Mattel Mindflex User manual

Requires 4 ‘C’ alkaline batteries for console
and 3 ‘AAA’ alkaline batteries for headset
(Not Included).
P2639
Game
www.mindflexgames.com
IMPORTANT: Please read the entire Quick
Start section before playing any games.

1
CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview ......................2
Components List ...............2
Product Diagrams ..............3
Quick Start.....................5
Battery Installation.............5
Putting on the Headset ..........6
Turning on the Console ..........7
Controlling the Ball.............8
Concentration Tips .............8
Obstacles .....................11
Obstacle Difficulty Levels ........11
Ring Towers .................12
Maze Cages..................13
Funnel .....................15
Cannon ....................16
Teeter-Totter.................17
Propeller Wheel ..............19
Building a Course .............20
The Games ....................21
The Game Menu ..............21
Freestyle ...................23
Mental Marathon™ ............24
Danger Zone.................26
Chase the Lights ..............28
Thoughtshot™ ...............30
Troubleshooting ................32
Connection Problems...........32
Problems Controlling the Ball.....33
Status Light Reference Chart .....34
Chase the Lights

HANDLE FOAM BALLS WITH CARE.
Do not press, crush or squeeze the foam balls,
or you may damage their ability to levitate.
Keep them safe by storing them in the
compartment on the underside of the console.
(see page 3).
2
OVERVIEW
GET READY TO CONTROL THE ACTION AS YOU NEVER HAVE BEFORE –
WITH THE POWER OF YOUR MIND!
Just put on the Mindflex™ headset and your own brainwaves will move a ball up and down
on a cushion of air. Concentrate and the ball will rise, relax and it will descend –
it’s literally mind over matter!
THE OBJECT IS SIMPLE.
Race through a mind-bending obstacle course as quickly as you can.
The player with the fastest time wins!
THE CHALLENGES ARE ENDLESS!
Ready to flex your mental muscles? Then get your brain in the game
with Mindflex™!
OVERVIEW COMPONENTS
Mindflex™ comes with the
following components:
1 Game Console
1 Headset
4 Balls
3 Ring Towers
5 Rings
2 Maze Cages
2 Wall Panels
4 Shelf Panels
1 Funnel (3 pieces)
1 Cannon (3 pieces)
1 Teeter-Totter
1 Propeller Wheel

THE CONSOLE
3
OVERVIEW
1. Fan Nozzle
2. Calibration Point
3. Start Spaces
4. Control Knob
5. Select Button
6. Enter Button
7. Sensor LEDs
8. On/Off Switch (side)
9. Status Light
(refer to chart in
Troubleshooting section)
10. Foam Ball Storage
Compartment (Bottom)
11. Battery Compartment
(Bottom)
1
2
3
3
4
9
10
11
8
6
5
7Bottom of Console

4
OVERVIEW
1. Forehead Sensor
2. Ear Clips
3. On/Off Switch
4. Power Light
5. Adjustable Buckle
THE HEADSET
1
3
4 5
1
22 2

5
QUICK START
BATTERY INSTALLATION
CONSOLE
1. Open battery cover with Phillips head screwdriver (not included).
2. Insert 4 ‘C’ alkaline batteries as shown.
3. Replace battery cover and tighten the screws.
For best performance, use only alkaline batteries. When the console’s status light begins to blink GREEN,
its batteries are low. Replace console batteries when console lights dim, sound becomes distorted or ball
can no longer achieve a maximum height of 5 inches when all 5 sensor LEDs are lit.
HEADSET
1. Open battery cover with Phillips head screwdriver (not included).
2. Insert 3 ‘AAA’ alkaline batteries as shown.
3. Replace battery cover and tighten the screw.
When the console’s status light or the headset’s power light blinks RED, the headset batteries
are running low.
Refer to the Troubleshooting section for descriptions of all status messages.

6
QUICK START
PUTTING ON HEADSET
1. Put on the headset as shown. Make sure the forehead sensor located
under the Mindflex™ logo is positioned above your left eye, flat
against your forehead, with no hair between your skin and the sensor.
2. If the headset does not fit comfortably against your forehead,
use the buckle on the back of the headset to adjust for a snug fit.
3. Attach the ear clips to each ear lobe
so the metal sensors are flat against
your skin.
4. While sitting as still as you can, turn
on the headset – the headset’s red
Power Light will come on.
Helpful Hints
1. Before putting on the
headset, be sure to
remove hats, ponytails,
hairclips or anything
else that might get
in the way, and
brush the hair from
your forehead.
2. Before attaching
the ear clips,
remove earrings.
3. Periodically clean the
forehead and ear clip
sensors with a cloth or
paper towel moistened
in warm, soapy water.
Ear Clips
Power Light
On/Off Switch
Forehead Sensor
On
Off

QUICK START
TURNING ON CONSOLE
Connection Problems
Whenever the headset fails
to read your brainwaves,
the console will say,
“Check headset sensors.”
If this happens during a
game, the game timer will
pause until the signal is
restored. Refer to
the TROUBLESHOOTING
section for tips on
connection problems.
Control Knob
On
Off
Fan Nozzle
Start Spaces
Select Button
Enter Button
Sensor LEDs
7
1. Move the fan nozzle to either start space by turning the control
knob – the start spaces are marked with arrows. Place a ball above
the fan nozzle.
2. Turn on the console.
3. When the console says “Select Game,” press the SELECT button
(white) until you hear “Freestyle.”
4. Press the ENTER button (gray) to
confirm your choice of “Freestyle.”
5. It may take a few seconds for the
console to communicate with the
headset. Just remain still until
it does so. Once a connection is
established, the console will beep
and tell the player, “Begin.”

QUICK START
8
Tips for Increasing
Concentration
•Relaxyourface–trynot
to move any muscles in
your face.
•Stareattheball.
Concentrate all of your
attention on it.
•Picturetheballrising.
•Focusyourattentionon
the exact spot you want
to see it reach.
•Imaginepushingtheball
up with your mind.
•Domathproblemsinyour
head.
•Thinkthesamethought
over and over.
Everyone is different, so
find out what works best
for you!
CONTROLLING THE BALL
The time has come to put your brainpower to the test! Try each of the practice exercises below to
familiarize yourself with controlling the ball. Do not put any obstacles on the console yet.
The sensor LEDs (5 lights) on the face of the console will display your level of concentration.
RAISING THE BALL (HIGH CONCENTRATION)
The higher your concentration, the higher the ball will float –
up to a height of approximately 5 inches.
Exercise #1: Raise the ball as high as you can and try to hold it
there for three seconds.
High Concentration
Low Concentration
Sensor LEDs

QUICK START
LOWERING THE BALL (LOW CONCENTRATION)
By relaxing your concentration, the ball will descend.
Exercise #2: Lower the ball. Try to hold the ball in place for three seconds.
Exercise #3: Raise and lower the ball three times in a row.
Tips for Lowering
Concentration
•Trytoclearyourmind.
•Relaxyourbody.
•Takedeepbreaths.
•Closeyoureyesfora
moment then open them
and look at different parts
of the console without
focusing on anything.
•Thinkaboutsleeping.
•Thinkaboutapeaceful,
relaxing place.
Again, discover what
techniques work best
for you!
9

MOVING THE BALL RIGHT OR LEFT (CONTROL KNOB)
To move the ball – and the fan nozzle – right or left around the console, turn the control knob.
Turning it clockwise will move the fan in a counter-clockwise direction, and turning it counter-
clockwise will move the fan in a clockwise direction.
Exercise #4: Concentrate until the ball is floating as high as you can get it. Turn the control knob
and move the ball all the way around the console, trying to keep the ball at the same height.
Exercise #5: Once you reach the end, relax your thoughts until the ball is floating as low as you
can get it. Now turn the control knob in the opposite direction and move the ball back the other
way, maintaining the low height of the ball.
Exercise #6: Press ENTER to end the game.
Congratulations! By completing this Quick Start you have begun
to master the power of your mind! Now it’s time to tackle the obstacles!
10
QUICK START
Turn control knob clockwise to move
fan counter-clockwise
Turn control knob counter-clockwise
to move fan clockwise

OBSTACLES
It takes serious mental focus to navigate the ball around the Mindflex™ course. Each obstacle you face
along the way will provide a unique “mental block” to challenge your concentration skills.
You will find that some obstacles are more challenging than others. When building your obstacle course,
you may want to start with the easier obstacles first.
11
OBSTACLES
Difficulty of
Obstacles
Easy
Ring Towers
Maze Cages
Medium
Funnel
Cannon
Hard
Teeter-Totter
Propeller Wheel

12
OBSTACLES
RING TOWERS
Each ring tower has 5 sockets. Customize the towers by
inserting rings into the sockets at whatever angle you want.
Plug the ring towers into the console, making sure the rings
point toward the center of the console.
The following diagrams show how to navigate the ball through
several different ring tower set-ups:
A
A
B
B

1 2
13
OBSTACLES
MAZE CAGES
Notches in each maze cage allow you to add both an upper shelf panel and a lower shelf panel. You
can identify an upper shelf panel by its crosspiece. Lower shelf panels have no crosspiece.
To add a shelf panel to a maze cage, insert the pins on one side of a shelf into the notches on one
side of a cage (make sure you use an upper shelf panel for the upper notches and a lower shelf
panel for the lower notches). Tilt the shelf down until the pins on the other side of the shelf snap
into the notches on the opposite side of the cage.
Slide wall panels into their tracks from the bottom of the
maze cages.
Plug maze cages into the console with their widest side
positioned along the outer edge of the console – you can
identify the wide side of a cage by its open corners.
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
1
2
Upper Shelf Panel (2) Lower Shelf Panel (2)
Wall Panel (2)

14
OBSTACLES
When both shelves are in position, you can slide a wall
panel into one of four positions to block different paths
through a cage.
REMEMBER: You do not need to use all the pieces when building
your maze cages. Just make sure you always create a path that
allows a ball to pass in one side of the cage and out the other.
SAMPLE MAZE CAGE CONFIGURATIONS
To get started, try building the following maze cage.
For a greater challenge, you can place the two cages next to
each other, with the entrance of the first cage at the bottom,
and the exit from the second cage at the top.
See what other combinations you can come up with!
D
F
F
E
E
G
G
Open corners

15
OBSTACLES
FUNNEL
Snap the two halves of the funnel together. Next, line up the tabs in the funnel with the slots in
the funnel base then plug the funnel into the base.
Attach the funnel to the console so the funnel opening points toward the center of the console.
Navigate this obstacle by traveling through the holes in the side of the funnel – but be careful!
If the ball floats too high, the funnel will spit it out!
You can also use the base as a stand-alone obstacle.
A
B
B
C
C
A
Tabs
Slots

16
OBSTACLES
CANNON
Line up the notches in the barrel with the tabs in the elbow and plug
them together. Next, plug the elbow into the cannon base. The elbow will
rotate freely within the base, allowing you to aim the cannon as desired.
Attach the assembled cannon to the console.
Use the cannon with the funnel obstacle. For best performance, position
them directly across the console from each other.
Move the ball through the holes in the cannon base then concentrate to
launch the ball into the funnel!
Adjust the angle of the cannon until you find what works best for you.
Experiment with moving the funnel to different positions around the
console. Simply adjust the angle of the cannon so it points into the
funnel then see how many baskets you can make!
For a Greater
Challenge
You can use the cannon
as a stand-alone obstacle.
Try to navigate through
its base without getting
shot out.
Cannon base
has no tabs
Barrel
Elbow

17
OBSTACLES
TEETER-TOTTER
Plug the teeter-totter into the console so that it follows the curve of the console.
Maneuver the ball above the hole on one side of the teeter-totter then relax your concentration
to lower the ball.
Once the ball rolls to the other end of the teeter-totter, move the fan nozzle beneath it.
Concentrate to raise the ball out of the teeter-totter and
proceed on your way.
A
A
B
B
C
C

18
OBSTACLES
IMPORTANT: The teeter-totter is the only obstacle that can be placed above
the calibration point.
The calibration point blocks the flow of air from the fan so the ball cannot float above it. However,
by placing the teeter-totter here, you create a bridge that will allow you to travel back and forth
over this point in either direction.
Callibration Point

Plug both pegs of the propeller wheel into the console. Air from the fan will cause the propeller
wheel to spin in a counter-clockwise direction.
To pass this obstacle, lower the ball onto one of the four loops. Use the fan to gently spin the
propeller wheel until you move the ball to the other side of the obstacle. Be careful – if you spin it
too fast, you’ll knock the ball off! Once the ball is on the other side, levitate the ball from its loop
and continue on your way.
IMPORTANT: THIS IS A ONE-WAY OBSTACLE!
Because the propeller wheel only spins in one direction, it will only allow you to travel in one
direction around the course. Depending on the obstacle’s position, you will either be able to travel
in a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction around the console.
When the propeller wheel is attached to the console, just check the arrow painted on its top – it
points in the direction the ball must travel to pass the obstacle.
19
OBSTACLES
PROPELLER WHEEL
Counter-clockwise Path
Clockwise Path
Direction Arrow
A
A B
B