DGT Easy Timer User manual

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English: Instructions for use
of the easy gametimer
1How to make yourclock ready for use 4
2How do you play with the easy gametimer. 4
3How totemporarily pause the clock. 4
4Starting a new game 4
5Sound signal 4
6Setting of the time measuring modes and
time-controls. 5
7The time measuringmodes of the easy
gametimer. 5
Technical specifications 5
Warranty conditions 6
We wish to congratulate you on your decision to buy
the easy gametimer.
The easy gametimer was developed in the
Netherlands by DGT, the designers of the official
match clock of the World Chess Federation FIDE.
All information as regards the various digital game
clocks by DGT can be found on our website:
www.dgtprojects.com
We wish you a lot of playing pleasure with your easy
gametimer.
1 How to make your clock ready for use
Take the easy gametimer out of the box and slide the
battery cover open. Place 2 penlight batteries (AA,
1.5V) into the battery case. We would advise the use
of alkaline batteries. Then close the battery cover.
When your batteries become exhausted, the battery
symbol in the display will show (see Fig. 1).
2 How do you play with the easy gametimer.
Switch the easy gametimer on by pressing on the
On/Off button . The first time this is done, the default
mode of the easy gametimer will show the “Game
timer” method in which both players have 5 minutes
‘count down’ reflection time (see 6 and 7). The sound
is switched on (see 5).
Press briefly on the central start/stop button. The
clock of the player whose lever is in the ‘up’ position
starts counting down. After the player has made his
move, he should press his lever and the ‘count down’
on the clock of his opponent begins.
3 How to temporarily pause the clock.
Count down of the clock can be temporarily be
interrupted by pressing the central Start/Stop button
. Press this button once more to restart the clock.
During the pause the way the clock was set can be
adapted (see 8).
4 Starting a new game
Press briefly on the On/Off button and the easy
gametimer is ready for a new game. The settings of
the clock will be identical to the previous game.
5 Sound signal
You may switch the sound signal on or off at any time
during the game by pressing the sound button .
When sound is switched on, you will hear warning
beep signals during the last five seconds prior to falling
of your flag.

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6 Setting of the time measuring modes and
time-controls.
After the easy gametimer has been activated, you will
notice the time-control and settings used during the
last game. The time available to both players are
surrounded by a blinking area. By pressing on the
Start/Stop button , you could start the game, but
you may also first change the settings.
You now could:
Change the time available to both players
simultaneously
Press on the and/or the button until the
desired time appears in both displays. When you
keep pressing the and/or the button, the
time will change at an increased speed. The
maximum time-limit is 9 hours and 59 minutes.
Please note: When time-control exceeds 20
minutes, you will see hours and minutes in the
display. When there are less than 20 minutes left,
you will see seconds as well.
Change time available to only one of the
players
Move with the and/or the button through the
display until the area of only the player whose
time-limit you wish to change is blinking. Press on
the and/or the button until the desired time
appears in the display.
Change the time measuring mode
Move with the and/or the button through the
display until the area around the time measuring
modes is blinking. Press on the and/or the
button until the desired time measuring mode
appears in the display.
7 The time measuring modes of the easy
gametimer.
The easy gametimer gives you the option of timing
your game in various ways.
Move timer
Each player has a certain amount of time
available for each separate move. When a player
has completed his move, he gets the allotted time
available for his next move. When a player has
used up his time for a move, the flag will appear in
the display.
Game timer
Each player has a certain amount of reflection
time for the entire game; the player decides for
himself how he divides the time available for the
game. When a player has used up his time, the
flag will appear in the display. The clock will
continue in the ‘count up’ mode. There will appear
a sign in the display.
Game timer count-up option
If you set the reflection time for both players on
0:00, then both times will at once switch to the
‘count up’ mode. After the clock is started, the
time used by each player is recorded. There will
appear a sign in the display. No flag is then
shown in the display.
Technical specifications
Batteries: Penlight (AA, 1.5V), 2 pieces.
Alkaline type recommended.
Service life: By using 2 alkaline batteries and
veryregular use of your clock, you may count on a
service life of at least 2 years.
Accuracy: Better than one second per hour.

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Cleaning: Use a soft, almost dry cloth. Do not
use abrasive cleaning agents.
Housing: ABS synthetic material.
This DGT product complies to the regulations
for electro magnetic compatibility
2004/108/EG.
Warranty conditions
DGT guarantees that your digital chess clock complies
with the highest quality standards. If your DGT Easy –
despite our care in choosing components and material,
production and transport –nevertheless may show a
defect during the first year after purchase, you should
contact the agent who sold the appliance to you.
In order to qualify for this warranty on your new DGT
Easy, you should present the warranty card (Page 21)
together with proof of purchase.
This condition of warranty is only validated if the DGT
Easy has been used in a prudential manner. Our
obligations of warranty do not apply if attempts to
repair the clock have been carried out without our
explicit permission in writing.
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