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EXSTREAMER 100

Network audio decoder for
commercial applications and
custom home installations

User Manual Version 07.07

For Standard Firmware V07.07

EXSTREAMER

Summary of Contents for EXSTREAMER 100

Page 1: ...EXSTREAMER 100 Network audio decoder for commercial applications and custom home installations User Manual Version 07 07 For Standard Firmware V07 07 EXSTREAMER ...

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Page 3: ... 9 SERIAL SETTINGS 15 6 10 SECURITY SETTINGS 16 6 11 REVERTING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS 17 6 12 REBOOTING THE DEVICE 17 6 13 UPDATING THE DEVICE 18 7 THE STEP BY STEP HOW TO 19 7 1 HOW TO SET A STATIC IP ADDRESS 19 7 2 HOW TO SET THE BARIX EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MUSIC FROM YOUR PC 19 7 3 HOW TO SET THE BARIX EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MUSIC FROM A SPECIFIC PC 19 7 4 HOW TO SET THE BARIX EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MU...

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Page 5: ...to listen to your MP3s being stuck in front of a computer or having to listen to high quality music through low quality computer speakers The Barix Exstreamer let you enjoy your music in any room of your home To make this manual easier to understand we have included a dictionary at the end of the manual that links to each technical word example DHCP 2 Features Streams MP3s from computers digital a...

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Page 7: ... the device and the other end into the power outlet of the wall STEP 4 The Exstreamer will now search for a DHCP server to get an IP address and announce it over the earphone Example 192 168 0 12 Voice one nine two Make sure you write this IP address down Cable Set AUDIO not included c Earphone d RCA stereo cable e Network cable f Serial cable Rear view A B C D A Headphone out B Stereo RCA line ou...

Page 8: ... MP3s files Hit the upper browse button and show the program where they are If you click on a folder with subdirectories then all the songs in the subdirectories will become one playlist The second window asks for the location you want your playlist files to be stored Hit the lower browse button and show the program the folder you made in step 5 since you registered that folder to the zServer as y...

Page 9: ...f its function Click on the playlist title to start playing it You can also adjust the sound properties of the Barix Exstreamer by clicking on the SET button 5 1 User control interface PLAY This action plays the media file NEXT TRACK This action skips to the next media file in the playlist PREVIOUS TRACK This action skips to the previous media file in the playlist PAUSE This action stops playing t...

Page 10: ...es moves you direct to the control page of the selected Barix Exstreamer 5 3 Audio adjustment interface Click on the SET button in the control interface to switch to the audio adjustment interface BALANCE This action adjusts the Left and Right audio balance Click into the Balance bar to set the balance to a specific position or click L or R to move the position to the appropriate side in steps BAS...

Page 11: ...er homepage will appear Clicking the Playlists link will display your playlists of the defined folder if you have right place in the setup defined Clicking My Places will bring you back to your starting point Clicking one of the playlists will show you the titels of this playlist Click it to go back or the folder above Click it to refresh the current list Click it to play the song or playlist Clic...

Page 12: ... power up We recommend that you set a Static IP address IP Address Enter the 4 values of the desired device IP address e g 0 0 0 0 for automatic discovery in this order BOOTP DHCP IPzator AutoIP See also section 10 4 Automatic discovery settings 192 168 0 12 for an internal LAN Netmask Enter the 4 values of the desired Static IP e g 0 0 0 0 for a default Netmask depending on the used IP Address 25...

Page 13: ...e 2 the Barix Exstreamer gets the playlists and music from a standard web server Server IP Address In this field you have to enter the IP address of your web server Server Port In this field you have to enter the port number on which your web server is communicating standard web servers work on port 80 A zero in this field indicates the default value port 80 Server Path In this field you have to e...

Page 14: ...hreshold The Start Threshold is the amount of bytes the Barix Exstreamer will buffer the TCP stream before starting the playback Valid is a value from 0 to 65535 UDP Start Threshold The Start Threshold is the amount of bytes the Barix Exstreamer will buffer the UDP stream before starting the playback Valid is a value from 0 to 65535 Buffer Underrun Mode The Buffer Underrun Mode defines the action ...

Page 15: ...th custom sound adjustments For example you would like your Barix Exstreamer to always start with maximum bass than you could adjust that here to become default These adjustments will be stored even if the unit looses power Volume Select the preferred volume power up value Volume Gain Select 0 3 or 6 dB to adjust the line output level to the sensitivity of the attached device Mute Volume Choose On...

Page 16: ...aylist after the last one finishes With Yes all playlists will play back to back automatically Info Update Delay If set to zero the info frame will not be updated Else every n second the file info will be updated Playlist Path Match String Subst String If the path of a song in a playlist starts with the match string it will be replaced with the subst string 6 7 WLAN settings Wireless LAN These set...

Page 17: ...ity Select no even or odd parity Stop bits Select 1 or 2 stop bits Flow control Select the type of flow control none software XON XOFF or hardware RTS CTS Local port Defines the port on which the serial port can be accessed for serial gateway application Only when Local port is set to 0 the serial port can be used as a command interface If the active serial gateway is enabled and the Local port is...

Page 18: ...s to erase the current password View configuration password usage When the password is set the user clicking on the Config link has to type in the password in the password field of the pop up window the user name does not matter Only one user can log in at a time Further connections will be refused while one user is logged in To log out click on the Logout link next to the SECURITY tab in the menu...

Page 19: ...d Important note Use this method if connection to the Barix Exstreamer cannot be established This can happen if you have set a Static IP address once switched off SonicIP and then forgotten the IP address The Hard default settings sets the IP Address to automatic discovery 0 0 0 0 and enables SonicIP If this fails we recommend to download the Barix Exstreamer Rescue Kit from www barix com This Res...

Page 20: ...P 1 Click on the UPDATE button to enter the update page You will see the following screen STEP 2 Click on Please click here to continue to launch the update process The device will restart in a special mode called Bootloader and the following screen appears showing a number counting down Upon start up the following screen appears STEP 3 To upload an update click on Browse to locate the file you wa...

Page 21: ...Choose 0 zServer auto detect in the Mode field STEP 7 Make sure that Server Port says 8888 STEP 8 Make sure that Server Path says STEP 9 Make sure that Playlist List Path says playlist html STEP 10 Hit the Apply button to save the changes The Barix Exstreamer will reboot STEP 11 After the reboot wait until the green LED stays steady zServer was found click on the HOME icon to get to the main page ...

Page 22: ...aylist will start the music 7 5 How to set the Barix Exstreamer to be a streaming puller For use with standard MP3 jukeboxes or many Web radio stations STEP 1 Open your Web Browser STEP 2 Enter the IP address of the Barix device and press Enter Example 192 168 0 12 STEP 3 Click on the Config link STEP 4 Click on the SERVER tab in the SETTINGS menu STEP 5 Choose 3 Streaming Puller in the Mode field...

Page 23: ... and announced the IP Address The function of this LED can be changed in the configuration Serial settings by the field RTS function see section 7 9 Serial settings The Installation is completed The Exstreamer can now be controlled through your IR remote control Enjoy the comfort and ease of use Mute Unmute the Barix Exstreamer s Output Switch to previous next song in the current playlist Decrease...

Page 24: ...rial cable to your PC s COM port and to the serial port of the Barix Exstreamer STEP 5 Keep the Reset button pushed and plug in the power supply Release the Reset button as soon as you see following screen STEP 6 Hit s to skip network discovery if not connected to a network and the following screen appears STEP 7 Hit s to get to the Barix Exstreamer s setup STEP 8 Hit enter to enter the Barix Exst...

Page 25: ...nd other PC or embedded applications In the device configuration the serial port can be adjusted to suit your application For a detailed list of serial commands refer to the Barix Exstreamer Technical Documentation available on the Barix website www barix com Ethernet UDP or TCP control commands The same control commands used on the serial port can be used as UDP or TCP commands over Ethernet For ...

Page 26: ...perly connected to the network Q Will the Barix Exstreamer work on my operating system A The Barix Exstreamer works on virtually any operating system because the zServer software is a portable java application that was designed to run regardless of which operating system it is on To control the Barix Exstreamer a standard web browser is all you need 11 Technical specifications Audio Format MP3 up ...

Page 27: ...ore than one computer or network device Example A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 Netmask A number used to identify a sub network so that an IP address can be shared on a LAN Local Area Network A mask is used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to An IP address has two components the network address and the host address For example consider the IP address 150 215 17 009 Assuming this is part of a Class...

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Page 29: ...ective owners and are used for reference only Barix Exstreamer Instreamer SonicIP and IPzator are trademarks of Barix AG Switzerland and are registered in certain countries For information about our devices and the latest version of this manual please visit www barix com Barix AG Seefeldstrasse 303 8008 Zurich SWITZERLAND Phone 41 43 433 22 11 Fax 41 44 274 2849 Internet web www barix com email sa...

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