PROGRAMMING
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Main->TESTS->BACK
Pressing an action button while BACK
is highlighted will return you to the main menu.
Main->TESTS->VIDEO TESTS
While VIDEO TESTS is highlighted,
the descending menu will list the screens which
may be put up.
Pressing an action button while VIDEO
TESTS is highlighted will descend into the
VIDEO TESTS menu. Each item on the VIDEO
TESTS menu is a static screen designed to test
one or more aspects of the monitor. Press the an
action button while the desired test is highlighted
to switch to that screen, and then press any player
switch to return to the VIDEO TESTS menu.
The VIDEO TESTS menu has the following
options:
BACK
- not a screen; returns you to the
TESTS menu.
RED
- a solid red screen.
GREEN
- a solid green screen.
BLUE
- a solid blue screen.
GRADIENT
- shows gradients of
several basic colors.
COLOR SPACE
- shows all possible
colors that may be displayed by the
system.
ALIGNMENT
- shows a pattern of
lines and dots for checking monitor
alignment.
Main->TESTS->GRAPHIC USES
Main->TESTS->LOADED GRAPHICS
Main->TESTS->LOADED PALETTES
These features are largely of use for
development and debugging. << and >> are
short for previous and next.
Main->TESTS->SOUND TEST
While SOUND TEST is highlighted, the
descending menu will show the available options.
Pressing an action button while SOUND
TEST is highlighted will descend into the
SOUND TEST menu. The SOUND TEST menu
has the following options:
BACK
PLAY
NEXT
STOP
Main->TESTS->SOUND TEST->BACK
Pressing an action button while BACK
is highlighted will return you to the TESTS
menu.
Main->TESTS->SOUND TEST->PLAY
Pressing an action button while PLAY
is highlighted will play the current sound effect.
Main->TESTS->SOUND TEST->NEXT
Pressing an action button while NEXT
is highlighted will advance to the next sound
effect and then play it.
Main ->TESTS->SOUND TEST->STOP
Pressing an action button while STOP is
highlighted will stop the current sound effect
from playing.
Main->TESTS->SWITCH TEST
While SWITCH TEST is highlighted,
the descending menu will show all input switches
and their current state. Each switch has it's
OPEN/CLOSED displayed, and after
successfully executing the switch test, PASSED
will be displayed for each switch that was seen in
both the OPEN and the CLOSED states. At the
bottom of the switch test box are the raw bits
coming out of the I/O board.
Pressing an action button while
SWITCH TEST is highlighted will execute the
switch test mode. The highlight will descend to
the switch test box, and any previous PASSED
flags will be cleared. Pressing and then releasing
a switch will cause a PASSED to appear by that
switch, as it has now been seen in both the OPEN
and CLOSED states. You must pass all player
switches (those displayed without parentheses
around them in the switch list) to exit the switch
test and return to the TESTS menu.
