Excalibur electronic 383-2 manual Playing Double Screen Talking Golf

Playing Double Screen Talking Golf
Game Description	the eighteenth hole is the winner!
Your Double Screen Talking Golf con-	Functions of the Buttons
tains two LCD screens, one that shows	ON/MODE: Press this button to turn on
the entire hole layout from an overhead	the computer. The default is set to
view and the other that shows the hole	Practice mode for one player. Press the
from the golfer’s point of view from the	button again to select one-player
ball location. The course contains the	Tournament or two-player Skins mode.
standard 18 holes, ranging from short par	When the computer is turned off or turns
3s to long par 5s. The golfer can select	itself off to conserve the batteries, press
from 13 different clubs to play the course.	this button again to restart the unit, and
The layout will challenge the golfer as he
	you will return to the mode that you last
hits up and down hills, around trees and
	selected.
over a river and other water hazards.
	OFF: Press to turn the unit off.
Special Note: You can make the game
easier or more difficult by choosing to	SOUND: Press to turn sound on or off.
play with or without Hint Mode. (See	CHECK: Press to check the stroke, the
“HOLE/PLAYER” under “Functions of	score (in Practice and Tournament
the Buttons.”)	modes) and the amount of money won (in
The goal of the game is to make par 72	Skins mode).
while playing the course, or even go	HOLE/PLAYER: In Practice mode, press
under par to play like a pro! The game	to select which hole you would like to
consists of three different modes of play:	begin play at. In Tournament mode, press
Practice—Start the game from any hole	to play a two-player game. Pressing this
of your choice.	button again will select the one-player
Tournament—This is a one- or two-play-	game.
er game. Start the game from the first	Addtionally, before hitting any shot, the
hole, and continue until you finish the	player can turn on or off Hint Mode. The
eighteenth hole. Whoever scores the low-	game is easier in Hint Mode, when the
est on a hole gains the honors and tees off	Suggested Stroke Power Indicator is on.
first from the next hole.	If the indicator is on, you should press the
Skins—This is a two-player game. Again,	Start/Swing/Shot button once to start your
start the match from the first hole. If one	shot. New bars will appear on the display,
of the players wins the hole by making	from left to right. When the new bar
the least number of strokes, they bank	reaches the Suggested Stroke Power
$1,000! If the players each make the same	Indicator, press the Start/Swing/Shot but-
score on a hole, then that $1,000 prize is	ton again. The ball will be struck with the
carried over to the next hole. Whoever	correct amount of force for the shot.
makes the most money after completing	If Stroke Power is off, press the
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Start/Swing/Shot button once to start

in the back of the unit. Use a pointed

your shot. Press this button again when

instrument to press the button to reset the

you think that you have hit the ball with

game in case it malfunctions.

the right amount of force. Use the table

Club Function

below to help determine your stroke.

The game provides a club automatically

In Hint Mode, club selection is automatic

for you according to your distance to the

(although you can override it by pressing

hole. The distance range of a club, the

Club) and the Suggested Stroke Power

usual distance the club will provide you,

Indicator (shown as a bar on the right side

and the distance shown by each stroke

of the display) is on. When not in Hint

power bar are as follows:

Power

Mode, the 1W club will be automatically

Range

Usual

selected unless you’re on the green, in

Club

distance

bar unit

which case the PT will be selected. So

in yards

in yards

in yards

you must be careful to choose your prop-

er club!

1W

0-270

230-270

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START/SWING/SHOT: After the game

3W

0-230

200-230

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mode and number of players have been

4W

0-210

190-210

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selected, press this button to confirm the

3I

0-200

160-200

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mode and start the game. Pressing the

4I

0-170

150-170

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Hole/Player button at this point will turn

5I

0-160

140-160

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Hint Mode on or off.

6I

0-150

130-150

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CLUB: The player can choose one of 13

7I

0-140

120-140

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clubs provided by the computer. The

8I

0-130

110-130

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computer will automatically select the

9I

0-120

100-120

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club for you that it believes is the correct

PW

0-110

50-110

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club for the yardage. Press the Club but-

SW

0-50

0-50

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ton if you would like a different club

PT

0-10

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instead. The distance the club can hit the

Notes:

ball is listed in the Distance display.

“W” indicates a wood.

DIRECTION: The game defaults to

“I” indicates an iron.

Straight as the ball direction. Pressing

PT (putter) is best for shots on the green.

SW (sand wedge) is best for hitting out of

this button allows you to Hook your shot.

sand traps and very short shots to the green.

Press again for a Slice, and one more

PW (pitching wedge) is best for shots on a

press will reset the direction to Straight.

slope and short shots to the green.

The usual distance refers to the distance unaf-

RESET: This button is in a recessed area

fected by the terrain and the wind direction.

Pressing

t

u

rns

HOLE/PLAYER

e

on

before

off

your

shot

Hint Mod

or

.

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