Fiio X7 Operation & User’s Manual

Text of Fiio X7 User Guide:

• Fiio X7, 35 / 40 The X7 is connected to my computer. Now how to transfer songs from the computer to the X7? 。A: Simply drag and drop folders of music from your computer to the X7, which appears as a regular removable USB drive. If you prefer to use a music library management program on your computer, you may use any management program that supports library management of connected regular removable USB drives. Is driver installation required for transferring songs? A: No. 3. Firmware updates How to tell whether the X7 has the latest firmware? A: See section E.1. The X7 will automatically look for the latest firmware online whenever it is connected to the internet vi

• Fiio X7, 36 / 40 4. Storage Does the X7 contain internal storage? Is removable storage supported? A: The X7 comes with 32GB of internal storage and presently supports micro SD cards of up to 128GB. Higher capacities will be supported in the future via firmware updates. Is the X7 picky about cards? A: From our testing, the X7 supports all major SD card brands. To prevent slow card speeds causing dropouts when listening to music of high bitrates (such as 384kHz/24bit APEs and DSD128), cards of Class 10 or above are recommended. 5. Playing music Why can my APE fil

• Fiio X7, 15 / 40 1) Status bar The status bar at the top of the screen displays various info on the current status of the X7: 2) Notifications panel The notifications panel displays various system notifications. Pull down from the left of the top status bar to show the notifications panel. Pull up from the bottom of the panel or tap the back or home buttons to dismiss the panel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Guide to status bar： 1——Volume icon 2——Current volume 3——Expansion module currently connected 4——Connected to computer via USB 5——FiiO Music running 6——Bluetooth on 7—�

• Fiio X7, 11 / 40 Note: when its WiFi is on, the X7 will connect to the WiFi network it last connected to by preference. E. Firmware updates Improper operation during firmware updates may cause the unit to malfunction! Please read the following instructions for firmware updates carefully before proceeding. To check the current firmware version: From the Android homescreen (in Android mode), tap Settings -> About X7 (bottom of menu). The “Build number” indicates the firmware version of the X7. Preparations / Precautions before firm

• 25 / 40  The pictorial guide can be recalled at any time by tapping Settings (cog icon on upper left of app homepage)->Help (near bottom of menu).  On first launch of FiiO Music, you will be prompted to scan for music on your X7. Tap “scan all” to scan all locations on the X7 automatically, or “scan selected folder(s)” to manually select location

• Fiio X7, 22 / 40 g) Display—Pulsar light This menu item lets you customize the lighting of the pulsar light (blue horizontal light below the touchscreen and FiiO logo). The brightness of the light can be adjusted in 256 steps. The light can be set to light steadily (Lit), pulse slowly on and off (Pulsing), or not light (Off). Different setting can be made when the X7 is Charging, and when it is Working (powered on). h) Powertimer—Sleep ”Sleep” can be used to turn off the X7 after a set time, regardless of activity. This may be useful for e.g. bed

• Fiio X7, 5 / 40 B. Buttons and ports introduced 1. Pictorial guide to buttons and ports Note: Ports on different expansion modules may differ. The X7 is shown here with the standard headphone amplifier module AM1 attached at the bottom.

• 12 / 40 1. Over-the-air automatic updates 1) Turn on the X7’s WiFi and connect to the internet with a suitable hotspot (see section D.2). 2) The X7 would check for over-the-updates and prompt for updating automatically if a newer firmware version is found: 3) Tap “Yes” and the X7 will download the update and install it automatically when download is complete. Note: a) You may tap

• 34 / 40 Does the X7 display accurate battery levels? A: Yes, the X7 includes a coulomb meter for its battery and gives accurate battery readouts. What to do if the X7 gets hot while charging and playing at the same time? A: As noted above the X7 can be charged and used at the same time without harm. Nevertheless you may choose to turn off the X7 for charging. 2. Trans

• Fiio X7, 20 / 40 c) Sound settings—Multifunctional Output The 3.5mm output port at the top of the X7 may output analog line signal or coaxial digital S/PDIF signals. This menu item lets you choose between the two. d) Sound settings—Line out settings Allows setting various parameters of the X7 line output, including: Fixed output level / Adjustable volume: Either one of these may be enabled at any one time. When Fixed output level is enabled, adjusting volume on the X7 does not affect the line output level. When Adjustable volume is enabled, you may adjust the line output level with the volume buttons in much the same way as w

• Fiio X7, 6 / 40 Micro USB port (11-pin, compatible with FiiO docks) Micro SD card slot Light sensor Touchscreen Indicator light 3.5mm headphone port 3.5mm line / coaxial output Power / Lock Volume- Volume+ Play / Pause Next track Previous track T5 screw (expansion module fastener) T5 screw (expansion module fastener)

• Fiio X7, 38 / 40 6. Connecting with other audio equipment How to connect the X7’s S/PDIF / coaxial digital output to other equipment? What to connect it to? A: First, make sure that the Multifunctional Output (Section F.1.6.c) is set to Coaxial digital out. Then connect the LINE/COAX OUT port on top of the X7 to the provided S/PDIF adapter cable. (It’s the short cable with a 3.5mm jack on one end and a single RCA port on the other.) Then connect the other end of the adapter cable to your equipment’s coaxial S/PDIF input with an appropriate RCA coaxial cable. Note: Because of the shared pinou

• Fiio X7, 8 / 40 C. Pure Music / Android Mode switch 1. Switching from Android to Pure Music mode While in Android mode, pull down the status menu from the upper right of the touchscreen and tap on the “Android Mode” icon; the player will prompt you on whether to reboot in Pure Music mode. Press OK to reboot the X7 in Pure Music mode, allowing uninterrupted music enjoyment with the built in FiiO Music app. 2. Switching from Pure Music to Android mode While in Pure Music mode, pull down the status menu from the upper right of the

• Fiio X7, 9 / 40 1. Bluetooth To use the X7 with new Bluetooth devices (e.g. Bluetooth earphones, speakers, remote controls), the X7 must first be paired with the device as follows: 1) Pull down the status menu from the upper right of the touchscreen and hold your finger on the Bluetooth icon to open the Bluetooth settings menu; 2) If Bluetooth on the X7 is off, turn it on by flicking the switch on the upper right to the “ON” position on the right; 3) Turn on your Bluetooth device’s pairing broadcast function (refer to your device’s user m

• Fiio X7, 19 / 40 performance from Android. Thus, some of the settings options differ from usual Android settings and will be explained below:  To enter Settings, tap the cog icon (on the lower right of the homescreen by default). You may also enter the app drawer and tap the cog icon there labelled “Settings). a) Sound Settings—In-line remote Response to in-line remotes on connected headsets may be enabled or disabled by your choice. b) Sound settings — Lowpass filter mode The lowpass (antialiasing) filter for reconstructing the analog waveform a

• Fiio X7, 28 / 40 Sliding your finger right over a list item reveals four options. From left to right they are: Add to favorites: add the song or the songs contained in the list item to the Favorites playlist. Add to playlist: add the song or the songs contained in the list item to a playlist of your choosing. Play over Bluetooth: play the song or the songs contained in the list item over Bluetooth. Track Info (only shown when a particular song / track is selected): shows various info on the selected track, including ID3 tag info, song length, bitrate, etc. Sliding your finger left over a list item reveals an option to delete the item. (or format a drive, if “internal storage

• Fiio X7, 4 / 40 A. Introduction The X7 is a high fidelity, high resolution digital audio player, supporting various music formats such as DSD, DXD, WAV, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, ALAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MP3 etc. at up to 384kHz / 64bit, also sporting such professional features as native DSD decoding, CUE sheets, gapless playback, playing automatically through folders, and graphic equalizers. Based on Android, the X7 allows the user to use his own choice of any Android music player app, and also comes with its native player app FiiO Music, which has been customized in response to research on users’ usage habits for a quick and smooth music listening experience. The following sections are an illust

• Fiio X7, 40 / 40 Why can’t I see the settings menu when I swipe down from the top of the touchscreen? A: The notifications bar shade for the X7 is split left and right. Pull down from the left to show system notifications in detail or pull down from the right to show all quick settings in one fullscreen menu. Does the X7 coaxial digital output support DoP? At what rate? A: DoP output will be supported in future updates at up to DSD64 (2.8MHz/1bit). Why can my X7 not receive OTA updates / why is the OTA update so slow? A: 1. Your X7 has not been updated to FW1.5 or above. OTA update function became available starting from FW1.5. Pleas

• Fiio X7, 7 / 40 2. Buttons and ports explained 1) Touchscreen (16.7 million colors, 480x800 pixels): Displays the user interface and other information; for operating the unit via screen touches and/or in conjunction with buttons on the unit; 2) Light sensor: senses light levels of the environment and adjusts screen brightness automatically (when screen brightness is set to “Auto”); 3) Indicator light: Indicates player’s operating status (lighting effect may be customized) 4) Volume + / - : Press briefly to change volume by one step; hold to chang

• Fiio X7, 10 / 40 turn on the X7’s own pairing broadcast function; B. The X7 will pair with the device it last paired with by preference. 2. WiFi The X7 may connect to the Internet or other network resources to obtain music resources or (in Android mode) perform other Android functions; it may also stream music to WiFi audio devices. To connect the X7 to WiFi devices / hotspots: 1) Pull down the status menu from the upper right of the touchscreen and hold your finger on the Wi-Fi icon to enter the Wi-Fi settings menu; 2) Slide the WiFi switch to the right (ON) and the X7 will aut

• Fiio X7, 17 / 40 4) FiiO Marketplace With the X7 connected to the internet via WiFi (see section D.2), Tap “FiiO Marketplace” on the Android homescreen to show a list of officially recommended apps for which compatibility with the FiiO X7 has been rigorously tested. Slide up and down to view the full list of apps.

• Fiio X7, 26 / 40 user-defined playlists (does not include M3U file-based playlists, which can be found via file browsing); Local music: Tap the folder icon in the middle to enter the main music browsing menu for all songs stored locally on the X7, including on the inserted micro SD card; DLNA: Tap the DLNA symbol on the right to connect to a DLNA-enabled network and browse music on your network. Recently played: Lists your recently played songs according to the time when played; Most played: Lists your most popular songs according to playback frequency. Note: playlists, local music, DLNA, recently played and most played can be se

• Fiio X7, 29 / 40 Choose sorting order of the list: e.g. sort by number of tracks in list item, alphabetical order; Batch operation: Tap the pencil icon and checkboxes will appear to the right of the list. Tap the checkboxes to select the list items you want, then tap the batch operation desired at the bottom. From left to right they are: play, add to favorites, add to playlist, (cancel operation), and delete. 3) Now playing The Now Playing screen has buttons to tap on as well as places you can activate with neat gesture action

• 37 / 40 Q: How to listen to all the music folders on the X7 one by one without switching folders manually? A: Play settings->Play through folders may be set to On to set the X7 to skip automatically from the last song in one folder to the first song in the next folder when playing from a folder listing. Why do the songs I’ve copied into the X7 not appear in any listing

• 32 / 40 Choose preset EQ: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen (above the homescreen button) to show the full list of EQ presets. The corresponding genres are: Pop (User Defined) Rock Dance Blues Metal Vocal Classical Jazz (each of these genre presets may be customized as shown below) Customize EQ: to customize an EQ setting: 1. Turn on the equalizer; 2. Choose the genre preset to be a

• Fiio X7, 2 / 40 Foreword: Thank you for purchasing FiiO’s X7, our 384kHz / 64bit / DSD high resolution lossless music player. To let you better utilize the X7 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 X7 and unleash its full potential.

• Fiio X7, 14 / 40 you to confirm whether to update the X7 with the selected zip file: 5) Tap “OK” to start the update. Do not attempt to operate the X7 while the update is ongoing. 6) The X7 will reboot twice, once in update mode, then back into Android mode. The update process is complete when the Android lockscreen appears. 3. Notes and Precautions 1) Make sure the X7 is adequately charged (preferably fully charged) for the update process to prevent power failure during the update. 2) If update fails, check that you selected the correct update zip file; F.

• Fiio X7, 39 / 40 decode, possibly causing slowdowns in the player UI. You may convert such APEs to FLACs or uncompressed WAVs using programs such as foobar2000 on the computer first to make it easier on the player. The sound quality will be the same. b) Playing high bitrate files or DSD files from slow micro SD card may cause stuttering. Class 10 or above genuine micro SD cards are recommended. c) As far as Android devices go, the X7 is a device with modest processing resources. Although the OS has been deeply customized for uninterrupted audio performance, this can be compromised if too many unrelated apps are

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