MILLENNIUM M841 eONE Chess Electronic Board User Guide

: June 5, 2024
: Millennium

Table of Contents

MILLENNIUM M841 eONE Chess Electronic Board
FIRST USE
CHARGING THE DEVICE
DETAILED GUIDE AND FAQS
CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
PLAYING WITH THE EONE
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

MILLENNIUM M841 eONE Chess Electronic Board

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FIRST USE

After unpacking, fully charge the device. When all 3 front buttons’ LEDs are permanently lit, the eONE is fully charged. This can take up to 4 hours, depending on charge level.
Switch on the eONE by pressing the ON OFF button [BILD], and check that Bluetooth is switched on.
On your mobile device, download the ChessLink app from the App Store or Play Store, and install it.
Perform the initial setup in the app, in order to connect your eONE. Ensure that location-sharing is enabled, as the Bluetooth connection is otherwise not possible. [Note: the eONE is connected directly from the app, and not via the mobile device’s system settings.]
Once your eONE is connected to the app, you can log into Lichess from the app. Now set the pieces down – white is at the front. Seek an opponent in the app, and begin your game. If you are playing with the black pieces, simply invert the board to make playing easier. Make your moves in the usual manner. The eONE’s LEDs show you your opponent’s moves.

IMPORTANT TIPS FOR CARE OF YOUR DEVICE:

Please ensure you charge your eONE at least every 2 months.
We recommend recalibrating the eONE every 2 months. To do so, please remove all pieces from the board and press and hold the ON/OFF button for 10 seconds.

CHARGING THE DEVICE

Connect a USB Type 3 cable to the eONE.
We recommend using a standard USB power adaptor with 5V ≥ 600 mA.
The device takes a maximum of 4 hours to fully charge.
To ensure long battery life, please charge the eONE at least every 2 months.

Charging indicators

eONE is switched on: The middle LED flashes
eONE is switched off: All 3 LEDs on the buttons light up dimmed, increasing in brightness. When all 3 LEDs are continuously lit, the battery is fully charged.

Charge level indicators

Every time the device is switched on, the 3 LEDs on the buttons flash briefly. The more the LEDs flash, the higher the battery’s charge level.
If only the left LED flashes, we recommend you charge your eONE soon.
If the battery is completely drained, only the middle LED flashes.

DETAILED GUIDE AND FAQS

A detailed guide to the eONE, inclu-ding lots of other information on using the eONE, plus FAQs, can be found here: https://computerchess.com/down- loads/#M841.

CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

The eONE features the following controls:

On/Off button
- Switch on/switch off – short press
- Short reset – press and hold the button for 3 seconds – the LEDs for starting position are now continu-ously lit – clears the currently saved positions
- Start calibration – press and hold the button for 10 seconds
Invert board button
- Main function: Invert the board – the black pieces are now at the front
- Additional function: Under-promotion to a knight
LED brightness button
- Main function: Dims the LEDs (9 levels)
- Additional function: Under-promotion to a bishop
Bluetooth button
- Main function: Bluetooth connection ON/OFF
- Additional function: Under-promotion to a rook
- Note: If transferring data via USB cable, Bluetooth must always be switched off!

Note on using the front buttons:

Always press the 3 front buttons using your flat finger.

PLAYING WITH THE EONE

Briefly press the ON/OFF switch. All start-ing position squares, or those of the last finishing position, flash.

Setting down the pieces
Set up the starting position on the board. When you do so, please note:

The white pieces are at the front (near the function buttons).
If the ‘invert board’ function has been activated (left LED with arrow lit up), then the black pieces are at the front.

Once all pieces have been set down, the LEDs go out and the board is now ready for play.

Making moves
Make your moves in the usual manner. Please note:

When castling, first move the king, then the rook.

Flashing LEDs
Flashing LEDs indicate when a move on the board is incorrect. Retract the most recent move and set the piece down again in order to correct the error. It is usually enough to just briefly lift the most recently placed piece again. For capturing moves in particular, ensure you lift both pieces. Check to see if the position on the board possibly does not comply with the rules of chess (for exam-ple, your king is in check position!).

Pawn promotion
To promote a pawn to a queen, place it on the final row. To promote a pawn to a knight, lift the pawn on row 7 (or 2). The

3 buttons on the front now flash. Con-firm the desired piece using one of the
3 buttons, and set it down on the target square. Important: Even if your opponent is performing an underpromotion, you must still proceed in exactly the same way.