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   On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:51:00 PM UTC-7, John Robertson wrote:   
   > On 04/09/2013 4:45 PM, ComputerSpace wrote:   
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   > > On Apr 9, 10:22 am, John Robertson  wrote:   
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   > >> 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:   
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   > >>>> On 03/28/2013 12:32 PM, ComputerSpace wrote:   
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   > >>>>> Hello all,   
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   > >>>>> I'm not sure how much this group is read, but I need to start   
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   > >>>>> I picked up a fully working NSM Satellite 200 last weekend. It seems   
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   > >>>>> to be a great juke and I love the light organ   
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   > >>>>> built into it.  I would like to program it for free play. I have the   
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   > >>>>> manual, here is what I've done, but does not seem to   
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   > >>>>> work;   
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   > >>>>> Enter P10   
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   > >>>>> Changed the max credits to 254 as the manual says for free play   
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   > >>>>> Close the cover.   
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   > >>>>> I go back into P10 and check the setting and it shows 254 credits, but   
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   > >>>>> in the credit display I'm seeing the number of   
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   > >>>>> credits that happened to be on the box at the time of programming.   
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   > >>>>> Playing a song results in the credit counter   
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   > >>>>> dropping.  When credits reach 0, I can not select any additional   
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   > >>>>> songs.   
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   > >>>>> So, I've managed to changed the P10 - free play - setting to 254   
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   > >>>>> credits but it seems to not have put the juke   
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   > >>>>> into free play.   
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   > >>>>> Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong here?   
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   > >>>>> TIA   
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   > >>>>> Tom   
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   > >>>> Hi Tom,   
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   > >>>> As I recall setting these on Free Play also requires the key switch on   
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   > >>>> the machine to be in the correct position. If that doesn't help email me   
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   > >>>> tomorrow and I'll check my NSM manual at the shop.   
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   > >>>> John :-#)#   
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   > >>>> PS. Found a cute fix for noise on the Computer Space score/time display   
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   > >>>> - you may see (at least on the single player version) artifacts of the   
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   > >>>> display above showing up faintly in the digits directly below. Usually a   
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   > >>>> thin white line that may make a 3 look a bit like a nine or an eight.   
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   > >>>> The cure is adding a 250pf cap on pin 8 of C5 on the innermost board.   
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   > >>>> I'll post pictures in the next couple of days.   
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   > >>> Hello John,   
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   > >>> Thanks for the reply.  I'm not sure I understand about a 'key switch' on   
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   > >>> juke.  Can you elaborate about that?  I don't have any actual keys, but   
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   > >>> able to get into the programming mode on the computer using the default   
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   > >>> thank goodness someone didn't change it.   
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   > >>> I am also interested in seeing what you've found on the computer space   
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   > >>> Thanks!   
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   > >>> Tom   
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   > >> Hi Tom,   
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   > >> The keyswitch (needs a key to work it - over-ride with a jumper) is on   
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   > >> the rear wall of the machine. I believe it has to be set correctly for   
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   > >> the Free Play to work.   
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   > >> John :-#)#   
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   > > Hi John,   
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   > > Interesting, I'll have a closer look at the back this weekend.   
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   > > Thx for the reply.   
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   > Hi Tom,   
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   > Checked my notes and found this info on Free Play:   
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   >   Setting #23 to 201 means the machine clears the free play setting when   
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   > it is powered off/on. Setting #23 to 200 seems to allow you to select   
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   > permanent free play by putting "99" on the credits - probably can clear   
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   > that somehow... The key switch locks out the Free Play button on the   
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   > remote - if the switch is horizontal the Free Play button is inactive,   
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   > if vertical then the Free Play switch works on the wired remote.   
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   > John :-#)#   
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   Thank you John.  I'll give what you suggested a try this weekend.   
      
   Regards,   
   Tom   
      
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