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ATARI INC.  14600 WINCHESTER BLVD,  LOS GATOS, CA 95030 

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(408)  374-2440 

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TELEX 357-488 

Copyright© 1975  by  Atari, Inc. 

Summary of Contents for STEEPLECHASE

Page 1: ...TM 046 STEEPLECHASE Operation Maintenance Service Manual Innovative leisure ATARI INC 14600 WINCHESTER BLVD LOS GATOS CA 95030 408 374 2440 TELEX 357 488 Copyright 1975 by Atari Inc ...

Page 2: ...ration im proper repair installation or improper testing Jn no event shall Seller be liable for loss of profits loss of use incidental or consequential t damages EXCEPT FOR ANY EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH IN A WRITTEN CONTRACT t BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYER WHICH CONTRACT SUPERSEDES THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WAR RANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IM...

Page 3: ...Jump and Fall Circuitry Horse Video Other Video Circuitry Coin Circuitry Bugle Sound Circuit Other Sound Circuits Audio Output Stage IV INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 4 1 Unpacking Instructions 17 4 1 1 Examination for Shipping Damage 4 1 2 Mechanical Inspection 4 1 3 Setting Up Cabinet at Game Site 4 2 Energizing the Game 4 2 1 Application of AC Power 17 4 2 2 Check on Operation of Interlock Switch 4 ...

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Page 5: ...en one of the horses reaches the finish line located near the right side of the screen During a race the horse images gallop across the screen moving from left to right and have to jump over a string of fence picket obstacles that appear at various points along the racetrack These pickets also move across the TV screen but from right to left toward the horses There is a separate string of pickets ...

Page 6: ...N START BOBIN ROBIN 0 ASH CAN MAC s NAG 0 CRAZY ARNOLD 0 BEETLE BOMB 0 0 GOLDEN BOYS 0 Figure 1 1 Graphics on Player Control Panel not shown to scale ...

Page 7: ...ne 1 I 2 L 3 4 __ _ 5 6 7 1 J _ J _ L _ J__ __ _ L L t ___ J 1 1 1 1 I L _ __ _J J _ Figure 1 2 Typical Picture Partway Through a Race with 3 Players not drawn to scale Horse 5 Not Being Jumped L J _ L e I e I I __ w ...

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Page 9: ...60 cycle AC 60 Hz single phase at 110 volts power consump tion rated at 72 watts Fusing All fuses located inside cabinet TV monitor has two 1 amp fuses and remainder of game is protected by one l amp slow blow fuse Power Interrupt Switches These are safety switches located inside the cabinet They cause the AC power to the game to be interrupted whenever either the upper or the lower rear panel ser...

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Page 11: ...the number of each horse participating in a race 3 3 GAME SEQUENCE 3 3 1 OPERATING MODES During use the Steeplechase game can be described as operating in either of two modes atrract or play Plugging the power cord into an active AC outlet energizes the game and it starts out in the attract mode It remains in the attract mode until a player deposits a coin and the coin clears the coin mechanism at...

Page 12: ... defl horizontal defl START switch Pla er 1 switch Player 2 switch Player 3 switch Player 4 5 Coin switch 1 Coin switch 2 audio signal TV MONITOR CIRCUITRY composite signal ELECTRONIC CONTROL CIRCUITRY Figure 3 1 Simplified Block Diagram of Steeplechase Game video ...

Page 13: ...ng Any time a horse strikes a picket except the one closest to the start position the speaker produces a cracking sound This sound will be louder if two horse strike pickets simul taneously and still louder if three or more strike pickets at the same time Because a push button produces no response while the horse image is either in the jump or fall position players are prevented from lengthening a...

Page 14: ...ng information to the monitor 3 4 4 GENERATION OF VERTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION INFORMATION SHEET 2 ZONES B 6 7 8 and C 6 7 8 Flip flop C2 and type 9316 counters C3 and D3 comprise a vertical sync chain which divides the HSYNC signal by 272 The circuit con figuration formed by transistor Q5 and flip flop E2 detects power failures and produces a correct start up sequence on the vertical sync chain after...

Page 15: ...xactly 255 pulses per horizontal scan line on the TV screen av Now consider a specific motion counter for one of the player horses say horse 1 If the REV 1 signal applied at K2 pin 6 and N2 pin 4 is high then the motion counter will divide by 254 This will cause horse 1 to move to the left drop back on the screen But if REV 1 is low and the FWD 1 signal applied at K2 pin 5 is high then the motion ...

Page 16: ...HCLOCK 1 4 16H 32H k 255 CLOCK PUL SES 64H 7 ___j 128H 256H HBLANK HSYNC FINISH LINE HRESET LJ LJ Figure 3 2 Timing Diagram of Signals Associated with Each Horizontal Scan Line l r ...

Page 17: ...16F FWD1 FWD2 FWD3 FWD4 FWD5 FWD6 FWD7 L Time for one full frame on television screen TIMING CYCLES IN GREY A RE EXCLUDED IN SHORT 90 SEC GA ME 1 60 second figure 3 4 Timing Diagramof Signals FWD 1 Through FWD 7 w ...

Page 18: ...ump shorter than the jump of the other horses and to blink the winner at the end of the race The location information is used to speed up the race track and the gallop rate as the leader progresses 3 4 9 JUMP AND FALL CIRCUITRY SHEET 1 ZONES C D 5 THROUGH 8 and B 7 8 SHEET 2 ZONE D 1 To cause a horse to jump the player has to depress the corres ponding front panel push button Doing this produces a...

Page 19: ...the FINISH LINE signal coming from B4 pin 6 in the horizontal sync chain with the exclu sive OR of signals 2H and 2V This produces the checkered effect on the TV screen The pickets arc produced by gating the PICKET LINE signal coming from B1 pin 15 with the vertical sync chain s 16V 8V and 4V signals This produces the PICKET signal at B3 pin 6 and also the stubby picket seen on the TV screen The a...

Page 20: ...o frequency synthesizer D8 and the time value data to time value counter B8 Counter B8 first makes the note sound for the proper amount of time then incre ments the note sequencer C7 and B7 and after that loads new time value data The BUG8 signal produced at C8 pin 9 signifies the end of the sequence 3 4 14 OTHER SOUND CIRCUITS SHEET 1 ZONES B C D 1 THROUGH 4 The junction of resistors R87 R90 R89 ...

Page 21: ...o assemble the game follow these two steps Step 1 Open the lower rear door for access Loosen don t remove completely both hex head bolts 011con eJch side underneath the top portion s wooden base Slide top portion of cabinet back to its rear limit on the runners and retighten the two bolts Step 2 Remove the control panel packaged in bubble wrap from the cabinet interior Locate the small bJg taped t...

Page 22: ...wer cord be unplugged beforehand Unlock and open the lower rear panel access door doing this should cause the interlock switch to de energize the game as described in para 4 2 2 If the interlock switch fails to de energize the game then immediately close and lock tile doOI unplug 1hr power cord and refer to Section VI of this manual to adjust and or replace the switch While being careful to avoid ...

Page 23: ...a coin all seven horse images should move back to the start position and all six push buttons light up No horse images should be blinking In addition to the visual responses described above upon acceptance of the first coin the speaker should im mediately produce the bugle call But after the bugle call ends the speaker should go silent Next depress the player push buttons one at a time Doing this ...

Page 24: ...track at the moment the race ended Also the player push buttons should no longer be lit This completes the functional check of the usual game sequence However it is possible that a player may deposit an additional coin after a race has started To check the game s response to this action proceed as follows Deposit a coin depress the START button and exercise one of the player push buttons until tha...

Page 25: ...r lubricant and avoid spraying the entire coin acceptor Potentiometer shafts must never be lubricated in any way 5 2 ADJUSTMENTS ON TV MONITOR The TV monitor need be adjusted only when the pic ture is distorted or if contrast or brightness seems out of adjustment The light detector circuit inside the pistol pro duces its maximum output when the TV screen s brightness is at the maximum setting NOTE...

Page 26: ...ld Adjust if the picture is slightly off center horizontally if the picture is brok en up into a series of diagonal lines Adju t for a stable cen tercd picture VERT HOLD Vertical Hold Thb needs adjustment only if Lhe picture appears to be rolling up or down the screen Adjust for a stable cenLered picture 5 3 ADJUSTMENT OF SPEAKER VOLUME The loudness of Lhe sounds produced during game play an be ad...

Page 27: ... wiring har ness connections to the printed circuit board If there is still no signal then systematically check back through the various components of the sound generation circuit Repairs Substitution of parts is a legitimate and easy way to isolate the cause For instance if the PCB is the suspected trouble area remove it and substitute a known to be good PCB Then check for correct game operation ...

Page 28: ...ach end of the wire Solder one end to the post in the test clip thread the other end through the hole in the cap and snap on the cap Next unscrew the plastic body of the test prod from the point and trim both leads of the resistor to a 3 16 inch length Solder one resistor lead to the inside of the point Thread the other end of the wire through the hole in the body and solder it to the other resist...

Page 29: ...versal Test Fixture will be justified This item of test equipment forms a test station for troubleshooting printed circuit boards after they have been removed from the game cabinet The Universal Test Fixture has a full set of controls for operating the game and also has its own TV monitor The game s PCB is plugged into an edge connector mounted on the side of the Fixture with this arrangement the ...

Page 30: ... examine the coin to make sure that it is genuine If it is then use a set of your own test coins which should include both very new and very old worn coins to determine whether or not the player s coin is under size or underweight If your test coins are also returned this indicates that servicing of the coin acceptor portion of the coin mechanism is called for Generally the cause of this particula...

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Page 33: ...3266 003766 A003766 003750 003750 A003750 Title Parts List Top Assembly Top Assembly Customer Assembly Parts List Control Panel Assembly Control Panel Assembly Harness Schematic Parts List Electronics Tray Assembly Electronics Tray Assembly PCB Schematic Parts List PCB Assembly PCB Assembly 29 ...

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Page 47: ... A003764 1 Harness 001551 1 Transformer 79 3201 1 Fuse Holder 46 201132 1 Fuse 1 90 3001 1 Filter Power Line 68 001 2 A C Power Interlock Switch 000268 2 Bracket Switch MTG 54 401 1 Power Cord 8 A001920 1 Harness Voltage Selection A00192l 01 1 Shorting Block 95V A001921 02 1 Shorting Block llOV A001921 03 1 Shorting Block 220V H A001921 04 1 Shorting Block 220V L 000622 1 Cover Transformer 003100 ...

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