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To let you better utilize the X1 to enjoy high-quality music, we have prepared this complete user manual and collected and answered some frequently asked questions by users. We hope this manual will help you get to know the X1 and unleash its full potential.
Table of Contents A. Introduction ............3 B. Buttons and Ports ..........3 1. Buttons/Ports Diagram ........3 2. Buttons/Ports Introduced ........4 C. Visual Guide to Menu Operation ......6 1. Main Menu ............6 2. Key Lock Settings ..........7 D.
Introduction The X1 is a high resolution digital audio player, supporting lossy and lossless music formats including MP3, WAV, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC and Ogg Vorbis. A maximum sample rate of 192 kHz/32 bit is supported and other features include In-vehicle Mode and CUE sheets. It's a portable high-performance music player.
10) Power/Lock button: When the unit is powered off, hold the button for two seconds and release it and the X1 will power on (after a brief pause); when the unit is on, press the button briefly to lock / unlock the player, or hold the button for three seconds to power off (hold for ten seconds for a forced shutdown).
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Release the button to resume playing. 12) Micro USB port (11 pin): For data exchanging, battery charging and connection to docking FiiO devices 13) Micro SD card slots: Standard micro SD card slot, supporting micro SD cards up to 256GB...
C. Visual Guide to Menu Operation 1. Main Menu Now Playing: The shortcuts key Buttons and Dials: shows/hides the shortcuts menu. Use the scroll wheel Scroll Wheel: Scrolls through menu to navigate and the Enter items, changes values of selected items key to select items in the Enter / OK: Enters next menu level, shortcuts menu.
Cover Briefly press the shortcut key Lyrics Use the scroll wheel or the "Previous" and "Next" buttons to switch between shortcuts Add/remove from favorites Add to Playlist →| Select between loop all, loop single song, sequential, shuffle, and single play modes respectively Deletes the current song Key Lock Settings...
(you will see the language selection dialog the first time it is turned on). When the X1 is powered on, press and hold the power button to turn it off. After turning on, the X1 displays the main menu. Use the scroll wheel or Previous and Next buttons to choose between the five different options of the main menu –...
For the Default Volume setting, choose between the Memory and Custom options. With memory, when turned on the X1 will be set at the volume that it was at before being turned off. With Custom, you can choose a particular...
Play Through Folders If this is set to On, the X1 will start playing tracks in the current folder. Once it has finished playing the last song in the current folder, it will begin to play the first song in the next folder.
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Press enter, then choose between Automatic and Manual modes. In Manual mode, you must update the media library yourself after transferring new songs onto the X1 by pressing Enter on this option and selecting "Manual" in the sub- menu. In Automatic mode, the X1 will automatically update the media library database after being disconnected from a computer or after having inserted a new micro SD card.
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Vehicle modes. When Storage mode is selected, the X1 acts as a USB storage when hooked up to a computer and data transfer is possible. If the In-Vehicle Mode is selected, when the X1 is hooked up to a 5V car charger via a USB cable...
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6 different themes by using the scroll wheel. o) Supports In-line Headphone Control Either turn ON or OFF in-line controls on the X1. When set to ON, you can play, pause, and change tracks using a CTIA standard headset. When set to off, in- line controls are disabled.
Summary of procedure for upgrading firmware using micro SD card: 1.Copy the X1II.fw file provided by FiiO into the root directory of a micro SD card in FAT32 format; 2.Turn off the X1 and insert the card into X1's micro SD card (if not already inserted);...
F. Tips on usage This section contains some useful tips for you to get the most out of your X1. 1. How to update the media library quickly It is recommended to set System Settings->Update Media Lib to Auto, so that the X1 will update the media library automatically each time after you connect it to the PC or insert/remove a micro SD card.
Q: Can the X1 play songs while charging? A: Yes; no harm will come to the X1 if you use it while charging, in which case it is normal for the X1 to get warm. The reason we recommend turning the X1...
Q: What to do if the X1 gets a little hot when playing songs while charging? A: It is normal for the X1 to get a bit hot in these conditions and this does not endanger the X1 or the listener in any way. If you are worried about this, it is better to take off any casing to expose the X1 to air for cooling down.
A: Yes. Q: Is a driver required for connecting the X1 to computer? A: No driver is required for connecting the X1 to a computer for file transfers. Q: Does the X1 support Linux? A: Theoretically it is supported (as a generic mass storage device), but we cannot guarantee support through actual testing of all the various OSes out there.
FAT32 format. Q: How to format the micro SD card into FAT32 format? 1. Simply insert the card into the micro SD card slot in the X1, go to System Settings->Storage formatting, press OK to select and OK again to confirm formatting the card to FAT32 format.
SD card you inserted is shown correctly (comparing it to the info shown on your computer); if not, try formatting the card using the X1 (this deletes all files on the card; please back up your data and music first) and putting your files back on the card;...
A: Only ANSI, Unicode and UTF-8 (with and without BOM) encodings are supported for ID3 tags and .lrc files to be read by the X1. If the ID3 tags and / or lyrics files are encoded in an unsupported format, rubbish characters will be shown.
7. Connecting To Other Audio Devices Q: How do you connect the X1's line output (LO) to other audio devices? A: The X1's LO is a standard line out that is designed to be connected to external headphone amplifiers, car audio systems, home theater systems, powered speakers, etc.
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