Networked Audio Using Fireball Music Clients; Servers; Clients - Escient FireBall MP-200 User Manual

NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS

SERVERS

A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of "serving" media to other FireBalls over a network. The FireBall is a
considered a "server" product.

CLIENTS

A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a FireBall Server over a network. Currently there are three different FireBall products that
can play media from FireBall servers:
• FireBall MP-150
• FireBall MP-200
• FireBall DVDM-100
• Client-Server networking is limited to the same local subnet. You can not stream over the Internet unless you have a VPN setup between the
two FireBalls.
• Only MP3 and FLAC audio files can be streamed to clients. You can't stream CDs from the internal drive or from external changers.
• Playlists that contain only MP3s/FLAC files will be available on the clients.
• Playlists that contain MP3s/FLAC files and non-streamable tracks will NOT appear on the clients.
• You may have an unlimited number of clients on the network, but you can only stream to 4 clients simultaneously.
• Movies can not be streamed.
• Internet Radio can not be streamed (but it is available on most standalone products).
• SACD audio discs stored in external changers will be available on the MP-200 via direct analog stereo audio only, if the SACD provides a two
channel analog downmix.
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