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Astell & Kern AK100 Introductory Manual

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    6. I can’t adjust the volume. 7. My Astell&Kern has frozen and/or stopped responding. 8. How do I reset the AK100? 9. What are the recommended headphones or earphones for the Astell&Kern? 10. Where is the serial number of the Astell&Kern? 11.

  • Page 2: Using The Astell&Kern

    MQS files and CD (WAV)/MP3s can be heard and felt. o MQS files are often in 24bit WAV or FLAC formats. With the encoding process in the AK100 MQS Portable System, MQS music and sounds are more refined and pure.  MQS – 24bit, 96 – 192kHz ...

  • Page 3: How Do I Set The Auto Power Off And Backlight Off Functions On The Astell&Kern

     3. How do I set the auto power off and backlight off functions on the Astell&Kern? o Auto Backlight Off function  To preserve battery life, the Astell&Kern has an auto backlight off function.  From the main menu, navigate to: Settings -> Power -> Backlight Off ->...

  • Page 4: Is There A Mute Function On The Astell&Kern

     5. Is there a mute function on the Astell&Kern? o The volume “Mute” feature is not supported on the Astell&Kern. o To adjust the volume quickly, either rotate the Volume Wheel to adjust the volume or touch the LCD display and swipe to the left or right for adjustment.

  • Page 5: My Astell&Kern Has Frozen And/Or Stopped Responding

    Note: Please do not reset the Astell&Kern during normal operation. Doing so can cause damage to the internal memory.  8. How do I reset the AK100? o If the Astell&Kern becomes unresponsive, press and hold the power and the “Scroll Up (∧)”...

  • Page 6: Where Is The Serial Number Of The Astell&Kern

    (exception: the device housing has been replaced due to repair service)  12. Where can I download the Astell&Kern users manual? o The Astell&Kern user manual can be downloaded from the iriver website here.  Please click on the download link “AK100 USER MANUAL.zip (8.3MB)” to start the download.

  • Page 7: Managing Your Music Files

    Managing your Music Files  1. How do I buy and load music on to my Astell&Kern from my computer? o Navigate your web browser to: http://www.HDTracks.com. Please follow the shopping instructions carefully. o Your purchased music will download to the desktop of your computer. The status bar of the HDTracks Download Manager will show you the progress of the download.
  • Page 8 o Use Windows Explorer to select the file you wish to transfer to the Astell &Kern via the “Drag & Drop” method to the appropriate folders. o The Astell&Kern will automatically index the track(s) if the “Auto Library Scan” option is turned on. ...

  • Page 9: How Do I Add Or Delete A Playlist

     If “Auto Library Scan” is set to “Manual” mode, navigate to “Settings” -> “Advanced” -> “Auto Library Scan” -> touch “Library Scan” to update the music database.  Or Via Micro SD Card o Insert the Micro SD card into the reader connected to your Mac. o Use the Mac Finder to select the source file that you wish to transfer to t he Astell&Kern and copy thr files to your Micro SD card.
  • Page 10  Press the (+) tab and press the (+) within the “Add Playlist” tab to add the music track to your playlist.  Option 2: Move to the music file listing of the Astell&Kern and swipe to the left to bring up the add playlist/delete file menu. ...

  • Page 11: I Cannot See The Music Stored On My Astell&Kern

     Access the playlist menu from the “Music List” menu from the main playback screen or finger swiping to the left and pressing the playlist menu icon from the music selection screen. Press the delete button (-) next to the playlist from the Play list menu to delete the playlist from the Astell&Kern.

  • Page 12: Correct This

     Search for the file you would like to delete  Touch and hold your finger on the highlighted file and swipe your finger left to bring up the Playlist/File Delete submenu  Press the Recycle Bin icon to delete the file o To delete multiple music files and tracks, please connect the Astell&Kern to a computer (PC or Mac), press ”Connect Removable Disk”...

  • Page 13: How Do I Edit The Tag Info Of My Music Files

     Please click on the grey DOWNLOAD button to start the download.  8. How many files are recognized by the Astell&Kern? o The database of the AK100 can recognize up to a total of 10,000 files. If the number of files exceeds 10,000, files thereafter will be recognized and stored in alphabetical order.
  • Page 14  If the memory card you purchased is not compatible or not recognized by the Astell&Kern, the memory card can cause a malfunction.  When formatting the memory card, the FAT32 file system is recommended.

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