Matt Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Hi All What do the dip switch setting do in configuration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew96 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 whatever the manufacturer programmed them to do in the software, different machines use different ones to do different things. some don't even use them. Very much a 'how ling is a piece of string' scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 6 minutes ago, Matt said: Hi All What do the dip switch setting do in configuration? It depends on the machine. They can alter the stake and/or jackpot, turn the machines attract mode off or put it to low level, so it doesn't distract in a small venue. They can sometimes make the machine auto pay out after every win. And other things in addition to the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unemulate Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 3 hours ago, wearecity said: It depends on the machine. They can alter the stake and/or jackpot, turn the machines attract mode off or put it to low level, so it doesn't distract in a small venue. They can sometimes make the machine auto pay out after every win. And other things in addition to the above. interesting... so basically google dip switch settings and hope you find something, or else just flip them one by one, restart and see what they do? Are there dip switch 'trends' per manufacturer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotsmagic Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, Unemulate said: interesting... so basically google dip switch settings and hope you find something, or else just flip them one by one, restart and see what they do? Are there dip switch 'trends' per manufacturer? 99% of the time they are of no use once a layout is released. The settings (apart from possible stake, prize and percentage) combinations are of little use. Things like less flashy attract mode for venues that don't want the machine to be too distracting, odd percentage (so adding 1% to percentage payout), and stuff like that. On some machines it'll switch between different profiles (softer for pub, harder for arcade), again the options are pretty much limitless. By all means tinker, you can't really break a machine (worst comes to worse you can re-extract the layout). Best to make changes with the machine's virtual doors open, then closing the doors should reboot with new settings. 1 Currently owned digitals : T7 Encore, T7 Original, Astra iPub and Storm Street Casino. MFME cabinets : Genesis cab DIY by No1Stoney, Interplay conversion and Vegas Strip conversion (both are works in progress!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 3 hours ago, Unemulate said: interesting... so basically google dip switch settings and hope you find something, or else just flip them one by one, restart and see what they do? Are there dip switch 'trends' per manufacturer? You really need the machines manual to see what they do and sometime several machines on the same tech, by the same manufacturer may do the same thing. Very very very rarely, a machines layout producer has used the emulators ability to have tags added to the dip switches, which when you hovver over them, shows a pop up message with what the particular dipswitch does. I'll see if I have a manual for an emulated machine and you can switch them and see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unemulate Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Allright, thanks for the explanation. I'm a casual gambling machine player so I doubt I'll really ever dive deep into it, but I always wondered how those worked And a manual might be very valueable to others here who might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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