Skilll Crane Operating Instructions (UAI)

SKI

L L C

RAN

E

Ope~atin~

Inst~uctions

P'eatu~es

"SKILL

CRANE"

byUAI

is

a

t~ue

state-of-tt,e-a~t.

solid

state

me~chandisin~

unit

offe~in~

features

not

found

on

many

of

the

othe~

C~ane-type

p~od.ucts

found

in

the

ma~ketplace.

Skill

Cont~ol.

two

coin

accepto~s

as

well

as

a

full

complement

of

excitin~

li~hts

and

sounds

a~e

just

a

few

of

the

added

featu~es

which

make

this

unique

p~oduct

stand

apart

f~om

the

crowd.

Th~u

DIP

Switch

selections.

va~ious

~ame

combinations

can

be

offe~ed

·to

the

playe~.

These

will

be

explained.

mo~e

fully

in

a

later

section

of

thi.s

manual.

SECURITY

was

an

important

conside~ation

when

designin~

"SKILL

CRANE".·

Special.

"Anti-St~in~in~"

coin-timin~-senso~s

continually

monito~

the

coin-in

switch

to

p~event

unautho~ized

~ame

play.

In

addition.

special

p~ize

chute

secu~ity

devices

have

been

installed

to

p~event

unautho~ized

int~usion

into

the

inte~nals

of

the

Crane.

If

eithe~

of

these

devices

detect

a

violation.

an

ala~m

will

sound

and

the

Awa~d

Beacon

will

li~ht.

BATTERY

BACK-UP

devices

allow

~etention

of

accumulated

c~edits

fo~

up

to

one

hou~

followin~

any

powe~

failu~e.

"SKILL

CRANE"

has

been

desi~ned

to

accept

both

popula~

types

of

playe~

cont~ols.

joystick

and

buttons.

switchin~

between

the

two

diffe~ent

types

of

cont~ols

can

be

accomplished

at

any

time

by

the

Ope~ato~

with

minimal

effo~t.

"SKILL

CRANE"

will

easily

accept

the

followi

optional

enhancements:

Dolla~

Bill

Accepto~

Ticket

Dispense~

In

addition.

the

P~inted Ci~cuit

Boa~d

has

been

desi~ned

to

allow

fo~

additional

inputs

and

outputs.

the~eby

~uaranteeing

that

the

enti~e

Syst.enLw;Lll~J!.iL.QpelL.t.o

f.ut.u~iLo.p.tions~.and.

enhancements

as

they

become

available.

GAME

OPERATION

Upon

inse~tion

of

coin(s),

the

FORWARD

o~

PRESS JOYSTICK

TO

START

GAME

button

~i~~

b~ink.

In

addition,

the

c~edit

/

time~

wi~~

disp~ay

the

numbe~

of

~ame

c~edits

accumulated.

,The

~ame

is

sta~ted

by

pushin~

the

FORWARD

play

'button

o~,

if

the

Joystick

is

installed,

the

"DROP

CLAW"

button

(the

button

on

top

of

the

joystick).

BUTTON

OPERATION:

This

selection

~etalns

all

of

the

featu~es

of

the

o~iginal

"push

button"

~ame

while

optionally

allowing

the

Ope~ato~

to

~un

the

~ame

until

the

TIMER

has

expi~ed.

The

~ame

sta~ts

when

the

FORWARD

button

is

dep~essed.

At

that

time,

the

'ope~ation'

sound

begins

and

the

TIMER

begins

tt's

countdown.

C~ane

movement

can

sta~t

by

p~essi~g

ei,the~

the

FORWARD

o~

RIGHT

button.

When

both

buttons

have

been

p~essed,

the

claw

will

lowe~

and

attempt

to

pick

up

a

p~ize.

The

claw

will

then

be

~etu~ned

to

the

HOME

(f~ont

left)

position

automatically.

JOYSTICK

CONTROL:

This

option

enhances

"SKILL

CRANE"

by

allowing

the

playe~

to

have

complete

cont~ol

ove~

the

movement

of

the

c~ane.

In

this

mode.

the

c~ane

moto~s

a~e

slowed

down

to

inhibit

excessive

swayin~

motion

of

the

claw

assembly.

Fou~

playin~

modes

a~e

possible.

These

a~e

dete~mined

by

DIP

switch

settings.

One

mode

allows

the

piaye~

to

lowe~

the

claw

once

by

p~essin~

the

top

button

on

the

joystick

while

a

diffe~ent

mode

allows

the

playe~

to

lowe~

the

claw

g~aduallY

while

dep~essing

the

same

button.

Both

modes

can

be

set

to

~un

on

ei

the~

a

One-Tim,e-Drop

basis

o~

until

the

TIMER

expires.

In

the

joystick

mode,

'the

playe~

dep~esses

the

joystick

button

to

be~in

the

~ame.

The~e

is

a

,b~ief

pause

wh,ile

the

openin~

theme

is

played

and

the

c~aneis

positioned

in

t'he

cente~

of

the

playfield.

The'

ope~ation'

sound

si~nifies

,the

be~innin~

of

the

TIMER

countdown.

,

After

attemptin~

to

pick

up

a

prize,

the

crane

will

return

to

the

HOME

position

and

open

the

claw.

IF

the

appropriate

DIP

switches

are

set,

the

player

will

then

be

allowed

to

continue

play

until

the

TIMER

counts

down'

to

O.

When

the

TIMER

expires,

the

cra~e

motion

will

cycle

and

allow

for

one

more

pick-up

attempt

UNLESS'the

c~ane-was

"over'

th'e'

home

position

at

which

time

iame

play

will

cease.

Upon

Power-up,

the

c~ane

will

reset

to

the

HOME

position.

If,

on

power-up,

the

coin-in

switch

is

held

down,

the

crane

wil~

~o

into

a TEST

MODE.

SEE TEST FEATURES

FOR

DETAILS.

COINS

DIP

Switch

positions

4

and

5

control

the

number

of

games

per

coin

and

the

denomination.

CRANE

MOVEMENT

DIP

Switch

position

3

controls

whether

the

game

continues

to

play

until

the

TIMER

has

expired

or

whether

the

game

ends

after

one

pick-up

attempt.

GAME

SELECT

DIP

Switch

positions

1

and

2

select

the

game

configuration

mo<le.

TEST FEATURES

NOTE: TEST FEATURES

CAN

ONLY

BE

USED

WHEN

IN

JOYSTICK

MODE

When

in

button

mode,

you

may

use

the

Forwar·d

button

to

step

thru

to

Test

#4

and

then

use

the

Lateral

button

to

change

the

status

of

the

Claw:

Open

or

Closed.

To

enter

the

TES~

FUNCTIONS,

power-up

"SKILL

CRANE"

while

holding

<lown

the

coin-in

switch.

The

TIMER

display

will

then

show

"88"

to

indicate

that

the

TEST

MODE

is

activated.

Advance

through

the

test

functions

by

pressing

the

button

on

top

of

the

joystick.

At

the

end

of

the

test

functions,

the

game

will

resume

normal

operation.

TEST FUNCTIONS

1.

Bulb

Test:

This

test

lights

all

the

lights

in

the

crane

that

are

under

p.c.b.

control.

2.

Crane

Movement

1:

The

Joystick

will

control

the

operation

of

the

crane's

left,

right,

forward

and

backward

motion.

3.

Crane

Movement

2:

The

Joystick

will

control

the

operation

of

the

crane's

up

and

down

motion.

4.

Claw

Position:

The

Joystick

will

control

the

opening

and

closing

of

the

claw

mechanism.

5.

Ticket

Dispenser:

The

Joystick

will

control

the

operation

of

the

ticket

dispenser.

j

TO

REPLACE JOYSTICK

WITH

BUTTONS

1.

Remove

the

four

(U)

screws

which

hold

the

jo~stick

to

the

panel.

2.

Insert

Lateral

Button,

round

wooden

spacer,

washer

in

hole.

Orient

lateral

button

so

that

right

hand

side

of

the

cabinet.

Tighten

nut.

.

and

Large

square

the

arrow

faces

the

3.

Unsolder

the

long

black

wire

with

the

four

(U)

fast-ons

that

goes

to

the

commons

of

the

jo~stick

from

the

forward

lamp.

U.

Remove

the

white

&

white/orange

wires

from

the

"fire

button"

switch

of

the

jo~stick

and

connect

the

white

&

white/orange

wires

to

the

forward

switch

on

the

Normall~

Open

and

Common

terminals.

5.

Remove

the

Red/white

and

White/red

wires

from

the

jo~stick.

Insolate

them

and

tie

them

back.

6.

Remove

the

White/blue

and

the

Blue/white

wirea

from

the

jo~stick

and

convert

them

to

the

Normail~

Open

and

the

Common

of

the

lateral

switch.

7.

Convert

the

Yellow

and

White/Brown

wires

that

were

tied

back

to

the

lateral

lamp

connection.

8.

Change

switch

on

the

crane

controller

board

to

A-C

for

2

button

operation.

Set

DIP

switches

as

needed.

9.

Install

the

Arrow

legend

~n

the

Forward

button.

Conversion

Complete

VOLUME

CONTROL

Beside

the

DIP

Switch

on

the

Skill

Crane

PCB

is

a

small

adjustment

control.

The

control

in

the

R-14

position

of

the

board

,is

used

to

adjust

the

volume

of

the

machine.

JOYSTICK INSTALLATION

The

Joystick

installation

is

accomplished

by

removing

the

Lateral

Button

from

the

panel

and

mounting

the

Joystick

in

this

hole.

You

will

need

to

drill

out

the

hole

in

order

for

the

Joystick

to

fit.

Remove

the

two

(2)

wires

going

to

the

Lateral

Lamp

(yellow

&

white/brown).

Insulate

each

wire

and

tie

them

back

into

the

harness.

Next,

take

the

two

(2)

connectors

that

were

wired

to

the

Lateral

Switch

(blue/white

&

white/blue)

and

the

two

(2)

wires

that

are

tied

back

in

the

harness

(red/white

&'white/red)

and

connect

them

to

the

four

(4)

Normally

Open

connectors

on

the

Joystick

swit,ches

(white/red,

red/wtlite,

blue/white,

and

white/blue).

These

are

the

direction

controls.

Once

the

Skill

Crane

is

powered

up,

these

can

be

checked

for

proper

location

relative

to

the

Crane

carriage's

direGtion

of

movement.

NOTE:

Provided

with

the

Joystick

is

a

harness

connectin~

all

the

Common

posi

tions

..

t6~ether.

This

harness

has

a

free

end

which

is

tinned

and

stripped.

This

wire

will

have

to

be

soldered

to

the

lamp

that

is

installed

in

what

was

the

Forward

Movement

button

position.

On

this

lamp

you

will

find

connected

two

(2)

wires,

a

white/black

wire

and

a

white/oran~e

wire,

soldered

to

the

socket.

Here,

on

the

junction

btween

the

above

two

(2)

wires,

is

where

this

Common

wire

from

the

switches

is

to

be

connected.

Here,

also,

you

will

remove

two

(2)

connectors

from

the

Forward

Switch

and

move

these

to

the

push

button

switch

on

the

Joystick.

The

white

wire

~oes

to

the

Common

and

the

other

white/orange'wire

~oes

tothe

Normally

Open

point

on

the

switch.

The

white/oran~e

wire

that

was

connected

to

the

Common

of

'the

Forward

switch

can

also'

be

used

for

the

other

Joystick

switch

Common

connections.

IMPORTANT I

WHEN

INSTALLING

JOYSTICK,

MAKE

SURE

THAT

YOU

MOVE

THE

BUTTON/JOYSTICK SWITCH

TO

THE

A-B

POSITION

ON

THE

CRANE

CONTROLLER PCB.

I

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1 '

ADJUSTING

THE

CRANE

MECHANISM

FOR

OPTIMAL

PLAY

Adjustments

may

be

made

to

help

control

the

ability

of

the

claw

to

pick

up

a

prize

my

adjusting

the

following

controls:

1.

CLAW

CAM

The

"Claw

Cam"

can

be

adjusted

to

allow

for

picking

up

"Large"

or

"Small"

prizes.

To

adjust

the

cam,

loosen

the

screw

underneath

the

claw,

rotate

the

cam

to

the

desired

position

and

then

tighten

the

screw.

With

the

cam

in

the

"small"

setting

the

claw

is

restricted

from

opening

all

the

way,

thus

allowing

the

claw

to

better

pick

up'

small

objects

like

jewelry,

watches

and

many

'out

of

case'

objects.

2.

TOP

COLLAR

RING

The

top

collar

ring

on

the

crane

claw

mechanis~

can

be

adjusted

up

or

down

to

increase/decrease

the

tension

put

on

the

claw

once

the

prize

has

been

picked

up.

This

also

helps

to

stabilize

the

motion

of

the

claw

upon

returning

to

the

home

position

with

the

prize.

By

raising

the

collar

you

increase

th~

possibility

of

the

prize's

weill:ht

spreadinll::

the

claw

apart

and

allowing

the

prize

to

fall

once

picked

up.

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3.

LOWER

COLLAR

RING

The

lower

collar

ring

on

the

crane

claw

mechanism

can

be

adjusted

up

or

down

to

determine

how

much

the

finger

tips

of

the

claw

are

allowed

to

close

when

attempting

to

snare

a

prize.

Lowerinll:

the

collar

allows

the

tips

to

close

more.

Ra~sing

the

collar

restricts

the

tips

from

closing

all

the

way.

II.

CLAW

COIL

The

claw

coil

determines

how

much

of

a

II:rip

the

claw

puts

on

a

prize

when

it

closeS.

There

are

two

different

claw

coils

available

from

SMS

Mfll:.

The

standard

coil

is

an

1000

milliamp

(1

amp)

coil

and

is

considered

the

stronll:er

of

the

two.

You

may

order

a

different

coil

(820

milliamps)

Whiph

does

not

allow

for

as

much

grip

..

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your

distributor

or

SMS

direct.

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ADJUSTING

THE

POT

AT

R-27

ON

THE

CRANE

P.C.

BOARD

Adjusts

the

gain

of

the

transistor

to

determine

proper

claw

adjustment.

THIS

DOES

NOT

ADJUST

CLAW

GRIP.

To

properly

adjust

the

transistor

lI:ain,

put

crane

into

~est

mode

/

test

#11

and

adjust

pot

until

claw

closes.

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Trouble.hootiug

Guide

IHPOR~ANTI

There

is

a jumper on

the

crane

controller

PCB

U-19.

This

should

be

set

as

follows

for

the

appropriate

confi&uarations.

0--0

0

CAB

Buttons

o

0--0

CAB

Joystick

Check

the

operations

manual

for

correct

DIP

switch

settings

to

conform

to

either

buttons

or

joystick.

nOBLE!(

" 00 " on

digital

display

Claw

mech

does

HOT

close

Prize

detector

&

Alarm sound

goes

off

continuously.

Coin

Error

Claw

hits

bottom

but

won't

return

POSSIIILE

CAUSE

,Crane

mech

cable

was

connected

to

.:controller

board

incorrectly.

la.

R-27

adjustment

on

:b.

Bad

crimp on

gray

wire

on

crane

mech

cable

connector.

IC.

Bad

Bolder

jump on

IDetector

frame

out

of

:alignment.

PCB

la.

Coin Chute noe

properly

I

aligned

I

lb.

SW-4

switch

on

crane

I mech.

:c.

Defective

priz~

detector

1

:Bad

microswitch

CORRECTION

IReplace

fuse

(8

amp

250

:volt)

in

Fl

pos.

and

connect

:cable

to

circuit

board

:

correc

tly.

:a.Adjust

R-27 on

I

controller

board

:b.Apply

new

crimp

to

.1

gray

wire

and

insert

into

connector.

Call

1-800-221-~138

for

instructions.

:Realign

detector

frame &

:increase

bulb

intensity

:by

replacing

the

180

ohm

:3

watt

resistor

(on

detector

:PCB)

with

a jumper

wire.

:a.

Hake

sure

wires

are

not

:between

coin

drop

&

chute

land

that

the

chute

is

direetly

:below

coin

drop.

:b.

Refer

to

crane

mech

Idiagram

and

call

for

instructio'

:c.

Disconnect

the

prize

:detector

to

confirm.

:Then: Replace

prize

detector

:

prize

detector

PCB;

or

:main

controller

pCB.

:Check

microswitches

:SW3

and SW4-Replace

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE

CAUSE

Claw does

not

make

it

all

the

Ibad

pully

motor

way

back

to

toys

and goes

into

coin

error

claw

constantly

pulls

up

and does

not

go

to

home

position

Crane

will

go

down

only

an

inch

or

so

and

returns

to

hom.

position

,

, :

:String

not

wound

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properly

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