Portable 1750L 64 Level Chess Computer 600-2444 Advanced Functions

Portable 1750L Sixty Four Level Chess Computer
(600-2444)                 Advanced Functions         Faxback Doc. # 32299

VERIFYING PIECE POSITIONS

You can use the piece symbol keys to verify the location of any piece on
the chess board during your turn.  Each time you press a piece symbol key,
the rank/file board lights indicate the piece's location.

NOTE:  You can use the piece symbol keys only during your turn.

For example, if the white queen is on square D1 and you want to verify its
location, press the queen's symbol key once while [black] is lit. The rank/
file board lights show square D1.  Or, if the black queen is on square F6
and you want to verify its location, press the queen's piece symbol key,
then press [black]/[white] until [white] is lit. The rank/file board lights
flash to show square F6.

To locate all pieces of the same color and type, repeatedly press [black]/
[white] until the indicator lights for the piece's color, then repeatedly
press the piece's symbol key.  If there is more then one of the same color
piece of that type on the board, the rank/file board lights show the
location of a like piece each time you press the piece's symbol key. If you
press [black]/[white] then repeatedly press the piece's symbol key, the
rank/file board lights show the location of a like piece of the other
color's pieces.

PROBLEM SETUPS

You can use the setup mode:

  To erase, re-enter, or relocate pieces any time before or during a game.

  To set up problems or puzzles for the computer to solve.

NOTE:  If you have already started a game, you must press SET UP during
       your turn to enter the setup mode.

       Before using this mode to create your own positions, familiarize
       yourself with this procedure by setting up the board positions
       described in the following examples.

Full Board Setup

In a full board problem setup, the computer records the positions you enter
into memory and assumes all other pieces remain in their original
positions.  You only need to follow these steps for pieces that you want to
remove or move from their original positions.

1.  Set up all of the pieces on the board.

2.  Press NEW GAME once.

3.  Press SET UP to enter the set up mode and [black] or [white] to change
    the color, if necessary.  [Black] or [white] lights and SET UP/TWO
    PLAYER flashes.

4.  Press the piece symbol key for the piece you want to move or remove on
    its FROM square.

5.  Press the piece you want to move or remove on its FROM square.

6.  To move the piece, move it to the desired TO square, then press it on
    the square.

    To remove the piece, just remove the piece from the board.

7.  Repeat Steps 4-6 for any other pieces you want to move or remove.

8.  When you finish setting up the pieces for one color, press [black]/
    [white] to select the other color, if necessary.  Then repeat Steps 4-7
    to move or remove pieces of the other color.

9.  When you finish setting up the pieces, press [black]/[white] to select
    the color that will start, then press SET UP.  Choose the level you
    want and begin the game.

    NOTE:  If the computer sounds an error tone, one or more pieces were
           moved, removed, or entered illegally.  See "Correcting Illegal
           Setups", below.

Partial Board Setup

Follow these steps to clear the chessboard and set up only a few pieces.

1.  Clear all of the pieces from the board.

2.  Press NEW GAME once.

3.  Press SET UP to enter the set up mode and [black]/[white] to change the
    color, if necessary.  SET UP/TWO PLAYER flashes.

4.  Press TAKE BACK.  The computer clears the positions of all pieces from
    the board.

5.  Press the piece symbol key for the piece you want to add.

6.  Press the piece you want to add on its TO square.

7.  Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for any other pieces you want to add.

8.  when you finish setting up the pieces for one color, press [black]/
    [white] to select the other color, if necessary.  Then repeat Steps 5-7
    to add pieces of the other color.

9.  When you finish setting up the pieces, press [black]/[white] to select
    the color that will start, then press SET UP. Choose the level you want
    and begin the game.

    NOTE:  If the computer sounds an error tone, one or more pieces were
           added illegally.  See "Correcting illegal Setups."

Correcting Illegal Setups

To be legal, a setup must meet these conditions:

  Each side has one king.

  The king for the side which is not to move is not in check.

  There are no pawns on the first or eighth rank.

If the computer sounds an error tone, one or more pieces were set up
illegally.  To correct the set up:

1.  Press the piece symbol key for each piece on the board to verify piece
    positions.  See "Verifying Piece Positions", above.

2.  Set up a piece, remove the illegal piece, or replace an incorrectly
    placed piece with the correct piece for that square.  See "Adding
    Pieces During a Game" or "Removing Pieces During a Game", below.

3.  Press SET UP.

ADDING PIECES DURING A GAME

Follow these steps to add pieces during a game.

1.  Press SET UP to enter the set up mode and [black]/[white] to change the
    color, if necessary.  SET UP/TWO PLAYER flashes.

2.  Press the piece symbol key for the piece you want to add.

3.  Press the new piece onto the empty square where you want to add it.

4.  Repeat Steps 2-3 for any other pieces of the same color you want to
    add.

5.  When you finish setting up the pieces for one color, press [black]/
    [white] to select the other color, if necessary.  Then repeat Steps
    2-4 to add pieces of the other color.

6.  When you finish setting up the pieces, press SET UP.

    NOTE:  If the computer sounds an error tone, one or more pieces were
           added illegally. See "Correcting Illegal Setups", above.

REMOVING PIECES DURING A GAME

Follow these steps to remove pieces during a game.

1.  Press SET UP to enter the set up mode and [black]/[white] to change
    the color, if necessary.  SET UP/TWO PLAYER flashes.

2.  Press the piece you want to remove onto its square, then remove it.

3.  Repeat Step 2 for any other pieces of the same color you want to
    remove.

4.  When you finish setting up the pieces for one color, press [black]/
    [white] to select the other color, if necessary.  Then repeat Steps 2-3
    to remove pieces of the other color.

5.  When you finish setting up the pieces, press SET UP.

    NOTE:  If the computer sounds an error tone, one or more pieces were
           removed illegally.  See "Correcting Illegal Setups", above,


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