Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1989-December - Vol 11 Issue 10

Atari Cyberball
2072 Tour Kits
Leland Viper &
QB Freezing
Al Vernon
Atari Games Field Service
Milpitas, California
Donna E. Jorgensen
Leland Corporation
El Cajon, California
SUBJECT
There is a possibility that one of the EPROMS
sent with your Cyberball 2072 Tournament 4
Player kit might be duplicated or mislabeled.
PROBLEM
If you have been experiencing freezing problems
with your game(s) Viper and/ or Quarterbadc.-2
Player and you've determined it's not voltage
related, try this remedy.
Below are the Atari part numbers and correct
check-sums for the two EPROMS in question.
136073-2008 lEFE
136073-2009 39DF
VERIFICATION
Run a test on the two EPROMS and compare the
check-sum with the ones above. If your
EPROMS were duplicated both IC's will be dis-
playing the same check-sum. If you have fur-
ther questions, please contact your Atari Dis-
tributor or Atari Field Service at 408/ 434-3950.
Willianis Black
Knight 2000 Door
SOLUTION
Remove U52 (74AS08) from the multi-function
sound board (top) and jumper U52 Pin 4 to Pin
6. This should resolve any problems you may
have been experiencing.
If you should have any questions regarding this,
please contact our Technical Support Depart-
ment for assistance at 619/562-7000 Monday-
Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Stan-
dard Time.
Merit Pub Time Pre-
mier Junipy Video
Eric Wittenzellner
Kemp Enterprises, Inc.
South Windsor, Connecticut
Michael T. Smythe
Indy Amusements, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
PROBLEM
Coin door durability.
PROBLEM
If the monitor jumps or squeezes together when
control lamps are flashing the probable cause is
the switching power supply.
SYMPTOM
Alot, (actually all of my coin chutes!) have bro-
ken where the hair pin goes through to hold the
coin mech in place. One good kick to the front
and it is all over for the small piece of plastic.
SOLUTION
A simple fix is to install a 4-40 x 3 / 4" screw and
nut through the body and hinge about 3 / 4" of an
inch below the hinge point. It holds up very well.
SOLUTION
Replace it with a power supply that has 12 volt
outputs at 2 amps.
NOTE
If there is no picture at all, suspect the flyback
transformer, as we have replaced several. Oth-
erwise, this has been a very reliable machine.
Willianis Elvira
Contest Mode
Data East Speed
Buggy Opto Sub
LanyDeMar
John M. Bevar
Williams Electronics
Chicago, Illinois
Ries Amusement Inc.
Denison, Iowa
PROBLEM
There is a problem with the "contest mode"
setting in Elvira in versions prior to I.A-4. In I.A-
l through I.A-3 you should not set contest mode
to "YES".
PROBLEM
Where to get the I.R Detector for the steering
opto PCB.
SOLUTION
In these earlier versions, you can get the same
results as contest mode by making the following
adjustments:
Adj#
35
36
40
44
Adj Name
Extra Ball Auto
Jackpot Value
Elvira Memo:iy
Save Locks
Setting
Fixed
4,000,000
Player
No.
NOTE
In versions I.A-4 and later, the contest mode
setting works correctly. This was the only
change from I.A-3 to I.A-4, so it is not necessary
to update your program.
There are no differences in versions I.A-1, I.A-2
and I.A-3. The changes that caused these revi-
sions were for French and German game pro-
gramming.
SOLUTION
Radio Shack!
Use a TlL 414, Radio Shack #276-145 will do
the job. Although it's not a direct replacement,
it's 100% compatible with original Data East
one.
PROCEDURE
Since it's a little bigger, you will have to modify
the case that holds the I.R Detector.
• First enlarge the hole of the I.R.
Detectors.
• Carefully, with a X-acto knife or
Dremel tool, shave off just enough
so that the I.R Detector is flush
with the top of the cage.
• Now bend the leads exactly as
those of the original one... (note
where the notch is on the I.R De-
tector).
• That's it!
Murphy's Law #1110
000
NOTE:
Use a TlL 906-1 Radio Shack #276-143 to
replace the I.R LED emitter.

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