Merit Ion eVo Installation & Owner's Manual

Merit Ion eVo Installation & Owner's Manual

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Ion eVo
Installation & Owner's
Manual
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR
For a list of distributors, visit the Merit Entertainment Web site
www.meritgames.com
PM0426-25

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  • Page 1 Ion eVo Installation & Owner’s Manual FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR For a list of distributors, visit the Merit Entertainment Web site www.meritgames.com PM0426-25...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    © 2008 Merit Entertainment Megatouch eVo, Ion 2009, Mega-Lease, Mega-Link, MegaNet, MegaWeb, TournaMAXX and TournaCHAMP are registered trademarks of Merit Entertainment. Reproduction of this manual, in any form or by any means, is strictly forbidden without the written permission of Merit Entertainment.
  • Page 4: Site Preparation

    There are many custom settings avail- able for the game. To customize the settings, follow the software instruc- tions in this manual. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 5: General Care And Maintenance

    (Adjusting continue the calibration steps. After the brightness and contrast can also calibration has been completed, it will correct for a lack of sharpness.) function properly. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 6: General Circuit Board Handling Information

    Always set DIP switch 3 on the I/O board to the open apply the cleaner to the cloth and not position and reboot the game. directly on the game. Liquids could MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 7: Coin Mech Position

    Wenn das Geraet in den Leerlauf uebergeht, den Drucker am Druckeranschluss des Geraets anschliessen. BEMERKUNG: Bei bestimmten Druckern rebootet das Geraet. Nachdem das Geraet dann in den Leerlauf uebergeht, beginnt der Druckvorgang. Den Drucker bitte nicht abschalten bevor der Druckvorgang beendet ist. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 8: Game Name And Score Needed For Initial Replay

    W ord Dojo 375,000 Mini Golf/C razy Golf No Replay W ord Safari 125,000 Monkey Bash No Replay W ordster 100,000 Monster Madness 400,000 Zenword 350,000 Moon Drop 160,000 Zip 21 200,000 My Ex 150,000 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 9: Operator Setup Screens Flowchart

    Options Enable Promo Credits Entertainment Channel Enable Entertainment Channel Premium Erotic Enable Premium Erotic Prize Zone Enable Prize Zone MegaWeb Enable MegaWeb Operator Web Access Enable Operator Website Hot Topics Enable Hot Topics Options PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 10: Main Menu

    • Setup Operator Keys setup screens via the key (if applicable). The (Ion Only) AMI Setup option allows operators to establish • AMI Setup a Mega-Link between their Megatouch game • Options and an AMI-powered jukebox. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 11: Main Menu

    M e ga N e t® m an ua l fo r m ore inform a tion . • O p era to r W e b A cce ss • H o t To pics • O p tion s PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 12: Credits/Pricing Menu

    The operator can also use this screen to determine whether prices are displayed to players as credits or monetary amounts, and set the cost of Fast-Play Amusement, Standard Amuse- ment, Long Amusement, and Premium/MegaNET games. Touch the Use Factory Default Pricing button to restore default values. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 13: Coin-In Menu

    The meter pulse, which is the highest common divisor of all the monetary values of the Channels, is independent of the cred- its and only tracks the smallest unit of cur- rency. Operators can use this number to PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 14: Coinless Coin Op Menu

    It is recommended that the money inputs be Coinless Coin Op Mode, such as MegaNet disabled when the game is in Coinless Coin content, Merit Money, Promo Credits, Free Op mode. Unplug the power and signal Credits, TouchTunes® music and AMI harness connected to the bill/note acceptor jukebox music.
  • Page 15: Rental Mode

    PIN. Certain features will not be available in Resetting or Freezing the Game Rental Mode, such as MegaNet, Merit The game can be reset at any time using Money, Promo Credits and Free Credits.
  • Page 16: Games Menu

    In categories with Merit-thon games, players who choose Merit-thon play one round of three different games in that category for one combined score. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 17: Hi Scores Menu

    Books Screen. Touch the + above Total Credits to view Cur- rent and Lifetime credits for each game mode. Touch the button again to minimize this screen. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 18 To do so, touch the bottom-right arrow but- Books Display also shows coin input data, ton, then choose YES or NO to display the as well as Promotional Credits, Merit Money, operator’s cut on the Cash Settlement Setup and Coinless Coin Op totals (when these Screen.
  • Page 19: Books Menu

    Details for breakdowns and Clear/Com- Touch the bottom-right arrow button to dis- plete Collection to finish. Cash Settle- play more groups of fees. ment totals will reset once collection is com- plete. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 20: System Menu

    6 Stars using the System Menu: Options PIN is enabled) Screen. Touch an option box under System Menu: Options for on- screen help. Transfer information (machine configuration, Books data, My Merit Data Transfer data and ad screens) using a USB Pen. Setup Operator...
  • Page 21: Diagnostics Menu

    • sound chip type • I/O board processor • video chip type Only use on the advice of Merit Technical Service. An Update from Verify Databases Server must be performed prior to verifying databases. Checks the hard drive for errors, displays results, and notifies Hard Drive Self operator when error is detected or hard drive failure is imminent.
  • Page 22: Hard Drive Self Diagnostics

    ”FAILED IN THE PAST”. Press OK at the pop-up to return to the list of attributes. FIGURE 16 - HARD DRIVE SELF DIAGNOSTICS SCREEN FIGURE 18 - ATTRIBUTE RATING POP-UP SCREEN MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 23: Presentation Menu

    View Player Data Touch View Player Data after selecting My Merit from the Promotion Menu to bring up a list of all players with My Merit ac- counts. Touching a player’s name will bring up the PIN, total number of games played, and date the account was created.
  • Page 24: Merit Money

    Selecting a game name under this feature screen. One free game is given away each will bring up the Hi Scores of each My Merit time the location enters the code until the player for that game, as well as the date predetermined daily limit is reached.
  • Page 25: Megatouch Player And Operator Keys

    Operator Keys Player Keys Operator Keys can be programmed to make The Player Key stores My Merit, Tournament it possible to access the Main Menu Screen login information and Mega Level game lev- without opening the game. Operator Key Kits...
  • Page 26: Ami Jukebox Mega-Link Setup

    Unlock and open the jukebox door to from the Merit touchscreen. To enable the locate the unit’s interior router. link, you will need a broadband Internet con- nection, a router and Ethernet cable(s) (if Insert the Ethernet (Category 5) cable you are not using wireless).
  • Page 27 13. The game will download the music. Under normal circumstances, this could take anywhere from 30 minutes (Ion) to 90 minutes (Force). Merit has a catalog download available on the Web site which will decrease this time ( h t t p : / / w w w. m e r i t g a m e s . c o m / amidatabase.asp).
  • Page 28: Wireless Setup

    Jukebox Mega-link Setup, proceed with step 10 in that section Ad-Hoc Network: This is only for link- after the game reboots. ing games, not for connecting to the server for MegaNet or jukebox linking. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 29: Local Tournament Mode

    Provided an attendant is present, prizes may be claimed anytime after the completion of a tournament. Once the prize is awarded, it is noted on the Winners’ List and is accounted for in the bookkeeping statistics. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 30 WINNERS winners who have been awarded prizes. Erases ALL tournament information from the memory RESET ALL of game! This includes ALL prize information! FIGURE 25 - TOURNAMENT CLOCK MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 31 Touch the tournament round number to toggle the Tournament number of rounds for the associated game. Most game Rounds Field rounds can be set from as low as 1 to as high as the default number of rounds. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 32 Tournament play can Fields be set in 10-minute increments past the real time. The tournament will start at the nearest 10-minute interval. Exits to the Tournament Setup Screen. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 33 If players should forget their PIN, the attendant can press the SETUP button in place of entering the player’s PIN. The sequence will continue as though the PIN had been entered. Touch PRIZE AWARDED to register the payout. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 34: Dip Switch Settings

    When the message Please reset DIP 1 to proceed appears, reset DIP 1 to the open position. The Merit diagnostics page will appear. Touch ? for information on DIP switch functionality. Touch the specific DIP switch to activate it. Touch X to exit.
  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Check the coin harness for pinched or damaged wires. • Disconnect the coin harness from J1, J3, J7, and J8 of the I/O board. If the coin jam still appears, the I/O board will have to be sent for repair. PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 36 Check that the DVD drive is set as master. • software to the Check the ribbon cable connections between the DVD drive hard drive and the motherboard. • Try another DVD drive or another set of discs. MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    ABORT RETRY key. If it will not accept the download, try another DVD FAIL” or “BAD drive. If it still does not work, replace the hard drive. COMMAND OR FILE NAME” error PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 38: Evo Diagrams

    Ion eVo Diagrams WIRELESS ADAPTER COIN MECH PLAYER / OPERATOR KEY SOCKET (available on some models) TOUCHSCREEN BILL ACCEPTOR JOYSTICK FIGURE 28 - FRONT VIEW OF THE ION EVO ETHERNET COUPLER PHONE CASH TOWER COUPLER LOCK CENTRONICS UPGRADE CONNECTOR ON/OFF SWITCH...
  • Page 39 HARD DRIVE MOTHERBOARD STANDOFF SECURING COVER PLATE ON BACK OF CPU SECTION MONITOR CONTROLS SETUP CALIBRATE SECURITY TOUCHSCREEN DETAIL VIEW OF CONTROLLER CONTROL BOARD FIGURE 30 - THE ION EVO WITH CPU SECTION OPEN PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 40: Replacement Parts List

    COPYRIGHT © 2008 MERIT ENTERTAINMENT Megatouch ION eVo® Replacement Parts List REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS 17" ION EVO PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION ZSA10070-09 ION MOTHERBOARD EC9796-01 MARS BILL ACCEPTOR. $1/2/5, 500 STACKER HW8337-01 MECHANICAL COIN MECH SB0539-02 POWER SUPPLY, 300W ±12,+5,+3.3 SB0532-01 17" TOUCHSCREEN OVERLAY SA0604-01 17"...
  • Page 41: Connection Diagrams

    (SECONDARY IDE) POWER I/O BOARD DIMM MEMORY WIRELESS DEVICE TOP VIEW OF MOTHERBOARD ETHERNET MODEM AUDIO OUT SERIAL CABLE (OPTIONAL) TOUCHSCREEN VGA VIDEO CONTROLLER CONNECTOR SIDE VIEW OF MOTHERBOARD FIGURE 31 - ASUS MOTHERBOARD DRAWING PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 42 +5 VDC BLACK +5 VDC BLACK GRAY PWR GOOD VIOLET +5V VSB YELLOW +12 VDC ORANGE +3.3 VDC BLUE -12 VDC BLACK GREEN PWR ON BLACK BLACK BLACK ----- ----- +5 VDC +5 VDC MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL PM0426-25...
  • Page 43: Connection Diagrams

    KEY SOCKET JUMPER AT JP17 FOR JOYSTICK FUNCTION SETUP CALIBRATE POWER CONNECTOR FIGURE 33 - I/O BOARD DRAWING MONITOR CONTROLS SECURITY KEY REMOTE SETUP/ SETUP CALIBRATE CALIBRATE/KEY FIGURE 34 - ON-SCREEN DISPLAY BOARD DRAWING PM0426-25 MEGATOUCH ION EVO OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 44: Warranty

    Merit Entertainment under its warranty coverage. Merit will repair or replace, at its option, any component, part or assembly that fails un- der warranty, provided that the failed item is returned, shipping charges prepaid, to Merit’s repair facility and Merit is notified of...
  • Page 45: Software License Agreements

    COPYRIGHT © 2008 MERIT ENTERTAINMENT Merit Industries, Inc. Software License Agreement Merit Industries, Inc. (“Licensor”) is willing to license the enclosed software to you only if you accept all of the terms in this license agreement (“Agreement”). Ownership of the Software The enclosed Merit®...
  • Page 46 Agreement or arising out of activity or misuse of the Software. 15. Merit, in its sole discretion, may assign this agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder. 16. If you have any questions concerning this Agreement or wish to contact Licensor for any reason, please write: Merit Industries, Inc., 155 Rittenhouse Circle, Bristol, PA...
  • Page 47 (Contrat). Droit de Propriété Le produit Merit ci-joint contenant, mais ne s'y limitant pas, le logiciel Megatouch™ (ci-après le "logiciel") et toute la documentation écrite, restent la propriété du Concédant et sont protégés par : les lois de droits d'auteur des Etats-Unis, les lois s'appliquant aux brevets déposés et à...
  • Page 48 New York, aux Etats- Unis. 15. Merit Industries se réserve le droit de transférer le présent Contrat à un tiers ainsi que ses droits et obligations ci-après. 16. Pour toutes questions concernant le présent Contrat -ou si vous désirez contacter le Concédant pour une raison quelconque, veuillez écrire à...
  • Page 49 COPYRIGHT © 2008 MERIT ENTERTAINMENT Merit Industries, Inc. Softwarelizenzabkommen Merit Industries, Inc. („Lizenzgeber”) ist nur dann bereit Ihnen eine Lizenz für die beiliegende Software zu erteilen, wenn Sie alle Bestimmungen dieses Lizenzabkommens (“Abkommen”) akzeptieren. Eigentumsvorbehalt der Software Das beiliegende Merit®-Produkt, welches das Megatouch® Softwareprogramm („Soft- ware”) beinhalten kann, aber nicht darauf beschränkt ist, und die schriftlichen Unterlagen...
  • Page 50 Streitigkeiten, die diesen Vertrag betreffen, oder die durch Leistung oder Missbrauch der besagten Software entstehen. 15. Merit kann nach eigenem Ermessen dieses Abkommen oder jedes der darin enthaltenen Rechte und Pflichten an Dritte abtreten. 16. Bei Rückfragen über dieses Abkommen oder wenn Sie den Lizenzgeber aus einem anderen Grund kontaktieren wollen, bitte schreiben an: Merit Industries, Inc., 155 Rittenhouse Circle,...
  • Page 52 Please read the enclosed license agreement. Operation of this game constitutes acceptance of the Merit Software License Agreement. Veuillez lire le contrat de licence d’utilisation ci-inclus. Si vous utilisez ce jeu, vous vous engagez à respecter les termes et conditions du contrat de licence d’utilisation du logiciel de Merit.

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