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Model 76044
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 823A2210 Rev.B
WARNING: EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES
READ BEFORE OPERATING YOUR CONNECTV
A few people may experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures while watching TV pictures or playing video games. Players who have not had any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition.
Consult your physician before playing video games if you have an epileptic condition or experience any of the following symptoms while playing video games: altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, other involuntary move- ments, loss of awareness of your surroundings, mental confusion and/or convulsions.
MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMITS:
82 KGS / 180 LBS / 13 STONES
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE:
Do not attempt to “grab” the snowboard while riding it. Rubber soled shoes are best to wear when riding to avoid slipping off the board.
Get off the couch and onto the slopes!
Blast down the mountain with connetv SNOWBOARDER! Experience the extreme sport of snowboarding—any time, any season! Ultra-realistic board action takes you through four exciting events. Demonstrate your free-styling skills in Free Ride. Strive for the best time in Slalom Competition. Ride the half-pipes of your dreams in 1/2 Pipe Competition. And catch some serious air in Big-air Competition. Learn the tricks, earn the points, and show your friends just how sick you are!
SETTING UP CONNECTV SNOWBOARDER
BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT
Loosen the screw on the bottom of the Power unit’s battery compartment door with a screwdriver. Remove the battery compartment door and insert four (4) AA batteries (alkaline recommended) as indicated inside the com- partment. Replace the battery compartment door and tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not over tighten.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN INSTALLING BAT- TERIES.
CONNECTING CONNECTV SNOWBOARDER TO YOUR TV OR VCR
Connecting to your TV
To connect connetv SNOWBOARDER directly to a TV, the TV must be equipped with audio and video input jacks. They are commonly found on the front of the TV near the contrast, color, and picture adjustment con- trols; or on the back of the TV near the antenna and cable/satellite jacks.
Insert the yellow video plug from the game into the Video-In (yellow) jack on the TV.
Insert the white audio plug from the game into the left Audio-In (white) jack on the TV.
Set your TV to the appropriate video input mode. (See your TV’s operating manual for details.)
Connecting to your VCR
If your TV doesn’t have audio and video input jacks, you can connect con- nectv Snowboarder to your VCR.
Insert the yellow video plug from the game into the Video-In (yellow) jack on the VCR.
Insert the white audio plug from the game into the left Audio-In (white) jack on the VCR.
Set your TV and VCR to the appropriate video input mode. (See your TV and VCR operating manuals for details.)
NOTE: If your TV or VCR does not have AV inputs, a “Y” adapter may be purchased separately at any electronics store.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECTING CABLES TO A TV AND VCR.
BUTTON FUNCTIONS
On / Off - Press this button to turn the game on and press and hold this button for a few seconds to turn the game off.
Reset - Using a blunt object, press this button to reset the game in the event of a malfunction.
Left - In the Main Menu press to toggle through game selections.
Right - In the Main Menu press to toggle through game selections.
Enter - Press this button to confirm your selection.
If you hit an obstacle, or fail to successfully land a jump, you’ll crash.
CONTROLLING YOUR SPEED
To speed up, tilt your board Forward. To slow down, tilt your board Back.
BASIC GAME PLAY
At the beginning of each race, you’ll have a chance to select a new course, skill level, character, and stance.
Press the On•Off button to turn the game on and stand on the board. After a brief title screen, you’ll see the Main Menu screen. Then you must choose a Run.
RUNS
There are four runs to choose from: Free Ride, Slalom Competition, 1/2 Pipe Competition and the Big-air Competition
To toggle between selections, tilt your board to the Right and to the Left. When you want to enter a selection, tilt and hold your board in the Back position.
FREE RIDE
Free Ride is not a timed event. You’ll be judged on style and the number of tricks you successfully complete. Complete each trick without crashing, to receive a score. There are three different Free Ride courses to conquer each with 2 levels.
Note: To get extra height on a jump, press [Back] right when you take off from a jump.
SLALOM COMPETITION
This is a timed event where you must ride through a series of gates to get the fastest time. Your goal is to finish the course in the least amount of time.
You must pass through each gate to get credit for it.
If you miss a gate, time will be added to your final time as a penalty.
HINT: Pass through a special “Speed Burst” to give you super speed.
1/2 PIPE COMPETITION
1/2 Pipe Competition is an all-out competition for points. You’ll ride down the course to gain speed, and blast up the half-pipes to gain massive air. Once you’re in the air, you must try to complete a trick before landing. The faster you go, the higher you’ll jump.
Note: To gain speed launch off the walls by going left and right.
To gain points, you must land each trick successfully.
BIG-AIR COMPETITION
This competition is a run that has numerous ground-fans located through- out. When you ride over a ground-fan, you’ll be launched into the air, and you can attempt to pull off as many tricks as you can before landing. You’ll be judged on the number and type of tricks. As with the other competi- tions, you will have to land the trick successfully in order to collect points.
Note: To get extra height on a jump, press [Back] right when you take off from a jump.
CHARACTERS
You have three characters to choose from:
Rufus | A classic “Mountain Man”, Rufus lives for untracked wilderness, |
| desolate peaks and the call of the wild. |
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Mason | Loud, fast and hard could describe both Mason’s taste in music |
| as well as his lunatic riding style when ripping down the mountain. |
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D.J. | Weather spinning records or spinning in the air, DJ’s effortless style |
| and Zen like attitude disguise the heart of a fierce competitor. |
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To toggle between characters, tilt your board to the Right and to the Left in the character select screen. When you have selected a character, tilt and hold your board Back to enter the selection. Each character has a differ- ent set of skills that affect certain factors in the game.
Speed
This represents the length of time that it takes the character to reach top speed.
Turning
Turning is a character’s ability to turn fast while traveling at high speeds.
Agility
Agility represents the characters ability to successfully land a trick.
Tricks
Tricks represent how quickly the Bonus Meter will fill up when the player successfully lands a trick. The Bonus Meter will increase by a larger sec- tion with a character with high Trick skills as opposed to a character with smaller Trick skills.
STANCE
You may ride your board in two different stances: Regular Foot (left foot forward) and Goofy Foot (right foot forward). To toggle between stances, tilt your board to the Right and to the Left.
When you have selected a stance, tilt and hold your board Back.
SKILL LEVELS
There are two skill levels: Black Diamond (Amateur) and Double Black Diamond (Expert).
ROCKS
