Fiio X3-II User manual

X3 Complete User Manual

(applies to FW1.0 and later)

Foreword:

Thank you for purchasing FiiO’s X3, our 192kHz/24bit high resolution lossless music player. To let you better utilize the X3, 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 X3 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 X3 13

1) About charging 13-14

2) Transferring songs 14-15

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3) Firmware upgrades

4) Storage 15-16

5) Music playback 17-18

6) Other operations 18

7) Connection with other audio equipment 19

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A. Introduction

The X3 is a HiFi-class 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 192kHz/64bit or 5.6MHz/1bit (DSD128) is supported and CUE sheets, gapless playback are also supported. Other features include playing automatically through folders and deep sleep / instant power-on. The following sections are an illustrated guide to using the X3.

B. Buttons and ports introduced

Power: hold

Lockscreen: click

Reset button

Volume +: click

Prev track: hold

(Screen off)

Volume -: click

Next track: hold

(Screen off)

Line / Coax digital out

Shortcuts: click

Now Playing screen:

OK/play/pause: click

Volume control: hold

Up / Prev track: click

Rewind: hold

Charging indicator

Display

hold

Headphone out

Micro USB port

Back: click Main menu: hold

Scroll through menu / volume control: turn

Down/Next track: click Fast forward: hold

Micro SD card slot

⑴Display (262k color TFT display, 320x240 pixels): Displays the user interface and other information; for operating the unit in conjunction with buttons on the unit. ⑵Shortcuts key: press briefly to show / hide shortcuts context menu, or go to the player settings from the main menu; when music is playing, holding down the Shortcuts key always takes you to the “Now Playing” screen. ⑶Back / main menu: Press briefly to go back up one menu level each time until you reach the main menu; pressing Back when you’re in the main menu when music is playing takes you to the “Now playing” screen. Hold this button to return directly to the main menu. 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.

⑸

Down / 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.

⑹

OK/Play/Pause/Volume adjustment:

In“Now Playing” screen: press briefly to play / pause; In menus: press briefly to enter the submenu of the selected item, adjust the level / value / choice of the selected item (using the scroll wheel for items with numerical value or many choices, or alternating between choices using the OK button directly for other items); In other dialogs: press briefly to confirm actions (press other buttons to cancel); Volume control: Hold down this button at any time to pop up the volume control dialog and adjust the volume using the scroll wheel.

⑺

Scroll wheel: Freely rotatable (360° rotation), turn the wheel clockwise to scroll down / right,

choose the next item on the menu or adjust the level / value / choice etc. for the selected menu item; turn the wheel counter-clockwise to scroll up / left, choose the previous item on the menu or adjust the level / value / choice etc. for the selected menu item in the other direction.

⑻

Indicator light: blue while working, red while charging, green when fully charged.

⑼ ⑽

Volume “+” volume “-” : press briefly to change volume by one increment, hold down

to change volume continuously until the maximum volume (“+” button) is reached or the player is muted (“-” button)

⑾

RESET button:

Push this button with a thin rod to reset and reboot the X3 in case of system error.

⑿

Power/Lock button: When the unit is powered off, hold the button for two seconds and

release it and the X3will power on (after a brief pause); when the unit is on, press the button briefly to lock / unlock the player, or hold the button for three seconds to power off (hold for ten seconds for a forced shutdown).

⒀

Headphone out: Headphone out supports CTIA standard (e.g. Apple, Samsung) in-line

headphone control, with operation as follows: Play/Pause: Single-click the middle button on the headphone controller to pause, single-click again to play. Next song: Double-click the middle button quickly. Previous song: Click the middle button for three times quickly. Fast-forward: Double-click the middle button quickly and hold down the last click, release to continue playback. Rewind: Click the middle button for three times quickly and hold down the last click, release to continue playback.

⒁

Line/coax digital out: line out and coaxial digital output share the same output

port—switch between the two using the “Multifunctional outputs” setting under the System Settings menu.

⒂

Micro USB port (11 pin):

for data exchanging, battery charging and connection to docking FiiO devices.

⒃

Micro SD card slot:

standard micro SD card slot, supporting micro SD cards up to 128GB currently.

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.

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 main menu, navigate to System Settings->About X3 to see the current firmware version loaded on your X3.

Preparations / Precautions before firmware update:

•A micro SD card formatted in FAT32 is required for firmware updates. This may be obtained by formatting a card using the X3’s built in formatting function (System settings ->Storage formatting). CAUTION: all data and music on a card will be erased by formatting.

•A firmware update should not affect data on the micro SD card (other than any formatting required, see above). Nevertheless, please back up any important data on your card to protect against accidents.

•Make sure the X3 is adequately charged (preferably fully charged) for the update process to prevent power failure during the update;

•Do not operate other buttons and dials on the player during the update process.

•If the update process fails, hold the power button for 6 seconds for a forced shutdown and turn the player on in update mode again to resume the update. Summary of micro SD card upgrade procedure:

1.Copy the X3II.fw file provided by FiiO into the root directory of a micro SD card in FAT32 format;

2.Turn off the X3 and insert the card into the slotof the X3 (if not already inserted);

3.Hold the power button while holding the Shortcuts key (upper left key of the X keygroup) to turn on the X3 in firmware update mode. The following firmware update dialogs will appear and after the update is complete, the player will restart automatically.

•After the update process is complete, please delete the X3II.fw file from the micro SD card and update the media library.

Firmware update in progress Update successful

Improper

updating...

update success

In case of firmware update failure:

•If “update file not found” is shown, please check to make sure that the micro SD card is formatted in FAT32 and that the X3II.fw file within the firmware update package was extracted and placed in the root directory of the card (e.g. by dragging the file directly onto the drive icon of the card on your computer).

•Otherwise, if the update process fails and error messages are shown, please hold the power button for 6 seconds for a forced shutdown and turn the player on in update mode again to resume the update.

•If the update process fails repeatedly, please try putting the X3II.fw file in a micro SD card of 32GB or under, formatted using the X3’s built in formatting function (System settings

->Storage formatting). CAUTION: all data and music on a card will be erased by formatting.

D.Pictorial guide to menu operation

1. Main menu

Buttons and dial explained: Scroll wheel: scrolls through menu items, changes value of selected item

OK / Confirm / Play / Pause:

Enters next menu level, selects item for adjustment, stores changes

Shortcuts key:

shows / hides shortcuts context menu

Back button: go back up one menu level Up / Prev track | Down / Next track:

moves through menu items, changes value of selected item

EQ:OFF

All Songs

TF Card

Now Playing Shortcuts key shows / hides shortcuts context menu; navigate and select shortcuts menu items using scroll wheel and OK key

Category: After updating the media library, music files will be automatically classified according to their ID3 tags; scroll tochoose between selecting from all songs, albums, artists or genres to play; songs may be manually added / removed from Favorites and Playlists

Browse Files Displays all the folders and subfolders in the TF card, and all audio files in each folder; use scroll wheel to choose between folders/songs, OK to select, Back button to go up to parent directory

All Songs

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Guide to status bar:

1.Current volume

2.Gain (Low / High)

3.Current UI page label

4.Now Playing sign

5.Sleep timer set

6.Micro SD card status

7.Battery indicator

Play settings (no submenu): Adjust directly using Prev/Next/OK keys (with submenu): Press OK and adjust using scroll wheel

Idle standby

Idle standby timer

System settings (no submenu)：

Adjust directly using Prev/Next/OK keys (with submenu)：

Press OK and adjust using scroll wheel

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