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Exstreamer User Manual Version 1.7 

 

 

10 Advanced user section 

 

10.1 Network configuration using 

supplied serial cable 

 

STEP 1 

Open a Terminal program. 

STEP 2 

Go to the settings menu and adjust the following settings: 
Baud rate 9600 bit/sec, 8 Data Bits, no Parity and 1 Stop 
Bit. 

STEP 3 

Unplug the power supply of the Exstreamer. 

STEP 4 

Connect the supplied serial cable to your PC’s COM port 
and to the serial port of the 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 Annuncicom IC setup. 

 

 

STEP 8 

Hit <enter> to enter the Exstreamer setup mode. 

 

 

STEP 9 

Type in <0> and hit <enter> to enter the Network 
configuration. Enter all requested values: 

 

 

STEP 10 

Type in <9> and hit <enter> to save the Network 
configuration.

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Страница 1: ...EXSTREAMER EXSTREAMER WIRELESS Network audio player for digital audio streaming in custom home installations and commercial applications User Manual Version 1 7 For Firmware V6 2 EXSTREAMER ...

Страница 2: ... CONTROL SETTINGS 12 7 9 SERIAL SETTINGS 12 7 10 SECURITY SETTINGS 13 7 11 REVERTING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS 14 7 12 REBOOTING THE DEVICE 14 7 13 UPDATING THE DEVICE 15 8 THE STEP BY STEP HOW TO 16 8 1 HOW TO SET A STATIC IP ADDRESS 16 8 2 HOW TO SET THE EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MUSIC FROM YOUR COMPUTER 16 8 3 HOW TO SET THE EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MUSIC FROM A SPECIFIC COMPUTER 16 8 4 HOW TO SET THE EXSTREA...

Страница 3: ...gh quality music through low quality computer speakers The Exstreamer lets 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 audio servers and the internet 10 100 Mbit Ethernet connection Plays internet radio Beta ...

Страница 4: ...an t find the zServer 3 Reset button If you press this button shortly it will reset the Exstreamer If you press it until the red light flashes about 5 seconds the device will reset to factory defaults 4 PC Card slot 16 bit Card slot for Wireless card A B E D C A B C D E A Headphone out This port is for headphones or a 3 5mm line out connection B Stereo RCA line output This port is for connection t...

Страница 5: ...generated by MP3 software hit the browse button and show the program where these playlist are After the correct path is entered click on set Skip the next step If you don t have any playlists created hit the browse button and click on the create folder icon to create a playlist folder for later use STEP 6 This is the playlist creation utility The first window asks for the location of your MP3s fil...

Страница 6: ... announcement of the IP address is called Sonic IP STEP 3 Plug the power supply b into the power jack E of the Exstreamer and the other end into the power outlet of the wall NOTE When power cycling the Exstreamer we recommend to disconnect connect the power supply at the wall socket To prevent electrical overload of the device the power supply should only be plugged into the wall socket with the p...

Страница 7: ...s of the Exstreamer by clicking on the SET button 6 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 the media file but keeps the progress at the spot it was at when the player was paused so you can continue li...

Страница 8: ...nce synchronized the name or the IP address of the sync master is displayed in the song list frame To stop the synchronization click on the stop link To control the sync master click on the name of the device you have synchronized to When viewing the control panel of a sync master clicking any stop link will cancel the synchronization to all sync slaves and will also stop the playback on the sync ...

Страница 9: ... click or to increment decrement the treble level in steps LOUDNESS ON This action turns on the loudness level LOUDNESS OFF This action terminates the loudness level SET AS DEFAULT This action saves the current settings as default Every time you restart the Exstreamer it will use these settings The device will restart LOCK VOLUME This action locks the volume level so it cannot be adjusted UNLOCK V...

Страница 10: ...a new one upon 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 DHCP IPzator AutoIP 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 255 255 255 0 for a C class network Gateway IP Address Ente...

Страница 11: ...his field indicates the default value port 80 Server Path In this field you have to enter the path where your playlists are stored on the web server Please note that you have to put a in front and at the end of the path A single in the field indicates the root directory of the Web server Example Music Playlist List Path In this field you have to enter the path where your list of playlists is store...

Страница 12: ...Treble Choose between 10 and 10 Loudness Level Choose between 0 and 20 Loudness Switch the Loudness On or Off Configuration Auto Store Stores the configuration automatically 30 sec after the last change in the control interface The stored parameters are volume mute volume lock balance bass treble loudness on off shuffle and repeat Output Mode Select Stereo Mono or Bridge If Mono is selected the au...

Страница 13: ...command port Define the port on which the device will receive commands via TCP Default 12302 IR Source Always select IR Serial Dongle IR IN is non functional IR Gateway When activated all received IR remote control commands will be transmitted to other Barix devices IR OUT output Leaving the IP address at 0 0 0 0 and setting a valid port not 0 will broadcast the IR commands in the LAN To direct to...

Страница 14: ...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 HOME icon in the menu bar Please hit your browser s Reload button if the Logout link is not visible while logged in Control Command Enter up to 24 characters to secure the access to all control and command interfaces...

Страница 15: ...nt note Use this method if connection to the Exstreamer cannot be established This can happen if you have set a Static IP address once switched off Sonic IP and then forgotten the IP address The Hard default settings sets the IP Address to automatic discovery 0 0 0 0 and enables Sonic IP If this fails we recommend to download the Exstreamer Digital Rescue Kit from www barix com This Rescue Kit rel...

Страница 16: ...ing 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 ready for the update process STEP 3 To upload an update click on Browse to locate the file you want to update The file is named exstreamer_version_...

Страница 17: ...eld STEP 6 Make sure that Server Port says 8888 STEP 7 Make sure that Server Path says STEP 8 Make sure that Playlist List Path says playlist html STEP 9 Hit the Apply button to save the changes The Exstreamer will reboot STEP 10 After the reboot wait until the green LED stays steady zServer was found click on the HOME icon to get to the main page You should see now your playlists served by the zS...

Страница 18: ... web server Clicking on a playlist will start the music 8 5 How to set the Exstreamer to be a streaming puller For use with standard MP3 jukeboxes STEP 1 Open your Web Browser STEP 2 Enter the IP address of the Exstreamer 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 STEP 6...

Страница 19: ...be on until the Exstreamer has set the network 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 7 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 Exstreamer Output Switch to previous next...

Страница 20: ... cable to your PC s COM port and to the serial port of the 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 Annuncicom IC setup STEP 8 Hit enter to enter the Exstreamer setup mode STE...

Страница 21: ... Exstreamer into various control applications and home automation systems Barix has developed a control API Application Protocol Interface for the serial port and Ethernet UDP and TCP control Serial Port control API The serial port on the Exstreamer can be used to send control commands from a home automation system and other PC or embedded applications In the device configuration the serial port c...

Страница 22: ...s properly connected to the network Q Will the Exstreamer work on my operating system A The 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 Exstreamer a standard web browser is all you need 12 Technical specifications Audio Format MP3 up to 320 kBit u...

Страница 23: ...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 B networ...

Страница 24: ...ers and are used for reference only Barix Exstreamer Instreamer SonicIP and IPzator are trademarks or registered trademarks of Barix AG Switzerland in certain legislations For information about our devices and the latest version of this manual please visit www barix com Barix AG Seefeldstrasse 303 8008 Zürich SWITZERLAND Phone 41 43 433 22 11 Fax 41 1 274 2849 Internet web www barix com email sale...

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