newb with player tracking questions
bsnw:
Hello everyone. This looks like the perfect thread for my questions. I am a technical person and need some guidance.
I want setup player tracking on my bally s5500. I have a Mastercom 300 and I have purchased a player tracking bar for my slot but it has not arrived yet. So my my questions is related to programming the system. From reading it appears that you do all the programming of the Mastercom through EPROM programming? If this is true what would you recommend for an inexpensive EPROM programmer?
Next does anyone have the manual for a MC300?
If anyone has a general guide on setting up a player tracking that would be awesome as well.
Thanks in advance for any help.
stormrider:
Quote from: bsnw on January 22, 2014, 02:16:24 PM
Hello everyone. This looks like the perfect thread for my questions. I am a technical person and need some guidance.
I want setup player tracking on my bally s5500. I have a Mastercom 300 and I have purchased a player tracking bar for my slot but it has not arrived yet. So my my questions is related to programming the system. From reading it appears that you do all the programming of the Mastercom through EPROM programming? If this is true what would you recommend for an inexpensive EPROM programmer?
Next does anyone have the manual for a MC300?
If anyone has a general guide on setting up a player tracking that would be awesome as well.
Thanks in advance for any help.
When you say setup player tracking are you meaning
changing the message or wanting to use a card and keypad as well ?
I haven't seen any posts on changing the mastercom 300 series
If you want to just change the flashing message on the player tracking display
then get yourself a mastercom 250,very simple to change the 2 lines in that.
Please do a search here on mastercom 250.
Burner :81-
That has always been a great debate here :79-
again do a search on(eprom burners) lots to read
many members here use a GQ-4X which is in the $100 range
great for backing up game chips and will do the mastercom 250.
Of course you can spend more money on a faster burner
but for the average home user like most here the GQ-4X is a good choice.
Tim
bsnw:
Tim thanks for the reply.
I have seen the threads about the 250 and was not sure if much of what applies to the 250 could be used on the 300. New to slots but not technology i know a previous versions do not always apply to next generation. I will just have to tinker with it as if it was a 250 and see what happens.
On the player tracker I want to use it with the card reader and keypad. I would like to have the ability to load a card with large amount of credits and the user plays with the credits from the card. Then as I learn how it all works even maybe have the winnings go to the card on cash out if possible. Then if that works I would have separate cards for users. First step for me is to get the basics setup and then I can learn and go from there.
On the burner it sounds like the GQ 4x is the one to start with. I don't like to spend a lot money on something unless I know I will be getting my money worth. I will start small and move up if needed.
Again thanks for the feed back.
stormrider:
Well good luck with that project.
I was happy with changing the scrolling and flashing message on the vfd display
all my machines have the player tracker bar installed with custom message running
gives it that extra touch rather than a blank plate.
I thought I had the manual for the 300 series somewhere
If I find it I will email it to you.
Tim
jay:
Typically player tracking is not used to put credits on the machine.
Casinos use these to track players betting behaviour then offer points based on cash in.
This is a marketing system to try and create casino loyalty.
For credits out / in this is where TITO comes into play.
You have a coupon that gets inserted into the bill validator then it determines that it's not cash so it validates against the casino server and then this system uses EFT (electronics fund transfer) to add credits to the slot.
The home brew TITO has some options around this.
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