Steltronic PinCam User manual

SURFACE BALL RETURNS
AUTOMATIC SCORING
4600 Arrow Hwy.
Montclair, California 91763 USA
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Installation manual for PinCams
installed on a tunnel with surface ball returns

Contents
OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................... 1
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................... 2
SENSORS RELOCATION CABLE INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 3
BRUNSWICK A OR A-2 .................................................................................................................. 4
CAMERA CABLE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 5
MERCURY SWITCH CABLES INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 6

Page 1
© Steltronic – Overview
SURFACE BALL RETURNS
A typical installation of the PinCam
bowling pins detection device is normally
installed on the ball return capping, and
this is because the ball return system
is underground and you can’t see the
bowling ball returning to the bowler. In the
sample image to the left, an illustration of
an 8 lane bowling center with the PinCam
is installed on the ball return capping.
When the bowling center has pinsetters
that require a PinCam to detect the
bowling pins for scoring purposes, and
the bowling center ball return system
has surface ball returns, the Steltronic
PinCam has to be installed using a tunnel
system.
This allows the bowling ball to travel
above ground on the ball return track, and
the Steltronic PinCam is mounted on top
of the tunnel as seen here to the left.
OVERVIEW

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© Steltronic – Installation procedures
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
The PinCam also has infrared sensors
that detect a bowling ball. When the
bowling ball breaks the “infrared beam”,
this informs the scoring system that a
ball was rolled, and then to detect the
standing pins for a score.
Since the sensors are normally mounted
on the PinCam baseplate, this presents a
problem when the PinCam is mounted on
top of the tunnel, now it’s impossible for
the bowling ball to break the beam of the
infrared sensor.
This means the sensors have to be
removed from the PinCam baseplate and
relocated for the bowling ball to be able to
break the sensor beam.
Steltronic has provided a bracket and
cover that will allow the sensors to be
relocated under the ball return drop
sweep, which is located in between both
of the pinsetter kickbacks.
However, it is preferable to mount the
sensors in a location that is in front of
the rake or sweep assembly so that the
motion of the rake or sweep does not
interfere with the scoring system thinking
that a bowling ball was rolled 3X.

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© Steltronic – Sensors relocation cable installation
SENSORS RELOCATION CABLE INSTALLATION
When you have installed
the sensors onto the new
bracket and mounted them
under the ball return tracks,
you need to connect these
sensors back onto the
PinCam.
Using the cable (PN:
716030) make sure you
install this cable that has
the MALE pins closest to
the sensors, and FEMALE
connections will be
connected to the PinCam
PCB.
We recommend the RED
GREEN and BLUE wires be
connected to the ODD lane
sensor, and then back at
the PinCam, connect the
cable with the RED GREEN
and BLUE connector to
the odd lane PCB trigger
sensor connections.

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© Steltronic – Brunswick a or a-2
BRUNSWICK A OR A-2
If the sensors are relocated to
an area that is behind the rake,
you will need to install a mercury
switch to disable the sensors
when the rake is sweeping pins.
If your bowling center has
Brunswick A or A-2 pinsetters, an
additional mercury switch needs
to be installed on the rake shaft.
The main purpose of this
mercury switch is to send a
signal to the infrared sensor to
be disabled when the pinsetter
rake/sweep would sweep the
deadwood.
Therefore we need to disable
the sensor when the rake/sweep
passes and breaks the beam of
the sensor.
When installing the mercury switch, the pinsetter needs to be at ZERO degrees with the rake in the upward position.
The mercury switch should be installed with the wires pointed forward in the direction of the bowlers at the approach.
When the rake is UP, install the u-bolt clamp on the rake shaft, so that you have an open continuity on the two wires of
the mercury switch. When the rake is down, there should be a contact closure between the two mercury switch wires.
Mercury switch installed with rake UP and pinsetter
at zero degrees.
Mercury switch installed with rake DOWN and
pinsetter at zero degrees.

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© Steltronic – Camera cable installation
CAMERA CABLE INSTALLATION
Steltronic has also supplied
a special camera cable that
has extra connections for the
mercury switches. When you
install the camera cable (PN
- 716005-SPECIAL), please
make sure you have installed
the cable that has the quick
disconnects closest to the
API on the curtain wall.
Odd Lane Mercury Switch:
When connecting the mercury
switch to the camera cable,
the ODD lane mercury switch
should be connected to the
white and green wires on
the camera cable with quick
disconnects.
Even Lane Mercury Switch:
When connecting the mercury
switch to the camera cable,
the EVEN lane mercury switch
should be connected to the
red and black wires on the
camera cable with quick
disconnects.

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© Steltronic – Mercury switch cables installation
MERCURY SWITCH CABLES INSTALLATION
Odd Lane Mercury Switch: When connecting the mercury switch to the camera cable, the ODD lane mercury switch
should be connected to the white and green wires on the camera cable with quick disconnects.
Even Lane Mercury Switch: When connecting the mercury switch to the camera cable, the EVEN lane mercury switch
should be connected to the red and black wires on the camera cable with quick disconnects.