Misc

The Misc tab collects program-level options and utility windows: the first-run Setup window, Configuration (start-up behavior, throttle, factory reset), Palette import, Create Media, Log, the Debugger, and the Manual. Press Save to persist the options on this tab.

Program options

Setting	Description
Start With	What kat5200 does at launch: Last ROM (boot the most recently run ROM), ROM Launcher (open the Launcher), or File Browser (open the file browser).
Throttle	Emulation speed as a percentage, where 100% is normal speed. Lower to slow down; raise (toward 200%) to fast-forward through disk loads.

Setup

The Setup window is the fastest way to get a new install ready and to set up the 5200's tricky analog games. It groups game presets, ROM/BIOS scanning, and the ROM-set downloader.

Game presets

Each preset applies known-good controls (and analog tuning where relevant) for a specific title or style of game:

Group	Presets
Trackball Games	Setup Mouse, plus presets for Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, Bug Hunt (Trackball).
Paddle/Cursor Games	Setup Mouse, Setup Digital To Analog, plus presets for Star Wars Arcade, Gorf, Castle Crises, Kaboom, Bug Hunt (Joystick).
Setup 2 Stick Games	Presets for Space Dungeon and Robotron 2084.

The paddle-style presets can also constrain the POKEY POT range to the horizontal range a game actually uses. This is useful for games such as Super Breakout and Kaboom, where small paddle movements should stay inside the playable range.

Scan for BIOS and ROMs

Action	Description
Scan for 5200 BIOS / Scan for 8-bit BIOS	Locate OS/BIOS images and assign the best match per machine. Each has its own directory field.
Scan for 5200 ROMs / Scan for 8-bit ROMs	Add game images to the Launcher database. Each has its own directory field.
Download 5200 ROM Set	Fetch a 5200 ROM set into the Download Directory (requires a ROM-download backend).

Scanning a directory matches files against the image database and fills in each entry's File so images become launchable. Best-fit BIOS images are assigned per machine and can later be changed under System. Finish with Scan & Save (or Download, Scan & Save), or Save only to keep the directory paths without scanning.

Create Media

Creates blank media images for the 8-bit machines:

• Create Disk — choose Sector Size / Boot Type and number of Sectors, then Create (save with an .atr extension) to write a new floppy image.
• Create Cassette — add an optional Description, then Create (save with a .cas extension) to write a new cassette image.

Palette

Imports an Atari800-style binary palette into kat5200.conf. The expected format is a 768-byte file of 256 RGB triplets (one byte each for red, green, blue) — the same layout used by Adobe Color Table .act files and Atari800 .pal palettes.

Item	Description
File	Opens the file browser to choose the palette file (a 768-byte .act/.pal binary palette).
Name	The palette name saved in the config. If empty when a file is chosen, it is filled from the filename without the directory or extension.
Import	Adds the palette. Existing palette names are not overwritten.
Palette	Selects an existing palette as the delete target. This does not change the active Graphics palette.
Delete	Confirms, then removes the selected palette from kat5200.conf. If it was active, kat5200 falls back to another available palette or the generated default.

After importing, select the new palette under Graphics.

Configuration

Item	Description
Directory	The (read-only) path kat5200 reads/writes its configuration and files from. Use this to find the active kat5200.conf.
Factory Reset	Restore the configuration to defaults. You are asked to confirm; the change takes effect after restarting the program.

Log

Log shows the current tail of kat5200.log in a read-only text view. The view loads the latest log contents when opened and supports selecting text and copying it with Ctrl+C.

Debugger

Debugger opens kat5200's built-in 6502 debugger for the running machine. It shows the machine state in separate movable windows — CPU registers, a live disassembly, and the ANTIC, GTIA, and POKEY chip registers — plus execution controls for stepping and resuming. The window positions are remembered between sessions. The debugger is also reachable with its UI shortcut (F1 by default) and is offered when the emulated CPU crashes.

Manual

Manual opens this user guide as a PDF in your system's default PDF viewer. The PDF is installed with the program's data files; if it is missing or the system has no PDF handler, kat5200 shows a message and logs the details to kat5200.log.