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Document Title: [frontlin.txt (text file)]

Frontline pinout:

             "G"                                         "T"
1 GND                    A GND                    1 GND             A GND
2 VIDEO RED              B VIDEO GND              18 +5
3 VIDEO GREEN            C VIDEO BLUE             REST ARE N/C
4 COMPOSITE SYNC         D N/C                     
5 + AUDIO                E AUDIO GND
6 N/C                    F N/C                           "H"
7 MRST                   H N/C                    1 GND
8 COIN SW RIGHT          J COIN SW LEFT           2 GND 
9 TOP COIN COUNTER       K BOTTOM COIN COUNTER    3 N/C
10 RIGHT COIN LOCKOUT    L LEFT COIN LOCKOUT      4 N/C
11 SERVICE SW            M SLAM                   5 +5
12 1 PLAYER SELECT       N 2 PLAYER SELECT        6 +5
13 JOY UP                P N/C                    7 N/C
14 JOY DOWN              R N/C                    8 N/C
15 JOY RIGHT             S N/C                    9 +12
16 JOY LEFT              T N/C                    10 KEY
17 GUN UP                U N/C                    11 +12
18 GUN DOWN              V N/C                    12 +12
19 GUN RIGHT             W N/C                    
20 GUN LEFT              X N/C
21 FIRE                  Y N/C
22 JUMP                  Z N/C




Front Line
Taito, 1982
 
                                  Front Line
                            Option Switch Settings
 
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                            DIP Switch A Settings
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8    Option
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                                  Extra Soldier Awarded at:
                                  -------------------------
Off Off                           10,000
On  Off                           20,000
Off On                            30,000
On  On                            50,000
 
                                  Play Mode
                                  ---------
        Off                       Normal
        On                        Free Play
 
                                  No. of Soldiers
                                  ---------------
            Off Off               3
            On  Off               5 (4?)
            Off On                5
            On  On                6
 
                                  Test Mode
                                  ---------
                    Off           Normal
                    On            Test
 
                                  Screen Inversion
                                  ----------------
                        Off       Normal
                        On        Invert
 
                                  Game Style
                                  ----------
                            Off   Cocktail Table
                            On    Upright
 
 
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                            DIP Switch B Settings
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8    Option
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     1-Way           2-Way        Credits Per Coin
--------------- ----------------  ----------------
On  On  On  On  On  On  On  On    1 Coin  1 Credit
Off On  On  On  Off On  On  On    1 Coin  2 Credits
On  Off On  On  On  Off On  On    1 Coin  3 Credits
On  On  On  Off On  On  On  Off   2 Coins 1 Credit
Off On  On  Off Off On  On  Off   3 Coins 1 Credit
On  Off On  Off On  Off On  Off   4 Coins 1 Credit
 
(The other possible combinations are not listed in the manual)
 
 
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                            DIP Switch C Settings
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8    Option
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Coinage Display
                                  ---------------
                Off               Manual Control*
                On                Automatic Control
 
                                  Year Display
                                  ------------
                    Off           With
                    On            Without
 
                                  No Hit
                                  ------
                        Off       Normal
                        On        No Hit
 
                                  Coin Way
                                  --------
                            Off   2-Way
                            On    1-Way
 
(SW1, SW2, SW3, and SW4 are not labeled)
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