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Excalibur 404 Operating Manual

Excalibur 404 Operating Manual

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Touch Chess
Operating Manual
Model 404
Congratulations on your purchase of
Excalibur Electronics' Touch Chess!
You've purchased both your own person-
al chess trainer and a partner who's
always ready for a game—and who can
improve as you do!
Install the Batteries
If your unit has a Pull Tab, simply pull the
tab. You may discard the tab once it has
been pulled out. If there is no Pull Tab, or
to replace batteries, the procedure is as
follows: Using a small Phillips screw-
driver, remove the battery-compartment
panel screws on the back of Touch Chess.
Then remove the panel by pulling gently
from the top. Install three fresh AG13
batteries, making sure to follow the dia-
gram in each battery slot so that the polar-
ity (+ or -) of the batteries is correct.
Play a Game Right Away
After you have installed the batteries, the
display will show the chess board with all
the pieces on their starting squares. The
LCD will also show
. This
indicates you are at the first move of the
game and ready to play chess.
Adjust the display contrast for best
viewing. The contrast control is on the
bottom of the unit.
Touch Chess gives you the W h i t e
pieces—the ones at the bottom of the
board. White always moves first.
The way you select and make your move
is very simple. Think of communicating
your move as a two-step process—regis-
tering the from square and then register-
ing the to square of the move you wish to
make.
Using the supplied stylus (plastic pen),
press down gently on the center of the
square for the piece or pawn you wish to
move. You'll hear a beep and the piece or
pawn will flash. If you hear an error buzz,
and the piece does not flash, then that
piece cannot legally move anywhere. If
you change your mind and want to move
a different piece, simply press the from
square again to cancel it.
Now gently press on the center of the
square you want to move it to.You'll hear
a beep letting you know your move has
been registered.
After you make your move, Touch Chess
will reply with its move automatically.
You'll see the piece flash on its from
square and move to its to square. During
the game, the display shows the move
number and the elapsed time for each
move.

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Summary of Contents for Excalibur 404

  • Page 1 Touch Chess Operating Manual Model 404 Congratulations on your purchase of Touch Chess gives you the W h i t e pieces—the ones at the bottom of the Excalibur Electronics’ Touch Chess! board. White always moves first. You’ve purchased both your own person- al chess trainer and a partner who’s...
  • Page 2 Computer; ‘ ’—Human vs Human; ‘ ’—Computer vs Computer. : Select one of 34 book opening : Select one of 16 Great Games. : Select one of 31 mate-in-2 prob- : Select one of eight training : Select between: ‘ ’—Human...
  • Page 3 : When this option is turned on , backs. all legal moves for the selected piece will be shown at one time. How to Update Your Rating: While viewing your rating with the ‘O’ : When turned on, this option will symbol on, the first press of the display the score, depth of search (num- OPTIONS key shows:...
  • Page 4 8 points. Entering Your Own Opening The number, players, locations, and dates of the great games are given below, along Touch Chess also allows you to set up with a brief explanation of each game. any book opening you want—or even an (All game explanations are ©...
  • Page 5 London, 1862 but in the short term they control a good many This games starts out as a Center Counter (also all-important central squares. White plays called Scandinavian Defense). Black loses too cleverly to keep a grip on the position and...
  • Page 6 Adding or Changing a Piece in the problem or position are completely Press MODE then the -SETUP key. Now set up. Finally, press MODE to play or to have Touch Chess analyze the position. press the square you want to modify. Use the -SETUP or +NEXT keys to choose Make sure that Touch Chess knows the correct piece.
  • Page 7: Special Care

    ExcaliburElectronics, Inc. 13755 SW 119th Ave Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A. Phone: 305.477.8080 Fax: 305.477.9516 www.ExcaliburElectronics.com PLEASEDO NOTSEND YOUR TOUCH CHESS WITHOUTRECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR SERVICING. WE CANNOTSTORE YOUR UNIT. 404-010503-02...

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