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KEYS AND FEATURES

1. LCD Display Window: The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

is used to show moves, game information, and chess

clocks for both players. For a complete list of the symbols,
refer to Figure 1.

2. Piece Symbol Keys 

&

 (King), 

%

 (Queen), 

$

 (Rook),

#

 (Bishop), 

@

 (Knight), 

!

 (Pawn): Used to verify positions,

select various Teach Modes, and underpromote pawns.

3. Game Keys

a. GO/STOP Key: Press to turn the computer on; press

again to turn the unit off. The current game is retained in
memory for up to 550 hours.

b. NEW GAME Key: Press to reset the computer for a

new game of chess.

c. OPENINGS COACH Key: Press to enter Openings

Coach Mode for training on opening gambits and re-
sponses.

d. LEVEL Key: Press to enter Level Mode to adjust the

level of play to the complexity and type of game you
desire. Also used to select the Teach Modes.

e. TAKE BACK Key: Press to take back the last individual

move made. You may take back up to 14 individual
moves. Note that an individual move is a move for one
side.

f. NON AUTO Key: Press to enter Non Auto Mode, which

allows moves to be entered manually. Here, the com-
puter monitors the game, but makes no moves.

g. PLAY Key: Press to exchange sides with the computer.

Press while the computer is thinking to force it to move,
or press during your own turn to get a move suggestion

from the computer.

h. SOUND Key: Pressing this key causes the sound

option to cycle through three levels of operation. You

can tell which level you have selected by the number of
high tone beeps you hear, as indicated below:

SOUND LEVEL

SIGNAL WHEN SELECTED

Beep and Voice .......... 3 high tones
Beep only ................... 2 high tones

Silent .......................... 1 high tone

With Voice selected, you’ll get helpful coaching
remarks, and the buzzer will beep to show the

computer’s response to your actions. See Figure 1
for the meanings of the beeps. Pressing and
holding SOUND for a second or more activates the

“Say Again” feature, causing the last message to
be repeated.

4. Sensory Chessboard: Each square contains a

highly sensitive sensor that registers piece move-
ment. The squares are identified by file (letters) and
rank (numbers).

5. ACL (Reset): Recessed reset switch is located in the

base of the unit, and used to eliminate static dis-
charge after inserting a new set of batteries.

6. Battery Compartment: In base of unit. The computer

uses 3 “AA” (Type AM3/R6) alkaline batteries.

7. Piece Storage Area: Handy storage compartment

for your chess pieces.

8. Language Selection Switch: In base of unit. Used

to select either English, German, or French.

Figure 1. Display Symbols and Sounds

SYMBOLS

1

............ 1

A

............. A

k

..... King

2

............ 2

B

............. B

q

..... Queen

3

............ 3

c

............ C

r

..... Rook

4

............ 4

D

............ D

b

..... Bishop

5

............ 5

E

............. E

n

..... Knight

6

............ 6

F

............. F

p

..... Pawn

7

............ 7

G

............ G

Sb

.... Standard

8

............ 8

H

............ H

board

9

............ 9

0

............ 0

PM ............ Indicates player to move.

S ............... Indicates black to move.

 

:

............... Steady colon indicates that figures are

Minutes and Seconds

 

:

............... Flashing colon indicates that figures are

Hours and Minutes

ch:--

........ Black in check

ch:__

........ White in check

EnD-

........ Checkmate – black wins

EnD(

........ Draw

te:

............ Teach Mode

o(:3

.......... Openings Coach (Spanish Opening) -

computer plays both sides

o_:3

.......... Openings Coach (Spanish Opening) -

computer plays white

o):3

.......... Openings Coach (Spanish Opening) -

computer plays black

o

 

:3

.......... Openings Coach (Spanish Opening) -

computer plays neither

SOUNDS

1 high tone ...... Acknowledge operation of any key or

sensory square

1 low tone ....... Error: Wrong move or wrong key pressed

2 low tones ...... Warning from Coach

3 high tones .... New Game or Beep and Voice set

3 low tones ...... In games against the clock, time has

run out

Summary of Contents for Mephisto Talking Chess Trainer

Page 1: ...Instructions Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Talking Chess Trainer...

Page 2: ...ed above Press GO STOP at any time to turn the computer off Enjoy your game Note The computer will automatically switch off to conserve power if no keys are pressed for about 20 minutes and the comput...

Page 3: ...lent 1 high tone With Voice selected you ll get helpful coaching remarks and the buzzer will beep to show the computer s response to your actions See Figure 1 for the meanings of the beeps Pressing an...

Page 4: ...3 The computer s sensory board registers your move and the left side of the display will show the from square that was pressed E2 __ d Take the piece and lightly press it down on the square you want t...

Page 5: ...your side and the computer s side with a four digit display showing the total elapsed time or remaining time for each player alternately during his turn After you have entered the computer s move the...

Page 6: ...couraging remarks like Mm Good Move when you make a good move as well as indicating disapproval with Uh uh if you make a bad move If you need more help however you can also have the computer show you...

Page 7: ...ooker of a game up to a more relaxed 1 1 2 hour game When you select one of these squares the display will alternate be tween the square you have selected and the corresponding time limit for the game...

Page 8: ...exiting Level Mode Note however that the clock will have been reset 3 11 Selecting Levels and Teach Modes Press LEVEL to enter Level Mode and the current level is displayed For example Level A3 shows...

Page 9: ...get your attention An example of the sequence of displays is shown below This example indicates that one of the white Knights has been captured and it is now white s turn to move To verify other piec...

Page 10: ...ble 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 care fully preferably using the original pack...

Page 11: ...n Computer auszuschalten Die aktuelle Stellung wird gespeichert und kann sp ter fortgef hrt werden Merke Wenn keine Taste gedr ckt wird schaltet der Computer nach 20 Minuten ab um Strohm zu sparen Sie...

Page 12: ...Partie einstellen c OPENINGS COACH Taste Dr cken Sie diese Taste um das Er ffnungstraining zu aktivieren d LEVEL Taste Dr cken Sie diese Taste um die Spielstufenfunktion zu aktivieren und die Spielstu...

Page 13: ...ein Das Display zeigt das symbol f r an da Wei am Zug ist 00 00 PM Mit NEW GAME schalten Sie automatisch den Er ffnungstrainer und die Auto Aus Funktion ab Das hei t diese beiden Einstellungen immer...

Page 14: ...ch nochmals OPENINGS COACH dr cken und Sie k nnen beginnen zu lernen oder Ihr Wissen zu testen Details siehe Abschnitt 3 12 2 MEHR FUNKTIONEN ENTDECKEN 2 1 Sprachauswahl Nachdem Sie Ihren Schachcomput...

Page 15: ...Ihnen den n chsten Zug vor Auf jeden Fall sollten Sie diesen dann auch zun chst auf dem Brett ausf hren Wollten Sie eine ganz andere Variante testen nehmen Sie ihn mit TAKE BACK zur ck und ben Sie Ihr...

Page 16: ...zeige im Display W hlen Sie z B E2 sehen Sie das ausgew hlte Feld L E2 dann die Zeit pro Partie 10 00 dann zus tzliche Zeit pro Zug in Sek 00 05 Feld Zeit pro Partie Zeit pro Zug Anzeige E1 5 min 3 se...

Page 17: ...der Stufen und Lehrfunktionen Dr cken Sie LEVEL um die Spielstufenfunktion zu aktivieren und die aktuelle Spielstufe wird angezeigt z B A3 wird als L A3 abwechselnd mit Fun3 angezeigt welches die gew...

Page 18: ...zur ck 3 14 Auto Aus Modus Normalerweise antwortet der Computer automatisch nachdem Sie Ihren Zug eingegeben haben Dr cken Sie NON AUTO h ren Sie einen Signalton und k nnen ab sofort f r beide Seiten...

Page 19: ...r der Computer lange rechnet Sind Sie am Zug Ist Ihr K nig im Schach Wird der Zug den K nig ins Schach setzen Rochieren Sie falsch Ziehen Sie nicht regelkonform Der Computer rechnet Der Zug betrifft e...

Page 20: ...eindre l ordinateur Bon amusement Remarque afin de con server l nergie l ordinateur lorsqu il n est pas en phase de r flexion s teindra automatiquement si aucune touche n est enfonc e pendant 20 minut...

Page 21: ...s et pour vous exercer aux gambits d ouverture reconnus et leurs r ponses d La touche LEVEL niveaux appuyez sur cette touche pour acc der au Mode Niveaux et r gler le niveau de jeu en fonction de la c...

Page 22: ...apes pour entamer une partie a Appuyez ventuellement sur la touche GO STOP pour allumer l ordinateur b Disposez les pi ces en position de d part les Blancs de votre c t comme indiqu au Sch ma 1 2 et a...

Page 23: ...veaux de jeu correspondant chacun une case de l chiquier Avec les onze modes d enseignement pouss vous avez le choix entre 768 s lections de niveaux Appuyez sur la touche LEVEL pour acc der au Mode Ni...

Page 24: ...ur dira Coup ill gal et l cran affichera la case de d part de la pi ce Appuyez de nouveau la pi ce sur cette case pour annuler le coup ill gal et faites un nouveau coup Si vous n ex cutez pas correcte...

Page 25: ...ne se livre pas une recherche approfondie pour trouver le meilleur coup disponible Il ne tient aucun compte des points et se sert en outre de programmes de calcul d adresses qui l obligent de temps en...

Page 26: ...ontr le de temps 2 00 3 8 Les Niveaux Profondeur Fixe Les niveaux profondeur fixe de la colonne G limitent la force de jeu de l ordinateur non pas en limitant le temps de recherche de son prochain cou...

Page 27: ...tamer la partie Etant donn que le roi est toujours requis dans toute partie il n est pas n cessaire de s lectionner cette pi ce en Mode Enseignement et en fait la pression de la touche constitue la ma...

Page 28: ...tous les coups pour les deux camps un la fois sans permettre l ordinateur de riposter Cette fonction particuli re pourra tre utilis e de plusieurs fa ons diff rentes Explorez les parties de Maitre Il...

Page 29: ...nregistr le dernier coup de l ordinateur vous avez appuy sur une case erron e L ordinateur a fait un des coups sp ciaux comme une prise en passant une ma noeuvre de roque ou une promotion de pion La p...

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