Illegal Moves; Check, Checkmate And Stalemate; Off/Save; Sound And Light Effects - LEXIBOOK ChessMan Light CG1500 User Manual

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VI. ILLEGAL MOVES
If you try to make an illegal or an impossible move, you will hear an error tone indicating that your move is not legal and that the computer will not
accept the move.
If you try to make an illegal move or if you try to move a chess-man that belongs to your opponent, you will also hear the error sound and see the
question mark on the chessboard. You can continue to play the game by making another move instead.
If you hear the error tone and the computer highlights a square by lighting it, you must press the square in question before continuing the game.
VII. CHECK, CHECKMATE AND STALEMATE
When the computer announces check, it transmits a triumphant beep and lights up the "CHECK" indicator. The indicators of all the squares between the
King and the attacking chess-man start to flash.
In the case of check and checkmate the computer plays a short tune and light ups the CHECK and DRAW/MATE indicators. If the computer is checkma-
te, the indicators light up permanently; if you are checkmate, the indicators flash on and off.
If you are stalemate, the DRAW/MATE indicator lights up and all the squares around the King are lit up, indicating a draw.
If the same position is repeated three times in a row, or if moves have been made without a capture or movement of pawns, this will also cause the
DRAW/MATE indicator to light up; you may continue the game if you want to.
VIII. OFF/SAVE
When a game is finished, you can press the NEW GAME to start a new game or switch off the computer by pressing the OFF/SAVE button. In fact, the
computer is not switched off completely. It saves the current position in its memory and only requires minimum power to do so. In other words, you
can stop playing in the middle of a game, switch off the computer and then switch it back on later in order to continue your game. This also means
that you must press the NEW GAME button after switching on the computer if you want to start a new game.
IX. SOUND AND LIGHT EFFECTS
If you prefer to play in silence, briefly press the SOUND/COLOR button. This will switch off the sound effects of the computer. To re-activate the sound,
press the SOUND/COLOR button once again. The sound is also switched on again when you press the NEW GAME button.
If you prefer to play without the chessboard's light effects, press the SOUND/COLOR button for 3 seconds. You can re-activate the light effects by pres-
sing the SOUND/COLOR button for 3 seconds once again.
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