IMPORTANT: Carefully read all information provided in this manual before setting up Tournament play. Important information is included regarding the proper setup for Tournament play.
GT games are equipped with tournament software to allow competition between players for prizes or cash awards. You may set up to 4 separate tournament sequences, with up to 5 games per tournament sequence, for a total of 20 tournament games in all. Each tournament game duration can be selected individually, to start and end at different times and different dates, for maximum flexibility. You can also run a continuous tournament without resetting by selecting the "Loop" feature. Please review the information below for an explanation on the many features of our Tournament play.
To begin programming a tournament, please follow the step-by-step instructions below.
STEP 1 - MAIN MENU: Access the main game menu by pressing the Button on the right, located inside the cash door area. Once pressed, you will see, "SYSTEM SET UP".
STEP 2 - SYSTEM OPTIONN: Note: The tournament option is defaulted to "On" when Shipped from the factory.(Shows Icon on Menu screen)Touch the Tournament Icon in the set-up screen and then select the number of winners 1,2 or 3. Select pin on or off. Then exit. "Pin on" Requires all players to have a 4-digit code prior to playing Tournament games.
STEP 3 - TOURNAMENT: Touch the "TOURNAMENT" icon. Once touched you will see "TOURNAMENT SET UP", "BOOKS", "RESET", "CLEAR WINNERS", " LINK", " and " ID SETUP".
STEP 4 - TOURNAMENT SET UP: Touch "TOURNAMENT SET UP". This will access the main tournament set up menu.
STEP 5 - SET SYSTEM CLOCK: Touch the box you need to change then use arrow buttons to toggle through available options. Touching "Exit" takes you to the next tournament setup screen, which is the Prize Mode Screen.
STEP 6 - TOURNAMENT PRIZE MODE: Immediately upon touching "TOURNAMENT SET UP", you will access a screen allowing you to determine whether the tournament will play for "CASH" or "POINTS". You may select the mode of play by touching on the box that says "POINTS", which will toggle between "POINTS and "CASH".
STEP 7 - CASH VALUE: If "CASH" is selected you must select the type of currency to be used (i.e. $; L; DM; F). You may do this by touching the currency symbol located on the screen next to the credit value. Once touched, a series of currency symbols will be displayed. Select the appropriate symbol by touching on it. Once the correct symbol is selected, a credit value will appear. You must set the cash value equal to one (1) credit by touching the up/down arrows located near the credit value. The default setting is £ 0.30 per credit for English Pounds and $ 0.25 per credit for U.S. Dollar. All other currencies must be set manually.
NOTE: THE "TOURNAMENT" CASH PER CREDIT VALUE MUST BE EQUAL TO THE GAME CASH PER CREDIT VALUE PROGRAMMED FOR THE COIN MECHANISM.
After setting the cash/credit value, you may exit this screen and proceed as outlined.
Once you exit the previous screen, you will enter the tournament sequence setup screen. You will see, "SEQUENCE 1", "SEQUENCE 2", "SEQUENCE 3, "SEQUENCE 4", at the top of the screen. "SEQUENCE 1" will already be highlighted in light blue, indicating that the game is ready to program the first sequence of games in the tournament.
You are now ready to program the first tournament sequence.
As described previously, you may program up to 5 games in each tournament sequence to begin one after another in any desired sequential order. You may program up to 4 tournament sequences for a total of 20 tournament games. However, each game must be programmed to begin and end after each previous game in the sequence. To begin programming a tournament sequence, follow the step-by-step instructions below.
STEP 1 - TOURNAMENT GAME LIST: Touch the first blank box located at the top left of the screen just below "SEQUENCE 1" and the current time and Date. Note: current time and date must be set on system clock (main menu) For tournament to work correctly. Once touched you will enter the tournament game setup screen and a list of the games available for tournament use will appear to the right of the screen. You may page through the list by using the arrows located at top and bottom of the list.
STEP 2 - GAME SELECTION: Touch the game you want to appear first in The sequence. Once touched, the game will appear in the first box. At this time a list of settings will appear on the screen.
STEP 3 - CREDITS PER PLAY: Select number of credits per game play for the first selection by touching the "CREDIT" box, and adjusting the value with the arrows located to the right of the screen, just at the end of the settings.
STEP 4 - START: Set the "START" of the first game in the sequence by touching on the box labeled "DAY". Adjust the starting date by using the arrows to the right. Repeat this routine for the "MONTH", "YEAR", "HOUR" and "MINUTE". The "AM/PM" will adjust automatically on a 24-hour format.
STEP 5 - END: Set the "END" of the first game in the sequence as described above.
Note: You may set the length of a tournament game by the "week", "day", or "hour" by selecting the short cut "DURATION" feature located last on the list of set up features. Simply touch the appropriate box and adjust with the arrows to the right. The "DURATION" feature will automatically adjust the tournament "END" to the desired length of time.
STEP 6 - SET GAME: Once you have correctly selected all the necessary settings, simply touch "SET" located at the bottom center of the set up screen. All settings for the first game in "SEQUENCE 1" will now be programmed.
STEP 7 - Repeat steps 1 through 6 to program up to 4 additional games per sequence.
Note: If you make an error during the above procedure, or wish to change the settings of any game in the sequence, simply touch "DELETE" at the bottom of the screen and begin again.
STEP 8 - Once all the games (up to 5 games) are programmed in the first tournament sequence, touch "SEQUENCE 1", highlighted in light blue at the top of the screen. You will go back to the tournament sequence setup screen.
STEP 9 - PRIZE POOL: In the tournament sequence setup screen you may now decide on the percentage of gross income to be contributed to the tournament prize pool. This is accomplished by touching on the box where the value appears. The percentage range may be set as low as 20% to a high of 100%. You may set a different contribution for each game in the Sequence. Once set, the game will automatically allocate the contribution as follows: 1st Place = 50%; 2nd Place = 30%; 3rd Place = 20%. Note: If operating tournaments on "points", all values will be converted to points.
STEP 10 - POOL START VALUE: After selecting the prize pool contribution, you may now decide the starting value of the pool. This is accomplished by touching on the arrows located to the right. The value range can be set from a low of 0, to a high of 9900 for point value and 99 for cash value. You may set a different value for each game in the sequence. IMPORTANT: THE PRIZE POOL WILL NOT INCREMENT DURING GAME PLAY UNTIL THE START VALUE IS EXCEEDED. Example: If start value is set to 100, then the pool will not increment until the game has earned enough income to contribute more than 100 points to the pool.
STEP 11 - ACTIVATE TOURNAMENT SEQUENCE: There are 4 main buttons in the tournament sequence setup screen: "SEQUENCE LOOP INDICATOR" (arrow with a line), "ACTIVATE", "DEACTIVATE", and "DEFAULT".
"SEQUENCE LOOP INDICATOR": Touch this icon to program the tournament sequence to play continuously until reset by the operator. Each game will follow the sequence setting for an indefinite time until reset by the operator. Indicator will appear as a "circular arrow" to indicate a "sequence loop" has been selected.
"ACTIVATE": Touch this icon to complete the tournament sequence set up procedure and program all settings into game play. "ACTIVATE" will appear on the "SEQUENCE 1" icon to indicate that the tournament sequence has been accepted for game play. You may then proceed to program games for "SEQUENCE 2".
"DEACTIVATE": Touch this icon to modify settings after tournament sequence has been activated.
"DEFAULT": Touch this icon to reset tournament sequence to factory settings.
Set up for tournament "SEQUENCE 1" is now complete. You may begin programming tournament "SEQUENCE 2" by following the step-by-step instructions outlined above.
"SHORT CUT"
(TO PROGRAM A ONE-HOUR TOURNAMENT)
To program a tournament sequence quickly, do the following:
1. Touch the blank game box.
2. Touch a game from the list.
3. Touch set.
4. Repeat procedure for each game in sequence.
This short cut will automatically program the first game to start within 10 minutes of the current time of day, and last for one hour. Each game in the sequence will be automatically programmed to start at the end of the previous game.
STEP 12 - MANAGEMENT PIN CODE: Once all tournament sequences have been programmed, touch "EXIT" located at the very top left of the screen. Once touched a numerical "Key Pad" will appear. It is necessary for the tournament operator to enter a 4-digit PIN code to exit this screen and begin tournament game play.
THE 4 DIGIT OPERATOR PIN CODE WILL BE USED TO VERIFY AND AWARD PRIZES AT THE END OF A TOURNAMENT. YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS PIN CODE TO AWARD PRIZES.
All tournament income is recorded separate from regular game (non-tournament) income. Individual game income and number of starts (games played) is recorded as well as total gross income. Recording individual game income allows the operator to track a tournament game's popularity and adjust accordingly for future tournaments.
In addition to the individual game income, the "BOOKS" screen records the following information:
GROSS INCOME: Total income played on tournament games.
NET INCOME: Tournament gross income less "CLAIMED" and "UNCLAIMED" awards.
CLAIMED: Cash (or points) paid to players. Income is recorded in this column after the successful completion of the "prize verification" routine described previously.
UNCLAIMED: Total tournament cash (or points) won by players, but not yet awarded. At the completion of a tournament the top three (3)-scoring players are recorded on the "Past Winners" list, along with the amount of the award. All awards (cash or points) listed on the "Past Winners" screen are immediately recorded to the "Unclaimed" category until such time as the players are verified and awarded their prize. After the verification and award procedure is completed, the income is recorded in the "Claimed" category.
Touch "RESET" to clear all tournament information. To perform this function, follow the step-by-step instructions listed below.
STEP 1 - Touch "RESET". Once touched you will see, "ARE YOU SURE"?
STEP 2 - Touch "YES" or "NO" as desired.
Note: Once "YES" is touched all tournament information will be erased and all players on the tournament "Hi-Score" list will immediately be entered on the "Past Winners" list. "Resetting" an active tournament produces the same results as if the tournament completed as programmed.
All tournament players who score high enough to achieve first, second or third place in the tournament standings will appear on the "PAST WINNERS" screen at the end of each tournament game. To clear the "PAST WINNERS" screen, following the step-by-step instruction below.
STEP 1 - Touch " WINNERS". Once touched you will see, "Clear Winners and are you SURE"?
STEP 2 - Touch "YES" or "NO" as desired.
Note: Once "YES" is touched all information will be erased, including the names of winning players and cash or point values.
Touch the tournament category button in the game category menu screen; this brings you to the tournament game menu screen. Touch "PAST WINNERS", this brings you to the "PAST WINNERS" screen. At the completion of each tournament game, the top three (3) scoring players will appear in the "PAST WINNERS" screen along with the value of each player's prize. In order to award a prize to the player, you must follow the procedure outlined below:
STEP 1 - MANAGEMENT VERIFICATION: Touch the player's name as it appears on the "PAST WINNERS" list. Once touched, the players name will turn "red" and the verification "key pad" (explained above) will appear. The Tournament operator must input the same 4-digit code used to exit the tournament sequence setup screen in Section II, step 12.
STEP 2 - PLAYER VERIFICATION: Once the tournament operator has correctly entered the PIN code, the player must enter his PIN code to verify his identity. Once both PIN codes are entered correctly, a "Congratulations" screen will appear signaling approval for the tournament operator to award the prize. Once the award and verification procedure is complete, the player's name will appear in "pink" on the "PAST WINNERS" screen indicating that the player has received an award.