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Analogue Mega Sg Reference Manual analogue.co analogue.co V1.3 March 2019...
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Analogue Celebrate & explore the history of video games with the respect it deserves. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 2 / 23...
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What’s in the box A reimagining of the underdog that led a 16-bit revolution. Engineered with an FPGA. No emulation. 1080p. Zero lag. Total accuracy. Mega Sg is not a — Analogue Mega Sg plug n’ play toy. Compatible with the 2,180+ Sega Genesis, Mega Drive and Master System game —...
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HDMI Output Micro USB Power Input Cartridge Slot Power Button SD Card Slot Reset Button 3.5mm Headphone Jack Controller Port 1 Controller Port 2 analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 4 / 23...
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START D-Pad Button Pad Turbo Mapping Mode Home [System Menu] analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 5 / 23...
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SD card. Make sure no other firmware files Mega Sg are in the root directory. Insert your SD card into the SD card slot on your Mega Sg and turn Plug the other end of your HDMI cable into the power on. The firmware update process will...
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Allows you to adjust the video, audio or system options, save settings and view the credits. Tools Allows you to enter Game Genie-style cheat codes and test your controllers using the built-in Analogue controller test program. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019...
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Color (not shown unless Advanced USA (NTSC Export) Mode is enabled) Japan (NTSC Domestic) Limit RGB Range PAL Regions (PAL Export) Lock Gamma Sliders Together PAL Extra (PAL Domestic) Red (1.00-1.99, 1.00) Force 3 Button Mode analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 8 / 23...
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Some NTSC displays may not report 50p support but will work with some or all 50p resolutions anyway. Almost all European displays support 60p. Mega Sg will start up with the highest resolution and frame rate your monitor supports unless you select a lower resolution setting and save the settings.
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Vertical Presets : 960 (4x), 1080 (4.5x), 1200 (5x) x256 Width – 680; 765 (4:3 for 16:9); 816 (3x256); Horizontal Position : 0-128 849 (4:3 for 16:10); 850 (Square Pixels); 1088 Vertical Position : 0-64 (4x256) analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 10 / 23...
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Video Settings Recommended Scaling Settings Screen Size If you are outputting your Mega Sg to a 1080p In the simplified Screen Size setting, height settings or 4K native display and you care about seeing the are given only for 1080p modes. Horizontal and...
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If you use scanlines, you may need adjust the Mega Sg has three modes that deal with the frame Vertical Position in the Width and Height from rate differential in different ways.
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1.40 with scanlines. Advanced Mode Enabling this option adds the Buffer Mode, Extra Features and Color options to the Video Submenu and turns the simplified Screen Size options into the Width & Height options. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 13 / 23...
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Texas Instruments SN76489 Programmable Sound Generator. Mega Sg also includes a DAC to allow Swap Left & Right – This option reverses stereo. analog audio output via its headphone jack.
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Rectified Sawtooth Quarter Sawtooth 2x Sawtooth 2x Half Sawtooth 2x Half Square Half Exponent The resulting sound may vary considerably from what was intended, so the setting won’t be saved when you Save Settings. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 15 / 23...
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The user loaded font allows you to select your own see the Master System section font in place of those which come with the Mega Sg. The load font option will bring you to the Startup Options file browser. If you have a directory called FONT at the root of your SD card, it will default to Boot Sequence Delay –...
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OK with Faster. Lower the speed down if you are even if the game is not correct for the having trouble loading Files. region set by Mega Sg. When this option is active, it will show the Region the console is Debug being forced to use below the option’s text.
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Save/Clear Settings Disabling the display gives the programmer more resources to accomplish other tasks. Save Settings – Saves menu settings to Mega Sg’s Highlight Scanline – Shows a green horizontal line internal flash memory. on the line on the accompanying slider.
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Playing Included with your Mega Sg purchase is an adapter for Sega Master System cartridges. With the Adapter you can use Sega Master Sega Master System Cartridges. System Games Master System Cartridge Master System Adapter Mega Sg Sega CD Spacer analogue.co...
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The Channel Panning allows you to give stereo separation to the audio. The default Channel Level is 60 for all sliders and the default Channel Panning is 0 for all sliders. Default Cartridge Audio is 90. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 21 / 23...
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HD TV may not sync its frames to the shutter A or C = Button 1 (Left Button) glasses, ruining the 3-D effect. The Analogue DAC B = Button 2 (Right Button) (sold separately in 2019) will provide solutions for Start = Pause (found on the console on the original analog and CRT only accessories.
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