Coleco Gemini Owners Manual
The Gemini Video Game System Owners Manual is Coleco's 16-page owner's guide for the Coleco Gemini, model 2510, Guide No. 91783A, copyright 1983 and printed in the U.S.A. This copy is in colour. A black-and-white printing, Guide No. 14324, is also on the Internet Archive.[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]| Pages | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cover: model 2510, Guide No. 91783A |
| 2 | FCC requirements for the TV connection |
| 3–5 | Connecting the antenna switch box to flat twin-lead, coaxial and cable TV installations |
| 5–6 | Connecting the game cable, the power supply and the controllers; channel 3 and the channel 2-3 selector at the rear |
| 7 | Inserting and removing cartridges; the console switches (ON/OFF, COLOR/B&W, GAME SELECT, RESET, left and right DIFFICULTY) |
| 8 | Starting play |
| 9 | The two-way hand controllers (eight-direction stick, side button, paddle); the WYE connector; four-player games |
| 10–11 | Troubleshooting checklist |
| 12 | Care of the game; FCC notice |
| 13 | Limited warranty (90 days) and service policy |
| 14–16 | Notes for consumers; accessories available (power supply, antenna switch box, game cable, hand controllers, WYE connector) |
Two points from it matter for repair. The power supply must be plugged only into a 110/120 V household outlet, and it should be unplugged after play. The console must be switched off before a cartridge goes in or comes out.[2]
What this manual does not contain
[edit | edit source]No schematic, parts list, voltages, disassembly or adjustment procedure. Coleco states that the console has no owner-serviceable parts.[2] The adapter's own rating is not printed in the manual. For the inside of the console see Coleco Gemini General Maintenance and Coleco Gemini Troubleshooting Guide.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- Coleco Gemini: model number, controls and connections, controllers.
- Coleco Gemini General Maintenance: cleaning, cartridge handling, controllers.
- Coleco Gemini Troubleshooting Guide: Coleco's troubleshooting checklist.
Download: Coleco Gemini Owners Manual Guide 91783A.pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Internet Archive items gemini-game-system-manual-coleco-1983 (Guide No. 91783A, colour, 16 pp.) and gemini-console-manual-coleco-1983 (Guide No. 14324, black and white, 16 pp.), both described by the uploader as the owner's manual for model 2510 (retrieved 2026-10-06).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coleco Industries, Gemini Video Game System Owners Manual, Guide No. 91783A, 1983, pp. 7 and 12.