To change the music resolution on the CocktailAudio X50D when playing non-DSD files or streaming Tidal, go to the Digital Out settings and select one of the following options:

1. Pass-through – plays music at its original resolution.
2. 48KHz – limits output to a maximum of 48KHz.
3. 96KHz – limits output to a maximum of 96KHz (default).
4. 192KHz – limits output to a maximum of 192KHz.

These settings affect the digital output resolution.

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Summary of Contents for CocktailAudio X50D

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Page 2: Gracenote End User License Agreement
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Page 16: Table Of Contents
2-4. X50D purchased without storage …….………………………………………………….………..……………. 28 2-4-1. HDD installation ……………………………………………………………………..….….……..…………… 28 2-4-2. HDD Format …………………………………………………………….………..………….………..…………. 28 2-5. X50D purchased with an internal storage installed ………………..……………….…………..……. 28 2-6. RAID Mode ..............................28 2-6-1. Four(4) RAID modes like OFF(Normal), RAID1(Mirror), RAID0(Stripe) and Big …………………………………………………................
Page 17 4-1. Music DB ……………………………………………………………………….…….…….…………………….……………31 4-1-1. Display Mode …………………………………………………….…….………….………….….…..……….….31 4-1-2. Album View …………………………………………………………….………………...………...…..…….…..32 4-1-3. Track Numbering …………………………………………………………………..….…….…………………. 32 4-1-4. Append Artist in Album name ……………………………………………………….…………………..32 4-1-5. Append Artist in Album Track View …………………………….……………………………………..32 4-1-6. Thumbnails in Text List …………………………………………………..………….…………………………33 4-1-7. Storage for Music DB ………………………………………………….……..……..………..……….…….33 4-1-8.
Page 18 4-3-12. Limit Sample Rate in Audio Convert ……………………………………..…….…………..……….46 4-3-13. Power On Volume ……………………………….……………………………………………………………. 47 4-4. Network ……………………………………………………………………….………………….……...….………….……. 47 4-4-1. Wired Setup …………………………………………………….…………….…………….…….……………….. 47 4-4-1-1. DHCP (Auto IP) ………………………………………..………..………..………………………….. 47 4-4-1-2. Static IP ……………………………………………….……..……..………..……….……………..…… 48 4-4-2. Wireless Setup ………………………………………………….….….….………..…….….…………….………48 4-4-2-1. Open SSID ……………………………………………………...…..………….………………………. 48 4-4-2-2.
Page 19 4-10-1. Limited Gracenote Service ……………………..………………………………….…..……….………….64 4-10-2. How to activate license for Gracenote Service …………………………….……….…………..64 5. What is the CD Database(MusicDB) of X50D ……..……..………….…………….…..……………….… 65 5-1. Making the most use of Music DB …….………..………………………………….….………………………..65 5-2. Music DB storage (Main storage) Selection and ‘My Music’ folder ………..….……………….65 5-3.
Page 20 6-4-6. Automatic Ripping(Auto Rip) function ..................75 6-5. In the case that X50D is NOT connected to network (Internet) ……..…...…..…….……..…… 76 6-5-1. Ripping All ………………………………………………………………………………………..….….…..…….. 76 6-5-2. Ripping Track …………………………………………………………………………….…………….….…..…… 77 6-3. If the FreeDB is installed onto the hard disk of the X50D…………………..………..…..……..….. 77 6-4.
Page 21 12-4. Shareplay function …………………………………………………………………………...……….………………. 93 13. I – Service …………………………..…………………………………………..……………………..………..…..…..……... 93 13-1. Internet Radio …………………………….………………………………………..……….…..……..…………….… 93 13-1-1. How to play the Internet radio………………………………………..…..….….….…..…………… 93 13-1-2. How to add your favorite stations into My Favorites ………...………..…………. 94 13-1-3. How to run a search function on the Internet Radio ………………..………..…….…... 94 13-1-4.
Page 22 19-1. Volume Balancing …………………………………………………………………..…………..……..…….….. 108 19-2. External Screen ………………………………………………………………………..…….……………..….……. 108 19-3. Photo Slide Show ………………………………………………………………………….……………..…..……... 109 19-4. Listing by Text or Album cover art …………………………………………….….……..……..…..…...109 19-5. LYRICS ……………………………………………………………………………………….…..…..…..….……...………109 19-6. Bookmark ………………………………………………………………………………..………..………..……...……. 110 19-7. Resume Play …………………………………………….……………………………..…………..…….…..….…..…. 111 19-8. CLOCK and Display (LCD) OFF ….……….…………………………….…………………..…….…...……… 111 19-9.
Page 23: Important Safety Instructions
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. They will enable you to get the best performance from the unit. 1.Read the instructions. 2.Keep the instructions.
Page 24 This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance FCC regulations NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED...
Page 25: Product Overview
1. Product overview 1-1. Front View ① Volume/Mute Knob ⑧ LCD Screen ② Power/Standby button ⑨ OK/PAUSE/SCROLL knob ③ Power/Standby Indicator ⑩ DAB+/FM button ④ USB Host port ⑪ RETURN button ⑤ Remote control receiver ⑫ STOP button ⑥ CE Eject button ⑬...
Page 26: View Of Remote Control And Key Function
1-3. View of Remote Controller and each key’s function POWER: Power ON/OFF i-SERVICE: Go to i-Service screen RADIO: Go to DAB+ or FM Radio HOME: Go to home screen SEARCH: To pop up search menu Alphanumeric: Enter number & alphabet/ Seek at Playing Screen mode ß...
Page 27: Prepare
2. Prepare 2-1. Check the contents of X50D package ⑥ FM Radio Antenna ① X50D unit ⑦ DAB Antenna ② Remote controller + AAA batteries x 2EA ⑥ Screw to install storage ③ Power cord ④ Manual ⑤ FreeDB Data CD <NOTICE>...
Page 28: X50D Purchased Without Storage
2-4. X50 purchased without storage. You need a 3.5” or 2.5” SATA hard disk or SSD, and install it into the X50D like below picture and format it. For formatting of the installed storage into X50D, please refer to the 4-7-10. Format Storage (Page 57) 2-4-1.
Page 29: How To Set Each Raid Mode
-. If one of the disks fails and replace with new drive, data can be recovered 2-6-2 How to set each RAID mode ① After installing HDDs to Drive Bays of X50D properly, go to RAID Mode of System at SETUP.
Page 30: Raid1(Mirror Mode) Is Not Available In Some Case
3-2. Turn ON for normal use Switch the unit on at the rear of the X50D. The power LED will be ON with green color. Power it on using the remote control or the power button on the front of the X50D. The power LED color will be changed to blue and start booting –...
Page 31: Setup
X50D Music DB folder. l Browser : See all storages such as hard l CD Play/Rip: Load(rip) CD or play it disk of X50D, USB host and networked l Playlist: Make Playlist and play it. storages. l i-Service : Play i-Radio or online music...
Page 32: Album View
4-1-2. 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, Genre view, Composer view, Mood view, Track view and Playlist view are also available.
Page 33: Thumbnails In Text List
4-1-6. Thumbnails in Text List Option to enable/disable 'Thumbnails at the front of each text list is added at SETUP ※ Default: OFF ※ NOTICE: If this option is set as ON and Thumbnails are displayed, the speed to list up will be slower a little 4-1-7.
Page 34: Music Db Initialization
4-1-10. Music DB Initialization Music DB Initialization will remove all scanned index of music files and Playlist, and will rescan(register) all music files in the ‘My Music’ folder only to Music DB again. ① Go to SETUP > Music DB > Music DB Initialization ②...
Page 35 ⑤ Select option after backup (Shutdown or On) -. Yes: Device will be shutdown automatically after backup -. No: Device will stay as 'ON' after backup ⑥ You can backup in the back-ground mode. You can do other works like playing music even in backup processing.
Page 36: Restore Music Db
4-1-12. Restore Music DB You can restore the backup data in the Music DB. Connect the backup storage to the X50D ① Go to SETUP > Music DB > Restore Music DB and click it ② Select one of Full or Partial Restoration ※...
Page 37: Converting Old Music Db To New Music Db
※ Partial Restoration : -. Selected folder in the backup storage will be restored to selected folder in the target storage. -. No device re-boot after partial restoration 2) In case of selecting Partial Restoration ① Select the folder you want to restore from the backup storage ②...
Page 38: Cd Ripping
③ Device will ask you if you want to overwrite or skip for the same file ④ Select one of O-write and Skip to start converting like below picture. ⑤ Converted files from old Music DB will be stored in the 'My Music' folder of the main storage.
Page 39: Audio Format (Audio Rip Format)
□ Compressed Rate : 128K / 192K / 320K [default] 192K □ Quality level : Excellent / Best / Good / Fast / Very fast [default] Very fast Select one of the above options and confirm with the OK button on the remote control. 【...
Page 40: Freedb Install
4-2-4. FreeDB Install You can install the FreeDB data to the storage of the X50D as a FreeDB data (DVD) is supplied by the manufacturer. Once you install the FreeDB data to the X50 the inserted CD information (metadata like title, album name, artist, etc) will be displayed on the X50D screen without network connection.
Page 41: Auto Rip
[ Cover & List ] [ Music info ] [ List Only ] 4-3-2. USB/HDMI Audio Out When USB DAC or HDMI audio device is connected to X50D USB Audio Out, the connected devices will be listed here. You may select it here.
Page 42: Dsd Signal Type
There are many kinds USB DAC(Digital-to-Analog Converter) in the market, which can be connected to X50D USB Audio Out. But, some of these DAC can receive 'DSD Native signal', others can receive 'DoP signal' only instead of 'DSD Native signal'. So, we added 'DSD Signal Type' option at SETUP, which gives three(3) options like below.
Page 43: On/Off For Each Digital Output(Aes/Ebu, Spdif, I²S Out)
In OFF mode, X50D will convert DSD signal to PCM by hardware 4-3-8. Gapless Play The X50D supports gapless playback function for MP3 files, WAV, FLAC and DSD files only. ※ Default: ON 【 TIP 】 ※LAME-encoded MP3 files only supported ※The Gapless play function works properly on ‘Repeat All’...
Page 44: Slide Show Time
4-3-11. Replaygain 4-3-11-1. What’s the Replaygain function It allows X50D to equalize and normalize loudness for individual track or album. This avoids the common problem of having to manually adjust volume levels between tracks when playing audio files from albums that have been mastered at different loudness levels. ※ Default: OFF 4-3-11-2.
Page 45: File(Track)
4-3-11-3. How to write(add) ‘Replaygain info’ into metadata of each music file(track) ① Place the cursor on the target album or track list. You may select multiple list by RIGHT ARROW key ② Press MENU key and click 'File Operations > to get Replaygain started ③...
Page 46: Limit Sample Rate In Audio Convert
③ To clear 'Replaygain info' from metadata of all files, click 'OK' If you click 'Cancel' or press RETURN key, this process will stop ④ Clearing is finished and return to list screen 4-3-12. Limit Sample Rate in Audio Convert When converting music file into different file format, you may select maximum sample rate.
Page 47: Power On Volume
4-3-13. Power On Volume This is option to set volume level after booting up. Default is ‘Last played volume’. If you select ‘Volume Selection’ option, you can set volume level from 0dB to 100dB. 4-4. Network ※ Make sure your Ethernet cable or a USB WiFi dongle is connected. Select Network and press the OK button.
Page 48: Static Ip
④ The screen to the left will be shown if the network is connected successfully. 4-4-2. Wireless Setup. The X50D offers two kinds of method for wireless network connection 4-4-2-1 Open SSID ① Select ‘Wireless Setup’ and confirm with OK key.
Page 49: Hidden Ssid
※ Default: OFF <NOTICE> In case that Wake ON LAN is set as ON, X50D Power LED on the front will stay as Blue even though you power it off by remote control or front power button.
Page 50: Network Service
④ Enter host name and workgroup name and select OK and confirm with the OK button. ※ How to see the folders of the X50D hard disk on your PC screen (based on Window 7 ) ① Click the ‘START’ icon on the left/bottom on your monitor.
Page 51: Network Sharing (Samba Client)
4-5-2 Network Sharing (Samba Client) You can connect the X50D and the storage devices in the same network. If you want to stream the file in remote devices and play it with the X50, you need to do ‘network sharing’ first as below.
Page 52: Upnp Server
4-5-3 UPnP Server If you have a device (like a PC) which supports UPnP client protocol, you can play music stored in the X50D Music DB through the UPnP device. Default setting for UPnP Server is ON, see below. 4-5-4 FTP Server Select FTP Server and confirm with the OK key.
Page 53: Shareplay(Airplay)
※Default: ON 4-6. Internet Service X50D integrated Online Music Services into its software. So, you can play Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, Amazon Music and HighresAudio with X50D directly if you subscribe for those services and put their user name and password here properly.
Page 54: Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer, Napster, Highresaudio Are Available
4-6-3. Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, HighresAudio are available X50D integrated Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, Amazon Music, HighresAudio, so you can play them with X50D directly if you subscribe for those services and put their user name and password here properly.
Page 55: Fm Broadcast Band
【 TIP 】 For detailed explanation of Auto Play function, refer to 19-13 Auto Play (Page 113) 4-7-6. Resume Play When you boot up the X50D, it will automatically resume playing the music in the Music DB, Browser or i-Radio from where it was last stopped.
Page 56: Play In Browser
4-7-9. HDD Sleep You can make X50D 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 57: Format Storage
4-7-10. Format Storage ※ NOTE: HDD Format function of the X50D does not support multi-partitioning. If you would like to make two (2) partitions on the HDD we recommend this is done using your computer. ※ NOTE: The X50D offers the...
Page 58: Alarm
4-7-13. Alarm You can set six (6) alarm settings on the X50D. ① Go to Alarm at SETUP, and confirm it with OK key. The following screen will appear. ② Select the line you require and press the OK button.
Page 59: Auto Shutdown
4-7-14. Auto Shutdown The X50D will be powered off automatically at the assigned time and date. ① Go to SETUP and select System. ② Select Auto Shutdown and confirm with the OK key ③ Select from the list and confirm.
Page 60: List Line Count
③ Select 'Get User Font' to look for the fonts files and load it. ※ To return to 'X50D original system font, select 'User System font' and confirm it with OK key. 4-7-18. Browser View...
Page 61: Erp Regulation
4-7-20. ErP Regulation According to CE Regulation(ErP/Energy Efficiency Regulation), X50D will enter into Power Off mode or WOL mode automatically after 20 minutes without any working or input signal. You can set this function as ON or OFF ※ Default: OFF 4-7-21.
Page 62: Time Set (Internet)
OK button. All the time options will be displayed as below. 【 TIP 】 Make sure that the X50D 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 63: Update Manually (Firmware Update Manually)
4-9-4. What is Automatic Firmware Update by network? This function is available only when X50D is connected to a network (internet). In the instance that a higher version of the firmware exists at our server system, your X50D will check it automatically when the X50D boots up.
Page 64: Check Now For New Firmware
Gracenote service, you need to pay five (5) EURO per service for one year. Of course, if you don't like to Gracenote service with payment, CD metadata from freedb server and album cover art from Google, Amazon, Bing, etc are available in the X50D 4-10-2. How to activate license for Gracenote service ※...
Page 65: What Is The Cd Database(Musicdb) Of X50D
Users can easily register(scan) music files to the Music DB by folder unit, and remove it from the Music DB easily. If you do CD ripping with X50D, ripped files will be stored in the ‘My Music’ folder of main storage (green colored storage in the Browser mode), and index data of the ripped files will be registered(scanned) to the Music DB automatically.
Page 66: How To Add Music To The Music Db
※ NOTE 1) The main storage will be shown as green like left screen 2) If you do CD Ripping, the ripped file will be stored in the My Music folder of the main storage 3) The album cover art of all albums in the Music DB will be stored in the main storage.
Page 67: How To Initialize The Music Db
5-5. How to initialize the Music DB ① Go to SETUP > Music DB > Music DB Initialization ② Select 'Music DB Initialization' and confirm it with OK key to open the below screen ③ Select OK icon and confirm it with OK key to start clearing the Music DB ※...
Page 68: Rescan Resources(Folders) Function
③ Place the cursor on the target path list to see its detailed information, and press Menu key. Then, left screen will show up. -. Sub Path: will show the list of albums and sub folder under the root path(folder). -.
Page 69: How To Delete Album/Songs And Others In The Music Db
6. CD Loading (Ripping) 6-1. Ripping format and converting The X50D offers seven (7) ripping formats such as CAF, WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg, FLAC and ALAC. You can choose one of them. No matter which format is selected during ripping procedure, once the...
Page 70: Where Ripped Files Are Stored
X50D will rip the CD to WAV format first, and then as background job, It will be converted to the selected format. Converting lead-time will be almost same as actual playing time. Files that have not been converted are not visible when you click the folder or album. The name of album or folder containing the file that has not been converted is displayed in blue color.
Page 71: Ripping Track
④ Select one of five (6) options (WAV, ALAC, AIFF, MP3, OGG, FLAC) and press OK button. Then, the below screen is displayed. The X50D retrieves each information (title, artist, etc) from the CD metadata server ⑤ Press OK to start CD ripping ※...
Page 72: Structure Of Id3 Tag Edit Dialog Screen In Cd Ripping
From here, next procedures are same as the ‘Ripping All’ 【 TIP ③ 】 When a CD is inserted into the optical drive, the X50D loads (rips) the CD to a WAV format first, even if the MP3 option was chosen. The X50D then converts the WAV file into MP3 format afterwards in the background.
Page 73: Ripping Multi-Album Cds
6-4-4. How to merge all tracks of Multi-Album into one folder(one album) when ripping multi-album CDs For multi-album, you can rip all tracks of multi-albums into one folder(one album) For example, you have Multi-Album, The world's Greatest Ballads, which is composed of three(3) CDs. You already ripped ①...
Page 74: How To Merge All Tracks Of Multi-Album Into One Folder(One Album) After Already Ripped Multi-Album Cds To Separate Folders(Albums)
6-4-5. How to merge all tracks of Multi-Album into one folder(one album) after you already rip multi-album CDs to separate folders(albums) For example, you have multi-album, The world's Greatest Ballads, which is composed of three(3) CDs. You already ripped them separately ①...
Page 75: Automatic Ripping(Auto Rip) Function
When you want to rip many CDs, this function will be helpful. ① Go to SETUP>CD Ripping> Set it as ON (※ Default: OFF) ② Insert CD into CD drive ③ X50D will start CD ripping and eject CD by itself after finishing ripping without pressing any key ※ NOTICE 1) If CD ripping is not successful, X50 will show up 'error message' and will wait for your confirmation.
Page 76: In The Case That X50D Is Not Connected To Network (Internet)
6-5. In the case that the X50D is NOT connected to a network (Internet). ① Insert CD into X50D. ② Select CD Play/Rip icon and press OK. Track list is displayed as in the screen below. ③ For loading (ripping), press MENU button.
Page 77: Ripping Track
※ NOTE: If you wish to check the information and the status of the conversion process for the whole of the Music DB of the X50D, go to the home screen. Place the cursor on the Music DB icon and Press the INFO key.
Page 78: How To Use The Music Db(Database)
7. How to use the Music DB (database) 7-1. Play music loaded (ripped) onto the X50D. The Music DB contains loaded (ripped) music. ① Select Music DB icon, confirm with the OK button. The album list is displayed as shown below.
Page 79: Search Function
【 TIP ③ 】 On the album list screen, press the MENU button on the remote control, to show other categories such as artist/track list, artist/album list, genre/track list, genre/album list or titles, see below 【 TIP ④ 】 Playing screen ------- press INFO button ------- Detailed info of current music ①Title / Album of current music ①Title / Album of current music.
Page 80: How To Manage Music Db
7-3. How to manage Music DB The X50D 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 81: Cover Art
7-3-2. Cover Art You can add album cover art for an album in MusicDB ① Place the cursor on the album list to which you want to add album cover art. ② Press MENU key to open menu window like left. Then, you can follow up as the window guides you.
Page 82: How To Export Music From The Music Db To Other Storage Devices
7-3-4. 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 83: Creating .M3U And .Pls Files When Exporting
7-3-5. Creating .M3U and .PLS files when exporting When you run 'Export Song' function, X50D will create .M3U file and .PLS file also in the target folder. For playlist icon on the home screen, you can export it to outside like USB 7-3-6.
Page 84: 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 contents in the Music DB of the X50D easily using the MusicX NEO app for Desktop PC (Windows and Mac)
Page 85: Audio Cd Direct Play
① Insert a CD into the X50D. ② Then, all tracks will be displayed automatically 【 TIP ② 】If the X50D is connected to CD database server through the network, the below screen will be displayed. ③ Select the music you would like to play and press the OK button.
Page 86: In Case That You Have Installed The Freedb Data Onto The Hard Disk Of The X50D
9-3. In the case that you have installed the FreeDB data onto the storage of the X50D If you installed the FreeDB data onto the storage of the X50D, it will work just like the X50D is connected to a network (Internet). The X50 displays the CD information from the FreeDB data installed on the storage.
Page 87: Playlist
11-1. Playlist 11-1-1. How to make a Playlist Ensure there are music files in the Music DB before making a Playlist. ① Select the Playlist icon and press OK. The screen below is then displayed. 【 TIP ① 】 The Auto Play folder is created automatically and it can't be removed by the user.
Page 88: How To Make A Playlist With Whole Tracks In Album, Genre, Or Artist
※ NOTE: To add more songs or albums to the playlist you have created, move the cursor onto the intended playlist and press the MENU key. 11-1-2. How to make a Playlist with whole tracks in album, Genre, or Artist ①...
Page 89: Shortcut To Add Song(S) In Musicdb To Existing Playlist
11-1-4. Shortcut to add song(s) in MusicDB to existing playlist ① Place the cursor on a title, album, genre or artist in the MusicDB that you want to add to an existing playlist ② Press 'PLAYLIST' key of remote control ③...
Page 90: How To Export Playlist
11-1-8. How to export Playlist You can export Playlist to outside like USB memory stick to use it in your car or for other devices ① Select playlist you want to export ② Press MENU key to open menu window ③...
Page 91: Advanced My Playlist (Virtual Playlist)
【 TIP 】 When My Playlist is being played, you may look for more albums or songs with RETURN key to add them into the current My Playlist. Place the cursor on the album or song, and press MY PL key. The below picture will show up. l Play Now: If you select Play Now and confirm, the selected album will start playing.
Page 92: The Music Streaming Function
Place the X50D with the storage (music server) in your living room. A second X50D (without storage) is placed in room #1 or room #2. You can then play files from the X50D (music server) on the X50D’s without storage, see schematic below.
Page 93: The X50D Works As A Music Server With Sonos
(Internet) connection. 13-1. Internet Radio 13-1-1. How to play the Internet Radio. You can enjoy many internet radio stations. The X50D Internet radio is based on the Airable server. It provides many stations by genre, by country, etc.
Page 94: How To Add Your Favorite Stations Into My Favorites
【 TIP 】 When the i-Service icon is highlighted the X50D is successfully connected to the network. ① Select the i-Service icon and confirm with the OK key. The below screen is then displayed. ② Select the Radios and confirm with the OK key. The below screen is then displayed.
Page 95: Recording From 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: X50D will record i-Radio by the formats like MP3, AAC or ASF according to the station’s streaming format. 13-1-4-1. How to record ①...
Page 96: How To Edit The Recorded File
If the station does not show any title, see screen shot below, the recorded file name will be ‘year- month-day-time (minute/second). 13-1-4-4. How to edit the recorded file You can edit the recorded file easily with the file management function. Place the cursor on the recorded file and press the MENU button to run the following functions: [ TAG Edit ] [ Import to DB ]...
Page 97: How Does The Reservation Recording Start
/ record for 3 M ) X50D will start booting up automatically at 3:57PM (3 minutes before set time 4:00PM) X50D will start playing the station at 3:59PM (1 minute before set time 4:00PM). Volume is set as ‘Mute’ automatically.
Page 98: Fm Radio
(e.g. You set recording at 4:00PM, and you powered off X50D at 3:58PM) ※ NOTE: The recorded file will be stored in the ‘IRadio Recording’ folder of hard disk. You can see it through ‘Browser’.
Page 99: How To Record Fm Radio
15-1. How to play DAB+ ① Select DAB icon to start ② X50D will seek all stations available like below screen <NOTICE> DAB signal is affected very much and easily by neighboring obstacle like wall. So, you need to remove surrounding obstacle to receive DAB signal better.
Page 100: How To Record Dab
You can use various USB devices like USB memory stick, MP3 Player, USB external hard disk, etc with the USB host port of X50D. ① Plug the USB device into the USB host port of the X50D. ② Go into the Browser screen. The USB device appears in the browser screen as shown below.
Page 101: Play Audio File Data Cds
PCM, PLS, M3U, etc. ① Insert the data CD into the X50D. 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 102: Tag Edit
To check the information of a ripping / converting result, place the cursor on the album and press the INFO key. 17-2-2. 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.
Page 103: Move Files
If you wish to play an individual internet radio station using the X50, 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 X50D. Once you have...
Page 104: Convert Audio Format
17-2-7. Convert Audio Format ※ This function works on Browser mode only. ① If you want to convert the format of tracks in the Music DB, export them into a certain place of hard disk on the Browser with the 'Export Songs' function. ②...
Page 105: Create Folder
As the X50D has digital Input connectors like Optical and Coaxial, you can connect external devices like TV or other players to the X50D and record the audio (signal) coming from outside device. ① Connect external device to the X50D.
Page 106: How To Record
③ Select the proper input and confirm it with OK key Now playing. 18-2. How to record While playing music through the Input of the X50D, press the REC button to start recording the music playing, see screen shot to the left. Press the STOP button to stop recording.
Page 107: Where Is The Recorded File Stored
18-3. Where is the recorded file stored ? If you start recording, the X50D creates the folders automatically where the recorded files are stored. ① Select Browser icon on the home screen, and confirm it with OK key. ② Select HDD1 and confirm it with OK key ③...
Page 108: Extra Function
③ After setting, you may save and exit using any key 19-2. External Screen If you want to use an external screen like TV, monitor, etc as a bigger screen for X50D, please connect external screen to X50D HDMI Out.
Page 109: Photo Slide Show
19-4. Listing by Text or Album cover art You can list up all information (like album, title, genre, artist, etc) on the screen of X50D 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 110: Bookmark
① On the playing screen, press LYRICS button of remote control. The lyrics will be displayed as below. ② Press LYRICS key again to go back to the playing screen. ※ NOTE 1: LYRICS function works at Browser mode only, not at Music DB.
Page 111: Resume Play
19-7. Resume Play When you boot up the X50D, 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 112: Alarm Set
⑤ Repeat All: Play all music in an album or in a folder in sequence and repeatedly 19-10. Alarm set You can set six (6) alarm settings on the X50D. ① Go to Alarm at SETUP, and confirm it with the OK key. The following screen will appear.
Page 113: Auto Shutdown
① Press the SLEEP button on any screen (except setup), the popup Sleep Off/Sleep 10Min/Sleep 20Min/Sleep 30Min/Sleep 1Hour/Sleep 2Hour/Sleep 3Hour is displayed. ② The X50D will be set as per the last popup ※NOTE: Sleep icon will show up after setting. ※ NOTE:...
Page 114: Shortcut To Find File In All List Modes
19-16. Function of Multi-Cutting(Auto-Cutting) for recorded file You can record iRadio of X50D. Otherwise, you may have a file recorded by other devices like X40. With this new function, you can cut the file into each track by auto or by manual. To understand this function, you need to understand each key's function well by reading this manual very carefully.
Page 115: How To Set 'Cutting Point' By Manual
② Press MENU key and confirm 'Multi-Cut to wav...' to start analyzing waveform of the file. There are four(4) spins to set 'cutting point'. ※ Press MENU key to toggle Enable/Disable for these spins ※ Role of each spin -. -35 dB: to set max dB value for auto cutting. Scope settable: -30dB~-40dB -.
Page 116: How To Start Cutting
2) MENU key: to toggle Enable/Disable for four(4) spins 2-1) When Spin is enabled <Buttons on the front of X50D unit> -. OK: to go to next spin -. JOG spinning: to up/down spin value -. MENU: to disable Spin <Keys of remote control>...
Page 117: Audio Cd Burning Function
* in 'Jump to Track mode': to seek to starting point of each cutting area 19-17. Audio CD burning function You can burn Audio CD with X50D like below ① Insert empty CD-R to CD drive on any screen ② Wait until media detection message comes out like left screen...
Page 118 ③ Look for target files(tracks) and place the cursor on the target file ※ On the file(track) list, press RIGHT arrow key to select multiple files ④ After selecting files, press MENU key and confirm 'Add My Audio CD' to send selected files(tracks) into 'My Audio CD' folder ⑤...
Page 119: Function Of Jump To A Song On Playing Screen
19-18. Function of Jump to a song on Playing Screen We added 'function of Jump to a Song Mode' on Playing Screen. Press CAP/NUM key of remote control to toggle 'Seek to Percent Mode and 'Jump to a Song Mode' * Jump to a Song Mode : Press numeric key to seek a song * Seek to Percent Mode : Press numeric key to go to a...
Page 120: File Formats And Sample Rate With Which Multi-Room (Group Play)
19-19-1. File formats and sample rate with which Multi-room (Group Play) function work File Format Wireless Wired LAN Remarks PCM(WAV, FLAC) 44.1Khz(48Khz) 88.2Khz(96Khz) 176.4Khz(192Khz) 352.8Khz(384Khz) 768Khz Not supported Not supported 44.1Khz(48Khz) 88.2Khz(96Khz) 176.4Khz(192Khz) 352.8Khz(384Khz) High-resolution files are reduced to 44.1Khz(48Khz)/16bit for multi-room (group play) 19-19-2.
Page 121: Basic Setup By Device
19-19-4. Basic Setup by device 19-19-4-1. How to set a device as server device You can set a device as Server device ① Go to home screen and click the Group Play icon ② Place the cursor on the 'Group Play Enabled' or 'Group Play Disabled' ③...
Page 122: Playing Screen
To add a client device manually to a Group Play ① Place the cursor on the server device ② Press MENU key to open menu window and click 'Join this Server' 19-19-4-4. Playing screen If you play the songs over the Group Play, you can find the playback screen of Server and Client like below.
Page 123: Start Playing Songs To Set As Server Device
19-19-5-2. Start playing songs to set as server device Once you play music on the Living room device, the three (3) devices will be like below -. Living Room device: This will be server device -. Bed Room device: This will be a client device and automatically joined to the Group Play, because this device is set as 'Auto Join' -.
Page 124: How To Add Client Devices To Group Play By Manual
19-19-5-3. How to add client devices to Group Play by manual ① On the above screen of devices list, tapping the area marked with a square on the screen will pop up the setting window. ② For 'Add to Living Room' on the pop up window, drag to enable to add the Library device into the Group Play as a client 19-19-5-4.
Page 125 For client device (Bed Room) ① Tap the area marked with a square to pop up control window ② You can control volume of client device, and can set channel of the client device as you want like Stereo, Left channel or Right channel.
Page 126: Specification
20.Specification Model name X50D Remarks CPU: Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 running at 1.0GHz Host CPU & Main Memory: DDR-1066 1GByte Memory NAND Flash 8GByte CD Player Type Front Loading Supported CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/RW media Display 7.0" TFT LCD(1,024 x 600pixels)(* able to connect to ext. screen via...
Page 127: Mqa
The LED light next to MQA logo on the X50D screen glows green or blue to indicate that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material.
Page 128: Troubleshooting
6. The disc is skipping 6-1. Check for scratches or dirt. 6-2. Make sure that the X50D 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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