Radica Games 75036 instruction manual Before YOU Begin, Features and Buttons, HOW to Play, Racing

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Model 75036

For 1 player / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82393100 Rev.A

BECOME THE ULTIMATE RACE CHAMPION!

You’ll have to scan, collect, trade and customize your way to the top. With 120 hot rods, trucks and 64 car parts, it's going to take all you can give. Head-to-head competition and 21 virtual competi- tors will challenge you across 3 different course types (STREET, OFF-ROAD and DRAG STRIP) and at three skill levels (ROOKIE, AMATEUR and PRO). So, race to win!

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

The object is to collect as many vehicles and car parts as possible. SKANNERZ technology allows you to download and collect by scanning UPC bar codes from any package. Each bar code contains vehicles and car parts that will help you race your way to the top. You can also customize each vehicle with your scanned parts to improve your chance of defeating each competitor. So, let’s gear-up!

FEATURES AND BUTTONS:

TIRE

WHEEL

RESET	SHIFT /
	BACK

ON /

ACCELERATE

/ SELECT

ON / ACCELERATE / SELECT – Press the ON but- ton to turn the game on. Press the ACCELERATOR button to make your car move. The SELECT button allows you to choose items as you toggle through the MENU.

SHIFT / BACK – As you accelerate, the SHIFT but- ton allows you to shift your vehicle into any of the 5 gears. The BACK button allows you to back out of selected menus.

TIRE WHEEL – Rotate or turn this up and down to steer your car. Rotating the wheel up will move your vehicle to the right or down will move your vehicle to the left. You can also use this wheel to scroll through the MAIN MENU, SUB MENUS and VEHI- CLE or PART inventory.

RESET – Insert a blunt point into the RESET BUT- TON to reset the game settings.

NOTE: When you press RESET all your vehicles, parts, tracks, and player data will be cleared.

HOW TO PLAY:

Press the ON button and the MAIN MENU will appear. Use the TIRE WHEEL to scroll up and down the MENU to highlight options. Once an option is high- lighted, choose that item by pressing the SELECT button. If you select the wrong option, you can press the BACK button to return to the previous screen. You can choose from the following MENU options:

SCAN – Initiates a 10 second capture mode to scan barcodes. If no activity is recorded after 10 sec- onds, the screen will return to the MAIN MENU.

VEHICLES – Scroll and view your vehicle inventory.

PARTS – Scroll and view your parts inventory.

STATUS – Shows your racing stats and circuit level status (ROOKIE, AMATEUR and PRO).

PRACTICE – Drive your vehicles on all three cours- es (STREET, OFF-ROAD and DRAG STRIP).

LINK – Link your unit with a friend to either RACE head-to-head or to TRADE vehicles and parts.

SOUND – Selecting this menu feature will allow you to turn the sound ON and OFF.

SCANNING:

Pick up any household product that has a printed bar- code. From the MAIN MENU, scroll and highlight the SCAN option and press the SELECT BUTTON. SCAN mode will begin and last for 10 seconds.

Once activated, you will see a red light shinning out from the SCANNING PORT. Place the SCANNING PORT directly onto the surface of the product. As straight as possible, slide the unit over the barcode from left to right or right to left. When the barcode is read, the controller will indicate a SUCCESSFUL scan by displaying an image of a traffic light with the bottom light or circle flashing which represents a GREEN LIGHT. If the scan is a PARTIAL SCAN, the center circle on the traffic light image will flash rep- resenting a YELLOW LIGHT telling you to try again. An UNSUCCESSFUL SCAN will be shown by having the top circle of the traffic light flash representing a

RED LIGHT.

NOTE: Always try to re-scan a barcode if you get a PARTIAL or UNSUCCESSFUL SCAN. You will have three chances.

NOTE: If no scanning activity is recorded, for 10 seconds, the screen will return to the MAIN MENU.

HINT: Flat surfaces are the easiest to scan. It takes more practice and skill to scan round or odd-shaped surfaces. Just remember to always keep the SCAN- NING PORT flat against the surface when scanning. Skannerz works best with full sized bar codes and you may have difficulty scanning smaller bar codes. See the UPC barcode example below.

STATUS: As you scan, there are 3 status levels: ROOKIE, AMATEUR, and PRO. You will begin as a ROOKIE and advance your status to AMATEUR and then PRO. STATUS is achieved by the number of races you’ve won.

As you scan, you may not be able to download all the items you scan. If your status (ROOKIE, AMA- TEUR, PRO) is less than the item you’ve scanned, a warning will flash on the screen.

For example, if you’re a ROOKIE and you’ve scanned an AMATEUR vehicle you will not be able to access that vehicle until you have personally reached that circuit level status.

Vehicle Access Denied:

Parts Access Denied:

Tracks Access Denied:

When scanning a barcode, you can download a DEALERSHIP (collect vehicles), GARAGE (collect parts), RACE or BAD NEWS. After scanning, a graphic will display the object or action you have downloaded.

DEALERSHIP (COLLECT VEHICLES)

There are 120 vehicles to collect. They will be cate- gorized by the status level and vehicle attributes. Vehicles can be raced on any of the three courses (OFF-ROAD, DRAG STRIP, STREET); however, vehi- cles can run on some tracks better than others. For example, an OFF-ROAD vehicle would not perform well on a STREET course.

VEHICLE ATTRIBUTES:

To determine if a vehicle is a good fit for a track, each vehicle has ratings across multiple attributes:

•SPEED (SP) – Top speed of the vehicle.

•ACCELERATION (AC) – How quickly a vehicle reaches its top speed.

•SUSPENSION (SU) – How well it can keep its speed up and over obstacles.

•TRACTION (TR) – How the vehicle responds to steering left and right.

GARAGE (COLLECT PARTS)

There are 64 parts that can be collected from the GARAGE to customize your vehicles.

RACE:

When you scan a race, it will be an OFF-ROAD, DRAG STRIP, or STREET race. Each scanned race has a competitor, vehicle and a pre-determined number of parts associated with that race. The screen will dis- play the level, track and competitor. If you choose to race, push the SELECT button and then proceed to select your vehicle by scrolling through the VEHICLE MENU using the TIRE WHEEL and pressing SELECT when the vehicle you want is highlighted.

BAD NEWS:

BAD NEWS can randomly happen during any barcode scan. You can be pulled over by a COP who will automatically take a random vehicle. If you’re down- load indicates a CRASH, a random car part is removed from your inventory.

HINT: Don’t be afraid to RE-SCAN a barcode that resulted in BAD NEWS. Your luck might change!

Now try and practice SCANNING the 3 UPC bar- codes on the back of this instruction sheet marked “PRACTICE SCANNING.” This will allow you to practice scanning and collect your first PART, VEHI- CLE and RACE!

COMPETITORS:

You will encounter 9 ROOKIE, 6 AMATEUR, and 6 PRO competitors across the three tracks. Competitors can be scanned in more than one race with different vehicles.

MODIFYING YOUR VEHICLE:

Use the TIRE WHEEL to scroll through the MAIN MENU and highlight the VEHICLE option. Then press the SELECT button and scroll through the vehicles and choose the one you want. Once selected, the ATTRIBUTES will be displayed for that vehicle. To modify that vehicle, select MODIFY and then SELECT ADD. Now using the TIRE WHEEL, scroll through all your available parts and pick the one you want to install by pressing the SELECT button. An ATTRIBUTE comparison of the old versus the new modified vehicle will be displayed. Press the SELECT button to confirm the modification.

NOTE: The parts that you want to add to a vehicle must be compatible with that vehicle.

RACING:

There are three different ways to race. You can either SCAN in new races, LINK with another player for head-to-head racing or you can PRACTICE on the three tracks.

• SCANNING (VIRTUAL):

When scanning in a race, you will first see the status level and track type of that race. You will then see the competitor you are going to race, his or her vehicle and stats. You will have the option to race or not to race, by SELECTING YES or NO. If you decide to race, you will go to your inventory to choose your vehicle. After you press SELECT on the vehicle you wish to RACE with, the RACE will begin. If you win, you will be awarded the competitors VEHICLE. The