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Merit Entertainment
Troubleshooting Guide for the Megatouch Entertainer and Wallette
P
ROBLEM
C
ORRECTIVE
A
CTION
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poor picture
quality
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Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Horizontal, and Vertical controls
with the monitor control board.
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game locks up
or resets while
being played
or in the attract
mode
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no movement
on the screen
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power has to
be cycled off
and on to get
the game to
function again
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Clean the vents and the fans of any dust and dirt that may
interfere with airflow.
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Clean the CPU cooling fan on the motherboard.
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Replace the CPU cooling fan if it is not operating properly.
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Reseat the DIMM on the motherboard.
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Clear memory with the following procedure:
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Turn off the game.
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Press and hold the Setup and Calibrate buttons.
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Turn the game on and keep holding the buttons until
the screen displays “TWO BUTTON CLEAR
DETECTED RELEASE BUTTONS”. This should take
about 30 seconds.
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Release the buttons. This will clear high scores, clear
the books and reset options, and reset the game menu
and coin menu to their factory settings.
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Perform a checksum test on the hard drive:
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Turn off the game.
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Turn on DIP switch 8 on the I/O board.
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Turn on the game. The test will take about 10 minutes.
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A failure will cause the test to stop.
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A passed test will display “DRIVE CHECKSUM
COMPLETE RESET ALL DIP SWITCHES TO
REBOOT MACHINE”.
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With power on, turn off DIP switch 8.
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game locks up
with “invalid
key for version
PG3002 – V
XXXX”
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Check the program number on the security key. It should be
compatible with the program on the hard drive.
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Check the contacts on the security key socket. Lift up on the
contact on the bottom of the socket and make sure there is
a good connection to the base of the security key.
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Check the USB cable that connects the I/O board to the
motherboard.
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Try another security key with the same program number or
test the security key in another game with the same program
version.
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“INVALID KEY”
message while
downloading
software to the
hard drive
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If the security key was replaced before the download:
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The motherboard did not boot from the DVD drive.
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Check that the DVD drive is set as master.
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Check the ribbon cable connections between the DVD drive
and the motherboard.
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Try another DVD drive or another set of discs.
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coin jam
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Check the coin mech and coin chute for coins blocking the
pathway.
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Make sure the coin harness is connected between the
normally open and common terminals on the coin switch.
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Disconnect the bill acceptor and the coin switch one at a
time to narrow down the problem.
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Check the coin harness for pinched or damaged wires.
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Disconnect the coin harness from J1, J3, J7, and J8 of the
I/O board. If the coin jam still appears, the I/O board will
have to be sent for repair.
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