Radica Games 74026 Video Game Console User Manual


 
Get off the couch and into the arena!
The roar of your engine barely drowns out the roar of the crowd! You hit
the gas and your truck springs to life, tearing onto the arena floor.
Cheers mix with the sounds of crunching metal as you smash into other
monster trucks. You’re number one and on top of the world! Play TV
Monster Truck not only puts you on top of the world but also behind the
wheel of your very own monster truck. Are you ready to tame this 1500
horsepower, metal-crunching machine?
SETTING UP
BATTERY INSTALLATION
On the bottom of the main unit, open the battery compartment and insert
four (4) C batteries as indicated inside the compartment (alkaline batter-
ies recommended). Replace the battery compartment door.
NOTE: Batteries in the Main Unit should give you about 8 hours of game
play (if alkaline batteries are used). The game will not operate normally
when the batteries begin to run low. The screen may be blurred and
resetting the game may not work. Be sure to install fresh batteries. There
is also no memory function. All game data will be erased when the bat-
teries are replaced.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN INSTALLING BAT-
TERIES.
TV CONNECTION
NOTE: To connect Play TV Monster Truck directly to a TV, the TV must
be equipped with audio and video input jacks. They are commonly found
on the front of the TV near the contrast, color, and picture adjustment
controls or on the rear of the TV near the antenna and cable/satellite
jacks.
If your TV has audio and video input jacks, insert the yellow video plug
from the Main Unit into the video-in (yellow) jack on your TV, the white
audio plug into the left audio-in (white) jack. Then set the TV to the
appropriate video input mode (see your TV’s operating manual for
details).
NOTE: If your TV is not stereo, you can either plug the white audio plug
into the audio-in jack, or if you would like to hear the sounds from both
the left and right audio channels, you can use a 2 into 1 audio cable
(available at your local electronics store) to allow you to connect both the
white and red plugs to the single audio-in jack.
If your TV does not have audio and video input jacks, you may connect
Play TV Monster Truck through a VCR connected to your TV.
CONNECTING TO A VCR
To connect Play TV Monster Truck to your VCR, insert the yellow video
plug from the Main Unit into the video-in (Yellow) jack on your VCR, the
white audio plug into the left audio-in (white) jack. Then set the VCR to
the appropriate video input mode (see your VCR’s operating manual for
details).
NOTE: If your VCR is not ster
eo, you can either plug the white audio
plug into the audio-in jack, or if you would like to hear the sounds fr
om
both the left and right audio channels, you can use a 2 into 1 audio cable
(available at your local electr
onics store) to allow you to connect both the
white and red plugs to the single audio-in jack.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECTING
CABLES TO A TV AND VCR.
FEATURES
ON / OFF BUTTON - This button turns the unit on and off.
STEERING WHEEL - Use this to steer your monster truck left and right.
GEAR SHIFTER - Move it forward to give your monster truck the gas.
Center the shifter to brake. Pull back the shifter to make your monster
truck drive in reverse.
NITRO - Press this button to give your monster truck an extra burst of
speed.
HORN / WEAPON / ENTER – Use this button to enter selections during
menu scr
eens, shoot weapons, or activate your hor
n.
RESET - Using a blunt object, press this button to reset the game. Just
be careful, this will erase your current game.
ST
AR
T YOUR ENGINE!
HOW TO PLAY
At the Main Menu screen, use your steering wheel to highlight one of the
following options: Rally Race, Jump Mode, or Demolition Mode.
RALLY RACE
When you choose this game, you must then choose a course to drive:
The Dirty Dash, Mud Madness, Deep Fr
eeze, and Midnight Rush. Each
course varies in its intensity and r
equir
es dif
ferent skills to win.
Finally, you must pick a driver. You have six to choose from and each
has their own car crushing truck. Each truck is different, so be sure to
choose the best truck for the job.
It’s time to race! When you see the green light, move the GEAR SHIFTER
forward to hit the gas. Now just stay in front until you roar past the finish
line!
JUMP MODE
At the Main Menu, turn the STEERING WHEEL until Jump Events is high-
lighted. Then press the HORN / WEAPON / ENTER button to lock in your
selection.
Next, choose Car Lot Car
nage. In Car Lot Car
nage, the objective is to
smash as many used cars as possible by launching into the parking lot.
Pr
ess your Nitr
o Button for an extra boost into the lot. The mor
e cars you
smash the mor
e cash you ear
n.
Once you’ve chosen your event, choose which driver and monster truck
you’d like to use. Then see how far that big truck can fly!
DEMOLITION MODE
At the Main Menu, tur
n the STEERING WHEEL until Demolition Events is
highlighted. Then pr
ess the HORN / WEAPON / ENTER button to lock in
your selection.
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Model 74026
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82385500 Rev.A
STEERING
WHEEL
GEAR
SHIFTER
NITRO
HORN /
WEAPON /
ENTER
ON / OFF
BUTTON
RESET
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