games-ps2 madden nfl 2004 User Manual
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EA SPORTS
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TALK
Talk smack to your opponents during online gameplay with all-new EA SPORTS Talk.
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To activate EA SPORTS Talk: Connect your USB-supported headset to the PlayStation
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computer entertainment system. Once the headset is plugged in, the voice chat function is
automatically activated. To mute voice chat, press the
automatically activated. To mute voice chat, press the
R3 button (while in game).
NOTE: EA SPORTS Talk does not support modem connections.
NOTE: EA SPORTS Talk supports the Logitech USB headset.
FAIR PLAY SETTINGS
Play on an even field with EA SPORTS Fair Play Settings. Cheating has been nearly eliminated
and only those who complete full games are rewarded.
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and only those who complete full games are rewarded.
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Fair Play settings default to
ON in Play Now and Ranked games. Settings can be changed
from the Challenge User screen.
MATCH-UP ROOM
From the Match-Up Room, you can greet and meet other players or challenge someone to a
game.
game.
NOTE: Madden NFL 2004 supports a USB keyboard for typing messages
to the whole room or to an individual player. Whenever you bring up
the on-screen keyboard in the Chat Lobby, or when chatting with an
individual player, you can use a USB keyboard to type in messages.
to the whole room or to an individual player. Whenever you bring up
the on-screen keyboard in the Chat Lobby, or when chatting with an
individual player, you can use a USB keyboard to type in messages.
PLAYER OPTIONS
Press the D-button to highlight the name of another player or press the S button to bring up
the player options. From here you can challenge another player to a game, send/read a private
message, add/remove a player to/from EA Messenger, block/unblock a player, or report abuse
if you are in a chat room. Press the D-button
the player options. From here you can challenge another player to a game, send/read a private
message, add/remove a player to/from EA Messenger, block/unblock a player, or report abuse
if you are in a chat room. Press the D-button
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to highlight the option you want, and then press
the S button to accept.
PLAYER CONNECTIONS
On the left portion of the screen, you see a list of players along with five bars. Each bar
represents a player’s connection speed to the Internet. The more lit bars there are, the better
the connection. One red bar represents a weak connection; five green bars represent a strong
connection.
represents a player’s connection speed to the Internet. The more lit bars there are, the better
the connection. One red bar represents a weak connection; five green bars represent a strong
connection.
NOTE: Each empty bar represents 0 – 100 milliseconds. If only one bar is
lit, that means that player has a ping time of over 400 milliseconds. If all
five bars are lit, the ping time is less than 100 milliseconds.
lit, that means that player has a ping time of over 400 milliseconds. If all
five bars are lit, the ping time is less than 100 milliseconds.