Tri-sports arcade reset help.

[tfmc369]

hi all.. 
i am new to this wonderful site.
i am just getting into the whole arcade & mame thing & i just bought the project arcade book with cd in hopes of possibly building a complete mame system.
i have a question..
i just recently just purchased a full size tri-sports arcade game,
with bowling, pool & mini golf..
and i would like to reset all the high scores so my kids can keep track of who has what..
does ne1 know how to do this?..
i believe it is a jamma board..
thanx in advance..
The Fishman ?;o}

[Fozzy The Bear]

hi all.. 
i am new to this wonderful site.
i am just getting into the whole arcade & mame thing & i just bought the project arcade book with cd in hopes of possibly building a complete mame system.

Welcome to the Lunatic Asylum....    You've just set yourself on the road to total madness.

With Jamma boards the high scores are usually retained by the the battery backup on the board. Does your board have any dip switches... there may be a service switch for resetting the high score table.  You may find that you can re-set it by putting the cabinet into service or test mode, using the dip switches and the on screen options.

Best bet if nobody on here knows the exact answer, is to get hold of a service manual for that machine.

If there isn't a dip switch set, then it may be possible to remove the on board battery for a few hours to get it to reset.  BUT!! Be very careful!! confirm first that your board does not have a suicide chip! some boards, when they have the battery removed actually lose a small piece of code that will then prevent them from ever running again.  This was to prevent people from bootlegging the roms.

Hope that helps....

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[tfmc369]

thanx for the reply..
i will check it out when i get home..
there is a test & service switch i believe..
and there are dip switches as well..
will try the service one first, before i get into the dip switches..
thanx again..
The Fishman ?;o}