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Congratulations, you are the owner of a unique chessboard that can connect to a computer using Bluetooth
functionality.
With this board you can play against the strongest chess programs, against other human players, and also
on the internet, with real wooden chess pieces.
If you are not near a computer, you can use a DGT XL clock to indicate your opponent's moves.
All software needed is included in this box. Version 1.04.
Minimum configuration requirements of your computer:
Pentium 4 processor, 512 MB Ram
Windows® XP/Vista
Bluetooth® functionality
® "Bluetooth" is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group
® "Windows" is a registered trademark of the Microsoft cooperation.
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- Page 1 With this board you can play against the strongest chess programs, against other human players, and also on the internet, with real wooden chess pieces. If you are not near a computer, you can use a DGT XL clock to indicate your opponent's moves. All software needed is included in this box. Version 1.04.
- Page 2 Contents of the box. The box should contain the following items: 1 DGT Chessboard 1 set of DGT Chess pieces with 17 pieces of each color (2 queens per color) 1 Drawstring bag 1 USB cable of 1.8 meters length...
- Page 3 Installing the battery. Before you can use the board, you have to install the battery. For most countries the battery may be pre- installed, so you can skip this section. Place the board upside down on a table with the connection plate facing to you. Take precautions to prevent scratching the top of the board.
- Page 4 Note that the connector is on the back side of the printed circuit board, you may not see it immediately Push the connector with the metal parts facing you in the corresponding connector on the back side of the printed circuit board...
- Page 5 Push it gently in place with a ballpoint Place the battery in the opening of the board...
- Page 6 The board switches on / off Push and hold for 2 seconds The board will display the power status on a connected DGT XL clock Push and hold for 10 seconds The board will get a "cold" start and will reset all its parameters.
- Page 7 Setting up a Bluetooth connection in Windows 7 When you haven’t already installed a Bluetooth dongle (stick) or if you haven’t a built in bluetooth radio in your computer, you need to insert a Bluetooth stick first in a free USB port of your computer. Windows 7 will recognize almost all of these sticks and install a driver automatically.
- Page 8 Click on the DGT_BT_XXXXX icon. The X’s represent the serial number of your DGT board.
- Page 9 To look for the properties of the board choose Control Panel – Hardware and Sound – Devices and Printers. You will find you DGT Chessboard listed there. Double click it to find out the properties. A COM port number will be assigned to it. (COM4 in this example.)
- Page 10 Your Bluetooth dongle (USB stick) will also be assigned a COM port number. This is not used and may hang up your program if used. Please remove this Port the following way. Right-click on the Bluetooth dongle icon and choose “Bluetooth settings” from the context menu. Choose the COM Ports tab.
- Page 11 Depending on the version of your DGT board, the Name of the outgoing Port may differ from the one in the picture above. You Bluetooth board will now be able to communicate with your computer through the virtual Bluetooth COM Port.
- Page 12 Please install the (all) the programs on the CD first before using the board with any third party chess software. The installation of the Programs is in Windows 7 exactly the same as in other versions of Windows as described in the installation guide.
- Page 13 Setting up the Bluetooth connection in Windows XP To use the wireless e-board your computer must have Bluetooth capability. Some computers have built in Bluetooth hardware. Others require an external Bluetooth USB device. We recommend using a Bluetooth class 1 device with a range of 100 m. A Bluetooth USB device can be bought in any computer and/or electronics store.
- Page 14 Picture 4 Control Panel Categories Picture 5 Bluetooth Devices in the Control Panel In the "Options" Tab check the box as in Picture 6 Picture 6 Switch on the icon in the system tray.
- Page 15 Picture 7 Adding a Bluetooth device The "Add Bluetooth Device Wizard” will open Picture 8 Add Bluetooth wizard Make sure that your board is switched on (on battery power or USB power) and check the box "My device is set up and ready to be found". Then click "Next"...
- Page 16 The wizard will search for Bluetooth devices. This may take a few minutes. The next window will show the available Bluetooth devices. Picture 9 Bluetooth devices found Select "DGT Wireless Chessboard" and click "Next" In the next dialog box choose the second option. Enter "0000" (four zero's) in the blank passkey textbox Picture 10 Entering the passkey...
- Page 17 Picture 11 exchanging passkeys Two COM ports will be assigned to your DGT Wireless Chessboard. The outgoing COM port will be used for communicating with the board. Make a note of the number of the outgoing COM port. Picture 12 assigned COM ports...
- Page 18 Picture 13 checking the COM Ports assigned to the DGT Wireless Board. To avoid choosing the wrong port for the E-board it is recommended to remove the incoming port. Picture 14 Removing the incoming COM port...
- Page 19 Setting up the USB connection Connect the board with the USB cable to a free USB port on your computer. Sometimes windows will not be able to find the USB device automatically. In this case you should choose the folder on CD in which the driver can be found: Follow these steps: Choose "No, not this time"...
- Page 20 Browse to the folder "USB driver" on your DGT setup CD...
- Page 21 "DGT_Suite_setup" in the root of the CD. 3. It is recommended to install all programs suggested by the setup program After installing the necessary drivers the DGT Board Tester will open if you leave the box in front of this option checked.
- Page 22 CD. Information about the other programs can also be found in this manual. The setting made in this window will be applied for all programs that use the DGT board driver, for example chess programs such as Fritz.
- Page 23 Picture 17 The Board setup window If you have a DGT XL clock connected to the board, this window will show whether the connection is correct. The "DGT Electronic Board Setup" window will also appear in other applications that can communicate with the DGT board when you choose this board as an input device.
- Page 24 BT COM port again. It is also a good idea to do this if you have a DGT XL clock connected, that fails to show your moves. If it doesn't change the situation the port may be in use by another program. Try to shut down all applications...
- Page 25 Have fun! In case of any problems, please consult the FAQ page on http://www.digitalgametechnology.com or http://www.dgt.nl. If problems continue please contact the support department of DGT details of which can also be found on our website. Maintaining your Bluetooth e-board.
- Page 26 24 months after purchase, you should contact the dealer where you purchased the appliance. In order to qualify for the warranty on your new DGT e-board, you should present the warranty card together with proof of (the date of) purchase.
- Page 27 Warranty card / Garantiekarte / Carte de garantie / Garantiekaart / Гарантийный талон / Carta de garantía Date of purchase / Ankaufsdatum / Date de l’achat / Datum van aankoop/ Дата покупки / Fecha de compra...
- Page 28 Related DGT products:...
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