Radio Shack E-Chess - Troubleshooting; Display and Power Issues; Illegal Move Acceptance

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Troubleshooting
Clearing the Board/
Placing Pieces
You can clear all pieces from the
chessboard then select and set piec-
es where you want them.
Note:
The computer sounds an error
beep if it detects some illegal settings.
1. Press
SHIFT
.
CEZ;
CEZ;CEZ;
CEZ;
appears.
2. Repeatedly press
OPTIONS/
MOVE
until
9Bh8h
9Bh8h9Bh8h
9Bh8h
(clear board)
appears. The board is cleared of
all pieces.
3. Press
SETUP +/HINT
or
SETUP –/
LEVEL
. The chessboard is
cleared of all pieces. Then
I[jKF
I[jKFI[jKF
I[jKF
appears and a piece flashes.
4. Repeatedly press
NEXT MOVE
,
LAST MOVE
,
NEXT PIECE
, and
LAST PIECE
to move the piece to
the square you want.
5. Repeatedly press
SETUP +/HINT
or
SETUP –/LEVEL
to select the
piece you want to place.
6. If necessary, repeatedly press
/UNDO
to change the color
of the piece you want to place,
then press
OPTIONS/MOVE
to
confirm the piece.
7. Press
NEXT MOVE
,
LAST MOVE
,
NEXT PIECE
, or
LAST PIECE.
Another piece appears.
8. Repeat Steps 4–7 to add addi-
tional pieces to the board.
9. Once you have placed all the
pieces you want, press
CLEAR/
ON
to start the game.
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Troubleshooting
If your computer is not working as it
should, follow the suggestions below
to see if you can eliminate the prob-
lem. If you cannot, take the computer
to your local RadioShack store for as-
sistance.
Problem Suggestion
The display is
dim or blank,
or the com-
puter does not
work.
Check the batteries.
Press the
RESET
hole
to clear the display.
The computer
does not
accept a legal
move.
Verify your position to
make sure it is correct.
Press
OPTIONS/MOVE
to interrupt the com-
puter.
Check the level and fill
the blank with the allow-
able color code.
You cannot
resume the
current game.
Press
SHIFT
then
NEW
GAME/HELP
to start a
new game.
Problem Suggestion