1. Batteries
The Digital Game Timer (DGT) requires 4 AA (penlight) batteries. We recommend alkaline batteries, on
which it will run for 5000 hours.
To insert the batteries, remove the screw cover from the battery compartment on the bottom of the timer.
After the batteries have been inserted, wait four seconds before switching on the timer.
NOTE:
If you do not plan to use your timer for a long period, we recommend that
you remove its batteries.
If "BAT" appears on the timer display, the batteries are nearly discharged and should be replaced as
soon as possible. When this message first appears, the batteries still contain enough energy to allow the
current game to be completed.
NOTE:
In case of a malfunction, first remove then reinsert the batteries. If the
problem still occurs, contact your retailer.
2. Switching on the Digital Game Timer
Switch the time on and off with the
On/Off
switch on the bottom of the timer.
3. Choosing an option number
Your timer includes many different timing methods. You set the timing method you want by selecting an
option numbers
on the timer's display. When you switch on the timer, the display shows the option
number that was last selected. (If batteries have been changed, the display is reset to option 01.)
Press the
+1
button to step through the 32 options. After number 32, the display returns to 01.
To find the option you wish, see the list of option numbers on the bottom of the timer. (For example,
option 01 corresponds with number 1: Rapid, Blitz: 5 minutes.) For details on each option, see this
manual's
TIMING METHODS
section.
4. Activating the option number
When the option number you want appears on the display, activated it by pressing the
OK
button. The
display then shows the default starting time for that option. You can now begin your game.
NOTE:
If you want to change the setting time for your seleceted option, see
Section 9,
Manual settings
.
5. Starting a game
When you have selected your option number, start the timer by pressing the
Start/Stop
button.
NOTE:
Before the clock is started it is necessary to ensure that the lever is raised
on the side of the player who is the first to play. This is
particularly
important for the FIDE and Fischer methods for which the clock "knows"
from the starting position of the lever which player plays white and which
black
.
6. Temporarily stopping the timer
During the course of a game, you can temporarily stop the timer by pressing the
Start/stop
button.
Restart the timer by pressing the
start/stop
button again.
7. Checking the option number during a game
During a game, you can check the selected option number without interrupting the countdown. To do
this, press the
OK
button.
8. Changing the time duing a game
