The recommended shooting range for the light gun
is
three to
five feet from your video
display screen.
You
may want to
increase your video
display's brightness and contrast to ensure
the
light gun's effectiveness.
Warning:
Do
not expose the light
gun
's lens to any intense
light other than that of the video display.
Expanding the XE System
Adding peripherals to your
XE
game system lets you take full
advantage of the system 's power
and
capabilities. For exam-
ple, with a disk drive or program recorder connected,
you
can save the programs you write with
ATARI
BASIC
as
well
as
access the hundreds of games and applications available
on
disk and cassette.
Your
XE
game system has
an
SIO
port (labeled
"P
eripheral " )
on
the back of the console that can accommodate disk drives,
program recorders , printers, modems, or other
serial devices.
For instructions
on
connecting a peripheral , refer to the manual
that accompanies it.
Back of Console
tt.::::::~-
SIO Port
Adding a Disk Drive
Connecting
an
Atari disk drive to the
XE
lets you use disk-
based games and
applications.
You
can also start
up
your sys-
tem with a disk program instead of
Missile Command or
BASIC
.
To
start up your system with a disk program when a disk
drive
is
attached, follow these steps :
1.
Turn
on
your video display and disk drive.
2.
When the drive's busy light goes off, insert the program
disk into the drive and
close the latch.
3.
Turn
on
power to the console. If the program runs with
BASIC
and a keyboard
is
attached, simply press [Power].
If the program runs with BASIC but you do not have a key-
board attached,
hold down [Select] and press [Power] .
If the program runs without
BASIC,
hold down [Option]
and press [Power] .
The disk-based program will load, ready for you
to
start
working.
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