EXCALIBUR 361 Sea Master - Manual (Page 9)

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When this feature is on, you will
sometimes hear the enemy give an SOS
signal in Morse code after you fi re your
shot. This means that your shot has only
missed by one location (horizontally,
vertically or diagonally).
V
ERIFYING YOUR
S
HIPS
The computer can remind you where you
have placed your ships, as follows:
1. Press your VERIFY button. The
computer gives three rapid, rising
“beeps”.
2. Press the letter and the number of a
location. Two high beeps tell you that
this location is occupied by part of a
ship. If the location is unoccupied, you
will hear a high-low sound signal.
Note: Do the same for any other locations
you want to check.
3. When you have fi nished, press
VERIFY again. You can now carry on
with the game.
Either player can use the “verify”
feature while he is setting up his fl eet
(see Constructing Your Own Starting
Position). You can also use this feature
when it is your turn during the battle, to
fi nd out which ships have been hit by
your opponent. The locations he has hit
will be reported as unoccupied. You can
mark them by placing orange pegs in the
holes on your ships.
S
OUND
E
FFECTS AND
V
OLUME
The computer has 6 volume settings. By
pressing the VOLUME button several
times, you can cycle through them:
• A loud “beep” means the computer
will use its maximum volume, but the
characteristic “background” noises
will be switched “off”.
• A loud “explosion” sound means
maximum volume with the backgound
noises “on”.
• Similarly, with further presses on
VOLUME, you can obtain a soft beep
and explosion, and a medium beep and
explosion.
S
WITCHING
O
FF
If a game has to be interrupted, you can
switch the computer off by pressing the
ON/SAVE button. The computer keeps
the current game in memory. When you
return to the game you can carry on from
where you left off.
Occasionally you may be confused by
the way the computer responds. (The
reason may be e.g. that you have started
to “verify” your ships, or “cancel” a
ship, and have forgotten to fi nish the
operation.) To clear up the confusion,
switch the computer off and on. This will
cancel any unfi nished operation, and the
computerʼs “prompt” will tell you what
to do next.
R
ESET
If your unit should lock up or function
improperly you may need to return it to
its default settings. To do this, use a small,
slim object such as a pen to push the
button marked Reset.
© Copyright 2008 – The designs and
software used in this product are the
intellectual property of YEAR VANTAGE
HOLDINGS LIMITED HONG KONG.