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- Page 1 SHANLING Q1 Advanced User Manual Based on Firmware V1.2...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Advanced User Manual for Shanling Q1 Portable Music Player Basic controls _______________________________________ 1 Power on/off _______________________________________________________________ 1 Screen lock ________________________________________________________________ 1 Adjusting volume ___________________________________________________________ 1 Hardware Playback controls ___________________________________________________ 1 Transferring music to Q1 ______________________________ 2 Micro SD card ______________________________________________________________ 2... - Page 3 Buttons lock _____________________________________________________________ 10 DSD Output Mode ________________________________________________________ 10 Output options ___________________________________________________________ 10 Language _______________________________________________________________ 10 About Q1 _______________________________________________________________ 11 Reset settings ___________________________________________________________ 11 System update ___________________________________________________________ 11 Now playing screen and playback controls _______________ 12 Now playing screen _________________________________________________________ 12...
- Page 4 Currently used Firmware version ______________________________________________ 14 Downloading new firmware ___________________________________________________ 14 How to update ____________________________________________________________ 14 Advanced functions of Q1 ____________________________ 15 Q1 as USB DAC/AMP ________________________________________________________ 15 Using Q1 with Windows ____________________________________________________ 15 Q1 as USB Transport ________________________________________________________ 15...
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Page 5: Basic Controls
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Basic controls POWER ON/OFF Press and hold the volume wheel for 3 seconds to power on Q1. Press and hold the volume wheel for 3 seconds and then click “Yes” in confirmation window to power off Q1. -
Page 6: Transferring Music To Q1
TRANSFERRING MUSIC FILES TO THE CARD FROM COMPUTER Fastest way to transfer bigger number of files to Micro SD card is to take card out of Q1 and use dedicated card reader, either external reader or one build-in into computer. -
Page 7: System Navigation
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL System navigation MAIN MENU 1. Play / Pause indicator 2. Volume level 3. Clock. Tap to access Volume 4. Battery indicator 5. Navigation arrows 6. Now Playing screen shortcut Swipe left and right, or tap arrows, to circle between submenus. Tap on icon of submenu to access it. -
Page 8: Submenu Navigation
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL SUBMENU NAVIGATION All submenus utilize same system of navigation. • Swipe up and down to scroll through the submenu. • To go one step back, swipe right or tap on “Back” icon. • Right icon in upper right corner of screen serves as quick jump to Now playing screen. -
Page 9: Submenus
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Submenus MY MUSIC SUBMENU “My Music” submenu contains audio files sorted by their tags “Album”, “Artist”, “Composer”, “Genre”. “Hi-Res”, “Frequent”, “Recently played” and “Recently added” can be also found in this submenu. If no files are listed or if playback shows error, please go to... -
Page 10: Playback Submenu
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Note 1: We recommend to firstly export one playlist created on Q1 and then follow its structure for externally created playlists. As default system works with absolute paths, with driver A. Note 2: Files can be added to Playlists either from... -
Page 11: Replaygain
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Warning: Lower volume of Q1 before switching to high gain, to avoid any damage to hearing and equipment. ReplayGain (FW V1.2) Activate to eliminate volume differences between audio files. Supports both Audio Track and Album modes. -
Page 12: System Submenu
Bluetooth. To unpair device, click trash can icon next to paired device. Note 1: To pair headphones or speakers with Q1, they must be firstly put into pairing mode. Please refer to their manual for more information. -
Page 13: Idle
Auto-shutdown – After set time of no usage and no playing music, Q1 will turn off completely. Note: It’s possible to disable both setting, in which case Q1 will stay turned on until user turns it off manually or until battery gets depleted. -
Page 14: Buttons Lock
Q1. • LO – Line output, volume of Q1 is set to maximum, volume wheel has no effect. Use this setting when connecting other audio components with independent volume control to Q1, such as preamplifiers, active speakers and others. -
Page 15: About Q1
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL About Q1 Displays information about Q1 and inserted Micro SD card. Reset settings • Reset only settings – Settings will be reset to factory default, while user’s data will be kept intact (scanned music, saved Playlists, Bluetooth pairings) •... -
Page 16: Now Playing Screen And Playback Controls
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Now playing screen and playback controls NOW PLAYING SCREEN Now Playing screen standardly displays cover art of currently playing file. If file has no cover art available, random one of preset arts will be displayed instead. -
Page 17: Playback Controls 2
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Playback controls 2 1. Add file to Playlist 2. File information 3. Enter Playback Submenu 4. Elapsed time 5. Position of file in current playlist 6. Total time 7. Drag slider to move through file Lyrics Last Playback Controls screen displays lyrics. -
Page 18: System Update
Q1. CURRENTLY USED FIRMWARE VERSION Visit About Q1 in “System” to find out version of firmware currently used on Q1. If listed Fw. Version is lower than latest version published by Shanling, please update immediately. DOWNLOADING NEW FIRMWARE Visit download section of Shanling website and download latest firmware. -
Page 19: Advanced Functions Of Q1
To use Q1 in USB DAC/AMP mode, be sure USB Mode is set to “DAC”. Note 1: With Linux and MacOS systems, Q1 doesn’t need any drivers installed. Simply connect Q1 to computer with provided USB cable and set it as main output device in sound settings of computer. -
Page 20: Q1 As Bluetooth Receiver
SHANLING Q1 – ADVANCED USER MANUAL Q1 AS BLUETOOTH RECEIVER Q1 can be paired with phone, tablet or computer to serve as Bluetooth receiver. In this mode, all sounds from paired device will be streamed to Q1, which will output it through its headphone jack or USB output.
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