Get off the couch and onto the field!
Whether you’re running for a touchdown or intercepting a pass,
Play TV Football
brings the fun and excitement of professional football into your living room!
Choose formations and plays then speed burst, spin, or stiff-arm your way to a
touchdown, just like the real thing!
SETTING UP
BATTERY INSTALLATION
On the back of the main unit, open the battery compartment and insert four (4)
AA batteries as indicated inside the compartment (alkaline batteries recommend-
ed). Replace the battery compartment door.
NOTE:
Batteries in the Main Unit should give you about 10 hours of game play (if
alkaline batteries are used). The game will not operate normally when the batter-
ies begin to run low. The screen may be blurred and resetting the game may not
work. Be sure to install fresh batteries. There is also no memory function. All
game data will be erased when the power is turned off or batteries are replaced.
Loosen the screw on the Football battery compartment with a screwdriver. Insert
two “AAA” batteries into the football, aligning the positive (+) and negative (-) ter-
minals as indicated. Replace the cover and tighten the screw.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN INSTALLING BATTERIES.
APPLYING ADHESIVE GRIPS
The adhesive grips will prevent excessive sliding.
• To apply, peel the triangle paper off.
• Position and place the adhesive grip on the back of the mat.
Helpful Hint:
Try to position the adhesive grips on the back of the mat,
directly behind the center of 4 outermost directional buttons, those are
Blue "X", "L" and Red "X", "R".
TV CONNECTION
NOTE:
To connect
Play TV Football
directly to a TV, the TV must be equipped
with audio and video input jacks. They are commonly found on the front of the
TV near the contrast, color, and picture adjustment controls or on the rear of the
TV near the antenna and cable/satellite jacks.
If your TV has audio and video input jacks, insert the yellow video plug from the
Main Unit into the video-in (yellow) jack on your TV, the white audio plug into the
left audio-in (white) jack, and the red audio plug into the right audio-in (red) jack.
Then set the TV to the appropriate video input mode (see your TV’s operating
manual for details).
NOTE:
If your TV is not stereo, you can either plug the white audio plug into the
audio-in jack and leave the red audio plug disconnected, or if you would like to
hear the sounds from both the left and right audio channels, you can use a 2 into
1 audio cable (available at your local electronics store) to allow you to connect
both the white and red plugs to the single audio-in jack.
If your TV does not have audio and video input jacks, you may connect
Play TV
Football
through a VCR connected to your TV.
CONNECTING TO A VCR
To connect
Play TV Football
to your VCR, insert the yellow video plug from the
Main Unit into the video-in (Yellow) jack on your VCR, the white audio plug into
the left audio-in (white) jack, and the red audio plug into the right audio-in (red)
jack. Then set the VCR to the appropriate video input mode (see your VCR’s
operating manual for details).
NOTE:
If your VCR is not stereo, you can either plug the white audio plug into
the audio-in jack and leave the red audio plug disconnected, or if you would like
to hear the sounds from both the left and right audio channels, you can use a 2
into 1 audio cable (available at your local electronics store) to allow you to con-
nect both the white and red plugs to the single audio-in jack.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECTING CABLES
TO A TV AND VCR.
FEATURES
ON / OFF BUTTON -
Press to turn on the unit. Once on, quickly tap the button
to return to the main menu, or press and hold the button to turn the unit off.
ACTION BUTTONS -
Step on the “X” to enter a selection, highlight players, or
activate an action.
DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS -
Use the “L” or “R” to scroll through selections and
highlight players. Run on them to give players a “turbo boost.”
FOOTBALL -
Use this motion - sensored wireless football to hike and pass the
ball.
FUNCTION BUTTON -
Press this button on the football to enter a selection.
The function button allows players to select plays without the other player know-
ing the play and also allows players to hike and pass the ball.
NOTE:
Plays can be selected with the function button or the step pad.
RESET -
Using a blunt object, press this button to reset the game.
IT’S TIME TO PLAY!
At the Main Menu, tap the Directional Buttons with your foot to choose One
Player, Two Players, or Training Camp. Lock in your selection by tapping the
Action Button.
NOTE:
Just like the pros, before playing a game, you may want to get the hang
of things by going to Training Camp.
TRAINING CAMP
Training Camp helps you familiarize yourself with the way the step pad and
Football work. After you choose Training Camp, pick one of the three mini games
to improve your skills.
QUARTERBACK CHALLENGE
In this game, you must pass the football to one of three receivers. “Hike” the
football by quickly snapping it back to your chest with both hands. The receivers
will run across the field and it’s your job to throw a pass to the open man. Using
the Action, Left, or Right Directional buttons on the step pad, quickly step on the
button that represents the highlighted receiver and throw a pass. If the left
receiver is highlighted, quickly tap the Left Directional Button. The right Button
for the right receiver and the Action Button for the center receiver.
When throwing a pass, don’t actually throw the football. Simply grip it tightly and
make a throwing motion straight ahead. The motion sensors inside the ball will
read this as a pass and the quarterback on the screen will throw the ball. Once
all nine balls are thrown, your final score is calculated based on your actual quar-
terback rating, just like the pros. A perfect rating equals 158.3.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DO NOT actually throw the ball. Throwing the ball could
cause injury and damage the game itself. Use the safety strap attached to the
football when in use.
RUNNING BACK CHALLENGE
This will hone your running skills and help you successfully time Actions to run
the ball in for a touchdown. Grip the football tightly and snap the ball to start the
game. It’s up to you to run down the field as fast as you can while avoiding vari-
ous defenders along the way.
Your player will automatically run, but it’s up to you to give him a “turbo boost”
by actually running on the two Directional Buttons. The Turbo Meter at the bot-
tom of the screen shows how big a boost you give him.
When a defender tries to tackle you, just before he gets to you, quickly step on
the Action Button to Spin or give him a Stiff Arm. The faster you get down the
field, the better your score.
FIELD GOAL CHALLENGE
In this game, you must complete a set of increasingly difficult field goals. First,
watch the moving Accuracy Meter at the bottom of the screen and snap the ball
to lock in your aim, then watch the power meter and tap the action button to
lock in the power to complete the kick. Make sure to complete the kick before
the defense rushes. The more kicks you make, the better your score.
Now that you’re trained, it’s time to play a game!
Model 74021
For 1 to 2 players / Ages 8 and up
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