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AUDIT INFORMATION
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While the Auro- UP switch remains in the Up position, the operator can press the
ADVANCEswitch once, briefly, to begin the backbox displays of Audit (sometimes
called "bookkeeping") Information. Fifty-four audit entries are now available.
Calculation of the various factors is no longer necessary because the System lIB
game program now performs all the mathematical factor computations. This
information is intended to aid the owner/operator in evaluating how the game is
performing in each location, by providing knowledge about which game features are
receiving the most play. With this information. the owner/operator can determine
whether adjusting the game features to other settings will contribute to increased
game earnings.
The operator can press the ADVANCEbutton once to view each Audit Information
display item. To proceed more rapidly through this information. the operator only
has to press and hold the ADVANCEbutton. If a desired Item is passed, the
operator can use the MANUAL-DOWNswitch position with the ADVANCEbutton to
back up to the desired item.
The GAME
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Audit Table lists the 53 items of the Audit Information portion of
the GAME
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Game Status Displays. audit 54 is not used. Presentation of this
Audit Information again utilizes the player score displays; however. the Player 1 and
2 displays are combined as a descriptive phrase. The light type below the table's
column headings names the respective backbox displays where the information
appears. Because the Player 4 display contains information which depends on
game play. only a few example entries are shown in the table. The Credits display
shows Au for all 53 audit items. so its entry is omitted from the tabular listing.
Detection of erroneous data affecting any of the counters used in these audit Items
causes the message, ERROR. to be displayed in the Player 3 display. during display
of any audit item associated with that particular counter. fIbe program does not
analyze the cause of the error; it merely alerts the operator of the error's existence
by the message.l
ADJUSTMENT INFORMATION -
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At end of the Audit Information presentation. with the AUTO-UP switch in the Up
position, the operator can press the ADVANCEbutton to proceed to the Adjustment
Information portion of the GAME
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Game Status Displays, as listed in the
GAME
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Game Adjustment Table.
The operator can press the ADVANCEbutton once to view each Adjustment
Information display item. To proceed more rapidly through this information. the
operator only has to press and hold the ADVANCEbutton. If a desired item is
passed. the operator can use the MANUAL-DOWNswitch position with the
ADVANCEbutton to back up to the desired item.
The GAME
SHOW
Game Adjustment Table lists the 70 items of the Adjustment
Information portion of the GAME
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Game Status Displays. Presentation of the
displays is similar to that for the Audit Information (that is, the player 1 and 2
displays combine as a descriptive phrase: the IJght type below the column headings
1·10 Game Status Displays