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9) CONNECTING TO THE CHESS COMPUTER
If you want to play with the timer connected to the chess computer, turn both the chess computer and the timer
off. Connect the cable to the Link point on the timer and to the Timer point on the chess computer. Turn the
timer on first [ON / OFF], then the chess computer. A specific jingle will announce that the chess computer has
detected the timer. In connected mode you can select one of the 30 game options for the timer, 9 game levels
for the chess computer as well as 6 game settings with the timer.
9.1) Starting a new game with the chess computer and timer connected.
Select the mode and game option on the timer by following the instructions under ‘Selecting modes and
game options’.
Select the level and game setting on the chess computer. See ‘Selecting level and game setting’.
Press [NEW GAME] to start a new game. This initialises the timer.
Press the timer stop button [UP] to start the game. Now you can make your move on the chessboard. Until the
timer is running, the chess computer will not recognise the moves and an error message will appear. The rest of
the game depends on the game setting selected.
9.2) Different game settings with the clock.
Settings L1 and L2.
These game settings allow two people to play against each other while the chess computer acts as referee
by verifying that the moves are legal and that the timer counts each player’s elapsed time. Press the timer
stop button to start the game.
Setting L1. On this setting, the player makes his move on the chessboard then presses the timer stop
button to stop his timer and start that of his opponent. The timer stop button is only recognised if the move
made is verified by the computer.
Setting L2. On this setting, one player presses the timer stop button to start the game. Then each
player’s time is counted from the moment the move is validated by the chess computer, without you needing
to press the timer stop button.
Setting L3.
On this setting you can play against the computer with the timer connected. Levels 1 to 8 determine the
level of the computer and its response time. Therefore you need to choose a mode and game option with
the timer, which is compatible with the level, selected. To start a game on setting L3, press the opponent’s
timer stop button to start the time then make your move on the chessboard by pressing the square of the
piece you want to move and then the square you want to move it to. Then wait for the chess computer’s
response. The timer will recognise moves as soon as the square you’re moving to is pressed, without you
having to press the timer stop button.
Setting L4.
This setting works on the same principle as setting L3 but the player must stop the timer after each of his
moves by pressing their timer stop button to hand over to the computer. The computer’s moves are recognised
in the same way as on setting L3.
Setting L5.
This setting works in the same way as setting L4 but the timer recognises the computer’s moves from the
moment the square vacated by it’s move is pressed by the player.
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