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NOTE:
The GPI port is the only means of activating the RDS
TA flag. The TA flag my be ‘hoisted’ only by stations that
qualify at ‘TP’ (Traffic Program) stations. Please see the ad-
ditional discussion and warning concerning this function on
Page 23.
The Network Port
The rear-panel RJ-45 jack connects with your local network
(LAN), and from there through your network router to the
Internet. A network connection is required for the Web in-
terface, for 2-way audio streaming and for SNMP functions.
+12VDC Power I/O
Two paralleled ‘coaxial’ connecters allow ‘daisy-chaining’
two half-rack units that share a common rack adapter. A
short ‘pigtail’ cable is provided with each rack adapter for
power loop-through.
The NOVIA 272 draws 400mA. Check the rating on the la-
bel of the power supply to make sure it has capacity for the
modules it must support.
These power connectors are not a locking type. A Ty-Wrap®
will secure power cables to the plastic anchor above the
connectors if this becomes a problem.
Password Protection
You may protect NOVIA 272 settings with a password,
which thereafter must be entered before any subsequent
changes can be made. Either the same or separate pass-
words may be assigned to lock out the front-panel and Web
interface access.
From the Main Menu, navigate to
Admin/Securit
y. Enter either
or both boxes to manually enter a password for
Front Panel:
or
Webpages:
. Highlight
Save
and push the knob to set the
password in memory. Once the password is saved, the
Now
Playing
screen will be the only menu item available.
Press the
Back
button to sign-in. You will be prompted to
enter the password before any menu can be accessed and
any adjustments made. Similarly, the
Webpages:
password
must be entered on a Web-enabled computer or other con-
nected device.
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To recover a lost password, you must perform a “hard re-
set.” This deletes not only the passwords, but will also re-
turn the NOVIA 272 to factory-default values.
All User set-
tings and presets will be lost!
Initiate a hard reset by holding
down the
Back
button as you power-cycle the unit (discon-
nect and then reconnect power). Always keep an up-to-date
Hardware Profile to back up your settings (see Page 30).
Miscellaneous Administration Menus
The
Admin/Display
menu offers a
Brightness
adjustment for
the OLED menu screen. We don’t recommend a higher set-
ting than the 60% default setting, as it doesn’t look that
much brighter and may shorten the life of the display.
Timeout
sets the interval between the last use of the knob
and the screen going
Dim
(dim) or
Dim
(dark). You can
set this between
5 min
and
60 min
. Test the screen-saver by
holding-down the
Back
button.
About
shows the current
Firmware Rev:
and
Serial #:
of your
unit, the
Ethernet:
port status and
Uptime:
, or how long the
NOVIA 272 has been running since power was last applied.
Headphone Monitoring
The front-panel headphone jack will accommodate either
low- or high-impedance stereo headphones with a 3.5mm
plug. When you plug headphones in, the display automati-
cally opens the
Headphone Volume
screen where the slider
will adjust the listening level. After you set
Volume
, push
the
Back
button twice to return to the menu you were on.
You can also reach the
Headphone Volume
screen anytime
from the Main Menu.
The default
Headphones
Source:
selection is
Proc. Out
, which
is a ‘normalized’ (flat) output from the processor. Other
monitoring options allow you to preview the incoming, un-
processed audio, including the failover source, without put-
ting it on air.
