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that square, please lift it up briefly). The current level setting will be displayed on the LCD and
the LEDs on the corresponding square will light up. If you wish to change the level setting tap the
square corresponding to the level you wish to set (please see LEVEL CHART at the beginning of
this chapter) and the LCD will show the level number. For example if you wish to set level At 4,
enter the SET LEVEL mode and then tap the square B4. On the LCD display you will see
[
LE.At4
]. To save the level setting and exit, press the MENU button on the right hand side of the
unit.
Note
: You can always check or change the skill level during a game, however not whilst the
computer is calculating! Changing level resets the clocks. If you switch the computer off
to continue your game at a later time or if you start a new game, the previously set skill
level will be retained.
3.
SQUARE B8 : RANDOM
Every time you switch the computer on, the move with the highest rating is chosen automatically,
based on the depth of the search which is determined by the skill level. This is always the case
after the opening is finished.
If you select the RANDOM function when in the MENU mode (see “USING THE MENU
FUNCTION” above) you can choose various levels of randomness. To do so, tap on square B8
and any of the following random levels will be displayed in the LCD each time you tap on the
square:
rAnd / r And - / rAnd = / rAnd
(Level "
rAnd
" is the least random). The computer
will select a move at random from a list of possible moves which are similar in their evaluation.
To save and exit, press the MENU button on the right hand side of the unit.
4.
SQUARE C8 : EASY
The chess computer always uses the opponent's time to compute its best response since it has
predicted your move and completed its assessment of your move. To disable this advantage please
enter the EASY function (see “USING THE MENU FUNCTION” above). When this mode is
activated you will see the message "
EASY
" on the LCD and if turned off you will see "
EASY
".
To turn it on or off, please toggle square C8 and it will change from “
EASY
“ to “
EASY
” with
each tap, then press the MENU button on the right hand side of the unit to save and exit.
5.
SQUARE D8 : SOUND
There are four different sound settings which will be indicated on the LCD display. To change the
setting enter the SOUND mode (see “USING THE MENU FUNCTION” above). Tap on square
D8 as many times as necessary until you see the desired sound setting in the LCD display:
Setting 1 (
Sound
) : There will be no acoustic signals at all.
Setting 2 (
Sound
) : There will be an acoustic signal only when the computer answers with its
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