Altronic The Game of Life, Set Up And Configuration

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May 2007
The Game of Life™ / Setup and Configuration (APL based)
MEDIA CONTROLLER SETUP
This section describes how to connect the Media
Controller. As the signage type may vary these steps
are described in general.
Connect the Media Controller
1. Determine which machine is the APL master ma-
chine (see also section "Commboard Setup") and
install the OH Display Board to connector P18 on
the commboard of the APL master machine.
2. Connect the cable that runs from the commboard
to the signal converter.
a) Connect the 6-pin terminal strip to connector
P3 on the OH Display Board.
b) Connect the 14-pin terminal strip to connector
P3 on the commboard.
c) Connect the other end of the cable to the si-
gnal converter. It is recommended to situate
the converter inside the master machine.
3. Connect the signal converter to the Media Con-
troller serial port using a serial cable.
Note
: You may need to remove the cover from the
serial plug to thread the cable into the machine.
4. Connect the signage to the Media Controller.
a) Thread the VGA cable, the audio cable and the
signage mains cable through one of the posts
that holds the signage.
Note : You may need to temporarily remove the si-
gnage mains plug to thread it through the post.
b) Connect the signage display
In most cases you will use VGA socket (1) to
connect to the plasma/LCD display.
c) Connect the signage audio device cable to the
PC audio out socket.
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CPU 68k
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OH Display Board
Commboard 68k
Rev. 2.10
S5 / 4 set to ON = APL master machine
P5
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Overhead Display Board
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Converter
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ETUP
Serial
Port
USB
Ports
Audio
Out
VGA(1)
VGA(2)
Mains
Input
Note
: The connectors layout of
the Media Controller can differ
from the figure above.