Excalibur electronic Ivan II - Manual (Page 5)

SNDEF
: Use this option to turn
the sound effects off.
ANNC
: Use this option to turn
the move announcements off.
COACH
: Turn this option on to
hear a warning message if one
of your pieces is under attack.
The threat warning ‘!’ will be
enabled when
COACH
option is
ON
.
SOUND
: Use this option to turn
the sound
ON
or
OFF
.
SLEEP
: Adjust the automatic
shut off time with this option.
Setting it to ‘0’ will disable auto
shut-off altogether.
TOUCH
: Use this option to play
without the plastic pieces, view-
ing only the display. When you
play with this option
ON
, the dis-
play will show you Ivan II's
move, signaling the
FROM
and
TO
squares several times to
make it clear, but you will not
have to register his move. In this
mode, the large playing board
acts as a touch screen so that
you can input your moves by
pressing
FROM
and
TO
squares
with your finger.
SPEED
: Adjust the dot-matrix
scroll speed with this option.
Setting it to ‘0’ will disable
scrolling altogether.
Special Displays
Draw Messages:
During the game, Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
will display the word
DRAW
if a
three-time repetition of position
occurs, or if there has been no
pawn moved and no exchanges
for 50 moves. When either of
these situation takes place, the
rules of chess state that a player
can claim a draw. If you wish,
you can ignore the message and
continue the game. When a
stalemate is reached, the display
will read
STALE STALE
.
Game-ending Messages:
Ivan II, the Conqueror Talk-
ing Chess Set will announce
mate in two (MATE2) and mate
in three (MATE3). It will also
display +MATE when executing
a checkmate or when you check-
mate IVAN. When you want to
claim a win, draw, or want to
resign—press the
NEW GAME
key.
Screen Symbols:
When a ‘+’ appears on the
screen, it is a reminder that you
are in check. When an ‘O’
appears on the screen, the game
you are playing can be rated.
When an ‘=’ appears, it indi-
cates you are in two human
player mode. When an ‘#’
appears, it indicates you are in
zero human player mode. And
lastly when an ‘!’ appears on the
screen, you are being warned
that one of your pieces is threat-
ened with capture. (This is simi-
lar to the friendly “en garde”
warning sometimes used by
human players when they are
attacking an opponent’s queen.)
Getting Started with Ivan II
Find the Pieces
Turn Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set over carefully
with his chessboard facedown.
Find the door marked “
PIECE
COMPARTMENT DOOR
”. Open it
and remove the chess pieces.
Replace the door and set the
pieces aside for now.
Play a Game
Right Away
After you have installed the
batteries, the display will show
the chess board with all the
pieces on their starting squares.
Place the plastic chess pieces on
their start squares using the
LCD screen as a guide. The dot-
matrix display will show
01CHESS
. This indicates you
are at the first move of the game
and ready to play chess.
Unless you instruct it other-
wise, Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set 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 in a way that Ivan will rec-
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