On-line Battlezone Manual
These links all point to individual pages within the Battlezone Game Manual. Some are fairly large graphics so they are slow but all
the info is there!! Thanks to Paul Swan for the scans and Bob Duryea for filling in my gaps!
This manual and everything contained within it, are property of ATARI GAMES. I have
it posted for informative use only and it should only be useful to people who own a BATTLEZONE game.
1 Location Setup
A. New Parts..........................................................................................................................1
Figure 1: Overview of Game................................................................................2
B. Game Inspection.................................................................................................................3
Figure 2: Installation Requirements.......................................................................3
C. Game Installation................................................................................................................3
1. Line Voltage Selection...............................................................................................4
Figure 3: Line Voltage Selection...........................................................................4
2. Interlock and Power On/Off Switches........................................................................4
Figure 4: Location of Interlock and Power On/Off Switches.................................5
Figure 5: Location of Self-Test Switch, Volume Control and Option Switches.......6
D. Self-Test Procedure............................................................................................................7
Figure 6: Self-Test Procedure...............................................................................7
E. Option Switch Settings.........................................................................................................8
1. Bonus Play Feature....................................................................................................8
2. Coin Mechanism Multipliers.......................................................................................8
3. Examples of Option Switch Settings............................................................................9
Figure 7: Game Option Settings............................................................................9
Figure 8: Game Price Settings..............................................................................10,11
Figure 9: Coin Counter Option Settings................................................................12
F. Game Play..........................................................................................................................12
1. Attract Mode............................................................................................................12
2. Ready to Play Mode.................................................................................................12
3. Play Mode................................................................................................................13
4. High Score Initial Mode.............................................................................................13
2. Maintenence and Repair
A. Cleaning.............................................................................................................................16
B. Fuse Replacement...............................................................................................................16
C. Opening the Control Panel...................................................................................................16
Figure 10: Opening the Control Panel...................................................................16
Figure 11: Control Handle Maintenance and Repair..............................................17
1. LED Switch Placement..............................................................................................16
2. Control Handle Maintenance and Repair....................................................................18
D. Monitor Removal................................................................................................................19
Figure 12: Monitor Removal.................................................................................19
E. Mirror Removal...................................................................................................................20
Figure 13: Mirror Removal...................................................................................20
F. Housing Removal.................................................................................................................21
Figure 14: Housing Removal.................................................................................21
1. Fluorescent Tube Replacement...................................................................................22
Figure 15: Fluorescent Tube Replacement.............................................................22
2. Speaker Replacement.................................................................................................22
G. Printed-Circuit Board Replacement......................................................................................23
Figure 16: Printed-Circuit Board Replacement.......................................................23
1. Analog Vector-Generator and Auxilliary PCB Removal...............................................23
2. Regulator/Audio II PCB Removal...............................................................................23
H. Game Operation..................................................................................................................24
Figure 17: Power Distribution................................................................................25
Figure 18: Signal Distribution.................................................................................26
3. Illustrated Parts List
Introduction..............................................................................................................................27
Figure 19: Cabinet Mounted Assemblies................................................................28,29
Figure 20: Control Panel Assembly........................................................................31
Figure 21: Control Handle Assembly.....................................................................32,33
Figure 22: Fluorscent Lights...................................................................................34
Figure 23: Housing Assembly................................................................................35
Figure 24: Power Supply Assembly for X-Y Games..............................................36,37
Figure 25: Battlezone Auxilliary PCB Assembly.....................................................38,39,40
Figure 26: Battlezone Analog Vector-Generator PCB Assembly............................41,42,43,44,45
Figure 27: Regulator/Audio II PCB Assembly........................................................46,47
Figure 28: New Coin Door...................................................................................48,49,50,51