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  • Page 1 OPERATIONS MANUAL This manual is written for firmware release 0.54...
  • Page 2 We hope you will love it as much as we do. Team Dutch Pinball CONTACT DUTCH PINBALL If you have any questions, you can contact us via our website www.dutchpinball.com. For support requests you can use support@dutchpinball.com The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 3 The pinball machine must never be tilted. There is risk of crushing and even death! • The pinball machine can only be connected to a grounded power supply. Any other use can lead to hazards such as short circuit, burns and electrical shocks.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 4 • The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for any harm done to children, adults and/or seniors nor to any pets or objects in the house or from outer space. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 5 Exchange options depend on availability. • Dutch Pinball B.V. reserves the right to reject the request to restitution or exchange. • Dutch Pinball B.V. reserves the right to change the provisions of this policy at any moment.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 6 If you close the coin door, the protection is re-instated for the next time.   ABBREVIATIONS TBL – The Big Lebowski MPF – Mini Play Field MMB – Middle Main board (the big PCB under the playfield) FMB –...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: THE BIG LEBOWSKI Attract mode ......................Audits menu GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION ............................. Coil Audits ..................GAME CONTROL LOCATIONS ..........Game Audits .................. Cabinet Switches ..............Player Profiles ................Coin Door buttons ..............Install Presets ................

  • Page 8: Introduction: The Big Lebowski

    >> INTRODUCTION: THE BIG LEBOWSKI The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 9 THE BIG LEBOWSKI The Big Lebowski is a 1998 crime comedy written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, after which The Dude learns that a millionaire (also named Jeffrey Lebowski) was the intended victim.
  • Page 10 Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin’ parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude...” THE STRANGER   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...

  • Page 11: Game Setup Instruction

    >> GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 12 GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION UNBOXING THE BIG LEBOWSKI™ PINBALL Safety regulations Please make sure you set up the game with at least 2 persons. A pinball machine is an extremely heavy machine and not setting it up correctly may result in injuries.
  • Page 13 STEP 2 Open the top of the box by carefully removing the tape and/or staples and fold the flaps to open the box. STEP 3 Remove accessory box, cable and envelope. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 14 ATTENTION: Don’t cut the strap that is holding the backbox!! STEP 6 Carefully remove the carton fixation on top and remove the legs. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 15 3/8” (or 10 mm) wrench. Front legs Rear legs Mounted on the leg STEP 8 Mount the two front legs with two bolts for each leg. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 16 Lift the rear of the cabinet with at least two persons and hold it in place. Mount the rear legs with the remaining four bolts. Carefully lower the game on its legs. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 17 STEP 13 Lock the backbox in place with the backbox latch. Remove screen protection STEP 14 Remove screen protection (including the blue tape). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 18 Panel has a wire attached to it to power the LED’s. Disconnect the connectors to remove the Backbox LED Panel, or carefully place the Backbox LED Panel on top of the cabinet (see picture). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 19 Tighten the two butterfly bolts in the bottom of the backbox to secure it. STEP 19 Put the Speakerpanel and Backbox LED Panel back in the backbox and close the backbox lock (don’t forget to re-connect the cable). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 20 Close and lock the coin door to prevent scratches on the playfield glass. STEP 23 Slide the playfield glass forward and carefully set it aside (don’t put the glass on a hard surface to prevent the glass from breaking). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 21 STEP 24 Remove the blue tape from the ‘Dude’s Car Door’ on the Mini Playfield. Remove blue tape The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 22 STEP 26 Pull the playfield back with the playfield support brackets until the sliding mechanism ‘clicks’ in the hinges. ATTENTION: Only continue if you hear a distinctive ‘click’! The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 23 Bowling Alley mechanism. The tilt mechanism STEP 28 Install the plumb bob in the tilt mechanism: The higher the plumb bob is mounted, the more sensitive it is. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 24 Plug the power cord in the back of the game and pull the cord through the cable clip. STEP 33 Your game is now ready to go! The power switch is situated on the right bottom of the backbox. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 25 We therefore advise you not to stand, walk or pee on the rug. If you play pinball we advise you to remove the rug an put the game directly on the floor. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME SETUP INSTRUCTION...

  • Page 26: Game Control Locations

    >> GAME CONTROL LOCATIONS The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME CONTROL LOCATIONS...

  • Page 27: Cabinet Switches

    If you push both flippers at same time when a game is started, you can select a player profile or create a new one. With the flipper buttons, you can make selections and the Start button acts as the Enter key.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME CONTROL LOCATIONS...

  • Page 28: Coin Door Buttons

    In normal use, the two inner buttons function as volume up (+) or down (-). The most left button functions as Escape and the most right as Enter button. As there are two coindoor styles there a two appearances of the coindoor buttons, both are here displayed.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAME CONTROL LOCATIONS...

  • Page 29: Menu Function

    >> MENU FUNCTION The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 30 You can use the + - keys to select the item of your choice and when pressing the Enter key, this choice will be activated. The Escape key will return you to your previous choice or close the test menu. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...

  • Page 31: Test Menu

    The displayed screen is a typical example without a game started. You will always see Car Closed plus the balls in the ball trough 1-2-3-4-5. Shooter lane will only be active when a ball is present in the shooter lane. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...

  • Page 32: Solenoid Test

    With the + - buttons, you can select the coil you want to test. If you select Flippers you will get the choice which flipper you want to test.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 33: Led Tests

    The easiest and most straight forward test is the All LEDs Test. All LEDs will light up. The multi-color LEDs will cycle through different colors. You can select the following test patterns, which all speak for themselves. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 34 In Grouped LED test, you can select to light up only a certain group of LEDs. Only the selected LEDs will light up. In this example, the Goals and Shoot Again LEDs will light up.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 35 Ordered LED test In Ordered LED test, you can select just the one LED you want to test GI Only test In GI, only led test only the GI will be lit up.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 36: Flasher Test

    You can cycle through all colors or just select a color you want to test specifically. FLASHER TEST In the Flasher Test, you can check proper working of all flashers Select the flasher you want to test, and it will light up.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 37: Stepper Motor Test

    Remember that for the stepper motors to work in the Test Menu, the switch which enables power supply to the 12 & 48 VDC circuits must be enabled! Select the stepper motor you want to test. As an example, we take the Car Stepper.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 38 In this mode, the motor will run continuously. If you suspect any intermittent problem, this can be useful to diagnose it or to adjust a switch. The Rug and Bowling stepper work similar to this.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 39: Bowling Opto Test

    You should see OPTO appear briefly on the display. Remember that for the coils to work in the Test Menu, the switch which enables power supply to the 12 & 48 VDC circuits must be enabled! The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 40: Adjustment Menu

    If you select this setting and push Enter, you will get a list of choices. With the + - buttons, you can select the choice you desire. Push Enter to activate that choice. Please note that one setting mentions Factory Default. This means that in this example, “3 Balls” is the factory default setting. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 41 In this example we have set the TBL to 5 balls. After selecting that choice and pushing the Enter button, it will return and display the selected choice Tournament mode means that when collecting Mysteries, all players get the same Mystery awarded.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 42 If it is less than 700 ms, such as in this example, it will be seen as the same tilt and not counted extra.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 43: Tbl Rules

    4, letters are pre-lit, and when the Bowling alley is activated for the first time, then 3 letters are pre-lit. When the Bowling is activated again, 2 letters are pre-lit, and so on. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 44: Character Modes

    Setting 5: you need to hit each target three times to light permanently and to be able to lock  Setting 6: you need to hit each target four times to light permanently and to be able to lock  The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 45: Nihilists

    In this example, it is 25 (factory setting is 20 in rel 0.54). If a Nihilist showdown is played next time, it will be each time 10 more hits are needed to the standup targets to reach Nihilist mode.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 46: Rug Modes

    As follows: Skill shot length: 6. You have 6 seconds after the ball is launched to make one of the 3  available skill shots.  Ball saver length: 15 s. If you lose your ball during the first 15 seconds of play, it will be returned (once per ball in play). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 47: White Russian Targets

     Precise: every target only lights the corresponding ingredient. Forgiving: if the corresponding ingredient is already lit, the target will light an adjacent  ingredient if possible.  Always add ingredient: the target will always light an ingredient, as close to the target as possible. This setting determines exactly how precise you have to hit a White Russian target.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 48: Miscellaneous

    (or set Free play) and to set the percentage of Free plays awarded to players for matching the last 2 digits of their score to the random number drawn after the game ends.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...
  • Page 49 Reset credits. The TBL keeps track of how many credits were played. You can set this to  zero here (for instance when you empty the coinbox). Coin Slot units. The standard Coin Door of TBL has two coin slots. Here, you can program  the machine to add a certain number of credits when one coin is inserted in a slot.  High score Awards. Here, you can set how many credit(s) a player earns when a High score is reached. This is adjustable from 0 to 5.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 50: Coil Strengths

    If you experience weaker hold coils after intensive long games you can try Normal setting as this heats the coils less. The same principle is applicable to the other coils. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 51: Toys

    Music – SFX – Voice volumes is how these sounds relate to each other. For example, it is  possible to increase or decrease the volume of all music clips compared to the SFX (special effects) and Voice. The same principal is also applicable to SFX and Voice volume. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 52: Display

    Here you can select your preferred dot-style. Please do note the differences are subtle and perhaps not easily noticeable. 1-5: Circle big to small 6-10: Pillow big to small 11-15: Rectangle big to small The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 53: Leds

    If you are in single player mode and set Stop Game to Yes, the game will be stopped. In both cases, you will have to press the Start button for several seconds to activate this. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...
  • Page 54 If you have set both options to Yes, and you push the Start button for several seconds, you will see a player is removed if it is a multiplayer game, or the game is stopped if it is a single player game.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 55: Live

    Internet, but it will also be a higher burden on your Wifi network and DP server. To be able to connect to the DP server, DP must grant access and this is done via the serial number (view it as a password) which has to be entered here.

  • Page 56: Euro Score Format

    So when set to Yes, a score will be displayed as 10.544.000, when set to No it will be displayed as 10,544,000 ATTRACT MODE As follows: Attract mode Only: If this setting is changed to Yes, you cannot start a game and you  cannot start a game, but will show the attract mode animation and playfield light show. Attract mode special animation: for advertising at shows, special logos can be activated  during attract mode. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 57: Audits Menu

    In this menu, you can see for example how many times the TBL is played, how much money is earned (if used with coin units), how many times a certain coil was activated, etc. COIL AUDITS Here, you can see how many times a coil has been activated.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 58: Game Audits

    If you use this functionality, you can keep track Player high scores on the TBL, and if Live server is enabled, you can also track averages, how many balls played, etc. on the DP server. In this menu, you can Edit the name of Player Profiles and delete them. See page 64 for more detailed information.

  • Page 59: Install Presets

    Multiball ball saver length ZERO countdown length First Showdown targets Subsequent Showdown targets increase First Rug Mode start hits Subsequent Rug Mode hits increase Light Lock Difficulty Subsequent LGB pre-lit letters decrease Skillshot length The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 60: Software Menu

    In this menu, you can install new firmware and select which version of firmware you want to play. With the TBL you can revert to other version of the firmware if you desire so. Installing a new version will thus not delete the previous version.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual MAIN FUNCTION...

  • Page 61: Current Version

    This is in development, but when finished – and Live is enabled - you will be able to select to which version you want to update. Select the version you want and push the Enter button. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...

  • Page 62: Usb Update

    USB UPDATE Download the latest version from the DP website, put it (still Zipped so do not unzip it!) on an USB stick, plug this USB stick in a free USB-port on the PC motherboard in the backbox of the TBL, and then you can install it by selecting this option.

  • Page 63: Player Profile In Detail

    >> PLAYER PROFILE IN DETAIL The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual PLAYER PROFILE IN DETAIL...
  • Page 64 Start button functions as Enter. If you select New, you will first get the possibility to select the Initials. Again, the flipper buttons function as left and right and Start button as Enter. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual PLAYER PROFILE IN DETAIL...
  • Page 65 After entering the Initials, you get the option to add a first and last name to the profile. In this case the initials were TES and First name TEST and last name LEBOWSKI. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual PLAYER PROFILE IN DETAIL...
  • Page 66 If you have selected a Player profile, and then push the left and right flipper button again at same time, you will get more info on this Player profile. High scores will show the 10 highest scores  Update will give you the possibility to change initials and name   Logout will just Logout   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual PLAYER PROFILE IN DETAIL...

  • Page 67: Gameplay Rules

    >> GAMEPLAY RULES The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...
  • Page 68 Each character has his own color in the arrow insert which also indicates which character is active: Donny is blue  The Dude is orange   Jesus is pink Maude is yellow  Walter is green   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 69: Game Rules: Quick Overview

    Spell each character name to light their ’Character Multiball’ at the saucer. White Russians Collect all White Russian ingredients to add a shot-multiplier.   The Dude Abides Complete all 6 Wizard goals to light ‘The Dude Abides’ The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 70: Skill Shot

    Shoot the mini playfield ramp to light “Let’s go Bowling“ at the mini playfield scoop and the saucer on the main playfield.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 71: Kickback

    Another functionality is that if Mark it Zero is lit at the saucer as well as Character Multiball, Character Multiball started by accident can be cancelled at the start by pushing the Launch Ball button at the front of the machine.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 72: Multipliers

    It is possible to combine/stack multipliers to make a shot much more valuable. Multipliers are transferred from ball to ball (the White Russian is active until four shots are made). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 73: Multiball

    Multiball you have to hit them twice, etc... The value of the jackpots is built up during regular gameplay. For example, when you make a character shot, the jackpot for that shot is increased when Multiball is played. The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 74: Character Multiball

    If you have played all characters ,1 of the 6 goals for the final wizard is achieved.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 75: Car Modes

    Car mode does transfer over to the next ball and all made progress is kept when a ball is drained, or mode is timed-out. If you obtain all 3 Car modes, you have also completed a task to get to the final wizard The Dude Abides.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 76: Bowling Alley

    If you have successfully done a Bowling challenge the next time you need to lit one extra letter of Bowling. If failed, difficulty will remain the same The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

  • Page 77: Rug Modes

    You can also have Rug Mode immediately lit if you use it as a Skill Shot (see page 55). The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual...

  • Page 78: Nihilist Mode

    Multiball this shot is disabled. The Extra ball insert can be lit in two ways: Successfully completing 3 Rug modes  Completing 3 Mark it Zeroes  During a multiball an extra ball cannot be collected.   The Big Lebowski Pinball Operations Manual GAMEPLAY RULES...

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