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ENGLISH

KEYS AND FEATURES

1. PIECE STORAGE AREAS: 

Slide open sides of unit to reveal

compartments for piece storage.

2. DISPLAY WINDOW: 

Used to show moves and move

information during a game. Also used for level and option
selection, piece verification, position set-up, and more.

3. SENSORY CHESSBOARD: 

Each square contains a

sensor that registers piece movement. Certain squares
can also be used within Level Mode and Option Mode
to select levels and options.

4. BATTERY COMPARTMENT:

 In base of unit. Uses

three “AA” (AM3/R6) alkaline batteries.

5. GAME KEYS

• PIECE SYMBOL KEYS: 

Used in Verify and Position

Modes. Also used for pawn promotions.

• GO/STOP: 

Press to turn the unit on and off.

• INFO: 

Press to enter Info Mode; within Info Mode, press to

cycle through the main info groups. Press during your move
to request a hint.

• LEVEL: 

Press to enter Level Mode; within Level Mode, press

to skip over eight levels at a time.

• WHITE/

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and

 BLACK/

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 KEYS: 

Press to change levels

one at a time in Level Mode, and press to cycle through
options in Option Mode and Info Mode. Also used to select
the color in Position Mode.

• TAKE BACK: 

Press to take back an individual move (a move

for either side). You can take back up to a maximum of 30
individual moves.

• OPTION: 

Press to enter Option Mode; within Option Mode,

press to cycle through the main option groups.

• CLEAR: 

Press simultaneously with 

ENTER 

to reset for a

new game

.

 Press to exit Option, Verify, and Position Modes.

Press to clear Info Displays and cancel Clear Board requests
in Position Mode. Press to cancel Level Mode if you decide
not to make changes (unless you have used board squares
to change levels; then 

CLEAR 

will enter the new level, just

like 

ENTER

).

• ENTER: 

Press together with 

CLEAR

 to reset for a new

game. Press to change sides with the computer; press while
the computer is thinking to force it to move. Press to turn
option settings on and off, and to exit Level Mode with your
new level selected. Press to clear the board in Position
Mode, and then press again to confirm.

• POSITION: 

Press to enter Position Mode.

6. ACL (Reset): 

In base of unit. Used to eliminate static discharge

after inserting new batteries.

Содержание Mephisto Chess Explorer

Страница 1: ...Instructions Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Instrucciones de Funcionamiento Istruzioni d uso Handleiding Chess Explorer...

Страница 2: ...CLEAR and ENTER keys 5 Enter moves by making them on the board pressing the chess pieces down gently on the from and to squares for each move 6 As soon as the computer makes a move its move is shown...

Страница 3: ...vel Mode and press to cycle through options in Option Mode and Info Mode Also used to select the color in Position Mode TAKE BACK Press to take back an individual move a move for either side You can t...

Страница 4: ...tures you ll never look at chess the same way again The Quick Start at the front of the manual will get you playing right away and you ll find more details on basic game operation in Section 1 Once yo...

Страница 5: ...When you re playing chess against this computer nothing is set in stone you can change your mind or decide to play a different move whenever you want When it s your turn to move simply press TAKE BAC...

Страница 6: ...t force the com puter to make a move Instead the computer will display to indicate that it was interrupted before it found a mate To continue play switch to another level 2 MORE FEATURES TO EXPLORE 2...

Страница 7: ...has guessed right there s no reason for it to keep on calculating it immediately plays the move it has already found To disable this feature turn on the Easy Mode option as described in Section 5 2 2...

Страница 8: ...tomatically reverts back to the normal clock display 3 4 Blitz Levels Squares A4 H4 LEVEL TIME PER GAME DISPLAY A4 5 minutes bL 5 B4 10 minutes bL 10 C4 15 minutes bL 15 D4 20 minutes bL 20 To verify...

Страница 9: ...0 moves in 1 45 tr40 1 45 00 35 moves in 1 30 tr35 1 30 00 40 moves in 2 00 tr40 2 00 00 45 moves in 2 30 tr45 2 30 00 50 moves in 2 00 tr50 2 00 00 40 moves in 3 00 tr40 3 00 00 5 min per game bL 5 1...

Страница 10: ...t the computer on one of the Mate Search Levels This computer can solve mates in up to eight moves Mates in one to five are usually found quite quickly whereas solutions taking six to eight moves may...

Страница 11: ...cle through the displays within each of the groups Press CLEAR to exit Info Mode and go back to showing the normal chess clock After learning about Info Mode take a look at Section 5 3 for a descripti...

Страница 12: ...e for the computer Blitz Tournament Levels only Remaining time for the player Blitz Tournament Levels only Press WHITE to scroll backward and see previous displays again Press CLEAR to return to the n...

Страница 13: ...tartup are shown in the chart with a plus and options which are off are shown with a minus Whenever you reset the computer for a new game most of your selected options are carried over to your next ga...

Страница 14: ...think ahead and plan its strategies This is part of what makes your computer such a tough opponent By using Easy Mode to make all the levels weaker you effectively have many more levels to choose from...

Страница 15: ...Play White from Top tOP Variation to ply 3 rd 3 Variation to ply 2 rd 2 Variation to ply 1 rd 1 Complete Book bk Cycle through the options within that mode Press BLACK to cycle forward Press WHITE to...

Страница 16: ...manually as described in Section 4 To start the display rotation again press OPTION followed by CLEAR In any event when the computer starts thinking about its next move the display automati cally sta...

Страница 17: ...procedure using the other PIECE SYMBOL KEYS verifying the entire board if desired Press CLEAR to return to normal game play 6 2 Changing and Setting Up Positions See TRY OUT POSITION MODE to get an i...

Страница 18: ...play with your new board position Note that any legal position can be set up using the above proce dures The computer will not permit you to set up an illegal position such as one where there are mor...

Страница 19: ...RANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHATSOEVER Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives...

Страница 20: ...ear the board The computer has made a special move such as en passant castling or a pawn promotion Your board position is incorrect Batteries are running out The computer may be on a low level where i...

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