Inovonics AM SiteStreamer+ SOFIA 567, Installation & User Manual

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SOFIA 567 Webpages feature the unabridged Main Menu on the
left-hand side of the screen. This columnar list appears on eve-
ry Web interface screen. It is a substantial expansion of the
front-panel Main Menu and a testament to the many features
and their setup options that can only be addressed using the
Web interface.
The remainder of this manual section will be devoted to indi-
vidual explanations of each left-column menu item, discussed
in listed order.
NOW PLAYING
The SOFIA 567 offers an array of OLED and Web interface me-
ters and data readouts useful for setup and for monitoring im-
portant signal parameters.
The Web interface identifies the product model
and shows the tuned frequency at the top of each
Webpage. This name, the ‘Hostname,’ can be
personalized (see Page 25).
Remote
Listening
Click the loudspeaker icon at the top-right of the
screen to listen to the off-air audio program through
your Web browser.
What you hear will be valid for this browser-based ‘casual’ au-
dio streaming (Web listening), plus the separate AoIP-streaming
utility and the rear-panel analog and AES-digital program line
outputs. In other words, whatever station you tune will be
heard on all audio monitor functions.
Streamed audio has additional Webpage-only settings under
Setup / A
UDIO
O
UTPUTS
/ Stream
. Briefly navigate to that page and
check the default settings. You will find that the streaming
Format:
,
Bitrate:
and
Sample Rate:
may be changed from the de-
fault settings as may be required to accommodate inconsistent
network quality. In addition, a preset
Audio Latency
(delay) may
be purposely introduced to add intentional buffering for
smoother, albeit delayed, program delivery.
As many as ten Web-streaming listeners can be accommodated
with the SOFIA 567’s stream-listening utility. The maximum
number can be preselected with the
Max Listeners:
slider.
Keep in mind that the Web listening stream is ‘packetized’ for
IP transmission somewhat differently than radio remote-control
and metering functions. Thus program audio and the meter re-
sponse may be substantially offset in time.
The independent AoIP audio streaming provision is covered
separately on Page 24.