Williams Sinistar Instructions Service Manual

							16-3004-101
Instruction Manual 
						

							ROM SUMMARY
ROM PART NO. DESCRIPTION  LOC. BOARD
SINISTAR 1B A-5343-09961-A PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 1D ROM
SINISTAR 2B A-5343-09962-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 1C ROM
SINISTAR 3B A-5343-09963-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 1A ROM
SINISTAR 4B A-5343-09964-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 2D ROM
SINISTAR 5B A-5343-09965-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 2C ROM
SINISTAR 6B A-5343-09966-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 2A ROM
SINISTAR 7B A-5343-10150-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 3D ROM
SINISTAR 8B A-5343-09968-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 3C ROM
SINISTAR 9B A-5343-09969-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 3A ROM
SINISTAR 10B A-5343-10153-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 4C ROM
SINISTAR 11B A-5343-09971-B PROM, 4Kx8, REV 1 (Brown) 4A ROM
Special Chip 1 A-5410-09911 Special Chip 1F & 2F ROM
Decoder ROM 4 A-5342-09694 PROM, 512x8 3C CPU
(Horizontal)
Decoder ROM 6 A-5342-09821 PROM, 512x8 3G CPU
(Vertical)
ROM 13A (Sound) A-5343-10209 PROM, 4Kx8 IC12 SOUND
ROM 14A (Speech)A-5343-10199 PROM, 4Kx8 IC4 SPEECH
ROM 15A (Speech)A-5343-10200 PROM, 4Kx8 IC5 SPEECH
ROM 16A (Speech)A-5343-10201 PROM, 4Kx8 IC6 SPEECH
ROM 17A (Speech)A-5343-10201 PROM, 4Kx8 IC7 SPEECH
*ROM 18A (Sound) A-5343-10140 PROM, 4Kx8 IC12 SOUND
*Used on rear sound boards in Cockpit Games only. 
						

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FOR
UPRIGHT AND COCKPIT GAMES
including …
• 
operation
• 
bookkeeping
• 
adjustments
• 
diagnostics
• 
parts 
						

							2CONTENTS
• 
CHAPTER 1  Game Setup
Warnings & Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Game Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Examine your Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Location of Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
• 
CHAPTER 2  Game Operation
Power Turn-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Game Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bookkeeping Totals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Game Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Definitions of Pricing Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
• 
CHAPTER 3  Troubleshooting Procedures
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power-Up Tests  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
+5v DC Power Supply Adjustments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Self-Diagnostics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Diagnostic Mode Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sound Board Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CMOS RAM Data Test Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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CHAPTER 4  Parts Location 
						

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CHAPTER 1  Game Setup
Warnings & Notices
Game Features
Examine your Game
Location of Controls 
						

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Warnings & Notices
WARNING:
1. FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY, WILLIAMS
 does
not recommend or authorise any substitute parts or
modifications of WILLIAMS Equipment.
2. USE OF NON-WILLIAMS PARTS 
and modification of
game circuitry may adversely affect game play, or may
cause injuries.
3. SUBSTITUTE PARTS, MODIFICATIONS AND GAME
CONVERSIONS
 may void FCC type-acceptance.
4. SINCE THIS GAME IS PROTECTED 
by Federal
copyright, trademark and paten laws, so-called game
conversions may be illegal under Federal law.
5. THIS CONVERSION PRICIPLE ALSO APPLIES 
to
unauthorised facsimiles of Williams equipment, logos,
designs, publications assemblies and games (or game
features not deemed to be in the public domain),
weather manufactured with Williams components or
not.
RF INTERFERANCE NOTICE:
CABLE ROUTING PLACEMENTS AND GROUND STRAP
ROUTING 
on this game has been designed to keep RF
radiation and conduction within levels accepted by FCC
regulations.
TO MAINTAIN THESE LEVELS
, reposition harnesses and
reconnect ground straps to their original placements if they
should be disconnected during maintenance.
Game Features
49-WAY OPTO-JOYSTICK
MODELLED AFTER A MILITARY AIRCRAFT JOYSTICK,
the SINISTAR upright and cockpit joystick is engineered to
fit the hand and provide quick game response as well as
durability.  Mini games have the space saving standard
joystick but retain the new opto technology.
ELECTRONINCALLY THE JOYSTICK IS UNIQUE.  
Six
opto-isolators (three on the X -axis and three on the
Y-axis) are positioned to accept both direction and speed
cues. A resolution of 49 directions and speed combinations
is possible.  See PLYER CONTROLS below.
STEREO COCKPIT SOUND
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WILLIAMS GAME
 weve
included stereo sound!   The new cockpit-style cabinet
sufficiently encloses the player so that stereo sound will
enhance the game experience.
TRUE STEREO
.  Since true stereo requires two sound
sources, the SINISTAR cockpit game has not only two
speakers, but two entire sound boards ... complete with two
separate volume controls for maximum operator control!
SINISTAR SPEAKS!
CHALLENGE FROM A STAR.  
Just as the SINISTAR
character is no mere twinkle on the night horizon, this is no
ordinary video game!  The SINISTAR character is the
archvillian players love to hate.  One of the best reasons
why is that he dares
 them to challenge him!
ALL HIS WORDS ARE STORED IN ROM.
  A SINISTAR
sound board addresses ROM chips on a separate speech
board to access digitally-stored phrases.  These phrases
are converted from parallel to serial from on the sound
board and then fed back to the speech board.
THE SPEECH BOARD THEN TRANSLATES incoming
digital pulses into analogue form and filters the resulting
analogue speech.  Next the speech is mixed with the sound
effects stored and D/A converted to the sound board.
Finally the speech and effects travel back to the sound
boards power amplifier chip and out of the speaker. 
						

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Examine Your Game
When you receive a new WILLIAMS game, examine it
carefully before you power it up.  Be sure that it was
delivered in good condition!
  INSPECT THE OUTSIDE of the shipping carton
and/or
 game cabinet for shipping damage.
  UPRIGHTS & MINIS: UNLOCK AND SET ASIDE THE
TOP REAR PANEL.
  Undo the two trunk latches on the
inside of the bottom door.  Open the door.  Now check
circuitry.
  COCKPIT GAMES: (1)
 Unlock the cashbox door on the
front of the game.  (2)
 Now remove the cashbox and
extend your arm to the left and right inside the door.
Undo the two hood trunk latches.  (3)
 Raise the hood.
(4)
 Loosen the two access screws on the right side of
the PC board panel.  (5) 
Swing the panel up and to the
left to inspect circuitry.
  ARE THE CONNECTORS SECURELY ATTACHED?
Reconnect any found loose.  DONT FORCE
CONNECTORS.   Theyre keyed
 and only fit one way.
By the same token take care: reversed edge-
connectors can damage PC boards.
  ARE PLUG IN CHIPS FIRMLY-SEATED
 in their
sockets?
 UNWRAP 
THE POWER CORD coiled inside the
cabinet.  Now position the cord in the wood slot
beneath the bottom door.  (cockpit games: Drop the
plug through the hole in the floor.  This hole is near the
front of the game and under the PC board panel.)
DONT PLUG IN YET!
  SCRUTINIZE MAJOR SUBASSEMBLIES, 
such as the
monitor, control panel, transformer board and power
supply.  Make sure theyre securely-mounted.
Location of Controls
THE ON-OFF SWITCH 
is situated on the top left corner of
upright games as you face the back of the cabinet.  
Cockpit
games have an on-off switch beneath the cashbox door.
The switch is positioned in the floor of the games front end.
THE VOLUME CONTROL
 in upright games is located
inside the coin door and on the right cabinet wall as you
face the game.
THE COCKPIT GAME HAS TWO VOLUME CONTROLS,
one for each sound board.  These controls are located near
circuit boards under the games hood (below the hinged
panel underneath the hood).
DIAGNOSTIC SWITCHES
 are on the back of the coin door
in upright games.  In cockpit games theyre under the hood
and on the top-right side as you face the front of the game.
These switches are used to access the Diagnostic-Mode
tests, the BOOKKEEPING TOTALS screen and the GAME
ADJUSTMENTS screen.  Refer to the appropriate sections
below for information on these important features.
OTHER CONTROLS.
  Finally they are five more controls
that are used somewhat less often than those above:
(1) The memory-protect interlock
 switch
 is near the
diagnostic switch bracket (see above).  This switch must be
open when you clear BOOKKEEPING TOTALS or make
GAME ADJUSTMENTS.  It automatically opens when the
coin door is open on upright or mini games and when the
hood is open on cockpit games.
(2) The CPU board reset switch
 is located across the
CPU board from the batteries.
(3) The Cashbox advance switch
, found inside the
cashbox door on all models, allows bookkeeping
information to be audited without permitting it to be zeroed.
(4) The sound/speech mixer pot
 permits the operator to
balance sound/speech to suit his location.  This pot is on
the speech board on all games. 
						

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CHAPTER 2  Game Operation
Power Turn-On
Game Operation
Bookkeeping Totals
Game Adjustments
Definitions of Pricing Terms 
						

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Power Turn-On
CAUTION
: This game must be plugged into a properly
grounded outlet to prevent shock hazard and to ensure
proper game operation.  DO NOT use a cheater plug to
defeat the ground pin on the line cord, and DO NOT cut off
the ground pin.
WHEN THE GAME IS FIRST TURNED ON
 it produces a
sound.  Simultaneously general illumination should come
on and a moment later a scanning “rug pattern” indicating
the RAM test should appear on the screen.  Next the rug
should become stationary as the ROM test is performed.
In a correctly running game the rug pattern will be followed
by the message INITIAL CHECKS INDICATE ALL
SYSTEMS GO.  If RAM or ROM failure messages come
up on the screen instead, refer to Power-Up Tests in
TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES.
Game Operation
GAME START
Insert coins;
 a random sound is produced and credits are
displayed on the CRT.  With two or more credits displayed,
pressing 2-player start
 initiates a 2-player, *
3-turn game.
PLAYER CONTROLS
CONTROLLED BY THE JOYSTICK, 
a unique
configuration of optoswitches provides a faster response
and a greatly increased number of vectors in each
quadrant for the precise aiming of your space ship.
TWO SETS OF THREE OPTOSWITCHS
 are each
arranged at right angles to each other.  One set is for
aiming along the X-axis; the other is for aiming along the
Y-axis.  With the joystick in the centre position all six are
blocked.
AS THEY JOYSTICK IS ADVANCED
 or pulled back it
actuates one or both sets of switches. The spaceship
responds with extraordinary precision due to the sequential
action of the optoswitches in each set.  Each switch in the
set is offset so that the joystick action multiplies the circuitry
brought in by the switches, increasing the precision action
of the spaceship.
THE SPACESHIP ACCELERATES
 as the joystick is
moved further from the centre position; it decelerates as
the joystick is pulled or pushed back toward the centre
position.
SPECIAL CIRCUITRY
 is included for the spaceship to
respond immediately to sudden reversals of joystick
movement.PRESS FIRE!
  The spaceship fires at planetoids and also
enemy Workers
 and Warriors
.
PRESS SINIBOMB!
  When your Sinibomb
 is made with
ore from the planetoid, you may press the Sinibomb
button to destroy the Sinistar
.
GAME PLAY
***YOUR INTERGALACTIC CRYSTAL-MINING MISSION
takes you to the antipodes of the known universe.  But your
parametric DeepSpace
 scanner faithfully displays the
sector of the galaxy you presently occupy (including an
area fully 3 parsecs across, no less)!
***KEEP THE GALAXY SAFE
 for all its sinizens!  Fiendish
Worker
 ships from the planet Sporg will attempt to
fabricate a Sinistar
 from the remains of derelict planetoids
in your very sector.  You must not let them do this for two
reasons:
(1)  These planetoids contain the life-sustaining crystals
that your civilisation requires for its vital technologies.
(2)  With the eminently unstable Sinistar
 in their
possession, the Sprogites can lay waste to any civilisation
in your sector.  You alone stand in their way.
***YOU MUST MINE THE SINISITE CRYSTALS.
  Williams
has equipped you with the latest heuristic electret cannon
technology.  All you need to do is aim at a planetoid and
shoot.  Now collect your motherlode!
***IN FACT, ONLY WITH SINISITE CAN YOU MANUFAC-
TURE SINIBOMBS
 to eradicate the Sinistar
.  But you
must also rebuff the Workers
 and disintegrate their even
more aggressive comrades-at-arms, the evil skelomorphic
Warriors!
  Intelligent beings everywhere depend on your
courage, your dedication, your reserve, your shrewd
command of tactical invention!  Its up to you space cadet!
HIGH SCORE SIGNATURE
Select letters with the joystick.  Push right to move forward
through the alphabet; push left to move backward.  Then
push the FIRE button to lock in the letter.
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*
Adjustable Feature