CMOS DATA??? Please help

[ag21197]

Just picked up a Double Double Bonus Poker Machine. Stickers inside say March '94. It was all well and good, then it said 'low battery.' After a few attempts to get it to work (I mean simply turning it off and on over a two day period) I decided I needed a NEW  BATTERY 'genious.' At this point, I am waiting on the battery but the screen says "CMOS DATA." AHHHH What is that mean. The other thing I noticed is that when I press the little white button the fonts in the menus are all screwed up. I think I might have hurt the machine. What does CMOS DATA mean? Please help?

[knagl]

Looks like Jay already helped you in the other thread, but once you've replaced the battery and you get that message, press and hold the white self-test button for a few seconds -- you should hear a small "ding" from the speaker.  At that point, close all of the doors (the "door open" message should go away), and give the Jackpot Reset key a turn.

[ag21197]

Thank you for the advice. Do you think the text in the stats menu that previously got all jumbled up and unreadable will also be corrected with the new battery?

[Brianzz]

Battery may fix it, although you may need to clear it also

[ag21197]

Thank you !

[jay]

On a PE+ the cmos typically is self correcting, its not usually as clean on a S+ --- the common fault is you get stuck with a 61 error that won't go away.
You also get corrupted CMOS when you change out major revisions of game chips or go from a standard board on a PE+ to a Superboard.

If you have a bill validator you WILL require a SET chip to re-enable it, and if you are busy buying a SET chip get a Clear chip also...