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Enter the square you wish to verify and the NOVAG SAPPHIRE II will show the symbol of the piece which is
occupying this square and its colour. If the square is empty the left side of the LCD display will be blank. (Only the
entered square position will be displayed).
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Press any Piece Symbol Key and its present position will be displayed. If the required piece is not on the board you
will just see the Piece Symbol and the message
[VEr – –].
If there are more pieces of the selected type you will see
their respective locations with subsequent presses of the same Piece Symbol Key until all verified pieces are recalled,
then again the message
[VEr – –]
will appear.
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Press the COLOR key to verify opposite colour chess pieces.
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You may exit this mode any time by pressing the GO key. Enter now your next move or call off a move for the
computer.
12.
SET UP Key
This mode is designed to enable you to set up board positions to solve chess problems or to set handicaps by removing or
entering a piece, as well as changing the positions of pieces. In SET UP mode the computer's legality check as to the
movement of pieces is disabled and you can enter, remove or change positions of any piece. However you cannot set up an
incorrect position, e.g. play without both Kings or with more than one King for each colour . . . etc.
If you exit the SET UP mode with an illegal position, you will hear three beeps and the [
Error
] sign will be on display.
Use VERIFY mode to see what is illegal about the position.
The computer will accept and execute castlings, pawn promotion and en-passant captures if you play from a set up board
position.
Note:
All previous stated moves are cancelled as soon as you enter the SET UP mode.
To enter this mode press the SET UP / VERIFY key
twice
or if you are already in the VERIFY mode
once
. You will see
the word [
SEt – –
] on display.
To exit this mode press the GO key or change to the VERIFY mode.
a.
Removing a piece / clearing the entire board
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Press the SET UP key.
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To remove a piece just enter the square on which it presently stands.
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To clear the entire board of all pieces press the CLEAR BOARD key.
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To end this mode press the GO key or change to the VERIFY mode to check the new board position.
b.
Entering or moving a piece / setting up a board position
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Press the SET UP key, if you are not yet in the SET UP mode.
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To enter a piece, first make sure that the colour symbol on the LCD display is correct. If not, press the COLOR
key to change this. Next, press the key with the Symbol of the Piece you wish to enter, then enter the square
position to where you wish to place this piece.
Entering the position of an occupied square clears that square and selects that piece as the current piece and
colour.
Examples
:
If a black Pawn is on E2 and the user wishes to place white Knight on E2, enter square E2 to clear
the square first, then select the white Knight and finally enter square E2 again and replace the piece
on your chessboard. You cannot select just a white Knight and enter it on square E2, this will only
empty square E2 and leave the black Pawn as the current piece and colour.
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To move a piece from one square to another, simply enter the present square position of the piece that you wish to
move. Next enter the square that you wish to move this piece to.
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To set up a board position clear the board by pressing the CLEAR BOARD key. Select the pieces to be entered
via the Piece Symbol Keys and then enter the square positions. Change the colour whenever required.
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To end this mode press the GO key.
Note:
After having left the SET UP mode, if a change of colour is required, press the COLOR key. You may now
enter a move for the indicated colour or make the computer move by pressing the GO key.
