Emerson ARCADIA-2001 User manual

ARCADIA-2001 TM
BY S3 'Emerson
OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL NO. ADV-1

WHAT INCLUDED WITH THE MICRO-COMPUTER
Antenna switch
box

1) LED POWER INDICATOR
To indica e when he micro-compu er is on. NOTE: DO NOT INSERT OR REMOVE A CARTRIDGE IF
THIS LED IS ON, PRESS THE POWER SWITCH TO OFF POSITION.
2) POWER SWITCH
To urn he micro-compu er ON and OFF.
3) RESET BUTTON
To rese a game selec ed in a car ridge.
4) SELECT BUTTON
To selec games in a car ridge.
5) OPTION BUTTON
To selec he level skill of game in a car ridge
6) START BUTTON
To s ar or res ar a game and keep he score on TV screen
7) CARTRIDGE SLOT
To inser a car rige for playing
8) LEFT AND RIGHT AUXILIARY CONTROLLER JACKS
For addi ional Con rollers o be used for fu ure car ridges regarding he Con rollers included.
9) AC ADAPTOR INPUT JACK
To connec he AC adap or included.
10) LEFT AND RIGHT KEYBOARDS/CONTROLLERS
For con rolling differen ype of games
11) CHANNEL 3-4 SELECTOR SWITCH
To selec he channel for playing video games
12) OUTPUT CABLE WITH PIN PLUG
To connec in o An enna swi ch box
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NTRODUCT ON
Welcome o he wonderful world of he micro-compu er EMERSON ARCADIA-2001. This micro compu er
will bring you endless hours of fun a home wi h addi ional car ridges available a your EMERSON dealer.
GENERAL
This micro-compu er is designed o play games on Color or Black and Whi e TV ses.
The Video Game player will opera e on ei her channel 3 or 4 on any TV se . A slide swi ch (11) loca ed on
he rear of he uni will selec he channel for opera ion.
An An enna Swi ch box is provided o selec Video Game or local TV programs.
An AC adap or is included o supply Power o he micro-compu er. This Adap or should be plugged in o a
convenien ly loca ed AC Ou le having 120 Vol 60 Hz Only, and he long wire wi h a DC Power Plug should
be connec ed in o he DC JACK (9) loca ed on he rear of he uni .
Two Joy S icks are provided separa ely, so ha hey may be moun ed on o he Con rol Disc o conver he Hand
Con roller o a "JOYSTICK" ype con roller. Screw in he s ick o moun i and screw ou o remove i .
Two JACKS (8) loca ed on he rear of he uni can be connec ed wi h wo addi ional Hand Con rollers
(no included) for fu ure games.
HOW TO CONNECT THE M CRO COMPUTER TO A TV SET
Connec he An enna Swi ch Box o he TV VHF an enna erminals (see fig 1A or 1B)
Fig 1a
CONNECT ON FROM 300 OHMS
NTERNAL OR EXTERNAL ANTENNA
Fig. 1b
CONNECT ON FROM 75 OHMS
EXTERNAL ANTENNA
Typical VHF/UHF
antenna terminals Typical VHF/UHF
antenna terminals
Output cable from
micro-computer Output cable from
TV/GAME slide
control
Coaxi a l
from 75 ohms
antenna
75 Ohms
antenna
terminal
75 Ohms
antenna
terminal
Flat wire from
300 ohms antenna
Connec he Ou pu Cable (12) from he micro-compu er o he Jack in he An enna swi ch Box.
Secure he An enna Swi ch Box on he back of he TV se by peeling off he adhesive pro ec or label on he
Swi ch Box, and s icking i permanen ly on he TV se .

This micro-compu er has connec ed (no -de achable) wo Hand Con rollers wi h coil wires.
Every Hand Con roller has a keyboard wi h 12 bu ons. These bu ons are used o feed da a o he
micro-compu er.
Some Game Car ridges are supplied wi h Overlay (s), o be inser ed on o he keyboard (s).
To moun he Overlay over he keyboard, inser he upper side of he Overlay in o he upper side of he
keyboard, hen bend i down and inser he lower side of he Overlay in o he lower side of he keyboard
(see fig 2)
Every overlay ma ches he par icular game o be played and indica es which bu on of he keyboard is
opera ed o con rol he game.
Some car ridges are supplied wi h wo overlays for wo players, indica ing in which keyboard hey should
be inser ed.
There is one ACTION bu on on each side of every Hand Con roller. They perform he same func ion for he
convenience of ei her righ or lef hand player.
The func ion of he keybaord depends on he car ridge being used and is differen in every car ridge.
The Con rol Disc on he lower side of he Hand Con roller is o con rol he direc ion of he moving objec on
he screen.
Example: By pressing he lower edge of he disc, or pulling he Joy S ick o he lower side of he disc, he
objec will move o he lower side of he screen and so for h.
To s op he mo ion of he objec , jus release he disc or he Joy S ick.
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OPERAT ON
Slide he Con rol on he An enna Swi ch box o GAME posi ion.
Before connec ing he Power o he uni be sure he POWER (2) swi ch be in OFF (ex ended) posi ion.
Turn On he TV se and se he Channel Selec or o channel 3 or 4, whichever is no in use. If bo h channels
are in use, selec he channel wi h weaker recep ion.
Se he Channel 3-4 (11) swi ch loca ed on he rear of he uni o he channel selec ed.
Inser he Video Game car ridge in o he Car ridge Slo (7), loca ed on op of he uni , firmly bu do no
force i . To remove i jus pull s raigh up.
CAUTION: Be sure he POWER LED INDICATOR (1) be off before he car ridge is inser ed or removed.
Af er he car ridge is inser ed press he POWER (2) swi ch o ON posi ion.
If he playfield does no appear on he screen, adjus he Fine Tune Con rol on he TV se, un il he image
is clear and undis or ed.
Adjus he VOLUME con rol on TV se o a desired level.
Press he START (6) bu on o begin playing.
follow he ins ruc ions supplied wi h he Game car ridge on how o play he game.
SELECT (4) OPTION (5) AND START (6) BUTTONS
For heir func ions see he descrip ion on page 3.
The way o use hese bu ons are described on ins ruc ions supplied wi h every game car ridge.
To une he TV se for local TV programs, slide he Con rol on he An enna Swi ch Box o TV posi ion.
GENERAL NFORMAT ONS
When he micro-compu er is no in use, be sure o se he uni OFF by pressing he POWER (2) swi ch.
Replace he Hand Con rollers in place (see fig 3).
S ore he car ridge games in a clean and dry place.
Keep he car ridges away from hea or mois ure places.
Do not clean the cartridges or micro-computer with detergents
or solvents. For cleaning, use slightly water moisted cloth only.
Chemicals or excessive moisture may damage the cartridges
and micro-computer.
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TROUBLE SHOOT NG CHECK L ST
Symptom Cause And Remedy
No playfield image on TV
screen or whi ish gray screen — Swi ch box se a "TV” . Change o "Game" posi ion. — Check TV is swi ched o channel 3 or channel 4.
— Game cable no properly plugged in o he swi ch box.
— Twin-lead wire no properly a ached o rear of TV.
— A.C. Power supply uni no plugged in o wall and/or con rol
uni , check LED li e on console is li .
— On/Off swi ch no pushed o "On" posi ion, check LED
is li .
— Adjus TV fine uning con rol.
— Turn AFC con rol off.
No regular elevision programs — Swi ch box se a "Game". Change o "TV'.'
— An enna wire no properly a ached o 300 Ohm screws or
75 Ohms Jack, on swi ch box.
— Twin lead wire no properly a ached o rear of TV.
Playfield fuzzy like weak TV
s a ion signal — Poor connec ions a an enna erminals of TV se or swi ch box.
Playfield unsharp, uns eady,
blurred or wobbly — TV se no fine- uned for bes pic ure.
— Adjus horizon al con rol on TV or adjus ver ical con rol on TV.
Micro-compu er worked before
bu pic ure suddenly unsharp,
unclear or uns able.
— Tune fine- uning con rol on TV se .
— Push "Power" swi ch "Off and On" on console.
Top and bo om borders of
playfield no equal dis ance
from op and bo om edge
of TV pic ure ube
— Adjus ver ical heigh con rol on TV se.
Game playfield does no
appear correc ly — Turn game off and urn on.
Does no play in color on Color TV — Turn off Au o Fine Tune (AFT or AFC) and fine une
TV manually.
— Turn off Au o Color Con rol and adjus Color Con rol(s)
on TV.
No sound from TV — Turn TV volume up or down and une TV
Buzzing sound or sound
dis or ion or wobbly pic ure — Television se no properly uned, adjus con rols o make
sound and pic ure clear.
— Broadcas in erference on channel 3, 4 or cable TV from an
espeically s rong elevision s a ion in your area. Disconnec
he TV-VHF an enna wires from he swi ch box and con inue
playing, bu you will have o reconnec again for TV viewing.
NOTE:
Due o differences in color circui ry on various makes of TV receivers; ac iva ing he rese bu on of he
console may no always clear and rese he screen properly. If his occurs please urn he console off for
2-3 seconds, and urn on again.
Due o varia ions in Color Pic ure Tube quali y, no all colors will appear same on every TV se .
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