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The items below are included in versions V1.82 onwards.

Corrupt memory- If a supposedly good mechanism refuses to function it could have a corrupt memory. This can be often be repaired by using the "Copy Configuration" option in the Adjust Settings screen. This allows you to load a mech with the "soft settings" from a known good mech (effectively an intelligent "cloning") to restore corrupt settings.  Firstly save the memory from the "good mech" to a file. Then go into "adjust settings" with the target mech (this reads what is in its memory already), and then use the copy configuration to read in the data from the "good mech". Everything in the target mech will be overwritten except the serial number, the reference data and the coin windows. Then Write the Mech at the cost of 1 credit.

Backup Files - The first time a particular serial number discriminator is read a backup copy of the original data is saved in the folder c:\Program Files\Xprogrammer\Backup\. The filename is NNNNxxNNNNN.txt where NNNNNNNNNN matches the serial number on the Discriminator label (the bottom number on the angled barcode label on a 330 or 340, or on the LHS of a 126).
For example for discriminator number 1913Y504930 the filename is 1913xx04930.txt  (The Y5 is not readable through the HI2 connector)
The backup file can be used to restore a unit to its original configurationif required.

CF330/340 - difficulty programming thicker coins:
New Options added to CF330/CF340 programming screen. "Type 1" or "Type2" This has been introduced because some older discriminator modules have a different scaling of the diameter sensor values!
Type 1 is the same as previous software versions and is for most 330/340 mechs
Type 2 needs to be selected for older mechanisms if the Discriminator part number is 15990951 and the discriminator issue is Y2 or Y3
In the attached picture “A” the unit has a discriminator part number 15990951 and has issue Y2 (in the middle of the serial number which would be displayed as 4553xx02250) - this mech needs the "Type 2 setting"
In “B” the unit has a discriminator part number 15990951 and has issue Y4 (in the middle of the serial number which would be displayed as 4563xx04967) - this mech needs the "Type 1 setting"

CF126 - difficulty programming Hungarian 200HUF coin:
Download latest software version v3.00

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