User Manual

Chapter 5: Use of the Bridgemate® Pro scoring devices 37
R1 indicates that the Bridgemate is in round 1. The message will disappear after a few seconds. You
will now be asked to enter the correct board number.
If the board is entered a second time within the same round, the following message will be displayed:
BOARD ALREADY
PLAYED! R1
It is not possible to enter a board twice in the same round. If the board result has been entered
incorrectly and requires correction, delete the board result from the TD menu (see further) and re-
enter the score.
Use the Bridgemate settings to indicate whether you would like the Bridgemate to check whether the
entered board number corresponds to the logical order. If the Bridgemate expects a different board
number to be entered, the following message will appear:
BOARD OUT OF
ORDER, ACCEPT?
Press Cancel to return to the previous screen and press Cancel again to erase the board number and
to enter a new board number. If you do wish to play an out-of-sequence board, press OK. The board
number will be accepted, and the Bridgemate will assume that you have chosen to deviate from the
logical order.
Once the board number has been entered and confirmed, the cursor will jump to the second line. You
can now begin bidding. As soon as the contract has been determined, enter the contract type and the
direction of the declarer.
To enter the contract, use numbers 1 to 7 and the ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠ and NT keys. If required, you can also
use the X and XX keys to indicate double or redouble. To specify the declarer, use the N/S and E/W
keys. If the declarer is North, press N/S once. If the declarer is South, press this key twice. Ditto if the
declarer is East or West. The screen is displayed as follows:
BOARD: 13
CONTR: 3NT x E_
Press OK to confirm this.
Entering lead card (optional)
If you have specified in BPC that lead cards must be entered, the Bridgemate will ask you to enter the
lead card.
LEAD: _
RESULT:
Select the lead card using keys 2 to 9, 10, J, Q, K or A and the card type using ♣, ♦, ♥ or ♠. You are
free to decide in which order to enter the card and the card suit. Press OK to confirm the lead card.
Entering the result
Once you have finished playing the board, you can enter the result. When the contract has been
exactly made, press the = key. To indicate overtricks, use the + key and enter the number of
overtricks. For downtricks, use the – key.
Depending on the settings in BPC, the result can also be entered as the total number of tricks won or
by using the American style (tricks made/down). The standard method is entering overtricks or
downtricks and is used in this manual.