Operation Mode Options; Playing Mode Options; Opening Rules Options; Rotating Display Options - Saitek Chess Academy Quick Start Manual

OPTION MODE: A COMPLETE OVERVIEW!
1.
Press the OPTION Key to select a Mode.
1 time = OPERATION MODE OPTIONS.
2 times = PLAYING MODE OPTIONS.
3 times = OPENING RULES OPTIONS.
4 times = ROTATING DISPLAY OPTIONS.
2.
Select your options within the Mode.
OPERATION
MODE
OPTIONS
Cycle
through
the
options
PLAYING
MODE
OPTIONS
Cycle
through
the
options
OPENING
RULES
OPTIONS
Cycle
through
the
options
ROTATING
DISPLAY
Cycle
OPTIONS
through
the
options
3.
Press
NO/X
For detailed instructions, see Section 5.
Auto Response ........................................... +Aut*
Sound Level 0 .. Sound off ..........................
1 .. Minimal nonverbal ............ Snd1
2 .. Minimal verbal .................. Snd2*
3 .. Functional ......................... Snd3
BACK
4 .. All on (demo) .................... Snd4
Coach Level 0 .. Coaching off .....................
FWD
1 .. Minimal coaching ............. Coch1
2 .. Normal coaching .............. Coch2*
3 .. Maximum coaching .......... Coch3
Clock Ticking .............................................. +CTIC
Countdown Clock ........................................ +Cdn
Play White from Top ................................... +toP
Selective search ......................................... +SEL*
Opening Books ........................................... +book*
Book: Italian Opening (Giuoco Piano) ........ +ˆtal*
Book: Spanish Opening (Ruy Lopez) ......... +SPan*
Book: King's/Center Gambit ....................... +Gbit&* -Gbit&
Book: Russian (Petrov's) Defense ............. +ruSS*
Book: Scotch Gambit .................................. +Scot*
Book: Sicilian Defense ............................... +Sici*
BACK
Book: French Defense ................................ +Fran*
Book: Caro-Kann Defense ......................... +Caro*
Book: Scandinavian Defense ..................... +Scan*
FWD
Book: Alekhine's Defense .......................... +ALEn*
Book: Queen's Gambit ............................... +Gbit%* -Gbit%
Book: King's Indian Defense ...................... +ˆndI&* -ˆndI&
Book: Gruenfeld Defense ........................... +Grun*
Book: Nimzo-Indian Defense ...................... +Ntch*
Book: Queen's Indian Defense ................... +ˆndI%* -ˆndI%
Book: Dutch Defense .................................. +Holl*
Book: English Opening ............................... +EnGL*
Book: Various Gambits ............................... +Gbit*
Book: Unusual Openings ............................ +UnuS*
Opening Rules ............................................ +rule
Rules: Central pawns ................................. +Cent! -Cent!*
Rules: Center control .................................. +CCtl
Rules: Develop with threat ......................... +thrt
BACK
Rules: Knights before Bishops ................... +bef@# -bef@#*
Rules: Move only once ............................... +Once
Rules: Avoid moving pawns ....................... +No!
FWD
Rules: Castle early ..................................... +CASt
Rules: Avoid moving Queen early .............. +No%
Rules: Strong center squares ..................... +Cent
Rules: Opening traps .................................. +traP
Predicted variation to depth 1 .................... +rd:1
Predicted variation to depth 2 .................... +rd:2
BACK
Predicted variation to depth 3 .................... +rd:3
Predicted variation to depth 4 .................... +rd:4
Search depth + move examined ................ +rd:d
FWD
Evaluation value ......................................... +rd:E
Nodes searched per second ...................... +rd:n
Time per move ............................................ +rd:t
to exit Option Mode.
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Note: Pressing OPTION
a fifth time cycles back to
the beginning.
ON OFF
-Aut
-Snd
Press
YES/?
to turn
-Coch
settings
on/off or
select level
settings
-CTIC*
(if any)
-Cdn*
-toP*
ON OFF
-SEL
-book
-ˆtal
-SPan
-ruSS
-Scot
Press
-Sici
-Fran
YES/?
-Caro
-Scan to turn
settings
-ALEn
on/off
-Grun
-Ntch
-Holl
-EnGL
-Gbit
-UnuS
ON OFF
-rule*
-CCtl*
Press
-thrt*
YES/?
-Once*
to turn
-No!*
settings
-CASt*
on/off
-No%*
-Cent*
-traP*
ON OFF
-rd:1*
Press
-rd:2*
-rd:3*
YES/?
-rd:4*
-rd:d* to turn
-rd:E* settings
on/off
-rd:n*
-rd:t*
* Power on default settings