Model; Equipment Requirements; Cartridge (Version 1.1); Overview Of Tests - Atari CX 5200 Field Service Manual

SECTION
3
4-PORT
MODEL
5200
TESTING
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
You
require six
basic pieces of
equipment
in
order
to
analyze
failures
in
the
Model
5200.
These
items
include:
• 15
MHz
oscilloscope
•
Diagnostic Cartridge
(version
1.1)
•
Model
5200 Port Board (Loop Back
Board)
•
CX5200
Field
Service
Manual
•
color T.V.
set
(properly adjusted)
•
voltmeter
TESTING WITH
THE DIAGNOSTIC CARTRIDGE
(VERSION
1.1)
All tests are
reviewed
in this
section.
If
applicable,
a
Flowchart Entry
Point
is
given.
If
a
failure
occurs, go
to
the flowchart indicated and continue
troubleshooting.
OVERVIEW OF
TESTS
The
Diagnostic Cartridge (Version
1.1)
contains a variety
of
test routines to
assist
you
in
identifying
the source of problems
in
the Model 5200.
The
test cartridge
is
used
in
conjunction with the
equipment
listed
at the beginning
of this section.
The
tests available
in
the cartridge
are:
•
Color Bar
•
Gray Bar
•
Any V
ideo
•
Pokey
Adjust
•
RAM
•
Verify
OS
ROM
•
Port
•
Tone
INITIALIZATION
To
prepare
the
Model 5200
for
testing,
perform the following steps
in
the
order
given:
•
Connect
the
switchbox
to
the
VHF
terminal(s) on the
back
of
the T.V.
Set.
•
Plug
the
power adaptor
into
the opening on
the
switchbox
marked
Power.
•
Plug the
RF
cable
from
the console
into the
opening on
the
switchbox
marked Game.
Be
sure the
select
switch on the switchbox
is
set to
the
NORMAL
position.
•
Plug
the
Model 5200
Port
Board
into
the player
ports.
•
Insert
the Diagnostic Cartridge (Version
1.1)
•
Turn on
the T.V. Set and the
Model
5200.
CX5200
Field Service
Manual
3-1 Changed
by
ECN
#0036
6/21/83