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- Page 1 I N V E N T O R ’ S M A N U A L...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Lie Detector Creating Coded Messages 18-20 1. A Simple Code 2. The Vigenère Square Let`s Get Detecting 1. Hunt The Spy 2. Check For Metal! 3. Water Detector What the Logiblocs Do 22-24 Battery Installation Safety Advice and Useful Tips... -
Page 4: Contents
CONTENTS Please check that you have all the parts in the Spy Kit as follows: BATTERY BOX CROSS BUTTON LIGHT SWITCH MICROPHONE RECORDER AMPLIFIER SPEAKER JACK PLUG PRESSURE MAT CARDS (x 2) & STICKERS... -
Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Welcome to the hi-tech world of Logiblocs ! These instructions will tell you all you need to make your Spy Kit record and play-back messages. Find out how to make a Lie Detector, play-back messages automatically and surprise your friends. You will also find out how to send secret messages using the blocks as a messenger. -
Page 6: Understanding Logiblocs
Logi Green Power: These energy suppliers give life to Logibloc inventions. All Logiblocs work with each other so with a few Extrablocs you can build on to your inventions to make them even more powerful using your Logimagination. -
Page 7: Let's Get Started
LET’S GET STARTED The first thing to do is to get to know the Logiblocs and make sure that they are working OK. You will need four 1.5V AA size batteries. BATTERY Step 1 PACK Open the BATTERY BOX and put the batteries in. - Page 8 This tells you that the RECORDER is recording. Say “Hi ! ” into the MICROPHONE while you are pressing the BUTTON. Now slide the switch to Play and press the BUTTON again. If the Logiblocs say “Hi ! ” then everything is OK.
- Page 9 Again the Logiblocs will say “Hi!” You have successfully completed the test procedure. Well done! Now it is time to get the Logiblocs to work and have some fun!
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Page 10: Recording And Playing Back
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK As you have seen, using the RECORDER block we can record and playback messages and sounds. The next section gives you some practice at fixing the system up to record and playback. RECORDING The simplest way to switch the RECORDER block on and off is by using the BUTTON block. -
Page 11: Overwriting Recordings
Even if you leave it for weeks the message will still be there. To hear it back, all you have to do is put it back into the Spy Kit and press the BUTTON. Just in case the wrong person gets hold of the secret block,... -
Page 12: Playing With Shadows
PLAYING WITH SHADOWS This section gives you some ideas about the way you can make your Spy Kit playback automatically using Shadow Activation. THE LOGIGUARD First make the circuit shown and lay it down on a flat surface. Put the switch into the Record position and record the words “... -
Page 13: Let's Get Connected
Stick your “Alarmed” sticker on the door to tell people that you are alarmed ! Don’t forget to disconnect the BATTERY BOX when you are not using the Logiblocs to make the batteries last as long as possible ! -
Page 14: Drawer Guard
A good message would be “ Illegal access detected ! Close the drawer immediately ! ” Hide the Logiblocs at the back or beside the drawer where there is usually a bit of space. -
Page 15: Security Mat
Hide the Logiblocs and place the mat under carpets and surprise your friends when they step in the wrong place ! Remember to disconnect the BATTERY BOX when you are not using the Logiblocs to save the batteries ! -
Page 16: More Use Of Light
Why not try using mirrors to bend the light beam around corners. Make sure that the beam still reaches the LIGHT SWITCH. Don’t forget to disconnect the BATTERY BOX when you are not using the Logiblocs to make the batteries last as long as possible ! -
Page 17: Lie Detector
LIE DETECTOR We can use the Spy Kit to make a Lie Detector. This uses the effect that when people do not tell the truth they usually sweat which increases the electrical conductivity of their hands. Step 1 Make two hand sized aluminium foil pads and lay them side by side on a table, making sure that they do not touch. -
Page 18: Creating Coded Messages
CREATING CODED MESSAGES You can save secret code words in the RECORDER and give it to someone else to listen to later on to help unravel coded messages. We can use this to send special Key Words to help your fellow Spies work out coded messages. -
Page 19: The Vigenère Square
Step 5 Pass the coded message to your friend secretly – perhaps inside a book – and pass over the RECORDER block at a different time and in a different place – perhaps leaving it in a special place. Step 6 Now is the time to see if you can unravel the code yourself, pretending that you don’t know the answer. - Page 20 Text Step 2 Try to unravel the coded message you have just made, pretending that you don’t know the answer. First write down the coded message, then write the key word above it as many times as you need until you run out of letters. The first letter of the code is “E”...
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Page 21: Let`s Get Detecting
LET’S GET DETECTING HUNT THE SPY! Plug the Logiblocs together as for the Logi Guard on page 12 and record a message in the usual way – “I’m here!”. Replace the BUTTON with the LIGHT SWITCH. Hide the Logiblocs behind things in a dark room. Do not cover the lens of the LIGHT SWITCH and make sure that the flashlight will trigger the Logiblocs when it is shone directly at the hidden LIGHT SWITCH. -
Page 22: What The Logiblocs Do
WHAT THE LOGIBLOCS DO BATTERY BOX This brings the power from the batteries to make the Logiblocs work. Plug it in to the CROSS or wherever there is a space. CROSS This acts as a cross-roads for all Logiblocs and lets you turn corners. - Page 23 WHAT ELSE THE LOGIBLOCS DO MICROPHONE This contains a small microphone which hears any sound and passes it on to the RECORDER block. Speak into it clearly but not too close. RECORDER Play This can record sounds Record sent to it by the...
- Page 24 AND MORE ! AMPLIFIER This always goes between the RECORDER block and the SPEAKER block and makes the sound several times louder. Messages and sounds will be easier to hear in open spaces. Note that you can connect some of the other types of blocks between these three special blocks and the sound will still get through !
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Page 25: Battery Installation
ADD BATTERIES SCREW (underneath) JOIN OTHER LOGIBLOCS HERE FUSE REPLACEMENT As an added safety feature there is a 1A fuse contained in the BATTERY BOX. If in the unlikely event this gets broken you will need to obtain a replacement BATTERY BOX. Please send the old one back to us, enclosing... -
Page 26: Safety Advice And Useful Tips
SAFETY ADVICE AND USEFUL TIPS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY ! Before you use the Logiblocs, be sure to read and understand this section on safety. If used correctly, the Logiblocs are absolutely safe. The Logiblocs operate at low voltage only. Never connect any wires to mains electrical outlets. - Page 28 Logiblocs Limited PO Box 375 St Albans Herts AL1 3GA England www.logiblocs.com Logiblocs is a registered trademark of Logiblocs Ltd. Copyright 2000 VERSION #030800...