PinPac3 Installation Manual - Pinball Headphone And .
1. Warnings and AgreementsPinPac3 InstallationManualVersion 1.4 April 29, 2013Welcome! The PinPac3 Pinball Person AudioController has been designed for simplicity ofinstallation! As with any Pinball Machinemodification and add on kit there is a required levelof expertise for the installation. If you are notproficient in basic pinball parts installation werecommend having our kit installed by someone whois proficient with the basics of pinball repair.Pinnovators requires our kit be installed by anexperienced Pinball service technician with basicelectrical skills. As with any electrical piece ofequipment a danger does exist and you must agreeto not hold Pinnovators responsible for any injury,damages, etc. before continuing.Sound Levels: Pinnovators recommends runningyour headphone sound level at a safe level toprevent long term hearing loss. We recommendfollowing suggestions given by major audioequipment manufacturers such as Apple and theirIpod.Contents1.Warnings and Agreements.12.What’s included in the PinPac3 .23.Requirements: .24.Preparation.25.Control Panel Installation PinPac3:.26.ESD Ground Wire: .47.Back Box Installation .58.Back Box Boards .69.Final Checkout .710.Trim Pot Function .711.Recommended Headphones. .712.Alternate Installation D: We recommend always discharging theheadphone cable by touching it to an exposed metalpart of the pinball machine before plugging it intothe machine.Power Cord: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE POWER CORDfor safety when working on your Pinball machine!Playfield Propping: Pinnovators highly advisesfollowing Playfield propping instruction for yourpinball machine. These instructions are typicallyfound inside the Pinball Operators manual. Failure tofollow these instructions can cause fatal injuries oreven Death. Pinnovators also recommends having anassistant hold a propped playfield in the up positionwhen servicing under the playfield.
2. What’s included in thePinPac3PinPac3 FrontPanel5. Control Panel InstallationPinPac3:A. The control panel will be mounted under thecabinet on the right front side, next to the leg.There is no need to take the box apart.(Ground wire not shown in this picture)Back Box Board(Specific to the kitordered)Hardware accessoryKit (Clips and screws)3. Requirements:The Pinnovators PinPac3 system DOES NOTrequire a Dollar Bill Acceptor slot on themachine’s Coin door. Instead, it mounts underthe machine.B. Place the PinPac3 box bracket up against thefront face of the machine. Using a pencil, markthe slots where the mounting screws will go.Make sure your happy with the placement.(Have someone hold the PP3 box for you whileyou take a final look)The Machine must have a sound board / MPUsystem shown in the Back Box Installation sectionbelow. Please visit IPDB.ORG to learn what systemyour machine has. Pinnovators.com now provides alist of pinball systems we have a kit for.(Ground wire not shown in these pictures but we will get toit later on.)4. PreparationRead and understand this manual. Contact us if youhave any questions! Sales@pinnovators.comUnplug the Pinball Machine!C. Using the included sheet metal screws in yourkit, fasten the PP3 as shown below. The screwsare short enough that they will not protrudeinto the cabinet.Next remove the back glass on the system and openthe light board to expose the System circuit boards.The Addams Family is shown below as an example.D.2
E. Cable Clips:Secure the interface cable under the system usingthe 4 supplied cable clips and mounting screws.Route the cable to the back of the system and placethe last clip at the rear right vent hole.G. Using a helper, remove the playfield glassand lift up the playfield. Thread the controlcable up through the cabinet and into theBack Box.F. Vent HoleLocate the vent hole in the Right rear of the cabinet.Push up on the vent screen to dislocate it to allowthe cable to be fed up into the hole.The last mounting clip will hold the cableinto position as it enters the vent hole.Lower the playfield and reinstall the glass.3
6. ESD Ground Wire:Pinnovators provides a ground wire on ourPinPac kits to provide a path to ground for anystray Static Electricity that may be stored on theheadphone cable or human body. Werecommend always discharging the headphonecable by touching it to an exposed metal part ofthe pinball machine before plugging it into themachine.Ground Wire Method #2: Stern gamesWe are going to attach the ground wire to oneof the cabinet speaker mounting bolts. Locatethe cabinet speaker and loosen the nut shownbelow. Don’t fully remove the nut. Gently tapthe screw down until it pops out the bottom ofthe pinball machine.We will show two methods of connecting theground wire for the PinPac3 kit.Ground Wire Method 1: Williams machines.Williams machines have a threaded hole underthe machine as shown below. Simple thread theground wire through the cable clip and then upinto that hole. (Remove the coin box first)Wrap the exposed end of the wire on theexposed ground stud of the power box. Securethe wire to ground as shown using the suppliednut.Form a hook on the end of the ground asshown.Place the hooked wire around the screw headas shown. Push the screw head up and thentighten the nut on the speaker until the wire issecured.Note: The Ground wire may be shortened andrestriped to remove the extra length if desired.4
7. Back Box InstallationPinnovators offers many kits for five of themost popular pinball systems as of the writingof this document.Ref12345Pinnovators PartNumber330 003 WPC DM330 004 WPC DCS330 005 WPC 95330 012 STN WST330 013 STN SAMDescriptionInsert the Back Box Board into the speakerconnectors on the sound card as shown below.Make sure it’s fully inserted and aligned properly.ALIGNMENT is CRITICAL! You may damageyour sound board if the connector is notproperly aligned. Check it twice!WPC-Dot MatrixWPC DCSWPC 95Stern Whitestar modifiedStern S.A.M. SystemWe will cover the basic installation of the 330 003WPC DM WPC-Dot Matrix kit in the followingsection and we will include an addendum for theBack Box Board you purchase at the end of thismanual.330 003 WPC DM WPC-Dot Matrix (ExampleMachines: T2, The Addams Family and Twilight Zone)Insert the original Speaker cables on to the pinsof the Back Box Board. Note: the connectorscan go on either set of pins without causingdamage and will function properly for this BackBoard.The sound board is the upper center board on aTwilight Zone. Locate the speaker connectors shownby the red arrows in the picture. Remove twospeaker connectors by carefully rocking theconnectors while pulling them out:Route the cable into the cable harness clip as shown.Plug supplied Pinnovators cable into the RJ45 jack onthe Back Box Board Connector.Reassemble the Back Box.5
8. Back Box BoardsSound Board connector locationshow with connectors removed.330 003 WPC DMSample games: The Addams Family330 004 WPC DCSSample games: Star Trek The Next Generation330 005 WPC 95Sample Game: Medieval Madness330 012 STN WSTSample Game: The Lord Of The Rings330 013 STN SAM Stern S.A.M.6Back Box Board installed and cable inplace.Sample Game: Transformers
This trim pot has different functionalitydepending on the Back Box Board type. Themain purpose was to allow the user to“Mix” the Cabinet speaker channel and theBack Box Speaker channels going into theheadphones. The trim pot provides areasonable amount of mix on most of theboards. Note that the WPC-Dot Matrixsystem really only has ONE channel so thetrim pot can’t adjust the mix, just theoverall level in the headphones.9. Final CheckoutPower up the system and start a game. Makesure the front panel switch on the PinPacControl panel is in the “UP” position. Verifysound can be heard from the Back Box speakersand the lower Cabinet speaker. Switch theswitch to the “Down” position and verify thespeakers turn off. Insert headphones into thejack and verify levels in headphones can beadjusted with the volume control knob.RefPinnovators BackBoard Part Number330 003WPC DMDescription2330 004 WPC DCSWPC DCS3330 005 WPC 95WPC 954330 012 STN WST5330 013 STN SAMSternWhitestar modifiedSternS.A.M.System1WPC-DotMatrixTrim PotFunctionOverall level intheheadphonesCabinet andBack Box mixCabinet andBack Box mixCabinet andBack Box mixCabinet andBack Box mix11. RecommendedHeadphones.10.Trim Pot FunctionThe PinPac front panel board has a small trimpot mounted on the PCB only accessible with asmall screwdriver. Be careful not to force thetrim pot. It is delicate.Pinnovators tested the PinPac3 and 2 on manydifferent headphones. Our favorite was the Beats byDr. Dre. We also tested a moderately priced set ofheadphones 30 and was still blown away by howgood the bass response was and how clear the treblewas!Thank your purchase of our product! We hope youget many years of service from it.The Pinnovators Team.7
12.Alternate InstallationThe PinPac3 can also be wired without runningthe cable under the game cabinet. You have touse a ½ inch drill to put a hole in the bottom ofyour cabinet be we feel the installation is muchcleaner and the benefit of having a headphonekit will add more value to your machine!Open the PP3 box by removing the two screwson the bottom.Mark the center of the round hole in the mountingbracket using a punch. Drill out the hole using a ½inch drill. (Note you must be proficient at using handtools safely or find someone that is!)Run the Control cable up through the hole. Thistakes a little skill but it can be done. Run theGround wire up through the hole too.Plug the other end of the Control cable into the RJ45connector in the box. Route the cable inside the boxas shown. Assemble the box and route the cableinside the cabinet and up to the Back Box.Position PinPac3 under the cabinet and mount justthe top half as instructed in the earlier section ofthis manual.Secure wire to ground stud on power box.Make sure the area above the hole inside thecabinet has nothing blocking it. Using a ½ inchdrill, drill up into the cabinet.8Continue on with the installation for the Back BoxBoard.
list of pinball systems we have a kit for. 4. Preparation Read and understand this manual. Contact us if you have any questions! Sales@pinnovators.com Unplug the Pinball Machine! Next remove the back glass on the system and open the light board to expose the System circuit boards. The
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