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The Quick-Click™ drives come pre-installed with the latest ION software. Bensalem, PA – Merit announced today that it has changed the procedure for its fully-paid annual ION software updates to a one-minute “Quick-Click.” Quick-Click™ refers to the company’s installation procedure for its new ruggedized, pop-in ION hard drives. The Quick-Click™ drives come pre-installed with the latest ION software. Merit now includes them free of charge with purchase of the annual ION software update.
“Quick-Click is another example of our commitment to improving the operator’s total ROI. By enabling him to swiftly service and update his machines, the Merit ION makes it easier for the operator to keep his route current, maximizing coin drop with minimal effort,” said Dave Logan, Merit’s CEO. The update process involves just a few simple steps, which should take an operator about one minute to complete. First, shut off the unit, unlock and open the service section of the game (Merit’s ION houses the cash in a separate steel case with its own lock, so an operator could safely have a technician perform the updates). Next, remove a single Philips screw and  slides out
the drive. Unclick the cable from the old hard drive and click it into the new drive. Then, slide in and secure the new drive with the
same Philips screw. Finally, close the case, and power the unit back up.
“I’m not a technician, but on my first try it took me just over a minute, from powering the ION down to powering it back up,” said Colin Higbie, Merit’s Director of Marketing. “I have no doubt that experienced operators will find it even easier. We are very excited that we can now ship our ION updates on a pre-configured, Quick-Click hard drive. No more time wasted waiting around for an update to finish or lugging external drives. Just in and out of the location. For an operator with many locations on his route, that’s a real cost savings.” Before Quick-Click™, operators needed to carry around a CD or DVD drive, plug it into the game, and spend time updating the software on every machine. With each new ION software update shipping pre-installed on a Quick-Click™ hard drive, Merit also promises to extend the ION’s hard drive warranty by thirty months from the date of the last update, effectively warranting the hard drive for the life of the system. Merit will still ship a DVD of the software, but the operator will not need it for a typical upgrade. While Merit has reported the new ruggedized ION hard drives have an excellent maintenance record, the Quick-Click™ drives should further simplify any maintenance issues. If there ever is a problem, the replacement drive will also be a Quick-Click™ drive, with the same one-minute update. Also, because the operator will likely keep the old drive when performing his annual software update, if any of the drives on his route fail, he can simply Quick-Click™ the old drive into the machine experiencing the problem, and keep using it with the older software until the replacement drive arrives. As part of its quick location-servicing program, Merit reminds that TournaMAXX operators can also make any adjustments to all their games’ settings from a web browser at home or at the office. For more than 27 years, Merit has ensured long-term return on investment for operators by providing continually high-earning equipment along with updates and upgrades for its products. With an installed base of over 250,000 touch-screen games garnering nearly 4.6 billion plays per year, Merit Entertainment is the worldwide leader in touch-screen entertainment devices. Merit Entertainment products appear globally in a wide array of venues and appeal to an almost limitless demographic. Merit continues to expand its position in the industry with ever-increasing entertainment, content and new games. The company maintains a Web site with all the latest information at www.meritind.com. (March 9, 2006) |
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