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merit industries, inc. PM0425-04 FOR TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE: CONT ACT YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR For a list of distributors, visit the Merit Industries, Inc. Web site www.meritind.com Inst allation & Owner ’ s Manual[...]
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Site Preparation ............................. p. 1 Setting up your Megatouch Game ......................... p. 1 Game Description .......................... p. 1 CPU Section ............................... p. 1 Cash Box Section ...................... p. 2-3 General Care and Maintenance ........................... p. 2 Screen Calibration ..........[...]
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Site Preparation In determining the location for your Megatouch FORCE™ video game, consid- eration must be given to a suitable, grounded electrical outlet. Since the game is a com- puterized device, it should have a separate circuit, if at all possible. If a separate circuit is not available, care should be taken to pro- vide a clean and constant[...]
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There is also a security key port on the control board, but in Fusion games, it is not operable. Coin Mech/Bill Acceptor Cash Box The coin mech and/or bill acceptor are ac- cessible by opening the front bezel of the cabinet (see Figure 24 for locations). The metal cash box door is key-locked for secu- rity purposes. General Care and Maintenance NOT[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 1. Set the game to the Checkerz game screen. 2. Adjust the vertical and horizontal size and vertical and horizontal position to make sure that the game screen fills the monitor screen and that the game screen is centered. 3. Adjust the brightness and contrast con- trols until the top sets of checkers are a r[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Linking Games Some games include an Ethernet cable and a crossover connector used to link games together . By linking your games, players can play compete against one another in real-time interactive play . Follow the instructions below to link your games. The software will allow up to 8 games to be linked. [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Game Name and Score Needed for Initial Replay Solitaire, Power Solitaire, Lone S tar , and Super Lone S tar will always offer a replay once the listed score is attained. The other games have to reach the score listed as well as attain the high score for t[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 6 Main Menu The Main Menu can be accessed by pressing the SETUP button inside the game. Use the Main Menu to set up all game software options. NOTE: For help with the Options in any menu section, touch the green “?” icons to bring up a help screen. A sum[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 7 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Main Menu A v ailabl e Optio ns Info rm a tio n DIAGNOSTIC S • Video Test • I/O Test • Touchscreen Calibration • Touchscreen Te st • Vi ew Syste m Log • Checksum Test • Sy stem Info • En ters t he Vi deo Te s t to dis pla y the te st s cre[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 8 Credits/Pricing Menu Quick Price Setup Quick Price Setup allows the operator to make general pricing changes without entering the Games Menu. NOTE: If the game is set to 3 Credits for a Dollar , prices will be displayed in credits unless otherwise specifi[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 9 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Coin-In T o Enter The “Coin-In” Screen, T ouch “Coin-In” on the Credit s Menu Game cost can be controlled two ways: by changing the number of credits required to play a game or by changing the cost of a credit. The Coin-In Menu allows you to adjust[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 10 Coinless Coin Op Menu (FORCE Games Only) When enabled via the Options button on the Credits/Pricing Menu, the Coinless Coin Op feature allows the operator to charge on a per-game or per-time basis without players inserting money into the game. The total a[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Figure 7 - Games Menu: Game Setup Screen T i m e M o d e T h e p r i c e p e r 1 5 - m i n u t e t i m e b l o c k w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d b e f o r e p l a y e r s c h o o s e t h i s m o d e . D u r i n g g a m e p l a y, t h e t i m e r e m a i [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 12 Figure 8 - Hi Scores Menu: View/Clear Hi Scores Screen Games that were not originally enabled will be turned off and all price settings will be reset. When you touch a category name, the next Game Setup screen shows the game posi- tions available for that[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 13 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 T ouching a game name will display the cur- rent and lifetime credit totals*, broken into 1- 4 player totals and linked game totals. It also shows the shortest, average, and longest playing times for that game. *Touching Trivia or Power Trivia dis- plays [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 14 Figure 12 - Books Menu: Cash Settlement Collection Cash Settlement Setup The Cash Settlement Screens are used to calculate the percentage of earnings the op- erator and location will receive, as well as fees collected by the operator . This will help to o[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 15 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 System Menu Figure 14 - System Menu Set Time The Set T ime Menu allows you t o set both the tim e and date on the game . Ti me is shown in 24- hour, "military" time (e.g. 5:00pm = 17:00). Use the up and down arrows t o s et the time and dat e. S[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 16 Diagnostics Menu Figure 15 - Diagnostics Menu Video Tes t Tou ch the sc reen to cycl e through a seri es of vi deo test screens. I/O Te s t Tests t he S ETUP and C ALIBRATE butt ons, all coin c hannels, the coin meter, and the coi n lockout feature (i f a[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 17 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Presentation Menu The Presentation Menu features a slide show for location owners and another slide show for operators and distributors. This menu also allows operators to create ad screens and add custom screens created on a personal computer . Operator[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 18 Operator Ad Screens A total of 24 advertising screens can be created with the software and added to the game. The ads will appear along with the other attract screens when the game is in idle mode. Custom images for ad screens can also be added to the gam[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 19 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Show Player Hi Scores Selecting a game name under this feature will bring up the Hi Scores of each My Merit player for that game, as well as the date the score was achieved. The operator can choose whether to display all Hi Scores or just those that fall [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. CONNECTING A PRINTER (GERMAN GAMES ONL Y) T o connect a printer to the game as needed: 1. Unlock and open the front bezel. 2. The printer port is located on the same bracket as the counter (see Figure 24). 3. When the game enters idle mode, connect the printer to the printer port on the game. NOTE: Some prin[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Merit Industries, Inc. Troubleshooting Guide for Megatouch FORCE™ Games 21 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 P ROBLEM C ORRECTIVE A CTION • no pow er • bill accept or motor do es not run • no flas h on the monito r sc reen • no cool in g fans operati ng • no out pu t from power [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Merit Industries, Inc. Troubleshooting Guide for Megatouch FORCE ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Games continued PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 22 P ROBLEM C ORRECT IVE A CTION • game locks up or resets while being play ed or in the attract mode • no movement on the screen • power has to be cyc[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Merit Industries, Inc. Troubleshooting Guide for Megatouch FORCE ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Games continued 23 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 P ROBLEM C ORRECTIVE A CTION • the screen display s MAXX and not FORCE, and th e H2H category is missing W hen the game is turned on, it will check the [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0425-04 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL 24 FIGURE 24 - FRONT VIEW OF THE FUSION WITH BEZEL OPEN HARD DRIV E SECUR ITY KEY I/O BO A R D PRINTER PORT FOR GERMAN GAMES TOUCHS CREEN CONTROL LER MONITOR CONTROL BOARD CASH DOOR LOCK CENTRO NICS UPGRA DE CONNECT OR BILL ACCEPTOR COIN MECH MOTHERBOARD POW[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 25 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 STABILIZER ROD (2 PLACES) LCD AND TOUCHSC REEN SPEAKER ASSEMBLY ETHERNET COUPLE R PHONE COUPLER FIGURE 25 - REAR VIEW OF THE FUSION WITH BEZEL OPEN[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Megatouch FORCE™ Fusion Replacement Parts List NOTE: The part s in your game may vary . When calling for replacement parts, make sure to have your serial number available to ensure the accuracy of your order . NOTE: In order for your Megatouch FORCE game to function properly , the hardware must only be rep[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 27 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Connection Diagrams FIGURE 26 - ECS MOTHERBOARD DRAWING CENTRONICS CONNECTION (SECONDARY IDE) HARD DRIVE CONNECTION (PRIMARY IDE) VGA VIDEO TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER (COM 1) I/O BOARD ETHERNET AUDIO OUT MOTHERB OARD POWE R TOP VIE W OF MOTH ERBOARD CONNECT [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PIN WIRE COLOR USE 1 BROWN +3.3 VDC 2 BROWN +3.3 VDC 3 BLACK GN D 4 RE D +5 VDC 5 BLACK GN D 6 RE D +5 VDC 7 BLACK GN D 8 WHITE PWR GOOD 9 VIOLET +5V VSB 1 0 YELLOW +12 VDC 1 1 BROWN +3.3 VDC 1 2 BLUE -12 VDC 1 3 BLACK G ND 1 4 BLACK G ND 1 5 BLACK G ND 1 6 BLACK G ND 1 7 BLACK G ND 1 8 ----- ----- 1 9 RE D [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 29 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Connection Diagrams FIGURE 28 - I/O BOARD DRAWING SECURITY KEY CAL IBR ATE SETUP USB CONNECTOR J3 MECHANICA L MECH REMOTE SE TUP/ CALIB/KEY T O J2 ON OSD BOA R D DIP SWITCH BANK J6 POWER CONNECTOR J2 METER 1 J1 ELEC TRONIC MECH J8 SMILEY BIL L ACCEPTOR J[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Merit Video Machine Limited Warranty Merit Industries, Inc. warrants its video ma- chines to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. The warranty covers all electrical components (except fuses and light bulbs) and printed circuit boards. The touchs[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 31 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Merit Industries, Inc. Software License Agreement Merit Industries, Inc. ("Licensor") is willing to license the enclosed software to you only if you accept all of the terms in this license agreement. Ownership of the Software 1. The enclosed Me[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Grant Of License 10. Licensor grants to you the right to use one copy of the Software on a single Megatouch™ ("Machine") accompanied by a single licensor factory authorized security key . Licen- sor reserves the right to update versions of the software and the content to the Machine as deemed app[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 33 MEGA TOUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Contrat de licence de logiciel de Merit Industries, Inc. Merit Industries, Inc. (ci-après le "Concédant") est disposé à vous accorder la licence d'utilisation du logiciel ci-inclus, à condition que vous vous engagiez à respecter tous [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Concession de Licence 10. Le Concédant vous accorde le droit d'utiliser une seule copie sur un seul Megatouch™ (ci-après "Appareil") accompagné d'une seule clé de sécurité autorisée en usine et fournie par le Concédant. Le Concédant réserve le droit de mise-à-jour des version[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 35 MEGA T OUCH FORCE FUSION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0425-04 Merit Industries, Inc. Softwarelizenzabkommen Merit Industries, Inc. („Lizenzgeber") ist nur dann bereit Ihnen eine Lizenz für die beiliegende Software zu erteilen, wenn Sie alle Bestimmungen dieses Lizenzabkommens akzeptieren. Eigentumsvorbehalt[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2003 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Übertragung der Lizenz 10. Der Lizenzgeber gibt Ihnen das Anrecht, eine Kopie der Software auf einer einzelnen Megatouch™ („Maschine") mit einem einzelnen werksmäßig gestatteten Sicherungsschlüssel zu benutzen. Der Lizenzgeber behält sich das Recht vor , nach eigenem Ermessen die Software und d[...]
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Please read the enclosed license agreement. Operation of this game constitutes acceptance of the Merit Software License Agreement. V euillez lire le contrat de licence d’utilisation ci-inclus. Si vous utilisez ce jeu, vous vous engagez à respecter les termes et conditions du contrat de licence d’utilisation du logiciel de Merit. Bitte beiliege[...]