Atari 5200

5. Using the
5200 Controllers
The ATARI
5200
includes two
!>200 controllers. These
con-
trollers allow you to
move the
play
ploces in any direction
on
thi! semen right, left,
up,
down
diagonally,
and all around.
dug tho
controllers into
the
jacks at the
front of the console
unit. Each jack is numbered.
Use
|ack
1
for
one-player games; use
jacks
1 and
2
for two-player
games.
The jack is designed to
fit only
one
way.
Be sure the
con
nection is firm, but do not
try to
force It.
Some
controller
functions vary
with
different games. Be sure to
chock the appropriate game
in-
structions for different
controller
functions.
Each controller has two
fire
but-
tons on
either side. The
lower
buttons are used as fire but-
tons
for all games. The upper
buttons are used
for other func-
tions
depending on the
particular
game. See
your game instructions
for different
controller functions.
The right
or the left buttons can
be
used,
whichever is more
com-
fortable
for
you.
The START,
PAUSE,
and
RESET
buttons on the
controllers per-
form the following
functions:
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