Excalibur electronic 404ET-CC manual Putting a game on hold, Key Functions, Menu Options

square you want to move it to. Touch	side to move, or to flash the piece that is
Chess II will beep, confirming that it has	threatened when the threat warning “!”
registered your move.	ICON is on.
After you make your move, Touch Chess	CLEAR KEY				the special
II will reply with its move automatically.	Use this key to exit any of
You’ll see the piece flash on its from	modes like MENU, SETUP, and LEVEL.
square and move to its to square. You're	Also use this key during move entry to
already playing a game! Enjoy the	clear your move entry , and start the move
contest.	entry process over.
Throughout the game, the display at the	HINT KEY
bottom keeps track of the move number	Press this key if you want to get hints
and the elapsed time for each move.	from your Touch Chess II				partner.	It
Putting a game “on hold”	displays	H I N T		and	flashes	a
Any time it's your move and you wish to	recommended move			on the	screen. To
	make the hint move, just press the GO
stop playing for a while, just press the
	key.
ON/OFF key. Touch Chess II will switch
	If the hint is a book move or a replay
off and go into a sleep mode. It will
remember the last position, including the	move, O P E N		or	R P L A Y will		be
elapsed time, as long as you do not	shown instead of		H I N T .
interrupt the power supply-for example,	Also use this key during SETUP mode to
by removing the batteries. To resume
play, just press the ON/OFF key.	select the next piece type.
NOTE: If it is not "thinking," Touch	UNDO KEY
Chess II will automatically turn off after	This key lets you take back a move or
a period of time, saving your game	moves you’ve decided against. Press this
position. Use the ON/OFF key to resume	key repeatedly to continue taking back
the game.	moves. After you take back a move, you
Key Functions	can use the GO key to replay the
	taken-back move or moves.
ON/OFF KEY	Also use this key during SETUP mode to
Use this key to turn Touch Chess II off	select the previous piece type.
and on. Touch Chess will remember the
board position while it is off.	U p KEY
MENU KEY	While in MENU display mode, use this
Pressing the MENU key displays a	key to advance to the next menu option.
number of options. To view a different	D o w n KEY
option, press the MENU key again, or the	While in MENU display mode, use this
Forward or the Back key.	key to go back to the previous menu
Also use this key in SETUP to change the	2 option.

GO KEY

Press this key twice before you register your move to switch sides (colors) with your Touch Chess II. (Between presses,

the display will show .) Also use GO to replay moves FLIPin the takeback move mode (see "UNDO,” on page 2).

Menu Options

Menu Options Before the Game Starts

: Use the Undo or the key to selectO P E None of 32 book openingHintlines of play. (See page 4.)

: Use the Undo or the key toT RselectA I N one of eight training positionsHint . Positions with the Black king in the middle give you practice in checkmating the Black king.

Options Before and During the Game

GON W. G A M: To start a new game, press

:To view the current level setting,L E V E Lor to change the level setting, press GO. (see “Levels of Play,” page 5)

:To setup or modify a position, pressS E T GOU P. (see page 8)

:Pressing the GO key now, will enterC L R SETUPB R mode with the chess board cleared of all pieces. You must place a White and Black king on the board to exit SETUP mode. Use this option to clear the chess board for easier problem setup.

Use the or the keys to change theUndocondition ofHithentfollowing

P L A Y R: Select between: ‘1 ’—Human vs Computer; ‘2 ’—Human vs Human; ‘0 ’—Computer vs Computer.

: If you want to see the piece- scoreS C O RofEyour current position, turn this option on. The scoring totals the following values: Pawns—1, Knights— 3, Bishops—3, Rooks—5, and Queen— 9.

: When turned on, all legal moves forH E LtheP selected piece will be shown at one time.

NOTE: When the HELP option is on, possible capturing moves are shown by flashing the captured pieces central black figure. Do not confuse this with selecting a capture move, which flashes the entire piece that is to be captured.

: When turned on, this option will displayINFO the score, depth of search (number of moves Touch Chess II is "thinking ahead"), best move it is considering playing, and clock times. These will be displayed while the computer is thinking at its higher levels.

: Turning this option ON will enableR A T Eyour rating to be updated if you select a tournament level type or a sudden death type level to play against. Turn this option off, when you want to practice on those levels. During a rated game the ‘O’ symbol will appear as a reminder. When the ‘O’ symbol is on, you will see a “SURE?” warning if you try to UNDO mistakes, add pieces in SETUP mode, ask for a HINT, or try to start a NEW GAME before the game is completed. Touch

3 Chess II will rate the game a loss for you