Data Sync Engineering WB-MP3 User manual

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Player System
Player System for for Wallbox Selectors Wallbox Selectors
Features Background Music Play & Wireless Remote
Features Background Music Play & Wireless Remote
It's the rockin 50's and 60's all over again ...
WALLBOX MODELS
•Seeburg 3W100
•Seeburg 3WA
•Seeburg SC1-4
•Seeburg SCH1-4
•Wurlitzer 3020
•Wurlitzer 5207
•Wurlitzer 5210
•Wurlitzer 5220
•Wurlitzer 5250
•Johnny Rockets
• Other 3-wire models
KIT CONTENTS
•NEW! SD-Card MP3 Player System
•Full Featured Wireless Remote
•16GB SD Memory Card & USB R/W Adapter
•RCA to RCA Line Out Audio Cable
•Power supply cable assembly (9VDC / 200mA)
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Wallbox transformer is NOT included 
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•AMI W-40
•AMI W-80
•AMI W-120
•AMI WQ-200
•Rock-Ola 500
•Rock-Ola 1555
•Rock-Ola 1558
•Rowe WRA
•Rowe WRB
•Rowe WRC
•Seeburg 3W1
The WB-MP3 is a Secure Digital (SD-Card) music player for vintage jukebox wallboxes. Make selections on the
wallbox and instantly your songs are played, one by one, in the order received. Same way as it was back in the
40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. Any number of the same wallbox models can be connected to the player. Setup is
easy, create folders (or playlists) on your memory card, store the wallbox song files in the folder, program your
wallbox type and your ready to go.
The Background Music feature allows non-stop music play when all wallbox song selections have been
played. From the wireless remote, you can choose the starting play from any folder and song number. Up to
100 folders (00 to 99) each having up to 100 songs (00 to 99) provide remote access for up to 10,000 songs.
Background song plays auto-increment through all song files and folders and also remembers the next song
to play at each power-up. A new wallbox selection can be programmed to either cancel the current background
play or wait until the end of the background song before playing the selections.
A stereo RCA cable provide the "line-out" signal for your external amplifier or you can connect to a set of
amplified speakers. The wireless remote is used to control volume level, pause or cancel song play.
The MP3 player supports all MPEG layer-III encodings at fixed and variable bit-rates up to and including 320
kbits/s (the 192 kbits/s rate is generally recommended). A 24-bit DAC provides 96dB of audio dynamic range.
The player works with any FAT32 formatted "standard SD card" or "micro SD card with Adapter".

OPERATION
When the WB-MP3 unit is powered-up, the red and green activity LED's will turn on and remain on until the player board
completes the song scan initialization. This may take a few seconds if a large number of songs are on the Secure Digital
memory card. Afterwards, the green LED turns off and the red LED "fast blinks" indicating the player is ready.
If the red and green LED's remain on for more than a minute, a problem was encountered and can usually be identified
by counting the player board LED blinks for the error code (See Troubleshooting chart for error code detail).
The WB-MP3 player is programmed from the wireless remote. All programming is stored in memory and will not be
erased when powered off. A program operation consists of entering three numeric digits followed by the Channel down
button. As each button is pressed, the green LED should flash in response. If it doesn't, you may not be in TV mode or
the remote needs the setup code (See wireless remote setup).
In this example, we will program the wallbox type as Seeburg model 3W1 which will be powered at 60Hz line frequency.
On the remote, press the following; 1 7 9 CH- The red and green LED's should be on to indicate the WB-MP3 is
waiting for the wallbox type number. Press 3 on the remote for Seeburg 3W1. The two LED's will turn off when program
is completed. Why is line frequency so important ? Because the wallbox motor is frequency sensitive and will run slower
at 50Hz which causes longer wallbox pulse signals. As a result, the song played may not be the one selected.
Make a selection on the wallbox, you should see the green LED flashing as the pulses are received from the wallbox.
The selected song will play. As more wallbox selections are made, they are stored in memory, waiting to be played.
Background music is played whenever there are no wallbox selections to play. It is turned on by pressing Channel Up
and turned off pressing Channel Down. Press On/Off to cancel song play and the next sequential song will start. You can
"jump" to any song position by entering a four digit Folder/Song number. The current song will be canceled and the new
song started. If the entered song number is not found, the WB-MP3 will sequentially search for the next available song.
Red &
Green
Activity
LED's
Line-Out Audio
(RCA plugs)
2-wire Wallbox
Connection
(no polarity)
Secure Digital
Memory Card
SD/16GB
Power Supply
Wireless
Remote
Sensor
WB-MP3
Wallbox Player System
Player Board LED
Remove these
two screws to
open enclosure
9VDC, 200mA
Center Positive

Before using your SD Memory card, verify the file
system. Should be factory formatted as FAT32.
Plug in your SD Memory Card.
After a few moments, the computer should indicate
that the flash card is ready.
Click My Computer
Right click on the SD Card drive letter
Then click on Properties
The File system should show as FAT32.
If NOT, then download the SD Memory Card
formatter directly from the SD-Card organization.
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
Follow example at bottom of page then click Format.
This pop-up should appear when completed.
CHECKING THE SD MEMORY CARD FORMAT

Songs selected from the wallbox are translated into a folder and song number selection on the SD memory card. The
first 100 wallbox selections (50 title strips) play from folder number 01, additional selections play from folder 02. Each
of the folders can have up to 100 song files, numbered 00 to 99. The sequential title strip selections from the wallbox
are matched to these sequential song file numbers. Background music sequentially plays all song files in all folders
from 00 to 99. You can jump to any starting song position by entering a 4-digit song number from the remote. The first
two digits are the folder number and the last two digits are the song number within that folder. You do not need to
have 100 songs in every folder, background play automatically searches for available songs.
To create a new folder …
Double click on the SD Card drive letter
Then click File | New | Folder
You should see the New Folder name.
Change the name …
The first two letters are numeric digits that identify
the folder position. You would need 01 and possibly
02 for your wallbox selections. You can create
additional folders for your background music. Any
letters following these two digits are ignored and
can be any text you choose.
As shown above, folder numbers are used to
identify a group of song files. Here, MP3 song
names must also be numbered to identify their
position within that group.
Using Windows Explorer, you can drag & drop
selected song files to your SD Memory card.
Select the disk and folder for your source of MP3
song files, place your mouse over the song then
hold down the left mouse button and drag it to
your SD card folder.
If you need to change or add the selection
position number of a song, place the mouse over
the song then right click and select Rename.
MP3 song files can be changed at any time,
simply delete the old file and insert the new one.
CREATING FOLDERS / DRAG & DROP YOUR MP3 FILES

Up to two folders are used for wallbox song selections, folder "01" contains the first 100 songs and folder "02" the next
100 songs. Song numbers are assigned to match the title strip selection sequence, that is, the first two songs from folder
"01" for the very first title strip, next two songs for the next title strip and so on. After the first 100 songs, which are used
by the first 50 title strips, folder "02" contains the songs for the remainder of title strips. This makes it easier to build-up
your wallbox songs as you go along.
02 98
02 99
U0
V0
B6
A6
B1
A1
02 01
02 00
01 01
Folder # Song #
01 00
LIONEL RICHIE
FRANK SINATRA
“MY KIND OF TOWN”
“THAT’S LIFE”
“WANDERING STRANGERS”
“ALL NIGHT LONG, (ALL RIGHT)”
“RIDE THE TRAIN”
ALABAMA
“LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE” 02 98
02 99
V9
V0
L2
L1
A2
A1
02 01
02 00
01 01
Folder # Song #
01 00
LIONEL RICHIE
FRANK SINATRA
“MY KIND OF TOWN”
“THAT’S LIFE”
“WANDERING STRANGERS”
“ALL NIGHT LONG, (ALL RIGHT)”
“RIDE THE TRAIN”
ALABAMA
“LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE”
“Sequential Letter” Wallboxes “Sequential Number” Wallboxes
WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON DESCRIPTION AND SETUP
Remote Set Up
Press & hold POWER
and MUTE buttons
simultaneously until
LED flashes on/off
then remains on.
Release buttons
From numeric keys
Enter 5320
LED should turn off
Blinking LED is error,
perform set-up again
MUTING
Toggles Play / Pause
POWER
Cancels the current play
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Numeric Digits
Used to select options
and wallbox type #
Select background song #
4-digits (0000 to 9999)
First 2 digits: folder number
next 2 digits: song number
Press INPUT to erase digit entries
INPUT
Clears the numeric digits
VOL-
Decreases volume level
CH-
Background play Off
VOL+
Increases volume level
CH+
Background play On
SONG NUMBERS ARE MATCHED TO THE TITLE STRIP SEQUENCE

WB-MP3 SETUP USING WIRELESS REMOTE
Button
Sequence Function Description
1 7 9 CH-
2 7 9 CH-
SELECTS THE WALLBOX TYPE WHEN OPERATING FROM A 60Hz AC LINE FREQUENCY (USA)
SELECTS THE WALLBOX TYPE WHEN OPERATING FROM A 50Hz AC LINE FREQUENCY
When the red LED remains on, press the remote numeric button that corresponds to the attached wallbox type.
3 7 9 CH- INSERT 1-9 SECONDS OF DELAY (UNTIL SONG PLAY), AFTER FIRST WALLBOX SELECTION
When the red LED remains on, press the remote numeric button for seconds of delay after selection. 0 = no delay.
4 7 9 CH- INSERT 1-9 MINUTES OF DELAY BETWEEN BACKGROUND SONG PLAYS
When the red LED remains on, press the remote numeric button for minutes of delay between BG plays. 0 = no delay.
5 7 9 CH- SELECTS BASIC WIRELESS REMOTE FUNCTIONS
Remote functions are Volume Control, Mute and Cancel. (A reduced function remote control is available)
6 7 9 CH- SELECTS EXTENDED WIRELESS REMOTE FUNCTIONS
Remote functions are Volume Control, Mute, Cancel and Background Music On/Off with 4-digit starting song position.
7 7 9 CH- DO NOT CANCEL BACKGROUND PLAYING SONG WHEN A WALLBOX SELECTION IS MADE
After the end of the background song, wallbox selections will be played then returns back to background play.
0 7 9 CH- BACKGROUND MUSIC IS STOPPED AT POWER-UP
Background music play is manually controlled using CHAN UP & CHAN DN on the remote.
8 7 9 CH- IMMEDIATELY CANCEL BACKGROUND PLAYING SONG WHEN A WALLBOX SELECTION IS MADE
Cancels the background playing song, wallbox selections are played then returns back to background play.
9 7 9 CH- BACKGROUND PLAY STARTS AT POWER-UP
Automatically causes the background music to start playing after power-up. CHAN UP & CHAN DN can still be used.
WALLBOX TYPE LIST
Type # Mfg Yrs Sel Wallbox Model
6 1951-1954 40 AMI W-40
6 1951-1955 80 AMI W-80
6 1953-1955 120 AMI W-120
6 1956-1965 200 AMI WQ-200
0 1964-1967 160 Rock-Ola 500
0 1963 160 Rock-Ola 1558
0 1958-1962 200 Rock-Ola 1555
5 1966-1967 200 Rowe WRA & WRB
5 1968-1976 200 Rowe WRC
3 1949-1958 100 Seeburg Wall-O-Matic 3W1
4 1955-1959 200 Seeburg Wall-O-Matic 3WA
3 1960-1967 100 Seeburg Wall-O-Matic 3W100
1 1962-1965 160 Seeburg Consolette SC-1, SC-2, SC-3 & SC-4
1 1966-1968 160 Seeburg Consolette SCH-1, SCH-2, SCH-3 & SCH-4
9 1946-1950 24 Wurlitzer 3020
7 1955-1961 104 Wurlitzer 5207
2 1956-1957 200 Wurlitzer 5210
2 1958-1964 200 Wurlitzer 5250
2 1965-1970 200 Wurlitzer 5220
8 ~2006 100 RockOla Electronic JRW, "Johnny Rockets"

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.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Possible Cause
After the WB-MP3 is powered up, the front panel red and green
LED's are continuously on. The Compact Flash card format is not FAT32.
No folders or song files were found on the SD card.
Check the player board LED, it may be flashing an error code.
The front panel green LED is continuously on. The wallbox signal is always on (wallbox stuck or defective).
Unplug the wallbox connector to verify.
When selections are made on the wallbox, no songs are played. Wrong wallbox type was selected.
No wallbox signal is being received. (verify green LED blinks)
Touch a 9-volt battery to wallbox wires, verify green LED blink.
The song selection was not found, check the SD memory card.
After a wallbox selection was made, the wrong song was played. Wrong wallbox type was selected.
Wallbox signal is erratic. (see TECH NOTE below)
Verify song selections are correct on the SD memory card.
Player board LED error codes. 1 blink, pause, 1 blink ...
2 blinks, pause, 2 blinks ...
3 blinks, pause, 3 blinks ...
4 blinks, pause, 4 blinks ...
5 blinks, pause, 5 blinks ...
System Error (Make sure SD memory card inserted correctly).
Format Error (Make sure SD memory card has FAT32 format).
No Folders (Make sure you have created folders on SD card).
No MP3 Files (No folders inside folders & files must be MP3).
Memory Card Error (Player received error status from SD card).
The red LED is slow blinking, but there is no sound. Volume level is set low, press remote volume up button.
Check the player board LED, it should also be slow blinking.
Check for audio using headphone or ear bud on line-out cable.
No operation from the wireless remote. Batteries low or reprogram remote control setup code.
Hold volume button and check player board LED fast blinks.
Press CH- and check for green LED flash.
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.

Seeburg Wall-o-matic
3W1 / 3W100
100 select
Seeburg Wall-o-matic
3WA
200 select
COMMON 24VAC SIGNAL
SIGNAL
24VAC
COMMON
MP3 Player
System
FUSE
Typical Wallbox Wiring
COMMON 24VAC SIGNAL
Transformer
Radio Shack 273-1512
or equivalent
24VAC
2 Amps
2 wires
(no polarity)
1-Amp
YEL
BLK
YEL
Not used
apply tape
Wallbox Terminals
Visit www.jameco.com
for 24VAC transformers
PRIMARY
INPUT
SECONDARY
OUTPUT

Seeburg Consolette
SC1-4 / SCH1-4
160 select
Wurlitzer 5220
200 select
Wurlitzer 5225
100 select
COMMON 24VAC SIGNAL
24VAC COMMON SIGNAL
To enable coin operation, the BRN / RED / ORG
terminals must be shorted together then connected
to the 24VAC terminal.

Wurlitzer 5207
104 select
SIGNAL COMMON 24VAC
AMI W-40 / W-80 / W-120
40 / 80 / 120 select
COMMON
Rowe WRA / WRB / WRC
200 select
COMMON 24VAC SIGNAL 24VAC*
A wire jumper must be inserted from the
24VAC main power terminal to the 24VAC*
keypad motor terminal.
24VAC
SIGNAL

Wurlitzer 5210
200 select
SIGNAL COMMON 24VAC
Rock-Ola 1555
200 select
AMI WQ-200
200 select
COMMON 25VAC SIGNAL 25VAC*
Rock-Ola 1558
160 select
COMMON SIGNAL 24VAC COMMON SIGNAL 24VAC
24VAC
COMMON
SIGNAL
Wurlitzer 5250
200 select
A wire jumper must be inserted
from the 24VAC main power
terminal to the 24VAC* lock-out.

Wurlitzer 3020
24 select
SIGNAL 24VAC
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
Rock-Ola 500
160 select
24VAC COMMON SIGNAL

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Background music is played from folders "03" through "99". Each folder is consecutively checked for music files.
If song number "00" or "01" is not found within the folder, it is skipped to the next folder. After the last song is
played, background music loops back to folder "03".
Background music is turned on from remote button "CHAN up"
Background music is turned off from remote button "CHAN down"
Alternately ...
9 7 9 CH- Causes background music to start playing at power-up (Continues from last song played)
0 7 9 CH- Turns off background music play at power-up
4-DIGIT SELECTIONS FROM THE REMOTE
The first two digits are the folder number, the last two digits are the song number.
If you enter a digit by mistake, you can press the INPUT key to cancel and start over.
Selections from folders 00-02 insert a single song play into wallbox memory (similar as selecting from wallbox)
NOTE: The background power-up play feature (9 7 9 CH-) disables the folder 00-02 single play mode
Folder 00 can be used as a general purpose or special occasion song folder
Folder 01 contains the first 100 wallbox song selections
Folder 02 contains the next 100 wallbox song selections (for wallboxes with more than 100 selections)
Any remote selections made from folders 03-99 also sets the song position for the background music.
If the player system is turned off during background music play, the last playing song is stored in memory.
When the player system is turned back on, song play continues after the last played song.
OPERATING ENHANCEMENTS
The Johnny Rockets "JRW" is an electronic replica of the Seeburg 3W1 mechanical wallbox.
It does not have a coin acceptor (which is notable by the missing coin reject button). Instead,
any coin provides a single play. Unplug the 4-pin J2 connector for Free Play operation.
Anode Cathode
Diode
1N4001
or equiv
24VAC
COMMON
SIGNAL
Set all dipswitch
settings to the
OFF (up) position
Rock-Ola "Johnny Rockets"
100 select

The SD Memory Card Formatter can be Downloaded here
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
To format media above 32GB as FAT32, you can run "guiformat.exe"
which is available here www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.htm
Micro SD card with Adapter
Standard SD card
USB2.0SDreader
16.0
GB
Blinks Error Description
1 Failed Hardware Test Diagnostics
2 FAT32 Filesystem Was Not Found
3 No Folders Found
4 No MP3 Files Found
If players blue LED rapidly flashing dim and green LED always on
No SD Memory Card in Socket or Defective SD Card
If players blue LED repeating long flash & green LED short flicker
Wrong Memory Card Type or Defective SD Card
FAULTS - SD CARD MP3 PLAYER (Blue LED)
SD
SIZE SONGS @192Kbps Avg Tracks for 100 CD
8GB 1,600 16
16GB 3,200 32
32GB 6,400 64
64GB 12,800 99
SD MEMORY CARD CAPACITIES
When power is applied to the Digital Player, the blue LED turns
on for about 3-sec, turns off, then begins rapid blinking during
file indexing. When done, the LED remains off until a selection.
Blue LED activity
& error indicator
Soft "Fade-In" Option
Jumper On = Enabled
Jumper Off = Off
Green LED
SD selected
Red LED
SD power
PUSH - PUSH Type
SD card Socket Soft Fade-In starts song
play at low volume then
ramps up to the set level
SD PLAYER OPERATION