Excalibur electronic 404ET User's Manual
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1. dk ae SUUND Use this option to turn the sound On or off FL iP Use this option to turn the chess board around SLEEP Adjust the automatic shut off time with this key Setting it to 0 will disable auto shut off altogether CUNTR Adjust the display contrast to one of twelve settings Playing the Black Pieces When you want to play the Black pieces to let Touch Chess move first press the GO key before you make your first move as White You ll see the White and Black pieces switch places immediately Draw Messages During the game your Touch Chess will display the word DRAW if a three time repetition of position occurs or if there has been no pawn moved and no exchanges for 50 moves When either of these situation takes place the rules of chess state that a player can claim a draw If you wish you can ignore the message and continue the game When a stalemate is reached the display will show S TALE Game Ending Messages Touch Chess will announce mate in two MATE 2 and mate in three MA TE 3 It will also display MA TE when exe cuting a checkmate or when you check mate Touch Chess When you want to claim a win draw or want to resign press the MENU key and then GO Screen Symbols When a appears on the screen it is a reminder that you are in check When an O appears on the screen the game you 3 19 2006 1 12 PM Page 4 c gt are playing can be rated Whe2. 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there 1s no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Limited One Year EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS INC war rants to the original consumer that 1ts products are free from any electrical or mechanical Warranty The only authorized service center in the United States is
3. Excalibur Electronics Inc Aa Sl 13755 SW 119th Ave Miami Florida 33186 U S A Phone 305 477 8080 Fax 305 477 9516 www ExcaliburElectronics com defects for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of purchase If any such defect is dis covered within the warranty period EXCAL IBUR ELECTRONICS INC will repair or replace the unit free of charge upon receipt of the unit shipped postage prepaid and insured to the factory address shown at right Ship the unit carefully packed preferably in the original carton and send it prepaid and adequately insured Include a letter detailing the complaint and including your daytime The warranty covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failure that results from alterations accident misuse abuse neglect wear and tear inadequate maintenance commercial use or unreason able use of the unit Removal of the top panel voids all war ranties This warranty does not cover cost of repairs made or attempted outside of the factory Any applicable implied warranties including warranties of merchantability and fitness are hereby limited to ONE YEAR from the date of purchase Consequential or inciden tal damages resulting from a breach of any applicable express or implied warranties are hereby excluded Some states do not allow limitations on the duration of implied warranties and do not allow exclusion of incidental or consequential damag
4. S05 S10 S15 S20 S30 S45 S60 S90 Tournament Level Type Press the or gt button to select the the amount of time in HOURS MINUTES format to play the number of moves shown on the left side of the display If you run out of time before you play the indicated number of moves you lose or forfeit FORF T will be shown on the display After every move you receive a bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time it takes to enter your move 40 T 030 45 T 045 40 T 100 40 T 130 35T130 45T155 40T200 45T 225 PLy Level Type Press the or gt button to select the depth of search from 1 to 8 ply A ply is one half move PLY1 PLY2 PLY3 PLYS PLY6 PLY7 MALE Solver Level Type PLY4 PLY 8 Press the or gt button to select the number of moves to mate the program will search NUNE will appear if no mate 1s found MAtE 1 MAtE 2 MAtE 3 MAtE 4 MAtE 5 MAtE 6 MAtE 7 MAtE 8 3 19 2006 1 12 PM Page 6 Note You can only change the level while it is your turn to play Rating To view your rating press MENU repeat edly until RATE is shown Your current rating appears on the display To have your rating change you must complete a rated game on a tournament or sudden death level When you are ready to play a rated game select the RATE option l Press the MENU key repeatedly until you see RATE appear 2 Press option On 3 Press CLEAR or 3 button to turn the Finally select the Tournament Level or
5. Use the ON OFF key to resume the game Key Functions ON OFF KEY Use this key to turn Touch Chess off and on Touch Chess will remember the board position while it is off MENU U E KEY Pressing the MENU key displays a num ber of options To view a different option press the MENU key again or the AN or the Y key Also use this key in SETUP to change the 3 19 2006 1 12 PM Page 2 side to move or to flash the piece that 1s threatened when the threat warning ICON is on CLEAR KEY Use this key to exit any of the special modes like MENU SETUP and LEVEL Also use this key during move entry to clear your move entry and start the move entry process over HINT gt KEY Press this key 1f you want to get hints from your Touch Chess partner It dis plays HINT and flashes a recommended move on the screen To make the hint move just press the GO key If the hint is a book move or a replay move UPEN or RPLAY will be shown instead of HINT Also use this key during SETUP mode to select the next piece type UNDO KEY This key lets you take back a move or moves you ve decided against Press this key repeatedly to continue taking back moves After you take back a move you can use the GO key to replay the taken back move or moves Also use this key during SETUP mode to select the previous piece type A KEY While in MENU display mode use this key to advance to the next menu option
6. then make moves for both sides until the opening position you want to practice is reached Now press MENU repeatedly until the display shows PLAYR Use the gt but ton to set players to 1 Press CLEAR and play against the computer in this position Levels of Play Press MENU repeatedly until the display shows LEVEL then GO to see the cur rent level When you are finished review ing the level or changing the level press CLEAR to return to normal play At this point you may use the or Y button to change to a different level type There are six types of levels Beginner Level Type Press the or gt button to select 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 or 15 seconds per move B 001 B 002 B003 B 004 B 005 B 007 B 010 B 015 Fixed Time Level Type Press the or button to select 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 30 45 seconds and 1 00 1 30 2 00 2 30 3 00 5 00 minutes per move FIXED Time Level inf is infinite time and will only stop thinking when the GO key is pressed or a mate 1s found F001 F002 F003 F005 F010 F015 F020 F030 F 045 F100 F130 F 200 F 230 F300 F500 F inF Aa Sl TouchChessIlinst5bx7rev0 qxd dk ae Sudden Death Level Type Press the or gt button to select the amount of time in minutes for the entire game If you run out of time you lose or forfeit FURF will be shown on the display After every move you receive a bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time 1t takes to enter your move
7. General Rules of Chess 1 The two players must alternate in mak ing one move at a time The player with the white pieces moves first to start the game 2 With the exception of castling see below a move is the transfer of a piece from one square to another square which is vacant or occupied by an enemy piece 3 No piece except the Knight may cross a square occupied by another piece 4 A piece moved to a square occupied by an enemy piece captures it as part of the same move The captured piece must be immediately removed from the chess board by the player making the capture 5 When one player moves into a position whereby he can attack the King the King is in Check His opponent must either a move the King b block the path of the attacking piece with another piece or c capture the attacking piece 6 The game is over when there is no escape for the King from an attacking piece This is known as Checkmate oD 7 The game is over when the king of the player whose turn it is to move is not in check and the player cannot make any legal moves This is known as Stalemate and is considered a drawn game Individual Moves Turn on the HELP feature see page 3 All legal moves for each selected piece will be shown at one time You will quickly learn by doing the movements of all pieces 1 The Queen can move to any square along the same row column or diaganols on which it stands but cann
8. Sudden Death Level you wish to play against When O appears on the display the game you are playing can be rated Since the game you are playing is rated you cannot ask for a HINT nor UNDO a bad move nor use SETUP to improve your position You also cannot use the NWGAM option to start over during a rated game These conditions attempt to allow you to experience what it is like to play a game against an opponent in a rated tourna ment In rated tournaments a chess clock is always used so that you play your moves within agreed upon time limits Your Touch Chess computer has the chess clock built in to it If you attempt to use the HINT or UNDO keys during your rated game Touch Chess will ask SURE It will do the O same thing 1f you try to start a New Game use SETUP or change the LEVEL Touch Chess will rate the game a loss for you 1f you are losing and a draw if the position is equal If you are sure press the key once more otherwise press CLEAR During a rated game if you are winning by 9 0 or more points and want Touch Chess to resign press MENU then GO Touch Chess will show SURE Touch Chess will then wait for you to press GO once more Piece Training There are five special mini games and three mate training positions The most famous and successful chess teachers in the world take their beginning students from the simple to the complex by having them play mini games of chess that concentrate on j
9. Y KEY While in MENU display mode use this key to go back to the previous menu option GO KEY Press this key twice before you register O your move to switch sides colors with your Touch Chess Between presses the display will show F LIP Also use GO to replay moves in the takeback move mode see UNDO on page 2 Menu Options Menu Options Before the Game Starts UPEN Use the or the key to select one of 32 book opening lines of play See page 4 TRAIN Use the or the key to select one of eight training positions Positions with the Black king in the mid dle give you practice in checkmating the Black king Options Before and During the Game NWGAM To start a new game press GO LEVEL To view the current level set ting or to change the level setting press GO see Levels of Play page 5 SETUP To setup or modify a position press GO see page 8 CLREBR Pressing the GO key now will enter SETUP mode with the chess board cleared of all pieces You must place a White and Black king on the board to exit SETUP mode Use this option to clear the chess board for easier problem setup Use the or the gt keys to change the condition of the following options PLAYR Select between 1 Human vs Computer 2 Human vs Human D Computer vs Computer oD SCURE If you want to see the piece score of your current position turn this option on
10. N on the screen if you have another opening move to make If the word LIPEN does not appear you may continue normal play sinceyou have com pleted the training for that opening line The names of the openings are 1 Ruy Lopez Open Defense 2 Ruy Lopez Zaitsev Defense 3 Ruy Lopez Exchange 4 Scotch Game 5 Scotch Four Knights 6 Giuoco Piano 7 Two Knights Defense 8 Four Knights 9 Petroff s Defense 10 Sicilian Alapin Variation 11 Sicilian Najdorf Variation 12 Sicilian Dragon Variation 13 Sicilian Keres Attack 14 Caro Kann Defense 15 Panov Botvinnik Attack 16 Caro Kann Excahnge Variation 17 Queen s Gambit Declined 18 Lasker Defense Queen Gambit Declind 19 Queen Gambit Declined Exchange Var 20 Slav Defense 21 Queen s Gambit Accepted 22 Nimzo Indian Defense Classical Var 23 Nimzo Indian Defense Rubinstein Var 24 Semi Slav Defense 25 Queen s Indian Defense 26 Queen s Indian Defense Petrosian Var 27 Bogolubow Indian Defense 28 Catalan 29 Gruenfeld Defense 30 King s Indian Defense 31 Modern Benoni Defense 32 Benko Gambit The moves and explanations of these famous openings are given in many books on chess Entering Your Own Opening Touch Chess also allows you to set up any book opening you want or even an oD opening you invent to practice Press MENU repeatedly until the display shows PLAYR Use gt button to set players to 2 Press CLEAR
11. The scoring totals the follow ing values Pawns 1 Knights 3 Bishops 3 Rooks 5 and Queen 9 HELP When turned on all legal moves for the selected piece will be shown at one time NOTE When the HELP option is on possible capturing moves are shown by flashing the captured pieces central black figure Do not confuse this with selecting a capture move which flashes the entire piece that is to be captured INF O When turned on this option will display the score depth of search num ber of moves Touch Chess is thinking ahead best move it is considering playing and clock times These will be displayed while the computer is thinking at its higher levels RATE Turning this option ON will enable your rating to be updated if you select a tournament level type or a sudden death type level to play against Turn this option off when you want to practice on those levels During a rated game the O symbol will appear as a reminder When the 0 symbol is on you will see a SURE warning 1f you try to UNDO mistakes add pieces in SETUP mode ask for a HINT or try to start a NEW GAME before the game is completed Touch Chess will rate the game a loss for you 1f you are losing and a draw if the position 1s equal If you are sure press the key once more otherwise press CLEAR If the score 1s greater than 9 0 you can claim a victory with the NWGAM option ale ar TouchChessIlinst5bx7rev0 qxd
12. TouchChessIlinst5bx7rev0 qxd 5 19 20 1 12 PM Page 1 lt PLL Touch Chess II Operating Manual Model 404ET N 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 Using a small Phillips screwdriver remove the battery compartment panel screw on the back of Touch Chess Install two fresh alkaline AAA batteries making sure to follow the diagram in each battery slot so that the polarity or of the batteries is correct Replace the battery compartment panel When replacing the screw secure 1t gen tly do not force or over tighten it 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 01CHESS This indicates you are at the first move of the game and ready to play chess If 1t does not display 01CHESS press RESET using a thin pointed object Unless you instruct it otherwise Touch Chess gives you the White pieces the Excal bur ELECTRONICS INC ones at the bottom of the board White always moves first You re ready to play Besides deciding on a good move you have to move the piece in a way that Touch Chess will recognize what s been played Think of communicating your move as a
13. check mate your opponent s king Using Setup Mode At any time during a game when it is your move you may change the position on the board by adding a piece removing a piece or changing any of the pieces for example from a queen to a knight Removing A Piece Press MENU repeatedly until SE T UP is shown and then press GO Then ale ar TouchChessIlinst5bx7rev0 qxd dk ae repeatedly press the square of the piece you wish to remove until the square on the display is empty Press CLEAR to continue the game Adding or Changing a Piece Press MENU repeatedly until SE T UP is shown and then press GO Now press HINT gt repeatedly to select the correct piece Then repeatedly press the square until the piece appears as the correct color on the chessboard Press CLEAR to continue the game Setting Up Special Positions This is another terrific feature that allows you to solve problems that you see in magazines or newspapers or that you make up yourself It also allows you to enter game positions you want to play or that you want Touch Chess to look at perhaps using the Infinite Search level Normally it is easier to start from an empty board to set up such problems So first press MENU repeatedly until CLRBR clear board is displayed Then press the GO key You ll see that the dis play chessboard will have no pieces and KING is displayed On the chessboard press the square the White king
14. dou ble pawn move The capture of a white Pawn is diagrammed below A Y ZY A a AA poe 3 A Pawn can be promoted if it advances all the way to the far side of the board It is immediately promoted as part of the same move into a Queen Rook Bishop or Knight whichever its owner chooses Since a Queen is the most powerful piece it is nearly always chosen as the promo tion piece Through the promotion process there may be more than one Queen on the board at the same time Excalibur Electronics reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the interest of progress 1 12 PM Page 10 Battery Information e Your Touch Chess uses 2 AAA batteries e Do not mix old and new batteries e Do not mix alkaline amp standard or rechargeable batteries e Install batteries so that the polarity and matches the diagrams in the battery compartment e Use only batteries of the same type and equivalency e Remove exhausted batteries from the unit e Do not short circuit battery terminals Special Care e Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping e Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures For best results use between the temperatures of 39 F and 100 F 4 C and 38 C e Clean using only a slightly damp cloth Do not use cleaners with chemical agents O FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions
15. es so the above limitations and exclusions in these instances may not apply oD telephone number inside the shipping carton If your warranty has expired and you want an estimated fee for service write to the above address specifying the model and the prob lem DO NOT SEND YOUR UNIT WITHOUT RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR SERVICING WE CANNOT STORE YOUR UNIT TouchChessITinst5x7rev0 qxd 51212485 1 12 PM Page 12 404ET 051706 01
16. is on Next press the square the Black king is on once to place a White king there and then again to change the White king to a Black king Next pick out another piece in the prob lem or position you want to set up Now press HINT key repeatedly to select the correct piece Then press the square on the chessboard where this piece should stand Press the square repeatedly until the piece appears in the right color on your display 3 19 2006 1 12 PM Page 8 Follow this procedure until all the pieces in the problem or position are completely set up Make sure that Touch Chess knows which color is to move You may change the color of the side to move by pressing the MENU A M key The display will show SIDE and the color icons O E will show the side to move Follow this procedure until all the pieces in the problem or position are completely set up Finally press CLEAR to play or to have Touch Chess analyze the position NOTE You must place a White and Black king on the board to exit SETUP mode with the CLEAR key 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 but ton marked RESET i O PA GG Gh DL Y NL Ye AY Sf AY AZ EE PK BRK AR aa 7 esse z errang 4 7 A Ye 7 DER CO ZA Y s LE 77 E ae he sor The starting position
17. n an appears 1t indicates you are in two human player mode And lastly when an P appears on the screen you are being warned that one of your pieces is threat ened with capture This 1s similar to the friendly en garde warning sometimes used by human players when they are attacking an opponent s queen To see which of your pieces is threatened press the MENU U key Auto Play If you would like to watch the computer finish a game for you automatically press the MENU key repeatedly until the option PLAYR is showing Use the button to change the number of players to zero Press CLEAR to exit the MENU mode Now press the GO key twice and watch the game play itself You may stop auto play at any time by pressing the GO key Doing so will set the number of play ers back to one Book Opening Trainer Touch Chess makes it easy for you to learn the same openings that world chess champions play At the beginning of a game you may choose to learn one of 32 popular book openings ways to begin the game used by chess masters Press MENU key to display UPEN and then press the or gt button to select the number of the opening you want to learn See below Press the CLEAR key to return to normal play Now play a move If your move is not the correct opening move an error buzz will sound To learn the correct move press HINT When the computer comes back with its move you will briefly see the O word UPE
18. ot pass over an enemy piece 2 The Rook can move to any square along the same row or column on which it stands but cannot pass over an enemy piece See also Castling right 3 The Bishop can move to any square along the diaganols on which it stands but cannot pass over an enemy piece 4 The Knight move is in the shape of 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 5 The Pawn can move one square for ward On it s first move it may move two squares forward When capturing it moves diaganolly forward one square See also en passent below 6 The King can move one square in any direction as long as it is not attacked by an enemy piece See also Castling below Special Moves 1 Castling is a move of both the King and either Rook which counts as a single move of the King and is executed as diagrammed on next the page ale ar dk ae TouchChessIlinstbx7rev0 axd 5 19 2006 Castling cannot occur if a the King has already been moved b the Rook has already been moved c there is any piece between the King and the Rook d the King s original square or the square which the King must cross or the one which it is to occupy is attacked by an enemy piece 2 A Pawn may make an en passent cap ture if it is a reply move to a double pawn move and it is a Pawn which is side by side with the Pawn which made the
19. two step process registering the FROM square and then registering the TO square Press the stylus down gently on the cen ter of the piece on the FROM square Touch Chess will display the coordinates of the FROM square for example E2 Then press the stylus down gently on the IMPORTANT NOTE When you are in check you have very few moves If you find you can t select the move you want to make look for the check sign You probably forgot you are in check TouchChessIlinst5bx7rev0 qxd dk ae square you want to move it to Touch Chess will beep confirming that it has registered your move 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 You re already playing a game Enjoy the con test Throughout the game the display at the bottom keeps track of the move number and the elapsed time for each move Putting a game on hold Any time it s your move and you wish to stop playing for a while just press the ON OFF key Touch Chess will switch off and go into a sleep mode It will remember the last position including the elapsed time as long as you do not inter rupt the power supply for example by removing the batteries To resume play just press the ON OFF key NOTE If it is not thinking Touch Chess will automatically turn off after a period of time saving your game posi tion
20. ust one or more types of pieces Even advanced players practice these basics just as a concert pianist con tinues to practice the scales so that they remain second nature Like any great trainer Touch Chess will play you these special practice games aus aana 2 sess aana AMA BUS EY ANS ET Ti raining First make sure you are at the start of a game Now press MENU until TRAIN is displayed Then press the gt key The oD mini games always include the king and pawns for both sides In fact one mini game contains just this material see fig ure on left The other four mini games use kings and pawns but add a different single piece to the exercise knight bishop rook and then queen Start with the basic king and pawns mini game Make your first move Your object as in regular chess is to checkmate the king Normally this means both sides will try to force a pawn through to the other side of the board safely to promote it to a queen You ll learn lots of principles tricks and traps in this training mode that will win you many full fledged chess games Checkmate Training The main objective in the game of Chess is to checkmate your opponents king Touch Chess has three special positions that are shown after the five piece train ing mini games The Black king will be in the center of the board in those positions Select one of those positions to practice and improve your technique to
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