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Millipede ST-217 First Printing Arcade Back Door Sheet PDF Download

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Millipede ST-217 First Printing Back Door Sheet PDF Download

Download the Atari Millipede ST-217 first-printing arcade back door sheet as a printable digital PDF. This original operator reference sheet provides pricing, gameplay, special-option, language, and Free Play switch settings along with the complete Millipede self-test procedure.

The sheet also identifies the option-switch locations on the Millipede PCB and explains how to test the controls, coin switches, Midi Trak-Ball, character display, sound, and EAROM. This is a digital download. No printed sheet or other physical product is shipped.

Document Details

  • Game: Millipede
  • Manufacturer: Atari
  • Document number: ST-217
  • Printing: 1st printing
  • Price switch location: B5
  • Play switch location: D5
  • Special-options switch location: P8
  • File format: One-page digital PDF

Price and Free Play Settings

The B5 price-options table provides the original eight-toggle-switch settings for game pricing, coin mechanisms, bonus coins, and Free Play.

  • Demonstration Mode
  • Multiple bonus-coin schedules
  • Left coin-mechanism multipliers
  • Right coin-mechanism multipliers
  • Two coins for one credit
  • One coin for one or two credits
  • Free Play

Millipede Play Options

The D5 play-options table includes Select Mode, difficulty, bonus-life, starting-life, beetle, and millipede-head settings.

  • Select Mode or No Select Mode
  • Easy or hard spider
  • Bonus life at 12,000, 15,000, or 20,000 points
  • No-bonus-life option
  • Two, three, four, or five lives per game
  • Easy or hard beetle
  • Easy or hard millipede head

Special Options

The P8 special-options table provides additional accounting, credit, Select Mode, starting-score, and language settings.

  • One or two coin counters
  • One-credit or two-credit minimum
  • Select Mode starting-score options
  • English, German, French, or Spanish language selection

Millipede Self-Test Procedure

The self-test instructions explain how to test the game circuitry and controls using the video display and speaker. No additional testing equipment is required for the procedures described on the sheet.

  • RAM and ROM test-display check
  • Control-panel and auxiliary coin-switch testing
  • Midi Trak-Ball movement testing
  • One-player and two-player start-switch tests
  • Character-set color test
  • FIRE-switch and motion-object test
  • Self-test display identification guide

EAROM and High-Score Erase Procedure

Important: The self-test sheet includes a procedure that erases the EAROM, high-score table, and stored game statistics. Do not perform the erase procedure unless you intentionally want to remove the saved information.

Confirm the Correct Document

Millipede switch settings and procedures may differ by PCB revision, document number, or printing. Review the complete product image and confirm that Atari document ST-217, 1st printing, matches the hardware and reference information you need.

Original Arcade Reference Document

This is an original Atari operator-reference sheet and is not a complete service manual or HighScoreSaves kit installation guide. Some self-test failure instructions refer to chapters in the complete Millipede operation, maintenance, and service manual that are not included with this one-page sheet.

For instructions covering HighScoreSaves upgrade products, visit the HighScoreSaves Installation Guides section.

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  5. Download and save the PDF for future reference.

Browse additional printable operator-reference documents in the Arcade Back Door Sheets category.

Digital product: No printed back door sheet, physical manual, circuit board, disc, USB drive, or other physical item will be shipped.

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