Atari CX2600 Manuale utente

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Your

Atari

video

game

is

engineered

not

to

show

a

phosphor

memory

of

the

playfield

or

score

digits

. We

suggest,

however

,

to

protec

t your

television

: .

1.

When

playing

the

games, turn

down

the

contrast

of

your

television.

2. Turn

the

At

a

ri

Vi

deo

game

OFF

when

not

in use.

1 UNPACK GAME

Console Unit

\

,\

~

paddle

Controllers

(Set

of

2)

Joystick Controllers

/ TV/Game Switch Box

AC

Power Supply

When

you remove

your

Atari Video Computer System

from

the

box,

you

should

have:

• Atari Video Computer System

Console

Unit

•

Combat

Game

Program

Packet

(with

Game

Instruction

Booklet)

• 2

Joystick

Controllers

• Paddle

Controller

(Set

of

2)

•

• AC Power

Supply

• TV/Game

Switch

Box

(with

twin-lead

wires)

2

Your

TV/Game

Switch

Box

attaches

easily

to

your

TV's

VHF

an-

tenna

screws

.

Find

the

picture

that

looks

the

most

like

the

back

of

your

TV

set

and

follow

those

instructions.

A

flat

screwdriver

is

required.

If

your

TV

has

four

screws

only:

A.

Disconnect

the

twin-lead

wire

from

your

TV and

attach

it

to

the

"Antenna"

screw

terminals

on

the

TV/Game

Switch

Box.

B.

Connect

the

twin-lead

wire

from

the

TV/Game

Switch

Box

to

the

VHF

antenna

terminals

on

your

TV set.

In

each

of

these

two

cases, you

may

need

to

buy

an

"im·

pedance

matching

transformer"

(also

called

a

"balun

coil").

The

transformer

is

necessary

only

if

you

do

NOT have a

flat

twin·

lead

antenna

wire.

It

is

available

at

a

nominal

cost

from

your

local

TV

and

hifi

stores.

If

your

TV

has

a "u"

shaped

slider

or

a

slide

switch:

A.

Move

the

"u" shaped

slider

to

make

connection

between

the

two

screws.

OR

Push

the

slide

switch

to

the

side

marked

"300

ohm"

or

"300

n

".

B.

If

you have a round

antenna

cable:

•

Disconnect

the

cable

from

your

TV.

•

Screw

the

cable

into

the

impedance-matching

transformer.

•

Attach

the

impedance-matching

transformer

to

the

"An-

tenna"

screw

terminals

on the TV/Game

Switch

box.

OR

If

you have

flat

twin-lead

antenna

wire:

•

Disconnect

it

from

the

TV and

attach

it

to

the

"Antsnna"

screw

terminals

on the TV/Game

Switch

Box.

C.

Connect

the

short

twin-lead

wire

from

the TV/Game

Switch

Box

to

the

VHF

antenna

terminals

on

your

TV set.

If your TV has a short round cable:

A.

If

you have a round

antenna

cable,

•

Disconnect

the

cable

from

your

TV.

•

Screw

the

cable

into

the

impedance-matching

transformer.

•

Attach

the

impedance-matching

transformer

to

the

"Antenna"

screw

terminals

on the TV/Game

Switch

Box.

OR

If you have

flat

twin-lead

antenna

wire:

•

Disconnect

it

from

the

TV and

attach

it

to

the

"Antenna"

screw

terminals

on the TV/Game

Switch

Box.

B.

Attach

the

TV's

short.loose.hanging

cable

to

the

connector

it

on

your

TV set.

C.

Connect

the twin-lead

wire

from

the TV/Game

Switch

Box

to

the

VHF

antenna

terminals

on

your

TV set.

D.

Plug the

Game

Cable

from

your

Atari Video

Computer

System

Console

into

the

TV/Game

Switch

Box

at

the

"Game"

connector.

The TV/Game

Switch

Box can be

left

on your TV set

permanently

without

bothering

your

TV program reception.

The TV/Game

Switch

Box can be

attached

permanently

to

the

back

of

your

TV set.

• Peel

off

the

protective

paper on the

back

of

the

TV/GameSwitch

Box.

• Press

the

exposed

sticky

surface

onto

any

clear

area on the

back

of

your

TV near the

antenna

terminals.

By

attaching

a TV/Game

Switch

Box

to

each TV in your home, you

can

easily

move

your

Atari

Video

Computer

System

from room

to

room. Extra TV/Game

Switch

Boxes,

part

number

CA010325, are

available

from

Atari, Inc. See paragraph 9

for

ordering

information.

(

I

For best

performance

,

we

suggest

the

following:

Avoid using

any

more

twin-lead

wires

from

Switch

Box

to

television

set

than is

supplied

with

Switch

Bo

x.

Avoid

connecting

the

twin-lead

wire

coming

out

of

the

Switch

Bo

x to

any

telev

ision

antenna

or

cable

television

outlet. Avoid

attaching

loose

wires

to

your

television

antenna

terminals

when

using.

ASSEMBLE CONSOLE 3

Right Controller Left Controller

TV/Game Switch Box

AC

Power Supply

•

Attach

the

controllers

by

plugging

them

into

the

terminals

on the

back

of

the

console.

The

controller

jacks

are

designed

to

fit

only

one way,

so

do

not

try

to

force

them

into

the

terminals.

NOTE: The Combat Game Program supplied with your Atari Video

ComputerSystem uses the Joystick Controllers.

•

Insert

the

jack

of

the

AC Power

Supply

into

the

back

of

your

Atari

Video

Computer

System

Console

unit.

•

Check

to

see

that

the

Power

Switch

on

the

Console

is

OFF

.

• Plug

the

AC Power

Supply

into

any

convenient

120·volt

electrical

outlet.

NOTE:

Using

any

AC

Power

Supply

other

than

that

designed

for

your

Video

Computer

System

can

damage

the

unit.

POWER REQUIREMENT:

9·volts

DC, 500ma.

• On

the

TV/Game

Switch

Box

that

you have

attached

to

your

TV

set

's

antenna

terminals,

push

the

TV/Game

switch

to

GAME

.

•

Turn

on

your

TV.

• Set

the

volume

control

of

your

TV

at

minimum.

• If

your

TV has an

automatic

fine·tuning

control,

turn

it

OFF

,

and

manually

fine-tune

for

the

best

picture.

(Note

: If

your

television

will

receive

color

only

when

the

automatic

fine-

tuning

is on, keep

the

automatic

fine-tuning

on.)

• Set

the

channel

selector

of

your

TV

to

channel

3.

The

Video

Computer

System

is

factory-set

to

operate

on

Channel

3.

However

,

if

Channel

3 is

broadcast

ing in

your

area, you may

receive

interference.

In

that

case,

change

your

television

and

Channe

l

Switch

to

Channel

2.

To

set

your

game

at

Channel

2

(Position

A)

:

1 -

Find

the

Channel

Switch

on

the

bottom

edge

of

the

console

.

2 - Push

the

switch

to

the

Channel

2

po

s

ition

(A)

with

a

pencil

or

similar

instrument.

INSERT GAME PROGRAM

•

Check

to

see

that

the

Power

switch

on

the

Video

Computer

Console

unit

is

OFF

.

IMPORTANT:

To

prolong

the

life

of

your

Atari

Video

Computer

System

and

protect

the

electronic

components,

the

Console

unit

should

be

OFF

when

inserting

or

removing

a

Game

Program.

Game Program Slot

•

Hold

the

Game

Program so

the

name

on the end is

towards

you and

reads

right

side

up.

•

Insert

the

Game

Program CAREFULLY

into

the

slot

in

the

center

of

the

Console

unit

switch

panel. Be sure

the

Game

Program is

firmly

seated

,

but

do

NOT TRY TO FORCE

IT.

When

removing

the

Game

Program,

pull

it

straight

out

of

the

Console

.

Check

to

see

that

the Power

Switch

on the

Console

is

OFF

.

5

Power Switch Game Program Slot Game Reset Switch

Game Select Switch

Left and Right Difficulty Switches

•

If

your

Atari

Video

Computer

System

is

attached

to

a

color

TV,

slide

the TV Type

Switch

to

the

COlOR

position.

This

will

allow

you

to

play

the

games

in vivid

co

lor.

If

yo

ur

TV is

blac

k and

white

, slide the TV Type

Switch

to

B &

W.

The Vi

deo

C

omputer

System

will

automatically

adjust

the

contrast

of

yo

ur

TV

so

you can

get

full enj

oyment

of

the

games

on

your

B & W

TV.

•

Slide

the

Power Sw

it

ch to ON. A

game

playfield

will

appear on your

TV screen.

IMPORTANT:

If

no

playfield

appears,

which

can happen

if

you have

inserted

the

Game

Program

while

the

Console

unit

is

turned

ON,

slide

the

Power

Switch

to

OFF

and

then

back

to

ON.

To

prolong

the

life

of

your

Atari

Video

Computer

System

and

protect

the

electronic

components,

the

Console

unit

should

be OFF

when

inserting

a

Game

Program.

•

Adjust

the

volume

control

of

your

TV

set

to

a

comfortable

level. The

game

sounds

will

be

coming

from

yourTV

speaker.

• Depress

the

Game

Select

Switch.

A

number

will

appear on the

upper

left

corner

of

your

TV screen.

This

number

corresponds

with

the

Game

number

in

the

Game I

nstruction

booklet

supplied

with your

Game Program. When

the

number

of

the

game

you

wish

to

play

appears, release

the

Game

Select

Switch

.

• Depress

the

RESET

Switch

.

Game

action

will

begin. By depressing

the RESET

Switch

any

time

during

the

game

, the

score

will

reset

to

0·0.

• The

difficulty

Switches

(left

and Right)

change

the

game

action

.

Position

"A" is

generally

more

difficult

than

Position

" B

".

As a

handicap

for

more

experienced

players, one

side

can be played in

"A"

and

the

other

in " B

".

Details

of

the

action

is

explained

in the

Game

Instructions

supplied

with

your

Game Program.

6 TO

CHANGE

YOUR TV BACK

TO REGULAR PROGRAMS

L--

______

_

•

Slide

the Power

Switch

on the

Console

unit

to

OFF.

• On the TV/Game

Switch

Box

attached

to

the

back

of

your

TV set,

slide

the TV/Game

switch

to

"TV".

•

If

your

TV

has

an

automatic

fine·tuning

control

,

turn

it

off.

MAINTENANCE

Your

Atari Video Computer System

should

bring

many

years

of

enjoyment.

In order

to

keep

your

System in

good

working

condition,

please

remember

the

following

points;

•

Always

turn the Power

Switch

on the

Console

unit

OFF

before

inserting

the

Game

Program.

• Don't

try

to

force

the Game Program

into

the Console.

• Your Game Programs are

protected

from

normal wear and

tear

as

they

are

fully

enclosed

. However, care

should

be

taken

not

to

spill

liquids

on them.

•

Don't

pour

liquids

into

the

Game Program

Slot

of

the Console.

•

Lifting

the

Console

unit

or

the

Controllers

by the

connecting

wires

can bend

or

crimp

them, breaking the

internal

insulation

of

the

wire.

• Care

should

be taken

not

to

drop

the

Console,

Controllers,

or

Game

Programs on any hard surface.

• Do

not

expose

the Console,

Controllers,

or

Game Programs

to

excessive

or

extreme

heat.

• Remember to turn the

Video

Computer

System

OFF

when

not

in use.

• Use

of

any AC Power

Supply

other

than

that

designed

for

use

with

your

Video

Computer

System can

damage

the

electronic

parts

of

the

system.

• Clean the

exterior

parts

with

a

soft,

slightly

damp

cloth.

SYMPTOM

No

playfield

image

O

u..g~

.;::;.

screen

or

whitish-grey

screen.

8

PROBABLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

•

Switch

Box

set

at

"TV",

change

to

"GAME".

• Game Cable

not

properly

plugged

into

Switch

Box.

• Twin-lead

wire

not

properly

attached

to

VHF

antenna

terminals

on rear

of

TV.

•

Console

unit

Power

Switch

not

turned

ON.

•

Game

Program

inserted

into

Console

while

Power

Switch

was

ON.

Slide

Switch

to

OFF

and

back

toON.

• A

particularly

strong

TV

station

may

be

broadcasting

on

channel

3 in

your

area (or on

cable

TV). Remove

the

antenna

wire

or

cable

from

the

ANTENNA

connection

on the

TV/Game

Switch

Box.

left

(or right)

controller

does

not

function

correctly

No

regular

TV

programs

.

Playfield

fuzzy,

like

weak

TV

station

signal.

Playfield

unsharp,

unsteady

or

no

color.

• Check to see that controller is firmly

seated

in

Console unit controller jack.

• Move malfunctioning controller to op-

posite Console controller jack. If con-

troller still does not function correctly,

it is faulty.

•

Switch

Box set

at

GAME.

Change

to

TV.

•

Twin-lead

wire

not

properly

attached

to

VHF

antenna

terminals

on rear

of

TV.

•

Antenna

wire

not

properly

attached

at

"300

OHM

"

screws

on

Switch

Box.

• Poor

connections

at

antenna

terminals

of

TV

set

or

Switch

Box.

• TV

set

not

fine-tuned

for

best

picture

. Make

sure

automatic

fine-tuning

is

OFF

and

manually

fine-tune

for

best

picture

. (Note: If

your

television

will

receive

color

only

when

the

automatic

fine-tuning

is on,

keep

the

automatic

fine-tuning

on.)

• A

particularly

strong

TV

station

may

be

broadcasting

on

channel

3 in

your

area (or on

cable

TV). Remove

the

antenna

wire

or

cable

from

the

ANTENNA

connection

on

the

TV/Game

Switch

Box.

• TV Type

Switch

on

Console

set

at

"B&W"

position.

Move

to

COlOR.

• TV

set

not

fine-tuned

for

best

picture.

Make

sure

automatic

fine-tuning

is

OFF

and

manually

fine

-

tune

for

best

picture.

(Note: If

your

television

will

receive

color

only

when

the

automatic

fine-tuning

is on,

keep

the

automatic

fine-tuning

on.)

• A

particularly

strong

TV

station

may

be

broadcasting

on

channel3

in

your

area (or on

cable

TV). Remove

the

antenna

wire

or

cable

from

the

ANTENNA

connection

on

the

TV/

Game

Switch

Box.

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