Star Tech Journal

SIAR~ JECH JOURNAL
THE TECHNICAL MONTHLY FOR THE AMUSEMENTS INDUSTRY
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AUGUST
BALLY
1985
VOLUME
7.,
These are the only tNO ■ ixed D
pairs in the Self-Test progra■, all
other indicated failed 11115/RANs are
correct.
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SubJect: How to reset High-5core
(Upright and cocktail)
Enter self-test Mhile in the Bua
Over IIOde. (The Self-Test Diagnostic
Cirtridge is not NNNll!d to reset high
scores, ) Press Plt111r 4 Start button to
clear high scores. The NOrd 'c1Nr'9d'
will appear on the screen at this ti•
to indicate successful reaoval of the
present high score to date.
The Self-Test Diagnostic Cirtridge
will be available froa the fictory at a
later date.
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SubJech 6aae Difficulty s.tting
The gae, nit is shipped out of the
factory, is set for the aost difficult
level of play, Consequently, the il'ICON
falls off shortly after the initial
placeaent at the location.
AdJustaent: On DiPSNitl'h 12:
~ 15 to IFF
-Nove 16 to IFF
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Probl•: V....y high scores and extrae
playing ti ■n.
Ciuse: A softNi1'1t fl• in the progra■
Nill allON extra unearnad POints to bl
awarded to the player if a certain
sequence of events are c:aapletld,
If after the player coapletes the
first day, Monday, and in the follONing
Training course, n he is about to
cross the finish line, he quickly exits
out through the open NindON at the
right side corner, the progra■ Nill
then restore you to the ua training
course once again. (Only nON the couru
Nill be littered Mith fl01ting
obstacles and the fans Mhil'h .re in
their suts, are nON drifting in the
air,)
ll1en the Plt11er IUCa!lds in
coapleting the Training course ■ultiple
ti■es (5?> he is aNirded 1 , - •
POints and advanced to Tuesday.
This condition is present regardless
of difficulty settings (Hard, Middle or
Easy).
defective in Self-Test.
Fix: Nost often, the operator will
not realize his players are aeeare of
this fl• and are taking Mlvantage, If
incoae is dONn and/or the ICOl"IS on the
High Score Table are over 1 , • •
POints this ga■e nor■ally), you Nill need a
neN set of EPIOIS installed.
Solution: rots ll/N and lH/J are
reversed Mhen read out n
failed during the Hardltare Tnt (D
and RAN> Mhil'h is the first test after
Accounting and Options.
The fix will include froa tNO to six
EPRClls depending on progra■ version
(the first 2,888 ga■es ■anufactured
will require all six EPRCMI to be
replaced).
Located on the CPU board at these
positions:
The EPRClls are available nON through
your distributor, and credit is given
UPOn return of the original Os charge),
ATARI
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Probla: Wrong D
read out as
■istakenly
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Voluae 7, Nu■ber 3. Copyright (c) 198S
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Sub,Ject1 Awcillary PoNer Supply
Sche■atic.
Atari StlJ'S that the PONII" supply used
to PONer the CPU board in this gaae is
an off-thl-1helf unit obtained froa
Sierracin PONet- Syst- of Dlltworth,
California. The aodel nwlber is 3m.
Atari has no sche■atics but they are
NOrking on getting the■ to us for
publication. (See also SfTJ, Yol.7
No. 2, Jul85).
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CONNECT
TECH
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Sa■e:
Nintendo VS Syst•
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Tech: Saa CrMs, &odNin Distributing,
North Little Rock, AR.
Sy■pto■:
Machine is dNd.
Suspect : The custo■ ■ict'OPl"OCftSOI"
and sound l'hiP, RPam, has been
experiencing a relatiVltlY high rate of
failure. There are tNO of theN l'hiPS
utilized in this syst• And if one
fails the progra■ Nill loop And the
ga■e Ni 11 lock-up. These devices are
located at positions 2J and 8J.
Out of approxiutely 111 kits
installed, Just under 1• have coa
back for this repair. If you SUSPICt
this apu/snd chip to be the probl111t
you can verify your assu.ption by
SNaPPing out with another froa a
knONn-good syste■. Along with the VS
syste■, you can also find these custo■
chips in the l)(lf(£Y KtN3 III systa,
used for sound and ■usic.
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WILLIAMS
PINBIU:
PROBLENS & TI PS
DECK/ADJUST
Cleek and adJust playfield iction at
regular intervals. Look for problas;
don't Mai t for players to report!
Preventive uintenance will catl'h
proble■s before ga■es are daaagld and
11ublished ■onthly on the first of the
■onth via 1st Class Nail in North
Allerica, via Air Nail el!llllhere.
Ja■es Cilore: Publilhll"/Editor.