Blank screen?

goodtimesddr · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:52 am Post subject: Blank screen?

I've only been to the arcade with ITG2 once so far. Last time I went there, I was the 1st one in the place. I stared at the godly ITG2 machine, notice all the flashing lights and music. But one thing, I can't put my finger on.......
The screen was blank.

I waited awhile playing DDR, then decide to yell at the ITG2 machine.
Strangely it worked. The screen was not blank anymore, and the graphics showed up. But I know there is something a little more better than yelling at a machine.

I'm afraid now. If I should go back in the arcade and find the ITG2 machine with a blank screen. What does it mean? What do I do? Is there like a way to activate the screen? Is it some kind of power save, like a pc?
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:03 pm Post subject:

I've seen an ITG1 machine boot up. The screen is a blank black screen and eventually a white X comes up like in the middle of the screen. The boxor/machine is just booting up all that stuff.
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goodtimesddr · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:17 pm Post subject:

Went back to the place today........
I wasn't faced with a blank screen today, but something more worse.
The machine was out of order.
God damn it, how could this have happened!!!

The thing about the first time I witnessed that blank screen days ago.
I was certain as hell that it wasn't booting up.
As I decided to be stupid to put in some quarters to see what would happen.
I heard the music and voice telling me to choose a game mode.
Then heard the music selection screen. I used the buttons to scroll through the song list, I could hear the sound of scrolling, and preview of songs, but nothing showed up on the screen. But black.

Now that the machine is out of order today, I wonder if the ITG 2 machine in my area is jinxed.
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MahSenf · Trick Member Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Location: Nor Cal Doh'

The same exact thing happens all the time at my local arcade (CVGL, but its an ITG1 machine). We have no idea what it is, but I like to think that its an mod created by RoXor called "auto-stealth." Pretty insane stuff...
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'Ivan · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Location: Thailand

WAIT, NO, HOLD IT!

The Lost City (my local arcade) had this SAME problem a few weeks ago, and it put the machine out for almost a week.

...You guys need to replace your screen.
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goodtimesddr · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:

Already!!!!!!!!!?
It's a brand new spankin ITG2 machine arrived like a week ago.
Oh noes!!!! I prey to God that the situation is not like yours.
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'Ivan · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Location: Thailand

Well, our cabbie's like....a month old? Problems popped up in some 2 weeks...
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JimTheFly · Staff Member Joined: 22 Jan 2002 Location: Bayonne, NJ

Sometimes, problems can happen in transit or in installation of any large device such as a cabinet. It's an unfortunate turn of events.

In a related story, the most recent ITG2 cabinet in my area ended up getting complaints in less than 36 hours about the pads sticking. *shrugs* :-\
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arnoct · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject:

I'm leaning towards the game was booting up idea--I work at a movie theatre with an arcade, and every morning we have to boot all the games up. Some games take upwards of 2-3 minutes to boot up before they're playable.
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject:

Bolt-Edge · Trick Member Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: Mayfield, OH

Well, I'm not the best with ITG machines, but you could try something as primative as just giving the screen a whack

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goodtimesddr · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:18 am Post subject:

I'll have to check my locale in two days, see what the situation had become.
Hopefully nothing was seriously wrong, and was fixed quickly.
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