Overview • Items to be covered: • Hard and Soft Meters • Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Machines with Physical Reels • Maintenance of CRT/LCDs • Hands-ON using various Slot Machines
• Trouble Shooting • Machines with CRT/LCDs • Of machines with physical reels • Hands-ON using S-2000
Hard and Soft Meters • Hard Meters • Separate device located in the slot machine • Used to record the occurrence of an event • Electromechanical • Mechanical counter • Incremented electrically
• In Nevada all slot machines have internal meters for: • • • • •
Coin-In • Paid Jackpots Bill-In • Attendant Paid Canceled Credits Coin-Out • Physical Coin In Coin Drop • Physical Coin Out Plus 15 others such as Bill-In that may be waived by the chairman of the Gaming Control Board Attendant
Hard and Soft Meters • Hard Meters • The Use of Hard meters is based upon the requirement: • That Gaming devices meters retain data even after power outrages and system failures
• Soft Meters • Electronic meters • Used to record the occurrence of an event • Usually implemented in software in the game • Also communicated to the external management system
• Used to satisfy the metering requirements of the the Gaming regulations • See the Standards 1-3 of Regulation 14 and the Min Internal Controls documents on the Course Web page
Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Door Optics • Watch that part of the Reel Slot Machine (SM) Maintenance video • Hands-On • Locate the Door optics on a S+ machine an show the instructor or Lab Technician • Locate the Door optics on a S2000/Vision machine and show the instructor or lab technician
• Player Panel • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video • Hands-On • Disassemble and reassemble a Switch at your desk
Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Coin-In Handling System • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video
• Bill Acceptor • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video • Hands-On accomplished during class on Bill Validators
• Hoppers • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video
• Printers • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video • Hands-On accomplished during previous class
Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Logic Assembly • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video • Hands-On • Locate the assemble on the following machines and show the instructor or lab technician: • • • • •
S+ Game King WMS Blue Bird New Bally’s machine S-2000/ Vision
• Power Supply • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video
Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Power Supply • Hands-On • Locate it on the following machines and show the instructor or lab technician: • S+ • Game King • WMS Blue Bird • New Bally’s machine • S-2000/ Vision
• Video Monitor • Watch that part of the Video SM Maintenance video
Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Video Monitor • Demonstration
• Instructor and Lab Tech will remove monitors from two machines • Students will observe
• Reel Assembly
• Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video • Hands-On
• Remove and Inspect the assemble on the following machines and show the instructor or lab technician: • S+ • New Bally’s machine • S-2000/ Vision
Slot Machine Periodical Maintenance • Speaker • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video
• Lighting and Glass • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video • Demonstration • Instructor and Lab Tech will remove monitors from two machines • Students will observe
• Card Reader • Watch that part of the Reel SM Maintenance video
Slot Machine Troubleshooting • Watch the Video SM Troubleshooting Video • Stop video after Monitor
• Watch Reel SM Video Troubleshooting Segment • Physical Reel Troubleshooting
• Return to the Video SM Troubleshooting Video • Watch remainder of the video
• Hands-On
• W/Instructor or Lab Tech guidance return your designated S-2000 Machine to working Order
