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  • Page 1 © LAI GAMES www.laigames.com ► READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE MACHINE. ► KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR YOUR REFERENCE.
  • Page 2 LAI GAMES products. This authorization is and other notices which appear herein are unaltered on specifically conditioned to include all legends, copyright, proprietary any and all copies you make.
  • Page 3 Dear Customer, Keep up-to-date with any new Software release or Service Bulletins for this Game. Check our Website at www.laigames.com click on Product Support, here you find links to all the Bulletins and Software Updates to keep your game in top working Order. Thanks,...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..................1 MACHINE INSTALLATION INSPECTION ........... 2 INTRODUCTION ......................3 SPECIFICATIONS ....................4 HOW TO PLAY ......................5 FITTING PRIZES TO THE PRIZE ARM ..............6 PRIZE SELECTION AND PAYOUT ADJUSTMENT ..........8 OPERATION .......................
  • Page 5 TO NEW TYPE COIN DOORS ................40 SECTION B: TECHNICAL DETAILS ..............43 MAINS VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT ..............44 3 D PARTS EXPLODE .................... 45 LIGHTHOUSE MAIN WIRING DIAGRAM ............50 POWER WIRING DIAGRAM ............51 IGHTHOUSE OPTIONAL WIRING DIAGRAM ............. 52...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The following safety precautions and advisories are used throughout this manual and are defined as follows. * WARNING! * Disregarding this text could result in serious injury. * CAUTION! * Disregarding this text could result in damage to the machine.

  • Page 7: Machine Installation And Inspection

    LAI GAMES MACHINE INSTALLATION and INSPECTION When installing and inspecting “Lighthouse”, be very careful of the following points and pay attention to ensure that the players can enjoy the game safely.  Be sure to turn the power OFF before working on the machine.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    With it‟s easy Skill based settings, we feel that the Lighthouse will make a great game at any location, on or off site. I hope you take the time to read this manual and learn about the many other features and user-friendly adjustments that can be made to “fine-tune”...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES SPECIFICATIONS DIMENSIONS  Weight: 152 kg (337lb)  Height: (78.5”) 2000mm  Width: (25”) 640mm  Length: (30.5”) 770mm  Power: 300 W – (220V @ 1.4 A) (120V @ 2.5 A) Maximum 150 W –...

  • Page 10: How To Play

    Program setting P07. (See program settings, page 16 for details).  If at any point, the lighthouse level reaches the “WIN” level then the game is over and any remaining attempts are cleared. The player has won the game! ...

  • Page 11: Fitting Prizes To The Prize Arm

    2. Remove the pin by pulling it all the way out. * NOTE! * Lighthouse is shipped from the factory with the Locking Pins in the Cashbox. STEP TWO: Attachment of Hanging Ties.  Attach the prizes securely to the Allow a loose, Hanging Ties.
  • Page 12 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES STEP FOUR: Correct positioning of prizes.  Position the Hanging Ties on the prize arm as shown. Space the prizes START apart on the arms so they well FINISH presented, looking from the front.

  • Page 13: Prize Selection And Payout Adjustment

    PRIZE SELECTION AND PAYOUT ADJUSTMENT Please read the following guide as a good starting point for setting up of your new “Lighthouse” machine. By testing different merchandise and fine-tuning the settings you can maximize your game earnings. * NOTE! * All the following recommendations are based on an approximate payout of 30%.

  • Page 14: Operation

    (Refer to programmable adjustment P10, see page 16 of this manual). PLAY MODE  The Lighthouse has two play modes. The Standard Coin Play mode, where a coin, or coins are inserted. Or Free Play where no coins are necessary.

  • Page 15: Test Mode

    LAI GAMES TEST MODE The Lighthouse Test mode has four test configurations allowing you to test the function of the Sound, the wheel, LED & Credit Displays, the Game Switches, all game lamps, to test the Prize Arm Lights & motors and test the alignment of the wheel.

  • Page 16: Test Mode Diagram

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES TEST MODE DIAGRAM ATTRACT MODE PLAY MODE PRESS TEST SOUND, LAMPS & DISPLAY TEST The Display counts, the wheel display cycles through a pattern, the level lamps light up on by one, the rotating lamp runs and Sound is played.

  • Page 17: Sound, Lamps & Display Test

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES SOUND, LAMPS & DISPLAY TEST ENTER The Sound, Lamp & Display test is entered from Attract mode by  pressing the test button once. * NOTE! *  If there is an active error displayed, press the red test button once to try and clear the error.
  • Page 18 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES  TICKET DISPENSER NOTCH (If optional Ticket or Capsule dispenser is fitted) The Ticket Notch Switch (C1) can be activated or deactivated from the Ticket Feed Button on the Ticket Dispenser PCB or by manually...

  • Page 19: Run Test

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES RUN TEST  ENTER The Run Test can be entered by pressing the Test button once while in the Switch Test or by pressing the Test button three times while in r r r r Attract mode, will be displayed on the 4-digit display.

  • Page 20: Alignment Test

    It is important to align the needle correctly so that the player does not feel “cheated” by the needle pointing to one number, but the lighthouse level lamps actually moving by a different amount. Aligning the needle can easily prevent this.

  • Page 21: Programmable Adjustments Mode

    © LAI GAMES PROGRAMMABLE ADJUSTMENTS MODE The Lighthouse has twenty nine programmable adjustments that can be changed in this mode. They are P01 to P29 and their codes and values are displayed alternatively during the adjustment procedure. Example: Code P01 (Number of Coins Mech 1) is displayed as...

  • Page 22: Programmable Adjustments Quick Reference Table

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES PROGRAMMABLE ADJUSTMENTS QUICK REFERENCE TABLE PROGRAMMABLE OPTIONAL DEFAULT CODE FEATURES ADJUSTMENTS VALUES SETTINGS 1 – 10 1, 2, 3…10 Coin Slot 1 – Coins / Credit 1 – 10 1, 2, 3…10 Coin Slot 1 – Games / Credit Coin Slot 1 0 –...

  • Page 23: Programmable Adjustments Detailed

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES PROGRAMMABLE ADJUSTMENTS DETAILED  P01=COIN MECH 1: NUMBER OF COINS PER CREDIT (Default 01) (Adjustable 1 – 10) This variable sets the number of coins that need to be inserted into coin mechanism 1, for each credit. It can be set to either of 1, 2, 3… to 10 coins for one credit.
  • Page 24 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES  P09= NEEDLE SPEED (Default 04) (Adjustable 1 – 5) This variable sets the speed of the spinning needle that the player must try to stop on a positive number. 1 is the slowest speed and 5 is the fastest speed, we recommend keeping P09 set to at least 4.
  • Page 25 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES  P15 = LEVEL INDICATOR LEVEL at POWER ON (Default rE) (Adjustable 1 – 5 & rE) This adjustment allows the Level Indicator Level at Power On or a Reset to be adjusted. It can be set to Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5 or Remember (rE) where the game remembers the level from the last game, previous to the Power On or Reset.
  • Page 26 PRIZE ARM STATUS Prize Arm Status adjustments P20 to P27 are used to disable Prize Arms that have been removed to allow larger prizes to be dispensed from “Lighthouse”. Two mirror blanking plates and four extra prize arm mounting holes have been provided to allow the operator to arrange from one to four prize arm configurations on each side of the LED display.

  • Page 27: Audits Mode

    While in this mode, the game audits can also be reset to zero. The Lighthouse has twenty one Audits that can be viewed in this mode. They are A01 to A21 and their codes and values are displayed alternatively during the Audit Mode.

  • Page 28: Audit Procedure

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES AUDIT PROCEDURE  ENTER The Audits mode is entered from Programmable Adjustments mode by pressing the Test button once or from Attract mode by pressing the A A A A Test button five times.

  • Page 29: Audits Quick Reference Table

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES AUDITS QUICK REFERENCE TABLE CODE DISPLAY AUDIT FUNCTION No. of prize selections on Arm 1 A - 0 1 No. of prize selections on Arm 2 A - 0 2 No. of prize selections on Arm 3 A - 0 3 No.

  • Page 30: Audits Detailed

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES AUDITS DETAILED  A01 to A08 = TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIZE SELECTIONS on PRIZE ARM POSITION NUMBER 1 to 8 These Audits display the total number of the prize selections on Prize Arm positions number 1 through to 8 on this machine since the audits were last cleared.
  • Page 31 This Audit displays total number of prize sensor errors (ERR8) since the audits were last cleared. * NOTE! *  LAI Games Customer Support may request from the operator the values of these Manufacturers audits, to help with any service issues. Page 26...

  • Page 32: Game History Mode

    LAI GAMES GAME HISTORY MODE By using the Game History Mode the operator can view the level of the lighthouse and the position of the needle at the end of each attempt for the last ten attempts. This enables the operator to verify player win results.

  • Page 33: Game History Procedure

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES GAME HISTORY PROCEDURE  ENTER The Game History mode is entered from Audits mode by pressing the Test button once or from Attract mode by pressing the Test button six H H H H times.

  • Page 34: Errors And Troubleshooting

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES ERRORS AND TROUBLESHOOTING If the game microprocessor detects any problems with the operation of the game, an Error will be displayed on the 4-digit display and the machine will play a voice message. “Please Call the Attendant”. Some error Messages will only be displayed E r r X when test mode is entered.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting Game Errors

    EEPROM, If still Error massage, this could be a problems with the game audits and program. If this error occurs, send your main MCU PCB to the nearest authorized LAI games dealer for repair.  Err4 – PRIZE DEPLOYMENT ERROR...
  • Page 36 U bracket, that form part of the needle rotor structure is not bent correctly and is not activating the sensor on the wheel PCB. To check this, remove the wheel and needle mounting from inside the Lighthouse fiberglass model (accessed from the rear).

  • Page 37: Fuse Information

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES FUSE INFORMATION * WARNING! * Always turn OFF Mains power and unplugged the game, before replacing any fuses.  MAIN AC SUPPLY FUSE (1 x 6 AMP FAST BLOW, M205 TYPE) This fuse is for the main AC supply and is situated in the IEC mains input socket.

  • Page 38: Section A: Service Instructions

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES SECTION A: SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS BE SURE TO READ THE FOLLOWING Carefully before servicing this machine Page 33...

  • Page 39: Locating And Accessing Parts

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES LOCATING AND ACCESSING PARTS PARTS LOCATION DIAGRAM As viewed from front Florescent FL15 Header Lamp Acrylic Diachronic Lighthouse Win Down Lamps Beacon Prize Arm Lighthouse Mechanisms Tower Prize Arm Prize Display Indicator PCBs Area Needle &...
  • Page 40 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES PARTS LOCATION DIAGRAM Cont. As viewed from rear Beacon Lamp DC Motor Assembly Controller PCB Prize Arms Level & Win Mechanisms Lamps Tilt Needle & Compass Wheel Mechanism Switch Prize Box Sensor Main MCU...

  • Page 41: Parts Description

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES PARTS DESCRIPTION  COIN MECHANISMS The coin mechanisms can be accessed inside the Coin door to the right on the front of the machine cabinet.  CASH BOX The cash box is located inside the coin door on the front of the machine cabinet.
  • Page 42 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES  POWER CORD The power cord is a standard IEC power cord (as used on computers) that is plugged in to the power inlet socket at the rear of the machine. The power cord can be removed for transport.

  • Page 43: Lamps

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES LAMPS * WARNING! * Always turn OFF Mains power and unplugged the game, before replacing any lamps. Always allow time for cooling as Lamps that have been active for a time may still be too hot to touch.

  • Page 44: Maintenance

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES MAINTENANCE CLEANING AND CHECK UP  EXTERIOR Regularly dust and clean the external cabinet areas as required, using a soft water-damp cloth and mild soap. Check for blown bulbs and replace as required.

  • Page 45: Instructions To Fit 90 T-Handle Lock

    TO NEW TYPE COIN DOORS This document is to instruct in the fitting of a 90º T-Handle Lock to the new type coin doors for Lighthouse and Stacker. How to Identify the New type Coin Doors The new type coin doors can be identified by additions both to the door and to the door frame.
  • Page 46 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES What is a T-Handle Lock and where to Purchase it The “Pop-out” T-Handle Locks are commonly found on drink and snack vending machines. They provide a heavy duty tamper proof locking system with replaceable inner cylinders using a variety of key types.
  • Page 47 Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES Removing Original Lock & Cam Open the Coin Door and remove the cam from the rear of the barrel lock. Then remove the barrel lock from the front and rear cover plates. Next undo the two Coach Bolts holding the front and rear cover plates in place.

  • Page 48: Section B: Technical Details

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES SECTION B: TECHNICAL DETAILS It is advised that anybody using SECTION B for repairing or modifying any of the components of the game should be a qualified technician, having at least a basic knowledge of digital components, integrated circuits and electricity.

  • Page 49: Mains Voltage Adjustment

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES MAINS VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT  POWER SUPPLY The Switch Mode Power Supply has a switch to set the mains voltage range. It is located at the rear of the game cabinet, and is accessed via the back door. Use a...

  • Page 50: 3 D Parts Explode

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES 3 D PARTS EXPLODE Page 45...
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  • Page 55: Lighthouse Main Wiring Diagram

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES LIGHTHOUSE MAIN WIRING DIAGRAM Page 50...

  • Page 56: Lighthouse Power Wiring Diagram

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES Lighthouse POWER WIRING DIAGRAM Page 51...

  • Page 57: Lighthouse Optional Wiring Diagram

    Operator's Manual – Lighthouse © LAI GAMES Lighthouse OPTIONAL WIRING DIAGRAM Page 52...
  • Page 58 LAI GAMES warrants its manufactured products for a period of 3 months inclusive of parts and labor from the date of sale. LAI GAMES exclusive obligation is to repair any item with any defects as a result of faulty workmanship or materials, providing the defective item or items of equipment are returned to the LAI GAMES distributor from which the machine was purchased.
  • Page 59 INTERNATIONAL SALES & SERVICE Sales/Enquires: sales@laigames.com Product Support: support@mleisure.co.id Web site: www.laigames.com For your nearest LAI GAMES Distributor visit our web site at http://www.laigames.com...

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