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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I – INTRODUCTION SOFIA 565 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ‘SiteStreamers’ Defined ................6 Product Features ..................6 SOFIA 565 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Specifications.................... 7 Block Diagram ................... 8 Section II – INSTALLATION GENERAL Unpacking and Inspection ................ 9 MOUNTING, POWER AND ENVIRONMENT Rack Requirement..................
  • Page 6 GETTING UP AND RUNNING The Main Menu ..................15 Finding the SOFIA 565’s IP Address ............15 Assigning a Fixed IP Address ..............15 Connecting to the SOFIA 565 ..............15 NOW PLAYING Remote Listening ..................16 ‘VU’ Meter ....................16 Signal Metrics..................
  • Page 7 Security and Passwords ................. 33 Signing In ....................33 Lost Password (Hard Reset) ..............34 The Hardware Profile ................34 Reboot ..................... 34 Updating Firmware .................. 35 ‘About’ Info ....................35 INOVONICS WARRANTY .......... (INSIDE BACK COVER) — 5 —...

  • Page 8: Section I - Introduction

    The SOFIA 565 has AoIP connectivity and can provide a signal metrics history of an entire broadcast day, as well as val- idating and displaying RDS/RBDS program-related metadata. Leading features of the Inovonics SOFIA 565 include: Product Features All-digital “SDR” (Software-Defined Radio) off-air re- ception of analog-FM and RDS/RBDS data.

  • Page 9: Sofia 565 Technical Specifications

    SOFIA 565 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Tuning Range: 64.0MHz-107.9MHz in Alarms: 100kHz steps. Audio Loss: ‘Silence Sensor’ Alarm has programmable On/Off thresholds and Antenna Input: 75-ohm (BNC). Time On/Off intervals. Sensitivity/SNR: 20dBuV required for 50dB Low Signal: Alarm and reset trigger levels unweighted, monaural analog-FM S/N.

  • Page 10: Block Diagram

    BLOCK DIAGRAM The SOFIA 565 is a Software-Defined Radio (SDR) receiver. Other factors in its design make 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, alt- hough actual signal paths and logical functions may deviate appreciably from the circuit shown here.

  • Page 11: Section Ii - Installation

    MOUNTING, POWER AND ENVIRONMENT The optional 1U rack-mount chassis will accommodate either Rack one or two half-rack Inovonics modules, or one half-rack and Requirement one one-third-rack size in the INOmini™ series. Appropriate blanking panels are provided with the rack-mount kit.

  • Page 12: Ac Mains Power

    The SOFIA 565 is provided with an external, inline ‘universal’ AC Mains Power switching power supply that accommodates mains voltages be- tween 88VAC and 264VAC at 50 or 60Hz. Self-protection cir- cuits obviate the need for an external fuse. The power supply has a detachable IEC-type power cord fitted with a North-American-standard male plug.

  • Page 13: Unbalanced Operation

    If the analog line outputs of the SOFIA 565 are connected to Unbalanced low-level, unbalanced inputs of consumer-grade equipment, Operation connect the center conductor of the shielded output lead to Pin 2 of the XLR connector and the shield to Pin 1. Leave Pin 3 un- connected.

  • Page 14: Section Iii - Setup And Operation

    Section III SETUP AND OPERATION PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ‘Boot’ (startup) time of SOFIA 565 is about five seconds. When Quick Boot power is first applied, or following a power interruption, the unit is back in full operation very quickly. Setup and reception parameters in use prior to the power cycle are reloaded instant- ly from non-volatile memory into the processing core.

  • Page 15: The Back Button

    If you dawdle or simply walk away, after 30 seconds of no fur- ther knob activity the SOFIA 565 will enter a selection you have made into memory automatically, or simply ‘deselect’ the high- lighted item with no changes if the setting has not been altered. BACK button B will always return you to the previous menu The BACK screen.
  • Page 16 panel Menu Tree is a much-abbreviated version of the setup op- tions afforded by the Web interface. Menu Titles are shown here in a font similar to the OLED display font. Primary menu items are against the left margin and sub- menu levels are indented appropriately.

  • Page 17: The Main Menu

    GETTING UP AND RUNNING Push the BACK button until The Main Menu you see the Main Menu on the OLED display. This is the ‘gateway’ for setup and operation. With the SOFIA 565 connected to your local network (LAN), use the jog wheel to navigate from the Main Menu to: Setup / Network / IP Settings.

  • Page 18: Remote Listening

    The ‘responsive’ design of the SOFIA 565 Web interface pro- vides an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of de- vices, such as desktop computers, tablets, and mobile phones. SOFIA 565 Webpages feature the unabridged Main Menu on the left-hand side of the screen.

  • Page 19: Signal Metrics

    segment front-panel LED bar readout. Refer back to Page 13 for additional info on this. Metering with higher resolution is displayed on the Graphs & Metering Web interface page and is covered under that discussion. Directly under Signal Metrics prominent frequency notation near the top of the page, you’ll find a series of off-air sig-...

  • Page 20: Station Presets

    keys to move up and down the dial. The < > arrows on the screen also allow incremental tuning. You may enter as many as 30 Station Presets station-memory Preset Stations. Preset memories hold not only the tuner settings, but the in- dependent alarm settings for each individual station as well.

  • Page 21: Histograms

    The next section on this Histograms Web interface page pre- sents three ‘rolling his- tograms,’ or constantly- updated plots-over-time of important signal met- rics. The information shown here accumulates over the entire previous 24- hour period. The Time Span: setting below the graphs sets the time pe- riod displayed.
  • Page 22 There are two scanning modes, or Scan Type: selections. The SOFIA 565 can scan the band and display only the RSSI level, which is the fastest scan, or it can scan and display both the RSSI + RDS information, which takes a bit longer. Here is an FM-band plot of the Los Angeles market scanned in the RSSI + RDS mode.

  • Page 23: The 'Extended' Fm Band

    For the benefit of broadcasters in Japan or with European OIRT The ‘Extended’ channel assignments, the SOFIA 565 tunes down to 64.0MHz. FM Band This would also accommodate a long-proposed-and-awaited expansion of North American FM broadcasting should it even- tually come to pass. The BandScanner utility is able to display a spectrum plot down to 64MHz, although it probably won’t be of much interest to broadcasters in the western hemisphere.

  • Page 24: Alarms

    A Clear/Reset RDS command does indeed clear the registers and starts a new RDS data collection. Reset is automatic when the station is changed. ALARMS The SOFIA 565 provides Alarm Status alarms for a total of 6 sig- nal or program-related er- ror conditions.

  • Page 25: Low Signal

    Threshold On (dB): is the set point that the program must drop below to trigger an alarm. Moreover, the program level must remain below this set point for the number of seconds pro- grammed by the Time On (Sec): slider. For the alarm to reset, the program level must re-attain a specified Threshold Off (dB): value and remain above that point for the number of seconds set by the Time Off (Sec): slider.

  • Page 26: Pilot Loss

    By turning the Alarm: for this function On, and setting a Time On (Min): at a nominal figure of 20 minutes or so, personnel will be alerted to a ‘stuck’ RadioText field when a RadioText update is not received during the specified period. This alarm indicates the loss of the FM stereo pilot, which Pilot Loss could coincide with poor signal reception or a failure in the sta-...

  • Page 27: Audio Outputs

    RDS/RBDS: sets the mode for RadioData between the European RDS or the North American RBDS standards. Although the two standards have become more-or-less ‘harmonized’ over the years, certain RDS features do still differ and will not behave appropriately with the wrong setting here. The RBDS default setting is common to North America.

  • Page 28: General Purpose Outputs

    The streaming Bitrate: defaults to 128kbps, generally judged as acceptable for all-but-very-critical radio listening. For unbeliev- ably-poor network conditions the bitrate can be reduced all the way down to 32kbps, or for high-quality audio over a local LAN, up to 256kbps. The stream Sample Rate: may also be changed, from the typical broadcast-plant default of 44100Hz to other sampling rates be- tween 16kHz and 48kHz.

  • Page 29: Network Setup And Internet Access

    to GPO terminal 1 for an alarm Type: of Audio Loss. It could as easily have been 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 Audio Loss alarm has not been tripped.

  • Page 30: Link Speed

    Link Speed: is an indication of connection status and the best Link Speed expected bitrate between your SOFIA 565 and the local network (LAN). Under the Windows operating sys- Addressing tem, you can access the SOFIA the SOFIA 565 565 Web interface on a common LAN by just typing its Hostname forward-slash into...

  • Page 31: Aes67 And Aoip Streaming

    The Dante-based AoIP utility of the SOFIA 565 is quite similar IP Settings to the product’s general networking function. Like the LAN Mode connection, the independent AoIP connection may accept IP address assignments in either a DHCP or Static IP assignment Mode:.

  • Page 32: Mode

    to communicate directly with your SOFIA 565, and for your unit to send alarms and supplementary information to other equipment on the network. The SOFIA 565 will interface directly with a network controller, technically known as the SNMP ‘Manager.’ The SOFIA 565 has an embedded ASCII text file called a Management Information Base, or MIB.

  • Page 33: Email

    EMAIL NOTE: The time-stamp feature for email notifications and the Email and Text Alarm Log depends on a network connection to sync with In- Notifications ternet time, along with setting the proper time zone and other options. This is detailed on Page 32. When it’s connected to the Internet, the SOFIA 565 can send email or SMS/text notifications of reception or programming faults to one or more recipients.

  • Page 34: Notifications (Send What)

    RTC Battery: voltage drops to 2V. We have provided a reliable default time server, which is Time Server 1.inovonics.pool.ntp.org. If you must change the server because of some corporate edict, overtype the Server: entry with your alternate and click Save.

  • Page 35: Administrative Matters

    ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS SOFIA 565 access may be protected by passwords, which must Security and then be entered before any changes can be made. Either the Passwords same or separate passwords may be assigned to lock out the front-panel jog wheel and/or Web interface access. NOTE: All passwords will appear in clear text on the Admin OLED menu screen.

  • Page 36: Lost Password (Hard Reset)

    User Name: and enter the password into the Password: field, then click OK. NOTE: A ‘hard reset’ is required to bypass a local or a Web in- Lost Password terface password. This must be done at the installation site! A (Hard Reset) hard reset not only deletes the password, but will also return the SOFIA 565 to all-factory-default settings.

  • Page 37: Updating Firmware

    Profile download first might be a good idea. SOFIA 565 firmware includes the Web interface pages, and up- Updating dates are easily uploaded to the unit when issued by Inovonics. Firmware NOTE: We recommend saving a fresh Hardware Profile, as a firmware update may affect user settings.
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  • Page 39: Inovonics Warranty

    INOVONICS WARRANTY TERMS OF SALE: Inovonics products are sold with an understand- ing of “full satisfaction”; that is, full credit or refund will be issued for products sold as new if returned to the point of purchase within 30 days following their receipt, provided that they are returned complete and in an “as received”...

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