Entering A Piece / Setting Up A Board Position; Move Suggestion (Hint Key) - Novag star opal Mode D'emploi

12.D. ENTERING A PIECE:
If you want to enter one or several pieces or enter a board position, proceed as follows:
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Press the VERIFY / SET UP key twice, if you are not yet in SET UP mode. The SET UP
LED lights up.
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If you want to clear the entire board press the CLEAR key (see para 12.C.)
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The color of the pieces to be entered can be changed with the COLOR key. The WHITE
and BLACK LEDs indicate which color can be entered.
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Select the piece by pressing the corresponding symbol key.
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Enter the piece(s) of this kind by placing each on the desired square pressing it down
lightly. The respective rank and file LEDs will come up for each square.
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Choose the next piece type by pressing the symbol key and enter the piece(s). The color
has to be changed only if it differs from the color of the previously entered piece(s).
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To end the procedure press GO.
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Check if you want to change the color to move first as explained above before you enter a
move or call off a move from the computer.
Note: Use the Verify mode to check that you have entered the position correctly.
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MOVE SUGGESTION (Hint Key)

The computer can suggest moves if you are not sure how to continue your game, which is a
great tutoring feature.
When it is your turn to move press the HINT key and the computer will show the move it
considers the best for the color to move. You can accept any suggested move or may make a
move of your own choice. If you accept the suggested move (shown on the chessboard by the
blinking rank and file LEDs) press the GO key and the computer will then start calculating its
counter move. If you decide to make a move of your own choice ignore the suggested hint and
execute your move accordingly.
Showing how the computer is calculating:
Pressing the HINT key whilst the computer is calculating its counter move will show you (by
the rank and file LEDs) the current best possible move.
Note: The suggested move is the best possible move in this position calculated by your
NOVAG Chess Computer at the level preset by you.
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