Radica Games 74022 Instruction Manual

Get off of the couch and into the game!

Whether you are hitting a home run or making a double play, Play TV Baseball 3

brings the fun and excitement of baseball into your living room!  Pitch, bat and

play the field, just like the real thing!

SETTING UP

• SOFT BAT ASSEMBLING

To assemble your Play TV Baseball 3 bat please insert the soft bat tip into the

plastic handle until you hear a click.

Note: This is a one time assembly.  To avoid damage please do not use

the bat without the soft tip attached.

• BATTERY INSTALLATION

On the back of the main unit, loosen the screw

on the battery compartment and insert four

(4) “AA” (LR6) batteries as indicated

inside the compartment (alkaline bat-

teries recommended).  Replace

the battery compartment door.

NOTE: Batteries in the Main

Unit should give you about 10

hours of game play (if alkaline

batteries are used).  The

game will not operate normal-

ly 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 power is turned

off or batteries are replaced.

On the bottom of the bat handle loosen the screws on the battery com-

partment.  Insert two (2) “AA” (LR6) batteries, aligning the positive (+) and

negative (-) terminals as indicated. Insert the positive terminals facing

down. Replace the cover and tighten the screws.

ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN INSTALLING BAT-

TERIES.

• TV CONNECTION

NOTE: To connect Play TV Baseball 3 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 does not have audio and video input jacks, you may connect

Play TV Baseball 3 through a VCR connected to your TV.

Please note:  If your TV does not have AV Input Jacks, you can connect

your game through your VCR or use an RF Modulator.  RF Modulators

can be purchased at most electronic stores.

• CONNECTING TO A VCR

To connect Play TV Baseball 3 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).

ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECTING

CABLES TO A TV AND VCR.

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

HOME PLATE CONSOLE

POWER – Pressing the Power Button will turn Play TV Baseball 3 on or off.

DIRECTIONAL PAD – Used to navigate the menu screens.  Press Enter

to make your selection.

ENTER – Used to make selections in menu screens.

BALL CONTROLS

A-BUTTON/ENTER – Use the A-Button/Enter in combination with the B-

Button and C-Button to perform certain pitches and to make menu selec-

tions.

B-BUTTON – Use the B-Button in combination with the A-Button and C-

Button to perform certain pitches. 

C-BUTTON – Use the C-Button in combination with the A-Button and B-

Button to perform certain pitches. 

DIRECTIONAL PAD – Use the directional pad to aim pitches, select

bases to throw to when fielding and to navigate menu screens.

THROWING – Make throwing motion when fielding and pitching.

BAT CONTROLS

SWING – Stand over the main console when swinging.

BUNT BUTTON – Use the bunt button in gameplay to bunt.

STEAL BUTTON – Use the steal button in gameplay to have a runner

steal a base.

RESET BUTTON – Press to reset bat.

GETTING STARTED

WARNING: Make sure you place the Home Plate Console on the floor in

front of the TV, located far enough from the TV and any other objects or

people to avoid striking anything or anyone when you swing the bat.

AT BAT

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Before beginning game play, make sure to

place your bottom batting hand through the Safety Strap on the bottom of

the bat handle.

SWING AWAY – Take your stance over home plate and wait for the pitch.

Swing the bat to hit the pitch.  The batter’s timing and force will deter-

mine direction and distance. 

BUNTING – The batter must hold down the bunt key on the bat.  This

can be done anytime; when the pitcher is standing on the mound, the

pitcher is in the windup, or after the ball has been pitched.  A ball will

only be bunted if it passes through the strike zone. 

STEALING BASES – At any stage of the pitching routine, the batter can

choose to have one of their runners attempt to steal a base.  The batter

can make a runner steal by pressing the steal button on the bat.  

THROWING THE BASEBALL

Warning: When making the throwing motion, you must never let go of the

baseball.  Doing so can damage the game, damage whatever it hits, or

injure whomever it hits.

PITCHING – The pitcher uses the directional pad to move the Ball Aim

Indicator on the screen.  To pitch the ball, the player must make a throw-

ing motion while holding down a combination of the A, B, or C buttons.

The ball indicator will disappear and the pitcher will perform his wind-up

and throw. The type of pitch that the player throws will affect the ball’s

path through the air.  There are seven (7) different pitches: Fastball,

Screwball, Knuckleball, Splitter, Slider, Changeup and Curve Ball.

FIELDING – Once the ball is fielded, select which base, by using the

directional pad on the ball, then make a throwing motion. The selected

level of difficulty will effect how fielding is performed: When “Minors” level

is selected, the game automatically throws to the best base.  In “Majors”,

the player has to press (on the D-pad) the base that they want to throw

to. In “All-Stars”, the player has to press (on the D-pad) the base that

they want to throw to and make a throwing motion with the ball. You can

throw the ball several times in order to make double or triple plays.

PLAYING PLAY TV BASEBALL 3

If your Play TV Baseball 3 is connected to your TV, turn on the TV, then set the

TV to the appropriate video input mode (see set-up section of this manual).  If

your Play TV Baseball is connected to your TV through a VCR, turn on the TV

and VCR, then set both the TV and VCR to the appropriate video input modes

(see set-up section of this manual).  Next, turn on the power to your Play TV

Baseball by pressing the On/Off Button on the home plate console.  After a brief

start-up animation, the Game Selection Menu will appear on the TV screen.

Using either the directional pad on the ball or on home plate, you will be

able to scroll through the menu options (Play Ball, Quick Start, Mini

Games, Options).  The currently selected option will be highlighted.

Using the bat, the ball or the enter key (see button functions section of

this manual) to make your selection. 

You can choose from 2 different modes of game-play: Full-game Mode

and Mini-game Mode.  You will also be able to select the amount of play-

ers, teams, number of innings and batting stance.

• Choose # Players – 1 to 4 Players

• Select Home Team – Choose team by scrolling through a list of six-

teen (16) teams.  

• Select Away Team – Choose team by scrolling through a list of sixteen

(16) teams.  

• # of Innings – Choose 3, 6 or 9 innings.

• Batting Stance – Choose right handed or left handed. 

Note: Pressing Left or Right will switch between the players, while

pressing Up and Down will toggle between a left-handed and right-

handed batting stance for the currently selected player.

PLAY BALL / FULL-GAME MODE – allows you to play a standard 9

inning full game of baseball with 1-4 players.  You will be able to choose

your MLB city teams and what inning you wish to start in (1st, 4th, or

7th).  You will be able to FIELD, STEAL bases, and BUNT.

QUICK START – In this mode, after choosing the number of players, a

full game will start with the following settings:

• Home and Away teams will be selected randomly

• All players will be assigned right-handed batting stance

• Choose Sides

o One Player = Home Team

o Two Players = 1P Home, 2P Away

MINI-GAMES MODE – allows you to choose from 2 different mini-games

to practice the different skills used in FULL-GAME Mode. 

• Home Run Derby

In this mode, the player(s) will attempt to hit as many homeruns as pos-

sible before their turn ends.  Each player is given 10 outs before their

turn is over.  The player with the most home runs wins.  The following

rules apply to Home Run Derby:

• Any hit that is not a home run is an out

• Any pitch that is swung at and missed will be considered an out

• If the player does not swing at a pitch, this will not be considered a

strike and will not be counted as an out

Note: When the current player gets their 10th out, the player can pass

the bat to the next player. When the next player is ready, they can

swing the bat to start their turn.

• Make the Play

In this mode, the player(s) will play as the fielding team and attempt to

make the correct play depending on where the ball is hit and how many

runners are on base.  Before the ball is hit the following information is

given to the player:

• Which player is in the field, “Player 1”

• Number of runners on base

• Bases that are occupied by runners

• Number of outs

The player will pitch the ball (any pitch) and a computer controlled bat-

ter will hit the ball to a location in the field.  The player will attempt to

throw the ball to the correct base or bases that best suit the current sit-

uation.  After the play is finished, the play will be scored on the follow-

ing:

• 100 points per out

• 25 points will be deducted for throwing to the wrong base 

(Note: this will also be deducted if the player misses the opportunity

for a double or triple play)

• 50 points will be deducted for any runner that scores

Difficulty Levels – From the main menu, the player can adjust the games

level of difficulty. Play TV baseball has 3 levels of difficulty:

• Minors: Fielding is done automatically, batting and pitching are EASY

• Majors: (default difficulty setting): The player has to press the correct

base (on D-pad) to field the ball, batting and pitching are MODERATE

• All-Stars: The player has to press the correct base (on D-pad) and

make a throwing motion to field the ball batting and pitching are 

DIFFICULT

If a player’s controlled team is batting and they are playing against a

computer controlled team, then the screen will prompt the player to

“Swing the Bat to Begin”.  When the player swings the bat, this indicates

Model  74022

For 1 to 4 players / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82392400   Rev.A

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A-BUTTON

/ENTER

B-BUTTON

C-BUTTON

STEAL

BUNT

RESET

ON/OFF

ENTER

Bat Handle

Bat Tip

DIRECTIONAL PAD