What help do you need?
Select your pinball machine and download the sound package you want to play with.
Copy the complete zip file (do not uncompress) on the root of the flash drive.
During the next boot, the PinSound board will automatically install your new sound package.
Note: the flash drive is required during a regular game, do not unplug it after installing the sound package
5 different connectors are used for connecting speakers, exactly like the original boards.
The headphone output is a standard 3.5mm stereo jack connector with 4 rings.
The headphone socket has a plug detection capability, so cabinet and backbox speakers are mute on plug. This beaviour can be disable with the SW2, “Headphone auto-mute spk” switch.
Headphone volume: the volume is adjustable by using the game’s volume control and you can balance between speakers and headphone by using the “Volume Cab” and “Volume B.Box” control.
Speaker audio output response can be fully customized thanks to the integrated equalisers.
You can follow the recommended tone and volume settings.
This switch let you output a mono signal to the speakers (headphones stay stereo), it’s usefull for mono wired machines such as:
For such machine, simply set the switch to “mono”.
Of course you can easily rewire your machine to stereo 2.1 to enjoy full stereo.
To power the logic and system, comes from the 5VDC from the machine.
To power the logic and system, comes from the 5VDC from the machine.
To power amplifiers, comes from the 12VDC or 14-18VAC from the machine.
To power preamplifiers and equalisers, regulated from the 12-18 volts
To power headphone, from the 10 volts.
Is steady on startup, once the system is communicating with the CPU, it blinks 2 times per sec from startup, and flash when data is received from the bus.
Steady during boot, then blink 1 times per sec when system is running.
There are two fuses, 5x20mm standard cartridge:
Here is the correct door control volume potentiometer wiring.
if you copy your own “boot.wav” sound file in your “audio” folder, the PinSound board will play this file instead of the standard startup sound.
If you put multiple mixes on the flash drive, you can change mixes during the game at any time by using the volume control.
WPC89, WPC-DCS, WPC95: set the volume to 0 two consecutive times using the door volume control.
DATA-EAST, System 11: set the volume to the far left using the door volume potentiometer.
Repeat the previous steps to change to another mix or revert to the first one.
Important note: you may have to change your settings to allow “min. volume override” (to be able to reach 0)
The PinSound board is able to run and write down a self-diagnosis file on the USB flash drive.
You can open this file at the root of the flash drive: pinsound-self-diagnosis.txt
In this file, you’ll get different information like:
More than 10 years ago, Nicolas and Timothée, aka “The PinSound Brothers”, set themselves the challenge of designing a new sound board from scratch to improve the sound of their favorite pinball machine: The Twilight Zone.
Passionate about pinball machines since childhood and coming from a family of musicians, Nicolas and Timothée are trained engineers, respectively in software and hardware.
After two whole years of development and sleepless nights, the alliance of this shared passion and their technical expertise gave birth to the very first replacement sound board for pinball machines: the “PinSound Board”. The PinSound adventure was just beginning!
After a very enthusiastic reception from the community, the two brothers continued to innovate to offer even more products. Always with the same objective: to give you a totally new and immersive experience with your pinball machine.
In addition to new soundtracks, PinSound now offers products such as replacement CPU boards, shaker kits, speaker kits, headphone connectivity… These products are compatible with 150+ different pinball machines, including the latest STERN Spike pinball machines.
“Enhance your machine and start a new game!”
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