Sound Leisure Vinyl Beat User manual

Vinyl Beat/Edge User Manual

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Contents
1.0 Introduction Pg 3
Important safety instructions Pg 4
2.0 Label Magic Pg6
3.0 Initial Setup Pg8
4.0 The Vinyl Mechanism Pg10
4.1 Main Components Pg11
4.2 Loading Records Pg12
5.0 Remote Control Pg14
6.0 Playing the Jukebox Pg15
7.0 Connecting External Devices Pg18
8.0 Connecting Speakers Pg19
9.0 Bluetooth Pg20
10.0 Trouble Shooting and Error Codes Pg21

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1.0 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Classic Jukebox from Sound Leisure, the world’s
premier Jukebox manufacturer. This product has been designed and built to give
you many years of enjoyment and trouble free use.
This owner’s guide provides all the information you will need to install and
operate the Jukebox safely.
About Sound Leisure
Sound Leisure have been manufacturing Jukeboxes in Leeds, UK since 1978.
The family owned and run business was originally formed by Alan Black and
three generations of the family now work alongside a team of skilled craftsmen
and women, all dedicated to manufacturing the finest Jukeboxes in the world.

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Important Safety Instructions
• Read these instructions.
• Keep these instructions.
• Heed all warnings.
• Follow all instructions.
• Do not use this apparatus near water.
• Clean only with a dry cloth.
• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves
or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.
A polarized plug has 2 blades with one wider than the other. A grounding
type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade
or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does
not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete
outlet.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
• Use only the cart, stand, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or
sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the
cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long
periods of time.
• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when
the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as if a power-supply
cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into
the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does
not operate normally or has been dropped.

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Additionally
• This Jukebox contains high voltage & high temperature parts. Do not attempt
to carry out any work that is not specifically instructed in this manual. If the
Jukebox fails to operate correctly, switch off the machine and contact Sound
Leisure.
• This Jukebox is heavy. DO NOT attempt to lift the unit.
• DO NOT attempt to move the Jukebox with the front glass/door open. The
Jukebox is top heavy and may tip forward if moved with the front glass/
door open.
• This appliance must be connected to a mains socket with a protective earth
connection.
• The mains plug is the designated ‘disconnection device’ and as such should
be readily operable.
• ‘WARNING’ To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture.
• Fuses should be replaced like for like at all times.
• Terminals marked with the symbol above are considered hazardous live
and external wiring connected to these terminals requires installation by an
instructed person or the use of ready made contact leads.
• Jukebox contains transmitter module FCC ID : T9J-RN52
• Refer to Bluetooth section for more information.
• This Jukebox is approved for operation :
below 2000m elevation
between 0°C and 40°C

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2.0 Label Magic
Sound Leisure has developed the
Label Magic title card printing
software to facilitate the easy design
and printing of title cards for your
Sound Leisure Jukebox.
Included in the welcome pack
supplied with your Jukebox is a FREE 12 month subscription to Sound Leisure’s
Label Magic title card printing software.
To get started creating your cards, download your free copy of Label Magic
from:
www.label-magic.com/sl
Once you have installed Label magic, use the code printed on the postcard
included in your welcome pack to activate your free 12 month subscription.
Title Cards and the Vinyl Beat / Edge
The Vinyl Beat / Edge comes with a title card folder to insert your title cards
into. This keeps them all in one place and makes it essy to view and choose the
records you want to play.
jukebox title card printing software
included free with every sound leisure jukebox.
check your welcome pack for your 12 month subscription card

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About the Vinyl Beat / Edge
This model jukebox from Sound Leisure is available in two different versions. The
Beat and the Edge. The Vinyl Beat is a floor standing version. The Vinyl Edge is
a wall mounted version. Each model operates in the same way.
Each holds 70 vinyl records and can play either side (A or B) independently.
Each track can be selected using a unique 3 digit number. Side A numbers run
from 100 to 169 and Side B numbers run from 200 to 269.
So for example, to select track A from the 10th record, enter 110.
To select track B from the 10th record, enter 210.
Selections are made and the jukebox controlled using the supplied remote
control.
Upon delivery the Jukebox please follow the following simple setup procedure
detailed in section 3 prior to use.
Please DO NOT plug the power to the Vinyl Beat/Edge in until the
steps specified at (3) have been completed.

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3.0 Initial Setup
3.0.1 Positioned the jukebox in its intended position. The mains lead supplied
with the jukebox is 2m long so please ensure the unit is positioned within 2m of a
main outlet.
3.0.2 Remove the plastic lid from the jukebox by lifting straight upwards using
the handles on the left and right side. Place this safely to one side.
With the vinyl jukebox mechanism now revealed:
3.0.3 Locate the 4x M6x70mm ‘transit’ bolts positioned at each corner of the
silver mechanism metal framework. The bolts from the left side of the mechanism
are highlighted in the image below, with 2 other bolts also on located on the right
side of the mechanism
a.The ‘transit bolts’ hold the mechanism firmly in place during transit for safety, but
should be removed when the player is in its selected location.
b.To remove the ‘transit bolts’ use a 10mm spanner to release the bolts and
remove these completely from the vinyl mechanism framework.
PLEASE NOTE: The ‘transit’ bolts should be retained and secured
back in place prior to the moving the jukebox at any point in the
future.

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3.1 Plugging the unit in
3.1.1 Locate the supplied mains lead and plug this into the main inlet on the rear
of the jukebox cabinet. The mains power inlet position is highlighted ion the image
above (Fig.1)
3.1.2 Plug the other end of the mains lead into the mains outlet.
3.2 Turning the jukebox power ON
3.2.1 Return to the rear of the jukebox and locate the mains power switch,
positioned just above the mains lead. Switch the jukebox mains power switch from the
0 position to the 1 position to power the unit ON.
The Jukebox is now switched on and ready to play.
3.3 Turning the jukebox power OFF
3.3.1 Please ensure all records are rejected from the jukebox mechanism.
See - Rejecting the currently playing track
3.3.2 Return to the rear of the jukebox and locate the mains power switch,
positioned just above the mains lead.
Switch the jukebox mains power switch from the 1 position to the 0 position to power
the unit OFF. The Jukebox is now switched OFF.
Fig.1 Jukebox seen from the rear / connections & Power
Jukebox reset button
Mains power switch
Mains power inlet
Speaker connectors
Auxiliary outputs

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4.0 The Vinyl Mechanism
The jukebox holds 70 vinyl records and can play both sides (A & B). Each record has a
unique number to enable either the A or B side to be selected. Side A numbers run from
100 to 169 and side B numbers run from 200 to 269.
The Vinyl Beat/Edge selects the chosen record by rotating the mechanism to the required
position, then raising the record to the play deck before moving the stylus in to place for
playback.
When loading the basket, ensuring the following will ensure correct playback:
1.Ensure the records are fully inserted in to the basket and correctly loaded.
2.Ensure each record is positioned in the correct position in the basket
3.Ensure all records are facing the correct direction to ensure the A and B sides are
correctly aligned.
WARNING
USING THE JUKEBOX WITHOUT A FULL BASKET OF RECORDS
When using the jukebox without a full basket of records (e.g. one record
in each basket position from 100 – 169) please ensure records are
evenly spaced out around the basket as failure to do so can result in an
unbalance basket which may cause the mechanism to fault.
CAUTION! MOVING PARTS!
ENSURE THE LID IS ALWAYS IN PLACE WHEN THE JUKEBOX MECHANSIM
IS IN OPERATION
THE JUKEBOX MECHANISM CONTAINS MOVING AND ROTATING PARTS.
PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN LOADING OR OPERATING THE JUKEBOX.
ENSURE THAT LOOSE CLOTHING, JEWELERY, LONG HAIR ETC ARE KEPT
AWAY FROM THE MECHANISM AND ROTATING BASKET.

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4.1 Mechanism Main components
Fig.2

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4.2 Loading Records
Ensure the mechanism is NOT playing a selection before loading/unloading
any records. Stand at the front of the unit then follow the instructions below while
referring to figure 4.1.
WARNING - DO NOT PLAY WARPED RECORDS AS THIS COULD
DAMAGE THE PLAYING MECHANISM.
i. Locate the Main Drive Belt as shown in 4.1 (Fig.2). To load records the
drive belt should be manually rotated which will in turn rotate the record basket.
This allows discs to be loaded in to the basket via the Disc Loading Area.
ii. Grasp the Main Drive Belt as shown in 4.1 (Fig.2). Now pull it gently
downwards. This will rotate the basket anticlockwise.
WARNING – WHEN MANUALLY ROTATING THE BASKET ENUSRE
THERE ARE NO ITEMS IN THE WAY SUCH AS LOOSE CLOTHING
/ FINGERS / JEWELLRY/ TOOLS ETC AS THESE COULD BECOME
CAUGHT AS THE BASKET ROTATES AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY.
iii. Continue to rotate the basket in this way until the
required record slot is positioned approximately in
the centre of the Disc Loading Area as shown on fig
4.1.
Each slot is numbered and the triangular sticker
points towards the specified slot. In the image on
the left disc 136 should be placed to the right of the
136 sticker as illustrated by the dashed orange line.
iv. Now slide the chosen record into the required
slot in the basket. If the record will not slide cleanly
in to the required slot, remove it then rotate the
basket again to ensure the slot is in the centre of the
Disc Loading Area.

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When inserting the disc, Side A should face towards the LEFT of the slot
Side B should face towards the RIGHT of the slot.
v. Vinyl Beat/Edge is supplied with a title card book which can be populated
with track labels and used for recording all jukebox records and selections. It is
important to ensure records are in the correct numbered slots and facing the right
direction to ensure accurate selections can be made.
DID YOU KNOW!
Sound Leisure’s Vinyl jukebox mechanism can play both “dinked” and “none
dinked” records. “Dinked” records (below right) have a large hole at the centre
of the disk, and “none dinked” records (below left) have a small hole in the
centre of the record.

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FIG7 : remote control
All aspects of controlling the jukebox are made via the Romote Control.
Vol 1
(stereo pair)
Jukebox
speakers
Vol 2
(stereo pair)
external speakers
if installed
Mute vol
Sleep mode
(places the Jukebox into low
power standby)
Switches amplifier to
Jukebox input
Switches amplifier to
Bluetooth input
Switches amplifier
to Aux input
Numeric selection keys.
Used to make track
selection
Reject track
Skip Backwards
(Replays current track)
Turn Shuffle Mode ON
Lighting Control
(not available)
EQ Control
Red : Bass
Green : Mid
Yellow : Treb
Clear playlist
Turn Shuffle Mode OFF
Skip Forwards
(Plays next track if applicable)
Reject disc
Keyboard
cancel
Bluetooth pairing
Sequential play ON
5.0 Remote Control

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6.0 Playing the Jukebox
6.0 Jukebox Controls
6.1 Making Selections
When the records are installed and the labels printed and placed in the title
card book, selections can be made using the included remote control.
6.1.1 Making selections via the remote control
To make a selection via the remote control enter a 3 digit track number using the
numeric section of the remote control. For example, enter:
136 to play side A of the record in slot 136
236 to play side B of the record in slot 136
The record mechanism will rotate to that position on the basket and then play
the selected track.
The relevant number will show in the display (shown above)
6.2 Building a Playlist
Continue to make selections using the remote control and the jukebox will store
these in a playlist and automatically play the desired tracks back in the order
they were inputted.
6.3 Rejecting the currently playing track – using remote control
To eject the record currently playing, press the Reject Track button on the remote
control.
6.4 Rejecting the currently playing track – at the jukebox
To eject the record currently playing without the remote control, press the eject
button on the mechanism located in the “mouse hole” at the front of the jukebox.
6.5 Next & Previous track
Pressing the “Next” >> (skip forward) button on the remote control will eject the
record playing and play the next selection (if more than one selection is waiting

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in the playlist.) If no additional selections are waiting to be played the record
will be ejected and the mechanism will remain idle.
Pressing the “previous” << (skip backward) button on the remote will eject the
record currently playing then reselect it and play it again from the start.
6.6 Adjusting the volume and EQ
To increase or decrease the volume level of the jukebox press the VOL 1 +/–
buttons on the remote. This will increase/decrease the volume on the Vinyl Pop
internal speaker.
To change the EQ tone of the jukebox using the remote control, Press the Red
button to change the Bass tone (between -15 and + 15) use the VOl 2 +/-
buttons to increase or decrease the level. - Like wise use the Green button to
alter the Mid tone and the Yellow button for the Trreble tone. After 5 seconds of
non-use the remote will remove the jukebox out of EQ mode.
(NB. the Blue button is not used)
6.7 Mute
Pressing the ‘MUTE’ key on the remote, will instantly mute the sound on all
speakers. The display will show ‘L —‘
To return the volume to the previous level press any of the volume +/- keys.
6.8 Keyboard Cancel
Should a mistake be made whilst entering selections via the remote control,
pressing KYBRD CANCEL will clear any partially entered numbers. The required
track number can then be re-inputted.
6.9 Power
Pressing the Power button will drop the Vinyl Pop in to standby mode. To take
the jukebox out of standby mode from the Power button again.

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Automatic Playback modes
6.10 Shuffle Mode
This feature provides automated, randomised playback of records.
To enable shuffle mode, press the SHUFFLE ON button on the remote control
(FIG 5.0).
“ShON” will appear in the display and a decimal place will appear in the
bottom right corner on the display (shown right.).
The jukebox will randomly select and play records (A and B sides) until shuffle
mode is disabled or the jukebox is turned off.
To disable the shuffle play feature press the SHUFFLE OFF button on the remote
control. “ShOFF” will be displayed briefly on the display and the decimal place
indicator will be removed.
6.11 Sequential Play
This feature automatically plays disks in ascending order e.g. 1A, 1B, 2A,
2B, 3A, 3B and so on. The mechanism commences playback from its current
position (e.g 12A) and then plays sequentially until the feature is disabled. e.g.
12B, 13A, 13B, 14A etc.
To enable sequential mode, first press SHUFFLE OFF on the remote handset (FIG
5.0) to ensure no other shuffle modes are active.
Now press “F2” on the remote control. “ORDER” will show on the display and a
decimal point will illuminate on the display.
To disable Sequential mode press “SHUFFLE OFF” on the remote control (FIG5).
The decimal place indicator will be removed.
PLEASE NOTE:
Sequential play cannot be activated if shuffle mode is already enabled.
If shuffle mode (6.5) is enabled when sequential playback is already active,
shuffle mode will override sequential play.
If a track is playing at the time shuffle or sequential mode are enabled, the
feature will commence after the currently playing track has ended.

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7.0 Connecting external audio devices
7.1 Connecting an audio source to the Jukebox input
Audio sources, such as DAB radios or streaming devices can be connected to Aux
2 input on the D4 amplifier. The Jukebox automatically switches inputs.
• The player mechanism is the default device and will always take priority over
any other audio sources.
• If the player mechanism is idle (no disc playing), the Bluetooth will take priority.
• If the player and Bluetooth aren’t playing then the Aux 2 input will take priority.
Please note: It is recommended that the audio output level of the connected device
is kept at between 3⁄4 and full and the volume is adjusted using the volume control
of the Jukebox.
7.2 Connecting to the Jukebox audio output
An audio output is provided to allow the Jukebox to play through another amplifier,
such as Surround Sound or Multi-room audio system.
Connect a stereo phono lead to the Audio Auxiliary Out connections located on the
rear bottomof the jukebox (see Fig.1)
The audio level is approximately 2Vp-p but will vary depending upon the audio
being played.
If selections are made whilst shuffle mode or sequential playback are active,
the current track will complete playback, then the manually selected track(s)
will play. Once playback of the manually selected track(s) is complete, the
automatic playback will resume.

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8.0 Connecting speakers
• Locate the speaker connectors on the rear of the Jukebox cabinet. (Fig.1)
• Connect the left speaker cables to the + and - red and black connectors.
• Connect the right speaker cables to the + and - red and black connectors.
The volume for these speakers is controlled using the VOL 1 keys on the remote
control.

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9.0 Bluetooth
The Jukebox allows audio streaming via Bluetooth.
9.1 To pair an audio device to the Jukebox.
• Press the BT PAIR button on the Jukebox remote control.
• “BT ON” will show on the Jukebox display.
• Turn on the Bluetooth connection on your audio device and begin searching
for devices (refer to your audio device manual for instruction on how to
search and pair to a device).
• The Jukebox will show as the name “SoundleisureJB”
• The pairing procedure is only required on the first connection. Once your
device is paired, it is possible to reconnect by selecting “SoundleisureJB”
from your devices paired list. It is not necessery to press the BT PAIR button
again.
• The Jukebox can remember up to 8 paired devices. (Although only one can
be playing at a time)
9.2 Important Bluetooth Information
Jukebox contains transmitter module FCC ID : T9J-RN52
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into a mains outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.