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    Default Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Hello all, I'm new to this. I bought a Biohazard off of Ebay and when it arrived and assembled it (came in three boxes) I turned it on and the machine lights up and the fan whirs, but the display screen is just green and there's no sound at all. I've checked every connection and they're all snug and secure. I've tried doing a hard reset by turning the machine off and turning the key based off a video provided by the seller. I'm at a loss and really bummed out about it. Anyone at all have any ideas?

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    Who did you buy it from ?

    Clover collectables or Modern Pachinko ?
    When things don't go right the 1st time , Step back ,Take a break and come back renewed. RGS

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Quote Originally Posted by takethecastle57 View Post


    Who did you buy it from ?

    Clover collectables or Modern Pachinko ?
    Neither, a guy on EBay who I'm guessing is in the Navy and probably stationed in Okinawa as it was sent from Japan directly.

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Contact the seller that you bought it from for Help ?

    I use to have the Four Drum Biohazard Pachislot a while back . I loved playing it but you got to make space for new toys .
    Last edited by takethecastle57; 06-19-2020 at 03:09 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by takethecastle57 View Post
    Contact the seller that you bought it from for Help ?

    I use to have the Four Drum Biohazard Pachislot a while back . I loved playing it but you got to make space for new toys .
    Yeah I did that. He told me to reset it which I did and said a connection was probably loose ( I don't see how, every single one is snugly secure) Do you know if the internal workings of these are similar to American slot machines? Would a slot machine repair person probably be able to figure a Pachislo out?

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Are you sure you are doing the full reset procedure??

    Not sure if you have been doing the full reset (usually referred to here as the hard reset) it includes changing or setting the odds as part of the procedure

    as follows:

    "How To Set the Skill Levels of Your Pachislo
    HOW CHANGE ODDS:

    "TURN YOUR MACHINE OFF FIRST"

    1. Locate internal key switch, and insert key.
    Note: In order to change odds, machine must be in idle mode with no tokens/coins or credits being played and off.

    2. Turn "reset" key switch to on, to access programming mode.

    3. Turn on machine now.

    4. Depending on machine type, a number from 1 to 6 will be displayed on one of the LED meters on front door.

    5. Locate and push Skill button. Depress button and notice movement of number being displayed in LED meter.

    6. Once desired level is displayed (1 to 6), push down on play handle (Joy Stick) for 10 seconds, and depress both "BET CREDITS" and "COLLECT CREDITS" buttons to lock odds level into machine memory.

    7. Turn "reset" key back to off.

    8. Machine should immediately initialize. If not, turn power switch to the OFF position, wait 15 seconds and turn power switch back to ON position.

    "Blowing smoke rings at the moon."

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Yeah, tried that. Nothing. Still green screen. The machine will actually play with tokens. I can put them in and play, just no sound and no video.

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    You said you checked all the plugs, but did you unplug them and plug them back in, because sometimes that works??

    "Blowing smoke rings at the moon."

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    Yeah, corrosion can happen on the connectors and you could have a bent pin on one of more connectors so get a good magnifier with lights built in it . If bent


    Very Carefully bend back to proper position .
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    Oh, don't force a connection together they are keyed to go together one way. Good luck on the troubleshooting.
    When things don't go right the 1st time , Step back ,Take a break and come back renewed. RGS

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    I have unplugged everything and replugged it int. The seller stated it could be a problem with the power supply and or video card. Does that sound plausible?

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Sounds like it. My Four Reel Biohazard Pachislot developed a fault in the attract video it would go black before Eve raised the rocket launcher to blow up the giant mutant.

    I never had trouble with the video screen besides the attract video.

    Is the seller going to send you another video card or power supply?
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    I don't know. I haven't heard from him in a few days. EBay is allowing me to return it, but I'll be eating the shipping fee I paid. We will have to see. This has certainly been a terrible experience.

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    If the transformer is too low spec. It can cause an issue
    . It depends if you have a 24v or a 100v machine. The 24v transformer can lose voltage. But that normally makes the screen blank out.
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    Bummer , I had great hopes for this eBay seller but price has gone up and the behavior with the shippers is not really good. Oh for the days of the early 2000 when the shippers had pride of making sure that the Machine would arrive in working order. And the prices were really good.
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    Update: I took it to my father in law who has 30 years experience working on pinballa, slots and jukeboxes. As soon as I plugged it into an outlet it fired up no problem. Not sure what the issue was. I was greeted to a picture of Rebecca shouting at me to get the attendant as it displayed an E0 error code. We didn't see any problems with the coin mechanism or hopper. He was at a loss as since he doesn't really work on these particulars obviously due to the language barrier. We gave up I took it home, plug it into the same outlet, turned it on and it works. I don't know what to say. Strangest thing ever.

    So, with that being said. I appreciate all the suggestions and interest in my problem. Does anyone know if there is a translated manual though for the options? I was able to figure some out through trial and error but the rest, who knows. Also, does it matter what tokens I use for it? I only have a handful and obviously need alot more. Thanks!

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Probably standard pachi tokens. Try and avoid some with cherries in the middle as people have had problems with them due to the steel core and they get stuck on the electromagnet in the coin mech.
    Some machines use a 30mm large token. But I don't think yours is one of them. Just measure one of the tokens you already have.
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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Is your machine the 4 reel machine, or a newer model?
    I have a couple of pdf's for the 4 reel machine that explain some of the functions.
    I've never met a Pachi I didn't like

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    Default Re: Biohazard turns on and gets green screen, no sound

    Quote Originally Posted by jmaclerran View Post
    Is your machine the 4 reel machine, or a newer model?
    I have a couple of pdf's for the 4 reel machine that explain some of the functions.
    Its the 4 reel model. That would be fantastic if you have any manuals. It was fun putting around with it.

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