I have had my WCS for about a year now. I just noticed the two "Lane Change" arrows pointing to the flippers. I would have thought that these indicate that pushing the flipper moves a lane light (like LOTR's). What exactly do the lane changes do? I don't see any change on the playfield except for moving the flippers. Is there a possible malfunction if I do not see anything happening? Thanks

Yes that is what I thought. Thanks for confirming. Mine lanes do nothing. Lane light bulbs are good but stay dark during gameplay. Could this have to do with the optical switches? I am not familiar with the purpose of the opticals connected to the flipper switches.

I think I figured out what is going on with my lane change issues. No issue. The lane change lights work fine. It is just that you need to have one of the lanes trigger before they can be switched via flippers. I am surprised I never knew about this before. Thank for all the help.