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Atari 2600 A Field Service Manual

Atari 2600 A Field Service Manual (157 pages)

Brand: Atari | Category: Game Console | Size: 5.16 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
Table of Contents
6
Service Bulletins
8
- Theory of Operation
  9
- Overview
  9
- 2600 Funcational Diagram
  9
- Game Console
  10
- Outer Casting
  10
- 2600 Game Console
  10
- Switchboard
  11
- Player Option Switches
  11
- Power Supply
  11
- RF Modulator
  11
- Motherboard
  12
TV Switchbox
12
2600A G a M E Console
13
- 2600A Board Layout
  14
- Silkscreens and Schematics
  16
- 2600/2600A 1C Pinouts
  17
2600 Motherboard Silkscreen
18
2600 Channel 3 Switchboard Schematic
21
2-3 Switchboard Silkscreen
22
2600A Motherboard Silkscreen (Revs. 14 and 15)
25
2600A Motherboard Silkscreen
25
2600A Motherboard Silkscreen
26
3-4. 2600 Switchboard S T a T I C Modification
31
- 2600A Model Modifications
  32
- Testing with the Diagnostic Test Cartridge
  33
Switch Initialization Positions
33
- Ram Test
  34
- Defective RAM Patterns
  34
- Color Bar Test
  35
Color Bars Screen
35
- Gray Bar Test
  36
- Gray Bars Screen
  36
Diagnostic Matrix Screen (Shorting Plugs OUT)
37
- Audio Tones Test
  39
- Audio Tone Test Screens
  39
- Paddle Control Lines Test
  40
2600 Motherboard Schematic
41
4-1. Switch Initialization Positions
78
Color Bars Screen
79
Defective RAM Patterns
80
Diagnostic Matrix Screen
83
RC Waveforms
87
- Data Lines
  88
- Address Lines
  88
- Getting Started
  88
- Signal Tracing Cartridge Procedure
  88
STC Address Line Waveforms
89
STC Data Line Waveforms
89
- Connected Pins on Motherboard
  90
- Symptom Checklist
  91
- Logic Failures
  92
- Video Failures
  92
- Color Failures
  93
- Audio Failures
  93
- Controller Failures
  94
- Other Failures
  94
- 2600A Diagnostic Flowchart
  98
- Bars Test Procedure
  103
And up
103
Defective Switcn Troubleshooting
105
2600A (Revs. 1-1 3 ) Static Modifications
107
Game Controllers
127
Joystick (X-Y) Controller
127
- Joystick Schematic
  128
- Joystick Check
  129
Paddle con Troller
130
- Paddle Controller Check
  131
- Paddle Controller Schemaric
  131
Driving Controller
132
- Driving Controller Check
  133
- Driving Controller Schematic
  133
Keyboard Controller
134
- Keyboard Wiring Diagram
  135
- Keyboard Schematic
  135
- Keyboard Controller Check
  136
- Parts List
  137
- Index
  145
- Technical Tips
  146
- Floating Ground
  147
- Left Paddle Failure
  147
- Power Jacks
  147
- 9-Pins
  147
- Solder Check
  148
- Hex Buffers
  148
- Crooked Switches
  148
- Reassembly
  149
- Excess Lead Length
  149
- Regulator
  149
- Blanking Resistor
  152
- Switch Shorting
  153

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