Excalibur 410-V, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...hat you read these instructions thoroughly before you use your computer 24 2 4 6 10 056 0 14 2 0 66 4 5 Your computer requires three AA batteries not sup plied for power For the best performance and longest life we recommend alkaline batteries 76 10 Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type Do not mix old and new batteries different types of batteries standard alkaline or ...

Page 3: ...ade up of 8 vertical rows called files and 8 horizontal rows called ranks Each file left to right is designated by a letter of the alphabet A through H and consists of 8 squares alternately colored green and white Each rank bottom to top is designated by a num ber 1 through 8 and also consists of 8 squares al ternately colored green and white 2146 06 If you are replacing the computer s batteries m...

Page 4: ...y or vertical ly then moves 1 additional square at a right angle from its first move At the end of its move the knight must land on a square of a different color than the one it started from The knight can move even if the squares it moves through are occupied It is the only piece that can jump another piece bishop can move any number of squares diagonally but it cannot move through a square occup...

Page 5: ...another piece It captures a piece by moving diagonally for ward 1 square except when capturing en passant See Capturing En Passant on Page 6 When it moves from its original position it can move 1 or 2 squares forward On subsequent moves it can only move 1 square A pawn can be promoted to a higher ranking piece See Promoting a Pawn on Page 6 47 5 JGEMOCVG L 6JG 1DLGEV QH VJG COG The object of the g...

Page 6: ...dja cent to your pawn then you can declare en passant and move to your sixth rank immediately behind the pawn then capture the pawn 2TQOQVKPI C 2CYP If your pawn advances to the eighth rank you can promote it to a queen or another piece even if the queen or other piece is still on the board CUVNKPI Castling protects the king from a potential check or checkmate sit uation by hiding it be hind a for...

Page 7: ...osest to the king after the king has moved now moves to the square right next to and on the other side of the king Castling counts as 1 move 5 12 4 6 10 6740 0 6 1 276 4 1011 Press CLEAR ON to turn on the computer To save the current game and turn off the computer press RATING OFF If you replace the batteries without saving the cur rent game or press RESET the computer resets it self to a new game...

Page 8: ...r the piece 3 Press OPTIONS MOVE to make your move flashes to indicate it is the computer s turn and the game timer counts up while the computer plans its move To select a different move after you press OPTIONS MOVE in this step you must wait for the computer to make its move then press UNDO to take back the computer s move Press UNDO again to take back your previous move 06 If the next move you m...

Page 9: ... NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE to select another move and continue the game 0 0 1 145 9 6 6 1 276 4 The computer is set so you play the white pieces and it plays the black pieces You can change col ors with the computer so it plays the white pieces and you play the black pieces To change colors before you begin a game press OPTIONS MOVE To change colors during a game press UNDO when it is your turn to ...

Page 10: ...ECE or LAST PIECE until ED ED ED ED appears 4 Press CLEAR ON to return to the game 5 Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE to select the piece you want to move hEC hEC hEC hEC and an icon appear The icon indicates the location of the piece you can move legally 6 Press NEXT MOVE or LAST MOVE to select your move then press OPTIONS MOVE to make your move 0 6145 JGEMOCVG Whenever a checkmate situa...

Page 11: ...omputer you can select a level that matches your skill level There are six types of levels each described under Choosing a Level Each type of level is rated easy 7 7 7 7 average or hard JQQUKPI C GXGN Each level allows your computer to think for different periods of time tournament players call these periods time controls The longer your computer thinks the better moves it makes Generally the begi...

Page 12: ... 80 0 80 0 Easy 5 Seconds 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 Easy 7 Seconds 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 Easy 10 Seconds 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 Easy 15 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 1 Second 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 2 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 3 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 4 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 5 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 7 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 ...

Page 13: ...0 80 0 Hard 15 Seconds GXGN KHHKEWNV 6KOG 2GT QXG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 1 Second 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 2 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 3 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 5 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 10 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 15 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 20 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 30 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 45 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 1 Minute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 1 Minute 30 Seco...

Page 14: ...Average 2 Minutes 30 Seconds 07 0 07 0 07 0 07 0 Average 3 Minutes 07 0 07 0 07 0 07 0 Average 5 Minutes 07_0d 07_0d 07_0d 07_0d Average Infinite Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 1 Second 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 2 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 3 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 5 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 10 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 15 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 20 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 30 Second...

Page 15: ...nutes I0 ý0 I0 ý0 I0 ý0 I0 ý0 Easy 60 Minutes I0 ý0 I0 ý0 I0 ý0 I0 ý0 Easy 90 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 5 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 10 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 15 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 20 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 30 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 45 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 I07ý0 Average 60 Minutes I07ý0 I07ý0 I0...

Page 16: ...0 Minutes ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Easy 1 Hour 30 Minutes ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Easy 1 Hour 55 Minutes ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Easy 2 Hours ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Easy 2 Hours 25 Minutes ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 Average 30 Minutes ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 Average 45 Minutes ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 Average 1 Hour ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 Average 1 Hour 30 Minutes ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0 ýJ07 0...

Page 17: ... search dEd dEd dEd dEd appears if no mate is found ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Hard 1 Hour ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Hard 1 Hour 30 Minutes ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Hard 1 Hour 30 Minutes ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Hard 1 Hour 55 Minutes ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Hard 2 Hours ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 ýJ0 0 Hard 2 Hours 25 Minutes GXGN FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý FBOý F...

Page 18: ...You can set the computer so it speaks only during important game events such as Check 1 Press SHIFT CeZ CeZ CeZ CeZ appears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until IF 9 IF 9 IF 9 IF 9 appears 3 Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until Ed Ed Ed Ed disappears 4 Press CLEAR ON to return to the game 5170 65 You can turn the computer s sound effects on or off 1 Press SHIFT CeZ...

Page 19: ...ears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until 7dd9 7dd9 7dd9 7dd9 appears 3 Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until Ed Ed Ed Ed disappears 4 Press CLEAR ON to return to the game 5170 You can set the computer so it turns off most of its sounds except important messages 1 Press SHIFT CeZ CeZ CeZ CeZ appears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until IEKD ý I...

Page 20: ...n to the game 416 6 0 0 14 6 10 52 You can set the display to show information while the computer is calculating its move including the score depth of search number of moves the com puter is thinking ahead the best move the comput er is considering and a count up timer 1 Press SHIFT CeZ CeZ CeZ CeZ appears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until d E d E d E d E appears 3 Repeate...

Page 21: ...our move then let the other person make a move 2NC KPI ICKPUV VJG QORWVGT The computer is preset to play against a human opponent 5GVVKPI VJG QORWVGT VQ 2NC ICKPUV VUGNH Press OPTIONS MOVE twice to set the computer to play against itself Press OPTIONS MOVE again at any time to stop auto play 4 6 0 5 8KGYKPI QWT 4CVKPI To view your rating press SHIFT then press RATING OFF Your current rating appear...

Page 22: ...e your position You also cannot press NEW GAME REPEAT to start over during a rated game 75 0 1 You can set the computer so it says Warning and displays é éé é threat if it thinks you have a piece it can safely take 1 Press SHIFT CeZ CeZ CeZ CeZ appears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until 9E79 9E79 9E79 9E79 appears 3 Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until ED ED ED E...

Page 23: ...uy Lopez Open Defense 2 Ruy Lopez Zaitsev Defense 3 Ruy Lopez Exchange 4 Scotch Game 5 Scotch Four Knights 6 Gluoco 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 Exchange Variant 17 Queen s Gambit Declined 18 L...

Page 24: ...odes that you can use to help you learn how to check mate an opponent s king Your computer includes the following teaching modes Kings pawns Kings pawns knights Kings pawns bishops Kings pawns rooks Kings pawns queens Kings white bishops Kings white rooks Kings white queen 20 Slav Defense 21 Queen s Gambit Accepted 22 Nimzo Indian Defense Classical Variant 23 Nimzo Indian Defense Rubinstein Varian...

Page 25: ...e position of any piece on the chessboard when it is your turn to move by using the setup mode To remove a piece on the chessboard press SHIFT then SETUP LEVEL or SETUP HINT Press the di rectional button to the square with the piece you want to remove then press OPTIONS MOVE Press CLEAR ON to resume the game To add a piece on the chessboard press SHIFT then press SETUP HINT or SETUP LEVEL Press th...

Page 26: ...IECE to move the piece to the square you want 5 Repeatedly press SETUP HINT or SETUP LEVEL to select the piece you want to place 6 If necessary repeatedly press UNDO to change the color of the piece you want to place then press OPTIONS MOVE to confirm the piece 7 Press NEXT MOVE LAST MOVE NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE Another piece appears 8 Repeat Steps 4 7 to add additional pieces to the board 9 Once...

Page 27: ...de was a legal move The computer does not accept a legal move Press OPTIONS MOVE to interrupt the computer Check the level and fill the blank with the allowable color code You cannot resume the current game Press SHIFT then NEW GAME REPEAT to start a new game The computer makes instant or irrational moves Press the RESET hole to reset the computer Check the batteries The computer is set to play it...

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