FUSION RESEARCH Ovation Music Streamers and Players

IMPORTANT NOTICES ON OPERATION OF THIS PRODUCT

DO NOT remove the power during boot-up.

Though this is a headless unit, please note that the boot sequence can take 

up to 2 full minutes. Removing the power during this process will corrupt 

the image.

The system is actually a small mini-server based unit with a very robust 

Linux based operating system. While it is designed to be very stable and 

fault tolerate, sudden termination of power during boot-up or during music 

playback should always be avoided.

PAID ACCOUNTS ARE NECESSARY

Please be aware that paid accounts are required for complete function of 

some services. It is important to know that while most of the applications 

are completely free, some of the services do require a paid account to 

function.

Services known to require a paid account are:

Pandora

Sirius XM

Spotify

Slacker

Deezer

It is also important to note that many streaming services limit the active 

streams on user accounts to one stream per account. If issues occur 

during playback, please make sure that there are no other active streams 

associated with that account.

REQUIRED HARDWARE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING

The following items are necessary for any troubleshooting of possible 

installation and operation issues that may be encounter.

VGA Monitor

USB Keyboard

USB Thumbdrive that can be formatted

Phillips Head Screwdriver

AUDIO/VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS:

Audio Formats Supported: 

FLAC & MP3 for streaming

Video Connections: 

Ovation Servers are headless units, that means there is no TV display. 

You will control the system through computers on the same network 

and any of the many drivers that are available for Squeezebox 

servers.

MY SQUEEZEBOX:

Because the player portion of this unit was made to be Squeezebox 

compatible, a Squeezebox account is required to use this system. 

To register for a free account, visit www.mysqueezebox.com.

INITAL SETUP:

Before you begin to setup any connection to a home automation control 

system, add streaming app accounts or anything else, you should first 

confirm that you have music playback.

Follow these steps in order:

1. Connect ethernet cable to existing router/switch

2. Plug in your OMS Server

3. Power the OMS Server on 

[Note: the OMS-SIG powers on automatically when plugged in, ALL other 

OMS servers require the power button to be pressed to turn the unit on.]

4. Connect the audio cables to receiver/distribution amp

VERIFYING THE AUDIO STREAMER:

The next step is to ensure that everything is performing normally. The first 

thing you should do is open a web browser on your PC. Type in ‘http://

ovation.fusionrd.net’ into your browser and the following window should 

come up:

Clicking [Here it is] on the Ovation Finder Utility homepage (as seen in 

the above image) will launch the finder and scan the network for attached 

Ovation devices.

The Finder will return a list of the Ovation devices located on the network.

Select the desired player from the Ovation Finder Utility list and click on its 

IP address. This will take you to the device’s Configurator home page where 

you will complete the configuration of the device.

NOTE: After clicking the IP of the player it can take up to one minute 

to access the Fusion Music Configurator home page.

INTERNET RADIO:

The quickest way to ensure your OMS 

server is working properly is to select an 

internet radio station. 

Choose [Internet Radio] and then any of 

the categories you see listed below the 

tab.

Once you’ve selected the station you wish 

to test, you’ll see it come up in the detail 

screen. Click on the [Play] button and 

you’ll see whatever is playing on the radio 

station at the moment

Note: If you experience low audio playback during testing make 

sure that the volume of the stream is set to max by increasing 

the grey bars on the volume slider.

SETTING UP AN OVATION MUSIC SYSTEM:

The Ovation Music Streamers are very powerful machines. When setup 

properly, a user of the system may access music through:

One of the many Streaming Apps

Any of the thousands of Internet Radio Stations

Pointing to a remote music folder

Pointing to iTunes on a remote computer

The actual user control is very simple and intuitive to use. As you can 

imagine from the list above, with all those options setting up the system 

initially should be done exactly as detailed in this section of the manual.

If you are not a systems integrator or familiar with how computers work 

over a network and shared folders, you may want to consider bringing in 

some outside help to assist you in setting this up.

CLIENT & INTEGRATOR TOOLS:

There are two different web utilities you will be using to set the product up 

as well as the www.mysqueezebox.com page.

1. Ovation Music Manager [http://fusionmusic], [http://musicstream] 

or [http://oms-000####] on the OMS-SIG devices. This is the consumer 

interface. It will be used for managing their music as well as some basic 

setting information.

NOTE: If your web browser has trouble finding this, you can simply 

type in the IP address of the unit.

2. Fusion System Configurator accessed by using the Ovation Finder Utility 

[http://ovation.fusionrd.net] and clicking on the IP of the Ovation device. 

This is the integrator interface and will be used for setting up and changing 

various options on the Ovation system.

NOTE: Fusion System Configurator can also be accessed by using 

[http://fusionmusic:4742], [http://musicstream:4742] or [http://

oms-000####] on the OMS-SIG.

STEP ONE - CONFIGURING THE NETWORK ADDRESS:

Start with the Fusion Music Configurator, accessed through the Ovation 

Finder Utility by typing [http://ovation.fusionrd.net] from any computer on 

the same network. 

NOTE: This unit ships with a dynamic IP address. If you’re 

intending to control this unit with a home automation system, 

you’ll want to set a static IP. 

To set a static IP, click on the [Network] button and you’ll see the following 

screen. You need to select Static IP as the option and fill in the IP Address, 

Subnet Mask, Gateway & DNS1. 

Then hit the [Apply & Reboot] button.

Give the server enough time to completely reboot, at which point you 

should then refresh the Ovation Finder Utility page and select the device 

again. 

If you are using [http://fusionmusic], [htt://musicstream] or 

[http://oms-000####] you will want to completely close the browser and 

re-open it as your computer will remember the old IP address and by 

closing the browser, you’ll clear the cache.

STEP TWO - PLAYER SECTION OF THE CONFIGURATOR:

The next step is to click on the [Player] button to continue the 

configuration.

The first thing you’ll see is the individual sources you have available for you 

in your particular Ovation.

You can rename them to whatever you like. (Keep in mind though, that 

they will always show up in alphabetical order on any interface you are 

using.)

.

STEP THREE - ADDING THE OVATION SERVER TO CLIENTS 

SQUEEZEBOX ACCOUNT:

Now that you’ve configured the players, you will need to add the server to 

your client’s MySqueezebox account. 

1. Go to the [www.mysqueezebox.com] website where you will be able 

to log into the client’s existing account or create a brand new account.

2. Once you’ve logged in or created a new account, Go to the Ovation 

Music Manager page. Choose [Settings] on the bottom right of the page. 

Select the [mysqueezebox.com] tab. You’ll see this screen:

Type in the email associated to their Squeezebox account and their 

mysqueezebox password. Select [Enable] from the mysqueezebox.com 

integration drop down box.

Select [No], on the Report Statistics drop down box.

Hit [Apply] and you can close the screen.

3. Finally, to ensure that it has successfully done so, click on the [Player] 

tab of the www.mysqueezebox.com webpage.

You should see the screen below with an entry for each OMS player 

listed. If one or more players is not listed, try playing music on that 

player, then close the webpage completely and go back to it.

At this point your basic setup is finished and you are ready to use internet 

radio or begin adding your streaming apps.

ADDING STREAMING APPS:

Adding streaming apps to your Ovation streamer is very simple. Begin by 

going to www.mysqueezebox.com and enter your login information.

Click on the [App Gallery] tab to see all the applications available, select 

the app your interested in adding and click [Install App].

NOTE: Not all the apps you see on the Squeezebox page may work 

with the Ovation system. Check www.fusionrd.com/ovation for the 

latest information about available apps.

SOME APPS REQUIRE THE PAID SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO WORK

Many of the apps will require that you have a separate account with them. 

You would visit their page separately and sign up for service. Once you 

have created an account with them, place the account information in the 

account settings tab.

Under the player settings tab you can specify whether or not you want that 

particular app to show up on the Ovation. 

By clicking on the [My Apps] tab you can manage your individual apps and 

uninstall them if desired. All changes made on this website will appear on 

the Ovation.

ADDING THE SPOTIFY STREAMING APP:

Activating a Spotify account is done in a slightly different way from the 

other streaming apps. To do this, go to the ‘home page’ for managing 

your client’s music: Type in [http://fusionmusic], [http://musicstream] or 

[http://oms-000####] into your browser.

Then select the [Settings] tab at the bottom of the screen. You’ll see a 

Spotify tab, select it.

Check the ‘I agree’ box and click on the apply button. In a few moments 

you’ll see a new screen pop up.

ACTIVATING SPOTIFY:

Most of the information on Spotify is already filled out. You do not need to 

change any of those settings. 

Simply put in your Spotify username and password and click on the apply 

button

NOTE: Spotify requires a paid subscription to work with Ovation. 

This is similar to Pandora and some of the other services.

OPTIONS FOR PLAYING YOUR OWN MUSIC:

You have many options for listening to your own music in an Ovation server:

1. Stream music from another computer/hard drive on the network

2. Sync a remote iTunes folder

PREPARING TO SHARE DIGITAL FILES:

When streaming music to an Ovation server from a remote folder, you’ll 

first need to share the files on the remote computer where the music is 

stored. Make sure that all the files are properly shared on these remote 

computers before you begin. 

NOTE: You must have a user name and password for the shared 

folders on your remote computer.

You’ll also want to set a static IP on the remote computer, so the Ovation 

knows to look to the same place every time music from the remote folder 

is requested.

Next you’ll map the remote folder to the Ovation. To do this, open up the 

Fusion Music Configurator and click on the [Remote Folders] button. Once 

there, fill in the following information: