C
ongratulations on your purchase of
Excalibur Electronics’ Alexandra the
Great chess computer! You’ve pur-
chased both your own personal chess
trainer and a partner who’s always
ready for a game—and who can improve as you
do! Talking and sound effects add another dimen-
sion to your Alexandra computer for increased
enjoyment and play value.
T h e l e g e n da ry K i n g A r t h u r b r a n d i s h e d a
m ag i c s wo r d , E x ca l i bu r , f ro m w h i c h w e ta k e
o u r c o m pa n y na m e . Wi t h t h i s u n i q u e w e a p o n
i n h i s h a n d s , h e c o u l d n o t b e va n q u i s h e d .
A l t h o u g h E x c a l i b u r E l e c t r o n i c s
ca n ’ t c l a i m t h e m ag i ca l s e c r e t s o f
M e r l i n , K i n g A r t h u r ’ s c o u r t w i z -
a r d , s o m e t i m e s o u r pat e n t e d t e c h -
n o l o g y m ay m a k e i t s e e m a s i f w e
c o u l d . T h e A l e x a n d r a t h e G r e at
Ta l k i n g C h e s s C o m p u t e r i s a n o t h -
e r u n m at c h e d i n n o vat i o n o f
E x ca l i bu r E l e c t ro n i c s .
Finding the Pieces
Turn your chess computer over carefully with its chessboard face-
down. Find the door marked “PIECE COMPARTMENT DOOR.”
Open it and remove the chess pieces. Replace the door and set the
pieces aside for now.
Battery Installation
With the chess computer facedown, find the door marked “BAT-
TERY DOOR.” Open it and insert three (3) fresh, alkaline AA bat-
teries in the battery holder. Note the arrangement of the batteries
called for by the diagram in the holder. Make sure that the positive
tip of each battery matches up with the + sign in the battery compart-
ment so that polarity will be correct.
When the batteries are properly installed, Alexandra the Great auto-
matically turns on and starts talking, letting you know she's ready for
action. If Alexandra does not start talking, use a thin pointed object
and press the ACL button. Replace the battery compartment panel,
and turn the computer over.
Play a Game Right Away
After you have installed the batteries, the display will show ENG-
LISH? asking you if you want Alexandra to speak in English. If you
do, press the YES key. If you want her to speak French or German,
press the NO key until your desired language is shown and then
press the YES key. Place the plastic chess pieces on their start ing
squares (see page 20). The display will show
01
CHESS. This indi-
cates you are at the first move of the game and ready to play chess.
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ENGLISH
ENGLISH
