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MANUAL SETUP / PERCENTAGING
Calculate 100 X .25 (25 cents). This equals
$25.00.
Next Calculate $25.00 X .20 which is 20 per-
cent. Your result will be $5.00
Next, divide the $5.00 by the value of your plush
which in this case is $1.50. The answer is 3.3
This would mean that for each 100 games you
play, you would want to pay out approximately
3.3 prizes.
INITIAL ADJUSTMENT
Set your game up as follows before testing:
Claw Open Position
- Leave stock from the
factory unless the open position is too small to
go around the plush prizes.
Claw Closed Position
- Leave an opening
about the size of a dime when claws are closed.
This will prevent the claw tips from overlapping
which could cause the claw tips to stick to-
gether.
Claw Slider Position
- The initial setting of the
slider should be set so that if the claw tips grab
onto an arm or leg of the plush the claws will
slip off. This only applies when the tips grab
onto the plush from the side.
NOTE: WHEN THE CLAW TIPS ARE UNDER
THE PRIZE THE SLIDER WILL HAVE VERY
LITTLE EFFECT UNLESS THE CLAW SHAPE
HAS BEEN CHANGES NOTICEABLY.
Loosen the top collar or cap located on top of
the slider and raise or lower to allow greater or
lesser effect from the slider.
Claw Shape
- do not change at this time.
Claw Strength
- Set the initial strength value to
"70"
FINAL ADJUSTMENT
After playing 100 games check to see what your
payout is at. Use the adjustments to change the
percentages. Since there are so many different
ways and preferences by the customers to raise
or lower payouts, please feel free to experiment
with different ways. The information at the be-
ginning of this section details all of the possible
adjustments and their affects on the game.
Retry until you are comfortable that you have a
good initial set-up for the street.
You will find that various locations will payout
differently just because of the types of players
that frequent the locations.
You will also find that the plush can have a big
impact on the payout percentages.
HINTS FOR CONSISTENT PAYOUTS
1. Find an adjustment method that works good
and stick with it for all of your ICE cranes.
2. Try to keep the plush size and type as consis-
tent as possible within the machine.
3. Try to write down settings for certain types of
plush.
EXAMPLE: When you put in the "Valentines
Day or Christmas" mix, write down those set-
tings so you can set your crane up the same
way the next time you put that particular mix into
the machine. Also, if you have a lot of locations,
you can just tell your route man how to set up
the cranes for that particular type of plush.
