Mattel Electronics Intellivision 5370 PAL User manual

Intellivision
Step-by-Step inStallation Guide to
Composite Video out modifiCation
intelliVision i model no. 5370 pal or 2609 ntsC

Disclaimer:
This mod has been carefully designed and manufactured. It has
proved to work. To my knowledge, it does not harm your system.
Nevertheless, I cannot be held responsible for any damage of your
console (and yourself), when you install it. You open and modify
your Intellivision at your own risk. Please make sure that your
console is not connected to any power source whenever the cover
is removed.
Study all information given in this installation guide about how
to install the mod in the video game system carefully before you
proceed. If there is anything not absolutely clear to you about this
process, do not install the mod.
Many thanks to David Harley and Grant Ferey for the revision
of the guides. The layout design was made by Franco Ricciardi.
Thanks to Joe Zbiciak and Tim Lindner for creating the original
design of this modication.
Feel free to use all pictures and information for any Intellivision
related purpose, but please indicate its origin.
Send your questions, comments and suggestions to:
[email protected]
-Oliver Puschatzki (october 2006)

Make sure that you have your Intv1 and modication board. Cable
length ts either Intv 1 and Intv 2 consoles. If the cables seem to be
too long for your console and prevent the mod from tting easily
into it, cut them down to the size you need.
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This is what you need:
a) A drill
b) A drill bit
c) A soldering iron
d) Solder wire
e) A Phillips screwdriver
f) A knife (not shown in the picture)
g) A small pair of pliers (not shown in the picture)

Turn the console upside down and unscrew all six screws that hold
the cover. Turn the Intellivision again and remove the cover
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Step 1

Step 2
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Unscrew all six screws that retain the joypad attachment:

Remove it.
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Step 3

Step 4
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Locate the power supply unit and detach the white and the blue
cable at the right side of the board. Be sure to memorize polarity of
the white cable.

Detach the joypads from the main board. Again: Make sure to me-
morize polarity! You can help to ensure correct polarity is main-
tained when reassembling by marking the cabel/connector and the
PCB with a black felt-tip pen.
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Step 5

Step 5
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Put the housing and the joypads aside. You will need to open the
black shielding now. There are nine soldering points that hold the
shielding in place.

Gently push the knife between the main board and the shielding
and lever the blade down a bit as shown in the photo. Break the
soldering point with the soldering iron. Proceed until all soldering
points have been desoldered. Check whether the small metal plate
of the reset button is still in place. It tends to fall off...
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Step 6

Step 6
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Remove the black shielding and locate the RF section.

Solder the inner wire of cable “V IN” from the mod to the wire on
the right side of the RF section as shown on the picture below. Sol-
der the “A IN” cable from the mod to second wire from the left that
leads into the RF section:
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Step 7

Step 8
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When the cables are correctly soldered to the RF section put the
shielding back in place.

Now comes the hardest part. Drill two holes in the housing; choose
the position shown in the picture, next to the power plug. You can
use the positioning device provided on the last page of this guide.
Be sure to use an appropriately sized drill bit, if you are unsure
which size is correct, use a smaller sized bit rst. Attach the rca
connectors carefully.
***Note*** Your mod might be delivered with three RCA connec-
tors. Bridge the wires from one audio connector to the other (inner
wire to inner connection, outer wire to outer connection). You will
nd a positioning device on page 20 of this guide to help you n-
ding the right position for the RCA connectors.
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Step 9

Step 10
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Tighten the RCA socket locking nuts. Solder wire „V OUT“ to the
yellow RCA connector and „A OUT“ to the black RCA connector.
Attach the wires as shown in this picture.

Put the main board back into the casing, connect the hand con-
trollers to it (POLARITY!) and the blue wire to the power supply
PCB. Solder the red wire „+5 V“ from the mod to the white power
cable like shown in the picture. Choose the topmost connector and
do not damage the other conducting paths! Be extra careful when
you put the soldering wire to the white cable, it can melt when it is
overheated. Connect the white power cable to it‘s jack on the power
supply PCB, ensuring correct polarity.
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Step 11

Step 12
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Solder the black wire „GND“ from the mod to any of the soldering
points that hold the black shielding of the main board.

Your console and the mod should now be properly connected to
each other. Put the joypad attachment back in place and tighten the
screws.
Step 13
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Step 14
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Close the cover again and tighten all six screws you removed in
Step 1. You now have the best video output for you Intellivision I!
** ALWAYS ** make sure you have the video wire connected to the
YELLOW composite jack. You could cause damage to your TV if
you have the wires reversed.