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•Auto Play will be cancelled if you press ENT during a game to abort
the computer’s search.
•This option will go back to its default setting of OFF whenever you
press ENT and CL together for a NEW GAME.
b. Sound with Keypress
On:+SNd Off:-SNd
This option lets you turn off the sound that accompanies a keypress.
You’ll still hear beeps when the computer moves, when you press GO/
STOP, reset for a NEW GAME, or make an illegal move or keypress.
c. Silent Mode
On:+SIL Off:-SIL
Normally, the computer always beeps when it has found its move. For
completely silent operation, turn on Silent Mode.
d. Coach Mode
On:+Coch Off:-Coch
Selecting +Coch turns on special coaching features that encourage
you to concentrate on your strategic planning. In Coach Mode, the
computer looks over your shoulder while you play, watching what you do
and helping you when you need assistance! Here, the computer will
warn you if you are in danger of losing a piece. If one of your pieces is
threatened by a lesser valued piece, for example, the computer will
sound warning beeps and flash the board light of the threatened piece
for a few seconds. To continue the game, make your next move (or take
back both the computer’s and your last move and make a different one).
With Coach Mode on, the computer will also sound warning beeps if it
thinks you have committed a blunder and your move is about to lead to
an avoidable material loss. It does this by sounding warning beeps and
flashing the move it intends to make. You can either enter the
computer’s move, or take back your own move and make another one.
e. Ticking Clock
On:+tic Off:-tic
When you turn this option on, you activate a ticking sound that makes
the computer’s clock sound like a real chess clock. Just imagine—you
can create the atmosphere of a championship chess tournament in your
own living room!
f. Countdown Clock
On:+c:dn Off:-c:dn
Tur ning this option on causes the computer to display the countdown
time instead of the elapsed time.
This option can only be used with the
Tournament and Speed Chess Levels.
g. Bronstein Clock
On: bc 2 . bc 5 . bc10 . bc15 . bc 20 . bc 30 . bc 60
Off: bc 0
On the Speed Chess and Tournament Levels, you have a fixed
amount of time for each game, and the time decreases as you think. On
these levels, players often find themselves running out of time towards
the end of the game—struggling to try and make good moves in a hurry,
and often ending up making inferior moves instead. The Bronstein Clock
offers special time controls that help alleviate such problems! This is
done by adding a certain amount of time
after
each move, where the
time for the whole game is
only
reduced if you go over this fixed time.
Here’s an example: Let’s say you’re playing Speed Chess Level 28,
where you have a total of 20 minutes for the whole game. Activating the
bc10 option will give you an extra 10 seconds per move maximum
(added after you make your move). Note that you can’t gain extra time
or increase overall thinking time by playing each move more quickly,
because:
• If you use 7 seconds to make your move, only 7 seconds will be
added to your total time, not 10 seconds.
• If you use 10 seconds or more to make your move, only 10 seconds
will be added to your total time.
When the Bronstein Clock option is displayed, press ENT repeatedly
to select your desired time setting, as described below:
BRONSTEIN CLOCK SETTINGS DISPLAY
Bronstein Clock off ........................................... bc 0
2 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 2
5 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 5
10 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 10
15 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 15
20 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 20
30 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 30
60 sec. added after each move ....................... bc 60