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Section  I 

INTRODUCTION 

SOFIA 567 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 

 ‘SiteStreamers’ 

Defined 

Inovonics’ SiteStreamers™ are Web-enabled, off-air radio re-

ceivers  that  allow  a  broadcaster  to  monitor  his  station  from  a  

location beyond the station’s coverage area.  Using any com-

puter or mobile device, station personnel can listen to the audio 

program and monitor signal and audio levels. 
The elite SiteS™ (‘plus’) series includes additional fea-

tures.  The SOFIA 567 has AoIP connectivity and can provide a 

signal metrics history of an entire broadcast day. 

Product 

Features 

Leading features of the Inovonics SOFIA 567 include: 

 

All-digital “SDR” (Software-Defined Radio) off-air re-

ception of medium-wave analog-AM stations. 

 

Stays on-channel and holds user settings through sig-

nal and power losses. 

 

Provides analog, AES3-digital, Web-streaming and in-

dependent AoIP-streaming program audio outputs. 

 

Collects and displays a history of signal parameters. 

 

StationRotation™ allows automatic sequential monitor-

ing of multiple stations. 

 

Dispatches  SMS-text  or  email  messages  to  specific  in-

dividuals for various alarm conditions; logs alarms 

chronologically with the internal real-time clock. 

 

Intuitive, menu-driven front-panel setup.  The built-in 

Web server allows remote setup and full operation over 

any IP network.  Supports SNMP remote monitoring. 

 

The built-in BandScanner™ utility gives a spectrum 

plot, either the entire AM band or a specific portion. 

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Страница 1: ...SOFIA 567 AM SiteStreamer Installation User Guide www inovonicsbroadcast com...

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Страница 3: ...0 0 0 Inovonics Inc 5805 Highway 9 Felton CA 95018 Tel 831 458 0552 Fax 831 458 0554 Register online at www inovonicsbroadcast com PRODUCT REGISTRATION RECORD SOFIA 567 Serial No _____________ Purchas...

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Страница 5: ...ns Power 10 Radio Frequency Interference RFI 10 Ground Loops 10 INPUTS OUTPUTS AND PORTS Antenna Input and Considerations 10 Analog Line Outputs 10 Unbalanced Operation 11 AES Digital Line Output 11 A...

Страница 6: ...ING Audio Level Metering 18 Histograms 19 The BandScanner Utility 20 ALARMS Alarm Status 21 Audio Loss 21 Low Signal 22 Overmodulation 22 Alarm Logging 22 SETUP Radio Settings 23 Audio Outputs 23 Gene...

Страница 7: ...p 29 Recipients Send To 29 Notifications Send What 30 TIME SETUP Time and DST 30 Presentation Formats 30 RTC Battery 31 Time Server 31 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Security and Passwords 31 Signing In 31 Lo...

Страница 8: ...ll digital SDR Software Defined Radio off air re ception of medium wave analog AM stations Stays on channel and holds user settings through sig nal and power losses Provides analog AES3 digital Web st...

Страница 9: ...10 sim ultaneous listeners Alarms Audio Loss Silence Sensor Alarm has programmable On Off thresholds and Time On Off intervals Low Signal Alarm and reset trigger levels are independently adjustable r...

Страница 10: ...ake the product almost entirely DSP based with virtually all functionality provided through firmware coding The Block Diagram pre sented here illustrates product basics in an easily understood form al...

Страница 11: ...g damage sustained due to improper packing for return may invalidate the Warranty IT IS IMPORTANT to register the Warranty of your SOFIA 567 This assures coverage of the equipment under Warranty terms...

Страница 12: ...e optional rack mount chassis should satisfy this requirement INPUTS OUTPUTS AND PORTS Antenna Input and Considerations The rear panel ANTENNA input is a BNC female a ubiquitous connector worldwide wi...

Страница 13: ...Port and Levels The Dante compliant AoIP Audio over Internet Protocol out put appears at the rear panel RJ45 AoIP PORT This port is in dependent of the SOFIA 567 LAN PORT network connection The AoIP...

Страница 14: ...ary to get the unit up and running THE SOFIA 567 FRONT PANEL All setup and operating adjustments of the SOFIA 567 are un der firmware control There are no jumpers switches or me chanical potentiometer...

Страница 15: ...ng on Page 21 Level Meters LED segment meters E are marked LEFT and RIGHT signifying the two dual mono program audio outputs that deliver an identical signal to both output connectors These are audio...

Страница 16: ...p Radio De Emphasis select Spacing select Audio Outputs Analog Level select Digital Level select AoIP Level select General Purpose Outputs Output 1 4 select Type select Polarity set Status display Net...

Страница 17: ...address information turn the knob to scroll down Assigning a Fixed IP Address To assign the SOFIA 567 a fixed IP address clear the DHCP box and then navigate through the various fields on this screen...

Страница 18: ...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...

Страница 19: ...n this ar ea of the Now Playing Webpage and on the Alarms Webpage where the alarm trigger and reset parameters are set Alarm specifics and setup procedures begin on Page 21 In addition to the alarm st...

Страница 20: ...e off settings that will dictate the Rotation Time Sec setting See the Alarms discus sion beginning on Page 21 The Status display gives a second by second countdown of ro tation time GRAPHS METERING A...

Страница 21: ...k anywhere in the display area to cycle through the options The upper graph shows program level over the selected time period The level reflects the unit s peak weighted metering and although it does...

Страница 22: ...nge of interest NOTE The band scanning function mutes the receiver audio during the scan cycle and will put a glitch in the histograms as it actually tunes across the band and downloads data from each...

Страница 23: ...s been met alarm Alarm conditions must first be set up as described in the remainder of this section Following that the email SMS messaging and rear panel GPO tallies may be programmed These procedure...

Страница 24: ...squelched silenced during the alarm interval Mute On keeps random no carrier noise from making a nui sance of itself when the incoming signal is lost The RSSI dBuV grayed out bargraph gives the level...

Страница 25: ...entries on a num ber of the Web interface pages The specific items on the Setup page are discussed in order here Radio Settings NRSC is the default De Emphasis setting NRSC de emphasis is a truncated...

Страница 26: ...peaker icon at the top of each SOFIA 567 Web interface page which can be clicked on by as many as 10 users at the same time who have Internet access to the unit The streaming Format defaults to the po...

Страница 27: ...ungrounded when the alarm is received The other GPOs are programmed in identical fashion The Status line in this example shows that Output 1 is Inactive that is the assigned Audio Loss alarm has not...

Страница 28: ...ive in this instance Non Windows browsers may require you to enter the complete IP address of the unit which you can always find by front panel navigation to Setup Network IP Settings Incoming Interne...

Страница 29: ...ndard from the Audio En gineering Society specifies a 48kHz sample rate but Dante en coding can send at a 44 1kHz rate as well perhaps a more common rate in radio broadcast plants But with AES67 Enabl...

Страница 30: ...SNMP submenu default Mode setting is Disabled which in hibits communication between the SOFIA 567 and the SNMP Manager Changing Mode to Read Only allows the SOFIA 567 to be inter rogated by the SNMP...

Страница 31: ...mail under SMTP Settings You need to set up an actual email account the elements of which are just like setting up any con ventional email account Information to be entered here de pends on the provi...

Страница 32: ...d with this Recipient proceed to the next A Save command is not necessary in this operation TIME SETUP Time and DST The onboard Real Time Clock will re ceive updates from Internet Time daily and has s...

Страница 33: ...only trusted and authorized logged in users will be able to view those screens Once the password is saved no Web interface screen is accessi ble And on the front panel Now Playing will be the only sc...

Страница 34: ...rofile The entire SOFIA 567 setup may be saved to your computer as a small text file The Hardware Profile includes user settings alarm notification entries SNMP options etc and is useful for restoring...

Страница 35: ...fresh Hardware Profile as a firmware update may affect user settings If there is danger of compromising stored data the firmware update will include notes to that effect Updates are issued as small b...

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Страница 37: ...ion label has been removed or altered III TERMS OF WARRANTY Inovonics Inc products are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship A Any discrepancies noted within THREE YEARS of th...

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