COLOR REGISTERS IN DUAL-PLAYFIELD MODE
When you are using dual playfields, the hardware interprets color numbers for playfield 1
from the bit combinations of bit-planes 1, 3, and 5. Bits from PLANE 5 have the highest
significance and form the most significant digit of the color register number. Bits from
PLANE O have the lowest significance. These bit combinations select the first eight color
registers from the color palette as shown in Table 3-10.
Table 3-10: Playfield 1 Color Registers Low-resolution Mode
PLAYFIELD 1
Bit Color
Combination Selected
000 Transparent mode
001 COLOR1
010 COLOR2
011 COLOR3
100 COLOR4
101 COLORS
110 COLOR6
111 COLOR7
The hardware interprets color numbers for playfield 2 from the bit combinations of bit-
planes 2, 4, and 6. Bits from PLANE 6 have the highest significance. Bits from PLANE 2
have the lowest significance. These bit combinations select the color registers from the
second eight colors in the color Table as shown in Table 3-11.
Table 3 Playfield 2 Color Registers Low-resolution Mode
PLAYFIELD 2
Bit Color
Combination Selected
000 Transparent mode
001 COLOR09
010 COLOR10
011 COLOR11
100 COLOR12
101 COLOR13
110 COLOR14
111 COLOR15
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