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Summary of Contents for IC-115

Page 1: ...gital Book System For Use with the Franklin Electronic Publishers IC 115 DIGITAL BOOK F User s Manual Electronic Publishers Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28015 00 A P N 7201745 Printed in China FOLD GAME GALLERY ...

Page 2: ...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 3: ... Book 4 Select Game Gallery I 5 Adjust the Contrast 6 Choose a Game 7 Learn the Keys 8 Brick OutTM 9 Brick Walls 10 Falling Walls 12 Puzzle Walls 13 ShapeShifterTM 16 Reference 20 Digital Book System 21 Specifications 25 Limited Warranty U S only 26 ...

Page 4: ...3 If you re using Game Gallery I for the first time read this section Getting Started ...

Page 5: ... installed digital book may be erased 1 Turn the Digital Book System off 2 Insert the digital book in a slot on the back 3 Press 4 To adjust the screen contrast turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book System 5 If the screen is still blank check the batteries Read Replacing the Batteries in Reference Line up the digital book s tabs with the notches in the slot Then snap the digital book in p...

Page 6: ...g it 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight the Game Gallery I symbol 3 Press This is the main menu You can always return to it by pressing See a Demonstration To see a brief demonstration of Game Gallery I use to highlight the DEMO icon Then press To stop the demo press CLEAR ENTER CLEAR CARD ENTER ...

Page 7: ... a game from the main menu 1 Use to highlight a game 2 Press If you choose BrickOut you see this screen Use or to highlight a BrickOut game Then press If you choose Shape Shifter you see this screen Use or to highlight a game level Then press ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 8: ...If you choose Puzzle Walls You ll see the following menu Use the or to highlight a level Then press Help is Always at Hand To Press See a help message at any time Move down the message Exit the message BACK ENTER HELP ...

Page 9: ...e See a help message BrickOut Keys Move the paddle right Move the paddle left Increase paddle speed to right Increase paddle speed to left See brick descriptions Shape Shifter Keys Move a block up Move a block down Rotate a block Drop a block into place Learn the Keys SHIFT or CLEAR MENU BACK HELP or SHIFT SPEC UP or or DN ENTER SPACE or ENTER CARD ...

Page 10: ...9 This section shows how to play the three BrickOut games Puzzle Walls Brick Walls and Falling Walls BrickOut ...

Page 11: ...n balls The Game The score is based on the number of bricks hit You ll need to keep the ball in play as long as possible to hit all of the bricks Use the paddle to keep the ball in play Use the arrow keys to move the paddle Hold down and one of the arrow keys to move the paddle faster Remember you can use or to move the paddle left Tips Try to guess where the ball will land and move your paddle to...

Page 12: ...y time during a game to end your game When a game is over you ll see a screen similar to the one below First you ll see your score Then if the game has levels you ll see the level at which you played the game The Game Over screen appears after Brick Walls Falling Walls Puzzle Walls and Shape Shifter You ll see it when you end a game by pressing or when you finish a game Press to leave this screen ...

Page 13: ...e all 10 balls The Game The score is based on the number of bricks hit The wall of bricks will move down one row after the ball hits your paddle 12 times As the level of the game increases the wall will drop more often Occasionally a new line of bricks appear at the top of the screen Tips Keep the ball in play as long as possible Hit as many bricks as you can before the wall falls ...

Page 14: ... you lose 10 balls The Game To exit a screen you must hit a tunnel brick A tunnel brick is surrounded by a variety of special bricks The brick pattern is different in each screen of each level Certain special bricks increase the difficulty of the game See p 15 for a description of the bricks At higher levels the tunnel brick is surrounded by an increasingly complex pattern of special bricks Puzzle...

Page 15: ...ick Don t try to save all of the balls when there is more than one on the screen Only one ball is necessary to complete the game Any balls on the screen will stay in play when you move to another screen So be ready to move the paddle to hit the falling ball s Ball eater bricks will never eat the last ball on the screen Multiplier bricks in the bottom row will not multiply This means the wall can n...

Page 16: ...tanding the Bricks Brick Description Tunnel goes to next screen One way up only One way down only Adds 1 ball to remaining balls Eats extra balls off screen Normal brick This brick never goes away This brick multiplies when hit This brick moves when hit Speeds up ball Slows down ball Explodes into 4 balls Makes paddle longer Makes paddle shorter Puzzle Walls SPEC ENTER ...

Page 17: ...16 This section shows how to play Shape Shifter Shape Shifter ...

Page 18: ...zontal play Shape Shifter can be played by holding the Digital Book horizontally or by turning it to play vertically so and point left and right The Rules You direct the falling blocks using these keys To Press Move up or left Move down or right Rotate block Shape Shifter Vertical play UP DN or UP or DN or ENTER SPACE ...

Page 19: ...locks appear more often as you complete more rows Your score increases when a block drops and when a row disappears A game is over when no more blocks will fit on the screen The Levels The level of difficulty increases as rows vanish At the Easy Level the blocks fall faster after every 24 rows completed After you ve completed 72 rows you ll move to the Medium Level At the Medium Level the blocks f...

Page 20: ...e or move it Look for a miniature version of the next block in the top portion of the screen Be prepared for speed changes and more challenging blocks Viewing the Blocks You can view the possible blocks that you may see during a game Press and select Shape Shifter under the Help Menu Then press Then under Shape Shifter select Block Descriptions Press Shape Shifter ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 21: ...20 This section reviews how to use the Digital Book System Reference ...

Page 22: ...l 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 remove digital books when t...

Page 23: ...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 Digital Book System CARD ENTER CARD ENTER ENTER ...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...excessive pressure or 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 cotton swab To clean...

Page 26: ...ons Puzzle Walls Brick Walls Falling Walls Variable skill levels for Puzzle Walls 15 screens for each skill level in Puzzle Walls strategy suggestion information built in key instructions full brick descriptions via SPEC key and game scoring context sensitive help information self demonstration ROM size 4 megabits Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Mt Holly N...

Page 27: ...REXTENSION 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 the exclusion o...

Page 28: ...gital Book System For Use with the Franklin Electronic Publishers IC 115 DIGITAL BOOK F User s Manual Electronic Publishers Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28015 00 A P N 7201745 Printed in China FOLD GAME GALLERY ...

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