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Package Contents
PPM41 at a Glance
Power Management
Charging Connecti
ons Firmware Upgr
ade

Getting Started

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Basic  Operations
Home  Screen  N
otification  Bar  S
tore

AK  Connect  Listenin
g  to  Music Playlist  M
anagement  USB  DA
CInstallation

How to Use USB Audio
CD Ripping

Using Bluetooth
Settings

Connecting to a Wireless Network
Equalizer Setup

Using the Device

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Safety Precautions Tro
ubleshooting Copyrigh
t Certifications Specifi  c
ations Registered Tra  d
emarks  Disclaimers

Miscellaneous

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CONTENTS

Summary of Contents for PPM41

Page 1: ...PPM41 INSTRUCTIONBOOK UserGuide...

Page 2: ...t Listenin g to Music Playlist M anagement USB DA CInstallation How to Use USB Audio CDRipping UsingBluetooth Settings Connecting to a Wireless Network Equalizer Setup 12 14 15 18 19 25 31 34 35 36 38...

Page 3: ...tomer a nd technical support Do not misplace the card User Guide The User Guide can be downloaded from the Astell Kern website http www astellnkern com Support Download Mic r oSD Card Slot Cover The c...

Page 4: ...n Micro USB Port Connect to a computer or recharge the d evice You can enjoy USB audio by connecting with a portable USB DAC refer to p 35 Previous Rewind Play the previous song or restart the song Lo...

Page 5: ...creenOn Off 1 While the screen is on press the button toturn off thescreen 2 Press the button again to turn off the screen TurnOn Off 1 Long press the button to turn on thedevice 2 While the device is...

Page 6: ...g on whetherthedeviceis turned on or off If a computergoes intostandby sleepmode thedevice maynot be chargeddependingoncomputerspecifications Thebuilt inbatterywillgraduallylose capacityovertimeaccord...

Page 7: ...arphones Headphones 1 Connect supported earphones or headphones to the balancedport OR BalancedAudioDevice 1 Connecttoan external audio device by using theEarphones port and Balanced port in conjuncti...

Page 8: ...any unnecessary programs before c onnectingthedevicetothecomputer Only use the micro USB cable supplied with the device Doing so m aycauseamalfunction Windows XP users require Service Pack 2 and Wind...

Page 9: ...rs and drag drop them into the USB device Make sure that the micro USB cableis securelyconnected Note thatremovingthemicro USB cableor turningoffthedeviceor computerduring a file transfermaycorrupt da...

Page 10: ...move S D card from the Notification Bar or select Unmount SD card from SystemInformation 3 Gently press the microSD card to release it from the slot UserGuide Delete Files Folderson the Device 1 Right...

Page 11: ...llowing the proper procedure may corrupt data and causeserious damagetothesystem Do not remove the microSD card while it is in use Doing so may cause data corruption deletion malfunction and damage to...

Page 12: ...re upgrade Doing so may cause data corruption and or dam age tothesystem If an error occurs or the notice in the Notification Bar disappears d uri ng an upgrade download the firmware update againthrou...

Page 13: ...een Operations 1 This device features an LCD touchscreen that allows you to perform operations bytouch Interact with the device by touching the screen to access variousfeatures UserGuide HomeScreen Us...

Page 14: ...de Moving a list in the home screen 1 Youcan move the list by dragging the home screen up down Navigating Up Downin a List 1 Scroll through the list by dragging the list screen up and down Using theDe...

Page 15: ...rrently playing songinformation View the list of songs by different searchoptions 1 AKCONNECT 2 CurrentSong 3 SearchOptions 1 2 3 Home Screen Thesearchoptions canbelong pressedanddragged tochange the...

Page 16: ...UserGuide 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 3 4 5 6 7 Notification 1 Bar 2 Using theDevice 15...

Page 17: ...Q Press to turn theEQ o 5 Gapless Press to turnGapless Playback Playback onor off 6 LineOut TurnLine Outon or off 7 Wi FiSpeakers Turn Wi Fi speakers on or off Must be on the samenetwork The icon will...

Page 18: ...playmodes Sequentialplayback Shuffleplayback Press tocyclethrough different Repeatmodes Repeattheentire playlist Repeatthecurrent song Disablerepeat Please turn on or off USB audio output after connec...

Page 19: ...ect toa wireless network 2 Select Store from the home screen 3 Select thedesired store 4 Check the user guide or help menu within each store for detailedinformation Using theDevice 18 connected to a w...

Page 20: ...taller and follow the on screen i nstructions 3 Check the User Guide within the program for detailed i nformation on using the MQS Streaming Server The PPM41 can access and play back music files store...

Page 21: ...and right to s elect a server The selected server will be connected and the server h ome screen will be displayed 6 Select a search option at the bott om of the server home screen to display a list o...

Page 22: ...egin downloading A message on the Notification Bar will indicate a completed download Depending on network conditions song loading may be slow or st reamingmaystutter Server response may be slow when...

Page 23: ...the devicesettings 3 Press fromthenotification bar to display a list of speakers available on the same network asthePPM41 4 Scroll the screen left and right to select a speaker The selected sp eaker w...

Page 24: ...UserGuide Example2 Example3 AK500N LIBRARY REMOTE SPEAKER AK T1 PPM41 REMOTE LIBRARY PPM41 SPEAKER AK500N Using theDevice 23...

Page 25: ...UserGuide Example4 Example5 LIBRARY SPEAKER AK T1 PPM41 AK500N REMOTE SPEAKER AK T1 LIBRARY PPM41 REMOTE or AKConnectAPP AK500N LIBRARY Using theDevice 24...

Page 26: ...r from the home screen to begin playback Turn the Volume Wheel to adjust the volume Press during playback to pause and to resume pl ayback Youcan also pause resume playback by pressing the button on t...

Page 27: ...tionalscreen Display theprevious screen Display thecurrent playlist Press next to the playlist to edit the playlist or der Press at the top of the music list to display music options Add the selected...

Page 28: ...UserGuide PlaylistScreen 1 2 4 5 6 3 Using theDevice 27...

Page 29: ...ly playlist options 1 Current Locatio n Indicates the currentlocation Press to return to the previous screen 2 PlayAll Play all songs from the current playlist 3 Playlist Displays theplaylist for thec...

Page 30: ...1 10 5 4 2 3 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 UserGuide MusicPlayerScreen Return to the previous screen Display album covers Press the album covertoshow additionalfunctions PreviousScreen AlbumCover 1 2 Using theDevi...

Page 31: ...ent song information Indicatesthesong s totalduration Press to switch from elapsed ti me toremaining time Indicates song progress Dr ag the indicator to move to t he desiredtime Shortpress Previous so...

Page 32: ...ylists 2 Press at the upper right corner ofthescreen 3 Enter a name for the playlist and then press Add to create a newplaylist AddingaSongtoaPlaylist 1 Press Playlists todisplay a list ofplaylists 2...

Page 33: ...ve the song fro m the selected playlist Editing the PlaylistOrder 1 Press next to the playlist t o modify the playlist order Playing aPlaylist 1 Press Playlists to display a list of playlists and then...

Page 34: ...he top of the screen to delete the selected playlist RenamingaPlaylist 1 Press Playlists to display a list of playlists and then press at the top of the screen 2 Select a playlist to be renamed 3 Pres...

Page 35: ...he device s earphones port for an enhancedlistening experience Sound will not play back for files that exceed the supported formats Volume control is unavailable when the LCD screen is turned off d ur...

Page 36: ...nverted into PCM and comes outthrough USB audio DoP The device s DSD is converted into DoP and comes outthrough USB audio Themicro USB cable that comespackagedwiththe device is avail ablefor power rec...

Page 37: ...ta ID3tags for theinserted CD will be retrieved viaGracenote 3 CD ripping will begin automatically after themetadata hasbeenretrieved 4 When finished press OK on the results prompt to complete automat...

Page 38: ...le for playback until the entire C Dhasbeenripped Youcan set thedesiredfileformat and rippingspeedfromthe CDRipping menu Several attempts at correction will be made for data with errors w hen the feat...

Page 39: ...Refer to theBluetooth device s instruction manualfor details 1 Select from the Notification B ar or select On Off from Blu etooth BluetoothPairing 1 Select the appropriate Bluetooth device from the li...

Page 40: ...ices make the necessaryconnectionsprior to u se Car audio Bluetooth connectionsarenotsupported Malfunction noise and other undesirableeffectsmay occurdueto thedevice s batterylevel and theenvironment...

Page 41: ...esired item for setup Wi Fi Change wireless network settings and turn Wi Fi on or off Bluetooth Connect a Bluetooth deviceto listen to music wirelessly Refer to page 45of the manual for more informati...

Page 42: ...qualizer according to the user s preferences P r o EQ EQ Preset recommended by professionals Use r EQ Adjust the frequencies according to the user s pre f erences Display BalancedOut Youcan display Ba...

Page 43: ...as well as the file format andripping speed USBAudio Itsets up the outputtype of DSD coming out through the portable USBDAC ScreenBrightness Adjustscreen brightness settings Theme Changethetheme Date...

Page 44: ...orted languages English Korean Japanese Chinese Simplified Traditional Russian Power Automatic Shutdown The devicewill turn off after a defined period if there is no user input Screen Timeout The scre...

Page 45: ...gs Revertall user settings back to their originalsettings Factory Reset Delete all user data and restore the device to its original factory settings UserGuide Update System Update Update the system wh...

Page 46: ...the network name and select Network Settings to editspecific network settings UserGuide Connecting Connectingto a Network 1 Long press from the Noti fication Bar or select Wi Fi to display a list of...

Page 47: ...EqualizerSetup 1 Long press EQ from the Notification Bar or turn on the feature from Equalizer 2 Press Pro from the drop down list and select Add New Using theDevice 46 3 Enter a name for the custom E...

Page 48: ...ResetEqualizer 1 Select the desired EQ setting and select Reset to revert the EQ to its default settings Using theDevice 47 UserGuide 4 Adjust the frequencies according to the user s preferences...

Page 49: ...Select Delete and choose the desired EQ setting for deletion 2 Press Confirm to complete process Using theDevice 48 Rename Equalizer 1 Select Rename and enter a new name for the EQ setting 2 Press Re...

Page 50: ...tore or use in hotandhumid places such as saunas Avoid places with excess moisture dust or smoke Do not use for extendedperiod on blankets electric blankets orcarpet Do not place near a fire or in a m...

Page 51: ...the product andobtainmedical advice Do notlisten to music at excessivevolumes for extended periods Do not use the earphones headphones at excessive volumes Be careful not to get the earphones headpho...

Page 52: ...he time at ower Saving Screen Timeout 5 The screen does not display images properl y Check the screen for debris 6 There is no sound or there is static interferenc e Check that the volume setting is a...

Page 53: ...right laws T he user accepts all legal responsibility for the unauthorized r eproduction or distribution of the copyrighted contentsfrom thisproduct Companies organizations products people and events...

Page 54: ...5mm from the body To maintain c o mpliance requirements use only belt clips holsters or similar acce ss ories that maintain a 5mm separation distance between the user s Bo dy and the back of the Porta...

Page 55: ...490x1 SingleDAC Decoding Support upto 32bit 384kHz BittoBitDecoding Input USB TypeC input for charging data transfer PC MAC ConnectionMode MTP MediaDevice Outputs PhoneOut PHONES 3 5mm BalancedOut 2 5...

Page 56: ...1kHz Unbalance 128dB 1kHz Balance Line Out THD N PhoneOut Low Gain 0 004 1kHz Unbalance 0 0007 1kHz Balance High Gain 5 1kHz Unbalance 5 5 1kHz Balance Line Out 0 0007 1kHz Unbalance 0 0007 1kHz Bala...

Page 57: ...technologies in the future All specifications may be changed without prior notice Th e re is no warranty against data loss due to the use of this pr o duct Registered Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 7...

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