Sega Game Gear Va1 Service Manual
SEGA™ SERVICE MANUAL
GAME GEAR VA1

| NO. | 004 |
| ISSUED | DECEMBER, 1993 |
CONTENTS
- SPECIFICATIONS ..... 3
- IDENTIFYING PARTS ..... 4
- DISASSEMBLY ..... 5
- BLOCK DIAGRAM ..... 7
- SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ..... 9
- CIRCUIT BOARD DIAGRAMS ..... 15
- PARTS SPECIFICATIONS ..... 19
- EXPLODED VIEW & PARTS LIST ..... 23
8-1. Exploded View ..... 23
8-2. Mechanical Parts List ..... 25
8-3. Electrical Parts List ..... 26
8-4. Accessories/Package List ..... 29
BEFORE USING THIS SERVICE MANUAL
This service manual covers the one-chip custom LSI (CPU+VDP+SCA).
The First Serial No. of 1 Chip Version Unit.
AC 120V area
·020176537~(For USA)
AC 230V/240V area
· 020168498~(For CANADA)
·020019501~
·B20135204~
·B30000001~
·K20117921~
·K37000001~
·P31000001~
·P31020001~
• COMPARISON WITH ANOTHER MODEL
Electrical Components
| COMPONENT | GAME GEAR VA0 | GAME GEAR VA1 |
| CPU | IC Z80A | IC CUSTOM CHIP GG |
| VIDEO PROCESSOR IC | IC CUSTOM CHIP VDP GG | |
| I/O, LCD CONTROL IC | IC CUSTOM CHIP SCA GG | |
| MEMORY FOR CPU'S PROGRAM | IC UPD4364G-15L | Same as on left |
| MEMORY FOR VIDEO PROCESSOR IC | IC HM65256BLFP-12 | Same as on left |
| OP AMP | IC UPC358G2 | Same as on left |
| DUAL SWITCHING REGULATOR | IC MB3775 | Same as on left |
| DUAL LOW-VOLTAGE POWER AMP | IC TDA2822M | Same as on left |
1. SPECIFICATIONS
Ratings
| Power input | Internal | 6 AA (LR6, HP7)Batteries (Longer life alkaline batteries are recommended.) | |
| External | AC Adaptor | Input: AC120V 60Hz Output: DC9V 850mA | |
| Input: AC230V/240V 50Hz Output: DC10V 850mA | |||
| Battery Pack | Input: DC9V Output: DC7.2V 1200mA/h | ||
| Car Adaptor | Uses power from a12V car battery. Input: DC10.57V~16V Output: DC9V 800mA | ||
| Power consumption | 9V - 3W(AC120V area), 10V - 3W(AC220V/240V area) | ||
| Operating environment | Temperature: 0°C ~40°C, Humidity: 10%RH~80%RH (no condensation) | ||
| Dimensions | 210(W) $ \times $ 113(D) $ \times $ 39(H) mm | ||
Specifications
| CPU | Z80A (3.58MHz) | |
| Memories | RAM | 64kbit |
| V-RAM | 128kbit | |
| Audio | 3 types of sound + 1 noise. | |
| Display capability | VDP | SEGA custom LSI (1 chip= CPU+VDP+SCA) |
| Scrolling Screens | 160 × 146 dot matrix 32 on-screen colors displayed from a palette of 4096 colors. | |
| Sprite Screens | 64 sprites on-screen with dimensions of $ 8 \times 8 $ dot or $ 16 \times 16 $ dot displayed from a palette of 4096 colors. | |
| Character Patterns | Maximum of 448 defined types possible. | |
| Scrolling Directions | Horizontal, vertical, diagonal. | |
| Display | 3.2" Color LCD with Back-Light. | |
| Screen Dimensions | 65.27 mm wide × 48.90mm high | |
| Screen Composition | 160 dot wide × 146 dot high | |
| Headphone terminal | Plug in any set of normal headphones for private play. | |
| Extension terminal | To play multi-player games using more than one Game Gear system. | |
| Slots | For cartridge or TV Tuner Adaptor | |
$ ^{*} $ Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
2. IDENTIFYING PARTS
2 -1. Front & Top Views of Console

Power Light (POWER)
Color LCD TV Display Start Button (START)
Directional Button (PAD GG)
Speaker Button 1 & 2
Power Switch (POWER) Volume Control (VOLUME)
Power Input Jack Headphone Jack (PHONE)
Gear-to-Gear Cable Input (EXT)
2 -2. Bottom View of Console

Cartridge Slot (CARTRIDGE) Battery Compartment Cover (BATT LID LEFT GG) Accessory Screwhole Battery Compartment Cover (BATT LID RIGHT GG)
Note: Names of parts in brackets () are used in the parts list.
2 -3. Accessories

Strap Game Cartridge AC Adaptor (Provided or sold separately) (Kuwait)
3. DISASSEMBLY
3 -1. Dismantling Procedure
Removal of bottom screws and bottom case (See Fig.1).
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Turn the power button off.
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Turn over the unit.
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Remove both battery compartment lids (8 & 9).
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Remove screw (204).
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Remove six screws (201).

9 201 8 204 201 201
Fig-1
- Remove the bottom case
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