ColorDMD WPC95 User manual

8-Pin DMD Power Cable
( Remove entire cable
from the game )
14-Pin DMD Ribbon Cable
(Unplug cable from DMD
and leave other end
connected to game)
Figure A
Carefully remove the translite from the backbox and then lower
the speaker panel to the position shown in Fig. A to gain access
to the backbox.
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WPC95 Installation
Instructions
Be sure to turn OFF the power to the pinball machine before
installing the ColorDMD display.
Tools Required
: Phillips screwdriver
Remove and save all four DMD mounting screws. Remove the
original DMD from the game and store it in a safe place.
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STEP
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Disconnect the DMD power and ribbon cables from the DMD.
Unplug the DMD power cable from the high-voltage A/V board
J-604 (see Fig. E), and remove this cable from the backbox .
Congratutions on the purchase of a new ColorDMD display. The ColorDMD
will enhance your pinball machine by introducing
color to the dot matrix
display graphics produced by the game.
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Figure B
PWR AUX
DMD_IN
USB Port
Figure C
WPC95
Mounting
Holes
WPC95
Mounting
Holes
To protect against electrical shock,
ground wire from the backbox must
be connected to this metal bracket.
LAMP_IN
DO NOT CONNECT
HIGH VOLTAGE TO
THIS CONNECTOR!
Ground Lug
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Position the ColorDMD face down in the orientation shown in
Fig. B on the speaker panel and align the four WPC95 mounting
holes (see Fig. C).
Remove the protective film from the front side of the new
ColorDMD display.
Use the four original DMD screws from Step 3 to fasten the
ColorDMD display to the speaker panel. If one of the screws is
attached to the ground wire from the backbox, ensure that the
ground wire is making good contact with the ColorDMD metal
bracket. The ground wire can alternately be connected to the
provided ground lug on the metal bracket (see Fig. C).
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STEP
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WARNING - ELECTRIC SHOCK
WARNING . Electric Shock Hazard - To protect against
accidental electric shock, DO NOT operate the game without
ensuring that the ColorDMD metal bracket is electrically grounded.

Plug Into
Power Driver
Board J-138
(B.B.)
Optional :
Only use the male-to-male
adapter to reconnect a
pre-existing cable back
into J-138
Plug Into
ColorDMD
PWR
J-604
J-603
A/V Board
Power Driver Board
Route the new ColorDMD
Power Cable along with
the existing cables for a
clean install.
Figure E
J-138
Locate the included 4-pin ColorDMD power cable. One end of the
cable has a single connector (see Fig. D). Plug this connector
into the PWR header (see Fig. C) on the ColorDMD.
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Plug the other end of the new ColorDMD Power Cable (see Fig. D)
into J-138 on the WPC95 Power Driver Board (see Fig. E). If an
existing cable is currently plugged into J-138, disconnect it before
connecting the ColorDMD power cable
.
If you disconnected a cable from J-138 in the previous step, use
the included male-to-male adapter to re-connect this cable to the
available center connector on the ColorDMD cable (see Fig. D).
Otherwise, do not connect the male-to-male adapter and store it
in a safe place.
The disconnected cable may alternatively be connected to the
AUX header on the ColorDMD board (see Fig. C).
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Figure D
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STEP
STEP
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NOTE
TIP

Red Stripe on the
14-Pin Ribbon
Cable
Enter ColorDMD Menu /
Advance to Next Menu Item
Toggle Selection Up /
Confirm Menu Exit
Toggle Selection Down
Return to Previous Menu Item /
Initiate USB Download (Press for 5 Seconds)
Plug the 14-Pin ribbon cable into DMD_IN on the ColorDMD with
the red stripe on the right-hand side (see Fig. F). The other
end of this cable should still be plugged into J-603 on the A/V
Board with red stripe on the left-hand side (see Fig. E).
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While ensuring no wires get pinched, raise the speaker panel
and turn on the pinball machine. The WPC95 self test progress
bar should appear.
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Figure F
STEP
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Double check for proper alignment of all cable connections.
Game is now ready to play. Have fun! You can press the
right-most ColorDMD Menu button (See Fig. F) to access the
ColorDMD on-screen menu to customize the display settings.
STEP
STEP
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For additional information regarding display settings please visit
our website at www.colordmd.com .