User manual SAITEK P990 DUAL ANALOG PAD

[. . . ] Insert the Senator and LCD Modules into any of the three slots available, pushing them until they are firmly in place. Turn the Exclusive Board on, and then press GO/STOP on the Senator Module for at least one second to turn the module on. If the computer doesn't respond, press GO/ STOP one more time. Set up the chess pieces in the initial starting position, with the White pieces closest to you. [. . . ] As you cycle through the levels, the computer displays PLY:# for each level. A "ply" is an individual move (a move for either side), and "#" is the number representing the search depth. For example, on Level 49, the computer searches to a depth of one ply, and thus looks ahead only one individual move. On this level, therefore, it will often overlook a mate in one. This produces weaker play, giving beginners a chance win, Imagine this: You're playing chess against a friend, and it's his move. You'd love to know what move he's thinking about, and you'd really like to get his opinion of the board position. But, of course, you won't ask-- because that's just not done!Well, guess what--when you enhance the capabilities of your computer with the Senator Module and the LCD Module, you can ask anything you want, and you'll get all the answers. In fact, with the help of these two modules, you can get an incredible amount of information about the computer's thought process. On request, it will show you the move it's thinking of, the line of play it expects after that move, its evaluation of the current board position, how deeply it's searching, and more. As you can imagine, studying this information can help you learn so much more about chess. The clocks keep track of the time for both sides. press BLACK/> repeatedly to scroll forward through the clock displays: · Elapsed time since the last move was made. Move 1 (predicted line of play) INFO · Move 2 (predicted line of play) · Move 3 (predicted line of play) · Move 4 (predicted line of play) · Move 5 (predicted line of play) · Move 6 (predicted line of play) SEARCH INFO: x2 · Elapsed time since last move INFO · The clocks stop when you take back a move, verify levels, select options, verify a position, or turn the module off with GO/STOP. However, the times are kept in memory, and the clocks resume as soon as play is continued. When you change levels, board positions, or press ENT and CL for a new game, the clocks are always reset to 0:00:00. 4 Move Count/Game Moves Press INFO a fourth time to show the move number in the game so far. Pressing WHITE/< repeatedly will scroll backwards through the moves of your game (up to 200 individual moves). Press BLACK/> to go forward through the moves again at any point. If you ever need advice on a move, you can always ask for a hint. Simply press INFO when it's your turn to move, and the computer will show a suggested move for your side. The BLACK/> and WHITE/< keys are used to cycle through the options within each of the groups. [. . . ] You have pressed GO/STOP to turn on the module while Exclusive Board is off. Plug the module back in, making sure it is seated correctly. ⷠPress ACL to reset computer and clear the memory (see section 7. Press ACL to reset computer and clear the memory (see section 7. [. . . ]