Pinnovators PinPAC4 User manual

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PinPAC4 Spike,
Spike2 Installation
Manual
Version 1.2 October 6, 2019
Contents
Warnings and Agreements ................................2
1. What’s included in the PinPAC4 Kit...........2
2. Requirements: ...........................................3
3. Preparation................................................3
4. Back Box Installation: Subwoofer / Audio
out Board...........................................................4
5. Back Box Installation: Headphone Audio
cable...................................................................6
6. Running the Headphone Audio cable Error!
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7. Coin Door Installation PinPAC4: ................7
8. MAC Cable Installation ..............................8
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16. Posi-Taps!...............................................9
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9. Final Checkout .........................................10
10. Operation and Set audio levels...... Error!
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11. Recommended Headphones. ..............10

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Warnings and Agreements
Welcome! The PinPAC Pinball Person Audio
Controller has been designed for simplicity of
installation! As with any Pinball Machine
modification and add on kit there is a required level
of expertise for the installation. If you are not
proficient in basic pinball parts installation we
recommend having our kit installed by someone who
is proficient with the basics of pinball repair.
Pinnovators requires our kit be installed by an
experienced Pinball service technician with basic
electrical skills. As with any electrical piece of
equipment a danger does exist and you must agree
to not hold Pinnovators responsible for any injury,
damages, etc. before continuing.
Sound Levels: Pinnovators recommends running
your headphone sound level at a safe level to
prevent long term hearing loss. For a good example
of recommend sound levels, we recommend
following suggestions given by major audio
equipment manufacturers such as Apple and their
Ipod.
phys.org/news80304823.html
www.macworld.com/article/1060274/hearingprotection.html
ESD: We recommend always discharging the
headphone cable by touching it to an exposed metal
part of the pinball machine before plugging it into
the machine.
Power Cord: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE POWER CORD
for safety when working on your pinball machine!
Playfield Propping: Pinnovators highly advises
following Playfield propping instruction for your
pinball machine. These instructions are typically
found inside the Operators manual for each
machine. Failure to follow these instructions can
cause fatal injuries or even Death. Pinnovators also
recommends having an assistant hold a propped
playfield in the up position when servicing under the
playfield.
1. What’s included in the
PinPAC4 Kit
PinPAC4MAC Front
Panel
Spike 2 Back Box
Board (BBB)
3.5mm Panel
Interface Cable
Optional
Accessory:
Sub Cable kit

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2. Requirements:
A. The Pinnovators PinPAC4 system require a
Universal Validator Door slot on the machine’s
Coin door in the lower left location. (H Door)
3. Preparation
Unplug the Pinball Machine!
Next remove the back glass on the system and open
the light board to expose the System circuit board.
The Stern SPIKE is shown below as an example.
(shown with our sub board already installed)

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4. Back Box Board Installation:
Locate the five-pin speaker connector shown by the
red arrow in the picture. Remove the speaker
connector by carefully rocking the connectors while
pulling it out.
Locate the two-pin cabinet speaker cable (Yellow
Arrow) and remove it.
Insert both speaker wires into the adapter board as
shown.
Plug (Optional accessory) Pinnovators 3.5 mm 12ft
cable from the subwoofer cable kit into the 3.5mm
green jack on the Back Box Board (BBB).
Connect the 3.5mm Interface cable into the RJ45
jack on the BBB adapter
Route the both cables through the black cable clamp
as shown.
Run the cables down through the bottom of the
back box and into the main cabinet.

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5. USB Cable
Spike:
Insert the end of the USB cable into the open
USB receptacle on the CPU board.
SPIKE 2
Insert the end of the USB cable into the open
USB receptacle on the CPU board.
6. Subwoofer cable (Optional)
The subwoofer cable is now an optional
accessory and available on the Pinnovators.com
website.
Gently push up on one of the vent screens
underneath the pinball machine. A staple holds
the screen in place but can be easily remove.
Finally, route the 3.5mm sub cable out the vent
hole. Use the included Velcro tie to secure the
cable to the leg of the pinball machine.
NOTE: Leave some slack in the cable so the back box
can be easily folded down without stretching the
cable!
Reassemble the Back Box.

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7. Panel Interface Cable
Using a helper, remove the playfield glass and
lift up the playfield. Depending on the game,
tuck the new cable into the wire harness clips as
shown.
NOTE: Leave some slack in the cable so the back
box can be easily folded down without
stretching the cable!
Continue to route the cable along the wire harness.
Secure the cable in the white cable clamps. The
cable will end up at the coin door.

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8. Coin Door Installation
PinPAC4:
Remove validator blank plate by unbolting the
four nuts as shown. Note: Save the spacers. The
spacers are used to properly space the length of
the screw.
Insert the PinPAC4 plate as shown below.
Position the ESD ground wire (the green wire)
on the threaded stud. Fasten with the original
hardware.
Insert the end of the RJ45 Cable into the
connector on the PinPAC4 front control panel as
shown.
Route the cable into the cable harness clip
behind the door as shown. Test the door to
make sure it closes properly. Adjust as
necessary.

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9. MAC Cable Installation
This section of the instructions is for SPIKE
and SPIKE 2.
Route the PP4MAC remote cable over the top
of the coin slot as shown below. Continue down
to the system control panel buttons.
Clip the tie-wrap in the upper left corner of the
coin door to allow more cable slack to the
control buttons.
The MAC cable has a small Printed Circuit board
with connectors mounted to it. The PCB is
inserted in line with the cable going to the coin
door pushbuttons as shown below.
If your coin door does not have the inline connector
shown above then please contact us for a Posi-tap
adapter. Exported SPIKE systems usually do not have
the connector and will need the adapter BUT there

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16. Posi-Taps!
For Export SPIKE(2) machines.
This optional adapter uses three Posi-Tap
connectors. The Posi-tap connectors will be used to
cleanly splice into the button signals for the up and
down volume control.
This is a picture of the optional adapter along with a
few YouTube video links showing how to install the
Posi-Taps. Please watch the video first.
(Note, Pinnovators did not make the videos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQWYWuNbpog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiimgl-Rdmw
Connect the the Posi-tap adapter cable for export
SPIKE systems as follows:
Poisi-Tap
Adapter
Cable wire
Wire
Function
Push Button
Panel cable
wire:
Black
Ground
Black
Red
Volume Up
Green/Purple
Green
Volume
Down
Green/Blue

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23. Final Checkout
Power up the system and start a game!
Verify sound can be heard from the
Back Box speakers and the lower
Cabinet speaker.
Insert headphones into the jack and
verify levels in headphones can be
adjusted with the volume control knob.
Operate the System Volume UP
button and verify the system
volume increases. Operate the
System Volume Down button and
verify the system volume
decreases.
24. Recommended
Headphones.
Pinnovators tested the PinPAC1, 2,3 and on many
different headphones. Our favorite was the Beats by
Dr. Dre. We also tested a moderately priced set of
headphones ~$30 and was still blown away by how
good the bass response was and how clear the treble
was!
Thank your purchase of our product! We hope you
get many years of service from it.
The Pinnovators Team.