User manual SAITEK CT08V MEPHISTO EXCLUSIVE SENATOR CHESS COMPUTER SYSTEM

[. . . ] To play a game right away, without reading the entire manual first, simply follow these Quick Start steps!First, make sure that your Exclusive Board is turned off. Never insert a module while the Exclusive Board is on!Open the drawer in the front of your Exclusive Board, and swing the handle up. [. . . ] If you do this while the computer is thinking, you'll see the information displays change as the computer considers different moves and searches deeper. =in: 8 Selecting one of these levels activates a special Mate Finder Program. If you have a position where there may be a mate and you would like the computer to find it, set the computer on one of the Problem Solving Levels. The Senator Module can solve mates in up to eight moves. Mates in one to five are usually found quite quickly, whereas solutions taking six to eight moves may take quite some time. If there is no mate present or the computer can't find a mate, it will beep and display dashes (­ ­ ­ ­ ­). You may continue playing, if desired, by simply switching to another level. Game information is divided into three groups, and pressing INFO cycles from one group to another. The BLACK/> and WHITE/< keys can be used to cycle through the displays within each of the groups. After learning about Info Mode, take a look at Section 5. 3 for a description of the Rotating Display. Selecting this feature makes the computer automatically cycle through the requested information in onesecond intervals every time it thinks about its move--you can actually watch the computer think out loud!Whenever requested information is not available, the display will show dashes (­ ­ ­ ­ ­). 1 Principal Variation Press INFO the first time to get information on the principal variation (the predicted line of play, or the sequence of moves the computer thinks will be made). The first display you will see is the move the computer is currently thinking of making. Moves 1 through 6 of the predicted line of play. Since the first move of the predicted line of play is the move the computer assumes you will make, you can also consider this move as a hint. So--whenever you need help, press INFO on your turn. Press BLACK/> repeatedly to scroll forward through these displays: · Two numbers: (a) current search depth (number of individual moves the computer is looking ahead); and (b) number of moves the computer has examined so far. ⷠThe move currently being considered. ⷠThe search speed (number of positions or nodes searched every second). The clocks keep track of the time for both sides. [. . . ] Turn the power off, and try reinserting the module. ⷠPress ACL to reset computer and clear the memory (see section 7. The computer only plays automatic responses to your moves if Two Player Mode is off (see Section 2. To force the computer to make a move, press ENT. [. . . ]