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  • Early Stern(Hot Hand) - test button

    From PinInCalgary@pinincalgary@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:13:16
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    Hi everyone, looking at an early Stern, Hot Hand, what are the different "levels" (front door adjustments?) when I press the "test" button. I believe that I've got the first 7 levels figured out
    1) lamp test
    2) display test
    3) solenoid test
    4) first "special" score level (01 in credit/match)
    5) second "special" score level (02 in credit/match)
    6) third "special" score level (03 in credit/match)
    7 ) high game to date (04 in credit/match)
    8) ???? (05 in credit/match)
    9 - 11) ????
    but what are the "levels" after 7 button presses? I looked at the documents I have, same as on the IPDB.org for "Hot Hand" i.e. game manual, and on page 4 it explains how to adjust the "high score" levels and "high game to date", but what are the others, especially #8(05 in credit/match)?
    Thanks in advance.
    Stay healthy
    PinInCalgary
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  • From John Robertson@spam@flippers.com to rec.games.pinball on Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:49:28
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    On 2020/08/27 10:13 a.m., PinInCalgary wrote:
    Hi everyone, looking at an early Stern, Hot Hand, what are the different "levels" (front door adjustments?) when I press the "test" button. I believe that I've got the first 7 levels figured out

    1) lamp test
    2) display test
    3) solenoid test
    4) first "special" score level (01 in credit/match)
    5) second "special" score level (02 in credit/match)
    6) third "special" score level (03 in credit/match)
    7 ) high game to date (04 in credit/match)
    8) ???? (05 in credit/match)
    9 - 11) ????

    but what are the "levels" after 7 button presses? I looked at the documents I have, same as on the IPDB.org for "Hot Hand" i.e. game manual, and on page 4 it explains how to adjust the "high score" levels and "high game to date", but what are the others, especially #8(05 in credit/match)?

    Thanks in advance.

    Stay healthy

    PinInCalgary


    Hi Calgary! (I'm in Burnaby, BC)

    Those are called Bookkeeping and usually cover things like number of
    games won, and other useful info to the operator when trying to figure
    out how easy/difficult to make the playfield or replay scores.

    Pretty sure these are correct...

    08 - Current Credits
    09 - Total Plays
    10 - Total Replays
    11 - Number of Time High Score is Passed (I think)

    John :-#)#

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  • From PinInCalgary@pinincalgary@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Thursday, August 27, 2020 11:46:04
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    On Thursday, 27 August 2020 at 11:49:43 UTC-6, John Robertson wrote:
    On 2020/08/27 10:13 a.m., PinInCalgary wrote:
    Hi everyone, looking at an early Stern, Hot Hand, what are the different "levels" (front door adjustments?) when I press the "test" button. I believe that I've got the first 7 levels figured out

    1) lamp test
    2) display test
    3) solenoid test
    4) first "special" score level (01 in credit/match)
    5) second "special" score level (02 in credit/match)
    6) third "special" score level (03 in credit/match)
    7 ) high game to date (04 in credit/match)
    8) ???? (05 in credit/match)
    9 - 11) ????

    but what are the "levels" after 7 button presses? I looked at the documents I have, same as on the IPDB.org for "Hot Hand" i.e. game manual, and on page 4 it explains how to adjust the "high score" levels and "high game to date", but what are the others, especially #8(05 in credit/match)?

    Thanks in advance.

    Stay healthy

    PinInCalgary

    Hi Calgary! (I'm in Burnaby, BC)

    Those are called Bookkeeping and usually cover things like number of
    games won, and other useful info to the operator when trying to figure
    out how easy/difficult to make the playfield or replay scores.

    Pretty sure these are correct...

    08 - Current Credits
    09 - Total Plays
    10 - Total Replays
    11 - Number of Time High Score is Passed (I think)

    John :-#)#

    --
    (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
    Hey John,
    thanks for the reply.
    Stay well out there in Burnaby.
    Alfred "PinInCalgary"
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  • From seymour.shabow@seymour.shabow@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Friday, August 28, 2020 10:14:35
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    https://www.ipdb.org/files/1244/Stern_1979_Hot_Hand_Manual_English.pdf
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  • From PinInCalgary@pinincalgary@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Friday, August 28, 2020 07:31:50
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    On Friday, 28 August 2020 at 08:14:52 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    https://www.ipdb.org/files/1244/Stern_1979_Hot_Hand_Manual_English.pdf
    Hi Seymour,
    Thanks for the link. I already had gone through the document, have an original with my machine, but other than the info on page 4 which shows how to set the award level and high score to date, there is no other info regarding the "book keeping" values, although I don't really need those.
    Thanks again, stay well.
    PinInCalgary
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  • From seymour.shabow@seymour.shabow@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Sunday, August 30, 2020 17:42:25
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    PinInCalgary wrote:
    On Friday, 28 August 2020 at 08:14:52 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    https://www.ipdb.org/files/1244/Stern_1979_Hot_Hand_Manual_English.pdf

    Hi Seymour,

    Thanks for the link. I already had gone through the document, have an original with my machine, but other than the info on page 4 which
    shows how to set the award level and high score to date, there is no
    other info regarding the "book keeping" values, although I don't
    really need those.

    Thanks again, stay well.

    PinInCalgary

    oh, that's in the stern generic manual for mpu100 games - sorry about that.

    5=current credits
    6=games started
    7=total replays
    8=total times hstd passed
    9=coin 2
    10=coin 1
    11=coin 3
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  • From PinInCalgary@pinincalgary@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Monday, August 31, 2020 07:24:33
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    On Sunday, 30 August 2020 15:42:35 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    PinInCalgary wrote:
    On Friday, 28 August 2020 at 08:14:52 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    https://www.ipdb.org/files/1244/Stern_1979_Hot_Hand_Manual_English.pdf

    Hi Seymour,

    Thanks for the link. I already had gone through the document, have an original with my machine, but other than the info on page 4 which
    shows how to set the award level and high score to date, there is no
    other info regarding the "book keeping" values, although I don't
    really need those.

    Thanks again, stay well.

    PinInCalgary

    oh, that's in the stern generic manual for mpu100 games - sorry about that.

    5=current credits
    6=games started
    7=total replays
    8=total times hstd passed
    9=coin 2
    10=coin 1
    11=coin 3

    Hi Seymour, that's perfect. Thanks for the great info.

    Stay well.

    Alfred
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  • From PinInCalgary@pinincalgary@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Monday, August 31, 2020 07:29:14
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    On Monday, 31 August 2020 08:24:43 UTC-6, PinInCalgary wrote:
    On Sunday, 30 August 2020 15:42:35 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    PinInCalgary wrote:
    On Friday, 28 August 2020 at 08:14:52 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    https://www.ipdb.org/files/1244/Stern_1979_Hot_Hand_Manual_English.pdf >>
    Hi Seymour,

    Thanks for the link. I already had gone through the document, have an original with my machine, but other than the info on page 4 which
    shows how to set the award level and high score to date, there is no other info regarding the "book keeping" values, although I don't
    really need those.

    Thanks again, stay well.

    PinInCalgary

    oh, that's in the stern generic manual for mpu100 games - sorry about that.

    5=current credits
    6=games started
    7=total replays
    8=total times hstd passed
    9=coin 2
    10=coin 1
    11=coin 3

    Hi Seymour, that's perfect. Thanks for the great info.

    Stay well.

    Alfred

    Hi Seymour, one more question, do you know where to get the MPU100 manual? Usually suspects, like PBR/Marco?
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  • From seymour.shabow@seymour.shabow@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 10:00:32
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    PinInCalgary wrote:

    Hi Seymour, one more question, do you know where to get the MPU100 manual? Usually suspects, like PBR/Marco?

    Didn't see it at Marco. You might try downloading all the manuals for
    the 100s from ipdb it might be in one of those.
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  • From PinInCalgary@pinincalgary@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 07:55:49
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    On Wednesday, 2 September 2020 08:00:50 UTC-6, seymour-shabow wrote:
    PinInCalgary wrote:

    Hi Seymour, one more question, do you know where to get the MPU100 manual? Usually suspects, like PBR/Marco?

    Didn't see it at Marco. You might try downloading all the manuals for
    the 100s from ipdb it might be in one of those.
    Hi Seymour,
    great suggestion. Found the info w.r.t to the extra "levels" in the Stingray manual under "Bookkeeping functions":-) Unfortunately, didn't find the actual MPU100 manual, but really only was interested in that as something to add to my documents that I have.
    Have a great day. Stay well.
    Alfred
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