Panasonic CF-2000 Documentation

The パーソナルコンピュータ MSX CF-2000 取扱説明書 (Personal Computer MSX CF-2000 Operating Instructions) is the Japanese owner's manual that Matsushita Electric Industrial's Information Equipment Division supplied with the National CF-2000, the computer described on the Panasonic CF-2000 page. The back cover carries the codes CF-20D 0101A and E1283-0 and a price of ¥1,700, and the BASIC section is marked © ASCII Corporation 1983. The copy hosted here is a 202-page scan from the Internet Archive. It is in Japanese.

Contents

The manual has three separately numbered parts. The headings below are translated from its own contents list.

Contents of the CF-2000 owner's manual

Part	Section	Printed page
入門編 (introduction)	Handling precautions	before page 1
	A. Package contents	1
	B. Names and functions of the parts (front, rear, sides)	2 to 3
	C. Set-up, including connection to a television and the start-up screen	4 to 5
	D. Keyboard; E. Editing; F. BASIC	6 to 19
	G. Audio cassette recorder	20 to 23
	H. Cartridges	24
	I. Joystick	25
	J. After-sales service, with the warranty and a fault table	26 to 27
解説編 (explanation)	1 to 28: MSX-BASIC, from what a computer is to graphics, sound, files, machine code, memory and errors, ending with 28. Troubleshooting	1 to 114 and on
資料編 (reference)	1. Main LSIs and memory	①
	2. Memory map; 3. I/O map, PPI and PSG bit assignments	② to ⑤
	4. Connectors: video (DIN 5 and RCA), cassette (DIN 8), joystick (9-pin) and cartridge bus pinouts	⑥ to ⑨
	5. Options; 6. Error messages; 7. Control codes; 8. Character codes; 9. Glossary	⑩ onwards

What the manual says about the hardware

• The main chips are a Z-80A-compatible processor at 3.579545 MHz with one wait state in each M1 cycle, a TMS-9918A-compatible video chip, an AY-3-8910-compatible sound chip and an I-8255-compatible PPI, with a 32 KB MSX-BASIC ROM and 16 KB of RAM (資料編 page ①).
• The video output is a 5-pin DIN socket (1 +5 V, 2 GND, 3 audio, 4 monitor video, 5 RF video) for the CF-2111 RF converter, alongside RCA sockets for composite video and sound. The cassette socket is an 8-pin DIN (1, 2, 3 and 8 GND, 4 CMTOUT, 5 CMTIN, 6 REM+, 7 REM−). The joysticks use 9-pin AMP connectors driven from the sound chip's ports, and the cartridge bus is a 50-pin, 2.54 mm edge connector with +5 V on pins 45 and 47, +12 V on 48 and −12 V on 50 (資料編 pages ⑥ to ⑧).
• The handling precautions say to insert and remove cartridges only with the power off, not to open the slot covers by hand, and that opening a slot cover while the power is on destroys the running program. Clean the case with a dry cloth, not with thinners or benzine.
• The start-up screen of a working machine reads "MSX BASIC version 1.0 / Copyright 1983 by Microsoft. / 12431 Bytes free / Ok" (page 5).
• The fault table on page 26 covers no picture, no colour, unreadable or rolling pictures, a screen of random characters, a keyboard that does not respond, and cassette faults. The 2400 baud cassette speed may not load from anything other than a dedicated data recorder.
• The RF converter CF-2111 is described as an option, bought separately (page 4).

What this manual does not contain

It is a user's manual. There is no circuit diagram, parts list, disassembly procedure, power supply description or adjustment procedure, and no specification of size, weight or power consumption. The power input, AC 100 V 50/60 Hz 25 W, is moulded on the underside of the computer.

Pages that cite this document

• Panasonic CF-2000: chips, clock, connectors, start-up screen.
• Panasonic CF-2000 General Maintenance: handling precautions, connectors, cartridge rules.
• Panasonic CF-2000 Troubleshooting Guide: the fault table and the slot supply pins.
• Panasonic CF-2000 Capacitor Replacement Guide: the supply rails on the cartridge bus.

References

Download: National CF-2000 Operating Instructions (Japanese).pdf