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NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Safety Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 1. Read these instructions. 11. Only use the attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 2. Keep these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, 3. Heed all warnings. tripod, bracket, or table specified 4.
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Safety NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox CAUTION! The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of non- insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD ..................... 1-3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ......................1-4 INSTALLING THE HANGER BRACKET ....................1-4 HANGING THE NiteHAWK ON A BRACKET ..................1-6 MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE NiteHAWK ..................1-7 Core Computer ............................ 1-7 Touch-screen 19” LCD Monitor ......................1-7 System Power Supply .........................
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Contents NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox SECTION: 3 SOUND SYSTEM SETUP......................3-1 INTRODUCTION ............................3-1 Extension Speaker Operation ......................3-1 70-Volt Speakers ..........................3-1 Low Impedance Speakers ........................3-2 SELECTING SPEAKER POWER ......................3-3 General Instructions ..........................3-3 Selection Procedures .......................... 3-3 Extension Speakers Connected E1 to E7 ...................
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NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Contents 5 VDC, 12 VDC, 24 VDC LEDs ......................7-2 IR RCV LED ............................7-2 KID RL TX LED ........................... 7-2 Core Computer RL RX LED ........................ 7-2 Core Computer RL TX LED ........................ 7-2 CRDT RL TX LED ..........................7-2 CRDT STATUS LED ...........................
Unpacking & System Description Section: 1 Unpacking & System Description INTRODUCTION ® The NiteHAWK jukebox is part of a much larger system - the AMI Entertainment network. ® This network is a digital platform that delivers music across the Internet to Rowe Jukeboxes anywhere.
Unpacking & System Description NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox NiteHAWK JUKEBOX FEATURES The major NiteHAWK features are: General Features: • Sturdy construction and reliable design • Conveniently located customer, operator, and service controls • All major components are modular and easy to replace, if needed •...
This section contains information for unpacking the jukebox and installing it at a location. The jukebox is shipped with all major components except the Volume Control Unit in place. Save all tie-down hardware in case the NiteHAWK must be moved to another location. Exterior 1.
IMPORTANT: If replacing a WP-100 series CD Box or an NDW-1 Duet Box, use the level to mark a line that is exactly 4 1/2" directly below the existing holes. This will allow the use of existing lower holes in the wall and place the NiteHAWK at the same recommended height.
To see the Hanger Bracket alignment to the holes in the back panel, open the Main Door. 1. As you lift the NiteHAWK to the Hanger Bracket, look through opened Door to be sure the keyhole slots of the NiteHAWK Back Panel are aligned with the spools of the Hanger Bracket.
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Unpacking & System Description MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE NiteHAWK Figures 1-3 and 1-4 show the major components of the NiteHAWK Jukebox. Take a minute to familiarize yourself with these components. Core Computer The core computer is the heart of the system and has a removable hard drive and a single board computer.
If an existing 100 foot cable is already in place, you can use the 3-wire or 4-wire (see Figure 3-7) alternate wiring. • The POWER button turns the NiteHAWK Jukebox lights, touch-screen monitor and Bill Acceptor ON or OFF. •...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Unpacking & System Description NiteHAWK Specifications General Depth ........................15 in. Width ......................... 27-1/4 in. Height ........................42 in. Power Requirements ................120 VAC 60 Hz. 1200 watts 11.9 amps Pricing ........................See “Credit Pricing” in The “Network Setup and Jukebox Operation Manual” (P/N21822693) Bill Acceptor .....
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Installing Hard Drive & Testing Section: 2 Installing Hard Drive & Testing INSTALLING THE HARD DRIVE The system will not operate without a Hard Drive installed. These are sold separately and are available with several preloaded music genres - Country, Hard Rock, R&B/Soul, etc.
Installing Hard Drive & Testing NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox 4. Place the hard drive in the housing (Note the hard drive connector's relationship to the hooks) and secure it by tightening the four spring-loaded screws as shown in Figure 2-2. POSITION DRIVE...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Installing Hard Drive & Testing 6. Rotate the housing into position and hook it into the slots on the core computer cover and slide the housing to the right. Slide the hard drive clamp over the spring loaded screw and secure by tightening the thumbscrew.
Installing Hard Drive & Testing NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox TESTING THE UNIT Once the jukebox is powered on and the user interface is running (see Figure 2-7 - Jukebox User Interface), try the following procedures before moving and installing the unit at the...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Installing Hard Drive & Testing Audio Test NOTE: Speakers must be connected prior to performing the Audio Test. Refer to Section 3 for speaker installation diagrams. Play a local music selection by following the procedure below: 1. Browse through album covers on the local jukebox by touching the red arrow keys on either side of the panel showing the album covers.
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Connection Rules The first time you boot up the NiteHAWK with your hard drive, a 60-day licensing grace period will begin. If at the end of these 60 days your jukebox has not connected to the AMI Entertainment Network to validate its’...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Sound System Setup Section 3 : Sound System Setup INTRODUCTION See the included manual “Network Setup, Jukebox Operation, Operator Setup Screens” if you have any questions about setting up the Network or the jukebox for operation. Extension Speaker Operation To avoid a poor sound quality, care must be taken when adding extension speakers.
Sound System Setup NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Low Impedance Speakers Low impedance speakers (8- or 4-ohm) can be used when the connecting cable is less than 100 feet. 4-OHM SPEAKERS (PARALLEL CONNECTIONS) No more than one 4-ohm speaker should be connected to a speaker line. If several 4-ohm speakers are to be used, each speaker should have its’...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Sound System Setup SELECTING SPEAKER POWER General Instructions This section will lead you through the power and speaker selection process. This process consists of three major steps and several smaller steps. The major steps are: 1. Identifying the extension speakers and computing the speaker power for speakers connected E1 to E7, 70V speakers connected A1 to A2, and tapped speakers connected to E1 through E6.
Sound System Setup NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Table 3-2 - Extension Speaker Worksheet Sheet 2 4-Ohm Speakers Connected To Transformer Taps E1 through E6 Place the quantity of speakers in the blank under and multiply the quantity times the power consumption. Place your results in the blank under TOTAL 4-Ohm Speakers connected to channel 1 transformer taps.
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Sound System Setup Table 3-3 - Extension Speaker Worksheet Sheet 3 8-OHM Speakers Connected To Transformer Taps E1 through E6 Place the quantity of speakers in the blank under and multiply the quantity times the power consumption. Place your results in the blank under...
Sound System Setup NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Table 3-4 - Extension Speaker Worksheet Sheet 4 Combine power consumption of all speakers: Channel 1 Channel 2 Connected E1 to E7 Sum of tapped, and 70 Volt A1, A2 must Tapped 4-Ohm not exceed 125 watts Tapped 8-Ohm channel.
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Sound System Setup NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox AUDIO OUTPUT TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY 24 V 16 V 500 WATTS PER CH 1000 WATT POWER AMP 500 WATTS PER CH 16 V 24 V Figure 3-1 - Speaker Connections 22022602...
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NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Sound System Setup EXTENSION SPEAKERS NOTE: The 70 Volt phasing is reversed inside th output transformer assembly. 22022602...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Sound System Setup SPEAKER SYNOPSIS 1000 Watts of RMS Power per Amplifier or 500 Watts per Channel. The generic speaker wiring diagrams cover 4 to 32 speakers. Diagram 1 has a four-speaker layout. If you only want the four-speaker layout, then the maximum output of each speaker would have to be rated 4 ohms and capable of 300 watts.
The following Paging System Kits are available: The 26679501 Paging System with Hand-Held Microphone contains: a Rowe CB type microphone that does not have a volume control, a Paging Microphone Adapter that has a volume control, a Rowe 50-foot microphone cable that connects between the Paging Adapter and the 4 Channel Preamplifier, and installation and operating instructions.
Step 2. To test the microphone the jukebox should be at the location with all extension speakers installed. Set the volume control on the Rowe custom microphone, or the Paging MIC Adapter, to maximum and do test pages with no music playing and with a song playing. If necessary change the levels by setting the "Microphone Volume During Paging", the "Audio Volume During Paging", and the...
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Adding Microphones • Touch Main Menu to save your changes and return to Hardware Setup screen. Repeat Step 2 and check the results. Step 4. If not in SERVICE mode Push the SERVICE button on the Rowelink Controller to enter the Main Menu, then Touch HARDWARE SETUP.
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INTRODUCTION LED Control Assembly (#61182001) The LED Control Assembly in the NiteHAWK jukebox supplies all the lighting in the jukebox. There are no fluorescent bulbs, starters, ballasts, or 12 V peanut lights. All lighting is supplied by the use of 49 ultra bright LEDs.
LED Lighting & Bill Acceptor NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Music Beat Sensitivity for Perimeter LEDs The MUSIC pot on the LED Control Assembly sets the music beat sensitivity. Also, the SPEED pot on the LED Control Assembly somewhat affects the Music Beat Sensitivity. The faster the speed control is set, the less influence music will have on the LED display.
LED Lighting & Bill Acceptor NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Bill Acceptor Settings The NiteHawk uses either a Coinco® Vantage™ or a MEI® AE2611 Bill Acceptor. In order to function properly in the NiteHawk, these Bill Acceptors must be configured as follows: Coinco Vantage Setup Figure 5-3 shows the location and orientation of the DIP Switches.
Figure 5-6 shows the 5 LEDs and their meanings Figure 5-6 Configuration Settings The ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ settings shown are the Rowe default settings 5. Press the Service Mode Button and release to step through the Bill Acceptance options. When you have the bills enabled as desired, press the Service Mode Button and hold it until the Page LED begins to blink in a 2-flash pattern.
LED Lighting & Bill Acceptor NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox 7. Continue these steps through the Page 3 and Page 4 options. When you have the settings as you want them, simply re-install the Lower Housing. The Inlet LEDs will flash 5 times confirming that your settings have been saved.
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Routine Service Section: 6 Routine Service INTRODUCTION Routine and preventative maintenance is to be performed on your regularly scheduled periodic service call. This section discusses how to do preventive maintenance procedures. Changing music, collecting statistic figures, and changing other location-specific features can be done using the AMI Entertainment Secure Website via the Internet.
Touch-screen Calibration The following procedure describes how to calibrate the touch-screen: 1. Power on the NiteHAWK jukebox and allow it to complete the startup sequence. 2. Open the door of the jukebox. 3. Locate the “Calibrate” button on the Rowelink Controller. Refer to Figure 6-1.
Routine Service Air Filter Filtered cooling air is provided for the components inside the NiteHAWK via a fan mounted on the bottom of the jukebox. The speed of this fan is controlled by the Rowelink Controller – if the temperature is moderate, the fan runs at a low speed, but as the temperature inside the box rises, the fan is driven faster.
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Troubleshooting Section: 7 Troubleshooting INTRODUCTION The NiteHAWK Jukebox incorporates several modules which plug in for rapid service. The most likely cause of jukebox problems is: 1. Continuous or intermittent open circuits in a harness. The cause can be cut or broken wires, a damaged terminal, or a bad terminal crimp.
Troubleshooting NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox POWER SUPPLY BOARD +9 V LED Should be on. Indicates +9 VDC is available at the Power Supply. +12 V LED Should be on. Indicates +12 VDC is available at the Power Supply. +24 V LED Should be on.
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Troubleshooting 4 Channel Preamplifier Power LED Should be on. Indicates when all 4 voltages are present (+5 V, +8.5 V, +15 V, -15 V). Status LED On Power Up (Power applied to the AV Controller) this LED flashes 3 times.
• Low-level hardware checks • Windows XP Embedded Operating System Loads • NiteHAWK Operating System Loads Step 3: The user interface (see Figure 2-) is viewed on the monitor. No music is in the queue, no selections are available and the amplifier is muted.
TO ROWELINK TO MARS BILL 34039922 CONTROLLER ACCEPTOR P23 SHEET 2 SHEET 2 TO INTERCONNECT TO 34039922 BOARD P1 SHEET 2 HARNESS SHEET 4 FOR EQUIVALENT ENGINEERING DRAWING, SEE 21871075-Q7 REV C Figure 7-1 - NiteHAWK Wiring Diagram (Sheet 1) 22022602...
SHEET 3 +12 V DC +12 V DC +12 V DC +5 VDC +5 VDC +5 VDC 34087602 TO INTERCONNECT BOARD P4 SHEET 2 FOR EQUIVALENT ENGINEERING DRAWING, SEE 21871075-Q7 REV C Figure 7-1 - NiteHAWK Wiring Diagram (Sheet 4) 22022602...
Troubleshooting NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS The best way to determine a problem is to isolate its’ cause. The following charts should help to narrow down which module is failing and whether it can be fixed or needs to be replaced.
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NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Troubleshooting Trouble Symptom Probable Cause Jukebox will not operate when When plugged into a standard 1. The Power button was Powered ON. wall outlet, the LEDs fail to light. pressed on Volume Control Unit or IR Remote.
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Troubleshooting NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Trouble Symptom Probable Cause The bill acceptor does not work. The bill acceptor will not accept 1. The cash box is full. a bill. 2. The cash box was not correctly re-installed on the bill acceptor.
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NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Troubleshooting Trouble Symptom Probable Cause Location Network line installed There is no designated phone 1. The inside wiring in the location. line in the Location. installation appointment was not scheduled. 2. The inside wiring installation has not occurred.
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Troubleshooting NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Trouble Symptom Probable Cause The “Music on Demand” feature The feature has never been 1. There is no Ethernet does not work. available in the location. cable connection between the router and the Core Computer. 2. The Ethernet cable is not...
• Rowe Part Number — This column lists the part number to use when ordering replacement parts or making inquiries. • Description — This column gives a word description of each part or assembly.
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NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Parts Catalog DOOR ASSEMBLY (External View) Refer to Figure 8-1. Ref. Part No. Description 61181201 Door Assembly - Front (Blue) ................Ref. 61181202 Door Assembly - Front (Green) ................Ref. 61181203 Door Assembly - Front (Red) ................Ref.
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Parts Catalog SHELL ASSEMBLY (Internal View, Right Hand Side) Refer to Figure 8-5. Part No. Description 61182102 Panel - Cabinet Back ....................1 70134146 Bolt – 1/2 x 13 x 1.25 Carriage ..................1 92400061 Nut 1/2-13 Type 7 (Not Shown) ................... 1 34007701 Bezel - Reject Button ....................
NiteHAWK Internet Jukebox Parts Catalog ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT Part. No. Description Function 26679501 Paging System with Hand-Held Paging System not affected by A.V.C. All plug-in unit, Microphone complete with microphone and 50 foot microphone cable. 26679502 Paging System with Hand-Held Paging System not affected by A.V.C. All plug-in unit.
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