X5 Complete User Manual (applies to FW1.0 and later) Foreword: Thank you for purchasing FiiO’s X5, our 192 kHz/24 bit high resolution lossless music player. To let you better utilize the X5 to enjoy high-quality music, we have prepared this complete user manual and collected and answered some frequently asked questions by users. We hope this manual will help you get to know the X5 and unleash its full potential.
Contents A. Introduction………………………………....…………………………… 3 B. Buttons and ports 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. FAQ on the X5……………………………...…………………………….13 1) About charging…………………………………………….................………………13-14 2) Transferring songs……………………….……………………..............……………14-15 3) Firmware upgrades….………......…….……….
A. Introduction The X5 is a high resolution digital audio player, supporting lossy and lossless music formats including DSD, WAV, FLAC, APE, WMA, ALAC, AAC, MP3, MP2 and Ogg Vorbis. A maximum sample rate of 192 kHz/64 bit or 5.6 MHz/1 bit (DSD128) is supported and other features include native DSD decoding, CUE sheets, gapless playback, playing automatically through folders, deep sleep / instant power-on and built-in coulomb meter (for accurate battery readouts).
⑷Up / Previous track / Rewind: In“Now Playing”screen: press briefly to select the previous song for playback, hold down to rewind the current song; In menus: press briefly to choose the previous item (up) in menus. ⑸Down / Next track / Fast forward: In“Now Playing”screen: press briefly to select the next song for playback, hold down to fast forward through the current song;In menus: press briefly to choose the next item (down) in menus.
C. Firmware update Firmware updates may update the player with new features and optimize the playback experience; not upgrading to the latest firmware does not affect current operation of the unit. The unit supports firmware upgrades via update files loaded into micro SD cards. Improper operation during firmware updates may cause the unit to malfunction! Please read the following instructions for firmware updates carefully before proceeding.
D.Pictorial guide to menu operation 1.
2. Now playing Cover Lyrics Press the shortcuts key briefly EQ:OFF Use the scroll wheel or the“Previous”“Next”buttons below the scroll wheel to choose between menu options Add or remove from favorites Add to playlist Select between loop all, loop single song, sequential and shuffle play modes respectively Delete current song 3.
E. Menu operation (detailed) 1. Powering on and off Hold down the power button for two seconds and release it to turn on the X5 (language selection dialog would appear the first time the X5 is powered on);While the X5 is powered on, hold down the power button for 2 seconds to turn off the player.
4. Browse files Turn the scroll wheel to select “Browse files” and press OK to browse the music files contained in the micro SD card. (“TF card not found” would pop up if there is no micro SD card inserted in the slot selected) or any external storage connected to the X5 via USB OTG connection (“OTG”). Turn the scroll wheel to select between items, press OK on a song to play it or press OK on a folder to enter the folder. 5.
8）Balance Press OK to adjust balance with scroll wheel (press OK to store change). The adjustment range is between +5dB to left channel and +5dB to right channel. 9）Play through folders While playing songs selected via Browse Files, if“Play through folders”is turned on and the last song in a folder is reached, the first song in the next folder (as shown in Browse Files) will be played next; if said folder contains subfolders, songs in those subfolders would also be played. 6.
5）Brightness Press OK to adjust the brightness (adjustable in 10 steps) using the scroll wheel and press OK again to store the change. 6） Idle standby When this is set to on, the player will go into deep sleep if the user does not operate the player for the set amount of time and no music is playing. Idle standby timer: When “Idle standby” is set to on, you may press OK on this item to adjust the amount of idle time detected before the player enters deep sleep.
13）About X5 Displays the name and model of the player, total and available capacity of the inserted micro SD card, total number of songs loaded, firmware version and the serial number / batch number of your X5. Turn the scroll wheel clockwise to read our copyright declaration and then the quick start guide to the X5. 14） Format Press OK to format the inserted micro SD card into FAT32 format; all data in the card will be erased after formatting.
6) How to realize gapless playback function Gapless playback means going from one music file to the next without a pause in between. Enable gapless playback on the X5 by entering Play settings from the main menu and setting the Gapless playback option to On. (Note: gapless playback is not supported in shuffle and loop-single-song modes.) 7) How to save power in case of temporary non-use to get longer battery life Battery life is a matter that concerns users always.
Q: What to do if the X5 gets a little hot when playing songs while charging? 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 to take off any casing to expose the X5 to air for cooling down. If you’re still worried, turn down the volume on the X5 or turn off the player for charging.
Q: Does the X5 support deleting or copying files by dragging through the computer’s File Manager? A: Yes. Q:Is a driver required for connecting the X5 to computer? A:No driver is required for connecting the X5 to a computer for file transfers. Q:Does the X5 support Linux or (insert OS name here)? A:Theoretically it is supported (as a generic mass storage device), but we cannot guarantee support through actual testing of all the various OSes out there.
Q:Is the X5 picky about cards? A:The X5 has been tested to support major brands such as Sandisk and Kingston very well. It is beyond our ability to test every other brand out there, but any genuine card from a reputable brand should work with the X5. To prevent slow card speeds causing the X5 to stall while playing or be unable to play high bitrate lossless tracks (such as 192k/24bit APE files or DSD files), please use micro SD cards of Class 6 or above.
Q:Does the X5 support NTFS/exFAT format? A:Yes, but only FAT32 format cards can be used for firmware upgrades. Q:How to delete X5’s media library database file? A:Eject micro SD card from the both card slots on the X5 before updating the media library. The X5 will delete the media library database file automatically. G.
Q:Why do my new songs not appear under any Category? A:Please go to System Settings->Update Media Lib and press OK to update the media library for new songs to be indexed under Play by Category. You may also press Previous or Next to set Update Media Lib to Auto. Also, your songs must have ID3 tag info for it to be identified in the Media Library.
Q:Why does the X5 get a bit hot in operation? A:The X5 utilizes an SoC with high clock speed, a separate DAC, and (also separately) a high power headphone amplifier and independent analog volume control in the amplification stage, thus dissipating way more power than consumer DAPs typically performing computation, DAC and amplification all on the SoC.
