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REDEMPTION GAME STANDARDS
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DEFINED STANDARDS |
DATE
APPROVED |
| All coin door locks and cash door
locks shall have a standard 7/8" barrel. Lock cams shall be
straight 1-1/4 inch with a double D hole. |
4/86
Revised 5/87 |
| All games shall have a exterior
accessible power switch located on the upper left-hand section
of the cabinet, or on the rear bottom half of the right side of
the cabinet, as close to the power supply as possible. Locations
are viewed from the front of the video game. |
4/86
Revised 11/5/86
Revised 10/90 |
| All games using electronic sound
shall have a volume control located inside the front door that
is easily accessible, or prominently marked with the
exception of games with coin slides slides such as coin pushers. |
4/86
Revised 11/5/86 |
| All games and coin mechanisms shall
accept Canadian coins or adequately reject them so as not to
cause coin jams. Coin mechs shall be mounted in machines with
a quick release for easy removal. |
4/86
Revised 5/87 |
| All games shall have a handle or
handgrip adequate for easy loading of the game onto a two-wheel
dolly. |
11/86 |
| All games utilizing leg levelers
shall have the levels mounted to the equipment using metal
plates or other similar support so to support the leveler and
prevent its accidental removal during moving. |
11/86 |
| All monitors, PC boards, and power
supplies shall be located or shielded to protect them from
liquid spills in vents or holes located above the component.
Shields should properly channel liquid away from components. |
11/86 |
| Action buttons, including fire,
start, and playing action shall mount in a 1.187 inch diameter
jole. |
5/87 |
| Joystick shall have mounting
dimensions as shown in Appendix A. |
5/87 |
| Redemption game serial numbers
shall be located adjacent to the external power switch,
permanently affixed to the equipment. |
5/87
Revised 3/92 |
| All machines shipped within the
United States shall comply with FCC requirements as outlined in
the FCC Rules and Regulations, Volume 2, Part 15, subpart J.
Volume 2, part 2, subparts I and J. |
11/87 |
| All game manual dip switch settings
shall be labeled on a chart provided with the equipment or kit
or indicated with self-explanation in the software. All games
shall have a free play setting with this switch setting properly
marked. |
11/87
Revised 5/88 |
| All video games, pinballs, and
kits shipped within the United States shall have mechanical
meters or taps provided for operator installation of meters. |
11/87
Revised 5/88 |
| Manufacturers will provide
availability of custom parts for a period of 5 years on
dedicated pieces and 3 years on kits. All unique and/or unusual
parts for any game shall be stocked in the U.S. upon the game's
release and promptly made available. |
11/87
Revised 2/89 |
| All games shall have settings
allowing one or more of the coin acceptors to be set for
accepting a dollar coin. On games with two or more coin entries,
settings should allow for one entry to remain on quarter
acceptance. |
5/88 |
| Coin doors, cashbox doors, and
front panels of games shall be constructed with material and
design so as to prevent collapse from reasonable blows and kicks
to the front of the cabinet. All cabinets shall have a plywood
bottom. |
5/88
Revised 10/93 |
| All standard DC switching power
supplies shall have two separate standard snap and lock
connectors (Molex connector or equivalent). a. Output
connector will be 3x3 9-pin snap and lock (keyed); Pins 1, 2,
and 3 are +5 volts; Pins 4, 5, and 6 are ground; Pin 7 is -5
volts; Pin 8 is +12 volts; Pin 9 is a spare.
b. AC impact connector will be 3-pin snap and lock (keyed):
Pin 1 -Line: Pin 2 -ground: Pin 3 -Neutral. |
5/88
11/88 |
| All games shall include the
following in their operator adjustable price options, including
a "free play" option; All games shall include programmable
play values to allow for a minimum of 1,2,3,4... coins for
initial game play; 1,2,3,4... coins for additional players; and
1,2,3,4... coins for play continuation.
This standard shall be reviewed so as not to require more
than two sets of DIP switches. |
11/88
Revised 10/90 |
| All video games shall have monitor
control capability easily accesible from the front of the
cabinet. |
9/89 |
| All monitors shall have metal bars
as part of the frame to act as a picture tube "neck protector". |
9/89 |
| All video games shall come with a
monitor sticker showing adjustment names and locations and
pinout arrangement information. This sticker shall be affixed to
the monitor chassis in an easy-to-see location. |
9/89 |
| All manufacturers of coin return
buttons and bezels shall stamp their name or identifying mark on
the item so operators can determine who makes these products. |
5/90
Revised 10/90 |
| To reduce monitor CRT phosphor
burn, each software manufacturer shall, where economically
feasible, devise a method to slightly move the images around the
monitor or blank out these images. |
5/90
Revised 10/90 |
| Each pinball manufacturer shall
supply as an option, a harness for the direct hookup of a bill
acceptor unit. |
5/90 |
| All mechanical coin mechanisms will
be interchangeable in all coin doors. |
10/90 |
| Trackball Specifications:
I. Mounting
A) 3" trackball assemblies will be designed such that they can
be mounted to a video game control panel using four standard
3-1/2" carriage bolts spaced at 3-1/8". See Appendix C.
B) 2-1/4" trackball assemblies will be designed such that
they can be mounted to a video game control panel using four
standard 2-3/4" carriage bolts spaced at 2-1/2". See Appendix C.
II. Electrical Connection
All trackballs will have wires extending at least 4" from the
trackball housing and terminated in one 6-pin plastic connector
(Molex #03-0902062 or equivalent) with the following pinout:
- Ground
- +5V (250 MA max)
- Horizontal Phase 1 (Direction)
- Horizontal Phase 2 (Clock)
- Vertical Phase 1 (Direction)
- Vertical Phase 2 (Clock)
The outputs (3-6) must be capable of driving at least two
standard TTL parts. |
9/91 |
| Coin doors for video games and
universal cabinet assemblies should use either 110V, 24V, or
12V meters (using a minimum pulse time of 50 mS on/50 mS off
at a maximum of 250 mA); and 14 volt coin button lamps. All coin
doors for pinball games should use 6 volt coin button lamps. |
9/91
Revised 3/92 |
| All marquees and monitor covers
shall be made of plexiglass, lexan, or tempered safety glass and
be a minimum thickness of 3/16 inch. |
3/93 |
| All games shall come with a parts
manual, service manual, wiring diagram, troubleshooting guide,
and diagnostics information, as a minimum. |
3/93 |
| All machines shipped within the
United States shall be listed by a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory for compliance with the Standard for Amusement and
Gaming Machines, ANSI/UL 22 or ARL 523 or appropriate standard. |
3/94 |
| Where necessary violence, sexual
content, and explicit language levels shall be programmable
either through a dip switch or other software settings,
according to an AMOA/AAMA industry approved parental guidance
ratings criteria. |
9/94 |
| All video games shall allocate a
portion of the screen during the attract mode to continuously
display an AMOA/AAMA industry approved parental guidance ratings
icon. This icon shall be a minimum of 4% and a maximum of 7% of
the vertical and horizontal screen dimensions. |
9/94 |
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