HOW TO MAKE THE INSTALL PROCESS QUICKER

If you are using SMARTDRV on your system it should take 
approximately 5-8 minutes to install Take a Break!  
Pinball.  If your system does not use SMARTDRV, it could 
take up to 15-20 minutes.  To make sure that you are using 
SMARTDRV to "read cache" the floppy drive, type the 
following at the DOS command prompt:

          SMARTDRV a

This will enable the "read cache" for floppy drive A:.  Use 
the letter "b" for floppy drive B:.  This is not a permanent 
change and your system will go back to the way it was 
when you next reboot your system.

MUSIC AND SOUND PROBLEMS

Causes of some common problems...

1)  Card is not installed.
2)  Card is not installed properly.
3)  Card is not hooked up to speakers or headphones 
properly.
4)  Card is not configured properly for Windows.
5)  Card sound drivers are not installed for Windows.
6)  Card sound drivers are not correct for your type of 
sound card.
7)  MIDI Mapper Setup is not appropriate for your sound 
card.
8)  Some other running software has control of the sound 
devices.
9)  Music/Sound Effects are not turned on in game.
10) Roland devices are not supported.


SOME PROBLEMS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED

1)  Problem:  I don't get any sound.  The menu shows sound 
and music as disabled, but I have a sound card.

Possible Solution:  Sometimes other software will not reset 
the sound device when you exit the application.  Exit 
Windows, reboot your computer, and try again.

If that doesn't fix the problem, it may be that the program 
does not recognize that you have a sound device available 
to play music or sounds.  Either you do not have a sound 
device available, it is not installed properly, or another 
program has control of the sound device and has not 
released it for other programs to use.

See above "Causes of some Common Problems".
See also "Trouble Shooting Hints" below.


2)  Problem:  I get music but it sounds strange.

Possible Solution:  It is possible that your MIDI Mapper 
Setup is not correct for your sound card.  Try playing 
CANYON.MID (you will find Canyon.Mid in the Windows 
directory) with the Media Player (Media Player can be 
found in the Accessories group) that comes with Windows.  
If CANYON.MID sounds strange then it is likely your 
MIDI setup is incorrect.  You may have to contact your 
card manufacturer to help you create a MIDI setup that is 
appropriate for your card.

See below for help adjusting your MIDI mapper in the 
section titled Creating a New MIDI Mapper..


3)  Problem:  I get music but it is followed or preceded by a 
"Twing!" sound or static crackles.

Possible Solution:  Your MIDI Mapper is configured to 
output music to channels not supported by your card.  Try 
modifying your MIDI setup as described below under 
Creating a New MIDI Setup.


---- TROUBLE SHOOTING HINTS ----


IF MUSIC IS DISPLAYED AS ENABLED ON THE 
MENU BUT DOESN'T PRODUCE MUSIC:

1) Exit the Take a Break! Pinball software.
2) Run Windows' "Media Player" from the "Applications" 
group.
3) Load and play "CANYON.MID" from your Windows 
directory.
4) Music indicates that the MIDI Mapper is properly 
installed in Windows.
5) No music indicates a problem with the mapping or MIDI 
connection to Windows.  UNTIL MEDIA PLAYER 
PRODUCES MUSIC, Take a Break! Pinball SOFTWARE 
WON'T!
6) Follow the instructions from your sound card 
manufacturer to properly install the card and Windows 
drivers.
7) Verify that the MIDI Mapper is present in the Control 
Panel.  If it is not, install the Windows' drivers.
8) Open the MIDI Mapper and click on "Edit."
9) The setup shows which device each MIDI Channel is 
ported to.  Verify that the correct ports are selected.

IF YOU STILL DON'T HEAR MUSIC COMING FROM 
YOUR SOUND CARD

1) If the connections are correct, the most likely problem is 
an Interrupt (IRQ) conflict.  Each add-on card in your 
computer must have a unique Interrupt.  Since MIDI 
generally uses Interrupts for recording and not playback, 
you might have another device using the same Interrupt 
level, and yet you will hear music fine from your
Sound/MIDI card.  We recommend that you try each level 
available.  On most cards, you must set the Interrupt level 
physically on the card, as well as from the software.  A few 
cards (such as the Media Vision cards) allow you to 
completely set the Interrupt from software.

2) You also might be having a problem with your DMA or 
IO Address.  Like the Interrupt level, this might conflict 
with another device in your system.  We recommend you 
try the other settings available here, too.

3) If the above tests still result in no MIDI music, you 
might try the tests again, and this time make sure that you 
power-down your computer between each test.

4) If you feel confident that your connections are correct, 
and there are no hardware conflicts in your computer, we 
recommend you contact the MIDI/Sound card manufacturer 
for other suggestions and/or diagnostics to determine that 
MIDI music can come in.


MIDI MAPPER

The MIDI mapper program is located in the Window's 
Control Panel which is located in the group "Main."  
NOTE:  If you have not installed the drivers for your sound 
card, you will not see a MIDI Mapper icon.  Refer to the 
instructions from the card manufacturer to properly install 
the card and Windows drivers.  

The MIDI Mapper provides filtering and changing of 
musical events to allow music to sound similar on all 
hardware.

Sound Card installation programs often set up a custom 
MIDI Map which can be accessed from Windows' Control 
Panel.  The three types of maps are:
	- Base-level (MIDI Channels 13 to 16, drums on 
	   16)
	- Extended-level (MIDI Channels 1 to 10, drums 
	   on 10)
	- General MIDI (MIDI Channels 1 to 16, drums 
	   on 10)

Identify which map type should be used with your system so 
that your Take a Break!  Pinball software will use the 
appropriate channels:

Common examples for default MIDI Mappings are:
	- Ad Lib (used for Internal Sound on Sound 
	   Blaster 1.0/1.5): Base-level
	- Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum Plus/16, 
	   Fusion CD, CDPC:
		Internal Sound: Base-level
		External MIDI: Extended-level
	- Media Vision Audio Port, 
	   Thunderboard/Thunder & Lightning: Base-level
	- Omni Labs Audio Master: Extended-level
	- Roland MPU 401/compatibles, SCC-1: No MIDI 
	   Mapper
	- Sound Blaster 1.0/1.5: Internal Sound: Base-level
		External MIDI: Extended-level
	- Sound Blaster Pro: Internal Sound: Base or 
	   Extended-level
		External MIDI: Extended-level
	- Others: Try all choices, reloading a MIDI file 
	   after each selection.


CREATING A NEW MIDI SETUP

Create a new MIDI setup by selecting the "Setups" radio 
button then click on the "New" button.  Enter "Pinball" and 
"Pinball MIDI setup" for the Name and Description of this 
MIDI setup.  You then see a rather ominous looking screen 
with lots of options.  Click on the field for channel 13 in 
the column Port Name.  Click on the down arrow in this 
column to bring up a list that usually contains names of 
sound devices.  Try using Adlib if it is available.  If it is 
not, try one of the others.  Do the same for channels 14 
through 16.  When you are finished, click on "OK" and 
indicate that you wish to save this new setup.  Now try 
playing CANYON.MID again on the Media Player.  If it 
still sounds funny, try editing the MIDI setup you have just 
created by using the MIDI Mappers edit screen.


IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SOUND 
OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE PROGRAM:

Call Sierra On-Line Customer Service at 209-683-8989 in 
the US; or [0]734-303-171 in the U.K.  Be sure to have 
information about your system available to help diagnose 
the problem:

Type of computer:  286, 386, 486,  DX or SX
CPU Speed:  20Mz, 25Mz, 33Mz, etc.
Amount of memory installed:  2M, 4M, 8M, 16M, etc.
Amount of Hard drive space available.
Version of Windows.
Type and version of sound card.
Version of Operating System

