Excalibur electronic CHESS STATION 975-3-EFG - Manual (Page 4)

Options Before and During
the Game
HELP: When this option is
turned on, all legal moves for the
selected piece will be shown at one
time.
InFO: When turned on, this
option will display the score, depth
of search (number of moves LCD
Chess is "thinking ahead"), best
move it is considering playing, and
clock times. These will be dis-
played while the computer is think-
ing at its higher levels.
TOtAL: Your LCD Chess nor-
mally shows the time taken for each
move
. Turning this option ON will
instead show the total game time.
CLrBr: Use this option to clear
the chess board for easier problem
setup. Pressing SETUP now will
enter setup mode with the chess
board cleared of all pieces except a
White king. You must also place a
Black king on the board to exit
setup mode.
SLEEP: Adjust the automatic
shut off time with this key. Setting
it to ‘0’ will disable auto shut-off
altogether.
FLiP: Use this option to flip the
chess board around.
TOUCH: Use this option if you
are using the accessory chess board
DOCKER. When turned on, the
pocket LCD Chess will not wait for
you to press on its from and to
squares during its move.
SCORE
KEY
Your display normally shows the
current move number. Instead, if
you want to see the piece-score of
your current position, press this key
repeatedly to turn this feature on or
off. The scoring totals the following
values: Pawns—1, Knights—3,
Bishops—3, Rooks—5, and
Queen—9.
SPEAKER
KEY
Pressing this key will display
SOUnd. Press this key repeatedly to
select between: ‘2’—All sound on;
‘1’—No sound on key presses;
‘0’—No sound, except for error
buzzes.
THREAT
KEY
If the Threat Warning indicator
‘!’ is on, pressing this key will flash
the threatening move on the chess
board.
PLAYER
KEY
Pressing this key will display
PLAYr. Repeatedly press this key
to select between: ‘1’—Human vs
Computer; ‘2’—Human vs Human;
‘0’—Computer vs Computer.
SETUP
KEY
Press this key to promote a pawn
that reaches your opponent’s back
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matically saving a game in
progress. Use the ON key to turn
the unit back on. If it is not "think-
ing," LCD Chess will automatically
turn off after a period of time, sav-
ing your game position. Use the ON
key to resume the game.
LEVEL
KEY
Use this key to view the current
level of play (for more information,
see “Levels of Play,” page 5). Use
the +1, -1, -10, and +10 keys to
change the level number. Also use
the LEVEL key to enter level
option mode.
How to Change
Level Options
When the level is displayed,
pressing the OPTIONS key shows:
FAST: In this mode, LCD Chess
uses a more selective search for
thinking. It may miss a tactical
move, but it can look more deeply
into the position. Press the +1 key
to turn FAST on or off. Or press the
OPTIONS
key again to show:
rAnd: Allows the computer to
randomly choose between two good
moves so that you get to practice
and play against different respons-
es. Press the +1 key to turn random
on or off.
Press CLEAR when you are fin-
ished with the LEVEL key.
Secondary Key Functions
Below are the features available
to you through the secondary func-
tions. To access any of these fea-
tures, you first press the blue 2nd
key and then press the indicated
key, looking at the blue label above
the key. You may press the CLEAR
key or the 2nd key to stop using a
secondary function.
OPTIONS
KEY
Pressing the OPTIONS key
repeatedly will display all selec-
table options. To select or change
an option, use the -1 or the +1 key.
Options Before the Game
Starts
OPEn: Select one of 34 book
opening lines of play. (See page 6.)
GAME: Select one of 16 Great
Games. (See page 7.)
MATE: Select one of 31 mate-in-
2 problems. Problem 32 is a mate-
in-3 problem. If you can’t find the
solution, make LCD Chess show
you the correct moves to a problem
by setting the level to 73, and then
pressing the GO key twice.
TrAIn: Select one of eight train-
ing positions. Positions with the
Black king in the middle give you
practice in checkmating the Black
king.
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