Novatron X14 User Manual

④ Select Ripping All and confirm it with OK button.

⑤ Select one of the 5 file type options and confirm by

pressing the OK button. The below screen will be shown.

⑥ Enter the info manually with remote controller or USB

keyboard.

You must enter Album name to go to next step.

【 TIP ⑥ 】 To use USB keyboard, ensure to connect a USB

keyboard into the X14 before you boot the unit.

⑦ Select OK to confirm the entry. Then, loading (ripping)

Now loading (ripping).

⑧ Loading (ripping) has finished. Select OK and confirm by

pressing OK. The screen below will be displayed.

※ NOTE: You can edit tag information for loaded CDs in Music DB of the X14 easily through

WebInterface.

⑨ If you did not enter info for title, artist, year or genre on

the previous step, you can enter all the info here.

⑩ After entering the info, select OK and confirm it by

pressing the OK button.

6-2-2. Ripping Tracks

This procedure is almost the same except you are required to select the track you wish to load

(rip).

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6-3. If the FreeDB is installed onto the storage of the X14

If you installed the FreeDB database onto the storage of the X14 via the supplied DVD it will work

as if the X14 is connected to network (internet). The X14 will display the CD information from the

FreeDB database installed onto the storage.

6-4. To check the status of CD ripping and converting.

You can check the status of CD ripping and converting by using this function.

① Place the cursor on the album you want to check.

② Press INFO key

③ The status information will show

up like left.

※ NOTE: If you wish to check the information and the status of the conversion process for the

whole of the Music DB of the X14, go to the home screen. Place the cursor on the Music DB icon

and Press the INFO key.

7. How to use the Music DB (database)

7-1. Play music loaded (ripped) onto the X14.

【 TIP ① 】 As soon as you finish loading (ripping) a CD into MP3 format, go to Music DB and

select the loaded music and play. You can see the loaded music format is still WAV not MP3. To

rip CD within short time, once X14 will rip CD into WAV format first, and then, as background job,

it will convert WAV format into the format you selected. Converting lead-time will be almost same

as actual playing time.

The Music DB contains loaded (ripped) music.

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① Select Music DB icon, confirm with the OK button.

The album list is displayed as shown below.

② Select the album you wish and confirm with the OK

button.

All the music in the album is displayed, see below.

③ Select from the music list and confirm with the OK

button to start playing the music.

Now playing.

【 TIP ② 】Pressing the INFO key will change the screen as follows;

[ Playing Screen ] [ INFO Screen ] [ Title List Screen ]

【 TIP ③ 】 On the album list screen, press the MENU button on the remote control, to show

other categories such as artist/track list, artist/album list, genre/track list, genre/album list or titles,

see below

【 TIP ④ 】 Playing screen ------- press INFO button ------- Detailed info of current music

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①Title / Album of current music

②Title of previous music

③Title of current music

④Title of next music

⑤Play mode

⑥Alarm set icon

⑦Auto shutdown set icon

⑧Sleep set icon

⑨# of music playing / Total music #

⑩Total time of current music

⑪Play icon

⑫Played time of current music

⑬Album art of current music

①Title / Album of current music.

②Artist

③Album

④Composer

⑤Genre

⑥Year

⑦File format/Frequency/Bit rate

⑧Play mode

⑨# of music playing / Total music#

⑩Total time of current music

⑪Play icon

⑫Played time of current music

⑬Album art of current music

7-2. SEARCH function.

In the case that there are many album lists in Music DB, the search feature can be useful.

SEARCH function

① On the album list screen, press SEARCH button to display

the left/below screen.

② Enter the album name or part of the album name into

the album name field using the remote control.

【 TIP ⑤ 】 You can run the SEARCH function by artist from the artist list screen, by genre on the

genre list screen or by title on the title list screen, see below.

※ NOTE: To view corresponding lists type the first few

characters of the album

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7-3. How to manage Music DB

The X14 allows you to manage the Music DB. You can delete or rename albums, artists and genre.

You can export music from other storage devices (USB memory sticks or other hard disks) to

Music DB folder.

7-3-1. Deleting or renaming music in the Music DB.

① Open the album list, artist list or genre list.

② Place the cursor on the list you would like to

delete/rename.

③ Press the MENU button. The menu screen is displayed as

shown below.

④ Select Delete or Rename and confirm with the OK button.

⑤ Select OK and confirm with the OK button.

【 TIP ⑥ 】 You can also run this function for the artist list and

the genre list by using the same procedure.

7-3-2. Cover Art

You can add album cover art for an album in MusicDB

① Place the cursor on the album list to which you want to add

album cover art.

② Press MENU key to open menu window like left. Then, you

can follow up as the window guides you.

7-3-3. Album Edit for Multi-Album

There is a Multi-Album which is composed of several CD like C1, C2, C3, C4, etc. You can merge

C1, C2, C3 and C4 into folder(album)

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For example,

※ The 60 Jahre Bravo Hits is a multi-album, which is

composed of four(4) CDs. You can merge all tracks of

four CDs into one album name(60 Jahre Bravo Hits)

① Place the cursor on the 60 Jahre Bravo Hits -01(This is

CD2), and press MENU key

② Select Album Edit to show up the below screen

③ You can edit Album name(60 Jahre Bravo Hits - 01) to

target one(60 Jahre Bravo Hits) including other items.

※ If you press OK key when the cursor is in album name, the

'Album Help" screen will show up. You can select target

album here

④ After finishing editing the screen, please confirm with

OK button.

※ You can merge other CD2, CD3, CD4 like above.

After finishing merging all CDs, the album looks like left

screen.

Select it and press with OK key. Then, it looks like below

screen. There will be five(5) folders like [All], [CD1], [CD2],

7-3-4. How to export music from the Music DB to other storage

devices (HDD or USB).

You can export music from the Music DB to other storage devices such as; an external HDD or

USB by following the steps below:

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① Go into the Music DB using the remote control. You can see

the Album list. Select the folder (Album) or the music you wish to

export.

② Press the MENU key and select Export Songs, see screen shots

shown on the left

③ Confirm with the OK key, to display the next screen, shown

④ Select the destination; HDD or USB and confirm with the OK

key. Then the below screen is then displayed.

⑤ Select New Folder and confirm with the OK button to

create a new folder. The screen below is then displayed.

⑥ Titled the input folder and select OK and confirm with the

OK key

⑦ For example, if you input Diva – The Singles Collection and

confirm, the screen below is then displayed.

⑧ Place the cursor on Diva – The Singles Collection and select

using the OK button. The screen below is then displayed.

⑨ Select Export Start and confirm with the OK key. The

Export function will commence.

Now exporting music.

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7-3-5. Creating .M3U and .PLS files when exporting

When you run 'Export Song' function, X14 will create .M3U file and .PLS file also in the

target folder. For playlist icon on the home screen, you can export it to outside like USB

7-3-6. History function

You can list a maximum of 10 recently played songs from the Music DB using this function.

① Go into the Music DB

② Press the MENU key

③ Select ‘History’ and confirm with the OK key, as shown in the

7-3-7. Unconverted Songs

7-3-8. Set ‘Playing Section’ to play it repeatedly

[Playing Screen]

screen shot on the left.

You can check the status of converting

① Go into the Music DB and open it as Album list

② Press the MENU key and select 'Unconverted Songs' and

confirm it with OK key.

③ 'Not converted songs' will be displayed in blue

① On the Playing Screen, if you press LEFT ARROW key at a

certain point, the point will be 'starting point'.

② If you press RIGHT ARROW key at a certain point, the point will

be 'ending point'.

※ NOTE

1) If the 'Playing Section' is set, it will play repeatedly on the

playing section

2) Numeric key of remote control (jump function) or -15/+15 SEEK

key will be helpful to set 'playing section' easily.

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※ In case that 'playing section' is already set, each key works like below.

* -15(SEEK) Key: Pressing the -15 Key one time makes 'Playing Point' move backward by 15

seconds playing time.

* +15(SEEK) Key: Pressing the +15 Key one time makes 'Playing Point' move forward by 15

seconds playing time.

* LEFT ARROW Key: When 'Playing Point' is below 50% of total playing time, LEFT ARROW key

will make 'Starting Point' move backward by 0.25 seconds

* RIGHT ARROW Key: When 'Playing Point' is below 50% of total playing time, RIGHT ARROW

key will make 'Starting Point' move forward by 0.25 seconds

* LEFT ARROW Key: When 'Playing Point' is over 50% of total playing time, LEFT ARROW key will

make 'Ending Point' move backward by 0.25 seconds

* RIGHT ARROW Key: When 'Playing Point' is over 50% of total playing time, RIGHT ARROW key

will make 'Ending Point' move forward by 0.25 seconds

* PREVIOUS key: 'From current point to end' will be playing section.

* NEXT key: 'From beginning to current point' will be playing section.

* STOP key: Playing section will be cleared.

8. Editing the TAG information of the music in the Music DB

You can edit the TAG information of music such as the title, artist, album, year or genre by

following the steps below:

① Place the cursor on the music you wish to edit.

② Press the MENU button and select TAG Edit and confirm with the

OK button. The screen below is then displayed.

③ Using the remote control or USB keyboard you can edit the

information.

④ Select OK and confirm with the OK button.

【 TIP 】 You can edit loaded CDs in the Music DB of the X35 easily

using the WebInterface.

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9. Audio CD direct play

playing

9-1. If the X14 is connected to a network (Internet)

① Insert a CD into the X14.

② Then, all tracks will be displayed automatically

【 TIP ② 】If the X14 is connected to CD database server

through the network, the below screen will be displayed.

③ Select the music you would like to play and press the OK

button.

The

Now playing.

【 TIP ③ 】 If you press the INFO button on the above Playing Screen, you can see detailed

information for the music currently playing, see screen shot below.

screen is shown below

9-2. If the X14 is NOT connected to a network (Internet)

① Insert a CD and select CD Play/Rip icon and confirm with

the OK button.

The track list is displayed as shown below

② Select the track you wish to play and confirm with the OK

button. The track will then start playing

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Now playing.

9-3. In the case that you have installed the FreeDB data onto the storage of

the X14

If you installed the FreeDB data onto the storage of the X14, it will work just like the X14 is

connected to a network (Internet). The X14 displays the CD information from the FreeDB data

installed on the storage.

10. Data CD direct play

The X14 will support music files burned to CD R/RW or DVD R/RW discs

① Insert the data CD into the X14 and navigate to the Browser using the remote controller.

② You will see the CDROM.

③ Select and confirm with the OK button and select the music to play.

【 TIP 】 If you wish, you can import the music on the CD to the Music DB of X14. Press the

MENU button on the remote control when on the music list and select Import to DB and confirm

with the OK button.

11. Playlist

The X14 has three (3) kinds of playlist. The 1st one is just the normal Playlist function, the 2nd is

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‘My Playlist’, and the 3

stopping or powering off. However, My Playlist and Advanced My Playlist are virtual playlists. The

virtual playlist is removed by stopping or powering off.

is ‘Advanced My Playlist’. The normal Playlist does not disappear by

※ NOTE: If you run ‘My Playlist function’ or ‘Advanced My Playlist function’, the My Playlist is

created automatically in the Playlist folder.

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11-1. Playlist

11-1-1. How to make a Playlist

Ensure there are music files in the Music DB before making a Playlist.

① Select the Playlist icon and press OK.

The screen below is then displayed.

【 TIP ① 】 The Auto Play folder is created automatically and it

can't be removed by the user.

② Press the MENU button to show a popup menu, see screen

shot below.

③ Select New PLS and confirm with the OK button.

The screen below is then displayed.

④ Enter a playlist name and select OK. Confirm the selection

with the OK button.

The album list is then displayed in the Music DB, as shown

below.

【 TIP ② 】 You can add music to a playlist by track or by album.

⑤ You may see + icon at the end of the cursor on an album. Press

the PLAYLIST key to add the album to the playlist.

※ NOTE: You can move the cursor by using the arrow key

(UP/DOWN)

⑥ Press the OK key if you would like to go down the track list of

an album

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⑦ You can add more music (tracks) or albums using the above

procedure.

⑧ After adding a track or album, press RETURN to go to the

screen shown below.

※ NOTE: To add more songs or albums to the playlist you have created, move the cursor onto the

intended playlist and press the MENU key.

⑨ Select OK and confirm with the OK button.

Then, the playlist 1 is stored in the Playlist folder, see below. You

can view the playlist if you go into the Playlist folder through

the Playlist icon on the home screen.

Playlist has been created

11-1-2. How to make a Playlist with whole tracks in album, Genre, or

Artist

① For example, go to Album list and place the cursor on the

target album

② Press PLAYLIST key of remote control

③ Edit Playlist name as you want, and press OK. Go to Playlist

and there will be the playlist like below picture.

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11-1-3. How to add songs to a Playlist whilst playing music

When you are enjoying music from the Music DB and you come across a track you would like to

add to a playlist, you can add it to an existing playlist in the Playlist folder by following these

steps:

[ Playing Screen ]

① Press the PLAYLIST key whilst in ‘Playing Screen’ mode as shown above.

② Select the playlist you would like to add the song to.

③ Confirm with the OK key and the song will be stored in the selected playlist.

11-1-4. Shortcut to add song(s) in MusicDB to existing playlist

① Place the cursor on a title, album, genre or artist in the MusicDB that you want to add to an

existing playlist

② Press 'PLAYLIST' key of remote control

③ Select the playlist where you want to add the song(s), album, etc

④ Press 'OK' key to start adding

11-1-5. How to play a Playlist

① Select the Playlist icon on the remote control or press the

PLAY LIST hotkey on the remote control. The following screen is

then displayed.

② Select the Playlist you would like to play and confirm with

the OK button.

You will then see the music in the playlist as shown below.

③ Select the music you would like to play and confirm with the

OK button to play the selected music.

【 TIP ③ 】 If you set the play mode as Repeat All, all music in

the selected playlist will be played continuously in sequence.

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