DGT Bluetooth Chessboard User manual

Congratulations, you are the owner of a unique chessboard that can connect to a computer using Bluetooth
functionality.
With this board you can play against the strongest chess programs, against other human players, and also
on the internet, with real wooden chess pieces.
If you are not near a computer, you can use a DGT XL clock to indicate your opponent's moves.
All software needed is included in this box. Version 1.04.
Minimum configuration requirements of your computer:
Pentium 4 processor, 512 MB Ram
Windows® XP/Vista
Bluetooth® functionality
® "Bluetooth" is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group
® "Windows" is a registered trademark of the Microsoft cooperation.

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Contents of the box.
The box should contain the following items:
1 DGT Chessboard
1 set of DGT Chess pieces with 17 pieces of each color (2 queens per color)
1 Drawstring bag
1 USB cable of 1.8 meters length
1 universal USB power adapter
1 polymer Li-ion battery
1 cable to connect the board to a DGT XL clock
1 CD with the drivers for the board and extended manual in PDF format
1 extra CD with a special version of the Fritz 9 chess program
1 Quick start guide on paper (this manual)
Please contact your dealer if one of these items is missing.

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Installing the battery.
Before you can use the board, you have to install the battery. For most countries the battery may be pre-
installed, so you can skip this section.
Place the board upside down on a table with the connection plate facing to you. Take precautions to prevent
scratching the top of the board.
Open the smaller lid on the back of the board.

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Note that the connector is on the back side of the printed circuit board, you may not see it immediately
Push the connector with the metal parts facing you in the corresponding connector on the back side of the
printed circuit board

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Push it gently in place with a ballpoint
Place the battery in the opening of the board

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Attach the lid with the 2 screws
Picture 1 inserting and connecting the battery
The battery is not fully charged. It may be necessary to charge it before you can use the Bluetooth
functionality of the board.
To charge the battery, use the USB cable to connect the board to a computer or to the USB power adapter.
After installing the battery, the board will automatically switch on.
LED status indication
state
Color and blink
mode LED
Red (undesirable
situation)
Orange (charging)
Green (charging
complete, or battery
charge sufficient)
Board is ON
Constant
Bootloader mode
Charging +
communication
Board ON +
communication
Blinking 0.5 –0.5
Charging failure
Charging + no
communication
Board ON + no
communication
Board is OFF
Flashing 1.9 sec
off –0.1 sec on
Charging failure
Charging, board is
OFF
Board off, battery
fully charged
Off
Off
Off
Off
A lot of USB ports do not supply sufficient cCurrent / Voltage to charge the board at the maximum rate. In
this case the LED will blink red instead of orange. Apart from the longer charging time there is no problem.
Leave the board plugged in for about 24 hours and check if the LED turned green after this time. When this
is the case there is no major problem with the charging. You probably get a orange blinking LED using the
included mains adapter in combination with a high quality USB cable.
Power button
Short push The board switches on / off
Push and hold for 2 seconds The board will display the power status on a connected DGT XL clock
Push and hold for 10 seconds The board will get a "cold" start and will reset all its parameters.

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Setting up a Bluetooth connection in Windows 7
When you haven’t already installed a Bluetooth dongle (stick) or if you haven’t a built in bluetooth radio in
your computer, you need to insert a Bluetooth stick first in a free USB port of your computer.
Windows 7 will recognize almost all of these sticks and install a driver automatically.
If it does not then please install the driver that came with your Bluetooth –USB stick.
When the device is ready for use, Windows will inform you and a Bluetooth icon will appear in the system
tray (near the clock).
You may need to expand the tray by clicking the arrow up near it.
Double click on the Bluetooth icon, this window will appear.
Be sure your board is switche on and then,
Click on the “Add a device” button’.
Windows will show the Bluetooth devices within range:

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Click on the DGT_BT_XXXXX icon. The X’s represent the serial number of your DGT board.

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Chose the second option “Enter the devices pairing code” The code is “0000” (four zero’s)
After a short time Windows will notify you that your device is ready to use.
From this moment it is good to know that the board is no longer treated as a Bluetooth device by Windows
but as a Virtual Serial Port.
To look for the properties of the board choose Control Panel –Hardware and Sound –Devices and
Printers.
You will find you DGT Chessboard listed there.
Double click it to find out the properties. A COM port number will be assigned to it. (COM4 in this example.)

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Your Bluetooth dongle (USB stick) will also be assigned a COM port number. This is not used and may hang
up your program if used. Please remove this Port the following way.
Right-click on the Bluetooth dongle icon and choose “Bluetooth settings” from the context menu.
Choose the COM Ports tab.
You will probably see 2 COM ports, select the with the “Incoming” direction which doesn’t have a name.
Click on the “Remove” button