Using The 5200 - Atari 5200 Owner's Manual

5.
Using the
5200 Controllers
The ATARI
5200
includes two
5200 controllers.
These con-
trollers
allow
you
to
move
the
play
pieces
In
any direction
on
the
screen—
right.
Iett
f
up
T
down,
and
diagonally.
Plug the
controllers into the
jacks
at
the
front of
the console
unit.
Each
jack
is
numbered.
Use
jack
1
for
one-player
games; use
jacks
1
and
2 for
two-player
games.
The
jack
is
designed
to
Fit
only one
way-
Be sure the
con-
nection
is
firm, but
do
not
try
to
force
it.
Some
controller
functions vary
with
different
games. Be sure to
check the appropriate
game
in-
structions
for different controller
functions.
Each
controller
has
two
fire but-
tons
on
either side.
The
lower
buttons are
used
as
the
fire
but-
tons
for
all
games. The upper
buttons
are used
for
other func-
tions
depending on
the
particular
game. See
your
game
instructions
for
different controller functions.
The
right
or
the
left
buttons
can
be used
T
whichever
is
more com-
fortable for
you*
The START, PAUSE, and
RESET
buttons
on
the controllers
per
form
the following
functions: