Your Excalibur LCD Backgammon is packed with features! Each key has two labels. To activate the feature named below the key, just press the button. To enjoy the feature given above
the key, first press MODE/ON and then the button.
ble before you roll the dice for your turn.
TAKEBACK KEY
This key lets you take back a move or moves you’ve decided against, BEFORE you have pressed the ROLL key. Pressing the ROLL key enters your move, so the computer can roll the dice for it’s move.
OFF KEY
This turns the unit off, automatically sav- ing a game in progress. Use the ON key to turn the unit back on. If no key has been pressed for 5 minutes, LCD Backgammon will automatically turn off, saving your game position. Use the ON key to resume the game.
Secondary Key Functions
Pressing the MODE key will show 2nd on the display. This means the second function mode marked by a gray label above the key is active. You may press MODE again to stop using a secondary function.
OPTIONS KEY
Pressing the OPTIONS key repeatedly will display all selectable options. To select or change an option, use the ACCEPT or the DECLINE key. A colon
(:)will be shown, if the option has been accepted.
First press of the OPTIONS key -
bE:EP - Sound is on.
bE EP - Sound is off. However, the low tone for illegal moves or illegal key presses does not turn off.
Second press of the OPTIONS key -
CU:bE - The doubling cube can be used.
CUbE - Cube is off, so no doubling will be permitted.
Third press of the OPTIONS key -
rA:tE - Rating is on, so games results will be scored.
rAtE- Rating is off. Turn the rating off for player mode, or if someone else plays the game. This will prevent your rating and game statistics from being updated.
Fourth press of the OPTIONS key -
PL:yr - Player is on, so you may play against another player, and not against the computer.
PL yr - Player is off, which means you are playing against the computer.
Fifth press of the OPTIONS key -
AU:tO - Autoroll is on, so the ROLL key does not need to be pressed once the game has started.
AU tO - Autoroll is off.
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