Fiio M3 Pro Complete User's Manual

Fiio M3 Pro Complete User's Manual

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  • Page 2 FiiO Company. To let you better utilize the M3 Pro to enjoy high-quality music, we have prepared this complete user manual and collected answers of some frequently asked questions by users. We hope this manual will help you get to know the M3 Pro and unleash its full potential.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Overview............................- 1 - 2 Buttons and ports..........................- 1 - 2.1 Buttons and ports pictorial guide........................- 1 - 2.2 Buttons and ports operation guide........................- 3 - 2.2.1 Power/lock button.................................- 3 - 2.2.2 Volume up.....................................- 3 - 2.2.3 Play/pause button..................................- 3 - 2.2.4 Volume down..................................
  • Page 4 10.5 Can the M3 Pro be charged by other Micro USB cables?................- 29 - 10.6 Why cannot the M3 Pro be charged or is it charged very slowly by some desktop computers?....- 29 - 10.7 How to tell the charging status of the M3 Pro?..................... - 29 - 10.8 Which operating systems does M3 Pro support for songs copying?.............- 29 -...
  • Page 5 10.24 Does the M3 Pro support CUE sheets?......................- 32 - 10.25 There are CUE files in the TF card, but why can’t they be played in the M3 Pro?........- 32 - 10.26 Why can't I see the CUE files in the Browse file list?.................- 33 - 10.27 How to set to shuffle play across different folders?..................
  • Page 6: Overview

    HiFi and true music. Next, we would like to introduce the M3 Pro with multiple pictures in order to help you be more familiar with it.
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  • Page 8: Buttons And Ports Operation Guide

    3)Under working mode, short press it to wake up or turn off the screen; 4)If the M3 Pro is stuck, long press the power button for 10s to force a shutdown. After that do another 2-second long press to wake it up to normal working.
  • Page 9: Microphone

    It supports a standard micro SD (TF) card, theoretically up to 2T. 2.2.6 Microphone Do not cover the microphone hole when recording, otherwise it would make the recording a bad quality. 2.2.7 USB port It is for data transfer and power charging. 2.2.8 3.5mm headphone output/Line-out With the headphone output and line-out all in one 3.5mm port, it supports TRS and TRRS headphones, except in-line remote control.
  • Page 10: Main Screen And Drop-Down Menu

    Press and hold the power/lock button when the M3 Pro is off. Then it will start up in about 2s. If it is turned on for the first time, there will be a language selection list which you can choose for the system language. Click OK to enter the homepage. In addition, you can also change the language in Settings->System settings->Languages as shown above.
  • Page 11: Lock Screen Clock

    M3 Pro; 4)In the lock screen clock page, if the M3 Pro is playing tracks, long press the volume up button to switch to the next track (short press to increase the volume); long press the volume down button to switch to the previous track (short press to decrease the volume);...
  • Page 12: Status Bar

    3.4 Status bar 3.5 Browse Files Click the Browse files in the homepage when a TF card is inserted). All the files in this TF card can be previewed and played. Click the relating music files to play it. - 7 -...
  • Page 13: Recording

    Swipe from the left of the screen edge to right to return to previous page. Music files would be defaulted to play in sequence following the folder. 3.6 Recording After clicking into the recording screen, the above picture will appear. Press the red icon in this page to start recording.
  • Page 14: Category

    Swipe from the left edge of the screen to right to pop up the he recording stop prompt. Select “Yes” and press OK to stop recording. These recording files will be saved in the folder named Record in the root directory of the SD card. (Notes:1Please insert a TF card before recording, and make sure that it has enough available capacity to save the recording files.
  • Page 15: Artist

    All songs: all songs are summarized in this list. Here you can see all the recognized songs. 3.7.2 Artist The songs will be categorized according to artists marked in ID3, and the artists will be classified according to the album; songs without an artist will be classified as "Unknown artists".
  • Page 16: Update Song Library

    Only users click updating can it be updated. Automatically update means that when connecting the M3 Pro to a computer and transferring data, the song library would automatically be updated once the connection is cut or the TF card is inserted.
  • Page 17: Play Settings

    3.9 Play settings 3.9.1 Play mode The default playing mode is Sequential playing. After the current list is over, there will be no song playing anymore. (If “Play through folders” is ON, it will jump to the next list to continue playing until the last list is over.) The play mode can be set as introduced below.
  • Page 18: Resume Mode

    3.9.2 Resume mode The default is off. At this moment, if the device restarts, the song played before will not be continued. If the resume mode is on, there will be two options available. 1)Track: if the device is turned off during playback and then on, it will continue to play the song played before shutdown, but it will be played from the beginning;...
  • Page 19: Channel Balance

    With this function on, it can be set to any value with 0 to 60. Then every time you restart the device, the volume will be at the set level. 3.9.6 Channel balance If there is unbalance between the left and right sides, slide the central icon or click the +&-icon of the virtual key to adjust the sound output of left and right sides.
  • Page 20: System Settings

    1 to 10 level. 3.10.2 Screen timeout Whether the M3 Pro is playing music or not, its screen will automatically turn off once there is no operation and it reaches to the set time which can be set to 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 90s and 120s.
  • Page 21: Idle Standby

    ② In the case of USB charging, the M3 Pro will be shut down when time is up.) 3.10.4 Sleep Whether the M3 Pro is working or not, it will enter into sleep standby mode if it is set to ON and the time is up to the set value.
  • Page 22: Recording Quality

    The 3.5mm port in the M3 Pro supports both the headphone output and line-out. When it is set to PO, the volume is controlled by the M3 Pro. When it is LO mode, the volume would be fixed at the maximum value. At this time, it may be extremely loud to use headphones.
  • Page 23: Date Setting

    There are 24-hour mode and 12-hour mode for your options. The default mode is 24-hour. After entering the Time setting page, there will be a 24-hour mode item on the top of the display which is default to ON. This means the time would be displayed as 24 hours. If it is switched to OFF, the time would be displayed as 12 hours.
  • Page 24: Language

    It is similar to the time setting. Click the virtual icons to adjust the Year. Slide up and down or click relating numbers to adjust the Month and Day. After completing the setting, swipe from the left edge of the screen to the right to exit the page, and it would save the settings automatically.
  • Page 25: Storage Formatting

    The M3 Pro supports a total of 11 languages consisting of Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Italian. 3.9.12 Storage formatting With a TF card inserted and recognized, the external TF card will be formatted into FAT32 format if selecting Storage formatting and confirm, and it will lost all files.
  • Page 26: Bulk Management

    Play/pause Next track Previous track Playing mode Add to Favorites Add to Playlists EQ、Track info、delete Switch playing modes: click the virtual key in the display to switch playing modes; Add to favorites: add tracks to the Favorites list or remove tracks from it; Click the cover display in the now playing page to switch to lyrics display page;...
  • Page 27 Add to Favorites Select all Add to Playlists Delete In the Browse files page, swipe from the right edge of the screen to the left can pop up the Bulk management menu. Choose files and then click the relating operating key in the bottom of the screen to execute the function.
  • Page 28: A-B Repeat Function Operation Guide

    3.13 A-B repeat function operation guide 1. Enter the now playing menu (lyrics display page); tap the icon on the bottom right corner t o pop up More Operations menu; 2. Tap “Start A-B Repeat”; 3. First tap the“A-B”icon on the upper right corner to confirm the beginning point A; tap th e “A-B”...
  • Page 29: Songs Of Preference

    4. Tap “Stop A-B Repeat” to turn off the function and hide its display icon. 4 Songs of preference ①The M3 Pro has one song built in. By default, when you get the player, you can check this song from “All Songs”, “Artists”, “Albums”, “Genres” and “Recently Added” in the Category list;...
  • Page 30: Book Reader

    5 E-book reader Update e-book library Reread Brightness Font size Select all Delete 1.After inserted a TF card, a folder named “E-book”would be established in this card. Before to read, the TXT files should be put in this TF card so that e-books can be updated and showed up in the e-book reader.
  • Page 31: Calculator

    6 Calculator The M3 Pro has a handy 10-digit display calculator supporting addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, etc. If the calculating is out of the display area, swipe left or right of the screen to view it. 7 Gallery - 26 -...
  • Page 32: Firmware Update

    The M3 Pro supports picture viewing of JPG, PNG and BMP formats. In the picture viewing display, swipe left to view the previous picture and swipe right to the next one; click the display screen to view it in a full view angle.
  • Page 33: Frequently Asked Questions And Answers

    ★The M3 Pro will skip songs with decoding troubles to prevent hang-up. ★If the voltage of the charging adapter is too high, the M3 Pro may be damaged. Please choose an appropriate charger; a DC 5V/1A USB charging adapter is recommended.
  • Page 34: Can I Listen To Music On The M3 Pro During Charging

    10.7 How to tell the charging status of the M3 Pro? When the M3 Pro is charging, the battery icon at the upper corner in the status bar will keep scrolling (If it is powered off, a large battery icon would display in the screen). When the battery icon stops scrolling, the M3 Pro is fully charged.
  • Page 35: What Usb Ports Does The M3 Pro Support

    10.13 How to upgrade the firmware? Please refer to the instructions mentioned above on this manual. 10.14 Would the M3 Pro be frozen if it failed to update? How to solve it if that happened? If it is updated normally, it would not be frozen. But if that happens, please contact support@fiio.net for assistance.
  • Page 36: How Many Storage Capacity Does The M3 Pro Support

    10.18 How to format SD card into FAT32 format? It is recommended to insert the TF card into the M3 Pro and format it into FAT32 in System Settings -> Format. You can also use the card reader to load the TF card to connect to the computer.
  • Page 37: Files On The Fat32 Tf Card Can Only Be Read Partly On The M3 Pro

    10.24 Does the M3 Pro support CUE sheets? It supports external CUE sheets which will be automatically tracked during playback. 10.25 There are CUE files in the TF card, but why can’t they be played in the M3 Pro? - 32 -...
  • Page 38: Why Can't I See The Cue Files In The Browse File List

    M3 Pro does not support CUE files embedded in song files, and not support if the file’s name is different from the CUE file’s. 10.26 Why can't I see the CUE files in the Browse file list? Because the M3 Pro has already traced the files, you can only see independent songs there.
  • Page 39: How To Get Increase Its Battery Life

    The total number displayed by the M3 Pro indicates the files playable by the M3. 10.32 How to get increase its battery life? ①Turn on the "Idle standby" function. The player will enter standby according to the set time if no music is playing and no operations.

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