IGT S+ Balloon Bars - trouble setting up options

[rickhunter]

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.

You do not need a set chip to change the option 8-0 to 8-1.  You only need the set chip to enable bill validator and set the denomination if you have the dbv enabled.  I don't know why you can't change 8-0 to 8-1, I'm going to boot my S+ tonight to see if there's an issue with that.

When you put the dollar in, the behavior described is correct. The winner paid window shows 4 coins dispensed, and the 1 in the credit window is the bill denomination, I bet if you put a $5 bill it will say 5.  Push the credit/cash button so that it is lit before you insert the bill, then insert the bill  and it should stop dispensing coins and the credits should add up.

[JOHN0813]

 
Yes...you are correct about the $5 dollar bill....I will try the other suggestions and let you know....
 
Thanks

[therockinelvis]

Going back reading some of your posts, You said when you get to option 8-0 you hear a click. Try pulling the handle to see if it moves and if it changes from 8-0 to 8-1. I have a machine hear that would not let me use the spin button but let me use the handle. I disconnected the handle so the button would work. Felt it was better to have button over handle.

[JOHN0813]

 
I tried your idea....the handle worked for the other numbers but when I reached the 8-2..the handle locked, the button light went off, I heard a click, and I could not change the setting.....Does this mean I missed a step in the set-up after I used the set chip?...I can go back and start again...any other ideas are appreciated....Thanks 

[therockinelvis]

It is not a set problem. I guess the best thing to try at this point is to clear it again. Then use the instructions I gave you set the options again. Then use the set chip to turn 9-0 to 9-1 and set denom to .25. Option 2 for sound, 5 for bill to credit, 8 for wins to meter, 7 or hopper pay amount, then next 7 for max credit on machine, next 7 for amount of credits before b/v turns off.

[knagl]

To save yourself a little hassle, go ahead and clear it, then put the game chip back in and make your setting changes to see if they'll change for you.  You can always go back afterwards and use your SET chip to enable the bill validator and set the denomination. 

To be clear, you can activate the bill validator after everything else is set up the way you want it.

[JOHN0813]

 
 
Thanks for the advice.......it may take me a day or so to get to back to the machine...I will let you know my progress.....

[JOHN0813]

 
 
PROBLEM SOLVED....I took your advice and started over again using the SET CHIP...not the Clear Ram Chip. It took me over an hour to go over the steps and when the 8-0 appeared..I was able to change it to 8-1 and then replaced the game chip...cleared a few numbers.. and the bills now enter as credits rather than returning as coins through the hopper....
 
 THANK YOU....THANK YOU...THANK YOU...

[CVslots]

That's great to hear! 


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