Summary of Contents for MERIT INDUSTRIES Megatouch XL
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9000/1001 Merit Industries, Inc. 2525 State Rd. Bensalem, PA 19020-8529 (215) 639-4700 (800) 445-9353 http:\\meritind.com...
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Megatouch XL™ Technical Service Manual Contents Section 1 - Cabinet Information Section 4 - Circuit Boards General Information- All Cabinet Styles (Pink) DeAmertek CPU (Pink) Dimensions/Shipping weights NO INFO AVAILABLE General Information - Countertop (Blue) Telco CPU (Blue) Parts illustrations...
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General Information- All Cabinet Styles Dimensions/shipping weights General Information - Countertop Parts Illustrations Parts List General Information - 19” Upright Parts Illustrations Parts List General Information - 19” Cabaret Parts Illustrations Parts List...
Cabinet Information Section General Information The Megatouch XL video games are available in several different cabinet styles: Countertop* Dimensions: H - 15-1/4”; W - 20”; D - 18-1/4” Shipping weight: approx 95 lbs. Bill acceptor option* 19” Upright Dimensions: H - 54-1/4”; W - 24”;D - 26-1/2”...
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Countertop Dimensions: H - 15-1/4”; W - 20”; D - 18-1/4” CPU Board Information DeAmertek Telco Touchscreen Type Microtouch...
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19” Cabaret Parts List CALLOUT # PART # DESCRIPTiON EC2001 POWER CORD, 120V MW1672-01 CONTROL PANEL, 19” CABARET MW1671-01 BRKT, GLASS, UPPER, 19” CABARET MW1670-01 SPEAKER, MTG BRKT, 19” CAB HW8951-01 BEZEL, MONITOR, 19” CABARET WD5060-01 WOOD CABINET, URTS, 19” CABARET SA4084 SPEAKER ASSY, 4”...
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Touchscreens Troubleshooting your Touchscreen Advanced Touchscreen Calibration Removal/Installation of Touchscreen Glass Microtouch Touchscreen Information Access/Removal of Major Assemblies CD-ROM Player Monitor Circuit Boards Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshoooter™ Software Instructions CMOS Setup Mars 2000 Bill Acceptor DIP Switch Settings Coin-In Menu Instructions...
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Troubleshooting Your Touchscreen Problem 1 The touchscreen appears to lose calibration if you touch the screen while touching the metal on the cabinet (this particular problem is most likely to affect upright and cabaret games, not countertops). Solution Make sure the controller and/or the cabinet is properly grounded. NOTE: For the 19"...
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Problem 3 If the glass is totally unresponsive, check the LED on the touchscreen controller (board). If the LED isn't flashing, touch the screen while keeping an eye on the LED. If the LED reacts to your touch (i.e. gets brighter), the problem is with the CRT-260 board.
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Advanced Touchscreen Calibration The following directions will help you calibrate your touchscreen more accurately. Enter calibrate mode. When the first dot appears, intentionally touch the screen about 1” away from the dot, diagonally, towards the center of the screen (repeat this procedure for the second calibration dot;...
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Go back to calibrate mode, but this time touch exactly on the center of the calibration dots, to more accurately calibrate the screen (see Figures 2a and 2b). You are now back in TEST SCREEN mode. Touch the approximate location where the first dot appeared.
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To compensate if the screen is not calibrated accurately, return to the calibration screen. Recalibrate the way you normally would, but don’t touch exactly on the center of the dots. This time, touch slightly away from the dot, in the SAME direction and approximate distance which the dot was off center (see Figures 3a and 3b).
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Removal and Installation of Microtouch Touchscreen Glass Overlay Removing the Touchscreen Overlay 1. Remove the monitor assembly as explained in the Cabinet Information Section - Removal of Major Parts. 2. Remove the first layer of black tape around the edge of the glass. 3.
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Removal/Access of Monitor and CD Player - Countertop 1. Turn off the game and unplug it from its power source. 2. Remove the lid (for lid removal instructions see the decal located inside the rear door). 3. Remove the touchscreen controller and disconnect the touchscreen controller cable from the back of the controller.
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FIGURE 1 - COUNTERTOP - CD PLAYER REMOVAL FIGURE 2 - COUNTERTOP - MONITOR REMOVAL...
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Removal/Access of Monitor and CD Player - Uprights/Cabarets Monitor Removal 1. Power down the game and unplug the line cord from the power source. 2. Open the rear door to gain access to the monitor section. 3. Disconnect the touchscreen cable and all harnesses. (The touchscreen cable will be attached to the TTL board (located on the CPU board) or the SMT module, depending on which controller is used on your game.
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Removal/Access of Printed Circuit Boards - All Cabinets NOTE: Before handling any boards, observe the following procedures: Prevent Electro-Static Discharge by storing the boards in the anti-static bags in which they are shipped. Removing any static charge from your body before handling the boards. Using a ground strap when handling the boards.
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Communications Board (countertop) 1. Turn off game and disconnect it from all power. 2. Disconnect the blue communications ribbon cable connector from J12 on the motherboard (see Figures 1 and 2 for location). For Steps 3 through 10, refer to Figure 3 3.
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FIGURE 1 - TELCO MOTHERBOARD AND I/O BOARD ASSEMBLY FIGURE 2 - DEAMERTEK MOTHERBOARD AND I/O ASSEMBLY...
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M e g a t o u c h ™ X L M e g a t o u c h ™ X L Troubleshooting Guide for Refer to the list below if you are experiencing a problem with your Megatouch XL Game… ROBLEM ORRECTIVE...
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Merit Industries Inc M e g a t o u c h ™ X L M e g a t o u c h ™ X L Troubleshooting Guide for • • The SIMMs is located on the Game displays an error with Check that the RAM SIMMs is motherboard in the rear of the game.
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Merit Industries Inc M e g a t o u c h ™ X L M e g a t o u c h ™ X L Troubleshooting Guide for • • LED on the control box will flash, then...
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Merit Industries Inc M e g a t o u c h ™ X L M e g a t o u c h ™ X L Troubleshooting Guide for ROBLEM ORRECTIVE CTION OMMENT • • Check that the Coin Box/Bill Acceptor is...
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CMOS Configuration Procedure for the Megatouch XL* The CMOS configuration should only be performed if your Megatouch XL experiences problems booting up. 1. Make sure the game is turned off. 2. Plug keyboard into the J4 port on the motherboard assembly.
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DIP switch settings for the Mars 2000 Bill Acceptor (The DIP switches are located on the side of the bill acceptor) SETTING SWITCHES 1 WAY DIP 1 ON/DIP 2 OFF 2 WAY DIP 1 OFF/DIP 2 ON 4 WAY DIP 1 ON/DIP 2 ON HIGH ACCEPTANCE DIP 3 OFF HIGH SECURITY...
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Degaussing your Monitor If your monitor is displaying “purity problems,” (a display with purity problems will have parts of an all- white 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.
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Date: 3-5-97 merit industries, inc. Over-torquing the screws, securing the I/O board standoffs to the motherboard, in Megatouch XL games. When reinstalling the I/O board on any XL game, be extremely careful not to over-tighten the screws securing the I/O board standoffs.
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