Excalibur Electronics OPERATING MANUAL Model 901E-4
C ongratulations on your purchase of your Excalibur Electronic Chess computer! You’ve acquired both your own personal chess trainer and a partner who’s always ready for a game—and who can improve as you do! Th e legen dary Kin g A rt h u r b ran d ish ed a magic swo rd , E x c a l i bu r, f rom wh ich we t ake ou r c om p any n am e. With this unique weapon in his hands,he could not be vanquished.
Excalibur Electronic Chess TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . page 4 CHAPTER 2: Play Right Away. . . . . . . . . . page 2.1 2.2 2.3 CHAPTER 3: Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.
CHAPTER I: Installing Batteries To insert new batteries, carefully turn your Electronic Chess so that the display side is face-down. Remove the batterycompartment panel on the left by losening the screw and using your thumbnail to pull up gently on the raised latch. Install three fresh AAA batteries, making sure to follow the diagram in each battery slot so that the polarity (+ or -) of the batteries is correct.
the pawn or piece on the designated from square and then on the to square. The chess computer will beep, and the white square will appear again in the LCD to indicate it is White’s turn again to move. BACK a second time and press on the squares, again in reverse order, for the move you made which you wish to takeback, as shown on the LCD. (Remember to replace any captured piece you might have removed. Taking back a capture move requires that you press on the captured piece square with the captured piece.
When not in use, your chess pieces can be safely and neatly stored in the compartment provided on the back of Electronic Chess at the right. second push reinstates it as White. Press HINT a second time to view the computer’s evaluation of your position. See also Section 4, “Setting Up Special Positions.” 3.9 LEVEL Key Use this key to set the level of play. The higher the level you select, the better your Excalibur Electronic Chess computer will play, and the longer it will think during its moves.
key while the computer is thinking. The computer will stop thinking and play the best move it’s found so far. Mode 4: Kings, rooks and pawns Press the ROOK symbol key Mode 5: Kings, queens and pawns Press the QUEEN symbol key Be sure to remove the pieces not in use from your board. Then make the first move. Your object is, of course, to check mate the opposing king. 3.10 MOVE Key You may press this key when it is Electronic Chess’turn to move and thereby force the computer to move right away.
BLACK/WHITE key. The word SIDE will appear on the display. Press the key repeatedly until the black or white indicator box in your display is the color you wish to have move first. Next, press ON/CLEAR, followed by LEVEL. Set the computer to LEVEL 73, the problemsolving level, and press ON/CLEAR again. Computers can sometimes “lock up” due to static discharge or other electrical disturbances. If this should happen,use a slim, pointed object to press the button marked “ACL” on the bottom of the unit.
knight, none of wdwdwdwd the pieces can dwdwdwdw jump over men wd*d*dwd of either color d*dwd*dw or change direc- wdwHwdwd tion during a d*dwd*dw move. The wd*d*dwd knight move is dwdwdwdw This knight can move to in the shape of any square marked by a *. an “L,” moving two squares up or down, and then one square over. Or it can be one square up or down, and then two over. The king moves in any direction. But it can’t move into check (attack by an enemy man).
move, and if the king is not in check. attacker. Capturing en passant: This is a special pawn capture that doesn’t happen often but comes in handy to know! This move has a good purpose—to keep the game from being blocked by wdwdwdwd dwdpdwdw interlocking wd*dwdwd p a w n s .
CHAPTER 8: Special Care & Batteries • Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadium) batteries. • Do not use rechargeable batteries. • To avoid explosion or leakage, do not dispose of batteries in a fire or attempt to recharge standard or alkaline batteries. • Be sure to insert batteries with the correct polarities & always follow the toy and battery manufacturer’s instructions. • Remove batteries and store them in a cool, dry place when not in use.
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