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Welcome to the '''Magnavox''' category! Magnavox produced the original Odyssey in 1972 — the world's first home video game console — and went on to release a sequence of dedicated Pong-based consoles (Odyssey 100 through 4000) and the programmable cartridge-based Odyssey² in 1978. After Philips acquired Magnavox in 1974, the Odyssey² was sold in Europe as the Videopac G7000. This category collects maintenance, troubleshooting, and recap guides for the entire Magnavox console line.

Each system features:
* Maintenance of the original Odyssey's overlay-based hardware
* Pong-series chip swaps and dead-AY/discrete-logic diagnostics
* Odyssey² cartridge slot and keyboard repair
* Capacitor replacement for the Odyssey² mainboard and power supply

== 🎮 Original Odyssey (1972) ==
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! Model !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting !! Capacitor Guide !! Restoration
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey Overlay Restoration]]
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== 🎮 Pong-era dedicated consoles (1975-77) ==
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! Model !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting !! Capacitor Guide
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 100]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 100 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 100 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 100 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 200]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 200 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 200 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 200 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 300]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 300 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 300 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 300 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 400]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 400 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 400 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 400 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 500]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 500 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 500 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 500 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 2000]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 2000 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 2000 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 2000 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 3000]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 3000 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 3000 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 3000 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey 4000]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 4000 General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 4000 Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey 4000 Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
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== 🎮 Odyssey² / Videopac (1978) ==
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! Model !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting !! Capacitor Guide !! AV Mods
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| [[Magnavox Odyssey²]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey² General Maintenance]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey² Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey² Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Magnavox Odyssey² Composite Mod]]
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== 🖥️ All Magnavox ==
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== 🧪 Tools & Procedures ==
* '''[[Recommended Tools]]''' – Essential tools for restoration, soldering and diagnostics.
* '''[[Capacitor Failure Symptoms]]''' – Recognising and diagnosing failed electrolytic capacitors.
* '''[[CRT Discharge Procedure]]''' – Safety steps for systems with integrated CRTs.

== 🛠️ Service Manuals & Documentation ==
* [[:Category:Service Manuals|Service Manuals]] – Cross-manufacturer manual collection.
* [[:Category:Capacitor Replacement Guides|Capacitor Replacement Guides]] – Model-specific capacitor specs.

== 🔍 See Also ==
* [[:Category:Vintage Computers|'''Vintage Computers''']]
* '''[https://forum.retrotechcollection.com RTC Community Forum]'''

[[Category:Vintage Computers]]