Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DELUXE TALKING TOUCH CHESS 404D Excalibur
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Deluxe T alking T ouch Chess Operating Manual Model 404D Congratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ Deluxe T alking T ouch Chess! Y ou’ve purchased both your own personal chess tra.
2 T ouch Chess will recognize what's been played. Think of communicating your move as a two-step process--registering the FROM square and then registering the TO square. Press the stylus down gently on the cen- ter of its FROM square. T ouch Chess will say and display the coordinates of the FROM square-for example "E2.
3 MOVE key to force T ouch Chess to stop thinking. Also use MOVE to replay moves in the takeback move mode (see " UNDO ,” left). SETUP KEY Press this key to set up special positions (see page 8.) Y ou can also use this key to promote a pawn that reaches your oppo- nent’ s back rank to a piece other than a queen.
4 before the game is completed. If the score is greater than 9.0, you can claim a victo- ry with the NEW GAME key . CLR BR : Use this option to clear the chess board for easier problem setup. Pressing the SETUP key now , will enter setup mode with the chess board cleared of all pieces.
5 S pecial Situations S tarting Play with the Black Pieces When you want to play the Black pieces (to let T ouch Chess move first) press the MOVE key before you make your first move as White.
6 nite time, and T ouch Chess will only stop thinking when the MOVE key is pressed, or a mate is found. FE001 FE002 FE003 FE005 FE010 FE015 FE020 FE030 FE045 FE100 FE130 FE200 FE230 FE300 FE500 FEinF .
7 screen if you have another opening move to make. If the word OPEN does not appear , you may continue normal play . Y ou have completed the training for that opening line. The names of the openings are: 1. Ruy Lopez, Open Defense 2. Ruy Lopez, Zaitsev Defense 3.
8 Ratings T o view your rating, press OPTION until RA TE is displayed. Y our current rating appears on the display . T o have your rating change, you must complete a rated game on a tournament or sudden death level. When you are ready to play a rated game, select the RATE option.
9 Adding or Changing a Piece First press the SETUP key . Notice the pieces above the word SETUP on the dis- play . Press the piece above the word SETUP you want to place on the board. Then press the square until the piece appears as the correct color on the chess- board.
Castling cannot occur if: a) the King has already been moved. b) the Rook has already been moved. c) there is any piece between the King and the Rook. d) the King’ s original square, or the square which the King must cross, or the one which it is to occupy is attacked by an enemy piece.
11 Excalibur Electronics reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the interest of progress. Special Care • A void rough handling such as bumping or dropping. • A void moisture and extreme temperatures. For best results, use between the temperatures of 39ºF and 100ºF (4ºC and 38ºC).
EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC., war- rants to the original consumer that its products are free from any electrical or mechanical defects for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of purchase. If any such defect is dis- covered within the warranty period, EXCAL- IBUR ELECTRONICS, INC.
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