IGT S+ Balloon Bars - trouble setting up options

[CVslots]

Does your PSR have anything about "Cash to Credit" or "Coins to Credit" or "Player Initiated Credit"? I believe it's option 5-0, 5-1, or 5-2.


NEVER MIND!!! I'm thinking coins being dropped, not Bills from validator, sorry. 

[Ron (r273)]

See reply # 12. About middle ways down on the PSR. Bill Acceptor Pay Mode.

[JOHN0813]

 
My machine is showing 5-1 (player-initiated on) and when I go to 8-0 (Bill Acceptor Pay Mode) shows 8-2 which is pays from hopper....I cannot change that to 8-1 which is bills to credit....I turn the reset key or push the white button but the 2 in the credit window will not change to a 1 and the Spin Reel button does not light up...Am I missing a step??? 

[shortrackskater]

Bill Acceptor Pay Mode <0> [8]
     The bill acceptor must be enabled with the set chip to change this option.  Options are pay coins from the hopper {2}, convert bills to credits {1}, or follow the player-initiated credit {0}.  If set to follow the player-initiated credit, bills are converted to credits if the player has selected the credit mode, or paid from the hopper if the player has selected the noncredit mode.


I was trying to cut and paste from the word document but it's getting all weird and won't work properly!

[JOHN0813]

 
 
I used the set chip earlier today. to turn the Bill Validator on.....does this mean I must use it again to reset the options?

[shortrackskater]

Yes you have to go back into that option to change it to "convert to credit" mode - you have to use the set chip again. Otherwise it will just cash out each time.

[therockinelvis]

This should work for you.
•With the machine turned on and in idle mode, open the door press the white test button 2 times
•You should see "2  n" in the winner paid/credits windows, where n= 0 or 1. Press the spin button until it reads "2  1”
               This enables the spin sounds.
•Turn the jackpot key once. This advances through the setup sub-menu
•You should see "5  n" in the window, where n= 0 to 2. Press the spin button until it reads "5  0"
               This will make all wins automatically go to the credit meter. You will not have to turn on the credit button before playing.
•Turn the jackpot key three times.
•You should see "8  n" in the window, where n= 0 to 2. Press the spin button until it reads "8  1"
               This will force all bills inserted to go to the credit meter. You will never accidentally end up cashing out your bill.
                  [ADD 5-30-2011] It turns out that this setting has to be enabled when the dbv is set up using the SET chip. If the SET chip option is
                  configured as disabled, this option can't be changed and all bills will always go to the tray. If the SET chip option is configured as enabled,
                  then the option is set here. If enabled, a set chip is NOT required to change this setting.
                      Thanks Poppo and Stayouttadabunker for this info. 

•Turn the jackpot key once
•Press the white test button to "return" to the main menu and advance through it until you get to option group 7

          {stop the first time you see a “7” in the Coins-In display}
•Set your hopper and credit limits as follows:
               Note: To set these values, turn the jackpot reset key to change the selected (flashing) digit. Press the spin button to increment the
                          flashing digit.
•[7-1] 0000   Maximum number of credits that will actually cash out from your hopper.

                               Zero effectively disables the hopper, but you can use a low number to match the number of coins that you have, if you wish.
                               If you have more credits than the value set here on the meter, pressing cash out will become a hand pay that is cleared with
                               the key.
•[7-2] 1200  This will cause all single wins of 1201 or more to lock up as a jackpot with lights flashing. Set this between the highest win that you

                           want to pay out normally and the lowest win that you want to lock up as a jackpot. Jackpot wins cleared with the jp key
                           "disappear" and are not added to the credit meter (although they are added to the jackpot meter in the bookkeeping menus.)
•[7-3] 9999  All single wins of equal to or less than the value set in [7-2] (1200 or less in this case) will go to the credit meter as long as the final

                           number of credits is less than 10,000.
•[7-5] 2000  The bill validator will turn off when you have more than 2000 credits. Use any value that you want here.
•[8]    0000  optional.  Partial pay on lockups. If you want some of your jackpot or lockup amounts to pay from the hopper, set this
                                 to the number of coins you want to pay out. This number cannot be higher than the hopper limit setting [7-1].
•Press the white test button one final time after making your last setting change to be sure that the changes stick
•Close the door

[JOHN0813]

 
I have the set chip in the machine...I pushed the white button and it reflects 9-1....I press the white button again and I set the coin amount...after that I cannot set up any other options...like 8-1??
Should I start again and follow the previous posting???r

[CVslots]

Remove the set chip after enabling the bill validator (9-0 to 9-1). Machine should be ready to play at this point. Now, push the white reset button, and use either the button or the jackpot reset key (on the side of the machine) to advance through the menus. The PSR you have will guide you through and you will find the setting you are looking to change.

[JOHN0813]

 
I have done that .....I reset the machine again..to 9-1...the validator does work....but when I get to the 8-n option ....the Spinn Reel button does not light and I hear a click...8-2 appears and I cannot change the setting...
 
I tried the above long posting information but cannot get to the 8 setting to change it to a 1 instead of a 2.....

[CVslots]

Do you happen to have any credits on the machine? From coin play?

[JOHN0813]

No credits on the machine...after the reset....I now lost the coin to credit feature..now if I hit a win.. the coins go to the hopper...I feel like I am going backwards...Should I try a third time on the set chip?
 
Any help is appreciated...

[therockinelvis]

No need for set chip if 9-1 and denom set. With no credits on machine push the white test button 2 times. Either a 2 or a 5 will be in the winner paid window, if it is the 2 follow above instruction for sound. If it is the 5 change it with the spin button. Then turn the key to get to 8 and change setting to instructions I gave. Then push white test button watching the coins played window. When you see a 7 follow instructions again each turn of the key moves the digit and spin advances it. Push test again 7-2 and follow instructions again and so on. When instructions are done push test until it goes blank, close door and your ready. What I gave you are the OPTION's for Dummies that I use as a Bible.

[knagl]

Stop using the SET chip -- the ONLY two things you're going to use that for are to set the denomination (so the machine knows how many credits to issue per $1 bill inserted), and to enable to bill validator.  All other options are set with the normal machine chips in place, and zero credits on the credit meter.

[JOHN0813]

 
 
Thanks for the last few posts....I will try again after work...and let you know my progress

[therockinelvis]

Maybe you didn't understand. Once at the 8 option, It is the spin reels button that changes the 8-2 to 8-0 then 8-1

[JOHN0813]

 
 
When I got to the 8 option, the spin reel button is NOT lighted and there was no way to change the feature 8-2 to 8-1..??..!!....the reset key forwarded me to another number....

[Jim]

I am doing this from memory so bear with me here.  I think your problem is with the cash out switch, it is mis-wired. I do not have any S+ machines in house right now so I can't go look!  But the spin, bet one are set up the same way, the cash out has a different set up on the NO and NC contact. This will cause the problem you are having.

Hope this helps

Jim

[therockinelvis]

Yes the reset key will only change to the next option. Is your spin reels button working at all? Not worried about a light. Is something else lighting up?  Sometimes the switch will come loose. With the door open push the spin reels button to see if it is pushing the switch. Or easier still, push the little white button under the coin comparator to get a credit then push spin with door open. Look at switch under spin button and make sure all wires are on it (compare the max bet button).

[JOHN0813]

 
Yes..the spin reel button does work...and it lights up all the way through the options until I get to the number 8...then the button turns off, I hear a click... and I cannot change the setting....let me try your ideas and I will report back...Thanks
 
See posts 23 and 26....I was able to get the option back so that when I win..the money adds to the credit meter...however....and someone please help me...in the previous posts listed...Do I use the Set Chip again to change the 8-0 to 8-1??.....It is a little confusing the way it has been posted....but I am making progress....Also, when I do put a dollar into the BV...4 coins are ejected from the hopper and a 4 appears in the winner paid window and a 1 appears in the credit window although the credit cannot be played and disappears once I start a new spin in the game.