Saitek Travel Chess manual Keys and Features, High tone

KEYS AND FEATURES

1.LCD Display Window: The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is used to show moves, game information, and chess clocks for both players. For a complete list of the symbols, refer to Figure 1.

2.Piece Symbol Keys: & (King), % (Queen), $ (Rook), # (Bishop), @ (Knight), and ! (Pawn). The Piece Symbol Keys are used to verify positions, select various Teach Modes, and underpromote pawns.

3.Game Keys

a.NEW GAME Key: Press to reset the computer for a new game of chess.

b.OPENINGS COACH Key: Press to enter Openings Coach Mode for training on opening gambits and responses.

c.SOUND Key: Pressing this key causes the sound option to cycle through three different levels of operation. You can tell which level you have selected by the number of high tone beeps you hear, as

indicated below:

SOUND LEVEL	SIGNAL WHEN SELECTED
Sound and Coach	........ 3 high tones
Sound only	2 high tones
Silent	1 high tone

With Coach selected, the computer will evaluate your move immediately after it is completed, emitting two low tones if the move is considered to be bad. With Sound se- lected, the buzzer beeps to show the computer’s response to your actions. See

Figure 1 for the meanings of the beeps.

d.TAKE BACK Key: Press to take back the last individual move made. You may take back up to 14 individual moves. Note that an individual move is a move for one side.

e.NON AUTO Key: Press to enter Non Auto Mode, which allows moves to be entered manually. Here, the computer monitors the game, but makes no moves.

f.LEVEL Key: Press to enter Level Mode to adjust the level of play to the complexity and type of game you desire. Also used to select the Teach Modes.

g.PLAY Key: Press to change sides with the computer. Press while the computer is thinking to force it to move, or press during your own turn to get a move suggestion from the computer.

h.GO/STOP Key: Press to turn the com- puter on; press again to turn the unit off. The current game is retained in memory for up to 300 hours.

4.Sensory Chessboard: Each square contains

ahighly sensitive sensor that registers piece movement. The squares are identified by file (letters) and rank (numbers).

5.ACL (Reset): Recessed reset switch is located in the base of the unit, and used to eliminate static discharge after inserting a new set of batteries.

6.Battery Compartment: Batteries are housed In the base of the unit. The computer uses 2 “AAA” (Type AM4/R03) alkaline batteries.

7.Piece Storage Area: Handy storage com- partment for your chess pieces.

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