VisualTek VTEK300 User Manual
VTEK300
Advanced Chess Clock
User Guide
Version 1.0
Made in the U.S.A.
VTEK300 Advanced Chess Clock
User Guide
Table of Contents
1. Product Description............................................................................................2
2. Basic Usage.......................................................................................................3
2.1. Turning the VTEK300 Chess Clock On..................................................................3
2.2. Turning the VTEK300 Chess Clock Off..................................................................3
2.3. Return / Cancel.......................................................................................................3
2.4. Start a Game..........................................................................................................3
2.5. Pause a Game........................................................................................................3
2.6. Reset a Game........................................................................................................3
2.7. TD Mode.................................................................................................................3
2.7.1. Adjustment During a Game:............................................................................3
2.7.2. Adjustment Before a Game:............................................................................4
3. Menus.................................................................................................................4
3.1. Favorites.................................................................................................................4
3.1.1. Protected Time Controls.................................................................................5
3.1.2 Unprotected Time Controls..............................................................................5
3.1.3 Deleting Time Controls....................................................................................5
3.2. Time Controls.........................................................................................................6
3.2.1. Global List.......................................................................................................6
3.2.1. Recent List......................................................................................................6
3.1.2. Create New.....................................................................................................7
3.3. Preferences............................................................................................................7
3.3.1. Play Mode.......................................................................................................7
3.3.2. Freeze.............................................................................................................8
3.3.3. Increment Mode..............................................................................................8
3.3.4. Time format.....................................................................................................8
3.3.5. Buzzer.............................................................................................................8
3.3.6. Flag Alarm.......................................................................................................8
3.3.7. About...............................................................................................................8
3.3.8. Clear Lists.......................................................................................................8
3.3.9. Reset...............................................................................................................8
4. Last Game..........................................................................................................9
5. How to Change the Batteries.............................................................................9
6. Maintenance and Cleaning.................................................................................9
7. Technical Specifications...................................................................................10
8. Limited Warranty..............................................................................................10
9. VTEK300 Menu Flowchart...............................................................................11
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1. Product Description
VTEK300 Advanced Chess Clock
User Guide
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1a) Left Button (LB) - Scrolling Down in a menu, or Decrease a value
1b) Right Button (RB) - Scrolling Up in a menu, or Increase a value
2) Center Button (CB) - Confirm / OK / Select
3) Crisp LCD displays
4) Multi-Color LED indicators for easy Mode recognition
LED Color Recognition
● Red - The game is paused
● Green - A game is in progress
● Blue - TD Mode
● Yellow - FIDE Tournament Mode on
● Cyan - US Chess Tournament Mode on
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2. Basic Usage
Quick Tip
You can turn on the
clock with the last
played time control
ready to be played.
To do this, hold the
(CB) and press either
the (LB) or (RB) and
the clock will start in
Ready Mode.
VTEK300 Advanced Chess Clock
User Guide
2.1. Turning the VTEK300 Chess Clock On
To turn the VTEK300 chess clock on, press the (CB). It will
start in the top level menu, which allows you to navigate the
menus to select a time control or change preferences.
2.2. Turning the VTEK300 Chess Clock Off
The VTEK300 chess clock can be turned off at any time by
holding down the (CB) and pressing the (RB) three times.
2.3. Return / Cancel
You can go back up to a previous menu at any time by holding
(CB) and pressing (LB).
Quick Tip
You can turn on the
clock with the last
played time control
ready to be played.
To do this, hold the
(CB) and press either
the (LB) or (RB) and
the clock will start in
Ready Mode.
2.4. Start a Game
To start a game, first you must select a time control from either the Favorites, Recent
Global List, Create New, or Last Game menus. Once you have a time control selected
(by hitting the (CB)), you will be transferred to Ready Mode. To start the game, press
either (LB) or (RB) to decide who goes first. The LED indicators will turn green to let
you know whose turn it is.
2.5. Pause a Game
To pause an already ongoing game, press the (CB). The LED indicators will turn red to
let you know that you are in the Pause Mode. There will also be a text display indicating
that you are in Pause Mode. To resume playing a game, press the (CB) again.
2.6. Reset a Game
To reset a game that has finished, hold down the (CB) and press the (LB) three times.
To reset a game that is in progress, go into Pause Mode, hold down the (CB), and
press the (LB) three times. This will move you back to Ready Mode with the time control
that was last played, ready to start again.
2.7. TD Mode
2.7.1. Adjustment During a Game:
To get to TD Mode during an ongoing game, pause the game. From Pause Mode, hold
the (CB) until the LEDs turn blue, signifying that you are in TD Mode. TD Mode enables
the Tournament Director (TD) or arbiter to add / subtract time from either player or
adjust the move counter as needed. The TD can add or subtract time for either player,
adjust the move counter for each player, and what phase they are currently in.
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