Common problems of arcade for merchants and players| dinibao

First: Common problems of merchants

Question: How do I get the operating mode?

Answer: When you open the top (coin) door on the ddr machine and look inside, you will see one of two possible configurations

Question: What is the event mode and how to achieve it?

Answer: Play the machine for free, and then press and hold the service button (only) when you exit the operator menu.

Question: Where is the volume control?

Answer: The volume control is the two knobs inside the coin gate. The top knob controls the treble, and the bottom controls the bass.

Question: If the sound is not loud enough, can we hang up more speakers?

Answer: Of course, there are two RCA audio jacks (red and white) on the back of the machine. There is also something that looks like a VGA port, which is actually an external monitor connection. This will be on the opposite side of the power cord.

Question: Is there any way to change the time of selecting songs?

Answer: So far, the only method found is the event mode, which just removes the time limit.

Question: What should I do if I have to replace the power supply?

Answer: Just make sure it is connected correctly. Although Japanese machines work on different voltages and frequencies, they can handle these differences.

Question: How do I keep the brackets inside the pads from falling off so much?

Answer: Pretty simple, actually. There are L-shaped brackets screwed into the sides that cover over each of the four sensors underneath each arrow. This is what causes a pad press to register. The screws for those brackets eventually come loose from all the stomping and bass. Normally, you can get away with just screwing them back in. In a higher traffic situation, you may have to resort to more ‘drastic’ measures.

This is Loctite comes in. For those who don't know, Loctite is a plastic like coating you can spread over the threads of a screw that hardens and tightens things down pretty solidly.

Of course, you don't want the screws to be immobile (if the brackets are immobilized, nothing registers), so you don't want to use anything stronger than a medium hold on it. Using anything stronger will result in the screws being stripped if you do have to take them back out again.

Question: My machine won  hold freeze arrows, any way to fix it?

Answer: Grab some business cards or paper tickets (something small), and stick them on the underside of the sensor. This lifts the middle of the sensor up to ensure the L-Brackets keep better pressure on the sensor.

Question: I have an arrow that isn't working, any way to get it working again?

Answer: In order or probable cause: Check your connectors, then L-brackets, swap with known working sensors, test your wiring, replace sensors. I/O Test in operators mode will tell you what sensors are registering.

second:Common Player Questions

Bootleg Mixes

Question: My arcade has a DDR machine called DDR Megamix (or Extreme Plus). What is the deal with these?

Answer: Congratulations, you're privy to what's essentially a poorly made bootleg of Extreme. You can expect lots of messed up backgrounds, machine glitches, and Freeze Arrows that start like blocks.

Question: My Extreme has .25x, .5x, Brake, and Wave selectable. Why doesn't this other arcade have them?

Answer: The guys over at the Aaron in Japan forums decided to snoop around the extreme programming and found the tags to activate those modifications. They also activated a few different oni steps for songs too. While pretty cool, this is technically a bootleg version.

DDR EXTREME:

Question: Why are there only a small amount of songs in Extreme?

Answer: There are several different list sortings in Extreme. Default only shows a small portion of these. Hit :leftsel: and :rightsel: at the same time to access the others.

Question: Can I get the modes in the Trick oni course other places in the game?

Answer: No, unless your arcade is using the hacked version from the AIJ forums.

Question: I went too far on the Option Select screen between when I picked my song and before it starts. Is there a way to go back to a higher row and change that setting?

Answer: Yes there is. Hold either :leftsel: or :rightsel: and press start button to back up to a higher row.

Question: I just matrix walked and broke the screen, what do I do?

Answer: Expect one (or more) of several consequences, ranging from other local players wanting to beat the life out of you to being arrested for destruction of property.

Question: Will an arcade disc work in anything other than an arcade cabinet it.

Answer: No. Older mixes (on the 573 board) discs won't function any setup other than a 573 board. PC's can access some of the information, but not play the actual game. DS Fusion and DDR Supernova operate on a type of modified PS2 that's incompatible with normal PS2's