Radio Shack E-Chess Owner's Manual - page 11
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Basic Operation
DISPLAYING GAME
INFORMATION
Elapsed Time Since Current
Game Started
The computer normally shows the
elapsed time for each move during a
game. Follow these steps to set the
computer so it shows the elapsed
time since it started the current game.
1. Press
SHIFT
.
C
C
C
CEZ
EZ
EZ
EZ;;;;
appears.
2. Repeatedly press
OPTIONS/
MOVE
until
JJJJEj
Ej
Ej
Ej7B
7B
7B
7B
appears.
3. Repeatedly press
NEXT PIECE
or
LAST PIECE
until
Ed
Ed
Ed
Ed
appears (the
computer displays the elapsed
time since it started the current
game) or disappears (the com-
puter displays the elapsed time
for each move).
4. Press
CLEAR/ON
to start the
game.
Move Score
The computer normally shows the se-
quence of the current move. Follow
these steps to set the computer so it
shows a score based on the comput-
er’s evaluation of the current move
you are making.
1. Press
SHIFT
.
C
C
C
CEZ
EZ
EZ
EZ;;;;
appears.
2. Repeatedly press
OPTIONS/
MOVE
until
I9Eh;
I9Eh;
I9Eh;
I9Eh;
appears.
3. Repeatedly press
NEXT PIECE
or
LAST PIECE
until
Ed
Ed
Ed
Ed
appears (the
computer displays the move
score) or disappears (the com-
puter displays the sequence of
the current move).
4. Press
CLEAR/ON
to start or
resume the game.
Note: A move score prefaced with a
¶¶¶¶
means that the computer is winning
the current game.
Rotating Game Information
You can set the computer so it contin-
uously shows the current move score,
depth of search (number of moves
the computer is thinking ahead), the
best move the computer considered
playing, and the elapsed time since it
started the current game.
Note: The computer shows rotating
game information only when it is set
to Level 5 or above.
1. Press
SHIFT
.
CEZ;
CEZ;
CEZ;
CEZ;
appears.
2. Repeatedly press
OPTIONS/
MOVE
until
?d ?d ?d ?d appears. 3. Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE until Ed Ed Ed Ed appears (the computer displays rotating game information) or disappears (the computer does not display rotat- ing game information). 4. Press CLEAR/ON to start or resume the game.