Saitek 3000 user manual Deal Menu Options

Pro Bridge manual final.qxd 1/11/2007

To select a bidding system:

a.Press ESCAPE until you return to the Main Menu, PGSIBLR.

b. Press repeatedly to select the letter B

for Bidding systems.

c.Press ENTER. Line 1 = 5AfF, with the current system for North/South flashing.

	5 = American Standard (5th		major)
	A = Acol
	(Acol)
	f = French Standard (5th		major
	f)
	F = French Strong Two (5th
	major	F)
	Line 2 = NS:plus the current bidding
	system description.
d.	Press	to select the desired system for
	North/South.
e.	Next, press to switch over to the
	East/West display. Line 2 will now show

EW:, along with the current East/West setting.

f. Press to select the desired system for East/West. Finally, press ENTER to return to the Main Menu.

2.6English/French? It's Your Choice! [Main Menu Item: PGSIBLR]

Your Bridge computer has the unique ability to offer game play and menu interaction in either English or French! Note that the computer automatically defaults to English on the first start-up.

To change the language setting:

a.Press ESCAPE until you return to the Main Menu, PGSIBLR.

b. Press repeatedly to select the letter L

for Language.

c.Press ENTER.

Line 1	= EF Language, with the
current language setting flashing.
Line 2	= Current language setting.
d. Press	to select E for English or F for

French. Press ENTER to confirm and return to the Main Menu.

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2.7Resetting the Score [Main Menu Item: PGSIBLR]

This menu selection allows you to reset the score at any time.

To reset the score:

a.Press ESCAPE until you return to the Main Menu, PGSIBLR.

b. Press repeatedly to select the letter R

for Reset score.

c.Press ENTER.

Line 1	= yn	Scores, with the y
flashing.
Line 2	= yes	Resets.
d. Press	to select y for Yes or n for No.

Press ENTER to confirm and return to the Main Menu.

3. DEAL MENU OPTIONS

As previously noted in Section 2.1, your computer allows you to select from various dealing options:

R - Random deal

N - By deal no.

E - After edit

S - Same deal

Each of these options is described individually below.

When following the steps below for the Deal Menu options, please note that pressing ESCAPE one time will often take you directly to the Deal Menu. Therefore, Steps (a) and

(b) will not always be necessary.

3.1Random Deals [Deal Menu Item: RNES]

Whenever you choose the Random Deal option, the computer will immediately generate a hand, and bidding will begin right away. If you're not satisfied with the hand that has been dealt, press ESCAPE to return to the Deal Menu, and then press ENTER for another hand. You can do this as often as you wish.

To select the Random Deal option:

a.Press ESCAPE until you return to the Main Menu, PGSIBLR.

b.With the P flashing, press ENTER to go to the Deal Menu, RNES.

c.Line 1 = RNES, with the current deal option flashing.

Line 2 = Current option description.

d. Press to select the letter R for

Random deal.

e.Press ENTER. The computer will immediately deal a random hand, and you can begin to play!

3.2Numbered Deals [Deal Menu Item: RNES]

Your Pro Bridge 3000 comes to you preprogrammed with thousands of numbered deals, which are accessed from the Deal Menu. Besides adding variety to your play, these deals can also be used as a great learning tool! Each deal (numbered from 1 to 999,999) is unique, and can be called up at any time. You can use this feature to replay a particular hand over and over, enabling you to learn from any mistakes you might make!

To select a Numbered Deal:

a.Press ESCAPE until you return to the Main Menu, PGSIBLR.

b.With the P flashing, press ENTER to go to the Deal Menu, RNES.

c.Line 1 = RNES, with the current deal option flashing.

Line 2 = Current option description.

d. Press to select the letter N for By

deal no..

e.Press ENTER.

Line 1 = 0123456789, with the 0 flashing.

Line 2 = deal No:.

f.Enter any desired deal number, from 1 to 999,999. Enter the numbers by

(a)pressing individual Value Keys (1/2/3) and pressing ENTER; or

(b) pressing or	to select each
number, pressing	to move each

number down to Line 2, and finally pressing ENTER. Note that the initial flashing 0 cannot be entered by itself, and doing so will cause an error beep to

sound. The 0 can only be used after another number has been entered first. Note: When using the indvidual value keys (0) functions as the key for (0).

After ENTER is pressed, the computer will immediately deal the pre-programmed hand you have selected, and the bidding can begin!

3.3 Edited Deals

[Deal Menu Item: RNES]

Your computer offers several interesting options for editing deals and other game information! Since these options are accessed via the Edit Menu, which is a subset of the Deal Menu, we've given the Edit Menu its own section in this manual.

For complete details on all your editing options, see Section 4.

3.4Playing the Same Deal [Deal Menu Item: RNES]

Have you ever wished that you could replay a game you just finished, to try out a different strategy or attempt to improve the outcome? This feature allows you to do just that! After a game ends, select this option to start the same game over again.

To select the Same Deal option:

a.Press ESCAPE until you return to the Main Menu, PGSIBLR.

b.With the P flashing, press ENTER to go to the Deal Menu.

c.Line 1 = RNES, with the current deal option flashing.

Line 2 = Current option description.

d. Press to select the letter S for Same

deal.

e.Press ENTER. The computer will immediately generate the same hand you just played, and you can give it another shot!