..Just wondering, just picked up a Jaguar but don't have any games yet or a controller. When I plug it in I don't get any power light. Do you have to have a game in for it to power up?
The L H switch is for the channel output; L is for LOW and is for 3 while H is for HIGH and is for 4. Why they couldn't label them 3 and 4, who knows?
As for your power-on problem, I'm willing to bet chip U38 is bad, which is a Motorola MC34163DW in surface mount configuration.
This chip is a power switching regulator and is part of the Jaguar's internal power supply block. It can be destroyed rather easily from power surges or by using the wrong AC adapter.
not sure how it happened, but I recently took it up to my local Play n' Trade and after they tested everything, it turns out the motherboard is just shot to hell...
kinda sucks but it's still good as a display piece
hi i have a atari jag... mine is haveing sound problems, is it becase i use nintendo tv cables??? the sound is either too low , or makes a anoying screetch..after the load screan appers? while playin the game???
@VigorousjammerX I had the same problem with both of my Jags. One Jag died, no sound eventually. Then the second one had such a low sound output, I always had to turn it way up and got a hissing sound... Quite annoying. IBM didn't do a great job with manufacturing.
My friend when he bought his second Jag because the first one stopped turning on, found HAY in his. Legit straight up barn hay, inside of his brand new jag...
thanks everyone for your help, I'm still not sure whats wrong, I've tried every game now, and it still doesn't work, I've tried all of your suggestions, but I'm probobly just gonna take it some place to be repaired.
Yes, when the Jag doesn't have a game in it, it won't turn on at all. Occasionally, the connection to the game you have in it will be bad enough that it thinks there's nothing in it.
I had the problem of... not putting my games in all the way... felt so dumb afterwords, but you shouldn't have that problem since you've owned it for a long time and know how far to put them in, riiight? :D
Actually, I believe there's been a time or 2 when my Jaguar totally didn't recognize any cart was inserted, and not even the light came on when I turned on the Jag with a game in it! Try another game or 2, and maybe give the game contacts a cleaning with q-tips and rubbing achohol. :-) Let me know what happens. I guess it's possible your Jaguar got banged or dropped or something, or it just burned out some part of the circuitry. Hard to tell man, good luck though!
Have you ever used a power supply other than the official Atari Jaguar one? I've heard many people have fried their Jag's using NES or Genesis model 2 power supplies. How many different games have you tried on your Jag recently to see if it worked?
As far as I know, I've only tried using the official power adapter, at least since I've re-hooked it up...
last time I've used it and it actually worked was years ago, so I don't remember if anything happened to it...
As for games, I've only tried Zool 2 so far... but if it was a problem with the game, wouldn't the red screen with the jaguar logo come up, denoting a cart-insert error?
Hi. not sure if your still having trouble with your Jaguar, but figured I'd post just in case. The Jaguar has a fail-safe where it won't even turn on if it thinks there's no game in there. I know ya tried cleaning it, perhaps try compressed air in the cartridge slot. Also try multiple games, it's possible that the game your trying is simply dead. Power supply could be the issue also. I have the luxury of being a collector of classic systems so I had a Sega CD power supply near-by to test mine.
..Just wondering, just picked up a Jaguar but don't have any games yet or a controller. When I plug it in I don't get any power light. Do you have to have a game in for it to power up?
thomas3120 10 months ago
I thin youre jaguar is fucked up not the power
XXxxmegowfilmsxxXX 1 year ago
The L H switch is for the channel output; L is for LOW and is for 3 while H is for HIGH and is for 4. Why they couldn't label them 3 and 4, who knows?
As for your power-on problem, I'm willing to bet chip U38 is bad, which is a Motorola MC34163DW in surface mount configuration.
This chip is a power switching regulator and is part of the Jaguar's internal power supply block. It can be destroyed rather easily from power surges or by using the wrong AC adapter.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
Well, turns out my Jag is officially shot...
not sure how it happened, but I recently took it up to my local Play n' Trade and after they tested everything, it turns out the motherboard is just shot to hell...
kinda sucks but it's still good as a display piece
VigorousjammerX 1 year ago
hi i have a atari jag... mine is haveing sound problems, is it becase i use nintendo tv cables??? the sound is either too low , or makes a anoying screetch..after the load screan appers? while playin the game???
Eternal337 1 year ago
@Eternal337 I'm gonna have to go ahead and say yeah, probably the Nintendo cables...
VigorousjammerX 1 year ago
@VigorousjammerX I had the same problem with both of my Jags. One Jag died, no sound eventually. Then the second one had such a low sound output, I always had to turn it way up and got a hissing sound... Quite annoying. IBM didn't do a great job with manufacturing.
My friend when he bought his second Jag because the first one stopped turning on, found HAY in his. Legit straight up barn hay, inside of his brand new jag...
Nettikturbo 1 year ago
thanks everyone for your help, I'm still not sure whats wrong, I've tried every game now, and it still doesn't work, I've tried all of your suggestions, but I'm probobly just gonna take it some place to be repaired.
VigorousjammerX 1 year ago
Yes, when the Jag doesn't have a game in it, it won't turn on at all. Occasionally, the connection to the game you have in it will be bad enough that it thinks there's nothing in it.
I had the problem of... not putting my games in all the way... felt so dumb afterwords, but you shouldn't have that problem since you've owned it for a long time and know how far to put them in, riiight? :D
alecjahn 2 years ago
yeah, I'm pretty sure they're in all the way... i mean, they snap into place and everything...
I've also tried cleaning the cart port with some rubbing alcohol and still nothing...
tried it with all of my games, still nothing...
I really hope it's just a problem with the power cord and not the system itself...
VigorousjammerX 2 years ago
Actually, I believe there's been a time or 2 when my Jaguar totally didn't recognize any cart was inserted, and not even the light came on when I turned on the Jag with a game in it! Try another game or 2, and maybe give the game contacts a cleaning with q-tips and rubbing achohol. :-) Let me know what happens. I guess it's possible your Jaguar got banged or dropped or something, or it just burned out some part of the circuitry. Hard to tell man, good luck though!
KevinCali24 2 years ago
Where did you buy it? Did it work for you before?
KevinCali24 2 years ago
I bought it about 10 years ago from KB Toys, and yeah... it worked back then.
VigorousjammerX 2 years ago
Have you ever used a power supply other than the official Atari Jaguar one? I've heard many people have fried their Jag's using NES or Genesis model 2 power supplies. How many different games have you tried on your Jag recently to see if it worked?
KevinCali24 2 years ago
As far as I know, I've only tried using the official power adapter, at least since I've re-hooked it up...
last time I've used it and it actually worked was years ago, so I don't remember if anything happened to it...
As for games, I've only tried Zool 2 so far... but if it was a problem with the game, wouldn't the red screen with the jaguar logo come up, denoting a cart-insert error?
VigorousjammerX 2 years ago
Hi. not sure if your still having trouble with your Jaguar, but figured I'd post just in case. The Jaguar has a fail-safe where it won't even turn on if it thinks there's no game in there. I know ya tried cleaning it, perhaps try compressed air in the cartridge slot. Also try multiple games, it's possible that the game your trying is simply dead. Power supply could be the issue also. I have the luxury of being a collector of classic systems so I had a Sega CD power supply near-by to test mine.
BandJsRides 2 years ago