Bally GameMaker Ticket Printer

[whinkle]

Thanks for the reply... I will try different settings tomorrow and post what I find out.  I believe my current jurisdiction is "one".  I will verify tomorrow.

[whinkle]

Well, I tried different jurisdiction settings and no go.  I did end up changing from jurisdiction 1 to 5 which is default though.  When the initial settings screen comes up, everything says "Not Selected" except for Printer which says "None" and Hopper which says "Coin".  No matter what I do, when changing the settings, it bypasses both printer AND hopper.  Also, when I open the main door, a box pops up and says "Bill Acceptor: No errors / No Printer.

I think with my -22 mains, Printer didn't even show up in the settings.  With my -24 mains, it does though.

On another note... on the picture I took that shows the plug-in for the backplane board, there is a red wire that comes out of it and loops back into itself.  Is is supposed to be like that?

[whinkle]

Anyone else have any ideas on how to get my printer to work???  I am officially at a loss 

[kenokarz]

the only thing i know of is to put a hopper simulator in them, the ticket printer will not work but machine plays as if it had a hopper,
you can also go to coin, need to get hopper and all the coin in parts,

[whinkle]

Sorry for the confusion... my machine does have a hoppere and it works fine... just wanted to get the ticket printer working if possible also 

[a69mopar]

Lets start at the beginning.

When you do your saferam clear are you switching jumpers 7 and 8?  you would need to do this in order to change the settings.

Did you physically trace your wires from the printer and find it connected or not?

Thanks,
Wayne

[whinkle]

I do switch the 7 & 8 jumpers when doing a clear.  When I trace the wires from the printer to the backplane board, everything appears to be ok.  That is why I am so stumped.

[blueridgeslots]

Has anyone ever got a newer (2002 up) Gamemaker to print tickets in Stand Alone like the S-6000, don't have game here trying to help a customer who bought these from another dealer who said they worked, but even if set up goes to hand pay, figure needs certain mains, they have tried a few but didn't know what ones, at least on the menu, just wanted to point them in right direction on the Mains that work, Thanks

[whinkle]

I never got mine working either

[OhioGaming]

This is how I set up a Game Maker machine using a printer.

Jurisdiction - ONE
Primary Host - SAS HOST
Secondary Host - NONE
SAS Version - 5.01
Chassis Type - UPRIGHT
Coin Acceptor - NONE
Bill Acceptor - JCM WBA
Printer Type - SEIKO
Hopper Type - NONE
Door Type - PULSED OPTIC
Double Down - OFF
Tournament - OFF
EFT - DISABLED
Residual Credit Mode - NO GAMBLE NO ATTN PAY
Win Evaluation Preference - LEGACY
Cabinet Config - VIDEO

After that was all done .. and the standard setting up of the machine ...

Host Config
VGD Address - 123
Serial Number - 456789

Host Opitions

1 - Host Type - STANDARD
2 - Host Bonuses - DISABLED
3 - Progressive - DISABLED
4 - Validation Type - NONE
5 - Remote Handpay Reset - DISABLED
6 - Print Handpay Receipt - ENABLED
7 - Handpay Exception - UNSECURED
8 - Comm Loss Tilt - DISABLED
9 - JRCM Control - OPERATOR

Hope this helps out others trying to enable their Game Maker Printer.

[whinkle]

Do you happen to know what version of Mains you are using?

[whinkle]

Ok... I am one step closer to getting this to work.  I went through and set up my machine according to OhioGaming's suggestions.  I was actually able to select my printer type this time... before it wasn't even an option to select... it just bypassed it.  It still doesn't work though and I don't know if my actual printer is no good or what.  The following is what comes up on the screen when I turn the machine on...

Bill Acceptor: No Errors
Printer: Hardware Error -- Replace Printer
Printer: Offline
Host Comm: Link Down

And in the middle of the screen over top of the games it says...

Game Disabled
Printer Fault
Close Door For Tilt Release

When I go into the setup and choose Configuration and then Printer Test, it says the following... (* means the box is filled in)

* Hardware Error
* Offline
   Printer Closed
   Platten Down
   Paper Loaded
   Paper Not Jammed
* Paper In Chute
   Paper Not Low

And at the bottom of this screen it says...

Printer: Ithaca 850
Software: (This is blank)

Any thoughts???

[whinkle]

I am officially a Blond 

I followed OhioGaming's instructions to a T... Literally... lol  I selected my Printer as an Ithaca when in fact it was a Seiko... hahaha

Now I was probably stupid for trying this, but I don't have any tickets so I cut out a piece of paper the size of the ticket but nothing prints on it.  Is that because the actual tickets are special in some way for the thermal printing or do I have another issue alltogether?

If it is because it needs real tickets, does anyone have any they would like to sell to me?

[OhioGaming]

How many do you need?

[whinkle]

Probably like a pack or two.

Thanks by the way for the setup information... greatly appreciated!!

[kenokarz]

thanks to ohio gaming for the post on ticket printer is just saved me from  more of my hair coming out and i dont have much left,  k plus karma to them works like a charm  
Jurisdiction - ONE
Primary Host - SAS HOST
Secondary Host - NONE
SAS Version - 5.01
Chassis Type - UPRIGHT
Coin Acceptor - NONE
Bill Acceptor - JCM WBA
Printer Type - SEIKO
Hopper Type - NONE
Door Type - PULSED OPTIC
Double Down - OFF
Tournament - OFF
EFT - DISABLED
Residual Credit Mode - NO GAMBLE NO ATTN PAY
Win Evaluation Preference - LEGACY
Cabinet Config - VIDEO

After that was all done .. and the standard setting up of the machine ...

Host Config
VGD Address - 123
Serial Number - 456789

Host Opitions

1 - Host Type - STANDARD
2 - Host Bonuses - DISABLED
3 - Progressive - DISABLED
4 - Validation Type - NONE
5 - Remote Handpay Reset - DISABLED
6 - Print Handpay Receipt - ENABLED
7 - Handpay Exception - UNSECURED
8 - Comm Loss Tilt - DISABLED
9 - JRCM Control - OPERATOR

Hope this helps out others trying to enable their Game Maker Printer. thanks again to ohio gaming on this post

[SLOTMAN]

I am also trying to get a ticket printer working.  There has never been on in my unit.  As for the connector that was posted I followed mine to the hopper plug???  The backplane is labeled prnt (or something similiar). Is there anyone that may have a harness for this??