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Summary of Contents for Spy Kit

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Page 3: ...ying With Shadows 12 1 Logiguard 12 2 Shadow Surprises 12 Let s Get Connected 13 15 1 Door Alarm 13 2 Drawer Guard 14 3 Security Mat 15 More Use Of Light 16 1 Light Breaker Alarm 16 Lie Detector 17 Creating Coded Messages 18 20 1 A Simple Code 18 2 The Vigenère Square 19 Let s Get Detecting 21 1 Hunt The Spy 21 2 Check For Metal 21 3 Water Detector 21 What the Logiblocs Do 22 24 Battery Installati...

Page 4: ...CONTENTS Please check that you have all the parts in the Spy Kit as follows BATTERY BOX CROSS IN NOT BUTTON LIGHT SWITCH MICROPHONE RECORDER AMPLIFIER SPEAKER JACK PLUG PRESSURE MAT CARDS x 2 STICKERS 4 ...

Page 5: ...y at the end of this booklet Do not use the Logiblocs until you understand the safety advice Please keep these instructions for future reference Never ever touch or try to push any wires into a mains electrical socket or plug This would be very dangerous Do not let the Logiblocs get wet and never put any parts or wires into your mouth LOOKING AFTER YOUR LOGIBLOCS It s a good idea to keep your Logi...

Page 6: ... own simple program to build each new invention Each block has its own job to do described by its colour Logi Yellow Input These blocks trigger the system at the press of a button and in all sorts of other ways Logi Blue Throughput These blocks take messages from place to place Logi Orange Logic These brain blocks do the thinking and make sure that everything happens in the right place and at the ...

Page 7: ... BOX and put the batteries in See the section on battery installation near the end of this booklet Step 2 Plug in the BATTERY BOX to the CROSS Step 3 Plug in the BUTTON When you press it the light on the CROSS should come on If this doesn t happen check that the batteries are put in correctly If you still have trouble maybe your batteries are flat BATTERY PACK CROSS BUTTON 7 ...

Page 8: ...ome on This tells you that the RECORDER is recording Say Hi into the MICROPHONE while you are pressing the BUTTON Now slide the switch to Play and press the BUTTON again If the Logiblocs say Hi then everything is OK Step 4 Now add on the four sound blocks MICROPHONE RECORDER AMPLIFIER SPEAKER 8 ...

Page 9: ...lowly over the LIGHT SWITCH and see what happens Step 7 Replace the LIGHT SWITCH with the IN and plug in the Jack Plug leaving the wires loose Hold the wires one in each hand and touch the metal ends of the wires together Again the Logiblocs will say Hi LIGHT SWITCH JACK PLUG IN 9 You have successfully completed the test procedure Well done Now it is time to get the Logiblocs to work and have some...

Page 10: ...u some practice at fixing the system up to record and playback RECORDING The simplest way to switch the RECORDER block on and off is by using the BUTTON block Put the blocks together as shown Slide the slider switch to Record Decide what you want to say and then press and hold the BUTTON and speak clearly into the MICROPHONE Release the BUTTON when you have finished During recording the red light ...

Page 11: ...et to slide the switch to Play Be careful not to put your ear too close to the SPEAKER block just in case the noise is too loud SENDING SECRET MESSAGES Once you have recorded your secret message move the slider switch to Play Disconnect the RECORDER block from all the other blocks and slip it into your pocket or hide it somewhere safe Even if you leave it for weeks the message will still be there ...

Page 12: ... LIGHT SWITCH Make sure there is enough light shining down onto the LIGHT SWITCH to activate the playback Now cover over the LIGHT SWITCH with the loose IN block The light should go off If anyone tries to take the IN block away the Logiguard will tell them to Give that back SHADOW SURPRISES Place the same blocks upright so that as people pass by their shadow first switches the Playback off and the...

Page 13: ...round with their ends sticking out so that the door will brush past them when it is opened Stick the wires on with sticky tape Stick your Alarmed sticker on the door to tell people that you are alarmed Don t forget to disconnect the BATTERY BOX when you are not using the Logiblocs to make the batteries last as long as possible 13 Step 2 Shape a strip of aluminium foil around the edge of the door i...

Page 14: ...res on to make them longer Make sure you cover the joins with tape to avoid accidentally setting the alarm off DRAWER GUARD You can fix up your special drawer using some aluminium foil as shown If the drawer is opened the aluminium foil will brush past the two metal ends of the Jack Plug wires so completing the circuit and setting the message off A good message would be Illegal access detected Clo...

Page 15: ...es of foil touch the circuit is completed and the Logiblocs should be triggered If the aluminium foil sheets in the sandwich are touching too easily then add another spacer or two When you are happy with the sandwich stick down the top piece of cardboard to the spacers Hide the Logiblocs and place the mat under carpets and surprise your friends when they step in the wrong place Remember to disconn...

Page 16: ...ght so that it shines across the doorway straight at the lens of the LIGHT SWITCH You have now made a Light Breaker Alarm When the light beam is broken by walking through the beam your message will play back Why not try using mirrors to bend the light beam around corners Make sure that the beam still reaches the LIGHT SWITCH Don t forget to disconnect the BATTERY BOX when you are not using the Log...

Page 17: ...to trigger the blocs with the slider in the Record position Push the slider switch back to Play Now keeping the pads separate place one or two fingers on one pad Get someone to ask you some questions about you or your friends Each time you give either a true or false answer put one or two fingers from your other hand onto the second pad Depending on how hard you press or if your hands are sweating...

Page 18: ...n small letters Underneath this write out another alphabet in CAPITALS but shifted along by 6 letters as below Look for the letters of your message in the top row then below each letter find the code letter to use instead Step 3 Write down your message without any spaces between the words Write underneath the code letters for each letter reading them off your code converter above Step 4 Write down...

Page 19: ...your Key Word on the RECORDER block and then pass it to a friend so they can use it to decode the message Step 1 Write down your message and then write the key word above it repeating it as many times as you need as shown below To show how this works we have chosen the key word LOGI The letters of the key word tell you which of the rows to use for each letter of your message We have highlighted th...

Page 20: ...I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F h I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G i J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H j K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I k L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J l M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K m N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L n O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G ...

Page 21: ...s electricity and so you can test all sorts of objects Use the same Logibloc arrangement that you used on page 14 Test a pencil Does the lead inside conduct electricity So it s not just metal that conducts electricity Your message should be Look I conduct electricity Remember not to put these wires anywhere near any mains electrical outlets because that could be very dangerous WATER DETECTOR Water...

Page 22: ...UTTON When the button is pressed it triggers any block connected to it The button is the easiest way to turn things on Keep it pressed down when recording LIGHT SWITCH This triggers any other Logibloc connected to it if a light is shone into the clear lens on the top Use it in the dark with a flashlight Experiment with the way it works by covering part or all of the lens with different types of ta...

Page 23: ...he RECORDER and SPEAKER blocks RECORDER This can record sounds sent to it by the MICROPHONE block maximum 10 seconds when the slider switch is in the Record position marked When the slider switch is in the Play position marked this block sends the sounds you have recorded to the SPEAKER block In each case the block will only record or playback when switched on by the other blocks in the usual way ...

Page 24: ...ite to what you expect When it gets a message it doesn t send it on and if it has no message it sends one of its own AMPLIFIER This always goes between the RECORDER block and the SPEAKER block and makes the sound several times louder Messages and sounds will be easier to hear in open spaces Note that you can connect some of the other types of blocks between these three special blocks and the sound...

Page 25: ... depresses the spring in the battery compartment Insert the two lugs into the holes and close the lid Do up the screw again Do not tighten too much LIFT LID TO ADD BATTERIES SCREW underneath JOIN OTHER LOGIBLOCS HERE 25 FUSE REPLACEMENT As an added safety feature there is a 1A fuse contained in the BATTERY BOX If in the unlikely event this gets broken you will need to obtain a replacement BATTERY ...

Page 26: ...harge non rechargeable batteries Do not short circuit the supply terminals or throw in fire Remove batteries during long periods of non use Never leave worn out batteries connected they might leak and corrode things Use only one BATTERY BOX or BATTERY CONNECTOR in any circuit SOME MORE DOs AND DON Ts Do not leave the Logiblocs working unattended for long periods This wastes the batteries anyway Al...

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Page 28: ...Logiblocs is a registered trademark of Logiblocs Ltd Copyright 2000 VERSION 030800 Logiblocs Limited PO Box 375 St Albans Herts AL1 3GA England www logiblocs com ...

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