Bally ProSlot 6000, Setup And Operation

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Peripherals
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Coin Acceptors (cont.)
The “Thresholds” line shows the sensitivity levels set
for the 4 X-Mark optical sensors, the three diameter
optical sensors, and the two credit optics sensors. These
values will be between one and eight normally. The “Tank
Calib” line shows the value of the inductive sensor
reading when the last “learn” was performed, and what
it is now in two different configurations. These should
be in the 40s or higher. The “Sys Config” byte will
normally be 00 for “inhibit low” and 80 for “inhibit high”
on the Inhibit input line. The remaining timing values
should be self explanatory.
View the Report Screen: Send the “R” command to see
the coin data stored in memory and the operating
parameters for various sensors and the timing of the
credit pulse and other signals.
Change Inhibit Line Logic|: Xeptors have a hardware
inhibit line that is used to prevent acceptance of coins
even when power is applied to the unit. When inhibited,
the Xeptor LED will flash amber color to indicate the
inhibit state. Send the “I” command to change to “inhibit
high” or send the “i” command to change to “inhibit low”.
After doing so, you must send the “S” command to save
the new configuration to nonvolatile memory.
Change Credit Pulse or Tilt Timing: The “Pccddddtt”
command is used to change the output credit pulse width
(cc), the diverter output option delay and pulse width
(dddd) and the tilt time. Assuming you do not have a
diverter option and you would like the credit pulse to be
34ms (22 hex) and the self inhibit after a tilt to last four
seconds (12/3 sec Þ 0C hex) then you would enter the
command “P2200000C”, followed by the “S” command
to save the new configuration to nonvolatile memory.
Increase X-Mark Code Reading Security: Use this
command to cause the Xeptor to increase the X-Mark
reading security (have higher standards for acceptance)
to knock out tokens which may have minted text or
graphics which may, at least in part, mimic X-Mark facet
reflections (only V3.0p or after). Bits 4 and 5 in the
SysConfig byte control the X-Mark reading security
features. Assuming that the inhibit logic is set for inhibit
high (stored in bit 3 of SysConfig) and you wanted to
set both X-Mark reading security bits (which raise the
signal threshold level and require the mark be seen on
both the leading and trailing edge of the coin), you would
send the command “s38” followed by the “S” command
to save the new configuration to nonvolatile memory. If
you additionally wanted tighter metal alloy tolerance,
use “s78”.
Thickness and Diameter Adjustment: The X-10 Xeptor
significantly raises the ability to measure and
discriminate between coins through precision optical
diameter measurement sensors, edge and center of coin
metal alloy measurement, and X-Mark optical sensors
to read minted-in codes on the surface of the coin. To
benefit from these new measurement capabilities we
must also do a little better in coin position control than
formerly required when only metal alloy was being
measured. One cannot expect imprecise coin position
control to allow precise and repeatable measurement
of the coin properties any more than one could expect
an accurate measurement of the length of a fish if you
won’t put the ruler up against the fish.
Thickness Setup: Figure 1 of the X-10 Xeptor is a side
view showing a series of eight holes and a sliding
adjustment with a detent that centers itself over one of
the selected holes. The dimensions referring to each of
the eight holes is the chute thickness achieved at each
position of the sliding adjustment. A good rule of thumb
would be to set the adjustment for .010" to .020" more
than the thickest coin in the intended coin set.
Diameter Setup: To control coin centering over the
optical and inductive sensors, install the appropriate pair
of clip-on coin chute edge guides as shown in Figure 2.
The resultant coin chute width should be no more that
about .060" wider than the coin if it has X-Mark codes.
Without X-Mark codes, it may be as much as .23" wider.
A single drop of silicone adhesive is recommended on
each to ensure they are not accidentally knocked out.
Figure 1
Figure 2