MAG50B Bill Acceptor

Installation & Operation Guide

INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION AND OPERATION

This page contains general information on installing, Before installing the MAG50B into the vendor, set the
operating and maintaining the MAG50B Bill Acceptor. option switches as desired (see “Setting Option Switches”
Taking time to read this information will help you obtain the section for detailed information).
best performance from your MAG50B. 1. Turn OFF vending machine power.
The MAG50B is the result of extensive research and 2. Install the MAG50B into the mounting hole of
development in computerized crediting systems. This greatly vending machine using the appropriate hardware (not
simplified unit provides many important features never included).
before available in any bill acceptor. The MAG50B extends
3. Connect the MAG50B interface harness (not included)
the capability of the vending machine. Some of the unit’s
between the MAG50B and the vending machine.
many outstanding features include:
NOTE: Should additional mounting hardware or harness-
­ High acceptance rate — even on worn out or wet bills. ing be required, please contact your local Coinco office.
­ Accepts all or any combination of the following bills: 4. Install a Coinco coin changer or the equivalent into the
$1, $2, $5, $10 and $20. vending machine according to the coin changer
instructions.
­ Option switches allow the unit to be customized to fit the
specific needs of the location. 5. Load the changer coin tubes with a minimum of ten
coins in each tube making sure all coins lie flat.
­ Dollar bill
6. Restore power to the vending machine. The MAG50B
escrow feature.
stacker will cycle upon power-up.
­ Standard and
7. Observe that the power indicator light on back of
Multi-Drop Bus
MAG50B control box is ON continuously. If the light
(MDB)
is OFF or blinking, check the following:
interface.
— Power to vendor.
­ Snap-in — Coin changer tube levels.
modules for — Bill acceptor interface harness.
easy cleaning — Vendor does not have credit already established.
and on-the-spot
service. 8. With the vend price set below one dollar, insert a one
dollar bill as shown on the front of the unit.
­ Compact design
9. The bill will be accepted and stacked in the bill box.
for easy
mounting. 10. Verify one dollar credit has been established by
making a vend and verifying that the proper amount of
­ Most change is returned.
components are
made of General 11. Check the bill box to see that the one dollar bill is
Electric’s properly stored.
Noryl® resins
making it
resistant to
salting,
corrosion and
rust.
ABOUT THE OPTION SWITCHES dollar bills only, switches 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 should be set to
On the MAG50B control board, there is an option switch the OFF position.
module containing eight switches. These switches allow the
unit to be customized. These option switches are factory set REMOVING ACCEPTED BILLS
and shipped with switch 3 set to the ON position. This See Figure 2. Accepted bills may be removed by releasing
setting allows the highest acceptance of one dollar bills only, the bill box lid exposing the bills for collection or by
face up in both directions. If you wish to change these removing the bill box from the bill acceptor unit.
settings, please refer to “Setting The Option Switches”
section for detailed information. CLEARING JAMS AND CLEANING
See Figure 2. Trapped bills/debris or dirt can result in poor
SETTING THE OPTION SWITCHES bill acceptance or bill rejection. Remove bill box and lower
See Figure 1. Remove power to the unit. To access option housing to access bill path for clearing trapped bills or
switches, remove the bill box to access the option switch debris. Clean bill path plastic parts with a cloth moistened
access hole on inner side panel of logic board case. Using a with a mild soap and water solution. Clean the magnetic
small screwdriver, set option switches through access hole. head and optic sensors using a swab and isopropyl alcohol.
To obtain the highest possible acceptance rate of one Do not use any petroleum based cleaning solvents,
scouring pads or stiff brushes for cleaning. The
MAG50B requires no lubrication at any time.

To remove bill box, push tab in

the direction of the arrow and Pull bill box lid
slide the bill box up. open to
remove bills.

Bill Box

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Lowsing
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MAG50B Option Switch Settings

To service lower housing,
push tab on bottom up
and pull to the rear.

Flash Codes
A steady light indicates normal operation.

1=Bill Box Full

2=Not Used
3=Check Bill Path
4=N/A
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5=Check Optical Sensors
6-14, 17 & 18=Reset or Service Required
15 & 16=Check Skew Sensors

Figure 1 Figure 2
Coinco Publication No. 923817 Rev. 1
8/98 Printed in the U.S.A.