Tempo Game Clock - Help

Table of Contents

Introduction   - Key features.

Quick Start   - Just the basics.

Time Controls and Scoring by Game Type  

Chess  

Checkers  

Go  

Boggle  

Scrabble  

Generic Board Game  

Time Controls - Advanced Settings  

  Overview   - How do time controls work?
  Time Control Editing   - Time Control Presets , Period List Editor, Name and Description, Import/Export.
  Editing a Period   - Period Name and Type, Time Allotment, Delay Time, Move Bonus Time, Moves to Complete.

Control Panel  

  Game Controls   - Explanations of toolstrips on the control panel: Game, Move Completed, Period, Sound and Game Log.
  Player Controls   - Explanations of toolstrips on the Player Controls panel: Select Player, Captures, Moves Adjust, Events, Log Entry and Move Notation Editor.
  Keyboard Operation   - Operating by keyboard and Move Completed keys.

Menu Items  

  File   - File operations.
  Edit   - Player Persona , Time Controls and Game menu items..
  View   - Game Display view options.
  Favorites   - Saving Favorite games and time controls.
  Actions   - Operating the clocks and logging captures.
  Tools   - Options and presets.
  Help   - Help document and log.


Personas  

  Personas Usage   - How to create and use personas for Game Display personalization.

Options  

  General  
  Colors   - Game Display colors.
  Sound   - Replace default buzzers with your own sounds.
  Text and Fonts   - Game Display Title, Fonts and national language label customization.
  Keyboard Input   - How to reset Move Completed keys for non-US keyboards.
  Persona   - Set default personas.

Chess Standards Compliance  

Clock Accuracy  

Displaying on a TV Screen  

Installation, Setup and Activation  

Version

This document was revised for version 1.1 of the program.