User Manual

Chapter 5: Use of the Bridgemate® II scoring devices 39
The information at the top of the screen shows the current round, the pair numbers in the current
round and the boards to be played. The flashing line indicates the input position.
Entry and verification of board number
Before starting to play the board, enter the board number and press OK to confirm. The Bridgemate
will verify the number. In case the board number is incorrect, or the board has already been played in
that round, the Bridgemate will notify so. It will also mention the boards that are yet to be played.
To assist the players entering the correct board number, two additional features are available which
can be enabled or disabled through the Bridgemate settings (see chapter 6):
• Automatic entry of board number. When enabled, the Bridgemate will automatically fill in the
next board number in sequence. Assuming that boards are played in order, this reduces the
chance of entering a wrong board number.
• Board order verification. When enabled, the Bridgemate will verify if the board number
corresponds to the logical order. If the Bridgemate expects a different board number to be
entered, it will ask to confirm that the boards are played out of sequence. 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. If the board
number was entered wrongly, press Cancel to return to the previous screen and enter a new
board number.
Once the board number has been entered and confirmed, the cursor will jump to the second line. You
can now begin the bidding. As soon as the contract has been determined, enter the contract type and
the direction of the declarer.
Entry of contract and 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:
Entering lead card (optional)
If you have specified in Bridgemate settings that lead cards must be entered, the Bridgemate will ask
you to enter the lead card. If not, this line will not be visible and the input position will jump to result
instead.
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.