anyone who has owned a pinball for a while shouldn't really need anyone to set up a NIB game for them unless you are on your own and don't have some of the tools and can't get to to the place you want to set it up:
tools needed, pinball sized spanner for legs.
Something sharp
Game in. cut down the side of the box that says Truck this side. bin that bit of card, be careful as there are monster staples that can do decent damage.
remove the legs carefully they are in two long thin cardboard tubes.
DO NOT CUT THE TAPE AROUND THE GAME.
if you have a trolley I recommend lowering the game on to the trolley then jacking it up and put the legs on
Note that the screws on a NIB stern are in the game and can chew up your nice wood floor or if you are from the north your linoleum.
if you don't - put the front legs on and swing the game down onto them. Lift the back of the game up and stick a small stool or something underneath. Wind out the feet so the top end of the screw is flush with the leg - and then put on the back legs.
walk round the game and check for any issues. remove trolleys, stools etc.
If there is anything significant here take photos and email phil.
Get cutters and cut the keys off.. cut the tape around the game off being careful to not lose an eye.
Get the coin box out and look for the tilt bob and fit this. then get the backbox bolts.
Lift the backbox carefully feeding the tubes back into the game then screw in the bolts remove the foam etc.
Remove all the paper and file it in the round file.
open the coin door undo the clips left and right to remove the lockbar
slide the glass out and put own on a soft surface.
check that there is no cable ties or transport foam in the main game.
lift the play field up by the apron, pull it towards you so the rails underneath sit on the front of the game.
Swing the play field up and check there is no cable ties/transport foam
put the play field back down and push it in hard and down, watch out for flesh wounds.
get a damp cloth and give the playfield a quick once over.
get a 30cm ruler and place it flat on the play field and check the play field is not warped.
ideally you have balls from the ball baron but if not get the stern balls out of the envelope and in a clean microfibre remove the oil, put the balls in.
get the power cable out of the coin box, use the europe one as a hanging rope for your kids favourite stuffed toy.
plug it in at the back and then into the wall.
put the backbox keys on the hook on the coin door and close and lock the coin door.
have live chickens ready
turn the power on. sacrifice chickens.
wait for Stern logo, then game logo, then code version and serial number, then listen out for a couple of clunks then a flash of all the lights and the game will prompt you to set up some settings, the key one is free play on. I typically ignore the rest of it.
if you didn't close the coin door you will likely have a node board failure error and after surviving the anxiety for a few minutes and requiring new under crackers. close the door and life is good.
star the game and make sure the game plays ok.
put the glass back on
lockdown the lockbar
check out the settings in the game i knocked up a video here:
Settings on a pinball machine.
worth adjusting the back lights if nothing else. I've done loads of unboxing on twitch that you can see most of them on YouTube. or see
@huggers above.
you may also need to update the code.
Neil.
