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Operation  -  Exter nal  Storage

7  External  Storage

HDX-SSD is not only able to replay material ripped and stored on network attached 
storage but can also replay material stored on other relatively small capacity devices 
temporarily connected via one of its USB interface sockets.

7.1  USB  Storage  Devices

A locally connected storage device will most likely be 
a memory stick connected to one of the HDX-SSD’s USB 
sockets.

Note:

 The amount of music stored on an external device 

determines how long the HDX-SSD will spend scanning 
the device when it is first connected before the music is 
available to browse.

Note:

 Locally connected devices are re-scanned every 

time the HDX-SSD starts up.

The tracks found by the HDX-SSD on locally connected 
storage will only be held in its database while the storage is 
connected and switched on.

Note:

 Local connection is only intended for relatively small 

music collections on temporarily connected memory sticks. 
Any large capacity storage should always be connected 
via a network.

In order for USB stored music to be available to the HDX-
SSD, for playback various conditions must be met:

• 

 Music files must be in AAC, FLAC, MP3, or WAV 

formats (up to 24 bit, 192kHz).

• 

 Music files must be unprotected by DRM encoding 

that restricts them to specific playback hardware.

7.2  Network  Shares

Before material stored on shared network devices can 
be accessed by the HDX-SSD, it must scan the network 
to identify the address of each share and to build a 
database of the locations and details of the available 
audio files.

The HDX-SSD automatically scans the network when first 
switched on and will then periodically scan to find new 
network shares and identify any changes to the available 
audio files. It may however take a considerable time 
following connection of the HDX-SSD to the network for 
changes to be reflected in the HDX-SSD’s database.

Note:

 Network scanning is carried out at up to several 

hundred files per minute although this figure depends on 
the speed of the file storage device.

The music files found by the HDX-SSD on network shares will 
be incorporated into its database and remembered until 
any changes are identified, irrespective of the HDX-SSD 
being switched off.

In order for network shared music files to be available 
to the HDX-SSD, for network or local playback various 
conditions must be met:

• 

 Folders containing audio files must be set up to 

be “shared”. Refer to the folder’s host computer 
operating system user manual for details on setting 
up shared folders.

• 

 Music files must be in AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV, Apple 

Lossless, Ogg, AIFF or WMA formats (up to 24 bit, 
192kHz).

• 

 Music files must be unprotected by DRM encoding 

that restricts them to specific playback hardware.

Network shares can be viewed and managed from the 
Front Panel interface Network Shares menu. See Section 
4.8.3

7.3  Music  Stores

Any Network Share can be converted to operate as a 
HDX-SSD Music Store – a location where the data from 
ripped CDs is stored. At least one Network Share must be 
given Music Store status when the HDX-SSD is first installed.

Promoting further network shares to Music Store status may 
be appropriate if the first used Network Share is becoming 
full, or if rip storage distributed across multiple network 
shares provides enhanced network convenience or data 
security.

Note:

 Enhanced data security is only likely if the network 

share is a RAID device.

Note: 

When a Network Share is converted to Music Store 

status it will no longer appear in HDX-SSD’s Network Shares 
list.

Music Stores are used as rip locations by the HDX-SSD in 
order of priority. CDs will be ripped automatically to the 
highest priority Music Store until it is full, when the next 
priority Music Store will be used.

Network Shares can be converted to Music Store status 
via the 

Add New Store

 option of the 

Music Stores Menu

See the following section and Section 4.8.4 for more 
information on Music Stores.

Important: Files should never be added to or deleted from 
Music Stores via an alternative computer operating system.

Note:

 This is because Music Stores contain not only the 

ripped CD data files but also the associated database 
and meta-data files. External manipulation of a Music 
Store will almost certainly result in database or meta-data 
corruption.

Summary of Contents for HDX-SSD - REFERENCE ISSUE 1

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

Page 2: ...ay Menu 12 4 8 The System Setup Menu 12 4 9 Handset Functions 16 5 Playback 17 5 1 Local Playback 17 5 2 NaimNet Network Playback 17 5 3 UPnP Network Playback 17 6 Ripping 18 6 1 The Ripping Process 1...

Page 3: ...ntroduced in Section 1 1 while the touch screen controlled Front Panel Display Interface is described in detail in Section 4 If the HDX SSD is your first experience of a network connected product you...

Page 4: ...ash enabled web browser Duplicates functionality of Front Panel and External Display Interfaces Network connection required Controls local outputs only Desktop Client Computer running Windows XP Provi...

Page 5: ...y Contact your retailer installer or Naim Audio directly if this appears to be the case 2 1 1 Network Hardware Wired network connection is strongly recommended for the most consistent and secure HDX S...

Page 6: ...t the necessary Network Attached Storage NAS disk drive is appropriately configured connected to the network and switched on Section 7 of this manual describes the use and configuration of external st...

Page 7: ...AS drive setup menus create a new backup job Select a remote time stamp backup and type the HDX SSD NAS drive network name or address 192 168 0 5 for example in the host text field In the path field t...

Page 8: ...io system 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 mus...

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

Page 10: ...owse and find menus and the back button These icons remain present in all menus and screens Selecting each of the options on the Home menu provides the following pages and functions Now Playing Displa...

Page 11: ...each performer Music Location Opens a menu illustrated below showing the music storage locations available to the HDX SSD Selecting one of the locations restricts browsing or searching to that locati...

Page 12: ...er with Play Add add the selected Album to a playlist Tracks and Info buttons Last Played Displays a list of last played albums together with Play Add Tracks and Info buttons Newest Displays a list of...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...n docked and un docked devices can be removed from the list 4 8 3 Network Shares Music files stored on network connected hardware a network hard disk or a shared folder on a computer is known as a Net...

Page 15: ...on of new Music Stores Music Stores can only be created from existing empty Network Shares Note Individual Music Stores may be locked to prevent ripped data being stored If the primary Music Store is...

Page 16: ...Rename Music Enables Albums Artists and Tracks to be renamed Selecting Albums displays a list of items and provides options to rename the selected album its tracks or its artist Selecting Artists disp...

Page 17: ...vice will display when accessing the HDX SSD Compatibility Select Compatibility to specify the audio data Stream Format that the HDX SSD will stream to the UPnP playback device and to switch CD artwor...

Page 18: ...eys 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 currentl...

Page 19: ...be played locally 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 added as firmware updates...

Page 20: ...celled once underway by pressing the HDX SSD front panel open button or selecting Abort on the Front Panel Display Interface Ripping Monitor page When the HDX SSD has ripped the CD and downloaded its...

Page 21: ...c files found by the HDX SSD on network shares will be incorporated into its database and remembered until any changes are identified irrespective of the HDX SSD being switched off In order for networ...

Page 22: ...ched 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 Netwo...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...ic DeleteMusic MoveMusic RecycleBin SystemSettings Language DisplaySettings CalibrateScreen DateandTime CleanDisplay PlayRandom RandomPlaylist PlayNewest PlayRecent PlayPopular Trackinformationdisplay...

Page 25: ...entified 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 SSD...

Page 26: ...io data repeatedly to minimise errors There are some copyright and legal issues to consider when ripping CDs Router A router is an item of network hardware that controls network traffic Many home netw...

Page 27: ...panel eg 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 10 HDX SSD Specifications Line Output DIN and RCA Phono 2...

Page 28: ...agree 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 D...

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