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5.11.2
Changing an option
The first four parameters (INVERT BOARD, CABLE ON RIGHT, PERMANENT BRAIN and TUTOR)
can only be switched on or off. A
means it is active, and X means it is inactive. To switch
between active and inactive:
•
Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to the relevant row.
•
Press GREEN.
To change BOOK, SOUND, CONTRAST, CPU SPEED MHZ and LANGUAGE, proceed as follows:
•
Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to the relevant row.
•
Press GREEN. The flashing * is replaced by
.
•
Press the up arrow
or down arrow
to move between the various settings options.
•
Once your desired setting has been made, press GREEN.
is replaced by *.
Then press RED to return to the menu.
5.11.3
OPTS: INVERT BOARD
When, as usual, white plays from bottom to top, the first row shows the following:
German:
English:
If, instead, you want black to play from bottom to top, change the X to a
(see 5.11.2). Set
the figures down in their new positions. The VERFY function (see 5.13) can help you with
this.
However, this function is not necessary at the start of a game. The computer automatically
detects whether white or black is playing from the front, that is to say, whether the board is
inverted or not.
5.11.4
OPTS: CABLE RIGHT
The computer assumes that, as you look at the chessboard, the Millennium logo is facing
you and that the cable to the chessboard is at the right-hand side. If you would like to
physically rotate the board 180°, so that the cable/chess clock to your left, change the
to
an X (see 5.11.2).
In this instance, an X next to INVERT BOARD (see 5.11.3) means that white plays from your
side.
5.11.5
OPTS: PERMANENT BRAIN, permanent calculation
If you set permanent brain to ‘on’, ie
(see 5.11.2), the computer analyses moves even
when it’s your turn. See also
A way of reducing the computer’s playing skill is t
o switch this function off (to X).
In the ‘Fun’ and ‘Easy’ levels, the computer doesn’t make permanent calculations, even if
this option is activated. Only when you switch to a level other than ‘Fun’ or ‘Easy’ will the
computer switch back to using its permanent brain during your move, therefore playing with
increased skill. (See 5.4 for information on the different levels).
