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LCD DISPLAY 

The LCD display has a six character alphanumeric display and is located in the black box that 
should be connected to your wooden board during a game (see above drawing). If you wish 
however, you can play a game without the LCD box and reconnect it at any time. 
 

1. Figures 

 

 

2. Letters 

and 

symbols 

 

THE DISPLAY 

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1 = Indication for the colour 

5  =  Symbol for En Passant 

2 = 6 character alphanumeric display 

6  =  Symbol for Stalemate/Draw 

3 = Separation for time indication 

7  =  Symbol for Check/Checkmate 

4 = Symbols for chess pieces 

8  =  Symbol for captured figures 

 

Symbols for the chess pieces on the display 

 

Pawn

Knight

Bishop

Rook

Queen

King

Note:  

All LCD displays showing 3 bars " " indicate that a function is ON or the function is now 
at value 3. 

 

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Содержание Citrine

Страница 1: ...NOVAG citrine INSTRUCTION...

Страница 2: ...erpromotion IX Stalemate and Draw X Check and Checkmate XI Mate Announcement XII Resignation XIII Positioning of Chess Pieces New Game FEATURES 1 NEW GAME 2 SQUARE A8 SET LEVEL 3 SQUARE B8 RANDOM 4 SQ...

Страница 3: ...adaptor should be examined regularly for potential hazards such as damage to the cable plug or other parts and that in the event of such damage the adaptor must not be used until that damaged part ha...

Страница 4: ...E DISPLAY 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 1 Indication for the colour 5 Symbol for En Passant 2 6 character alphanumeric display 6 Symbol for Stalemate Draw 3 Separation for time indication 7 Symbol for Check Checkma...

Страница 5: ...guidelines 1 Push the Menu button on the right hand side of your unit This will start the Menu mode of the chess computer The LCD will continuously display each available function in a rotating fashi...

Страница 6: ...e move and the computer will illuminate the square LEDs of the move preceding that one also displayed on the LCD and so on If a captured piece is involved make the move as indicated by the LEDs and th...

Страница 7: ...he opposite side of the board the chess computer will allow you to promote or underpromote it to any desired piece As soon as this happens squares A1 to D1 will flash up whereas A1 represents the Rook...

Страница 8: ...he chess pieces in the New Game Position the computer will be ready for a new game The memory is now empty and only the previously set level remains the same 2 SQUARE A8 SET LEVEL This chess computer...

Страница 9: ...res 2 c2 game in 5 mins 2 g2 2 ply 3 captures 3 c3 game in 10 mins 3 g3 2 ply 4 captures 4 c4 game in 15 mins 4 g4 2 ply 5 captures 5 c5 game in 30 mins 5 g5 2 ply 6 captures 6 c6 game in 1 hour 6 g6...

Страница 10: ...ate in 1 to mate in 8 On Find Mate levels the computer will find the shortest mate up to the stipulated depth The Find Mate levels use a different program than the normal playing levels The normal pla...

Страница 11: ...above you can choose various levels of randomness To do so tap on square B8 and any of the following random levels will be displayed in the LCD each time you tap on the square rAnd r And rAnd rAnd Le...

Страница 12: ...ay If your board is connected to a PC you can follow the game on your computer screen if not you can execute the moves for the computer and follow it on your chessboard To exit this mode whilst the co...

Страница 13: ...gin the game and ask the computer to make its first move enter go lift your black King off the board briefly The computer s move will be displayed on the LCD and the corresponding square LEDs will lig...

Страница 14: ...that square simply lift it up briefly Now you have determined IN 3 as your level that is solve Mate in 3 problem 4 Press the menu button to exit the SET LEVEL mode 5 Press the menu button again to ent...

Страница 15: ...he white chessmen has been completed 10 Set up of black chessmen BLACK KING lift the black king off the board until you see the symbol for BLACK and the symbol for KING in the LCD Then place the black...

Страница 16: ...desired square Please wait until the square LEDs stopped flashing before you continue To choose a colour to move The colour to move is always indicated on the LCD colour symbol If changing is necessar...

Страница 17: ...ch and the total number of legal moves APPENDIX Care of your NOVAG chess computer Dirt and dust can be removed with a soft cloth please unplug the unit from the mains prior to cleaning Do NOT use any...

Страница 18: ...y for damages will not be affected if any remedy provided herein shall fail of its essential purpose GOVERNING LAW The product s limited warranty shall be governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special...

Страница 19: ...FO Display Score for Black currently being computed INFO Display Number of half moves the computer has searched so far INFO Display Out of 43 variations there are still 39 to compute INFO Display Posi...

Страница 20: ...O lift your King off the board briefly The REFEREE Function is activated by pressing the REFREE key The SOUND is switched off The RANDOM Function is activated The EASY Mode is activated The chess comp...

Страница 21: ...ime Fixed Depth playing level 2 is selected and now effective The computer will only analyse every move for only 2 half moves Analysis level 3 is selected and is now effective Easy level 5 is selected...

Страница 22: ...1 KING Except when castling the King can move only one space to any adjoining square including diagonally which cannot be attacked by an enemy piece Castling is a move of both the King and either Rook...

Страница 23: ...d capturing en passant When your computer makes an en passant capture it will display the symbol ep Hints Tips Get a feel for the values of different pieces which will be useful when making decisions...

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