VGM Startup Troubleshooting Table, continued

SYMPTOM

CAUSE

 

REQUIRED ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

locked. Does mechanism accept and reject

VGM accepts currency or

 

 

currency correctly? Test mechanism with good

tokens.

 

 

and bad coins.

 

 

2.

Inspect to see if external acceptor indicators

Audio and video are present.

 

3.

(Pricing, Flashing Arrows, etc.) are lit.

 

 

Verify that each acceptor operates properly by

 

 

 

placing it in working VGM. Replace bad parts.

 

 

1.

Enter Menu System by pressing and holding

 

Faulty switches

 

TEST MODE switch inside coin door. From Main

 

 

 

Menu, choose CONTROLS TEST. Use tests to

 

 

 

confirm operation of each switch.

 

 

2.

Assure that no loose parts or wires are caught in

 

 

 

switch contacts.

 

 

3.

Check for continuity in each suspect switch

 

 

 

connection (Common to Normally Open or

 

 

 

Common to Normally Closed).

 

 

4.

Replace faulty switches (bent levers, broken

 

 

 

actuators, etc.).

 

 

1.

Assure that no wires are caught in hinges,

 

Faulty wiring

 

latches or switch contacts.

 

 

2.

Check wiring continuity from circuit board

 

 

 

connectors to acceptors.

 

 

3.

Repair faulty wiring.

Interior View of Coin Door and Cash Door

Troubleshooting 6-5

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Midway 4-Player 25 Dedicated Video Game manual Interior View of Coin Door and Cash Door