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MA_ENG_Bluetooth Installation Manual_Rev 1508

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Installation Manual

Bluetooth e-Board

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Page 1: ...MA_ENG_Bluetooth Installation Manual_Rev 1508 1 Installation Manual Bluetooth e Board ...

Page 2: ...ay against human players and also play via the internet The board can also be used to simply register a chess game for later retrieval and publication or to show a game or analysis on a larger screen to an audience Of course the board can also be used for training purposes in a classroom setting When playing via a computer your opponent s moves will be shown on the computer screen but they will al...

Page 3: ...of blinking orange Apart from the longer charging time there normally is no real problem if you leave the board plugged in for about 24 hours Please check if the LED turned green after this time which indicates that the board has been charged slowly but sufficient Charging via the mains adapter and the supplied USB cable will show a blinking orange LED when no Bluetooth connection is set up or a c...

Page 4: ...Bluetooth connection Preparing the Bluetooth connection in Windows If you have not yet installed a Bluetooth USB dongle stick or if you do not have built in Bluetooth hardware in your computer or laptop you need to insert a Bluetooth dongle not included in a free USB port of your computer Windows normally recognizes almost all of these dongles and will automatically install the driver included wit...

Page 5: ...between your e Board and computer due to various parameters like building construction magnetic fields or other wireless devices that may disturb the Bluetooth connection of your e Board Normally a distance less than 10 meters should cause no problems To set up your connection click on the Add device TAB as shown below Windows will search for new devices including DGT Bluetooth devices as in this ...

Page 6: ...vices pairing code The default code is 0000 four zero s Important With some e Boards a pairing code may be presented to you Just use this code and click on the Yes button to proceed See the next picture which is an example of a pre defined pairing code Both pairing options can be used ...

Page 7: ...hat the e Board is no longer treated as a Bluetooth device by Windows but as a Virtual Serial Port To check the properties of the e Board select Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers You will find your DGT Chessboard listed there In this case the e Board serial number is 20109 Double click on the e Board icon to find out the properties A COM port number will be assigned to it COM4 ...

Page 8: ...Bluetooth connection if used Please remove this incoming COM port number as described below Just right click on the Bluetooth dongle icon and choose Bluetooth settings from the context menu Choose the COM port TAB You will normally see 2 COM ports Select the COM Port with the Incoming direction which doesn t have a name Click on the Remove button to remove the incoming port ...

Page 9: ...ly the RabbitPlugin software from the software folder on the CD We advise to select the CD the TAB driver and then select the RabbitPlugin version you want to install Important Within the driver TAB there are 2 Rabbit installation programs One for 32 bit programs and one for 64 bit programs Older chess programs are 32 bit so even if you have a 64 bit Windows operating system you definitively need ...

Page 10: ...ed in the pictures may be different and newer in your case Also be aware that there are minor screen variations between the 32 bit and the 64 bit installation screens The Bluetooth board USB driver and FTDI USB driver are required for your Bluetooth and should be selected before pressing Finish and continuing the installation process Note If you have selected the box Launch RabbitConnect in the pr...

Page 11: ... window as the FTDI driver installer is hidden behind it On the FTDI screen select Extract and OK to complete the installation The Bluetooth board driver is required for your Bluetooth e Board and will be installed automatically when you accept the steps as presented by the installation program Please proceed and finish the installation process as guided by the Installation wizard If selected the ...

Page 12: ...a chessboard displayed then the wrong COM port is selected Click on the Settings menu Choose Configure driver Choose the Connection Tab first Select I the pull down menu the port that is used for your e Board See the next picture for details After a few seconds up to 10 the big square box should turn green and show Board alive Depending if you have a DGT3000 or DGT XL clock connected the second bo...

Page 13: ...our computer and will not show all tabs The size of this window can be easily adjusted by pulling or shrinking the right lower corner of this program window Important Pressing the cross upper right corner will close the program The Board TAB will show the pieces on the board similar as in the actually placed chess pieces When this window is shown in a chess program the squares may be coloured For ...

Page 14: ...The software on the CD will be updated on a regular basis However before installing the software from this CD we recommend to check if there is a more recent version on www digitalgametechnology com You can find it in the menu SUPPORT followed by DGT SOFTWARE More detailed information and additional manuals are available on the DGT e board installation CD included in this package In case questions...

Page 15: ... valuable and give DGT the opportunity to keep track of the deployed Bluetooth e Boards The board is finished with a polyurethane varnish You can clean it with a damp cloth preferable a microfiber cloth Do not use any abrasive cleaning products and avoid products that contain silicone oil Usage of such products may impact the live time of your e Board or damage the polished surface The wooden ches...

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