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The  ‘responsive’  design  of  the  SOFIA  568  Web  interface  pro-

vides an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of de-

vices, such as desktop computers, tablets, and mobile phones. 
SOFIA 568 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 568 offers an array of OLED and Web interface me-

ters  and  data  readouts  useful  for  setup  and  for  monitoring  

program-associated metadata and certain important signal pa-

rameters. 

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  predicated  

on two ‘what’ and ‘how’ settings. 

The monitored audio source, or ‘what’ you hear, is selected 

manually, either from the front panel under the 

Tuner

 menu, or 

on this same 

Now Playing

 Web interface page.  Scroll down the 

page, and under the 

Tuner

  heading,  click  on  any  of  the  active  

(not  grayed-out) 

Program:

 but-

tons to select either the analog-

FM  transmission  or  any  of  the  

active HD Radio channels. 

NOTE:

   This 

Program:

  selection  will  be  the  same  for  ‘casual’  

(Web listening) audio streaming, the separate AoIP-streaming 

utility,  and  the  rear-panel  analog  and  AES-digital  program  line  

outputs.    Whatever  choice  you  make  here  will  be  heard  on  

all

 

audio monitor functions. 
‘How’ you hear the streamed audio is dictated by 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 a 

smoother program delivery. 
As many as ten Web-streaming listeners can be accommodated 

with  the  SOFIA  568’s  stream-listening  utility.    The  maximum  

number can be preselected with the 

Max Listeners:

 slider. 

Содержание HD Radio SiteStreamer+ SOFIA 568

Страница 1: ...SOFIA 568 SiteStreamer Installation User Guide www inovonicsbroadcast com...

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Страница 3: ...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 568 Serial No _____________ Purchase Da...

Страница 4: ...e from iBiquity Digital Corporation U S and Foreign Patents apply For patents see http patents dts com HD Radio and the HD HD Radio and ARC logos are registered trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporat...

Страница 5: ...requency 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 AoIP Streaming Port...

Страница 6: ...E Definition 19 Display Options 19 Graphics Error Reporting 20 Additional Image Data 21 GRAPHS AND METERING Audio Level Metering 21 Histograms 21 The BandScanner Utility 22 RDS INFO RDS Data Display 2...

Страница 7: ...Dante Controller 34 SNMP OPERATION Overview 34 Mode 34 Security 34 Ports 34 Trap Destinations 34 The MIB File 35 EMAIL Email and Text Notifications 35 SMPT Setup 35 Recipients Send To 35 Notifications...

Страница 8: ...ys on channel and on mode through signal and power loss does not auto blend between FM and HD like a consumer radio Provides analog AES3 digital Web streaming and in dependent AoIP streaming program a...

Страница 9: ...ble encoding and of fers bit rates from 32kbps to 256kbps and sampling rates from 16kHz to 48kHz ac commodates up to 10 simultaneous lis teners Alarms Audio Loss Alarm responds to the moni tored servi...

Страница 10: ...esign that make the product almost entirely DSP based Virtually all functionality is provided through firmware coding The Block Diagram presented here illustrates product basics in an easily understoo...

Страница 11: ...specific service instructions or software firmware updates when issued Register online at www inovonicsbroadcast com support productRegistration NOTE Many users choose first to familiarize themselves...

Страница 12: ...somehow be returned to earth ground for safety The optional rack mount chassis should satisfy this requirement INPUTS OUTPUTS AND PORTS Antenna Input and Considerations The rear panel ANTENNA connect...

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 568 LAN PORT network connection The AoIP...

Страница 14: ...NEL All setup and operating adjustments of the SOFIA 568 are un der firmware control There are no jumpers switches or me chanical potentiometers only the front panel jog wheel knob A and Back button B...

Страница 15: ...hes the most recent peak level The full scale 0dB reference corresponds to 75kHz monaural FM modulation or nominal 100 HD Radio modulation Meter scaling is linear at 3dB per segment down to 18dB then...

Страница 16: ...Title display Artist display Tuner Frequency select Mode FM HD select Split Mode set RSSI display SNR display DQ display CdNo display Station Rotation Enable set Rotation Time select Setup Radio De E...

Страница 17: ...outer should have as signed the SOFIA 568 an IP address In this example the DHCP assignment is IP 192 168 0 102 Note that this menu screen holds more IP address information turn the knob to scroll dow...

Страница 18: ...The monitored audio source or what you hear is selected manually either from the front panel under the Tuner menu or on this same Now Playing Web interface page Scroll down the page and under the Tun...

Страница 19: ...ics CD No best representing HD Radio reception quality Multipath is a relative measurement of multipath direct reflected distortion effects The signal quali ty measurements will prove useful when sett...

Страница 20: ...ear will each be L R monaural and any audible delay echo or hollowness will justify looking into your Diversity Delay exciter or processor settings Be sure to turn Split Mode Off after listening for p...

Страница 21: ...played This Web interface page not only displays what a consumer receiver shows at the moment but it collects and saves image files and their descriptors for later analysis as well You ll find buttons...

Страница 22: ...image to bring up the Image Is sue s info box If it s your own station that you are monitoring you might want to click on the first yellow link in the box to be whisked away to an industry Website whe...

Страница 23: ...point corresponds to 75kHz monaural ana log FM deviation or nominal full scale modulation of any HD Radio digital channel See Page 13 for other metering caveats Keep in mind that this metering applies...

Страница 24: ...anner Utility The BandScanner utility of the SOFIA 568 is a simple annotated RF spectrum analyzer It displays the entire FM band when Step Size is set to the default 200kHz regardless of the Center Fr...

Страница 25: ...oadcast and the short station Name To see RDS info for this station just hover over the red dot at the top of the bar Market stations with RDS are shown in an RDS Stations list di rectly below the sca...

Страница 26: ...on is changed HD INFO Housekeeping SIS or Station Information Service in cludes station identification and tech nical data that each broadcaster who transmits HD Radio programming is obliged to provid...

Страница 27: ...Radio image display problems ALARMS Alarm Status The SOFIA 568 provides alarms for a total of 12 signal or program related error con ditions All twelve alarms give flashing notifications on the front...

Страница 28: ...e is no adjustment in this case the audio level is shown to make alarm setup easier Threshold On dB is the set point that the program must drop below to trigger an alarm Moreover the program level mus...

Страница 29: ...ng PS field that is transmitted as a rapid succession of 8 character data blocks This and other complexities the associated RT features for example make the RadioText field more likely to cause proble...

Страница 30: ...that do not meet the HD Radio image specifications When this Alarm is turned On you ll be notified of an image problem and the notation will be logged Clicking the About Image Issues bar will display...

Страница 31: ...here to 50 s the standard for Europe and some other regions out side North America or to None as might be required for test purposes A proper setting is recommended as the wrong one will distort the...

Страница 32: ...ut and may be set similarly The Stream audio output references the Web listening utility which is independent of AoIP streaming Web listening relates to the little loudspeaker icon at the top of each...

Страница 33: ...set to deliver ground on that terminal all the time and then go Active Open ungrounded when the alarm is received The Status line in this example shows that Output 1 is Inactive that is the assigned...

Страница 34: ...not case sensitive here Non Windows browsers may re quire you to enter the complete IP address of the unit which you can always find by front panel navigation to Setup Network IP Settings Internet Ac...

Страница 35: ...d from the Audio En gineering Society specifies a 48kHz sample rate but Dante en coding can send at a 44 1kHz rate as well a rate with wide use in radio and television broadcasting With AES67 Enable s...

Страница 36: ...s is detailed later on Mode The SNMP submenu default Mode setting is Disabled which in hibits communication between the SOFIA 568 and the SNMP Manager Changing Mode to Read Only allows the SOFIA 568 t...

Страница 37: ...d 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 prov...

Страница 38: ...mand is necessary in this operation TIME SETUP Time and DST The onboard Real Time Clock updates from Internet Time daily and has suffi cient inherent pre cision to remain ac curate inside this schedul...

Страница 39: ...nterface screen is accessi ble The front panel Now Playing screen will be the only one vis ible With respect to front panel access the SOFIA 568 will lock any time the screen times out goes dim or dar...

Страница 40: ...is useful for restoring a previous setup or for cloning a second unit for backup service To save a profile to your computer under Configu ration click Download Hardware Profile With the Firefox brows...

Страница 41: ...dware 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 bin files w...

Страница 42: ...40 ning since power was last applied You also may click Check for Updates to see if a new version of the firmware has been issued...

Страница 43: ...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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