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14. 

SOUNDS 

Press  the  sound  key 

if 

you  prefer  the  computer  to  operate  without  its 

audio  signals.  The  sounds  can  be  switched  on  again  by  repressing  the 
same key. 

16. 

MEMORY 

If 

a  game in progress has to  be interrupted, the  computer  can  be  switched 

off  (see Section  16),  and 

will 

retain the game  position  in  its memory w�e 

using  a minimum of current.  When you switch on again,  the  situation 

will 

be  wholly  unchanged,  and  the  game  can  be  resumed  as  before;  though 

if 

the  machine  was  computing  a  move  when  you  switched  off,  you 

will 

need 

to press MOVE to make it resume its calculations. 

16. 

SWITCIUNG  OFF THE COMPUTER 

The  only  time  you  can  switch  off  the  computer  is  when  it  is  your  turn  to 
make  a  move.  You  cannot  switch  off  the  computer  until  the  computer's 

move  has  been  entered  and  it  is  your  turn  to  move.  Also,  the  computer 
cannot be switched off 

if 

the LEVEL or SET -UP LEDs are on. 

The  Chess  Pieces  shipped with this Chess Computer  may  be  small enough 
to  be  swallowed.  Please  be  sure  to  keep  the  pieces  out  of  the  reach  of 

small children,  particularly children of age less than 

years. 

Not suitable for children under age 

years. 

NOTE: 

Occasionally you may  find that  the unit acts abnormally when  a new set of 
batteries  is  inserted  or  the  adaptor  is  connected.  If  this  happens,  simply 
turn  the  unit  over,  locate  the  hole  near  the  center  labeled  ACL.  Insert  a 
small  screw  driver  into  the  hole  and  press  once.  You  should  hear  a 
"beep".  The unit is turned on and ready for a new game. 

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Summary of Contents for Sphinx

Page 1: ...User Manual X SPI11nx Mode D emploi Bedienungsanleitimg Manual De Instrucciones CiebruiksaanvrljzUng copyright 1992 National Telecommunication System Ltd...

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Page 3: ...OVES 4 6 WARNINGS OF THREATS 4 7 CHECKMATE STALEMATE NEW GAME 5 8 INTERRUPTING THE COMPUTER CHANGING SIDES 5 9 LEVELS OF PLAY 6 10 TAKING BACK MOVES 9 11 PLAYING BOTH SIDES 10 12 CHECKING THE POSITION...

Page 4: ...batteries in their compartment making sure that the polarity is correct Set up the pieces in the starting position White should be playing up the board i e with the control panel on his right Turn th...

Page 5: ...in which this piece is to be found Press down with the piece indicated The lights change and point towards a new square Move the computer s piece to this square and press it down The light at your end...

Page 6: ...g only Carry out the moves of both piece pressing down with the king but not with the rook c Promotion of Pawns Whenever a pawn reaches the far end of the board the computer assumes it is being promot...

Page 7: ...puting it will cut short its calculations and make the move which is best according to its analysis so far Note that special operations such as changing the level checking the locations of the pieces...

Page 8: ...This is explained by the table on Pages 6 to 7 On some levels as indicated in the table the computer will warn you of attacks on your pieces as described in Section 6 On other levels it will only war...

Page 9: ...no 7 G1 yes yes 8 Hl yes yes 9 A2 no no 10 B2 no no 11 C2 no yes 12 D2 no yes lS E2 yes no 14 F2 yes no 15 G2 yes yes 16 H2 yes yes 17 As no no 18 Bs no no 19 Cs no yes 20 Ds no yes 21 Es yes no 22 Fs...

Page 10: ...no S9 G5 yes yes 40 H5 yes yes 41 A6 no no 42 B6 no no 4S C6 no yes 44 D6 no yes 45 E6 yes no 46 F6 yes no 47 G6 yes yes 48 H6 yes yes 49 A7 no no 50 B7 no no 51 C7 no yes 52 D7 no yes 58 E7 yes no 5...

Page 11: ...e press the same key without pressing any square On any level the computer is likely to take more time in a complicated position with queens and many other pieces on the board than in a relatively sim...

Page 12: ...PLAYING BOTH SIDES In the table in Section 9 s ome of levels were marked no in the column headed AUTOMATIC RESPONSE By selecting one of these levels you enable yourself to make a continuous sequence o...

Page 13: ...awns on it At the same time to show which squares on this rank the pawns should be occupying the light comes on at the bottom of the D and G files the fourth and seventh columns from the left Now pres...

Page 14: ...black piece the file lights blink Of course if you press the queen bishop or knight keys no squares will be indicated since there are no such pieces on the board When you ve checked as many pieces as...

Page 15: ...SET UP proceed as follows Press once on every square that currently contains a black piece and remove the piece from the board Make sure each time that the lights are no longer indicating a piece on t...

Page 16: ...the entire chessboard before constructing the position anew At other times you may just want to modify a position by adding or removing one or two pieces For example suppose you want White to give odd...

Page 17: ...the move which permits the capture b GAME RECORD Once you press the SET UP key the clocks are set to zero and the computer s memory of all moves that were played previously is erased Those moves cann...

Page 18: ...off the computer is when it is your turn to make a move You cannot switch off the computer until the computer s move has been entered and it is your turn to move Also the computer cannot be switched o...

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