Excalibur 712 Operating Manual page 2

After pressing a FROM square,
press the FROM square again to
select a different FROM square.
Then press the edge of the piece down
gently on the square you want to move it
to-for example, "E4." Ivan will say the
TO square, confirming that he has regis-
tered your move. Place the piece gently
on its new square. (Some players like to
push the squares with their forefinger
while holding the piece in the rest of the
fingers of the same hand.)
Moving Ivan's Piece
You'll notice that Ivan almost immediate-
ly displays his response to your move.
Ivan decides on his own move, of course,
and lets you know what it is on the dis-
play below the LCD board. For example,
if you play 1. E2-E4, he may respond E7-
E5. But you need to move the piece on
the board for him. Follow the same two-
step procedure you did while registering
your own move-gently pushing on the
FROM and TO squares. You're already
playing a game! Enjoy the contest.
Putting a game "on hold"
Any time it's your move and you wish to
stop playing for a while, just press the
OFF/SAVE key. IVAN will switch off
and go into a sleep mode. He will remem-
ber the last position, including the
elapsed time, as long as you do not inter-
rupt the power supply-for example, by
removing the batteries. To resume play,
just press the ON/CLEAR key.
Function Keys
and Special Features
NEW GAME KEY
Use this key to start a new game.
OFF/SAVE KEY
This key turns the unit off, automatically
saving a game in progress.
NOTE: If it is not "thinking," IVAN will
automatically turn off after a period of
time, saving your game position. Use the
ON key to resume the game.
ON/CLEAR KEY
If off, this key turns IVAN on. Also use
this key to exit any of the special modes
like OPTIONS, SETUP, and LEVEL.
This key may be used during move entry
to clear your FROM square.
o/n KEY (CONTRAST)
Press this key then the t or the u key to
adjust the display contrast to one of six
settings. This allows you to compensate
for differences in lighting and viewing
position. Also use this key in SETUP
mode to change the color to move.
HINT KEY
Press this key if you want to get hints
from IVAN. It displays HinT
es a recommended move on the screen.
If the hint is a book move or a replay
move, OPEN OPEN or RPLAY
instead of HINT HINT .
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HinT and flash-
RPLAY will be shown