BARIX EXSTREAMER GOLD, User Manual

Page 1: ...MER GOLD Network amplified audio player for digital audio streaming in custom home installations and commercial applications User Manual Version 01 01 For Release 02 02 03 Dec 2004 Firmware Version 06 04 EXSTREAMER ...

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Page 3: ...LAYLIST SETTINGS 14 7 7 CONTROL SETTINGS 15 7 8 SERIAL SETTINGS 15 7 9 SECURITY SETTINGS 16 7 10 REVERTING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS 17 7 11 REBOOTING THE DEVICE 17 7 12 UPDATING THE DEVICE 18 8 THE STEP BY STEP HOW TO 19 8 1 HOW TO SET A STATIC IP ADDRESS 19 8 2 HOW TO SET THE BARIX EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MUSIC FROM YOUR PC 19 8 3 HOW TO SET THE BARIX EXSTREAMER TO STREAM MUSIC FROM A SPECIFIC PC 19 8 4 ...

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Page 5: ... listen to your MP3s being stuck in front of a computer or having to listen to high quality music through low quality computer speakers The Barix Exstreamer let 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 aud...

Page 6: ...ght is static it means that the Barix Exstreamer found the zServer If the light is blinking it means that the Barix Exstreamer is streaming 5 Reset button Press this button to restart the device If you press it until the red light flashes about 5 seconds the device settings will be restored to the factory defaults A B C D E F G A RJ45 for LAN 10 100 Half Full duplex This port is for the connection...

Page 7: ...laylists 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 files Hit the upper browse button and show the program where they are If you click o...

Page 8: ...utput B or an optical S PDIF output C to your digital audio input on your stereo both cables are not included 5 3 Installing the Barix Exstreamer to your network STEP 1 Plug the included network cable i into the network port of the Barix Exstreamer a and the other end into your hub or switch You can also use a crossover network cable not included for a direct connection to your PC STEP 2 Plug the ...

Page 9: ...n top of the selected button and it will inform you of its function Click on the playlist title to start playing it You can also adjust the sound properties of the Barix 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 f...

Page 10: ...e sound that both play is possible only on Exstreamer kitchen which becomes the sync master Once synchronized the name or the IP address of the sync master is displayed in the song list frame Click on the stop link to stop the synchronization 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 wi...

Page 11: ... a specific level or 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 LOCK VOLUME This action locks the volume level so it cannot be adjusted UNLOCK VOLUM...

Page 12: ...s will bring you back to your starting point Clicking one of the playlists will show you the titles of this playlist Click it to go back or the folder above Click it to refresh the current list Click it to play the song or playlist Click it to play the subdirectory If a song a playlist or a subdirectory is playing it will appear the link Current Playlist Clicking this link will bring you to folder...

Page 13: ...es not have to get 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 in this order BOOTP DHCP IPzator AutoIP See also section 10 4 Automatic discovery settings 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 de...

Page 14: ...e to enter the IP address of your web server Server Port In this field you have to enter the port number on which your web server is communicating standard web server s work on port 80 A zero in this 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 ...

Page 15: ...ing buffer underruns during an open TCP connection In this case one possibility is to disconnect the TCP connection The other option is to reconnect again the same stream Buffer Underrun Timeout The Buffer Underrun Timeout defines the amount of time in seconds since the streaming buffer is empty until the Buffer Underrun Mode action will be executed Number Of Reconnections The Number Of Reconnecti...

Page 16: ...guration 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 7 6 Playlist settings These settings adjust the playlist properties Own Name You can enter the name of the Barix Exstreamer here This name is displayed in the file info frame on the device status page This name will be...

Page 17: ...ta bits Select 7 or 8 data bits Parity Select no even or odd parity Stop bits Select 1 or 2 stop bits Flow control Select the type of flow control none software XON XOFF or hardware RTS CTS Local port Defines the port on which the serial port can be accessed for serial gateway application Only when Local port is set to 0 the serial port can be used as a command interface If the active serial gatew...

Page 18: ...to erase the current password View configuration password usage When the password is set the user clicking on the Config link has to type in the password in the password field of the pop up 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 SECURITY tab in the menu b...

Page 19: ...rtant note Use this method if connection to the Barix Exstreamer cannot be established This can happen if you have set a Static IP address once switched off SonicIP and then forgotten the IP address The hardware default settings reverts the IP Address to automatic discovery 0 0 0 0 and enables SonicIP If this fails we recommend downloading the Barix Exstreamer Gold Rescue Kit from www barix com Th...

Page 20: ...ill see the following 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 e...

Page 21: ...uto detect in the Mode field STEP 7 Make sure that Server Port says 8888 STEP 8 Make sure that Server Path says STEP 9 Make sure that Playlist List Path says playlist html STEP 10 Hit the Apply button to save the changes The Barix Exstreamer will reboot STEP 11 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...

Page 22: ... music 8 5 How to set the Barix Exstreamer to be a streaming puller For use with standard MP3 jukeboxes or many Web radio stations STEP 1 Open your Web Browser STEP 2 Enter the Barix Exstreamer s IP address 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 In the Server ...

Page 23: ... 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 9 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 Barix Exstreamer s Output Switch to previous next song in the current playlist Decrease...

Page 24: ...erial cable to your PC s COM port and to the serial port of the Barix 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 Barix Exstreamer s setup STEP 8 Hit enter to enter the Barix Exs...

Page 25: ... and other PC or embedded applications In the device configuration the serial port can be adjusted to suit your application For a detailed list of serial commands refer to the Exstreamer Technical Documentation available on the Barix website www barix com Ethernet UDP or TCP control commands The same control commands used on the serial port can be used as UDP or TCP commands over Ethernet For more...

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Page 27: ...IP address correctly Check the cables to make sure the Barix Exstreamer is properly connected to the network Q Will the Barix Exstreamer work on my operating system A The Barix 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 Barix Exstreamer a standar...

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Page 29: ...ore than 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...

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Page 31: ...pective owners and are used for reference only Barix Exstreamer Instreamer SonicIP and IPzator are trademarks of Barix AG Switzerland and are registered in certain countries For information about our devices and the latest version of this manual please visit www barix com Barix AG Seefeldstrasse 303 8008 Zurich SWITZERLAND Phone 41 43 433 22 11 Fax 41 1 274 2849 Internet web www barix com email sa...