Excalibur electronic 915-W Quick Start & Basics, Installing the batteries, Finding the pieces

KING ARTHUR

CHAPTER 1:

QUICK START & BASICS

Be sure to read this section. It	the pressure-catch at the bottom
contains information not dupli-	of the lid. Push up and then pull
cated in the rest of this manual.	out. The lid will detach. Insert
Chapter 1 will show you the	three (3) fresh, alkaline AA bat-
basics of getting started. If	teries in the battery holder. Note
you’re impatient for the fun to	the arrangement of the batteries
begin, you’ll be able to play a	called for by the diagram in the
game of chess with King Arthur	holder. Make sure that the posi-
after only the few minutes read-	tive tip of each battery matches
ing this short chapter will take.	up with the + sign in the battery
But we recommend that you	compartment so that polarity
soon go on to read the entire	will be correct. When the batter-
operating manual, so that you’ll	ies are properly installed, you’ll
get the full benefit of King	hear a series of tones as King
Arthur’s amazing features.	Arthur automatically turns him-
1.1 Installing the batteries	self on and lets you know he’s
	ready for action. Replace the
Turn King Arthur over care-	battery compartment panel by
fully with his chessboard face-	first fitting the two small tabs at
down, so that the small compart-	the top of the lid into their recep-

into place. Leave King Arthur face down.

1.2 Finding the pieces

The larger compartment lid on the left conveniently stores your chess pieces when they’re not in 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 some products that show an ignorance of this basic rule!) You’ll see that King Arthur’s board is of course designed cor- rectly.

Place the chess pieces in their initial starting position, as shown in the diagram below, with the White pieces closest to you. If you need help setting up the pieces, see the “Let’s Play Chess” brochure included in this package. (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-

ment lid is at the top right. This	tacles. Then place your thumb
lid covers the battery compart-	under the pressure catch, push-
ment. Place your thumb below 6	ing up and in until the lid snaps

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

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