User manual SAITEK PRO BRIDGE 310

[. . . ] Next dummy's hand is displayed at the top of the screen (unless South is dummy, when dummy hand is displayed at the bottom of the screen). the word DUMMY appears on the LCD under either West , North , East or South. One of the card symbols on the left of the display is underlined to indicate which suit is trumps, if any. It also plays North's hand unless North is declarer or dummy, when you play both North's and South's If you are also playing North, NORTH flashes on its turn. [. . . ] Press SCROLL to see the above again, or ESCAPE to return without resetting the score. Device and should not be subjected to extremes of temperature or rough handling. 1 Weak batteries Weak batteries can cause incorrect displays on the LCD or wrong bids and responses. 2 ACL key If the computer fails to respond after you have inserted a new set of batteries, your unit may have locked up due to static discharge. Turn off the computer, insert a pin or another sharp object into the hole marked ACL and press down for at least 2 seconds to reset the computer. The unit will not turn on Batteries weak or dead If problem persists, turn off computer and press a pin into the hole marked ACL (See sect. If problem persists turn off computer and press a pin into the hole marked ACL (see Sect. 2) Replace batteries Key in correct card Key in correct card Batteries not inserted properly Battery connectors contact poor Batteries weak You do not have that card (eg. Card in dummy's hand) You are not following suit If your Pro Bridge 310 or 510 are already switched on and connected, switch off and switch on again before attempting to link the computers. 2 Pro Bridge 310 always plays South and is always operated by a human player. If you are playing on your own, check that North, East and West are computer players. If more than one person is playing, change North, East or West to a human player, as required, (see 5. The word LINK appears on Pro Bridge 310's LCD to show that the computers are ready to be played together. 4 Press ENTER (or ESCAPE), followed by ESCAPE on Pro Bridge 510 to start playing by pressing ESCAPE (see manual 3. When it is South's (Pro Bridge 310's) turn to bid or play you cannot operate Pro Bridge 510 (and vice versa). When it is Pro Bridge 510's turn to play, the word LINK flashes on Pro Bridge 310's LCD. When the connection is up and running Some of the functions of Pro Bridge 310 cannot be used. For example, VIEW BIDDING SYSTEMS, CLAIM, SETTING BIDDING SYSTEMS, REBID, can only be operated via Pro Bridge 510. You can still use Pro Bridge 310's HINT function, VIEW CONTRACT and TRICKS on your turn when bidding or playing; the VIEW SCORE (for rubber or TOF depending on the level setting of Pro Bridge 510) and SOUND functions also operate. To claim the remaining tricks after any round of play before pressing ENTER, press CLAIM on Pro Bridge 510. [. . . ] With a very strong hand of more than 17 points; make a jump in your best suit. Note that 1NT in response to a major opening is forcing for 1 round in 5-Card Majors. With a 5-Card Major, make a "transfer bid": with 5 hearts, bid 2D, with 5 spades, bid 2H, opener will "rectify" on rebid. With one or two 4-Card Majors, and with at least 8 points in 5-Card Majors or 12 in ACOL, bid 2C "stayman". [. . . ]