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1. By pressing ENTER in this menu you will force a new game The board on the display will show the normal starting position You have to set up your pieces in accordance with situation in the display Pressing CLEAR will take you back to the playing mode of the current game Basic option SETUP BOARD In this mode you can setup a new position on the board with the pieces After pressing the ENTER button Revelation II will scan the board and the board will recognize the position and nature of the pieces The color of the piece that is last recognized by the board is the color that must make the first move after leaving setup Because in most cases the last piece that is recognized is a black piece you have to lift a white piece and put it back before you press CLEAR The display will show the name of the last piece that is lifted and will light up all squares that have an identical piece on it If done correctly you can make the first move with white When CLEAR is pressed the system will show the position on the display you will be back in playing mode and you can start playing By default the white pieces move from the bottom to the top You can change this with the REVERSE BOARD command that is described in this manual on page17 If you press ENTER you can indicate that the setup is reverse This means black plays from the bottom rows Manual Revelation II Basic option TAKE BACK Take back will be autom
2. sesessesessesessesesssoessssecssoessssessssesseseo 30 Use the Revelation Il to play against human opponents on the internet nnee 30 Installing the driver RabbitPlugin ins 30 Appendix 3 Updating the file system of a Revelation Il sccscscsscscscsccccccscsccccccscscsccececnces 34 Step 1 Install the Revelation UCI Server software on your Windows computer 34 Step 2 Set the options in the Revelation UCI Server sisi 34 Manual Revelation II Connect the Revelationil to the UCI server ccc ceccccesecccesecsceneceeeneceeeseceeescseeuecseeueceseeeeeensss 34 SEPIA En 34 SEPIB eee ee eee ENE Re ee re Tee ae ee ee ere N een ee Ame eee ee ee 34 So On 35 Warranty Conditions sn aw oasseaduens E EE 37 Specification Scao stone leu esse cane uasuieee ous enna ev ation cl s 40 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Introduction Dear chess computer friend Congratulations with your purchase of one of the most sophisticated chess computer systems in the world Revelation Il is a state of the art chess computer made in traditional wooden style and designed for your ultimate chess playing experience Revelation Il is developed and produced by a joint venture of Phoenix Chess Systems and Digital Game Technology in the Netherlands The wooden board is made in Spain by the famous chess board manufacturer Rechapados Ferrer and is equipped with individual piece recognition and inlaid LED lights to indicate the
3. Of course it is a good idea to put all pieces on the Revelation in this phase sd RabbitConnect Configure driver Logging EEE at re ey ee Click on the Settings menu and chose Configure 24 DGT RabbitPlugin driver Connection af Then chose the Connection Tab first Select post Board alive FEE Select one of the ports that have a suffix BT Sul After a few second up to 15 the big square should turn Board versign 0 5 Clock versn 1 1 green and show Board alive the green square on the right hand side indicates that a clock is found too Revelation Il has a built in chess timer een Connected Connecting succeeded Please note that this window may be smaller on your ee eee Version 0 58 SerialNr 00001 Long eralNr 0000000001 Tradermark DGT Projects Digital Game Technology lt br gt This Revelation I board Ee memel enel bese AT be Cireasa sane MGO computer and will not show all tabs Two arrows will be shown in the upper right corner that will allow you to scroll horizontally 24 DGT RabbitPlugin COMBS BT Serial nr 0000000001 Board version 0 58 Clock version 1 14 Trademark DGT Projects Digital Game Technology This Revelation I board is produced by DGT Firmw ver 0 58 140114 Bootloader ver 3 02 230513 Serial nr 0000000001 PortStatus at 10 12 15 COMS BT Connected Connecting succeeded BoardStatus at 10 12 44 1 1 Version
4. yes you can only use LEFT to change the option into no or false In playing modus with the information screen visible the last move is shown you can force the computer to start calculating the next move for the side whose turn it is to play This means that the computer also can calculate the next move for the human player This is done by pressing the ENTER button once When you press ENTER again the best move calculated until then will be indicated When the computer is calculating its next move you can press ENTER to force the Revelation II to move immediately It will play the move that is evaluated as the best at that moment When you press ENTER in the thinking time of the human player the sides will be swapped Manual Revelation II V3 10 The display The left side of the display shows a chess board with the position of the pieces that is used by the computers chess engine When the physical chess pieces are not moved correctly the position on the display may not be the same as the position on the Revelation Il board Blinking LEDS on the board will indicate the differences In the display the solid light chess pieces represent the white chess pieces on the board and the open darker pieces in the display represent the black pieces on the board The first two top lines display general information in below picture the first line indicates the move by the computer The second line shows a hint for the player You can s
5. The Revelation Il is a versatile chess product and has some different usages 1 Normal usage The Revelation II starts up in normal play mode In this mode you can play against engines that are standard included in the Revelation II This is also the strongest playing mode as the native onboard engines can reach high ELO levels up to 2800 2 DGT Bluetooth e Board usage The Revelation Il starts up in a mode where the Revelation I behaves like a DGT Bluetooth e Board For this usage you should install the drivers on your Windows PC This mode starts after holding KEY UP just before the right LED below square H1 lights up until the system is completely started 3 Emulation usage If you acquired this additional feature you can play against emulations of the world championship winners during the 80 s and 90 s of the past century A separate manual can be downloaded for this on www revelationll com This mode starts after holding KEY DOWN just before the right below square H1 lights up until the system is completely started Manual Revelation II V3 10 Quick Start General Making moves on Revelation Il is done by moving the chess pieces on the sensor board The LEDs indicate the move made by the computer by lighting up squares To operate Revelation Il there are 6 keys With the menu system on the display you can control all functions of Revelation Il with the 6 keys Revelation Il has a permanent memory that can save most user data even if the
6. options for this method are 5 10 15 20 30 45 60 and 90 By default all moves is set to 60 moves but this number can be changed on another menu page 1 ply half move Calculate max 1 ply All options in this method are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ply 13 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Basic option ANALYZE With LEFT and RIGHT you can activate or deactivate this function In analyze mode Revelation II will only calculate but it will not move You can make all moves for both sides yourself Remember that when you are in Analyze option some of the menu functions will not work For example you cannot change the engine when in Analyze mode Please leave this mode before changing the engine Basic option OPTIONS To make it easier to go to the main menu pages other pages can be switched off When OPTIONS is set to Yes then extra menu pages with options are displayed after pressing DOWN Manual Revelation II Extended Options Extended Option SAVE GAME When you press ENTER the current game will be saved You will see an identification number of the saved game Extended Option SHOW GAME When you press ENTER then you will see a game number on the second line You can scroll through the saved games with the LEFT and RIGHT buttons The most recent game will be shown first To see previous games press the LEFT button Using the ENTER button you can select the game yo
7. system is switched off Different sounds can indicate different events The sound can also be switched off Revelation Il is supplied with a customized canvas bag to store Revelation Il the chess pieces and the power supply A cloth bag is included for extra protection of the Revelation Il itself Starting up the system Power is provided by a regulated 12 Volts power adapter It is strongly recommended to only use the provided adapter For power outlets that are used in almost all countries there is a pin converter present The adapter accepts mains voltages from 110 240 Volts Revelation II will start up automatically when the power connector is inserted The system shows all 81 LEDs very brief in sequence as a test and will then show the Revelation II splash screen Revelation II then will show the lower line of LEDs to indicate different stages of starting The LED right below squareh1 indicates that the system has started in a correct manner Revelation II will then show you the starting screen for game playing The version number may be different after an update of the software After placing the chess pieces in the starting position as indicated on the miniature board in the display you can immediately make your first move and start playing O Manual Revelation II Powering down the system You can switch off Revelation Il by pressing CLERAR and ENTER simultaneously holding these two keys for 2 3 seconds after wh
8. then you should press ENTER to indicate that the computer should make the next move You can also activate TAKE BACK in the menu structure see Basic option TAKE BACK on page 13 for more detail Auto new game When you place all the pieces in the initial position Revelation Il will assume you want to start a new game and you can play white When you place the black pieces and white pieces in reverse position Revelation II will assume you want to start a new game in reverse position You can then play black Please be advised that when you build this position from specific positions you can inadvertently go into take back modus For example if the game was e2e4 and e7e5 and you place back the pawn on e5to e7 and then e4 to e2 the system will be in take back mode You have to press the CLEAR button to leave this mode The system then will perform the auto new game function Information and settings There are 6 keys on the front panel From left to right they are called CLEAR UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT and ENTER The keys react after 0 1 second do not push and release them too quickly If you press and hold one of the keys you will get a repeating function After holding a key for 3 seconds the rate of repeat will increase The UP and DOWN keys will select another menu item In general RIGHT is for a Yes or True and LEFT is for a No ora False The LEFT and RIGHT keys are not circular when you see true or
9. you can select an engine option and with ENTER you can activate the browse list for options CLEAR will return to the Playing mode With LEFT and RIGHT you can browse through the options and with CLEAR you will return to previous list When you press ENTER you will see the current value between gt and lt Also the possible values are given With left and right you can change the current value and with ENTER you can confirm this A CLEAR here returns you to the browse list Special If you change HINT to NO you will receive no hints PONDER indicates whether the computer will think during your time to move Manual Revelation I This example in the next picture shows the HINT option ENTER is pressed and the word HINT is shown on the first line and the present value is shown on the second line When you press ENTER again you can change the value for HINT you can only choose between gt True lt and gt False lt When the desired value is visible press ENTER again to confirm Then you can choose other options with LEFT or RIGHT or press CLEAR twice to go back to playing mode You will not be able to choose other extra Functions until you are back in playing mode Extended Option EXTRA BOOK With left and right you can activate or deactivate EXTRA BOOK Some engines for example Rybka do not have a built in opening book and other engines play with their own book On introducing Rybka this function is also introduce
10. 0 58 SerialNr 00001 LongSerialNr 0000000001 Trademark DGT Projects Digital Game Technology lt br gt This Revelation I board is produced by DGT lt br gt Firrnw ver 0 58 140114 Bootloader ver 3 02 230513 Serial nr 0000000001 BatteryStatus capacityLeftt_ 0 runningCharging TimeLeft_ 00 00 00 onTime_ 00 00 00 standby Time_ 00 00 00 chargeStatus 0 dischargeStatus_ 0 creationTime_ 2014 Apr 01 10 12 44 838053 Clock 32 Manual Revelation II The Board tab will show the pieces on the board similar as in the main window of RabbitConnect When this window is show in a chess program the squares may have a colour The meaning of these colours are explained in the help section of the RabbitPlugin FE Ly DGT RabbitPlugin i i Game Board Connection Extra DGTXL Sound Battery Autosave About Help Log 7 G e WY VERS 7 Z Ie amp IN RIN 2 2 ZA Z Z Z Z z A 4 LEILA PTP LEL TPE ALLL EET LEKER RAGE bz CT LES PS LE AN ve Ve Corte A TARA The battery tab has no meaning for Revelation II this is for the DGT Bluetooth e Boards only You will find additional information in the About Tab 2 DGT RabbitPlugin le la DGT RabbitPlugin 20 15 Release Build Feb 5 2013 Windows 32 bit wxDLL Copyright 2012 DGT www dgtprojects com info dgtprojects com 33 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Appendix 3 Updating the file system of a Revelation II Here
11. II in Bluetooth e Board modus Use the Revelation II to play against human opponents on the internet DGT Bluetooth e Board usage The Revelation II starts up in a mode where the Revelation Il behaves like a DGT Bluetooth Board For this usage you should install the drivers on a PC running Windows XP or more recent as Operating System This mode starts after holding KEY UP just before the right below square H1 lights up until the system is completely started It is possible to use the Revelation Il as an input device for several chess programs like Fritz Aquarium Dasher Babas Chess etc You will find a more extensive list on the website of DGT under SUPPORT F A Q E BOARDS WITH 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE Or by following this link http digitalgzametechnology com site index php dgtsupport frequently asked questions 287 boards with 3rd party software 131 which programs support the dgt e board For this Revelation Il must be started up in Bluetooth e Board Mode In this mode Revelation Il is only an input device for your own moves and to repeat the moves of your opponent The LEDs will not be active in this mode This will be introduced in later firmware upgrades The clock will run in countdown modus if you use a countdown timing in your chess program on the PC Installing the driver RabbitPlugin The RabbitPlugin driver is necessary to connect Revelation Il in transparent mode to a Windows Chess Program You will find 2 versions i
12. Normally you will use the latest firmware version When you have selected with LEFT and RIGHT ENTER will install this latest version The new version will be used on the next start of your Revelation Il After the Selected message has appeared please ensure to wait for 30 seconds before shutting down Reinstalling firmware could lead to problems if Revelation Il is shut down too soon Manual Revelation II Extended Option EXTRA After pressing ENTER Revelation II will perform a special task This function is needed for special software updates Under normal conditions you do not need this function Extended Option BLUETOOTH STATUS With LEFT and RIGHT you can select the desired function and with ENTER you can execute this function Under normal conditions this is not necessary but if the Bluetooth module or link keeps failing this should solve problems related to Bluetooth You can try the reset function or even the init function by pressing enter at these functions Extended Option NAME AND SERIAL NUMBER In this function Revelation II will report the name and serial number of the system Use the serial number to register your Revelation Il on www revelationll com for warranty purposes engine upgrades and firmware updates 21 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Revelation UCI Server Introduction to Revelation UCI Server ga Revelation UCI Server The main feature of Revelation UCI Server is to use
13. USER MANUAL REVELATION II THE ULTIMATE CHESS PLAYING EXPERIENCE Retro Prepaired e Superior Chess Engines DGT e Board with LED lights e Handcrafted Electronic Chess Pieces Table of Contents INEKOGUCTHON OE 4 Contents ofthe DON A RD nt din ta iiaue 5 Handine nd Maintenance nt Ra entr aten se eeen 5 Qualy En 5 WIGGLES OT USA sitet iat nee dt ten dr nan tune nca oies 5 QUIC STATE Re nn amino Ni 6 GENERE PP eee teat ip hennen deedeetee 6 Starine Up the SVSTC msnnen deed neede S 6 Powering GOWN the Systemene ete Ten de D eae ae ae es 7 MOVIE TNE PIECES ssc ck date actos CR ER id Sn ri 7 DINTOrMAaLION entente de 7 Taking Dackthe DICCES Nr CR Un SR sodas 8 AUTO OWE IMO raten deedeetee na di nids 9 Information and Settings sise siennes 9 MAS display NE 10 MEANDIPASRS ESS in AR te A da CR rt one 11 BASIC OPUONS assister mass idioascoate scies ai tieisadrectestesd ed aa 12 Basic Option NEW GAME Su etende ce A CU CP Se n s 12 Basic Option SETUP BOARD ESS LS RS et ee ns 12 Basic option TAKE BACK watten tetten entente ne Eeen Been 13 Basic opti nt LEVEL attente a a a helene 13 BasiC Options ANALYZE renin T A S 14 BASIC Option OP NONS rasie anethol tene helene 14 Extended ODlONS sissccesescacccccdecsccectacsavistaasetacssacanreecessuacsacasenotassteacdesasisaeesisdauseassensceaceesedessacene 15 Extended Options SAVE GAMES Le te ee te ne ns ee ane heten 15 Extended Option SHOW GAME annette dennen eenden neet B
14. a remote engine in Revelation Il the engine runs on a PC and communicates with Revelation Il through a Bluetooth link Only engines that support the Universal Chess Interface protocol can be used here Most engines support this protocol In addition the Revelation UCI Server takes advantage of this connection between Revelation Il and a PC to offer two more features e Transfer of files from the PC to the chess computer for example program updates e Transfer of files from the chess computer to the PC typically games which can then be reviewed and analyzed on the PC not yet functional You will find detailed information about the UCI server in the help menu of the program To let Revelation Il communicate with the UCI server you need to first setup a Bluetooth connection which will result in a virtual COM Port See the section Setting up a Bluetooth connection in Windows 7 en 8 on page 24 for instructions When minimizing the program icon it will not be visible in the Windows taskbar but in the system tray You can open the interface by double clicking this icon 11 6 2013 Using the Bluetooth connection means that Revelation Il and the PC do not have to be linked physically though they must not be placed too far away from each other This way the chess engine can benefit from the calculating power of the external computer This manual explains how to setup the connection between the chess computer and a PC and then how to use th
15. atically activated when you take back the last move Please see the section Taking back the pieces on page 8 for details of this function After you returned to the desired position you have to press CLEAR before playing your next move If the last take back was your move then you can play a new move after you pressed CLEAR It is unlikely that the last move that you took back was a move made by the computer but if it is the computers turn to move after you pressed CLEAR you have to press ENTER next to instruct the computer to move Basic option LEVEL The second line shows the thinking time for the computer With the LEFT or RIGHT button you can select one of the 64 playing levels With the CLEAR button you can jump over 8 levels at the time If you want to play again on the same level after switching off Revelation Il you should go to the SAVE LEVEL extra option see SAVE LEVELS on page 16 1 sec move avg Average thinking time for the computer of 1 second All options in this method are 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 30 45 60 90 120 180 300 600 and 900 sec 1 sec move Exact thinking time for the computer of 1 second All options in this method are 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 30 45 60 90 120 180 300 600 and 900 sec 40 moves 90min 40 moves in 90 minutes Next time control s will have the same value All options for this method are 40 90 35 105 40 105 35 90 40 120 45 150 50 120 10 1 Smin all All moves in 5 minutes All
16. ation UCI Server Version 2 0 0 1 C 2012 DGT amp Phoenix Chess Systems DG THE CHESS ISRO TORS Messages Ignore currmove when depth lt 5 Diagnostics Port COM 12 Speed 115200 gt Log messages Flow control None Show log folder Received files Received files folder VHOMEDIRS Homedirs Paul Revelation received files In the serial Port section please enter the COM port number that belongs to the Bluetooth connection For more information about this program please consult the help section of the program 23 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Appendix 1 Setting up a Bluetooth connection For use with the UCI server or if you want to use Revelation II as an input device for chess programs on a Windows PC then you need an active Bluetooth connection Pairing Setting up a Bluetooth connection in Windows 7 and 8 If you haven t already installed a Bluetooth dongle Bluetooth USB stick or if you do not have a built in Bluetooth radio in your computer you need to insert a Bluetooth stick first in a free USB port of your computer All Windows versions from Windows XP will recognize the device Please do not install the software that came with your Bluetooth dongle The built in Windows software performs better with the DGT products Windows 8 In Windows 8 you can use the Charms menu on the right side of the Tile Start interface and Choose Settings From this list click or tap on Change PC S
17. coming port the numbers may be different on your computer USB Optical Mouse Create shortcut EP Remove device Troubleshoot Properties You will end up with a window like this This computer is using the COM serial ports listed below To determine whether you need a COM port read the documentation that came with your Bluetooth device Direction Name Outgoing PCS REVII 010020 PCS SPP Remove Options COM Ports Hardware This computer is using the COM serial ports listed below To determine whether you need a COM port read the documentation that came with your Bluetooth device Direction Name Outgeing PCS REVII 010020 PCS SPP Incoming PCS REVII 010020 Close all windows and remember the COM port number for use with the UCI server and the driver called Rabbit Plugin that can connect the Revelation Il to a variety of Windows Chess programs and chess servers to play against opponent via the internet 28 Manual Revelation II For newer versions of the software please checkwww digitalgametechnology comunder the SUPPORT tab in the menu DGT SOFTWARE There is also a Frequently Asked Questions FAQ section on this site Please refer to the FAQ section if you encounter a problem or have a question For questions that you cannot answer with the aid of the FAQ section please write to support dgtprojects com 29 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Appendix 2 Revelation
18. computer moves Multiple super strong commercial and freeware chess engines are included giving you great diversity in computerized chess play at ELO levels up to 2800 and above Benefit from future engine releases freeware engines firmware updates and our full warranty service by registering your product on the Revelation Il website www revelationll com Revelation Il lets you play against the world s strongest chess engines including many World Champions In addition it has many other features that will greatly enhance your chess playing experience Analyze your games with the aid of famous world class chess engines World Champions from the past Emulate 1980 s and 1990 s Retro Engines optional Play against internet opponents on web based internet chess platforms Broadcast your own games live via the internet Thanks for choosing Revelation II We wish you many challenging and fun filled hours of chess Manual Revelation II Contents of the box In the box you will find these items e The Revelation Il chess computer e A power adapter e Acustom made canvas bag with a protection cloth bag for the board e A set of 34 electronic DGT chess pieces including two queens for each color e The Revelation Il manual Handling and Maintenance To ensure optimal functioning please keep away from large plasma televisions electrical power devices electrical signals and metal objects when the system is in operation as it may inte
19. d When EXTRA BOOK is set to NO the engine plays the internal book except Rybka Rybka will now play from the start without a book When EXTRA BOOK is set to YES The selected book in Extended Option SELECT BOOK will be used for all engines Please be advised that if the extra book is set to Yes then Revelation II will first play from the extra book If this book does not have any more book moves it can continue to the engine book if available Book moves from the extra book are indicated as a book move while playing It even gives you a percentage between parentheses like for example 88 indicating that in 88 of the cases this is the best book move 19 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Extended Option SELECT BOOK After pressing ENTER once you can select with left and right the specific EXTRA BOOK that you want to use Press ENTER again to select the chosen book in the display Revelation II will then return to playing mode Extended Option LANGUAGE With left and right you can select the used language CLEAR will return to the info line Extended Option SELECT VERSION This menu item lets you select the specific version for the firmware you are using The Revelation II can contain multiple versions when you have installed newer firmware Under normal conditions you do not need this to use this function You can select versions by first pressing ENTER and then select by using LEFT or RIGHT
20. e PCS Engine Server Remember that if you have added engines for use under manage engines you can select them as a regular engine in the Revelation Il itself Giving a good name is important to distinguish it from the native engines in the Revelation Il For example if you have the engine Fruit 3 0 on your pc name it PC Fruit 3 0 You will see this engine after a successful connect to the Revelation Il In version 3 10 the Get PGN action is implemented It will upload a file containing the PGN data for the current game Furthermore in version 3 10 a beep is introduced given from Revelation Il when a connection is established from the UCI server to the Revelation Il Please be advised that in certain circumstances this mode will fail during game play This is because the Bluetooth link fails at certain times from Windows to the Revelation II We are developing a 22 Manual Revelation II work around for this In the mean time we advise to use Revelation Il in Bluetooth e Board modus in combination with a chess program instead of an external engine in the UCI Server This is not a failure in the Revelation Il but is a problem in the failures arising in Bluetooth connections mn ga Revelation UCI Server Actions Help Connect to Revelation I Open recerved files folder Send file to Revelation I Manage engines Options Exit Played About Revelation UCI Server Revel
21. ee 15 Extended Option SAVE CURRENT Sr anethol ennen heen deleene 15 Extended Option CHANGE LEVEL en nn Rat Pit NS ns ct dr ne 16 Extended Option ALE MOVES SN RS D datant 16 Extended Ophion SAVE LEVELS us nn Re nr ten in nn RG sides 16 Extended Option SOUND anona Nr RS D RS Aie 17 Extended Option REVERSE BOARD nt tie in Rs RANGS nr 17 Extended Option ENGINE SSI NE RS D eiken ethaan debbie 17 Extended Option ENGINE SPEED sn nr tien in ns R sbeabideen 18 Extended Option ENGINE OPTIONS Rss cn Re D tt Las tnranten 18 Extended Option EXTRA BOOK ESS ns nr ct GR ne ns Re cn 19 Extended Option SELECT BOOK ESS Se SR DA hate EAA 20 Extended Option LANGUAGE LR US a a Nine 20 Extended Option SELECT VERSION ES RS AS 20 Extendea Option EXTRA ESA aia aa cad euhediadtos Sadun a a a den guaadeatalecraande 21 Extended Option BLUETOOTH STATUS sn Se elite 21 Extended Option NAME AND SERIAL NUMBER sssccccccssssecccceeeseececseeeseccseseueeceeesaueneess 21 Revelation UCU Server ide essaie needed tee tien ouet 22 Introduction to Revelation UCI Server sssssssessseesessrrsssreressrerssreressresssrereserressrereserersseeresereesseeee 22 Appendix 1 Setting up a Bluetooth CONNECTION s sesessesessesessesessscesosoesssoecsssesssoessesessssesseseo 24 Setting up a Bluetooth connection in Windows 7 and 8 24 LUE 10 WS S sarao A A AN 24 WIR TOWNS Wabe dee 26 Appendix 2 Revelation Il in Bluetooth e Board modus
22. eep The user plays a legal move short double beep like di dah The users plays an illegal move short double beep like dah di The user plays the expected move It is not required that you actually move the piece of the opponent before making your next move You can move the pieces of the opponent at any moment that is convenient to you The lights on the board will keep blinking until all pieces are on their expected destination squares You may check this by comparing the actual position on the board with the position on the display Of course you can only make your next move after the opponent has decided which move to make In other words you cannot play more than one move at the time To become acquainted with the Revelation II chess computer you can play some games without changing any settings The standard engine is chosen and the computer will use 15 seconds average thinking time per move Manual Revelation II V3 10 Please take care to place the pieces accurately on the squares the sensor board may not recognize a piece if it is partly outside a square If an illegal move is played Revelation II will not execute the move but will show the fast LED pattern to indicate the move should be taken back Capturing pieces can be performed in different ways but it is advised to first remove the piece you are capturing and then perform your move If Revelation II captures one of your pieces you can use the same method If handling t
23. eforehand the total number of moves in the entire game and this number has to be set by the user The default setting is ALL MOVES 60 and the computer will divide its available thinking time over 60 moves Of course the game can take more moves or fewer moves You can change the value of ALL MOVES here Extended Option SAVE LEVELS With ENTER you can permanently save the changed levels You can even switch off Revelation Il and the levels will be maintained This function also saves the current selected level so that the next time when you switch on Revelation II it will be on the level you have selected in LEVEL Manual Revelation II Extended Option SOUND With LEFT and RIGHT you can activate or deactivate sound Extended Option REVERSE BOARD With LEFT and RIGHT you can select whether normal or reverse play is active When REVERSE BOARD is set to Yes then the black chess figures are on the bottom side of the front panel Press CLEAR to return to playing mode You will see on the display that the black and white pieces have changed their positions If you want Revelation Il to play with white and have it make the first move you should press ENTER once after setting up the pieces This is also true when you have the REVERSE BOARD option set to No Extended Option ENGINE With left and right you can select an engine and with ENTER you can activate this engine CLEAR will ret
24. ettings 1 1 dgtprojectsb Unavailable a Notifications Power Change PC settings Then choose Bluetooth A list of available devices will be shown on the right Select the item whose name starts with PCS REVII and press the Pair button PC and devices Manage Bluetooth devices Your PC is searching for and can be discovered by Bluetooth devices b L L L L Lock screen Ten mrs DGT_BT_21025 Display k Ready to pair mre PCS REVII 010999 oa Ready to pair re Mouse and touchpad Typing You will be presented by a dialog in which you have to fill in a pairing code which is 1234 ora 6 digit number will be shown Just press the Yes button then 24 Manual Revelation I Compare the passcodes Does the passcode on PCS REVII 010999 match this one After a short while a list will be shown with the devices found Please ensure your Revelation Il is switched on so it can be recognized For users who are used to the Windows 7 Desktop interface it is recommended to open the Control Panel by just typing the word in the Tile interface and then click or tap on the icon Search Apps Results for cont Apps cont OZ Apps CE Default Programs J tt Settings T Intel Graphics and Media Contr From this moment the procedure is similar as in Windows 7 25 Windows 7 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Be sure your Bluetooth USB dongle is inserted or your buil
25. he pieces is done in the wrong sequence or too fast for Revelation II to understand what the player is intending then place all the pieces as indicated in the display From this position you can continue your play Remember that the display shows the position that the engine has calculated If you did not move all pieces correctly there may be differences between the position in the display and the position on the actual board If you see LED patterns that you cannot explain please match the real board with the internal board as shown in the display Taking back the pieces Revelation Il allows you to take back moves but only after the computer has made its move First await the computers move then place the piece that the computer wants to move on the destination square Then put it back on its source square The display will then indicate TAKEBACK Active This picture shows that Nc3 can be taken back to b1 REVELATION Il 0 00 00 0 00 49 TS ere en me KD GED CTD The LEDs in the board will now indicate your last move you can then put your piece on the original square Next the LEDs will indicate the previous move made by the computer that you can then take back and so on Manual Revelation II The last piece you take back should be your own Then press the CLEAR button The display will show TAKEBACK Not Active and you can play your next move If you decide not to take back your own move as the last action
26. hysical address and telephone number The warranty is only valid if the Revelation Il has been used in a prudential manner Our warranty obligations do not apply if attempts to repair the DGT e board have been carried out without our explicit permission in writing You should always contact your dealer and or DGT before returning any goods For product questions visit www Revelationll com For support contact support Revelationll com 37 38 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Manual Revelation I REVELATION II THE ULTIMATE CHESS PLAYING EXPERIENCE CE VA 39 Specifications TECHNICAL Marvell ARM Processor 128MB DDR 1 GB Flash Memory Green OLED 256 64 Pixels Display Bluetooth 2 0 Communication Software Upgradeable DGT SENSOR BOARD Individual Piece Recognition Easy Setup of Positions Innovative LED Lights Emulates DGT Bluetooth Board Different Chess Set Options CHESS ENGINES Multi Engine Commercial and Freeware Configurable Engine Parameters Bind Native PC Engines Optional Retro Chess Engines DIMENSIONS Board Size 57 x 61 cm Square Size 52 x 52 mm Board Thickness 30 mm Side Stands Height 60 mm Canvas Carrying Bag Included Manual Revelation II V3 10 www revelationll com www digitalgametechnology com 40 DGI THE CHESS INNOVATORS w www phoenixcs nl
27. ich the system will shut down to standby The display is dimmed and the LED left below square AT indicates that the system has shut down Revelation II will start up again from this situation if you hold ENTER during 1 2 seconds If you press CLEAR and ENTER during 2 seconds and the LED in the bottom left corner is the only one that lights up then you can safely disconnect the power connector Moving the pieces The board contains the DGT piece recognition technology This means that the Revelation Il knows which piece is on which square In version 3 10 better capturing is introduced You can now perform a capture in one single action Try for example e4xd5 Just take the white pawn with your hand and place the white pawn on d5 while taking the black pawn on d5 in one single action with the same hand LED information The LEDS can make different patterns around one or more squares the table below explains these patterns 4 corners of a square flashing quickly A piece is expected on this square move or place the correct piece to that square The display will indicate which piece should be placed 4 corners of 2 squares flashing quickly The piece that is standing on one of the flashing squares should be moved to the other flashing square the other captured by the other alternating in across like pattern incorrect nature is placed If sound is enabled you can hear the following sounds short beep The computer makes a move short b
28. is the upgrade procedure for sending upgrades to Revelation Il ge Revelation UCI Server Step 1 Install the Revelation UCI Server software on your Windows computer this step may be skipped if this program is already installed on your computer The program is found on www Revelationll com in the Download Extra Software section Install the UCI Server and read the help files or the Revelation Manual to establish a Bluetooth connection with the Revelation Il Board Please be advised that the Bluetooth key for Revelation Il is 1234 and not 0000 as indicated in UCI Server manual included as help file in the software Step 2 Set the options in the Revelation UCI Server Start the UCI server You will find it in the start menu it may also have a shortcut on your desktop if you chose this during set up 1 Fromthe menu bar select File Options 2 Select the correct com port in Port For example if com6 is your outgoing port from pc to Revelation Il Board enter the number 6 3 Speed 230400 4 Flow Control Material or None 5 Confirm with the OK button You only have to set these options once Connect the RevelationII to the UCI server From the menu bar select File Connect to Revelation Il if it is not already connected After a short while you will see at the bottom of the window Revelation Connected Step3A The update will have one or multiple files ending in pcs or pcs gz In the menu bar select Fi
29. le Send file to Revelation II Board A file Open window will appear Navigate to the location in which you saved the downloaded files and select the first file Click on the Open button or double click the filename The file transfer will start then this will also be visible in the Revelation Display It may take a long time to transfer the files depending upon the sizes Repeat this step for all indicated files Step3B When you get the message that the file transfer was successful and after sending all files indicated switch off your Revelation Il and switch it on again You can use the soft off CLEAR ENTER soft on ENTER or unplug the system from power Revelation will show some messages that it has found an update 34 Manual Revelation II Step3C Your system is still running the current version of firmware Go to the extended menu OPTIONS YES and go to SELECT VERSION and press ENTER Select here Version X XX the version number you just installed and press ENTER Wait until your system says selected this will be visible very brief so watch the screen and it will return to the main screen DO NOT SWITCH off before the system shows the main screen After this you can switch off and switch on again Now your Revelation Il Board is running the latest firmware da Revelation UCI Server Le li Revelation UCI Server File Actions Help Engine Information ti
30. n Mouse Choose a device or printer to add to this PC Phone LAPTOPWINDOWS7 Al Bor de Wolf PCS REVII 010020 Unknown Not finding what you re looking for Click on the PCS REVII O10XXX The X s represent the serial number of your Revelation Il Then click on the Next button 26 Manual Revelation II Windows 7 may show some options first Choose the 2nd option Enter the device s pairing code The passcode of a Revelation Il is 1234 without the quotation marks Enter the passcode for your device You might need to enter the same passcode into the device Or try entering a passcode on it With a modern Bluetooth adapter you may get a pairing code presented to you Just click the Yes button to proceed ans Devices and Printers T oy Control Panel All Control Panel items Devices and Printers Search Devices and Printers pP Add a d E ka 7 Lik a Device Compare the passcodes f Does the passcode on DGT_BT_21000 match this one B VMware Virtual 489982 disk SCSI Disk Device VMwai USB 4 Multis D OW wD JHU 27 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Windows will create 2 Virtual COM ports of which you only need 1 It is strongly recommended to remove the incoming port like this Right click on the Bluetooth device in the Devices and printers window that is probably still open Choose Bluetooth settings Choose the COM ports Tab Remove the in
31. n this page http digitalgzametechnology com site index php dgtsupport software downloads cat view 123 det software 143 dgt e board chess 8x8 You may also visit www digitalgametechnology com and navigate to SUPPORT DGT SOFTWARE DGT SOFTWARE DGT E BOARD CHESS 8X8 One version is for 32 bit programs and one is for 64 bit programs Most chess programs are 32 bits so even if you have a 64 Operating system you definitively need the 32 bits version also On a 64 bits Operating system you should install both versions on a 32 bits system you should only install the 32 bits version The setup programs have names like this RabbitPlugin 2 0 15 Release Feb05 Win32 exe RabbitPlugin 2 0 15 Release Feb05 Win64 exe 30 Manual Revelation I After starting these programs there may be a message from User Account control again after confirming this message the next box will appear Although the program is in English you can choose some alternative languages in the setup Setup DGT Rabbi Plugin at a tn Welcome to the DGT RabbitPlugin Setup Wizard 2 0 15_Release_Feb05 on your computer It is recommended that you dose all other applications before Select Setup Language continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Select Destination Location Select Start Menu Folder Where should DGT RabbitPlugin be installed Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts A Setup will install DGT RabbitPl
32. on I Software MiniSD CardW 3 09 REVII309PHCHES5 pcs gz THE CHESS INHOVATORS Revelation Connected Connected For more information please read the help file included with the UCI Server 35 Manual Revelation II V3 10 European Union only Note Marking is in compliance with EU Directive 2002 96 EC and EN50419 English This equipment is marked with the above recycling symbol It means that at the end of the life of the equipment you must dispose of it separately at an appropriate collection point and not place it in the normal domestic unsorted waste stream This will benefit the environment for all European Union only Deutsch Dieses Produkt tr gt das Recycling Symbol gem der EU Richtlinie 2002 96 EC Das bedeutet dass das Ger t am Ende des Nutzungszeit bei einer kommunalen Sammelstelle zum Recyceln abgegeben werden muss kostenlos Eine Entsorgung ber den Haus Restm ll ist nicht gestattet Dies ist ein aktiver Beitrag zum Umweltschutz nur innerhalb der EU Nederlands Dit apparaat is gemarkeerd met het bovenstaande recycle symbool Het betekent dat u het apparaat aan het eind van zijn levensduur apart moet aanleveren bij een daarvoor bestemd verzamelpunt en niet bij het gewone huishoudelijke afval mag plaatsen Dit zal het leefmilieu voor ons allemaal ten goede komen alleen voor de Europese Gemeenschap Espanol Reciclaje Esta unidad debe ser reciclada No tire a la basura normalmente recogido Por favor info
33. rfere with the sensor board If the Revelation Il is having problems with the piece recognition please check that the table does not have a large metallic base or consists of large metallic elements Leaving the board and pieces exposed to daylight for longer periods of time may cause discoloration of the board particularly underneath the pieces After use please store the board and pieces in the supplied protection cloth bag and preferably in the canvas storage bag as well The cloth bag protects the Revelation Il board itself and protects against the Velcro fasteners to stop them from damaging the side stands and board surface We advise to use a clean and dry microfiber cloth to clean Revelation Il Avoid aggressive cleaning solutions and only use cleaning solutions which are suited for lacquered wood surfaces Cleaning of the metallic front plate and the display should be done with cleaning solutions designed for television screens or laptop screens Quality This unique product is made from different materials all specifically selected to obtain the highest quality The board and side stands are partially handmade from natural wood or veneer and may show small imperfections The wooden chess pieces are handmade and may slightly differ in model from advertised images and can also contain small imperfections These imperfections are part of the material handling and manufacturing process and as such cannot be avoided completely Modes of usage
34. rme a los puntos de venta para su reciclado Francais Recyclage Cet appareil doit tre recycle Ne le jetez pas dans les ordures ordinairement ramass es Veuillez le rapporter au point de vente pour recyclage 36 Manual Revelation II Warranty conditions Digital Game Technology BV and Phoenix Chess Systems guarantee that your Revelation Il complies with the highest quality standards This unique product is made from different materials all specifically selected to obtain the highest quality The board and side stands are partially handmade from natural wood or veneer and may show small imperfections The wooden chess pieces are handmade and may slightly differ in model from advertised images and can also contains small imperfections These imperfections are part of the material handling and manufacturing process and as such cannot be avoided completely If despite our care in choosing components and material production and transport your Revelation Il nevertheless shows a defect within 24 months after the date of purchase you should contact the dealer where you purchased the device and at the same time contact DGT support via support Revelationll com You will also find a link to support on the www Revelationll com site When contacting DGT about your Revelation II please include following information e Name of your dealer and a copy of proof of purchase e Serial Number of the Revelation II e Nature of the problem e Your p
35. s of 1 000 nodes So 2370K means 2 million 370 thousand positions searched in total Same applies to M for multiples of 1 000 000 nodes The smaller number 0119K signifies the average number of investigated positions per second You can hide the information about the engine by pressing LEFT or RIGHT The display does not show relevant thinking information then so you can play without seeing what the computer is calculating 10 Manual Revelation II The large digits at the bottom of the display show the elapsed thinking time for the player with the White pieces on the left and the elapsed thinking time for the player with the Black pieces on the right These digits will always count up Menu pages Revelation II has a circular menu which is divided in two parts The first menu pages are the basic options They are used most frequently By enabling Options you can extend to all menu pages enabling you to set extend options By default the extended options are not enabled You can enable them by using the last Basic Option OPTIONS and set this to Yes With UP and DOWN you can jump through the menu pages where you can use the basic options and if enabled the extended options In effect the first menu page is the information display itself so if you walk through the options with UP or DOWN at the end you will again arrive at the information display 11 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Basic Options Basic option NEW GAME
36. t in Bluetooth functionality is active and your Revelation Il is switched on Then open the control panel and choose View devices and printers Adjust your computer s settings gp System and Security Mm Review your computer s status Save backup copies of your files with File History Find and fix problems Network and Internet G View network status and tasks Choose homegroup and sharing options Programs Uninstall a program Click on the Add a device button Windows will show the Bluetooth devices within range v f oy gt Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers Add a device Add a printer Remove device 4 Devices 8 Hoos BE View by Category User Accounts and Family Safety a Change account type Set up Family Safety for any user Appearance and Personalisation Change the theme Change desktop background Adjust screen resolution Clock Language and Region Add a language Change input metheds Change date time or number formats Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimise visual display Devices and Printers Dell E228WFP DGT NAS Generic Microphone PC ar TEST X6 Speakers Realtek USB Keyboard USB Optical Bluetooth Radio Realtek High Definition Audio 4 Multimedia Devices 3 A r DGT NAS ict w7ts PC W7 ICT 4 Printers 4 DGT AIO HP ePrint Microsoft XPS Document Writer Laptop High Definitio
37. u wish to replay By now using LEFT and RIGHT you can walk through the game Extended Option SAVE CURRENT If you want to switch off Revelation II you can save the current position by pressing ENTER in this option You can reload this position at a later time even if you have disconnected the power After restarting Revelation Il you can scroll to this option with the DOWN button When you push RIGHT you will see the choice LOAD CURRENT Press ENTER at this time to load the position Press CLEAR to go to playing mode If you re moved the chess pieces since the last game you have to replace them in the position of the internal board as shown on the left side of the display Please note that the current position will not be saved when you press CLEAR and ENTER during 2 seconds to switch the system off 15 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Extended Option CHANGE LEVEL This function allows the user to edit the levels With LEFT or RIGHT you can choose one of the 64 levels you want to use With CLEAR you can jump 8 levels at once When you press ENTER you can change the specific number of seconds or number of moves for a level When you leave with CLEAR the default level will keep its values Extended Option ALL MOVES In setting the level there is the option to use levels with a certain amount of time for All moves These levels limit the amount of time for the entire game The engine cannot know b
38. ugin into the following folder fl Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue dick Next If you would like to select a different folder dick Browse To continue dick Next If you would like to select a different folder dick Browse er denis names Completing the DGT RabbitPlugin Setup Wizard RabbitPlugin then dick Next computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup V Install dgtebdll dl in ChessBase Devices E View RabbitPlugin User Manual Runtime libraries necessary for running application E View RabbitConnect User Manual Install wxWidgets 2 9 3 runtime libraries 32 bit Release E View Rabbit Commons User Manual Install repair Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package 32 bit When you checked the box Launch RabbitConnect in the previous screen then this program will Start 31 Manual Revelation II V3 10 It does not do much more than connect to the driver for checking purposes or to changes settings in the driver These changes will apply for all programs that do use the board and driver You should start Revelation II in DGT Bluetooth e Board mode to access the board over the Bluetooth connection Start while holding Key UP The main window will show the board When the proper Com Port number is not yet chosen there is a good chance that there are no chess pieces shown
39. urn to the playing mode In the example below the example shows that the engine Toga 1 0 has been switched to Rybka 2 2 You cannot do this during a game changing the engine starts a new game If you would like to change the engine during a game you should leave the pieces on the board as they are after pressing CLEAR next to changing the engine Then press DOWN 2 times to come in the SETUP BOARD menu Press ENTER and lift a piece of the color that should make the first move and then press CLEAR You can resume your game then with a different Engine 17 Manual Revelation II V3 10 Extended Option ENGINE SPEED You can indicate to the Revelation Il to use a percentage of its processing power It can be set at 100 50 25 20 10 5 4 2 and 1 At 50 it will have 1 2 of the processing power for the engine available At 4 only 1 25 of the processing power will be used Please be advised that this option does not or partially work for the engines Rybka and Baron Please do not lower the engine speed for these engines lower than 25 Extended Option ENGINE OPTIONS Every chess engine has its own set of options The list of possible choices differs with each engine that is chosen in the previous page For more information about the effect of all options you should consult the documentation of the chosen engine On www revelationll com you will find more information about the various engines With LEFT and RIGHT
40. witch off this hint information if you wish SeeExtended Option ENGINE OPTIONS on page 18of this manual Lines 3 4 and 5 give information about the engine in 2 blocks left and right The left block shows the current variation under investigation In brackets is shown the expected move by the human player d2d3 followed by the moves calculated by the computer In version 3 10 the Hint information is relocated in the display it will now show after the Move g8f6 information In the right hand block the best move for the current evaluation is shown calculation in progress In this example the computer calculates the evaluation is 0 40 1 pawn equivalent 1 00 This means the computer values the position favorable for the human a negative value means a disadvantage for the computer The next line of the right block shows the move that is now under investigation e8g8 and that this is the first move investigated in depth 11 The number 11 is the depth in half plies which were completely investigated The number 30 indicates that the engine has also searched 30 half plies deep for specific positions mostly capturing variations In chess computer terminology the engine has evaluated 11 half plies brute force and 30 half plies selectively The 3 line of the right hand block shows the total number of evaluated variations nodes and the evaluated variations nodes per second If a K is added it means the number is in multiple

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