Atari 800

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POWER
UP
Once the
TV Switch
Box
is
connected,
plug
the
AC
Power
Adapter into any
115 volt outlet
(ordinary
house current).
Plug
the
end of the
AC
Power
Adapter cable
into
the
jack
Iabeled
POWER
lN
on
the side
panel
of the Computer
Console.
Push
the
main
power
switch,
labeled
POWER
ON/OFF
in the side
panel,
to
ON.
ln
order
to
pre-
vent damage to the
computer
and cartridge,
a
secondary
switch
automatically
turns
ATARI 800
off
whenever the cartridge
door
is lifted.
The
power
indicator
/ight will only
go
on
when
the
main
power
switch
is
ON
and the cartridge
door
is closed.
If
the
television
is also on,
tuned to
channel
2
or
3 and
properly
connected,
you
will see
a display
from
the
ATARI 800 on the screen.
Whenever the cartridge
door
is
opened the
power
light
will
go
out
and the
screen display
will
go
blank.
The ATARI 800
will
automatically
restart
when
the
cartridge door
is
closed again.
Although the
ATARI 800
is
engineered
for durabili-
ty,
do not allow
liquids
or
tiny objects to
get
inside
the
Computer Console.
Also,
keep
the
brightness
and contrast controls
on
your
television
set at
moderate or low
levels. A
long
period
of exposure
to a static display
at excessively
high contrast
or
brightness can
leave a
permanent
shadow on
your
television
screen.