Specifications

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3.7 USER TIMING MODE
One of the unique features offered by your Game Clock II is the
ability to create and store your own personalized timing methods!
Before going through the steps below to learn how to use this feature,
please note the following regarding User Mode:
• Only one personalized option can be stored in memory at one time.
However, the stored option can be changed whenever desired.
• Different times can be set on the two individual displays for all
modes except Tournament Mode.
•We do not recommend setting different whole game and maximum
free times for the left and right-hand players in Bronstein or Bonus
Timer Modes. If you do so, only the left-hand player’s time control
will be displayed when you select User Mode or reset the clocks.
•We do not recommend setting the time control or move number to
zero in any stage of a Tournament game.
• When your turn the clock on the first time and you haven’t yet
stored a personalized option, pressing USER automatically shows
that the FIDE Tournament Preset is stored by default. You can
adjust this setting for your own use, if desired.
• After a personal timing option has been stored, pressing USER will
bring up that stored option each time, until changed. If a Tourna-
ment setting has been stored, pressing NEXT/MOVE NO. will cycle
through the stages of the stored setting.
• If the batteries are changed or the unit is reset via the ACL function,
User Mode will revert back to the default FIDE Preset setting.
Note that User Mode setup will be much easier if you are already
familiar with the basic Mode selection process, as detailed previously in
this manual. In fact, in steps (a) through (c), below, you are simply
selecting a Timing Mode and/or a Preset. User Mode adjustments come
in at step (d).
Follow these steps to store an option in User Mode:
a. If the displays are still showing time from a previous game, reset
the clocks by pressing PAUSE for at least 3 seconds.
b. Next, decide which type of timing method you’d like to store.
Choose any of the Timing Modes by pressing the appropriate key
for that mode—HOUR GLASS, BLITZ, BONUS TIMER, BRON-
STEIN, GAME, or TOURNAMENT. You’ll see the default time
display for that particular mode, and an arrow (%) will point to
mode you have selected (except for Tournament Mode, where the
arrow will initially point to PRIMARY).
c. After pressing the desired Timing Mode Key, you may select one
of that Mode’s Preset Timing Options, if you wish. To do so,
simply press that same Timing Mode Key repeatedly to cycle
through the Presets. For example, if you have chosen Blitz Mode,
press BLITZ repeatedly to cycle through the 5 Blitz Presets.
d. Once you have decided on a Preset option and that Preset is
displayed, the ADJUST and SET Keys are used to adjust and
store the new times, first for the left-hand display, and then for the
right. Note that, for Tournament Mode, you can also change the
number of moves on the right-hand LCD after adjusting the time.
• To make adjustments: Press ADJUST to enter Adjustment
Mode, and the left-most digit will start flashing. Press ADJUST
repeatedly, as necessary, to change that digit to another number.
If ADJUST is held down, the digits will change rapidly. When your
desired number shows, press SET to confirm the change and go
on to the next flashing digit. If you come to a digit you don’t want
to change, simply press SET to go on to the next digit. Start with
the hours and minutes (HH:MM), and work your way down
through the minutes and seconds (MM.SS).
• For Bronstein and Bonus Timer Modes, use the same method
to set both the time for the game and the maximum free time per
individual move.
• For Tournament Mode, use the same method to set both the
time for the game and the number of moves. Note that the num-
ber shown is the number of moves to be played by both sides.
You can use the same setting method to adjust the time and
number of moves for the Secondary and Ter tiary stages, if de-
sired. For the FIDE and World Presets, after setting the number of
moves for the Primary stage, you can use the same method to
adjust the maximum free time per individual move and the type of
free time.
e. After making all desired changes, store your personalized Timing
Option by pressing and holding SET and USER together for at
least 3 seconds. The display will stop flashing to confirm the new
setting. From this point on, whenever you press USER, your new
custom Timing Mode will be displayed! To start using your new
setting, simply press one of the Timing Activator Buttons to start
one of the clocks, as usual.