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Anybody have a PSR for a sp862?
or can tell me what set chip to use.  

It is in a triple Diamond with a ST 0026

Thank you
Mike

SP862? I don't see that on my list (which isn't saying much). If it's an SP872:

IGT utility program SET026 is required to modify the denomination (option 6), enable/disable the bill acceptor (option 9), and enable/disable SAS Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) (option 11).  ....... SET005, SET015, or SET017 may be used to set all denominations except $0.01.  SET017 may be used to set the EFT option.

Definitely 862.....

I have 2 machines side by side I can't get this one to take bills, when I go through the programing they are set differently
But I can't change the settings.... not with set 26.. I also not sure what I would be changing....

Thanks for your help 

I don't know about the the SP862, but generally speaking enabling the BV is done the same way. With the set chip in, press the self test to get to option 9_x and change it to 9_1 with the spin button, then press the self test to go to 6_x and set the denomintaion with the spin button. Be sure to press the self test button after that to save the setting before powering down.

http://www.newlifegames.net/spset/dbv.htm (http://www.newlifegames.net/spset/dbv.htm)

But, you say it won't take bills. Is the BV not enabled at all, or is it taking bills and spitting them back out?

For what it's worth, ST0026 is a tournament capable chip.  It's the equivalent of SS4787 (90.017%).

Before you invest too much time in trying to make your SP862 work with no documentation, consider just using a different SP chip which supports Type 0 and 14 (Tournament) games.   :71-

The problem is that this is part of 6 machine bank that is progressive linked, I am not sure how that would change all that.

The BV acts dead.....

Without the PSR, there is no telling what the settings are or what set chip is needed if 'normal methods' are not working. Hopefully somone has it.

I guess hang out for a day or two and see if anyone has the PSR.  If you have other SET chips, it won't hurt anything to try them, either -- the worst case scenario is that it still won't be activated.

I presume you can see in the self test menu (without the set chip) that option 9 is currently set to 0 on the non-working machine, and set to 1 on the working machine?  If they're both set to 9_1, then you likely have an issue with your bill validator or its power supply.

Finally, if you have to go with a different SP chip, it won't be the end of the world even with your linked progressive -- you just need to tell the machine that it's attached to a linked progressive.  Since the progressive isn't controlled by the machine, there's not a lot to that programming -- you just need to tell the machine that it has a linked progressive jackpot so it knows to send a pulse when a coin is inserted, and to send the jackpot signal when it's hit.

"I presume you can see in the self test menu (without the set chip) that option 9 is currently set to 0 on the non-working machine, and set to 1 on the working machine?  If they're both set to 9_1, then you likely have an issue with your bill validator or its power supply."

I can see that it is set to 9_1, the 0 menu seems to be set right,
When I run the set 26 chip (as i have in the past) I get the 9_1 option and then instead of the demotion option I get numbers in both displays and when I hit the spin reel button then change together, They are definitely linked, but what are they!!  I have now messed up that setting and don't know what it is supposed to be on.

I have tested this BV in other machines at it works.
As you know I have muti machines that had bill valiidator issues, I found that 80% of these where in the programing, probably 50% where the denomation or hopper limit settings!!!

Thanks everybody for your help.
Mike

I've never heard of or seen numbers in both displays that change together when you try and set the denom.  Do you have a different SET chip you can try (like a SET015)?  Also, while the bill validator is known to be good (you said you tested it in another machine), are you sure that the validator power supply is good?

Since it sounds like it's fudged already, do you have a clear chip to try and blast all of the settings and try again with the same or a different SET chip?  Without the PSR, you're going to be pretty dead in the water to set it back up (although you could use a machine next to it as a reference for each of the settings, I suppose).  As I mentioned earlier, it won't be too difficult to use a SP chip that we have documentation for and to set it up for the linked progressive, so I don't think you're in too bad of a spot.

Here is what I did,

I used my clear chip, did the ram ground thing.... used my set 26 chip to reset everything up and it works great!!!

Thank you for your help!!!

Sweet!   :244-

K+ for posting what you did, and congrats on getting it working again!  Have you tested it to make sure that it contributes to the progressive?  (Make sure nobody is playing any of the other machines in that bank, and then play the machine a number of times to ensure it increments the progressive meter.)

I added the limited info we've figured out in this thread to the SP/ST list post.