b.
With the
P
flashing, press
ENTER
to go
to the Deal Menu,
RNES
.
c.
Line 1 =
RNES
, with the current deal
option flashing.
Line 2 = Current option description.
d.
Press
to select the letter
R
for
Random deal
.
e.
Press
ENTER
. The computer will
immediately deal a random hand, and
you can begin to play!
3.2 Numbered Deals
[Deal Menu Item:
RNES
]
Your Pro Bridge 3000 comes to you
preprogrammed with thousands of numbered
deals, which are accessed from the Deal
Menu. Besides adding variety to your play,
these deals can also be used as a great
learning tool! Each deal (numbered from 1 to
999,999) is unique, and can be called up at
any time. You can use this feature to replay a
particular hand over and over, enabling you
to learn from any mistakes you might make!
To select a Numbered Deal:
a.
Press
ESCAPE
until you return to the
Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
b.
With the
P
flashing, press
ENTER
to go
to the Deal Menu,
RNES
.
c.
Line 1 =
RNES
, with the current deal
option flashing.
Line 2 = Current option description.
d.
Press
to select the letter
N
for
By
deal no.
.
e.
Press
ENTER
.
Line 1 =
0123456789
, with the
0
flashing.
Line 2 =
deal No:
.
f.
Enter any desired deal number, from 1 to
999,999. Enter the numbers by
(a) pressing individual Value Keys
(
1/2/3
) and pressing
ENTER
; or
(b) pressing
or
to select each
number, pressing
to move each
number down to Line 2, and finally
pressing
ENTER
. Note that the initial
flashing
0
cannot be entered by itself,
and doing so will cause an error beep to
sound. The
0
can only be used after
another number has been entered first.
Note: When using the indvidual value
keys (
0
) functions as the key for (
0
).
After
ENTER
is pressed, the computer will
immediately deal the pre-programmed hand
you have selected, and the bidding can
begin!
3.3 Edited Deals
[Deal Menu Item:
RNES
]
Your computer offers several interesting
options for editing deals and other game
information! Since these options are
accessed via the
Edit Menu
, which is a
subset of the Deal Menu, we've given the
Edit Menu its own section in this manual.
For complete details on all your editing
options, see Section 4.
3.4 Playing the Same Deal
[Deal Menu Item:
RNES
]
Have you ever wished that you could replay
a game you just finished, to try out a different
strategy or attempt to improve the outcome?
This feature allows you to do just that! After a
game ends, select this option to start the
same game over again.
To select the Same Deal option:
a.
Press
ESCAPE
until you return to the
Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
b.
With the
P
flashing, press
ENTER
to go
to the Deal Menu.
c.
Line 1 =
RNES
, with the current deal
option flashing.
Line 2 = Current option description.
d.
Press
to select the letter
S
for
Same
deal
.
e.
Press
ENTER
. The computer will
immediately generate the same hand
you just played, and you can give it
another shot!
To select a bidding system:
a.
Press
ESCAPE
until you return to the
Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
b.
Press
repeatedly to select the letter
B
for
Bidding systems
.
c.
Press
ENTER
. Line 1 =
5AfF
, with the
current system for North/South flashing.
5 = American Standard (
5th major
)
A
= Acol
(
Acol
)
f
= French Standard (
5th major
f
)
F
= French Strong Two (
5th
major F
)
Line 2 =
NS:
plus the current bidding
system description.
d.
Press
to select the desired system for
North/South.
e.
Next, press
to switch over to the
East/West display. Line 2 will now show
EW:
, along with the current East/West
setting.
f.
Press
to select the desired system for
East/West. Finally, press
ENTER
to
return to the Main Menu.
2.6 English/French? It's Your Choice!
[Main Menu Item:
PGSIBLR
]
Your Bridge computer has the unique ability
to offer game play and menu interaction in
either English or French! Note that the
computer automatically defaults to English on
the first start-up.
To change the language setting:
a.
Press
ESCAPE
until you return to the
Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
b.
Press
repeatedly to select the letter
L
for
Language
.
c.
Press
ENTER
.
Line 1 =
EF Language
, with the
current language setting flashing.
Line 2 = Current language setting.
d.
Press
to select
E
for English or
F
for
French. Press
ENTER
to confirm and
return to the Main Menu.
2.7 Resetting the Score
[Main Menu Item:
PGSIBLR
]
This menu selection allows you to reset the
score at any time.
To reset the score:
a.
Press
ESCAPE
until you return to the
Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
b.
Press
repeatedly to select the letter
R
for
Reset score
.
c.
Press
ENTER
.
Line 1 =
yn Scores
, with the
y
flashing.
Line 2 =
yes Resets
.
d.
Press
to select
y
for Yes or
n
for No.
Press
ENTER
to confirm and return to
the Main Menu.
3. DEAL MENU OPTIONS
As previously noted in Section 2.1, your
computer allows you to select from various
dealing options:
R - Random deal
N - By deal no.
E - After edit
S - Same deal
Each of these options is described
individually below.
When following the steps below for the Deal
Menu options, please note that pressing
ESCAPE one time will often take you directly
to the Deal Menu. Therefore, Steps (a) and
(b) will not always be necessary.
3.1 Random Deals
[Deal Menu Item:
RNES
]
Whenever you choose the Random Deal
option, the computer will immediately
generate a hand, and bidding will begin right
away. If you're not satisfied with the hand
that has been dealt, press
ESCAPE
to return
to the Deal Menu, and then press
ENTER
for
another hand. You can do this as often as
you wish.
To select the Random Deal option:
a.
Press
ESCAPE
until you return to the
Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
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