Rapid — 15 minutes + 10 seconds a move
The standard rapid control.
- Set the main time to 0:15:00 with + / −.
- Press ⏻, then set the bonus to 0:10.
- Press ▶⏸ to start.
15 minutes each, plus 10 seconds added before every move.
Chess clock quick-start
How to set the DGT 1002
The budget clock with increment
- Batteries
- 1 × AA
- Increment
- Fischer, up to 9:50
- Delay
- No
- Per-player times
- No — both sides equal
- FIDE
- Not approved
Despite what some shop listings say, this is not the old "Easy Plus" — it is a newer, bar-shaped clock.
Before you start
- Press ⏻ on top — the display shows the last-used time, paused.
- Set the main time with + / − (hold for fast stepping). Both players always get the same time.
- Press ⏻ again to show the bonus time, and set it with + / −. A letter B appears when a bonus is set.
- Press ▶⏸ to start — or press your pad to start your opponent's clock.
Set the popular time controls
Pick the control you are playing and follow the steps — nothing here needs the manual.
Blitz — 3 minutes + 2 seconds a move
Online-style blitz.
- Set the main time to 0:03:00.
- Press ⏻, then set the bonus to 0:02.
- Press ▶⏸ to start.
3 minutes each, plus 2 seconds a move.
Blitz — 5 minutes each
Traditional blitz — just make sure no bonus is left over.
- Set the main time to 0:05:00.
- Press ⏻ and check the bonus reads 0:00 — the B disappears.
- Press ▶⏸ to start.
Each player has 5 minutes, nothing added.
Rapid — 10 minutes + 5 seconds a move
A common junior and casual control.
- Set the main time to 0:10:00.
- Press ⏻, then set the bonus to 0:05.
- Press ▶⏸ to start.
10 minutes each, plus 5 seconds a move.
Rapidplay — 25 minutes + 10 seconds a move
The usual ECF rapidplay congress control.
- Set the main time to 0:25:00.
- Press ⏻, then set the bonus to 0:10.
- Press ▶⏸ to start.
25 minutes each, plus 10 seconds a move.
Tips and troubleshooting
- The clock remembers its last settings — most club nights it is just switch on and press ▶⏸.
- Time steps get bigger as the time grows (30-second steps between 1 and 10 minutes, 1-minute steps to 30) — keep holding + and it gets there quickly.
- Both players always get the same time — for odds games you need a clock with per-player times.
- The first player to run out gets a blinking flag; when the second runs out, their clock simply stops — so the result is always readable.
- Hold ⏻ for 2 seconds *while switching on* to toggle the beeps.
- Hold ⏻ for 1 second to switch off. Bonus means Fischer increment — this clock has no US-style delay.