*RARE!* Atari Video Music C-240 *RARE!*

Very Rare - Good Condition - Original Box - Original Manual and Warranty Card $600 - Cash - No Trades or Lowballers PRODUCT INFO: The Atari Video Music (Model C240) is the earliest commercial electronic music visualizer released. It was manufactured by Atari, Inc., and released in 1977. The system creates an animated visual display that responds to musical input from a Hi-Fi stereo system for the visual entertainment of consumers. The Video Music hooks up to a TV through an RF switchbox. The other hook ups are left and right RCA jack inputs that hook up to an audio amplifier's RCA outputs. The face is a brushed metal plate and the sides are particle board with walnut veneer. The unit is turned on by pushing a power button, and visualization is controlled by five potentiometer knobs and 12 additional push-buttons. The knob controls are as follows: Gain: Two knobs controlling the left and right audio input signals strength. These increase the size of the visual pattern. Color: One knob controlling color. This increases the number of available colors from a solid color to a rainbow of colors. Contour: Two knobs controlling the left and right audio input signals visual representations shapes from soft to geometric. These act to soften shapes or increase geometric complexity of the design. The push button controls are as follows: Power: Turns unit on and off. Shape (solid): Any Shape or Image that is displayed will be solid Shape (hole): One stereo channel controls the outside with a hole in the center controlled by the other stereo channel. Shape (ring): Both stereo channels will represent two outline shapes that retain their thickness with the pulse of the music Shape (auto): The system automatically cycles at random between the different Shape settings as well as the next eight buttons: Horizontal 1: Displays one generated image. Horizontal 2: Displays two horizontal generated images Horizontal 4: Displays four horizontal generated images Horizontal 5: Displays five horizontal generated images Vertical 1: Displays one generated image Vertical 2: Displays two vertical generated images Vertical 4: Displays four vertical generated images Vertical 8: Displays eight vertical generated images The last four buttons have an auxiliary function when the "Auto" button is pushed. In this mode, three of these buttons represent Solid, Hole and Ring. When the unit is in auto, it will retain the shape of one of those three shapes. The fourth button is "Auto All". This sends the unit into semi-automatic mode, cycling through shape, horizontal and vertical options but not affecting the user-set gain, color or contour settings.

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Used (normal wear)