Excalibur 201 Operating Manual

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and Excalibur Electronics’ ABC’s Monday Night Football Talking Remote! The ABC’s Monday Night Football Talking Remote is easy to use, but be sure to use it safely. Before starting, please read this man- ual thoroughly, especially noting safety, care and battery infor- mation. Keep this manual for reference. Caution: Do not throw or toss your remote. Throwing it could cause injury. 2 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. © 2004 The ABC Sports Inc. The ABC Sports name and logo are trademarks of ABC Sports Inc. Functions of Buttons VOICE: Press to hear “Are you ready for some football?” ON/OFF: Press to turn the selected device on or off. TV: Press to control your TV set. Also used to program your remote control. VCR: Press to control your VCR. Also used to program your remote control. CBL: Press to control your cable box . Also used to program your remote control. SAT: Press to control your satellite receiver. Also used to program your remote control. TV/AV: Press to switch the audio/video input between antenna, video, game con- sole, etc. MUTE: Press to turn the device volume on or off. ENTER: Used in programming your remote controller. CH+: Press to change the channel to the next channel up. CH-: Press to change the channel to the next channel down. VOL+: Press to increase volume. VOL-: Press to decrease volume. REWIND: Press to rewind your VCR. PLAY: Press to play your VCR. FAST FORWARD: Press to fast forward your VCR. RECORD: Press to record on your VCR. STOP: Press to stop your VCR. PAUSE: Press to pause your VCR. Layout of Talking Football Remote VOICE CHANNEL DOWN PAUSE STOP NUMBERS MUTE POWER TV REWIND RECORD VCR CABLE SATELLITE PLAY FAST FORWARD VOLUME DOWN VOLUME UP CHANNEL UP ENTER TV/AV

you wish to control. Press and hold the key for the device type (TV, VCR, CBL or SAT) that you wish to program your football to control. After about three sec- onds, the red LED near the threads of the football will come on. This indicates that your foot- ball is ready to program. Press the ON/OFF key (just to the left of the TV key). Press the CH+ key repeatedly until the device turns on. You may need to step through quite a few codes until this happens. Once the device turns on, STOP. Do not press the CH+ key again. Press the ENTER key to accept the programming. Your football is now programmed to control the device. Note: If none of the brand codes for the device work, go to www.ExcaliburElectronics.com for more information. Follow the above steps for any other device(s) that your football will be used to control. Automatic Programming of your Remote Control Football CAUTION: THE FOOTBALL REMOTE CONTROL SHOULD NOT BE THROWN TO ANOTHER PERSON. THE SENSOR LENS ON THE TIP OF THE FOOTBALL MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. Installing Batteries Your remote requires two AA batteries, not included. To install the batteries, pull open the velcro seal on the back of the football. Carefully pull out the battery holder. Use a small Phillips screwdriv- er to remove the screw. Lift off the battery compartment lid. Install the batteries, making sure to match polarity (+ and -) with the diagram inside the battery compartment. Place the tab of the battery compartment lid in its slot and close the compartment door. Replace the screw and tighten it carefully. Insert the battery holder back inside the football and seal the velcro. You are now ready to program your football to control your devices Manually turn off the device that you wish to control. Using the tables of device codes begin- ning on page 6 of this manual, locate the brand name of the device you want to control. There will be one or more three-number codes listed for each device brand. Once you have located the device codes, press and hold the key for the device type (TV, VCR, CBL or SAT) that you wish to program your football to control. After about three seconds, the red LED near the threads of the foot- ball will come on. This indicates that your football is ready to pro- gram. Enter the first code listed for your brand. Press the ON/OFF key (just to the left of the TV key). If the device turns on, you have entered the correct code. If the device does not turn on, try the next code on the list. Continue entering codes from the list until the device turns on. Your football is now programmed to control the device. Note: If none of the brand codes for the device work, try programming your remote auto- matically (see next section) or go to: ExcaliburElectronics.com for additional information. Manual Programming of your Remote Control Football 4