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EVO Ion
Installation & Owner’s
Manual
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Table of Contents Site Preparation .............................p. 1 Hi Scores Menu ..............................p. 14 View/Clear Hi Scores ............... p. 14 Setting up your Megatouch Game .........................p. 1 Books Menu....................................p. 14-16 Game Description ..........................p. 1 Books Display ............................p. 14-15 CPU Section ............................... p. 1 Cash Settlement ........................p. 15-16 Cash Tower Section ....
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Site Preparation Game Description The Megatouch EVO model has 2 key-locked In determining the location for your compartments: the CPU section door and the Megatouch Ion™ video game, consideration cash tower section. It comes equipped with must be given to a suitable, grounded elec- a coin mech and/or bill acceptor. This model trical outlet. Since the game is a computer- also has couplers installed in the rear of the ized device, it should have a separa
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. How To Calibrate: General Care and Maintenance NOTE: THIS GAME MUST ONLY BE SER- • Find the CALIBRATE button on the con- VICED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON- trol board inside the CPU section, and NEL. press it to enter screen calibration CAUTION: THERE ARE HIGH VOLTAGE PARTS IN THIS GAME. BE CAREFUL mode. WHEN SERVICING THE INSIDE OF THE • Touch the center of the first cross that GAME. THE GAME SHOULD ALWAYS BE UNPLUGGED BEFORE SERVICING. appears. Once
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. • Move the joystick as far down as it will General Circuit Board Handling go, then release the joystick and press Information one of the joystick buttons. Before handling any boards, observe the • Then, without touching the joystick, following procedures: press one of the buttons on the joy- • Prevent Electro-Static Discharge by: stick to complete calibration. 1. Storing the boards in the anti- Monitor Adjustment Procedure static bags in which they are shi
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Cleaning the Joystick Watchdog Timer • The joystick should be cleaned with a This game has been equipped with a fea- damp cloth and mild detergent. Always ture that allows it to automatically reboot if it apply the cleaner to the cloth and not encounters a problem. When the watchdog directly on the game. Liquids could timer is enabled, it will reboot the machine enter the housing and damage elec- within 2 minutes after a failure, allowing the tronics i
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 also connect to the Internet. The Linksys 802.11B router is recommended for use with the software. The software allows you to configure your own network, should you choose to do so. Follow the steps bel
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Game Name and Score Needed for Initial Replay Solitaire, Power Solitaire, Lone Star, and Super Lone Star 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 available games may vary. 11 Ball/11-Up 125,000 Mini Golf/Crazy Golf No Replay Monkey Bash No Replay 3 Blind Mice 150,000 Monster Madness 400,000 3 Some 15
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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. FIGURE 1 - MAIN MENU A summary of the Main Menu functions appears in the following table. For more detail, see the corresponding sections of the manual. Main Menu Available Options Information CREDITS/ The C
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Main Menu Available Options Information DIAGNOSTICS • Video Test • Enters the Video Test to display the test screens. Touch the screen to cycle through test. • I/O Test • Tests the function of the I/O board, DIP switches, coin meter, lockout (if applicable), and light (EVO only). • Touchscreen • Allows the operator to calibrate the Calibration touchscreen. Follow the instructions on the screen. • Touchscreen Test • Checks touchscreen cali
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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. FIGURE 2 - QUICK PRICE SETUP SCREEN 6 Credits for a Dollar (default setting): Sets each game to the following price settings: NOTE: The Coin-In Table cannot be adjusted with 6 Credits for a Dollar selected. COIN INPUT COIN VALUE COINS = CREDITS & METER PULSES 1A 25¢
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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. To Enter The “Coin-In” Screen, Touch “Coin-In” on the Credits 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 the cost of a credit, as w
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Coin-In Menu Touch the currency default display to hide/ show the display. To give customers bonus credits for insert- ing a five-dollar bill, the $5 line must be en- abled in the Coin-In Menu. To enable it, en- ter the Quick Price Setup Screen and se- lect 6 Credits for $1.00, 4 Credits for $1, 3 Credits for $1.00 or Use Factory Default Pricing. NOTE: You must touch one of the available options on the Quick Price Setup Screen to enable the $5.00 row. F
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Certain features will not be available in Per-Game Mode Coinless Coin Op Mode, such as MegaNet When players choose this mode, a running content, Merit Money, Promo Credits, Free total of the amount owed is maintained and Credits, TouchTunes® music. Pricing for displayed in the CREDITS box on the these features can only be displayed in screen. The total is tabulated after each currency values, not credits. game or function. The location owner then collec
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. Rental Mode To Enter This Screen, Touch “Game Setup” on the Games Menu and When enabled via the Options button on Select a Category the Credits/Pricing Menu, Rental Mode allows players to purchase a block of time and use it to play as many games as they want. To set the value of a credit in Rental Mode, select Pay Per Time from the Credits Menu. Touch the arrows on either side of the time interval to adjust the number of minutes of play given for each cre
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. To Enter This Screen, Touch Enable All Games: Turns on all games “View/Clear Hi Scores” on the within the selected category and defaults Hi Scores Menu and Choose a Game the price settings. To customize a particular game list, first se- lect a category on the first Game Setup Screen. On the second screen, touch Clear All to clear the game list. Choose the menu position you want a particular game to oc- cupy by touching that position, then touch the desi
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. The books information can be sorted in three Books Display also shows coin input data, ways with the button that toggles through as well as Promotional Credits, Merit Money, the sorting categories. Unsorted displays and Coinless Coin Op totals (when these the books information in the standard order. features are enabled). Touch the + above Sorted by Current displays the current Total Coins to display individual coin input credits for each game from most
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. To Enter This Screen, Touch “Cash The first screens allow you to set up the Settlement Collection” on the Books Cash Settlement Screen. Choose YES or Menu NO to display the operator’s cut on the Cash Settlement Collection Screen and enter the percentage of revenue the location will re- ceive. Also, select the fee calculation method. Select per month if you do not make regular weekly collections or per week if you collect every 7 days. Then touch NEXT.
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COPYRIGHT © 2005 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. System Menu FIGURE 14 - SYSTEM MENU The Set Time Menu allows you to set both the time and date on Set Time the game. Time is shown in 24-hour, "military" time (e.g. 5:00pm = 17:00). Use the up and down arrows to set the time and date. The operator can set the PIN number and select which of the features (Coin-In Menu, Free Credits, Game Menu, Hi Scores, Books, All Options, and Set 6 Star PIN) will be protected by the PIN. To change the PIN, you mus
