Atari ASTEROIDS Handbuch

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Operation, Maintenance

and Service Manual

Complete with Illustrated Parts Lists

GAME SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION

Your game’s serial number is located on the outside rear of the game. The

same number is also stamped on the chassis of the TV monitor Game PCB

and Regulator/Audio PCB. Please mention this number whenever calling your

distributor for service.

Operation, Maintenance

and Service Manual

Complete with Illustrated Parts Lists

Published by:

ATARI INC

1 65 Borregas Avenue

P. O. Box 4 7

Sunnyvale, California 94086

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Table of Contents

Asteroids

1 Location Setup

A. New Parts................................................................................................... 1

B. Game Inspection....................................................................................... 3

C. Game Installation....................................................................................... 3

1. Voltage Selection...............................................................................

2. Interlock and Power On/Off Switches

..............................................

3. Game Fuses.......................................................................................

D. Self-Test Procedure...................................................................................

E. Game P lay.................................................................................................

1. Attract Mode.......................................................................................

2. Ready-to-Play M ode...........................................................................

3. Play Mode...........................................................................................

4. High Score Initial M ode.....................................................................

2 Maintenance and Repair

A. Cleaning................................................................................................... 12

B. Fuse Replacement.....................................................................................12

C. Opening the Control Panel .......................................................................12

1. Leaf Switch Replacement...................................................................12

2. LED Switch Replacement...................................................................12

D. TV Monitor Replacement...........................................................................14

E. Printed Circuit Board Replacement

........................................................

F. Fluorescent Tube Replacement

.............................................................. 16

G. Game Operation.........................................................................................16

3 Illustrated Parts Lists

List of Illustrations

Asteroids

Figure 1 Overview of Game.................................................................................. 2

Figure 2 Installation Requirements...................................................................... 3

Figure 3 Power Supply.......................................................................................... 4

Figure 4 Interlock and Power On/Off Switches.................................................... 4

Figure 5 Location of Self-Test Switch Volume Control and Option Switches . 5

Figure 6 Self-Test Procedure................................................................................ 6

Figure 7 Option Switch Settings.......................................................................... 7

Figure 8 Opening the Control Panel ....................................................................13

Figure 9 TV Monitor Removal................................................................................14

Figure 10 Game and Regulator/Audio PCB Replacement

...................................

Figure 11 Fluorescent Tube Replacement............................................................16

Figure 12 Power Distribution..................................................................................17

Figure 13 Signal Distribution..................................................................................18

Illustrated Parts Lists:

Figure 14 Final Assembly........................................................................................20

Figure 15 Control Panel Assembly........................................................................22

Figure 16 Asteroids Game PCB Assembly

........................................................... 24

Figure 17 Regulator/Audio PCB Assembly............................................................28

Figure 18 Power Supply Assembly for X-Y Games................................................30

Figure 19 Main Harness and Component Assembly.

..........................................32

Figure 20 Fluorescent Light Assembly..................................................................33

Figure 21 Coin Door Assembly..............................................................................34

Figure 22 Front Bezel Assembly............................................................................36

Figure 23 New Coin Door........................................................................................38

iii

Asteroids

----------------------------------------NOTE----------------------------------

If reading through this manual does not lead to solving a certain

maintenance problem, call Tele-Help™ at the Atari Customer Service office

in our geographical area, as shown in one of the two maps below. Order

all parts from the California office.

WEST and CENTRAL U.S.A.

Parts for all Atari Customers. Sales and Service.

Atari Coin-Ορ Customer Service

1344 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 4086

Telex 17-1103

(Monday - Friday, 7:30 - 4:00 pm Pacific Time)

From California, Alaska or Hawaii

** (408) 745-2 00

From anywhere else in this area

** toll-free (800) 538-1611

EAST U.S.A.

Sales and Service Only

Atari Inc.

New Jersey Customer Service Office

Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873

Telex 37- 347

(Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 5:00 pm Eastern time)

From New Jersey

** (201) 46 -5 3

From anywhere else in this area

** toll-free (800) 526-384

A. New Parts

The Asteroids game has three new parts. If you

have worked on Atari games in the past then you

should be aware of these important differences. The

new parts are:

• Power Supply Assembly. It covers a wider

voltage range than before has higher reliability

a smaller overall size and all fuse numbers and

fuse amperages are marked directly on the metal

chassis.

• Game PCB Circuitry and TV Monitor. Most video

games to date have used the raster scan method

of display. This game uses vector generation

with X and Y axes to allow greater contrast a

greater number of moving objects on the screen

and lines at any angle to be “drawn” on the

screen.

Throughout this manual wherever one of these

three new parts is mentioned you will see this sym

bol in the page margin:

Asteroids

Figure 1 Overview of Game

B. Game Inspection C. Game Installation

Asteroids

This new game is ready to play upon removal from

the shipping carton. However your careful inspec

tion is needed to supply the final touch of quality

control. Please follow these steps to help us insure

that your new game was delivered to you in good

condition.

NOTE

Do not plug the game in yet!

Figure 2 Installation Requirements

Power

Temperature

Humidity

Space Required

Game Height

175 watts

Oto 38° C (32 to 100°F)

Not over 95% relative

65 x 79 cm (251/2 x 31 in.)

184 cm (721/2 in.)

1. Examine the exterior of the game cabinet for

dents chips or broken parts.

2. Unlock and open the access panel of the

cabinet and inspect the interior of the game as

follows:

a. Check that all plug-in connectors (on the

game harness) are firmly seated. Replug

any connectors found unplugged. DON’T

FORCE CONNECTORS TOGETHER. The

connectors are keyed so they only go on in

the proper orientation. A reversed edge

connector will damage a PCB.

b. Check that all plug-in integrated circuits

on the game PCB are firmly seated in their

sockets.

A WARNING

To avoid possible unpleasant electrical

shock do not touch internal parts of the

TV monitor with your hands or metal ob

jects held in your hands!

1. Voltage Selection

Before plugging in your game make sure that the

voltage selection plug on the power supply (see

Figure 3) is correct for your location’s line voltage.

Check the wire color on the plug and see if it is cor

rect per the list below.

Line Voltage Range Voltage Selection Plug Color

90-110 VAC (100) Violet

105-135 VAC (120) Yellow

200-240 VAC (220) Blue

220-260 VAC (240) Brown

2. Interlock and Power On/Off

Switches

c. Note the location of the game’s serial

number— it is on the metallic label on the

back of the game cabinet. Verify that the

serial numbers also stamped on the Game

PCB Regulator/Audio PCB and TV Monitor

are all identical. A drawing of the serial

number locations is on the inside front

cover of this manual. Please mention this

number whenever you call your distributor

for service.

d. Check all major subassemblies such as the

power supply control panel and TV monitor

for secure mounting.

To minimize the hazard of electrical shock while

working on the inside of the game cabinet two inter

lock switches have been installed (see Figure 4).

One is located behind the access panel and one is

behind the coin door. These switches remove all AC

line power from the game circuitry when a door is

opened.

Check for proper operation of the interlock

switches by performing the following steps:

1. Unlock and open the access panel and the coin

door.

2. Plug the AC line power cord into an AC outlet.

3. Close the access panel and coin door.

Figure 3 Power Suppl

Figure 4 Interlock and Power On/Off Switches

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