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ATTENTION:
OBSERVE PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES
Removal/Installation of Monitor -
Mr. VIPS
Monitor Removal
1. Turn off and unplug the game.
2. Unlock and remove the upper rear door.
3. To remove the large prize assembly, first remove the 2 nuts and bolts fastening the cap and
unplug the fluorescent light assembly, then remove the remaining 8 nuts and bolts fastening the
prize assembly to the game. The cap and prize assembly can be removed together. See
Figure 1.
4. Remove the cable clamp fastening the small prize assembly light wiring to the monitor frame.
See Figure 2.
5. From inside the game, access and remove the 4 screws (2 per side) fastening the sides of the
shroud to the game. See Figure 3.
6. To completely remove the shroud and proceed with monitor removal, first determine the type of
hardware securing the shroud to your game. See Figures 4 and 5.
Games with screws securing front of shroud:
Remove the 4 screws from under the moni-
tor (see Figure 4), then carefully remove the shroud and small prize assembly from the game.
Then remove the bolts and nuts (there may be as many as 6) securing themonitor to the game
(see Figures 6-8 for possible locations).
Games with bolts securing front of shroud:
Remove the bolts and nuts (there may be as
many as 6) securing the monitor to the game (see Figures 6-8 for possible locations). Then
carefully pull the monitor towards you until you have enough room to access the 4 nuts secur-
ing the bolts holding the front of the shroud to the game. Remove the nuts and bolts, then
carefully remove the shroud and small prize assembly from the game.
7. Remove the two nuts and washers securing the touchscreen controller to the inside of the
monitor (see Figure 9) and remove the controller from the mounting screws. Then disconnect
the cable from the back of the controller and disconnect the Molex connector (orange and gray
wires) running from the touchscreen controller cable to the main power harness.
8. Disconnect all harnesses from the monitor.
9. Remove the monitor from the game.
Monitor Installation
1. Place the new monitor in the game. If the front of the shroud was secured with bolts, be sure to
temporarily leave enough room in front of the monitor to replace the mounting hardware.
2. Reconnect all harnesses to the monitor.
3. Connect the new touchscreen controller cable in the back of the controller and secure the
controller on the mounting screws in the game with the existing hardware (see Figure 9). Also
connect the Molex connector (orange and gray wires) to the main power harness.
4. Replace the shroud and the prize assembly, then secure the front of the shroud with the exist-
ing hardware.
5. Secure the monitor in the game with the existing hardware. See Figures 6-8.
Troubleshooting Information - Removal/Installation of Major Assemblies - Mr. VIPS
Megatouch FORCE Technical Reference Manual