Operation

Button configuration mode

 

  1. Press and hold down two arbitrary buttons and the START button for 3 or more seconds. After 3 seconds an appropriate status LED on the board will light up and buttons will no longer register – this means the RECO PCB has entered the button remapping mode and you can release the buttons (including the START button).
  2. Right after you release the last of the buttons held down, you can set a new button layout by pressing the buttons.
  3. Each press of a button corresponds to the JAMMA button number, and is indicated by the status LED blink.
  4. If you press a button once, it will be JAMMA button 1, twice - button 2, thrice - button 3, and it works up to button 6. The seventh press sets the button as “START”; the eighth press disables the button; the ninth press starts the countdown over. No button press means the button will not be set.
  5. To exit the button configuration mode and save your new layout, press the START button.


Note: Every time you access this mode, your previous layout will be erased and you will need to set your layout anew. This is an easy and fast way to reset your settings.

This system allows to have multiple physical buttons mapped as the same JAMMA button. For example, you can have the "shot" mapped to button 1 and button 3, but have the rapid-fire enabled just for the button 3. Button 1 will be your "charged shot" and button 3 will be "rapid shot", akin to how it is handled in Cave shmups.

 

Rapid-fire configuration mode

 

  1. Press and hold down one arbitrary button and the START button for 3 or more seconds.
  2. After 3 seconds an appropriate status LED on the board will light up and buttons will no longer register – this means the RECO PCB has entered the rapid-fire configuration mode and you can release the buttons (including the START button).
  3. Right after you release the last of the buttons held down, you can enable the rapid-fire feature by pressing buttons. Each press of a button corresponds to the rapid-fire rate, and is indicated by the status LED blink. There are 6 rapid-fire rates to choose from, the seventh press disables the rapid-fire; the eighth press starts the countdown over. No button press means the rapid-fire will not be set.
  4. To exit the rapid-fire configuration mode and save the settings, press the START button.


Note: Just like in the button remapping mode, your previous rapid-fire settings are erased the moment you access the rapid-fire mode. Consequently, if you want to reset all rapid-fire settings, just enter the rapid-fire mode and exit it without pressing any button.


Asynchronous rapid-fire mode


Press and hold down the Player 1 START button for 3 or more seconds while powering on the RECO PCB. After 3 seconds the status LEDs will blink rapidly as a confirmation that the asynchronous rapid-fire is active. You can release the START button.

In the asynchronous mode, you enter the rapid-fire configuration mode as usual, but the button presses will correspond to the following rapid-fire rates:

  • 1 press ~ 30 Hz
  • 2 presses ~ 20 Hz
  • 3 presses ~ 15 Hz
  • 4 presses ~ 12 Hz
  • 5 presses ~ 10 Hz
  • 6 presses ~ 7.5 Hz

 

Saving and loading profiles


1. Press and hold down three arbitrary buttons and the START button for 3 or more seconds. After 3 seconds an appropriate status LED on the board will light up and buttons will no longer register – this means the RECO PCB has entered the profile selection mode and you can release the buttons (including the START button).

2. Right after you release the last of the buttons held down, you can select the profile by pressing one of the six buttons on your arcade cabinet's control panel. For example, by pressing button 1 while in the profile selection mode, the RECO will load, and use the profile 1. If you press button 2, it will load the profile 2, and so on. You will automatically leave the profile selection mode when you press a button. There are 6 profiles available for each player that store both the button layout and rapid-fire settings. The RECO will remember the last used profile and automatically load it when you power on the arcade cabinet.

 

Note: By default, the profiles are blank. This means that when you switch to a new profile, you will need to create a new button layout using the button programming mode.

  

Tournament Mode


When active, it locks the button remapping, rapid-fire configuration, and profile selection modes. Can be enabled/disabled anytime during the game. It is controlled using the DIP switch (SW1) DIP1.

 

DIP switch (SW1) explanation

 

  1. Tournament Mode
  2. Not used
  3. Player 2 button 6 JAMMA connector output
  4. Player 1 button 6 JAMMA connector output
  5. Player 2 button 5 JAMMA connector output
  6. Player 1 button 5 JAMMA connector output
  7. Player 2 button 4 JAMMA connector output
  8. Player 1 button 4 JAMMA connector output


Output through the kick harness connector (CN4) is always active.


Video Sync Separator (JP1)


Positions:

  1. Buffered, or CSync separated if fed Composite Video to the RECO
  2. Passthrough (unprocessed CSync) - DEFAULT SETTING

 

Negatron DC/DC converter for -5 V generation (CN2)


If your power supply does not supply -5 V, then you can use the CN2 connector to connect the Negatron DC/DC negative voltage converter. Read Negatron's documentation and make sure you connect it the correct way. IN/OUT voltages are described on the RECO's bottom silkscreen layer. The Negatron itself is not part of the RECO and must be purchased separately.