Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1991-February - Vol 12 Issue 12

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Rollergames
Display Problem.
Phil Ivany
Regent Vending & Amusements Ltd.
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Edward Romasko
Champions Amusement Centers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SYMPTOMS
SUBJECT
No video, purple screen, test switch won't bring
out the diagnostics. +5 volt supply is ok.
Rollergames pinball displays.
SYMPTOM
SOLUTION
Displays are dim and starting to disappear.
With the game turned off, apply a momentary
short to ground across the battery at Al 2 or IC54
pin 8 to R24.
TEST
In fact, what you are doing is clearing the Rams
at locations IC55 and IC60. This procedure will
restore the game to normal operation.
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Check both + 1 OOv and -1 OOv on the power
supply. One or both of them will be very low.
SOLUTION
You'll find a bad zener diode (1N4764). Replace
the failed device ZR2 or ZR4 on the power supply.
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NSM Title Display Jam.m.ing
Bob Ahearn
Mondial Distributing, Inc.
Springfield, New Jersey
SUBJECT
4. Depress TR button on right of display unit
until there is no more movement of the gears.
5. Install title strip 01/02 on left hand side in
gear position closest to you.
Jamming of new style NSM title display.
PROCEDURE
6. Install title strip 03/04 on right hand side in
gear position closest to you.
To realign strips in display the following proce-
dure must be followed:
7. Pull out service switch and enter program 22.
1. Remove all title strips bygrabbingthemoneat
a time in the center and pulling forward.
8. Enter 0024 and push hit button. Push in serve
button.
2. Pull out service switch and enter program 22.
9. Push TL button on side of display twice.
3. Enter 0424 and push hit button. Push in
service button.
10. You will now have an empty title strip
position in front of 02/04 on left hand side.
Wells Gardner 4600
Screen Control
Problem.
Data East Pinball
In-House
Prom.otions
John Michael Bevar
Ries Amusement Inc.
Denison, Iowa
Personnel Department
Data East Pinball
Melrose Park. Illinois
PROBLEM
PROMOTIONS
Little to no screen control (brightness).
It gives us great pleasure to announce the fol-
lowing promotions.
SYMPTOM
Adjusting the screen control makes only little
change on the screen, yet the black level control
will bring up scan/retrace lines on the screen.
Amie Aarstad has been promoted from Field
Resistor R4 l 9 (330K ohm) is open.
Service Representative to Director of Field Ser-
vice for the Pinball Division. Amie brings 16
years of experience. the majority spent as service
manager for Bally Pinball. Midway Manufac-
turing and Bally /Sente.
REASON
Jim Gon11an has been promoted from Design
With R419 open, the screen control circuit feeds
off the black level line making the black level
control act like the screen control to some de-
gree. Replacing R4 l 9 will give you the screen
control back again.
Engineer to Field Service Representative. Jim
has many years of experience in the operating
end of the business that gives him a unique
understanding of what problems operators have
to face day to day.
SOLUTION
Pete Gustafson has been promoted from Field
NSM
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11. Begin loading remaining title strips in nu-
merical order on left hand side. Depressing the
TI, button each time after you install a strip.
Service Manager to Midwest Regional Manager.
His duties now include more personal contact
with our distributors and operators in the Mid-
west region. He will be supporting all three
product lines and while he is not longer service
related he still appreciates any new ideas that
will help us improve our products overall.
12. Be sure to check alignment of strips as you
go along.
13. When shipping jukebox remove title display
to prevent reoccurrence.
If you have any questions. you can call me at
201 / 467-9700.
#1212
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