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System Settings Menu

Language

Display Settings

Calibrate Display

Date And Time

Clean Display

Rip or Play Mode

External Display Aspect:

 Selects the video aspect ratio 

for the External Display Interface.

External Display Mode:

 Selects the interface mode for 

the External Display (either Touchscreen or Remote). 
In Touchscreen mode the interface displays shortcut 
buttons that correspond to the 

home

browse

find

 and 

back

 keys on the handset.

 TV System:

 Selects 

PAL

 or 

NTSC

 TV video modes for the 

external display.

Scroll Drag Mode:

 Enables selection of 

Page

 and 

Initial 

letter

 modes for the display scroll function. With 

Initial 

Letter

 selected, screen scrolling is indicated by initial 

letters displayed at the top of the screen. With 

Page

 

selected, screen scrolling is indicated by page numbers 
displayed at the top of the screen.

Screen Lock:

 Enables the HDX display settings menu to 

be locked and password protected.

Calibrate Screen:

 Enables calibration of the front panel 

touch screen or any USB connected external touch 
screens. Touch 

Calibrate Screen

 and follow the on-screen 

instructions.

Note:

 The HDX front panel touch screen is calibrated 

before shipping and should only be re-calibrated if 
operational inconsistency is suspected.

Date and Time:

 Enables the HDX internal clock and 

calendar to be set.

Clean Display:

 Disables the HDX touch screen for 30 

seconds so that it can be cleaned.

Rip or Play Mode: 

Selecting

 Rip or Play Mode

 displays a 

menu that provides the option for the HDX to play a CD 
rather than ripping it.

To play a CD in 

Play Mode

, open the HDX drawer and 

insert the CD. The CD will begin playback automatically. 
The Current Playlist menu will list the tracks on the CD as if 
it were a playlist. Use either the handset transport keys or 
those in the Now Playing screen to 

play

 (   ), 

pause

 (   ), 

stop

 (   ), 

step forward

 (   ) or 

step backwards

 (   ).

Operation - The Front Panel Display Inter face

Encoding Queue:

 Selecting Encoding Queue displays MP3, 

FLAC or WAV file format conversion activity. File format 
conversion can also be cancelled from the Encoding 
Queue screen.

4.8.5 System Settings

Selecting 

System Settings

 from the System Menu provides 

access to HDX system settings and functions. To change 
a parameter either select it and touch the 

change

 button, 

or double-touch the parameter. Once the system settings 
have been configured they can be saved by touching the 

save

 button.

Language:

 The HDX Front Panel Display, External Display 

and Web interfaces can operate in a variety of languages. 
Selecting Language enables the interface language to be 
changed.

Display Settings:

 Provides access to a number of 

parameters that configure the HDX front panel display and 
its interface with any external display screen.

 

 NaimNet  Switch:

 Select to enable access to a NaimNet 

system if one is connected to the HDX. A NaimNet 
button will then be present on the right hand side of 
the interface display if a NaimNet system is available.

Screensaver:

 Select to engage the front panel and 

external display screensaver and specify its switch on 
delay.

Front Display Backlight:

 Sets time before the front 

display backlight automatically switches off.

External Display Theme: 

Enables the appearance of 

any external display to be changed. 

Black

 and 

Silver

 

options are available.

Summary of Contents for HDX - REMOTE CONTROL CODE

Page 1: ...R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L H D X H A R D D I S K P L A Y E R E N G L I S H...

Page 2: ...5 Playback 19 5 1 Local Playback 19 5 2 NaimNet Network Playback 19 5 3 UPnP Network Playback 19 6 Ripping 20 6 1 The Ripping Process 20 6 2 Copyright Issues 20 7 External Storage 21 7 1 USB Storage D...

Page 3: ...emote areas When the HDX first reads the data from a CD it automatically accesses an internet music database and downloads the information held for that CD The information can include title tracks art...

Page 4: ...aimNet StreamNet Interface is not covered in this manual 1 1 4 The Web Browser Interface If the HDX is installed in a home network the External Display and Front Panel Display interfaces can be duplic...

Page 5: ...s only Desktop Client Computer running Windows XP Provides music database management and Windows Vista or Windows 7 advanced HDX setup functions Can also control local outputs Network connection requi...

Page 6: ...switched on without a working network connection will revert to an internal IP address only suitable for stand alone use To restore the default DHCP setup switch the HDX off connect the network and s...

Page 7: ...ing correctly Navigate via the Front Panel Display Interface from the Home Menu to the Quick Play menu and select Play Random to play a track To rip a CD to the HDX hard disk use the front panel open...

Page 8: ...m digital input These TosLink and BNC outputs duplicate the analogue outputs 3 2 10 Power Supply Upgrade Enables the connection of an upgrade XPS or 555PS power supply The link plug fitted must be rem...

Page 9: ...pply mains input and fuse SXPS Burndy Cable mains input and fuse power switch Cable direction marker THE HDX REQUIRES MAINS POWER AT ALL TIMES WITH OR WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY THE SXPS BURNDY...

Page 10: ...provides the following pages and functions Now Playing Displays the track currently playing its associated information and any associated artwork Touching the Now Playing screen will also open a temp...

Page 11: ...c Location Opens a menu illustrated below showing the music storage locations available to the HDX Selecting one of the locations restricts browsing or searching to that location Note If no external s...

Page 12: ...a list of last played albums together with Play Add Tracks and Info buttons Newest Displays a list of newest most recently ripped albums together with Play Add Tracks and Info buttons 4 4 The Internet...

Page 13: ...Gorman Podcast Dave Gorman Midwee Podcast 8 June Dave Gorman Midwee Podcast 1 June Dave Gorman Midwee Podcast 25 Ma Dave Gorman Midwee Podcast 18 Ma Dave Gorman Midwee Podcast 11 Ma 1 of 11 Select Que...

Page 14: ...change track order or remove tracks and Delete the entire playlist 4 6 Playlists A playlist is a list of tracks collected together and saved with a specific name favourites perhaps or party tracks Pl...

Page 15: ...ing Monitor Selecting Ripping Monitor opens a page illustrated below that displays the HDX s ripping activity Ripping can be stopped by selecting the abort function or pressing the HDX front panel ope...

Page 16: ...back hardware 320kb for hi fi systems 224kb for personal audio players 160kb for televisions and and 128kb for mobile phones MP3 file size falls with decreasing conversion rate however audio quality w...

Page 17: ...t To play a CD in Play Mode open the HDX drawer and insert the CD The CD will begin playback automatically The Current Playlist menu will list the tracks on the CD as if it were a playlist Use either...

Page 18: ...tached UPnP compatible playback device Selecting UPnP Settings from the System menu opens the UPnP Settings Menu to enable the HDX UPnP settings to be configured appropriately Note For HDX internet ra...

Page 19: ...z Max Converts very high sample rate files 96kHz to 96kHz to ensure they can be played at the highest possible sample rate on playback hardware that supports a maximum of 96kHz Best Compatibility Enab...

Page 20: ...s function regardless of the handset mode Mute Mutes the preamplifier or AV processor audio output These keys function regardless of the the handset mode Info Displays information about the currently...

Page 21: ...the local analogue and digital outputs Note Memory sticks connected via USB must be in FAT FAT32 or NTFS format Apple Macintosh formats are not compatible Note Other playback file formats may be adde...

Page 22: ...ont Panel Display Interface Ripping Monitor page When the HDX has ripped the CD and downloaded its associated data it will eject the CD automatically As soon as a CD has been ejected the HDX is ready...

Page 23: ...s figure depends on the speed of the file storage device The music files found by the HDX on network shares will be incorporated into its database and remembered until any changes are identified irres...

Page 24: ...switched on and configured to be shared It may also be useful to give the device an appropriate name In the illustrations following the Network Share is called Network Music It is important that the N...

Page 25: ...ore will then take lowest priority position in the list of Music Stores but be available for promotion to a higher priority if desired via the Manage Music Stores menu To lower the priority of a Music...

Page 26: ...em ManageMusic EditGenres AssignGenres RenameMusic DeleteMusic MoveMusic BackupMusic RecycleBin SystemSettings Language DisplaySettings CalibrateScreen DateandTime CleanDisplay RiporPlayMode PlayRando...

Page 27: ...in the example above should specify the network name of your HDX This can be found via the HDX System Status menu See Section 4 8 8 Browsing to the HDX reveals two folders Music and Downloads The Down...

Page 28: ...where on the network and then copy and paste them to the Downloads folder The HDX will make the files available for selection and playback only once the copy operation is complete and it has scanned t...

Page 29: ...by all the other items on the network DHCP is a set of rules that enable the automatic allocation of addresses as items are connected or switched on while connected to the network The HDX is set up b...

Page 30: ...prove reliability and in some cases read and write speeds Ripping Ripping is the slang term for extracting and storing the audio data from a CD The HDX is unusual in ripping the audio data repeatedly...

Page 31: ...1A 2B 3C 4D 5E 6F on rear panel eg A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 on rear panel eg NSHDX89B5 NSHDXxxxx where xxxx is last 4 digits of MAC Address 11 HDX Specifications Line Output DIN and RCA Phono 2 1V 1kHz Outpu...

Page 32: ...gree that your non exclusive license to use the DigiFi Embedded Software will terminate if you violate these restrictions If your license terminates you agree to cease any and all use of the DigiFi Da...

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