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Summary of Contents for CocktailAudio X12
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2-4. X12 purchased without storage …….………………………………………………….……..……………. 13 2-4-1. HDD installation ……………………………………………………………………………..…………… 13 2-4-2. HDD Format …………………………………………………………….………………………..…………. 13 2-5. X12 purchased with an internal storage installed …………….…..………….……………..……. 13 3. Connection ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 3-1. Power connection ……………………………………………………………………........13 3-2. External devices connection ...……………………………………………………………..…………………. 13 4. - Page 3 5-1-7. Backup ……………………………………………………………………………..…..….…………..…………19 5-1-8. Restore …………………………………………………………………………..………………….…..………..19 5-2. CD Ripping ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………………. 19 5-2-1. Bit Rate and Quality ………………………………………………………….………………………….. 20 5-2-2. Audio Rip Format (CD Rip Format) ……………………..…………..…………….…………….. 20 5-2-3. FreeDB TextCode ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 5-2-4. FreeDB Install ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 5-2-5. FreeDB Update ……………………………………………………………………………………………... 21 5-3.
- Page 4 7-1. When the X12 is connected to network (Internet)…………….………….….……….……………. 42 7-1-1. Ripping All ……………………………………………………………………………….…….…...…………… 43 7-1-2. Ripping Track ………………………………………………………………………….….…...………………. 44 7-2. In the case that X12 is NOT connected to network (Internet) ……..…..….…….….…..…… 45 7-2-1. Ripping All ………………………………………………………………………………………….….…..…….. 45 7-2-2. Ripping Track ………………………………………………………………………….….……….….…...…… 46 7-3.
- Page 5 10. Audio CD direct play ………………………………………….……………….……………..…….…….…..….…….. 53 10-1. If the X12 is connected to a network (Internet)………………….………….…………..….….…. 53 10-2. If the X12 is NOT connected to network (Internet) ……………………….………..……..… 54 10-3. In case that you have installed the FreeDB data onto the hard disk of the X12 …………………………………………………………………………………..…..…...…...…….
- Page 6 14-1-5-2. Where is the recorded file stored?............... 63 14-1-5-3. The recorded file name structure………………………….…..….…….…….….. 64 14-1-5-4. How to edit the recorded file …………………………………...……...…….……. 64 14-1-6. Reservation Recording …………………………………………………………..….…….………… 65 14-1-6-1. How to set reservation recording ………………………….….…….…….……… 65 14-1-6-2. How does the reservation recording start …………….……..………………. 65 14-2.
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Page 7: Important Safety Instructions
18-10. Sleep mode ………………………………………………………………………..…………..………..….……. 79 18-11. Auto Play ……………………………………………………………………………..……..….…………..….….. 79 18-12. Shortcut to find file in all list modes ………………………………………………….……………. 80 18-13. Seek function on the Playing Screen…………… ………………………………………………….. 80 19. Specification ……………………………………………………………………….………..………...…………………..81 20. Troubleshooting …………………………………………………………….………………………..……………….….. 82 Important safety instructions For your own safety, please read the following important safety instructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the main power supply. - Page 8 the unit, exposure to rain or moisture, does not operate properly, or has been dropped. WARNING Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than a minute.
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Page 9: Product Overview
1. Product overview 1-1. Top View ① Fn : Function key to combine with F1 ~F6 keys. ② Volume Down ③ Volume Up ④ Stop ⑤ CD eject ⑥ Return: Go back to upper level ⑦ Menu: Show up menu ⑧... -
Page 10: Rear View
1-3. Rear View ① Power Switch ② Ethernet LAN ③ AC Adaptor (24V/3.5A) ④ Loudspeaker connector (8Ω ,Right) ⑤ Analog In ⑥ Digital Out (Optical) ⑦ Digital Out (COAXIAL) ⑧ Passive cooling system (Heat sink) ⑨ Analog Out (Variable) ⑩ Loudspeaker connector (8Ω, Left) ⑪... -
Page 11: View Of Remote Control And Key Function
1-4. View of Remote Controller and each key’s function POWER: Power ON/OFF HOME: Go to home screen SEARCH: Pop up search menu Alphanumeric: Enter number & alphabet/Seek at Playing Screen mode NOW PLAYING: Go to Playing Screen STOP: Stop playing MENU: Popup menu ARROW: Move cursor to upper side ARROW: Move cursor to left side... -
Page 12: Prepare
2. Prepare 2-1. Check the contents of X12 package ① X12 unit, ② Remote control + AAA Battery x 2EA ③ Power cord ④ Manual ⑤ FreeDB data CD ⑥ HDD Adapter for 2.5inch hard disk or SSD installation ⑦ Screw for HDD installation with HDD Adapter ⑧... -
Page 13: X12 Purchased Without Storage
2-4. X12 purchased without storage. You need a 3.5” or 2.5” SATA hard disk or SSD, and install it into the X12 like below picture and format it. For formatting of the installed storage into X12, please refer to the 5-7-6. Format Storage (Page 34) 2-4-1. -
Page 14: Turn On And Start
Switch the unit on at the rear of the X12. Power it on using the remote control or the power button on the top of the X12. The X12 should take about one minute to boot up as it is looking to see if a network is connected. -
Page 15: Setup
5. SETUP Go into SETUP menu with remote controller. You can select each item with the arrow key and confirm it with the OK button. 5-1. Music DB Select the Display Mode and confirm with the OK button. 5-1-1. Display Mode You may set one of eight (8) options, see below. -
Page 16: Album View
5-1-2. Album View You can set the list to show albums in the Music DB by its album name (text) or album cover art using this setup.( ※ default : text mode ) ※ Artist view, Artist view, Genre view, Composer view and Track view are also available. 5-1-3. -
Page 17: Recovery
‘Rename, Delete, Copy to DB, or CD ripping’ etc. If there are errors in the Music DB, the X12 may not play the files properly or may not rip CDs properly. The Music DB Recovery function will help to clear these problems. -
Page 18: On Hdd(Or Usb)
5-1-5-3. To create ‘Recovery MM-DD hh-mm’ folder automatically on HDD (or USB) During Music DB Recovery run, the X12 creates a ‘Recovery MM-DD hh-mm’ folder automatically on the internal HDD (or USB). The checked files or album folders will be stored (moved) there. -
Page 19: Backup
※You need an external USB hard disk drive which has a bigger capacity than the Music DB. ① Connect the external USB HDD to the USB host port of the X12. ② Go to Music DB of SETUP and select Backup, and confirm with the OK button. -
Page 20: Bit Rate And Quality
5-2-1. Bit Rate and Quality You can select bit rate and the quality level for ripping to MP3 files. There are two (2) items.(This is for ripping a CD to an MP3 file) □ Compressed Rate : 128K / 192K / 320K [default] 192K □... -
Page 21: Freedb Textcode
5-2-4. FreeDB Install You can install the FreeDB data to the storage of the X12 as a FreeDB data (DVD) is supplied by the manufacturer. Once you install the FreeDB data to the X12 the inserted CD information (metadata like title, album name, artist, etc) will be displayed on the X12 screen without network connection. -
Page 22: Player View
5-3-1. Player View You can set one of the following; Cover & List, Music Info or List Only. ※ NOTE : Using INFO button of remote control, you can change player view to Cover & List, Music Info or List Only like below. ※... -
Page 23: Drc (Dynamic Range Compression) Mode
4) 96Khz : Max 96KHz frequency ※ Default: 96KHz 5-3-5. Speaker Out You can set as ON or OFF here. When you want to use the amplifier of the X12, the speaker out should be set as ON ※ Default : ON 5-3-6. Analog Out... -
Page 24: Gapless Play
5-3-7. Gapless Play The X12 supports gapless playback function for MP3 files, WAV and FLAC files only. ※ Default : ON 【 TIP 】 ※LAME-encoded MP3 files only supported ※The Gapless play function works properly on ‘Repeat All’ and ‘Normal’ modes only. For example in ‘Shuffle’... -
Page 25: Wired Setup
④ The screen to the left will be shown if the network is connected successfully. 5-4-2. Wireless Setup. The X12 offers two kinds of method for wireless network connection 5-4-2-1 Scan AP List (Open SSID) ① Select ‘Wireless Setup’ and confirm with OK key. -
Page 26: Set Ap Manually (Hidden Ssid)
③ Select proper AP and confirm with OK key. ④ If the AP has a password, enter it and select OK and cofirm OK key. The screen to the left will be shown if the network is connected successfully. ※ With CAP/NUM key of remote control, you can toggle number, capital, small alphabet or symbols for typing. -
Page 27: Wireless Info
④ Enter host name and workgroup name and select OK and confirm with the OK button. ※ How to see the folders of the X12 hard disk on your PC screen (based on Window 7 ) ① Click the ‘START’ icon on the left/bottom on your monitor. -
Page 28: Network Sharing (Samba Client)
5-5-2 Network Sharing (Samba Client) You can connect the X12 and the storage devices in the same network. If you want to stream the file in remote devices and play it with the X12, you need to do ‘network sharing’ first as below. -
Page 29: Web Server
5-5-3 Web Server With the Web Server function of the X12, you can enjoy the following functions: Add album cover art to all albums stored (ripped) in the X12 Music DB through Internet. Edit ID3-tag information of each song ... -
Page 30: How To Enable Web Server
Select Reinstall and confirm with the OK key to run it as shown below. 5-5-3-2. How to start WebInterface The X12 WebInterface is available in two formats; one for PC (tablet PC also), the other is for smart phones. ① You can get the IP address of your X12 from SETUP. - Page 31 Main Screen ※ Refer to the X12- WebInterface User Guide to learn how to use the WebInterface. Place the mouse cursor on the cocktailAudio. The popup menu will show up like below. You can select one of nine (9) items according to your purpose.
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Page 32: Upnp Server
※What you can do with FTP Server function? After installing FTP software like ‘File Zilla’ onto your PC, you can copy, delete or move files or folders between X12 hard disk and your PC hard disk. 5-6. Internet Service This setup is for Online Music Service like Simfy and Qobuz. -
Page 33: Qobuz
③ Put user name and password ④ Then, you can use Simfy. ※ For detail information on how to use Simfy, please refer to the Simfy User Guide. 5-6-1 Qobuz How to use Qobuz service is exactly same as Simfy. Please go to www.qobuz.com to get more information. -
Page 34: Resume Play
5-7-5. HDD Sleep You can make X12 HDD go to sleep mode by this setting. There are five (5) options like OFF, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min and 1 Hour. During the selected time, if no access to HDD, the HDD goes into sleep mode. -
Page 35: Brand New Hdd (Not Partitioned Hdd)
5-7-6-1. Brand New HDD (not partitioned HDD) ※ NOTE 1: X12 provides two kinds of file systems for hard disk format. One is NTFS, the other is Linux file system. You may select one of them during hard disk format procedure. -
Page 36: File System Fix
You can check and fix the NTFS file system or Linux file system of the X12 HDD as follows. Select File System Fix and confirm with the OK key. 【 Caution 】 We recommend you NOT to run this function if the file system of the X12 hard disk has no problems. -
Page 37: Auto Shutdown
② Select Auto Shutdown and confirm with the OK key ③ Select from the list and confirm. ④ You can set the time on the X12 ⑤ Once the time is set move cursor onto the OK icon and confirm with the OK key. -
Page 38: Scroll Speed
※NOTE D : Auto Shutdown 3 : three H : Hour After 3 hours, X12 will shutdown 5-7-11. Scroll Speed Long text is scrolling on the screen. You can set its speed like below. ※ Default : Level 1 5-7-12. List Line Count The number of text lines displayed on the screen is selectable according to your taste like below. -
Page 39: Time Format
OK button. All the time options will be displayed as below. 【 TIP 】 Make sure that the X12 is connected to network (internet) before you try time setting by Time Set (Internet). ② Select your preferred time and confirm it with OK button. -
Page 40: Current Firmware
④ Select the storage device containing the new firmware. ⑤ Select xxxxxxxxxx.pkg file and confirm with the OK key Select OK and confirm with the OK button. The X12 will reboot automatically to update the X12. 5-9-3. Update automatically (Automatic Firmware Update by network) The X12 will automatically update the firmware through the network. -
Page 41: What Is Automatic Firmware Update By Network
6-1. What is the CD database (Music DB) of the X12 ? The Music DB is a database of the music loaded (ripped) to the X12 (onto the storage), you can edit the CD information of each track such as the title, album, artist, year and genre, that are stored in the Music DB. -
Page 42: What Is Freedb
CD or no information for a certain CD. 7. CD Loading (Ripping) All music that you load (rip) onto the X12 will be stored in hidden folder (the name of the folder is .DB), that cannot be seen. -
Page 43: Ripping All
⑤ Select one of five (5) options(WAV, ALAC, MP3, OGG, FLAC) and press OK button. Then, the below screen is displayed. The X12 retrieves each information (title, artist, etc) from the FreeDB CD database. ⑥ Move the cursor onto the CD icon like below. -
Page 44: Ripping Track
⑪ The selected art will be downloaded. ⑫ You will be prompted OK/Other/Cancel. ⑬ Select OK to confirm. The confirmed art will be placed onto the CD icon. ⑭ Now, everything is ready to start the CD ripping. Select OK to confirm the start of CD ripping. -
Page 45: In The Case That X12 Is Not Connected To Network (Internet)
【 TIP ③ 】 When a CD is inserted into the optical drive, the X12 loads (rips) the CD to a WAV format first, even if the MP3 option was chosen. The X12 then converts the WAV file into MP3 format afterwards in the background. -
Page 46: Ripping Track
⑩ After entering the info, select OK and confirm it by pressing the OK button. ※ NOTE : You can edit tag information for loaded CDs in Music DB of the X12 easily through WebInterface. 7-2-2. Ripping Tracks This procedure is almost the same except you are required to select the track you wish to load (rip). -
Page 47: To Check The Status Of Cd Ripping And Converting
※ NOTE: If you wish to check the information and the status of the conversion process for the whole of the Music DB of the X12, go to the home screen. Place the cursor on the Music DB icon and Press the INFO key. - Page 48 ② Select the album you wish and confirm with the OK button. All the music in the album is displayed, see below. ③ Select from the music list and confirm with the OK button to start playing the music. Now playing. 【...
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Page 49: Search Function
【 TIP ④ 】 Playing screen ------- press INFO button ------- Detailed info of current music ①Title of current music ①Title of current music. ②Title of previous music ②Artist ③Title of current music ③Album ④Title of next music ④Composer ⑤Play mode ⑤Genre ⑥Alarm set icon ⑥Year... -
Page 50: How To Manage Music Db
8-3. How to manage Music DB The X12 allows you to manage the Music DB. You can delete or rename albums, artists and genre. You can export music from other storage devices (USB memory sticks or other hard disks) to Music DB folder. -
Page 51: How To Export Music From The Music Db To Other Storage Devices
8-3-2. How to export music from the Music DB to other storage devices (HDD or USB). You can export music from the Music DB to other storage devices such as; an external HDD or USB by following the steps below: ①... -
Page 52: History Function
8-3-3. History function You can list a maximum of 10 recently played songs from the Music DB using this function. ① Go into the Music DB ② Press the MENU key ③ Select ‘History’ and confirm with the OK key, as shown in the screen shot on the left. -
Page 53: Editing The Tag Information Of The Music In The Music Db
③ Using the remote control or USB keyboard you can edit the information. ④ Select OK and confirm with the OK button. 【 TIP 】 You can edit loaded CDs in the Music DB of the X12 easily using the WebInterface. Please refer to the X12 – WebInterface User Guide. -
Page 54: If The X12 Is Not Connected To Network (Internet)
③ Select and confirm with the OK button and select the music to play. 【 TIP 】 If you wish, you can import the music on the CD to the Music DB of X12. Press the MENU button on the remote control when on the music list and select Import to DB and confirm... -
Page 55: Playlist
12. Playlist The X12 has three (3) kinds of playlist. The 1 one is just the normal Playlist function, the 2 ‘My Playlist’, and the 3 is ‘Advanced My Playlist’. The normal Playlist does not disappear by stopping or powering off. However, My Playlist and Advanced My Playlist are virtual playlists. The virtual playlist is removed by stopping or powering off. - Page 56 ③ Select New PLS and confirm with the OK button. The screen below is then displayed. ④ Enter a playlist name and select OK. Confirm the selection with the OK button. The album list is then displayed in the Music DB, as shown below.
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Page 57: How To Add Songs To A Playlist Whilst Playing Music
12-1-2. How to add songs to a Playlist whist playing music When you are enjoying music from the Music DB and you come across a track you would like to add to a playlist, you can add it to an existing playlist in the Playlist folder by following these steps: [ Playing Screen ] ①... -
Page 58: How To Edit A Playlist
12-1-4. How to edit a Playlist Go to the Playlist screen. Press the MENU button on the remote control. You can delete existing playlists, add music to existing playlists or clear music from an existing playlist. 12-2. My Playlist (Virtual Playlist) This is a virtual playlist function. -
Page 59: Advanced My Playlist (Virtual Playlist)
Server/Client, you can enjoy various Music Streaming functions with the X12. 13-1. UPnP Server/Client and Samba Server/Client function You can use the X12 together with various kinds of devices that support UPnP Server/Client or Samba Server/Client. If the devices are connected to the X12 through the same network, you can see the devices through the Browser, see below;... -
Page 60: Multiple X12'S On The Same Network
Place the X12 with the storage (music server) in your living room. A second X12 (without storage) is placed in room #1 or room #2. You can then play files from the X12 (music server) on the X12s without storage, see schematic below. -
Page 61: Shareplay Function
14-1. Internet Radio 14-1-1. How to play the Internet Radio. You can enjoy many internet radio stations. The X12 Internet radio is based on the Reciva server. It provides many stations by genre and by country. 【 TIP 】 If the X12 is not connected to a network (Internet), you will not be able to select the i-Service icon. -
Page 62: How To Add Your Favorite Stations Into My Favorites
② Select the Reciva i-Radio and confirm with the OK key. The below screen is then displayed. ③ Here you can select Genre or Country as desired Now playing. 14-1-2. How to add your favorite stations into My Favorites. 【 TIP 】 If you add your favorite radio stations into the My Favorite folder you can find them easily. -
Page 63: How To Run A Search Function On The Internet Radio
※ NOTE 1: We recommend NOT to record continuously for over three (3) hours. ※ NOTE 2: Space required for recording in MP3 format: 1 hour(54MB)/2 hours(108MB)/3 hours(162MB) ※ NOTE 3: X12 will record i-Radio by the formats like MP3, AAC or ASF according to the station’s streaming format. 14-1-5-1. How to record ①... -
Page 64: The Recorded File Name Structure
14-1-5-3. The recorded file name structure The station will show the music title, see below, the recorded file name will be the music title. If the station does not show any title, see screen shot below, the recorded file name will be ‘year- month-day-time (minute/second). -
Page 65: Reservation Recording
3 M ) X12 will start booting up automatically at 3:57PM (3 minutes before set time 4:00PM) X12 will start playing the station at 3:59PM (1 minute before set time 4:00PM). Volume is set as ‘Mute’ automatically. -
Page 66: Online Music Service (Simfy)
X12 will start recording the station at 4:00PM and keep recording until 4:03PM. X12 will power off automatically by itself as soon as it finishes recording at 4:03PM. 2) In case that you keep X30 powered ON after recording setting (e.g. -
Page 67: Usb Host Port For Usb Devices
PCM, PLS, M3U, etc. ① Insert the data CD into the X12. ② Select the Browser icon and confirm with the OK button. You will see the data CD. Select the music you would like and play using the OK button. -
Page 68: File Management
16-2. File Management function 16-2-1. Accessing information on the HDD, USB, folder or file. Place the cursor on each drive and press the INFO key. The information is displayed as shown below. To check the information folder, place the cursor on the folder and press the INFO key. To check the information on a file, place the cursor on the file and press the INFO key. -
Page 69: Tag Edit
16-2-2. TAG Edit This function is only valid for files not for folders or disks. Place the cursor on the file you would like to edit and press the MENU key. Select Edit Tag and the edit screen is displayed, see below. 16-2-3. -
Page 70: Copy Files
16-2-4. Copy Files You can copy files or folders by following the procedure below: ① Place the cursor on the file or folder you would like to copy ② Press the MENU key and select Copy Files. The screen below is then displayed. From here, refer to 8-3-2. -
Page 71: Pls Or M3U Files With Internet Radio Stations
If you wish to play an individual internet radio station using the X12, you will need to create a PLS or M3U file and put the file(PLS or M3U) onto the storage or USB host of the X12. Once you have created the file you can play the station through the X12 Browser, see example below. -
Page 72: Input
17. Input 17-1. How to play an external device via Analog Input As the X12 has an Analog Input, you can connect external devices like TV, player or etc to the X12 and record the audio (signal) coming from outside device. -
Page 73: How To Record
3) 23.19 M / 63.54 G: File size of the recording file / Total size of the storage 17-3. Where is the recorded file stored ? If you start recording, the X12 creates the folders automatically where the recorded files are stored. -
Page 74: How To Edit The Recorded File
17-4. How to edit the recorded file ① Place the cursor on the ANALOG Recording folder or on the recorded file in the folder, and press the MENU button. ② Select TAG Edit and confirm with the OK key, the edit screen will be displayed as follows. -
Page 75: Extra Function
18. Extra Function 18-1. Photo Slide Show ① Prepare photo file in the storage of X12 or in USB. ② While playing music, press MENU key on the Playing Screen to popup menu list like below. -
Page 76: Listing By Text Or Album Cover Art
18-2. Listing by Text or Album cover art You can list up all information (like album, title, genre, artist, etc) on the screen of X12 by text or album cover art. You can select one of text mode and album cover art mode easily using TEXT/ART button of remote control. -
Page 77: Resume Play
18-5. Resume Play When you boot up the X12, it will automatically resume playing the music in the Music DB, Browser or i-Radio from where it was last stopped. Select Resume Play and confirm with the OK key. Set it as ON as shown left. -
Page 78: Alarm Set
⑤ Repeat All: Play all music in an album or in a folder in sequence and repeatedly 18-8. Alarm set You can set six (6) alarm settings on the X12. ① Go to Alarm at SETUP, and confirm it with the OK key. The following screen will appear. -
Page 79: Auto Shutdown
Sleep mode (power off). 18-11. Auto Play When the power is ON, Auto Play function allows the X12 to boot up and start playing automatically the song in the Auto Play folder in the Playlist on the home screen. ① Navigate to the Playlist to Auto Play. -
Page 80: Shortcut To Find File In All List Modes
18-12. Shortcut to find files in all list modes On each list mode if you press an alphabet key on the remote control the cursor will jump to the first file will that character at the beginning. 18-13. Seek function on the Playing Screen At the playing screen you can run a seek function by pressing numeric keys on the remote control. -
Page 81: Specification
19. Specification Model name CA-X12 Remarks Embedded 500Mhz MIPS Host CPU & Main Memory (2Gbit, DDR2 667Mhz) Memory Firmware Memory (2Gbit) CD Player Type Tray loading Supported CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/RW media Display 4.3" TFT LCD (480 x 272 pixels) Interface Remote control, PC, iOS &... -
Page 82: Troubleshooting
2-2. Check for interference from other IR sources 2-3. Reduce the distance between the remote control and the X12. 3. The X12 does not display the network-shared folder on your PC 3-1. Check the network connection status between the X12 and your PC 3-2. - Page 83 6. The disc is skipping 6-1. Check for scratches or dirt. 6-2. Make sure that the X30 is on a firm surface and not subject to vibrations. 7. There is a hum coming from the speaker. Make sure that all cable connections are secure.
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