Creative Arcades 4500-2P User manual

4500-2P
ARCADE
USER MANUAL
VER101620
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Table of Contents
Page 3 Control Panel and button layout cheat sheet
Page 4 Controls and navigating through game selection screen
Page 5
Page 6
Playing Doubles and Volume adjustment
Page 7
Setting up Machine to Accept Quarters
Page 8
De-Activating FreePlay button
Page 9
Lifting Up the Tilt Screen
Unlatching the Tilt Screen
Page 10 Creating a favorites list
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Control Panel
Quick Starting
To start playing a game. First find the category by pressing the Player 1_B button until you come to the category
that you want. Then use the joystick to navigate through the game selection screen. Push down on the joystick
to move down one game at a time, Also you can push to the right to jump through games ten at a time. Hold the
joystick to the right to cycle through the games quickly. Once you have found the game you would like to play,
press the start a game or P1_A button as shown in Figure A.
After the game loads, press the freeplay button to add credits and then Player 1 start to start the game.
To exit out at any time, press and hold the player one start button for 5 seconds and it will bring you back to the
game selection screen.
Figure A
Figure A
2 Player standup control panel shown
GAME CATEGORIES ARE - FIGHTER / BEAT / DRIVING / SHOOT / GUN / STAGE / SPORT /OTHERS / MAZE / MISC / ALL
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While on the game selection screen
you can push Player1_B button to cycle through the game categories one at a time then you can push
down on joystick to cycle down through game list one at a time, or press to the right and cycle through
game list TEN at a time. You can also hold the joystick to the right to go through the game list superfast.
Change the orientation of the screen by hitting the all white button
next to Player 1 start that is shown in figure A.
Once you find a game that you would like to play, push the Player1_A button to load that game.
Once the game is loaded, push the freeplay button to add credits
after adding credits, push Player 1 or Player 2 start.
Exiting the Game
While playing the game, to exit you simply hold down the Player 1 start button and after a few seconds it
will take you back to the game selection screen.
Game Category is displayed at top left of screen in RED
Game Category - ------>
Game List ------------->
Game Selection
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Playing Doubles
Some games (donkey kong, pacman, galaga) require players to use the same
controls. The original design of these games was based on taking turns using
the same controls. As one player would play until his turn ended and then the
other player would step up and take his turn on the same controls.
But if you want to play two player games with seperate controls then you
would have to start it from the ends where both players are facing each other
(cocktail mode). To switch the orientation of the screen you must do it from
the game selection screen by hitting the Cocktail/Standup orientation button
that is shown in Figure A. This only applies if you have a cocktail table
Some games may be louder than others and the volume can be adjusted to
preference. To adjust the volume ayou have to open up the machine and locate
the amplifier that has 4 knobs on it and looks similiar to Figure C. Once you locate
that amplifier you simply just turn the large knob counter clockwise to lower and
clockwise to raise. Please note that your machine may have a different location for the
sound amplifier.
Figure C.
Figure C.
Volume Control
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Setting up machine to take quarters
Step 1. Locate the coin assimulator in fornt of the machine and open the coin door.
Step 2. Put in a sample quarter into the caddy tray as shown in figures D and E above.
Step 3. Find the green QC sticker and pull up on it. It may be easier to lift up on it with the spring disconnected.
Step 4. Once you have it up, then you want to put your sample quarter in the cut as shown in figure E (the yellow disc is
a dummy coin that you need to replace with a real one.
Step 5. After you put your quarter in the caddy, then lower it back down.
Fine tuning the coin caddy will take a number of attempts to ensure accurate alignment when it is setups correctly, then
the quarter should fall all the way through. If it gets caught then the sample quarter is not in correctly and you must hit
the coin return lever to get it out and reinsert the sample quarter again. NOTE: the machine must be on for this to work.
It may take a couple of tries but it will work just keep trying!
Figure E
Figure D
Coin Assimulator
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Figure F
De-activate freeplay when using coin acceptor
Note that this process is for our Tabletop Lift Model only
To finish setting up your machine to take quarters you must de-activate the freeplay
button on the control panel and to do this you must open up the machine on the coin
door side and look up to the right and you should see something similiar to figure f.
The blue button is the freeplay button and the red switch is to turn off the freeplay
button that is on the control panel.
***IMPORTANT*** To activate FreePlay again, the switch must be flipped back on
to use the freeplay button on the main control panel
LED Light Controls
The other switch that is behind the back door of the machine is to turn off the LED
lights that are on the outside of the video game unit.
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De-activate freeplay on 4 Player Slim model
Once you loosen those bolts, you should be able to lift up on the control panel and have it open up
to show you the backside. Once there, disconnect the green wire connected to the freeplay
button.
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Removing front control panel for a narrow
doorway (if required)
When removed, arcade is 33' wide.
(1) Remove upper left and upper right screws. Lift panel
(2) Remove the 4 screws 2 on the left and 2 under the panel
(3) Lift box and gently place against screen while moving
through doorway
(4) Replace screws into pane once in desired location
(this applies to four player stand up)
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Step 1 : Locate the two latches (one on each side) that secure the screen to the unit during shipping.
These images are from the top of the machine when the screen is up.
To unlatch the screen, you have to reach into the machine from the back (opposite of Coin Door) and reach up through the hole that
is in the picture and unlatch the clamp. THE SCREEN WILL NOT GO UP UNTIL YOU DO THIS.
Lifting up the tilt screen
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Here is a view of the latches from the top side of the machine
NOTE: When transporting machine, make sure that you have fastened these latches back down again to prevent damage
This is a view from the bottom inside pointed up
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My Games List Setup
Start Machine with PC USB Keyboard and mouse wired/wireless
If there are no USB ports available you can disconnect one temporarily to plug in your keyboard and mouse
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My Games List Setup
Open the Setup Window by pressing the“D” Key
“D” Key Open this window
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My Games List Setup
Add one game to My Games List by using the mouse
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My Games List Setup
Delete one game from My Games List by using the mouse
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My Games List Setup
Save My Games List by using the mouse
Click “Save” button
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My Games List Setup
Show My Games List
“Z” Key Open this Window
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My Games List Setup
Check My Games then Save
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Hide Adult Games
Check “Hide Adult Games” then Save
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