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CHRONOS
Digital Game Clock
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User's ,Guide
Table of Contents
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I IIIV>' fp 1 1111 ' fil e: Cl ock On and Otf 4
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1\ I I'W (.l lr mNOS Clock rp.alures
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r .I'li lll q ' ., ldl1 cd I low to Select a Mo de . 5
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ow I I> BlruI Slap. Set. and Re set the Clo ck.
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', 1\l1f I n l )( -I ~.l ll!l g Summar y
.. 7
' ,1)1 Nt'W Slarti ng T itTl es Illustral ion.
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'i llll llll, II Y 01 Prog r amma ble Op ft ons 10
I IlIw
Iii "rogram the User Mo de s .
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I low 1(> I'roqram Ih e B ee per Pitch 1
II IIW If, n lsplay the Se nal Nu mb er . .. .... .. . ..... .... ... . 12
Mqd .. I JI' ~r. J IllliollS a nd Idenhfiers . .
.. 12
'. 101 1 111 1'1 11I 1l(~f, (1\ 11 mode s all lime - co ntrols) .14
r \I,IIi I Il· '. S UI!1tfl<lr y . 16
1,(1 , 11111 : ,1101]1 flln lng Explamed . 18
I IIV 1/' ·!J IO fI 01 !he Modes Ge neral
.. 20
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) 1 ~oI. \I' · !\lO Il 0 1 the Mod es
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I IV !..' tn lf lLllc Ch 8SS mod es
CH - F1 , 2, 3, 4.
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C I 1CS~ . a ll dante mo des
CH- A1toB .
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C h cs~ bye yomI mod es
CH -BY1. 2, 3, 4 25
UW "~ ' Il ol Jlq l ass modes
CH - H1 . 2. 26
(; !W'>b pi 0D l css lve modes
CH - P1 to 8 .27
[,\) .J .J pHnesc byo yoml GO -
J1 . 2 ..
30
()o rlmJanta byo yoml GO -
A1 , 2 .. .
.31
( ';0 pi og r es sf vc byo - Y0 rT ll
GO - P1, 2 . .32
(,n C;)natJlan b yo-y oml
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GO -C1, 2, 3, 4 .
1:0 INC; byo- yom l
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IN G - 1, 2
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I 1f)1 II llJdes F
D- 1, 1A . 2. 2A . . .. ........ 34
l . IIL Il II c lown mode s ~r.
ON - 1. 2 . .
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I Ollll! lip [nodes
UP -1, 2
. 3 ~
I\ d . I'III, I II Od t!s
. AD - 1. 2, 3. 4 .
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, , 11 <111(; 11 tj~(;lt h rnod(!s
SD - 1, 2, 3, 4
.3 7
I\ lItl .I1i1(: modes
AN - 1, 1A, 2, 3 . 38
'.llfhlt ~1l d( :; Jt h and delay rn odes DL -S
01 . 2. 3, 4 39
I .t llJ llI {I own iJnd de lay mories
Dl- DN1 , 2 ..... 40
I )r ·1Iy IIlo df)S wll h m ove counter
DL-C1 , C2
41
OL - C1A , C 18.
41
DL - C2A. C28
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'; I l! If )1 H1 o d (~!'i
S HO - 1. 2, 3. 4 43
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Quick Start for Five-Minute Chess
1. Read below
How to turn the cl oc k on and o ff .
2. Tu rn th e cl ock on with no play sw itche s pressed. 5:00 will appear on
th e cllsplays.
3. Press either
play swit ch to st art the cl ock
Press
th e center butt on onc e to sto p th e clock and ag ain to reset I t.
Quick Start for Go Players
1. Read below
How to tum the c lock on and off.
2.
Tu rn th e clock on with the left play s witch p re ssed. GO - J1, GO • C1
will appear on the displays.
3. Press th e right play switch. 0:20:00 wi ll appear on the displays. Th is
is the starting time for
Canadian by o -yomi mode one
4.
Press either play switch 10 s tart the clock
5. Press th e center butt on once to stop the clock and another four times
to reset i t.
6. When Ihe main time
ru ns down to zero you will hear two bee ps and the
dis
pl ays will show 25 - 0:15 You must make the next twenty-five moves
wit hin fifteen minutes or you lose on lime. If you make the time-control
the display will reset to
25 -0: 15 fo r the nexl twenty-five moves et
How to Turn the Clock On and Off
To turn th e clock on simply p re ss the center button S ee Getting Started - How to
Select a Mo de on page 5 for details on selecting a mode.
To t
um the cl ock off, press and ho ld the center button, then press e it her black play
switch five
ti mes. This p ro cedure makes It difficult to "accidenta ll y" tum the clock off
NOT E: If no sW itch is pressed dUring a four hour period, the clo ck will automatically
turn off.
Introduction
The CHRO NOS Digital Game Clock may be used for limin g chess. go. or shogl
games. This manual shows how to access the differe
nt mo des, how to change th e
initial starting limes,
how to start. sto p. or reset the clock, how to program the user
modes, and more No seque
nc e or combina ti on 0'[ button presses can damage the
clock. so you may
fre ely experiment as you study the fe atures of th e clock. It you
enter
an incorrect sequence. or get con fu si ng information on the displays,just tu rn til
clock off u si ng th e procedure above. reread t hiS manual, and try a9am
A Few CHRONOS Glock Features
Tw elve user-configured modes Each easily ac cessed with one or two button
presses
Over
se venty modes (The user can co nf igure up to twelve mod e:-- j, or 1 ;:)<;1 acce ss .)
Mode options include
beep-at-en d, b eep-at-time-co ntr ol beep-on-move . 5
leds on, and for most modes you can alter the time of th e cl ock du ring a
ga
me .
Beeper pitch is programmable
• Unique unerasible
serial n um ber .
Shuffle chess position generator
Getting Started -Select a Mode
TWO I MPOR TAN T DEFINITIONS:
LON G PRE SS means to press the center button for MORE than one
second. (You will hear two short beeps when you have pressed it
long enough.)
S
HORT PRESS means to press the c enter button for LESS than one
second. (If you hear two short beeps you have pressed it too long.)
TO
SELECT A MODE:
1. Hold down the black play switches listed in colu mn one of the table below,
then press the center
re d button to turn the clock on. This will select a group
of m odes as shown in co lumn tw o. The initia l dis pl ay is in colu mn thr ee.
Swi tc he s Press ed
M odes Se le cted
I nit ial Dis pl ay
No switches User modes 1 to 4 5:00
Left play switch , User modes 5
to 8 GO
-C1, GO - J1
Right play switch User modes 9 t012
FD - 1,
UP-2
Both play switches A
ll modes CH - F1, CH - F2
2. If you selected user modes 1 to 4, you will see 5:00 on the displays This is
five-minute chess, the factory programmed mode for
us er mode 1. Press the
red button repeatedly to see the starting times for
user m~des 2, 3, and 4.
These pre-programmed modes are listed below, and a description of them is
in the section D iscus s ion 9f the MOdes. It is assumed the user will mOdify
these
modes and times, and these fa ctory settings are suggestions only. If
you press the red button
four ~ imes . you return to u se r mod e 1.
U ser mo de
Time
Iden ti fier
1
5:00
CH - F1
2
40 - 600
CH -P3
3
2:00
CH -P4
4
4:30
CH -BY1
3. If you selected user modes 5 to 8 or 9 to 12 , you will see two mod e
iden tifiers , one on the left display and one on the right display of the clock.
Press the center red button to see two more
mode id ent.i fiers. Press the
red button again to return to the first two modes
With the rnode
Id entifie rs on the display you may press e ither play swit ch
to select a mod e. The starting times for the mode will appear, and you are
ready
io play If later you wan! another mod e. short press th e center button
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three times after resetting the mode to return to the mode identifier display.
All
modes and mode identifiers are listed on page 12. The modes are
described in the section Discussion of the Modes.
To summarize: if you selected user modes 5 to 8 or 9 to 12. just short press the
center red button , if necessary , to get the mode identifier for the mode you
want on the display, then press either the right or left play s wit ch to start the
mode. Thus, after turning on the clock,
you o nly need to pr ess a pla y switch,
or the center button and a play switch, to select any user mode 5 to 12.
4. If you selected
All modes , you may short press the center red button repeatedly
to cycle through all the
modes and mode identifiers of the clock You may long
press the red button to go bac kwards if you went past the mode you want.
Press the
left or right p lay switch to select a mode . The factory programmed
starting time for that mode will appear. You m ay change this time and copy it to
a
user mode -see Set New Start in g Ti mes - Ill ustration on p 7 and How to
Program the User Modes on p 11 . Short press the center button three times
to
get back to the display of mode id entifiers .
How to Sta rt, Sto p, Set, and R eset the Clock
In all modes : Press either play switch
Start the clock
In all modes : Press the center button.
(Press a play switch to start the clock again .)
Stop the clock
For modes with the qui ck reset feature (see feature E. p 18):
Reset the clock
Press the center button once to stop the clock. Press the
center button again to reset it.
In all other modes
Press the center button to stop the clock.
Short press the center button four more times to reset the
clock. (This makes it hard to accidentally reset the
clock)
S et new
starting time
In all modes Put the mode in the starting position or in the
reset position . Long press the center button to enter set
mode . Short press the center button until the digit you want
to change is flashing. Press the play s wit ch on either side
until the
number you want for that digit ap pears on the display.
Short press the center button to change to the next digit If
you short press the center button enough times you will come
back to the first digit.
Long press the center button at any time to eX it sct mode
You are now ready to start the clock.
The next sectio n illu strates this pr oc ed ure.
For modes havin g feature F (see p 18)
In addition to setting the starting times, ybu may also alter the time of a game in
progress. Press the
center button once to stop the clock Long press the center
button. The first digit will start to flash. Follow the procedure above
NOTE with
this procedure you may only change the current display time. not any other time
control
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OPER ATING SUMMARY
If the clock is ru nn ing:
Press the center button to stop it.
(Press either play switch to start the cLo ck again.)
If the clock is stopped:
Short press the center burton to reset the clock.
(Four
limes in some modes .)
If t he clock has been reset:
Short press the center button to change modes.
(Four times if clock
has been started)
Long press the center button to enter set mode.
If th e clock is in set mode:
Short press the center button to select the next digit.
(Press either play switch to
change the value of the digit selected.)
Long press the center button to exit set
mode .
Set New Starting Times -Illustration
The se examples show how to change the times of a go mode and a chess mOd ~
All o ther mo des are c han ge d in th e s ame way. _ J
1. Turn the cl oc k on with both play switches pressed This wi ll select all modes
of the clock. The display will show CH -F1 and CH - F2, mode identifiers for
two chess mo de s' Sho rt pr ess the center bution fourte en time s until the
display shows GO - J1, GO - J2 . Thes e are m od e iden t ifier s for two go
modes. Press the right play s
wil ch. 1:30: 00 will appear on the display This
is the initial starting time for the
GO - J2 mod e.
2. Lo ng pr ess the center button. Th e first digit will begin , {of lash. The clock
is now In set
mode . Press each play switch once. The 1s will change to
2s. '
3. Short press the center button to change to the next digit. The 3s will begin
to flash.
Press each play:switch three times to change the 3s to Os.
2:00 :00 is now the new main time.
4. Short press the center button four more times. The byo-yomi time, 05 -
0:30, will appear on the display with the first digit flashing
5. Short press the center button again and then press each play switch eight
times. The flashing 5s will change to 3s.
6. Short press the center button again and press each play switch once.
The
Os will change to 1 s. 03 -1:30 is now the new byo-yomi time
7. S" ort press the ce nier button three more times. The display will show 0 -
BEEP 1 - LED with the digits flashi ng. Press the left play switch to
change the 0 to a 1 ThiS
means thebeep - on-move " and the player-lo -
move
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8. Short press the center button again. The display wi ll show 0 - BEEP AT
END with the 0 flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 0 to a 1
This means the clock will beep if a player's time runs out.
9. Short press the center button again. The display will show 1 - BEEP AT
TC with the 1 flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 1 to a 0,
This means the clock will not beep at the end of a
time control.
10. Short press the center button again. The display will show 0 - H AL T AT
END with the 0 flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 0 to a 1.
This means
both clocks will stop if either side runs out of time. Then
since neither side can change, it will be clear Wllich side ran out first and
lost on time.
11.
Sho rt press the center button again. The display will show 3 - BYO
BEEPS with the 3 flashing. Press the left play switch twice and change the
3 to a 5 This means that the clock will beep at each of the last five seconds
of a byo-yomi period.
12.
Short press the center button again. The display will show 1 - DBL
BEEPS with the 1 flashing. You may set the byo-yoml beeps for Single or
double beeps. Choose 0 for single beep and 1 for double beeps. Single
beeps would be suitable in a quiet tournament hall
wh ile double beeps are
louder.
13.
Short press the center button again. The display will sh ow COpy to 0 with
the 0 flashing. You could now save your new settings to one
of the twelve
user modes by changing the 0 to a number from 1 to 12 See the next two
sections for more information about the
user mode s.
14 . Lo ng p ress the center button to stop setting the clock 2:00:00 w il l appear
on the display. You may now start the clock. The time you have Ju
st set will
remain the new starting time for this mode until you aller It using the
procedure above, change modes, or turn the clock off,
SECOND EXAMPL E:
1. Turn the clock on with both play switches pressed This wi ll se lect all
modes of the clock The display will show CH - F1 and CH -F2, mode
identifiers for two chess modes. S
hort press the center button nine times
until the display shows CH - P1 , CH - P1A . These are m ode identifiers for
chess tournament modes with move counters. Press the left play sw
it ch.
40 _2:00 will appear on the display. T
hi s is the initial starting time for the
CH - P1 mode.
2. Long press the center button. The first digit will start to flash. The clock is
now in set mode. Press each play switch once. The 4s will change to 5s.
3. Short press the center button to change to the next digit. The Os wi ll sta rt
to flash. Press the center button agai~ . The 2s will begin to flash. Press
each play switch nine times until the display shows flashing 1s.
4. Short press the center button again and the play switches
thr ee times. The
Os will change to 3s. You have set the first time-control fo r 50 moves In 1
1/2 hours
5. Short press the center button two more times. The display will show 1:30:00
with the
Os for th e tens digit flashing. You can now set the seconds for the
starting time. (You might do this if you were setting the clock for the continua-
tion of
an adjourned game.)
6. Short press the center button two more times. 20 _ 1:00 will appear
on the
display. This is the second time control for this mode. Press each play switch
once. The 2s will change to
3s . The second time-control is now set for 30
moves
in 1 hour.
7. Short press the center button five more times. You can now set the seconds
for the second time-control. You would do this, for example, if you were set-
ting the second time-control for something like
01 - 0:01 :30.
8. Short press the center button two more times. The display will show 0 - BEEP
1 - LED with the digits flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 0 to
a
1. This means the "player-to-move lights" and the "beep-an-move" features
are
on .
9. Short press the center button again. The display will show 0 - BEE P AT END
with the 0 flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 0 to a 1. This
means the clock will beep
if the time runs down to 0:00:00.
1O. Short press the center button again. The display wi
ll show 0 - BEEP AT TC
with the 0 flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 0 to a 1. This
means the clock will beep at the end of each time control.
11.
Sh o rt p ress the center button again. The display will show 0 - HAL T AT END
with the 0 flashing. Press the left play switch to change the 0 to a 1 This
means
both cl ocks will st op if either side runs out of time. Then, since
neither side can change, it will be clear wh
ic h side ran out first and lost on
time.
12.
Short pre ss the center button again The display wi ll show COpy to 0 with
the 0 flashing. You could now save your new settmgs to one
of the tw el ve
user modes by changing the 0 to a number from 1 to 12. See the next two
sections for more information about the USer m
odes . '
13 . L.ong press the center button to stop setting the clock. 50 -.1:30 will appear
on the display. You may now start Ihe clock. The time you have set will
remain the starting time for this mode until you alter it using the procedure
above, change modes, or tum
We clock off.
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Summary of Programmable Options
One or more of the following options may be selected when the user sets new starting
times.
CLOCK DISPLAY
EXPLANA TION OF OPTION
Left Right
1 BEEP 1 LED If BEEP is on the clock will beep each time a black play s
wi tch
is pressed. This option should be turned off when playing ill
small tournament rooms, since other players might find the
beeps distracting. During i
nf ormal blitz play, howeve r, this
option shou
ld be on so a player does not have to look at hi s
clock to be sure he has pressed it.
If LED is on the LEOs will show who is on move when the
clock
is running. Turning this option off increases battery life
by 50
%.
oBEEP AT END The clock will make four long beeps when the time
is out if this
option is on.
oBEEP ATTC
The clock will make two long beeps at the end
of a time-
control if this option is on.
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-If
th is option is on, both cl oc ks will stop if one clock goes over
the time limit. Therefore
it is not possible for both sides to
overstep the time limit, and it will be clear which side ran out
first and lost on time.
o HALT
AT END
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How to Program the U se r Modes
Fo llow these step s to pr og ram a new user mode .
1. Select a mode and set It with ·fhe ti mes and options of your choice
(i
ll ustrated in Se t N ew Sta rtll7 g Times p 7)
2. Move to the la st opti on In set mode, which shows COpy to 0 on the display
with the ze
ro flashing and change t he zero to a number from one to
twelve. (P ress right sw it ch to increment nu mber or left switch to decre-
menL)
3. Long pres s the center button
T
he mode you set wi ll be copi ed to one of th e twelve us er modes You may
repeat this procedure as often as you
li ke.
Example :
1. Turn the clo
ck on Wi th both play s witch es pressed You wi ll see CH -F1,
CH -F2, mode identifiers for two chess modes.
2. Press the
ce nte r button twenty-three t im es. You wi ll see the mode Ide nt i-
fi er UP - 1 on the le ft.
3. Press the left play s witch to se lectthis mode. You wi ll see 0:00;00 on t he
display
4.
Lo ng press the center button to enter set mode. Se t the start in g ti me 10
4:00:00, a nd choose user mode 7 when you get the option COpy to 0 on
th e display
5. Long press
th e center butt on to leave set mode, then tum th e clock off
6. Turn th e clock on ag ain With Ihe left play s witch p re ssed P re ss th e cen -
ter button on ce: You will s ee the mode id entifier UP - 1 on the left for y ou r
new user mode 7.
7. Now press the le
ft play switch The disp la y will show 4:00:00, your new
starting lime.
Yo u a re ready to play
The initial u ser modes are shown bel ow These a re suggestions only. and usi ng
the procedure above yo u should change them to the modes an,d times you most
often u
se.
1,2,3,4 j
CH - F1
: CH - P3
CH - P4 CH -BY1
-
5,6,7,8 1
GO - J1
GO - C1
AD -1
GO - A1
-
9,10,11,12 FD - 1 UP - 2 SHO - 4 CH -P2
3 BYO BEEPS
0
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The mode has byo-yomi with the option of byo-yomi beeps. If
this option
is selected, th e clock will beep at each second,
from one to nine seconds, just before the end of a b
yo -yomi
period. The initial setting is three byo-yomi beeps. That
is,
the clock will beep at three, two, and one seconds before the
end
of a byo-yomi period.
The byo-yomi beeps above may be double
or single
depending on this option. Since double beeps usually seem
louder than single beeps, select Ihis option for a louder
sound.
o DBL
BEEPS
COpy
TOO
Change the 0 to a number from 1 to 12 to save your settings
and options to one of the 12 user modes. If
th e number is le ft
a zero, nothing will be saved when the clock is turned off.
NOTE: The settings of the user modes are NOT LOST if
th e
batteries run down or are removed. They remain unchanged
until
the iuser saves new settings.
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Mode Descriptions a nd Identifiers
How to Program the Beeper Pitch
1. Turn IIle clock on with both play switches pressed. ThiSwi ll select all modes
of the clock The display will show CH - F1 and CH -F2.
2.
Long press the center button The display wil! show Pitch , Sr-Nr. Press trle
left play switch to select the beeper pitch The display will show Pitch 1800.
3. Now long press th e center button to set a new pitch Press the right play
switch to change value of the pitch Short press the center red button to
change to the next digit.
4. Press the
left play switc h to test the pit ch . Long pre ss the center red
button when you
have the pitch you want.
5.
Exp eriment with settings betw een 2915 and 2945 to get the loudest beep.
NOTE the settings are relative and not the actual cycles per second
of th e
sound
produc ed You may select values between 0000 and 2999.
How to Display the Serial Number
1. Turn the clock on with both play switches pressed. This will select all m odes
of the c lOCk . The display will show CH - F1 and CH - F2.
2.
Lo ng press the center button The display will show Pitch , Sr-Nr . Press the
right play switch to select the serial numbe r. Your clock's anti-theft serial
number will
appear on the display This number w ill help you to identify the
clock
if it gets lost.
3. Please record your serial numb er in the space below.
PLEASE DO THIS NOW .
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Mode Descriptions a nd Identifiers
De
sc ripti on
Ide nt i fier
Che ss - pro gres sive
CH - P1, CH - P1A
CH -P2, CH -
P2A
CH - P3, CH - P4
CH -
PS,
CH -P6
CH -P7, CH -P8
-. - --
Go • Japanese by o -yomi
GO -J1, GO - J2
-
Go - andante byo-yomi
GO - A1 ,
GO- A2
Go - prog r essive byo-y,
GO -P1, GO -P2 ._ -
Go • Ca nadian by o -yomi
GO -
C1 , GO - C2
GO -C3, GO -C4
-
Go - In g by o -yo mi
IN G - 1,
IN G - 2
. _- -0
-
FIDE mo d es
FO - 1, FO - 2
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Cou nt down
~
ON - 1, ON - 2
I--
Coun t up
UP -
1,
UP - 2 . .
-
Adagio modes
AD - 1,
AO- 2 I I
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AD -3,
AO - 4 I
-
Sudden death mod es
SO -1, SO
-2
1--- - _" ~
SO - 3,
SO - 4
Andante modes
AN - 1,
AN - 1A
AN - 2,
AN~3
Sudden dea th and delay
OL - S01,
OL - $0 2
OL -
S0 3,
OL - S04
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Delay a nd mov e counter
OL -C1, OL -
C2
OL - C1 A, OL - C1B
OL - C2A, OL -
C2B
Co unt down and delay
OL - ON1 , OL
-ON2
Shogi mo de s
SHO - 1,
SHO - 2
SHO -
3,
SHO -4
Shu ffl e ch ess
SHCH - 1, SHCH - 2
Beepe r p itch , se rial # PI
TCH , SrNr
Desc riptio n
Identifier
Five-minute chess
CH - F1 , CH - F2
CH -F3, CH -F4
Chess - andante modes
CH -A1, CH -
A2
CH -A3, CH -
A4
CH - A5 , CH -
A6
CH -A7,
CH - A8
C hess - byo-yomi modes
.. CH - BY 1,
CH - BY 2 I
CH - BY3. CH -BY4
C
hess - hour gl ass CH -H1, CH - H2
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StartingTimes
(A ll mo des -all time-controls) GO
-C4
0.45 00
005
25-0 10 00
005
ING - 1
10000
0:10 00
ING - 2
100 00
3-10.00
FD -1,1A
40- 1 30:00
0:10
FD -2,2A
40 - 10 0:00
0.15:
00
0
30
ON -1
2 00:00
1
00.00
ON - 2
1: 30 : 00
0:30:00
0:15:00
0 10:00
UP -1
000: 00
UP-2
00000
0:05
AD -1
20000
00 15
AD-2
2 00 00
00.15
10000
0010
AD -3
200:00
0 015
1:30:00
0010
10000
000 5
AO-4
2 00:00
00:15
1:30:
00
0
0.10
1 00 :00
00 ' 05
0: 30 00
0 005
SO -1
0:3
0:00
50-2
1:0 000
0: 3000
SO-3
1:30:00
0
45 00
0:30:
00
SO - 4 ;
2.00:00
10000
030 : 00
0:15:00
AN -1
15-1 : 0000
AN - 1A
15-
500
AN-2
DL -DN2
15 - 100 :00
20000
10 - 0300 0
005
AN - 3
13000
15 - 1300 0
005
10- 100 :00 1:00:00
05 -
030 :00
005
DL - SD1
0: 3000
0:
30 : 00
005
0:05
OL - C1, A,B
OL - SD2
40 -2:00:00
1:
30 : 00
0:05
005
1'00 00
0: 30 :00
00 5
0.
05
OL - C2,A,8
OL - S03
40 - 2:00.00
1:
00 :00 0.
05
0: 05
20 - 1: 000 0
l:
0. 30 . 00
005
0:05 1:
0000
0: 1500
0.05
0:05 SHO
-1
OL - S04
01 . 00 : 00
2:00.00 SHO - 2
0:
05
60-0:30
1:
30 : 00
SHO - 3
0: 05
120- 30
1: 00:00
SHO -4
0:
05
60 -1:0 000
0:30:00
30 -0: 30 :00
0:05
15 -0 10 :00
DL - DN 1
1: 3000
005
03000
005
CH - F1
500
CH - F2
500
CH -F3
500 0
CH - F4
15:00
CH -A1
5-90:
00
CH - A2
5-9000
5-60: 00
CH -A3
5-90 : 00
5-60:
00
5-30 00
CH -A4
5-
9000
5 -60 00
5-30 :00
5-15
00
CH -A5
5-90: 00
5- 60:00
5- 45:00
5- 30 :00
5-15:00
CH - A6
5- 90:00
5-6000
5- 4500
5-3000
5-15:00
5-10 :00
CH - A7
5 - 100 : 00
5 - 0300 0
CH -A8
5 - 1: 3000
5 - 100:00
5 - 0: 3000
CH - BY1
4:30
0
05
CH - BY2
200:00
0.05
CH - BYJ
1: 30 : 00
0:10
1:0
000
0:05
CH - 8Y4
1:00:00
015
0:45:00
0:10
030 : 00
0:05
01500
0:
05
CH - H1
02: 00
CH - H2
0130
C H-P1,1A
40 -2.00 00
20-10000
CH -P2,2A
40 -1 3000
20- 030 . 00
10-0:10:00
CH -P3
40-6 00
10 - 10 0
CH -P 4
2 00
0.12
CH -P5 I
0: 2000
0:06
CH - P6
0:15:00
0:06
01000
0:06
CH - P7
2:00 00
0
:0 6
1:
30 :00
0:06
1:00:00 I
0:06 I
CH - P8
1; 3000
•
006
10000
006
0300 0
-- - -
006
0 1 500
006
GO - J1
0300: 00
5:00
GO -J2
13 0 00
05-0 30
GO -A1
0:45:00
5-1500
GO -A2
1:00 00
15-0:30:00
GO - P1
20 0:00
25-0 15:
00
10 -00 5: 00
GO -P2
1'00:00
0:20 00
0:06
GO -C1
020: 00
25- 0'1 500
GO -C2
25 -0'1 500
GO -C3
03000
0 05
25-01000
0.05
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16 Features Summa ry
17
(Legend for A B, C, D, E, F on page 18)
MODE A B C 0 E F
~
GO - C2
Off
Off Off
No No
Yes lI
MODE
A B C 0 E F
GO - C3
Off ·
Off Off
No No
Yes
GO - C4
Off
Off
Off
No
No Yes
CH - F1
Off NA
On
No Yes No
CH - F2
Off
I NG - 1 O
ff
Off Off
No
No
Yes
NA On
No No
Yes
IN G -2
Off
Off
Off
No
No
CH - F3
On NA
On
No Yes No
Yes I
No
FD-1 ,1A
Off
Off
Off
No No
Yes
CH - F4 I
Off NA
On
No Yes
FD- 2, 2A
Off
O ff
Off
No No
Yes
CH - A1
Off
NA On
No No
Yes
ON - 1
NA
Off
O ff
No
No
Yes
CH - A2
Off Off On
No
No Yes
CH - A3
Off
ON - 2
NA
Off O ff
No No Yes
Off
On
No No
Yes
UP - 1
NA
Off Off
No
No
Yes
CH - A4
Off
Off On
No No
Yes
CH - A5
UP-2
NA
Off
Off
No No
Yes
Off Off
On No
No
Yes
CH -A6 Off Off
On No
No
AD - 1 . O
ff Off
O ff
Yes No
Yes
Yes
CH - A7
Off Off
AO -2
O ff
Off O ff
No No
Yes
On
No No
Yes
On
I
CH - A8
Off
AD- 3
Off
Off Off
No No
Ye s
Off
No No
Yes
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I
CH - BY1
AD - 4
Off
Off Off
No No
Yes
Off O ff
On No
Yes
No
SO - 1
Of f
NA On
No No
Ye s
CH - BY2
Off Off
On No No
Yes
-
SO - 2 -O
ff
O ff
On
No
No
Yes
CH - BY3
Off Off
On No
No
Yes
SO - 3
Off
Off
On
No No
Yes
CH-
BY4
Off
Off
On No No
Yes
CH- H1
Off
SO-4
Off
O ff On
No No
Yes
NA On
No
No Yes
CH - H2
Off
NA
On No No
Ye s
AN - 1
On
NA Off
No No
Yes
AN - 1A
Off
NA
Off
No No
Yes
CH - P1 , 1A
Off Off
No
O ff Yes
No
I
CH - P2 , 2A
Off
AN - 2
Off
Off Off
No No
Ye s
Off
Off
No No Yes
CH - P3
On On
AN - 3
Off
O ff
Off
No: No Yes
On No Yes
No
OL - SD1
Off
NA Off
No No
Yes
CH - P4
On NA
On No
Yes No
OL - S02
Off
O ff
O ff
No No
Ye s
CH - P5
Off
NA
Off No No
Ye s
CH - P6
Off
OL-S03
. Off
Off Off
No
No
Yes
Off Off
No No
Ye s
OL - S04
Off
Off
O ff
No No
Yes
CH - P7
Off Off Off
No No
Yes
CH - P8
DL- ON1
NA
Off Off
No
No
Ye s
NA Off Off
No No
Yes
GO - J1
Off
DL- ON2
NA O ff Off
No No Yes
On
Off No
Yes
Yes
DL - C1 , A, 8 O
ff Off
Off
No No
Ye s
GO - J2
Off
On
Off Yes
No
Yes
DL - C2 , A, B O
ff
O ff
Off
No No
Yes
GO - A1
Off Off
Off
No No
Yes
SHO - 1 Off
Off
Of f
Yes
No Yes
:
Off
GO - A2
Off
Off No No
Yes
SHO - 2
Off
Off
Off
Yes No
Yes
GO - P1
O ff
Off Off
No
No Yes
GO - P2
Of f O
ff Off
No
SHO - 3
On
On
Off
Yes No
Yes
No Yes
SHO - 4
Off
Off
Off
No
No
Yes
GO - C1 Off
On
Off No
No Yes
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A. BEEP-AT -END Initial setting for the "beep-at end" feature. If this option is
selected, the clock will make four long beeps when the time on the clock runs
out
B.
BEEP-AT-TIME-CONTROL Initial setting for the " beep -at-time-control"
feature. If this option
is selected, the clock will make two long beeps at the end
of a time-control
C.
BEEP-ON-MOVE Initial setting for the "beep-an-move" feature. This feature
should be turned off when plaYing in small tournament rooms, since other
players might find the beeps distracting. DUring Informal blitz play, however, this
feature should be on so a player does not have to look at his clock to be sure he
has pressed
It.
D. BY O-Y OMI- BEEPS The mode has byo-yomi Wi th the option of bya-yomi
beeps. If this option
is selected, the clock will beep at each second, from one to
nine seconds, Just before the end of a byo-yomi period. The default setting is
three byo-yomi beeps. That is, the clock will beep at three, two, and one
seconds before the end of a byo-yomi period.
E. QUICK-RESET The
mode will re set after just one press of the center button
if the
clOCk is stopped, This IS the best arrangement for informal blitz games
when the clock will be reset many times. Just press the center button once to
stop the clock and again to reset
it. Four presses are required to reset the clock
for
modes that are used in tournaments. This makes it difficult to ac ci dentally
reset the clock, even if, for some reason, you must stop the clock before the
game is over.
F
CHANGE -RU NNING- TIME Occasionally an irregularity in the game will
require you to change the time
of the clock after the game has started. This
feature makes
it easy to do that. Just st op the clock, then long press the center
button. Follow the procedure in Setting N
ew Starting Times above.
Go an d Shogi Timing Explained
The following description applies to professional go in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and
China,
Each player in a professional game is given a time limit for all his moves
in the
game. A typical time limit is six hours per player, although longer time limits such
as nine hours
per player are common in championship matches, and shorter times
such as three hours per player are used
in semifinal matches. A professional game
may take two days to finish.
During the game a deSignated timekeeper keeps track of the time used by each
player
When the timekeeper has determined that a player has used all but five
minutes
of his allotted time, bya-yo mi (literally, seconds counting) begins The
timekeeper will count down aloud the last ten seconds of each minute remaining.
(This is understandably nerve-racking to many players )
If the player makes his
move before the end of the minute, no time
at all is subtracted from his remaining
time That IS he gets
th e minute back. But each time the player uses more than a
minute,
hiS remaining time IS reduced by one minute. After the fifth subtraction of
one minut
e. th e timekeeper declares the player th e loser on time.
In other words, th e player's clock is adjusted up to the nearest minute after each
move he makes, if his total time is under five minutes. A timekeeper warns the
player
when eac h minute is about to end by counting down aloud the last ten
seconds
A
common time limit among professionals for "blitz" or "lightning go" is thirty
minutes per player with thirty seconds byo-yomi
at the end, A timekeeper counts
down the
la st ten seconds.
P
ro fessional shogi games are similar to professional go games with byo-yomi and
a
ti mekeepe r. The time limit for a championship shogi game is typically nine hours
per
pl ayer No time is subtracted from your main time if you move in less than a
minute. That is, your time remaining is adjusted up to the neare
st minute. In other
words, shogi timing is like go byo-yomi timing except that it lasts for the whole
game The CHRONOS Simulates these timing methods in the GO -
J1 and GO _
J2 go modes and SHO - 1, SHO - 2, and SHO - 3 shogi modes. See the relevant
seclions
in Disc uss ion of the Mod es p 20 below for more details on these modes.
Shogi players should also consider the adagio mode
AD - 1, which has shogi style
warning beep
s.
The clock also includes go modes With other byo,yomi timing methods. See the
sections
on go in Dis c ussi on of the Mode s p 20 below fo r more information
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Discussion of the Modes -General
• There are three kinds of delay modes - andante , adagio, and delay .They all
feature a
time delay or grace period at each move before the main time starts
to run.
The andante modes show the delay time counting do wn on the di~play.
The adagio modes add the delay time to the current time when a player
moves.
The
delay modes show the delay time counting down with alternating or
flashing dashes.
• Modes with a move counter have a dash on the display if the time is given in
hours: minutes , and a double dash if the time is given in minutes: seconds .
Of course the clock will show minutes: seconds only if the time is less than ten
minutes. A flashing
dash on the display means the time is given in hours: min-
utes and the clock is running.
•
Many chess and go modes can be used in either game.
• Shogi-style warning
beeps are an option in adagio mode AD - 1
• It is easier to learn about a new mode if you practice using it with low value set-
tings first. For example:
1. Set the five-minute
mode (CH -F1) to 0:02, then press a play switch. Note
the flashing
zeros and dashe s when the clock runs down to zero.
2. Set the count -down mode (DN -1) with main time 0:00 :1 0 and second time-
control
0:00:05 . Press a play switch and watch the time-control indicators
appear as each time-control runs down to zero.
3. Set the andante mode (CH - A1) to 5 - 00:10 . Press each play switch
several times to see
how the delay timer works, then let the clock run down
to zero. You will
hear three short beeps at the end if the " beep - at - en d ~
feature is on.
Discussion of the Modes
~
FIVE MINUTE CHESS I
(CH-F1)
Description: Standard five-minute chess. The clock stops when it
reaches ODD .
Intended use : Casual five-minute chess.
Pros:
Easy to reset. Press the red button once to stop the
clock and again to reset it.
Cons:
Not appropiate for tournament play since the clock could
be reset by "accidentally" preSSing the red button twice if
there was a need to stop it before the end
of the game
Also, the time
of the clock cannot be changed once th e
clock has been started, so an extra ten seconds or minute
cannot be added to the time if that became necessary.
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FIVE MI N UTE CHESS 1/
(CH -F2)
Des c rip t ion; Standard five-minute chess. The clock stops when it
reaches 0:00.
Intended use: Tournament five-minute chess.
Pr os: It is difficult to "accidentally" reset the clock. You must
press the red button four more times after stopping the
clock to reset it. Also, the time of the clock can be
changed during a game, if that becomes necessary.
Cons : The clock is
harder to reset so it is less:convenient for
casual five-minute chess than
Cli - F1 .
~ F IV E MINUTE CH ESS 111
(CH -F3)
DeS Cript ion: Standard five- :T ,inute chess with the time shown in tenths
of a second.
Intended use : Casual five-minute chess.
Pros: You can see the time in tenths of a second.
C
ons : Few players can make use of this information since it is
difficult to move and press the clock
in less than a second.
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