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•Total elapsed time for White. the BLACK/> and WHITE/< keys are used to cycle through the •Total elapsed time for Black. options within each of the groups. For each option (except option for • Remaining time for White (Speed Chess/Tournament Levels only). Bronstein clock), a plus (+) in the display indicates the displayed option • Remaining time for Black (Speed Chess/Tournament Levels only). is ON, and a minus (–) means the option is OFF. Press ENT to turn Press WHITE/< to scroll backwards and
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•Auto Play will be cancelled if you press ENT during a game to abort f. Countdown Clock the computer’s search. On:+c:dn Off:-c:dn •This option will go back to its default setting of OFF whenever you Turning this option on causes the computer to display the countdown press ENT and CL together for a NEW GAME. time instead of the elapsed time. This option can only be used with the Tournament and Speed Chess Levels. b. Sound with Keypress On:+SNd Off:-SNd g. Bronstein Clock This option lets you tu
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THE BASICS OF OPTION MODE: HERE’S HOW! 1. Press OPT repeatedly to select a OPT x1 = OPERATION MODE (Auto...) Mode. x2 = PLAYING MODE (SEL...) 2. Next, select your option(s), using x3 = ROTATING DISPLAY MODE (rd:1...) the Option Chart below. Cycle x4 = back to OPERATION MODE... through the options within each mode: •Press BLACK/> to cycle Variation Variation Variation Variation Position Depth & Nodes Time per ROTATING forward. to ply 1 to ply 2 to ply 3 to ply 4 Evaluation Moves Searched Move DIS
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would otherwise take much longer to compute. Turning this option off are played. While the computer would not make these moves on its own, makes the program switch to a powerful Brute Force algorithm. This it needs to know how to respond to them in the best way. Therefore, search method minimizes the risk of an occasional oversight. Note that when you turn on the Full Book, the computer could potentially play one the Problem Solving Levels always use the Brute Force method. of these moves. b. Ea
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want to see rotated in the display. The options are described below and summarized in the Option Mode Chart in this section. Press ENT to turn these options on (+) or off (–). IT’S EASY TO VERIFY PIECES! If you think the display information is changing too quickly when it 1. Set up the pieces for a new game, and press ENT rotates, press INFO to freeze the display. Successive presses of INFO ENT CL and CL together to reset the module. and the BLACK/> and WHITE/< keys will allow you to cycle Displ
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Position Mode is a feature which lets you set up special board posi- tions to play from, or problems you would like the computer to solve. TRY OUT POSITION MODE Press POS to enter Position Mode, and -POS- will show in the display. You can change or set up a position whenever it is your turn to move. 1. Set up the pieces for a new game, and press ENT After setting up your new position, press CL to exit Position Mode. ENT CL and CL together to reset the module. •To remove a piece from the board, s
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by accident, fire, floods, lightning, or acts of God, or any use violative of instructions furnished by Saitek plc. 7. TECHNICAL DETAILS 4. Obligations of Saitek shall be limited to repair or replacement with the same or similar unit, at our option. To obtain repairs under this warranty, present the product and proof of purchase (e.g., bill or invoice) to the authorized Saitek Technical Support Center (listed 7.1 The ACL Function on the separate sheet packaged with this product) transportation c
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE CAUSES ACTION TO TAKE The module doesn’t function. • The module has not been inserted properly. •Power off the computer, and disconnect the module. Plug the module back in, making sure it is seated correctly. • Electro static discharge. • Press ACL to reset computer and clear the memory (see section 7.1). • You have pressed GO/STOP to turn on the module while • Press ACL to reset computer and clear the memory (see Exclusive Board is off. section 7.1). The
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Exclusive Senator
Chess Computer System
Complete with Exclusive Board, Chess Pieces, Senator Module
and LCD Module
Instructions
Bedienungsanleitung
Mode d’emploi
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QUICK START To play a game right away, without reading the entire manual first, simply follow these Quick Start steps! First, make sure that your To reset the module for a Exclusive Board is turned off. NEW GAME of chess, 1 5 Never insert a module while simultaneously press the ENT CL the Exclusive Board is on! ENT and CL keys. Open the drawer in the front Enter your moves by simply of your Exclusive Board, and making them on the board. 2 6 swing the handle up. You will When the computer moves,
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KEYS AND FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CONNECTOR: 40-pin edge connector plugs QUICK START 3.4 Fun Levels the Senator and LCD modules into your KEYS AND FEATURES 3.5 Infinite Level Exclusive Board. INTRODUCTION 3.6 Problem Solving Levels 2. PIECE SYMBOL KEYS: Used in Verify and 1. GETTING STARTED! 3.7 Training Levels Position Modes. Also used for pawn promo- 1.1 Power Off? Plug In the Modules 4. INFO MODE: WATCH THE tions. 3. GAME KEYS 1.2 Power On; Set Up the Pieces COMPUTER THINK • TAKE BACK KE
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computer recognizes that you are setting up the initial position, it automatically resets itself for a new game! You can also simultaneously INTRODUCTION press ENT and CL on the module to reset the computer for a NEW Congratulations on your purchase of the new and exciting Exclusive GAME of chess. Senator Chess Computer System. This unique system, combining the The computer will not play until all pieces are centered on their elegant Exclusive Chessboard with the Senator and LCD Modules, has squ
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shows the capture square, along with the piece and color symbols for the captured piece. Put the indicated piece back on the board to com- plete the take-back. EXPRESS TAKE-BACK FEATURES The TAKE BACK feature also offers some “express” options which 1. Press TAKE BACK. TAKE allow you to go back and forth in your game rapidly, without having to BACK You now have the following options: take back or replay each individual move. This can come in very handy, for example, if you want to go back to an
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En Passant Captures: In this type of capture, the computer reminds 2.4 Check, Mate, and Draw you to remove the captured pawn by lighting that square. As soon as When your King is in check, the computer first displays its move as you remove the pawn, the computer beeps to signify completion of the usual. After the move is made, CHECK flashes in the display for a few move. seconds, along with the checking move. The display then goes back to Castling: The computer automatically recognizes castling
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computer automatically answers with a countermove whenever you enter a move. If you activate Two Player Mode with TAKE BACK, however, you can enter any number of moves one by one, without PLAYING BLACK FROM ('&%$#"! allowing the computer to answer. To exit Two Player Mode at any time, THE BOTTOM? press CL. If it’s the computer’s turn when you exit Two Player Mode, HERE’S THE POSITION press ENT after exiting Two Player Mode and the computer will make If you play
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lost and you may need to press GO/STOP more than once to start and change the level. Finally, press ENT to make the computer start the module up after switching the Exclusive Board back on. thinking on the new level. • Always switch the Exclusive Board on BEFORE pressing GO/STOP to turn the Senator Module on. Otherwise game memory will be lost 3.1 Normal Playing Levels and you will have to use the ACL function to reset the computer, as LEVEL TIME PER MOVE DISPLAY described in Section 7.1. 1 ....
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USE THIS CHART TO SELECT Mate in 8 ply 16 ply 30 sec. 15 min. 40 moves 90 min. Infinite per move per move in 3:00 per game Level 8 moves search search A PLAYING LEVEL L 0:30 L15:00 3:00;40 1:30;999:99;99 =in: 8 PLY: 8 PLY:16 Level 8 Level 16 Level 24 Level 32 Level 40 Level 48 Level 56 Level 64 20 sec. 10 min. 50 moves 60 min. 7 sec. Mate in 7 ply 15 ply LEV 1. Press LEV to enter Level Mode. per move per move in 2:00 per game per move 7 moves search search L 0:20 L10:00 2:00;501:00;99 Fun: 7 =in
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along with the elapsed time, to show that the game is over. If you wish, you can continue to play even after the time has run out. NEED HELP CHOOSING A LEVEL? If you choose a Tournament Level, you may want to set the clocks to SOME TIPS FOR YOU! display countdown time instead of elapsed time (see Section 5.1). When game time runs out, the countdown clock automatically reverts back to • Are you a beginning player? You have lots of choices! the normal clock display. Check out the Fun Levels or th
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3.5 Infinite Level 54 ..............PLY: 6 62...............PLY:14 55 ..............PLY: 7 63...............PLY:15 LEVEL MOVE TIME DISPLAY 56 ..............PLY: 8 64...............PLY:16 40 ................. No time limit .................9:99;99 On the Training Levels, the computer’s search depth is limited to a On the Infinite Level, the computer will search indefinitely, until it finds certain number of moves, as shown above. As you cycle through the a forced mate or forced move; until it has
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After learning about Info Mode, take a look at Section 5.3 for a description of the Rotating Display. Selecting this feature makes the computer automatically cycle through the requested information in one- INFO MODE AT A GLANCE second intervals every time it thinks about its move—you can actually PRINCIPAL VARIATION INFO: watch the computer think out loud! Whenever requested information is not available, the display will show dashes (–––––). x1 • Move 1 (predicted line of play) INFO •Move 2 (pre
