Video slot monitors are a lot easier to fix once you know how they work. This session assumes that you have no previous knowledge of monitors. Some understanding of electronic components will be helpful but is not a prerequisite.

12:00pm - 1:15pm
Luncheon

1:15pm - 3:15pm
MEI - BV troubleshooting and repair

Service technician Brian Carty will discuss BV operation and service. Troubleshooting guides and handouts will be presented to help speed through troubleshooting in the shop.

3:15pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Coffee Break

3:30pm - 5:30pm
FutureLogic (Seiko) Printers

Ticket-In, Ticket-Out is making itself felt in large sectors of the gaming industry. Seiko provides the ticket printers for a great number of these installations. Advanced Electronics Systems' service technician Brian Carty will discuss printer operation and service.

9:00 am - 12:00pm
How Monitors Work - Part 2
Narrow Down the Problem - Intermediate Level

Now that we know how monitors work, let's take a look at each of the seven sections that make up a monitor. Once you understand what each of these sections does, monitor failures are easily identified.

12:00pm - 1:15 pm
Luncheon

1:15pm - 3:15pm
3M Touchsystems - Touchscreen Technology 

It is really amazing how touchscreens actually operate. During this session, touchscreen theory of operation will be presented along with diagnostic and repair techniques.

3:15pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Coffee Break

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Coin Mechanisms, Inc. - Coin Comparitor technology and repair

Do you have a box of bad Coin Comparitors gathering dust in the corner of your slot shop? With proper calibration and repair techniques, you can get the vast majority of these units up and working. This session covers all that and more.

9:00 am - 12:00pm
How Monitors Work - Part 3
Circuit Analysis and Component Level Troubleshooting - Advanced Level

Time to look at the schematic diagrams for the monitors we find in today's slot machines. Circuits and components are identified with emphasis on "what fails." Each person attending TechFest will come away with a package of schematics and troubleshooting flowcharts that will help speed monitor troubleshooting and repair in the shop.

12:00pm - 1:15 pm
Luncheon

1:15pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon Delight -Two Sessions in One

Money Controls Presents:
Condor coin validator, Gamesman hopper and other Money Controls products.
Service technician Armando Gomez takes us through Condor programming and service as well as hopper construction, operation and repair.

Astrosystems Presents:
Microcoin coin validator
Presented by world-famous technical trainer Tommy Talbot (formerly of JCM).

3:15pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Coffee Break

3:30pm - 5:30pm
JCM Bill Validators - This is arguably the best seminar of its kind in the gaming industry so we've saved the best for last. If we're lucky, this presentation will be given by JCM's Jack Geller.

Understanding Game Creation & PAR Sheets

John Wilson from International Computer Software will provide an entertaining and insightful look into how slot machines are designed and how to understand PAR sheets. This highly interactive session will allow the class to create their own slot machine and see how changes to the configuration affect how it plays and pays. By examining the PAR sheet for the group's machine, you will gain a thorough understanding of slot math and PAR sheets.

3:30pm - 5:30pm
GPT Bill Validators

Troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of the GII and GII+ currency validator. This training focuses on the ways in which the Currency Validator functions; this knowledge is essential for effective troubleshooting. At the end of this training session, you will be able to diagnose, repair, and maintain the GII IDS family of currency validators.

Transact Technologies' Denny Salmela presents servicing and troubleshooting the Ithaca brand, thermal ticket printer. This unit is simple to understand and troubleshoot, once you know how it's put together.
 

3:30pm - 5:30pm
WMS Gaming

Tech trainer Steve Carraccio introduces us to WMS Gaming's new Bluebird system in this first-of-its-kind presentation at TechFest. He will also be on hand to answer questions about their legacy systems as well.

Sencore makes some of the world's finest test equipment, specifically geared for the kind of electronic repair we perform on the bench in casinos. This stuff is so good, Sencore is the only company that is invited to TechFest specifically to show you what they have to offer.

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Understanding IDX - IDX, Inc.

The IDX Coin Validator is unique among devices of its kind. 

"What better audience is there than
slot techs who are in a position to best understand how our products work and the benefits they offer to casino operators," said Mike from IDX.