Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual

It is an extremely simple process to interconnect a home video game system to your TV set. Don’t let all the cables with their implied technology fool you—there are only three basic elements which have to be put together before you can get down to some serious playing.

First there’s the computer module, the heart of the game system which has the on-off, power, game select, and game re-set controls. The computer module is where the particular game cartridge is plugged in. In addition, the controllers for play and the cable TV set must find their way to the computer module.

Depending on the power supply set-up, the computer module or a DC transformer is plugged into the AC line, and into the module to supply power to the module.

Then the control stations are plugged by their cables into the module. The controllers can be of various configurations, including dial, switch, pushbutton, and joystick controllers and combinations of these controls.

Now the TV generated by the computer module is run along another cable to the TV antenna inputs of the TV set. This is an rf signal, often on either channel 2 or 3, and the TV set must be tuned to that channel to receive the audio and video computer noises produced by the computer.

That’s the set-up. No more difficult than connecting up a stereo system or a video cassette recorder.

Once the system is in place, the particular video cartridge you want to play is put into the tape head slot in the module, in much the same way an audio cassette or eight-track are inserted into a tape recorder.

With the cart in place, the game begins. The screen will flash with the first game of the series on the cart. You can then review all the game variations available to you, and with the game select and game re-set switches on the module, select the particular game you want to play.