Excalibur electronic ABC Wide 333 - Manual (Page 2)

C
ongratulations on your purchase of Excalibur
Electronics' ABC Wide World of Sports Tennis!
Now you can play an exciting match against an
opponent with the skills of a pro. You can play against the
computer or even with a friend!
Your new ABC Wide World of Tennis game is easy to
use, but be sure to use it safely. Before starting, please read
this manual thoroughly, especially noting safety, care and
battery information. Keep this manual for reference.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Your game requires two AA batteries, not included. To install the batteries, care-
fully turn the game over so that the unit is face-down on a soft surface. Find the
battery compartment on the back of the unit. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to
remove the screw. Lift off the battery compartment lid. Install the batteries, mak-
ing sure to match polarity (+ and -) with the diagram in the compartment. Place
the tab of the battery compartment lid in its slot and close the compartment door.
Replace the screw and tighten.
FUNCTIONS OF BUT-
TONS
ON: Press to turn on the unit.
NEW GAME: Press and hold
for one second to start a new
game.
ENTER: Press to confirm or
start the game.
UP/DOWN ARROWS: Press
to select a game or level.
SERVE/HIT: Press to deliver
the ball.
KEYPAD: Move up or down
to select a game or level.
SOUND: Move your player
to the left, right, forward or
backward.
PAUSE: Press to turn sound
on or off.
RESET: Press to stop game
temporarily.
GETTING STARTED
There are three games in this
unit:
Game 1
1 PLAYER SINGLES
(You Vs The Computer)
Game 2
2-PLAYERS SINGLES
(You Vs Your Friend)
Game 3
2-PLAYERS DOUBLES
(You & Your Friend Vs 2
Computer Players)
In game 1, you can select 1-
15 levels; in game 2 and 3, you
can select One-Round Match or
Three-Round Match.
After you insert new batter-
ies, press the ON button to turn
on the unit. Press the ENTER
button to enter game mode. You
will see “G-1” onscreen. Use the
keypad’s up or down buttons
to select game 2 or 3. If you
select game 1, press the
ENTER button to confirm.
You will see “L=01” on-
screen. Press the up or down
arrows to select difficulty lev-
els 1 to 15.
Press ENTER to begin
playing. You will always be
the white player and serve
first. After the first game, the
players will change sides of
the court. The message
“CHANGE ENDS” will
appear.
If you select game 2 or 3,
press ENTER button to con-
firm. The 2-PLAYERS icon
will appear onscreen. Press
the UP or DOWN arrows to
select One-Round match or
Three-Round matches.
Press the ENTER button to
begin playing. In game 2,
player 1, with the left con-
troller, controls the white
player and player 2, with the
right controller, controls the
black player. In game 3, you
and your friend use each of
the left and right keypads to
control the white players.
PLAYING THE GAME
GAME 1
After you turn on the unit,
the message “WORLD CUP
TENNIS, YOUR RANK IS
SIXTEEN” will be scroll ing
onscreen. Your rank position
will depend on the match
result and the levels you select
to play. There are 6 games in
each match. Use the direction-
al arrows on the keypad to
control the player’s position on
the right service court. Then
press the SERVE/HIT button to
serve the ball. You should hit the
ball over the net into the oppo-
site service court, or within any
line bounding this court. Just as
in real tennis, you will make
your next serve from the left
service court.
GAME 2
In game 2, the player can
select One-Round or Three-
Round matches. In a One-Round
match, the game rules are the
same as Game 1. In Three-Round
game, the match consists of
three sets. If one side wins two
out of three sets, the match is
over. Before each set starts, the
message “SET 1,” “SET 2,” or
“SET 3” will appear onscreen.
GAME 3
The game rules are the same
as Game 1. In this game, the
player with the right keypad will
serve first in the first game of
each set and the computer serves
the ball in the second game. The
player with the left controller
serves in the third game; the
computer serves in the fourth
game, and so on.
SCORING
There are 6 games in a match.
The player who wins 6 games
first wins a “SET.”
(A player must win a set by
two games. So if a set is tied 5
games to 5, the set continues
until a player wins two games
more than his opponent.)
If a player wins his first point,
The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword,
Excalibur, from which we take our company name. With this
unique weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished.
Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim the
magical secrets of Merlin, King Arthur’s court
wizard, sometimes our patented technology
may make it seem as if we could.
We make you think.
his score is 15; on winning his
second point, his score is 30; on
winning his third point, his score
is 40; on winning his fourth
point he has won the game. The
score of each point will be
scrolling onscreen. A player
must win a game by two points.
If each player has scored three
points (40-40) the score is then
called “deuce.” If a player then-
scores 2 points consecutively, he
wins the game. (The message
“DEUCE-A” (advantage) will
appear on-screen when any play-
er scores the next point after
deuce.
RESETTING THE UNIT
When the unit malfunctions
unexpectedly in any way, press
the RESET key once to restart
the unit.
AUTOMATIC POWER
OFF
If no key is pressed for three
minutes, the unit will automati-
cally turn off in order to spare
your batteries. Press any key to
return to your last game.
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LAYOUT OF ABC WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS TEN-
K EYPADS