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MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
DB35
Compact & Reliable FM Radio Streamer
Publish Date: 20-Jul-2023

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  • Page 1 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL DB35 Compact & Reliable FM Radio Streamer Publish Date: 20-Jul-2023...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Technical Specifications ........................8 Block Diagram ..........................10 Factory Default Settings ........................11 How to reset the DB35 to its factory defaults without having access to the WEB interface? Safety Warning ..........................12 Getting Started ..........................13 Connection ............................ 13 Network Settings ..........................
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  • Page 4: Introduction

    E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Introduction DEVA Broadcast Ltd. is an international communications and high-technology manufacturing organization, its corporate headquarters and facility located in Burgas, Bulgaria. The company serves the broadcast and corporate markets worldwide – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations.
  • Page 5: Typographic Conventions

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Typographic conventions The following table describes important conventions used in the manual. Convention and Style Description Examples Menu > Sub Menu > A menu item(s) and menu Click Settings >...
  • Page 6: General Information

    E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com General Information Fully in keeping with the high standards of the DEVA product range, the DB35 model is the very definition of reliable, high-quality streaming of the FM signal. Additionally there is an Analog AUX Input suitable for local audio monitoring. With a compact and practical, but quite elegant design, this product has been developed with the express purpose of allowing users to listen to and record the audio from any station.
  • Page 7: Product Features

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Product Features • Real Time Audio Program Streaming • FM Band 65 ÷ 108 MHz support • Analog AUX In for local monitoring •...
  • Page 8: Technical Specifications

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RF INPUT Tuning Range User selectable, 87.1-107.9 MHz (CCIR), 65-74 MHz (OIRT), 76-95 MHz (Japan) Tuning Step 10, 20, 50, 100 kHz Tuner Sensitivity 30 dBµV Antenna Port...
  • Page 9 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com METERING ACCURACY RF Level ±1 dB, 0 to 100 dBµV Multipath 0 to 100%; accuracy - ±1% Audio Level ±1 dB, +10.0 to -55.0 dB, 0.1 dB resolution USER INTERFACE Web interface Full monitoring and control;...
  • Page 10: Block Diagram

    A simplified block diagram of DB35 is shown below Because of the all-digital, minimalist-discrete-component nature of device circuitry, we have not provided schematic diagrams of the DB35 in this Manual. Please, note that: NO USER-SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS INSIDE. REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
  • Page 11: Factory Default Settings

    3. While pressing the RESET button, connect the power supply cable to the unit and wait until the POWER led starts blinking. 4. Release the RESET button and wait for the DB35 to reboot. 5. Once the reboot is complete, the DB35 will be returned to its factory default settings. - 11 -...
  • Page 12: Safety Warning

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Safety Warning ALWAYS OBSERVE THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. Careful observance of the safety precautions will help prevent physical injury, damage of the equipment, and extend the equipment life.
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Getting Started In order for the normal operation of the DB35 to be guaranteed, you will need fulfill the following conditions: 1. Standard Ethernet 10/100M connection; 2. Correctly assigned Network configuration and device settings.
  • Page 14: Network Settings

    If you have already enabled this function on your computer DB35 will be automatically added to the Device list section. The device will be ready for usage and no additional adjustments will be required except user name and password.
  • Page 15: Network Security Recommendations

    E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com NETWORK SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS 1. It is not recommended the DB35 to be directly connected to the Internet. This may lead to unregulated access and/or problematic operation of the device. To ensure secure connection, we recommend the device to be installed behind a router with an active firewall.
  • Page 16: Panel Indicators And Appointments

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Panel Indicators and Appointments FRONT PANEL 1 - Phones Output - Audio signal from the tuned frequency. 2 - Power LED Indicator 3 - LAN LED Indicator.
  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com REAR PANEL 1 - Power Supply (12V, 2A); 2 - Antenna Input - BNC connector for FM Antenna; 3 - AUX Audio Input LEFT channel - standard RCA female jack; 4 - AUX Audio Input RIGHT channel - standard RCA female jack;...
  • Page 18: Web Interface Menu Pages

    On the Left is the so called “dashboard” of the device - General Tuner and Channel readings, functional buttons. This section of the WEB interface is constant part of each screen, hence allowing immediate tuner interactions. DB35 “dashboard” content: 1. Frequency indicator showing currently tuned frequency;...
  • Page 19: Main

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com MAIN The Main Screen of the WEB Interface shows all the mandatory parameters represented as LED readings. You can easily select the preferred audio frequency by using the selection buttons, placed on the left part of the screen.
  • Page 20: Rds

    United States the PI code is numerically calculated from the station’s call sign. We have provided a calculator utility within the DB35. An in-depth discussion of the mathematical calculation is given in RDS/RBDS Standard.;...
  • Page 21 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com function of RDS helps a broadcaster catch ‘transient audience’ share. The PTY code is not meant to change from song to song or to accommodate a top-of-the-hour newscast, however. MS (Music/Speech Switch) –...
  • Page 22 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Radio Text + RadioText Plus is “semantic analogue radio”. It allows the RDS feature RadioText (RT) to be read by the FM RDS receiving terminals. Based on the RDS RT messages, RT+ is completely backwards compatible with RT.
  • Page 23: Band Scan

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com BAND SCAN This Screen evaluates FM broadcast band congestion by sweeping the tuner across the FM band, logging every carrier and generating a spectrum display of carrier level vs. frequency. The Bandscan application utilizes four different types of Bandscan, depending on the preferred signal frequency step.
  • Page 24: Status

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com STATUS The status tab shows the alarm status of each parameter of the preset frequencies, along with the basic device and network status (IP address, MAC, etc.). The RF Signal parameter Alarms have several states: •...
  • Page 25: Log

    Here are listed all the Device System Events. The local measurements and logs are saved in the internal device memory. All log files can be downloaded via the built-in FTP server. For information on how the connection between the DB35 and an FTP Client should be configured, please refer to “Download files via FTP”...
  • Page 26: General Settings

    Settings bar remains locked. In order for the security of DB35 to be enhanced, a new username and password could be set from the Security section. By choice, you can change the name of the device (General section).
  • Page 27: Audio Settings

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com AUDIO SETTINGS Audio Stream Settings Enable – Enable/Disable the audio stream sever Server Port – Audio stream server TCP port Quality – Audio stream quality Tuner Audio Settings Audio Gain –...
  • Page 28: Tuner Settings

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com TUNER SETTINGS The Tuner Section gives full control over Tuner settings. Tuner Frequency Step – Allows tuner frequency step value to be set. RDS/RBDS Mode –...
  • Page 29: Channels Settings (Channels 1 To 8)

    E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com CHANNELS SETTINGS (CHANNELS 1 TO 8) The DB35 can monitor up to 32 FM Stations at regular intervals and send warning and alarm notifications via E-mail and SNMP. Every Channel consists of a group of settings (explained in details below), which are used when monitoring.
  • Page 30: Alarms Settings

    E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com ALARMS SETTINGS DB35 has a set of the six parameters that can be monitored: Left and Right audio levels, RF Level, Pilot Presence, RDS PI and RDS Groups. Trigger and alarm release times can be set for each alarm.
  • Page 31: Communication Settings

    DHCP client to be activated, the function should be enabled. When the DHCP client is activated, all assigned values will be shown in the relevant fields on the Status Screen. If due to any reason, the DHCP procedure cannot be completed, DB35 will use AutoIP and will generate an IP Address.
  • Page 32 5. We recommend you to use the [Test] button and generate a test e-mail, which upon success will be delivered to the specified E-mail 1 and/or E-mail 2. Example of Test E-mail Message: DB35 Test Message. Please do not reply to this e-mail.
  • Page 33: Other Settings

    [All except IP] – all settings, except for the Network settings (IP Address) will be deleted. To restore DB35 to its Factory Defaults, press [All except IP]. A new window will appear – confirm that you want to restore the factory defaults and wait for the process to be completed. On completion of the process, the settings should have the proper default values.
  • Page 34: Alarm Triggers

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com APPENDIX A ALARM TRIGGERS After collecting all the data, the DSP-based core compares the values measured with the predefined by the user threshold levels, for all the parameters monitored. In case that a parameter is beyond limits, the device will initiate the sending of an alarm or warning notification via the selected communication path.
  • Page 35 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com When an observation event takes place, the Alarm Trigger’s State will refresh, if necessary. Should we consider an instance when the Alarm Trigger is in Idle state, having in mind that an alarm is not triggered immediately when a parameter level passes beyond threshold: If the parameter level becomes stable, within Thresholds, and the Alarm Trigger Time is not elapsed, then the Alarm Trigger remains in Idle state.
  • Page 36: Alarm Notifications

    Alarm triggered, channel number, frequency and information about the Alarm activation/deactivation. The basic signal parameters are also included. Example for E-mal Notification: Date: 03 Feb 2012, 02:36:05 DB35 reports ALARM state on 98.10MHz Alarm: RF < 25dBuV Signal parameters: RF: 8dBuV...
  • Page 37: How Should I Configure The Connection Between My Deva Device And An Ftp Client

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com APPENDIX B HOW SHOULD I CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MY DEVA DEVICE AND AN FTP CLIENT? In order for a connection to be established the following setting should be applied: 1.
  • Page 38 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com 3. Example of FTP Client (FileZilla) Settings In some cases, FileZilla’s “Quick connect” feature is not able to connect with the DEVA unit. That is why we recommend the device to be assigned in the program manually.
  • Page 39: Warranty Terms And Conditions

    B. This Warranty applies only to products sold “as new.” It is extended only to the original end- user and may not be transferred or assigned without prior written approval by DEVA Broadcast Ltd. C. This Warranty does not apply to damage caused by improper mains settings and/or power supply.
  • Page 40: Product Registration Card

    Your signature* *Signing this warranty registration form you are stating that all the information provided to DEVA Broadcast Ltd. are truth and correct. DEVA Broadcast Ltd. declines any responsibility for the provided information that could result in an immediate loss of warranty for the above specified product(s).

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