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Fiio X7 User Manual

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  • Page 1 X7 Users’ Guide (applies to FW1.8 and later)
  • Page 2 To let you better utilize the X7 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 X7 and unleash its full potential.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C. Pure Music / Android Mode switch D. Wireless connectivity .................. 8 …..................11 E. Firmware update F. Pictorial guide to operating the X7 ............14 1. Andriod mode ......................14 2. FiiO Music ........................24 ....................31 3. Pure Music Mode .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    DSD decoding, CUE sheets, gapless playback, playing automatically through folders, and graphic equalizers. Based on Android, the X7 allows the user to use his own choice of any Android music player app, and also comes with its native player app FiiO Music, which has been customized in response to research on users’...

  • Page 5: Buttons And Ports Introduced

    B. Buttons and ports introduced 1. Pictorial guide to buttons and ports Note: Ports on different expansion modules may differ. The X7 is shown here with the standard headphone amplifier module AM1 attached at the bottom.
  • Page 6 Light sensor Volume+ Previous track Volume- Next track Power / Lock Play / Pause Micro SD card slot T5 screw T5 screw (expansion (expansion module Indicator module fastener) fastener) light Micro USB port (11-pin, compatible with 3.5mm headphone port FiiO docks)
  • Page 7 / mute. 5) Power / Lock: While X7 is powered off, hold for 2s to turn on; while powered on, hold to display power off / reboot menu; press briefly while powered on to turn screen on / off;...

  • Page 8: Pure Music / Android Mode Switch

    “Android Mode” icon; the player will prompt you on whether to reboot in Pure Music mode. Press OK to reboot the X7 in Pure Music mode, allowing uninterrupted music enjoyment with the built in FiiO Music app.
  • Page 9 1) Pull down the status menu from the upper right of the touchscreen and hold your finger on the Bluetooth icon to open the Bluetooth settings menu; 2) If Bluetooth on the X7 is off, turn it on by flicking the switch on the upper right to the “ON” position on the right;...
  • Page 10 1) Pull down the status menu from the upper right of the touchscreen and hold your finger on the Wi-Fi icon to enter the Wi-Fi settings menu; 2) Slide the WiFi switch to the right (ON) and the X7 will automatically search for and display available WiFi connections:...

  • Page 11: Firmware Update

    Note: when its WiFi is on, the X7 will connect to the WiFi network it last connected to by preference. E. Firmware updates Improper operation during firmware updates may cause the unit to malfunction! Please read the following instructions for firmware updates carefully before proceeding.
  • Page 12 1. Over-the-air automatic updates 1) Turn on the X7’s WiFi and connect to the internet with a suitable hotspot (see section D.2). 2) The X7 would check for over-the-updates and prompt for updating automatically if a newer firmware version is found: 3) Tap “Yes”...
  • Page 13 1) Turn on the X7 in Android mode (refer to Section C). 2) Copy the update zip file provided by FiiO to the internal storage or the SD card inserted into the X7. (it is recommended to copy to the root directory of either; firmware updates will not affect the files or music contained in the X7.)

  • Page 14: Pictorial Guide To Operating The X7

    X7 with the selected zip file: 5) Tap “OK” to start the update. Do not attempt to operate the X7 while the update is ongoing. 6) The X7 will reboot twice, once in update mode, then back into Android mode. The update process is complete when the Android lockscreen appears.
  • Page 15 1) Status bar The status bar at the top of the screen displays various info on the current status of the X7: 10 11 Guide to status bar： 1——Volume icon 2——Current volume 3——Expansion module currently connected 4——Connected to computer via USB 5——FiiO Music running...
  • Page 16 3) Status menu The status menu shows all status settings icons for the X7 in one full page rather than as a scrolling list on top of the notifications panel. To show the status menu, pull down from the right of the top status bar.
  • Page 17 4) FiiO Marketplace With the X7 connected to the internet via WiFi (see section D.2), Tap “FiiO Marketplace” on the Android homescreen to show a list of officially recommended apps for which compatibility with the FiiO X7 has been rigorously tested.
  • Page 18 Tap “technical support” on the Android homescreen to enter the technical support menu, with the following options: Firmware update: tap to manually select an update zip package for updating the X7’s firmware (see section E.2). FAQ: tap to view a compilation of frequently asked questions on the X7 and their answers.
  • Page 19 performance from Android. Thus, some of the settings options differ from usual Android settings and will be explained below:  To enter Settings, tap the cog icon (on the lower right of the homescreen by default). You may also enter the app drawer and tap the cog icon there labelled “Settings). a) Sound Settings—In-line remote Response to in-line remotes on connected headsets may be enabled or disabled by your choice.
  • Page 20 Sound settings—Multifunctional Output The 3.5mm output port at the top of the X7 may output analog line signal or coaxial digital S/PDIF signals. This menu item lets you choose between the two. d) Sound settings—Line out settings Allows setting various parameters of the X7 line output, including: Fixed output level / Adjustable volume: Either one of these may be enabled at any one time.
  • Page 21 e) Sound settings—Gain Sets the gain level of the headphone output to be either High (high volume) or Low (low volume). f) Sound settings—Channel balance Sets the volume balance between the left and right channels. From being biased leftmost (L10) through centred (0) to rightmost (R10), there are 21 settings available.
  • Page 22 Different setting can be made when the X7 is Charging, and when it is Working (powered on). h) Powertimer—Sleep ”Sleep” can be used to turn off the X7 after a set time, regardless of activity. This may be useful for e.g. bedside listening.
  • Page 23 The sleep timer may be set to any number of minutes between 0 (OFF; no timer) and 120. i) Powertimer—Idle poweroff Idle poweroff is a setting for turning off the X7 after a set period of detected inactivity (no button presses or screen touches).

  • Page 24: Fiio Music

    2. FiiO Music The X7 includes the FiiO Music app, a music player application that has been highly customized to make full use of the audio hardware of the X7 and tailored to the usage needs of advanced music enthusiasts.
  • Page 25 (near bottom of menu).  On first launch of FiiO Music, you will be prompted to scan for music on your X7. Tap “scan all” to scan all locations on the X7 automatically, or “scan selected folder(s)” to manually select locations to be scanned.
  • Page 26 Tap on the name of a song/track to play that track. Albums: displays all albums stored in your X7 according to the chosen order. (Tap the blue circle in the lower right to choose between sorting by number of tracks in the album and album name) Tap an album to view the tracks within that album.
  • Page 28 Sliding your finger right over a list item reveals four options. From left to right they are: Add to favorites: add the song or the songs contained in the list item to the Favorites playlist. Add to playlist: add the song or the songs contained in the list item to a playlist of your choosing. Play over Bluetooth: play the song or the songs contained in the list item over Bluetooth.
  • Page 29 Referring to the numbering of the buttons above, the buttons in this screen are as follows: 1) Home: return to App homepage (see section F.2.1); 2) Search: Tap to show a fullscreen search pane for all songs on the X7. Searching of track title, album name and artist name are supported. Recent searches are saved;...
  • Page 30 3) Equalizer: tap to open the equalizer control panel; 4) Play via Bluetooth: button to toggle between playing the present track through Bluetooth or wired headphones. Opens Bluetooth pairing screen if no Bluetooth audio devices are connected (see section D.1); 5) Play / Pause: Plays / pauses the present track, whichever is applicable;...
  • Page 31 No operation for 2s or click “Back” button, it can hide the volume adjustment window. 4) Equalizer FiiO Music incorporates a graphic equalizer. One may choose between the given genre presets directly, or adjust the ten frequency bands from 31 to 16000Hz independently from -6 to +6 dB, thus satisfying your personalized listening needs and adapting to your listening equipment.

  • Page 32: Pure Music Mode

    3. Pure Music Mode The operation of the X7 in Pure Music mode is similar to in Android mode, with the exception that the X7 will be in FiiO Music all the time. In this mode, all background Android processes will be disabled to allow for a smoother music experience.

  • Page 33: Faq

    ②The temperature of the X7 will rise somewhat when charging and playing; this is normal. ③Charging time of the X7 from empty to full will be lengthened as a result of part of the charging current being diverted to power the X7.

  • Page 34: Transferring Songs

    What operating systems does the X7 support? A: The X7 supports windows XP and x86 and x64 versions of Windows 7, 8 and 10, as well as Apple’s Mac OS. Linux is supported in general, however full compatibility with all the varieties of Linux is not guaranteed.

  • Page 35: Firmware Updates

    X7? 。A: Simply drag and drop folders of music from your computer to the X7, which appears as a regular removable USB drive. If you prefer to use a music library management program on your computer, you may use any management program that supports library management of connected regular removable USB drives.

  • Page 36: Storage

    Q: Why does X7 not show the cue file in the micro SD card when browsing files? A: Since it has been already been used by the X7 to split the cue’d file into multiple tracks (which are shown).
  • Page 37 Then connect the LINE/COAX OUT port on top of the X7 to the line in / aux in port of your equipment via an appropriate interconnect. The Line Out is a standard high level line output and is for connecting to line inputs such as that on headphone amplifiers, AV receivers, loudspeaker preamps, powered speakers, etc.

  • Page 38: Connecting With Other Audio Equipment

    S/PDIF input with an appropriate RCA coaxial cable. Note: Because of the shared pinout of the X7’s line / coaxial output port, it is not compatible with direct 3.5mm coaxial cables except those specially designed for the X3II / X5II / X7 with an appropriately wired 3.5mm TRRS jack.
  • Page 39 DAPs typically performing computation, DAC and amplification all on the SoC. Apart from outputting more power to your headphones, a lot of this power is also dissipated as heat, thus causing the X7 to heat up slightly in operation; but this does not endanger the X7 or the listener in any way.
  • Page 40 A: The notifications bar shade for the X7 is split left and right. Pull down from the left to show system notifications in detail or pull down from the right to show all quick settings in one fullscreen menu.

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