Excalibur 468 User manual

Model No. 468
Modèle n° 468
Golf Master
Operating Manual
Manuel de l’utilsateur

Congratulations on your purchase of the Golf
Master. Thanks to the team at Excalibur
Electronics, Inc., you now hold electronic golf
scoring, tips, rules, etiquette, and even jokes right in the
palm of your hand.
Be sure to use the Golf Master safely. Before starting,
please read this manual thoroughly, especially noting safe-
ty, care, and battery information. Keep this manual for ref-
erence.
The legendary King Arthur bran-
dished 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, some-
times our patented technology may
make it seem as if we could. The
Golf Master is another unmatched
innovation of Excalibur Electronics.
We make you think.
The Golf Master may lock up due to static discharge. If this
should happen, use a thin, pointed object to press the button
marked "RESET" on the front of the unit.
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Installing Batteries
The Golf Master requires one 3V
Lithium CR2032 battery, included.
Find the circular battery compartment
on the back of the unit. Fit a coin,
such as a quarter or nickel, into the
slot on the battery cover and swivel
the cover until the arrow points to
OPEN. Remove the battery compart-
ment lid by gently tapping the Golf
Master onto your opposite palm (with
the back of the unit facing your palm)
until the battery cover falls off. Install
the battery, making sure to match
polarity (+) with the diagram outside
the battery compartment. Replace the
battery compartment lid and use the
coin to move the arrow to the
CLOSED position. If the scrolling
copyright screen does not appear,
press the RESET button using a thin,
pointed object. Please see additional
Battery Information on page 14.
Enjoy four convenient options for carrying the Golf Master on and off
the links:
1. Place in shirt or jacket pocket.
2. Place in the Leather Name Tag Holder (included) and slip its belt
through slots at the top of the holder, securing it to your golf bag or
cart, with your name tag or business card facing outward. Flip the
holder upward and use the Golf Master through the protective plas-
tic.
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver (included), attach the Golf Master’s
clip to the top of the unit (see diagram below) and attach the clip to
your golf bag or to belt. (If Golf Master is attached to a belt, the
user must operate it while looking at it upside down.)
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver (included), attach the Golf Master’s
clip to the bottom of the unit (see diagram below) and attach the
clip to your belt. Flip the unit up and operate Golf Master right side up.
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ON/OFF:Press this button to
turn the Golf Master on and off.
When turned off and on, the com-
puter will revert to the last screen
used, unless the power source has
been interrupted (for example,
when changing batteries).
Note: The user can program
information such as names and
courses into the Golf Master.
However, when the battery is fully
depleted, the saved information
will be lost. When the battery
indicator on the top left of the
LCD illuminates (the icon of a
battery 1/3 black), turn the unit
off and change the batteries with-
in 30 seconds. This process
should prevent saved information
from being lost.
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Functions of Buttons
Layout of the Golf Master
PREV/SCORE
P4
RESET
P3
HOLE
ON/OFF
ENTER/SPECIAL
▲
UPBUTTON
HOME
LCD
DISPLAY
P1
P2
▼
DOWN BUTTON
LOCK
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HOME : Press to return to the
menu.
ENTER (SPECIAL): Press this
button to select a highlighted
entry (> indicates the highlighted
choice). In SCORE CARD, press
ENTER/SPECIAL to view the
Special Game (either Bingo
Bango Bongo or Autowin) and to
access scoring for the game’s
achievements.
PREV/SCORE: Press this but-
ton to return to the previous
menu. In SCORE CARD, press
PREV/SCORE to view other than 18
hole totals.
▲:In any menu, press to
move upward through menu
choices (>indicates the highlight-
ed choice). When reading text that
fills more than one screen (a defi-
nition, joke, rule, etc.), press to
scroll upward. In SCORE CARD,
press this button to choose a hole,
or after selecting a player (P1-
P4), to increase the score.
▼:In any menu, press to
move downward through menu
choices (>indicates the highlight-
ed choice). When reading text that
fills more than one screen (a defi-
nition, joke, rule, etc.), press to
scroll down. An arrow pointed
downward at the top left of the
screen indicates there is more text
to follow. The arrow disappears
when the end of the text is
reached. In SCORE CARD, press
this button to choose a hole, or
after selecting a player, to
decrease the score.
HOLE: This button is used in
SCORE CARD only. Press it to
choose a hole number.
P1-P4 (PLAYER 1-PLAYER
4): In SCORE CARD, press one of
these buttons to select a player
(“1” stroke will automatically
register). Enter the player’s score
by pressing his or her button until
the number of strokes is reached,
or by pressing the ▲and ▼keys.
LOCK:Press the LOCK key.
“LOCKED” will appear at the bot-
tom of the screen while in SCORE
CARD. When the keys are locked,
any accidental or intentional
pushing of the buttons will be
ineffective. Press the LOCK key
once more to release the lock and
begin using the Golf Master once
again.
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After the batteries are installed,
a scrolling copyright screen
appears. Press any button to
access the menu:
Note: >indicates the highlight-
ed line. The icon indicates that
this is the menu. Press HOME at
any time to return to this menu.
Press ▲or ▼to scroll through
the menu choices. Press and hold
▲or ▼to scroll quickly. Press
ENTER to choose a category.
Features of the
Golf Master
The Golf Master does more for a
golfer than just keep score.
Equipped with memory for cours-
es, it notes par and handicaps for
each hole of each saved course.
In addition, the Golf Master keeps
time, offers suggestions for club
use, lists rules and etiquette, pro-
vides an extensive glossary, and
even supplies golf-related jokes
for additional entertainment. The
Golf Master is the perfect acces-
sory for the casual player or the
diehard golf devotee.
Score Card
The Golf Master keeps score
for up to four players. Along the
left of the SCORE CARD are the P
(Player), T (Total), and S
(Stroke) icons, indicating the dif-
ferent scoring displays.
Select SCORE CARD from the
menu. Press HOLE repeatedly to
choose a hole, or press HOLE and
then use ▲and ▼to select a hole
number. Press P1, P2, P3, or P4
to select a player and continue
pressing the button to increase
that player’s number of strokes, or
use ▲and ▼to increase or
decrease his or her strokes.
Scoring Special Games
The Golf Master also keeps
track of special games and their
respective scoring displays.
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Getting Started with
the Golf Master
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While in SCORE CARD, press
ENTER/SPECIAL to switch to the
Special Game.
When playing Bingo Bango
Bongo, press ▲and ▼to choose an
achievement:
1ST ON GREEN
CLOSE TO PIN
HOLE OUT 1ST
When playing Autowin, press
▲and ▼to choose an achieve-
ment:
GREEN CHIP IN
HOLE OUT SAND
STICK 150 YARDS
Press the button that correlates
to the player who accomplishes
the achievement (P1-P4). An “X”
will mark the point. To remove
the point, press the same key
again. Note: when playing Bingo
Bango Bongo, only one player
may be awarded each achieve-
ment, but a player may be award-
ed more than one achievement.
When playing Autowin, more
than one player may be awarded
an achievement, but if two or
more accomplish an achievement,
the hole is a push and there is no
winner. The total resolves any
ties.
The rules of these games are
provided in the Golf Master.
Access to the rules is discussed on
page 10.
Note: The default Special
Game is Bingo Bango Bongo,
meaning upon first activation of
the Golf Master, any time the
computer is reset, or any time the
battery is disconnected for more
than approximately thirty sec-
onds, Bingo Bango Bongo will be
the Special Game. To change the
Special Game to Autowin, select
SPECIAL GAMES from the
menu. See page 11 for a more de-
tailed description of how to
choose the default Special Game.
SHORTCUT:From any menu, press HOME and then
ENTER to return to the SCORE CARD.
SHORTCUT:From any menu, press HOME, ▼,
ENTER, and ENTER to clear scores.
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Other Scoring Displays
While in SCORE CARD, press
PREV/SCORE repeatedly to scroll
through the following score dis-
plays:
FRONT NINE
BACK NINE
MATCH PLAY
SKINS
BINGO BANGO BONGO
or
AUTOWIN
(whichever is the Special Game)
BEST BALL
Automatic Game Timer
The Golf Master automatically
keeps time for every game. When
SCORE CARD is selected, the timer
begins. Note that when the Golf
Master is turned off or automati-
cally times off (after 45 minutes
when no button has been
pressed), the elapsed time is not
updated. Turning the computer
back on will reactivate the timer,
unless the reset button has been
pushed or the battery has been
disconnected for more than
approximately 30 seconds.
Setup Scoring
Under the category SETUP
SCORING are options to edit and
add players, courses, and scoring:
Select CLEAR SCORES to return
all scores to zero and clear the
game timer (which begins to run
as soon as SCORE CARD is select-
ed).
Choose SELECT PLAYER to enter
and edit player names from the
following menu:
Begin entering names into the
Golf Master by selecting NEW
NAME, which brings up the fol-
lowing:
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Press P1 to select the first letter
of the player’s name or initials for
modification. Press ▲ and ▼
until the desired letter/number
appears (the list includes A-Z, 0-9
and a space). Press P2 to select
the second position and P3 to
select the third position for modi-
fication. Finally, press ENTER to
register your modified name onto
the list of names. Warning:
Pressing the HOME key while enter-
ing names returns the computer
directly to the menu and any
name entered will be lost and
replaced by three periods (. . .).
Note: maximum of 16 names
(including the names P1-P4, which
can be changed using EDIT NAMES)
may be entered.
Select EDIT NAMES to change or
replace existing names in the same
way as creating a new name. As
with NEW NAME, pressing HOME will
result in lost entries.
To select a name for a player,
choose SELECT PLAYER. Choose
PLAYER 1, PLAYER 2, PLAYER 3,
or PLAYER 4and scroll through
the names. Press ENTER to assign
a name to the player. Selecting “ _
_ _ ” deselects the player and that
player will not appear on the
SCORE CARD. Repeat the process
for as many players that are in the
game.
SELECT COURSE _ _ _ _ to
recall the list of saved courses.
This menu recalls the list of saved
courses, including the par and
handicap for each hole of each
saved course. If there are no
courses saved, choosing this
option will flash the message “NO
COURSES.” To save courses,
choose the following option,
titled SETUP COURSE. If there are
courses saved, a list of saved
courses will appear, beginning
with “ _ _ _ _ .” To select a course,
scroll through the courses and
press ENTER. The saved par and
handicap information will now
appear in your SCORE CARD. To
deselect a course and have no
saved information on par and
handicap when using the SCORE
CARD, select “ _ _ _ _ .”
Select SETUP COURSE to display
the menu. This option allows the
user to save courses in the Golf
Master. Choosing this option dis-
plays the menu:
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Choose NEW COURSE to bring
up the following:
Press P1 to select the first letter
of a course’s name for modifica-
tion. Press ▲ and ▼until the
desired letter/number appear (the
list includes A-Z, 0-9 and a space).
Press P2 to select the second
position, P3 to select the third
position, and P4 to select the
fourth position for modification.
Finally press ENTER to register
your modified course name onto
the list of course names.
Warning: Pressing the HOME key
while entering a course name
returns the computer directly to
the menu and any name
entered will be lost and replaced
by three periods (. . . ).
Note: Amaximum of 4 courses may
be entered.
EDIT COURSE displays the list of
saved courses and allows for the
entry and editing of the following
information:
If there are no courses saved,
choosing EDIT COURSE will result
in the message “NO COURSES.” If
there is only one course saved, the
menu of PAR, HANDICAP, and
NAME is automatically displayed.
If there is more than one course
saved, a list of course names is
automatically displayed. Choos-
ing a course results in the menu
PAR, HANDICAP, and NAME.
Selecting PAR displays the following:
Press the HOLE button to select
a hole number. Use ▲and ▼to
select par for the hole.
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