•
If you enter more than 13 cards for any
position, or if you enter a card that has
been used, an error beep will sound.
•
If you enter less than 13 cards for any
position, the computer will randomly fill in
the additional cards when you play.
•
You can also use the Cursor Keys to
enter cards, in the same manner as
during bidding or play.
•
If you make a mistake or change your
mind while entering a card, press the
same key again to deselect it. If you've
just pressed Q, for example, press Q
again to cancel the input. If you're using
the Cursor Keys, cancel your input by
pressing , to move the cards back up to
Line 1, starting with the lowest card of
the current suit.
•
If you change your mind and decide not
to edit the hand after all, press
ESCAPE to cancel and return to the
previous menu.
4.3 Changing the Dealer/Vulnerability
[Edit Menu Item:
PEDR
]
This option allows you to change the dealer
and vulnerability settings.
To select this option:
a.
Access the Edit Menu (
PEDR
), as noted
at the beginning of Section 4.
b.
Press
to select the letter D for
Change D/V
.
c.
Press
ENTER
. Line 1 =
WNES -NEB
,
where:
WNES
= West/North/East/South
-
= Neither side vulnerable
N
= North/South vulnerable
E
= East/West vulnerable
B
= Both sides vulnerable.
Line 2 = Current settings, as in
D:N
V:Nil
, where:
D:N
= Dealer North
V:Nil
= Neither side vulnerable
d.
Press
to select
W
,
N
,
E
, or
S
for
dealer. With the appropriate character
flashing, press
to move your choice to
Line 2. If you select
E
, for example, and
then press
, Line 2 will show
D:E
,
with East as dealer.
e.
Continue to press
to select
-
,
N
,
E
, or
B
for the vulnerability option.
With the appropriate character flashing,
press
to move your choice down to
Line 2. If you select
E
, for example, and
press
, Line 2 will now show
V:EW
,
with East/West vulnerable.
f.
Press
ENTER
to confirm and return to
the Edit Menu. Notice that the
Vulnerability Indicator has changed to
reflect the new setting, if any.
4.4 Rotating the Hands
[Edit Menu Item:
PEDR
]
This option lets you rotate the hands, along
with the dealer and vulnerability, in a
clockwise direction. Setting this option will
cause the following changes to be made:
Hand/Dealer:
Previous Setting
New Setting
South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West
West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North
North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .East
East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .South
Vulnerability:
Previous Setting
New Setting
Nil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nil
EW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NS
NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EW
All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All
To select this option:
a.
Access the Edit Menu (
PEDR
), as noted
at the beginning of Section 4.
b.
Press
to select the letter R for Rotate
hands.
c.
Press
ENTER
, and the computer will
change the settings internally, as shown
above. It will then return you to the Edit
Menu, with the
P
flashing for
Play
this deal
. To play from the new
position, press ENTER.
4. EDIT MENU OPTIONS
As previously noted in Section 3.3, your
computer allows you to choose from various
types of editing options. Each of these
options is described below.
To access the Edit Menu:
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
E
for
After
edit
.
e.
Press
ENTER
.
The computer will now switch to the
Edit
Menu
, with a display of
PEDR
. Notice that
the
P
is flashing, and
Play this deal
shows in Line 2, indicating the current option.
The
key cycles through the remaining
option choices, as follows:
P - Play this deal
E - Edit a deal
D - Change D/V
R - Rotate hands
4.1 Playing Your Edited Deal
[Edit Menu Item:
PEDR
]
This option enables you to play the deal that
you have just edited. To select this option:
a.
Access the Edit Menu (
PEDR
), as noted
at the beginning of Section 4.
b.
Press
to select the letter
P
for
Play
this deal
.
c.
Press
ENTER
, and the computer will
start a game using the current hand!
4.2 Try Editing a Deal!
[Edit Menu Item:
PEDR
]
This handy option allows you to construct
your own deals from scratch! This feature
can be used in a number of ways, such as
trying your hand at Bridge games published
in newspapers and books, or keeping track of
your own games and reconstructing deals
that you've previously played for further
study.
To select this option:
a.
Access the Edit Menu (
PEDR
), as noted
at the beginning of Section 4.
b.
Press
to select the letter
E
for
Edit
a deal
.
c.
Press
ENTER
.
Line 1 =
AKQJ10987654
, along with
S
for South and the Spade symbol (
q
) in
line 2. The upper hand area also shows
the symbols for all 52 cards, and
flashes.
You can now begin editing this hand, starting
with selecting Spades for South.
(1) Press the Value Keys (
A/ /Q…
) to select
and enter any desired Spades for South. As
each key is pressed, that card is moved from
Line 1 to Line 2. Notice that it also
disappears from the upper hand area, and
reappears in South's hand.
(2) After entering all desired Spades, press
r
,
e
, or
w
to activate another suit.
Follow the same steps to enter cards for this
suit. Repeat for any other suit, entering up to
a total of 13 cards for this hand.
(3) Press
VIEW HAND
to edit the next
position, and will flash. Line 2 shows
that Spades is the active suit once again.
Follow Steps (1) and (2), above, to construct
a hand for West.
(4) After entering all desired cards for West,
press
VIEW HAND
again to edit the hand for
, and then for .
Note that the hands can be edited in any
order, and you can go back to any hand by
pressing
VIEW HAND
.
(5) Once all cards have been entered, press
ENTER
. The Edit Menu will reappear, with
the
P
flashing for
Play this deal
.
Press
ENTER
, and the computer will start a
new game with the hand you've just
constructed!
Please also note these important points, in
regard to editing:
SOUTH
WEST
NORTH
EAST
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