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Resumen del manual
404-2 Modele no 404-2 Touch Chess & Checkers Operating Manual Model No. 404-2 Congratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ Touch Chess & Checkers. You’ve purchased both your own personal chess trainer and a partner who’s always ready for a game, and who improves as you do. Install the Batteries If your unit has a Pull Tab, simply pull the tab. You may discard the tab once it has been pulled out. If there is no Pull Tab, or to replace batteries, the procedure is as follows: using a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the battery compartment panel screw on the back of Touch Chess. Then remove the panel by pulling gently from the top. Install three fresh AG13 batteries, making sure to follow the diagram in each battery slot so that the polarity (+ or -) of the batteries is correct. 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. The LCD will also show 01CHESS. This indicates you are at the first move of the game and ready to play chess. If it does not, use the stylus to press the ACL button on the bottom of the unit. Adjust the display contrast for best viewing. The contrast control is on the bottom of the unit. Touch Chess gives you the White pieces—the ones at the bottom of the board. White always moves first. The way you select and make your move is very simple. Think of communicating your move as a two- step process–registering the From square and then registering the To square of the move you wish to make. Using the supplied stylus (plastic pen), press down gently on the center of the square for the piece 1 or pawn you wish to move. You'll hear a beep and the piece wil flash. If you hear an error buzz and the piece does not flash, that piece cannot legally move anywhere. If you change your mind and want to move a different piece, simply press the From square again to cancel the move. Now gently press on the center of the square you want to move it To. You'll hear a beep, letting you know your move has been registered. After you make your move, Touch Chess will reply with its move automatically. You’ll see the piece flash on its From square and move to its To square. Throughout the game, the display at the top keeps track of the move number and the elapsed time for each move. Special Touch Areas Features are controlled by four special areas above the chess board and six Function keys. The four function areas are: IMPORTANT NOTE: When you are in check, you have very few moves. If you find you can’t select the move you want to make, look for the ‘+’ check sign. You probably forgot you are in check. THREAT AREA If the Threat Warning Indicator (!) is on, pressing the center of this area will flash the threatening move on the chess board. COLOR AREA Press this area during Setup mode to change the color of the side to move. SCORE AREA Press the center of this area to change between displaying the number of the current move to displaying the position score. Pressing it again will return the display to the move number. The scoring totals the following values: Pawns–1, Knights–3, Bishops–3, Rooks–5, and Queen–9. CLOCK AREA Your Touch Chess normally shows the time taken for each move. Press the center of this area to instead show the total game time. Press again to return to move time. Function Keys There are more special features than there are keys, so each key has two labels. The label below a key shows the primary function of the key. The label above a key shows its secondary function. 2 Below are the features available to you through the primary functions. Remember, to access any of these features, simply press the proper key while looking at the label below the key. Primary Key Functions OFF KEY This key turns the unit off, automatically saving a game in progress. If it is not "thinking," Touch Chess will automatically turn off after a period of time, saving your game position. Use the ON key to resume the game. 2nd/ON KEY Use this key to turn on Touch Chess. Also use it to select the secondary function mode of the other keys (see "Secondary Functions," page 4). You can even use it as a clear or "escape" key to exit any of the special modes like OPTIONS, SETUP, LEVEL, and RATING. UNDO KEY This key lets you take back a move or moves you've decided against. Press this key repeatedly to continue taking back moves. After you take back a move, you can use the MOVE key to replay the taken-back move or moves. HINT KEY Press this key if you want to get hints from your Touch Chess partner. It displays HinT and flashes a recommended move on the screen. To make the hint move, just press the MOVE key. If the hint is a book move or a replay move, OPEn or rPLAY will be shown instead of HinT. MOVE KEY Press this key to switch sides (colors) with your computer. Also use MOVE to replay moves in the undo move mode (see "UNDO,” above). LEVEL KEY Use this key to set the level of play (for more information, see “Levels ...