Atari CX-2600 manual Getting Started, Health Warnings and Precautions

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Getting Started

Health Warnings and Precautions

Video games may cause a small percentage of individuals to experience seizures or have momentary loss of consciousness when viewing certain kinds of flashing lights or patterns on a television screen. Certain conditions may include epileptic symptoms even in persons with no prior history or seizures or epilepsy.

If you or anyone in your family has an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to game play.

It is recommended that parents observe their children when their children play video games.

If you or your child experiences any of the following symptoms: dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, involuntary movements, loss of awareness, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately.

Some people may experience fatigue or discomfort after playing for a long time. If your hands or arms become tired or uncomfortable during game play, stop playing immediately.

If you continue to experience soreness or discomfort during or after play, stop playing and consult your physician.

If your hands, wrists or arms have been injured or strained in other activities, use of your system could aggravate the condition. As necessary consult your physician before playing video games.

Do not sit or stand too close to the television.

Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.

Always play in a well-lit room.

Be sure to take a 10- to 15- minute break, at least every hour, while playing.

Hardware Precautions and Maintenance

Do not disassemble or try to repair your console or any of its components.

Always switch Off the console before connecting it to your TV/VCR.

Do not store your console in humid place, on the floor or in any location where it may collect dirt, dust and lint.

Do not drop, hit or otherwise abuse your console or its components.

Make sure all connections to the console are inserted in the correct locations.

When disconnecting any plugs from the console, first turn the console Off, and then carefully pull out the plugs, rather than the cables, so as not to damage the cables.

Do not step on, sharply pull or bend and cables connected to the console.

Do not expose the console or any of the components to extreme heat or cold. Take care not to expose your console to direct sunlight for extended periods of time.

Do not spill liquids on your console or its components.

Do not rapidly turn the Power Button On and Off.

Warning To Projection Television Owners

To prevent potential permanent damage to your projection TV, do not connect your console to a projection TV without first reviewing your projection TV instruction manual.

Your game console packaging should contain the following components:

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Contents Model CX-2600 Contents Health Warnings and Precautions Hardware Precautions and MaintenanceGetting Started Game Console Specifications Connecting the Joystick ControllersMain Menu Explanation TroubleshootingControls/Game Play Arcade FavoritesArcade Asteroidstm 1 or 2 Players Sky’s The LimitGame Variations Special FeaturesYoung Children’s Versions Difficulty SwitchesHelpful Hints FlipScoring Arcade Pong 1 or 2 Players ControlsSpecial Note Asteroids Deluxetm 1 or 2 Players Space Just Got a Bit DeadlierZylor Ships Killer Satellites Fighters You’re Combat ReadyTanks Super TanksGame Number Skill Level Your Radar ScreenTank Sparking the Evil Insects Centipede 1 or 2 PlayersScorpion CentipedeSpider FleaCan You Land Safely? Lunar Lander 1 PlayerMillipedetm 1 or 2 Players Rid Your Garden of those Bothersome BugsSurvival Tips Beetle Bonus LifeDefend your Cities Missile Command 1 or 2 PlayersChildrens Games Slow/Fast Target ControlSmart Enemy Cruise Missile/Dumb Enemy Cruise Missile Starting WaveEnemy Cruise Missiles Points Space Stations Space Dueltm 1 or 2 PlayersHow Good a Shot Are You? Space Objects/ScoringGood Magic Adventure TerritoryAdventuretm 1 Player Keys to the KingdomBad Magic Good Or Bad MagicLevel Adventure Iitm 1 Player Keys to the Kingdoms Good Or Bad Magic Urn Haunted House 1 PlayerIt’s Enough To Scare You To Death ObjectsSounds CreaturesGame Game Barely escaped with my life... The Adventurer Retrun to Haunted Housetm 1 PlayerPrepare To Be Scared to Death……Again Creatures TV-Type Switch Level 1 Floor PlanLevel 2 Floor Plan Storage Area LevelThanks to the following for additional assistance Return To Haunted House Homebrew TeamSave The Human Race Secret Questtm 1 PlayerStatus Screen? Weapon Strength Value Energy UsedOxygen Bottles and Energy Pods Sonic KeysStrategy Wizardtm 1 Player It’s Hunting Time…WizardTM Variations Play In a New Dimension Skill And Action Zone3D TIC-TAC-TOE1 or 2 Players Game Matrix Aquaventure TM 1 Player Explore The Ocean DepthsPoints Atari Climbertm 1 Player Play Ball The Umpire CriesCredits Tank Games Combat 1 or 2 PlayersMissile Action DifficultyBi-Plane Games Tank-Pong GamesInvisible Tank Games Invisible Tank-Pong GamesJet-Fighter Games Game No Sky Type Missile TypeGame No Planes vs Maze Type Missile Type All Out Tank Warfare Combat Iitm 2 PlayersDodge ‘EMTM 1 or 2 Players Dodge To WinGames Handicap Difficulty Switch Left difficulty switchRight difficulty switch Playing The Game Fatal RUN 1 or 2 PlayersStrategy Ribbit, Ribbit Frog Pondtm 2 PlayersGuess Correctly To Avoid the Hangman’s Noose Hangman 1 or 2 PlayersHangman 2-Player Computer Games Hangman 1-Player GamesHangman 2-Player Opponent Games Be a daredevil Human Cannonballtm 1 or 2 PlayersScoring Maze Crazetm 1 or 2 Players Your beat is the mean streets of Atari Central…Game Selection Variations OFF the Walltm 1 or 2 Players Blazing Brickbats and BlackbirdsZig Zag Z Nuke Ball bomb Level of DifficultyPlaying Tips Magnetic Paddle MGunslinger’s Code Outlawtm 1 or 2 PlayersGot An Itchy Trigger Finger? HandicapGame1 Gunslinger Two-Player GamesTarget Shoot One-Player Games Scoring Getting The Feel Of Pitfall!TM PITFALL!TM 1 PlayerPitfall!TM Basics Hazards Of Pitfall!TMTips from David Crane, designer of Pitfall!TM How To Seek Your Fortune With Pitfall HarryEnemy Jet at 12 o’ clock Radar Locktm 1 or 2 PLAYERsWeapons Instrument PanelOne-Player Games Two-Player GamesMissions Machine GunsProximity Missiles Enemy FleetMission 5 Super Bombers Mission 2 Interceptors and PatrollersMission 3 Bombers Mission 4 Stealth FightersPage Special Features Of River Raid River RAID 1 or 2 PlayersRiver Raid Basics How To Become a River Raider Game Select and DifficultyTips from Carol Shaw, designer of River Raid Hurry, The Water Is Rising Save Marytm 1 PlayerSport Of Kings Video Checkerstm 1 PlayerBeginning The Game Difficulty Switches Strategy Checkmate Video Chesstm 1 PlayerPage Skill Levels Page Space Station Caverns of Marstm 1 or 2 PlayersMartian Defense System Understanding The Screen And Your Mission RefuelingSelecting a Skill Level CommanderPoints for Distance Traveled Quadruntm 1 Player Defend the QuadHints Scoring Hotot To The Rescue Saboteurtm 1 PlayerGame Variations Space Glossary Space WAR 1 or 2 PlayersGame May the force be with youPlayer Space Module Games Space WAR Strategy Tips Yars Revengetm 1 or 2 Players Games 6 Game102 Yars Returntm 1 or 2 Players 104 105 Credits Help Via Telephone in the United States & Canada Help Via the InternetCopyright Terms And ConditionsLimitation of Liability Choice of LAW and Venue