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^righl,
left,
up,
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
Mmes.
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 furK-
tions
depending on
the
particular
game.
your
game
Instructions
for
different controller functions.
The
right
or
the
left
buttons can
be used,
whichever
is
more com-
fortable
for you.
The START. PAUSE, and RESET
buttons
on
the
controllers per
form
the following functions;
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