Radio Shack E-Chess Owner's Manual - page 5
5
Preparation
chemicals that can destroy electronic
parts.
RESETTING THE
COMPUTER
If your computer does not work prop-
erly after you replace the batteries, in-
sert a pointed object, such as a
straightened paper clip, into the
RE-
SET
hole on the front of the computer.
The computer sounds a tone and
&'
&'
&'
&'
9>;II
9>;II
9>;II
9>;II
appears.
Note: Resetting the computer clears
any game you stored.
TURNING THE
COMPUTER ON/OFF
Press
CLEAR/ON
to turn on the com-
puter.
Note: If you replace the batteries
without saving the current game or
press
RESET
, the computer resets it-
self to a new game. After that, the
computer resets itself to Level 01. For
more information, see “Chess Play
Levels” on Page 12.
To save the current game and turn off
the computer, press
RATING/OFF
.
Important: If the computer is think-
ing, it might not turn off when you
press
RATING/OFF
. If this happens,
press
OPTIONS/MOVE
to force the
computer to make its move, then
press
RATING/OFF
.
The computer stores all of the game
positions and any next-move calcula-
tions it has computed.
To continue playing the current game,
press
CLEAR/ON
again.
SETTING THE
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
TIME
The computer automatically turns it-
self off if you do not press a button for
8 minutes. Follow these steps to
change the automatic shut-off time.
1. Press
SHIFT
.
C
C
C
CEZ
EZ
EZ
EZ;;;;
appears.
2. Repeatedly press
OPTIONS/
MOVE
until
IB;;F
IB;;F
IB;;F
IB;;F
appears.
3. Repeatedly press
NEXT PIECE
or
LAST PIECE
until the desired time
appears. The time is displayed in
minutes.
To turn off the automatic shut-off
function, set the time to
&&
&&
&&
&&
.
CLEAR/ON — Turns
the computer on.
RATING/OFF — Turns the
computer off.
RESET Hole