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The Game of Life™

Setup and Configuration

(for APL™ based installations)

Rev. 1.0

May 2007

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Page 2: ...icial of Atronic DISCLAIMER Atronic makes no representation or warranties express or implied with respect to this publication or any product of Atronic including but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Atronic reserves the right to make changes enhancements revisions and alterations of any kind to this publication or the product s it covers without ob...

Page 3: ...Uninterruptible Power Supply Shutdown Software Machine Setup Overview RAM Reset Initial Setup Initial Setup Required Settings Top Glasses Configuration Jackpot Configuration Alink Config Installation Jackpot Configuration Procedure Machine Configuration Recommended Service Menu Settings Overview of Service Menu Settings Media Controller Configuration Display Configuration Maintenance Jackpot Stati...

Page 4: ...literate and familiar with gaming machine and progressive jackpot terminology Please read this document carefully before you start the setup to avoid incorrect configuration Related Publications More detailed information about installation basic setup and operation of Atronic e motion gaming machines may be found in the following publications Installation Manuals Manual EMC HI Installation Softwar...

Page 5: ...ered the The Game of Life bonus the total bet which triggered the bonus is not relevant anymore The chances to win any of the progressive jackpots is the same for all bets The Game of Life is driven by Atronic s unique internal in machine progressive controller APL This gives the operator the option to operate each link without any other equipment or infrastructure In addition The Game of Life can...

Page 6: ...d consists of The Game of Life games Signage including plasma or LCD display Media Controller including operating system and The Game of Life display software Media Controller connection kit UPS power backup unit for the Media Controller Cabeling Customized packages tailored to customer needs are available Game themed accessories such as base stands woodfillers dividers lightboxes murals and chair...

Page 7: ... default configuration only the top progressive jackpot level will trigger a handpay when hit The lower pro gressive levels are machine paid When the top progressive jackpot level is hit during the The Game of Life bonus feature the machine will lock and displays AMOUNT JACKPOT WILL BE PAID AT THE END OF THE BONUS GAME An attendant needs to acknowledge the jackpot hit by turning the jackpot key bu...

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Page 9: ...ine acting as the master and the other machines in the link as slaves The decision about which game is the master is not pre determined and can therefore be selected via a dipswitch on the Commboard More importantly if the master machine fails another machine in the link can be appointed as the master via the dipswitch so no data is lost and the progressive remaines active The entire set up of the...

Page 10: ... of Life link with up to 16 machines The APL power supply can be connected to each end of the link or within the link using a RJ 45 Y adapter Adapter WE8 2 WE8 EGM 1 EGM 2 EGM 16 APL Master Display 1 Media Controller Converter Display 2 max 16 EGMs APL Power Supply APL Slave APL Slave Audio Out Monitor Out UPS Unit SETUP ATRONIC PROGRESSIVE LINK ...

Page 11: ...10 P5 P18 P9 P10 P7 P3 P15 P12 P4 P19 P11 P14 P13 P2 P20 S1 S2 S3 S4 S6 S7 S5 S8 S9 5V 12V U34 U35 U28 0 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON Battery 3 6V P1 B1 CPU 68k P17 P16 Commboard 68k Rev 2 10 APL Power Supply MASTER SLAVE SLAVE Machine Data Controller MDC Machine Data Cont...

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Page 13: ...e It is the topmost board To remove the commboard for setup switch off the machine and pull the green release lever Important Do not remove insert or configure the commboard or the mainboard with the machine switched on Following settings are described on the next pages Required Settings Activate APL mode and configure an APL ma ster machine Optional Settings Communication to an online system via ...

Page 14: ...gressive Address x10 S2 Set APL Progressive Address x 1 2 Configure commboard DIP switch S5 1 3 on all machines in the link Set S5 1 to OFF Set S5 2 to ON Set S5 3 to OFF This activates the APL mode in general slave mode 3 Configure one machine in the link as APL master Set S5 4 to ON This sets APL master mode and activates the implemented jackpot controller functionality Note The Media Controller...

Page 15: ...ary to set a unique accounting system address on the commboard 1 Set S5 6 to ON This enables communication to an online system in general 2 Activate SAS Channel 1 Set rotary switch S7 to 1 This enables communication on SAS channel 1 on commboard connectors P12 RS 232 interface and P2 TTL interface 3 Optional Close jumper B1 on the commboard This shortcuts digital ground on commboard connector P12 ...

Page 16: ...n commboard connectors P12 RS 232 interface and P2 TTL interface 3 Activate SAS Channel 2 Set rotary switch S4 to 1 This enables communication on SAS channel 2 on commboard connectors P4 RS 232 interface and P19 TTL interface Special Case If you connect to an Atronic fibre optics board that links to a fibre optics ticketing network TITO you have to set a unique address for SAS channel 2 on each co...

Page 17: ...FT Polls Affected long polls 22 26 28 29 62 67 S8 4 Allocates Legacy Bonusing Polls Affected long polls 2E 8A 8B S8 5 Allocates Control Polls Affected long polls 03 07 0A 0C 94 A8 S8 6 Allocates Ticketing Polls and Exceptions Affected long polls 4C 4D 57 58 70 71 7D Affected exceptions 3F 57 67 68 Lock machine if the online system is not connected Set DIP switch S8 8 to ON to force a machine lock ...

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Page 19: ...e jackpot broadcasts from the APL master machine It is connected by a RS485 to RS232 converter and a small commboard add on board the OH Displayboard Media Controller Location The Media Controller has to be connected to the APL master machine It is recommended to situate the Media Controller and its UPS in the base stand of the APL master machine Important The base stand or box where the Media Con...

Page 20: ... 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 P5 P18 P9 P10 P7 P3 P15 P12 P4 P19 P11 P14 P13 P2 P20 S1 S...

Page 21: ... the UPS highlighted green in the figure above The Media Controller should boot automatically Do not use the outlet in the lower right to con nect the Media Controller This outlet is only surge protected but features no battery back up You may use this outlet to connect the signage 3 After the The Game of Life display software has been loaded press the ESC escape button on the Media Controller key...

Page 22: ... All Standalone Bulldog Service Monitor 2 When the Master Slave wizard starts select Ma ster The software installation is now completed and the Belkin Bulldog Plus Monitor starts 3 Open Wizard Shutdown from the main menu Sel ect Shutdown OS after the time that I will as sign and configure the shutdown settings as nee ded If you are not sure which timespans to select use the default settings 5 min ...

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Page 24: ...nical or jurisdictional reasons Applying new progressive jackpot settings also requires a RAM Reset To re configure basic machine and jackpot settings 1 Perform a RAM Reset This will clear all machine data statistics and set tings including progressive jackpot configuration 2 Carry out the Initial Setup After a RAM Reset has been performed the ma chine automatically enters the Initial Setup menu T...

Page 25: ...ction Commboard Setup 4 Replace the paytable EPROM on mainboard socket U9 with the RAM reset EPROM HMB RRES01 Replace the commboard EPROMs U34 and U35 with the commboard clear EPROMs Q CB RAM CLEAR U34 and U35 5 Reinstall mainboard and commboard and switch ma chine power on This step can be carried out with or without the security device SD installed 6 Wait at least until the Atronic logo and a pr...

Page 26: ... to configure settings Then touch the SAVE AND CONTINUE button to proceed to the next page Some items require additional input for configuration Touching the SET button will display an alphanumeric keyboard a number pad or additional option sets When the last setting has been configured the Initial Setup Summary page is displayed After the Initial Setup was carried out the machine initializes and ...

Page 27: ...refer to the Software manual for more detailed information SETUP Bill Acceptor Enabled Bill Acceptor Billtable Mechanical Meters Setup Limits Double Up Allowed Touch Calibration NRI G13 Type G13 Channels Audit Meter Currency Tokenisation String Jurisdiction Coin Value In Multiplier Denomination SUMMARY Confirm Settings YES NO Progressive Jackpot Key Functionality Printer Setup Date Time Residual C...

Page 28: ... refer to the Software manual for more detailed information Progressive Group Leave the progressive group setting at 0 default Setting a progressive group number is necessary for system based progressives only Percentage during paytable setup This setting defines the payout percentage of the base game without progressive base values and without progressive increments Select the per centage setting...

Page 29: ... Life machines comes with two different types of top glasses Type 1 Type 2 These two types of top glasses have to be installed alternating as shown in the figure below It does not matter whether the row starts with type 1 or type 2 as long as two top glasses of the same type are not installed side by side SETUP ...

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Page 31: ...tup procedure 2 Install Dongle Drivers Navigate to the folder where you have installed Alink Config default C Atronic Alink Config and open the subfolder driver dongle Execute the hldrv32 exe This will install the dongle drivers 3 Install USB to Serial Drivers optional If the PC does not feature a serial port to connect the setup cable directly install the drivers for the USB to Serial cable Navig...

Page 32: ...chines 1 Prepare the computer which is used to run the Alink Config program see previous page 2 Connect the USB dongle and the setup cable to the computer If the computer does not feature a serial port to connect the setup cable directly use the USB to Serial adapter cable You have to install additional drivers for the adapter cable 3 Switch on all machines in the link The APL master machine will ...

Page 33: ...en loaded the APL Main Menu is displayed Progressive General Settings Configures the behaviour of the in machine display and the display protocol Progressive Parameters Configures the progres sive jackpot parameters such as base value incre ments etc Jackpot Statistics History Option not used Load Allows to load previously saved Alink confi guration files A8 files into the program Save Allows to s...

Page 34: ...l display a respective symbol Currency Position Select the position of the currency string Separator Style Sets the style of the thousand seperator and the decimal separator Select Standard European style US US American style or Custom In Machine Display Mark this checkbox to enable the in machine display in general Odometer Mark this checkbox to enable a smoth non jumping display of the jackpot v...

Page 35: ...displayed in currency directly after the jackpot configuration Usually the same as the base values Base Value Sets the jackpot base value in currency The base value plus a hidden jackpot if confi gured is the restart value after a jackpot hit Limit Defines the upper limit of the jackpot value in currency Further increments are paid into the hidden jackpot or the overflow 0 No limit Increment Perce...

Page 36: ...lates to the hidden jackpot value Confirm settings by clicking OK The Hidden Jack pot menu closes and the Progressive Parameters menu is displayed again 13 Confirm settings by clicking Save Quit The Pro gressive Parameters menu closes and the APL main menu is displayed again 14 optional Click Save to save the settings to disk The Save As dialog box opens Navigate to the fol der where you want to s...

Page 37: ...ll linked APL slave machines and the APL MASTER NOT READY message should expire 17 Unplug the setup cable and close and lock the lo gic box and the maindoor 18 Clear the Logic Door Open Turn Audit Key mes sage by turning the Audit Key 19 Make sure the in machine display is visible on all machines in the link and shows the correct jack pot value as configured with the parameter Cur rent Value If th...

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Page 39: ...o should lock the machine and initiate a handpay 1 Open Service Menu Settings Lock Options Li nits and set the celebration limit to ON 2 Adjust the lower celebration limit to a credit value that equals 500 Euro 3 Set the upper celebration limit to the same or a higher value the exact value does not matter in this case 4 Set the celebration limit destination to HANDPAY 5 Save settings by touching t...

Page 40: ...ngs Machine Information Diagnostics Coin Handling Hopper Out Hopper Out All Hopper Out Manually Hopper Switch Test Coin Diverter Test Optics Test Bills Enabled Validator Test with Stacking Validator T without Stacking Hopper 1 Hopper Drop Box Reject A Link Status Bill Validator Hopper Other Tests Toplight Lamp Switch Button Barcode Voucher History Game Accounting Statistics Last Games Last 10 Stac...

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Page 42: ...ailable in the lingo ini file Media Controller The Media Controller is a compact computer that controls the display of video sequences and the jackpot meters on the plasma display See also section Media Controller Setup on page 19 Display Configuration Window The display configuration window allows to configure the display of the jackpot meters To start the display configuration window hit the Hom...

Page 43: ...jackpot meters Loop1 Loop2 Option not used Digits Defines how many digits are displayed in front and behind the comma or dot Default 8 2 8 digits in front and 2 digits behind the comma or dot CONFIGURATION Jackpot meters 1 highest to 5 are displayed alternating with player attracting video sequences Note You may configure smaller values 5 2 for Meter 1 and 4 2 for Meters 2 to 5 to reduce the space...

Page 44: ...the ealiest possible time after the current regular The Game of Life sequence is finished So this value is an approxi mate value default 5 min Active Enables or disables the help movie sequence Currency Adjusts the currency symbol or abbreviation displayed in the jackpot meters and during jackpot hit presentation default CONFIGURATION Scene from The Game of Life help movie with english help texts ...

Page 45: ...o the top jackpot level Anim Assignes a specific type of animation to the selec ted hit number Msg Assignes a specific text message to the selected hit number Pause Configures the timespan the jackpot hit animation is displayed after the jackpot hit default 25 s Info The Info tab shows the current version of the display software and copyright information Note It is not recommended to change these ...

Page 46: ...layed signals The display software assumes this behaviour by default If your display seems clipped or unproportional long faces effect try changing the zoom entry in the file lingo ini which is usually stored in D THEGAMEofLIFE Change the line zoom_id 1 to zoom_id 1 This will display the video sequences in their original aspect ratio width 1024 pixel ratio 16 9 Demo Mode For demonstration purposes...

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Page 48: ...een button to scroll through the jackpot levels Audit Menu History Cashless and Progressive Go to the Cashless and Progressives menu and use the arrow down on screen button to scroll to page 2 Select the attendand paid progressives machine paid progres sives or the overall paid progressives statistics for review Audit Menu History Money Log Last 10 Progressives This menu shows the last 10 progress...

Page 49: ...e Alink cable to the next machi ne to close the Alink connection See section Cab ling for details 4 Remove the cabling to the Media Controller and the OH Displayboard from the commboard of the primary master machine If necessary you can now remove the primary master machine from the floor 5 Power down the machine which is to be configured as the new master machine 6 Set commboard DIP switch S5 4 t...

Page 50: ...es for new initializing APL Link Not Allowed The installed security device does not allow a progres sive link or does not support the link concept for example Cashfever Hot Link etc Solution Install a security device that allows a pro gressive link and supports the link concept Please contact your Atronic local sales representative to obtain appropriate game software APL Configuration required Jac...

Page 51: ...ine ALINK Please set valid terminal ID 1 32 The APL progressive address has been set to 0 or higher than 32 Solution Set the APL progressive address to an address between 01 and 32 with commboard rotary switches S1 and S2 Memory must be reset New JP Mode You have altered the commboard DIP switch settings to a different jackpot mode without performing a RAM Reset Solution Reconfigure the commboard ...

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Page 53: ... channel 2 current loop P20 not used S9 Close to apply 5V or 12V to pin 1 of connector P2 B1 Close jumper to bridge electrical galvanic isolation of SAS connectors close SAS digital ground to electrical ground Connector function depends on commboard software protocol version Note Connectors P10 and P11 are parallel wired P5 P18 P9 P10 P7 P3 P15 P12 P4 P19 P11 P14 P13 P2 P20 S1 S2 S3 S4 S6 S7 S5 S8...

Page 54: ...el 1 Interface Current loop TTL 1 SAS 5V or SAS 12V or none Depends on voltage switch S9 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 SAS Ground Connector P4 and P19 Function SAS protocol Channel 2 or GRIPS protocoll Interface RS232 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 9 Ground 10 Ground 2 parallel wired to P4 pin 5 TXD 4 parallel wired to P4 pin 3 RXD 5 Ground 1 4 3 2 1 2 9 10 1 5 Note See manual Commboard 68k for other connectors and furt...

Page 55: ...ve mode ON Off Off Accounting System Progressive Off ON Off APL Progressive APL Cashfever if included in eprom ON ON Off Mikohn MS 27 Mystery Off Off ON Mikohn MS 27 Mystery Progressive ON Off ON Accounting System 3rd Channel ON ON ON SAS Progressive with ADL for system based link solutions ON APL EGM act as Master Off APL EGM act as Slave On APL 1 overtaking progressive meters Off APL 2 non overt...

Page 56: ...thout using an external controller The progressive jackpot controller functionality is build into the Atronic commboard In an APL link the EGMs are connected using the Alink data transport service Base Value Basic jackpot restart value after a jackpot hit Restart value after jackpot hit Base Value Hidden Jackpot value See also section General Configuration Notes Celebration Limit A setting in the ...

Page 57: ... values from the connected EGMs processes the data and sends video sequences with embedded jackpot values to an plasma or LCD overhead display Online System General term for casino systems such as accounting systems ticketing systems cashless systems that communicate to the gaming machines SMIB Slot Machine Interface Board A device that connects a gaming machine to the floor network Usually it fea...

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