Unity4000 Feeds Extended!

Just announced, FSN and AAA will continue to feed via the Unity4000 through June 15th with the exception of weekend programs on FSN in July.  Thanks for your patience as we attempt to respond to every email and phone in quiry.  The load has increased as a result of so many stations installing their hardware this week.

The Satellite FTP Delivery System

Register your station’s interest in obtaining an Amb-OS receiver. Click here   Please register at your earliest convenience!

EULA Update

If you are receiving programs via FSN or Ambassador satellite channels, and have not yet had your AMR-100 receiver delivered (or signed an End User License Agreement), please send an email immediately to: eula@amb-os.com, or call: 949-681-7600.  

Thanks for your patience as we work through the list of permissions.  Until our Web portal is finished, this is a one-at-a-time process.  We’re bringing in additional help and should be caught up by/over the weekend.  When your receiver has been permissioned, we’ll respond to your email to programs@amb-os.com. If you haven’t yet emailed us with programs you’d like, please do so using the list found at:  http://www.focussat.net/ambos/pgms.html .


Cut-Over Change

We’ve had a good deal of feedback in the last few days relative to the “cut-over” date from the Unity4000 to the AMR-100.  We’re grateful for the feedback we’ve received. 

From day one, we’ve targeted 30 to 60 days for dual operation.  And, we’ve planned on holding an additional month as an option should there be something unexpected which prevented a fluid deployment.  There were early shipping issues in April and many stations which delayed the return of their EULA (we’re still getting some responses back). 

As a result, the developer team has decided to exercise our option to extend service on the U4K. This comes with the caveat that services may be subject to interruption on the U4K starting the first week in July.  However, we will continue to operate on both the AMR-100 and the Unity4000 through July 15th.

Conference Calls Scheduled 

To address many common questions about the AMR-100 operation, we’ve added conference “calls” which will be fed via satellite on all of FSN’s channels and on AA2L/R.  They’re scheduled for Tuesdays.  The live call audio will also be streamed to the Internet and can be accessed here.

Eastern:          12:30PM to 1:30PM
Central:           11:30AM to 12:30PM
Mountain:       10:30AM to 11:30AM
Pacific:              9:30AM to 10:30AM

Please call in with a question to: 800-456-3121 on any element of the hardware and/or software.  

Amb-OS AMR-100 receivers have begun to ship!

On Friday, April 11th, we began the roll-out of AMR-100 receivers by shipping production models to our Beta user group.  The Beta user group (affectionately referred to internally as ABUG, Amb-os Beta Users Group) has been a great help these past months in the development, testing and enhancement of the Amb-OS system!  The ABUG stations are receiving a second receiver for actual day-to-day use so that future pre-release functionality can be tested in a non-production environment.  We’re solidly committed to on-going enhancement of the platform.

Starting on Tuesday, April 15th, we’ll begin shipping at the rate of 25-50 units per day to stations who have returned executed EULAs.  To date we have sent approximately 650 EULAs and will be sending the remainder over the next week as our ministry partners update our station lists.  If your station is presently receiving content from the FSN or AIR satellite channels and you haven’t received a EULA from us by close of business Friday, April 18, please email us at eula@amb-os.com.  We’ll research the situation and get back you ASAP.

In the recent past we’ve posted to this website the receiver manual, a quick start installation guide, and receiver troubleshooting decision trees.  Included with each AMR-100 will be a printed copy of the quick start installation guide along with an RF splitter, two RF cables, and a DC block to enable you to install the AMR-100 while preserving pre-existing Wegener Unity 4000® capability.  Once your AMR-100 is installed and receiving the correct satellite signal the system will, within the next day, automatically download the latest manual version for you to access using a connected PC and web browser.  Today we’ve added user interface software that has been developed to facilitate the receiver’s playout scheduling and file transfer process.  The software has an embedded help file as well as a full manual.  A software quick start document has been added as well to aid the software installation process.

As you take delivery of your new AMR-100 receiver we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the information contained in the quick start installation guide and manual as you plan your installation.  The next steps of connection to RF, Network (including outbound Internet access to take full advantage of the AMR’s file repair capabilities) and audio outputs are covered in the manual.  After your installation is complete you can decide how you want to interact with the AMR-100. Available methods include playing the programs direct to air based on time-of-day or remote switch closure, scheduling the desired programs to play out at times you’ve previously set to record from the Wegener Unity 4000® receiver or transferring the programs to your automation system for airing using your existing broadcast schedule. If you encounter installation or other issues you can refer to the receiver troubleshooting decision tree charts or feel free to call us at 1.877.AMBOS2U for assistance.