Fiio X5 User manual

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(Note: X5 3rd Gen would be referred to X5 in the below guide)
All the below illustrating pictures are for reference only.
X5 Users’ Guide
Foreword:
Thank you for purchasing FiiO’s X5, our 384kHz /32bit / DSD high resolution lossless music player. To let you
better utilize the X5 to enjoy high-quality music, we have prepared this complete user manual and collected
and answered some frequently asked questions by users. We hope this manual will help you get to know
the X5 and unleash its full potential.

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Contents
A. Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
B. Buttons and ports introduced ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1. Pictorial guide to buttons and ports ..................................................................................................................... 4
2. Buttons and ports explained................................................................................................................................. 5
C. Pure Music / Android Mode switch............................................................................................................................... 6
1. Switching from Android to Pure Music mode....................................................................................................... 6
2. Switching from Pure Music to Android mode....................................................................................................... 6
D. Wireless connectivity .................................................................................................................................................... 7
1. Bluetooth............................................................................................................................................................... 7
2. WiFi........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
E. Firmware update........................................................................................................................................................... 9
1. Over-the-air automatic updates ........................................................................................................................... 9
2. Local updates....................................................................................................................................................... 10
3. Over-the-air manual updates.............................................................................................................................. 11
4. Notes and Precautions ........................................................................................................................................ 12
F. Pictorial guide to operating the X5 ............................................................................................................................ 13
1. Andriod mode...................................................................................................................................................... 13
1) Status bar .................................................................................................................................................... 13
2) Notifications panel...................................................................................................................................... 13
3) Quick Settings menu ................................................................................................................................... 14
4) FiiO Market ................................................................................................................................................. 15
5) Technical support........................................................................................................................................ 15
6)X5 Settings ................................................................................................................................................... 16
2. FiiOMusic............................................................................................................................................................. 23
1) App homepage............................................................................................................................................ 23
2) Local music.................................................................................................................................................. 24
3) Now playing ................................................................................................................................................ 26
4) Equalizer...................................................................................................................................................... 28
3. Pure Music Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 29
G. X5 FAQ ........................................................................................................................................................................ 29
1. Charging............................................................................................................................................................... 29
How large is the X5’s battery? How long will it last? ..................................................................................... 29
How may the X5 be charged? ......................................................................................................................... 29
How long does it take to fully charge the X5? ................................................................................................ 29
Can be X5 be used while charging?................................................................................................................. 29
Does the X5 display accurate battery levels? ................................................................................................. 30
What to do if the X5 gets hot while charging and playing at the same time?................................................ 30
2. Transferring songs ............................................................................................................................................... 30
What operating systems does the X5 support?.............................................................................................. 30
What USB ports is the X5 compatible with? ................................................................................................... 30
What are the transfer rates of the X5? ........................................................................................................... 30
The X5 is connected to my computer. Now how to transfer songs from the computer to the X5? ............. 30

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Is driver installation required for transferring songs? .................................................................................... 30
3. Firmware updates ............................................................................................................................................... 31
How to tell whether the X5 has the latest firmware?..................................................................................... 31
Would the X5 be bricked if update fails? What to do if the X5 is bricked? ................................................... 31
4. Storage ................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Does the X5 contain internal storage? Is removable storage supported?...................................................... 31
Is the X5 picky about cards?............................................................................................................................ 31
5. Playing music....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Why can my APE files not be played by the X5?............................................................................................. 31
Does the X5 support CUE sheets?................................................................................................................... 32
Why is my cue sheet not supported? ............................................................................................................. 32
Why does X5 not show the cue file in the micro SD card when browsing files? ............................................ 32
How to listen to all the music folders on the X5 one by one without switching folders manually? ................ 32
Why do the songs I’ve copied into the X5 not appear in any listing (except Folder view) in FiiO Music? ......32
6. Connecting with other audio equipment ............................................................................................................ 32
How to connect the X5 Line Out to other equipment? What to connect it to? ............................................ 32
The X5 does not get detected by my computer for file transfers?................................................................. 32
How to connect the X5’s S/PDIF / coaxial digital output to other equipment? What to connect it to? ....... 33
Why does my HT receiver never play the first ten seconds of music from my X5?......................................... 33
7. Other operations ................................................................................................................................................. 33
How to get longer battery life for the X5? ...................................................................................................... 33
Why is the X5 a bit sluggish in responding at times?...................................................................................... 33
Why does the X5 get a little hot in operation? ............................................................................................... 34
Why can’t I go to the home screen by pressing the home button? ............................................................... 34
Why can’t I see the settings menu when I swipe down from the top of the touch screen?.......................... 34
Does the X5 support 256GB micro SD cards? ................................................................................................. 35
Does the X5 coaxial digital output support DoP? At what rate?.................................................................... 35
Why can my X5 not receive OTA updates / why is the OTA update so slow? ................................................ 35
Why sometimes it shows "0 new songs added to media library" after updating?.......................................... 35

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A. Introduction
The X5 is a high fidelity, high resolution digital audio player, running on Android 5.1 and
supporting various music formats such as DSD,DXD, WAV, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, ALAC, Ogg
Vorbis, MP3 etc. at up to 384kHz / 32bit, also sporting such professional features as native DSD
decoding, CUE sheets, gapless playback, playing automatically through folders, and graphic equalizers.
X5 also comes with Bluetooth.
Based on Android, the X5 allows the user to use his own choice of any Android music player app,
and also comes with its native player app FiiO Music, which has been customized in response to
research on users’ usage habits for a quick and smooth music listening experience. Meanwhile,the X5
supports WiFi connection, which allows you to enjoy streaming music for more enhanced music
experience.
B. Buttons and ports introduced
1. Pictorial guide to buttons and ports
5) Power/Lock
6) Micro SD card slot 1
6) Micro SD card slot 2
9) Micro USB port
10) 3.5mm Line/Coaxial Out
1) Touchscreen
(With protector film applied)
7) 3.5 mm Headphone port
8) 2.5mm TRRS balanced headphone port
2) Play/Pause
3) Volume Knob
4) Previous track
/Next track

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2. Buttons and ports explained
1) Touchscreen (16.7 million colors, 480x800 pixels): Displays the user interface and other information; for
operating the unit via screen touches and/or in conjunction with buttons on the unit;
2) Play / Pause: Press while playing to pause music, press while paused to continue playback;
3) Volume knob: Scroll up to turn up the volume, scroll down to turn down the volume.
4) Previous / next track: Press to skip to the previous or next track;
5) Power / Lock: While X5 is powered off, hold for 2s to turn on; while powered on, hold to display power off
/ reboot menu; press briefly while powered on to turn screen on / off; Press and hold for 15 seconds to
reset.
6) Micro SD card slot: Dual micro SD card slots each supporting up to 256GB capacity
7) 3.5mm headphone port: Connect your headphones here. CTIA-spec headsets with in-line remote
control supported with the following remote control operation (single button remotes and main
button of multi-button remotes supported):
Volume Up/Down: click to turn up/down the volume by one step, hold to turn up/down the volume
continuously to Max volume/Mute
Play / Pause: press main button once briefly to toggle between play and pause;
Next track: double-click main button quickly;
Previous track: triple-click main button quickly;
8) 2.5mm balanced headphone output: Supports 2.5mm TRRS balanced headphone
9) Micro USB port (11-pin): for charging, data transfer, USB DAC function and connection to FiiO docks; It's
recommended to use a Quick Charge adapter (DC9/12V 2A) for charging. X5's supposed to be fully charged
within 2 hours when in Quick Charge mode. With DC5V/2A adapter, it's supposed to be fully charged within
4 hours.
10) 3.5mm line / S/PDIF coaxial output: Shared line / coaxial output port. Switch between the two outputs in
X5 settings -> Sound Settings -> Multifunctional Output.

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C. Pure Music / Android Mode switch
1. Switching from Android to Pure Music mode
While in Android mode, Pull down the Quick Settings menu from the top of the touchscreen and tap
on the “Android Mode” icon; the player will prompt you on whether to switch the mode. Press OK to
switch the X5 to Pure Music mode, allowing uninterrupted music enjoyment with the built in FiiO Music
app.
2. Switching from Pure Music to Android mode
While in Pure Music mode, Pull down the Quick Settings menu from the top of the touchscreen and
tap on the “Pure Music Mode” icon; the player will prompt you on whether to switch the mode. Press OK
to switch the X5 to Android mode, allowing a rich music experience with 3rd party Android app
compatibility.

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D. Wireless connectivity
The supportability of Bluetooth and WiFi on X5 enables users to expand the X5’s function by wireless
connection.
1. Bluetooth
To use the X5 with new Bluetooth devices (e.g. Bluetooth earphones, speakers, remote controls), the
X5 must first be paired with the device as follows:
1)Pull down the Quick Settings menu from the top of the touchscreen and hold your finger on the
Bluetooth icon to open the Bluetooth settings menu;
2)If Bluetooth on the X5 is off, turn it on by flicking the switch on the upper right to the “ON” position
on the right;
3)Tap “SEARCH FOR DEVICES” at the bottom of the screen to have the X5 search for and display nearby
Bluetooth devices;
4)Tap the name of your Bluetooth device to pair with it. Successfully paired devices will appear under
the “PAIRED DEVICES” list:

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Notes:The X5 will pair with the device it last paired with by preference.
2. WiFi
The X5 may connect to the Internet or other network resources to obtain music
resources or (in Android mode) perform other Android functions; it may also stream
music to WiFi audio devices
To connect the X5 to WiFi devices / hotspots:
1)Pull down the Quick Settings menu from top of the touchscreen and hold your finger on the Wi-Fi
icon to enter the Wi-Fi settings menu;
2)Slide the WiFi switch to the right (ON) and the X5 will automatically search for and display available
WiFi connections:
3) Tap the name of the WiFi network you wish to connect to and enter the password if prompted, and
the X5 will connect to the network:

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Note: when its WiFi is on, the X5 will connect to the WiFi network it last connected to by preference.
E. Firmware updates
Improper operation during firmware updates may cause the unit to malfunction! Please read the
following instructions for firmware updates carefully before proceeding.
1. Over-the-air automatic updates
1) Turn on the X5’s WiFi and connect to the internet with a suitable hotspot
2) The X5 would check for over-the-updates and prompt for updating automatically if a newer firmware
version is found:
3) Tap “Yes” and the X5 will download the update and install it automatically when download is complete.
Note:
a) You may tap the home button to dismiss the download screen and continue using the X5;
b) Please connect to a high speed network to save download time;
c) The package download may be stopped and resumed;
d) Do not attempt to operate the X5 when the update proper is ongoing.

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4) After the update is complete, please delete the update package as prompted.
2. Local Updates
1) Copy the update zip file provided by FiiO to the internal storage or the SD card inserted into the SD
card slot 1 of the X5. (it is recommended to copy to the root directory of either; firmware updates will not
affect the files or music contained in the X5.)
Do not rename or extract the zip file.
To copy files to the X5:
Connect the X5 to the computer via the provided USB cable.
The “USB connected” screen should pop up automatically. Tap “Turn on USB storage” near the
bottom.
If the “USB connected” screen does not appear automatically, pull down the notifications
panel from the top of the touchscreen and tap on “USB connected” to bring it up.
The internal storage and SD cards of the X5 will appear as USB drives on the connected computer.
Copy files (e.g. the update zip) to the Internal Storage or to the Micro SD card 1.
Safely eject the two drives from the computer (e.g. right-click each drive and choose “Eject”).
2) Go to the Android homescreen, tap “Technical support”->Firmware Update. In the file browser, find
the downloaded zip file in internal_sd or external_sd1 and tap on it. The system will prompt you to
confirm whether to update the X5 with the selected zip file: