Tempest Arcade Back Door Sheet PDF Download ST-190 3rd Printing

Tempest Arcade Back Door Sheet PDF Download – ST-190 3rd Printing

Download the Atari Tempest ST-190 3rd Printing Back Door Sheet. This original arcade operator reference provides Self-Test instructions, hardware-test information, standard-cabinet switch locations, game-option settings, coin-counter configurations, and game-pricing settings for compatible Atari Tempest arcade hardware.

The complete tall-format document is supplied as a one-page digital PDF download. No printed back door sheet or other physical product is shipped.

Tempest Self-Test Procedure

The document explains how to enter Self-Test Mode and access the second part of the test using the control knob, FIRE button, and SUPERZAPPER button. The operator-information display identifies game statistics and the selected operating options.

Information shown on the operator display includes:

• Seconds the game has been powered on
• Seconds of game time played
• Number of one-player and two-player games
• Average game time
• Bonus-adder setting
• Lives-per-game setting
• Game difficulty
• Coin mode and credit information
• Game-instruction language

High-Score and Game-Time Reset Instructions

The Operator Information Display section explains how to erase the high-score table and accumulated game-time information. It identifies the required screen prompts and player-start buttons used to complete each reset.

Hardware and Display Tests

The diagnostic section provides pass-and-fail information for game memory, controls, audio, and the vector-monitor display.

• RAM failure tones and chip-location information
• ROM failure numbers and component locations
• EAROM, audio, and Math Box failure indicators
• FIRE, SUPERZAPPER, SLAM, and coin-switch tests
• Encoder-wheel operation test
• White-frame and crosshatch patterns
• Audio-tone tests
• Color and intensity test patterns
• Checkerboard display test

Game Option Settings

The game-option tables identify settings on the 8-toggle switch at L12 on the Analog Vector-Generator PCB and the 4-toggle switch at E2 on the auxiliary PCB.

• One-credit or two-credit minimum
• English, French, German, and Spanish language settings
• Bonus-life score thresholds
• Two, three, four, or five lives per game
• Easy, medium, and hard difficulty settings
• Minimum player-rating range settings

The sheet notes that changing specified game-option toggles can erase the high-score table. Record the current switch positions before making changes.

Coin Counter Option Settings

Coin-counter settings are provided for the 4-toggle switch at K10/11 on the Analog Vector-Generator PCB. The table covers cabinet configurations using two or three coin acceptors.

These settings determine whether the installed coin acceptors activate the cabinet coin counters simultaneously or separately. The correct configuration depends on the coin-door and counter hardware installed in the machine.

Game Price and Special-Mode Settings

The game-price table documents the 8-toggle switch at N13. Available configurations include Free Play, coin-to-credit settings, coin-mechanism multipliers, and bonus-coin options.

The sheet also provides settings for Demonstration Mode and Demonstration-Freeze Mode. These special operating modes are different from normal paid or Free Play operation.

Confirm the Correct Tempest Version

This document is identified as Atari Tempest ST-190, 3rd Printing. It shows the standard Tempest cabinet and related switch locations.

This is not the Tempest Cabaret ST-196 sheet. Standard and Cabaret cabinets can use different hardware arrangements and reference documents. Confirm the document number, cabinet style, PCB locations, and switch assemblies before changing settings.

Original Arcade Reference Document

This is an original arcade operator reference sheet and not a complete Atari Tempest operation, maintenance, and service manual, complete schematic package, monitor manual, troubleshooting guide, or HighScoreSaves kit installation guide.

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