File:Atari 2600 and 2600A Field Service Manual.pdf

Video Computer System Field Service Manual — Domestic Model 2600/2600A. Published by Atari, Inc., Consumer Product Service, Sunnyvale, California.

Atari's own service manual for the Atari 2600. Contents:

• Section 1 — Overview. Switchboard (player-option switches, power supply, RF modulator) and motherboard (6507 MPU, 6532 RIOT, TIA).
• Section 2 — Silkscreens and schematics. Channel 2 and Channel 3 switchboard silkscreens and schematics, and motherboard silkscreens for the CX2600 and for 2600A Revs 1–13, Revs 14–15 and Revs 16 and up. Voltage-regulator and RF-module pinouts.
• Section 3 — Model modifications. The static-protection retrofit (zener diode/axial capacitor wrap assembly at C236/C237) and the 2600A switchboard variations.
• Sections 4–7 — Diagnostic flow charts for the 2600 and 2600A, and the Diagnostic Test Cartridge (version 2.6) test descriptions.
• Section 8 — Parts lists. Complete CX2600 and CX2600A parts lists with reference designators, descriptions and Atari part numbers — including every capacitor, its type and its voltage rating.
• Section 9 — Service bulletins and tech tips. Including the February 1982 C241/C242 bulletin, the February 1982 static-discharge bulletin and Tech Tip 4 (the 820 Ω blanking resistor).

This is the primary source for the component values, designators and service modifications cited on the RetroTechCollection 2600 pages.

Scanned copy from the Internet Archive item atari-2600-field-service-manual.

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