The Bluetooth dongle dies frequently so try to sync right after you turn on the game.
Boot Up Game
Boot Up App
Hold left flipper on machine and on app while pressing start button for a new game.
Test to see if sync by using flipper buttons on app

Haven't tried it without holding down button on app. As suggested by VIRELAND. So this may not be necessary.

This sounds like a phone issue.
Call JJP.

There is a Dialed In for sale on CL and here is the description:

"... Includes mini-monitor (in the "cell phone") adjustment board that is NOT included with new ones anymore. "

Anyone know anything about this special adjustment board? Is it possible that this board kept the monitor from having issues?

What he said^^
I do like the Quantum Chaos and the Armageddon multiballs but the shoot two ramps and lock the balls generic multiballs are not awesome.

I do like the way you can postpone the multiball, that feature makes it more fun. I like to postpone multiball, start another mode then start multiball and try to cap it off with a Big Bang before running out of time or draining.

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This happened to me too. When the BOB opto is very close to the sim hole (they share the same subway) and the sim hole shot will roll the ball back up the subway and activate the BoB opto before the SIM hole opto. I followed the suggestion from another pinsider and moved the BoB opto further up the subway. I did have to drill two teeny pilot holes for the screws but it was a simple fix that has solved this issue completely.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dailed-in-by-jjp/page/31#post-4167664

I found that by doing a fresh 1.50 complete install (fresh everything, redownloaded it, different usd drive etc...) then the 1.52 delta helped to correct my phone issues.

I had the same issue and found that the problem is the spring which is on the knob side of the cabinet is too long with the Chrome Candy knob.
The JJP knob is hollowed out but the Chrome Candy knob isn't. Get a shorter spring for the outside and you will be fine.

Sounds like my issue. Always fixed by unplugging and replugging the vga cable. When I did the reinstallation, (I did it several times) my problem, while still the wrong colors, changed. Meaning the colors changed, they were still wrong just different kind of wrong than before the reinstall. Then I tried another phone (replacement number 2) and I haven't had an issue with it since.

Your MEGA phone is amazing!

Another reason to buy JJP games. Industry shaming support of their products.
JJP - Taking the industry by the ear and dragging it into the future.

Just be glad it wasn't a 420 Friday. That sounds like a recipe for manufacturing disaster

Nope. Its your machine. Play it the way you like it.

Pretty good for a grumpy guy

Just Guessing,
check your flipper alignment at rest as it may have something to do with this issue. I have my flipper at rest aligned so it parallel with the return lane rail.
With this setup I can make the back hand shot to the phone.

I think the alignment is where you want it to be.

May not need to be said but JIC.
You need to do the double flipper action right when you qualify multiball. If you wait too long you can't defer it. Also if you have deferred the multiball and you drain, the Multiball deferral is over and must be played before you can start another mode.

In general I give a couple of double taps when I lock a ball, because it is fun and because it defers multiball.

How can you talk about deep rule sets and not have WOZ at or near the top of the list?

I like what you did with the signs!
Man this is a great looking game.

Same here

For me, I take comfort in the fact that JJP has always worked with me until whatever is going on is fixed. Zero stress. Thanks JJP!

To solve this I have started filing down the top side of the protector's leading edges. This makes the transition between the playfield and the protector insufficient to stop a slowly rolling ball.

I have them. I went with the Blue/Red kit. Blue on slingshots and red on lane guides. They add a little bit of color to the bottom of the playfield but they don't stand out much. If you are specifically looking at them you will see the difference they make, but if you aren't looking for it you probably won't notice they are there.

Not disagreeing but with no awesome jackpots it really puts the emphasis on accumulating sim cards which have the potential for dramatic score enlargement. I think what I am trying to say is some machines are all about the multi ball jackpots, some aren't. which begs the question does a game need to have multi ball jackpots to be fun/great/complete?

I totally agree that the standard lock a ball(s) in the station multi ball really interrupts the game unless you have a mode going before starting it.

Everything you need to know about ordering your manual

Mine showed up yesterday.

Just saying they are shipping and yours will be there any day now.

And while you wait I will be enjoying mine

Which brings us around to, Why not? I am always amazed at how different copies of the same machine play. My WOZ doesn't play like any other WOZ I have played. My DI is the same. Must be that there are so many variables that contribute to game play. From the angle of the flipper to the age of the rubbers to the line voltage, was it made on a Friday or a Monday and on and on.

***Rant Warning***

I wish that people would not post the 'games' metric in their ads. This is completely unverifiable without a continuous video stream since the game was originally unboxed. Certainly it is no more of a reliable wear indicator than the word 'used.'

Experienced shoppers ignore this description and the uninformed are liable to misunderstand. After the new code drops next week, according the to audits section I will have a machine with less than 100 games on it. Even though I have owned it and played it for a year now.

Rant over, back to Dialed In

...he plays like a statue becomes part of the machine...

Is there any discussion comparing the Mantis and the Cliffy protectors for the phone hole?
To me the mantis protector looks like it wouldn't interfere with shooting the hole. But I am not convinced it will protect the edge of the hole from getting roached.
Any insights, experiences or other thing to consider?

Is there a Mantis protector for the SIM card hole?

That indicates that you didn't play an entire game.
In fact it looks like you didn't even drain your first ball when you turned your machine off.

Almost looks stock. Nice Job.

I can't help with the spare yellow connector but DI is notorious for being difficult to reseat.
Basically the tube with the wires going from the playfield to the backbox bumps against the back of the playfield.
Just give it an extra push and it will go just fine.

ground and power wires swapped?

Nice one.
Just one question.
Why were you looking for this?

Thanks!

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dialed-in-owners-and-fans-club/page/26#post-4048873

For those like me that don't want to go searching.
Thanks for sharing this Nokoro and originally cooked71 . The rejects are driving me crazy and it is great to have this easy fix.

Brilliant analogy. Thanks for sharing this.

Dude, your phone is on drugs!

No reason not to carry over, but just want to voice my support for leaving the setting as is.
I get a rush when I collect the SIM card knowing that a drain prior to collection will make this opportunity disappear. Better yet hitting the Big Bang and ricocheting into the SIM hole to finish the mode and collect the SIM card is a blast! Or maybe it should be called a Really Big Bang?

^^^This, without carryover.^^^

Making a SIM hole shot required for every SIM card removes flexible game play.
If you only lost one qualified uncollected SIM per drain (instead of all qualified, uncollected SIMs) that would be a better fit with the current requirement.

Better yet would be to just collect all qualified SIMs when the hole is hit.
Stacking SIMs would allow the player to decide their risk threshold.
Maybe you want to collect as you go, or maybe you want to just focus on finishing modes and let the random nature of being able to make the hole determine when you collect the SIM.
Many times while playing I start a new mode before collecting the qualified SIM. Because you can't restart a mode until they have all been played you are forced to abandon your SIM collection quest and focus on the mode. Once you have completed the next mode you are behind in SIM collection which further drives players to mechanically go for SIM collection after finishing a mode instead of having the option to pursue another objective.

Right and maybe if you start a new mode you say I don't care a mode has started there are too many SIMs on the line. I am going to focus on collecting the SIMS and I will just have to wait till next time around to collect this mode.

Yes,
That would be the way to do it.

I'm pretty sure that pinball machines are made with "Instant Hole."
Worst product ever made.

The instant hole appears around 2:40 in the below.

I am sure you know this but just in case, use Rufus or unetbootin to copy/install the files to the usb drive.
The instructions can be found here:
http://marketing.jerseyjackpinball.com/general/install-full/

Make sure you are using a USB drive that isn't too big also you might try a different USB drive.

I would say it is very common which is why many have ditched the external protector for the Mantis internal protector.

https://mantispinball.com/product/dialed-in-phone-scoop-protector/

In theory you can light SIM cards by completing modes and a handful of other ways too.
In practice I have only lit SIM cards by completing modes (proper or Big Bang)
Anyone ever light a SIM card other than completing modes? If so have your incorporated this into your game strategy? Any suggestions for someone that is jonesing for more SIM cards (aside from carryover)?

Answered my own question

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dialed-in-owners-and-fans-club/page/155#post-4994336

I found that I only had this happen when I was trying to make a funny picture. Anyone ever get a picture to come out of you flipping the bird? I have tried and tried, no dice.

Flipper Buttons

I double tap as soon as the bezel lights start to indicate a mb is ready and then I double tap again after a micro pause.
This maneuver takes about 2 seconds and the rhythm is 3 beats, beat one (Tap, Tap), beat two (Rest), beat three (Tap, Tap). This always works for me.
FWIW I get ready to start tapping right when the ball hits the side ramp or the Bob hole. So my taps start right when the lights start, not after the lights have started.

No.
AFAIK Extra balls are only available as add-a-ball by hitting the phone 3x during a multiball.

LE all the way. I almost sold my LE to replace it with the CE.

My recollection is power issues with flippers, upkickers, etc...

Go with WOZ, RR75th if at all possible. Together with DI they are a great combo. So different in play from each other, there is something for everybody.

The props turning or not is a non-starter.
You can't hear them and you will almost never see them unless you take your eye off the ball to see if they are rotating.
And when you see the blur where the props are I don't think it helps with the story or the game.
Not like the lightning fast witch legs do on the spinning house in WOZ. If these didn't work that would be an issue.

You are right, you should get what you pay for.

I'll say it. This is not a bug. Playing on your mobile device is a gimmick that turns your real pinball machine into a virtual pinball machine.
Cool to try for sure and kudos for being the first game with this type of remote play but please do not spend any development cycles making enhancements to this functionality.

I know we all want our machines to work 100% but if my/your dongle doesn't work it just doesn't matter or impact game play a bit. To me, this remote not working is as much of an issue as getting a scratch on the bottom of a leg leveler.

Back in the day Jack recommended using 1 : 1 distilled water and rubbing alcohol.

Report back on if you see it everytime you play. That is so small.

The advised solution is to raise (maybe lower my memory is pretty bad) the upper left leg leveler a bit to change the trajectory of the ball coming out of the theater. What i do is to start wiggling the machine a bit side to side right before it releases. This seems to work very well for me especially on the EMP pulse mode.

Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.

Has there been any consensus on the benefit of upgrading the processor?

I had an issue where the shooter would collide with the auto plunger and slow down the forward momentum of the plunger right before it hit the ball.
You might try rotating the plunger and see if you can get some clean shots and some blocked(if you will) shots.

You don't have to open the door. Just push the start button. The game will start and the error message will go away.

What he said +1

Here are a couple of dongle photos for your reference.
The first photo is of the dongle in the USB cord under the left playfield support in the cabinet.
You might look in the coin box or the bottom of the machine. The dongle is pretty small and easy to overlook.
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The manual calls it: Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle
The dongle I have is a Rocketek RT-BT4.
No longer available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Rocketek-Low-Energy-Bluetooth-Adapter/dp/B00H8CMO

Screw him back on.

My solution to this was to remove the cliffy (love me some cliffy) and use the mantis protector for that spot.

So here's the thing with The Hobbit.
The multiballs are the funnest in the industry hands down. The rest of the game is like chopping wood. IMHO the multiballs more than makeup for the labor of getting there.

I'm selling my Chrome Candy Blueberry shooter rod that I swapped out for a custom shooter rod. It looks beautiful on Dialed In LE and ships free to the US.
$50.

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It is the solution that keeps the ball from flying off the end of the ramp. I don't notice it at all, in fact I had forgotten about it entirely until I read your post.

I found that I was tapping too soon.
My current technique is to double tap, pause, double tap again.
This always works.

Just checked and mine is the same as yours.
Just heatshrinked and not attached to anything.

RE: Battery,
If your machine is constantly plugged in to a live socket it probably isn't using the battery enough to require replacement every three years

I see this has already been answered but I will leave it up in case it helps.

You do need to shoot both ramps to light lock. However, when you start a game you need to start a mode before you can light Lock.
This keeps a player from having a multiball before starting a mode.

It starts as a 2-ball multiball with add a ball.

If it doesn't interfere with your enjoyment of the game, I say leave it on and know that if you ever want a minty fresh playfield all you have to do is remove the protector.

Given that they are pinball people they are definitely above average.

This happened to me too. The BOB opto is very close to the sim hole (they share the same subway) and the sim hole shot will roll the ball back up the subway and activate the BoB opto before the SIM hole opto. I followed the suggestion from another pinsider and moved the BoB opto further up the subway. I did have to drill two teeny pilot holes for the screws but it was a simple fix that has solved this issue completely.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dailed-in-by-jjp/page/31#post-4167664

This is a real thing. The SIM scoop is hard enough to hit in the first place. Losing your sim card to the BOB opto is infuriating.

I double tap as soon as the bezel lights start to indicate a multiball is ready and then I double tap again after a micro pause.
This maneuver takes about 2 seconds and the rhythm is 3 beats, beat one (Tap, Tap), beat two (Rest), beat three (Tap, Tap).
This always works for me.

Here you go,
Just move the Bob Opto back up the subway. The top arrow shows where it was originally and the bottom arrow points to where I moved it to.
It hasn't been a problem that there arent opto holes in the subway. In this case the optos seem to work just fine without them.
I don't recall if I drilled pilot holes or not but I don't think I did.

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What you have to do is the same thing you need to do to get to Carnegie Hall.
Who knows what you have to do to get to Carnegie Hall?

But in all seriousness, the only thing I have seen people do that they claim has helped is:
Removing the whole cliffy
Removing a piece of the cliffy
Removing the rubber on the post next to the hole
I think I saw that someone recommended using a bit foam tape on the scoop
I think someone may have tweaked the shape/direction of the scoop by bending it

If you are going to remove the cliffy you can use Mylar to protect the playfield. Not as good as the cliffy, but better than nothing.

That hole sure is a pistol, and you really can't beat the rush when you collect a sim card.

Not a Ronald?

First off go through the switch menu to make sure they are not showing as broken, then make sure the sensors are properly in their holders and that they are plugged in.

Here are a couple of ideas:
Make sure that the plunger isn't being blocked the auto plunger. The easiest solution for me when this happens is to rotate my plunger a bit and try again.

Right after DI came out there were 'sagging' issues reported and discussed here on Pinside. This may be part of your problem. If you track down those posts you can see how people attempted to resolve it.

One last thing is to see if you have a long or short barrel spring outside of the cabinet on your plunger. If you have a long one you can replace it with a short one(3/4") and that might get you over the hump.

Please let us know what you figure out.

Here is a peek at this issue in the GnR thread with some good advice.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-official-jjp-gnr-thread/page/131#post-6164378

I will check that out thanks!

And of course you can access the manual from the service menu in the games. Take a look sometime at what is in the delta code updates. The reason the delta file is so large is that it has a copy of the manual in it.

Thats like 80% off. amazing deal.

Just a vote for leaving SIM rollover off. With the SIM rollover set to off the endorphin rush is 100X when you collect a sim card.

FWIW I have confirmed that the same purple armor & legs are used on both GNR CE and DICE. Replacement leg should be available from the factory.

If you figure something out please share. I have the same issue on a couple of my DICE legs.

If it is really minor why not try a purple sharpie or perhaps a piece of mirror tape

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/538217018/34-purple-mirror-hula-hoop-tape

or treat all your legs to a sticker with a drone or alien ship on it?

+1

Lets see them on your game