Legacy Sonicorbiter OS v2.5 - v2.9 sonicTransporter guide

This guide is for sonicTransporter music servers running Sonicorbiter OS 3.0 and later.

Powering up

1. Attach your sonicTransporter to your router with the supplied Ethernet cable. It needs to reach the internet on its first start.
2. Attach your sonicTransporter to the power brick and plug it in.
3. Press the power button on the front of the sonicTransporter.
4. On the first start up, please allow a few minutes for the initial boot up process to complete.
5. Go to sonicorbiter.com and click Manage device next to your sonicTransporter.

You can also type the sonicTransporter's own address into your browser: http://sonictransporter- followed by its four-character ID and .local, for example http://sonictransporter-ab12.local. The ID is shown on sonicorbiter.com.

The sonicTransporter's web page

Everything is on one page. Active shows what is running, Available shows player apps you can switch to, and Tools holds System Settings, Software Manager and Drive Manager. Changes take effect right away. There is no Save button.

Turning on your music server apps

Open System Settings → Server Apps and turn on the servers you want. Roon Core Server is already on; the others are off to start with. Servers with their own web page open it when you tap their icon. Among them:

• Roon Core Server: downloads Roon on its first start with an internet connection, which takes a few minutes. After that, set it up from the Roon app. See Roon support and troubleshooting.
• HQPlayer Embedded: login hqplayer / password. Needs an HQPlayer licence key.
• Lyrion Music Server: the music server for Squeezebox-style players and apps.
• Plex Media Server: sign in with a free Plex account and add your music.
• Gerbera Media Server: a UPnP/DLNA music server for apps such as mconnect and BubbleUPnP.
• Audirvāna Studio: controlled from the Audirvāna Remote app.
• BubbleUPnP Server: adds OpenHome and Chromecast support for UPnP apps.
• CD Import: insert a CD into a USB CD drive and it is ripped to FLAC with tags and cover art, then ejected.

Storing your music

Click Drive Manager. From there you can:

• use a USB drive. It is mounted as soon as you plug it in. exFAT works best, and Drive Manager can format a drive as exFAT for you (this erases it). Mac APFS drives can be read but not written to.
• set up Internal Storage on the sonicTransporter's own drive, or mount a drive in the Drive Bay.
• copy music in from a USB drive with File import, or back up to a USB drive with Backup.

Every mounted drive is also shared on your network, so you can copy music from your computer. On Windows, open \\sonictransporter-ab12\InternalStorage (using your unit's own name). On a Mac, use Finder → Go → Connect to Server and enter smb://sonictransporter-ab12.local. The user name is sonicorbiter and the default password is password. The web page reminds you to change it until you do.

Playing through a DAC attached to the sonicTransporter

With Roon, connect your USB DAC and, in the Roon app, go to Settings → Audio. The DAC is listed with the devices connected to your Roon Core. Enable it and give it a name.

A sonicTransporter starts with its player apps and DAC Diagnostics hidden, since it is usually used as a server. To play from another app, show it in System Settings → Player Apps and Tools, then tap it under Available.

Updating your sonicTransporter

Click Software Manager. If an update is available, click Install, then Confirm install. The sonicTransporter restarts by itself when it is done. Your settings and music are kept, and if the new version does not start, it goes back to the previous one by itself.

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Adding an internal SSD to your sonicTransporter