Touch Chess
& Checkers
Operating Manual
Model No. 404-2
Congratulations on your purchase
of Excalibur Electronics’ Touch
Chess & Checkers. You’ve pur-
chased 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 fol-
lows: using a small Phillips screw-
driver, remove the battery compart-
ment 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 batter-
ies, 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 con-
trol 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 com-
municating 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
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