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17) AUTOPLAY
Key
Your computer may be set to play against itself and you may want to do this to watch an interesting game or to analyze a
problem position overnight.
Press the SET LEVEL key and select the level of skill. Press now the AUTOPLAY key and select the required setting
(display shows "
Auto
≡
", "
demo
≡
" or "
nor
"). To start any of the selected settings press the GO key. This immediately
starts the EMERALD CLASSIC
plus
playing against itself at the current level setting. All moves are executed
automatically by the computer and are shown on the LCD display. You may keep track of the game by making the moves
on the board.
Setting "
Auto
≡
" = autoplay on :
will allow the computer to play against itself until the end of the game
(1 game only).
Setting "
demo
≡
" = demo on :
will allow the computer to play against itself continuously (at the end of a game
the computer will restart with another game).
Setting "
nor
" :
means autoplay and demo mode are off.
Note:
To exit this mode whilst the computer is still executing opening moves, press the NEW GAME key but please
bear in mind that this will cancel the current game.
Once the game is more advanced (out of the opening book) you can press the GO key to exit the AUTOPLAY mode. The
move currently being calculated will be executed before the computer exits this mode.
If you want to learn more about chess we suggest to call off single moves for each side via the GO key, which gives you
more time to study each move.
18) INFO
Key
This key provides information on the current game as it progresses and has a rotational display to show many messages.
•
First press on the INFO key shows the time of the side to move, (on display you will see the message "
totAL
" for 1
second and the color symbol of the side whose clock is being shown).
•
Second press on the INFO key shows the time of the side not to move, (format as above).
•
Third press on the INFO key shows the evaluation of the current position adjusted to the number of pawns advantage
or minus so many pawns disadvantage.
The LCD shows "
ScorE
" and then some figures like "
o 41
" which means almost half a pawn advantage to the side to
move. Disadvantageous evaluations are marked with a "
–
" sign. For example if the computer sees it is going to be
mated then the score could be "
– n 03
"
•
Fourth press on the INFO key will show the number of moves made so far. (The display will show "
count
" and the
color symbol and after 1 sec. the number of moves made so far).
Note:
Use the CLEAR key to clear the INFO display. When the computer is thinking the display will show either the
rotating display or one of the above INFO displays. To get back to the rotating display press the CLEAR key again.
Once the computer has finished it's computing, the INFO display will disappear and the display will show the
computer's next move.
The rotating displays are:
−
The time spent on the current search.
−
The first 3 ply of the best line found so far.
−
The score displayed as above.
−
The current depth of search.
−
The number of legal moves in current position still needed to search out of total number of legal moves.
Note:
Each display stays for 2 seconds.
