Star Tech Journal

April 19B6 (2_)
STAR*TECH Journal
Konarni has a dedicated piece called GT. It
is a real nice looking driving game. They
also showed JAILBREAK, IRON HORSE and
NEMESIS which are all kits.
Sega OIJPLll'l'ER tnstable Video
By Sega customer Service
San Jose, CA
Mernetron still has MAT MANIA.
Symptoms: A. Game won't power-up or resets
intermittently.
B. Unstable picture on monitor.
Nintendo displayed their newest software
kit for the VS and Uni-system called SUPER
MARIO BROS. They also showed a prototype
of GUMSHOE which is another gun game.
Discreµmcy: Supply voltage low and/or
sync incorrectly connected.
Premier had their newest pin RAVEN along
with a new edition of ROCK and an update
kit for the old ROCK.
Taito had a kit, BIG EVEN!' GOLF, available
as an update for BIRDIE KIN; or in a
universal format. (This is one helluva
golf game!) They had a two piece gun game
called NEW YORK CAPIOR that looked like
another good gun game.
Williams showed ALLEY CATS, their newest
shuffle alley, and of course they had HIGH
SPEED pinball games all over the place and
everyone seemed to love them.
ACME indicated a return of a few old
standards like gun games, driving games,
pinball and redemption equipment. There
were pay telephones and simulators
scattered around the floor, too. Rowe and
NSM showed music but not much new.
Looking back on the ACME show, I must
admit, there was a lot of dedicated garnes
displayed and I found that fact a little
surprising. Kits were still everywhere,
however, and seem to be hot as ever.
r-t::>st of the equipment displayed will be
available this spring so we will all get a
chance to see them and how well they will
do out in the locations where it really
counts.
Corrections:
A. Using a digital meter, make certain 5
volts D.C. is present at the P.C. Board.
Any less than 5 volts at the board will
cause intermittent and random problems.
Pin #1 is negative and Pin #3 is positive
on the P.C.Be connector.
B. To correctly connect the ironitor to the
P.C.B., use the wire routing diagram on
Page 5 of the CHOPLIFTER Instruction
Manual packaged with each P.C.Board.
Connect the Red, Green and Blue outputs to
the ironitor you are using -Do Not
Connect or use the black ground wire from
Pin "Z" of the edge connector. Next,
connect the Sync Ground Wire (Gray/Black)
from Pin #22 to the Sync Ground Connection
on your monitor. This is the only ground
connection to be used from the board.
Next, connect the Negative Coqiosite Sync
wire (Gray/White) from Pin "Y" to the
proper connector on your monitor.
Older ironitors may require you to jumper
the "H" & 11 V 11 Negative Sync inputs
together before connecting the Sync wire
from the P.C.B.
If Positive COqiosite Sync is needed,
please call Sega Customer Service for
conversion procedure.
Cinematronics lllRID SERIFS Joysticks
By Cinematronics Service Dept.
El cajon, CA
S'rAR"'lBll JOORtW. is tax deductible
when used in connection with your Coin-op
Anusement business.
Cinematronics advises that the joysticks
on the WORLD SERIES requires so:rre
lubrication. The springs should be lubed
at their connecting points and the lever
should be lightly lubed at the pivot
point. Take care of this right away so
that you won't have to replace it later.