Excalibur electronic Touch Chess II 404ET user manual

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Touch Chess
II
Operating Manual
Model 404ET
Congratulations on your purchase of
Excalibur Electronics’ Touch Chess!
You’ve purchased both your own person-
al chess trainer and a partner who’s
always ready for a game—and who can
improve as you do!
Install the Batteries
Using a small Phillips screwdriver, ones at the bottom of the board. White
remove the battery-compartment panel always moves first. You’re ready to play!
screw on the back of

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TouchChessIIinst5x7rev0.qxd 5/19/2006 1:12 PM Page 2 square you want to move it to. Touch side to move, or to flash the piece that is your move to switch sides (colors) with SCORE: If you want to see the piece- Chess will beep, confirming that it has threatened when the threat warning “!” your Touch Chess. (Between presses, the score of your current position, turn this registered your move. ICON is on. display will show FLIP.) Also use GO option on. The scoring totals the follow- to replay mo

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TouchChessIIinst5x7rev0.qxd 5/19/2006 1:12 PM Page 4 are playing can be rated. When an ‘=’ opening you invent—to practice. Press SOUND: Use this option to turn the word OPEN on the screen if you have sound On or off. appears, it indicates you are in two another opening move to make. If the MENU repeatedly until the display human player mode. And lastly when an word OPEN does not appear, you may shows PLAYR. Use button to set FLiP: Use this option to turn the chess ‘!’ appears on the screen, y

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TouchChessIIinst5x7rev0.qxd 5/19/2006 1:12 PM Page 6 Sudden Death Level Type Note: You can only change the level same thing if you try to start a New mini-games always include the king and while it is your turn to play. Game, use SETUP, or change the pawns for both sides. In fact, one mini- Press the or button to select the LEVEL. Touch Chess will rate the game game contains just this material (see fig- amount of time in minutes for the entire Rating a loss for you if you are losing and a dr

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TouchChessIIinst5x7rev0.qxd 5/19/2006 1:12 PM Page 8 repeatedly press the square of the piece Follow this procedure until all the pieces 7. The game is over when the king of the you wish to remove until the square on in the problem or position are completely player whose turn it is to move is not in the display is empty. Press CLEAR to set up. check and the player cannot make any continue the game. legal moves. This is known as Make sure that Touch Chess knows “Stalemate” and is considered a

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TouchChessIIinst5x7rev0.qxd 5/19/2006 1:12 PM Page 10 FCC Notice Battery Information • Your Touch Chess uses 2 “AAA” batteries. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two • Do not mix old and new batteries. conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. • Do not mix alkaline & standard or NOTE: This equipment

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