Self-Test; Coin Options; Game Options; Eerom Reset Options - Atari TETRIS Installation Instructions Manual

Self-test
• 2P MIN
shows the minutes played as a 2-player game.
• AVG shows the average game time in minutes and
seconds.
The game time histogram is shown in the middle of the
screen. The histogram shows the length of games played
in 15-second increments, except as indicated.
All statistical information is accumulated from the last
time the statistics were reset. To reset the statistics, hold
the player 1 joystick to the right, the player 2 joystick to
the left, and press the player 2 start button. The message
WORKING
appears for about 6 seconds and then the
screen will be redrawn with all values zeroed.
To go on to the next test, press the player
1
start button.
Coin Options
The coin options screen indicates the current coin option
settings and is used to change those settings.
Push the player 1 joystick left or right to select which op-
tion to change. Push the player 2 joystick left or right to
change the values of the selected option. Note that the
factory default of each option is highlighted in green.
• COIN MODE
indicates the current cost of each game.
• The
RIGHT
and
LEFT MECH MULTIPllER
options each
allow you to set various coin denominations.
• BONUS ADDER
is used to vary coin denominations or
reward players who insert more than one coin at a
time. The option of Free Play is also included as one
of the
BONUS ADDER
selections.
To cancel the coin option changes and restore the origi-
nal settings, press the player 2 start button.
NOTE
If you replace the EEROM at location 65F
or
if
a
hardware problem occurs, the coin op-
tions change to the default (green) settings.
Press the player 1 start button to set the game for the op-
tions selected and go on
to
the next screen. Exiting from
the coin options screen by turning off the self-test switch
will not set the game for the selected coin options.
Game Options
The game options screen indicates the current game op-
tion settings and is used to change those settings. Push
the player
1
joystick left or right to select which option to
change, and push the player 2 joystick left or right to
change the value of the selected option. Note that the
factory default of each option is highlighted in green.
• DIFFICULTY
controls the overall difficulty level of the
game.
• ATTRACT MUSIC
controls whether or not music is
played during the Attract mode (once every 10 minutes).
• AUTO HIGH-SCORE-TABLE RESET
automatically resets
2-2
Tetris
the high-score table after 2000 games if no player has
achieved a high score in the last 200 games.
To cancel the game option changes and restore the origi-
nal settings, press the player 2 start button.
Press the player 1 start button to set the selected options
and go on to the next screen. Exiting from the game op-
tions screen by turning off the self-test switch will not set
the selected game options.
EEROM Reset Options
The EEROM reset options screen is used to clear or set
certain areas of the EEROM (nonvolatile memory). Move
the player
1
joystick left or right to move the red box to
the desired option. Note that the factory default of each
option is highlighted in green.
• RESET HIGH-SCORE TABLE
sets the High-Score Table
entries to the defaults stored in ROM.
• SET OPTIONS TO FACTORY DEFAULTS
sets the coin
and game options to the factory defaults stored in
ROM.
• INI11AIJZE EEROM
initializes the data in EEROM. You
should only use this when you have replaced the
EEROM device located at 65F because this clears all
accounting information.
To cancel the EEROM reset options and restore the origi-
nal settings, press the player 2 start button.
Press the player 1 start button to perform the selected re-
sets and go on to the next screen.
It
may take up to eight
seconds to perform the requested resets. If you exit from
the EEROM reset screen by turning off the self-test
switch, none of the reset options will be performed.
Video Display Tests
You can use the following tests to adjust the video display:
• Screen Pattern Tests
Move the player 1 joystick left or right to select
among the convergence, color purity, and several
other screen patterns. Press the player 2 start button
to change colors within each pattern.
• Color Test
• 256-Color Test
To move from one test to the next, press the player
1
start button.
Audio Test
The audio test indicates the condition of the music and
sound-effects circuits.
SOUND NUMBER
indicates the sound selected by moving
the player 2 joystick left (decrements number) or right
(increments number). To hear the sound, press the player
2 start button one or more times. Pulling the player 2 joy-
stick down (towards you) silences the audio.
Pressing the player
1
start button returns to the Switch
Test portion of the self-test.