CHAMII Message Programming help

[b5srt]

I am trying to program a message and cant seem to get it to work. I get into the PSP message programming menu and select #6 MESS.DO. The text window opens and I start the commands as follows F1 (start paragraph) F3 (travel motion) F6 (Speed command) then I enter 3 for speed. S-F3 (Dance command) S-F4 (Foreground color) CTRL-F4 (Double with char)  then I add my text    Blazing   Sevens    Free    Play      Then I hit F10 to exit and F1 to load, I look at the machine and it does say loading on the display but nothing ever happens. I even tried it without the S-F4 command thinking it would default as a normal scroll. 
 

[knagl]

Despite the appearance that it can, the ChamII+ in stand alone cannot display the mess.do file.  However, you can get custom messages displayed by tinkering with the jpot.do file -- insert jackpot token(s) (token number 8) to get the current amount to display, and add text and optional commands with that text as part of one long jpot.do file.  Make sure that the MFILE is set to 0 (set within the on-board buttons on the Mikohn unit), too, or it'll never display.

Start with just a word or two to make sure that it's working as you expect, then expand your jpot.do file.  There's a lot of trial-and-error involved, but once you get it displaying *something*, it's a matter of tweaking it until you get it how you like.

Edited to add:

Here's a video I took a long time ago of my meter (out of the machine) -- everything displayed in the video is just one long jpot.do file:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ag94RWzZF2k&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/ag94RWzZF2k&rel=0</a>

[b5srt]

Very cool set-up, I am getting a little confused on the Con1 & Con 2, it seems I can only load and write to Con 2. Is this the type of progressive unit ? Is this normal ?

[b5srt]

  Make sure that the MFILE is set to 0 (set within the on-board buttons on the Mikohn unit), too, or it'll never display.

I see the buttions how do you what setting it is on ?

[b5srt]

  Make sure that the MFILE is set to 0 (set within the on-board buttons on the Mikohn unit), too, or it'll never display.

I see the buttions how do you what setting it is on ?

figured it out, Thanks for the MFILE hint.

[knagl]

If memory serves, use the "OLD" option when you start PSP to talk to the ChamII+.