Interfacing and Connectivity
- Backlit LCD display – 2 × 16 characters
- Clickable knob (volume / playback / setting menu)
- Infrared sensor – Protocol: Sony SIRC, 12 bits, 38 kHz carrier
- USB Host 2.0 High Speed (480 Mb/s), standard “mass storage” driver, type-A receptacle
- Unbalanced line-level stereo audio output on standard RCA connectors (configurable level from -10 dB to +4 dB)
- Class D amplified speaker stereo audio output on 3.81 mm pluggable terminal blocks
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, RJ45 connector
- External DC power supply chassis socket – Plug Ø 2.1 mm / 5.5 mm
Audio File Formats Supported
- MP3 (.mp3): MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer III, mono/stereo, 16 bits, 44.1/48 kHz, from 32 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s, CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate), with or without ID3v1/2 tags
- Proprietary obfuscated MP3 (.mp3): to protect MP3 audio content¹
- WAV (.wav): mono/stereo, 16/24-bit LPCM, 44.1/48 kHz, WAVE_FORMAT_PCM or WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE
¹ Contact Waves System for further information about this feature.
Playlist File Formats Supported
- M3U (.m3u): playlist files that only support with either relative paths, or absolute paths prefixed with Windows-like drive letters
Web Radio Stream Formats Supported
- MP3 (.mp3): MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer III, mono/stereo, 16 bits, 44.1/48 kHz, from 32 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s, CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate)
- M3U (.m3u): URL of a MP3 audio stream
Other File Formats Supported
- TM3 (.tm3): timestamped programming file (scheduler.tm3) – Scheduler V3 file format
- INI (.ini): text file for the system configuration (system.ini) – raw text format (only printable 7-bit ASCII characters) with CR/LF, LF or CR end of line characters
- TXT (.txt): text file for the content update with the use of script (script.txt) – raw text format (only printable 7-bit ASCII characters) with CR/LF, LF or CR end of line characters
- ZIP (.zip): “script” file and update content compressed in “ZIP” format (script.zip) – without or with password
Storage Devices
- File systems supported:
- Accepted storage device types:
Network
- Embedded FTP server for remote content update
- Embedded FTP client, with content update by script or by file synchronization (10 client presets)
- Embedded Samba server for local remote content update
- Embedded Web server for control and configuration of the player
- Embedded TCP/IP server for player control
- Embedded NTP client to synchronize the clock (4 server presets)
- Embedded web radio streaming client (10 stream presets)
- IPv4: static or DHCP address
- Embedded NetBIOS identification service
Built-in Clock
- Timekeeping when the player is not powered: up to 2 months
Audio Amplifiers
- Speaker output:
- 2 × 8 W – 8 Ω, THD+N = 1 %, 1 kHz
- 2 × 10 W – 8 Ω, THD+N = 10 %, 1 kHz
- 2 × 10 W – 4 Ω, THD+N = 0.12 %, 1 kHz
Power Supply
- Player power supply input:
- Supplied mains adapter input:
- Voltage: from 96 V to 264 V
- Frequency: from 47 Hz to 63 Hz
Current Consumption (12 V supplied)
- Typical consumption in playback with a USB¹ flash drive, without amplifier: 250 mA
- Recommended power supply for full use of the device – output current: 3.45 A
¹ Do not use a USB flash drive which the consumption is upper to 350 mA
Thermal Information
- Operating ambient temperature: from 0 to +60 °C
- Storage temperature: from -20 to +60 °C
Dimensions
- Width: 140 mm
- Height: 35 mm
- Depth (with the pluggable terminal blocks): 140 mm
Weight
- 226 g (with the pluggable terminal blocks)
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- I don’t know how my file is encoded. Which software can i use to know precisely which are the caracteristics of my file? (format, type, encoding, bitrate…)
If you have not any software for this, you can use MediaInfo software (http://mediaarea.net/fr/MediaInfo). This software, provided under BSD license, is free and opensource on all operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).
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- Which software can I use to access my player in FTP mode?
Numerous FTP software exist and certain operation systems allow you to directly access an FTP without having to add additional functions. If you don’t possess the standard software, you can use FileZilla software (https://filezilla-project.org). This software, under GPL licence is free to use whatever your operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).
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- I created a scheduling file « tm3 » with the « scheduler » software, but the player does not take into account my programming. What’s going on?
At first, make sure that the scheduling file is named « scheduler.tm3 » and not otherwise. Then, make sure that this file is copied into the « SYSTEM » folder of the player’s main media.
If it still does not work, check with the « Scheduler » software that the « typical days » that you have created are properly placed into the calendar. Also make sure that the player is configured with the correct time and the correct date. Finally, make sure you that the folders called into the programming exist and that they are conform to the structure of the files specified in your manual.
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- Can I use a Mac OS X system to prepare the contents of my storage device?
This issue is resolved since the firmware update 1702. If the player is not updated, the hidden system (. DS_Store, etc.) files must be deleted manually:
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- On the MAC computer, insert the storage device.
- Format the storage device as FAT 32 and give it a volume name.
- Store on it useful files according to the organization demanded by the player.
- In the terminal of MAC OS X (folder « Applications » -> « Tools »), enter and execute the following command: dot_clean -m /Volumes/(volume name)
- Eject the storage device with the ejecting process of the system.
- Turn the player on with the storage device prepared as follow.