Quick Start, Finding the pieces | Excalibur electronic 915-3

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KING ARTHUR

CHAPTER 1:

1.2

Finding the pieces

The larger compartment lid on the left conveniently stores your chess pieces when they’re not in

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some products that show an ignorance of this basic rule!) You’ll see that King Arthur’s board is of course designed cor- rectly.

QUICK START &

Be sure to read this section. It contains information not dupli- cated in the rest of this manual. Chapter 1 will show you the basics of getting started. If you’re impatient for the fun to begin, you’ll be able to play a game of chess with King Arthur after only the few minutes read- ing this short chapter will take. But we recommend that you soon go on to read the entire operating manual, so that you’ll get the full benefit of King Arthur’s amazing features.

1.1

Installing the batteries

Turn King Arthur over care- fully with his chessboard face- down, so that the small compart- ment lid is at the top right. This

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the pressure-catch at the bottom of the lid. Push up and then pull out. The lid will detach. Insert three (3) fresh, alkaline AA bat- teries in the battery holder. Note the arrangement of the batteries called for by the diagram in the holder. Make sure that the posi- tive tip of each battery matches up with the + sign in the battery compartment so that polarity will be correct. When the batter- ies are properly installed, you’ll hear a series of tones as King Arthur automatically turns him- self on and lets you know he’s ready for action. Replace the battery compartment panel by first fitting the two small tabs at the top of the lid into their recep- tacles. Then place your thumb under the pressure catch, push-

use. Although one of King Arthur’s breakthrough features permits you to play without using these pieces, let’s start by using them. Open the larger lid in the same method you used in Step 1. Remove the pieces and set them to the side. Then replace the lid. Now you can turn King Arthur right side up, with the Excalibur Knight on the bottom left.

1.3

Setting up the pieces

Whichever side (color) you play in chess, a light-colored square must always be located on your right—chess players say “Light on right.” (You’ll have fun noticing television and mag- azine ads, movies and even

Place the chess pieces in their initial starting position, as shown in the LCD display at the bottom of the chessboard,, with the White pieces closest to you. (If you choose to play Black, go to the Section 3.2 “Playing the Black pieces from the start of the game.)

1.4

Making your move

Besides deciding on a good move, you have to move the piece in a way that King Arthur will recognize what’s been played. He will automatically sense your move if you follow a simple routine. Think of com- municating your move as a two- step process—registering the FROM square and then register- ing the TO square.

lid covers the battery compart- ment. Place your thumb below

ing up and in until the lid snaps into place. Leave King Arthur face down.

King Arthur “times out” after not being used for a few minutes.

If this happens, just press the ON/CLEAR button

on the bottom row of keys.