New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 56

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✨ Gaming Machine Technical Specifications

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2.4.29

There may be a facility whereby the machine can be switched into a power save mode. For example, the lighting of the gaming machine is powered off, but the communications and relevant security features of the machine are still enabled.

2.4.30

Gaming machines must employ power supply filtering sufficient to prevent disruption to the device after a recovery from any of the following occurrences (orderly shutdown of the device is considered acceptable):

a) Application of a fast transient voltage of 2.5 kV to AC power lines (rise: 5 ns, duration: 50 ns), and 1 kV to external I/O lines.

Rationale : This test ensures proper operation of the gaming machine when its power source or communication lines are exposed to high inductance coupling of transients via the power cycling of nearby industrial equipment.

b) Injection of a surge voltage of 2 kV (rise: 1.2 micro Sec, duration: 50 micro Sec) to AC power lines.

Rationale : This test ensures protection for the gaming machine against power cycling of the mains circuit breaker (or the operation of nearby high inductive loads).

c) Continued operation at voltages within the legislated supply variations to which utility companies are required to comply (typically ±10% of 240 volts Australia & 230 volts New Zealand).

Rationale : Electricity companies only guarantee voltages within this range. Also in typical wiring situations there is often a considerable drop in voltage levels.

d) Surges or dips of ± 20% of the supply voltage. Note that it is acceptable for the equipment to reset provided no damage to the equipment or loss or corruption of data is experienced.

Rationale : Experience has shown that this range of variation occurs in the field.

e) Repeated switching on and off of the AC power supply.

f) Jiggling the AC cord at the wall outlet.

Information Display

Reels and Wheels

2.4.31

Electromechanically controlled display devices such as spinning reels, roulette etc., shall have a sufficiently closed loop of control so as to enable the software to detect a malfunction, or an attempt to interfere with the correct operation of that device.

Rationale : This requirement is designed to ensure that if a reel is not in the position it is supposed to be in, an error condition will be generated.

2.4.32

Reel assemblies must have a clearly identifiable reference point at which the start of the strip symbol artwork is located.

2.4.33

Reel assemblies must be constructed such that winning symbol combinations match up with pay lines.

2.4.34

A reel/wheel assembly must be so designed that the spin of each reel is not obstructed by any other components.

Video Monitors

2.4.35

Monitors or their associated shields shall be securely mounted and shall be constructed of toughened material to resist patron abuse.

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