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I have a Cherry Master and do not understand how it plays. Am I betting against a high low or a particular card ? My game is in an arcade type cabinet and sometimes the monitor is all lines, but when it warms up it gets better.

Frank A

Look on the PCB for a name Frank...
The "tearing" of the picture is typical of a old analog monitor. As it warms up the Horizontal frequency drifts.
It can be fixed pretty easy, just takes time.

there are a TON of them out there.
I have a few...."Magic Bomb" Olympic-5 and a few others.

Kirk

I am a novice, so a dumb question-What is a PCB  and where do I find it ?  Thanks. Frank A

FrankA,
I hope this helps.
A PCB looks like this...sometimes...
It's gonna have a lotta wires going to it.
On it somewhere are some chips that may have the name, type and revision (Rev.) number of your board.
Or there may be some writing computer etched onto the board itself.

Thanks. It looks just like a CPU board.

It depends on the game, some games its high - low (cherry master, cherry bonus III and lucky 8 lines) and other games you bet against a particular card (new cherry 96, fruit bonus and royal poker 96). Also if the monitor flyback is set too bright, you will see lines on the screen turn down the brightness on the flyback (not chassis) and the lines should go away.

PCB = Printed Circuit Board
CPU = Central Processing Unit

All CPU boards are PCBs, not all PCBs are CPU boards.

Just to confuse matters, PCB also stands for Polychlorinated-Bi-Phenol, a notorious industrial pollutant. Confused me for a while when I read in the paper that some park was closed because PCBs were found there.

I have four "Cherry Master " type games running and about 25 diff. boards. If anyone needs a manual or help with one,let me know.

I have a question for ya Randy.
Where can I get a nice VGA type of game?
I'd like to put one together.
Are the cherry master games VGA or CGA?

I guess you know the difference between the two is the graphics. There is only a few 8 liner games that are true VGA( which you would need a VGA monitor to use it). Some of my boards have both so I can use either one. The only way I would build a VGA is if the game I had to have was ONLY VGA. If you search Ebay or google ( use " 8 liner" you will find all kinds.
http://collectibles.search.ebay.com/8-liner_Arcade-Jukeboxes-Pinball_W0QQcatrefZC12QQdfspZ2QQfromZR40QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ66502 (http://collectibles.search.ebay.com/8-liner_Arcade-Jukeboxes-Pinball_W0QQcatrefZC12QQdfspZ2QQfromZR40QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ66502)

Yes,
I like the vga graphics better.
Thanks for the link.
Seems like the older CGA is the cheaper way to go.

Well it happened. I have been telling and hearing not to leave those machines in the dark , cause they can multiply!
I woke up this morning and checked my machines and low and behold there was this funny looking machine, not one
of my ordinary IGT machines I have. I don't know what it is. My S+ and RW&B Bonus spin must have got together and
this is what happened. It says it is a "Poker Master" but the screen says "Cherry Bonus III".

Does this happen with S+ and vision machines spend the night to many times? Will this happen again if left to many
more times? The Doc's fee was $275 with free delivery. Is this to much to pay for a non- IGT? There are no manuals with
this "Thing". I don't know what to do with it. :97-

It is what the glass says - Poker Master, which is a poker game and cherry master game on one board. One of the favorites. Congrats !
Here is the manual : http://www.genao.com/datatech/

Thanks asgard for the info. Now I know a little bit more about this baby.

Ron

Congrats on the newborn  :96-

You need to drop them cherry and bell bonus down some :). The manual that asgard gave you the link to ... if does not match your board(which I doubt,cause you have the bonus at the top) .

A few things to remember about "8 LINER" boards... The toggel switch on the board clears all past game play stats,but ONLY PUSH IT WITH THE MACHINE OFF!!!. The DIP switches you can play with and see what they do ,EX; change how much a 1$ is worth on credits,the odds, set the bonus,set the bell bonus,etc.... write down how they are and if the manual does not fit that board,just "play with them" Change them while the machine is off ,then power it up and take notes. You have one of the first Dyna games' with a 13" monitor with the lock in the center of the cabinet. This board came out right after the "draw 40 " craze. So most people were just changing a EPROM on the board to make a new game. Send me a message if you ever need any help or questions.
Just wondering,does it have a coin slot?

Here are a few pictures of the inside, Randy and one of the BV.
Like I said I no "nothing" about this baby............yet. :72-

Ron

Its nice to have the monitor adjustment in the cabinet   :3- . When you switch boards alot of times you need to adj. the monitor. Have fun with your new baby  :96-

Would that monitor harness and adjustment knobs come as a kit somewhere? :103-
Be a nice perk for my old box!

No, thats how the monitor is designed, unless you want to change the whole monitor chassis.

Actually there is another set of adjustment knobs on the right hand side wall.

I wonder if there is a volume knob somewhere on this loud baby? If not, short of unplugging the speaker what else can you do?

There is a volume knob on the game board itself. Look at the top right corner of the game circuit board.

On the right side where your connection is >>> That black plastic round piece should be your volume control. Use a small screwdriver or even a steak knife and turn it .

Also if you can post a few more pictures of more things inside the cabinet we can tell you where your "switches" are that will tell you the game stats of the board. you short them together and the info shows up on the screen. Alot of the newer boards do not have the DIP switches you have. You short them out and make all settings with your play buttons. Have you found the "switch" on the outside of the cabinet to clear the games off yet  :96-

Great found the volume switch! Also found a off and on switch, top left of board. What does that do? There are some more switches mounted on the left side, that I don't know what they do, see pic. I did find the outside switch to clear the game.

The previous picture of the center inside shows a set of switches to the chassis laying in the center. It has the gray harness wires. This was the old switches left when they changed from a 1997 to a 1999 chassis. The one that is actually hooked up is mounted to the right side wall as show in my last post.

The switch on the top left of the game board is the reset switch, be VERY careful with this switch, only use this switch when the machine is off if you use this switch when the machine is on it will damage the board. The switches mounted are what Randy was talking about, one is the payout percentage and the other is the game stats.

Oh, thanks...thought maybe it was an aftermarket type add-on...

I am trying to get info for a cherry master game i just purchased. When the take score button is pushed I get a hopper jammed message. Machine does not have hopper or coin acceptor only bill acceptor. How do I set it to apply wins to the credits???

I need to know the name of the game first, different games have different settings.

E.D. 1993 Poker Master

Look on your edge connector at pin 21 on the parts side of the board, if there is a wire connected to the pin remove it.

Thanks, removed it and still same issue

Can you post a picture of ur board? Mainly the DIP switches. The switch is set to tell it to pay,but since you do not have one it will lock up. If you dont have a dig camera,send me a PM > Alot of the older boards is was cheaper to change the chips than buy a new board. So if its not a "true" PM board, if I tell you which one to change to fix it,I could be wrong  :30- . That is why I want to see the board  :89-

Here are two manuals for the board check dip switch 1, switch 3 this is the 'type of payout switch' it should be off.

http://www.genao.com/datatech/pokermaster/pokermaster.htm (http://www.genao.com/datatech/pokermaster/pokermaster.htm)

http://www.glamusement.com/Manuals/PKRMaster.pdf (http://www.glamusement.com/Manuals/PKRMaster.pdf)

... Dont forget,if you change the DIP settings they will not take effect until you turn the machine off and on

Thank you that solved the problem ( changing the setting on dip switch 1) I appreciate the help

i am looking to buy POT O Golds metal machines at wholes sale price?  can anyone help.  thanks

After play with my new baby, poker master for a few week now, it needs a battery change. It won't remember the credits if
you turn it off. Is there any special things you do after soldering the 3.6v battery in?

Ron

not really, just don't do anything with the dipswitches - it should play as normal once it boots back up.

Thanks for the reply stayouttadabunker!

Ron

And MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours!

My wife plays my Cherry Master/Poker Master machine for hours at a time and wins pretty good. She asked me the other day if you could dump the wins (like the S-2000) onto the total wins instead of waiting for them. Is this possible by setting one of seven a dip switches on my board?

Ron

Donnie Rocket might have an answer to that.... he used to specialize in Cherry Masters.

Not really sure what you mean by that, but here is the manual probably Dip Switch 1 setting switch 3 will help.

Here is the link to the manual :  http://www.glamusement.com/Manuals/PKRMaster.pdf

Some boards will let you... Did you try to hit the "take" or "play" button as its counting down?

Yes, tried them all.

Hate to hijack thread. but I also have Cherry Bonus III payout same way I have to wait for countdown. My Question: Is there a easy way to convert this to a poker machine not a slot type game? thanks Mark

No problem, I am still waiting to see if anyone know too. :103-

Ron

One of the best ways I found was to change the mechanical meters and put in one single digital meter that has 2 ( Dual) readouts for the IN and OUT.  It counts down instantly...his shipping sucks but the meters are great!
Seller: electrovices
Buy It Now price:S $9.99
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Hey r273,  or anyone else.. any help would be great..
just capped my monitor on the machine. when I turned it on to test all OK but screen said Cherry Master. so i looked farther and found on the board the chip says cherry delight? front class says cherry bonus III how can I be sure what I actually have?

Mark

Just talked to a guy at 8 liners and he said you can convert a cherry master not a cherry bonus III he said he had a board for 129.00 for poker.

I'm fairly new to the Cherry Master too but from what I understand there are many games you can get for a Cherry Master machine. The front glass (plexiglas) can be change to the game name but may be hard to find. The game you have is Cherry Delight.

Ron

Thanks Ron

So I assume that it is made by cherry master. and if so would this kit work for me.

http://www.genao.com/osc/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=69 (http://www.genao.com/osc/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=69)

mark

Hi Bertman,I just replied to your PM then I seen this thread. Cherry Master is the name of a game,Amcoe makes the game. As far as the chips fitting your board... I need to see a picture of it. Whatever it says on the screen is the game that you have (chips on the board).

Hi r273, as I said before... Not all games will let you "speed the count down" of credits won. Actually,I seen the same game will let you and another one wont. It depends on the game and the software version on the chips. About all games in the last few years will let you.

ok i went out and bought a cherry master machine.....it has the red front with payouts on it....inside the cabinet there are 2 buttons on the left one black pulls up info and then a red button dont know what it does....it has two coin colletors and a bill collector......a pcb board on the left if looking in and a silver box on the right.......how do you change the payout on it.....how do you change the volume ......any thing else would be of great help i have no clue what anything on this machine does.....there is a knock off on the door panel itself had to unhook it because if you just tap the machine it would count off.......there is the counter in and the counter off boxes inside it as well........if you know anything about this cherry master without seeing pics...please call me and help me out 724 685 1816 .......names robert thanks

New to this but here is a link to J & H amusements game manuals. They have about 50 game manuals for 8 liners including dip settings. Bunker it also says their machines use VGA or computer monitors? Reason I saw this was guy near me has 3 video machines he is looking to sell and I had never heard of J & H amusements machines. Not sure if it is usable but wouldn't hurt to check it out.      http://www.j-h-amusement.com/GameManuals_13.html

Cool these are still there and very helpful