Williams Pinball 2000 Star Wars Episode I, Operation Manual

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UPDATING THE GAME PROGRAM
Using a Pub card
1. Turn off the game.
2. Remove the marquee.
3. Pull the computer case forward and let it hang down in front of the monitor.
4. Open the computer case.
5. Remove the jumper (J2) from the PUB card and set it aside. Plug the card into the ISA socket.
See the diagram below.
6. Turn the game on. The updated program downloads automatically. This takes a few minutes.
The progress is shown on the screen.
7. When the process is complete, turn the game off and remove the card.
8. Close the computer case and slide it back in the backbox.
9. Replace the marquee.
10. Turn the game on. It is ready to play with the updated program installed.
ISA Socket
ISA Socket
Using a laptop computer
You need a serial 'null modem' cable, Internet access and of course a laptop computer.
1. Go to the Williams Electronics Games, web site at www.pinball.com , and click on Technical
Support. From Technical Support, click on Pinball 2000 Support, then scroll down to and click on
Updating Pinball 2000 (under Technical Bulletins and Tutorial). Read all of Updating Pinball 2000
BEFORE going any further.
2. Download the Update Manager to your laptop.
3. Download the game software update to your laptop.
4. Install the Update Manager. You will locate it in Windows Explorer. Once it is installed, a
shortcut icon will appear on the desktop.
5. Connect your laptop to the game. Use the 'null modem' cable and connect the serial port of the
laptop to the serial port of the game. The game's serial port is located just inside the coin door on
the same bracket as the interlock switch.
6. Run the update manager as shown in the tutorial. It takes about ten minutes to download the
updated program into the game.
7. Once the download is complete, disconnect the cables. You are ready to play.