Atari CX-2600 manual Troubleshooting, Main Menu Explanation

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Troubleshooting

PROBLEM

No picture on the screen

SOLUTION

Connect the AC adapter Connect the A/V cable Turn the console unit On Turn the TV On

Set the TV to A/V input

Screen flickers or no color No game sound

Picture on TV screen is unsteady

Picture is blinking or distorted

Adjust TV color controls Increase or turn on the TV volume

Connect the A/V cable

Adjust the vertical and horizontal hold controls on your TV until the picture becomes steady Connect the A/V cable

Power Off the console and then power On the console

Main Menu Explanation

The ATARI® Flashback 2(TM) Classic Game Console comes with 40 virtual game cartridges to choose from!

To select and start a game, use the joystick controller to navigate the Main Menu and highlight one of 4 categories (Adventure Territory, Arcade Favorites, Space Station, Skill and Action Zone). Then, press the fire button to select the desired Category and list the available game titles.

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Contents Model CX-2600 Contents Getting Started Health Warnings and PrecautionsHardware Precautions and Maintenance Game Console Specifications Connecting the Joystick ControllersMain Menu Explanation TroubleshootingArcade Asteroidstm 1 or 2 Players Arcade FavoritesSky’s The Limit Controls/Game PlayGame Variations Special FeaturesHelpful Hints Difficulty SwitchesFlip Young Children’s VersionsScoring Special Note Arcade Pong 1 or 2 PlayersControls Zylor Ships Asteroids Deluxetm 1 or 2 PlayersSpace Just Got a Bit Deadlier Killer Satellites Tanks You’re Combat ReadySuper Tanks FightersGame Number Skill Level Your Radar ScreenTank Sparking the Evil Insects Centipede 1 or 2 PlayersSpider CentipedeFlea ScorpionCan You Land Safely? Lunar Lander 1 PlayerSurvival Tips Millipedetm 1 or 2 PlayersRid Your Garden of those Bothersome Bugs Beetle Bonus LifeDefend your Cities Missile Command 1 or 2 PlayersSmart Enemy Cruise Missile/Dumb Enemy Cruise Missile Slow/Fast Target ControlStarting Wave Childrens GamesEnemy Cruise Missiles Points How Good a Shot Are You? Space Dueltm 1 or 2 PlayersSpace Objects/Scoring Space StationsAdventuretm 1 Player Adventure TerritoryKeys to the Kingdom Good MagicLevel Bad MagicGood Or Bad Magic Adventure Iitm 1 Player Keys to the Kingdoms Good Or Bad Magic It’s Enough To Scare You To Death Haunted House 1 PlayerObjects UrnSounds CreaturesGame Game Barely escaped with my life... The Adventurer Retrun to Haunted Housetm 1 PlayerPrepare To Be Scared to Death……Again Creatures Level 2 Floor Plan TV-Type SwitchLevel 1 Floor Plan Storage Area LevelThanks to the following for additional assistance Return To Haunted House Homebrew TeamSave The Human Race Secret Questtm 1 PlayerOxygen Bottles and Energy Pods Weapon Strength Value Energy UsedSonic Keys Status Screen?Strategy WizardTM Variations Wizardtm 1 PlayerIt’s Hunting Time… 3D TIC-TAC-TOE1 or 2 Players Play In a New DimensionSkill And Action Zone Game Matrix Points Aquaventure TM 1 PlayerExplore The Ocean Depths Credits Atari Climbertm 1 PlayerPlay Ball The Umpire Cries Missile Action Combat 1 or 2 PlayersDifficulty Tank GamesInvisible Tank Games Tank-Pong GamesInvisible Tank-Pong Games Bi-Plane GamesGame No Planes vs Maze Type Missile Type Jet-Fighter GamesGame No Sky Type Missile Type All Out Tank Warfare Combat Iitm 2 PlayersGames Dodge ‘EMTM 1 or 2 PlayersDodge To Win Right difficulty switch Handicap Difficulty SwitchLeft 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 Game Selection Maze Crazetm 1 or 2 PlayersYour beat is the mean streets of Atari Central… Variations Zig Zag Z OFF the Walltm 1 or 2 PlayersBlazing Brickbats and Blackbirds Playing Tips Level of DifficultyMagnetic Paddle M Nuke Ball bombGot An Itchy Trigger Finger? Outlawtm 1 or 2 PlayersHandicap Gunslinger’s CodeGame1 Gunslinger Two-Player GamesTarget Shoot One-Player Games Scoring Pitfall!TM Basics PITFALL!TM 1 PlayerHazards Of Pitfall!TM Getting The Feel 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 PLAYERsOne-Player Games Instrument PanelTwo-Player Games WeaponsProximity Missiles Machine GunsEnemy Fleet MissionsMission 3 Bombers Mission 2 Interceptors and PatrollersMission 4 Stealth Fighters Mission 5 Super BombersPage River Raid Basics Special Features Of River RaidRiver RAID 1 or 2 Players Tips from Carol Shaw, designer of River Raid How To Become a River RaiderGame Select and Difficulty 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 Martian Defense System Space StationCaverns of Marstm 1 or 2 Players Understanding The Screen And Your Mission RefuelingSelecting a Skill Level CommanderPoints for Distance Traveled Hints Quadruntm 1 PlayerDefend the Quad 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