Coleco Telstar Marksman Documentation
No owner's guide printed for the Coleco Telstar Marksman itself has been found. The hosted document is the guide Coleco wrote for the Sears version of the same console: Gunslinger II Installation Instructions and Game Rules, for the Sears Tele-Games Gunslinger II, Model No. 6137SR, No. 75011, Guide No. 76872, copyright 1981 Coleco Industries, eight pages.[1] It shows the same six games, the same panel and the same 3-in-1 gun as Coleco's catalogue entry for the Marksman, model 6136.[2]
Contents
[edit | edit source]| Page | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Features (six colour games, 3-in-1 gun, digital scoring, variable speed control, one 9 V alkaline battery); patents; FCC requirements; bumpers and foam pad; bottom view with the battery door and clip |
| 2 | Inserting the battery; decals; control knobs; switch box connections; channel 3, and when to move to channel 4 |
| 3 | TV adjustments; panel diagram naming every control, including the rifle receptacle; to play the game; black-and-white sets; tennis rules |
| 4 | Hockey, jai alai and handball rules; assembling the gun as pistol, target pistol or rifle; connecting it to the console |
| 5 | Playing Target and Skeet; burn-in warning; clearing the trigger coating; FCC Part 15 notice |
| 6 | Trouble-shooting guide for the ball games and for Target and Skeet |
| 7 | Sears 90-day warranty; order form for the No. 6111 switch kit and a replacement rifle |
| 8 | Back cover: sold by Sears, manufactured for Sears by Coleco |
What this guide does not contain
[edit | edit source]No schematic, parts list, voltages, disassembly or adjustment procedure, and nothing on the game chip or the gun's circuit. It describes the Sears version, which takes one 9 V battery; Coleco's catalogue gives the Telstar Marksman two 9 V batteries or a Coleco adapter, and the Sears guide does not mention an adapter at all.[2][3] Coleco states that the device contains no serviceable parts and that opening it voids the warranty.[4]
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- Coleco Telstar Marksman: games, controls, gun assembly, power and the Sears version.
- Coleco Telstar Marksman General Maintenance: battery, knobs, gun, gun socket, channel switch and TV set-up.
- Coleco Telstar Marksman Troubleshooting Guide: Coleco's chart for the ball and shooting games.
- Coleco Telstar Marksman Capacitor Replacement Guide: power and post-repair checks.
Download: Sears Tele-Games Gunslinger II Installation Instructions (Guide 76872).pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Internet Archive, item Sears-Gunslinger-II-Manual (retrieved 2026-10-19); the same file is in the 1stGenPong collection.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coleco Industries, Coleco Toys and Games '80 (dealer catalogue, 1980), p. 20, scanned at digitize.textfiles.com (retrieved 2026-10-19): 6136 Telstar Marksman; Target, Skeet, Tennis, Hockey, Handball and Jai Alai; 3-in-1 photo electric rifle; two 9 volt batteries or a Coleco Battery Eliminator/AC Adapter.
- ↑ Coleco, Guide No. 76872, 1981, p. 1.
- ↑ Coleco, Guide No. 76872, 1981, p. 6.
