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A

AUSKERRY
This is the first in-built Operating System/Firmware software for Linn DS players.

B

BUTE
This is the second in-built Operating System/Firmware software for Linn DS players.

C

CARA
This is the third in-built Operating System/Firmware software for Linn DS players.

D

DS/DSM
This reference to the general products type of DS or DSM.
Linn DS: This is a Media renderer or media player.
Linn DSM: This is a Linn DS with the addition of Multimedia inputs. Typically HDMI, Analogue, Toslink and SPDIF input(s)
The Linn is normally replaced with its family name, e.g.Klimax, Akurate..
Davaar
This the inbuilt Operating System/Firmware software installed in your Linn DS/DSM. This includes features of Multi-room audio and Exakt Technology

E

EXAKT
Exakt Technology is the Linn transports for digital audio. This allow music to be transported with no loss in quality to loudspeakers, Digital to audio convertors and from analogue sources, such as Urika-II

F

Firmware
Firmware is the operating system of a product.

G

H

I

Internet Radio
Also known as TuneIn Radio

J

K

Kazoo control software
Linn DS/DSM control software to allow you to control the Linn DS from a PC, MacBook or Android/Apple tablet/phone.
Kazoo server
Kazoo Server is a UPnP Media Server to share music from your local collection and also work with Crestron and Control4

Kinsky control software

Kinsky is an earlier version of control software that was replaced by Kazoo

L

Linn DS/DSM
This reference to the general products type of DS or DSM.
Linn DS: This is a Media renderer or media player.
Linn DSM: This is a Linn DS with the addition of Multimedia inputs. Typically HDMI, Analogue, Toslink and SPDIF input(s)
The Linn is normally replaced with its family name, e.g.Klimax, Akurate..

M

Media Server
A Media Server commonly known as a UPnP media server, shares Music using UPnP protocol


Manage systems
Manage Systems will allow you to change the configuration of the your Linn DS/DSM via a web-page

N

Network Player=
The name used in the configuration software to describe a Linn DS/DSM.

O

Open Source Software
OSS is software where the source code is publically available.

P

Playlist
This is list of tracks that are/have been played on the Linn DS/DSM.
These tracks can be reselected/replayed by using the Linn DS/DSM front panel, Infra-red remote control & control software

Q

R

Ripping
Ripping is CD ripping. Extracting the digital audio from a CD and creating digital music files for each track.

S

Songcast
Songcast is the sharing of the Music from one room to other rooms.
Space Optimisation

Here the Music not the room. Space Optimisation will process your room and remove the distortion, sometimes called "boominess" from your room.

T

Volume offset
This allows different external inputs on the Linn DSM to have different volume levels. A CD player may sound quite loud, but when you change to a turntable this may seem quiet when the Linn DSM is has the same volume setting. Adjust the volume offset allow you to change the effective volume level by some many steps when this input is selected.

U

Unity Gain
The term used in configuration software to turn OFF the voume control on an input. "What come in, goes out untouched". That is, any audio signal that comes in, is output with no volume control.

V

W

Wiring
Structured Wiring - preparing/future proofing your home wiring]

X

Y

Z

Zone volume
Used with Songcast. If you have a group of rooms the volume can be controlled as a zone/group, or a as a sub-zone - single room.