User manual SAITEK P990 DUAL ANALOG PAD

[. . . ] Set up the chess pieces in the initial starting position, with the White pieces closest to you. If you installed the LCD Module in Step 2, the display will show the piece, the color, and the from and to squares of the computer's move. This completes the computer's move, and now it's your turn again. Press GO/STOP at any time to turn the Senator Module off (before switching off the Exclusive Board). [. . . ] You can start a game on a Fun Level, for example, and, when the computer makes a bad move, you can switch to a normal level and try to convert your advantage to a win, playing against the stiffer opposition of a higher level!9:99;99 On the Infinite Level, the computer will search indefinitely, until it finds a forced mate or forced move; until it has fully searched the position to its maximum depth; or until you press ENT to stop the search. If you halt the search, the computer makes the move it currently thinks is best. Try experimenting with this level--set up some interesting board positions and let the computer analyze them for you. It will think for hours or even days on end, trying to come up with the best possible move!And you can even watch the computer as it thinks--take advantage of the unique Rotating Display feature described in Section 5. PLY:16 On the Training Levels, the computer's search depth is limited to a certain number of moves, as shown above. As you cycle through the levels, the computer displays PLY:# for each level. A "ply" is an individual move (a move for either side), and "#" is the number representing the search depth. For example, on Level 49, the computer searches to a depth of one ply, and thus looks ahead only one individual move. This produces weaker play, giving beginners a chance win, Imagine this: You're playing chess against a friend, and it's his move. Move 1 (predicted line of play) INFO · Move 2 (predicted line of play) · Move 3 (predicted line of play) · Move 4 (predicted line of play) · Move 5 (predicted line of play) · Move 6 (predicted line of play) SEARCH INFO: x2 · Elapsed time since last move INFO · The clocks stop when you take back a move, verify levels, select options, verify a position, or turn the module off with GO/STOP. However, the times are kept in memory, and the clocks resume as soon as play is continued. When you change levels, board positions, or press ENT and CL for a new game, the clocks are always reset to 0:00:00. 4 Move Count/Game Moves Press INFO a fourth time to show the move number in the game so far. Pressing WHITE/< repeatedly will scroll backwards through the moves of your game (up to 200 individual moves). Simply press INFO when it's your turn to move, and the computer will show a suggested move for your side. The BLACK/> and WHITE/< keys are used to cycle through the options within each of the groups. For each option (except option for Bronstein clock), a plus (+) in the display indicates the displayed option is ON, and a minus (­) means the option is OFF. for the Bronstein Clock , press ENT to cycle through the time settings. The clock option you choose to display will be the selected time control when you exit Option Mode. If you decide not to turn the Bronstein Clock on, press ENT until the display shows bc 0 again. [. . . ] This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Saitek reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the interest of progress. Warranty period is 2 years from date of purchase with proof of purchase submitted. Product must not have been damaged as a result of defacement, misuse, abuse, neglect, accident, destruction or alteration of the serial number, improper electrical voltages or currents, repair, alteration or maintenance by any person or party other than our own service facility or an authorized service center, use or installation of non-Saitek replacement parts in the product or the modification of this product in any way, or the incorporation of this product into any other products, or damage to the product caused Information for Customers in the United States: FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. [. . . ]