User manual SAITEK EXPERT TRAVEL CHESS

[. . . ] To play a game right away, without reading the entire manual first, simply follow these Quick Start steps!Open the battery cover in the base of the unit, slide the cover in the direction of arrow to open it, and insert four"AA" (AM3/R6) alkaline batteries. Enter moves by making them on the board, pressing the pegged chess pieces down gently into the holes of the from and to squares for each move. Set up the chess pieces in the initial starting position with the White pieces closest to you, as shown in this diagram. [. . . ] If you do this while the computer is thinking, you'll see the information displays change as the computer considers different moves and searches deeper. Move 1 (predicted line of play) · Move 2 (predicted line of play) · Move 3 (predicted line of play) TE · Move 4 (predicted line of play) · Move 5 (predicted line of play) L B · Move 6 (predicted line of play) Game information is divided into four groups, and pressing INFO cycles from one group to another. The BLACK/+ and WHITE/­ keys can be used to cycle forward and backward respectively the displays within each of the groups. press CLEAR to exit Info Mode and go back to showing the normal chess clock. Selecting this feature makes the computer automatically cycle through the requested information in one-second intervals every time it thinks about its move--you can actually watch the computer think out loud!Whenever requested information is not available, the display will show dashes (­ ­ ­ ­ ­). 1 Principal Variation Press INFO the first time to get information on the principal variation (the predicted line of play, or the sequence of moves the computer thinks will be made). The first display you will see is the move the computer is currently thinking of making. Notice that the move is shown in the display, and the lights for the from and to squares for that move also flash alternately. Moves 1 through 6 (predicted line of play) Press WHITE/­ to back up and see previous displays again. Since the first move of the predicted line of play is the move the computer assumes you will make, you can also consider this move as a hint. Elapsed time since last move · Current move number made so far 2 Search Information Press INFO a second time to get information on the computer's search. Two numbers: The first is the current search depth, or the number of individual moves the computer is looking ahead; the second is the number of moves the computer has examined so far · The move currently being considered · The search speed, or number of positions (nodes) being searched every second Press WHITE/­ to cycle backwards and see previous displays again. press BLACK/+ repeatedly to cycle forwards the clock displays: · Elapsed time since the last move was made · The clocks stop whenever you take back a move or set up a new position. However, the times are retained in memory, and the clocks resume as soon as play is continued. Whenever you change levels or press NEW GAME, the chess clocks are always reset. During the game, a clock showing elapsed time displays the piece symbols one by one, from pawn to King. A clock showing countdown time shows the symbols going in the other direction, from King to pawn. 4 Move Count/Game Moves Press INFO a fourth time to show the move number in the game so far. Pressing WHITE/­ repeatedly will cycle back through the moves of your game (up to 50 individual moves). Current move number made so far · Moves of the current game Press BLACK/+ to go forward through the moves again at any point. 1, we wanted to point it out again--if you ever need advice on a move, you can always ask the computer for a hint. [. . . ] IMPORTANT: To save yourself unnecessary cost and inconvenience, please check carefully that you have read and followed the instructions in this manual. This warranty is in Lieu of all other expressed warranties, obligations or liabilities. States do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations may not apply to you. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF THIS OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, 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. [. . . ]