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(This manual is for use only for reference, and is subject to change without notice.)
Foreword:
Thank you for purchasing the 384KHz/32Bit protable high resolution music player
M3K，launched by FiiO Company (Note: This article is referred to as M3 in the
following). To let you better utilize the M3 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 and unleash
its full potential.
M3K Complete user manual
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- Page 1 Foreword: Thank you for purchasing the 384KHz/32Bit protable high resolution music player M3K，launched by FiiO Company (Note: This article is referred to as M3 in the following). To let you better utilize the M3 to enjoy high-quality music， we have prepared this complete user manual and collected answers of some frequently asked questions by users.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Overview............................. - 1 - 2 Buttons and Ports..........................- 1 - 2.1 Buttons/Ports Diagram: ........................- 1 - 2.2 Buttons and ports introduced..........................- 2 - 2.2.1 Power/lock button................................- 2 - 2.2.2 Volume up.....................................- 2 - 2.2.3 Volume down..................................- 2 - 2.2.4 Confirm button.................................. - Page 3 3.8.1 Play mode..................................... - 8 - 3.8.2 Resume mode..................................- 8 - 3.8.3 Playback gap..................................- 8 - 3.8.4 Max volume..................................- 9 - 3.8.5 Default volume..................................- 9 - 3.8.6 Fixed volume setting................................- 9 - 3.8.7 Balance....................................- 9 - 3.8.8 Equalizer....................................
- Page 4 4.6 Delete files of songs............................- 20 - 4.7 External list............................... - 20 - 4.8 Shortcut operation............................- 20 - 4.9 Song of preference............................- 20 - 5 Firmware upgrade..........................- 21 - 6 Notes and precautions ........................- 21 - 7 FAQs..............................- 22 - 7.1 How may the M3 be charged?.........................
- Page 5 7.29 Why is the cue playing screen displaying garbled characters?..............- 24 - 7.30 Why do my new songs not appear under any category?................- 24 - 7.31 Why does the total number of files displayed by M3 differ from the actual number of files that I copied into the micro SD card?.................................
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Page 6: Overview
1 Overview The M3 is a protable high resolution music player , using high performance codec chip ，special audio algorithm system and high performance audio phase-locked loop are adopted ，supporting lossy and lossless music formats including MP3,WAV, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC ，Ogg Vorbis，DSD and ISO. A maximum sample rate of 384kHz/32 bit is supported and other features include CUE sheets. -
Page 7: Buttons And Ports Introduced
Buttons and ports introduced 2.2.1 Power/lock button When M3 is powered off, hold the button for 2 seconds and release it and the M3 will power on (after a brief pause); when M3 is on, press the button briefly to lock /unlock the player, or hold the button for about 3 seconds to power off (hold for 10 seconds for a forced shutdown). -
Page 8: Back
2.2.8 Back In any screen, Shortly press once, press the entry path to return step by step; long press to return to the main menu screen. While player is playing, Shortly press on the main menu screen to enter the music now playing screen. 2.2.9 Down/Next track/Fast forward In the now playing screen, Shortly press to switch the next song, long press to fast forward the current song;... -
Page 9: Main Screen
animation appears. (Note: If you are unable to shut down normally when there is a crash, you can press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to force shutdown) 3.2 Main screen In the main screen, you can scroll the cursor by sliding the touch bar, select the corresponding item as required, and then press the touch bar or the side confirm button to enter the project. -
Page 10: Status Bar
screen will not appear when M3 wakes up. In the lock screen clock screen, if M3 is playing, then press and hold the volume up button to switch the next song (Shortly press is still the volume up); long press the volume down button to switch to the previous track (Shortly press is still the volume minus) );... -
Page 11: Recording
3.6 Recording After clicking into the recording screen, the above picture will appear. At this moment, the recording does not start. Press the confirm button shortly to start recording. As shown in the right figure above, the status bar displays the recording icon. The recording screen has two clocks . -
Page 12: Category
3.7 Category (Note: Before using the function of category , please update media library in "System Settings - Update Media Lib". After that, the system will classify the songs according to the ID3 information of the songs itself.) 3.7.1 All songs All songs: All songs are summarized in this list,here you can see all the songs that can be recognized. -
Page 13: Play Settings
3.8 Play settings 3.8.1 Play mode The default playback mode is Sequential play. After the current list is played, the song will stop playing. (If “Play through folders” is ON, it will jump to the next list to continue playing until the last list of songs is played. Shortly press the confirm button to switch to: Loop play: The song will play in the list all the time;... -
Page 14: Max Volume
3.8.4 Max volume Press the confirm button to pop up the adjustment screen. In this screen, slide the touch bar or press the previous/next button to adjust the volume value. The value can be adjusted to any value between 30 and 60. This function is to limit the maximum output volume. -
Page 15: System Settings
play mode,or loop play mode or shuffle play mode, when finish the current list songs,system will automatically jump to the next folder or list’s songs to continue playing. Shortly press the confirm button to set it to off (This feature doesn't work,songs playing only in the current folder or list). 3.9 system settings 3.9.1 Update Media lib The media library can be updated by manual mode or automatic mode. -
Page 16: Brightness
3.9.2 Brightness Press the confirm button to enter the brightness adjustment screen, then adjust the brightness level by sliding the touch bar or pressing the previous/next button. The brightness level can be selected between 1 and 3.9.3 Screen timeout Whether M3 is playing or not, the M3's screen will automatically turn off when the accumulated backlight time is reached without any operation of M3. -
Page 17: Multifunction Button
external sound card. (Note: windows7/8/10 of 32bit or 64bit systems need to go to the official website to download and install the driver, the driver package has detailed installation instructions. System of OSX does not need to install the driver, just set M3 to DAC mode and connect to the computer with a USB cable;... -
Page 18: Recording Quality
3.9.10 Recording quality This item is used to select the format of recording saving file. When “Low” is selected, the recording file will be saved in the SD card by MP3 format. When “High” is selected, the recording will be saved by WAVE format. 3.9.11 Lockscreen clock When the Lockscreen clock is turned on, when M3 reaches the time setting value of Screen timeout or manually press the power button to lock the screen (off the screen), and then press the power button to wake M3... -
Page 19: Date Setting
3.9.13 Date setting After entering this screen, the cursor will appear on the “Y” setting, as shown in Figure 1, move the cursor to the column to be adjusted, press the confirm button to enter the adjustment mode (the cursor turns yellow, as shown in Figure 2 above), and then touch by sliding Or press the previous/next button to adjust the corresponding date. -
Page 20: About M3
Press the confirm button to enter this screen. The first page of this screen is displayed as the model name (M3K), the firmware version, the total capacity of the SD card, the available capacity of the SD card, the number of (updated) tracks, the SN code, and the NB code. -
Page 21: Shortcuts Menu
3.11 Shortcuts menu In the now playing screen, Shortly press the shortcuts button to enter the shortcuts menu screen, as shown above. Users can switch and operate some common functions through the shortcut menu Quickly. ①Play mode switch, you can switch different play modes by pressing the confirm button. ②... -
Page 22: Other Operations
⑥ Shortly press the confirm button and the delete dialog box pops up. You can select the corresponding option to decide whether to delete the song as needed. (Note: a. The delete operation here is to delete the song’s file, the song file will be lost after deletion, it is not recoverable! b. -
Page 23: Songs Removed From Favorites
press the previous/next button to select (or deselect) the track, as shown in Figure 3, (with a red heart indicates that it has been selected, no red heart indicates Unchecked) Press the confirm button when the selection is complete, the player will add the selected tracks to Favorites list and a success prompt will pop up. At this point you can continue to choose to add to Favorites, or press the back button to exit the selection list. -
Page 24: Songs Removed From The Playlist
4.4 songs removed from the playlist From the Category-playlists to the playlists screen, as shown in Figure 1,press the confirm button to enter the list of songs, as shown in Figure 2 above. In the song’s list screen, move the cursor to the song you want to remove, then Shortly press the shortcuts button to pop up the removal menu. - Page 25 Users can create an external list according to their needs, and then copy the list and song files to the SD card to use in the player. The external list production method can refer to the FiiO’s official website or ask for the customer service. (Note: M3 does not support editing external lists directly in the player) 4.8 Shortcut operation...
- Page 26 ★If the voltage from the charging adapter is too high, the M3K may be damaged. Please choose an appropriate charger; a DC 5V/2A USB charging adapter is recommended. ★In the likely event that the M3K hangs up, you may hold the power button for 10 seconds to force a shutdown.
- Page 27 7 FAQs 7.1 How may the M3 be charged? The M3 may be charged by any USB port or USB charger. Charging via a dedicated USB charger of DC 5V and 1A or above will be faster. 7.2 What is the charging current of M3? When the M3 is charged by the computer's USB port, the player will automatically adjust the charging current according to the current that the computer can provide;...
- Page 28 The latest firmware for the M3 can be found at https://www.fiio.com/supports 3. Write an email to support@fiio.net or call 4000426826 to contact customer service for the latest firmware. 7.13 How to upgrade the M3 firmware? The upgrade steps and precautions for M3 have been described in detail above and will not be described here.
- Page 29 3 If the above two methods cannot solved the problem , please use another SD card or put the problematic SD card on other machines for verification. 7.20 Files on the SD card (FAT32) only show partial files on M3. 1 Please enter the all songs, sort play and browse files to view the songs, 2 If you can see all the files in “Browse Files”, but “All songs”...
- Page 30 database. Please set the Update Media Library setting to automatic, or manually update the media library after adding your new songs. 7.31 Why does the total number of files displayed by M3 differ from the actual number of files that I copied into the micro SD card? The total number displayed by the M3 indicates the total number of files playable by the M3.
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