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Thank you so much for purchasing FiiO’s portable high resolution lossless music player M15. We have prepared this complete user manual for you. We hope this manual will help you get to know the M15 and unleash its full potential.
Pure Music Mode ..............3 USB DAC Mode ..............3 Bluetooth Receiving Mode............4 Chapter 3 Commonly-used Functions ............4 Gesture control ..............4 Connect M15 to the computer ............4 Firmware upgrade ..............5 Screenshot ................6 Languages & input ..............6 Force to reboot ..............7 Factory data reset ..............7 Chapter 4 Wireless and Networks ............7...
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In-vehicle mode ..............21 Chapter 8 FiiO Music ..............21 Homepage .................21 Playlist interface ...............23 Track sorted ..............23 Bulk management ..............24 Quick search ..............24 One-tap to locate the current playing ..........25 Search ................25 Now playing interface ............26 Equalizer ................27 MQA ...................28...
Chapter 1 Introductions Buttons and ports Buttons and ports Operation Instructions Volume knob Adjust the volume: rotate clockwise to turn up the volume; rotate anticlockwise to turn down the volume. Indicator light Display->Indicator Light Control: to choose the display mode (Constantly on/Pulsing/Off) under working/charging status.
10s. Previous track Short press to play the previous track; long press to fast backward. Play/Pause button Short press while playing to pause music; short press while paused to continue playback. Next track Short press to play the next track; long press to fast forward. Multifunction button Short press to conduct the current selected function;...
When it is working as Pure Music mode, third-party apps would be automatically turned off and FiiO Music would be turned on. Click Mode Choice in the drop-down list or go to the Settings menu can switch to other modes.
There are two operation modes:“Gesture operation” and “Bottom navigation bar”. When the M15 is first powered on, there will be a choice for you. In the General-> Navigation control menu, you can choose the operation way according to your habits.
After connecting the M15 to the computer, you can choose the corresponding driver on FiiO Driver according to the computer system: Windows/MAC, following the instructions to install it and then the storage function can be used. Firmware upgrade...
Languages & input The first time to start up the M15, you can choose an appropriate language from the notice. Afterwards, you can go to the Settings menu to switch to other languages. Here are the instructions.
Force to reboot If something wrong happened to the M15 (stuck in the Welcome page, no response etc.), you can hold the Power and the Play button together for 10 seconds to force to reboot. Factory data reset If there are some problems happened to the M15, to restore factory defaults would help. Go to Settings->Backup &...
1)Tap the Bluetooth in Settings; 2)If the Bluetooth on the M15 is off, turn it on by flicking the switch on the upper right to the “On” position on the right; 3)Available devices will be automatically displayed on the list;...
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Bluetooth codec, you have to disconnect the Bluetooth first. Note that he switching between the three modes of LDAC can work in real time.) 、 When you turn on the Bluetooth of the M15, it will be automatically connected to the latest available device.
Chapter 5 Audio Output selection In this menu, outputs of PO/LO/SPDIF can be switched. SPDIF out You can choose between DoP and D2P modes. In D2P mode, PCM will be output originally while DSD will be converted to PCM output. In DoP mode, it will originally output what you input (The amplifier should support DSD or there will be noise when you play DSD in DOP mode) Gain Set the Gain level of the headphone output to be either High (high volume) or...
If you use high-impedance earphones (over-the ear), you can choose the Over-ear headphone mode in the drop-down list to acquire ultimate experience. Lowpass filter mode There are 6 kinds of lowpass filter modes in the M15 which are the internal configuration of AK4499. Any mode would be available for your preference.
Wireless playback quality Its defaulted connection is from the highest Bluetooth codec to the lowest in turn when the M15 is as a Bluetooth transmitter. You can choose the top supported codec from this option. Notice: if it is stuck or in an unsteady state, try to switch to lower Bluetooth codec to make it more stable.
ALL To DSD In ALL To DSD mode, PCM will be converted to DSD output with promoted sound quality. Notice: The All To DSD mode would increase more heat for the M15, and the battery life would be relatively shortened a bit.
AirPlay The instructions to use AirPlay are shown as follows. (1)To make both the M15 and your Apple device connect to the same WiFi first; (2)Click Airplay of M15;...
(3)Click the device AirPlay button, and then choose “FiiO Music Player” to connect; (4)Play music on your Apple device, and then you can listen on the M15. Chapter 6 Display Display settings consist of Brightness level, Wallpaper, Indicator Light Control, Sleep, Screen saver, Font size, Display size and Display volume.
Notice: the brightness bar would not be working when“Follow the volume” is chosen. Indicator status 1)Constantly on/Pulsing/Off options are available in both working and charging modes. 2)When the M15 is in the working and charging modes simultaneously, the charging mode will be prior. Sleep Sleep means the screen will turn off if there is no operation.
Display volume After selecting this option, the concrete volume value will be displayed in the status bar. Chapter 7 General Multifunction button There is a multifunction button on the bottom left side of the M15. It is defaulted to add the...
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FiiO Music to my favorites. Go to Settings->General->Multifunction button to switch to other functions, such as play next randomly, delete the current playing song, switch filters, switch equalizer, enter USB DAC mode, enter Bluetooth Receiving mode. More functions will be available in the coming time.
Navigation control The M15 has two ways of operation: gesture operation and virtual key operation. Go to Settings- >General->Navigation control to switch. Power-off timer Sleep The device will automatically shut down when the time reaches to the set value, and this time can be set to any integer value between 0 and 120 minutes. Note that when the setting is OFF, the sleep shutdown function will not be working.
Click the “Double tap to wakeup” option, the screen can be wake up by double-clicking in sleep status. Disable charging There is an charging prohibited function. It means when the M15 is connected with computers or chargers, it would not be charged in order to protect the battery. It also eases the heat dissipation...
M15 would be charged. In-vehicle mode Under this option, connect the M15 with the in-vehicle USB by an USB cable. When the vehicle is on, the M15 would automatically turn on and enter FiiO Music exclusive in-vehicle interface. When the vehicle is off, the M15 would be off.
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FiiO Music will enter the guide page when first started. Swipe right to the last page and click immediately experience to enter the homepage. Instructions are shown below. 1)Setting icon: press the icon to enter the setting page (or swipe from left to right over 1/3 of the left side of the screen);...
Settings Playlist interface Click the icon at the upper right of each track to pop up the hidden menu. Then tap the icon in that menu to execute corresponding operations; Track sorted Click the icon at the upper right of the screen to choose the sorted priority: sorted by added time, sorted by filename, sorted by initial from A to Z;...
Bulk management Click the icon at the upper right of the screen to choose batched playing, WiFi music transfer, batched add to My Favorite Playlist, batched add to My Playlist, batched deletion, quit bulk management. Quick search Slide the screen with your fingers in the letter bar at the right side. A quick search icon will show up in the middle of the screen.
One-tap to locate the current playing Click the icon to quickly locate the current playing track. Search Click the icon , inputting the track you want to search for. Information about the artist, album, genre would be included. Click the track to jump to relating interface and play it.
Now playing interface Return Switching area Play mode Current playlist Check current artist info Add to Favorites Add to Playlists Switching area Clicking in the middle of the album cover enables you to switch between album cover and lyrics; sliding to the left or right enables you to play the next or previous track. Slide to fast forward/rewind Tap anywhere on the progress bar below the album cover area to jump to the corresponding part of the track now playing;...
Equalizer FiiO Music has built in a graphic equalizer. One may choose between the preset genre directly, or from 20Hz to 20kHz, adjusting the ten frequency bands independently from -12 to +12 dB based on your personal listening needs.
Reset EQ: Tap the Reset button at the upper right corner to reset the present EQ preset to its original genre. Notice: if a factory data reset is performed on the M15, all EQ settings will be reset to default. MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) M15 includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.
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