QubicaAMF TMS Tenpin String Pinspotter, Руководство пользователя

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TMS STRING PINSPOTTER
OWNER’S MANUAL
400-051-010-01 Rev. Date: 7/17
Page 1-9
How It Works
Like driving an automobile, it isn’t necessary to know all of the details of how the
pinspotters work in order to operate them, but the more you know about the equipment,
the more you will be able to recognize when maintenance or adjustment is needed in
order to keep the machine in optimal operating condition. It can also help you to return a
machine to operation quickly following a malfunction.
Each pair of pinspotters is controlled by a common chassis, through which all the settings
for each pinspotter can be independently set. To guard against unauthorized access, the
settings are password protected. The passwords are entered by pressing specific
combinations of the arrow keys on the keypad. Once entered, each password remains in
effect for a specific amount of time. Pressing certain pushbuttons before the time has
elapsed restarts the clock. This allows time for the maintenance
or adjustment to be
completed without the need to constantly reenter the password.
Machine Modes
The control chassis can be placed in several Modes. They are:
Standby Practice without Pins
Bowl Mode Mechanics Mode
Practice with Pins
All of them except the Mechanics Mode can be accessed through the Settings Menu.
(More on chassis menus in the Control Chassis subsection.) The Mode button on the
keypad is used to cycle between the current Mode and the Mechanics Mode.
In Bowl Mode, each time a bowler rolls a ball, the pinspotter goes through a specific
sequence of operations called a Cycle. At the beginning of a game, all ten pins are deposited
on the pin deck and one Red, (1
st
ball) light is illuminated on the Mask Panel. When the
bowler rolls the first ball of a frame, the passage of the ball is detected by the Ball Detector
located near lane level just in front of the kickbacks. This tells the controller to begin
“looking” for falling pins. The ball continues on and strikes the pins knocking some, and
sometimes all, of them over. This causes the strings to move, which is detected by the pin
detectors. After a time delay (to allow for ball speed and pin action) the chassis registers the
fallen pins and sends a signal to the drawbar motor to raise all of the pins to the UP position.
At the same time, the chassis sends pin data information to the scoring system (if one is part
of your system). Once in a while the strings can become tangled from pin action. If this
occurs, the control chassis can detect this and initiates a string untangle routine that lowers
and raises different combinations of pins and that has been shown to be very effective in
untangling pins. Once the pins reach the UP position (the drawbar is now near the rear of the
machine at the HOME position), the chassis starts the drawbar motor in the opposite
direction to lower the pins and sends a signal through the pin detector circuit board to
momentarily energize the pin brake solenoids for those pins that had been knocked over. The