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IDX Xeptors Training Presentation Rev. 11/04

IDX Xeptors Training Presentation Rev. 11/04. Its All About Security: Crossplay Counterfeits. What Is This Training For?. To Understand Crossplay & Counterfeiting Issues. To Know How To Setup & Operate IDX Xeptors To Successfully Defeat Crossplay & Counterfeiting.

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IDX Xeptors Training Presentation Rev. 11/04

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  1. IDX XeptorsTraining PresentationRev. 11/04 Its All About Security:Crossplay Counterfeits

  2. What Is This Training For? • To Understand Crossplay & Counterfeiting Issues. • To Know How To Setup & Operate IDX Xeptors To Successfully Defeat Crossplay & Counterfeiting. Chinese Philosopher Confucius Put It This Way: I Hear…. And I Forget. I See… And I Remember. I Do…. And I Understand ! So…. BECOME THE EXPERT…. Actually Do It - Yourself.

  3.  Who Is IDX ?  Token / Acceptor Evolution  Crossplay & Counterfeit Law  How Mr. Xeptor Secures Your Slots  Installation And Operation Of Xeptors  Online Support Information & Tools Discussion Topics

  4. IDX Company Information  Founded in December 1987 by James Halsey, Scott Juds and others. Objective: To design, manufacture and sell optically encoded tokens and coin acceptors to prevent token counterfeiting and cross-play.  US Patent 5,046,841 for optically encoded tokens & acceptors – 1991. Related patents: US6564997,  AU6653600,  AU753887,  CA2323844,  GB2357620, GB2375215, GB2375216, GB2375217, GB2375428, GB2376336, GB2375647, US6112876, AU749495, AU2065700, US6021882, AU1952499, AU720213, CA2265244, GB2335297, US5046841, AU4788290, AU619639, CA1313806, DE4000197, GB2227347, JP2228791, JP2920396B2  1990 – Entered carwash market with plastic tokens & MA701 acceptor.  1997 – Entered casino market with X-Mark tokens & X-10 Xeptor.  2001 – Initiated work on holographic tokens & chips with DuPont.  Today – IDX participates in both the Carwash and Casino markets. • IDX has over 85 employees in El Dorado, AR, with 7 field sales offices. • IDX has received numerous quality supplier awards from IGT and WMS. • IDX has licensed production of over 500,000,000 tokens to various mints. • IDX has shipped over 200,000 optically encoded coin acceptors world wide.

  5.  Low hopper fill cost. Nice silvery appearance.  Easily counterfeited with lead. 18% Nickel Silver Token  Low hopper fill cost. Cheaper & different from 18% NiAg.  Easily counterfeited with solder. 6% Nickel Silver Token  10% higher token cost. Must make minting die sets to counterfeit it. X-Mark Token  Much higher token costs. Must make holograms to counterfeit it. H-Mark Token Token Security Evolution  Unique alloy signature. High hopper fill cost.  US Mint terminated circulation. Silver Dollar Currency

  6. Acceptor Security Evolution Multi-Coin Memory Mechanical Cradle – Size & Weight Mechanical Size & Magnet Coin Comparison Slot & Microswitch Mechanical Crank Mechanical Slide … w/ Precision Diameter … w/ Optical Token Codes.

  7. Crossplay & Counterfeit Law (Federal Law & Regulations Link) Federal Law: • The US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 gives congress exclusive authority to coin and regulate money… vested in the US Mint. • The US Mint has defined the physical and usage limits for tokens, prohibiting crossplay of tokens with other coins or tokens. • 18 USC – 336/491provides penalties for producing tokens intended for use in other establishments. • The Law: When a token is accepted in another establishment for face value, then it has become money… and penalties may apply. • The US Mint requires casinos to a) sell only their own tokens to customers, and b) use only their own tokens on table games.

  8. Nickel-Silver tokens in adjacent casinos. Casinos bear cost of backroom sorting, armored truck redistribution. US nickels & Canadian 1985-1999 nickels. Canadian nickels could play for $.70 cents on the dollar in the US. The 2 Euro and the Thai 10 Bhat. The Thai 10 Bhat coin is worth about 0.16 Euros. $5 Canadian and $1 US 1.465” tokens. $1 US tokens in Canada are worth about $1.4 in their $5 slots. Casino, arcade, and carwash tokens. An arcade or carwash token may have any value… guess what? Crossplay Problems (Crossplay Articles Link)

  9. $1 & $5 Nickel-Silver slugged with lead. Lead weights from car tires are melted and poured into disk molds. HS-1 alloy and cut-penny lead slugs. Changing the conductivity with HS-1 didn’t stop them very long. Shaved coins fool hopper credit sensor. Trim only .030” from the diameter and slam it in an old comparator. $2 US tokens played in $1 machines. Same as coin shaving… but may be legal… hoppers still empty. Lost wax process cast tokens. A class counterfeiting operation, fools all but X-Mark. Counterfeit Problems (Counterfeiting Articles Link)

  10. X-Mark Optically Encoded Tokens. Precision Optical Diameter Measurement. Multiple Metal Alloy Measurements. Acceptance Speed Matters. Built-In Credit Optics. X-Key and X-Tracker Software. Mr. Xeptor’s Security Features Topics We Will Examine Include:

  11. Gen-3 2003H-Mark Gen-2 1997X-Mark SmartMark : X-Mark : H-Mark : Construction: Annular reflective rings. It can be easily counterfeited with shop lathe. Construction: Skewed angle facet band. Requires tool and die shop to counterfeit. Construction: Asymmetric merged holographic facets in a band. Fairly counterfeit proof. Token Mint: Roger Williams Mint, (Olde Philadelphia Mint), licensed under IDX Patents. Token Mint: Osborne Coinage, Cincinnati OH, licensed under IDX Patents. Token Mint: Osborne Coinage supported by DuPont Holographics, under IDX patents. Coin Acceptor: Coin Mechanisms Intelligent Comparator, licensed under IDX Patents. Coin Acceptor: IDX Inc., El Dorado AR. Models X-10, X-50, X-60 and X-70. Coin Acceptor: IDX Inc., El Dorado AR, Model H-60. SmartMark, X-Mark, H-Mark Gen-1 1994SmartMark

  12.  The X-Mark has an array of inclined reflective facets minted in a band about the periphery of the token. 75° 60° 120° 30° 142°  The X-Mark is recessed below the surface of protective “Guard Bands” on each side of the X-Mark annular band. X-Mark Optical Codes  Many different X-Mark Codes can be made by having different rotational angles of the facet faces.

  13. LED Photo-Transistor LED 60° / 120° 105° / 165° 30° / 142° 0° / 30°  The light from the LEDs focuses through the lens molded into the housing to the token, and then back through the lens to focus on a phototransistor if the reflection is correct. X-Mark Optical Codes  X-Mark Optics include one photo-transistor and two infrared LEDs.  Each unit can detect one of two possible code angles… or none at all.  The positions of the photo-elements sets which angles it can detect.

  14. X-Mark Angles & Order Codes Code Angles Code Angles Code Angles Code Angles 04 0°, 60° 27 30°, 105° 49 60°, 135° 7B 105°, 165° 05 0°, 75° 37 45°, 105° 59 75°, 135° 8B 30°, 142° 15 15°, 75° 28 30°, 120° 4A 60°, 150° NN Obsolete 16 15°, 90° 38 45°, 120° 5A 75°, 150° N1 No Code *1 26 30°, 90° 48 60°, 120° 6A 90°, 150° N2 No Code *2 17 15°, 105° 39 45°, 135° 6B 90°, 165° N3 No Code *3 *1: For Coin Diameters 0.650" to 1.110". *2: For Coin Diameters 0.800" to 1.255". *3: For Coin Diameters 1.020" to 1.475". X-Mark Optical Codes  The front and rear side of the token may have different codes. IDX owns world wide patents on the art of optically encoded tokens and has more than once stopped mints from making tokens that would jeopardize X-Mark’s crossplay security. Security Question:Won’t Other Mints Copy X-Mark And Defeat Its Security Value?

  15.  The X-Mark has an array of inclined reflective facets minted in a band about the periphery of the token.  When aligned with a light beam, the front and back sides of the facets create symmetrical bright spots.  The H-Mark produces asymmetrical bright spots from a merged pair of virtual holographic facets that cannot be physically minted into a metal surface. H-Mark vs X-Mark This Makes H-Mark Virtually Counterfeit Proof.

  16. The H-Mark Token And Xeptor Development Were Completed In 2003. H-Mark Status  Ticket-In-Ticket-Out technology that started to emerge in 2001 took hold and reduced market interest in tokens. The Market, However, Had A Mind Of Its Own The X-Mark still had not been successfully counterfeited. X-Mark’s great security record makes H-Mark not yet needed. H-Mark Is On Production Hold… Until The Market Says Otherwise.

  17. LOW Copper – 100% Brass – 85/15 Brass – 70/30 TSA-2% & HS1 TSA-6% & HS2 TSA-9% Nickel Silver 752 More Copper Alloy Resistivity More Nickel HIGH Metal Alloy Signature  A metal alloy sensor induces eddy currents to flow in the coin using high frequency magnetic fields.  Energy lost to the current flowing through the metal resistance is measured to determine alloy composition.

  18. Clad Coins Bi-Metal Coins Alloy / Thickness N S N S Low Frequency For Interior Series Magnetic Field Edge Sensing Center Sensing S N N S BiMetal Coin BiMetal Coin High Frequency For Surface Anti-Series Magnetic Field Low Frequency fields penetrate much deeper into the coin than do High Frequency fields. Thus, the High Frequency field is much more strongly influenced by the clad layer. As the coin falls through, separate measurements are first taken on the edge of the coin, and later in the center of the coin. The Series field penetrates through the coin and is primarily influenced by alloy. The Anti-Series field is strongly influenced by thickness of the coin because of the central null. Yes, And Smaller Is Better! BiMetal Coin BiMetal Coin One Large Sensor Coil Averages A Multi-Metal Coin Into Just One Alloy Reading... Security Lost! Multi-Metal Signature Security Question: Does Size Matter?

  19. X-Mark vs X-Metal Xeptors  Currency coins often have a clad structure, but lack X-Mark. Token coins are secured with X-Mark, and have no cladding. Security Question: When do you use an X-10 vs X-20?

  20. tTOP – tMID Diameter = .870” + (.330”) Time difference ratio method makes the calculation independent of the speed of the coin. tBOT – tMID Precision Diameter TOP As the token passes downward, the TOP, MID, and BOT Diameter Beams are broken and re-made at specific points in time. .870” MID .330” BOT X-10 Example The average reading error is +/- .005” (0.12mm) Shaved Coins Fool The Credit Switch On The Hopper Exit And Thus Come Out For Free. Shaved Coins Should Be Rejected Before They Get Into The Hopper… A Deficiency In Acceptors Without Specific Diameter Sensors. Security Question: How Does This Relate To Empty Hoppers?

  21. From This We Can Plot: IDX – Acc. IDX – Rej. Customers Can Feed This Fast QL Cn+ X-10 & X-20 Xeptor Lab Tests Show: C.C. NRI  Proper Acceptance In A Stream Of Good Coins.  Proper Rejection Of Bad Coin In Good Stream. Acceptance Speed Matters Newtonian Physics Says: A coin of diameter X starting at rest, falls a distance equal to its diameter in time t. The next coin can then start to fall behind it. Typical Spec: 6 to 10 /sec Max. Here’s What… Security Question: So What? • A slug fast fed with other good coins could be given credit. • You will limit your revenue generation rate from fast players. • Your fast players may think the machine is defective and move on.

  22. Installed Credit Optics Built-In Credit Optics External Credit Optics: • Part of the slot machine, such as IGT S+. • Located just below the coin acceptor. • Acceptor SENSE pulse is used to activate the machines credit optics for a moment. Internal Credit Optics: • Part of the coin acceptor , not the machine. • Located just above and below the gate relay. • Acceptor CREDIT pulse used by slot machine.  If Neither Machine Nor Xeptor Have Credit Optics:All Xeptors produce both SENSE and CREDIT pulses, so the slotmachine will function normally, but will be susceptible to stringing. Security Question:What If I Use The Wrong Credit Optics Option?  If Both Machine And Xeptor Have Credit Optics:For the same reason, the slot machine will function normally. Built-in credit sensorsprovide the best stringing defense by combining sequence logic from its other sensors.

  23. K-Key & X-Tracker Security Questions: 1. Who Has Access To Change Coin Programming?( Who really could get their grubby mits on the acceptor if they wanted to? ) 2. Who Re-programmed This Xeptor… And When? ( When you get scammed, will there be any tracks left by the perpetrator? )

  24. K-Key & X-Tracker The X-Key Provides:1. Access control for who can reprogram Xeptors.2. A record of re-programmed Xeptor Serial Numbers.3. A Time-Date-AuthID Stamp for the Xeptor to record. Once an Xeptor is re-programmed with an X-Key attached, the Xeptor becomes “Secured” and may no longer be freely re-programmed without an X-Key connected.

  25. K-Key & X-Tracker X-Tracker Program Link

  26.  There are reports for both X-Key and Xeptor activity history.  X-Tracker requires a secured Log-On to enable X-Key K-Key & X-Tracker X-Tracker Program Link

  27. Installation & Operation Topics We Will Examine Include: 1. Mechanical Alignment. 2. Coin Thickness Setting. 3. Coin Diameter Setting. 4. Personality Plugs. 5. Coin Programming. 6. Built-In Field Test. 7. Serial Port Tools.

  28. CoinHead Jog JamCoin Path 25 25 Acceptor Center Line Of Metal, Code, And Diameter Sensors. CaughtCoin Edge CreditOptics Edge Referenced Center Referenced Installation & Operation Mechanical Alignment:  OEM Installed… Alignment Usually Is OK, Brackets Correct. Retrofit Field Installation… Be Aware & Vigilant. Retrofit Bracket Info Link a) Coin chute thickness differences can create a front-back alignment problem. b) Some acceptors edge-reference, while others center-reference the coins. The Mounting Dimensions May Be The Same… BUT… Master Tech Question: How Do You Verify Alignment Quickly & Simply? Verify Front - Back Alignment With A Tongue Depressor. Verify Overall Alignment By Passing Coins Through It:a.) … with the power turned off. b.) Observe proper flow to reject chute. c.) Observe proper flow to hopper with a wad of paper holding accept gate open.

  29. Installation & Operation Thickness & Diameter Setup Do You Want To Reject Shaved Coins? Do You Want To Reject Counterfeit Alloys? Do You Want To Read Minted Codes Reliably? You Can’t Measure A Floppy Fish ! Then Stop The Flop !

  30. Installation & Operation X-10 And X-20 Coin Thickness Setup X-10 Web PageX-20 Web Page Master Tech Question: What Problems Are Avoided By Getting This Right? Too Thin… Count on having coin jams. Too Thick… Sensor readings get sloppy and less discriminating. Rule Of Thumb… Set it to .010” to .020” thicker than your coin.

  31. Installation & Operation X-50, X-60, X-70 Coin Thickness Setup X-50 Web PageX-60 Web Page

  32. . Select the proper diameter spacers for your coin size from tables below.. Apply two spots of adhesive as shown above left to aid retention. . Snap in the diameter spacers as shown above right. . Wipe clean any excess adhesive interfering with coin path. Installation & Operation X-10 Coin Diameter Setup X-10 Web Page

  33. Coin Chute Width Rails Installation & Operation X-50, X-60, X-70 Coin Diameter Setup X-50 Web PageX-60 Web Page X-60 Rear View With Coin Chute Width Guide In Place.

  34. Installation & Operation Personality Plugs – Electrical Interface Personality Plug Web Page Each Basic Acceptor Can Have 14 Different Interfaces

  35. Installation & Operation Personality Plugs – Electrical Interface Personality Plug Web Page

  36. Installation & Operation Personality Plugs – Electrical Interface Personality Plug Web Page

  37. Installation & Operation Personality Plugs – Electrical Interface Personality Plug Web Page Master Tech Question: Can I Convert An Xeptor From An IGT Machine To A BallyOr WMS Machine Just By Changing The Personality Plug? Master Tech Question 2: Video Lottery Machines Don’t Use Sense/Credit/Tilt.How Can I Use IDX In These Machines? Video Lottery Machines: Use A 10-Pin NRI-Style Interface. PPNRI Personality Plugs Are Designed For That Requirement. Enable NRI Emulation On Xeptor. NRI Emulation Web Page Yes….. If You Also: Check the need for Built-In Credit Optics. Check the Thickness, Diameter and Coin Programming if the coin is different.

  38. Installation & Operation Coin Programming - Manually Link To HyperTerminal Xeptors Have 6 Coin Memories – Can Learn 6 Coins. Accessed Via Rotary Switch Sw2 – Positions 1 - 6. To Learn A Coin: To Erase A Coin: Turn Sw-2 To One Of Positions 1-6 To Erase. Press Button Sw-1 Once To Start Erase Sequence. Drop NO Sample Coins Through The Xeptor. Turn Sw-2 Back To Position 0 – Run Mode. LED Flashes Red/Green To Indicate Erase Complete. Turn Sw-2 To One Of Positions 1-6 To Learn. Press Button Sw-1 Once To Start Learn Sequence. Drop 6 Sample Coins Through The Xeptor. LED Flashes Red/Green When Complete. Turn Sw-2 Back To Position 0 – Run Mode.

  39. Installation & Operation Master Tech Question: What is the purpose of using 6 coin samples? Master Tech Question 2: What Is The Purpose Of Having 6 Coin Memories? Answer: Variations exist from coin-to-coin. Variations exist from reading-to-reading. Therefore, a few samples allow the Xeptor to find the average and the distribution for each sensor reading to create the optimum value and tolerance for each coin signature parameter. Answer: Not all coins or tokens that look alike are alike:- Canada has 2 quarters, 2 dimes and 3 nickels.- A second purchase of tokens is not always identical. In order to accept all, each variation must be programmed. (Note: You can use HyperTerminal to see if you have variations in your coins)

  40. Installation & Operation Learn To Reject A Tough Slug Unwanted Coin Web Page Learn the Unwanted Coin in Coin Memory #1, Good Coin in #2. To identify it as a coin to reject, press button Sw-1 13 times. Complete the normal Coin Learn cycle as usual. The Xeptor will then reject / accept based on the better match.

  41. Installation & Operation Coin Programming Via Coin Selector Coin Selector Web Page How Simple Is This?1.  Plug the Coin Selector into an IDX Xeptor.2.  Press the button for the coin to accept.3.  Unplug the Coin Selector and off you go! The Advantages?1.  Saves Time. ( That’s a no-brainer! )2.  No Learn Errors. ( Like leaving old coins in memory )3.  Complete Profile. ( Like having all three Canadian nickel coin signatures ) 4. Copy & Clone. ( For those “special coins” or custom tokens )

  42. Installation & Operation Coin Selectors For: US, Canada, Europe & Tokens

  43. Installation & Operation Built-In Field Test Tools Field Test Web Page

  44. Installation & Operation Built-In Field Test Tools Field Test Web Page Master Tech Question: You have an Xeptor in a machine that stops working. What is your short list of things to check….. • When the LED is ? • When the LED is? • When the LED is ? • When the LED is ? It is Dead… Check the connector, check for wire breaks, swap unit. It is Inhibited…. Check the door open switch, coin-in limit, check Sw2=0, swap unit. It is Sick… Turn Sw2 through positions 7 – F to determine the fault. Check Sw2=0, check for wire harness pulling unit open, check coin programming.

  45. Installation & Operation Field Bench Testing Bench Test Web Page The Manuals Show Where To Probe, What To Look For.

  46. XaminerPCWindows PC Base G.U.I. XaminerPalm Pilot Base G.U.I. Installation & Operation Serial Port Diagnostic Tools HyperTerminal“Dumb Terminal” Command Set

  47. Installation & Operation HyperTerminal InterfaceLink To HyperTerminal It Is Part Of Your Windows Operating Systems. It Communicates To The Xeptor On A Serial Port. Setup Information In Manuals & Web Site. Web Site Link

  48. Installation & Operation HyperTerminal InterfaceLink To HyperTerminal System Configuration Control Detailed Self Diagnostic Information

  49. Auto Reporting Of X-10 Coins. Installation & Operation HyperTerminal InterfaceLink To HyperTerminal Disp. E-Mtl-S E-Mtl-A C-Mtl. Diam. X-Mark 2 23 2D 2C D9 002 24 2C 2D DA 00 4 24 2D 2D DB 03 -- Different from #2 by X-Mark D 35 3E 3E 1E 00 -- Diameter error. 2 23 2D 2C D9 00 2 25 2C 2C DC 00 M 2A 30 30 DA 00 -- Metal alloy error 4 25 2C 2C DC 03 4 24 2C 2D DA 03 U 26 2D 2E D6 00 -- Unwanted coin detection I 00 00 00 00 00 I 00 00 00 00 00 -- Xeptor inhibited 2 25 2C 2C DC 00 2 24 2C 2D DA 00 S 00 00 00 00 00 -- Slow or Strung coin R 00 00 00 00 00 -- Reverse coin detected 4 24 2C 2D DA 03 4 24 2D 2D DB 03

  50. Installation & Operation Xaminer: For Palm & Pocket PC

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