Atari Coin Connection
Issue: Vol 3 Num 05 - 1979 May - Page 2
BASEBALL™
(continued)
Bring the action of their favorite
ball game to the players in video
game locations. ATARI BASEBALL
offers inning after inning of
challenging action and potential
for highest earnings. It's available
for the best of the season and en-
courages world series competition
along with the pros.
BASEBALL
BIGGER IN
'79
Baseball is once again taking the
lead as America's favorite sport. A
recent Harris survey reports that
baseball has increased its ranking
as the favorite sport by 8% over
the past two years to 24%.
Over 40.5 million people attend-
ed major league baseball games
last year. The growing popularity
of minor leagues and local
amateur baseball teams is also in-
dicative of the impact of this sport.
This year will mark baseball's
prominence even more dramatical-
ly. Enthusiasts will be par-
ticipating in this ball and bat
phenomenon in stadiums, local
parks and soon in game rooms
everywhere.
BASKETBALL TM
(continued)
Operators can set the game on a
one- or two-coin minimum opt ion.
A wide selection of game time
levels is offered, ranging from 30
seconds to 2½ minutes. The left
coin chute can be changed for a
dollar coin option allowing 4, 5, or
6 credits per coin. The add-a-coin
feature allows players t o add time
during the game. Video messages
are available in English, French,
Spanish and German.
Now players can enjoy this
popular sport theme all year long.
Be one of the first to start the line-
up by contacting your Atari
distributor. Or call Atari for refer-
ral at (408) 745-2500.
NEW
VIDEO PRODUCTION
FACILITY
,
~- · ---":::.::-- - -
Atari's Video Production Facil-
ity moved at the end of April to a
new location in the Atari complex.
The building has more than
100,000 square feet of working
area allocated to.Video Production.
This expansion in work area sig-
nificantly increases Atari's
manufacturing capacity, efficien-
cy, and flexibility .
This new location is more
logistically integrated with the
other divisions at Atari. Design,
Production, Marketing and other
support functions are now cen-
trally located in the Moffett In-
dustrial Park in Sunnyvale. The
best possible contr.ol and coordina-
tion of Atari's activities will result
from this move.
The new facility has been plan-
ned to take advantage of the
highest degree of productivity and
to allow for future expansion. Up-
to-date methods of materials
handling and assembly are plan-
ned in the new· facility. The con-
solidation of production, materials
handling; shipping and other
functions under one roof will max-
imize coordination of these ac-
tivities.
Atari's new Video Production
area will benefit the continued
growth of innovative products.
Designed for maximum efficiency
and flexibility, Atari is prepared
for future new developments in
amusement products.
TECHNICAL TIP
Troubleshooting
Solenoid Circuits
Troubleshooting solenoid cir-
cuits can easily be handled with
two pieces of test equipment.
First, an ohm meter with a good
RXl scale, and good batteries. Se-
cond, a logic probe or scope will be
helpful in a few cases. When a
game has one or two coils that are
inoperative, the first step should
be to try Self-Test.
The solenoid test will activate
each coil in sequence. If the
s~spect coils operate in self-test
but not in game mode, you don't
have a solenoid problem but
rather a switch or memory pro-
blem. When a coil doesn't work in
self-test, the following steps
should be followed.
1. Insure that + 35 VDC is pre-
sent on both terminals of the
coil while it's not energized.
2. Check the fuses on the
Driver PCB.
3. Check the DC resistance of
the suspect coil-should be
7-10 Ohms DC resistance
with connector J-8 removed
from the main logic PCB.
4. Check the appropriate Driver
transistor, 2N6044, for
shorts or opens and replace
as necessary.
When there isn't any apparent
problem with the coil + 35 VDC or
the driver transistor, a problem
could exist in the logic controlling
the driver transistor. When this
problem occurs, consult the
following steps.
1. Check for logic level change
on the input and output of
the 7407 Buffer and 1N914
that controls the 2N6044
driver transistor.
2. If no logic level change is
found on the input of the
7407 buffer, the most likely
problem will be a bad 9334
addressable latch.
SERVICE SCHOOLS IN JUNE
Atari's Field Service Team will be conducting two-day seminars on
video and pinball troubleshooting and repair. The schools presently
scheduled for June are:
DATE
PLACE
SPONSOR DI STRIBUTOR
June 11-12
Minneapolis, MN
Lieberman Music Co.
June 14-15
North Bergen, NJ
Betson Enterprises
June 18-19
Atlanta, GA
Greater Southern Dist.
June 21-22
Orlando, FL
Southern Music Dist. Co.
Please contact the sponsor distributor or Atari Field Service for fur-
ther information and reservations.
(continued)
Bring the action of their favorite
ball game to the players in video
game locations. ATARI BASEBALL
offers inning after inning of
challenging action and potential
for highest earnings. It's available
for the best of the season and en-
courages world series competition
along with the pros.
BASEBALL
BIGGER IN
'79
Baseball is once again taking the
lead as America's favorite sport. A
recent Harris survey reports that
baseball has increased its ranking
as the favorite sport by 8% over
the past two years to 24%.
Over 40.5 million people attend-
ed major league baseball games
last year. The growing popularity
of minor leagues and local
amateur baseball teams is also in-
dicative of the impact of this sport.
This year will mark baseball's
prominence even more dramatical-
ly. Enthusiasts will be par-
ticipating in this ball and bat
phenomenon in stadiums, local
parks and soon in game rooms
everywhere.
BASKETBALL TM
(continued)
Operators can set the game on a
one- or two-coin minimum opt ion.
A wide selection of game time
levels is offered, ranging from 30
seconds to 2½ minutes. The left
coin chute can be changed for a
dollar coin option allowing 4, 5, or
6 credits per coin. The add-a-coin
feature allows players t o add time
during the game. Video messages
are available in English, French,
Spanish and German.
Now players can enjoy this
popular sport theme all year long.
Be one of the first to start the line-
up by contacting your Atari
distributor. Or call Atari for refer-
ral at (408) 745-2500.
NEW
VIDEO PRODUCTION
FACILITY
,
~- · ---":::.::-- - -
Atari's Video Production Facil-
ity moved at the end of April to a
new location in the Atari complex.
The building has more than
100,000 square feet of working
area allocated to.Video Production.
This expansion in work area sig-
nificantly increases Atari's
manufacturing capacity, efficien-
cy, and flexibility .
This new location is more
logistically integrated with the
other divisions at Atari. Design,
Production, Marketing and other
support functions are now cen-
trally located in the Moffett In-
dustrial Park in Sunnyvale. The
best possible contr.ol and coordina-
tion of Atari's activities will result
from this move.
The new facility has been plan-
ned to take advantage of the
highest degree of productivity and
to allow for future expansion. Up-
to-date methods of materials
handling and assembly are plan-
ned in the new· facility. The con-
solidation of production, materials
handling; shipping and other
functions under one roof will max-
imize coordination of these ac-
tivities.
Atari's new Video Production
area will benefit the continued
growth of innovative products.
Designed for maximum efficiency
and flexibility, Atari is prepared
for future new developments in
amusement products.
TECHNICAL TIP
Troubleshooting
Solenoid Circuits
Troubleshooting solenoid cir-
cuits can easily be handled with
two pieces of test equipment.
First, an ohm meter with a good
RXl scale, and good batteries. Se-
cond, a logic probe or scope will be
helpful in a few cases. When a
game has one or two coils that are
inoperative, the first step should
be to try Self-Test.
The solenoid test will activate
each coil in sequence. If the
s~spect coils operate in self-test
but not in game mode, you don't
have a solenoid problem but
rather a switch or memory pro-
blem. When a coil doesn't work in
self-test, the following steps
should be followed.
1. Insure that + 35 VDC is pre-
sent on both terminals of the
coil while it's not energized.
2. Check the fuses on the
Driver PCB.
3. Check the DC resistance of
the suspect coil-should be
7-10 Ohms DC resistance
with connector J-8 removed
from the main logic PCB.
4. Check the appropriate Driver
transistor, 2N6044, for
shorts or opens and replace
as necessary.
When there isn't any apparent
problem with the coil + 35 VDC or
the driver transistor, a problem
could exist in the logic controlling
the driver transistor. When this
problem occurs, consult the
following steps.
1. Check for logic level change
on the input and output of
the 7407 Buffer and 1N914
that controls the 2N6044
driver transistor.
2. If no logic level change is
found on the input of the
7407 buffer, the most likely
problem will be a bad 9334
addressable latch.
SERVICE SCHOOLS IN JUNE
Atari's Field Service Team will be conducting two-day seminars on
video and pinball troubleshooting and repair. The schools presently
scheduled for June are:
DATE
PLACE
SPONSOR DI STRIBUTOR
June 11-12
Minneapolis, MN
Lieberman Music Co.
June 14-15
North Bergen, NJ
Betson Enterprises
June 18-19
Atlanta, GA
Greater Southern Dist.
June 21-22
Orlando, FL
Southern Music Dist. Co.
Please contact the sponsor distributor or Atari Field Service for fur-
ther information and reservations.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).