User manual LEXIBOOK CHESSMAN MAX TIMER

[. . . ] You can use the timer either connected to or disconnected from the chess computer. Each mode includes a number of pre-programmed and programmable options, which give a total of 30 game options. 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. [. . . ] Option U1: The player can programme the time for the game as well as the extra time. 6) Game In this mode, each player has a certain amount of time allowed for each move. The unused time is lost and the clock displays the time allowed for each move again. Press and hold the ON / OFF button for about 3 seconds to restart the timer. If you select a pre-programmed option, (option 01 or 04) press the [PAUSE / SAVE] key to enter the option. If you select a programmable option that you want to change, press [SET] to select the first programmable field. Use the timer stop button [UP / DOWN] to choose the time you want programmed and the [< >] to move to the next field to programme. In championship mode, use [SET] again to display the fields of the next stages to programme. Save the programme by pressing [PAUSE / SAVE] once, then again if you have exited the programming mode before the last field. The mode selected as well as the time each player is allowed is displayed. During the game, it is possible to change the data shown by the timer. You can then modify the different times as well as the number of moves displayed. Use the timer stop buttons [UP / DOWN] to change the figure displayed then the [< >] keys to go to the next field. 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. 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. Select the mode and game option on the timer by following the instructions under `Selecting modes and game options'. Until the timer is running, the chess computer will not recognise the moves and an error message will appear. 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. 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. [. . . ] If you want to check which level and setting is selected without changing them, follow this procedure: 1. The computer will show the current level by illuminating the lights of the square corresponding to the level and the timer shows the game setting. You can change or verify the level at any moment of the game when it's your turn to move. These instructions will help you keep it in good condition for many years: Keep away from damp. [. . . ]