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PCPC PlayBox2 PlayBox2

Installation and Users Guide

Supported Wallbox Models AMI W-40, W-80, W-120 (40/80/120-select) AMI WQ-200 (200-select) Rock-Ola 500 (160-select) Rock-Ola 1555 (200-select) Rock-Ola 1558 (160-select) Rowe WRA, WRB, WRC (200-select) Seeburg 3W1, 3W100 (100 select) Seeburg 3WA (200-select) Seeburg SC1, SC2, SC3, SC4 (160-select) Wurlitzer 3020 (24-select) Wurlitzer 5207 (104-select) Wurlitzer 5210 (200-select) Wurlitzer 5220 (200-select) Wurlitzer 5225 (100-select) Wurlitzer 5250 (200-select)

Minimum System Requirements

Computer: IBM PC or compatible 200 MHz or faster

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98se/Me/XP/2000

RAM Memory: 32 MB or higher recommended

Hard Disk Space: 24 MB free hard disk space (does not include music files)

Video: 800 x 600 or higher screen resolution

Audio: Windows compatible sound card (16-bit or better)

Other: Windows compatible mouse or pointing device

Serial Interface Port (9-pin male DSUB connector)

External: Amplified PC speakers or stereo component with line inputs

PC PlayBox2 software and serial port wallbox adapter

PC PlayBox2 Software Installation Insert the PC PlayBox2 mini CD-ROM into the small inner tray of your CD drive, Setup should start automatically. Setup screens ...

If Setup does not start automatically, you can manually start the program as follows: 1. Double-click on My Computer 2. Double-click on the CD device 3. Double-click on Setup.exe

If you have any applications running at

this time, it might be best to close them so they won’t interfere with the

PC PlayBox2 installation.

The default directory is PCPlayBox2.

You can change it at this

time or click the setup button to continue.

That’s it !!!

You’re ready to begin.

Getting the PC PlayBox2 System Started

Connect the wallbox adapter to the 9-pin male DSUB serial port connector at the back of your computer.

Starting up the PC PlayBox2 program: 1. Click on the Windows Start button

2. Move the mouse over All Programs then to the PC PlayBox2 folder

3. Click on the PC PlayBox2 program

If you have an older PC system, you will have a 9-pin male connector (serial port 1) and a 25-pin male connector (serial port 2). The mouse is usually connected to port 1. In this case, you will need a 25-pin female to 9-pin male serial port adapter to connect the wallbox adapter. If your computer doesn’t have a serial port, but has a USB port, you can use a USB-to-Serial adapter cable. Either of these items can be purchased from a computer store or from Data Sync Engineering.

If this is the first time PC PlayBox2 is started, you may see the “Adapter Not Responding” message after a few moments. This will happen because the serial com port number hasn’t been set and this will stop PC PlayBox2 from communicating with the adapter.

Click OK then click Setup to configure the PC PlayBox2 software.

1. Click on the Serial Com Port box. Enter the port number that the wallbox adapter will be attached to. 2. Click on the Music Files Path and change to the drive and directory where your music files are located. 3. Click on Wallbox Type and choose the wallbox that matches your configuration. 4. Countries having a 50 Hz line frequency should check the 50 Hz Operation box. 5. Click the Exit button.

Configuration of software is now complete.

This is a special test feature built into the wallbox adapter. Any pulse signals that appear on the wallbox connection wires will cause the adapter to choose song selection “A5”. This can be used to verify your wiring connections or to check if pulses are being transmitted from your wallbox. If you don’t have a wallbox connected, you can use a 9-volt battery across the wallbox connection wires to verify the operation of the wallbox adapter and computer.

You must have a song assigned to position “A5” for this function to work. See the “Assigning Songs to Wallbox Selections” section for details.

What is this “Wallbox Adapter Check” selection ?

Using the PC PlayBox2 Software

Assigning Songs to Wallbox Selections

Assigning a song to a wallbox selection is a simple two-step process; 1. Click on a song from the Song Selection List, your selection will be highlighted.

2. Click the Tab and Button in the Wallbox Selections and that song will appear next to that button. Continue this procedure assigning all A buttons, B buttons, etc. until Wallbox Selections are complete. The number of songs will vary depending on your wallbox type. For example, you may assign a total of 40 selections for the AMI W-40 or the full 200 selections for the Seeburg 3WA. You can also have PC PlayBox2 automatically assign all of the songs for you. When you click the Autofill Wallbox button, all of your songs from the Song Selection List will be assigned to your Wallbox Selections sequentially. Song selections can be changed at any time by simply “over-writing“ the existing selection or you can start over by clicking the Erase Wallbox button to clear all of the wallbox selections. Clicking the Autofill Wallbox will “over-write” all of your selections. If you wish to hear any song in the Song Selection List, double-click on that song and it will added to the playlist. Any time a song is added to the playlist, such as from double-clicking a song or from a wallbox selection, the screen will switch to Playlist display and the song will begin to play. You can switch between Song Selection List display and Playlist display by clicking on the Show Songlist or Show Playlist button.

The Playlist Display

The Playlist shows all of the songs that are waiting to be played. The very top song in the list is the one currently playing and is also shown as Now Playing. You can stop the currently playing song by pressing the Cancel Play button. You can remove other songs from the playlist by double-clicking on the song. When the playlist is empty, the screen will switch to the Song Selection List display. The STOP button clears the entire Playlist including the song currently in play.

Editing Song Titles

If you need to edit a song title, such as to make corrections or to adjust the length to fit on a title strip, click the song title you wish to edit then click the Edit Song Title button. A window will pop up with the current song filename. Position your cursor and make the changes. Do not change the filename extension or that song will not be playable. Filename extensions are used by the player to determine the encoding format. The player supports “.MP3”, “.WMA” and “.WAV” file formats. If you edited a song title that was previously assigned from the Song Selection List to the Wallbox Selections, then you must reassign the new song title or the “Selected Song Does Not Exist” message will appear.

Printing Title Strips

To print out your title strips, click Print Title Strips then select the title strip sequence you need. The title strip page preview will appear as shown below. Verify the title strips. If you need to make a correction, exit the title strip page, click on the song name you wish to edit then click Edit Song Title. When the title strips are ready to be printed, click on the Printer icon. We suggest using 65 lb card stock paper for the title strips. Position markings are printed outside of the title strip area for convenience. Letter/number identifiers are for wallboxes with letter & number keys such as Seeburg, three digit numeric for wallboxes with pages & buttons such as AMI. Cut the strips apart and place them into your wallbox.

Editing the Title Strip Background Image

Bitmap images are used for title strip backgrounds. There are three background image files that are used by the program; 4strips.bmp, 10strips.bmp and 16strips.bmp. You can preview the title strip sequences to determine which one of the bitmap image file is being used. When you create a new title strip background, you would save the image as one of the bitmap files for 4, 10 or 16 strips per page. Or you can save 16 strip images as all three bitmap files if you don’t care about wasting ink. The bitmap image above, mixed16.bmp, was created using Microsoft Paint. The lettering was done by expanding the image and using the Pencil tool to change the individual pixels to create the characters. The Select tool, Copy and Paste were used to duplicate the text image to other labels. Finally, the Pick Color and Fill With Color tools were used to match the labels color. To use this image for title strips, click on File then Save As… then type in 16strips. When Paint tells you it already exists. Do you want to replace it ?, click Yes. The new background image will now be used for title strips. Some title strip background images are supplied on your PC PlayBox2 CD-ROM, in folder Title Strip Bitmaps.

bw4.bmp Black & white mixed4.bmp Mixed colors & text bw10.bmp mixed10.bmp bw16.bmp mixed16.bmp bw-hit4.bmp Black & white with text red4.bmp Standard red bw-hit10.bmp red10.bmp bw-hit16.bmp red16.bmp

TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom Possible Cause

After clicking the Wallbox Type in Setup, the “Adapter Set” message did not appear or the “Adapter Not Responding” message was d isplayed instead.

Wrong Serial Com Port was selected. Adapter not connected properly.

Music files not showing on Song Selection List. Selected directory in Setup does not contain any files with .MP3, .WMA or .WAV extensions.

After a wallbox selection is made, the song did not play or a different song was played.

Wrong wallbox type was selected in Setup. Wallbox signal is erratic. (see TECH NOTE below)

After a wallbox selection is made, the following message is displayed “Selected Song Does Not Exist”.

The Wallbox Selections song title does not match any song titles in the Song Selection List.

Volume is very low, even at maximum setting. Master volume control for sound card.

TECH NOTE Electrical pulses transmitted by the wallbox are generated by a contact arm rotating on a selector disc containing contact points. When these contacts become gummed up and corroded, the wallbox may not make the proper selection. Occasionally, these contacts require cleaning. They can be cleaned with a cloth saturated with isopropyl alcohol. Do not use emery cloth or sandpaper as this may remove the plating. On really worn wallboxes, where basic cleaning doesn’t seem to cure the problem, you may have successful results by using a low abrasive polish, such as “Scratch Out” or “Brasso”. This will make the contact surfaces shiny and smooth.

Wallbox Wiring Diagrams CAUTION: Do not attempt to hook up a wallbox power supply if you are not familiar with electrical wiring, consult with a qualified person or an electrician. Do not leave any wires exposed, always use wire-nuts or electrical tape on all connections. Improper wiring can result in a fire or shock hazard.

SERIAL PORT

WALLBOX ADAPTER

Seeburg Wall-o-matic 3W1 / 3W100

100 select

Seeburg Wall-o-matic 3WA

200 select

COMMON 25VAC SIGNAL

SIGNAL

25VAC

COMMON

FUSE

Typical Wallbox Wiring

COMMON 25VAC SIGNAL

Transformer Radio Shack 273-1512B

or equiv

25VAC 2 Amps

2 conductor zipcord

(No polarity)

1-Amp

YEL

BLK

YEL

Not used apply tape

Seeburg Consolette SC1-4 / SCH1-4

160 select

Wurlitzer 5220 200 select

Wurlitzer 5225

100 select

COMMON 25VAC SIGNAL

25VAC COMMON SIGNAL

To enable coin operation, the BRN / RED / ORG terminals must be shorted together and a 10 to 20 ohm, 5 watt resistor must be inserted from the 25VAC terminal to these terminals.

Wurlitzer 5207 104 select

SIGNAL COMMON 25VAC

AMI W-40 / W-80 / W-120 40 / 80 / 120 select

COMMON

Rowe WRA / WRB / WRC 200 select

COMMON 25VAC SIGNAL 25VAC*

A wire jumper must be inserted from the 25VAC main power terminal to the 25VAC* keypad motor terminal.

25VAC

SIGNAL

Wurlitzer 5210 200 select

SIGNAL COMMON 25VAC

Rock-Ola 1555 200 select

AMI WQ-200 200 select

COMMON 25VAC SIGNAL 25VAC*

Rock-Ola 1558 160 select

COMMON SIGNAL 25VAC COMMON SIGNAL 25VAC

25VAC

COMMON

SIGNAL

Wurlitzer 5250 200 select

A wire jumper must be inserted from the 25VAC main power terminal to the 25VAC* lock-out.

Wurlitzer 3020 24 select

SIGNAL 25VAC 120VAC

This wallbox has its own “built-in” transformer and requires a 120VAC power cord. High voltage is used so be very careful when wiring up this wallbox. The wallbox adapter only requires the two wire connection to terminal #1 and terminal #3.

The Original 1015 Bubbler Wallbox