VGM Startup Troubleshooting Table, continued
SYMPTOM | CAUSE |
| REQUIRED ACTION |
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| 1. | Unlock and open coin door. Check each |
• VGM (video game machine) | Faulty coin |
| currency acceptor to assure proper mounting. |
doesn’t start. | mechanism |
| Verify that each release latch is closed and |
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| locked. Does mechanism accept and reject |
• VGM accepts currency or |
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| currency correctly? Test mechanism with good |
tokens. |
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| and bad coins. |
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| 2. | Inspect to see if external acceptor indicators |
• Audio and video are present. |
| 3. | (Pricing, Flashing Arrows, etc.) are lit. |
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| Verify that each acceptor operates properly by | |
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| placing it in working VGM. Replace bad parts. |
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| 1. | Enter Menu System by pressing and holding |
| Faulty switches |
| TEST MODE switch inside coin door. From |
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| Diagnostics Menu, choose SWITCH AND LAMP |
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| TESTS. Use tests to confirm operation of each |
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| switch in VGM. |
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| 2. | Assure that no loose parts or wires are caught in |
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| switch contacts. |
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| 3. | Check for continuity in each suspect switch |
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| connection (Common to Normally Open or |
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| Common to Normally Closed). |
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| 4. | Replace faulty switches (bent levers, broken |
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| actuators, etc.). |
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| 1. | Assure that no wires are caught in hinges, |
| Faulty wiring |
| latches or switch contacts. |
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| 2. | Check wiring continuity from circuit board |
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| connectors to acceptors. |
Troubleshooting
