Tiger Electronics Duel Masters Dex 42047 User manual

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IMPORTANT

• If this game malfunctions or “locks up,” use a ballpoint pen to press the RESET button. See

diagram on page 5. If the game still doesn’t function, remove and replace the batteries with

fresh ones.

• Please keep these instructions for future reference.

BATTERIES

4 x AAA or LR03 batteries required (not included).

To install the batteries, do the following:

1. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to loosen

the screw on the battery compartment door

(located on the back of the unit) and open

the door.

2. Insert new 4 x AAA or LR03 size alkaline

batteries, making sure to align “+” and “-”

as shown.

3. Replace the battery compartment door

and tighten the screw.

4. If this game malfunctions or “locks up,” use

a ballpoint pen to press the RESET button.

CONTENTS

Battery Information.................................................. 2

A Look at the Dex.................................................... 5

Buttons.................................................................... 6

Using the Dex for the First Time.............................. 7

Main Menu............................................................... 9

Cards..................................................................... 10

Decks..................................................................... 13

Tracker................................................................... 20

Matches................................................................. 23

Shobu.................................................................... 25

History................................................................... 26

Games................................................................... 26

Reminder............................................................... 32

Time...................................................................... 34

Calculator.............................................................. 35

Contacts................................................................ 36

Security................................................................. 37

Maintenance......................................................... 39

Limited Warranty ................................................... 40

FCC Notice............................................................ 41

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1.5V AAA OR LR03 1.5V AAA OR LR03

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CAUTION:

1. As with all small batteries, the batteries used with this

toy should be kept away from small children who still

put things in their mouths. If they are swallowed,

promptly see a doctor and, in the U.S., have the doctor

phone (202) 625-333 collect, or, in Canada, have the

doctor call your provincial Poison Control Centre.

2. Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly

and always follow the toy and battery manufacturers’

instructions.

3. Do not mix old batteries and new batteries, or alkaline,

standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable

(nickel-cadmium) batteries.

IMPORTANT: BATTERY INFORMATION

Please retain this information for future reference.

Batteries should be replaced by an adult.

CAUTION:

1. Always follow the instructions carefully. Use only

batteries specied and be sure to insert them correctly

by matching the + and - polarity markings.

2. Do not mix old batteries and new batteries, or standard

(carbon-zinc) with alkaline batteries.

3. Remove exhausted or dead batteries from the product.

4. Remove batteries if product is not to be played with for

a long time.

5. Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.

Should this product cause, or be affected by, local

electrical interference, move it away from other electrical

equipment. Reset (switching off and back on again or

removing and re-inserting batteries) if necessary.

7. RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES: Do not mix these with

any other types of batteries. Always remove from the

product before recharging. Recharge batteries under

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adult supervision. DO NOT RECHARGE OTHER

TYPES OF BATTERIES.

8. As with all small items, these batteries should be kept

away from children. If swallowed, seek medical

attention immediately.

A LOOK AT THE DEX

CONTROLS

ON / OFF – Press to turn the DEX on and off. The unit turns off automatically

after 5 minutes of non use.

SCREEN SCROLL PAD – Press to scroll UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT in various modes to

make selections. Also use in CALCULATOR mode to add (+),

subtract (-), multiply (x) and divide (÷).

ENTER – Press to enter and advance through selected areas within the Main

Menu and sub-menus. The ENTER button is also used to confirm

entries like your name, date, addresses, personal notes, time, etc. In

CALCULATOR mode, it also serves as the equal (=) function.

SPACE – Press to insert a space between letters or numbers. Also used to

clear a calculation in CALCULATOR mode.)

QUIT – Press to move back to previous menus.

EDIT – Press to make revisions to certain entries, or to add special

punctuation marks in MATCHES, NOTES, CONTACTS and

REMINDER modes.

DELETE – Press to delete a selected letter, number, or personal entry.

SORT – Press to sort card decks in a variety of ways. Used in CARDS mode,

TRACKER mode and DECKS mode.

FIND – Press to find specific cards. Used in CARDS mode and TRACKER

mode.

ANALYZE – Press to see a brief statistical analysis of selected items. Used in

DECKS mode.

@ and / – Use for the “@” in email addresses and the “/” in web site addresses.

LCD SCREEN

SCREEN SCROLL PAD

(up, down, left, right, item

selection and calculator)

EDIT

DELETE

QUIT ENTER and =

ON / OFF

ANALYZE

FIND

SORT

NUMBERS KEYPAD

(backslash)

ALPHABET KEYPAD

RESET

SPACE

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Also use in the “Analyze Decks” feature to select different types of

charts. In Game One, use these buttons to move the blocker bar left

and right. In Game Two, use these buttons to select Card A or Card B.

ALPHABET KEYPAD – Press letter buttons to enter information into various areas.

NUMBERS KEYPAD – Press number buttons to enter information into various areas. Also

use in CALCULATOR mode.

RESET – Press with a ball-point pen if your game operates erratically or “locks

up.” Clock and date files will be erased. DEX will ask “Would you like

to keep record? (Y/N)”. If “N” is pressed, all saved information will be

erased. See USING YOUR DEX FOR THE FIRST TIME below to

re-enter data after resetting the DEX.

USING YOUR DEX FOR THE FIRST TIME

When using your DEX for the first time, you must key in certain information before the Main Menu

screen will appear. The unit will prompt you with screen messages.

To begin, press the ON button. After the opening animation screens, you will be prompted to do

the following:

1. ENTER NAME – Type in your name using the alphabet keypad.

Then press ENTER.

Making Changes: For this and all other typed entries, press the

SCREEN SCROLL PAD to the left to scroll back to the entry you

want to change. When that entry is blinking, simply retype your entry

and press ENTER. In some cases you will first have to use the

DELETE button to erase an entry.

2. ENTER MONTH – The month “JAN” will begin flashing. To change

the month, press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select

the correct month. Then press ENTER.

3. ENTER DATE – The date “01” will begin flashing. Use the

NUMBERS KEY PAD to enter the correct date.

4. ENTER YEAR – The year 2004 will begin flashing. To change the

year, press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select the

correct year. Then press ENTER.

5. ENTER AM / PM – The AM will begin flashing. To change from AM

to PM, press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down. Then press

ENTER.

6. ENTER TIME – The hour will begin flashing. Use the NUMBERS

KEY PAD to enter the correct hour and minute. Then press ENTER.

For example, enter 02 for 2 o’clock.

7. ENTER 12 or 24-HOUR TIME – The 12-HOUR (regular) time will

begin flashing. Press ENTER to select regular time. To change to

24-HOUR (military time), press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or

down to select 24-HOUR. Then press ENTER.

8. ALARM – An ALARM icon will appear, and AM will begin flashing.

This feature may be used later as an alarm clock to remind you of

an important match. For now, you must set something. Press the

SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select AM or PM. Then press

ENTER. The hour will then begin flashing. You may leave the time

as it is or change it by using the NUMBERS KEY PAD to enter any

hour and minute. Then press ENTER.

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ALARM ON will then appear. Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up

or down to select ON or OFF. For now, we suggest that you

select ON. Then press ENTER.

9. SOUND – A SOUND icon will then appear. Press the SCREEN

SCROLL PAD up or down to turn the sound ON or OFF. For now,

we suggest that you select ON. Then press ENTER. You will then

go automatically to the MAIN MENU.

Note: You can edit any of these fields later when viewing them in the TIME mode. More about this

later in the instructions.

MAIN MENU

You can access 12 totally cool “modes” of operation from the Main Menu. When the Main Menu

screen first appears, you will see 4 different icons.

Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down, and left or right to

move through the screens and view all of the modes. Whenever you

see a screen arrow flashing in a corner, you may press the SCREEN

SCROLL PAD to the right or left to see additional icons.

Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up, down, left or right to select an

icon. When an icon is selected it begins to flash, and the name of the

feature appears.

Note: the default icon flashing is CARDS.

Press ENTER to go to the mode you have selected. (You will then see an animation for that mode.)

CARDS

This mode includes information about all of the cards. The SORT and FIND buttons may be used

within this mode.

1. From the Main Menu, select CARDS, and press ENTER. The cards

are organized into two sub-menus which include CARDS and

SUPER RARE.

2. Press up or down on the SCREEN SCROLL PAD to select either

CARDS or SUPER RARE. Then press ENTER.

CARDS: A numerical list of cards appears. Regular card decks are identified in the database as

D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5. Each card is numbered with 3 digits. For example: 001 for card 1. Part of

each card title also appears on the screen.

SUPER RARE: A numerical list of cards appears. Super Rare card decks are identified as S1, S2,

S3, S4, and S5. For example: S1 includes the Super Rare cards from deck 1, and S5 includes the

Super Rare cards from deck 5. Each card is also numbered with 3 digits. For example: 001 for

card 1. Part of each card title also appears on the screen.

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SORTING CARDS

At the CARDS screen shown below, press SORT to go to the Sort Options screen.

Below are the 9 ways you can sort cards:

(Alphabetical A-Z)

(Low to high, Deck 1 to deck 5. )

Civilization (Light, Water, Darkness, Fire, Nature)

(Creatures, Spells)

(Alphabetical – cards no special ability listed at end)

(Low to high)

(Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, Super Rare)

(Alphabetical)

On this screen, press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select an option. Then press

ENTER.

Example: Select “Ability,” press ENTER, and you will see all of the card numbers grouped by

ability.

Press QUIT to move back to previous menus.

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Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to move through a list of cards. Select the card you

want to view, and press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, a graphic image of the card will appear. To read the card specs, press

ENTER again.

Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to continue reading more about this card.

Press QUIT to move back to previous menus.

MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH THE CARD LIST: When the numerical card list is on the screen,

you can quickly find a card by pressing the letter on the keyboard that matches the first letter of

the card name you want. For example, press “T” and a list of card names starting with “T” appears

on the screen. You may also go to a deck number database by pressing 1 through 5 on the

numbers keypad. For example, to go to Deck 3, simply press “3.”

FINDING MATCHING STAT CARDS: When a specific card’s stats are on the screen, press the

SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select a stat. When the stat you want is selected, press

FIND. All cards matching that stat will then be listed by number.

This option works for the following stats:

Civilization

Creature Race

Casting Cost

Card Type

Power

Energy

Rarity

Example: Highlight the Creature Race stat on a card and press FIND. You will see all of the other

cards with the same Creature Race stat.

Press QUIT to move back to previous menus.

Sort Options

Card name ..........................

Collector # ..........................

Civilization ..........................

Card Type ............................

Ability ...................................

Cost .....................................

Power Points .......................

Rarity ...................................

Creature Race .....................

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DECKS

This mode lets you create your own fantasy decks of cards.

A deck can be 40 or more cards with no upper limit. However, there can be no more than 4 of any

one card, and there must be at least one card from each civilization. The SORT and ANALYZE

buttons may also be used within this mode.

From the Main Menu, select DECKS, and press ENTER. The cards are organized within submenus

including CARDS, SUPER RARE and FANTASY DECK.

IMPORTANT: FANTASY DECKS only appear as a listing after you create your first one. You may

create up to 5 Fantasy decks – using existing cards. (Each deck is assigned a number – 1 through

5.) Here’s how:

Press SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select one of the sub-menus. Then press ENTER.

A new sub-menu screen will list all of the cards available. See below for examples:

Cards are numbered and may be viewed as previously described.

Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up and down to move through the list.

When you select a card you want to use in a Fantasy deck, press a number button (1 through 5)

that represents the Fantasy deck to which you want to assign the card.

Example: To add card D2 017 to Fantasy deck 1, select that card and press the number 1

key. Each time you press the appropriate number key, the highlighted card will be added to that

Fantasy deck. You can add multiples of the same card.

The screen will then ask you to confirm the selection. Press “Y” for yes or “N” for no.

Press QUIT to move back to previous menus.

To review your Fantasy deck(s), return to the DECKS sub-menu, select FANTASY DECKS, and

press ENTER.

You will see 5 Fantasy decks listed. Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up and down to select the

deck you want to see. Then press ENTER. The screen will display the Fantasy deck number, how

many cards are in the entire deck, name, a list of the cards, and how many of each are in the

Fantasy deck. See screen example below.

Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select NAME. Then press ENTER. A new screen

will appear for you to type in a name (up to 31 characters) for the deck. Then press ENTER.

Press QUIT to move back to previous menus.

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SORTING CARDS and DECKS

Cards and decks are sorted as previously described.

ANALYZING FANTASY DECKS

Use this function to analyze a Fantasy deck that you have created. A complete deck needs 40 or

more cards. However, you may still analyze a deck that is less than 40 cards.

1. Return to the DECKS sub-menu, press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select

FANTASY DECKS, and press ENTER.

2. Press the SCREEN SCROLL up or down to select the Fantasy deck number you wish to

analyze. Then press ENTER. Then press ANALYZE to go to the Analyze Options screen

shown below.

Press the SCREEN SCROLL PAD up or down to select the option you want. Then press ENTER

to start the Analyze feature.

ANALYZE OPTIONS: Each option chosen is represented with a graphic chart or table chart. You

may select either chart format by pressing the @ or / (back slash) button. The DEX defaults to the

graphics chart.

Press QUIT to move back to previous menus.

Here is how each “Analyze” option works:

Card Type: When this option is selected, the DEX lists how many Creatures and Spell cards you

have in the Fantasy deck selected. (Evolution Creatures Card counts as Creatures Card.)

Following are examples of the “Card Type” screens.

Part of each card title also appears on the screen

Graphics Chart

Table Chart

Civilization: When this option is selected, the DEX lists how many cards are in each of the 5

Civilizations of the deck you selected.

Following are examples of the “Civilization” screens.

Graphics Chart

Table Chart

In the table chart,

the exact number of

each type of card is

shown.

In the graphic chart,

bars illustrate that

there are 30 Creature

cards and fewer Spell

cards in this deck.

In the graphics chart,

bars illustrate that

there are 45 Light

cards and fewer of

the other civilization

cards in this deck.

In the table chart,

the exact number of

each type of card is

shown.

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Duplicated Cards: When this option is selected, the DEX lists how many single cards, duplicates,

triplicates, etc. you have in a deck.

Following are examples of the “Duplicated Cards” screens.

Graphics Chart

Table Chart

Power Points: When this option is selected, the DEX counts and sorts the cards based on their

Power Point value. Power Points range from 0 to 11,000+.

Note: The charts round-off power point totals in 1000-point increments. If a card has a power

point of 2500, it will be listed in the 2000 list.

Following are examples of the “Power Point” screens.

Graphics Chart

Table Chart

Casting Cost: When this option is selected, the DEX counts and sorts the cards by the Casting

Cost located in the upper left hand corner of the card. The Casting Costs range from “1 to 8+”.

Following are examples of the “Casting Cost” screens.

Graphics Chart

Table Chart

In the graphics chart.

bars illustrate that

there are 45 single

cards, and fewer

duplicates, triplicates,

etc. in this deck.

In the table chart,

the exact number of

each type of card is

shown.

In the graphics chart,

bars illustrate that

there are 30 cards with

a power of 0 points.

There are fewer with

1,000, 2,000, 3,000

etc. points. Press the

SCREEN SCROLL

PAD to the right

and left to view the

entire chart.

In the table chart, the

number of cards with

each Power Point

amount is shown.

In the graphics chart, bars

illustrate that there are

30 cards with a Casting

Cost of 4. There are

fewer cards with higher

Casting Costs. Press the

SCREEN SCROLL PAD

to the right and left to view

the entire chart.

In the table chart, the

number of cards with

each Casting Cost is

shown.

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