Midway Skins Game 25in Dedicated Upright Service Manual

Service - 2Midway Games West Inc.
SERVICE
CAUTION:
 Before attempting any of the following procedures on your Skins Game Video
Game Machine, turn AC Power off. Failure to do so can cause personal injury, may
damage the components, and may void your warranty.
Control Panel
To open control panel, open coin
door and reach upward, feeling for
left and right latches (see illustration).
Latches hold control panel top to
control panel box. Unlock latches and
swivel top of hinged control panel
toward you by...

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WARNING:
 A dropped fluorescent tube is likely to break, implode, and shatter glass
eight feet or more from the point of destruction. Use extreme care when handling.
Fluorescent Lamp
Remove marquee housing, retaining
strip, glass, and artwork. Grasp bulb,
and rotate a quarter turn. Pull tube
from sockets.
To replace, carefully fit new bulb into
socket and rotate a quarter turn.
Clean bulb to remove fingerprints
and dust.
Fluorescent Light Assembly
Remove marquee housing, retaining...

Service - 4Midway Games West Inc. Joystick Assembly
Open control panel. Label and
disconnect joystick wiring harness.
Loosen and remove four nuts holding
joystick to control panel. Lift joystick
assembly out of control panel.
To remove potentiometer, pull
bottom of spring clip out to unlatch
and pull clip up to remove. Pull
potentiometer away from assembly
gently to release.
W hen replacing potentiometer, seat it
snugly in its housing, flush against
plastic base. If you have seated it
properly, you...

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Pull control panel upward to expose
glass retainer strip. Hold viewing
glass in place and remove retainer
screws. Slide glass upward a bit and
swing bottom outward until free from
cabinet. Slowly slide glass down until
free from cabinet. Set in safe place.
Monitor Bezel
Remove viewing glass. Grasp
monitor bezel at bottom and lift down
out of groove. Remove bezel from
cabinet. To replace, slide top of bezel
into cabinet groove first. Swing
bottom into position.
CAUTION:...

Service - 6Midway Games West Inc. Power Supply
Remove rear door. Unplug IEC AC
connector from rear of power supply.
Unplug DC connector from front of
power supply. Remove two front and
two rear screws from power supply.
Lift power supply off power chassis.
Note AC input voltage setting.
To reinstall power supply, set AC
voltage switch to correct value. Set
supply on power chassis and align
mounting holes. Install four screws
and two power connectors.
Fan Assembly
Remove rear door. Remove hex nuts
on...

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ALTERNATE CASH MECHANISM INSTALLATIONS
The Mars 2451 Bill Validator is factory installed, but you can replace it with any of the following options.
Mars VFM2-L2 Bill Validator
1. Before installing MARS dollar bill validator, take off cover by removing two screws holding it.
2. Set DIP switches as follows:
Switch #1 On (Accepts $1.00)
Switch #2 On (Pulse pattern 50 ms On/300 ms Off)
Switch #3 Off (Rejects $5.00)
Switch #4 On (Not Used)
Switch #5 Off (Number of pulses/dollar–1)...

Service - 8Midway Games West Inc. 5.  Plug male 9-pin connector from dollar bill acceptor into female 9-pin connector in VGM (located next
to coin door).
6.  Set DIP Switches 1 and 6 to ON.
7.  Close coin door. Turn AC power ON. Insert several dollar bills to confirm they are accepted and give
proper credits. There should be one pulse per dollar on center coin chute.
Note: If credits do not correctly register, swap red and white wires on validator side.
8.  Open coin door and ensure that validator aligns...

CHAPTER


SYSTEM SOFTWARE
NOTICE: This manual is subject to change without notice. Midway Games W est Inc. reserves
the right to make improvements in equipment function, design, or components as progress in
engineering or manufacturing methods may warrant. 

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GAME OPERATION
PLAYER CONTROLS
OPERATOR CONTROLS
TEST SWITCH BRACKET (TOP VIEW)
TEST
MODEVOL. VOL.
UP
DOWNSERVICE
CREDIT
OPERATOR CONTROL LOCATIONS
Keypad Pod
Assembly
Lets players enter their
PINs as well as allow
operators to navigate
the system menus.
Joystick Assembly
Pulling back on the joystick winds your club backwards.
Pulling to the left aims the swing a bit to the right;
pulling to the right aims the swing a bit to the left.
The joystick assembly is designed to...

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Menu System
Follow instructions at the bottom of each menu screen to access more menus and change settings. The
current date and time are shown.
ATLANTIS TESTS
Day Date Year Time
ADJUST VOLUME
STATISTICS
GAME OPTIONS
COIN OPTIONS
TOURNAMENT OPTIONS
SET DATE/TIME
TESTS
EXIT TO GAME
To select test, use +/-/LEFT/RIGHT
To run test, Press START or TEST
EPROM: X.XX Sept 7 1999 XX:XX:XX
GUTS: X.XX Aug 30 1999 XX:XX:XX
Game: Sep 2 1999 XX:XX:XX
Serial #: XXXXXXX
ADJUST VOLUME
Raise or lower...