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CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY

1. Warranty period is 2 years from date of purchase with proof

of purchase submitted.

2. Operating instructions must be followed.
3. Product must not have been damaged as a result of de-

facement, misuse, abuse, neglect, accident, destruction or
alteration of the serial number, improper electrical voltages or
currents, repair, alteration or maintenance by any person or party
other than our own service facility or an authorized service
center, use or installation of non-Saitek replacement parts in the
product or the modification of this product in any way, or the incorporation of
this product into any other products, or damage to the product caused by
accident, fire, floods, lightning, or acts of God, or any use violative of instruc-
tions furnished by Saitek plc.

4. Obligations of Saitek shall be limited to repair or replacement with the same or

similar unit, at our option. To obtain repairs under this warranty, present the
product and proof of purchase (e.g., bill or invoice) to the authorized Saitek
Technical Support Center (listed on the separate sheet packaged with this
product) transportation charges prepaid. Any requirements that conflict with
any state or Federal laws, rules and/or obligations shall not be enforceable in
that particular territory and Saitek will adhere to those laws, rules, and/or
obligations.

5. When returning the product for repair, please pack it very carefully, preferably

using the original packaging materials. Please also include an explanatory note.

6. IMPORTANT: To save yourself unnecessary cost and inconvenience, please

check carefully that you have read and followed the instructions in this
manual.

7. This warranty is in Lieu of all other expressed warranties, obligations or

liabilities. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OBLIGATIONS, OR LIABILITIES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER-
CHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL BE
LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WRITTEN LIMITED
WARRANTY. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied
warranty lasts, so the above limitations may not apply to you. IN NO EVENT
SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM-
AGES FOR BREACH OF THIS OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, WHATSOEVER Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of special, incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may
not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may
also have other rights which vary from state to state.

Information for Customers in the United States:
FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement
Warning:

 Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation

NOTE

: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc-
tions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Saitek Industries, 2295 Jefferson Street, Torrance, CA 90501, USA

polarity when inserting batteries. Worn out batteries should be
removed from the unit promptly. Do not short circuit the supply
terminals.

7.3 Technical  Specifications

Keys:

16

LCD Display:

48-segment

Batteries:

3 x AA/AM3/R6 (1.5V) cells

Power Consumption: 330 mW maximum
Dimensions:

335 x 302 x 35 mm

Weight:

975 g (excluding batteries)

Please retain this information for future reference.

Saitek reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the
interest of progress.

Summary of Contents for Mephisto Chess Explorer

Page 1: ...Instructions Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Instrucciones de Funcionamiento Istruzioni d uso Handleiding Chess Explorer...

Page 2: ...CLEAR and ENTER keys 5 Enter moves by making them on the board pressing the chess pieces down gently on the from and to squares for each move 6 As soon as the computer makes a move its move is shown...

Page 3: ...vel Mode and press to cycle through options in Option Mode and Info Mode Also used to select the color in Position Mode TAKE BACK Press to take back an individual move a move for either side You can t...

Page 4: ...tures you ll never look at chess the same way again The Quick Start at the front of the manual will get you playing right away and you ll find more details on basic game operation in Section 1 Once yo...

Page 5: ...When you re playing chess against this computer nothing is set in stone you can change your mind or decide to play a different move whenever you want When it s your turn to move simply press TAKE BAC...

Page 6: ...t force the com puter to make a move Instead the computer will display to indicate that it was interrupted before it found a mate To continue play switch to another level 2 MORE FEATURES TO EXPLORE 2...

Page 7: ...has guessed right there s no reason for it to keep on calculating it immediately plays the move it has already found To disable this feature turn on the Easy Mode option as described in Section 5 2 2...

Page 8: ...tomatically reverts back to the normal clock display 3 4 Blitz Levels Squares A4 H4 LEVEL TIME PER GAME DISPLAY A4 5 minutes bL 5 B4 10 minutes bL 10 C4 15 minutes bL 15 D4 20 minutes bL 20 To verify...

Page 9: ...0 moves in 1 45 tr40 1 45 00 35 moves in 1 30 tr35 1 30 00 40 moves in 2 00 tr40 2 00 00 45 moves in 2 30 tr45 2 30 00 50 moves in 2 00 tr50 2 00 00 40 moves in 3 00 tr40 3 00 00 5 min per game bL 5 1...

Page 10: ...t the computer on one of the Mate Search Levels This computer can solve mates in up to eight moves Mates in one to five are usually found quite quickly whereas solutions taking six to eight moves may...

Page 11: ...cle through the displays within each of the groups Press CLEAR to exit Info Mode and go back to showing the normal chess clock After learning about Info Mode take a look at Section 5 3 for a descripti...

Page 12: ...e for the computer Blitz Tournament Levels only Remaining time for the player Blitz Tournament Levels only Press WHITE to scroll backward and see previous displays again Press CLEAR to return to the n...

Page 13: ...tartup are shown in the chart with a plus and options which are off are shown with a minus Whenever you reset the computer for a new game most of your selected options are carried over to your next ga...

Page 14: ...think ahead and plan its strategies This is part of what makes your computer such a tough opponent By using Easy Mode to make all the levels weaker you effectively have many more levels to choose from...

Page 15: ...Play White from Top tOP Variation to ply 3 rd 3 Variation to ply 2 rd 2 Variation to ply 1 rd 1 Complete Book bk Cycle through the options within that mode Press BLACK to cycle forward Press WHITE to...

Page 16: ...manually as described in Section 4 To start the display rotation again press OPTION followed by CLEAR In any event when the computer starts thinking about its next move the display automati cally sta...

Page 17: ...procedure using the other PIECE SYMBOL KEYS verifying the entire board if desired Press CLEAR to return to normal game play 6 2 Changing and Setting Up Positions See TRY OUT POSITION MODE to get an i...

Page 18: ...play with your new board position Note that any legal position can be set up using the above proce dures The computer will not permit you to set up an illegal position such as one where there are mor...

Page 19: ...RANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHATSOEVER Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives...

Page 20: ...ear the board The computer has made a special move such as en passant castling or a pawn promotion Your board position is incorrect Batteries are running out The computer may be on a low level where i...

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