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options should be set to the default. See your motherboard manual for more
information.
Note that the ALS board contains COM2. If your motherboard has on board ports
they must not be set to COM2.
Reboot the computer without the keyboard. You should see normal startup of the
motherboard, followed by a green
Testing Wait….
message on the two screens,
followed by the appearance of a scoring grid on both screens. If you have a touch
screen connected you should also see the normal touch display on the third screen.
If the unit fails to behave as expected, try the following procedures :
•
Try the video cards in different slots, some motherboards do not support video
cards in all slots.
•
Check for any BIOS messages like
keyboard not found
, or
hard disk error
.
Setup the BIOS so that these tests are not performed on startup.
•
Try clearing the ALS battery backed RAM by closing switch S1-6 while the
unit is running. Reopen the switch when a score grid appears
•
If the self test fails, see the section on troubleshooting at the end of this
manual.
•
Try a different motherboard or video card. This particular type may not be
compatible.
Once the unit is functioning correctly, proceed to setting the switches.
2.3
Setting the Switches
There are several switches on the ALS board which must be set correctly.
S1
1-5 Lane Number (see next page)
6 On to clear battery backed RAM, off for normal operation
7 On for manual score, off for auto
8 On for test mode
S2
1 Reserved, leave off
2 On for SVGA (computer) monitors, OFF for S-Video (TV)
3 On for single markII keypad, off for three keypads
4 On for Extended Score input, OFF for normal APS input (see below)
S2-2 should be off for connection to an AMF APS chassis running original APS
firmware. If the APS is fitted with A.K.Microsystems modified firmware, or if you
are connecting to an A.K.Microsystems camera interface unit, set the switch to
ON. This enables the extended pinfall data, which inludes pindication information,
rather than just the total pinfall.
