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   From: computerspace@hotmail.com   
      
   On Apr 9, 10:22 am, John Robertson  wrote:   
   > On 04/09/2013 9:57 AM, computersp...@hotmail.com wrote:   
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   > > On Friday, March 29, 2013 6:02:22 PM UTC-7, John Robertson wrote:   
   > >> On 03/28/2013 12:32 PM, ComputerSpace wrote:   
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   > >>> Hello all,   
   >   
   > >>> I'm not sure how much this group is read, but I need to start   
   >   
   > >>> somewhere...   
   >   
   > >>> I picked up a fully working NSM Satellite 200 last weekend. It seems   
   >   
   > >>> to be a great juke and I love the light organ   
   >   
   > >>> built into it.  I would like to program it for free play. I have the   
   >   
   > >>> manual, here is what I've done, but does not seem to   
   >   
   > >>> work;   
   >   
   > >>> Enter P10   
   >   
   > >>> Changed the max credits to 254 as the manual says for free play   
   >   
   > >>> Close the cover.   
   >   
   > >>> I go back into P10 and check the setting and it shows 254 credits, but   
   >   
   > >>> in the credit display I'm seeing the number of   
   >   
   > >>> credits that happened to be on the box at the time of programming.   
   >   
   > >>> Playing a song results in the credit counter   
   >   
   > >>> dropping.  When credits reach 0, I can not select any additional   
   >   
   > >>> songs.   
   >   
   > >>> So, I've managed to changed the P10 - free play - setting to 254   
   >   
   > >>> credits but it seems to not have put the juke   
   >   
   > >>> into free play.   
   >   
   > >>> Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong here?   
   >   
   > >>> TIA   
   >   
   > >>> Tom   
   >   
   > >> Hi Tom,   
   >   
   > >> As I recall setting these on Free Play also requires the key switch on   
   >   
   > >> the machine to be in the correct position. If that doesn't help email me   
   >   
   > >> tomorrow and I'll check my NSM manual at the shop.   
   >   
   > >> John :-#)#   
   >   
   > >> PS. Found a cute fix for noise on the Computer Space score/time display   
   >   
   > >> - you may see (at least on the single player version) artifacts of the   
   >   
   > >> display above showing up faintly in the digits directly below. Usually a   
   >   
   > >> thin white line that may make a 3 look a bit like a nine or an eight.   
   >   
   > >> The cure is adding a 250pf cap on pin 8 of C5 on the innermost board.   
   >   
   > >> I'll post pictures in the next couple of days.   
   >   
   > >> --   
   >   
   > > Hello John,   
   >   
   > > Thanks for the reply.  I'm not sure I understand about a 'key switch' on   
   the   
   > > juke.  Can you elaborate about that?  I don't have any actual keys, but I   
   was   
   > > able to get into the programming mode on the computer using the default   
   code -   
   > > thank goodness someone didn't change it.   
   >   
   > > I am also interested in seeing what you've found on the computer space   
   note you   
   > > mentioned.   
   >   
   > > Thanks!   
   > > Tom   
   >   
   > Hi Tom,   
   >   
   > The keyswitch (needs a key to work it - over-ride with a jumper) is on   
   > the rear wall of the machine. I believe it has to be set correctly for   
   > the Free Play to work.   
   >   
   > John :-#)#   
   >   
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   Hi John,   
      
   Interesting, I'll have a closer look at the back this weekend.   
      
   Thx for the reply.   
      
   Tom   
      
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