Excalibur electronic 404-2 - Manuel (Page 5)

Your Excalibur e-Chess and Checkers is packed with
features. Each key has two labels. To activate the feature named
below the key, just press the key. To enjoy the feature given above
the key, press 2nd and then the key.
rAnd: Allows the computer to ran-
domly choose between two good
moves so you practice and play
against different responses. Press
the +NEXT key to turn random on
or off.
Secondary Key Functions
Below are the features available to
you through the secondary func-
tions. To access any of these fea-
tures, press the 2nd key and then
press the indicated key, referenc-
ing the label above the key. You
may press 2nd again to stop using
a secondary function.
OPTIONS KEY
Pressing the OPTIONS key
repeatedly will display all selec-
table options. To select or change
an option, use the +NEXT key.
Options Before the Game Starts
OPEn: Select one of 34 book
opening lines of play. (See page 8.)
GAME: Select one of 16 Great
Games. (See page 8.)
MATE: Select one of 31 mate-in-2
problems. Problem 32 is a mate-in-3
problem. If you can’t find the solu-
tion, make Touch Chess show you
the correct moves to a problem by
setting the level to 73, and then
pressing the MOVE key.
TrAIn: Select one of eight training
positions. Positions with the Black
king in the middle give you practice
in checkmating the Black king.
Options Before and During the Game
PLAYr: Select between: ‘1’—
Human vs. Computer; ‘2’—Human
vs. Human, or ‘0’—Computer vs.
Computer.
HELP: When this option is turned
on, all legal moves for the selected
piece will be shown one at a time.
InFO: When turned on, this option
will display the score, depth of
search (number of moves Touch
Chess is "thinking ahead"), best
move it is considering playing, and
clock times. These will be dis-
played while the computer is think-
ing at its higher levels.
CLrBr: Use this option to clear the
chess board for easier problem
setup. Pressing the -SETUP key
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