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Black Widow Dip Switch Settings

Below are the specific dip-switch settings users have contributed for Black Widow:

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Settings of 8-Toggle Switch on Black Widow CPU PCB (at D4)
 8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1   Option
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Off Off                          1 coin/1 credit <
On  On                           1 coin/2 credits
On  Off                          2 coins/1 credit
Off On                           Free play

        Off Off                  Right coin mechanism x 1 <
        On  Off                  Right coin mechanism x 4
        Off On                   Right coin mechanism x 5
        On  On                   Right coin mechanism x 6

                Off              Left coin mechanism x 1 <
                On               Left coin mechanism x 2

                    Off Off Off  No bonus coins (0)* <
                    Off On  On   No bonus coins (6)
                    On  On  On   No bonus coins (7)

                    On  Off Off  For every 2 coins inserted,
                                 logic adds 1 more coin (1)
                    Off On  Off  For every 4 coins inserted,
                                 logic adds 1 more coin (2)
                    On  On  Off  For every 4 coins inserted,
                                 logic adds 2 more coins (3)
                    Off Off On   For every 5 coins inserted,
                                 logic adds 1 more coin (4)
                    On  Off On   For every 3 coins inserted,
                                 logic adds 1 more coin (5)

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* The numbers in parentheses will appear on the BONUS ADDER line in the
  Operator Information Display (Figure 2-1) for these settings.
< Manufacturer's recommended setting


                Table 1-3  Switch Settings for Special Options

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Settings of 4-Toggle Switch on Black Widow CPU PCB (at P10/11)
 4   3   2   1                   Option
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            On                   Credits counted on one coin counter
            Off                  Credits counted on two separate coin counters
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          Table 1-4  Switch Settings for Bonus and Difficulty Options

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Settings of 8-Toggle Switch on Black Widow CPU PCB (at B4)
 8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1   Option
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Off Off                          Maximum start at level 13
On  Off                          Maximum start at level 21 <
Off On                           Maximum start at level 37
On  On                           Maximum start at level 53

        Off Off                  3 spiders per game <
        On  Off                  4 spiders per game
        Off On                   5 spiders per game
        On  On                   6 spiders per game

                Off Off          Easy game play
                On  Off          Medium game play <
                Off On           Hard game play
                On  On           Demonstration mode

                        Off Off  Bonus spider every 20,000 points <
                        On  Off  Bonus spider every 30,000 points
                        Off On   Bonus spider every 40,000 points
                        On  On   No bonus

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< Manufacturer's recommended setting

        

NOTE: Dip switch setting information is contributed by the community and although is believed to be correct (most of the time), has not been tested or verified.
Use this information at your own risk.

Official dip switch information may be available in the manual:

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