How do I set up the card deck before starting a game?

Make sure all Light Side cards are facing one way and all Dark Side cards are facing the opposite way. Each player draws a card to determine the dealer (highest number wins, symbols count as zero), and the dealer shuffles and deals 7 cards to each player. The remaining deck is placed Light Side down as the Draw pile, and the top card is turned over to start the Discard pile.

From the official Mattel GDR44 Uno Flip Card Game manual, page 1

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