Atari 5200 User manual

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1. Your ATARI 5!200 >
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3. Setting Up the Console 10
4. Itlserting aGame Cartridg e12
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1. Your ATARI 5200
Congratulations on your purchase
of one of the most exciting video
game systems available. We sug-
gest you read this Owner's
Manual thoroughly before setting
up your ATARI 5200.
NOTE: Read this manual care-
fully, and completely set up your
ATARI 5200 before plugging in
the power adapter.
When you remove your ATARI
5200 from the box, you will have:
•5200 Console Unit
•Game Cartridge
•Two 5200 Controllers
•TV Antenna Switch Box
•Power Adapter
•300 OHM to 75 OHM TV
Switch Box Adapter
•75 OHM to 300 OHM TV
Switch Box Adapter
Note: Your ATARI 5200 is pack-
aged with aprotective coating.
To remove the plastic, refer to
page 10 of this Owner's Manual

2. Installing the TV Antenna Switch Box
UHF
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VHF
Adapter 2
300 OHM 75 OHM Adapter 1
.
The TV Antenna Switch Box is
Basy to attach to the VHF anten-
na terminal on the back of your
Your TV Antenna Switch Box
packaged with two different
Switch Box Adapters:
is
elevision set. Carefully inspect
he antenna connection at the 1. INPUT 75 OHM/
OUTPUT 300 OHM
uacK or your television set to
determine whether your present 2. INPUT 300 OHM/
antenna is 300 OHMs (flat twin-
lead wire) or 75 OHMs (round OUTPUT 75 OHM
cable).
Follow the instructions, on pages
5through 9, which most closely
apply to your television set anten-
na. If your television set is 300
OHMs, you will need aflat-blade
screwdriver to install the switch
box. THE TV SWITCH BOX
ADAPTERS ARE NOT NECES-
SARY IF YOUR TELEVISION
SET IS 75 OHMs
Some television sets require that
you use both adapters, others re-
quire one adapter, and some re-
quire no adapter.
CAUTION: Do not use this TV
Antenna Switch Box with any
unit other than the 5200. Severe
damage to the unit can result if
this Switch Box is used with
any other unit. Use only with
genuine Atari 5200 parts and
accessories. Use of any other
products may cause damage to
the unit.
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The TV Antenna Switch Box can
be left attached to your televi-
sion set without interfering with
television program viewing or
reception.
To attach the TV Antenna Switch
Box permanently to the back of
your television set:
•Peel off the protective paper
on the back of the TV Antenna
Switch Box.
•Stick the TV Antenna Switch
Box on an area near the anten-
na terminals at the back of
your television set.
On the bottom right side of the
TV Antenna Switch Box, you will
notice aswitch labeled
STANDBY/ NORMAL. The NOR-
MAL position is the correct posi-
tion during regular use of your
ATARI 5200. Changing this
switch to the STANDBY position
allows you to view regular televi-
sion programs while the 5200
power is still on. This feature
allows you to save ahigh score
on the screen. It also allows a
game to continue running or the
computer to take its turn while
you watch television. To return
to the game playfield, simply
move the switch to the NORMAL
position.
Extra TV Antenna Switch Boxes
If you attach aTV Antenna
Switch Box to each television set
in your home, you will be able to
move your ATARI 5200 from room
to room. Extra TV Switch Boxes
are available through your local
ATARI dealer.

Television set with VHF
antenna: screws and twin-lead wire
1. Disconnect the tw
antenna wire from
your television set
n-lead 2. Connect the twin-lead wire of
me DaCK OT switcn box Adapter lto tne
VHF screw terminals on your
television set
Connect the antenna cable of
the TV Antenna Switch Box to
the 75 OHM connector of
Switch Box Adapter 1. Secure-
ly tighten the connection.
Connect the television twin-
lead antenna wire to Adapter
2. Attach the 75 OHM con-
nector on Adapter 2to the 75
OHM connector on the
Antenna Switch Box

B. Television with U-shaped slider switch and
twin-lead wire:
UHF
1
VHF
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Disconnect the twin-lead
antenna wire from the VHF
screw terminals. Move the
U-shaped slider right to make
aconnection between the two
screws.
Connect the twin-lead wire of
Switch Box Adapter 1to the
VHF antenna screws on the
back of your television set.
Connect the antenna cable of
the TV Antenna Switch Box to
the cylinder-shaped 75 OHM
connector on Switch Box
Adapter 1.
Connect the television twin-
lead antenna wire to Adapter
2. Attach the 75 OHM con-
nector of Adapter 2to the 75
OHM connector of the TV
Antenna Switch Box.

c. Television wit
twin-lead wireh75 OHM/300 OHM slide switch and
1. Disconnect the twin-lead
antenna wire from the VHF
screw terminals.
2. Slide the switch to the 300
OHM position and follow
steps B-2 through B-4.
D. Television with ashort round cable and twin-lead wire:
NOTE: For some televisions, the
75 OHM connector may not work
correctly. In this case, no
playfield will appear after you
insert acartridge and press the
POWER switch on. To correct
this problem, simply treat your
television as though it is 300
OHMs. Then follow steps A, B,
C, or D.
Connect the short round cable
to the cable connector directly
next to it on your television
set. Then follow steps B-2
through B-4.