Atari Super Breakout Manual

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GAME SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION
Your game's serial number is stamped on the circuit (back) side,
bottom right corner, of the printed circuit
board-see the illustra-
tion below. The same number is also stamped on the TV monitor
chassis and on the label located on the rear of the game cabinet.
Please mention this number whenever calling your distributor for
service.
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ATARI INC
1265 BORREGAS AVENUE
PO. BOX 9027
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94086
4081745-2000 • TELEX 35-7488
Super Breakout™
Operation, Maintenance
and Service Manual
Complete with Illustrated Parts Catalog
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1 LO\_., .. : ~CION SETUP
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
A. INTR. v !UCTI ON .. ....... . .... .. .. . ..... ...... . .... ...... . . ... . . 1-1
B. GAME INSPECTION . .... . ... . ......... .. .... .. ... .. .... ... ...... . 1-2
C. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ... ... ... .... . .. ........ . . . . ...... . 1-3
Line Voltage Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Type of Power Cord ........................................ ... . . . 1-4
D. INTERLOCK, POW ER ON/OFF SWITCH
AND OTHER OPERATOR CONTROLS .. ..... ......... .... ...... ... . . 1-4
Interlock Switch Checkout Procedure . ... .................... .. .... .. 1-5
E. OPERATOR OPTIONS ........................................... . 1-6
F. SELF-TEST PROCE DU RE . .. ..... .. ....... . ........ .. .. ..... . ...... . 1-8
G. VOLUME CONTROL ..... . .... .. ....... . ...................... .. . 1-8
~ GAMEPLAY
A. INTRODUCTION ......... ........ . .. . ............ .. . .. ....... ... 2-1
B. - - . ,.... ..... • ·O DE . ............ ... ......... . . .. .......... . ....... . 2-2
C. REAu ,, 1'\Y. . .. .. . .. .. ... ....... .. . . .... . . .. . ....... ... ... . . 2-2
D. PLAY MOUt. ... .. ........... .. . . ..... . ......... . .. . ....... . . . ... 2-9
Double ......... .. ........... . .......... .. . . . .. . ... ..... .. . . ... 2-9
Cavity
.. .j r: ' . .. . . ..... . ... . ...... ... .. . ............... . , . .. ... . 2-11
Progressi ~ ... e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
3 THEORY OF OPERATION
A. GENERAL INFORMATION ....... . ... ... .. .... ...... .... ..... ... .. 3-1
B. P"' WER SUPPLY .. ....... ...... .. ........ .. ........... . .......... 3-4
c. h - 00PROCESSOR CIRCUITRY ....... . . .. ............. ... ......... 3-4
MPU, ROM , and RAM . .. ... . ... .. . .. . . .. ......................... 3-4
Address
Decoding . .......... ... .... ... ... ........ . ... ...... . .... . 3-4
<l>O Clock Qriver .. ... . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. .............. . ... 3-5
Watchdog Reset . ... . . . .......................................... 3-7
D. SYNC GENERATOR .......... . ......... . .... . ......... . ... .. ..... 3-7
E. PLAYFIELD GENERATOR .. .. .. ... .. .. .... ... ... . .... . ... .. ...... .3-10
F. MOTION OBJECT GENERATOR ........... .. ............. . . .. ... .. 3-12
G. SWITCH INPUT CIRCUITRY ...... .. . ...... ..... . ................. 3-14
H. PADDLE CONTROL ... . ................ . ........... . .......... . . 3-14
}. VIDEO OUTPUT .. ........ . ............. . .................. . .... 3-15
K. AUDIO OUTPUI ... ...... ...... .. .. ...... ..... . ..... .. ...... . .. 3-15
4 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS
A. CLEANING .... .... . . .......... . ... ..... . .. ....... . .. . ... ... .... 4-2
B. COIN MECHANISM .. . .............. . .................. . ...... . .. 4-2
Components
on Coin Door . . .... . . . .. . . .. . . ........ . ... .. . .. . ...... 4-2
Access to Coin Mechanisms ..... ............. . . ....... .... . ........ 4-2
Cleaning
of Coin Paths . . ......... . ..... . . .. .................. .. . .. 4-3
Lubrication ... ... ............ .. .... ..... ............. ........ .. . 4-3
Adjustme~t.pf Coin Switch Trip Wire ....... .. ...... . ....... .... . .... . 4-3
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TABLE OF
CON.rENrS
Mechanical Adjustments on Coin Mechanism . ... . ............ .. . ... .. . 4-4
General Troubleshooting Hints . .......... ... ..... . ....... .. .... . .... 4-4
C TV MONITOR ADJUSTMENTS . ... . ...... ... .... .. ... - ~ · . ~: ·:..: .... . .... . 4-6
D. FUSE REPLACEMENT . .. .. .. .. .... . ... ..... .... ..... . . :· : -- :· ~ . . .... .. 4-6
E. TV MON /TOR REMOVAL. ................. . .. .. . . .. . y: ;; .. ~ Y··: ........ 4-8
F. LAMP/SPEAKER ASSEMBLYREMOVAL . ...... ... . .. ... '. ~· . ·: .... . ... ... 4-8
G. LICON (LED) SERVE SWITCH REMOVAL .... .. ... . . .... ... .......... . 4-9
H. LAMP START SWITCH REMOVAL .. . . ...... .<". .. .... .. ... . .. . .... . 4-10
}. PADDLE KNOB (POTENTIOMETER) REMOVAL . '· ·· .......... ... . ....... 4-11
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K. GAME SELECT SWITCH REMOVAL . .... ...... :1>. ......... .......... 4-11
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Figure 1-1
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Figure 1-4
Figure 1-5
Figure 1-6
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-2
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4
Figure 2-5
Figure 2-6
Figure 2-7
Figure
2-8
Figure 2-9
Figure 2-10
Figure 3-1
Figure 3-2
Figure 3-3
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3-4
Figure 3-5
Figure 3-6
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3-8
Figure 3-9
Figure 3-10
Figure 3-11
Figure 3-12
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Figure 4-2
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Figure 4-5
Figure
4-6
Figure 4-7
Figure
4-8
Figure 4-9
Figure 4-10
Figure 4-11
LIST OF
ILLUSTRATIOl\TS
Super Breakout Control Panel .. . ... . .. .. .... . .. . .. . ............ . . 1-2
Voltage-Selection Connectors . .... .. ... ... ...... . .. . ...... . ...... 1-3
Lora.tion Set-up Requirements ............ .. .. .. ... .. .. ...... . . .. 1-4
~ocation of Interlock and Power On/Off Switches ... . . . .. : . .......... 1-5
Opti on DIP Switches and Game PCB Location and Removal.. ...... .... 1-7
Location of Self-Test Switch and Volume Control.. .. .. .. . .... ........ 1-8
Attract Mode Version Ohe . . .. .. ..... . ........... ..... ........ .. 2-3
Attract Mode Version Two ............. . ....... . ...... .. .... .... 2-4
Progressive Breakout Ready-to-Play Mode . . .................... . ... 2-5
Cavity Breakout Ready-to-Play Mode .... ....... . .......... .. ... . .. 2-6
Double Breab ; ;t Ready-to-Play Mode . ............................ 2-7
General Playfie!d Description
..... . ......... .. . . .. . ............ . . 2-8
Double Breakout Play Mode . . .. ......... . ......... . .. ... .. . ... . 2-10
Cavity Breakout Play Mode . ........ . .. ..... .. ... .. . .. .. ........ 2-12
Progressive Breakout Play Mode . ............... . ........... . . . . . 2-13
Progressive Breakout Scrolling Effect .... . ....... .. . . ............ . 2-14
Diagram
of Ball Rebounds Off Paddle ....... . ............... .. ... 2-15
Super Breakout Game Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Super Breakout PCB Block Diagram ... .. .... ...... . . ....... . .. . ... 3-3
Super BreakoutSchematic Diagrams ........ . .. . ................. 3-17
PowerSupplySimplified Block Diagram .... . ...... . .. . .... ... ..... 3-5
Memory Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Phase 1 and Phase 2 Signal Shaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
SimplifieJ Diagram of Crystal-Controlled
Oscillator and TV Sync Circuitry . .......... . . . .... . .. . . ... .. . . . . .. 3-8
Horizontal Sync Timing Diagram .... . . . . ........................ . 3-9
Vertical Sync Timing Diagram
... . ..... . ... . ... . ................. . 3-9
Playfie/d Generator Block Diagram.. .. . . ..... . . . .... . . .. .... .. . . . 3-10
Charactor Display Data . ... . ... .. ... . ..... .... . .. . . .. ... .. ... .. 3-11
Address Multiplexers Equivalent Diagram ......................... 3-12
Motion Generator Circuit, Simplified Diagram . .... .. .............. . 3-13
Significant Paddle Signals and Timing. ... ... ... ............ .. ..... 3-14
Super Breakout Harness Schematic Diagram ...... . ............. . .. 3-27
Coin
Door Schematic Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Type B PowerSupplySchematic Diagram
... . .. .... . . . ...... . . .... 3-29
Coin
Door Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Hinging Open the Magnet GateAssembly . . ...... . ................. 4-2
Removal of Coin Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Surfaces to Clean Inside the Coin Mechanism .. .. . . .. . .. . ..... . . . ... 4-3
Removed of Plate Covering Rear of Coin Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Close-up Vi~w of Lubrication Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Detail View of Coin Switch and Trip Wire . .......................... 4-4
Adjustments on Coin Mechanism .. ............ ... .. . ..... . ....... 4-5
Locations of Adjustments on TV Chassis . ............... . ..... . . : ... 4-6
TV Monitor Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Lamp/Speaker
and Fluorescent Lamp Removal ...... . . ... .. . ..... .. . 4-8
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LIST OF
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 4-12
Figure 4-13
Figure 4-14
Figure 4-15
Figure
5-1
Figure 5-2
Figure 5-3
Figure 5-4
Figure 5-5
Figure 5-6
Figure 5-7
Figure 5-8
Figure 5-9
Figure 5-10
Figure 5-11
Figure 5-12
Figure 5-13
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LICON(LED) Serve Switch Removal ... .. . .. .. .. . . .. . .. ... ... .. . . . . 4-9
Lamp Start Switch Removal .
.. ... .. . . .... . ........... . ... . ..... 4-10
Paddle
Control Removal . .. .... . .... .... . ... . ........ .. ....... . 4-11
GameSelect Removal .... . .... . .... .. .. . .. ... .. .. .• ... . . ~ . . . . . . . 4-11
Final Cabinet Assembly ... . .... ....... . ..... . .. . . •,! ... : • • • • • • • • • • • • 5-3
TV ShelfAssembly
.. . .. ... ... . . . . .. . . . , .. . ... ,.: . . .. .. .. .. . .. .... 5-6
Control Panel Assembly .... ... ......... ~· li ' fl.lV . .. .... . ........ . . 5-8
Coin
Door Assembly . ... .... . ..... .. .. ... . .·.· ... . .. . ....... ... . 5-10
Front Bezel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Coin
Lockout Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Coin Switch Assembly.
... . . .... . . .. ... ....... . . .... . .. ... .. ... 5-15
Type B Power
Supply Assembly ........ ........ . . .. .... . ....... . 5-16
Fluorescent Light
and Speaker Mount Assembly ........ .. ....... .. . 5-18
Fluorescent LightAssembly
........... ... . . ...... . .. ... .. ... ... 5-20
RF Shield PCB Assembly . . ... ...... . . .. .... . . . .. . . .. .. . ....... . 5-22
Start
Button Assembly.. . . .. . ... . . ........... . . .. . . .... . ...... . 5-24
Super Breakout
PCB Assembly . ............ . . ............. .. . ... 5-27

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Table 1-1
Table 1-2
Table 1-3
Table 2-1
Table 2-2
Table 2-3
Table 3-1
Table 3-2
LIST OFTABLES
Installation Requirements .......... . .. . ............ . .. . .......... 1-1
OperatorOptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Self-Test Procedure ...... . .... . ..... . ....... .. .... . ..... . ....... 1-9
Double BreakoutScoring Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Cavity Preakout Scoring Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Progressive BreakoutScoring Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
MPU lnput/ O~ ';J u ~ Signal Descriptions . .. ..... . .. . ... . . . .... ... ..... 3-6
Atari Inc. Programmable Memory Map ...... ... ..... .. ..... . ........ 3-6
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LOCATION SETUP
A. INTRODUCftOlY
Super Breakout™ is a one- or two-player game
developed by Atari Inc. The game is packaged in an
upright, floor-resting cabinet illustrated by brightly
colored orange, red and white graphics to further
enhance potential play. A 19-inch TV monitor is
mounted vertically in the top front of the cabinet. The
TV
monitor viewing screen is shielded by a Plexiglas®
panel
that also displays colorful graphics.
Player-operated controls are mounted on a con-
trol panel directly below the TV monitor viewing
screen on the front of the game cabinet as illustrated
in Figure 1-1. The controls consist of a Game Select
rotary switch, paddle control knob, a red LED serve
pushbutton and a one-player start and two-player
start pushbutton.

SERVE LED -------
PUSHBUTTON
PADDLE CONTROL ----
KNOB
ONE-PLAYER ------------r-----
START PUSHBUTTON
TWO-PLAYER --------1---m
START
PUSHBUTTON
CONTROL---------
PANEL
Figure 1-1 Super Breakout Control Panel
The coin mechanism on the front mid portion of
the game cabinet, below the control panel, initiates
the play. The cash box is located behind a locked
access door.
Super Breakout is a ball-and-paddle game; the
player's objective is to build up the highest possible
point score by hitting the balls toward awall of bricks,
regardless of the game selection. Each time aball hits
a
brick, points are added to the player's score. The
brick disappears and the ball rebounds. Player ac-
cumulated scores are displayed continuously at the
bottom of the TV screen. Besides rebounding from
the bricks and from the player's paddle(s), the ball
also
rebounds from the two sidewall boundaries and
from the backwall boundary behind the wall of
bricks.
B. GAME INSPECDON
Your new Super Breakout game is manufactured
ready to play on removal from the shipping carton.
Your cooperation is desired in order to supply the
final touch of quality control to your game. Please
follow the procedures below to ensure that your
game is in perfect condition:
1. Examine all external parts of the game cabinet for
dents, chips or broken parts.
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2. After determining that the game has been received
in
good condition, unlock and open the rear ac-
cess door. Carefully inspect the interior and verify
the following:
a. All plug-in connectors are firmly seated.
b. Remove game
PCB as instructed in Steps 1-4 of
Section E.
c. All integrated circuit packages (chips) in sock-
ets on the game printed circuit board are firmly
seated.
d. Replace game
PCB as instructed in Step 6 of
Section E.
e. The fuses are all seated snugly in their holders.
f. No harness wires are disconnected.
g. No loose foreign objects should be present,
especially metal objects that could cause elec-
trical
problems.
Be sure all major assemblies are checked. Check
the game printed circuit board (PCB), the transformer
(located on the power supply chassis), the speaker,
fluorescent lamp and all other player controls. Also
be certain that the TV monitor is securely mounted.
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LINE VOLTAGE-CHANGING
VOLTAGE PLUG WIRE COLOR
95 VAC BLACK
110 VAC ORANGE
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(installed at factory)
210 VAC GREEN
220 VAC RED
ORANGE--
CONNECTOR
(FACTORY-
INSTALLED)
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0 0-
N/OFFAND
INTERLOCK
SWITCH
QQ
V.mp,250V.
Slow-blow
VOLTAGE SELECTION
CONNECTOR
8 Amp, 125V.
Fast-Blow
2.5 Amp .125 V.
Slow-blow
POWER SUPPLY
CHASSIS
Figure 1-2 Voltage-Selection Connectors
Check the serial number located on the metallic
label in the upper left-hand corner on the back of the
game cabinet. This serial number also appears in the
corner (common to both edge connectors) on the
back of the PCB, inside the game cabinet. See the
illustration on the inside front cover of this manual.
C. INSTALLATION
RE~mREMENrS
Voltage Selection
Your Super Breakout game is shipped for opera-
tion at 110 VAC, 60 Hz.
IF YOUR LOCAL LINE VOLTAGE IS 110VAC, per-
form the following steps:
1.
Measure AC line voltage with an AC voltmeter.
*Figure 1-2 shows the four connectors with one of
them already plugged in.
2; If AC line voltage is consistently below 100 VAC,
plug in the black low-voltage connection, on the
Power Supply Chassis.*
3.
If AC line voltage is approximately110VAC, plug in
the orange connection (factory installed).
IF YOUR LOCAL LINE VOLTAGE ISNOT110VAC,
BUT INSTEAD IS 220 VAC, perform the following
steps:
1.
Measure AC line voltage with an AC voltmeter.
2. If AC line voltage is consistently below 210 VAC,
plug in the green low-voltage connection.*
3. If AC line voltage is approximately220VAC, plug in
the red connection.
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Table 1-1 Installation Requirements
PowerRequirements
Power Supply: 110 VAC @60 Hz
200
Watts
220 VAC @50 Hz
TemperatureRange
On Location and No lower than 0degrees Celsius
In Stora5e:
(32 degrees Fahrenheit)
Humidity Range
Relative
Humidity:
No higher than 49 degrees
Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit)
No more than 95%
Location Space Requirements*
Height: 169 centimeters (66 inches)
Width: 62 centimeters (25 inches)
Depth: 70 centimeters (28 inches)
TV Monitor
19-inch Black and White
*See Figure 1-3.
Type of Power Cord
Atari has added a strain-relief cord to your Super
Breakout game. The advantage of this type of cord is
that if pulled accidentally, the strain relief will hold
the cord in place at the cabinet wall. The plastic strain
relief "cushions" the impact of the shock and
prevents the cord from pulling the wires out of the
harness connector.
D. INTERLOCK, POWER ON/OFF
SWITCH AND OTHER
OPERATOR CONTROLS
To minimize the hazard of electrical shock while
you are working on the inside of the game cabinet,
two interlock switches have been installed. One is
located behind the rear access door and one behind
the coin door. These switches remove all the power
from the game cabinet while the doors remain open.
To help conserve energy, a power on/off switch has
been placed on the game so that it can be turned off
during closed periods. This switch is located in the
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(62 CENTIMETERS)
Figure 1-3 Location Set-up Requirements
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POWER ON/OFF SWITCH
NOTE:
WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE
DOOR (S) OPEN, YOU MUST PULL INTERLOCK
PLUNGER OUT WITH THUMB
AND FOREFINGER
AS INDICATED BY DIRECTION OF ARROW.
INTERLOCK SWITCH
Figure 1-4 Location of Interlock and Power On/Off Switches
upper rear left-hand corner of the game cabinet, as
shown in Figure 1-4.
Interlock Switch Checkout Procedure
Check for proper operation of the interlock
switches by performing the following steps:
1.
Unlock and open the rear access door and the coin
door.
2. Plug the AC power cord into your local line AC
outlet (110 VAC or 220 VAC).
3. Set the power on/off switch to the "on" position.
4. Close the rear access and coin door. Within ap-
proximately 30 seconds after closing the last door
to the game cabinet the TV monitor should display
a picture.
5. Slowly open either door to the game cabinet, and
the TV picture should reappear, when either the
rear access or coin door is opened to approxi-
mately one inch.
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Table 1-2 Option Settings
Switch Settings on 8-Toggle DIP Switch
OPTION (located
at position J8/9 on the Game PCB)
1 2 3 4 5
Game instruction language
ON ON
(as displayed on
ON OFF
TV screen) OFF ON
OFF OFF
Coin Mode
ON ON
ON
OFF
OFF ON
OFF OFF
Game Length
ON
OFF
Extended Play Levels
(extended play equals
one full game)
6. If the results of Step 5 are satisfactory, the inter-
lock switchesare operating properly. If the picture
does not disappear as described, check to see if
the corresponding interlock switch is broken from
its mounting or stuck in the "on" position.
7. Close arid lock both doors.
E. OPERA.TOR OPTIONS
The operator options offer maximum player ap-
peal for each game location. These options are listed
in Table 1-2. Theyare preset
for acertain game set-up
during production. To determine how the switches
have been set
for the game, compare the attract
mode with the information in Table 1-2.
To change
the toggle positions of the switch as-
sembly and set the desired options, the printed cir-
cuit board (PCB) must be removed according to the
following procedure:
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RESULT
6 7 8
English
German
French
Spanish
Free play
2 Plays/Coin
1 Coin/Play
2 Coins/Player
5 Balls
3 Balls
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Progressive Cavity Double
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ON ON ON
No extended play allowed
ON ON OFF 200
200
200
ON OFF ON 400 300
400
ON OFF OFF 600
400 600
OFF ON ON
900
700
800
OFF ON OFF 1200 900
1000
OFF OFF
ON 1600 1100 1200
OFF OFF OFF
2000
1400 1500
....-~~~~~~~NOTE~~~~~~~---
This game includes a new style of easy-
access PCB. The radio frequency shield
has been redesigned to use only three in-
dividual quarter-turn fasteners as a direct
result of field input.
1. Unplug the game power on/off switch and open
the rear access door.
2. Locate the radio frequency (RF) shield board as-
sembly immediately inside the game cabinet be-
hind the rear access door (see Figure 1-5). On one
end of the assembly is a small PCB with an edge
connector coming from the edge of the Super
Breakout game PCB. (The RF Shield Assembly is an
aluminum box with hundreds of holes.)
3. Turn the three individual quarter-turn fasteners on
the RF Shield assembly %-turn to the left, or
counterclockwise.
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Figure 1-5 Option DIP Switches and Game PCB Location and Removal
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SELF-TEST-SWITCH
---VOLUME
CONTROL
VOLUME
DECREASE:
COUNTER-
CLOCKWISE
Figure 1-6 Location of Self-Test Switch and Volume Control
4. Carefully pull out the Super Breakout game PCB
and the RF Shield board together as a unit. These
would not normally need to be separated when
making option switch changes.
5. Set the switches for the desired options, as listed
in Table 1-2.
6. Reinstall both PCBs by following steps 1throu_gh4
in reverse order. Do not force or bend the game
PCB. Before reinstalling, always inspect the game
PCB for damage.
7. Close and lock the rear access door.
8. Plug in the game and verify that ali options func-
tion by playing the game.
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F. SELF-TEST PROCEDURE
Super Breakout will test itself and provide
data fo demonstrate that the game's circuitry and
controls are working properly. This procedure
uses the TV monitor and the speaker; no ad-
ditional equipment is required. See Figure 1-6 for
location of the Self-test switch. To start the proce-
dure, slide this switch to on as indicated in the
figure. See Table 1-3 for further details and in-
structions on the seif-test. We suggest that you run
the self-test each time the coin box is opened.
G. VOLUME CONTROL
If volume is incorrect for your location, open
the coin door and adjust the volume control as
indicated in Figure 1-6.
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Table 1-3 Self-Test Procedure
Instruction Result
if Test Passes Result
if Test Fails
1.
Preliminary
Set volume level potentiometer
Not Applicable Not Applicable
(located on a bracket immed-
iately behind and to the
1
left of
the coin door) to Yi volume.
2. RAM Test
Set Self-Test Slide
switch Clears the Screen The TV monitor screen displays a
(located above
the volume pattern, and aseries of eight tones
potentiometer, immediately (representing DO through 07
behind and to the left of the respectively) sound off.
coin door) to the "on" position.
A distinct LOW tone indicates a
good bit. A HIGH tone indicates
the bit is different from what it
should be.
The test stops (video, no audio) un-
til the self-test switch is turned to
"off", and then back on again.
3.
ROM Test
(
No operator action required.
When ROMs 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 When ROMs 0, 1,2, 3, and 4do not
checksum correctly no message checksum, a message is displayed
Immediately follows instruc-
is displayed on the TV screen.
on the TV screen to indicate the
tion 2 if it passes. This step failed
ROM number. It also indi-
automatically tests ROMS 0, 1, cates
the difference between
2, 3, and 4 that represent five
obtained value and the expected
1K
byte blocks.
value, in a 2-digit hexadecimal
number.
4. Lights and
Audio Test
Operator should adjust volume
The one- and two-player start Lights
do not turn on.
control.
lights and the serve light light up. Proceed
to instruction 5.
Immediately follows instruc- Four audio tones are also Either
no tones or missing tones.
tion 3 whether or not it passes. sounded (from high to low tone).
5. Switch and Lamp Test
Immediately follows instruc- Paddle control potentiometer re-
No potentiometer values displayed,
tion 4 whether or not it passes. mains displayed. All lights remain and any
one or several lights
lighted.
turn off.
Rotate Paddle Knob
All values from 00 to FF hexa- Values not between 00 and FF.
decimal notation should be ob- Possibility potentiometer too noisy
tainable. Any movement of the as a result of a dirty pot.
knob should cause the numbers on
the screen
to move not more than
1 digit in either direction.
Push all the following switches:
SLAM, COIN SWITCHES, Each pressed switch generates Neither a click or any sound.
PLAYER START SWITCHES,
audible click.
SERVE SWITCH, GAME SELECT
KNOB.
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