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Self-test
Tetris
*
2PM1N
shows
the
minutes played
as a 2-player
game.
*
AVG
shows
the
average
game
time
in
minutes
and
seconds..
Lhe
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.
Io
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
MULTIPLIER
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.
MOTE
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
lhe
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
the high-score
table
after
2000
games
if
no
player
has
achieved
a
high score
in
die
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
'.rhe
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
,
m
SET OPTIONS
ID FACTORY
DEFAULTS
sets
the coin
and
game
options
to the factory defaults stored
in
ROM,
*
INITIALIZE
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
Jlv
m
You
can use
the
following
tests
to
adjust the
video
display:
*
Screen
Pattern Tests
Move
the player
i
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
I
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.

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