Excalibur Phantom Force Electronic Chess Set

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AUTO-MOTION INTELLIGENT RESPONSE CHESS MODEL 740D 2

CONTENTS GETTING STARTED.............................................................................................4 FUNCTION KEYS AND SPECIAL FEATURES....................................................6 SPECIAL DISPLAYS.............................................................................................9 SPECIAL SITUATIONS......................................................................................10 LEVELS OF PLAY.................................................................................................12 BOOK OPENING TRAINER...............................................................................14 ENTERING YOUR OWN OPENING..................................................................15 PIECE TRAINING...............................................................................................15 RATINGS.............................................................................................................16 USING VERIFY MODE ........................................................................................16 USING SETUP MODE ........................................................................................17 GENERAL RULES OF CHESS ............................................................................18 SPECIAL CARE...................................................................................................20 BATTERY INFORMATION.................................................................................20 WARRANTY...................................................................................................21 FCC NOTICE........................................................................................................22 NOTES.....................................................................................................23

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Congratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ Phantom Force! You’ve purchased both your own personal chess trainer and a partner who’s always ready for a game—and who can improve as you do! The Phantom Force’s self-moving pieces and clear voice features provide an unparalleled computer chess experience. Find the Pieces Turn The Phantom Force over carefully with the chessboard facedown. Find the door marked “PIECE COMPARTMENT”. Open it and remove the chess pieces. Replace the door and set the pieces aside for now. Mechanism Lock To protect The Phantom Force during shipping, the piece movement mechanism is locked into place. With The Phantom Force facedown, find the mechanism lock switch on the bottom-right side and slide it to the UNLOCK position. Your pieces will now be able to move across the board. If you want to relock the movement mechanism, start a New Game. The display should show 01CHESS. Now slide the ON/OFF switch to OFF. Turn The Phantom Force over and slide the mechanism lock switch to the LOCK position. Install the Batteries Make sure the power ON/OFF switch on the side is in the OFF position. With The Phantom Force facedown, find the door marked “BATTERY”. Use a screwdriver to unscrew the two screws, and remove the door. Insert six (6), fresh, size-C alkaline batteries into the battery holder. Pay attention to the arrangement of the batteries called for by the diagram in the holder. Make sure that the positive tip of each battery matches up with the + sign in the battery compartment so that polarity will be correct. When the batteries are properly installed, replace the battery compartment door and screw it shut.

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Now turn The Phantom Force over. If you have The Phantom Force AC/DC Adaptor you may plug it into The Phantom Force power connector located next to the ON/ OFF power switch. Finally, slide the power ON/OFF switch to the ON position. If The Phantom Force does not start talking, use a thin pointed object and press the RESET key.

Play a Game Right Away After you have slid the power switch to ON, the display will show ENGLISH? asking you if you would like it to speak English. If you do, press the YES key. If you want it to