Saitek Mephisto Maestro Travel Chess Computer - Manual (Page 24)

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You may turn on any or all of the above Info Mode Options. If you
activate more options than will fit in the display at one time, the
display will scroll continuously while the computer considers its next
move. If the display is scrolling too quickly, change the LCD Speed,
as noted in Section 4.10. You can also press GO/STOP to pause the
display, and then press
‘ (CLEAR) to resume the scrolling. When the
requested information is not available, the display will show --x-- .
Manual Info Displays
Press HINT/INFO at any time, and the first move of the computer’s
predicted line of play will be shown (as described in Section 7.1).
Game information is divided into several different groups, and press-
ing HINT/INFO repeatedly cycles from one group to another. The
˘
and ¯ keys can then be used to cycle through the displays within
each group. Note that each of the groups is discussed in detail below.
Press
‘ (CLEAR) to return to the normal clock display.
7.1 Principal Variation
When you first press HINT/INFO, you’ll see the first move of the
principal variation (the computer’s predicted line of play), displayed as
in
Ply1: b1-c3 . A “ply” is an individual move, or a move for either
side, and the computer’s search depth is described in terms of the
number of ply it looks ahead. On a two-ply search, for example, the
computer will look ahead two individual moves (one move for Black
and one for White). Note that this first ply display can also be used as
a hint, since this is the move the computer is expecting you to make.
If you check this display while the computer is thinking, you’ll see
the move the computer is currently considering. If you check it during
your turn, you’ll see the move the computer is expecting you to make
next. In either case, pressing
˘ repeatedly cycles through the rest of
the moves in the predicted line of play, up to four ply:
• Predicted line of play: Move 1
• Predicted line of play: Move 2
• Predicted line of play: Move 3
• Predicted line of play: Move 4
7.2 Search Information
After pressing HINT/INFO to access Info Mode, press it again to
see information about the computer’s search. The initial display will
show the current score; pressing
˘ repeatedly cycles through the rest
of the information: