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merit industries, inc. PM0426-13 FOR TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE: CONT ACT YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR For a list of distributors, visit the Merit Industries, Inc. Web site www.meritind.com EVO Ion 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 T ower Section ................. p. 1 General Care and Maintenance ........................... p. 2-5 T ouchscreen/Joystick Calibrati[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Site Preparation In determining the location for your Megatouch Ion™ video game, consideration must be given to a suitable, grounded elec- trical outlet. Since the game is a computer- ized device, it should have a separate cir- cuit, if at all possible. If a separate circuit is not available, care should b[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0426-13 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL 2 General Care and Maintenance NOTE: THIS GAME MUST ONL Y BE SER- VICED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON- NEL. CAUTION: THERE ARE HIGH VOL T AGE P ARTS IN THIS GAME. BE CAREFUL WHEN SERVICING THE INSIDE OF THE GAME. THE GAME SHOULD AL WA YS BE UNPLUGGED BEFORE SERVIC[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 • Move the joystick as far down as it will go, then release the joystick and press one of the joystick buttons. • Then, without touching the joystick, press one of the buttons on the joy- stick to complete calibration. Monitor Adjustment Procedure The vert[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0426-13 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL 4 Cleaning the Joystick • The joystick should be cleaned with a damp cloth and mild detergent. Always apply the cleaner to the cloth and not directly on the game. Liquids could enter the housing and damage elec- tronics inside. Cleaning the T ouchscreen Monito[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Wireless Setup Each game comes equipped with a wireless USB adapter which can be used to automati- cally link two Ion games together by simply turning the games on. With the addition of a wireless router , up to four games can be linked and the game(s) can als[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 the game in order to offer a replay . NOTE : The availa[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 7 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 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 “?” buttons to bring up a help screen. A summa[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. PM0426-13 MEGA TOUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL 8 M a in M e nu Av a ila b le O pt io ns Info rm a tion DIA GNOSTI CS • Video Test • I/O T e st • Touchscreen C a lib ra ti o n • Touchscreen Test • View System Log • Checksum Test • S ys tem In fo • Verifyi ng Data bases • Joystick Cal ibr atio[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 9 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Credits/Pricing Menu Quick Price Setup - This feature is only available in U.S. games. Quick Price Setup allows the operator to make general pricing changes without entering the Games Menu. NOTE: If the game is set to 3 or 6 Credits for a Dollar , prices will [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Coin-In NOTE: The Coin-In Menu instructions on the current page apply to select markets only. For typical markets, the appropriate guidelines for operation will be found on the following page. T o Enter The “Coin-In” Screen, T ouch “Coin-In” on the Credits Menu Game cost can be controlled two ways: b[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 MEGAT OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Coinless Coin Op Menu 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 amount owed after gamepl[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. FIGURE 5 - COINLESS COIN OP MENU - SETTINGS SCREEN Per-Game Mode When players choose this mode, a running total of the amount owed is maintained and displayed in the CREDITS box on the screen. The total is tabulated after each game or function. The location owner then collects the total amount owed at the en[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 13 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 FIGURE 6 - P A Y PER TIME SCREEN T o Enter This Screen, T ouch “Pay Per Time” on the Credits Menu Games Menu Game Setup The game list and prices, as well as game options, are programmed using these screens. The first screen shows the vari- ous game catego[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. T o adjust the price, touch the credit or cur- rency value next to each game. Some games support a continue function. In the cost to continue column, games with- out this function will display N/A. Games that support continuation will show a credit value. The cost to continue is adjustable on a game by game [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 15 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 The books information can be sorted in three ways with the button that toggles through the sorting categories. Unsorted displays the books information in the standard order . Sorted by Current displays the current credits for each game from most to least play[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. FIGURE 13 - BOOKS MENU: CASH SETTLEMENT COLLECTION T o Enter This Screen, T ouch “Cash Settlement Collection” on the Books Menu FIGURE 12 - BOOKS MENU: CASH SETTLEMENT SETUP SCREEN The first screens allow you to set up the Cash Settlement Screen. Choose YES or NO to display the operator’s cut on the Ca[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 17 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 System Menu FIGURE 14 - SYSTEM MENU Set T ime The Set Time Menu allows you to set both the time and date on the game. Time is shown in 24-hour, "military" time (e.g. 5:00pm = 17:00). Use the up and down arrow s to s et the ti m e and date. Security [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Diagnostics Menu FIGURE 15 - DIAGNOSTICS MENU Vid eo Test Touch the screen to cycle thr ough a s eries of vi deo test screen s. I/O Test Tests the SETUP and CA LIBRATE buttons, al l coin channels , the coin meter, and the co in lo ckout fe ature ( if appl icable). A green li ght next t o the appr opriate bu [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 19 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 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’s [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 game using an appropriate storage device for your game (U[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 21 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 FIGURE 23 - PROMO CREDITS SCREEN Show Game Play Frequency This feature shows the number of games played by each My Merit player . The op- erator can choose whether to display all totals or just those that fall within a certain date range. Show Player Hi Score[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Megatouch Player and Operator Keys Megatouch Ion games use player keys to store gameplay and log in information and offer new features to players. Operator keys are used to make it easy for operators to enter setup to service machines. The keys are activated by touching them to the dongle socket on the game [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 23 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The following table provides information on the functionality of the hard DIP switches in Megatouch games. Make sure to read the information in the Notes column to determine what is affected when performing these functions. After performin[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. CONNECTING A PRINTER (GERMAN GAMES ONL Y) T o connect a printer to the game as needed: 1. Locate the printer port on the back of the game (see Figure 25). 2. When the game enters idle mode, connect the printer to the printer port on the game. NOTE: Some printers may cause the game to reboot. Once the game ha[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 25 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Merit Industries, Inc. Troubleshooting Guide for Megatouch Ion™ Games P ROBLEM C ORRECTIVE A CTI ON • no p ower • bill acceptor motor doe s not run • no flas h on the monito r screen • no co oling fans operat ing • no o utput from power su pply ?[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Merit Industries, Inc. Troubleshooting Guide for Megatouch Ion ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Games continued P ROBLEM C ORRECTIVE A CTIO N • game lo ck s up or resets w hi l e bein g pla yed or in the a ttra ct mode • no mo veme nt on the screen • power ha s to be cycl ed off and on to get t he gam e to func tio[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 27 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Merit Industries, Inc. Troubleshooting Guide for Megatouch Ion ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Games continued P ROBLEM C ORRECTIVE A CTION • the scre en displays M AXX and not IO N an d the H2H cate go r y is missing When the game is turned on, it will check the type [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. FIGURE 24 - FRONT VIEW OF THE EVO ION EVO Ion Diagrams JOYSTICK TOUCHSCRE EN BILL ACCEPTOR WIRELESS ADA PTER DONGLE SOCKET COIN MECH CENTR ONICS UPGRA DE CONNE CTOR USB PO RT PRIN TER POR T ETHERNET COUPLE R PHONE COUPLE R COVER PLATE SECURED BY STANDOFF INSIDE CPU SEC TION ON/OFF SWITC H CASH TOWER LOCK FIG[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 29 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 FIGURE 26 - THE EVO ION WITH CPU SECTION OPEN MOTHERBOARD POWER SUPPLY CPU SECTION LOCK HARD DRI VE TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER WIRELESS ADAPTER MONITO R CONTROLS DETAIL VIEW O F CONTROL BOARD SECURITY KEY SETUP CALIBRATE[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. FIGURE 27 - PROFILE OF COIN MECH BRACKET Coin Mech Position- EVOs with Coin Mechs Only If you remove the coin mech for any reason, you must replace it in the correct notches in the coin mech bracket so that the mech remains vertical. If your game is sitting on a table or bar top, make sure the tabs on the co[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 31 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Megatouch EVO® Ion 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 Ion game to functio[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Connection Diagrams FIGURE 28 - ION MOTHERBOARD DRAWING DIMM MEMO RY I/O CONNECTOR MOTH ERBO ARD POW ER AUDIO OUT TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER ETHERNET VGA VIDEO HARD DRIVE CONNECTION (PRIMARY IDE) CENTRONICS CONNECTION (SECONDARY IDE) TOP VIE W O F MO THER BOA R D CONNECTOR SI DE VIEW OF MOTHERBOARD PM0426-13 MEG[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 33 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 FIGURE 29 - REAR VIEW OF CABLE CONNECTOR Motherboard - Power Connector Connection Diagrams PIN WIRE COLOR USE 1 ORANGE +3.3 VDC 2 ORANGE +3.3 VDC 3 BLACK GN D 4 RED +5 VDC 5 BLACK GN D 6 RED +5 VDC 7 BLACK GN D 8 G R A Y PWR GOOD 9 VIOLET +5V VSB 1 0 YELLOW +[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. FIGURE 31 - ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y BOARD DRA WING SETUP CALIBR ATE SECURTIY KEY MONITOR CONTROLS REMOTE SETUP/ CALIBRA TE/KEY LCD Connection Diagrams FIGURE 30 - I/O BOARD DRAWING SETUP J2 METER 1 J19 METER 2 CALIBRATE J3 MECHANICAL MECH J8 SMILEY B IL L ACCEPTOR ELECTR ONIC MECH J6 POWE R CONNECTOR SECURITY KEY[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 35 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 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 l[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 (“Agreement”). Ownership of the Software 1. The enclosed Merit® product, which may include but is not[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 37 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Grant Of License 10. Licensor grants to you a limited, non-exclusive license to distribute and/or use one copy of the Software on a single Merit (“Machine”) accompanied by a single licensor factory authorized security key . Licensor reserves the right to [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 les termes, clauses et conditions du présent contrat [...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 39 MEGA T OUCH EVO ION OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-13 Concession de Licence 10. Le Concédant vous accorde le droit d'utiliser une seule copie par appareil Merit (ci-après "Appareil") accompagné d'une seule clé de sécurité autorisée en usine et fournie par le Concédant. Le Concédant s[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 (“Abkommen”) akzeptieren. Eigentumsvorbehalt der Software 1. Das beiliegende Merit®-[...]
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Übertragung der Lizenz 1 0 . Der Lizenzgeber gewährt Ihnen eine beschränkte, nicht-ausschliessbare Lizenz zur V ertreibung und/oder Benutzung einer Kopie der Software auf einem einzelnen Merit™ („Gerät”) mit einem einzelnen werksmäßig gestatteten Sicherungsschlüssel. Der Lizenzgeber behält sich[...]
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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[...]