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DBV-200 not taking any bills, needs cleaning bad!!

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Amechanic:
Well after taking about 8 screws loose on my CDS Video Poker I was finally able to get the head off my DBV200.. Now my next question is how far do I need to tear it down to clean it? Lost thing I need is to have a spring or spacer go flying.
I see the 2 sets of dip switches on the bottom. Every one is turned off. This thing refused to take any money, even singles. The software sticker says
DBV-200-SH
ID 004/BAR
V.2.02-04(8071)
I want to clean the optics, rollers, belts, etc.. What screw need to come out?
I've attached a few pics of it in the CDS, and the DBV200 head.

Thanks, Gary

Amechanic:
Ok.. Well I figured out how to get to the optics after taking a couple wrong screws out. The four flat spring loaded rollers look to be the dirtiest things. Can anyone tell me how far out of date is the software version I have. Like I said it wouldn't even take singles?

CVslots:
Hmmm...CDS haven't been in casinos for awhile now. Let me do some digging and see if I can find anything for you. I'm sure JCM's site would give you answers quicker than I can.

rokgpsman:
According to the JCM website the last software release (meaning the newest one) for the DBV-200 with your id protocol (ID-004/BAR) came out Sept 15, 2005, it is ver 2.60-05.

Your current software looks to be from 2004, only a year earlier but they had 12 software releases in that time. That might have been back when a lot of US bills were getting redesigned or they may have had to issue other software fixes for improvements.

The $1 bill should always work in the DBV-200, no matter what software it has, since that bill was not redesigned. So when testing a bill validator the $1 bill is a good one to use.

When you say it is not taking any bills do you mean it won't even pull the bill in, or that it does pull the bill in and then rejects it back out? If it is the second situation then that often means the bill is a newer style bill not recognized by the DBV software. If you are not able to get the DBV head to work you can replace it with any other working DBV-200, will just need to swap your DBV eprom into the replacement DBV head. Used DBV-200 heads are often for sale at less than $15-$20.

Also, when you turn the machine on the DBV will get powered up and should make noises as it does its initialization routine for several seconds. If you don't hear it making any sounds when powered up then make sure it is getting power, which is connected on the left side of the DBV when you are looking at it from the front. There is a motor inside the DBV head and another one in the transport mechanism, both should run when it is first powered up and that's the sounds you will hear.

I think all the DBV-200 switches being in the OFF position is correct.

Here is the JCM software document for the last release they issued:

Ron (r273):
For what it is worth, here is a later release.

Edit: That software is for the ID-023 and Amechanic needs ID-004/BAR, unless they are compatible?

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