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Summary of Contents for 1200 XL

Page 1: ...THE ATARI 1200XL HOME COMPUTER OWNER S GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...0XL Computer to your television set it s no more complicated than hooking up an antenna to your TV Then you ll learn what to do after you turn the computer on Your ATARI 1200XL Computer s key features including its keyboard and built in diagnostic self tests are described in detail Where To Go From Here There s a World of Possibilities page 13 offers valuable informa tion that will help you pick a...

Page 3: ...MPUTER TO YOUR TELEVISION 5 PUTTING YOUR ATARI 1200XL HOME COMPUTER THROUGH ITS SELF TESTS 7 THREE WAYS TO USE THE KEYBOARD 9 WHERE TO GO FROM HERE THERE S A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES 13 BUILD THE SYSTEM YOU WANT 15 GETTING TOGETHER WITH OTHER ATARI HOME COMPUTER OWNERS 17 Ll V 1E O ...

Page 4: ... see whether your computer is on or off Power On Off Switch RESET Key Stops a program then restarts it from the beginning Cartridge Slot Plug in cartridges provide quick and easy program loading Joystick or Paddle Controller Jacks One or two players can challenge the computer or each other through these connectors CONTROL Key Controls a variety of features when pressed simultaneously with another ...

Page 5: ...h as disk drives program recorders or printers to your computer Special Function Keys Many of your computer s operations single key cursor movement for example are controlled by Fl F2 F3 and F4 BREAK Key Interrupts certain functions of the computer CAPS Key Lets you type all uppercase letters t i Keys When used in conjunction with CONTROL these keys move the cursor up down left and right HELP Key ...

Page 6: ... ter minals If the VHF con nection on your TV is a round threaded terminal the TV Switch Box cable must be attached to the adapter supplied with your TV set First connect the twin leads of the TV Switch Box cable to the two screw type terminals on the adapter Then slip or screw the adapter onto the threaded terminal on your TV set making sure that the pinlike projection in the adapter makes contac...

Page 7: ...st the fine tuning knob on your TV set to improve reception WYour ATARI 1200XL Home Computer is now ready to be turned on The mam power switch is located on the left side of the computer console be hind the cartridge slot A few seconds after you turn your computer on you ll be greeted by the word ATARI pulsating with a rainbow of rapidly changing colors If you leave the compu ter on one display lo...

Page 8: ...test on its memory circuits This test ac counts for the slight delay that occurs be tween the moment you turn the computer on and when the word ATARI appears on the TV screen If the memory circuits ever fail the test the first thing you ll see on your TV screen are the words MEMORY TEST and sev eral red and green squares and rectangles Any external software cartridge diskette or cassette that you ...

Page 9: ...ents a por tion of RAM that is ac tively being used by your computer the remaining 16K is acces sible only with certain software programs As each section of RAM is tested the corres ponding square turns white then green if the section is good or red if the section is bad and the LI and L2 indicators on the computer go on and off alternately It is important that all of the squares turn green This m...

Page 10: ... your ATARI 1200XL Computer The SHIFT key capitalizes letters RETURN moves the cur sor to the left margin and TAB moves the cur sor quickly across your screen to predetermined stops 4 9 Beyond these basics there are keys that can unlock other powers within your ATARI 1200XL Computer The CONTROL and SHIFT keys play important roles in screen editing and in generating both graphics and international ...

Page 11: ...nning of a line in some programs Freezes the TV display produced when you list a program This allows the program to be read easier Press CONTROL 1 a second time to restart the program list CONTROL 1 Sounds a buzzer Marks the end of file for in put from the keyboard SHIFT INSfc R Inserts one program or text line at a time F1 Deactivates the computer keyboard LI is on when the keyboard is deactivate...

Page 12: ...play between the graphics and interna tional characters Graphics characters allow you to build graphs design charts and draw pictures The chart on this page shows the 29 characters available and the key you must press in com bination with CON TROL to display each one ATAR1 1200 XL Nfc Li 2 J 2 6 7 u w i n i bvu i o r t i 1 _ J Lai H A K S V A I ...

Page 13: ...al and graphics characters see page 1 l The chart on this page shows the international characters available and the key you must press in com bination with CON TROL to display each one 111 POWER 11 i START SELECT OPTIOM F1 I I ri HELP D mil ftK 1 ATARI1200XL n_ lik Hi 2 3 4 Q SCI O W E H T m a e o v u i o p n n 3 a e i o iJ KW A S F O H j K L O O A i i a A lnnmm z A x a c E n B N M j N i a i k ...

Page 14: ... you to decide which ready to use soft ware you ll need to take your ATARI 1200XL Com puter beyond the self tests There are a number of factors you should study however in looking for software to make your computer work most effectively You ll want to consider costs of course not only of the software itself car tridge cassette or diskette but also of the additional hardware pro gram recorder or di...

Page 15: ...s you want to add to your system If you plan to just use cartridges for example you may need only joy sticks or paddle control lers Cartridges plug directly into the slot on the left side of your ATARI 1200XL Computer so no additional periph eral is required to run them Most of ATARI S popu lar video games come on cartridges which pro vide almost instant pro gram loading and are practically indest...

Page 16: ...rmation But most people ex perienced with compu ters prefer to store infor mation on a disk drive To appreciate why it s necessary to understand how each device works A program recorder like a conventional cas sette tape recorder stores data serially That is it saves data in se quence on tape If you ve stored five documents on a cassette and you want to recall the last one recorded you first have ...

Page 17: ...re necessary if you need to produce let ters or reports Full size printers are also neces sary if you want to print the bookkeeping records produced by an account ing program Intrigued by the pro mises of high speed home information ser vices There s a periph eral device called a modem that lets you transmit and receive information from these and other sources over standard telephone lines The wor...

Page 18: ...are products for your ATARI Com puter If you can t locate the ATARI Users Group in your area contact the ATARI User Group Sup port Staff at 60 E Plumena Box 50047 San Jose CA 95150 They ll put you in contact with a local users group or if there isn t one in your area give you informa tion and advice you ll need to start one APX the ATARI Pro gram Exchange offers a good sampling of the programs ATA...

Page 19: ...equipment is probably causing the inter ference With the equipment turned on you may be able to correct the problem by trying one or more of the following measures Reorient the radio or televi sion antenna Reposition the equipment in relation to the radio or televi sion Move the equipment away from the radio or television WARNING Only peripheral equipment certified to comply with Class B regulatio...

Page 20: ...W I Piinted in Taiwan C i982 Atari Inc All rights reserved ATARI y A Warner Communications Company C061418Rev A 1983 4 c c ...

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