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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