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Page 1 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Technical support TBL FAQ The Big Lebowski is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All Rights R eserved. Page 1...
Page 2 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Where applicable: based on software release 1.12 Date released September 2023 Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Table of content Frequently asked questions ......................10 Dimensions TBL ..........................11 Common parts and Tools required ....................12 Tools ............................. 12 Parts ............................. 12 Silicone Rings Overview ......................13 Fuses TBL ............................14 Mains fuse ..........................
Page 4 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Which switches are expected to be Active with NO game started? ..........39 Bowling Operations FAQ ........................42 Principal of Operations........................43 Fault seeking ..........................43 Is the launcher properly mechanical fixed? ................45 Do the switches of the launcher work? ..................
Page 5 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Rugtoy makes noise when moving into third position..............83 Rugtoy makes noise when moving into fourth and final position ........... 84 Shots to the rugtoy are not registered ................... 85 The Rugtoy doesn’t run smoothly or make squeeky sound ............86 Test the Rugtoy ..........................
Page 6 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Operate TBL from keyboard ......................130 Restore Power Setting BIOS causing PC not to boot FAQ ..............132 Check Power Supply Unit (PSU) ....................149 Replace SSD FAQ ..........................154 Backup of your data ........................155 Replace SSD itself ........................
Page 7 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Coin-op use FAQ ..........................261 Where to hook up the coin acceptor ................... 262 Where to get power for my coin acceptor ................... 263 Software settings TBL for Coin-op ....................266 Audits menu ..........................
Page 8 In the email itself include as many info as you have to be able to help you the fastest and best way possible. Also, we would like to refer for more info to the The Lebowski section of the Dutch Pinball website, https://www.dutchpinball.com/the_big_lebowski_pinball .
Page 9 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Changelog compared to previous release: • Release 0.50: first release 23rd May 2021 • Release 0.51: added MPF kit installation guide • Release 0.52: added PROC removal installation guide, updated several sections to be 0.56 firmware compliant •...
Page 10: Frequently Asked Questions
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Frequently asked questions Below questions DP gets more often with a reference to the pages where a possible solution for the issue is described: • TBL is not booting: page 132 •...
Page 11: Dimensions Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Dimensions TBL Size rug is 85 x 190 cm Page 11...
Page 12: Common Parts And Tools Required
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Common parts and Tools required Tools When working on your TBL the following ‘special’ tools (compared to a Stern/BW pinball for instance) are likely needed: • Metric nutdrivers and-or wrenches size 5 ; 5,5 ; 7 ; 8 ; 10 mm •...
Page 13: Silicone Rings Overview
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Silicone Rings Overview Page 13 Common parts and Tools required rel 0.52...
Page 14: Fuses Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Fuses TBL Page 14 Fuses TBL rel 0.799...
Page 15 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The fuses in the TBL are all located below the playfield on the big PCB. In the backbox there are no fuses located. They are located at various spots on the bottom half of this big PCB. A row of fuses is hidden between two cable harnesses.
Page 16: Mains Fuse
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Each fuse has a number next to it and silkscreen printed top left corner of the PCB you will find a list with description for what each fuse stands for All fuses are slo-blow, 5x20 mm. They can be purchased...
Page 17: Usb How-To Update
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 USB how-to update Page 17 USB update faq 0.61...
Page 18 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 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 19: Software Version History
Starting from release 0.51 dated 2019. For complete list check out DP webisite at: https://www.dutchpinball.com/the_big_lebowski_pinball_software.php#changelog ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ═════════════════════ ║ ║ Official The Big Lebowski™ Pinball code changelog by Dutch Pinball ║ ║ www.dutchpinball.com support@dutchpinball.com ║ ║ Please report bugs and feature requests at issues.dutchpinball.com...
Page 20: Version 1.10 - December 2022
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Fixed "Ball Collected" animation not showing and the ball staying in scoop when collecting the 5th bowling ball through the Mystery award. Version 1.10 - December 2022 Improvements: • Added the "Game Mode Menu". During attract mode, press both flipper buttons for 1 second to open this new menu.
Page 21: Version 1.01 - November 2022
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • When draining your last ball in The Dude Abides (Phase 1 or 2) with just having bowled, the pins that were hit would stay up. • Make sure a ball is loaded into the bowling launcher at the end of The Dude Abides Phase 2.
Page 22: Version 1.00 - October 2022
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bugfixes: • When the second to last ball drains in Character Multiball, a late saucer shot with Mark It Zero and a new character lit, will now correctly result in the Character Multiball being extended.
Page 23 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 ▪ Maude: Super Jackpot pre-lit. Super Jackpot is lit at the start of Multiball (left ramp). ▪ Jesus: Easier BOWLING spelling. Less bowling loop hits required. ▪ Walter: Untimed Mark It Zero. Mark It Zero no longer times out and even carries over to the next ball(s).
Page 24 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 ▪ Knox Harrington: 10 Jet hits ▪ Marty: 4 Lock target hits ▪ Nihilists: 4 Parking target hits, or Nihilist target hits if Nihilist Showdown is lit. ▪ The Big Lebowski: 8 Left slingshot hits ▪...
Page 25 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 ▪ "Spot rug mode" ▪ "Spot two rug modes" Removed award "White Russian added" • Character name spelling: Added 3 Bunny clips to The Dude's collection of clips. When a character's name has already been spelled and you shoot their shot again, a clip is now played following the jackpot value increased screen.
Page 26: Version 0.59 - July 2022
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Added Bowling high scores for 10 frame bowling games. High scores now also show first and last name from the corresponding player profiles. Added default high scores and bowling scores with initials and names of movie characters.
Page 27: Version 0.57 - September 2021
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Rug Mode 5: Wait 1 second to close the car door after the last shot, to prevent balls bouncing and getting stuck behind it. • Refined the USB export functionality (more descriptive file names to distinguish exports).
Page 28: Version 0.56 - August 2021
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Jackpot values earned and showed would not match (400.000 earned, 250.000 showed for the base jackpot), the earned amount being too high. White russians did not multiply the jackpots. • The MPF ramp did not register shots directly following the bowling skillshot while the skillshot animation played.
Page 29: Version 0.55 - March 2021
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • The flipper hold coils were not actuated in "Solenoid Test" in v0.55. • Test Report: Menu buttons and "Plump Bob Tilt" are no longer marked as unused. "Bowling Release EOS Left" and Spinner are no longer marked as stuck.
Page 30: Version 0.54 - March 2021
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Changes: • Added "Software Menu -> USB export" submenu to easily export the log file and database to a USB stick for support or backup needs. • Added "Test Menu -> Audio Tests" to quickly test speakers & subwoofer.
Page 31: Version 0.53 - September 2020
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Show progress towards various goals as progress bar around their icons and show a check mark when lit. Applies to: Mystery, Nihilist Showdown, MB Lock, Rug Modes, White Russians and Car Modes.
Page 32: Version 0.52 - December 2019
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Version 0.52 - December 2019 Improvements: • Programmed Achiever Edition apron LEDs for attract mode and gameplay. Bugfixes: • Multiball would start on a round of Super Jackpots if a previous player drained out of Multiball with a Super Jackpot lit.
Page 33: How To Update From Release Previous To 045
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 How to update from release previous to 045 First update to 0.45, to be downloaded from: https://www.dutchpinball.com/tbl/software/0.45/RghdKRq6/TBL-v0.45.zip Do the update to 0.45 After that you can find the updates on the website, but the shortest route is: Download rel 0.48...
Page 34: Switch Test Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Switch test FAQ Page 34 Switch test faq rel 0.61...
Page 35: How Do You Adjust Switches
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Perhaps the most important test in the TBL is the switch test. Especially stuck switches have shown to have unexpected side-effects and need to be dealt with prior to any other actions.
Page 36: Menu Function
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Menu function Push the Enter button to open the Main menu. In the Main menu, you have submenus which will lead you to subsections with a variety of possibilities: • Test menu. You can carry out any test you desire to check if something is working properly.
Page 37: Test Report
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Test report PLEASE DO NOTE THAT THIS MENU WILL ONLY BE VISIBLE IF THERE ARE ISSUES TO REPORT. In this menu you can see if the TBL has noticed any issues. This is checked when TBL boots and when opening the Menu.
Page 38: Switch Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Switch test If you activate this test, it will display all switches which are active at that moment. If you have doubts about a certain switch, you can check the correct working here. Push the switch, or even better, roll a ball over it, and see if this switch pops up on the display here.
Page 39: Which Switches Are Expected To Be Active With No Game Started
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Which switches are expected to be Active with NO game started? Most likely it is : And depending on the exact position of the Bowling launcher it can also be this If you see any other switches Active this is most likely a stuck switch and needs to be fixed prior to further diagnosis.
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Page 42: Bowling Operations Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bowling Operations FAQ Page 42 bowling operations faq rel 0.94...
Page 43: Principal Of Operations
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Principal of Operations The way the bowling alley-pins work is as follows. The software calculates the position of the bowling launcher by detecting the left, right and middle position via switches. It also knows the speed of the launcher so it can determine where the launcher is at the moment you push the launch button.
Page 44 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars, pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield can’t drop in the cabinet).
Page 45: Is The Launcher Properly Mechanical Fixed
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Is the launcher properly mechanical fixed? So, if the pins don’t go up it’s because 1) software is never perfect but mainly because 2) the software thinks the launcher is in a different position as it is in real life.
Page 46: Do The Switches Of The Launcher Work
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Do the switches of the launcher work? Go into the test menu and activate switch test. Move the launcher slowly by hand left-right-left You should see the following: • Position launcher left is left switch •...
Page 47: Do The Opto And Ball Launcher Switch Work
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Do the opto and ball launcher switch work? To check this, go into the Testmenu and select Bowling Opto test Testing of the Bowling Alley Opto test This tests if the switches in the Bowling alley are working properly. It will show if there is a “Ball at Top”...
Page 48 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Testing of the Bowling Alley Stepper motor The TBL has three stepper motors: • In the Bowling alley below the playfield, which moves the ball launcher left and right. • On the MPF, you will find a moving door behind which the car is placed. This Car Door is moved by a stepper motor.
Page 49 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If you select it, you will get the following In this mode, the Bowling Alley launcher will move only once. Pushing + will open it, pushing – will close it. Also, the status of the involved switches is clearly shown. If it is activated it’s highlighted. Also, the square box at the left and right side indicates if a switch is activated (in which case it will be filled) However, if you push Enter it will go to the looping mode.
Page 50: Possible Cause Of Zero Pins Dropping
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Possible cause of zero pins dropping? As explained the opto doesn’t decide which pins have to drop, it just times the coils to pull up the pins which need to fall. So, if the opto doesn’t trigger this means the pins will not be pulled up and the software will not show on the display pins are hit and fallen.
Page 51: Bowling Pin Coil Check
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bowling pin coil check If you see a bowling pin is not dropping it can also be caused because the coil of that pin is faulty. This can be checked in the Testmenu – Solenoids.
Page 52: Stuck Releasepin
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Stuck releasepin If the bowling ball is not released of a launched ball is immediately drained this can be because the coil is not firing but if you hear it firing check if the release pin is not rubbing against the wood. Can also be that if its rubbing it only slowly returns back in position and a new ball already has passed it.
Page 53: Bowling-Pin Not Being Fully Pulled Up
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bowling-pin not being fully pulled up If the Bowling pin isn’t fully being pulled up make sure this joint shown below is loose enough, eg wiggle it a little. Or loosen the screw a little Page 53 bowling operations faq rel 0.94...
Page 54: Accuracy Off
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Accuracy off? The software calculates the position of the bowling launcher by detecting the left, right and middle position via switches. It also knows the speed of the launcher so it can determine where the launcher is at the moment you push the launch button.
Page 55: Miscellaneous Checks
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Miscellaneous checks The bowling alley has on one side a ‘wiring’-hub. Check if all connectors are properly seated. The bowlingpins 1-10 are connected from right to left, see below picture. Page 55...
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Page 57: Switch Overview Bowling Alley
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Switch Overview Bowling Alley Page 57 bowling operations faq rel 0.94...
Page 58: Bowling Alley Replacing Pins - Adding Limiters Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bowling Alley replacing pins - Adding limiters guide Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 59: General Preparations
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before doing this make sure the game is TURNED OFF! In this guide its described 1) how to replace broken bowling pins but also 2) how to prevent this from happening again in the future. This latter is done with a ‘limiter’. These limiters are installed in the factory TBL serialnumber 700 and higher.
Page 60: Adding Limiters
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Take out a complete row • Next step depends on what you want to do. Just replace broken bowling pins and/or add limiters? Adding Limiters In case this isn’t done yet it’s advised to add what I call a limiter. This limiter will shorten the bowling pin travel and prevent it touching the metal axis of the row behind them.
Page 61 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 However, we discovered that, due to several changes in part supplier of the Bowling Pins which causes minor design and printing fluctuations that with a height of the rubber ring of 5 mm it can be that the metal rod is still hit.
Page 62 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • So, we have taken a row out. In below example it’s the first row which has 1 bowling pin • The bowling pin assy has enough play to remove the plunger from the coil without needing to remove the coil or metal axis.
Page 63 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Example plastic ring • The last row of 4 pins has in theory no use for a limiter as there is no metal rod behind this row to hit. We do advise however to do the last row also. And, if you want all pins to have the same travel upwards you will need to do the last row to.
Page 64: Replacing Broken Bowling Pins
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Replacing broken Bowling pins • Push the axis from one side. You will need some force as its hold with a ‘ring’. Take also good note if the bowling pin is held to the coil from the left or right side (the last row is different as the first 3 rows) •...
Page 65 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The ring has 4 ‘teeth’ pointing inwards and upwards. The easiest way to slide it over the axis is have the ‘teeth’ pointing upwards to the end of axis • As mentioned, the last row has the bowling pin on the opposite site of rows 1-2-3. See below picture.
Page 66: Wrap-Up
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Wrap-up • Re-assemble in the opposite order of the de-assembling. The pins must be assembled in the following order: The bowlingpins 1-10 are connected from right to left, see below picture.
Page 67 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If you select PINS you can select which pin you want to check. Pin 1 is the one front middle. All coils can be activated by pushing the Enter button. You will hear and/or see the coil being activated.
Page 68: Freezes Hangups Switches Not Responsive P3-Roc Not Found Issues Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Freezes Hangups switches not responsive P3-ROC not found issues Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 69: Fault-Diagnosis
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Several users have reported issues like freezing, crash to Ubuntu, switches stop reacting, etc.. In this document I have gathered some knowledge and advise how to approach these issues and how to do some fault finding and remedies.
Page 70: Stuck Switches
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Stuck switches First of all its good to know that firmware release 055 introduced a switch test checking for any un- used switches or stuck switches. This check is performed upon booting the TBL and upon opening the Menu.
Page 71: Check Position Usb Connections To Audioboard And P3-Roc
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Check position USB connections to audioboard and P3-ROC On the top of the PC you will see that there are 2 rows of USB connections. The left row is USB3.0 and right row is USB2.0. Although USB3 should be backwards compatible with USB2 it has been proven that connecting the Audioboard and P3-ROC board to the USB2 inputs is more reliable.
Page 72: Reseat Usb Connections To Pc And P3-Roc
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Reseat USB connections to PC and P3-ROC Reseat the USB connectors to the P3-ROC (under the main playfield) and in the PC. In case you are not familiar how to get under the playfield to the P3-ROC, this is explained further down in this manual.
Page 73: Replace The Usb Cable Running From Pc To P3-Roc
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Replace the USB cable running from PC to P3-ROC This is a standard cable like 9 feet - 3 meter long from USB-A to USB-B. A cable like used for connecting printers to a PC. Very common available at any computer store. Please do use a quality...
Page 74: The 5Vdc Powerfeed To The P3-Roc
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The 5VDC powerfeed to the P3-ROC The P3-ROC board is on a piggy-back connected to the Main Mother Board (MMB) below the main playfield. Suppose the connector pins of the P3-ROC don’t have a 200% contact with the female header on the MMB it can be because of vibrations (caused by playing) the 5VDC is, briefly, lost causing an USB failure between the P3-ROC and PC.
Page 75: Preparation
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Preparation • Carefully remove the lockdown bar and playfield glass. • Pull the playfield up with the bottom arch (or apron). • Remove all five balls from the Ball Trough! •...
Page 76: 5V Power P3-Roc Fix
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 5V Power P3-ROC Fix There are two options described: 1. Creating extra 5 VDC power wires to the PROC 2. Reflowing solder powerpins PROC First, identify the P3-ROC board on the MMB: Page 76 hang-ups freeze P3-ROC lost issues faq rel 0.60...
Page 77: Extra 5Vdc Powerwires To Proc
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 WARNING: BEFORE DOING THIS, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF THE GAME! Extra 5VDC powerwires to PROC Adding extra 5 VDC wires is mainly reccomended for TBL’s having the original version of the PCB (REV0). You can see the revision of your mainboard below the playfield.
Page 78: Reflow The Powerpins Of The Proc
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Reflow the powerpins of the PROC There have been occassions were the 5 VDC powerpins of the PROC itself were not properly soldered. This can be resolved via reflowing the solder at these Powerpins while also adding some solder.
Page 79: Reseat The Ram Memory On The Pc-Board
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Reseat the RAM memory on the PC-board WARNING: BEFORE DOING THIS, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF THE GAME! There has been a case reported where reseating the RAM memory on the PC solved this kind of issues.
Page 80: Rug Toy Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Rug Toy FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 81: Principle Of Operation
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Principle of operation The rug toy is a fairly simple mechanism to understand. In below picture you get an overview of the complete Rugtoy assembly. Page 81 RUG Toy faq rel 0.9421...
Page 82 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 It consists of a stepper motor with a spindle. When this spindle rotates it will move the rug up or down. It has 2 switches to determine the working area of the steppers motor, a RUG FRONT switch (Rug EOS Front;...
Page 83: Rugtoy Makes Noise When Moving Into Third Position
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Rugtoy makes noise when moving into third position This is usually caused by the fact that the subway is a little bent outward and the rug is running against which makes the steppermotor make this noise. Check if the rugtoy doesn’t the subway at...
Page 84: Rugtoy Makes Noise When Moving Into Fourth And Final Position
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Rugtoy makes noise when moving into fourth and final position This is usually caused by the fact that the RUG BACK EOS switch is not detected (or to late detected) and the stepper motor keeps running pushing the Rug against the back wall. Check if the BACK switch (SW35) is working properly.
Page 85: Shots To The Rugtoy Are Not Registered
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Shots to the rugtoy are not registered The rug has a single switch which detects the shots against the rugtoy. The rug moves up and down and the range is dependable on the position of the FRONT and BACK switches.
Page 86: The Rugtoy Doesn't Run Smoothly Or Make Squeeky Sound
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The Rugtoy doesn’t run smoothly or make squeeky sound This can be caused by a misalignment of the spindle. The spindle should be able to run freely. If it is not under mechanical pressure can be checked by rotating the spindle manually.
Page 87 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The spindle should run freely without having to use force. Page 87 RUG Toy faq rel 0.9421...
Page 88 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The stepper motor is fixed with 4 screws. If you loosen these 4 screws you can move the stepper motor vertical to get it better aligned. Changing the vertical position of the motor also changes the height of the roller on top.
Page 89 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If all of the above doesn’t help it can also be that you need to play a little with the horizontal width. Loosen the screws encircled in below picture and push the brackets outwards, re-tighten and test. If pushing the brackets outwards doesn’t help, try pushing them inwards...
Page 90: Test The Rugtoy
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Test the Rugtoy Testing of the Rug Stepper motor & switches The TBL has three stepper motors: • In the Bowling alley below the playfield, which moves the ball launcher left and right.
Page 91 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If you select it, you will get the following In this mode, the Rug will move only once. Pushing + will open it, pushing – will close it. Also, the status of the involved switches is clearly shown. If it is activated it’s highlighted. Also, the square box at the left and right side indicates if a switch is activated (in which case it will be filled) However, if you push Enter it will go to the looping mode.
Page 92 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If you see strange behavior in this test (like the rug stops in back position at the switch position and instead of reversing direction immediately it moves first more backwards prior to reversing direction) check if the connector of the steppermotor is properly crimped.
Page 93: Position Rug Switches
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Position RUG switches RUG FRONT EOS RUG BACK EOS Can also be here dependable on build date RUG BACK EOS Page 93 RUG Toy faq rel 0.9421...
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Page 95: Led Spot For Rug Not Working
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 LED spot for rug not working If this LED spot is not working or intermittent take out the LED and bent the 2 wires outwards and put LED back again. This usually fixes this issue. If not, replace the LED. Do note its a 12VDC LED.
Page 96: Change Sensitivity Rughit Switch
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Change sensitivity Rughit switch If your rug is not sensitive enough (or to sensitive) this can be adjusted. I found it more easy just to bent the blade a little. You can also loosen the screws but as the screws are hard to get to (minor) blade bending is more easy.
Page 97 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 I used a long nosed tweezer to do this. Remember, just a little bending is usually required. When this is done you can put back the steppermotor connector to the header. This header has one pin left over and this free pin should be between the 2 connectors.
Page 98: Rug Switch Fix - Adjustment
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Rug Switch Fix - Adjustment Due to pressure on the Rug Hit Switch during transport sometimes hits to the Rug don’t register any more, or only when you hit it really hard.
Page 99 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Carefully move the Rug Hit Bracket about 10mm below and use a pencil, or other object which is around 10mm (3/8”) wide to put between the two brackets: 5. This will free up the switch and you are able to see the blade of the switch, also notice the (M2.5) screws:...
Page 100: Replace The Switch
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Is it mounted too tight? • If the switch isn’t working (properly) it is possible that it is mounted too tight due to a manufacturing error. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screws just a little bit. Use small pliers, or wrench 5 to hold the nut on the back.
Page 101 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Like this the blade is perfectly aligned! You can now fasten the screws. Please note: Don’t tighten it too hard. Of course you have make sure the switch is mounted firmly, but don’t overtighten the screw;...
Page 102: Mini Playfield (Mpf) Operations Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Mini PlayField (MPF) Operations FAQ Page 102 MPF Operations faq rel 0.73...
Page 103: General Overview
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 General overview The MPF (also called upper playfield) offers several functionalities • Has a mini loopramp to get Let’s Go Bowling Lit • A scoop which leads the ball to the main playfield •...
Page 104: Switch Overview
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 switch will open. This is seen as a hit. Than cardoor is positioned again against a target, rinse and repeat. It doesn’t matter if it is left or right target which is closed.
Page 105: Cardoor Stutters In Open Position
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The Cardoor operation already showed the switches envolved in this. Most issues with a malfunctioning MPF are towards the Cardoor and focus here are the parking targets. Cardoor stutters in open position When the cardoor opens and it starts stuttering against the parking targets it means the switches of the parking target(s) are not closing properly.
Page 106: Cardoor Stutters In Closed Position
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Cardoor stutters in closed position At the start of every new ball the TBL checks if the cardoor is closed. In case the cardoor home switch is not working properly you will see the cardoor stuttering for a dew seconds in closed position.
Page 107: Mpf Overview In Tbl/Switches-Leds Don't Work
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 MPF Overview in TBL/Switches-leds don’t work As pictures say more than 1.000 words some pictures of the MPF installed in the TBL which can be convenient for reference purposes with your MPF. These pictures don’t show the backboard installed.
Page 108: Upper Flipper Doesn't Work
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Upper flipper doesn’t work Of course, this can be a malfunction of the flipper itself but 1. The flipper only works if a ball is on the MPF 2. There are 3 Carmodes. One of them is Impound Car. In this Carmode once you have bashed the Car the upper flipper will stop working till next time the ball enters the MPF.
Page 109: Ball Comes Down Walter Ramp After Jesus Ramp Was Shot
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Ball comes down Walter ramp after Jesus ramp was shot If you shoot Jesusramp the ball will end on a VUK which brings the ball to the MPF. It should go than to the mini flipper on the MPF.
Page 110: Ball Has Difficulty To Get Up To The Mpf
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Ball has difficulty to get up to the MPF It can be that you need to adjust the strength of the coil but more likely the position of the VUK against the ball is misaligned.
Page 111: Upper Flipper Is Weak And Difficult To Make Loopshots
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Upper flipper is weak and difficult to make loopshots DP discovered that an error has been made with wiring the flippercoil of the MPF with several TBLs, especially those made 2019 and earlier. This causes the Hold and Power part of the coil to be switched causing a weak flipper.
Page 112 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 1) the most left wire on the connector (white in this case) goes to the total right on the coil 2) the middle wire on the connector (purple in this case) goes to the total left on the coil 3) the right wire on the connector (orange in this case) goes to the middle of the coil.
Page 113 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 With a TBL which has the wiring correctly installed it looks like this picture. If it looks like this nothing has to be done. Page 113 MPF Operations faq rel 0.75...
Page 114: Test Functionality
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Test functionality • Boot the TBL and go into the testmenu In this menu, you can Carry out any test you desire to check if something is working properly. Switch test If you activate this test, it will display all switches which are active at that moment.
Page 115: Led Tests
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 LED tests If you select LED test, you can check the proper working of all LED’s and if the multi-color LEDs are displaying all colors correctly. All LEDS test The easiest and most straight forward test is the All LEDs Test.
Page 116 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Select the stepper motor you want to test. In this case, we take the Car Stepper. If you select it, you will get the following In this mode, the door will move only once. Pushing + will open it, pushing – will close it.
Page 117 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 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. Cardoor should go open and close smoothly.
Page 118: Mini Playfield (Mpf) Removal And Installation Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Mini PlayField (MPF) Removal and installation guide Page 118 MPF removal and installation guide rel 0.566...
Page 119 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before removing the MPF make sure the game is TURNED OFF! This instruction is valid for two types of built TBL: 1. The built with the latest version boardset and new construction for the cardoor assy (eg stepper motor connected to the bottom of the MPF).
Page 120: Mpf Out Of Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 MPF out of TBL Step 1 – remove glass and balls • Carefully remove the lockdown bar and playfield glass. • Remove all five balls from the Ball Trough! • Lift the playfield a bit and pull the playfield a bit towards you as soon as the playfield support...
Page 121 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 2 – Remove upper flipper from under the main playfield • Next step is to remove the upper flipper. This is connected to the coil below the playfield. Loosen the screw holding the axis of this flipper and remove the flipper Page 121 MPF removal and installation guide rel 0.566...
Page 122 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – Only valid for built type B: disconnecting the Opto connector • Disconnect the connector going to the opto’s of the MPF • After this is done set the playfield horizontal again.
Page 123 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 4 – Remove the MPF • Remove the roof by loosen the two Allen screws • Disconnect the cable going to the roof • Remove the 4 screws holding the Right ramp at the entrance and end and put ramp aside. It can remain in the flipper •...
Page 124 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Carefully lift the MPF and disconnect the ribbon flatcable going to the PCB and the cable going to the stepper motor. • Remove the MPF and put it on your worktable Page 124 MPF removal and installation guide rel 0.566...
Page 125: Mpf Back In The Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 MPF back in the TBL Step 5 – Re-install MPF • Take the MPF and place the MPF mounting screw which is under the loopramp already in place in the hole. Once the MPF is in place it will otherwise be impossible to get this screw in place.
Page 126 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Tighten the screw below the loopramp so it is fastened and will not move when playfield is raised again vertically • If you have the built type B with loose opto cable: raise the playfield vertically and connect the optocable.
Page 127: Switch Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Switch test If you activate this test, it will display all switches which are active at that moment. If you have doubts about a certain switch, you can check the correct working here. Push the switches on the MPF (parking targets, loop ramp, ramp made, closed door) and see if this switch pops up on the display here.
Page 128: Stepper Motor Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Stepper motor test The TBL has three stepper motors: • In the Bowling alley below the playfield, which moves the ball launcher left and right. • On the MPF, you will find a moving door behind which the car is placed. This Car Door is moved by a stepper motor.
Page 129 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In this mode, the door will move only once. Pushing + will open it, pushing – will close it. Also, the status of the involved switches is clearly shown. If it is activated it’s highlighted.
Page 130: Operate Tbl From Keyboard
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Operate TBL from keyboard Page 130 Operate TBL from keyboard rel 0.50...
Page 131 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 You can now operate the TBL with the following buttons: • START a game : 1 • LAUNCH button : 2 • Coin switches : 3,4,5,6 • Coin door menu buttons (ESC, Volume Down, Volume Up, ENTER): 7, 8, 9, 0 •...
Page 132: Restore Power Setting Bios Causing Pc Not To Boot Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Restore Power Setting BIOS causing PC not to boot FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 133 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Sometimes the BIOS of the PC ‘forgets’ its Power On setting. If this occurs the game will not turn on when you engage the main power switch of the game. There are 3 types of PC. Identify first which type you have and then follow the steps for that PC type PC Type 1 (first type used) ;...
Page 134 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Follow these steps to enable the Power On setting in the BIOS of the PC: General steps 1. Connect an USB keyboard to TBL 2. Make sure the game is turned off with the main power switch in the 0 position: 3.
Page 135 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In the next pages there will be talked of the shorting of 2 pins on a pinheader on the CPU-board. Below you will find the complete diagram of this pinheader describing what the function of each pin is.
Page 136 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Type PC 1 and 1A 1. Temporarily remove the SATA cable from the CPU board: (By doing this you make sure the PC will always boot to the BIOS). You can try however always first just to follow the jumper instruction further in this manual (so leave the Sata cable for now in place) and check if this is already sufficient (eg when Turning TBL OFF-ON it boots again, in that case no Bios settings have to be changed).
Page 137 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 3. Carefully connect these two pins (right row, counting from the top pins 3&4, in reality pin numbers are 6&8) very briefly to ‘jump’ the PC. To acknowledge that it worked the playfield lights will flash and the fan of the PC PSU will start spinning: Briefly also a B-version of type 1 PC board was used.
Page 138 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 5. Because you removed the SATA cable, the PC will now boot directly to BIOS. Following screens are from PC type 1. 6. Connect a Keyboard to the PC and press use the arrow keys to go to the advanced setup: 7.
Page 139 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 8. Press Enter to enter the Chipset Configuration: 9. Press the down arrow key until you see this option (because the screen is cut off on the bottom you can’t see the highlighted option on the left): 10.
Page 140 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 11. Press the Escape key on the keyboard and use the arrow keys again to select Exit in the top menu: 12. Select “Save Changes and Exit” and press Enter: Page 140...
Page 141 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 13. Select “Yes” and press Enter. 14. The game now reboots and will show the start page of the BIOS screen again. 15. Turn off the game with the Main Power Switch.
Page 142 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Type PC 2 You can try however always first just to follow the jumper instruction further in this manual and check if this is already sufficient (eg when Turning TBL OFF-ON it boots again, in that case no Bios settings have to be changed).
Page 143 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 2. Carefully connect these two pins very briefly to ‘jump’ the PC. It are pins 2&3 counting from the top left row (in reality it are pins numbered 6&8). To acknowledge that it worked the playfield lights will flash and led bottom left corner PC will lit in red.
Page 144 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Push 1 time Arrow key on your keyboard. You should see below display. Push keyboard till the top one is highlighted (Network Stack configuration) Push 2 more times on keyboard (there are more choices to the top as the display is...
Page 145 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Type PC 3 You can try however always first just to follow the jumper instruction further in this manual and check if this is already sufficient (eg when Turning TBL OFF-ON it boots again, in that case no Bios settings have to be changed).
Page 146 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 2. Carefully connect these two red pins very briefly to ‘jump’ the PC. It are pins 3&4 counting from the top right row (in reality it are pins numbered 6&8). To acknowledge that it worked the playfield lights will flash and fan on PC will start turning.
Page 147 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Push 1 time Arrow key on your keyboard. You should see below display. Push keyboard till the top one is highlighted (IT8613 Super IO Configuration) Push 2 more times on keyboard (there are more choices to the top as the display is...
Page 148 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Push on keyboard till the top one is highlighted (Wake On Lan). Push 2 more times keyboard (there are more choices to the top as the display is showing), than push Enter and...
Page 149: Check Power Supply Unit (Psu)
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Check Power Supply Unit (PSU) If this still doesn’t work it might be that the Power Supply Unit itself is defect. Unfortunately, this is not just a matter of turning on the PSU as its needs a signal from the PC to stay activated.
Page 150 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 5. Newer style PSU: There are 2 configurations. Older builts have an external jumper and later on a jumper direct mounted on the PSU is used. Possibility 1: external jumper Remove all connectors below the PS but leave the 2 big connectors (the ones to the right) in...
Page 151 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Possibility 2: jumper direct on PSU Remove all connectors below the PSU but leave the jumper connector (the one to the right) in the green circle in place!! Turn on TBL, does fan turn? If fan doesnt turn, is the jumper seen in the above really in place? Please reseat/check continuity of this jumper.
Page 152 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 6. Old style PSU: Remove all connectors below the PS. There is 1 cable which you can not disconnect. Remove the big connector from the PC. We need to short now two wires, in below example this is done via a jumper, like below pictures.
Page 153 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 7. If fan turns now reconnect only the powerlead going to the PC. Turn TBL ON. If PC type 2, does the red led on the PC light up and PC beeps? If nothing happens, try the jumpering of the 2 pins as described earlier in this document.
Page 154: Replace Ssd Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Replace SSD FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 155: Backup Of Your Data
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In this FAQ is described how to replace the SSD and transfer the settings of your TBL (incl audits) from one SSD to another. The replacement SSD should be preloaded with an image, this as can be purchased with DP.
Page 156: Replace Ssd Itself
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Replace SSD itself • Step 1 : locate SSD in backbox. Remove the translite. The SSD is more or less in the center • Step 2: remove the connectors • Step 3: remove the 4 nuts. Watch out for the spacers! Page 156 Replace SSD faq rel 0.82...
Page 157 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 4: transfer the backplate of the old SSD (held by 4 screws) to the new one • Step 5: mount new SSD back in the TBL Easiest is to first put connectors back on and than but SSD back in its place after making sure the 4 white spacers are still there.
Page 158: Restore Your Data To New Ssd
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Restore your data to new SSD Restore Database In this menu you can easily import the Database file previously exported. This can be handy if you want to swap your SSD with another one with a preloaded image but keep all setting and audits.
Page 159 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 You can now turn TBL OFF-ON and see the old settings restored on the new SSD. So audits are back for instance as well as Player profiles. For this firmware release 058 or later is required Please do note that the database is linked to the firmware version.
Page 160: Restore Ssd Using An Image Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Restore SSD using an image FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 161 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The below mentioned procedures are not complicated but do require some basic computer skills This procedure is still available but more user friendly is the new USB auto image function which is shown at Restore SSD using USB image auto installer , starting page 171 •...
Page 162 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 For explanation what this means see next page. A change in LCD display launched around serialnumber 950. TBL's with the new style LCD display (recognizable due to being higher as the speakerpanel) have a larger (higher) LCD- display as visible through the speakerpanel.
Page 163 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Start Macrium • Select Restore – Browse for an image or backup file to restore Page 163 Restore SSD using an image rel 0.963...
Page 164 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now select the Image you have downloaded and want to restore. Usually a downloaded image can be found in the Download folder • If you click Open and click on the Imagename you will see below picture •...
Page 165 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Select Destination-Target disk. In this case the target is an empty Sandisk SSD Make sure you select the correct drive and don’t write it to your PC drive !! •...
Page 166 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Click Finish. I f there is already data on the destination SSD a warning will be given. Tick the box and click Continue • Process will start Page 166 Restore SSD using an image rel 0.963...
Page 167 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 After clicking OK it will be reported, click Close and you are finished. Now you can install the SSD in the TBL, see page 156 Page 167 Restore SSD using an image rel 0.963...
Page 168 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 For those having an older TBL there might be one step left, eg check if the hardware revision for the Middle Main Board (MMB) is set correct. TBL has two PCB’s used under the playfield where RBG leds are used. This is the PCB below the Mini Playfield and the main PCB below the main playfield.
Page 169: How To Make A Backup Or Restore The Database In Your Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 How to make a backup or restore the database in your TBL (need to have firmware 055 or later for this, preferred 112 or later) Back-up Database • Put USB-key in an empty spot. If none available you can remove wifi-dongle if present or the audio board cable.
Page 170 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Restore Database In this menu you can easily import the Database file previously exported. This can be handy if you want to swap your SSD with another one with a preloaded image but keep all setting and audits.
Page 171: Restore Ssd Using Usb Image Auto Installer
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Restore SSD using USB image auto installer Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 172: Make Usb Drive
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The below mentioned procedures are not complicated but do require some basic computer skills. Needed is an USB stick with a minimum capacity of 6 Gb. Highly recommended is to use an USB3.0 stick to save (a lot of) time compared to USB2.0.
Page 173 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 This will be now displayed • Click on Flash from File and select the downloaded Image file (usually located in a folder called Download). It’s called tbl-usb-recovery.img • Click on Select target and select your USB drive Page 173 Restore SSD using USB image rel 0.91...
Page 174 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Click on Flash • Flash proces has started. How long it takes depends on speed of USB stick and your PC This should end with a Flash complete message USB drive is now ready Page 174 Restore SSD using USB image rel 0.91...
Page 175: Replace Ssd/Install New Ssd In Backbox
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 For next steps make sure TBL is turned OFF. Replace SSD/install new SSD in backbox First step is to replace the SSD with the new one on which you will write the image. If your inention is to overwrite the current SSD you can skip this section.
Page 176 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 4: transfer the backplate of the old SSD (held by 4 screws) to the new one Shown in this picture is old type SSD. Nowadays Samsung EVO model 870 is used •...
Page 177: Flashing A New Image To The Ssd
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Flashing a new image to the SSD • Insert your USB drive in a free USB slot of TBL PC. Preferable a most left one as these are typical USB3 ports (several PC configuration have been used so this is more a general guideline).
Page 178: Adjust Vertical Position Tekst On Large Lcd Display
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 You will see a lot of messages scroll over your screen. If you are using an USB3 drive on an USB3 port total process takes less than 10 minutes Once finished the software will turn the PC off and the screen turns total black •...
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Page 180 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • For those having an older TBL there might be one step left, eg check if the hardware revision for the Middle Main Board (MMB) is set correct. TBL has two PCB’s used under the playfield where RBG leds are used. This is the PCB below the Mini Playfield and the main PCB below the main playfield.
Page 181: How To Make A Backup Or Restore The Database In Your Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 How to make a backup or restore the database in your TBL (need to have firmware 055 or later for this, preferred 112 or later) Back-up Database • Put USB-key in an empty spot. If none available you can remove wifi-dongle (if present) or the audio board cable.
Page 182 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Select what you want to backup, Log File or Database File and push Enter. Its known that this is not always working. Try several USB sticks and change formatting to NFTS <->...
Page 183 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If you have more than one database file you can select the version you wish to import Also if a database file is already present you will be alerted You can now turn TBL OFF-ON and see the old settings restored on the new SSD. So audits are back...
Page 184: System Program Error Pop-Up Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 System program Error pop-up FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 185 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Please do note that the Linux-Ubuntu used on TBL is expecting a QWERTY style keyboard (standard also called US-keyboard). This has the following layout: If you have a different keyboard layout use above picture to know which keys to press to type the commands further down in this application note.
Page 186 The serialno mentioned above is just a guide. EA numbers are different for instance. If you get at the start of booting a Dutch Pinball logo in the mid displayed till the LOADING message you have the version OS for which below instructions are applicable Sometimes it happens that Linux-Ubuntu shows a pop-up with an error message.
Page 187 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Push Windows key and type Terminal in the search box at the top • If the Window Keys doesn’t popup the above Terminal Window and you just see a white...
Page 188 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Alternative to the method described befor there is a second method. Try this one when the error message re-appears after trying the first method What to do? ● Hook up an USB keyboard and push ESC. Now Ubuntu starts ●...
Page 189 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 ● Type sudo bash -c 'echo enabled=0 > /etc/default/apport' and push Enter ● Now a password will be asked. This is dp and push Enter. Please do note that when you type the password it will not be displayed ●...
Page 190: Where To Hook Up My Translite
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Where to hook up my Translite Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 191 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Sometimes people disconnect their translite and didn’t note where they unplugged it. Exact style differs a little on which PSU is used Up to approx. sn 950 it should look approx. like this...
Page 192 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Around sn 950 a new power distribution board was introduced which looks like this. On the power distribution board you will find the connector header The Translite connection you will see in the red encircled area. IT’s mentioned in silkprint above the connector header.
Page 193: Shooterlane Diverter Not Working
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Shooterlane diverter not working Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 194 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 At the end of the shooterlane (below the MPF) there is a diverter which diverts the ball to the VUK on the MPF as a skillshot. If this diverter is not working properly complaint will be that the ball goes to the MPF where it shouldn’t be.
Page 195: Where To Hook Up My Mods Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Where to hook up my Mods FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 196 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 There are questions on where to take safely power for connecting Mods. Used in TBL for supplying the 5 and 12 VDC power is, at the moment of writing this application note, the Coolermaster model G550M.
Page 197 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Although connecting Mods to your TBL is always at your own risk the best/easiest way to get the required electrical power is the spare connector in the backbox next to were the Translite is connected.
Page 198 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Another option is to make a Y-split cable on the connections coming from the Coolermaster Power Supply G550M leading to PC, main playfield etc. Used connector here is the • Mini Fit Jr. 1x5p Rec. 39-01-4050 •...
Page 199 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • The unused pin at the back is 3.3 VDC There is also a ribbon cable connector under the playfield where people are hooking up mods to. In regard to the power taken from the mod connector: 1) is as always on your own risk 2) only 5 and 12VDC available, max 1A.
Page 200 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In 2023 around serialnumber 950 a power distribution board was introduced. This has separate headers to connect mods and these headers are also Fused. It looks like this: Again, adding mods to your pinball is at your own risk. This document is meant to keep the chance for errors as little as possible and always check the voltages prior to adding mods.
Page 201: Audio Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Audio FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 202: I Hear High Pitch Sound Coming From Below Playfield
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In this FAQ information/questions in regard to Audio are gathered. I hear high pitch sound coming from below playfield In the TBL 3 steppermotors are used which can sometimes cause a high pitch sound. To check if it’s a stepper motor you hear just simple open the coindoor when you hear the sound.
Page 203 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Check if the polarity of all the speakers is connected properly Speaker panel left speaker right speaker The speaker wires run to the audioboard bottom left. Red is + and Black is –. The marking + - is mentioned on the PCB below the connections.
Page 204 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Cabinet speaker On the cabinet speaker you will see at one of the connections a red dot, this is where the + is and red wire goes. Cabinet speaker is connected via 2 pairs of cables running to the audio board and connected to the right bottom side of the audio board.
Page 205 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Check dipswitch settings The Audio board has a dipswitch. Default settings are shown in below pictures. Page 205 Audio faq rel 0.53...
Page 206: Bass Speakers Stops Midgame, How-To Adjust Bass Volume
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bass speakers stops midgame, how-to adjust Bass volume The audio board has a small potmeter to do this. If the Bass is set to heavy it overheats the amplifier chip and thermal protection makes it shut down. Turn it down to a lower level. Clockwise decreases bass volume immediate.
Page 207: Revised Ballgate Kit Installation Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Revised ballgate kit Installation Guide (only the part below the playfield) Page 207 Revised ball-gate installation kit rel 0.92...
Page 208 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before installing the ball gates make sure the game is TURNED OFF! Package Contents: 1 or 2 ball gates (left and right are the same) Needed are some soldering skills, shrinking sleeve, Torx drivers Installation Step 1 –...
Page 209 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now you will have an easier access to the ball gates. You find tone in the top left corner and one to the right just below the upper playfield. Use a long nose pliers or a long pin with a curved end to de-attach the springs from the ball gate.
Page 210 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 2 – Raise the playfield • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars , pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 211 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – Remove the existing ball gates • Identify the ball gates(s) you want to replace with the new type. You will find them at the bottom of the playfield •...
Page 212 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 4 – Install the new ball gates • Put the new ball gate in place and make sure the spring is more or less in the middle of the hole. Make sure the spring doesn’t rub against the wood. Fix the ball gate with the 2 screws from the old ball gate •...
Page 213 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 5 – Solder the existing wires to the coil wires • Slide some shrinking sleeve over one end of the original orange and white wire, solder them individually to the red wires (it doesn’t matter which red wire you solder it to) of the new ball gate and position the shrinking sleeve over it and heat the sleeve.
Page 214 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 6 – Attach the springs to the ball gates • Set the playfield horizontal again. • Attach the springs to the ballgate in same way as you removed them •...
Page 215: Early Achiever Apron Installation Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Early Achiever Apron Installation Guide Rev 1.0 Page 215 EA apron installation guide rel 1.0...
Page 216 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before installing the EA Apron make sure the game is TURNED OFF! Package Contents: 1x Early Achiever Apron with colored inserts 1x Early Achiever Apron PCB 1x Early Achiever Apron Ball Hole Guide...
Page 217 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – Remove old and install new Ball Hole Guide • Replace the old Ball Hole Guide with the new included EA Ball Hole Guide: Step 4 – Mount Circuit Board •...
Page 218 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Mount the Circuit Board with the included M3 bolts and washers: Step 5 – Install Ribbon Cable • Put the playfield in the upright position and make sure the playfield can’t fall down! •...
Page 219 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Remove the bottom left bolt of the P -ROC mount and use the same bolt to mount the cable tie holder: • Insert one end of the ribbon cable in the Mod Header and lay-out the ribbon cable like this: Page 219 EA apron installation guide rel 1.0...
Page 220 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Install the two Cable Mounts like this: Page 220 EA apron installation guide rel 1.0...
Page 221 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Plug the other end of the ribbon cable in the circuit board: Page 221 EA apron installation guide rel 1.0...
Page 222 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Use the cable ties to secure the ribbon cable: Page 222 EA apron installation guide rel 1.0...
Page 223 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 6 – Install Apron • Lower the playfield and rest the playfield onto the front of the cabinet on the playfield support brackets. • Place the new Apron and make sure the two flaps on the bottom are below the apron brackets.
Page 224 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 7 – Apron Fence • Remove the Chrome Apron Fence from the old Apron to the new Apron. The Apron Fence is tightened with 4 bolts and washers, please use these same bolts and washer to install the Apron Fence onto the new Apron.
Page 225: Mini Playfield (Mpf) Kit Installation Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Mini PlayField (MPF) kit Installation Guide Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 226 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before installing the MPF kit make sure the game is TURNED OFF! Package Contents: 1x stepper motor with cable harness 1x flatcable (spare) 1x new reinforced targets 1x new cardoor with decal...
Page 227 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars , pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 228 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Free the cabling of the stepper motor going to the big PCB. This requires cutting some tirewraps. Unplug the connector from the main PCB. • Remove the 4 screws holding the stepper motor assy to the playfield. Remove the assy and put it aside.
Page 229 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 2 – Remove upper flipper from under the main playfield Next step is to remove the upper flipper. This is connected to the coil below the playfield. Loosen the screw holding the axis of this flipper and remove the flipper •...
Page 230 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – Relocate the EOS switch of the rugtoy • Next step is to relocate the EOS switch of the rugtoy. If you don’t to this the rugtoy will hit at the end the stepper motor under the MPF.
Page 231 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 4 – Remove the MPF • Remove the roof by loosen the two Allen screws • Disconnect the cable going to the roof • Remove the 4 screws holding the Right ramp at the entrance and end and put ramp aside. It can remain in the flipper •...
Page 232 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Carefully lift the MPF and disconnect the flatcable going to the PCB. • Remove the MPF and put it on your worktable Step 5 – Removing the door with car •...
Page 233 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Install new PCB. Use the 3,5x9,5 screws. The screw direct to the flatcable needs an isolation ring as per picture • Optional but highly recommended is to install the new reinforced targets. Just unscrew the old ones by unscrewing the 4 screws and remount the new one with 2 screws 3,5x13.
Page 234 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Mount the stepper motor with the axis through the bushing with connectorplug facing backwards as shown on the picture. Use 4 pcs 3,5x13 screws Page 234 MPF kit installation guide rel 1.0...
Page 235 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 7 – Installing car • Remove the car from the old door and transfer it to the new door. Make sure it is tightly pressed against the door and screw properly tightened. A dot of Loctite on the 2 screws is recommended.
Page 236 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 8 – Built up MPF further • Place inner metal ramp back • Check by hand if the door still runs smoothly and touches nothing • Place the loopramp back. Mount the screws as far as possible to the right in the enlarged hole in the inner ramp.
Page 237 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Take the MPF and place the MPF mounting screw which is under the loopramp already in place in the hole. Once the MPF is in place it will otherwise be impossible to get this screw in place.
Page 238: Switch Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 10 – Test functionality • Now time to test if all connections are in place prior to placing all screws back in place. This to make sure no cable has come loose. So boot the TBL and go into the testmenu In this menu, you can carry out any test you desire to check if something is working properly.
Page 239: Led Tests
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 LED tests If you select LED test, you can check the proper working of all LED’s and if the multi-color LEDs are displaying all colors correctly. All LEDS test The easiest and most straight forward test is the All LEDs Test.
Page 240 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Select the stepper motor you want to test. In this case, we take the Car Stepper. If you select it, you will get the following In this mode, the door will move only once. Pushing + will open it, pushing – will close it.
Page 241 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 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. Cardoor should go open and close smoothly.
Page 242: P3Roc & Pdled Removal & Installation Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 P3ROC & PDLED Removal & Installation Guide Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 243: Preparations
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before removing P3ROC or PDLED make sure the game is TURNED OFF! The P3ROC is the hart of the system and controls switches and coils. Also, the P3ROC addresses the two PDLED boards which control GI and insert lightning. Each PDLED board takes care of a part of the lightning.
Page 244 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars, pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 245: Proc Installation - Removal
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 PROC installation - removal Step 1 – Locate the P3ROC Step 2 – Remove the 4 screws on the corners of the P3ROC and the USB cable • Disconnect the USB cable •...
Page 246 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – Remove the P3ROC • This does typically require some force. • Lift the board a little at each corner and wiggle it out of the headers. You will likely need to visit each corner several times.
Page 247 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Page 247 PROC&PDLED REMOVAL 061...
Page 248 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 4 – Install P3ROC • Check dipswitch setting first!! Should be 1100011 (ON-ON-OFF-OFF-OFF-OFF-ON-ON) • Place it gently on the headers and check proper alignment of the pins against the headers and the screw holes against the posts •...
Page 249 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Push again on several spots on the P3ROC (like the middle) to make sure the pins of the P3ROC are as deep as possible in the headers of the MMB Step 5 –...
Page 250: Pdled Installation - Removal
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 PDLED installation - removal Step 1 – Locate the PDLED boards, there are 2: PDLED 0 and PDLED 1 PDLED 1 PDLED 0 Step 2 – Remove the 2 screws on the corners of the PDLED •...
Page 251 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 PDLED 1 PDLED 1 controls these leds: Page 251 PROC&PDLED REMOVAL 061...
Page 252 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 PDLED 0 PDLED 0 controls these leds Page 252 PROC&PDLED REMOVAL 061...
Page 253 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 4 – Install PDLED • Place it gently on the headers and check proper alignment of the pins against the headers and the screw holes against the posts. See previous pictures.
Page 254: Trough Issues Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Trough issues FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 255 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before the following make sure the game is TURNED OFF! In case there is the need to set the playfield vertical or take it out on the brackets for better access of the Ball Trough please follow the below instructions Step 1 –...
Page 256 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Check one – amount of balls The TBL is delivered with 6 balls. Of those only 5 go in the ball trough! No 6 is installed in the Bowling alley. If you have only 4 balls in the ball trough most likely one is stuck on the playfield. Check your playfield carefully.
Page 257 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Check two – switch test Go into the test menu WITHOUT starting a game. This works as follows Push the Enter button to open the Main menu. In the Main menu, you have submenus which will lead you to subsections with a variety of possibilities: •...
Page 258 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 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.
Page 259 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The above picture shows the active switches at this moment. What we are targeting here is if we see switches Trough 1-2-3-4-5 active. This means the TBL thinks 5 balls are in the ball trough. It can be that also a bowling launcher switch is visible, this depends on exact position of bowling launcher.
Page 260 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The above 2 pictures show the two PCB’s which form together the detection of the balls in the Trough. If you think something is faulty in (one off) these two PCB’s report it to DP support @ support@dutchpinball.com...
Page 261: Coin-Op Use Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Coin-op use FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 262: Where To Hook Up The Coin Acceptor
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 There are some TBL's with a working bill acceptor. Easiest would be to have an acceptor that runs on 5 or 12 VDC (12VDC is the easiest), because you could take that from the game itself.
Page 263: Where To Get Power For My Coin Acceptor
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Where to get power for my coin acceptor Used in TBL for supplying the 5 and 12 VDC power is, at the moment of writing this application note, the Coolermaster model G550M. You can see more info on this PSU at https://www.techpowerup.com/review/cooler-master-g550m/...
Page 264 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Allthough connecting Mods to your TBL is always at your own risk the best/easiest way to get the required electrical power is the spare connector in the backbox next to were the Translite is connected.
Page 265 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Another option is to make a Y-split cable on the connections coming from the Coolermaster Power Supply G550M leading to PC, main playfield etc. Used connector here is the • Mini Fit Jr. 1x5p Rec. 39-01-4050 •...
Page 266: Software Settings Tbl For Coin-Op
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • The unused pin at the back is 3.3 VDC Software settings TBL for Coin-op Also the menu of your TBL offers some functionality in regard to using it on coin-op.
Page 267 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • 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. • Match percentage how many times a free play is awarded based on the last 2 numbers of the...
Page 268: Audits Menu
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 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.
Page 269: Flipper Issues Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Flipper issues FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 270: Sometimes Not Working Right Bottom Flipper
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Sometimes not working right bottom flipper Sometimes there is a report on that the right bottom flipper doesn’t work. If this happens especially when you put down your fist on the playfield and does NOT happen when the playfield rest on the servicerails –...
Page 271 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 You can also inspect the FMB for proof of this as some damage is expected of the BA hitting the FMB. Look for damage like this. Also check the line of components which you see there for damage.
Page 272 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 It can also happen that the right flipper sometimes doesn’t work because the autofire coil rubs against the flipper pcb preventing the flipperbutton to properly activate (eg move between the opto’s). If this is your issue, your problem should disappear when the playfield is on his servicerails (like with the FMB issue).
Page 273: Sometimes 'Sticky' Flipper
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Sometimes ‘sticky’ flipper Would advise here to try the following: • Make sure the flipper has vertical some tolerance to move. Especially if a sticky flipper is experienced after some flipping it can be because the flipper has vertically to little play, it heats up a little and becomes jammed.
Page 274: Bowling Alley Replacing Ramps Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Bowling Alley replacing ramps guide Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 275 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before doing this make sure the game is TURNED OFF! During the built of TBL DP changed the design 2021 Q4 of the Bowling alley ramps. This to make surer the top of the BA ramps could hit the FMB PCB. New design has a flattened top increasing the distance to the FMB.
Page 276 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars, pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 277 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – remove the nuts underside Cabinet Underside cabinet you will find 10 nuts, remove all of them Step 4 – Remove the connectors left side BA On the left side of the BA you will find 4 cables running to the PCD mounted on the BA. They need to be removed.
Page 278 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 5 – Lift the BA out the cabinet and take out the BA ramp Put it upside down and remove the screws holding the BA ramps in place Once you have removed all screws holding the BA ramp it easily comes out Page 278 Bowling Alley replacing ramps guide 0.90...
Page 279 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 6 – Transfer the Grommet strip from the old BA ramp to the new BA ramp Take off all the white grommet strip from the old BA ramps (don’t forget the small piece at the end!) and transfer it to the new BA ramps.
Page 280 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 8 – Inspect your work Check if everything looks fine and if the bowling pins can still move freely Step 8 – Put BA back in cabinet First put the connectors back on the PCB. Shift the BA a litle to the right and tilt it a little so you can better see where to plug the connectors.
Page 281 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 9 – Test it Put back the ball in, set playfield horizontally, go into the test menu and test if all bowling pins still function OK and if the Bowling Opto test works fine. Now we know for usre all cables are re-installed If tests goes OK put back all balls in the TBL, glass back on and enjoy.
Page 282: Display Power Cable Layout
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Display Power Cable layout For display with HDMI connector Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 283 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In case your LCD display doesnt turn on and also the green button on top is not lit (try pushing key to) this docuement describes how to measure if the LCDdisplay gets correct voltage (12VDC).
Page 284 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 The outer ‘Ring’ should connect to ground. So now the multi-meter should beep: Page 284 Display Cable 0.80...
Page 285 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If the flat side of the connector is on top (like picture below). The two top pins are the 12V pins. The two bottom pins are Ground. Page 285 Display Cable 0.80...
Page 286 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Now it has been checked if the cable is OK. Next step is to measure if the 12VDC is arriving at the display. Two possibilities: 1. You measure at the Minift junior connector where the display cable is connected to.
Page 287: Reset Version Software Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Reset version software TBL with a keyboard Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 288 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If something goes wrong during the update process it can happen that the TBL gets stuck in a loop in the LOADING part of the software. It is possible to reset the TBL to the last working version software.
Page 289 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Please do note that the Linux-Ubuntu used on TBL is expecting a QWERTY style keyboard (standard also called US-keyboard). This has the following layout: If you have a different keyboard layout use above picture to know which keys to press to type the commands further down in this application note.
Page 290: Instruction For Newer Version Os (Default Delivered With Tbl Sn 618 And Later)
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Instruction for newer version OS (default delivered with TBL sn 618 and later) • The serialno mentioned above is just a guide. EA numbers are different for instance. • If you get just a black screen till the LOADING message you have the version OS for which below instructions are applicable •...
Page 291: Instruction For Original Version Os (Default Delivered Up To Tbl Sn 618)
The serialno mentioned above is just a guide. EA numbers are different for instance. • If you get at the start of booting a Dutch Pinball logo in the mid displayed till the LOADING message you have the version OS for which below instructions are applicable Ubuntu Desktop terminal solution: •...
Page 292 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Text only terminal solution (if the above solution doesn't work): • ESC to stop the game or LOADING screen (You should then see "Ubuntu Desktop" in the top left screen, or a completely black screen) •...
Page 294: Replace Old Type Pc With New Type Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Replace old type PC with new type FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 295 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 There are 2 types of PC. PC Type 1 (first type used) Pc Type 2 If you have a broken PC type 1 and need to replace it, you will likely get Type 2. Part of the kit is also a power converter cable as the power connection with old type is different as with the new type.
Page 296 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 1. Remove the translite. I find it most easy just to put it on the top of the TBL. You can even leave it plugged in. 2. Remove all cables connected to the PC Page 296 Replace old type PC with new one 0.60...
Page 297 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 3. Remove the 4 pcs M5.5 nuts securing the PC to the backplate and remove PC 4. Place new PC on backplate and secure it with the 4 pcs M5.5 nuts.
Page 298 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 5. Put back all cables. Likely you also have old type PSU and you need the converter cable to be able to connect power to the new PC. Connection for Power on PC is top right corner. Tighten it up.
Page 299 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Follow these steps to enable the Power On setting in the BIOS of the PC: 4. Connect an USB keyboard to TBL 5. Make sure the game is turned off with the main power switch in the 0 position: 6.
Page 300 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 8. Carefully connect these two pins very briefly to ‘jump’ the PC. It are pins 2&3 from the top. To acknowledge that it worked the playfield lights will flash and led bottom left corner PC will lit in red.
Page 301 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Push 1 time Arrow key on your keyboard. You should see below display. Push keyboard till the top one is highlighted (Network Stack configuration) Push 2 more times on keyboard (there are more choices to the top as the display is showing),...
Page 302 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In case you want to make your own powerconverter jumpercable below pictures how it is configured: Page 302 Replace old type PC with new one 0.60...
Page 303: Service Bulletin Ground Fix Mpf Pcb
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Service bulletin Ground fix MPF PCB Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 304 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 It was discovered that with some MPF PCB’s the producer of the boards had a manufacturer error causing the connection between two ground planes to become to small. This can result in a broken connection causing a part of the MPF to become disfunctional (leds-switches not working).
Page 305: Mpf Out Of Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 MPF out of TBL Step 1 – remove glass and balls • Carefully remove the lockdown bar and playfield glass. • Remove all five balls from the Ball Trough! • Lift the playfield a bit and pull the playfield a bit towards you as soon as the playfield support...
Page 306 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 2 – Raise playfield vertical • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars , pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 307 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 4 – Only valid for built type B: disconnecting the Opto connector • Disconnect the connector going to the opto’s of the MPF • After this is done set the playfield horizontal again.
Page 308 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 5 – Remove the MPF • Remove the roof by loosen the two Allen screws • Disconnect the cable going to the roof • Remove the 4 screws holding the Right ramp at the entrance and end and put ramp aside. It can remain in the flipper •...
Page 309 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Carefully lift the MPF and disconnect the ribbon flatcable going to the PCB and the cable going to the stepper motor. • Remove the MPF and put it on your worktable Page 309 Service ground fix MPF 0.90...
Page 310 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 6 – Take the PCB from the MPF • We need to work on the PCB-side facing the wood. Remove all connectors and remove the screws holding the PCB to the MPF. Take the PCB off.
Page 311: Checking Pcb
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Checking PCB Step 7 – Rework the PCB • We are looking for this disruption. If this disruption is present the 2 ground planes will be separated and MPF will not work properly.
Page 312 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 9 – Fix broken trace if no continuity is measured • We now remove some isolation from both ground planes (Scratch it with a sharp knife to get it off), put some solder on it and run a wire from one ground plane to the other one.
Page 313: Mpf Back In The Tbl
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 10 – Put PCB back on MPF • Put the PCB back on the MPF, fasten it with the screws and put back the connectors. Each wire has a label which should correspond to the silk print on the PCB MPF back in the TBL Step 11 –...
Page 314 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 picture of cabling with built type B • Tighten the screw below the loopramp so it is fastened and will not move when playfield is raised again vertically • If you have the built type B with loose opto cable: raise the playfield vertically and connect the optocable.
Page 315: Switch Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 12 – Test functionality • Now time to test if all connections are in place prior to placing all screws back in place. This to make sure no cable has come loose. So boot the TBL and go into the testmenu In this menu, you can carry out any test you desire to check if something is working properly.
Page 316: Led Tests
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 LED tests If you select LED test, you can check the proper working of all LED’s and if the multi-color LEDs are displaying all colors correctly. All LEDS test The easiest and most straight forward test is the All LEDs Test.
Page 317 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Select the stepper motor you want to test. In this case, we take the Car Stepper. If you select it, you will get the following In this mode, the door will move only once. Pushing + will open it, pushing – will close it.
Page 318 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 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. Cardoor should go open and close smoothly. If the cardoor stutters against the parking targets you will need to adjust the parking targets, if it stutters when closed, you will have to adjust the switch there.
Page 319: Install Extended Flipperbushing Mpf Guide
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Install extended flipperbushing MPF guide Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 320 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before doing this make sure the game is TURNED OFF! DP has made an extended flipperbushing to replace the nylon flipperbushing which has shown to break. Usually this doesn’t influence gameplay (just make sure the flipper doesn’t hit the playfield to avoid damage).
Page 321 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 INSTALL FLIPPERBUSHING Step 1 – remove glass and balls • Carefully remove the lockdown bar and playfield glass. • Remove all five balls from the Ball Trough! • Lift the playfield a bit and pull the playfield a bit towards you as soon as the playfield support...
Page 322 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 1 – Raise playfield vertical • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars , pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 323 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 3 – Remove upper flipper from under the main playfield • Next step is to remove the upper flipper. This is connected to the coil below the playfield. Loosen the screw holding the axis of this flipper and remove the flipper Step 4 –...
Page 324 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 6 – Check if new plastic is needed • You could check now if its really needed to exchange also the plastic eg the hole in the old plastic is already big enough. If yes, you can re-install flipperassy and flipper (make sure its properly aligned and has some free space to move in vertical direction) and go to step 11.
Page 325 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 8 – Remove the MPF • Remove the roof by loosen the two Allen screws • Disconnect the cable going to the roof • Remove the 4 screws holding the Right ramp at the entrance and end and put ramp aside. It can remain in the flipper •...
Page 326 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Carefully lift the MPF and disconnect the ribbon flatcable going to the PCB and the cable going to the stepper motor. • Remove the MPF and put it on your worktable or put it a...
Page 327 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 8a – Alternative way • Remove the roof by loosen the two Allen screws • Disconnect the cable going to the roof • Remove the 2 screws holding the Right ramp at the entrance •...
Page 328 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 MPF back in the TBL Step 10 – Re-install MPF • Take the MPF and place the MPF mounting screw which is under the loopramp already in place in the hole. Once the MPF is in place it will otherwise be impossible to get this screw in place. Hold MPF slightly vertically above the place where it’s going to be installed...
Page 329 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Tighten the screw below the loopramp so it is fastened and will not move when playfield is raised again vertically • If you have the built type B with loose opto cable: raise the playfield vertically and connect the optocable.
Page 330: Switch Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Switch test If you activate this test, it will display all switches which are active at that moment. If you have doubts about a certain switch, you can check the correct working here. Push the switches on the MPF (parking targets, loop ramp, ramp made, closed door) and see if this switch pops up on the display here.
Page 331: Stepper Motor Test
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Stepper motor test The TBL has three stepper motors: • In the Bowling alley below the playfield, which moves the ball launcher left and right. • On the MPF, you will find a moving door behind which the car is placed. This Car Door is moved by a stepper motor.
Page 332 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 However, if you push Enter it will go to the looping mode. 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. Cardoor should go open and close smoothly. If the cardoor stutters against the parking targets you will need to adjust the parking targets, if it stutters when closed, you will have to adjust the switch there.
Page 333: Remarks When Swapping Mmb
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Remarks when swapping MMB Page 333 remarks when swapping MMB faq 0.511...
Page 334 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 During the built Multimorphic made some changes in the PDLED boards (those are responsible for the LED’s in the TBL) which make PDLEDV2 boards not work on a REV1 or REV0 MiddleMainBoard (MMB).
Page 335 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Jumpers ID PDLED board Check which REV your PDLED board has and set jumper(s) accordingly Now, in case you are replacing an older MMB with a new one and transferring the PDLED and PROC board to the new MMB it can be that also the PROC needs some modification.
Page 336: Coindoor Open Message Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Coindoor Open message faq Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 337 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 When you open the coindoor a message on the LCD display will appear alerting the user that this is open and give user instructions on several possibilities. The fact that TBL knows coindoor is open is because the interlock safety switch left of the coindoor is triggered.
Page 338 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Cabinet Distribution Board Interlock switch SW16 switchboard Total overview all envolved assemblies To MMB to 1) Control 48VDC Cabinet Distribution Board circuit 2) Serial com to Interlock switch MMB - PROC for the...
Page 339 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Check 48VDC present The switch responsible for this protection can be found on a bracket at the left side of the coin door. If you want to disable this protection during testing, you have to pull the pin on this switch till you feel it click.
Page 340 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If coil is not activated, likely issue is a broken Interlock switch. Remove the 2 connectors at the back of the Interlock switch and short them together and see if it works now. If yes, replace Interlock switch If it still doesn’t work follow the cable running to the PCB, remove the connector from the header...
Page 341 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 When that still doesn’t work you can check continuity of the Cab distribution board. You will have to check • pin 1 J25 against pin pin 8 J14 • pin 2 J25 (GND) against pin 6 J14 Pin 1 J14 ;...
Page 342 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Test circuit board Since 48V turns on, we know that the Interlock switch is OK Now the suspect is that the signal from the SW16 to the P3ROC is not going well. And that could be a cable issue, or an error on the SW16 board.
Page 343 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Put TBL in switchtest and you should see a coindoor message. If now a message is shown it could be the Cab disitribution board has an issue. Check continuitiy of •...
Page 344 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If no message is shown, SW16 board is very likely broken. A possible failure could be that its just a broken solder joint. To check this, take out the SW16 board and reflow the solderjoints on this header.
Page 345: Stuck Balls In Subway During Multiball
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Stuck balls in Subway during Multiball Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 346 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Sometimes people experience a stuck ball in the Subway during a Multiball session. It happens when a ball is shot direct in the scoop and a second ball goes in via for instance the scoop on the MPF or via the rug.
Page 347 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If the edge of the scoop is higher as the subway it can cause a ball to stop Grind this edge down just by like a millimeter or even less Also special thanks to Pinsider Bonzo442 for his...
Page 348: Set Date And Time Correct In Bios Faq
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Set Date and Time correct in BIOS FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 349 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 If you experience an incorrect Time-Date setting (noticeable when you select Walter in Bowling mode which should yell at you when you play on Saturday) its possible to correct Date and Time setting va the BIOS There are 3 types of PC.
Page 350 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Type PC 1 and 1B 2. Temporarily remove the SATA cable from the CPU board: (By doing this you make sure the PC will always boot to the BIOS). 3. Turn TBL ON. Because you removed the SATA cable, the PC will now boot directly to BIOS.
Page 351 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 4. Press on the ENTER key. Now a Date-Time box will appear 5. Set Date and Time correct (with the TAB key you can jump from field to field ; with the arrow keys you can change the value) and don’t forget to push the OK button to save it...
Page 352 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Type PC 2 and 3 With PC type 2 and 3 you can leave the SATA cable connected. Direct after you turn on TBL push the DEL button on your keyboard and keep pushing it till you see the BIOS screen on your display 14.
Page 353: Install Optoscoop Kit
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Install Optoscoop kit Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 354: Preparations
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Before doing any work make sure the game is TURNED OFF! The Optoscoop is a replacement were the original scoop with a standard microswitch is replaced with a newly designed scoop with an Opto. This should make an end to any adjustment issues you might have here.
Page 355 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Now we need to raise the playfield to vertical position. Lift if up at the servicebars, pull it towards you till you hear two clicks (this means the locking mechanism is in place and the playfield cant drop in the cabinet).
Page 356: Scoop - Removal
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Scoop - removal Step 1 – Remove the Subway First, we need to remove the Subway. This is secured with 11 screws in total, 4 smaller and 5 bigger ones (at the bottom part). Also, there is a flasher lead crossing over the Subway which you will have to disconnect.
Page 357: Optoscoop - Installation
Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Remove the 2 screws holding the Scoop to the playfield You can take out the scoop now Optoscoop - installation Step 3 – Install scoop Install the scoop and tighten it with the 2, bigger, screws.
Page 358 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 You can slide the PCB in from the right side and ‘click’ it into place. When doing this make sure the connector is properly aligned in the center. The connector is slightly smaller as the header and can be shifted 1 position to left or right.
Page 359 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Place the connector of the Optoscoop to the appropriate header marked Scoop Opto on the PCB and reconnect the Starry Apron ribbon connector if applicable. Secure the cabling were needed with some Zip Ties.
Page 360 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Step 6 – Place playfield horizontal • Insert the 5 balls in the trough • Turn on your TBL and test functionality. No setting changes required, optoscoop will be automatically recognized.
Page 361 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Install Power Distribution Board FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 362 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In this FAQ is described how to install the new power distribution board. This new board has extra, fused, outputs for mods you wish to install, has extra fuses for added protection and has a functionality which should prevent the need for having to jumper the PC to have it boot as sometimes occurs with some people.
Page 363 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 1: remove old PSU and SSD with cabling Remove the translite. The SSD and PSU are more or less in the center Remove the connectors from the PSU at the bottom and the powerlead on the top and take out the PSU via removing the 4 nuts (store them as you need them again) Remove the 4 nuts of the SSD (store them as you need them again).
Page 364 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 2: transfer the bracket of the old PSU (held by 4 screws) to the new PSU Page 364 Install Power distribution board faq 0.70...
Page 365 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 4: install the new PSU in the backbox with the 4 nuts which used to fasten the old PSU. Re-insert the powerlead at the top. • Step 5: install the metal backplate in the backbox with the 4 nuts which used to fasten the SSD.
Page 366 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 6: install SSD and the power distribution board and connect the PSU to the board. All headers are at top side and have an unique position-header eg no mistakes should be possible •...
Page 367 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 8: Connect the powercable from the board to the PC • Step 9: Connect the PC controller from the board to the PC. Do note that the connector has a white dot indicating that this is pos 2.
Page 368 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 it). Those should be located on the header where there is 1 pin missing. So, for PC type 2 the connector is 180 degrees turned compared to PC types 1 and 3.
Page 369 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 • Step 12. There are 2 small jumper cables which are to be used to connect the translite cable and LCD display cable to the powerboard. Connect them to their marked spots on the power distribution board.
Page 370 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Once this is all done you can turn on your TBL again and enjoy it!! As a reference, please see below a picture of a TBL made in factory with new power distribution board in place.
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Page 372 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 External Volume Control DIY FAQ Caution If you are not comfortable working on pinball hardware and/or high voltage electronics, please get professional support for this. In general: use your common sense. Don’t experiment. Don’t be a nihilist. Only skilled and trained people are allowed to open this system.
Page 373 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 In this FAQ a quick and dirty DIY solution for an external volume control is explained. I am using a simple Rocker switch like shown below. I couldn’t find one with a toggle function, eg this will increase or decrease volume until you manual put switch back in neutral position.
Page 374 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 I drilled a hole in a panel of the coindoor fitting the switch. And soldered a 3-wire cable running to the coindoor menu buttons. Page 374 External volume control DIY faq 0.52...
Page 375 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Remove the coindoorbuttons assy to be able to access the bottom side. Page 375 External volume control DIY faq 0.52...
Page 376 Dutch Pinball – Technical Support TBL FAQ rev 0.78 Connect-solder the wiring as seen below. The green one goes to the common, red to the - button and black to + button. Done ☺. Enjoy. Page 376 External volume control DIY faq 0.52...

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