Specifications

Manual Revelation II
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Powering down the system
You can switch off Revelation II by pressing CL and ENT simultaneously holding these two keys for 2 -
3 seconds after which the system will shut down to standby. The display is dimmed, and the LED left
below square A1 indicates that the system has shut down.
Revelation II will start up again from this situation if you hold ENTER during 1 -2 seconds.
If you press CLEAR and ENTER during 2 seconds and the LED in the bottom left corner is the only one
that lights up, then you can safely disconnect the power connector.
Moving the pieces
The board contains the DGT piece recognition technology. This means that the Revelation II 'knows'
which piece is on which square.
LED information
The LEDS can make different patterns around one or more squares, the table below explains these
patterns.
4 corners of a square flashing quickly
A piece is expected on this square, move or place
the correct piece to that square. The display will
indicate which piece should be placed
4 corners of 2 squares flashing quickly
The piece that is standing on one of the flashing
squares should be moved to the other flashing
square
2 occupied squares flash; one quicker than
the other
The piece on the slower flashing square is
captured by the other
2 Opposite corners of a square flash
alternating in a cross like pattern
A piece is occupying this square but a piece of an
incorrect nature is placed
If sound is enabled you can hear the following sounds:
short beep
The computer makes a move
short beep
The user plays a legal move
short double beep like “di-dah”
The users plays an illegal move
short double beep like “dah-di”
The user plays the expected move
It is not required, that you actually move the piece of the opponent before making your next move.
You can move the pieces of the opponent at any moment that is convenient to you. The lights on the
board will keep blinking until all pieces are on their expected (destination) squares. You may check
this by comparing the actual position on the board with the position on the display.
Of course you can only make your next move after the opponent has decided which move to make.
In other words you cannot play more than one move at the time.
To become acquainted with the Revelation II chess computer you can play some games without
changing any settings. The standard engine is chosen and the computer will use 15 seconds average
thinking time per move.
Please take care to place the pieces accurately on the squares; the sensor board may not recognize a
piece if it is partly outside a square. If an illegal move is played Revelation II will not execute the
move but will show the fast LED pattern to indicate the move should be taken back.