File:Atari 400 800 Field Service Manual June 82.pdf: Difference between revisions

ATARI Home Computer Field Service Manual 400/800, June 1982. Published by Atari, Inc.

Atari's own service manual covering both the Atari 400 and the Atari 800. Contents:

• Section 1 — Theory of operation. Mechanical and electrical description of the motherboard, CPU card, ROM personality PCB and RAM PCB; CPU, ANTIC, CTIA/GTIA, POKEY and PIA pin assignments; the power supply specification (9 V AC in; +5 V A, +5 V B, +12 V and −5 V out) and the memory map.
• Section 2 — Silkscreens and schematics.
• Section 3 — Testing with and without the SALT II cartridge.
• Section 4 — Disassembly and assembly, including CPU PCB, module assembly and RAM/ROM module installation.
• Sections 5 and 7 — Diagnostic flowcharts for the 400 and the 800 respectively, with the clock circuit table (Table 5-1), the RAM test matrix (Table 5-2) and the port test legend (Table 5-3).
• Section 6 — Symptom checklist.
• Section 8 — Game controllers, with joystick and paddle schematics and test procedures.
• Section 9 — Parts lists for both machines, with reference designators, descriptions and Atari part numbers, including every capacitor and its type.
• Section 10 — Service bulletins, including Upgrade Bulletin 1 (CTIA to GTIA) and Tech Tip 2 (Revision A/B operating system ROMs must not be mixed).

This is the primary source for the component values, board designator blocks, rail definitions and symptom tables cited on the RetroTechCollection 400 and 800 pages.

Copyright © 1982 Atari, Inc. All rights reserved. No licence has ever been granted for redistribution. It is hosted here for the preservation and repair of obsolete hardware that has had no manufacturer support for four decades.