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At the top of the screen you will find the game time elapsed or remaining for players 1 and 2. These
times are displayed in hours and minutes if they are more than one hour, or in minutes and seconds if
they are less than one hour.
At the bottom you will find each player’s extra time awarded in some game options.
In the middle is displayed the number of moves made by each player.
The penultimate line displays the hourglasses showing which player’s turn it is. On the same line you
will see the end of game icons. The end of game icon is displayed when the corresponding player’s time
has run out.
The bottom line displays the selected game mode.
4) THE KEYS
[SET]
To enter game selection or game programming option.
[PAUSE / SAVE]
To pause the timer or restart it.
To enter a game option or game programme.
[< >]
To select a game option.
[UP / DOWN]
Timer stop buttons. Each player presses this button after having made their move on the chessboard to stop
their timer and start their opponent’s timer.
To select a game mode.
To increase or decrease the programming possibilities in a game option.
5) STARTING A GAME
You can use the timer either connected to or disconnected from the chess computer. To start a game while
disconnected, place the timer on the right hand side of the chessboard.
6) MODES AND GAME OPTIONS
The timer allows you to select 6 different game modes. Each mode includes a number of pre-programmed and
programmable options, which give a total of 30 game options.
6.1) Blitz
Option 01, displayed by default the first time the timer is used, shows each player’s game time. The other
blitz options offer each player a limited time to win the game. The game time used by the player between
each move is deducted from the total time allowed for the game. 3 times are pre-programmed. Two others
are programmable.
Option 02: 5 minutes per game. Each player has 5 minutes for the whole of the game.
Option 03: 15 minutes per game.
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