Commodore 64 User's Guide: Setup Chapter
CHAPTER
SETUP
• Unpacking and Connecting the Commodore 64
Installation
Optional Connections
Operation
Color Adjustment
UNPACKING AND CONNECTING THE COMMODORE 64
The following step-by-step instructions show you how to connect the Commodore 64 to your television set, sound system, or monitor and make sure everything is working properly.
Before attaching anything to the computer, check the contents of the Commodore 64 container. Besides this manual, you should find the following items:
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Commodore 64
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Power supply (black box with an AC plug and supply cord)
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Video cable
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TV Switchbox (small silver box with short antenna leads).
If any items are missing check back with your dealer immediately for a replacement.
First, let's take a look at the arrangement of the various connections on the computer and how each function.
SIDE PANEL CONNECTIONS
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Power Socket. The free end of the cable from the power supply is attached here to supply power to the Commodore 64.
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Power Switch. Turns on power to the Commodore 64.
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Game Ports. Each game connector can accept a joystick or game controller paddle, while the lightpen can only be plugged into the game port closest to the front of your computer.
REAR CONNECTIONS
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Cartridge Slot. The rectangular slot to the left accepts program or game cartridges.
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Channel Selector. Use this switch to select which TV channel the computer's picture will be displayed on.
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TV Connector. This connector supplies both the picture and sound to your television set.
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Audio & Video Output. This connector supplies direct audio, which can be connected to a high quality sound system, and a "composite" video signal, which can be fed into a television "monitor."
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Serial Port. You can attach a printer or single disk drive directly to the Commodore 64 through this connector.
CONTROL CONTROL PORT 1 PORT 2 3 POWER SWITCH POWER SOCKET
CARTRIDGE CHANNEL TV AUDIO/VIDEO SERIAL CASSETTE USER SLOT SELECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECTOR PORT INTERFACE PORT
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Cassette Interface. A DATASSETTE recorder can be attached to the computer so you can save information entered for use at a later time.
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User Port. Various interface cartridges can be attached to the user port, such as the VICMODEM, or RS 232 communication cartridge.
INSTALLATION
CONNECTIONS TO YOUR TV
Connect the computer to your TV as shown on page 4.
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Attach one end of the TV cable to the phono type TV signal jack at the rear of the Commodore 64. Just push it in. Either end of the cable can be used.
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Connect the other end of the cable to the antenna switchbox. Just push it in.
TV SWITCH BOX TO TV SIGNAL JACK TO 300 OHM ANTENNA INPUT POWER SUPPLY
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If you have a VHF antenna, disconnect it from your TV set.
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Connect your VHF antenna cable to the screw terminals labeled "antenna input" on the switchbox. If your antenna cable is the round 75-ohm coax type, use a 75-ohm to 300-ohm adapter (not supplied) to attach your antenna cable to the switchbox.
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Connect the twin lead output cable of the antenna switchbox to the VHF antenna terminals of your TV set. If your set is one of the newer types with a round 75-ohm VHF connector, you will need a 300-ohm to 75-ohm converter (not supplied) to connect the switchbox to the 75-ohm VHF antenna input on the set.
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Set the TV's VHF tuner to the channel number indicated on the computer's channel selector switch (channel 3 move the switch to the left, channel 4 move the switch to the right). If a strong local TV signal is present on one of these channels, select the other channel to avoid possible interference.
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Plug the power supply cable into the power socket on the side of the Commodore 64. Just push it in. It is "keyed" to allow insertion in only one direction, so you can't connect the power cord the wrong way. The power supply converts household current into the form the computer uses.
75 OHM TO 300 OHM ADAPTER YOUR 75 OHM COAX VHF ANTENNA
