Tab SILVERBALL MAX How to use

SILVERBALL
MAX
Short Manual
(Version 8.00)

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Thank You for having chosen the
SILVERBALL Max
from among the many game machines available on the market.
For greatest satisfaction in using the SilverBall Max, please read the operating instructions
carefully.
Please keep this manual where you can find it quickly when necessary.
Our hotline is at your service for any further questions.
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We will be happy to assist you.
SilverBall Max Short Manual
(SM - 4.09.2003 )
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Index
INDEX ...............................................................................................................................................3
DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERFACE USING THE V8.00 SOFTWARE...........................................................4
MUSIC BOX TEST MENU ....................................................................................................................7
1) SETTINGS: 8
Buttons:......................................................................................................................8
Display:.......................................................................................................................9
Titles Clear to Delete: ..............................................................................................10
Reset Title Counter:.................................................................................................10
2) MPEG FILES: 10
Background:.........................................................................................................11
Fading:..................................................................................................................11
Free Play Settings:...............................................................................................11
Selection Settings:................................................................................................11
Test volume:.......................................................................................................... 12
3) DATABASE: 12
Display:...................................................................................................................13
4) PLAY TIMES: 15
5) DOWNLOAD FEATURE: 17
Activate download feature:....................................................................18
Price:.......................................................................................................18
Maximum simultaneous choice:............................................................ 18
Download titles per month: ...................................................................18
Messages in Max concerning the download feature: ..........................19

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Description of the Interface using the V8.00 Software
The Max Interface’s main screen shows the title being currently played, its cover and the
next title.
Directory: left picture: "\\silver\\netpages\\left.bmp"
right picture: "\\silver\\netpages\\right.bmp"
Resolutions SBMax : Floor-mounted appliance - Windows BMP (24 bit) 125 x 300 Pixel
Max upright - Windows BMP (24 bit) 100 x 240 Pixel
Max Pro upright - Windows BMP (24 bit) 125 x 300 Pixel
Beetle / Pro - Windows BMP (24 bit) 125 x 300 Pixel
Resolutions MaxFire and MaxFireVideo : - Windows BMP (24 bit) 125 x 300 Pixel
The word “Shuffle” under the displayed title indicates that background music is being
currently played (i.e. the song being currently played was not chosen).
Uninterrupted background music is played while no title has been selected or depending on
the set pause an animation for each piece of background music. If background music was
being played during the selection, the volume is slowly faded and the selected title played.
A button bar is located on the right next to the cover:
Brand New: Displays the current titles (according to test mode setting) of the last seven
days.
The button is only displayed if current titles have been found.
Top Hits: Displays the 13 most played titles.

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Playlist: Shows the selected titles that haven’t been played yet.
The button can be switched on and off in “Testmode”.
Pressing one of the buttons shows the corresponding list in the cover display area.
Pressing the button again returns the user to the cover display.
The “Brand New” and “Top Hits” lists allow a title to be purchased via the “Selection”
button. The button appears on the right next to the credit display as soon as title selection
is possible. The play list allows titles to be cued, i.e. the cued title will be played next.
The title in yellow writing shows that this is a new title.
The button for returning to the play menu is located at the bottom left and, if activated, a
button for switching to the WWW / email menu is also located here.
The “Select” button on the bottom right takes the user to the selection screen where all the
currently available titles can be searched and selected.
The selection screen sorts all titles according to the artist as default (left list). Selecting the
artist (blue selection) lists all the available titles by this artist on the right, the cover of the
selected title is shown at the top right. The alphabetical list on the left and the arrows within
the lists make navigating between artists fast and easy.

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If the select button is red, there are not enough credits available to purchase the title. The
price for the currently selected title is always displayed in the button.
If the button is green, the selected title may be purchased and it will appear in the
“Selected Titles” list at the top of the screen.
This list is emptied every time the main screen is switched to the selection screen. Titles
contained in this list cannot be selected again (the select button is not displayed).
The “Show download titel” button allows all titles to be added that still have to be
downloaded before they can be played back.
Finally, the “Sort” button allows
•the sorting order to be changed (according to artist, title, album, genre),
•the title display to be filtered (only display new titles, current titles or oldies)
and searches for artists, titles, albums or full text.
Clicking outside the sort screen takes you back to the selection screen without changing
the current sorting.

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A checked button next to the “Sorted by” button means that the default sorting sequence
(according to artists) is not active. Clicking this button reactivates the default sorting order.
Music Box Test Menu
Switching to Silverball Max in the Silverball Test Mode displays four submenus.
These have the following names: Einstellungen, Mpeg Dateien, Datenbank, Spielzeiten
and Download (Settings, Mpeg files, Database, Playing times and Download).
IMPORTANT:
When changes have been made in Settings, press OK to save them.

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1) Settings:
Buttons:
This is where you can determine how long a title can be found in the categories Neu (New),
Aktuell (Current) and Oldies.
New: The music titles are newly listed in the category if they haven’t been in the
music box for more than X days (e.g. 60 days).
Current: The music titles are listed variously under Aktuell if the internal music time
(here the entered size in MP3 format valid) is not older than x years (e.g. 1
year). The switched month shows in which month the new year
commences (e.g. only the days in January are counted if it is January.
Otherwise the count is backwards to the previous July).
Oldies: Music titles are listed under Oldies if the internal date (the entered value in
the MP3 format) is older than x years (e.g. 10 years).

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Display:
You can set different display settings here.
Top Select: If activated, the 13 best numbers are shown under Top Hits and may be
selected directly from the main page.
From Version 6.10: if the last update was less than 14 titles (e.g. update
from the Internet), a button called “NEW” is displayed.
Show Hints: More precise information is displayed if activated.
Play list: If activated, the music titles will be selected and listed. These will be shown
and played in sequence.
Priority: If this option is activated, a forward cue switch will be shown. A title can
now be cued in the play list and thus played earlier. At least two titles have
to be in the play list.
The user must now define which title is to be played next on the basis of a
credit insert.
From Version 6.10:
Silverball Standby: If activated, two minutes after the title has been changed, the system
will change to Silverball Mode and the standby sequence will be shown for
one minute. After that, the system returns to the SB Max area.
If advertising pages have been activated, the “SB Standby” item is without
function.
Silverball Selection Terminals switch after the title to the Silverball
Standby Mode for one minute.

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Titles Clear to Delete:
This is where you determine the conditions for automatically deleting titles and adding new
ones and storing them on the hard disk.
Older than x weeks (e.g. 6 weeks): titles in the music box that are older than x (6)
weeks.
Delete least selection: When selected, the worst selected titles will be
deleted. This setting is recommended.
Delete oldest selection: When selected, these titles will be deleted if they
haven’t been selected for a longer period.
Reset Title Counter:
Here, you can set how often the Top Hits counter is reset. The default setting is every two
weeks.
2) Mpeg Files: