Lode LA4D User manual

Lode Audio Servers
Technical Documentation & Installation Guide

TOC!
LA4$TECHNICAL$OVERVIEW$ 3!
DIMENSIONS$ 3!
POWER$AND$HEAT$ 3!
OUTPUTS$ 3!
LA4D$TECHNICAL$OVERVIEW$ 4!
DIMENSIONS$ 4!
POWER$AND$HEAT$ 4!
OUTPUTS$ 4!
LA1$TECHNICAL$OVERVIEW$ 5!
DIMENSIONS$ 5!
POWER$AND$HEAT$ 5!
OUTPUTS$ 5!
STREAMING$AND$LOCAL$MEDIA$ 6!
SUPPORTED$STREAMING$SERVICES$ 6!
SUPPORTED$FILE$FORMATS$ 6!
CONTROL$SYSTEM$INTEGRATIONS$ 6!
NATIVE$CONTROL$APPLICATIONS$ 6!
INSTALLATION$GUIDE$ 8!
WEB$CONFIGURATION$ 8!
CHANGE$NETWORK$SETTINGS$ 9!
LODENET$PROTOCOL$CONFIGURATION$ 9!
ENABLING$MUSIC$SERVICES$10!
INDEXING$A$NETWORK$SHARE$11!
PLAYER$SETTINGS$12!
AIRPLAY$CONFIGURATION$13!
PORTS$AND$ENCODING$14!
CHARACTER$ENCODING$14!
BROADCAST$DISCOVERY$14!
LODE$MESH$14!
LODENET$STREAMING$14!
PRODUCT$SUPPORT$15!
FACTORY$RESET$15!
REQUESTING$SUPPORT$15!

LA4!Te c h n i c a l ) O ve r v i e w !
Overview
1U rack mount 4 zone analogue output audio server.
Dimensions!
Weight: 5KG
Power&and&Heat!
Power Consumption: 35W
Current: 5amp
BTU/HR: 180(max)
120-230v IEC power supply
Outputs!
1 X Stereo RCA output per zone, 4 in total.

LA4D!Te c h n i c a l ) O ve r v i e w !
Overview
1U rack mount 4 zone analogue and digital output audio server.
Dimensions!
Weight: 4.6 KG
Power&and&Heat!
Power Consumption: 20W
Current: 5amp
BTU/HR: 80(max)
120-230v IEC power supply
Outputs!
1 X Stereo RCA, Optical and Coaxial output per zone.

LA1!Te c h n i c a l ) O ve r v i e w !
Overview
Half U 1 zone analogue output audio server.
Dimensions!
Weight: 1.4 KG
Power&and&Heat!
Power Consumption: 20W
Current: 5amp
BTU/HR: 80(max)
120-230v IEC power supply
Outputs!
1 X Stereo RCA output per zone, 4 in total.

Streaming*and*Local*Media!
Supported)Streaming)Services!
As of the 1st March 2017.
•TIDAL™
•Tunein™ Internet radio
•SoundCloud™
•Deezer™
•Napster™
•Local music library integration - multiple libraries
•iTunes playlists importing
•AirPlay per zone *includes extended functionality
•Spotify™ (Connect coming soon)
Supported)file)formats!
•Playback of MP3, M4P, M4A, Flac, WAV, AAC
Control'System'Integrations!
As of the 1st March 2017. Please check our website for updates to this guide and updated
integration list.
•Crestron - Media Player and Standard Driver
•AMX
•Control4
•RTI
•Command Fusion
•Elan
Native'Control'Applications!
•iOS
•Android
•Windows Desktop
•OSX Desktop

About&LODENET™!
All Lode Servers are powered by LODENET™.
Lode’s proprietary LODENET™ protocol enables synchronised, high-definition & low latency
audio-over-IP playback.
LODENET™ works as an audio matrix over the network, allowing users to group zones for
synchronized playback of content (party mode) and conveniently control volume for the main
and also individual zones, without the need of an external matrix.
Lode can be scaled up to 64 zones on a network without the need for a hardware audio
matrix. Synchonisation of playback is guaranteed; there can be no drift over time.

Installation)Guide!
Lode servers are machined from aluminium, which acts as the heat sink, 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 performance.
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 it may result in playback of multiple zones being out of sync.
Checklist
Internet access is required for all units to operate normally, even if only local is used.
Check “system maintenance” section of the web console and apply any pending updates to
the server/s.
Web$Configuration!
All Lode Server settings are configured via the Admin Web Console. To access the web
console, you will need to know the IP address of the Lode unit.
By default the unit ships with DHCP enabled.
Lode units can be discovered on the network using the Lode admin tool downloaded from
http://www.lodeaudio.com.
If you don’t have admin tool installed, you will need to ascertain it’s IP address via the DHCP
sever.
Click on listed sever to access the web console.
Example: http://192.168.10.100 where 192.168.10.100 is the address 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 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 required, as the set-up of the driver requires pointing the
module at the IP address of the Lode Server.
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LODENET$Protocol$Configuration!
By default LODENET uses UDP Unicast for synchronizing audio streams, which will support
up to 64 zones on a network. This can be changed to UDP Multicast mode to enable support
for up to 256 zones.
Multicast filtering must be enabled on the VLAN for this to function correctly.
To change the LODENET Protocol, visit the “Network Settings” section of the web console.

System'Boot'Delay!
If this device is connected to switches that take a few minutes to boot in event of power
failure, you can set a boot delay for Lode within the “Network Settings” section of the web
console.
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Enabling(Music(Services(!
From the ”Media Library” section of the web console, simply select to “enable” or “disable” a
service. If a service requires authentication, you will be asked for the Login and password.
Once successfully registered, the service will appear in controllers.
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