Saitek Mephisto Maestro Travel Chess Computer - Manual (Page 13)

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1. Press “ (MENU) to enter the Main Menu. The display will
show ¿OPTION .
PRACTICE SETTING AN OPTION
3. Press ¯ five times, until the display shows ticks: off .
4. Press ENTER to turn this option on, and the display changes
to ticks:on .
5. Press ‘ (CLEAR) to exit Option Mode, press “ (MENU) to
exit Menu Mode—and the simulated ticking will start!
Note: To turn this option off again, repeat the above steps.
For more details, see Section 4.6.
2. Press ENTER to enter Option Mode. For this example, let’s
pick the Ticking Clock Option.
phase of the game—and then gives you the opportunity to practice
those openings which are giving you the most trouble. It’s like having
your own personal “Adaptive Opening Coach”! With the Autobook
option on, the computer will watch your opening moves as you play.
The next time you end up with a bad position a few moves after the
end of an opening variation, the computer will “remember” that
particular opening line. In the future, then, the computer will play that
same opening whenever possible. This allows you to try out different
moves and strategies, in an attempt to become more familiar with that
opening, and thereby strengthen your play!
4.4 White at Top
Options: top: black / white
Want to depart from the usual standard and have the computer
play the White pieces from the top of the board? Then try out this
feature by selecting
top: white at the beginning of a new game!
Start your game by pressing ENTER, and the computer will make the
first move for White from the top of the board.
Note: When the computer plays White from the top of the board,
you’ll notice that the Kings and Queen are positioned differently, and
the board notation is automatically reversed.