Songcast

How to Songcast

Initial Setup

• Your DS must be running Davaar 1 firmware or higher.
• You will require a Davaar compatible Linn Konfig to update and configure your DS
• You will require Davaar compatible control software to control your DS

Using Kinsky

• Insure you have installed Kinsky Davaar
• Select the Songcast source on a DS (similar to Playlist or Radio)
• Select the Songcast sender from the list that you wish to listen to

Using the handset (REM 019)

• Configure each Songcast sender in your home to have a unique preset number using Linn Konfig.
• Select the Songcast source on a DS (GOTO/Sat button will select the source directly)
• Enter the preset number that corresponds to the Songcast sender you wish to listen to

SONGCAST Soundcard on a PC/MAC

You can broadcast the audio that is playing on your PC/MAC to your Linn DS by using the software listed Here

• Setup Songcast Manual

This audio is broadcast from your PC/MAC as dictated by your computers audio sub-system. For Windows7 this is typically 44.1k/16bit and for a OSX Lion 44.1k/24bit.

SongCast Trouble shooting

• Some firewalls will block any Songcast broadcast is you are on a Public network. on Windows7, click on your Control panel "Network and Internet" - "View network status and tasks" and make sure that you active network is either Domain, Private or work and NOT PUBLIC (Instructions on how to change Network type)

• Check that you have the streaming option enabled on you Windows7

Control panel

"Network sharing center" -

"Change advanced sharing settings"

Select your network type "Home or Work", "Public" or "Domain"

Media Streaming - Choose Media Streaming options and select "Allow All"

and OK exit out of these options

• Audio muting when playing from the PC/MAC songcast

if you are connecting the PC using a Wireless connection this may be intermittently loosing connection. This may be causing the muting as the DS is waiting for the Music stream.

Check

1. That your Wireless connection, try one of these Network apps to find out what is interfering with your Wifi*
2. In the PC/MAC Songcast app, go into Advanced settings and increase the Audio Latency, this is typically 300mS, try increasing this to 1000 (maximum 2000) to see if this improves things (This will allow the network to catch up on any lost information if the Songcast is setup for Unicast broadcasts)

Known Issues with Songcast V4.10

• If you have a PC name with non-ASCII characters (accented characters etc), the Songcast PC/MAC could not connect to and keeps on attemping to connect. Try to rename your PC/MAC using a,b,c,.. 1,2,3... etc, this should now allow your PC to connect to the DS