Atari 5200 Manuale utente

ATARP5200

Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

1Unpacking Your ATARI 5200

2Installing the TV Antenna Switch Box

3Setting Up the Console

4Inserting a Game Cartridge

5Using the 5200 Controllers

6Returning Your TV Set to Television Program Viewing

7Maintaining Your ATARI 5200

Troubleshooting Checklist

1. Unpacking Your ATARI 5200

Congratulations on your purchase

of one of the most exciting video

game systems available. We sug-

gest that you read this Owner's

Manual thoroughly before setting

up /our ATARI 5200.

NOTE: Read this manual care-

fully, and completely set up your

ATARI 5200 before plugging in

the power adapter.

When you remove your ATARI

5200 from the box, you will have:

*5200 Console Unit

*SUPER BREAKOUT™ Game

Cartridge

*Two 5200 Controllers

*TV Antenna Switch Box

*Power Adapter

*300 OHM to 75 OHM TV

Switch Box Adapter

2, Installing the TV Antenna Switch Sox

The TV Antenna Switch Box is

easy to attach to the VHF anten-

na terminal on the back of your

television set. Carefully inspect

the antenna connection at the

back of your television set to

determine whether your present

antenna is 300 ohms (flat twin-

lead wire} or 75 ohms (round

cable ).

Follow the instructions (para-

graphs Athrough F) which most

closely apply to your television

set antenna. If your television set

is 300 ohms, you will need aflat-

blade screwdriver to install1the

Switch box, THE TV SWITCH

BOX ADAPTER IS NOT NECES-

SARY IF YOUR TELEVISION SET

IS 75 OHMS,

A. Television Set with VHF Screws and Twin-lead Wire

Antenna:

1. Disconnect the twin-lead

antenna wire tram the back of

your television set.

2, Connect the twin-lead wire on

the Switch Box Adapter to the

VHF screw terminals on your

television set.

CAUTION: Do not use this TV

Antenna Switch Box with any

unit other than the 5200. Severe

damage to the unit can result if

this Switch Box is used with any

other unit.

3, Connect the antenna cable on

the TV Antenna Switch Box to

the 75 ohm connector on the

Switch Box Adapter. Securely

tighten the connection.

A, Connect the television twin-

lead antenna wire to the 300

OHM connector on the TV

Antenna Switch Box.

B. Television with U-Shaped Slider Switch and

TwirHead Wire:

Disconnect the twin- lead

antenna wire from the VHF

screw terminals. Move the

U-shaped slider to the right to

make aconnection between

the two screws.

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C. Television with 75 OHM/300 OHM Slide Switch and

Twin-Lead Wire:

Connect the tetevision twin-

lead wire to the 300 OHM con-

nector on the TV Antenna

Switch Box.

Connect the antenna cable on

the TV Antenna Switch Box to

the cylinder-shaped 75 ohm

connector on the Switch Box

Adapter.

1* Disconnect the twin-lead

antenna wire from the VHF

screw terminals.

2. Slide the switch to the 300

OHM position and follow

steps B-2 through B-4,

D. Television with aShort Round Cable and

Twin-lead Wire:

NOTE: For some televisions, the

75 OHM connector may not wonk

correctly. If this is the case, no

playfield will appear after you in-

sert acartridge and press the

POWER switch on the console.

To correct this problem, simply

treat your television as though it

is 300 ohms. Then follow steps

A, B, C, or D.

Connect the short round cable

to the cable connector provid-

ed next to it on your television

set Then follow steps B-2

through B4.

E. Television with 75 OHM Antenna Cable and

VHF Screws:

F. Television with Round Antenna Cable and

No VHF Screws:

Disconnect the antenna cable

from the cable connector or

impedance-matching adapter

{balun) on the back of your

television set

Connect the antenna cable on

the TV Antenna Switch Box to

the cable connector on your

television set or the

impedance-matching adapter.

Securely tighten the connection.

1. Disconnect the round antenna

cable from your television set.

2Connect the antenna cable on

the TV Antenna Switch Box to

the 75 ohm (cylinder-shaped)

connector on the back of the

television set.

Connect the antenna cable on

your television set to the 75

OHM connector on the TV

Antenna Switch Bo*,

Connect the television anten-

na cable to the 75 OHM con-

nector on the TV Antenna

Switch Box.

Plugging In the Game Cable

Plug the Game Cable on the con-

sole unit into the TV Antenna

Switch Box GAME connector.

Excess cable can be wrapped

around the cable wrap on the

bottom of the console unit.

The TV Antenna Switch Box can

be left attached to your televi-

sion set without interfering with

television program viewing or

reception.

To attach the TV Antenna Switch

Box permanently to the back of

your television set:

*Peel off the protective paper

on the back of the TV Antenna

Switch Box.

»Stick the TV Antenna Switch

Box onto any clear area near

the antenna terminals on the

back of your television set.

On the bottom, right side of the

TV Antenna Switch Box, you will

notice aswitch labeled

STANDBY/NORMAL The NOR-

MAL position is the correct posi-

tion during regular use of your

ATARI 5200. Changing this

switch to the STANDBY position

allows you to view regular televi-

sion programs while the 5200 is

still on. This feature allows you

to save ahigh score on the

screen. It also allows agame to

continue running or the com-

puter to take its turn while you

watch television. To return to the

game playfield, simply move the

switch back to the NORMAL

position.

Extra TV Antenna Switch

Boxes

If you attach aTV Antenna

Switch Box to each television set

in your home, you will be able to

move your ATARI 5200 from room

to room. Extra TV Switch Boxes

are available through your iocal

ATARI dealer.

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3. Setting Up The Console

1. Peel off the protective coating

on the top of the console unit.

z. Check the channel selector

switch on the back, left side

of the console to be sure it is

set to *

3. Set /our television set chan-

nel selector to Channel 3. If

Channel 3is broadcasting in

your area, set the television

channel selector switch to

Channel 2and change the

channel selector switch on

the console unit to .

Insert the Power Adapter

cable jack into the POWER

plug on the TV Switch Box.

WARNING: Verify that the

Game Cable is plugged into

the TV Switch Box before

plugging the Power Adapter

into the TV Switch Box.

Plug the Power Adapter into

any convenient 120-volt AC

electrical wall outlet,

IMPORTANT: Use only the

Power Adapter packed with

your ATARI 5200. Use of any

other power supply could

damage the console unit.

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8. Turn your tefevisfon set on

and set the volume control to

acomfortable level.

7. Press the POWER OWOFF

switch on the lower right side

of the console to ON. Ared

light (LED) glows when the

POWER is ON. When the

POWER is OFF, the Switch

Box automatically switches

back to regular television

viewing.

NOTE: Always turn the POWER

OFF when the game is not in

use.

&If your television set has an

automatic fine-tuning control,

turn it off and manually fine-

tune for the best picture.

However, if your television set

will not receive color unless

the automatic fine-tuning is

on, leave it on,

9, Plug the 5200 controllers into

the controller jacks on the

front of the console unit. Use

jack 1for one- player games;

use jacks 1and 2for two-

player games. For three and

four-player games, you will

need to purchase an addi-

tional set of 5200 controllers.

Plug the second set of 5200

Controllers into jacks 3 and 4.

(See also USING THE 5200

CONTROLLERS.)

4. Inserting aGame Cartridge

1* Hold the game cartridge so

the name on the label faces

you and reads right-side-up.

2. Garefuily insert the game car-

tridge Into the cartridge slot in

the 5200 console. Be sure the

cartridge fits firmly into the

slot but 00 NOT FORCE IT IN.

3. Press the console POWER

ON/OFF switch. Abright,

colorful ATARI logo will ap-

pear on your television screen,

followed by the game play-

field.

5. Using the 5200 Controllers

The ATARI 5200 includes two

5200 controllers. These new con-

trollers allow you to move the

play pieces in any direction on

the screen— rights left, up, down,

diagonally, and all around.

Plug the controllers into the

jacks on the front of the console

urvit- Each jack is numbered. Use

jack 1for oneplayer games; use

jacks 1and 2for two-player

games. The jack is designed to

tit only one way. Be sure the con

nection is firm, but do not try to

force it.

Some of the controller functions

vary with different games. Be

sure to check the appropriate

game instructions for the dif-

ferent controller functions.

Each controller has two fire but-

tons on either side. The bottom

buttons are the fire buttons for

all games. The top buttons are

used for different functions

depending on the particular

game. Again, see the specific

game instructions for the dif-

ferent controller Functions. The

right or the left fire button can

be used, whichever i& more com-

fortable for you.

The START, PAUSE, and RESET

buttons on the controllers per-

form the following functions;

STAF Press Start to begin

game play.

PAUSE Press PAUSE to stop all

game action for an inter-

mission. This feature

allows you to leave the

game without interrup-

ting the game or score.

Press PAUSE again

when you are ready to

resume the game,

Press RESET only when

you want to start the

game over from the

beginning.

The #controller button and the

*controller button are used to

select different game options.

Again, refer to the particular

game instructions for further

details.

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