Contents for IC-110

Page 1: ...GITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK 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 reverse engineer the DIGITAL BOOK You may not export...

Page 2: ... Options 9 Learn the Keys 10 Pre game Decisions 12 Selecting Teams 13 Viewing Player s Stats 17 Picking Starters 18 Creating Line ups 20 Changing Line ups 24 Play Ball 26 Starting the Game 27 Managerial Moves 29 Managerial Strategy 32 Using with the Baseball Encyclopedia 41 Setting Up a Game 42 Using Team Mode 43 ...

Page 3: ...3 Using All Star Mode 44 Using GOLD CARD 49 Reference 56 Offensive Defensive Moves 57 Digital Book System 58 Specifications 62 Limited Warranty USA only 63 Index 64 Contents ...

Page 4: ...r with the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM card When used alone all games are played in team mode When used with the Big League Baseball Encyclopedia you can play in Team Mode or All star mode Team mode lets you choose a team in a specific year and use their roster to play the game You can choose from 12 notable teams in the history of big league baseball All star Mode lets you create a team us...

Page 5: ...5 Getting Started If you re using the All Time Baseball ManagerTM for the first time read this section ...

Page 6: ...ed in the other installed digital book Install the Digital Book You must install the All Time Baseball ManagerTM digital book before you can use it 1 Turn the Digital Book System off 2 Insert the All Time Baseball Manager in a slot on the back 3 Press Line up the digital book s tabs with the notches in the slot Then snap the digital book in place ON OFF ...

Page 7: ... down the message Exit the message Adjust the Contrast You can adjust the Digital Book System s screen contrast at any time Here s how 1 Turn the contrast wheel 2 If the screen is blank check the batteries See Replacing the Batteries in Reference contrast wheel HELP BACK ...

Page 8: ... All Time Baseball Manager symbol 3 Press 4 Press 5 Press to highlight Run Demo under Demo Then press 6 To stop the demonstration press Using with the Encyclopedia If you installed the Big League Baseball Ency clopedia see Using with the Encylopedia before continuing See a Demonstration CARD ENTER MENU ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 9: ...tting Automatic Shutoff use to select a number from 1 8 Then press Understanding Setup Options Playing without DH If you pick a team that used a DH this setting will be disregarded Turn graphics on or off Turn the animated graphics on or off with this option Setting Automatic Shutoff The All Time Baseball Manager is preset to shutoff automatically after 2 minutes of nonuse Select Setup Options MEN...

Page 10: ...equest or make a batter swing at the ball Back up or erase letters See a help message Direction Keys Move the cursor left or right Move up or down Page up or down Gold Key Combinations Go to the top or bottom of a list Bring information over from the other cards numbers Type numbers Learn the Keys CARD CLEAR MORE ENTER UP DN MENU SPEC LIST CARD BACK HELP ...

Page 11: ...se Put hit and run into effect Pinch hit for batter Pinch run for base runner Make batter swing away Go for the long ball Defensive Move Keys Use the defensive move keys during a game to manage the team in the field You can make moves from the menu until you learn the keys Issue an intentional walk Change the pitcher Understanding Clear will never erase teams or line ups that you have selected C L...

Page 12: ...12 This section shows you how to select teams and create line ups Pre game Decisions ...

Page 13: ... selecting a team from the list or by entering one of the 12 team names and years Use the Menus 1 At the Visiting Team request line press Then highlight a team and year 2 Press 3 At the Home Team request line press Then highlight a team and year 4 Press LIST ENTER ENTER LIST ...

Page 14: ...e team doesn t exist in the All Time Baseball Manager Press to see the available teams 2 At the Home Team request line type in a team name and year Then press Once you pick both teams you ll see the following menu At this point you can continue on and select the line ups or go back and change teams Typing Numbers To type numbers hold down the key Then press the number keys Selecting Teams ENTER LI...

Page 15: ...h in All Time Baseball Manager Team Name Year New York Mets 1986 Philadelphia Phillies 1980 Cincinnati Reds 1975 Oakland Athletics 1973 Baltimore Orioles 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 Milwaukee Braves 1957 Boston Red Sox 1946 St Louis Cardinals 1942 New York Yankees 1927 Chicago White Sox 1917 LIST ...

Page 16: ...ny time before you start a game It s easier to change a team before creating a line up 1 Under the Team Mode menu use to highlight the team you want to change 2 Then press 3 Type in a new team and year Or press to select a new team from the list 4 Press ENTER ENTER ...

Page 17: ...You ll see a player s stats for the year you specified when you picked the teams For example if you picked the 27 Yankees you can see Waite Hoyt s season stats 1 Highlight a player s name 2 Then press 3 Press again to leave the stats screen Viewing Player s Stats SPEC SPEC SPEC ...

Page 18: ...select Pick Line ups you must pick starters and create line ups before you can change anything 1 Under Team Mode use the arrow keys to highlight Pick Lineups 2 Press Automatic Starters 3 Under Visiting Starter highlight Automatic Then Press 4 Under Home Starter highlight Automatic Then press 5 Next move to Creating Line ups ENTER ENTER ...

Page 19: ...press 2 Under Visiting Starter highlight a pitcher Then press 3 Under Home Starter highlight a pitcher Then press 4 Next move to Creating Line ups Changing Pitchers You must create your line ups before you can change pitchers See Changing Line ups for more details ENTER ENTER ENTER Picking Starters ...

Page 20: ... Under Create Visiting Lineup use to highlight Automatic 2 Press The All Time Baseball Manager will generate a line up for you 3 Under Create Home Lineup use to highlight Automatic Then press Or Create Your Own Line up 1 Under Create Visiting Lineup use the arrows to highlight batting position 1 ENTER ENTER ...

Page 21: ...icked you ll see a series of dashes indicating the spot needs to be filled 2 Press You ll see a list of all players on the team Press to see players stats 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight a player Then press to place him in the line up 4 Repeat until the entire line up is complete 5 Repeat for home line up Now you re ready to start the game Creating Line ups ENTER SPEC ENTER ...

Page 22: ... up will position players in a realistic line up It bumps a player to any open position that he can play If you create your own line ups you may not fill all of the fielding positions If all of the fielding positions are not filled you ll see a message Press any key to clear the message To change your line up and make it realistic see Changing Line ups You can play without a realistic line up Crea...

Page 23: ...ay leave an empty spot in the batting order if it is unable to find a player for every position on the field At this point you ll be put in the line up screen and you ll need to fill the last batting position in the batting order manually Creating Line ups ...

Page 24: ...are happy with your selections start the game Changing Pitchers 1 Under Team Mode use to highlight a pitcher 2 Press 3 Highlight Automatic or make your own selection Then press 4 Now you can make changes in the line up if you want If you don t want to make any changes press 5 If you press highlight Pick Lineups Then press ENTER ...

Page 25: ... want to change Then press 4 Highlight a new player for that position Then press Changing Many Line up Spots You can only change 1 line up position at a time Select Change Line up for each change If you want to change many players select Change Team and enter the same team name This wipes out the previous line up ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 26: ...26 This section explains the basics of playing a game the screen the commands and the strategy Play Ball ...

Page 27: ...w keys to highlight Start Game 2 Press This is the Game Screen The top line shows the inning and number of outs The next two lines show the teams and their runs hits and errors up to this point in the game The arrow points to the team at bat The last two lines list the current pitcher P and current batter B 3 Press to make a play ENTER ENTER ...

Page 28: ...pitch by pitch Each time you press or make a move such as swing away go for the long ball bunt steal a base or intentional walk you ll see the results of the play not how the play occurred For more information on managerial moves see the next section ENTER Starting the Game ...

Page 29: ...e Moves The manager of the team in the field goes first and has the following options To Press intentional walk change the pitcher Offensive Moves The manager of the team at bat makes the next move and has the following choices To Press swing away or next play go for the long ball bunt hit and run steal a base pinch hit for batter pinch run for base runner I L ENTER C ENTER B H S P R ...

Page 30: ...or to switch between the Home and Visiting line ups An arrow points to the next batter due up MORE MORE LIST Managerial Moves Viewing Base Runners Press to see the base runners The first three lines list each player on base The last line shows the on deck batter Press to return to the game screen ...

Page 31: ...e the stats of the current batter pitcher base runners if there are any and on deck batter Continue to press until you return to the game display will always cycle through the stats of the pitcher batter base runner s and on deck batter Managerial Moves SPEC ...

Page 32: ...u ll want to look at before making decisions Managerial Strategy Base Stealing Base stealing is only based on the base runner s caught stealing CS and stolen bases SB stats If you have two men on base All Time Baseball Manager will ask which runner you want to steal a base or if you want to attempt a double steal If double steal is selected the defensive team must decide which base to throw to ...

Page 33: ...d a player s stats by pressing when his name is highlighted The batting stats of a hitter with less than 100 at bats will be skewed towards the batting stats of an average player The closer a player is to zero at bats the closer his batting stats will be to that of the average player For example a player who batted 1 000 by going 1 for 1 will not get a hit every time Generally left handed batters ...

Page 34: ...s a man on third base it assumes that you want to suicide squeeze However if there are men on first and third it asks you if you want to suicide squeeze or just advance the runner from first to second On a suicide squeeze the runner on third runs on the pitch If the batter strikes out the runner attempts to steal home plate Changing Pitchers A pitcher must face at least 1 batter before he can be p...

Page 35: ...en you press for long ball the batter swings for a home run which increases his chances of hitting a home run or a double It also increases his chances of striking out and reduces his chances of hitting a single This is useful for a power hitter late in the game when he represents the tying or go ahead run Hit and Run When you press for hit and run all runners will attempt to move up when the batt...

Page 36: ...ually get extra bases on hits but they may be doubled off on a line drive or a strike out Intentional Walk When you press the pitcher intentionally walks the batter Pinch Hitting To pinch hit for a batter 1 Press Use to see a player s stats 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight a player Then press ENTER P I Managerial Strategy SPEC ...

Page 37: ...f pitcher when the pitcher s team takes the field 1 Follow steps 1 2 in the previous entry to select a pinch hitter 2 Under Relief Pitcher select a pitcher Then press 3 Highlight the position in the batting order you want the new player to bat in Then press Managerial Strategy ENTER ENTER ...

Page 38: ...unner and there are 2 base runners you must decide which runner to replace 3 Highlight your choice Then press Pitching Performance As manager you ll want to base your decisions on pitching stats such as ERA SO BB and IP You can find a pitcher s stats by pressing when his name is highlighted R ENTER ENTER SPEC Managerial Strategy ...

Page 39: ...on t get every batter out Swing Away or Next Play Pressing tells the batter to swing away Swing away tells the batter and base runners that no specials plays are on Sending a Runner You ll see the following message at times You can either advance the base runner an extra base or hold the runner With two base runners you ll pick which runner to advance Highlight your choice Then press Managerial St...

Page 40: ... spots in the batting order with the pitcher batting later in the line up Highlight your choice Then press Finishing the Game When a you finish a game you ll see the final line score Press to pick a new line up or start a new game Original starters are placed back in the line up when you start a new game Managerial Strategy ENTER ENTER ...

Page 41: ...41 This section explains how to use the All Time Baseball Manager with the Big League Baseball Encyclopedia digital book Using with the Baseball Encyclopedia ...

Page 42: ...ific season All Star Mode lets you create a team from any player in the history of big league baseball When you turn All Time Baseball Manager on it will always be in Team Mode 1 At the Visiting Team request line press The default is Team Mode 2 Highlight All star Mode to select it Then press 3 To stay in team mode press before selecting All star Mode Setting Up a Game MENU ENTER BACK ...

Page 43: ...alled in your Digital Book System 1 To see a list of teams press at the Visiting Team request line Or type in the team name and year You must type in a year or you ll be asked for one 2 Press when a team is highlighted 3 Type a year in the Request Line after the team name Then press again 4 Repeat for the Home Team ENTER LIST ...

Page 44: ...r for each player You can even pick the same player more than once Picking Starters Once you pick All star Mode you ll need to select your starting pitchers 1 Under All star highlight Pick Starting Pitcher s Then press 2 Type in the full name and year for the visiting team s starter You must type in a year to continue 3 Press ENTER ENTER ...

Page 45: ...m s starter 5 Press Creating Line ups Next you ll need to pick the batting order for the visiting team 1 Under Create Visiting Lineup highlight 1 Then press 2 Type in a full name and a year for the first visiting batter Picking Starters ENTER ENTER ...

Page 46: ...46 3 Press 4 Repeat steps 1 3 for batters 2 9 5 Under Create Home Lineup highlight 1 Then press 6 Type in a full name and a year for the first home batter 7 Press Creating Line ups ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 47: ...d you ll see a list of possible players Highlight the correct name Then press Are All Star Line ups Saved Yes an all star line up is saved even if you press or turn off the game However your line up will be lost if you switch to team mode the All Time Baseball Manager card is replaced with another card and that card is used or you create a new All Star line up ...

Page 48: ...s a player in any open field position that he is eligible for It does this to attempt to create realistic line ups If it can t fill all the positions you ll see a message Press any key to clear the message To change your line up and make it realistic select Change Home or Visiting Line up Change a line up position in the same way that you filled it in the first place You can play without a realist...

Page 49: ...d bring them over to the All Time Baseball Manager It makes the creation of an All star line up much easier Using in Team Mode Use GOLD CARD in Team Mode to pick teams in a specified year 1 Press at the Visiting or Home Team request line 2 Use or to select the Big League Baseball Encyclopedia icon Then press 3 Type a request 4 Press 5 Use to highlight a team Using GOLD CARD CARD ENTER ENTER ...

Page 50: ...ger icon Then press 8 Press again Using With All Star Mode Use GOLD CARD in All star Mode to select individual players to make up your dream team 1 Under All Star highlight Pick Starting Pitcher s Then press 2 Press CARD Using GOLD CARD ENTER ENTER CARD ENTER ...

Page 51: ...clopedia icon Then press Using GOLD CARD ENTER ENTER ENTER 4 At the Request Line type a request This request looks for the pitchers with the most strike outs 5 Press 6 Highlight a pitcher s name Then press 7 Use to highlight a year Then press plus CARD ...

Page 52: ...ager icon Then press 9 Under All Star highlight Pick Starting Pitcher s 10 Press The player s name and the year you selected will appear in the Request Line 11 Press 12 Repeat for home starter Create Line ups 1 At the Create Visiting Line up menu press ENTER ENTER ENTER CARD ...

Page 53: ...2 Use or to move to the Big League Baseball Encyclopedia icon Then press 3 At the Request Line type a request This looks for the players with the most home runs 4 Press 6 Highlight a player s name Then press 7 Use to highlight a year Then press ...

Page 54: ...ight the All Time Baseball Manager icon Then press 9 Under All star Mode select Pick Lineups Then press 10 Select a line up position 11 Press The name and year of the player you selected will appear in the request line 12 Press again ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 55: ...team Using GOLD CARD Making Substitutions All star Mode uses the same plays as Team Mode To send in a reliever pinch runner or hitter you must type the player s full name and year You can t use GOLD CARD once a game is in progress without ending your current game ...

Page 56: ...56 This section contains reference tables and reviews how to use the Digital Book System Reference ...

Page 57: ... Offensive Defensive Moves Offensive Moves Command bunt B steal S hit and run H swing away ENTER go for the long ball L pinch hit P pinch run R Defensive Moves Command intentional walk I change pitcher C ...

Page 58: ...k first turn off the Digital Book System Then compress the book s tab and lift the book from the slot Restarting the Digital Book System If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically first press and then press If nothing happens hold and press If nothing happens still press the recessed reset button on the back of your Digital Book System using a paper clip If you install or ...

Page 59: ...eps Sending Words Between Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books 1 Highlight a word in a digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the other digital book s symbol Then press You see its main display You may have to press again to look up the word CARD ENTER Digital Book System CARD ENTER ENTER ...

Page 60: ...tes Replacing the Batteries Your Digital Book System uses CR2032 lithium batteries Have four new batteries ready before following these steps 1 Turn the Digital Book System off 2 Press and slide the battery cover off the back of the unit Then remove all batteries 3 Place a battery with its plus sign up at the bottom of each battery cavity 4 Place a battery plus sign up at the top of each cavity Th...

Page 61: ... weight on your digital books or Digital Book System Don t expose your digital books to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions When you re not using your Digital Book System keep two digital books or dummy books in its slots to prevent dust build up Cleaning the Digital Book System To clean the digital books apply isopropyl alcohol with a cotton swab To clean the Digital Book S...

Page 62: ...r pinch runner steal bunt hit and run and Go for the long ball teams included 1986 Mets 1980 Phillies 1975 Reds 1973 Athletics 1970 Orioles 1963 Dodgers 1960 Pirates 1957 Braves 1946 Red Sox 1942 Cardinals 1927 Yankees and 1917 White Sox context sensitive help information adjustable shut off timing self demonstration ROM size 4 megabits Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1993 Franklin Electronic Pu...

Page 63: ... 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 the exclusion of implied warranties orlim...

Page 64: ... 61 installing 58 restarting 58 switching between 59 Double switch understanding 40 Earned run average understanding 39 End of a game 39 Fielding positions 21 empty 23 understanding 23 Final score 39 Game screen about 27 Go for the long ball 29 GOLD plus CARD about 43 picking teams with 43 Help about 8 Hit and run understanding 36 Installing digital books 6 Intentional walk 29 Keys defensive moves...

Page 65: ... 29 Play a game about the screen 27 team mode 27 Player positions 21 Player stats viewing 17 Players stats during a game 31 Positions of players in the field 21 Relief pitchers 24 Saving line ups 55 Score final 39 finding 27 Screen contrast 7 Self demonstration 8 SPEC key using 17 using in a game 31 Stats players during a game 31 viewing player s 17 Steal 29 Substitutions in all star mode 55 Swing...

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