EXCALIBUR 740D Phantom Force Electronic Chess Set - Manual (Page 5)

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Play a Game Right Away
After you have slid the power switch to ON, the display will show ENGLISH? asking
you if you would like it to speak English. If you do, press the YES key. If you want it
to speak Spanish or French, press the NO key until your desired language is shown,
then press the YES key. Place the chess pieces on their start squares (see page 16).
The dot-matrix display will show
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CHESS. This indicates you are at the first move of
the game and ready to play chess.
If you would like The Phantom Force to set up the chessboard, place each piece on
the oval containing the piece’s image and color. Now press the following keys one
at a time: SETUP, +OPTION, YES u, NEW GAME.
Unless you instruct it otherwise, The Phantom Force gives you the White pieces–the
ones at the bottom of the board. White always moves first. You’re ready to play!
Making Your Move
Besides deciding on a good move, you have to move the piece so that The Phantom
Force will recognize what’s been played. Communicating your move is a two-step
process—registering the FROM square and then registering the TO square.
Lift the piece or Pawn you want to move. Press the edge of the piece’s base gently
on the center of its FROM square. The Phantom Force will say and display the
coordinates of the FROM square, for example, “E2.” Then press the edge of the
piece down gently on the square you want to move it to, for example, “E4.” The
Phantom Force will say the TO square, confirming that it has registered your move.
Place the piece on its new square.
HINT: After pressing a FROM square, press that square again to select a different FROM square.