4. EDIT MENU OPTIONS
As previously noted in Section 3.3, your computer allows you to choose from various types of editing options. Each of these options is described below.
To access the Edit Menu:
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 E for After
edit.
e.Press ENTER.
The computer will now switch to the Edit Menu, with a display of PEDR. Notice that the P is flashing, and Play this deal shows in Line 2, indicating the current option. The key cycles through the remaining option choices, as follows:
P - Play this deal
E - Edit a deal
D - Change D/V
R - Rotate hands
4.1Playing Your Edited Deal [Edit Menu Item: PEDR]
This option enables you to play the deal that you have just edited. To select this option:
a.Access the Edit Menu (PEDR), as noted at the beginning of Section 4.
b. Press to select the letter P for Play
this deal.
c.Press ENTER, and the computer will start a game using the current hand!
4.2Try Editing a Deal! [Edit Menu Item: PEDR]
This handy option allows you to construct your own deals from scratch! This feature can be used in a number of ways, such as trying your hand at Bridge games published in newspapers and books, or keeping track of
your own games and reconstructing deals that you've previously played for further study.
To select this option:
a.Access the Edit Menu (PEDR), as noted at the beginning of Section 4.
b. Press to select the letter E for Edit
a deal.
c.Press ENTER.
Line 1 = AKQJ10987654, along with S for South and the Spade symbol (q ) in line 2. The upper hand area also shows
the symbols for all 52 cards, and SOUTH flashes.
You can now begin editing this hand, starting with selecting Spades for South.
(1)Press the Value Keys (A/ 
/Q…) to select and enter any desired Spades for South. As each key is pressed, that card is moved from Line 1 to Line 2. Notice that it also disappears from the upper hand area, and reappears in South's hand.
(2)After entering all desired Spades, press r ,e , or w to activate another suit.
Follow the same steps to enter cards for this suit. Repeat for any other suit, entering up to a total of 13 cards for this hand.
(3)Press VIEW HAND to edit the next position, and WEST will flash. Line 2 shows that Spades is the active suit once again. Follow Steps (1) and (2), above, to construct a hand for West.
(4)After entering all desired cards for West, press VIEW HAND again to edit the hand for
NORTH , and then for EAST .
Note that the hands can be edited in any order, and you can go back to any hand by pressing VIEW HAND.
(5)Once all cards have been entered, press ENTER. The Edit Menu will reappear, with
the P flashing for Play this deal. Press ENTER, and the computer will start a new game with the hand you've just constructed!
Please also note these important points, in regard to editing:
•If you enter more than 13 cards for any position, or if you enter a card that has been used, an error beep will sound.
•If you enter less than 13 cards for any position, the computer will randomly fill in the additional cards when you play.
•You can also use the Cursor Keys to enter cards, in the same manner as during bidding or play.
•If you make a mistake or change your mind while entering a card, press the same key again to deselect it. If you've just pressed Q, for example, press Q again to cancel the input. If you're using the Cursor Keys, cancel your input by pressing , to move the cards back up to Line 1, starting with the lowest card of the current suit.
•If you change your mind and decide not to edit the hand after all, press
ESCAPE to cancel and return to the previous menu.
4.3Changing the Dealer/Vulnerability [Edit Menu Item: PEDR]
This option allows you to change the dealer and vulnerability settings.
To select this option:
a.Access the Edit Menu (PEDR), as noted at the beginning of Section 4.
b. | Press | to select the letter D for |
| Change | D/V. |
c. | Press ENTER. Line 1 = WNES -NEB, |
| where: | |
| WNES = West/North/East/South |
| - = Neither side vulnerable |
| N = North/South vulnerable |
| E = East/West vulnerable |
| B = Both sides vulnerable. |
| Line 2 = Current settings, as in D:N |
| V:Nil, where: |
| D:N = Dealer North |
| V:Nil = Neither side vulnerable |
d. | Press | to select W, N, E, or S for |
dealer. With the appropriate character flashing, press to move your choice to
Line 2. If you select E, for example, and then press , Line 2 will show D:E, with East as dealer.
e. Continue to press to select -, N, E, or B for the vulnerability option.
With the appropriate character flashing, press to move your choice down to Line 2. If you select E, for example, and press , Line 2 will now show V:EW, with East/West vulnerable.
f.Press ENTER to confirm and return to the Edit Menu. Notice that the Vulnerability Indicator has changed to reflect the new setting, if any.
4.4Rotating the Hands [Edit Menu Item: PEDR]
This option lets you rotate the hands, along with the dealer and vulnerability, in a clockwise direction. Setting this option will cause the following changes to be made:
Hand/Dealer: | |
Previous Setting | New Setting |
South | .West |
West | .North |
North | .East |
East | .South |
Vulnerability: | |
Previous Setting | New Setting |
Nil | .Nil |
EW | .NS |
NS | .EW |
All | .All |
To select this option: | |
a.Access the Edit Menu (PEDR), as noted at the beginning of Section 4.
b. Press | to select the letter R for Rotate |
hands. | |
c.Press ENTER, and the computer will change the settings internally, as shown above. It will then return you to the Edit Menu, with the P flashing for Play
this deal. To play from the new position, press ENTER.
