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
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.

8:00 am - 10 am
Special Breakfast Presentation
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.

10:00 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
Asahi Seiko - Hopper troubleshooting and repair

What can you say about hopper repair? A LOT! This mechanical device takes a lot of abuse. It also moves and as we all know, if it moves, it breaks. Asahi-Seiko's commitment to service shines during this session on hopper maintenance and repair.

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.

8:00 am - 10 am
Special Breakfast Presentation
Sencore - Monitor Troubleshooting and Repair - Using sophisticated test equipment to speed through monitor repairs

Sencore specializes in test equipment that is ideally suited to the gaming industry. This session will introduce the "must have" units for any medium sized or larger casino's tech room. There will be plenty of handouts and "tech Tips" as well.

10:00 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
Money Controls Presents:
Condor coin validator and other Money Controls products.

This is Money Controls' premier presentation at TechFest, thanks to Armando Gomez.
 

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 Tommy Talbot. Tom's enthusiasm and expertise are unmatched.