Excalibur electronic CHESS STATION 975-3-EFG - Manual (Page 11)

Special Moves
When you castle your king on the
DOCKER, LCD Chess will remind
you to move your rook by display-
ing the from and to squares. Move
the rook in the routine manner,
pressing on its from square and then
its to square. When LCD Chess cas-
tles, it will also remind you to move
its rook.
For an en passant cature, press
the from and to squares of the cap-
turing pawn. The square of the
pawn being captured will then
appear on the display. This is to
remind you to remove the captured
pawn. You must press down on the
captured pawn before removing it
from the board.
When you undo a move on the
DOCKER, you must follow the
standard procedure of pushing on
the to square and then the from
square. When the move is a capture,
LCD Chess will also then signal the
capture square. Refer to the chess
board on the LCD screen for the
proper piece to press on the capture
square.
If you attempt an illegal move on
the DOCKER, you must follow the
standard procedure of undoing the
illegal move by pushing on the to
square and then the from square.
Interrupting a Game
If you are in the middle of a game
using the DOCKER, but want to
continue the game with only the
LCD Chess, just turn off LCD
Chess when it is your move.
Disconnect LCD Chess from the
DOCKER, and turn on LCD Chess.
You may now continue your game
using the DIRECTION keys to enter
your moves.
You may also finish the game on
the DOCKER by turning the LCD
Chess off, and inserting it into the
DOCKER. Turn on LCD Chess and
arrange the pieces on the DOCKER
chess board to match the chess
pieces on the LCD Chess screen.
Note: Do not take-back a move
on the LCD Chess until you have
made a move on LCD Chess using
the DIRECTION keys. Entering
your move on LCD Chess tells
LCD Chess that you are no longer
using the DOCKER.
Playing without Pieces
You can play without the three-
dimesional pieces, viewing only the
display. Press the 2nd key, then
repeatedly press the OPTIONS key
until TOUCH is shown. Use the +1
key to turn this option on or off.
With this option on, LCD Chess
will just signal its move on the
screen, you will not have to register
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its move on the DOCKER. In this
mode, the large playing board acts
as a touch screen so that you can
input your moves by pressing from
and to squares with your finger.
Position Setup
Position setup is faster when the
DOCKER chess board is used.
Follow the procedure on page 10,
but instead of using the DIREC-
TION keys to move to the square
you wish to change, simply press
the square. If you are removing a
piece, that is all you need to do. If
you are changing or placing a piece
on a square, the first time you press
the square a black piece of the type
you have selected will appear. Press
the square once more and the color
of the piece will become white. If
you made an error and want it to be
black instead, just press on the
square once more.