Touch Chess
Operating Manual
Model 404
Congratulations on your purchase of
Excalibur Electronics’ Touch Chess!
You’ve purchased both your own person-
al chess trainer and a partner who’s
always ready for a game—and who can
improve as you do!
Install the Batteries
If your unit has a Pull Tab, simply pull the
tab. You may discard the tab once it has
been pulled out. If there is no Pull Tab, or
to replace batteries, the procedure is as
follows: Using a small Phillips screw-
driver, remove the battery-compartment
panel screws on the back of Touch Chess.
Then remove the panel by pulling gently
from the top. Install three fresh AG13
batteries, making sure to follow the dia-
gram in each battery slot so that the polar-
ity (+ or -) of the batteries is correct.
Play a Game Right Away
After you have installed the batteries, the
display will show the chess board with all
the pieces on their starting squares. The
LCD will also show
. This
indicates you are at the first move of the
game and ready to play chess.
Adjust the display contrast for best
viewing. The contrast control is on the
bottom of the unit.
Touch Chess gives you the W h i t e
pieces—the ones at the bottom of the
board. White always moves first.
The way you select and make your move
is very simple. Think of communicating
your move as a two-step process—regis-
tering the
from
square and then register-
ing the
to
square of the move you wish to
make.
Using the supplied stylus (plastic pen),
press down gently on the center of the
square for the piece or pawn you wish to
move. You’ll hear a beep and the piece or
pawn will flash. If you hear an error buzz,
and the piece does not flash, then that
piece cannot legally move anywhere. If
you change your mind and want to move
a different piece, simply press the
from
square again to cancel it.
Now gently press on the center of the
square you want to move it
to
.You’ll hear
a beep letting you know your move has
been registered.
After you make your move, Touch Chess
will reply with its move automatically.
You’ll see the piece flash on its
from
square and move to its
to
square. During
the game, the display shows the move
number and the elapsed time for each
move.
