FiiO X5 2nd gen manual

X5 Complete User Manual ( applies to FW1.0 and lat er) 1 Foreword: Thank you for pur chasing FiiO’ s X5, our 192 kHz/24 bit high r esolution lossless music player . T o let y ou better utilize the X5 to enjoy high-quality music, w e have prep ar ed this complete user manual and collect ed and answer ed some frequently ask ed questions by users. W[...]

2 Contents A. Introduction 3 B. Buttons and por ts introduced 3-4 C. Firmware update 5 D . Pictorial guide to menu operation 6-7 E. Menu operation 8-12 F . Tips on usage 12-13 G. F AQ on the X5 13 1) About charging 13-14 2) T ransferring songs 14-15 3) Firmware upgrades 4) S torage 15-17 5) Music playback 17-18 6) Other operations 18-19 7) Connecti[...]

3 A. Introduction B. Buttons and por ts introduced The X5 is a high resolution digital audio play er , suppor ting lossy and lossless music formats including DSD , W A V , FL AC, APE, WMA, AL AC, AA C, MP3, MP2 and Ogg V orbis. A maximum sample rate o f 192 kHz/64 bit or 5.6 MHz/1 bit (DSD128) is supported and other features include native DSD deco[...]

4 ⑷ Up / Previous track / R ewind: In “ Now Playing ” scr een: pr ess briefly to select the previous song for playb ack , hold down to r ewind the curr ent song; In menus: press briefly t o choose the previous it em (up) in menus. ⑸ ⑹ ⑺ ⑻ ⑼ ⑽ V ⑾ ⑿ ⒀ ⒁ ⒂ Down / Next track / F ast for war d: In“Now Playing” scr een: p[...]

5 updating ... update success C. Firmware update experience; not upgrading to the lat est firmware does not affect curr ent operation o f the unit. The unit suppor ts firmwar e upgrades via update files lo aded into micr o SD car ds. T o check the curr ent firmwar e version: From the main menu, navigat e to S yst em Settings->About X5 to see the[...]

6 Play settings (no submenu): Adjust directly using Prev/Next/OK k eys (with submenu): Press OK and adjust using scroll wheel Syst em settings (no submenu) ： Adjust directly using Prev/Next/OK k eys (with submenu) ： Press OK and adjust using scroll wheel Guide to status bar: 1.Current volume 2. Gain (Low / High) 3. Current UI p age label 4. Sle[...]

7 2. Now playing Cover L yrics P r e s s t h e s h o rt c u t s k e y b r i e f l y 3. K ey-lock settings Add or remove fr om favorites Add to playlist Select between loop all, loop single song, sequential and shuffle play modes respectively Delete current song Use the scroll wheel or the “ Pr evious ”“ Next ” buttons below the scroll wheel[...]

8 E. Menu operation (detailed) 1. P owering on and o ff Hold down the power button for two seconds and r elease it t o turn on the X5 (language selection dialog would appear the first time the X5 is power ed on);While the X5 is power ed on, hold down the power button for 2 seconds t o turn o ff the player . The X5 enters the main menu after it is p[...]

9 4. Browse files T urn the scroll wheel t o select “Browse files” and pr ess OK t o browse the music files contained in the micro SD car d. (“ TF car d not found” would pop up if ther e is no micro SD card inserted in the slot selected) or any external st orage connected t o the X5 via USB O T G connection (“O T G”). T urn the scr oll [...]

10 8 ） Balance Press OK t o adjust balance with scr oll wheel (pr ess OK to st ore change). The adjustment range is between +5dB to left channel and +5dB to right channel. 9 ） Play through folders While playing songs selected via Br owse Files, if “Play through folders”is turned on and the last song in a folder is reached, the first song in[...]

11 5 ） Brightness Press OK t o adjust the brightness (adjustable in 10 steps) using the scr oll wheel and pr ess OK again to stor e the change. 6 ） Idle standby When this is set to on, the player will go int o deep sleep if the user does not operate the player for the set amount o f time and no music is playing. Idle standby timer : When “Idl[...]

12 13 ） About X5 Displays the name and model o f the player , total and av ailable capacity o f the inserted micro SD card, t otal number o f songs loaded, firmwar e v ersion and the serial number / bat ch number of y our X5. T urn the scr oll wheel clockwise to r ead our copyright declaration and then the quick star t guide to the X5. 14 ） For[...]

13 6) How to realize gapless playb ack function Gapless playback means going fr om one music file t o the next without a pause in betw een. Enable gapless playback on the X5 by ent ering Play settings fr om the main menu and setting the Gapless playback option t o On. (Note: gapless playb ack is not supported in shuffle and loop-single-song modes.)[...]

14 Q: What to do if the X5 gets a little hot when playing songs while char ging? A: It is normal for the X5 to get a bit hot in these conditions and this does not endanger the X5 or the listener in any way . If you are worried about this, it is better t o tak e o ff any casing to expose the X5 to air for cooling down. If y ou’re still worried, tu[...]

15 Q: Does the X5 suppor t deleting or copying files by dragging thr ough the computer ’ s File Manager? A: Y es. Q:Is a driver required for connecting the X5 t o computer? A:No driver is r equired for connecting the X5 t o a computer for file transfers. Q:Does the X5 suppor t Linux or (insert OS name here)? A:Theoretically it is supported (as a [...]

16 Q:Is the X5 picky about cards? A:The X5 has been tested t o suppor t major brands such as Sandisk and Kingst on ver y well. It is beyond our ability to t est ever y other brand out ther e, but any genuine card fr om a r eputable brand should work with the X5. T o prev ent slow card speeds causing the X5 t o stall while playing or be unable to pl[...]

17 Q:Does the X5 suppor t NTF S/exF A T format? A:Y es, but only F A T32 format cards can be used for firmwar e upgrades. Q:How to delete X5’ s media librar y database file? A:Eject micro SD car d fr om the both car d slots on the X5 before updating the media librar y . The X5 will delete the media librar y datab ase file automatically . G. F AQ [...]

18 Q:Why do my new songs not appear under any Categor y? A:Please go to S yst em Settings->Update Media Lib and pr ess OK to updat e the media librar y for new songs to be indexed under Play by Cat egor y . Y ou may also press Previous or Next t o set Update Media Lib to Aut o. Also, your songs must hav e ID3 tag info for it to be identified in [...]

19 Q:Why does the X5 get a bit hot in operation? A:The X5 utilizes an SoC with high clock speed, a sep arate D A C, and (also separat ely) a high power headphone amplifier and independent analog volume contr ol in the amplification stage, thus dissipating way mor e power than consumer D APs typically performing computation, DA C and amplification a[...]