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Pressing
˘
will cycle through two displays, as shown below:
• Total elapsed time for White/Black (Countup Clock)
White to move
[
, Black to move
]
.
• Total remaining time for White/Black (Countdown Clock: Prob-
lem Solving/Speed Chess Levels only)
White to move
{
, Black to move
}
.
If the Countdown Clock is not currently activated, the second
display will simply show a blank clock (
--:--{--:--
).
The clocks will stop for various reasons during a game, such as if
you take back a move, check level settings, select options, set up a
position, or turn the computer off. The times are retained in memory,
however, and the clocks resume as soon as play is continued. When-
ever you change playing levels or reset the computer for a new game,
the clocks are always set back to zero.
7.4 Move Count/Game Moves
After pressing HINT/INFO to access Info Mode, press it three more
times to see the current move number and the last move made. You
can then press
¯
to cycle back through the moves of your game, if
desired, or press
˘
to go forward again at any point. This gives you
an opportunity to go back and write down the moves of a game that
turns out to be unexpectedly great!
• Current move number and last move made.
• Moves of the current game.
7.5 Rating Display
After pressing HINT/INFO to access Info Mode, press it four more
times to see your current rating. Note that the ratings are based on
Tournament Level play, as described in Section 5.3.
8. SETUP MODE: CHANGE THE BOARD!
Setup Mode allows you to set up special board positions to play
from, or problems you would like the computer to solve!
Caution: All moves in your current game will be erased if you
make changes to the board position during a game.
You may change or set up a board position whenever it’s your turn
to move. Press MENU, and press
¯
repeatedly until the display
shows
¿SETUP
. Press ENTER to enter Setup Mode, and you’ll see a
display showing the color and piece symbols (
„ıKQRBNP
).
