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Title: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: mikey78254 on May 12, 2018, 06:15:40 pm
Hi, First time posting.

I have a CGA/VGA Jamma 48/1 Classical Game Collection.   When I power it on with all DIP switches off it should allow the game selection and playing.   However, it is just frozen in the wake up screen/demo.   Joystick, P1, P2, Button1,2 do nothing.   I can set DIP 4 to the ON and go through the whole selection screens.  Even in the IO test screen every button, direction, and DIP switches show they work.   But when I turn off the set up and boot up in play mode it's stuck again.

Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: behrmr on May 12, 2018, 08:18:59 pm
Coin it up or set it to free play
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: mikey78254 on May 12, 2018, 10:33:52 pm
Hi, it was already set for free play
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: big10p on May 13, 2018, 06:14:07 am
Have you checked your voltages? Does the background music play?
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: mikey78254 on May 13, 2018, 11:50:02 am
Thanks for the tips/suggestions so far.   I wanted to add that this unit had worked for years.  Then one day - when it boots up in play mode no controls work.

The backround music did work before.  I can hear it in the set up for volume control.   And I'm sorry - I don't know how to check the voltages
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: big10p on May 13, 2018, 11:57:36 am
You need a multi meter to check the voltages, but if it was working (and you haven't messed with anything), chances are it's become faulty. You can get the 60-in-1 one boards pretty cheaply now, though.
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: PL1 on May 13, 2018, 12:43:39 pm
I don't know how to check the voltages
How to test voltages in an arcade game with a mutlimeter and how to replace a switching power supply (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYr_PRG61ZM#)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYr_PRG61ZM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYr_PRG61ZM)


Scott
Title: Re: Need Help 48/1 stuck on start up screen
Post by: mikey78254 on May 13, 2018, 01:24:34 pm
Eureka.   I have no idea how the DIP switched got reset.  But somehow the FREE Play option got turned off and since there isn't a coin operation it was dead.   I went through the set up and got everything set up again and eureka it works again.   

Thanks so much for your suggestions / tips / help with this.   Just in time for my birthday party.  Thanks!!!!