DGT Bluetooth Chessboard, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...th real wooden chess pieces If you are not near a computer you can use a DGT XL clock to indicate your opponent s moves All software needed is included in this box Version 1 04 Minimum configuration r...

Page 2: ...g 1 USB cable of 1 8 meters length 1 universal USB power adapter 1 polymer Li ion battery 1 cable to connect the board to a DGT XL clock 1 CD with the drivers for the board and extended manual in PDF...

Page 3: ...e battery For most countries the battery may be pre installed so you can skip this section Place the board upside down on a table with the connection plate facing to you Take precautions to prevent sc...

Page 4: ...onnector is on the back side of the printed circuit board you may not see it immediately Push the connector with the metal parts facing you in the corresponding connector on the back side of the print...

Page 5: ...5 Push it gently in place with a ballpoint Place the battery in the opening of the board...

Page 6: ...no communication Board is OFF Flashing 1 9 sec off 0 1 sec on Charging failure Charging board is OFF Board off battery fully charged Off Off Off Off A lot of USB ports do not supply sufficient cCurren...

Page 7: ...ks and install a driver automatically If it does not then please install the driver that came with your Bluetooth USB stick When the device is ready for use Windows will inform you and a Bluetooth ico...

Page 8: ...8 Click on the DGT_BT_XXXXX icon The X s represent the serial number of your DGT board...

Page 9: ...ment it is good to know that the board is no longer treated as a Bluetooth device by Windows but as a Virtual Serial Port To look for the properties of the board choose Control Panel Hardware and Soun...

Page 10: ...your program if used Please remove this Port the following way Right click on the Bluetooth dongle icon and choose Bluetooth settings from the context menu Choose the COM Ports tab You will probably...

Page 11: ...B cable Windows 7 will automatically recognize the chessboard over USB and assign a new COM port number to it The result is that your chess software can communicate with the board through two COM Port...

Page 12: ...the programs on the CD first before using the board with any third party chess software The installation of the Programs is in Windows 7 exactly the same as in other versions of Windows as described...

Page 13: ...ws will react in a similar way as in the pictures in Picture 3 Picture 2 New hardware found The installer will give some more messages and finally Picture 3 installing the USB Bluetooth radio If Windo...

Page 14: ...14 Picture 4 Control Panel Categories Picture 5 Bluetooth Devices in the Control Panel In the Options Tab check the box as in Picture 6 Picture 6 Switch on the icon in the system tray...

Page 15: ...th device The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard will open Picture 8 Add Bluetooth wizard Make sure that your board is switched on on battery power or USB power and check the box My device is set up and read...

Page 16: ...es The next window will show the available Bluetooth devices Picture 9 Bluetooth devices found Select DGT Wireless Chessboard and click Next In the next dialog box choose the second option Enter 0000...

Page 17: ...GT Wireless Chessboard The outgoing COM port will be used for communicating with the board Make a note of the number of the outgoing COM port Picture 12 assigned COM ports The assigned COM ports can b...

Page 18: ...icture 13 checking the COM Ports assigned to the DGT Wireless Board To avoid choosing the wrong port for the E board it is recommended to remove the incoming port Picture 14 Removing the incoming COM...

Page 19: ...t on your computer Sometimes windows will not be able to find the USB device automatically In this case you should choose the folder on CD in which the driver can be found Follow these steps Choose No...

Page 20: ...20 Browse to the folder USB driver on your DGT setup CD...

Page 21: ...setup program After installing the necessary drivers the DGT Board Tester will open if you leave the box in front of this option checked Click on the Settings option in the menu Then click on the conn...

Page 22: ...t coloured squares as indicated in Picture 15 Secondly check the remaining squares by moving the pieces to the dark coloured squares For more details about the possible settings of the DGT Electronic...

Page 23: ...ncoming port as in Picture 14 The COM ports will only be shown if the connection is established This is also the case when using the USB connection so you may see in both the USB COM port and the Blue...

Page 24: ...ng the STOP option button and then choose your BT COM port again It is also a good idea to do this if you have a DGT XL clock connected that fails to show your moves If it doesn t change the situation...

Page 25: ...or this board on its website We recommend to subscribe to our newsletter for Bluetooth e boards to keep you informed about the latest news and updates You can do this by sending an e mail to support d...

Page 26: ...n order to qualify for the warranty on your new DGT e board you should present the warranty card together with proof of the date of purchase The warranty is only valid if the DGT electronic chess boar...

Page 27: ...27 Warranty card Garantiekarte Carte de garantie Garantiekaart Carta de garant a Date of purchase Ankaufsdatum Date de l achat Datum van aankoop Fecha de compra...

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