Saitek Game Clock Reference Manual

Saitek Game Clock Reference Manual

Saitek game clock clocks: reference guide
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1 Timing Activator Buttons
Press to start your opponent's clock after you have selected a timing option or
after you have adjusted the time and/or number of moves on the clock. Press
your opponent's button to restart the clock from PAUSE mode.
2 Battery Compartment
Located on the base of the unit. Simply slide off the lid and insert 2 C size
batteries according to the polarity symbols marked inside the compartment.
The batteries provide around 600 hours' operating time.
3 LEDs
Light up to show which side is currently playing. They also flash on the
appropriate side when a player's time is up.
4 ADJUST and SET Keys
To adjust the time and/or number of moves during a game or while setting the
User timing option, press PAUSE followed by ADJUST. You can then press
ADJUST, followed by SET to adjust and confirm the time and/or number of
moves for each segment of the LCDs.
5 Timing Option Keys (HOURGLASS, BLITZ, TOURNAMENT, BONUS
TIMER, GAME, BRONSTEIN)
Press to select the timing or preset timer option of your choice.
6 User Timing Option Key (USER)
Press to concoct your own personalized timing method (see Section 1.2.7).
7 NEXT/MOVE NO.
Press to check the number of moves made so far during a game (watch the
left hand LCD). The clock keeps running while you are checking your moves
and the countdown display returns when you release the key.
When selecting the Tournament timing option, pressing this key allows you
to cycle through the primary, secondary and tertiary stages of each preset
timer method so that you can see how many minutes you have to complete a
set number of moves during each stage of the game.
KEYS AND FEATURES
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8 PAUSE
Press to temporarily stop the clock. Press the appropriate Timing Activator
button to restart the countdown. Press for 3 seconds to reset the clocks and use
the same timing method again. Then press one of the Timing Activator buttons
to start one of the clocks.
9 MODIFY/LOCK
This switch is located on the base of the clock. To adjust the remaining time or
number of moves during a game, make sure that the switch is set to "Modify"
(see ADJUST and SET in point 4 of this section). You cannot change them
when it is switched to "Lock".
10 ACL
Located on the front panel. If static discharge causes the clock to "lock up",
press a paper clip or another sharp object into the ACL opening for at least 2
seconds. This clears the memory and resets the clock to the "Blitz" default
setting.
11 STOP/GO/SOUND OFF
Located on the bottom of the unit. Slide to "Sound Off" to play without sound
effects. Slide to "Stop" to switch off. Your remaining time and number of moves
are saved in the memory and you can resume at any time by sliding the switch
back to "Go" and pressing the appropriate Timing Activator button.
12 NAME PLATE
Personalize your Game Clock by attaching your name to the back.
13 SAFETY BRACKET
Fix the bracket to the unit and chain your clock down to prevent theft. The
bracket can be hidden away inside the clock when not in use.
14 TIMER OPTIONS REFERENCE GUIDE
A list of all the available timing methods is printed underneath the clock base to
help you choose which one to select.
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  • Page 1 “Go” and pressing the appropriate Timing Activator button. 12 NAME PLATE Personalize your Game Clock by attaching your name to the back. 13 SAFETY BRACKET Fix the bracket to the unit and chain your clock down to prevent theft. The bracket can be hidden away inside the clock when not in use.
  • Page 2 LCDs ADD BEFORE ADD AFTER MOVE HOUR BLITZ BONUS BRON- GLASS TIMER STEIN Two large digital clock-style LCDs - one for each player - show the following information at a glance: a. Countdown Time The amount of time left on each player’s clock is displayed in hours and minutes (HH:MM) or minutes and seconds (MM:SS).
  • Page 3: Section One: Operating Game Clock

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of Saitek’s multi-featured Game Clock. We are proud to bring you a product that not only monitors and enhances your performance in chess, but which adds an extra element of enjoyment to all the performance-related board games you play, whether checkers, word games or trivia games.
  • Page 4: Blitz Timing

    TIMER, GAME, BRONSTEIN) before pressing either of the Timing Activator buttons. To change the timing option after you have pressed either of the Timing Activator buttons, press PAUSE for 3 seconds to reset the clocks before pressing one of the other Timing Option keys. 1.2.2 Hourglass Timing In a game using the hourglass timing method, your opponent’s...
  • Page 5: Tournament Timing

    Press the appropriate Timing Activator button to start either your own or your opponent’s clock. Timing continues as it did for the first preset timer method, but with more time on the clocks. 1.2.3 Tournament Timing When using the Tournament timing method, each player has a certain amount of time to complete a fixed number of moves.
  • Page 6 Activator button to move on to the next preset timer option, where you can then either press an appropriate Timing Activator button to start one of the clocks or press TOURNAMENT again to pass to the next option and so on (refer to previous table) for timing and move number details).
  • Page 7: Bonus Timer

    You can decide how much extra time will be added to your overall time for the whole game by programming Game Clock before you start the game. The time is then either added “before” or “after” (see below for explanation).
  • Page 8: Bronstein Timing

    the moves and 2 seconds free time for each individual move. Time is added before as described in Method a) above, except in preset timer option d), where ADD AFTER appears on the LCDs. This means that the free time for an individual move (x) will be added to your clock as soon as you have made your move and pressed the Timing Activator button i.e.
  • Page 9: Game Timing

    Game timing is a simple, fast and fun way to time yourself against your opponent, in which each player is simply given a certain amount of time to complete each move. Your Game Clock automatically resets the time for each move and displays a time’s up symbol at the end of each move to remind you your time is up.
  • Page 10 (ii) As soon as you have decided which Timing Option to use, you may then select one of the preset timer options if you wish. Press the Timing Option key for the option you have chosen (e.g. TOURNAMENT) repeatedly to cycle through the preset timer options, from (in this case) Standard through Club.
  • Page 11: Stopping The Clocks

    SECTION TWO: TECHNICAL DETAILS 2.1 Care and maintenance Your Game Clock is a precision electronic device, and should not be subjected to rough handling or exposed to extreme temperatures or moisture. Do not use chemical agents to clean the...
  • Page 12: Technical Specifications

    195 x 118 x 80mm Use alkaline or carbon zinc batteries only. Do not mix old with new batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon zinc) or rechargeable batteries Saitek reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the interest of progress.
  • Page 13: Troubleshooting Guide

    The game has finished. 7. Cannot adjust the time during The game clock is still running. the game. Switch is turned to the position LOCK. POSSIBLE CAUSES See instructions for inserting batteries in Section 1.1.
  • Page 14: Table Of Contents

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE QUICK START Your Game Clock has many great features for you to enjoy, all of which are explained in detail in this manual. Meanwhile, for those of you who want to try out your clock straight away without reading the entire...
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  • Page 16 GAME CLOCK...
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