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              2-6-2 How to connect for RAID system 

<NOTICE> For RAID system connection, we strongly recommend to ask our distributor or dealer 
about 'how to connect' and 'matters that require attention'   
 

                       2-6-2-1 Cable 

connection for RAID system

 

 

 
 
 
 
                 

      2-6-2-2. Switch settings for RAID mode 

 

 

 

 

1) X50 offers two(2) modes of RAID 
according to switch settings 
 
-. SW1: ON, SW2: OFF is BIG mode 
-. SW1: ON, SW2: ON is RAID1(Mirror) 
   mode 
 
2) Activating RAID mode 
After switch setting, you need to activate 
RAID according to the below procedures 
① Set RAID mode as you want 
② Make X50 Power Switch at rear ON 
③ Power X50 ON with RAID Switch 
pressed. 
④ Keep RAID Switch pressed until 
Blinking LED blinks three times 

How to connect each cable 
-. Cable to Storage #1 to Connector #1 
-. Cable to Storage #2 to Connector #2 
-. Connect cables like left picture 

Cable to Storage #1 

Cable to Storage #2 

Summary of Contents for X50

Page 1: ...1 Rev1 0 English ...

Page 2: ...m 13 2 6 2 How to connect for RAID system 14 2 6 2 1 Cable connection for RAID system 14 2 6 2 2 Switch settings for RAID mode 14 2 6 2 3 Explanation for each mode of RAID 15 3 Turn ON and Start 16 3 1 Wizard Setup Setup Assistant 16 3 2 Turn ON for normal use 16 4 SETUP 17 4 1 Music DB 17 4 1 1 Display Mode 17 4 1 2 Album View 17 4 1 3 Track Numbering 18 4 1 4 Storage for Music DB 18 4 1 5 Recove...

Page 3: ... Digital Out 27 4 3 6 ON OFF for each digital output AES EBU SPDIF I S out 27 4 3 7 DSD via I S Out 28 4 3 8 Gapless Play 28 4 3 9 Slide Show Effect 28 4 3 10 Slide Show Time 28 4 4 Network 29 4 4 1 Wired Setup 29 4 4 1 1 DHCP Auto IP 29 4 4 1 2 Static IP 29 4 4 2 Wireless Setup 30 4 4 2 1 Open SSID 30 4 4 2 2 Hidden SSID 30 4 4 2 3 WiFi Repeater Roaming function 31 4 4 3 Network Info 31 4 4 4 Wir...

Page 4: ... Current Firmware 44 4 9 2 Update manually Firmware update manually 44 4 9 3 Update automatically Automatic Firmware Update by network 45 4 9 4 What is Automatic Firmware Update by network 45 4 9 5 Check now for new firmware 46 5 What is the CD Database MusicDB of X50 46 6 CD Loading Ripping 46 6 1 When the X50 is connected to network Internet 46 6 1 1 Ripping All 47 6 1 2 Ripping Track 48 6 2 In ...

Page 5: ... 11 1 Playlist 61 11 1 1 How to make a Playlist 61 11 1 2 How to add songs to a Playlist whilst playing music 62 11 1 3 Shortcut to add song s in MusicDB to existing playlist 63 11 1 4 How to play a Playlist 63 11 1 5 How to change song position in a Playlist 64 11 1 6 How to edit a Playlist 64 11 2 My Playlist Virtual Playlist 64 11 3 Advanced My Playlist Virtual Playlist 64 12 The Music Streamin...

Page 6: ...n on the HDD USB folder or file 75 17 2 2 TAG Edit 76 17 2 3 Import to DB 76 17 2 4 Copy Files 77 17 2 5 Move Files 77 17 2 6 Delete Files 77 17 2 7 PLS or M3U files with Internet Radio stations 78 17 2 8 Convert Audio Format 78 17 2 9 Cut the recorded file Cut Playing Section 78 17 2 10 Create Folder 79 18 Extra function 80 18 1 Volume Balancing 80 18 2 External Screen 80 18 3 Photo Slide Show 80...

Page 7: ...ity 10 Keep this product away from direct sunlight naked flames or heat 11 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other electrical equipment including amplifiers that produce much heat 12 Do not place any other electrical equipment on the product 13 Do not place any sources of danger on the product e g objects containing liquid burning candles 14 This produ...

Page 8: ...nd to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications H...

Page 9: ...CLOCK I S OUT HDMI RJ45 Digital Out COAXIAL x 2 Optical AES EBU XLR Storage 2 12V Trigger IN OUT Volume Mute Knob Power Standby button Power Standby Indicator USB Host port Remote control receiver CE Eject button CD ROM Drive LCD Screen DAB FM Antenna Giga Fast Ethernet LAN HDMI Out for ext screen for GUI or Audio Signal out USB Audio Out USB 3 0 Host port Storage 1 ...

Page 10: ...bookmark 23 LIST LINE To change text line number size 24 TAG EDIT To popup tag edit screen 25 Reserved 26 BRIGHTNESS To control screen brightness 27 CLOCK Digital clock display OFF screen 28 SCREEN To switch LCD or HDMI screen 29 FM Go to FM radio 30 MUTE Mute unmute sound 31 SETUP Go to setup 32 CAP NUM Toggle numeric key alphabet key and special characters 33 VOL Volume up 34 LYRICS To show up l...

Page 11: ...tional items WiFi USB dongle If you purchased optional items the WiFi USB dongle it looks like below 801 11b g n WiFi USB dongle X50 unit Remote controller AAA batteries x 2EA Power cord Manual FreeDB Data CD FM Radio Antenna DAB Antenna Screw to install storage Open the battery door and insert the batteries NOTICE The wifi dongle not approved by X50 manufacturer will not work properly ...

Page 12: ... 3 5 or 2 5 SATA hard disk and solid state drive SSD 2 4 2 HDD Format Refer to the 4 7 7 Format Storage Page 40 2 5 X50 purchased with an internal storage installed Check whether the storage is formatted or not If the storage is not formatted please format it according to the 4 7 7 Format Storage Page 40 2 6 HDD installation for non RAID system or RAID system X50 CPU Board There are three 3 connec...

Page 13: ...ard Storage 1 1 How to connect each cable Cable to Storage 1 to Connector 3 Cable to Storage 2 to Connector 2 Connect cables like left picture 2 X50 will recognize Storages like below Storage 1 as HDD1 Storage 2 as HDD2 3 Selecting HDD1 or 2 at SETUP You need to select HDD1 or HDD2 for MusicDB storage at SETUP because two Storages work independently Storage 1 Storage 2 Cable to Storage 1 Cable to ...

Page 14: ...to switch settings SW1 ON SW2 OFF is BIG mode SW1 ON SW2 ON is RAID1 Mirror mode 2 Activating RAID mode After switch setting you need to activate RAID according to the below procedures Set RAID mode as you want Make X50 Power Switch at rear ON Power X50 ON with RAID Switch pressed Keep RAID Switch pressed until Blinking LED blinks three times How to connect each cable Cable to Storage 1 to Connect...

Page 15: ...d to install two storages to work properly It creates an exact copy of data and partition on two disks simultaneously Total size will be the capacity of smaller disk For example if install 320GB and 250GB the total size will be 250GB Automatic data recovery If one of the disks fails and replace with new drive data can be recovered The new disk where the data to be recovered must be equal or bigger...

Page 16: ...or the power button on the front of the X50 The power LED color will be changed to blue and start booting The X50 should take about 30 40 seconds to boot up as it is looking to see if a network is connected After the X50 is powered ON the below screen will show up in sequence 1 Booting image 2 Booting completed and ready for use Music DB Play loaded ripped music in X50 Music DB folder CD Play Rip ...

Page 17: ...efault Album Default Album 4 1 2 Album View You can set the list to show albums in the Music DB by its album name text or album cover art using this setup default text mode You can select each item with the arrow key and confirm it with the OK button Select the Display Mode and confirm with the OK button For example Artist Track Artist list Title song list Artist Album Artist list Album list of th...

Page 18: ...led HDD with Music DB storage set to USB When you use an external USB hard disk please make sure to supply Power to the external USB hard disk in case the external USB hard disk is designed originally to connect to a Power supply 4 1 5 Recovery It is possible for damage or errors to occur on the album or files in the Music DB when you run several functions like Rename Delete Copy to DB or CD rippi...

Page 19: ...tomatically on HDD or USB During Music DB Recovery run the X50 creates a Recovery MM DD hh mm folder automatically on the internal HDD or USB The checked files or album folders will be stored moved there Go to Music DB of SETUP and select Recovery Result The left screen will appear if your Music DB is OK The left screen will appear if something was dubious Moved means the song file moved to Recove...

Page 20: ...t on the Recovery Result as follows 4 1 6 Backup 4 1 6 1 How to do Backup X50 offers two backup methods One is Background backup the other is Interactive backup Background backup You can do other works like playing even in backup processing Interactive backup You can t do anything in backup processing Place the cursor on the screen of the Recovery Result Select the list you want to clear with the ...

Page 21: ... step for Interactive backup will show up Select backup storage and confirm it with OK key It will check space of the backup storage Select OK and confirm it to start backup MusicDB Backup Started message will show up and disappear in about three 3 seconds Now you can go back by RETURN key for other works CAUTION 1 While backup in progress if you do CD ripping or file importing to DB these ripped ...

Page 22: ... cursor on the backup Press MENU key You can choose State of Progress or Backup Result Step Backup MusicDB Total tracks total track number of MusicDB Current tracks number of backed up tracks until now Elapsed total time passed until now Estimated total time to backup Go to SETUP MusicDB Backup Place the cursor on the backup Press MENU key You can choose Stop Backup ...

Page 23: ...Quality level Excellent Best Good Fast Very fast default Very fast Select one of the above options and confirm with the OK button on the remote control Connect the backup device to the USB host port of the X50 Go to the Music DB of SETUP and select Restore and confirm it with the OK button You can see the backup device and select it confirm using the OK key to start Restore This function will chec...

Page 24: ...ile size TIP Estimated Storage capacity CD Ripping option 500GB HDD 1 TB HDD 2 TB HDD 4 TB HDD WAV uncompressed 650 CDs 1 300 CDs 2 600 CDs 5 200 CDs MP3 OGG Compressed Rate 128K 7 500 CDs 15 000 CDs 30 000 CDs 60 000 CDs 192K 5 000 CDs 10 000 CDs 20 000 CDs 40 000 CDs 320K 3 000 CDs 6 000 CDs 12 000 CDs 24 000 CDs These figures may vary slightly according to the number of tracks on a CD 4 2 2 Aud...

Page 25: ...rt installing the FreeDB data automatically NOTICE When using X50 with network internet connected you don t need to FreeDB data because it s useless when X50 is connected to network internet 4 2 5 FreeDB Update You can get a FreeDB update from the Cocktail Audio website www cocktailaudio com To update your copy the FreeDB load the file downloaded from www cocktailaudio com to a memory stick and in...

Page 26: ...List Only Default Cover List Cover List Music info List Only 4 3 2 USB HDMI Audio Out NOTE Using INFO button of remote control you can change player view to Cover List Music Info or List Only like below When USB DAC or HDMI audio device is connected to X50 USB Audio Out the connected devices will be listed here You may select it here ...

Page 27: ...Pass through Original resolution Frequency 2 48Khz Max 48KHz frequency 3 96Khz Max 96KHz frequency 4 192Khz Max 192KHz frequency You can set as ON or OFF for each digital output in ON mode X50 will send out DSD native signal when playing DSD file in OFF mode X50 will convert DSD signal to PCM by software Variable You can control volume for Digital Out with X50 Fixed X50 volume will be set as 0dB M...

Page 28: ...ect NOTE For detailed explanation refer to 18 3 Photo Slide Show Page 80 4 3 10 Slide Show Time NOTE For detailed explanation refer to 18 3 Photo Slide Show Page 80 Six 6 options are available like All Fade in out Transition Rotation Flip and None You can set show time and effect time according to your taste Show time The time required to show one photo Effect time The time required to transit one...

Page 29: ... the OK button Select Static IP and confirm with the OK button Enter the values such as IP Address Subnet mask etc Select OK and confirm with the OK button The screenshot shown on the left will be displayed if the network is connected successfully Select Network and confirm with the OK button Select Wired Setup or Wireless Setup and confirm it with OK button TIP To check network information press ...

Page 30: ...nfirm with OK key Select Scan Ap List All AP available will be listed up The screen to the left will be shown if the network is connected successfully Select proper AP and confirm with OK key If the AP has a password enter it and select OK and confirm OK key Select Set AP Manually to open the window for AP name input like left Input AP name and select OK and confirm it The window for the password ...

Page 31: ...k information displayed as shown below Select Wireless Info and confirm with the OK key You can check the Wireless LAN signal strength see below screen shot Select Network Service and confirm with the OK key There are several items like Samba Server Web Server UPnP Server and FTP Server and Shareplay Airplay If Wake ON LAN is set as ON X50 can be powered ON by a signal from outside via network In ...

Page 32: ...dow 7 Click the START icon on the left bottom on your monitor Select Computer and click it You may see Network Click Network then you may see all servers The X50 default host name is X50 connected to local network Select X50 and click it You may see the two folders LocalStorages and MusicDB WARNING You must NOT access to the MusicDB folder related to database If you delete or edit something inside...

Page 33: ... Place the cursor on the Share and click it Then the shared folders will be displayed as below Select the folder that you want to add For example you select Music folder Then the screen below will show up to make Nick Name The very Nick Name will be listed on the X40 screen as networked folder You can change the nick name Music freely as you want Same nick name can t be used Select OK and confirm ...

Page 34: ...on of each song Play and control the X50 through the WebInterface Make playlists with songs stored in the Music DB of the X50 Refer to 4 5 3 2 How to start WebInterface 4 5 3 1 How to enable Web Server Select Web Server and confirm with the OK key Set to ON as shown below Place the cursor on any folder listed on the screen Press MENU key to open popup menu as the picture on the left You may add or...

Page 35: ...or PC tablet PC also the other is for smart phones Main Screen You can get the IP address of your X50 from SETUP SETUP Network Network Info Type in the IP address for example 192 168 0 4 into the address window in the web browser of the PC or Smart phone see below PC Screen Smart Phone screen ...

Page 36: ...uadrangle Then you may see various functions 4 5 4 UPnP Server If you have a device like a PC which supports UPnP client protocol you can play music stored in the X50 Music DB through the UPnP device Default setting for UPnP Server is ON see below ...

Page 37: ...n do with FTP Server function After installing FTP software like File Zilla onto your PC you can copy delete or move files or folders between X50 hard disk and your PC hard disk 4 5 6 Shareplay Airplay Default ON 4 6 Internet Service X50 integrated Online Music Services into its software So you can play Qobuz TIDAL Deezer with X50 directly if you subscribe for those service and put their user name...

Page 38: ... This function does NOT work in the case that the Alarm function or Auto Play function is enabled Function priority Alarm function Auto Play function Resume Play function Select OSD Language and confirm with the OK button Supported languages will be displayed Select your preferred language and confirm with the OK button TIP Default is English Select System and confirm with the OK button Select Aut...

Page 39: ...akes 3 4 seconds During this time the X50 s response to the input signal from remote control will be delayed To restore changed values of setup select Factory Reset and confirm with the OK button You can play all files in multiple folders or in single folder Select folders with RIGHT arrow key Press MENU key to open popup menu Select Start Playing to start playing All songs in the selected folder ...

Page 40: ...storage you can try this function to remove some error in file system of storages Select File System Fix and confirm with the OK key Caution We recommend you NOT to run this function if the file system of the X50 hard disk has no problems 4 7 9 Brightness You can control the brightness level of the LCD Select Brightness and confirm with the OK key You can set the brightness using the LEFT RIGHT ar...

Page 41: ...nfirm Select the line you require and press the OK button The following screen will appear NOTE The time should be set minimum 10 minutes later than current time Set time cycle and sound source Set Snooze ON Select OK and confirm it with OK button Selecting time with up down button Selecting cycle with OK button Selecting sound source from Playlist or iRadio My Favorites Selecting snooze ON OFF Go...

Page 42: ...its speed like below Default Level 3 4 7 13 List Line Count The number of text lines displayed on the screen is selectable according to your taste like below Default 11 lines You can set the time on the X50 Once the time is set move cursor onto the OK icon and confirm with the OK key The left screen will show Press the RETURN key to save the setting and exit this setup NOTE Auto shutdown does not ...

Page 43: ...playing the internet radio Pressing the CLOCK key displays time X50 can display one of two ways AM PM or 24Hours You can select which here Various fonts are available in Windows PC C Windows Fonts You can get one of them and use it for X50 via this function Copy preferred fonts file into USB memory stick or local hard disk of X50 go to SETUP System User Font Confirm it with OK key to open menu win...

Page 44: ...emory stick into the USB host port of the X50 Go to SETUP and select Firmware Update and confirm with the OK key Select the storage device containing the new firmware Select xxxxxxxxxx pkg file and confirm with the OK key Select your preferred time and confirm it with OK button TIP Default GMT 00 London Select Time Set Manual as in the above picture and confirm it with the OK button Input your tim...

Page 45: ...when the X50 boots up If OK is selected the X50 will try downloading and extracting it automatically The X50 will reboot automatically to update the firmware see sequence below NOTE If CANCEL is selected the folder New Firmware is created automatically in the internal hard disk or USB then the X50 will not ask for a Firmware Update when booting up If you delete New Firmware through Browser it will...

Page 46: ...the X50 will be stored in hidden folder the name of the folder is DB that cannot be seen TIP It is recommended that you connect to the internet to make use of the CD metadata server when loading ripping your CDs 6 1 When the X50 is connected to network Internet Make sure to connect X50 to network Internet before inserting CD into X50 Insert CD into X50 then all tracks will be listed on the screen ...

Page 47: ... X50 retrieves each information title artist etc from the CD metadata server Move the cursor onto the CD icon like below Press the CD icon with OK key and you will see the picture below Select one of the 6 options Google Amazon 7Digital Allcdcovers Bing or Storage And confirm with the OK key The X50 will process 3 steps Searching Downloading displaying NOTE In case that multiple CD metadata exist ...

Page 48: ...fter finishing selecting select OK and confirm with the OK button Select one album art for your CD and confirm it with the OK key The selected art will be downloaded You will be prompted OK Other Cancel Select OK to confirm The confirmed art will be placed onto the CD icon Now everything is ready to start the CD ripping Select OK to confirm the start of CD ripping Now the CD will be ripped to the ...

Page 49: ...of track being ripped Number of tracks to be ripped total no of tracks in CD Title of playing time Total time for playing Equivalent play time Ripped time Equivalent play time Insert CD into X50 Select CD Play Rip icon and press OK Track list is displayed as in the screen below For loading ripping press MENU button The below screen Ripping All is displayed TIP Without a network Internet connection...

Page 50: ...to the X50 before you boot the unit Select OK to confirm the entry Then loading ripping Now loading ripping Select Ripping All and confirm it with OK button Select one of the 5 file type options and confirm by pressing the OK button The below screen will be shown Loading ripping has finished Select OK and confirm by pressing OK The screen below will be displayed If you did not enter info for title...

Page 51: ...X50 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 NOTE If you wish to check the information and the status of the conversion process for the whole of the Music DB of the X50 go to the home screen Place the cursor on the Music DB ico...

Page 52: ...nto 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 Select Music DB icon confirm with the OK button The album list is displayed as shown below Select the album you wish and confirm with the OK button All the music in the album is displayed se...

Page 53: ...n Detailed info of current music Title Album of current music Title of previous music Title of current music Title of next music Play mode Alarm set icon Auto shutdown set icon Sleep set icon of music playing Total music Total time of current music Play icon Played time of current music Album art of current music Title Album of current music Artist Album Composer Genre Year File format Frequency B...

Page 54: ...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 On the album list screen press SEARCH button to display the left belowabove screen Enter the album name or part of the album name into the album name field using the remote control NOTE To view corresponding lists type the first few cha...

Page 55: ...elete or Rename and confirm with the OK button You can add album cover art for an album in MusicDB Place the cursor on the album list to which you want to add album cover art Press MENU key to open menu window like left Then you can follow up as the window guides you 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...

Page 56: ...e MENU key and select Export Songs see screen shots shown on the left Confirm with the OK key to display the next screen shown below 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 After finishing editing the screen please c...

Page 57: ...he Singles Collection and confirm the screen below is then displayed Place the cursor on Diva The Singles Collection and select using the OK button The screen below is then displayed Select Export Start and confirm with the OK key The Export function will commence Now exporting music When you run Export Song function X50 will create M3U file and PLS file also in the target folder For playlist icon...

Page 58: ...atedly on the playing section 2 Numeric key of remote control jump function will be helpful to set playing section easily In case that playing section is set each key works like below PREVIOUS key From current point to end will be playing section NEXT key From beginning to current point will be playing section 15 SEEK Key Pressing the 15 Key one time makes starting point move to left by 1 4 second...

Page 59: ...on The screen below is then displayed Using the remote control or USB keyboard you can edit the information Select OK and confirm with the OK button Insert a CD into the X50 Then all tracks will be displayed automatically TIP If the X50 is connected to CD database server through the network the below screen will be displayed Select the music you would like to play and press the OK button The playi...

Page 60: ...o a network Internet The X50 displays the CD information from the FreeDB data installed on the storage 10 Data CD direct play The X50 will support music files burned to CD R RW or DVD R RW discs Insert the data CD into the X50 and navigate to the Browser using the remote controller You will see the CDROM Select and confirm with the OK button and select the music to play Insert a CD and select CD P...

Page 61: ...anced My Playlist are virtual playlists The virtual playlist is removed by stopping or powering off NOTE If you run My Playlist function or Advanced My Playlist function the My Playlist is created automatically in the Playlist folder 11 1 Playlist 11 1 1 How to make a Playlist Ensure there are music files in the Music DB before making a Playlist Select the Playlist icon and press OK The screen bel...

Page 62: ...list is then displayed in the Music DB as shown below TIP You can add music to a playlist by track or by album 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 Press the OK key if you would like to go down the track list of an album You can add more music tracks or albums using ...

Page 63: ...ST hotkey on the remote control The following screen is then displayed 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 Select the music you would like to play and confirm with the OK button to play the selected music TIP If you set the play mode as Repeat All all music in the selected playlist will be played conti...

Page 64: ...Playlist is being played you may look for more albums or songs with RETURN key to add them into the current My Playlist Place the cursor on the album or song and press MY PL key The below picture will show up Press the MY PL key on the remote control The selected album will be played after showing Creating Playlist My Playlist as shown below If you go into the folder of Play List with the RETURN k...

Page 65: ...with various kinds of devices that support UPnP Server Client or Samba Server Client If the devices are connected to the X50 through the same network you can Play Now If you select Play Now and confirm the selected album will start playing Play Last The selected album will be added to the currently playing list album as the last entry Play Next The selected song will be added to the next of the cu...

Page 66: ...iple X50 s on the same network Place the X50 with the storage music server in your living room A second X50 without storage is placed in room 1 or room 2 You can then play files from the X50 music server on the X50s without storage see schematic below 12 3 The X50 works as a Music Server with Sonos Sonos users can use the X50 as a music server with their Sonos device ...

Page 67: ...io stations The X50 Internet radio is based on the Airable server It provides many stations by genre by country etc TIP When the i Service icon is highlighted the X50 is successfully connected to the network Select the i Service icon and confirm with the OK key The below screen is then displayed Select the Radios and confirm with the OK key The below screen is then displayed You can play the song ...

Page 68: ...you can select an item you want There will be station lists in each folder Select a station and confirm it with OK key to start playing Now playing Whilst playing a station press the FAVORITE button on the remote control to add the station to Favorites The station will then appear in Favorites folder as shown left You can search for a station on the Internet Radio as follows on the Internet Radio ...

Page 69: ...s a IRadio Recording folder on the hard disk automatically when recording has started All recorded files are stored in the IRadio Recording folder see below 13 1 4 3 The recorded file name structure The station will show the music title see below the recorded file name will be the music title If the station does not show any title see screen shot below the recorded file name will be year month day...

Page 70: ...cording This function works for the stations stored in Favorites folder 13 1 5 1 How to set reservation recording Open Favorites folder of Radios Place the cursor on the station you want to set Press MENU key to open menu window like left Input date time etc on the setup window like left Confirm it with OK key To check if Reservation Recording Setting is well done press MENU key at the Favorites l...

Page 71: ...time X50 will start recording the station at 4 00PM and keep recording until 4 03PM X50 will stop recording at 4 03PM and keep playing the station continuously Set for multiple stations You can set reservation recording for multiple stations But set time must NOT overlap each other Of course you have to consider needed time for each activity described above How to work If you do not give interval ...

Page 72: ...l stations available Select one station and confirm it with OK key It will start playing as below You can run useful functions like Rename Delete Seek All Clear Seek All The left screen is for renaming the station NOTE On the playing screen like above you can do fine tuning with the arrow UP DOWN keys and seek station with the arrow LEFT RIGHT keys NOTE In countries where RDS is available you may ...

Page 73: ...nto the Music DB Page 86 15 DAB 15 1 How to play DAB When playing FM radio press REC key on the playing screen to start recording To stop recording press STOP button of remote control Select DAB icon to start X50 will seek all stations available like below screen If you want to re scan press MENU key on the station list And select Seek All Select a station you want to play and confirm it with OK I...

Page 74: ...go to the Browser icon you can run the following functions 17 1 Play audio file data CDs The X50 supports data CDs with recorded audio files The X50 supports various audio files such as APE CUE HD FLAC HD WAV MP3 FLAC WAV WMA M4A AAC ALAC AIFF AIF Ogg Vorbis PCM PLS M3U etc Insert the data CD into the X50 Select the Browser icon and confirm with the OK button You will see the data CD Select the mu...

Page 75: ...e INFO key The information is displayed as shown below To check the information folder place the cursor on the folder and press the INFO key To check the information on a file place the cursor on the file and press the INFO key To check the information of a ripping converting result place the cursor on the album and press the INFO key ...

Page 76: ...er or file to the Music DB follow the steps below NOTE When importing all the music from a folder to the Music DB the album name of all the music in the folder must be same NOTE If you select move the importing speed will be faster than copy But the original file or folder will not exist anymore Place the cursor on the folder or the file you would like to import to the Music DB Press the MENU key ...

Page 77: ...s then displayed From here refer to 7 3 4 How to export music from the Music DB to other storage devices Page 56 as the procedure is exactly same Place the cursor on the file or folder you would like to copy Press the MENU key and select Copy Files The screen below is then displayed From here refer to 7 3 4 How to export music from the Music DB to other storage devices Page 56 as the procedure is ...

Page 78: ... If you want to convert the format of tracks in the Music DB export them into a certain place of hard disk on the Browser with the Export Songs function Place the cursor on the file or folder and press MENU key With RIGHT ARROW key you may select multiple song files Select Convert Audio Format The format option like m4a wma wav mp3 ogg and flac will show up Select one format to start converting On...

Page 79: ... show up POPUP Select Cut to Wave file and confirm it with OK key Progress message Go into IRadio Recording folder There will be same name of Wave file If you cut a Wave file serial number will be added at the end of the file name Go to inside of HDD or USB Press MENU key to open menu popup Select Create Folder and confirm it with OK Left screen will show up You can put folder name and confirm it ...

Page 80: ...y You will be guided to select photo file Select the 1st photo file and confirm it with the OK key Then the slide show will start based on all photo files in the same folder Default Both of Internal LCD and HDMI Out are all activated From Default setting pressing SCREEN key will change mode like below Default Internal LCD only HDMI only Default X50 will remember last setting when it is powered off...

Page 81: ...se that the song playing has lyrics file LRC file 18 6 BOOKMARK Files can be bookmarked while playing them This function is useful for long files such as audio books Press the BOOKMARK button on the playing screen The bookmarked music or story is stored in the Bookmark list as shown below On the playing screen press LYRICS button of remote control The lyrics will be displayed as below Press LYRICS...

Page 82: ... music or story and play it press the BOOKMARK button on any screen except playing screen If you would like to delete bookmarked music or story press the MENU key on the Book Mark list screen shown left Select Delete and confirm with the OK button Whilst playing press the CLOCK button The digital clock will be displayed see left And press it once again the LCD will be OFF like below This function ...

Page 83: ...album or in a folder in sequence and repeatedly Press the MENU button on the playing screen to change the playing mode Alternatively press the SHUFFLE button to change the mode without using the popup menu Select the line you require and press the OK button The following screen will appear NOTE The time should be set minimum 10 minutes later than current time Set time cycle and sound source Set Sn...

Page 84: ...en except setup the popup Sleep Off Sleep 10Min Sleep 20Min Sleep 30Min Sleep 1Hour Sleep 2Hour Sleep 3Hour is displayed The X50 will be set as per the last popup Selecting time with up down button Selecting cycle with OK button Selecting sound source from Playlist or iRadio My Favorites Selecting snooze ON OFF NOTE A Alarm 2 Two D Day Alarm is set as after 2 days from now NOTE S Sleep 56 Fifty si...

Page 85: ...n At the playing screen you can run a seek function by pressing numeric keys on the remote control For example if you press the 5 key while playing a file it will start playing from the 50 position of the file based on total playing time Navigate to the Playlist to Auto Play Place the cursor on Auto Play and press the MENU button Select Add Song and press the OK button Place cursor on the music yo...

Page 86: ...RIP button on the remote control Select the format MP3 Ogg FLAC or WAV you would like and confirm with the OK button The edit screen will be displayed Press the OK key again if there is no item to be edited The file will start loading onto the Music DB Go to the Music DB icon on the home screen and check the Album list You will see Test Album Album titled at the edit step and press the INFO button...

Page 87: ... 24bit 192KHz AES EBU XRL x 1 110ohm Sample rate up to 24bit 192KHz I S Out x 2 Sample rate up to 24bit 192KHz USB Audio x 1 USB Audio Class 2 0 Out supported up to DSD256 HDMI Out x 1 HDMI Audio Out Shared with HDMI Out for external screen Word Clock Out up to 192KHz Supported Storage Hard Disk 2 5 SATA up to 6TB Two 2 Storage Decks RAID System for two storages 4 modes JBOD BIG Raid 0 1 3 5 SATA ...

Page 88: ...x 100mm H Certificate CE FCC EMI etc Specification may be changed without notification 20 Troubleshooting 1 There is no power 1 1 Make sure the power cord is connected 1 2 Check the X50 is switched ON at the rear panel 1 3 Make sure the plug is fully inserted into the wall socket 2 The X50 does not respond to the remote control 2 1 Replace remote batteries 2 2 Check for interference from other IR ...

Page 89: ...e X50 does not read the disc 5 1 Check if you have inserted the disc upside down 5 2 Check to see if the disc is scratched or dirty 6 The disc is skipping 6 1 Check for scratches or dirt 6 2 Make sure that the X50 is on a firm surface and not subject to vibrations 7 There is a hum coming from the speaker Make sure that all cable connections are secure ...

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