Lode LA1 User manual

LA4 and LA1 Quick
Start Guide

LA4 and LA1 Quick Start Guide
Installation
Load servers are machined from Aluminium which acts as the Load servers are machined from Aluminium which acts as the
heatsink, eliminating noisy fans and so increasing performance
and reliability. This also means that the unit MUST HAVE airflow
both above and beneath for optimum cooling levels. Failure to
provide may result in the unit overheating and degrading perfor-
mance
On Boot, Lode severs will perform a number of checks over the
internet to configure itself and check for updates. Please allow a
couple of minutes for unit/s to complete checks prior to playing
audio streams otherwise the it may result in playback of multiple
zones being out of sync
Checklist
- Internet access is required for all units to operate normally, even - Internet access is required for all units to operate normally, even
if only local is used
- IGMP Snooping/Multicast filtering must be enabled on the router
or switch connected to the Lode servers
- Check “system maintenance” section of the web console and
apply any pending updates to the server/s.
Web Configuration
Lode units can be discovered on the network using the Lode Lode units can be discovered on the network using the Lode
admin tool downloaded from http://www.lodeau-
dio.com/tools-and-documentation-lode-audio
The Lode Audio server is is configured by default with DHCP. If
you don’t have admin tool installed, you will need to ascertain it’s
IP address via the DHCP sever.
Click on listed severs to access the web console.
Example: http://192.168.10.100 where 192.168.10.100 is the ad-
dress provided to the Lode server.
It is recommended that each unit is set-up fully before adding
others to the network
Change Network Settings
To change network settings, simply visit the “network
settings section of the web console. Here you can set
the unit’s IP address or confirm it’s configuration for
DHCP.
If you are using a control system to control Lode, then If you are using a control system to control Lode, then
you must either statically assign an IP address to the
unit or use IP allocation rules within the DHCP server to
ensure that the unit has a static IP address. This is re-
quired as the the set-up of the driver requires pointing
the module at the IP address of the Lode Server.
Enabling Music Services
From the ”Media library” section of the web console,
simply select to “enable” or “disable” a service. If a ser-
vice requires authentication, you will be asked for the
Login and password. Once succesfully registered, the
service will appear in contollers.
Naming Players
To change the name of any of the players for the Lode
server, visit the “Player Settings” section of the web con-
sole. Here you can give each player a unique name
such as “Living Room’, or ”Kitchen”, for example.
Player Volume Settings
Players can be configured to have a fixed volume when
connected to a pre-amplifier that has it’s own volume
control. To configure a Player to have a fixed volume,
please visit the “Player Settings” section of the web con-
sole and select “Fixed Volume” setting for the required
player.
Warning:Setting the volume to fixed will set the volume
at 100% on the Lode Server. Please make sure that the
pre-amp is turned down before changing this setting.

LA4 and LA1 Quick Start Guide
AirPlay Configuration
Load servers have an AirPlay per-zone capability. To set-up Air-
Play as a selectable source, please access the “Media library”
section of the web console and choose Airplay as a selectable-
source.
If you want to have the ability for customers to play AirPlay to any
room at anytime, please slect the option for “AirPlay interrupt” in
the “advanced options” section of the web console. Please note
that this option will enable any existing stream to be interrupted
by another user.
An AirPlay password can also be set for each player in the same
An AirPlay password can also be set for each player in the same
section of the web console by typing a password in each listed
player section. Once the password is set, any user would be
prompted for this password via the iOS device before being al-
lowed to play.
Character Encoding
The Lode server by default uses UTF-8 character encoding within
it’s IP control API. This can be changed, if required, when using a
control system needing additional character support. Please note
that any changes made will affect any Android ort iOS apps
which require UTF-8 encooding to function correctly.
To change the character encoding, please visit the “system main-
tenance” section of the web console.
LODENET®
LODENET uses multicast to deliver sound. The multicast address
is 239.192.0.201, with ports starting from 10001 going upwards
for each transmitter.
IGMP snooping /Multicast filterning MUST BE turned-on in the
router or switch attached to the Lode servers
All Lode units MUST BE on the same subnet to work correctly
Broadcast Discovery
Lode iOS and Android apps use UDB broadcast serv-
ers. As such, the WiFi must be in the same sub-domain
as the Lode server to work.
Factory Reset
The Lode server has a reset button located on the rear
of the unit. To reset the unit, press and hold this button
for 10 seconds, the unit will then become unresponsive.
Now cycle the power on the unit (turn off the unit for at
least 10 seconds before restarting) and once the unit re-
boots, you will be back to factory default.
Be aware that resetting the unit will delete all playlists
and favourites saved to date, so please be sure that it
really is a reset that you want. Ideally make a note of
each of login credentials BEFORE resetting the unit.
If you are running a cluster of Lode Servers, please
follow these steps to reset all units in the cluster:
1) Press and hold reset button for 10 seconds on each
1) Press and hold reset button for 10 seconds on each
machine
2) Power-off each machine
3) Power-on each machine
Unless this protocol is followed, the cluster could re-
build its data under certain conditions meaning that no
unit is properly reset.
Request Support
To raise a support ticket, please e-mail
[e-mail] and a member of our dedicat-
ed technical team will be in touch directly to assist
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