Excalibur 414-2 User manual

Model No. 414-2
OPERATING MANUAL
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Bar
Bar Master Master Deluxe Deluxe
Excalibur
Electronics

Congratulations on your purchase of Excalibur
Electronics’ Bar Master Deluxe! Bar Master
Deluxe will show you everything you need to know
to mix the perfect drink. You’ll know instantly how to
choose the right cocktail to go with a special occasion, how
to prepare a drink precisely—even which glass to choose!
Be sure, whenever you drink, to drink responsibly—and
never drink and drive!
Bar Master Deluxe is easy to use, but be sure to use it safe-
ly. Before starting, please read this manual thoroughly,
especially noting safety, care and battery information. Keep
this manual for reference.
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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. Bar Master Deluxe is another
unmatched innovation of Excalibur
Electronics.
We make you think.
Your Bar Master Deluxe requires
two AAA batteries, not included.
To install the batteries, carefully
turn Bar Master Deluxe over so
that the unit is face-down on a
soft surface. Find the two battery
compartments on the back of the
unit. Use your thumb to lift off
each battery compartment lid.
Install the batteries, making sure
to match polarity (+ and -). Place
the tabs of each battery compart-
ment lid in its slot and close the
compartment doors.
Installing the Batteries
Layout of Bar Master Deluxe
DISPLAY
(LCD)
ON/OFF
button
RIGHT
button
DOWN
button
LEFT
button
ABC
button
UP
button
HOME
button
SAVE
button
ACL
(on back of unit)

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Functions of Buttons
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ON/OFF:Press to turn the unit on
and off. When you turn the unit
on after it has been turned off with
the ON/OFF button, the screen
shown in the Layout of Bar
Master Deluxe on page 3 will be
displayed. Press any key to con-
tinue where you left off.
HOME: Press to return to the
Home menu screen.
SAVE:Press to save a drink in
memory or to delete a drink
already saved. This works only
when the user is viewing the
Unique Drink Menu screen.
ABC: Press this key to scroll
through a list quickly, jumping
from one alphabetical first letter
to the next. The ABC function will
work only on long lists. The
direction the ABC button uses will
correspond to the last direction
button (up or down) most recent-
ly used.
UP: Press this cursor to scroll up
while in menu mode or to page up
in reading mode.
DOWN: Press this cursor to scroll
down while in menu mode or to
page down in reading mode.
LEFT: Press this cursor to return to
the previous screen.
RIGHT: Press this cursor to select
a menu item or to go to the next
screen.
ACL (All Clear): If your Bar
Master Deluxe locks up or mal-
functions, use a ballpoint pen to
press ACL located on the back of
the unit. Also press ACL after
inserting new batteries.
After you insert two AAA batter-
ies into the unit, a voice will wel-
come you to the Bar Master
Deluxe. If you don’t hear the
voice, please use a thin, pointed
object to press the ACL button that
is located on the back of the unit.
A copyright screen will then be
displayed. Press any key and
“BAR MASTER DELUXE” will
flash and then the Home menu
screen will be displayed. (A
Home icon appears in the upper
right hand corner of the display
when you are on the Home menu
screen.) You can return to this
menu at any time by pressing the
HOME button.
All the screens are displayed five
lines at a time, and up to 10 char-
acters can be shown on each line.
(Go to the Compressed Text
information in the Setup section
on page 12 to see how you can
view 16 characters on a line.) If
the line contains more than 10
characters, highlighting the line
by moving to it with your cursor
will cause the text to scroll from
right to left and show all the text
on the line.
The Home menu screen offers
you the choices shown below:
DRINKS
SAVED [XX]
BAR BASICS
BAR JOKES
TOASTS
GLOSSARY
BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL
CALCULATOR
SETUP
Remember, you can see only the
first five choices until you scroll
through the list using the UP and
DOWN buttons. As you scroll, the
line you are on will be highlight-
ed and mark your position in the
list. An arrow at the right side of a
line means that the RIGHT button
may be used to view more infor-
mation. After scrolling to the
desired item, simply press the
RIGHT button to confirm your
choice.
Drinks
You can find out everything you
want to know about popular
drinks—from an A.J. to a
Zombie! You can find a drink
either by name or by selecting
among six other options. When
you are accessing drinks by liquor
Using Your Bar Master Deluxe
Bar Master Deluxe may lock up due to static
discharge or other electrical disturbances.
If this should happen, use a slim,
pointed object to press the ACL button
on the back of the unit.

name or mixer, the computer must
search through all the drink ingre-
dients. Because this can some-
times take a while, a Sandtimer
icon will appear on the right side
of the display to let you know that
this search is in progress. When
accessing drinks by name, some
names will be followed by a “++”
symbol. This means that there is a
further submenu of named drinks
that all have the same first word
in their name.
Another impressive feature of the
Bar Master Deluxe is that most
drink ingredients can also be
found in the “GLOSSARY” sec-
tion. This way you can learn more
about the makeup and history of
the ingredients.
On the Home menu screen, use
the UP and DOWN buttons to high-
light “DRINKS” and press the
RIGHT button. The following new
screen is displayed. (Note: If
longer than 10 characters, an item
will scroll from left to right when
highlighted.)
The Drinks menu screen offers
you the choices shown below:
BY NAME
CLASSIC CATEGORY
SPECIAL CATEGORY
LIQUOR NAME
ALCOHOL (NO,LOW)
MIXER
GLASS TYPE
Remember, you can see only the
first five choices until you scroll
through the list using the UP and
DOWN buttons. As you scroll, the
line you are on will be highlight-
ed and mark your position in the
list. An arrow at the right side of a
line means that the RIGHT button
may be used to view more infor-
mation.
Finding Drinks by Name
Step 1. From the Drinks menu
screen, highlight “BY NAME”
and press the RIGHT button. All of
Bar Master Deluxe’s 1000 drinks
will be listed in alphabetical
order.
Step 2. If you’d like to scroll
alphabetically by first letter
through the names, first press the
ABC button. (See Using the ABC
Button, Page 13.) Then continue
to press ABC to move alphabeti-
cally by first letter through the
index. The direction the ABC but-
ton uses will correspond to the
last direction button (up or down)
most recently used.
When you reach the first letter of
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the drink you wish to find, resume
using the UP or DOWN keys to
scroll through the drinks one at a
time. As you scroll, the line you
are on will be highlighted and
mark your position in the list. An
arrow at the right side of a line
means that the RIGHT button may
be used to view more informa-
tion. When the drink you want to
see is highlighted, press the
RIGHT button.
Step 3. After you have selected
your drink, you will see the choic-
es shown below (listings with no
data will not display):
(DRINK NAME)
INGREDIENT
TECHNIQUE
GLASS TYPE
NOTE
TRICK
MAKES
NON-ALCOHOLIC
VERSION
Remember, you can see only the
first five lines until you scroll
through the choices using the UP
and DOWN buttons. As you scroll,
the line you are on will be high-
lighted and mark your position in
the list. An arrow at the right side
of a line means that the RIGHT
button may be used to view more
information.
Step 4. Highlighting one of these
categories and pressing the RIGHT
button will reveal information
about the drink. After choosing a
category, you can return to the
above screen by pressing the LEFT
button.
Note: The Technique menu screen
shows one or more steps to fol-
low. (Some Technique lines have
sound effects associated with
them, such as pouring, blending
or stirring. You will hear the
sound effect when the top
Technique line is selected with
the RIGHT button.) If you want,
you may use the right arrow to
view the entire technique in pages
of screen text. You may then use
the UP and DOWN buttons to page
through the text. The paged text
will then start with the step that
was chosen with the RIGHT but-
ton.
Finding Drinks by Classic
Category
Step 1. From the Drinks menu
screen, highlight “CLASSIC
CATEGORY” and press the
RIGHT button.
Step 2. If you’d like to scroll
alphabetically by first letter
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through the categories, first press
the ABC button. (See Using the
ABC Button, Page 13.) Then con-
tinue to press ABC to move alpha-
betically by first letter through the
index. The direction the ABC but-
ton uses will correspond to the
last direction button (up or down)
most recently used.
When you reach the first letter of
the category you wish to find,
resume using the UP or DOWN
keys to scroll through the cate-
gories one at a time. As you
scroll, the line you are on will be
highlighted and mark your posi-
tion in the list. An arrow at the
right side of a line means that the
RIGHT button may be used to view
more information. When the cate-
gory you want to see is highlight-
ed, press the RIGHT button.
Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding
Drinks by Name to continue.
Finding Drinks by Special
Category
Step 1. From the Drinks menu
screen, highlight “SPECIAL
CATEGORY” and press the
RIGHT button.
Step 2. Use the UP or DOWN but-
tons to scroll through the cate-
gories one at a time. As you
scroll, the line you are on will be
highlighted and mark your posi-
tion in the list. An arrow at the
right side of a line means that the
RIGHT button may be used to view
more information. When the cate-
gory you want to see is highlight-
ed, press the RIGHT button.
Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding
Drinks by Name to continue.
Finding Drinks by
Liquor Name
Step 1. From the Drinks menu
screen, highlight “LIQUOR
NAME” and press the RIGHT but-
ton.
Step 2. If you’d like to scroll
alphabetically by first letter
through the categories, first press
the ABC button. (See Using the
ABC Button, Page 13.) Then con-
tinue to press ABC to move alpha-
betically by first letter through the
index. The direction the ABC but-
ton uses will correspond to the
last direction button (up or down)
most recently used.
When you reach the first letter of
the category you wish to find,
resume using the UP or DOWN
keys to scroll through the cate-
gories one at a time. As you
scroll, the line you are on will be
highlighted and mark your posi-
tion in the list. An arrow at the
right side of a line means that the
RIGHT button may be used to view
more information. When the cate-
gory you want to see is highlight-
ed, press the RIGHT button.
Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding
Drinks by Name to continue.
Finding Drinks by Alcohol
Step 1. From the Drinks menu
screen, highlight “ALCOHOL
(NO,LOW)” and press the RIGHT
button.
Step 2. Use the UP or DOWN but-
tons to scroll through the selec-
tions one at a time. As you scroll,
the line you are on will be high-
lighted and mark your position in
the list. An arrow at the right side
of a line means that the RIGHT
button may be used to view more
information. When the selection
you want to see is highlighted,
press the RIGHT button.
Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding
Drinks by Name to continue.
Finding Drinks by Mixer
Step 1. From the Drinks menu
screen, highlight “MIXER” and
press the RIGHT button.
Step 2. If you’d like to scroll
alphabetically by first letter
through the categories, first press
the ABC button. (See Using the
ABC Button, Page 13.) Then con-
tinue to press ABC to move alpha-
betically by first letter through the
index. The direction the ABC but-
ton uses will correspond to the
last direction button (up or down)
most recently used.
When you reach the first letter of
the category you wish to find,
resume using the UP or DOWN
keys to scroll through the cate-
gories one at a time. As you
scroll, the line you are on will be
highlighted and mark your posi-
tion in the list. An arrow at the
right side of a line means that the
RIGHT button may be used to view
more information. When the cate-
gory you want to see is highlight-
ed, press the RIGHT button.
Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding
Drinks by Name to continue.
Saving your Drink
The SAVE button is available only
when you are on a Unique Drink
Menu screen. This screen shows
the drink name at the top as a ban-
ner followed by the drink cate-
gories in a list (refer to Step 3 in
Finding Drinks by Name, for

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the display). When you are at this
screen, press the SAVE button to
save your drink in the computer’s
memory. A “+” icon will be dis-
played to show the drink has been
saved. You may save up to a max-
imum of 25 drinks. If you change
your mind, press the SAVE button
again while on this screen to
delete the drink you just saved
from memory. The “+” icon will
also be erased from the screen.
The number of drinks you have
saved will be displayed on the
Home menu screen under the
Saved category with the number
of drinks you have saved in
brackets (for example [01]). To
access your saved drinks, select
the Saved category with your cur-
sor and press the RIGHT button.
The individual drinks you have
saved will appear in alphabetical
order. Go through the list and
select the drink you would like to
see as described previously in the
manual.
Bar Basics
On the Home menu screen, use
the UP and DOWN buttons to high-
light “BAR BASICS” and press
the RIGHT button. The following
new screen is displayed. (Note: If
longer than 10 characters, an item
will scroll from left to right when
highlighted.)
The Bar Basics screen offers you
the choices shown below:
STOCKING A HOME BAR
EQUIPMENT
GLASSWARE
MEASUREMENTS
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
As you scroll, the line you are on
will be highlighted and mark your
position in the list. An arrow at
the right side of a line means that
the RIGHT button may be used to
view more information. Go
through the list and select the
information you would like to see
as described previously in the
manual.
Bar Jokes
On the Home menu screen, use
the UP and DOWN buttons to high-
light “BAR JOKES” and press
the RIGHT button. A number of
joke categories will be displayed.
After selecting a category, the
Joke screen will show one or
more of the lines that make up the
joke. Pressing the RIGHT button
will show the entire joke in pages
of screen text. You may then use
the UP and DOWN buttons to page
through the text. You may also
choose to view the joke from a
particular line from the Joke
screen by scrolling through the
lines and selecting it.
Toasts
On the Home menu screen, use
the UP and DOWN buttons to high-
light “TOASTS” and press the
RIGHT button. A number of toast
categories will be displayed. Go
through the list and select the
information you would like to
see.
Glossary
On the Home menu screen, use
the UP and DOWN buttons to high-
light “GLOSSARY” and press the
RIGHT button. Use the ABC button
if you need to quickly scroll
through the list, or else use the UP
and DOWN buttons. Remember,
you can see only the first five
lines until you scroll through the
choices using the UP and DOWN
buttons. As you scroll, the line
you are on will be highlighted and
mark your position in the list. An
arrow at the right side of a line
means that the RIGHT button may
be used to view more informa-
tion. Go through the list and select
the information you would like to
see.
Blood Alcohol
Level Calculator
NOTICE: THIS DEVICE IS FOR
ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT DESIGNED,
NOR SHOULD IT BE USED, TO
ACCURATELY MEASURE THE
LEVEL OF INTOXICATION.
CAUTION SHOULD ALWAYS
BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION,
TO ADHERE TO ALL LOCAL
SOBRIETY LAWS, AND
NEVER TO DRINK AND
DRIVE!
Step 1. On the Home menu
screen, use the UP and DOWN but-
tons to highlight “BLOOD
ALCOHOL LEVEL CALCULA-
TOR” and press the RIGHT button.
Step 2. You will be presented
with the warning message given
at the beginning of this section.
Use the DOWN button to read this
warning carefully.
Step 3. When you finish reading
the warning, press DOWN again,
and a list of weights from 100
pounds to 240 pounds will be dis-
played. Use the UP and DOWN but-
tons to highlight your weight and
press the RIGHT button.

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Step 4. The display will give you
information regarding what con-
stitutes one drink. Use the DOWN
button to scroll to the end of this
information, and then a list of the
number of drinks will be dis-
played. Use the UP and DOWN but-
tons to highlight the number of
drinks for which you want to find
out the blood alcohol level for
your weight. Press the RIGHT but-
ton.
Step 5. The estimated blood alco-
hol level will be displayed as a
percentage. Press the LEFT button
to return to the number of drinks
to recalculate a different blood
alcohol percentage.
Setup
On the Home menu screen, use
the UP and DOWN buttons to high-
light “SETUP” and press the
RIGHT button.
Selecting Sound or Sound Effects
will allow you to turn on or off
these options. Selecting Scroll
Speed or Contrast will allow you
to change these settings to one of
eight levels. To change any of
these options, simply highlight
the desired setting and press
either the LEFT or HOME button to
confirm your choice.
Compressed Text is one of Bar
Master Deluxe’s major features.
This feature allows you to view
16 characters of text on a line
compared to the uncompressed 10
characters of text on a line.
When the unit is first turned on,
Compressed Text has a default
setting of off. To see exactly what
this feature can do for you, press
the HOME button and then high-
light “GLOSSARY.” Select it by
pressing the RIGHT button.
Highlight “ALE” from the next
menu and then select it. The dis-
play for “ALE” is shown below.
Next, press the HOME button and
then scroll down so you can
highlight and select “SETUP.”
The Compressed Text choice is
highlighted, so press the RIGHT
button. Highlight the “ON”
selection and then press the
HOME button. Repeat the instruc-
tions given above for selecting
“ALE” in the Glossary section.
The display for “ALE” is shown
below.
Using the ABC Button
If you’d like to jump through an
alphabetical list quickly by first
letter, press the ABC button. The
ABC function will work only on
long lists. If you try to use the ABC
button on a short list, a warning
“Beep” will sound. The direction
the ABC button uses will corre-
spond to the last direction button
(up or down) most recently used.
Then use the ABC button to pro-
ceed through the list by alphabet-
ical first letter—A, B, C, etc.
(Note that the list begins again
with the letter “A” after you have
scrolled through the “Z” listings.
You can also scroll backward
through the alphabet, from “Z”to
“A.”)
When you reach the desired initial
letter, press the UP or DOWN but-
tons to scroll one line at a time, or
hold either of these keys down to
scroll quickly. Press the RIGHT
button to confirm your choice.
Choosing the
Right Glass
A picture of the glass that is
appropriate for serving the drink
you have selected is shown while
you are in the Glassware subsec-
tion of Bar Basics and the Glass
Type subsection of the Drinks
section. Use the UP or DOWN but-
tons to cycle through the different
glasses. The picture screen shows
the right arrow symbol, indicating
that it may be pressed to view
more information about that par-
ticular glass.
Auto Power Off
If no key is pressed for four min-
utes, the unit will automatically
turn off in order to spare your bat-
teries. Simply press ON/OFF and
your Bar Master Deluxe will
return to the point where it was
before it turned off.

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EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS,
INC., warrants to the original con-
sumer that its products are free from
any electrical or mechanical defects
for a period of 90 DAYS from the
date of purchase. If any such defect is
discovered within the warranty peri-
od, EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS,
INC., will repair or replace the unit
free of charge upon receipt of the
unit, shipped postage prepaid and
insured to the factory address shown
at right.
The warranty covers normal con-
sumer use and does not cover damage
that occurs in shipment or failure that
results from alterations, accident,
misuse, abuse, neglect, wear and tear,
inadequate maintenance, commercial
use, or unreasonable use of the unit.
Removal of the top panel voids all
warranties. This warranty does not
cover cost of repairs made or attempt-
ed outside of the factory.
Any applicable implied warranties,
including warranties of merchantabil-
ity and fitness, are hereby limited to
90 DAYS from the date of purchase.
Consequential or incidental damages
resulting from a breach of any appli-
cable express or implied warranties
are hereby excluded. Some states do
not allow limitations on the duration
of implied warranties and do not
allow exclusion of incidental or con-
sequential damages, so the above lim-
itations and exclusions in these
instances may not apply.
The only authorized service center in
the United States is:
Excalibur Electronics, Inc.
13755 SW 119th Ave
Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.ExcaliburElectronics.com
Ship the unit carefully packed, prefer-
ably in the original carton, and send it
prepaid, and adequately insured.
Include a letter, detailing the com-
plaint and including your daytime
telephone number, inside the shipping
carton.
If your warranty has expired and you
want an estimated fee for service,
write to the above address, specifying
the model and the problem.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND
YOUR UNIT WITHOUT
RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR
SERVICING. WE CANNOT
STORE YOUR UNIT!
90-Day Limited Warranty
• Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping.
• Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures. For best results, use between the
temperatures of 39ºF and 100ºF (4º C and 38º C).
• Clean using only a slightly damp cloth. Do not use cleaners with chemical
agents.
Special Care & Handling
Battery Information
• Batteries should be installed and replaced only by an adult.
• Your Bar Master Deluxe uses 2 AAA batteries, not included.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmi-
um) batteries.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the unit.
• Do not short circuit battery terminals.
• Remove batteries and store them in a cool, dry place when not in use.
• To avoid explosion or leakage, do not dispose of batteries in a fire or attempt
to recharge alkaline or other non-rechargeable batteries.
Due to continuing improvements,
actual product may differ slightly
from the product described herein.
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If no button is pushed for four minutes,
your Bar Master Deluxe will switch
off to save your batteries.
Just push the ON/OFF button
to continue where you left off.

Excalibur Electronics, Inc.
13755 SW 119th Ave
Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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