Innovative Concepts In Entertainment Dino Dash Owners And Service Manual

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Owners And Service Manual
Innovative Concepts In Entertainment Inc.
PHONE: (716)759-0370
Service Phone: (716) 759-0360 
						

							DINO DASH
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Service Fax: (716) 759-0884  
						

							TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION:
Game Features
Game Play
ASSEMBLY:
Set-up
Testing
Volume Control
PROGRAMMING YOUR GAME:
Programming mode
MAINTENANCE:
Cleaning 
PARTS LISTING
Mechanical parts
Electrical Parts
Decals/Graphics
SCHEMATICS
WARRANTY INFORMATION 
						

							INTRODUCTION
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Description / Game play:
Players are allowed to choose any of four loveable characters to race.  After being
given the ready-set-go, players can run either by holding the Run button, or tapping it
repeatedly, which makes faster speeds possible.
During the race, four obstacles will be presented.  Players may attempt to avoid
tripping over the obstacles by pressing their Jump button.  Successfully clearing an
obstacle earns the player a few tickets, and also makes the next obstacle that will be
encountered harder, but worth more tickets if cleared.
There is also a ticket on the far side of each obstacle.  Landing precisely on top of
the ticket will earn the player an additional ticket bonus.  Hitting these tickets is about as
hard as the hardest jump, providing a challenge for the more skilled players.  As with the
jumps, the amount each such target is worth depends on the player’s previous success.
At the end of the race, a sign proclaims the number of tickets that the winner of
the race will earn.  This number is changing randomly and it’s final value is determined
by the time that the first dino crosses the finish line.  The random value gives players of
all levels a chance at the jackpot. 
						

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SET UP: 
To avoid unnecessary movement of the game, setup the game in its permanent location.
The footprint is approximately 33” x 35”.
After completely removing all the packaging from the unit, remove the tape over the coin
return. These keys are for the cash box door. The rest of the keys and power cord will be
in the cash box.
The next step is to simply plug the unit in and turn the switch on. It is a good idea to clean
the game with soapy water. 
WARNING
Replace all incandescent bulbs with proper ICE supplied bulbs only. 
						

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Diagnostics
You will find that Dino Dash comes
with a detailed auditing system that grants a
tremendous degree of control over your machine.
To enter the service mode, locate the small slide
switch on the I/O board and flip it into the on
position.  To exit the service mode, flip this
switch back into the off position (certain modes,
such as the switch test, changing adjustments,
and test screens, may need to be also completed
in addition to flipping the switch back.)
Navigating
Use the right set of player switches to
move within the menus.  The Jump (left) button
moves left through a menu, and the Run (right)
button moves right through a menu.  The left set
of player switches either descend into the next
menu or activate a service function.  Both buttons
in the left set have exactly the same operation,
and are called action buttons in this
documentation.  Exceptions will be noted.  The
currently highlighted menu item is shown in
white, while the other items are shown in shades
of blue.
Menu Overview
Here and throughout the document, text
that appears on screen is shown in ALL CAPS,
just as it is displayed.
Main menu - all other menus descend from this
top level.
INFO - system name, build date, and
version number, as well as at-a-glance
errors and more.
AUDITS - provides viewing and
resetting of the system audits.
ADJUSTMENTS - provides viewing,
changing, and resetting of system
adjustments.
BEST SCORES - provides viewing and
resetting of best scores, either all at
once or by track.
CREDITS - provides information and
control of current credits.
TESTS - provides a number of system
testing functions, in several groups:
VIDEO TESTS - provides an
ample assortment of test
screens for evaluating the
condition of the monitor.
GRAPHIC USES - primarily
development function that is of
little practical use to operators.
LOADED GRAPHICS - as
previous.
LOADED PALETTES - as
previous.
SOUND TEST - allows
sounds to be played on demand
to test the speakers etc.
SWITCH TEST - shows
open/closed state of all input
switches.
MECHANICAL TEST -
allows testing of meters, ticket
dispensers, and lamps. 
						

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Detailed Descriptions
Main->INFO
The above notation means the INFO
item of the main menu and will be used
throughout these descriptions.
While INFO is highlighted, the
descending menu will show the unit name,
version number, and software creation date.  The
elapsed time since system startup is displayed as
well.  Also, if there have been any automatic
resets of the audits, adjustments, or best scores
due to error since the last entry to service mode,
those events will be noted here (each will also be
noted on its own sub-menu of the main menu)
Pressing an action button while INFO is
highlighted will descend into the INFO menu.
The functions available under INFO are
primarily hardware capabilities and of little
practical use to operators.
INFO has these options:
BACK
DEBUG INFO
VIDEO HW INFO
BLIT SPEEDS
AUDIO HW INFO
MEMORY USAGE
Main->INFO->BACK
Pressing an action button while BACK
is highlighted will return to the main menu.
Main->INFO->DEBUG INFO
Pressing an action while DEBUG INFO
is highlighted will switch to a screen showing the
debug log.  If no errors have occurred, all that
will be displayed is several lines of information
indicating a successful startup.  Press any player
switch to return to the normal service mode.
Main->INFO->VIDEO HW INFO
Pressing an action button while VIDEO
HW INFO is highlighted will switch to the debug
log (as above, see DEBUG INFO) displaying the
capabilities of the video hardware.
Main->INFO->BLIT SPEEDS
Pressing an action button while BLIT
SPEEDS is highlighted will switch to the debug
log (as above, see DEBUG INFO) displaying the
results of simple speed tests on the hardware
blitter.
Main->INFO->AUDIO HW INFO
Pressing an action button while AUDIO
HW INFO is highlighted will switch to the debug
log (as above, see DEBUG INFO) displaying the
capabilities of the audio hardware.
Main->INFO->MEMORY USEAGE
Pressing an action button while
MEMORY USEAGE is highlighted will switch
to the debug log (as above, see DEBUG INFO)
displaying the peak memory usage of the
program, and the current free physical memory.
Main->AUDITS
While AUDITS is highlighted, the
descending menu will show all system audits, as
well as any tickets awarded, but not yet
dispensed by the ticket dispensers.  The pending
tickets will usually be zero unless a ticket
dispenser is currently out of tickets, and unlike
real audits, they are not saved if power is lost.  If
the audits have been automatically reset due to
error since the last entry to service mode, that
will also be noted.
The system audits are:
COINS IN - number of times the coin
switch signal has been received.
PAID CREDITS - number of credits
granted as a result of the coin switches
receiving coins.
OPERATOR CREDITS - number of
credits granted via 
Main->CREDITS->AWARD FREE
CREDIT.
ONE PLAYER GAMES - number of
times a single player has a played a
game.
TWO PLAYER GAMES - number of
times two players have a played a single
game.  Each two player game
increments this audit by one, not two. 
						

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PRIZES - number of prizes successfully
dispensed from either dispenser.
AVERAGE GAME TIME - average
number of seconds during each game
spent in the race.
Pressing an action button while
AUDITS is highlighted will descend to the
AUDITS menu.  The AUDITS menu has the
following options:
BACK
CLEAR AUDITS
CLEAR PENDING PRIZES
Main->AUDITS->BACK
Pressing an action button while BACK
is highlighted will return to the main menu.
Main->AUDITS->CLEAR AUDITS
Pressing an action button while CLEAR
AUDITS is highlighted will reset all audits to
zero.
Main->AUDITS->CLEAR PENDING
PRIZES
Pressing an action button while CLEAR
PENDING PRIZES is highlighted will set to zero
the pending, un-dispensed prizes for both
dispensers.  This will rarely be needed, except
perhaps if a dispenser malfunction has allowed
an excessive number of prizes to build up.
Main->ADJUSTMENTS
While ADJUSTMENTS is highlighted,
the descending menu will show a subset of the
system adjustments, since there are more than
can fit on the screen at one time.  If the
adjustments have been automatically reset due to
error since the last entry to service mode, that
will also be noted.  If an adjustment is shown in
blue, it is disabled because of another
adjustment.  For instance, while PAYOUTSETTINGS  is set to something other than
manual, many of the payout adjustments will be
disabled because their values are being
controlled by the system.  If an adjustment has
three defaults listed, those are the defaults under
LOW, MEDIUM, and HIGH payout settings.
The system adjustments are:
Page One (Misc.):
VOLUME (default: 5, range 0(OFF)-
10) - controls the software volume for
all sound and music.
ATTRACT SOUNDS (default: OFF,
range OFF, ON) - if OFF the game will
not make any noise when no one is
playing it.  If ON, it will regularly play a
piece of music and play random sounds
to grab player’s attention.
SCORE RESET DAYS (default
0(OFF), range 0(OFF)-60) - if this many
days have transpired since the last
automated score reset, all of the best
scores will be reset to factory defaults.
SCORE RESET PLAYS (default
0(OFF), range 0(OFF)-1000 in steps of
100) - if this many games (ONE
PLAYER GAMES + TWO PLAYER
GAMES) have been played since the
last automatic score reset, all of the best
scores will be reset to factory defaults.
PLAY WHILE PRIZES OUT?
(default YES, range NO, YES) -
whether the game will exit from the
payout screen while one of the
dispensers is empty.  If YES, it will exit
after several seconds and allow more
games to be played, but players will not
be able to receive prizes from the empty
dispenser until the prizes are refilled,
and the appropriate dispenser reset
switch is pressed.  At that time, all
prizes that have been awarded since the
dispenser ran out will be dispensed.
JUMP SPACING (default  MEDIUM,
range SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG) -
amount of space placed before each
jump on the track.  If SHORT is one
unit, then MEDIUM is two units, and
LONG is three units.
JUMP NUMBER (default 4, range 1-
4) - number of jump chances in each
track.  If there are fewer than four, the
player will never get a chance at the
hardest jumps. 
						

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PAYOUT SETTINGS (default
MEDIUM, range MANUAL, LOW,
MEDIUM, HIGH, NEW JERSEY) – In
MANUAL, all settings are available for
operator control for fine tuning.  LOW,
MEDIUM, and HIGH allow for easy
setting of common payout levels.  NEW
JERSEY payout enables the
IMMEDIATE PRIZES adjustment
(which must them be set by the
operator) and disables all other payouts.
Page Two (Credits):
CS1 COINS IN (default 1, range 1-10)
- number of coins received in coin
switch one needed to trigger CS1
CREDITS and CS1 METER CLICKS.
CS1 CREDITS (default 1, range 1-10)
- number of credits granted each time
coin switch one is triggered by receiving
CS1 COINS IN number of coins.
CS1 METER CLICKS (default 1,
range 1-10) - number of times the coin
meter is advanced each time coin switch
one is triggered by receiving CS1
COINS IN number of coins.
CS2 COINS IN, CS2 CREDITS, CS2
METER CLICKS - as with coin switch
one, but for the second coin switch.
CREDITS NEEDED (default 1, range
1-10) - number of credits need for each
player to play a game. In most cases you
can adjust this value and ignore the coin
switch settings.
MAXIMUM CREDITS (default 30,
range 2-100) - if credits are received in
excess of this number, they will be
ignored. 
						

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Page Three (Payout):
IMMEDIATE PRIZES (default 0,
range 0-100) - Number of prizes that are
dispensed as soon as a coin in is
inserted, to support New Jersey style
payout.  As the only available crutch for
determining where to dispense the
prizes, a coin inserted in coin switch one
triggers prizes from dispenser one, and
switch two to dispenser two.  (Unlike
the other prize adjustments, this one is
independent of ‘points.’)
POINTS TO GET 1 PRIZE (default 1,
range 0(OFF)-100) - Number of points a
player must get to receive each prize.
WINNER POINTS (default 0(OFF),
range 0(OFF)-100) - Number of points
(see POINTS TO GET 1 PRIZE above)
awarded to a player for crossing the
finish line first.  This allows for a fixed
amount awarded to the winner.  By
default, the random points are awarded
to the winner of a race instead.
LOSER POINTS (default 0(OFF),
range 0(OFF)-100) - Number of points
(see POINTS TO GET 1 PRIZE above)
awarded to a player for crossing the
finish line second (last).
HIGH SCORE POINTS (default 1, 2,
4, range 0(OFF)-100) - Number of
points (see POINTS TO GET 1 PRIZE
above) awarded to a player for getting a
time good enough for the current tracks
top-ten table.
MIN RANDOM POINTS (default 0,
1, 1, range 0-100) - Generally works as
RANDOM POINTS x below, expect
that no probability calculations are
done; instead, any time one of the other
random payout levels (or the jackpot) is
not awarded, MIN RANDOM POINTS
is awarded.  Therefore, it should
probably not be anything besides zero
or one.
RANDOM POINTS x [2-5] (defaults
2, 5, 10, 20, range 0-100) - These,
together with MIN RANDOM POINTS
and JACKPOT, define the payout levels
for the random points.  The chance of
paying out each level is based on the
amount of that value and AVG
RANDOM POINTS, so that a setting of
20 will be paid approximately once for
every ten 2s that are paid, and so on.
JACKPOT (default 100, range 0(OFF)-
1000 in steps of 10) - This should be
highest random payout available.  It
otherwise functions the same as
RANDOM POINTS x, except that it
goes in steps of ten, and setting it zero
disables the random payout feature. The
jackpot is also shown in bright text
when the sign at the end of the race is
showing possible values.
AVG RANDOM POINTS (default 2,
4, 4, range 0(OFF)-100) - This controls
the average payout for the random
points.  It will often pay out lower,
offset by the occasional jackpot or other
high payout.  Since the random point
bonus is only paid to the winner of a
race, the overall average payout from
random points should actually be about
half this, but it can be adjusted if it is
found that most players are either
winning or losing.