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by Carol Jarecki
There are 2 models (the latest is the 2000) but each has a menu on the bottom. The only difference may be the number selection. Find the code number you want on the bottom, switch the clock on and change the displayed number, by pressing "+1", until it is reached for Bronstein, then press "ok".To adjust the display press the "start-stop" bar until the first number starts flashing. Change the number by pressing the "+1" until you reach the one you want, then press "ok" to move on to the next digit. The final number displayed is the seconds of delay. In the two preset Bronstein modes this will be either 3 or 10. Change this to the seconds of delay you want.
The clock starts by awarding the delay seconds in advance of the first move, counts down immediately, then returns the used seconds (up to the delay maximum) at the end of the move. If the beginning time control is two digits the amount of delay is not displayed due to lack of space.
Be sure the lever is up for the player on move
Press "start/stop" button to start clock
Clock must be started and stopped by using the "start/stop" bar, not the levers.
Penalties: press the "start/stop" bar until the display flashes. Numbers are changed by the "+1" bar, then the "ok" bar when the correct number appears. The sequence is hours, tens of minutes, minutes, tens of seconds, seconds.
Notes:
In the final 20 minutes this clock displays minutes and seconds rather than hours and minutes.
It does not have an internal move counter. The time for the next time control is added only when either player’s time has been used up for the current time period—then time is added to both sides simultaneously.White’s lever must be up at the start of the game. The "start-stop" bar is pressed to start white’s clock; after moving, white presses the lever to start black’s clock. The clock is paused by briefly pressing the "start/stop" bar.Rarely this clock may skip down to 00 if hit too hard. In wild Blitz games it can freeze completely, requiring a screwdriver to open the battery door, disconnect the battery pack and reinstall. The 2000 model has been improved to prevent this. If you see players handling the clock too forcefully tell them to stop hitting the clock so hard. This is annoying to others as well, giving another reason to tell them to stop.
The three Bronstein "time delay" modes are all for single time controls. Therefore, in a game such as 40/2, SD/1 with a 5-second delay, set the clock for 2 hours/5 seconds and, when the time control is satisfied, add one hour to each side for the next time control. Just push the "start/stop" bar until the hour digit on the left begins to flash, press "1", then "ok". Do the same for the right side, leaving the minutes and everything else as is.
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