Radio Shack 1850 Owner's Manual page 9

11. Multi Move
The | M U L T I M O V E | key puts the computer into a special
mode that allows you t o enter openings or t o force the
computer t o play a certain continuation. In this mode the
computer w i l l not begin t o compute a reply when a move has
been entered. It will only keep track of the board position and
make sure that the moves entered are legal. To return to
normal play you must press | M U L T I M O V E | a second time.
The Multi Move mode is also useful when you are playing a
game w i t h a friend. The computer w i l l act as a referee and
each side can always ask it for advice by pressing | P L A Y | .
The Multi-Move LED stays on when computer is in the
Multi-Move mode.
12. Verifying piece position
If you upset the pieces or for other reasons are not sure that
the board position is correct, the computer w i l l show you the
proper location of each piece.
Press one of the piece keys (to the right of the playing surface)
when it is your turn to move. The computer w i l l light up a
horizontal rank and one vertical column to show you the
position of the selected piece. Press the same piece key again
to see if there are any more pieces of that kind on the board.
When the computer finds no more of the piece selected it will
sound a double beep and return to play mode.
Y o u may verify the piece positions for either side by pressing
I C O L O R I . Always check the W H I T E / B L A C K lights when
you are verifying a position. They will show which side is
being verified.
The Verify function may be used at any time; even when
Radio Shack 1850 is computing a move. Press | P L A Y ] again
after you have verify the pieces to continue computing a
move.
13. Setting up a special position
SET UP
If you wish to set up a special position first press
The SET UP light w i l l be turned on and you may then move,
add, or remove pieces at w i l l .
If the position you want t o set up contains only a few pieces,
press | NEW G A M E ] immediately after pressing | S E T U P | .
This will clear the board of all pieces.
To set up or modify the position select a color (by pressing
| C O L O R I ) and then a piece key for the piece you wish to
enter, move, or delete.
— To move the piece, press it down on its current square,
move it to its new position and press it down again.
— To remove the piece simply press it down on its current
square and remove it from the board.
— To add a piece simply press the piece down on an empty
square.