Coleco Gemini 2510 Owner's Manual

OWNERS MANUAL

MODEL

NO.

2510

Guide

No.

98662

Video Game System

ALLOWS

YOU

TO PLAY THE MANY EXCITING

GAMES

DESIGNED FOR

THE ATARI®

2600 VCS

Imported by

©

1983,

Coleco (Canada) Limitee

Coleco (Canada)

Limitee

4000 St. Ambroise Street

Montreal,

Quebec

H4C2C8

GEMINI

TM

Video

Game System

CONSOLE

UNIT

GAME CABLE

WYE CONNECTOR

GAME CARTRIDGE

THIS PRODUCT SHOULD

ONLY BE

ASSEMBLED BY AN ADULT.

CONSUMERS PLEASE NOTE!

Please keep your game system box

and packaging in case repairs are

ever

needed.

FEDERAL

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION REQUIRES

THE

FOLLOWING:

Do

not simultaneously hook up

more than one TV set to a GEMINI™ Video

Game

System. Do not use any

more

flat

twin-lead from switch

box

to TV set

than is

supplied with the switch box. Do not connect GEMINI™

Video Game System cable

directly to

any TV antenna or cable TV

outlet. Avoid attaching loose wires to your

TV antenna terminals when

using GEMINI™ Video Game System.

Doing any of the

above may cause

interference to nearby TV sets and

is against Federal Commu-

nication Commission regulations.

CONNECTING THE ANTENNA SWITCH BOX

An antenna switch box is

provided

as a

convenience to allow you to select, by the

flick of a switch, either

game playing or regular TV viewing. Once installed it need

not be

removed.

FOR FLAT TWIN LEAD" ANTENNA

WIRE USE

Connect the ANTENNA

SWITCH

BOX as

follows:

7"|

Disconnect the flat

twin-lead VHF antenna leads from

your TV

set.

Connect

the flat twin-lead

from the switch box to terminals on

the back of the TV set

marked "VHF". See

Fig. 1.

m

[~^~| Connect the flat

twin-lead

(300

OHM) TV antenna leads which you have just

I

—

I

disconnected from

the outdoor antenna, cable TV,

or rabbit ears

to

the

switch

box marked "Antenna".

FLAT "TWIN LEAD"

ANTENNA WIRE USED

CONNECT TO FLAT "TWIN LEAD"

WIRE FROM INDOOR OR

OUTDOOR TV ANTENNA

CABLE

TO GAME

Fig. 1

m

BACK OF

TV SET

CONNECT TO

TV VHF

SWITCH BOX

FOR ROUND "COAX"

ANTENNA OR CABLE TV

USE

NOTE:lf

you have cable TV

or your TV has a round

coax cable connector only; a

"75

OHM to 300

OHM Balun" matching

transformer may be

required. This is

readily

available

at a

television service

department to permit proper

connection to

the

switch box. Connect

this balun

to

the switch box. See Fig.

2.

ROUND "COAX

11

ANTENNA WIRE USED

EXISTING ROUND VHF

"COAX" ANTENNA OR

ANTENNA

SYSTEM WIRE

ROUND

"COAX"

TO FLAT "TWIN

LEAD

BALUN CONVERTER

ANTENNA

SWITCH BOX

CABLE

TO GAME

Fig. 2

BACK OF

TV SET

CONNECT TO

TV VHF

CONNECTING

ANTENNA

SWITCH BOX

TO A TV.

WITH VHF COAX CABLE CONNECTOR

ONLY

FOR OUTDOOR ANTENNA

Connect the ANTENNA SWITCH BOX as

follows:

1

.

Disconnect the internal VHF antenna plug from your TV set as

shown. Connect

the flat twin-lead from the Antenna Switch Box to

Screw Terminals on your

"300

OHM to 75

OHM Balun". This "Balun" is normally supplied with your TV set or

is readily available

at a

local television dealer or TV

Service Department.

Simply plug the "Balun" on

to

the VHF antenna terminal on your TV set, see

Fig. 3.

2. Connect the flat-lead (300 OHM)TV antenna leads

from the outdoor antenna to

Switch Box

Screw Terminals marked

"Antenna".

FLAT "TWIN LEAD"

DISCONNECT

BUILT-IN

ANTENNA WIRE USED

vhf antenna

TERMINAL

CONNECT TO

FLAT

"TWIN LEAD" WIRE

FROM OUTDOOR

TV ANTENNA

BACK OF

TV SET

'^VHF COAX

CABLE

CONNECTOR

CONNECT

TO

CABLE

CONNECTOR

SWITCH BOX

"300

OHM TO

75 BALUN"

FOR CABLE TV

3. If you have Cable TV, repeat step 1 to

connect your

"300

OHM to 75 OHM

Balun" to Antenna

Switch

Box.

Now connect existing round VHF coax antenna

or antenna system wire through

a

coax Balun to the Switch Box Screw Termi-

nals marked "Antenna". See Fig. 4.

Once Antenna Switch Box is installed, it does not need to be removed.

Move

the

switch back

to

"TV" for regular viewing.

ROUND "COAX"

ANTENNA WIRE USED

EXISTING

ROUND VHF

"COAX" ANTENNA OR

ANTENNA

SYSTEM WIRE

DISCONNECT BUILT-IN

VHF ANTENNA

TERMINAL

Fig, 4

BACK

OF

TV SET

VHF COAX

CABLE

CONNECTOR

CONNECT

TO CABLE

CONNECTOR

ROUND "COAX"

ANTENNA

TO FLAT

"TWIN LEAD"

SWITCH BOX

BALUN

CONVERTER

300

OHM TO 75 BALUN"

CONNECTING THE

CONSOLE PARTS

mPlug

GAME CABLE to

ANTENNA

SWITCH BOX socket marked

GAME. Plug

other end of GAME

CABLE into socket

in rear of CONSOLE.

See Fig. 5.

a

Move the select

switch

to

"GAME".

(Remember that after playing

with your

video games,

move the switch

back

to

"TV" for regular

viewing.)

CAUTION:

For best

transmission of the games, be

sure switch is moved

all the way

over to "GAME"

position.

a
a

Plug the JACK of the POWER

SUPPLY into the

SOCKET in back of your

GEMINI™ Video

Game System CONSOLE

UNIT MAKE SURE

THAT THE

ON/OFF SWITCH ON

THE CONSOLE

UNIT IS TURNED OFF

Plug the POWER

SUPPLY unit into a

110/120-volt household

electrical

outlet. Make

sure POWER SUPPLY is

fully inserted into the

electrical outlet.

POWER

SUPPLY JACK

Fig. 5

REAR

VIEW OF GAME SYSTEM

POWER

SUPPLY

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