Excalibur electronic DOUBLE SCREEN TALKING GOLF 383-2 - Manual (Page 3)

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Game Description
Your Double Screen Talking Golf con-
tains two LCD screens, one that shows
the entire hole layout from an overhead
view and the other that shows the hole
from the golfer’s point of view from the
ball location. The course contains the
standard 18 holes, ranging from short par
3s to long par 5s. The golfer can select
from 13 different clubs to play the course.
The layout will challenge the golfer as he
hits up and down hills, around trees and
over a river and other water hazards.
Special Note: You can make the game
easier or more difficult by choosing to
play with or without Hint Mode. (See
“HOLE/PLAYER” under “Functions of
the Buttons.”)
The goal of the game is to make par 72
while playing the course, or even go
under par to play like a pro! The game
consists of three different modes of play:
Practice—Start the game from any hole
of your choice.
Tournament—This is a one- or two-play-
er game. Start the game from the first
hole, and continue until you finish the
eighteenth hole. Whoever scores the low-
est on a hole gains the honors and tees off
first from the next hole.
Skins—This is a two-player game. Again,
start the match from the first hole. If one
of the players wins the hole by making
the least number of strokes, they bank
$1,000! If the players each make the same
score on a hole, then that $1,000 prize is
carried over to the next hole. Whoever
makes the most money after completing
the eighteenth hole is the winner!
Functions of the Buttons
ON/MODE: Press this button to turn on
the computer. The default is set to
Practice mode for one player. Press the
button again to select one-player
Tournament or two-player Skins mode.
When the computer is turned off or turns
itself off to conserve the batteries, press
this button again to restart the unit, and
you will return to the mode that you last
selected.
OFF: Press to turn the unit off.
SOUND: Press to turn sound on or off.
CHECK: Press to check the stroke, the
score (in Practice and Tournament
modes) and the amount of money won (in
Skins mode).
HOLE/PLAYER: In Practice mode, press
to select which hole you would like to
begin play at. In Tournament mode, press
to play a two-player game. Pressing this
button again will select the one-player
game.
Addtionally, before hitting any shot, the
player can turn on or off Hint Mode. The
game is easier in Hint Mode, when the
Suggested Stroke Power Indicator is on.
If the indicator is on, you should press the
Start/Swing/Shot button once to start your
shot. New bars will appear on the display,
from left to right. When the new bar
reaches the Suggested Stroke Power
Indicator, press the Start/Swing/Shot but-
ton again. The ball will be struck with the
correct amount of force for the shot.
If Stroke Power is off, press the
Start/Swing/Shot button once to start
your shot. Press this button again when
you think that you have hit the ball with
the right amount of force. Use the table
below to help determine your stroke.
In Hint Mode, club selection is automatic
(although you can override it by pressing
Club) and the Suggested Stroke Power
Indicator (shown as a bar on the right side
of the display) is on. When not in Hint
Mode, the 1W club will be automatically
selected unless you’re on the green, in
which case the PT will be selected. So
you must be careful to choose your prop-
er club!
START/SWING/SHOT: After the game
mode and number of players have been
selected, press this button to confirm the
mode and start the game. Pressing the
Hole/Player button at this point will turn
Hint Mode on or off.
CLUB: The player can choose one of 13
clubs provided by the computer. The
computer will automatically select the
club for you that it believes is the correct
club for the yardage. Press the Club but-
ton if you would like a different club
instead. The distance the club can hit the
ball is listed in the Distance display.
DIRECTION: The game defaults to
Straight as the ball direction. Pressing
this button allows you to Hook your shot.
Press again for a Slice, and one more
press will reset the direction to Straight.
RESET: This button is in a recessed area
in the back of the unit. Use a pointed
instrument to press the button to reset the
game in case it malfunctions.
Club Function
The game provides a club automatically
for you according to your distance to the
hole. The distance range of a club, the
usual distance the club will provide you,
and the distance shown by each stroke
power bar are as follows:
1W 0-270 230-270 27
3W 0-230 200-230 23
4W 0-210 190-210 21
3I 0-200 160-200 20
4I 0-170 150-170 17
5I 0-160 140-160 16
6I 0-150 130-150 15
7I 0-140 120-140 14
8I 0-130 110-130 13
9I 0-120 100-120 12
PW 0-110 50-110 11
SW 0-50 0-50 5
PT 0-10 ———- 1
Club
Range
in yards
Usual
distance
in yards
Power
bar unit
in yards
Notes:
“W” indicates a wood.
“I” indicates an iron.
PT (putter) is best for shots on the green.
SW (sand wedge) is best for hitting out of
sand traps and very short shots to the green.
PW (pitching wedge) is best for shots on a
slope and short shots to the green.
The usual distance refers to the distance unaf-
fected by the terrain and the wind direction.
Playing Double Screen Talking Golf
Pressing HOLE/PLAYER before your shot
turns Hint Mode on or off.