8)
CONFIGURATION SETTINGS & SETUP MODE
Immediately during the first 10 to 15 seconds of power up, the iCoin display will
sequence through the current configuration settings.
The configuration settings are divided into 3 groups: group 1 token settings, group
2 preprogrammed coin settings, and group 3 miscellaneous settings. Group 1
settings are displayed first, followed by group 2 and then group 3. Group 1 settings
are identified by the
Cdn-$0.25
being lit, group 2 settings are identified by
Cdn-$1
being lit, and group 3 settings are identified by both
Cdn-$0.25
and
Cdn-$1
being
lit. Within each group, the
Token A, Token B, or Token C Selected
light will indicate
the configuration setting within that group. The 1, 2, 4, and 8 indicator lights for
#
pulses for Selected Token
will indicated the value for the configuration setting within
the group.
Table 8.1 shows the configuration settings groups, settings, and values. Default
values are indicated with an asterisk *.
The
Token Reading, Sizing, and Speed
settings determine how closely the iCoin will
compare each of these characteristics of incoming coins with the sample token(s) it
has learned. Low settings are the least strict and are the default setting which
should work in the vast majority of installations. In the rare case that the iCoin is
accepting a token that it has not learned, you may wish to experiment by changing
the reading and/or sizing setting to medium and then if necessary to high. Typically
it is best to adjust the reading and sizing settings before trying to adjust the speed
setting.
The
Variable/Fixed Pulse
setting is by default set to variable such that the number of
pulses sent by the iCoin for the Cdn quarter, $1 coin, and $2 coin, is dependent on
which of these coins are active as described in
Section 4
. Changing this setting to
Fixed results in the iCoin sending 1 pulse for a quarter, 4 pulses for a $1 coin, and 8
pulses for $2 coin regardless of which coins are active.
The
Preprogrammed Coin Sizing and Speed
settings, can be but typically should
not be adjusted.
The
Pulse Speed
setting is by default set to fast pulsing. Some older timers may not
be fast enough to correctly accept multiple pulses from the iCoin and thus require
the pulse speed setting to be set to slow pulse.
The
Time to enter power saving mode
setting is the amount of time after which
either no coins have been inserted or any pushbutton pressed that the acceptor will
enter a power saving mode where the display will flash the preprogrammed coins
and token settings repeatedly.
To enter setup mode to change the value of any configuration settings, you must
power down the iCoin, depress and hold the
Press to Set Active Coins
(1)
pushbutton and then power on the iCoin. The
Cdn-$0.25
and
Token A Selected
indicator lights will flash continuously indicating that you are at Group 1 Token
Settings with the Token Reading setting. You can now release the
Press to Set
Active Coins
(1) pushbutton. At this point use the
Press to Set Active Coins
(1)
pushbutton to cycle through the di
ff
erent Groups. Within the group, press the
Press
to Select Token A,B, or C
(2) pushbutton to select the setting that you wish to
change. Pressing the
Press to set# pulses for Selected Token
(4) pushbutton will
