Gifts that Bloom PM0070-0C User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

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CONTACT:

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1-800-445-9353

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2525 State Rd., P.O. Box 5004, Bensalem, PA 19020-8529

merit industries, inc.

M0070-0C

COPYRIGHT  1996 MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Game Description

The Megatouch video game comes housed
in a 13” countertop cabinet, a 19” upright cabinet or a
19” cabaret cabinet.

The countertop and upright models have 3 key-locked
compartments: the CPU section, the coin mech section
and the coin box. The cabaret model has 4 key-locked
sections: the CPU, coin mech & coin box sections, as
well as a locked rear monitor door. The countertop is
equipped with one coin mech and the cabaret model
has two; optional bill acceptors are available for the
cabaret.

CPU Section

The CPU section is accessible from the rear of the unit
in the countertop and upright versions. It houses the
CRT, the monitor controls, the CPU (CRT-260), the
power supply and the main harness. In the cabaret
model, the CPU section is located at the bottom of the
front side of the unit and contains only the CPU and
power supply (monitor controls for the cabaret version
are located in the coin mech section).

Also located within the cavity of the coin mech are 2
internal switches, ”SETUP” and “CALIBRATE,” and the
coin meter. Location of these switches can be seen in
Figure 4. Pressing the “SETUP” button will bring you to
the Megatouch Setup screen (see Figure 1). See the
next section for calibration instructions.

19” Cabaret/19” Upright

The coin mech and coin box are accessible from the
front of the cabinet. Both doors are key-locked for
security purposes.

Also located within the cavity of the coin mech are 2
internal switches, ”SETUP” and “CALIBRATE,” and the
coin meter. Location of these switches can be seen in
Figures 6 and 9. Pressing the “SETUP” button will bring
you to the Megatouch Setup screen (see Figure 1). See
the next section for calibration instructions.

The monitor controls for the cabaret cabinet can be
found “Velcroed” to the bottom of the cabinet in the
coin mech section .

Screen Calibration

•

The CRT-260 is the “brains” of the machine.

Located on the board are the program option
EPROMs, the DIP switch, the volume control dial
and the Dallas security key.

•

The main harness is used to connect the CPU

board to the power supply, the CRT controls and
the CRT monitor.

Coin Mech /Coin Box Section

13” Countertop

The coin mech/coin box section is accessible from the
front of the unit. This section is key-locked for security
purposes. A sturdy metal box, located within the coin
mech section, holds all coins deposited into the
machine. The coin box is separately key-locked for
security.

The machine must be in the idle mode or game select
mode to calibrate the touchscreen.

•

Find the “CALIBRATE” button located behind the

coin mech and press it to enter the screen
calibration mode.

•

Touch the center of the first circle that appears on

the screen. Once touched, a second circle will
appear on the screen.

NOTE: YOU MUST HOLD YOUR FINGER ON THE CIRCL E FOR

•

Touch the center of the second circle that appears

APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS FOR THE
CALIBRATION TO BE RECOGNIZE D.

on the screen.

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•

Once the second circle is touched, a crosshair will

appear on the screen. To test the calibration of the
screen, touch the crosshair with your finger and
slowly drag your finger around the screen. The
crosshair should follow your movement.

•

Touch the “EXIT TEST” icon.

Degaussing your Monitor

If your monitor is displaying “purity problems,” (a
display with purity problems will have parts of an all­white screen affected by blotches of color) the monitor
needs to be degaussed using a “degaussing coil.” A
degaussing coil is a circular electromagnet, used to
cancel out any stray magnetic fields that may build up
on a metal object.

All of our monitors have built-in degaussing coils that
are automatically activated on power-up. If your game
is experiencing minor purity problems, try powering
down the game for 5 minutes and then reapplying
power to activate the degaussing coil. If the problem is
not corrected, you will have to use a manual
degaussing coil.

Monitor Colors Adjustment
Procedure

For adjusting the colors on any of our monitor types, we
suggest following the procedures described below.

For all monitor types, the visual cues used to adjust the
monitors are white cards and gray boxes (e.g. the
speed bonus box); you will adjust the monitor controls
until the cards are white and the boxes are gray.

Ducksan Monitors

1. Set the game to the Run 21 hi-score screen.

2. Reduce the brightness from the monitor control
panel and adjust the RGB CUTOFF controls (as
needed) until the background is black.

3. Enter the Run 21 game screen. Reduce the
brightness and adjust the RB DRIVE controls until
the speed bonus box is light gray and the cards are
white (there is no Green DRIVE control, so adjust
the Green CUTOFF control if there is too much, or
too little, green).

Wells-Gardner and Telco Monitors

Follow the instructions below for degaussing a monitor.

1. Plug in your degaussing coil.

2. Hold the coil about three feet from the monitor,
press the trigger to activate the magnetic field (for
circular-shaped coils, orient the coil so you see the
monitor through the hole in the middle; for wand­shaped coils, point the wand towards the screen).

3. Move the coil in a circular motion around the face
of the monitor and slowly approach the game.

4. Continuing to move the coil in a circular motion,
slowly back away from the monitor.

5a. CIRCULAR-SHAPED COILS: When you are about

three feet away, quickly turn the coil perpendicular
to the monitor and release the trigger.

5b. WAND-SHAPED COILS: When you are about

three feet away, point the wand away from the
monitor and release the trigger.

1. Set the game to the Run 21 hi-score screen.

2. Reduce the brightness from the monitor control
panel and adjust the RGB CUTOFF controls (as
needed) until the background is black.

3. Enter the Run 21 game screen and adjust the RGB
DRIVE controls until the playing cards are white
and the speed bonus box is gray.

To adjust vertical and horizontal control:

•

Press “TEST SCREEN” on the “Megatouch Setup”

screen.

•

A crosshair will appear on the screen. Change the

DIP switch settings until the horizontal and vertical
lines of the crosshair meet in the middle.

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Maintenance

Cleaning the Cabinet

•

The cabinet should be cleaned with a damp cloth

and mild detergent.

Cleaning the Touchscreen Monitor

•

The touchscreen monitor should be cleaned with a

damp cloth and mild detergent.

To gain access to the entire surface of the monitor
screen on the upright model, you will have to release the
monitor door latches. To do so, open the coin mech
door. Located inside, above and to the right and left of
the coin mech, are two monitor door latches. Unsnap the
monitor door latches and lift the door upwards. See
Figure 9.

To gain access to the entire surface of the monitor
screen on the cabaret model, you will have to release
the monitor door latches. To do so, open the coin mech
door. Located inside, above and to the right and left of
the coin mech, are two monitor door slide-latches.
Loosen the thumb nuts securing the latch and slide the
latch open. Pull up on the bottom of the bezel to
remove it (NOTE: TO FULLY REMOVE THE BEZEL,
YOU MUST DISCONNECT THE GROUND BRAID).
See Figure 6.

Troubleshooting

Security Key Error Messages

“KEY NOT VALID”

“KEY QUESTION SET ERROR”

Coin Jam

The game also has coin jam and stringing detection
software. Should a coin become jammed in the mech
or someone tries to string the mech, a continuous tone
will be emitted by the game.

If the game emits the coin jam indicator sound when
powered up, this may indicate that the NORMALLY
CLOSED contacts of the coin mechanism are being
used. The NORMALLY OPEN contacts must be used.

message means the security key

is missing

message means the
security key does not match the
chip set.

To gain access to the entire surface of the monitor
screen on the countertop model, you will have to
remove the top of the machine. To remove the top of
the machine, unlock and open the rear door. Locate the
thumb nuts holding the lock brackets on each side of
the monitor shelf. Unscrew and remove the thumb nuts
and push the top forward. Pull upwards on the top to
remove it from the machine. See Figure 5 for lock
bracket locations.

NOTE: DO NOT USE ANY ABRASIVE SOLVENTS, ACID OR

VINEGAR-BASED CLEANSERS ON THE MONITOR OR
SIDE DECALS. SUCH CLEANSERS COULD HARM THE
TOUCHSCREEN AND ERASE THE DECALS OVER
TIME. BE CAREFUL NOT TO USE COMMERCIAL
CLEANERS CONTAINING ANY OF THESE
SUBSTANCES.

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DIP Switch Settings

Standard Program Settings

The game contains one DIP switch. The DIP switch
comes factory set. It determines which size monitor is
being used, whether the machine displays “quarters” or
“credits” and controls video sync adjustment. These
settings should not need to be changed.

DIP SWITCH

OFF ON

Position 1

13“

Touchscreen

Position 2 Quarters Credits

Positions 5 & 6

Positions 7 & 8

‡This adjusts the vertic al and hori zont al al i gnment of the picture. It i s

not an adjustment for t ouchscreen calibration.

Horizontal

Adjustment

Vertical

Adjustment

‡

‡

19”

Touchscreen

Horizontal

Adjustment

Vertical

Adjustment

‡

‡

Custom Program Versions

Some of the options or features in the standard game
may not be offered in certain jurisdictions. Depending
upon the program version being used, the settings may
differ slightly.

PROGRAM #

9255-41-01
9255-41-02

9255-41-06

9255-41-07

9255-41-50

9255-41-57

9255-41-60

9255-41-62

9255-41-70 AUSTRALIA

9255-41-72 S. AFRICA

PROGRAM

VERSION

STANDARD

VERSION

MINNESOTA

VERSION

CALIFORNIA

VERSION

NEW JERSEY

VERSION

BI-LINGUAL

ENG/GER

INTER-

NATIONAL

BI-LINGUAL

ENG/FRE
NO FREE

CREDIT

PROGRAM

DIFFERENCES

INCLUDES ALL OPTIONS

NO RESTRICTIONS

EXCLUDES CASINO

GAMES

EXCLUDES POKER

DOUBLE-UP FEATURE &

NO FREE GAME IN

SOLITAIRE

INCLUDES 2-COIN LIMIT

WITH LOCKOUT COIL
SAME AS STANDARD

VERSION, WITHOUT

WORD/CASI NO GA ME S

SAME AS STANDARD

VERSION, WITHOUT

WORD GAMES

SAME AS STANDARD

VERSION, WITHOUT

WORD/CASI NO GA ME S

SAME AS STANDARD

VERSION, WITH NO FREE

CREDIT
SAME AS STANDARD
VERSION W/SPECIAL

QUESTION SET
SAME AS STANDARD
VERSION W/SPECIAL

QUESTION SET

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