Sega SEGA-CD User Manual

CONTENTS

Introduction

2

Unpacking

Your SEGA-CD

3

Connecting Your System 4

The SEGA-CD/Stctco Sound Connection

6

Headphone*

and

Mini

Speakers 6

Securing the Headphone or Mini Speakers Coble

7

Home Stereo Systems and Portable Cassette Flayers 7

Connecting

o Stereo

TV

6

Operating nSe SEGA-CD

9

Using the Control Pod 9

Operating Wilhout Video (Quick Buttons|

10

Reading the Indicator

LEDs

1

I

StartingUp(or the First Time 1

1

Starling Up

with

a Disc

in

the Drive 12

Playing Compact Discs 1

2

Audio

CDs

12

Audio Plus Graphics Discs

|CD*Gs)

13

Video Game CD ROMs 13

Saving Your

Gomes 14

Ending

a

Session

14

Using hSe

SEGA CD Features 14

The

Control Pond 14

Control Panel Display 14

Control Panel Buttons 15

Ihe

Program Menu

16

The Option Menu 19

Import

onI Information about SEGA-CD Memory 19

Maintaining

Your SEGA CD 20

Troubleshooting

20

SEGA CD

Hardware Information

21

Note: TKc SEGA CD is fa* home use only, and not for

commercial

use.

The SEGA CD is

lor

use in

North America |NTSC standard) only.

GAME

PLAY ASSISTANCE

AND INFORMATION

For expert

gome

ploy ossislonceor

information on other great Sega

products, call

the

Sega experts

of. 1*4

15-591

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IF YOU NEED HELP

If

you have problem* operating your

SEGA-CD, firsi check

the Troubleshooting section

on

page

20 l( the proUem persists, or if

you

can't rewlve it. coll ihe

Sega Consumer

Service

Deportment

ol 1

-8MMJSA-SEGA

EPILEPSY WARNING

WARNING: READ BEFORE USING YOUR SEGA VIDEO GAME SYSTEM,

A

very

small percentage of individuals may experience

epileptic

seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or Hashing lighls Exposure

lo

certain patterns

or backgrounds

on o

television

screen

or while playing video

gomes may

induce

on epileptic seizure in ihcsc individuals. Certain conditions

may

induce

undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy.

If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition,

consult

your physician prior te pkrying. if

you

experience any of the following symptoms while playingavideo

game

—

dizziness, ottered vision,

eye

or

muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation,

any involuntary movement, or convulsions —IMMEDIATELY discontinue

use

and

consul! your physician

before resuming play.

WARNING TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS

Still pictures or images may cause permanent picture-tube

damage or mark ihe

phosphor

of the CRT. Avoid repcoted or extended

use of CD based

video

display* on

targe-screen

projection televisions. Consult your owner's manual before ploying video

gomes on your projection television.

INTRODUCTION

The

S€GA

CD

is

a

complete system

that lets

you

enjoy

outstanding audio, video and

games on compact disc. It connects to your Sega Genesis'" >o

ploy

sharp, clean sound and

brilliant graphics with up 1o

6A colors from

o

polcttc ol

512 colors on your TV, You can even enjoy rich stereo

sound

by

adding

headphones, a

portable cassette ployer or steeo

speakers

Take advantage ol the SEGA CD's wide

range or features For example, you

con chow which tracks you II play. Set repeal

marks to

replay favorite sections

again and again. Shuffle the

tracks, program their order and set pauses so you

gel exactly what you

want

The SEGA CD

lets

you

save

CO

gomes from any

software with

o

Save feature

Laier,

you can pid up

your current game

right where you left

off. The best

port of your

SEGA

CD

is thai

you

can still ploy

all your Sega Genesis

cartridges while building an exciting l.lxory

of all new multimedia CD

games!

Hooking

up

your SEGA CD lakes

only

o

few minutes

Then

use

your Genesis

control

pad

to operate the system,

ond

ge*

ready for

hours

and

hours of fantastic

compact

disc entertainment.

The SEGA CD is

compatible with these disc types:

Audio

Music (CD)

Audio + Graphics (CD+GJ

Games (CD-Rom)

UNPACKING YOUR

SEGA-CD

Use

the checklist

Id moke

sure you've received all the components

o(

your

SEGA-CD

system.

If anything

is

mining, please

coll the

Sega Consume*

Service

Department at

1-800-USA-SEGA

Unpacking Checklist

• SEGA CD console •

Sega

Classics" Arcodc

Collection

• Sled

joining

plolc ood

screw

•

Audio Music

CO

Sampler

• Small connector

plore

•

Audio

*

Graphics CD*G

Sampler

• AC adapter •

Sherlock

Holmes,

Consulting De*©ctive

• Sound mixing coble •

Consumer Reply cord

•

SiCA CD/nsmvetion Manual

1

|lhis

book)

Before hooking

up

your

SEGA-CD,

look at

the console to became

familiar

with its parts

Oiw Troy for 6cm

or I Jem Dim*

SEGA-CD from View

AC Acoptrr

Jock

Audio

Uac Oirf locks for

5lpf

CO

So^rxJ

Co

-inertton

to 0*»w

Component*

• M»ing

lock loc

Steco Sound towttcfari

SEGA-CD

Back

View

-

'HcodphoA*

Cord CcttK

SEGA-CD Left Side View

Mease read rhe serup instructions

in

this manual dxxoughly

before installing your system. Then read the operating instructions

for information on using oil ol the

features oi the SEGA-CD Fill out ond return

me

Consumer

Reply card that came with your system to ensure warranty coverage. Then

keep this manual on hand

(or reference on SEGA-CD operation and troubleshooting.

CONNECTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

Make

sure your Genesis syitem is set up

and

operating properly before

connecting your SEGA CD,

(Please

see

your Sega Gemsfr

/nifrudw Alarwaf

lor detail*)

Then follow these steps to

connect your SEGACD to your

Go

n

CMS

1 -

Unplug the Gencys from its AC

adopter

2.

Locole the expansion

sloi

pond on the nghl side

ol the

Genesis Remove

the

panel

by

pressing in

on

rhe bottom and

IcAir^theponcloffoltHe

console Remove the red

plastic cover from the

expansion slot

connector

(ignore the

labeled

message *Do

Not

Remove*).

Note: Store me black
panel and red

cover in

your Genesis

packing

DO*

afekeeping.

3-

Attach the small connector

plate io the bottom ol the

Genesis. The plate hooks

into position

over the

vents

Attaching the Small Connector

Plate

SEGA-CD/Genesis Setup

4,

Potion the

slccl joining plotc on

the bottom ol

ihe Gemsis

(ond

over the smoll connector

plotc}

Use o

mediuni'Size Phillips-head

screwdriver to ottrxh It in plrxc with the

screw.

The joining plotc onchors the Genesis

neatly

to

(he SEGA CD ond

ossisis the connectors to

til property into

the connector terminal

Note: It is vital to install

the s*ed

joining plale,

which provides on Rf shield between the

Genesis

and the SEGA-CD.

5*

Slide me Genesis sideways,

from leh

to

right, into ploce on top

ol

rhe 5EGA-CD.

Moltc sure the

connector in the Genesis expansion

slot (its snugry into the connector

terminal

on me

SEGA-CD.

6.

Moke sure me Genesis

power switch

is

turned off Then plug in its AC adopter.

Note:

Always lift rhe Genesis ond the SEGA

-CD

together

by

holding onto the

side* of

the

SEGA-CD.

7, Plug the SEGA CD's AC adapter coble

into its

jock

on the

bock

of the SEGA

CD

console.

Ti>en

plug the adopter directly into

an

electrical outlet.

(Do

not

use

on extension crxd

)

Note:

Do

not switch rhe AC adopters.

Use

the Genesis AC adopter only with the

Genesis, and the SEGA<D AC adopter onh/ with the SEGA CD

THE

SEGA-CD/STEREO

SOUND

CONNECTION

Attaching the

SEGA-CD

to

a stereo

system

will dramatically

increase the sound

quality ol audio

discs and

CD-ROM gomes. H w

pcfla.-r.once

at Genesis ca-hidge

gomes.

This section

shows

you

how

to odd

s»e.eo

sound

to

enrich you.

enjoyment of your SEGA-CD

system

H also

enhance

the sound

$*™

Hc<idphonc)

Volume

Control Swikh

Jack

Connecting Headphones

HEADPHONES

AND

MINI

SPEAKERS

Mini feeota

»

Volume

Conrrol

jock

Connecting Mini Speakers

1 . Mug

stereo

headphones or

mini speakers with

internol amplifiers

into the Stereo

Headphone

jack on the front

of the Genesis.

.

When using

headphones,

odjust the volume

wHh the

volume control

switch on the top

of the Genesis Normal

volume is about

7

or

8.

Be

sure to use

only

stereo hcodplwnes.

Using an

earphone

(monaurall or ony similor

device may

domogc it

.

When using mini

speakers, please see

their

instruction manual for

details on their

operation. Ihe

volume control

switch

on

top of the

Genesis may

control

their volume.

SECURING THE HEADPHONE

OR MINI SPEAKERS CABLE

Securing the coble (rom the hoodphones or mini speakers

keeps

it

oul ol the way

when

opening ond closing mc SEGA-CD's

d<sc

hay

Follow rheie

steps:

1.

Slide open me SEGA-CD's headphone

cord

eolch

by

pushing it *oword the bock ci

me

console.

2. Place the caWc into ihc catch

opening,

pushing it bock

between

the catch and me side of ihe consote

3.

Slide

me

catch closed

by pushing it lowoid the front

of the console.

11

Headphone

Cord

CoKh

*

KcodpKooe or

Mini Socolter

Cohk

HOME STEREO SYSTEMS AND

PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYERS

I .

Connect the

leh

and righl

plugs

on

one end ol a standard

2-pin "RCA" coble

to the

two Audio "Line

Our jocks on me

bock oltho SEGA<D.

Note:

You

can buy standard 2-pin *RCA" cables at

electronics stores

such as Radio Shock,

2* Connect the left and right plugs on the other endo"tr-

ouble fc>

the left and right Audio ''Line In"

jacks on

your

stereo receiver

or cassette player

3-

Connect one end ol hSe

sound mixing coble that come with

your S£GA<D

to the Mixing

jock on the back o( the SEGA-CD.

Mi**g Coble from

SfGACDloOnrm

Siordord

2 Pin RCA

Cable

hm

SEOACOh>R«w

/ -v

-

—

4. Connect the other end ol me sound mixing

coble

lo the Stereo Headphone

jack on

the

front ol me Genesis. Place the coble through the

cable catch (a

shown on this page) Adjust the volume with me volume control switch on the top ot the

Genesis Normal volume is about 7 or

8.