Problem with Police Trainer... I don't think it's the guns
Hello,
I am very glad to find this forum. I've recently come upon a Police Trainer from P&P Marketing. It's in good condition, but needs some loving. It does NOT seem to be in the original cabinet based on other images I've seen (it is a two-piece cabinet, the smaller console holds the guns) and contrary to posts that I have found that says the version number topped out at around 1.3, this one announces that it is version 1.5 when you turn it on.
I'm having trouble with the red gun... I'll give you a bit of backstory. I was told by the former owner that the Red gun (Player 1) was dropped one day a while back and then never worked again. So I bought a new red gun online, even before I got the thing into my garage, figuring it was the optical PCB or the light. I figured since I'm new to this, I'll start with something that I know works, and work backwards to fix it. But I don't think it's the gun.
I stumbled upon the service menu (I think after disconnecting the gun it turned on after a bit!? Since then, I have found reference that dip switch 1 will turn it on, but have not tried that... I also saw reference to a test or service button, but the board or cabinet does not seem to have that).
The gun trigger sets off the "flash" but the shot is not registered. In the service menu, everything checks out (the gun "switches" work, ROM checks, and other diagnostics) but the verify and calibrate guns menu is where it fails. The right player 2 (blue gun) works fine. The left player 1 (red gun) does not register a cross hair... on any brightness level. If I swap the guns at the PCB, the red gun works as player 2, but now the blue does not register as player 1. So both guns are good, something else is broke.
I don't post without searching and reading a forum first, so I've tried some of the other suggestions here... I've swapped the gun connections on the PCB, I've tried them in various lighting conditions and brightness levels. I checked the power out of the gun connectors on the board, and they both give off 5v.
Not sure where to look next. Any help would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
Hello,
I am very glad to find this forum. I've recently come upon a Police Trainer from P&P Marketing. It's in good condition, but needs some loving. It does NOT seem to be in the original cabinet based on other images I've seen (it is a two-piece cabinet, the smaller console holds the guns) and contrary to posts that I have found that says the version number topped out at around 1.3, this one announces that it is version 1.5 when you turn it on.
I'm having trouble with the red gun... I'll give you a bit of backstory. I was told by the former owner that the Red gun (Player 1) was dropped one day a while back and then never worked again. So I bought a new red gun online, even before I got the thing into my garage, figuring it was the optical PCB or the light. I figured since I'm new to this, I'll start with something that I know works, and work backwards to fix it. But I don't think it's the gun.
I stumbled upon the service menu (I think after disconnecting the gun it turned on after a bit!? Since then, I have found reference that dip switch 1 will turn it on, but have not tried that... I also saw reference to a test or service button, but the board or cabinet does not seem to have that).
The gun trigger sets off the "flash" but the shot is not registered. In the service menu, everything checks out (the gun "switches" work, ROM checks, and other diagnostics) but the verify and calibrate guns menu is where it fails. The right player 2 (blue gun) works fine. The left player 1 (red gun) does not register a cross hair... on any brightness level. If I swap the guns at the PCB, the red gun works as player 2, but now the blue does not register as player 1. So both guns are good, something else is broke.
I don't post without searching and reading a forum first, so I've tried some of the other suggestions here... I've swapped the gun connections on the PCB, I've tried them in various lighting conditions and brightness levels. I checked the power out of the gun connectors on the board, and they both give off 5v.
Not sure where to look next. Any help would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave

