Analogue Mega Sg Reference Manual
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Analogue Mega Sg Reference Manual analogue.co V1.3 March 2019 Analogue Celebrate & explore the history of video games with the respect it deserves. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 2 / 23 Congratulations on becoming an Analogue Mega Sg owner. A reimagining of the underdog that led a 16-bit What’s in the box revolution. Engineered with an FPGA. No emulation. 1080p. Zero lag. Total accuracy. Mega Sg is not a — Analogue Mega Sg plug n’ play toy. Compatible with the 2,180+ Sega Genesis, Mega Drive and Master System game — Analogue Sega Master System game cartridge library. Explore and re-live one of the cartridge adapter greatest video game systems of all time with no compromises. — Sega CD / Mega CD spacer — Ultracore (digital) — HDMI cable — USB cable — Worldwide USB Power Supply [100-240v, 50/60hz, USA/JPN plug-type] analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 3 / 23 HDMI Output Micro USB Power Input Cartridge Slot Power Button SD Card Slot Reset Button 3.5mm Headphone Jack Controller Port 1 Controller Port 2 analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 4 / 23 Z START C D-Pad Button Pad Turbo Mapping Mode Home [System Menu] analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 5 / 23 Setting Up Mega Sg Updating the Firmware 1 Plug your micro-USB cable into your USB Before playing your Mega Sg, make sure to update Charger to the latest firmware at support.analogue.co. You will need a FAT16 or FAT32 formatted SD card 2 Plug your micro-USB cable into Mega Sg to update the firmware. 3 Plug your USB power supply into a working In order to update the firmware, copy the latest AC Outlet firmware update file at support.analogue.co (with a .bin extension) to the root directory of 4 Plug one end of your HDMI cable into your your SD card. Make sure no other firmware files Mega Sg are in the root directory. Insert your SD card into the SD card slot on your Mega Sg and turn 5 Plug the other end of your HDMI cable into the power on. The firmware update process will your TV/Monitor/Capture Device start automatically and takes approximately three minutes to complete. During that time the power 6 Plug in a Genesis/Mega Drive-compatible LED will flicker red at the screen will be blank. controller into Controller Port 1 When the process is complete the LED will show a steady color and you will see the Animated Mega 7 Insert a cartridge into the cartridge slot Sg Startup logo. Do not power off Mega Sg while (optional) the firmware is updating. If the power goes off for any reason, Don’t Panic! The system may 8 Push the Power Button not display anything but it will look for a firmware file to flash to once the power is restored. You cannot brick your Mega Sg with a failed firmware update. When you update firmware, all settings are reset to their defaults. Take notes of your settings prior to updating. Setting Up Mega Sg with Sega CD or Mega CD To connect Mega Sg to a Sega CD or Mega CD, you must remove the Expansion Slot connector from the right side of the console. Put the Sega CD spacer underneath Mega Sg to raise its connector to a height which will match the Sega CD’s connector. Notes on Power While any charger that can supply 5v/2A will work with Mega Sg, including a car charger, it is recommended to use the included high quality USB-to-micro USB cable. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 6 / 23 Setting up your TV for perfect retro gaming Compatible Cartridges If your TV has a low-lag or Game Mode, enable it. — Official Sega/Manufactured and approved Otherwise turn off all processing features on your Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges (all regions) TV or it may negatively effect gameplay — Codemasters J-Cart Cartridges and latency. — Sonic & Knuckles Lock-On Cartridge — Virtua Racing Default Controller Key Assignments & Hotkeys — Unlicensed/Homebrew/Reproduction/Pirate Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges Down + Start — Enter/Leave Menu — Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Game Genie Entering the Menu may not pause a game and — Krikzz Mega EverDrive v1, v2/X7, X5 & X3, blocks controller inputs to the game, Leaving EverDrive MD v1-v3 the Menu returns to a game in progress and returns — Sega Master System Cartridges with controller inputs to the game. included Master System Adapter, Master System Converter II, Power Base Mini or Up + Start + A + B + C — Reset PowerBase Mini FM, Master EverDrive X7 Same as pressing the physical reset button, initiates — Sega Game Gear Cartridges with Game Gear a soft reset. adapter (sold separately) — Sega Master System and SG-1000 Cards A — Confirm/Select Menu Option Key with Card adapter (sold separately) B — Cancel/Back Key C — Exit Menu and Return to Game Compatible Controllers & Peripherals Main Menu Options — Official and aftermarket Genesis/Mega Drive controllers (all regions, all varieties including Run Cartridge 3 button and 6 button controllers) Performs a Cold Reset (CPU registers and memory — Official Sega Mouse and Mega Mouse is reset) and runs the cartridge in the cartridge — Sega Activator slot. This can be a Genesis/Mega Drive cartridge — Sega Team Player & Electronic Arts 4 Way or, with the appropriate cartridge adapter, a Sega Play Multi-taps (never attach anything other Master System cartridge, a Sega Card/MyCard, or than a wired regular Genesis/Mega Drive a Sega Game Gear cartridge. The system will load controller to a multi-tap) the appropriate core automatically if the cartridge — 8BitDo Retro Receiver is not a Genesis cartridge. This option is also used — Sega CD Models 1 & 2 to startup the Sega CD if one is attached to the — Zero Tolerance Link Cable Mega Sg. — Miracle Piano (with Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Adapter) Play Ultracore Allows you to play the previously unreleased game Ultracore (formerly known as Hardcore) built into Mega Sg. Settings Allows you to adjust the video, audio or system options, save settings and view the credits. Tools Allows you to enter Game Genie-style cheat codes and test your controllers using the built-in Analogue controller test program. analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 7 / 23 Settings Menu Structure & Outline Factory Default Settings for each option are highlighted. If the option is not highlighted, then it is not enabled with the Factory Default Settings. If there is a range given to a particular option, then the default value for that range is highlighted after the range limits are given. A Video d Green (1.00-1.99, 1.00) C System f SD Card Speed e Blue (1.00-1.99, 1.00) i Normal Speed 1 Resolution 1 Menu Options ii Fast a 480p60 9 Advanced Mode a Skin iii Faster b 720p60 i USA g Debug c 1080p60 (assuming your display B Audio ii EUR i Disable YM2612 Channels supports this resolution) iii JPN 1 0 d 480p50 1 Headphone Settings b Highlight Style 2 1 i Solid 3 2 e. 720p50 a Headphone Volume (0-50, 32) b High Impedance Phones ii Swipe 4 3 f. 1080p50 iii Flash 5 4 6 5 2 Channel Levels iv Rolling 2 Width & Height (when Advanced v Throb ii Disable PCM Audio a YM2612 L (28-100, 100) Mode is enabled, otherwise Screen c Highlight Color iii Show IRQs b YM2612 R (28-100, 100) Size) i Chlorophyll iv Show Display Enable a x320 width (depends on resolution, c Square 1 (28-100, 55) ii Quinoline v Highlight Scanline 1337 for 1080p) d Square 2 (28-100, 55) iii Fast Green 1 Scanline Number (0-255, 0) b Horizontal Position (depends on e Square 3 (28-100, 55) iv Petent Blue V vi Highlight Pixel 1 Pixel Number (0-359,0) resolution, 38 for 1080p) f Noise (28-100, 55) v Spirulina c Height (depends on resolution, vi Brilliant Blue 5 LED Options 1080 for 1080p) 3 Channel Panning vii Anthocyanin a Standby Color d Vertical Position (depends on a YM2612 L (-100-100, -84) viii Indiotine ix Phloxine b Center Pixel resolution, 50 for 1080p) b YM2612 R (-100-100, 84) x Carmine c K-Pro Rainbow f Link x320 and x256 sliders c Square 1 (-100-100, 0) xi Carotene d Load Custom Pattern d Square 2 (-100-100, 0) xii Tartrazine 3 Screen Size (when Advanced Mode i File Browser xiii Titanium Dioxide is disabled) e Square 3 (-100-100, 0) e Adjust Pattern xiv Aluminum Oxide a 1:1 f Noise (-100-100, 0) i Animate Pattern d Font ii Animate Speed (0-31, 16) b Square Pixels i Alternate Font 4 -3db Output Cut iii Pattern Position (0-255, 0) c 4:3 for 16:9 ii Upper Case f LED Brightness (0-31, 8) d 4:3 for 16:10 5 Enable Cartridge and CD Audio iii Mixed Case e 4x Height (1080p only) iv Lower Case f 4.5x Height (1080p only) 6 Swap Left & Right v User Loaded Font vi Load Font from SD Card D About g 5x Height (1080p only) e Menu Bounce 7 Cartridge & CD Audio Volume (0- 1 Special Thanks 4 Scalers 255, 25) f Dim Game in Menu a No Scaler 2 Licensing 2 Hotkeys b HQ2x 8 Use Lowpass Filter a Reset Hotkey c HQ3x 9 Lowpass Filter (100-20000, 20000) i Left E Save/Clear Settings d HQ4x ii Right e Scale 2x 10 Ladder Effect Depth (0-31, 0) iii Down 1 Save Settings f Scale 3x iv Up g X-Ray 11 YM2612 High Quality Mode v Start 2 Restore Factory Defaults h Disable H Interpolation vi A 12 YM2612 Waveform (0-31, 0) vii B i Disable V Interpolation viii C b Menu Hotkey 5 Scanlines i Left a No Scanlines ii Right b Normal Scanlines iii Down c Hybrid Scanlines iv Up d Scanline Depth (0-255, 120) v Start vi A 6 Extra Features vii B a Mask Top and Bottom Borders viii C c Disable Hotkeys b Mask Left and Right Borders d Passthrough Mode c Enable Dither Blending b Dither Blending Depth (0-63, 0) 3 Startup Options a Boot Sequence Delay (1-10, 4) 7 Buffer Mode (not shown unless Advanced Mode is enabled) b Title → Menu a Fully Buffered c Title → Cartridges b Zero Delay d Menu Direct c Single Buffer e Cartridge Direct 8 Color (not shown unless Advanced 4 Hardware Mode is enabled) a USA (NTSC Export) a Limit RGB Range b Japan (NTSC Domestic) b Lock Gamma Sliders Together c PAL Regions (PAL Export) c Red (1.00-1.99, 1.00) d PAL Extra (PAL Domestic) e Force 3 Button Mode analogue.co V1.1 March 2019 8 / 23 Video Settings Resolution 480p modes set a resolution of 640x480 If you select a resolution that does not work, you (no widescreen borders are added to the signal) may see a black screen.