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21 −3 NETWORKPLAYSETTINGS
Eachofthelinkedmachinesmustbesetupfornetworkplay.Ifthemachinesarenotsetup
correctly,networkplaywillnotbepossible.
① Turnoffthepoweroneachmachinetobeusedinnetworkplay.
②EnterTestmodeoneachmachine.(See10-2.)
③ SelectGAMETESTMODEandpresstheTESTButton.ThemachinewillenterGameTest
modeandthescreenwilldisplaytheGameTestmenu.(See10-3.)
④ SelectNETWORKSETTINGSfromtheGameTestmenuandpresstheTESTButton.The
NetworkSettingsscreenwillappear.Networksettingsarecarriedoutonthisscreen.
FIG.21.3
⑤ SettheLINKNUMsettingontheNetworkSettingsscreentothenumberofgamemachines
linkedfornetworkplay.
⑥ SetuptheGROUPsettingontheNetworkSettingsscreen.TheGROUPsettingisusedto
dividethemachineslinkedfornetworkplayintogroups.Forexample,anetworkof4machines
couldbedividedinto2groupsof2machines.
⑦ SettheNUMBERsettingontheNetworkSettingsscreensothateachmachinewithinagroup
hasadifferentnumber.Makesurethatonemachineineachgroupissetto"1".
⑧ ExitTestmodeoneachmachine.BesuretochooseEXITfromtheSystemTestMenutoexit
Testmodeproperly.
⑨ OnceeachmachinehasexitedTestmodeandgonethroughinitialization,itwillbeginanetwork
test.Duringthenetworktest,themonitorwilldisplayanetworktestscreen.
Iftherearenoproblemswithnetworkplaysettingsorcableconnections,themachinewillenter
Advertisingmode.
⑩ Iftheadvertisingscreenappearsafterthenetworktestisfinished,networksettingsare
complete.
Thenetworktestshouldlastroughly20to30seconds.Ifthenetworktestscreenfailsto
disappear,theproblemismostlikelyduetooneofthefollowing:incorrectsettings,an
improperlyconnectedLANcable,afaultyLANcableconnection,oraseveredwire.
NETWORKSETTING
LINKNUM2(2〜4)
GROUPA(A〜Z)
NUMBER2(1〜4)
->EXIT
SELECTWITHSERVICEBUTTON
ANDPRESSTESTBUTTON
HOWTOSETUPAMACHINEFORNETWORKPLAY