Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1995-December - Vol 17 Issue 10

December 1995
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MERIT
CAPCOM
MEGATOUCH
CPS/I
BLOWN MONITOR
AUDIO VOLUME
FUSE
PROCEDURE
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December 1995
Customer Service
Merit Industries
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Service Dept.
Capcom USA Inc.
Sunnyvale, California
PROBLEM
SUBJECT
Monitor is inoperative after
power-up.
Volume control of all Capcom
CPSII system boards.
GAMES AFFECTED
PROCEDURE
All Megatouch games using Type
19 Ducksan monitors.
To correct audio volume prob-
1 ems on any CPSII system
board:
SYMPTOMS
After power-up, you can hear the
fan running and see the power
supply light, but there is no pic-
ture.
1. On the "A:' board, depress and
hold volume down button at least
5 seconds to reset the internal
DATs.
CAUSE
2. Release the volume down but-
ton.
Fuse on monitor chassis has
blown.
SOLUTION
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'@ft1Jtu 'MieN
lHt NCi'@ Cio
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Hf\'@ lHoverff of
'@oMeoNe He
aN ~muoN
Replace existing fast-blow 3 amp
250V fuse. If you do not have the
proper fuse, call Merit customer
service for assistance: 800/445-
9353. Part number is EC3004.
3. On the ''A:' board, depress vol-
ume-up button to reach desired
volume level.
4. For any further volume setting,
Capcom recommends use of the
sound test in the test menu.
ACME ORLANDO
WHAT:
WHERE:
WHEN:
'96
American Coin Machine Exposition.
Orange County Convention/Civic Center.
Thursday, March 7th - Saturday, March 9th, 1996.

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