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Digital Music Library

N10/N100

User Manual

This manual uses sample screenshots captured on firmware version 1.01. Depending on the firmware version that is 
installed on your N10/N100, functions described and screenshots contained in the manual may appear differently, 
so functions on your product may not work as described the manual. Always update the firmware to the latest 
version. The firmware version installed will show up during startup, or you can check it by opening the main menu 
and scrolling to the “System Update” option.
For the procedure of updating the firmware to the latest version, refer to the “Updating the Firmware” section in 
chapter 3.

Please make sure to read this manual before using and follow the procedures. If you have any inquiries about the 
product, contact via the website on the warranty statement. Do not discard any included documentation, the 
warranty statement, and the packing box.

35021566-01

September, 2018

Summary of Contents for N10

Page 1: ...e latest version The firmware version installed will show up during startup or you can check it by opening the main menu and scrolling to the System Update option For the procedure of updating the firmware to the latest version refer to the Updating the Firmware section in chapter 3 Please make sure to read this manual before using and follow the procedures If you have any inquiries about the prod...

Page 2: ...he equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For ...

Page 3: ...o do not use USB cables that are 3 meters or longer to connect USB devices If you have any inquiries about the product contact the number on the warranty statement or the packing box Warning Symbols and Graphical Icons on the Product Label Warning symbols are used on the product label for the safety operation and prevention of injury to you and damage to the unit This explains the meanings of symb...

Page 4: ... 5 Home Screen 5 Menu 6 Dialog 6 Streaming Screen 6 Importing Music Files 8 Importing from USB Drives 8 Importing from a Music CD 9 Confirming Imported Files 10 Downloading Music Files from Streaming Sites 12 Adding Accounts 13 Enabling or Disabling Periodic Downloads 15 Deleting Accounts 16 Playing Music Files on a Network Audio Player 18 Streaming Imported Music Files 18 Streaming Music Files fr...

Page 5: ...26 Deleting the Imported Music Files 29 Deleting All Files 29 Deleting Each File One by One 29 Chapter 3 Advanced Usage 30 Connecting a Network Audio Player Directly 30 Formatting Drives 31 Erasing Data on the N10 N100 Completely 33 Changing the IP Address 35 Changing the Friendly Name Hostname 36 Configuring the Date and Time 38 Changing the Time Zone 39 Configuring Display Brightness 40 Configur...

Page 6: ...r Updates Automatically 45 Restoring Factory Defaults 46 Chapter 4 Appendix 48 Menu List 48 Status 48 Browse Songs Play Songs 48 Backup 48 Settings 49 Dismount USB Drive 51 System Update 51 Language 52 Support 52 Error Codes 52 Default Settings 53 ...

Page 7: ... Imported Files Chapter 2 Deleting the Imported Music Files Formatting Internal or USB Drives Chapter 3 Formatting Drives Changing the IP Address and Hostname Chapter 3 Changing the IP Address Changing the Friendly Name Hostname Date Time and Time Zone Settings Chapter 3 Configuring the Date and Time Changing the Time Zone Firmware Update Chapter 3 Updating the Firmware Importing from a USB Device...

Page 8: ...lays when a router or switch that is connected to the N10 N100 s LAN port is on Displays when no Ethernet cable is connected to the LAN port or a router or switch is off 5 Status of Connected Player Displays when the player port is configured to bridged mode and a connected Network Audio Player is on Displays when the player port is configured to isolated mode and a connected Network Audio Player ...

Page 9: ...led Displays when an account was added but periodic downloads is disabled Displays when an error occurs and downloading failed 12 Status of File Sharing Displays when file sharing is enabled Menu Press the Menu Enter button while the home screen is displayed ùęĆęĚĘ èėĔĜĘĊÆùĔēČĘÆ Ö èĆĈĐĚĕ ùĊęęĎēČĘ Move the cursor by pressing the Up button or the Down button then press the Menu Enter button to make ...

Page 10: ...s the following information Number Item Description 1 Title Display the title of a music file 2 Player Information Displays the player information that playing a music file 3 Music File Source Displays when streaming music files over the N10 N100 or USB drives Displays when streaming music files on the network 4 Music File Information Displays file format and sampling rate 5 Track Number Displays ...

Page 11: ...tted USB drives 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Import then press the Menu Enter button 3 Wait until music importing is finished 4 Press the Menu Enter button 5 Disconnect the USB drive Notes If a filename or folder name starts with a period the file or folder cannot be imported When the Back button is pressed while importing the import process will be cancelled after the N10 N100 finishes ...

Page 12: ...d in our compatible devices 1 Connect an optical drive to the USB 2 0 port 2 Insert a music CD to import its tracks 3 If the USB DAC device is connected to the N10 N100 the following screen is displayed Press the Up Down buttons and select Import then press the Menu Enter button 4 When the CD is detected the N10 N100 will try to get the album information automatically When the display changes from...

Page 13: ... moved or copied File Format of Imported Music Files When importing music files from a CD they will be saved as WAV files by default They can be changed to FLAC files and FLAC compression levels are changeable as well Available compression levels are described in the Menu List section in chapter 4 Confirming Imported Files Imported files can be accessed from mobile devices or computers which are c...

Page 14: ...files from the computer to the displayed window mentioned in the step above Notes On a computer you can also check the imported files by installing a UPnP DLNA compatible app If the Internal folder is not displayed wait for about 30 seconds and try again The USB drive will appear as the Expansion folder If Unable to Access from a Computer If the file sharing status icon number 12 in the Home Scree...

Page 15: ...er button Downloading Music Files from Streaming Sites Downloader can download music files from streaming sites automatically Once you purchase the music files from a mobile device or computer the N10 N100 can download the files from the streaming site even if you re not at home Supported streaming sites are listed below HIGHRESAUDIO OTOTOY e onkyo music mora These streaming sites are only for Jap...

Page 16: ...ains the account name in its folder name to another folder If the folder is moved the N10 N100 may download the same music files again Adding Accounts To add an account from a streaming site to the N10 N100 follow the procedure below 1 Create an account on the streaming site 2 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings th...

Page 17: ... and select Add Account then press the Menu Enter button 8 Press the Up Down buttons and select the streaming site to add an account then press the Menu Enter button 9 Press the Up Down buttons and enter the account ID then press the Menu Enter button 10Press the Up Down buttons and enter the account password then press the Menu Enter button ...

Page 18: ...r Disabling Periodic Downloads To disable or enable periodic downloads follow the procedure below 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Downloader then press the Menu Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select Periodic Downloads then p...

Page 19: ...r button Deleting Accounts To delete an existing account on the N10 N100 follow the procedure below 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Downloader then press the Menu Enter button ...

Page 20: ...ct Remove Account then press the Menu Enter button 6 Press the Up Down buttons and select the account to be deleted then press the Menu Enter button 7 Press the Up Down buttons and select OK then press the Menu Enter button 8 Press the Menu Enter button Note If you remove all accounts with periodic downloads enabled it will be disabled automatically ...

Page 21: ...p4 3gp flac m3u mpa aac apl ac3 aif aiff mp2 mp1 dsf dff Streaming Music Files from USB Devices Even if music files are not imported from the expansion USB drive your Network Audio Player can play music files from the USB drive When a USB drive is connected to the USB 2 0 port the following screen will be displayed Press the Up Down buttons and select Mount and Scan then press the Menu Enter butto...

Page 22: ...e To stream music files in the N10 N100 or USB drive to a USB DAC use buttons on the unit or a controller app on the mobile device For more detailed information about how to use controller apps refer to the apps user guides To play music files using buttons on the N10 N100 follow the procedure below 1 Connect a USB DAC device to the USB DAC port 2 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu li...

Page 23: ...owing file types and sampling rates Supported File Types File Types Extensions FLAC flac ALAC Apple Lossless AAC m4a AIFF aiff aif WAV wav DSDIFF dff DSF dsf Supported Sampling Rates PCM 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 176 4 kHz 192 kHz 352 8 kHz 384 kHz 705 6 kHz 768 kHz DSD 2 8 MHz 5 6 MHz 11 3 MHz 22 6 MHz Playing a CD Using an Optical Drive CD Transport will allow you to play music tracks from...

Page 24: ...pend or resume playback Up button Play the previous track on the album Down button Play the next track on the album Up button press and hold Force stop playback while tracks are played using a controller app Suspending Up button Switch to repeat and shuffle When the button is pressed once playback will switch to repeat When the button is pressed twice playback will switch to shuffle When the butto...

Page 25: ...1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select USB DAC then press the Menu Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select Controller Mode then press the Menu Enter button 5 Press the Up Down buttons and select either UPnP DLNA compatible Mode or Pl...

Page 26: ...ies DSD over PCM even if a connected USB DAC supports Markerless DSD playback Except for this behavior this mode is the same as standard mode PCM mode This mode will convert DSD files to PCM files If connecting a USB DAC that only supports playing PCM files selecting this mode is recommended Except for this behavior this mode is the same as standard mode To configure USB DAC on your N10 N100 follo...

Page 27: ...iles In such a case go to Settings USB DAC Precision Start Latency and set a gap time This gap time will be added to the first track of the playlist The default gap time is 3 seconds If the default value works correctly the switch to the next music file will become faster when you make the gap time shorter Backing Up and Restoring Backup Operations With this operation both music files and settings...

Page 28: ...he data will be kept even if the USB drive already contains the backup data in it and a backup job runs To use differential backup for FAT32 or exFAT formatted USB drives format it by selecting Format in the window below All data will be erased and the file system will change to NTFS when formatting Backing Up To back up imported music files follow the procedure below 1 Connect the USB drive to th...

Page 29: ...SB drive Note Backed up data will be saved in the following folder Anas bak MAC address backup date and time disk1 Normally a folder that contains a period in its name is treated as a hidden folder Hidden folders cannot be displayed unless a specific setting on a computer is changed To access the Anas bak folder from a computer change its hidden folder settings beforehand Restoring To restore the ...

Page 30: ...enu Enter button 4 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 5 Press the Up Down buttons and select Backup then press the Menu Enter button 6 Press the Up Down buttons and select Restore from Backup then press the Menu Enter button Note To display the backup history navigate to Backup Backup History ...

Page 31: ...ettings other than the hostname can also be restored from the backup settings 9 Make sure that all files on the drive can be erased before proceeding To continue formatting press the Up Down buttons and select OK then press the Menu Enter button 10Press the Menu Enter button 11Press the Menu Enter button 12The N10 N100 will restart Wait until the home screen is displayed 13When the home screen is ...

Page 32: ...eleting All Files Format the drive referring the Formatting Drives section in chapter 3 Formatting will delete all data on the drive If needed back up any data before continuing Deleting Each File One by One Open the N10 N100 shared folder from the computer referring to the Confirming Imported Files section above and delete each file one by one ...

Page 33: ...udio Player is not available it will not be able to select a music file To configure isolated mode follow the procedure below Note Give the N10 N100 plenty of space for airflow Do not stack it with other devices that may give off heat N10 N100 Rear Network Audio Player 1 Connect the N10 N100 s player port and a Network Audio Player with the provided Ethernet cable Do not connect the Ethernet cable...

Page 34: ...e instead Select Bridged Mode at step 7 above to use network mode Formatting Drives To format an internal drive in the N10 N100 or connected USB drives follow the procedure below This section explains the procedure for formatting an internal drive as an example Formatting will delete all data on the drive If needed back up any data before continuing This procedure will format a USB drive connected...

Page 35: ... buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Drive then press the Menu Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select either the drive to be formatted then press the Menu Enter button 5 Press the Up Down buttons and select Format then press the Menu Enter button ...

Page 36: ...nces data from formatted drives can be recovered The drive erasure process mentioned in this section does a much more thorough job of erasing data by removing all data from a drive in a way that makes it nearly impossible to recover with current tools All data on the drives is completely erased Note This erasure process will take several days to complete Make sure the N10 N100 is powered on during...

Page 37: ... Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select the drive to be completely erased then press the Menu Enter button 5 Press the Up Down buttons and select Erase All Data then press the Menu Enter button 6 Make sure that all files on the drive can be erased before proceeding To continue formatting press the Up Down buttons and select OK then press the Menu Enter button ...

Page 38: ...porting or playback operations We recommend finishing any file import or playback before changing the N10 N100 s IP address 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Network then press the Menu Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select LA...

Page 39: ... is selected enter the desired IP address subnet mask default gateway and DNS server in the displayed screen Changing the Friendly Name Hostname To change the friendly name of the N10 N100 follow the procedure below After the procedure is finished the N10 N100 needs restarting and stop any importing or playback operations We recommend finishing any file import or playback before changing the frien...

Page 40: ...ons and select Friendly Name then press the Menu Enter button 5 Press the Up Down buttons and enter the new friendly name then press the Menu Enter button 6 Press the Menu Enter button 7 Press the Menu Enter button 8 The N10 N100 will restart Wait until the home screen is displayed Notes Friendly name may contain 0 9 A Z and hyphens ...

Page 41: ...onfiguring the Date and Time To configure the time settings follow the procedure below Note To use features that require an Internet connection such as downloading files from the streaming sites configure the time settings so that they are acquired from the NTP server 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then pres...

Page 42: ...Menu Enter button Changing the Time Zone 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Time Zone then press the Menu Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select the time zone to configure then press the Menu Enter button ...

Page 43: ...enu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select Display then press the Menu Enter button 4 Press the Up Down buttons and select Brightness then press the Menu Enter button ...

Page 44: ...ave will not shut off the N10 N100 while the Network Audio Player that is connected to the player port is on or while a USB DAC or an optical drive is connected To change the time settings for auto power save or to turn it off follow the procedure below 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select Settings then press the Menu Ente...

Page 45: ...press the power button to return it to the off position and then press it again to power on the N10 N100 Changing the Display Language To change the display language follow the procedure below After the procedure is finished the N10 N100 will stop any file playback We recommend finishing any file playback before changing the display language 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list a...

Page 46: ...etwork Note To update the firmware via the network the N10 N100 should be connected to the Internet If the N10 N100 is in isolated mode use another Ethernet cable and connect it to the LAN port and the router 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Press the Up Down buttons and select System Update then press the Menu Enter button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and...

Page 47: ...re from melco audio com 2 Extract the downloaded file and copy melco_musiclibrary_updater bin file from the extracted folder to the USB drive root directory 3 Connect the USB drive to the front USB 2 0 port 4 When the following screen is displayed press the Back button 5 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 6 Press the Up Down buttons and select System Update the...

Page 48: ...yed disconnect the USB drive Checking for Updates Automatically The N10 N100 can check if newer firmware is released when turning on the N10 N100 If new firmware is detected you can continue to update the firmware It is enabled by default To disable checking for firmware releases automatically follow the procedure below 1 Press the Menu Enter button to display the menu list at the home screen 2 Pr...

Page 49: ... Menu Enter button Restoring Factory Defaults To initialize the N10 N100 to its factory default settings follow the procedure below The operation above only initializes the settings Data will not be affected 1 Turn off the N10 N100 2 Turn on the N10 N100 while pressing the Down button After the MELCO logo disappears let go of the Down button 3 Press the Up Down buttons and select OK then press the...

Page 50: ...Wait until the home screen is displayed 7 After the restart process is completed set the display language and time zone using the Up Down buttons and the Menu Enter button If you go to Settings Initialize Settings on the display panel you can initialize the settings by selecting OK then pressing the Menu Enter button ...

Page 51: ... the N10 N100 Media Server Displays the media server s version Downloader Displays whether downloader is enabled When downloader is configured it will show either the account of a streaming site or the connection status between the streaming site and the N10 N100 unit Browse Songs Play Songs Displays music lists that have been imported to the N10 N100 or are currently on the expansion USB drive Wh...

Page 52: ... the same title artist size and format information are found these files are considered to be the same file so only one file will appear on the file list If disabled even files that are considered exactly the same both files will appear on the file list so you may see multiple files with the same song title Clear and Rebuild Database Rebuild the music database of the imported music files SMB File ...

Page 53: ...l drive CD DA Import File Format Selects import file formats from either FLAC or WAV If you select FLAC configure the compression level used when importing music files as well Available compression levels are below No Compression The music files will not be compressed during importing Low Compression Compression time is less than standard compression The resulting file quality corresponds to FLAC ...

Page 54: ...lect Erase All Data all data on the drives will be completely erased Data removed this way will be nearly impossible to recover with the current tools Format USB Drive Formats the USB drive If you select Erase All Data all data on the drives will be completely erased Data removed this way will be nearly impossible to recover with the current tools Initialize Settings Restores the N10 N100 settings...

Page 55: ...1 Friendly name is too long The entered friendly name must be 15 characters or shorter 030 Not enough space on drive Delete extra files on the copy target drive 031 Some files not copied Files in the copy source drive may be corrupted 033 I O error The connected USB drive may be malfunctioning Connect it to a computer and run a drive check 034 Could not erase data The drive to be formatted may be ...

Page 56: ...not mounted 200 No accounts found Add an account 203 Could not connect to the site Put the N10 N100 on a network that can access the Internet 204 Authentication error Make sure that the username and password are correct 300 This CD s music data is currently unavailable The music database server may be under maintenance Please wait for a while and try again later Default Settings Display Brightest ...

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