Philips Videopac G7200 Documentation
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Two Philips owner's documents for the Philips Videopac G7200 are hosted on the wiki: the English and German instructions for use and a French edition. Both are scans from the Internet Archive.
English and German instructions
[edit | edit source]Videopac G7200: Instructions for Use / Gebrauchsanleitung is a 9-page leaflet in English and German.[1]
| PDF page | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cover |
| 2 | Introduction and the numbered parts of the console |
| 3 | Preparing to play, in nine steps |
| 4 | The special contrast control, and using the G7200 with a colour television through the DIN output socket, with the DIN to SCART pin table |
| 5 | Contrast control positions for cartridges 1 to 43, the C7010 chess module and the Newscaster cartridge |
| 6 to 9 | The same in German |
French instructions
[edit | edit source]The French Videopac G7200 leaflet, Philips document 3111 106 67350, published by S.A. Philips Industrielle et Commerciale in Paris, has 8 pages. It adds a specification that the English leaflet does not have: 220 V 50 Hz mains, 15 W consumption, 20 mW sound into a 25 Ω loudspeaker, a 23 cm screen, a 49-key keyboard, dimensions of 370 × 230 × 410 mm and a weight of 6.5 kg. It also asks owners not to block the ventilation openings.[2]
What these documents do not contain
[edit | edit source]Both are owner's leaflets. They have no circuit diagram, no parts list and no adjustment procedure for the monitor. Owners on the Videopac / Odyssey2 forum refer to a G7200 service manual with a complete component list, and one owner found a copy that lacked the power supply and monitor sections.[3][4]
Pages that cite these documents
[edit | edit source]- Philips Videopac G7200: specification, versions, controls and the RGB output
- Philips Videopac G7200 General Maintenance: care instructions and the controls
- Philips Videopac G7200 Troubleshooting Guide: DIN output levels used as test points
Files
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Download: Philips Videopac G7200 Instructions for Use.pdf
Download: Philips Videopac G7200 French instructions.pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Philips, Videopac G7200: Instructions for Use / Gebrauchsanleitung, English section, pp. 2 to 4 (retrieved from the Internet Archive): the G7200 as a self-contained game computer with keyboard, two hand controls and a black and white monitor with loudspeaker; it accepts all Videopac cartridges including the C7010 chess module; numbered parts (9-inch black and white monitor, on/off switch, special contrast control, volume control, brightness control, loudspeaker, mains flex, DIN output socket, slots for the C7010); in the UK the set is supplied without a mains plug; switching on by pushing the power switch inwards from left to right; the seven-position contrast control and its setting for cartridges 1 to 43; the eight-pin DIN output socket and its SCART wiring. Hosted as File:Philips Videopac G7200 Instructions for Use.pdf.
- ↑ Philips (S.A. Philips Industrielle et Commerciale), Videopac G7200, French instructions, document 3111 106 67350, pp. 2 and 3 (retrieved from the Internet Archive): 23 cm black and white screen, built-in stabilised power supply, alphanumeric keyboard and two hand controls; black and white video system, 49-key keyboard, 25 Ω loudspeaker, video output with SCART cable; mains 220 V 50 Hz, 15 W consumption, 20 mW sound output, dimensions 370 × 230 × 410 mm, weight 6.5 kg; the DIN to SCART pin table; the advice not to obstruct the ventilation openings above and below the set. Hosted as File:Philips Videopac G7200 French instructions.pdf.
- ↑ Videopac / Odyssey2 forum (videopac.nl), Hardware board, "Videopac 7200 Serie CAPACITOR LIST", posts by ManuTD and Xuul, August 2026 (retrieved 2026-10-21): Xuul has a G7200 service manual with a complete component list including every capacitor's value and part number, offered privately.
- ↑ Videopac / Odyssey2 forum (videopac.nl), Hardware board, "G7200 - power supply dead and ..", posts by swasti, April 2020 (retrieved 2026-10-21): a G7200 with no voltage on the secondary side of its supply and an intact fuse; the downloaded service manual lacked the power supply and monitor sections.