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4.2  The  Browse  Music  Menu

Selecting 

Browse Music

 from the 

Home

 menu will open the 

browse menu, illustrated below, and provide access to the 
library of tracks held either locally on the HDX or on any 
available network or USB storage device.

Albums:

 Displays an alphabetical list of material sorted by 

album. The menu also provides options of 

Play

Add to..

 (a 

playlist), 

Tracks

Info 

and 

View.

Artists:

 Displays an alphabetical list of material sorted by 

artist. The menu also provides options of 

Play

Add to..

 (a 

playlist), and 

Info.

Note:

 The icon to the left of the album name indicates the 

file location - local (     ), USB (     ) or network (     ). 

Genres:

 Displays an alphabetical list of the genres assigned 

to albums. The menu also provides options to 

Play

Add to..

 

(a playlist), and 

Albums 

(within each genre)

.

Composers:

 Displays an alphabetical list of material sorted 

by composer. The menu also provides options to 

Play

Add 

to..

 (a playlist), and 

Albums 

(by each composer)

.

Conductors:

 Displays an alphabetical list of material sorted 

by conductor. The menu also provides options to 

Play

Add 

to..

 (a playlist), and 

Albums 

(by each conductor)

.

Performers:

 Displays an alphabetical list of material sorted 

by performer. The menu also provides options to 

Play

Add 

to..

 (a playlist), and 

Albums 

(featuring each performer)

.

Music 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 storage (USB or network) is connected 

this screen will not display. The interface will remain at the 
CD Collection browse menu.

All Music

 - music stored both locally (on the HDX’s internal 

hard disk) and on all connected storage hardware. 

CD Collection

 - music stored on the HDX’s internal hard 

disk or on network shared locations converted to the status 
of Music Stores. See Sections 4.8.3, 4.8.4 and 7 for more on 
Network Shares and Music Stores 

USB Music

 - music stored on locally connected USB devices 

(a memory stick for example). 

Network Music

 - music stored on network connected 

hardware (a network hard disk or a shared folder on a 
computer).

Note:

 Network storage converted to Music Store status will 

not be included in the Network Music menu.

Selecting play from any of the 

Browse

 menus will clear 

the current playlist, play the selected item then display 
the Now Playing screen, illustrated below, showing the 
track playing, the artist, the album title and any available 
artwork. Touching the screen will then open a temporary 
floating transport control window containing play/pause 
(  /  ), step backwards (  ), step forwards (  ), shuffle (   ) 
and repeat buttons (   ).

Note:

 Selecting the handset Home key twice at any time 

will open the Now Playing screen.

Operation  -  The  Front  Panel  Display  Inter face

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Страница 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 ...

Страница 2: ...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 18 6 2 Copyright Issues 18 7 External Storage 19 7 1 USB Storage Devices 19 7 2 Network Shares 19 7 3 Music Stores 19 7 4 Adding a Music Store 20 8 Interface Menu Structure 22 9 Hard Disk Player Terminolo...

Страница 3: ...s integrated These different user interfaces are introduced in Section 1 1 while the touch screen controlled Front Panel Display Interface is described in detail in Section 4 If the HDX is your first experience of a network connected product you may find it worthwhile to read the glossary in Section 9 before moving on to installation and operation 1 1 HDX User Interfaces Unlike a conventional item...

Страница 4: ...nabled web browser Duplicates functionality of Front Panel and External Display Interfaces Network connection required Controls local outputs 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 required NaimNet StreamNet StreamNet compliant network touch scre...

Страница 5: ...d 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 switch it on again 2 1 1 Network Hardware Wired network connection is strongly recommended for the most consistent and secure HDX operation Ethernet over mains hardware may be used and provides a simp...

Страница 6: ...ver can be re enabled 2 6 First Use The HDX is shipped with some music files already stored on its hard disk One of these can be used to check that playback is operating 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 button to open the CD drawer Inser...

Страница 7: ...ve called HDX Backup Again from the NAS drive setup menus create a new backup job Select a remote time stamp backup and type the HDX network name or address NSHDX89B5 or 192 168 0 5 for example in the host text field In the path field type Music If login and password fields are provided leave them blank If a connection test facility is provided within the setup menus use it and wait for a positive...

Страница 8: ...em 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 removed See Diagram 3 3 THE SXPS BURNDY CABLE ONLY MUST BE USED TO CONNECT THE XPS OR 555PS POWER SUPPLIES Note Both the HDX and upgrade power supply must be switched off when the link plug is removed a...

Страница 9: ...upply 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 CABLE ONLY MUST BE USED TO CONNECT THE XPS OR 555PS POWER SUPPLIES ...

Страница 10: ...rowse 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 Displays the track currently playing its associated information and any associated artwork Touching the Now Playing screen will also open a temporary floating transport control window containing play pause...

Страница 11: ...ic 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 storage USB or network is connected this screen will not display The interface will remain at the CD Collection browse menu All Music music stored both locally on the HDX s internal hard disk and on a...

Страница 12: ...ogether 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 newest most recently ripped albums together with Play Add Tracks and Info buttons 4 4 The Ripping Monitor Screen Selecting Ripping Monitor from the Home menu will open a page illustrated below t...

Страница 13: ...t 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 Playlists are created by locating the desired items then adding them to either a new or existing playlist An item may be a single track a whole album an entire genre or any group of items generated fro...

Страница 14: ...be un 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 Network Share Selecting Network Shares opens the Network Shares menu and provides options to Manage Shares Refresh All Shares and Add New Share Manage Shares Displays a list of connected or previousl...

Страница 15: ...ly be created from existing empty Network Shares Note Network Shares converted to Music Store status are not automatically backed up by the HDX They must be backed up manually Note Individual Music Stores may be locked to prevent ripped data being stored If the primary Music Store is locked the next in line will automatically be used to store newly ripped data Operation The Front Panel Display Int...

Страница 16: ...lbums 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 displays albums listed by artist Delete Music Enables Albums to deleted Selecting Albums displays a list of items and provides the option to delete the selected album Selecting Artists displays albums listed by artist Note Del...

Страница 17: ...ck device will display when accessing the HDX Compatibility Select Compatibility to specify the audio data Stream Format that the HDX will stream to the UPnP playback device and to switch CD artwork transmission to the playback device on or off The Stream Format options available are Native CD 44 1kHz 16 bit and Convert to WAV Native Streams audio files in the same format as they are stored CD 44 ...

Страница 18: ...ys 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 selected item Page Selects the next 6 or previous 5 interface menu page Navigation Navigates around and selects 3456 menu icons ok Confirms icon selection Back Steps back one interface page Home Sele...

Страница 19: ...es can also be played by the HDX 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 in the future Contact your Naim retailer or distributor for more information 5 2 NaimNet Network Playback The HDX is compatible with all NaimNet StreamNet enabled devices In addition to...

Страница 20: ...l 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 to rip the next one The Ripping Monitor menu provides feedback on progress as the ripping process takes place The CD will be included in the HDX s music library listing about 1 minute after it has been succes...

Страница 21: ...is 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 irrespective of the HDX being switched off In order for network shared music files to be available to the HDX for network or local playback various conditions must be met Folders containing audio files mu...

Страница 22: ... 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 Network Share to be converted to a Music Store contains no existing files Note Naming the Network Share must be done via the connected computer operating system Network Shares are only enabled automat...

Страница 23: ...tore 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 Store select the desired store followed by Down To raise the priority of a Music Store select the desired store followed by Up ...

Страница 24: ...Music DeleteMusic MoveMusic RecycleBin SystemSettings Language DisplaySettings CalibrateScreen DateandTime CleanDisplay PlayRandom RandomPlaylist PlayNewest PlayRecent PlayPopular Trackinformationdisplayedwith artworkandtransportcontrols Displaystrackplaying andplaybacklist Displaysrippingprogressinformation Browse Music MusicLocation AllMusic CDCollection USBMusic NetworkMusic Performers Conducto...

Страница 25: ... identified 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 by default to use DHCP Digital Rights Management DRM Digital Rights Management refers to the data embedded in some music files that restricts copying and playback Material downloaded from th...

Страница 26: ... and storing the audio data from a CD The HDX is unusual in ripping the audio 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 network routers include a broadband modem to connect the network to the internet and many also include a wireless element that en...

Страница 27: ...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 Specifications Line Output DIN and RCA Phono 2 1V 1kHz Output Impedance 22Ω maximum Frequency Response 10Hz 20 kHz 0 1 0 5dB Distortion and Noise 0 1 10Hz 18kHz at full level Phase Response Linear phase absolute phase correct Disc Compatibility Red Book compat...

Страница 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 Database and DigiFi Embedded Software DigiFi LIMITED reserves all rights in the DigiFi Embedded Software including all ownership rights You agree that DigiFi may enforce its rights under this Agreement...

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