8
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
B4
B3
B2
B1
C4
C3
C2
C1
D4
D3
D2
D1
E4
E3
E2
E1
F4
F3
F2
F1
G4
G3
G2
G1
H4
H3
H2
H1
CLEAR
OPTION
THE BASICS OF OPTION MODE: HERE’S HOW!
x1 = OPERATION MODE (
Auto
...)
x2 = ROTATING DISPLAY MODE (
rd:1
...)
x3 = BRONSTEIN CLOCK MODE (
bron
)
x4 = back to OPERATION MODE...
• Cycle through the options within that mode:
Press BLACK/
>
to cycle
>
forward.
Press
<
/WHITE to cycle
<
backward.
When your option is displayed, press ENTER to toggle it on (+) or off (–).
(For the Bronstein Clock, press ENTER repeatedly to select a clock setting.)
• OR, simply locate your option square and press it to toggle that option on (+) or off (–).
(For the Bronstein Clock, press Square A4 repeatedly to select a time setting.)
For more details, see Section 5.
Auto
Answer
+AuTo
Sound with
Keypress
+SNd
Silent
Mode
-SIL
Coach
Mode
-Co:ch
Ticking
Clock
-tic
Countdown
Clock
-c:dn
Play White
from Top
-toP
Auto Power
Down
-aPd
1.
Press repeatedly to select a Mode:
2.
Next, select your option(s), using the chart below. There are two ways to do this.
3.
Finally, press to exit Option Mode, using your new option(s)!
Variation
to ply 1
-rd:1
Variation
to ply 2
-rd:2
Variation
to ply 3
-rd:3
Variation
to ply 4
-rd:4
Position
Evaluation
-rd:E
Nodes
Searched
-rd:n
Time per
Move
-rd:t
Depth &
Moves
-rd:d
Bronstein
Clock
-bron
ROTATING
DISPLAY
OPTIONS
OPERATION
MODE
OPTIONS
BRONSTEIN
CLOCK
OPTIONS
+b0:01 >+b0:02 >+b0:03 >+b0:05 >+b0:10 >+b0:20 >+b0:30
N O O P T I O N S O N T H E S E S Q U A R E S
On:
+Co:ch
Off:
-Co:ch
Selecting
+Co:ch
turns on special coaching features that
encourage you to concentrate on your strategic planning! In
Coach Mode, the computer looks over your shoulder while
you play, watching what you do and helping you when you
need assistance! In this unique “Guardian Angel” capacity,
the computer will warn you with a Capture Alert if you are in
danger of losing a piece. If one of your pieces is threatened
by a lesser valued piece, for example, the computer will
sound a series of warning beeps and flash the board lights of
the threatened piece for a few seconds. To continue the
game, make your next move (or take back your last move
and make a different one).
With Coach Mode on, the computer will also sound a
Tactical Alert if it thinks you have committed a blunder and
your move is about to lead to an avoidable material loss. It
does this by sounding a series of warning beeps and flashing
the move it intends to make. You can either enter the
computer’s move, or take back your own move and make
another one.
e. Ticking Clock (Square E1)
On:
+tic
Off:
-tic
When you turn this option on, you activate a ticking sound
that makes the computer’s clock sound like a real chess
clock! Just imagine—you can create the atmosphere of a
championship chess tournament in your own living room!
f. Countdown Clock (Square F1)
On:
+c:dn
Off:
-c:dn
Turning this option on causes the computer to display the
countdown time instead of the elapsed time. Notice that the
piece symbols also reverse direction, counting “down” from
King to pawn.
This option is only available in combination
with the Tournament and Blitz Levels.
g. Play White from the Top (Square G1)
On:
+toP
Off:
-toP
Want to depart from the usual standard and let the com-
puter play the White pieces from the top of the board? Then
try out this interesting option! Choose
+toP
at the beginning
of a game (new game or a new teach mode game), and set
up the board with the Black pieces closest to you. Pieces set
up for a new game with White play from top is shown in the
diagram in this section. Then, press ENTER to start the
game. Watch as the computer makes the first move for White
from the top of the board!
See “PLAYING BLACK FROM THE BOTTOM?
HERE’S THE POSITION!” for a diagram showing the
correct piece set-up when using this option.
When the computer plays White from the top, board nota-
