Firebeat
Konami (2000-2001)
A semi-standard stack used to run a multitude of rhythm games from Konami. These are notoriously finicky and most of the time the parts cannot be shared between games due to slightly different board layouts.
Configurations:
- Beatmania III: 3 Port backplane, CD-ROM and HDD. HDD IO handled over SPU Board.
- Keyboardmania: 3 port backplane, CD-ROM and CD-ROM. Also uses a Yamaha synthesizer instead of an SPU. Uses a on-motherboard yamaha sound chip for system sounds. Has 2 Video chips.
- Para Para Paradise: 2 Port backplane. CD-ROM and CD-ROM. Uses a on-motherboard yamaha sound chip for system sounds.
- Pop'n Music: 2 port backplane, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM. DVD-ROM IO handled through SPU board.
🔗Known Games
beatmania III
- Beatmania III (GQ972)
- Beatmania III Append 6thMix (GCA21)
- Beatmania III Append 7thMix (GCB07)
- Beatmania III Append Core Remix (GCA05)
- Beatmania III The Final (GCC01)
Keyboard Mania
- Keyboard Heaven (GU974-KA)
- Keyboard Mania 1st Mix (GQ974)
- Keyboard Mania 2nd Mix (GCA01)
- Keyboard Mania 3rd Mix (GCA12)
Para Para Paradise
- Para Para Dancing (GQ977)
- Para Para Paradise (GQ977)
- Para Para Paradise 1st Mix Plus (GQA11)
- Para Para Paradise v. 1.1 (GQ977)
pop'n music
- Pop'n Music 4 (GQ986)
- Pop'n Music 5 (G_A04)
- Pop'n Music 6 (G_A16)
- Pop'n Music 7 (GCB00)
- Pop'n Music 8 (G_B30)
- Pop'n Music Animelo (GQ987)
- Pop'n Music Animelo 2 (GCA02/GEA02)
- Pop'n Music Mickey Tunes (GQ976)
🔗Known Parts
🔗Images and Diagrams
Composite Firebeat mainboard image. The base image is from Keyboard Mania. The other boards that have unique chips have that information highlighted and annotated.
🔗Repair Manuals
No manuals currently added.
🔗Repair Tips
🔗 Missing lights/inconsistent 12v output from the I/O harness?
Missing lights may be related to the idec NRPS11-6A PCB-mount circuit breaker, located near the I/O harness connector, directly below the RTC. Replacing this with a new circuit breaker allowed the lights to function normally.
🔗 Recovery password (or replacing RTCRAM Batteries)
There are a pair of batteries powering the RTCRAM on the main board which contains some system settings as well as a license file. If the batteries run out, most Firebeat software will display a license screen and ask you to call Konami. You can use the following keygen to enter a valid password to unlock your device : https://987123879113.github.io/firebeatrtc/
Note that you can replace the batteries as they are wired in parallel. If you replace them carefully one at a time with new batteries you should never encounter that password screen in the first place.
🔗 (Pop'n Music) No sound output from LINE OUT
There is a 9 pin connector under the LINE OUT and LINE OUT (AUX) RCA connectors. This 9 pin connector is supposed to be wired to a volume pot which controls the LINE OUT level.
If you don't have a volume pot, you can join pin 2 with pin 4, and join pin 3 with pin 5 (assuming pin 1 on top)