Atari 800

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THE TV
SWITCH
BOX
The TV Switch
Box
is
designed to be
permanently
attached to
your
television set and will not in-
terfere
with
normal
television
reception. lt
has an
adhesive
backing to hold it in
place
on the back of
the television
and
may
be used with any
of
Atari's
home
video
products.
When
this switch
is
in the COMPUTTR
position
(as
shown)
your
television receives signals from
the
ATARI
800. Tune
your
television to channel 2
or
3
whichever is
weaker in
your
area.
When
the switch
is in
the
TV
position,
signals
come
f rom
your
televi-
sion antenna. You will
need a screwdriver
to
install
your
TV Switch Box.
This
cable is
permanently
attached
to the ATARI
800
console and
plugs
into
the
iack
lableled COMPUTER
on
the side
of the TV
Switch
Box.
TO EXTERNAL
ANTENNA
If
your
antenna
is 75
OHMS,
you
must convert
your
television to
accept the 300 OHM
signal
from the
TV
Switch
Box.
Check
the antenna connections on
the
back
of
your
television.
lf it looks like
this,
loosen
the
screws holding the
U-shaped slider
and
move
it
to
the
position
marked
300
OHM
or 300 .
Disconnect
your present
antenna
f rom
the
VH F
ter-
minals
on
the back of
your
television.
Notice
whether
the antenna
cable is
the
round, 75
OHM
variety with
a screw-on
connector or
the
f lat,
twin-
lead
300
OHM cable. Attach it
to the matching 75
or 300
OHM connector labeled ANTENNA
on the
side
of the TV Switch Box.
Now attach
the short flat,
twin-lead, 300
OHM
cable labeled
TV
on the bottom of
the
TV
Switch
Box
to the VHF
screw terminals on
the television.
lf
your
television antenna is
of the 300
OHM
varie-
ty,
your
TV
Switch Box is
now
installed.
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Like
this?
Push
the switch to the
300
OHM
(300) position.
Like
this? Screw the short
round
wire
into
the connector
provided
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Federal
Communicalions
Commission
Regulations Beguire:
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Avoid using any
longer
truin-lead
wire
from
the
TV/Game
Switch Box to
ysur
television that is
supplied urith
the
TVlGame
Switch
Box.
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Avoid
connecting
the
twin-lead wire from
the
TV/Game Switch
Box
to any
tetevision
antenna or cable,TV outlet.
a
Avoid
attaching ioose wires to
your
antanna terminals
when
using
your
Alad
800 Personal Computer .
Any ol
the above may
cause
interference
to nearby television
sets and
is
against
Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC)
regulations.
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