Changing And Setting Up Positions - Saitek Cosmos Kasparov Instructions Manual

IT'S EASY TO VERIFY PIECES!
1. Press NEW GAME to reset the computer, and set up
the pieces in their starting positions.
Display: D.O'CG'OG.
2. Press the KNIGHT Key.
Display: D,*,b ! (the first White Knight).
Board lights on: B+1.
3. Press KNIGHT again.
Display: D,*,G I (the second White Knight).
Board lights on: G+1.
4. Press KNIGHT again.
Display: l.ft.bS (the first Black Knight).
Board lights on: B+8.
5. Press KNIGHT again.
Display: •.flk.&S (the second Black Knight).
Board lights on: G+8.
6. Press KNIGHT again.
Display: * (no more Knights on the board).
7. Repeat to verify any other piece! Press CLEAR to
exit Verify Mode.
For more details, see Section 6,1.
then the Black pieces. When there are no more pieces of that type on
the board, only the piece symbol remains in the display.
Want to verify more pieces? Repeat the above procedure using the
other PIECE SYMBOL KEYS, verifying the entire board if desired!
Press CLEAR to return to normal play.
6.2 Changing and Setting Up Positions
See "TRY OUT POSITION MODE!" to get an idea of how this
feature works.
Position Mode is an exciting feature which lets you set up special
board positions to play from, or problems you want the computer to
solve! Caution: All previous moves in your current game will be erased
from the computer's memory if you make changes to the position during
a game.
Press POSITION to enter Position Mode, and -POS- will show in the
display. You can change or set up a position whenever it is your turn to
move. After you have set up your new position, press CLEAR to exit
Position Mode.
• To remove a piece from the board, press the piece down on its
square and then remove it. Notice that the display indicates the
piece type and color, along with a minus sign (-) and the square
location.
• To move a piece from one square to another, press the piece
down on its original square, pick it up, and then press it down on
the new square. As you do this, the display will show a minus sign
(-) for the first square, and a plus sign (+) for the second square.
• To add a piece to the board, first press the PIECE SYMBOL KEY
for that piece (*, *, I, 1, *, or A). Make sure the display shows
the correct color symbol for the piece you want to add. If it does
not, press BLACK/+ or WHITE/- to change the color. When the
display shows the correct piece type and color, place that piece on
the desired square and press down gently. The display shows a
plus sign (+), along with the location for that square. To add another
piece of the same type, simply press down on another square. To
add a different piece, press a different PIECE SYMBOL KEY and
follow the same steps outlined above.
• To clear the board, press ENTER while you are in Position Mode.
The display will show CIII3 to symbolize an empty chessboard.
Press ENTER once more to confirm that you do want to clear the
board. Then add pieces as described previously. If you decide not
to clear the board, press CLEAR to cancel. This feature can be
handy when you want to set up a position with only a few pieces,
where it would be much easier to start out with an empty board!
• Once you have changed the board position as described
above, make sure the color indicator in the display is showing the
correct color of the side to move. Change the color, if necessary, by
pressing BLACK/* or WHITE/-.
• To exit Position Mode, press CLEAR. You will return to normal
game play", with your new board position!
Note that any legal posit/on can be set up using the above proce-
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