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Aliens™ Extermination 

System Manual 

040-0120-01  Rev. B 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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© 2006 Global VR. Inc. GLOBAL VR and the GLOBAL VR logo are registered trademarks of Global VR, Inc.  

ALIENS ™  &  © 1986, 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Aliens: Extermination, 20th Century Fox and their respective logos are 

trademarks of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Game engine and certain software elements © 2006 Play Mechanix, Inc. Play Mechanix, Inc. and the  

Play Mechanix, Inc. logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Play Mechanix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  

All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. 

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Summary of Contents for Aliens Extermination

Page 1: ...lm Corporation All Rights Reserved Aliens Extermination 20th Century Fox and their respective logos are trademarks of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Game engine and certain software elements 2...

Page 2: ...stall CD 22 Chapter 6 Service and Repair 23 Speaker Replacement 23 Gun Service 23 Opening the Gun Case 24 Closing the Gun Case 24 Gun Trigger Service 25 Gun Button Service 25 Gun Coil Assembly Service...

Page 3: ...18 Gun Trigger Assembly 25 Figure 19 Gun Button Lamp and Micro Switch 26 Figure 20 Gun Coil Assembly Service 26 Figure 21 Gun Pot Replacement 27 Figure 22 Gun PCB 28 Figure 23 Gun Internal Parts 28 Fi...

Page 4: ...xtension cable use a 3 wire cable with properly grounded plugs To help protect your system from sudden increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or Uninterrup...

Page 5: ...y turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient the receiving antenna Relocate the cabinet relative to the r...

Page 6: ...rporation reprogrammed an army of synthetic humans to stop anything from getting in the way of the company s development of their deadly Bio Weapons It s not as simple as just killing the Alien Queen...

Page 7: ...Amps Operating AC Current 5 Amps Voltage 115 VAC Hardware Features Pentium 4 computer Nvidia GeForce graphics 512 megabytes RAM 27 inch 800 x 600 Super VGA flat screen monitor Supports dollar bill val...

Page 8: ...f keys see Figure 2 Figure 2 Coin Door with Key Locations 3 Unpack the marquee front Remove the five 5 nuts and washers from the pre installed screws with standoffs shown by the rectangles below Leave...

Page 9: ...g level You can disable Chapter mode from the Operator menu 3 Shoot at the aliens with guns flamethrower grenades and rockets as you automatically move through the base See the picture below for speci...

Page 10: ...uttons to navigate through the list of menu items Each item will flash as it is highlighted 3 Press the green SELECT button to open a sub menu or select an item when it is highlighted 4 To change the...

Page 11: ...ou can view earnings statistics SYSTEM AUDITS Open System Audits where you can view basic game play statistics GAME AUDITS Opens Game Audits where you can view detailed game play statistics COINAGE AD...

Page 12: ...the cabinet To confirm a switch is working operate the switch and observe that it highlights on the screen Press the VOL UP and VOL DN buttons together to exit from the test screen VIDEO SCREEN TESTS...

Page 13: ...ce LED and press the Flamethrower button to cycle the tens place LED Confirm all LED segments light and the readout matches the onscreen number next to LED for that gun 5 To calibrate the right gun Pl...

Page 14: ...1 Displays current coin count for COIN 1 used for coin mechs 1 and 2 COIN 2 Displays current coin count for COIN 2 used for the optional dollar bill validator COIN 3 Not used COIN 4 Not used PAID CRE...

Page 15: ...d Format is years days hours minutes seconds PLAY TIME Displays total game play time since the software was installed Format is years days hours minutes seconds 1P TIME Displays the percent of total p...

Page 16: ...score for the cabinet CONTINUE HISTOGRAM Opens the Continue Histogram a graph that shows how many players have continued from each level TIME HISTOGRAM Opens the Time Histogram a graph that shows how...

Page 17: ...nits per coin drop for the selected coin slot Coin Slot 1 is used for both coin mechs Coin Slot 2 is used for the optional Dollar Bill Validator DBV Coin Slots 3 4 are not currently supported CREDITS...

Page 18: ...r decreases the Master volume Plays music during adjustment to help you judge the setting Range is 0 100 This has the same effect as using the VOL UP VOL DN buttons in attract mode ATTRACT VOLUME Sets...

Page 19: ...fault 80 MINIMUM BOSS FIGHT TIME Sets the minimum gameplay time for the boss fight at the end of a level in seconds Overrides MINIMUM GAME TIME setting during boss fights Range OFF 180 Default 40 MINI...

Page 20: ...let you compensate if the guns are wired backwards for example if firing Gun 1 causes recoil in Gun 2 Setting both options to FLIPPED will reverse the input and output signals the guns send to the sys...

Page 21: ...is no confirmation screen the reset occurs immediately Figure 16 Reset Menu Menu Item Description RESET HIGH SCORES Deletes the high scores saved and displayed in the game RESET CREDITS Sets inserted...

Page 22: ...remove the CD and turn the cabinet OFF and then ON Do not insert the Game Install CD yet 3 When the computer reboots you will see a series of processing screens After about 3 minutes the computer wil...

Page 23: ...Test from System Tests in the Operator Menu to verify proper operation Gun Service The subsections that follow describe steps for testing and replacing the gun components The gun body contains micro s...

Page 24: ...on the control panel near the gun without disconnecting the wires Figure 17 Gun Case Screws Closing the Gun Case 1 To close the gun case first align the slots that fit around the gun PCB with the LED...

Page 25: ...ement switch Be sure to connect the signal wire to the NO connector middle connector and the black ground wire to the C connector Figure 18 Gun Trigger Assembly Gun Button Service Refer to Figure 19 f...

Page 26: ...ly 1 Open the gun case as described on page 24 2 Remove the two screws shown below from the right side of the gun 3 Remove the nut that secures the ground wire to the ground lug on the side of the coi...

Page 27: ...the following steps to replace a pot or gear shaft 1 Remove the six 6 Torx security screws that secure the front and rear covers over the gun base and remove the covers 2 Remove the two mounting nuts...

Page 28: ...the Gun PCB is keyed to fit only to the correct harness connector Refer to the picture below to locate the connectors on the PCB See Figure 35 on page 50 for detailed gun wiring information To replac...

Page 29: ...VRI O PCB must be connected to either a motherboard USB port or a specific port on the PCI USB card in the system computer as shown on the label above these ports see Figure 38 on page 53 for more inf...

Page 30: ...that follow to remove the monitor from the cabinet for service or replacement Be sure to follow all safety precautions while working with a monitor Tip When removing the monitor from the cabinet it i...

Page 31: ...use the Monitor Calibration screens from System Tests in the Operator Menu to verify proper operation and adjust the monitor see page 12 Wells Gardner Monitor Chassis PCB Removal You can replace the...

Page 32: ...isconnect the second anode lead that connects to the CRT just above the Chassis Tube Be very careful as the second anode lead can be charged with a VERY HIGH VOLTAGE even when powered OFF Pinch the gr...

Page 33: ...sconnect the DVI to VGA adapter from the DVI port before shipping the computer Leaving the adapter connected can cause damage to the video card Perform the following steps to remove the computer from...

Page 34: ...GVRI O PCB If the coin meter stops working first check the 5A fuse on the GVRI O PCB and replace it if blown Perform the following steps to replace the coin meter 1 Turn the cabinet OFF and disconnect...

Page 35: ...with an appropriate unit from GLOBAL VR part 49 0963 40 Do not attempt to use a different power strip Be sure to connect each wire to the correct terminal See Power Distribution Diagram on page 52 Ca...

Page 36: ...on Objective instruction panel and to add dramatic lighting effects to the cabinet Note If both lights in a set fail make sure the power connector is firmly attached to the power inverter Connect the...

Page 37: ...ty Main Menu will appear 2 Use the left and right arrow keys to select the Exit menu 3 Use the up and down arrow keys to select Load Optimal Defaults and press Enter A confirmation box will appear Wit...

Page 38: ...s to select the Advanced menu 10 Use the up and down arrow keys to select Floppy Configuration and press Enter The Floppy Configuration menu will appear Use the up and down arrow keys to select Disket...

Page 39: ...8 01 1 12V Lights Power Cable 115 0099 01 1 Ground wire Gun to Coin Vault 115 0100 01 1 Speaker Harness 80 0213 00 1 Cabinet Power Cord 6 96 0539 00 1 Stereo Cable 3 5mm 6 GLO PWRCORD 1 Cable PGA LIGH...

Page 40: ...ption 45067 00 1 System Computer Assembly 315 256M400 DDR 2 Memory 512MB PC3200 DDR400 32 x 8 290 915GAGL INT 1 Motherboard Intel 915GAGL CDU5225 B2S 1 CD ROM Drive IDE JM80547PG0802MM 1 CPU P4 3 0GHZ...

Page 41: ...Chapter 7 Replacement Parts 2006 Global VR Inc 040 0120 01 Rev B 10 10 2006 Page 41 of 56 Cabinet Artwork Figure 32 Cabinet Artwork...

Page 42: ...VERTICAL 23 1 96 4936 00 PLUNGER F SOLENOID 24 1 96 4931 00 SPRING COMPRESSION 25 1 96 4971 00 BUMPER SOLENOID STOP 26 1 96 4921 00 GEAR SEGMENT HUBLESS 27 2 43 6972 00 SPACER F BUMPER 28 1 43 0188 0...

Page 43: ...Chapter 7 Replacement Parts 2006 Global VR Inc 040 0120 01 Rev B 10 10 2006 Page 43 of 56 Figure 33 Gun Exploded View Drawing...

Page 44: ...monitor chassis PCB Verify that the fuses on the monitor chassis PCB are good and that all connections are secure If you need to replace the chassis see the instructions on page 31 No picture or corr...

Page 45: ...Use the VOL UP button on the Operator Button Panel see Figure 5 on page 10 to raise the volume Faulty wiring Verify that all the wires are firmly connected to the speakers GVRI O PCB and green comput...

Page 46: ...cord before making any connections to guns Failure to do so may damage gun components Problem Cause Possible Solution Faulty wiring Verify that all wires are firmly connected and no wires are frayed...

Page 47: ...o gun crosshairs visible in game play but guns work fine in calibration test One gun has flipped This can be caused by a faulty PCI USB card or computer Contact Tech Support for Assistance No lights o...

Page 48: ...sure you have proper clearance between the cabinet rear and the wall Make sure the vent holes are clear of dust and debris and that air can flow freely Faulty florescent tube Check the florescent tub...

Page 49: ...9 6 Coin Switch Operator TEST BACK Button Coin Meter 4 5V 2W NO COM METER METER Lamps 5V 0 2A 555 3 1 8 7 5 2 4 9 6 NO COM GVRI O PCB Part 990 0013 01 Harness Part 115 0100 01 Harness Part 115 0095 01...

Page 50: ...ams and Schematics Aliens Extermination System Manual Page 50 of 56 040 0120 01 Rev B 10 10 2006 Caution Disconnect power before changing any USB connections or you will damage the PCBs Figure 35 Gun...

Page 51: ...Chapter 9 Diagrams and Schematics 2006 Global VR Inc 040 0120 01 Rev B 10 10 2006 Page 51 of 56 Figure 36 Overall Cabinet Wiring Diagram...

Page 52: ...itor Part 115 0008 01 Marquee Light Fixture 1 Dollar Bill Validator Optional Power On LED Adjustment Pot Affects all Voltages White Green To Kickplate Lights To Instruction Panel Lights To Speaker Lig...

Page 53: ...en Port 2 Left Gun Marine 1 Port 3 GVRI O PCB Port 4 Right Gun Marine 2 Port 1 Open Port 2 GVRI O PCB Port 3 Left Gun Marine 1 Port 4 Right Gun Marine 2 115 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple DVI Port to Monit...

Page 54: ...e during the warranty period or at any time If after investigation GLOBAL VR determines that the reported problem was not covered by the warranty Purchaser shall pay GLOBAL VR for the cost of investig...

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Page 56: ...estions about the operation of your game When you contact Technical Support please provide the information listed below as applicable to assist the Technical Support representative in solving your pro...

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