SOUNDSCAPE PLAYER USER MANUAL 3
1. Introduction
This document aims to present SoundScape Player users the basic functionality of the
player device.
A SoundScape Player is a BARIX Exstreamer decoder device running a SoundScape
Firmware version. Currently there are 2 types of BARIX Exstreamer players that can run
the SoundScape firmware:
1.
Exstreamer Store&Play
2.
Exstreamer SoundScape
The main difference between these 2 devices is that the Exstreamer SoundScape
includes a Display and a Keypad that allows users the ability to view and control the
basic features of the player without the need to access its web user interface.
Exstreamer Store&Play devices come from factory with a Store&Play firmware pre-
installed and need to be upgraded and converted to SoundScape with a special USB
update method. Please contact your sales representative of go to
www.barix.com
in
order to find more information on how to perform this conversion.
Exstreamer SoundScape devices come with a SoundScape firmware version pre-
installed from factory and can be used directly to connect to the SoundScape Portal.
However we recommend updating always to the latest firmware version available before
start using it in order to take advantage of the latest features and bug fixes.
All the information from this manual is valid for both devices except the one referring to
the specific Display and Keypad functionality.
2. SoundScape Portal setup
SoundScape players are a component of the SoundScape system and are completely
managed remotely from the SoundScape Portal. SoundScape players need to be
registered in the SoundScape Portal in order to be used.
Users need to define in the SoundScape Portal all the Content Servers, Schedules with
Playlists, Streams and Adverts as well as the Brands, Groups and the Locations that
they belong before starting to use the players.
Please refer to the “SoundScape Portal User Manual” or contact your BARIX
representative if you need assistance in setting up your SoundScape Portal account or
configuration.
In this document, we assume that the SoundScape Portal is accessible for the user and
its entire configuration has already been done.
