Excalibur electronic 974 Play a Game Right Away, Direction key to, Square from flashing in #1

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Play a Game Right Away
After you have installed the bat-		3. Press a	DIRECTION key to
teries, the display will show the		move the piece to the square you
chess board with all the pieces on		want. You’ll see your piece flashing
their starting squares. The LCD		on possible	to squares as you
will also show 01CHESS. This		move it—at the same time it contin-
indicates you are at the first move		ues to flash on its from square.
of the game and ready to play		Note: Press CLEAR to stop
chess. If it does not display
01CHESS, press RESET using a		a square from flashing in #1
thin pointed object.		or #3 above, and start the
Unless you instruct it otherwise,		move entry process over.
Electronic Chess gives you the		4. Press the OPTIONS/GO key
White pieces—the ones at the bot-		again to finalize your move.
tom of the board. White always		Electronic	Chess will now
moves first. You’re ready to play!		respond with its move, flashing the
It’s very important to understand		move for a few seconds. Enter your
that making a move is made up of		next move by repeating the above
two parts, choosing a from square		steps, and have fun!
and a to square. In the center of		Special Features and
the key pad, there are eight		Function Keys
DIRECTION keys — right, left,		Your New York Times Electronic
up, down, and the four diagonal		Chess partner is packed with valu-
directions.		able special features that can help
1. Press a DIRECTION key and		you learn to play better and better
the White king’s pawn (the pawn in		chess—and to have a lot of fun!
front of the king) will flash on and		But there are more special fea-
off. The LCD will also show		tures than there are keys! So each
01FrOm. To select a different piece		key has two labels, one above and
to move, press a DIRECTION		one below.
key— right, left, up, down, or diag-		The black label below each key
onal—until the piece or pawn you
want to move flashes on and off.		shows the primary function of the
2. Press the OPTIONS/GO key		key. The blue label above the key
		shows its secondary function.
in the center of the DIRECTION		Below are the features available
keys. FrOm will disappear. Time	4

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Each key has two labels. To activate the feature named below the key, just press the key. To enjoy the feature given above the key, first press NEXT/2nd and then the key.

to you through the primary func-					and flashes a recommended move
tions. Remember, to access any of					on the screen. To make the hint
these features, you simply push the					move, just press the	GO key. Or
proper key, looking at the black					press a DIRECTION key to select
label below the key.					a different piece to move.
Primary		ey Functions			If the hint is a book move or a
NEXT/2nd KEY					replay move, OPEn or rPLAY will
This is a special key, so its color					be shown instead of HinT .
is blue. Use this key to select the					UNDO KEY
secondary function mode of the					This key lets you take back a
other	keys.	(See	"Secondary		move or moves you’ve decided
Functions," page 6.)				acts	against. Press this key repeatedly to
During move entry, this key					continue taking back moves. After
as a NEXT		piece	key. Use	the	you take back a move, you can use
NEXT piece key if you have diffi-					the GO key to replay the taken-
culty getting to the piece you wish					back move or moves.
to move using the			DIRECTION		GO KEY
keys. During move entry, press this
					Press this key to	register your
key repeatedly to scan backwards
					move, or press it twice before
and select a piece to move.
					you register your move to switch
CLEAR/ON KEY					sides (colors) with your computer.
Use this key to turn on Electronic					(Between presses, the display will
Chess. You can even use it as a					read FLIP.) Also use GO to replay
clear or "escape" key to exit any of					moves in the take-back mode (see
the special modes like OPTIONS,					"UNDO,” above).
SETUP,	LEVEL, RATING			and	OFF KEY
CONTRAST.
					This key turns the unit off, auto-
HINT KEY					matically saving	a game in
Pressing this key displays HinT					5 progress. Use the ON key to turn