Setting Up the Background Music Mode on a Jukebox. TouchTunes Jukebox

The TouchTunes Operator Dashboard is a Web-based application for managing and monitoring jukeboxes over the Internet. You can use the Dashboard to search for, transfer and manage music on your jukeboxes, view reports showing the current status of your jukeboxes, the revenue your jukeboxes have generated, control what music is available on a jukebox through music filters, configure a jukebox’s music, credit and hardware settings, view diagnostics showing the health of your jukeboxes, and set alerts so that a jukebox automatically notifies you in case your attention is required.

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Configuring Music and Game Settings Using the TouchTunes Dashboard

You use these modes to generate interest in the jukebox among the patrons of a location, as well as to demonstrate the value of the jukebox to the location owner by providing him with background music services.

In this chapter, you will find answers to the following questions:

• “How do I set up the background music mode for a jukebox using the TouchTunes Dashboard?”

(p. 128)

• “How do I set up the attract mode for a jukebox using the TouchTunes Dashboard?” (p. 132)

• “Can I schedule when the background music and attract modes are active for a jukebox through the TouchTunes Dashboard?” (p. 136)

Setting Up the Background Music Mode on a Jukebox

How do I set up the background music mode for a jukebox using the TouchTunes Dashboard?

You can configure an idle jukebox to play background music by enabling its background music

mode (also called BGM mode) in the TouchTunes Dashboard. When a jukebox is running in this mode, it plays songs at random from its library or a preset music list.

Gen 2 and Gen 3 jukeboxes have separate procedures to set up the background music mode through the TouchTunes Dashboard.

• To set up this mode on a Gen 2 jukebox, see “To set up the BGM mode for a Gen 2 jukebox:” on page 128.

• To set up this mode on a Gen 3 jukebox, see “To set up the BGM mode for a Gen 3 jukebox:” on page 130.

To set up the BGM mode for a Gen 2 jukebox:

1. In the TouchTunes Dashboard, choose My Jukeboxes | Settings.

The Music & Systems Settings page appears. You use this page to select the jukebox that you want to configure.

2. If necessary, select the jukebox with the BGM mode that you want to configure from the

Choose Another Jukebox list.

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3. Select Background & Attract from the left-side menu.

The Background & Attract Settings page appears.

Setting Up the Background Music Mode on a Jukebox

Figure 10 Background & Attract Settings page

You use the controls in the Background Music (BGM) area on this page to activate and configure the background music mode for this jukebox.

4. Enable the background music mode for this jukebox.

5. Choose one of the following options to control the music played by the jukebox when it is running in BGM mode:

• Choose Play any song to allow the jukebox to play any song from its local hard drive at random when in BGM mode.

• Choose Play top... to allow the jukebox to play any of the most popular songs on the jukebox when in BGM mode. You use the associated list to limit the jukebox to choosing among the top 50 to 500 songs when running in this mode.

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Configuring Music and Game Settings Using the TouchTunes Dashboard

• Choose Play bottom... to allow the jukebox to play any of the least played songs on the jukebox when in BGM mode. You use the associated list to limit the jukebox to choosing among the bottom 50 to 500 songs when running in this mode.

Figure 11 Background music mode set to play the top 50 songs

6. Click Accept Changes.

7. (Optional) Schedule when the BGM mode is active on the jukebox. See “Scheduling

Background Music and Attract Modes for a Jukebox” on page 136.

To set up the BGM mode for a Gen 3 jukebox:

1. In the TouchTunes Dashboard, choose My Jukeboxes | Settings.

The Gen 3 Music Settings page appears.

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Figure 12 Music Settings page for a Gen 3 jukebox

Setting Up the Background Music Mode on a Jukebox

You use the controls in the Background Music area to activate and configure the background music mode for this jukebox.

2. If necessary, select the jukebox with the BGM mode that you want to configure from the

Choose Another Jukebox list.

3. Enable the background music mode for this jukebox.

4. Use the Delay Before Start list to set the number of minutes a jukebox must wait after playing a song chosen by a customer before it can switch to BGM (or attract) mode.

5. Use the Delay Between Songs list to set the number of minutes between songs when a jukebox is running in BGM mode.

Next, use the controls in the Background Music area to control what music the jukebox can play when in BGM mode.

6. Select the pre-compiled music list containing the songs that the jukebox can play when running in BGM mode from the Song List control.

7. (Optional) To see the list of songs in a background song list before setting it, click the preview link.

Figure 13 Previewing a background song list

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Key features

Remote jukebox management
Full-featured music search
Centralized music storage
Access to useful statistics
Delegation of management tasks
Monitoring and diagnostic tools
Consolidated location information
Single source for contact, support & documentation
24/7 availability

Frequently asked questions

The TouchTunes Dashboard is a Web-based application that works over the Internet in your web browser. You need the following to use the Dashboard: A connection to the Internet, dial-up or broadband. A Web browser. The Dashboard supports all of the most popular Web browsers, including: Internet Explorer 5.0 and above, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 (or Mozilla Suite 1.2) and above, Safari 1.0 and above, Opera 7.0 and above, Netscape 7.0 and above.

You can contact TouchTunes by: Using the links on the Contacts page in the TouchTunes Dashboard. Refer to the following section. Calling TouchTunes by phone. See “Contacting TouchTunes by Phone” on page 5.

This guide is designed to make learning about and using the TouchTunes Dashboard easy, practical and efficient. Each chapter in this guide has separate sections for conceptual information (background information that you should know before doing a task) and “how-to” information (the procedures or steps done to perform the task).