I-O DATA HFAS1-XS20U User manual

2017/05 Edition 03
Setup Guide
HFAS1-XS20U
HFAS1-S10U
Network Audio Server
© I-O DATA DEVICE, INC.
Before reading this Setup Guide, please be sure to look at “Quick
Guide” and “Conformity Information and Warranty”.

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Table of Contents
1. Composition of the Instruction Manual
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2. Getting More out of this Unit......................................................................................... 4
2.1. Open the Settings Screen 5
2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD 6
2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is 10
2.4. Conrming the Amount of Free Space 12
2.5.
Adjusting the Brightness and Colour of the Front Indicator 13
2.6. Turning off the LAN Port indicator 15
2.7. Backing Up Music 17
2.8.
Switching the Mode of the Built-in Disk (RAID) 22
2.9. Setting the Time Zone 25
2.10.
Keeping the Firmware/Software of this Unit up to Date 27
3. Details of the Settings screen ..................................................................................... 29
3.1. HOME 30
3.2. SYSTEM INFORMATION 31
3.3. SYSTEM SETTINGS 33
3.4. USB DEVICE SETTINGS 38
3.5. USB CD/DVD/BD DRIVE SETTINGS 39
3.6. DISK MANAGEMENT 42
3.7. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION 43
3.8. FIRMWARE UPDATE 44
4. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................... 45
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1. Composition of the Instruction Manual
The instruction manual of this unit includes the following.
• Quick Guide:
Describes the basic way to use this unit.
• Conformity Information and Warranty:
Provides guidance on the warranty and standards of this unit and contact information.
• Setup Guide (this document):
Describes detailed settings to this unit.
• Twonky Server Reference:
Describes the Twonky Server that is employed in this unit.
You can download these instruction manuals from the following website
http://www.iodata.jp/data/en/support/#download

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2. Getting More out of this Unit
2.1. Open the Settings Screen 5
2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD 6
2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is 10
2.4. Conrming the Amount of Free Space 12
2.5.
Adjusting the Brightness and Colour of the Front Indicator 13
2.6. Turning off the LAN Port indicator 15
2.7. Backing Up Music 17
2.8.
Switching the Mode of the Built-in Disk (RAID) 22
2.9. Setting the Time Zone 25
2.10.
Keeping the Firmware/Software of this Unit up to Date 27

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
2.1. Open the Settings Screen
1 Install the settings tool "Magical Finder".
Open the Settings screen to make various settings in this unit.
For details of the operations to perform after you open the Settings screen, please see [2.
Getting More out of this Unit] (page 4) or [3. Details of the Settings screen] (page 29).
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2 Start "Magical Finder".
* Connect the personal computer or terminal on which settings are to be made to the same router as
the one used by this unit.
Click [browser]
The settings screen opens.
The message [Because the IP setting is not correctly done, the setting screen cannot be correctly
opened by a browser. Please set an IP address.] is displayed.
(1) Click [OK] to close that screen.
(2) Click [IP settings].
(3) Set so that it is the same network as the one that the computer or terminal on which settings are
performed is connected to.
* If the IP address is a AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD, please set up to AAA.BBB.CCC, the same as the computer
or terminal, and set DDD to between 0 and 255 while making sure that it is not the same as other
devices.
Please set subnet mask and default gateway to the same value as they are on the computer or terminal.
(In Magical Finder on a computer, the computer network settings are displayed on the same screen.)
Computer http://www.iodata.jp/data/en/support/#download
iOS/Android Search for "Magical Finder" in the App Store or Google Play
Store.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD
2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD
By connecting and operating a USB HDD that contains audio les, you can copy them to
this unit.
Please copy audio les from a computer or such like to a USB HDD.
2.2.1. Copying Audio Files to a USB HDD
2 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
1 Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the back of this unit.
Using a multi-port card reader.
If you use a multi-port card reader instead of a USB HDD, please insert only one piece of media.
2.2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD
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Click [USB DEVICE SETTINGS]
A sudden failure could corrupt any saved audio les and lead to a loss of data.
For details of this unit’s backup function, please see "2.7. Backing Up Music (page 17)”.
[Important] As a precaution, please back up data regularly.
Get audio les ready.
You can get audio les by downloading from a music
distribution site or ripping them from a music CD.
For details of the supported formats of audio les,
please see the Quick Guide.
Supported USB HDD
Drive formats : FAT32, NTFS
Capacity : up to 2TB

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD
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Click [Data import]
Click [NEXT]
The front indicator blinks.
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Click [IMPORT]
Click [Yes]
If you click [Yes], audio les start to be
copied and the front indicator blinks.
Please do not remove the USB HDD
while the front indicator is blinking.
Caution: Do not remove the USB HDD

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD
Conrm that the front indicator is lit.
Remove the USB HDD.
This completes the operation.
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2.2.3. Removing the USB HDD
If you want to remove a USB HDD when the power to this unit is on, please do so with the
following operation.
1 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
2
Click [USB DEVICE SETTINGS]
3
Click [Removal of the USB device]
Click [NEXT]

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.2. Saving Audio Files from a USB HDD
Conrm that the message [Remove
completed.] is displayed.
Remove the USB HDD
This completes the operation.
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Click [REMOVE]
When two USB HDD units are
connected.
When you are using a USB hub, and a
USB HDD for shared use and a USB
HDD for backup use are connected,
choose one to remove, and then click
[REMOVE].

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is
2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is
By connecting a USB HDD that contains audio les to this unit and operating it, you can
stream the music on the USB HDD as if it were saved on this unit.
Please copy audio les from a computer or such like to a USB HDD.
2.3.1. Copying Audio Files to a USB HDD
2 Conrm that the front indicator has gone from blinking to lit.
You are now able to stream the music on the USB HDD as if it were saved on this
unit.
1 Connect a USB HDD to a USB port at the back.
Using a computer to conrm the audio les on the USB HDD that is connected to this unit.
While referring to “Saving Audio Files” in the Quick Guide, access this unit from a computer.
There is a [usb1] folder in the same place as the [contents] folder. The les in this folder are the audio les
on the USB HDD.
* The [usb1] folder is read-only in order to protect the music (you cannot write to it or delete les in it).
2.3.2. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is
A sudden failure could corrupt any saved audio les and lead to a loss of data.
It should be noted that this unit’s backup function will not backup the music stored on the USB
HDD.
[Important] As a precaution, please back up data regularly.
Get audio les ready.
You can get audio les by downloading from a music distribution site or ripping them from a music
CD. For details of the supported formats of audio les, please see the Quick Guide.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is
2.3.3. Removing the USB HDD
If you want to remove a USB HDD when the power to this unit is on, please do so with the
following operation 2.2.3. Removing the USB HDD (page 8).
Using a USB hub and two USB HDD units.
If you use a USB hub, you can connect two USB HDD units, one for shared use and one for backup use.
* We recommend a type of USB HDD that is connected to an electrical outlet for most types of USB hub.
* Even if you connect two or more USB HDD units for the same application (for shared use / for backup
use), you will not be able to use them.
* For details of the backup function, please see "2.7. Backing Up Music (page 17)”.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.4. Conrming the Amount of Free Space
2.4. Conrming the Amount of Free Space
1 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
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3
Click .
Conrm the amount of free space
on this unit (Internal disk) or a USB
HDD (USB disk).
[SYSTEM INFORMATION] opens.
When the amount of free space is low
Please delete any unwanted music.
* Please back up music to your computer
or another HDD unit.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.5. Adjusting the Brightness and Colour of the Front Indicator
2.5. Adjusting the Brightness and Colour of the Front Indicator
You can adjust the brightness of the indicator which is mounted on the front of this unit in
four stages.
It is set to the brightest setting at the time of purchase. In addition, you can choose white
or blue for the front indicator colour.
1 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
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3
Adjust [Front Indicator Brightness]
Click [SYSTEM SETTINGS]
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Adjust [Front Indicator Color]

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.5. Adjusting the Brightness and Colour of the Front Indicator
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Click [SET]
Please wait for a while until the
setting has nished.
This conrms the settings.
The front indicator blinks.
Conrm that the front indicator is lit.
This completes the setting.
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Click [CONFIRM]

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.6. Turning off the LAN Port indicator
2.6. Turning off the LAN Port indicator
You can set it so that the LAN port indicator installed on this unit does not light up.
1 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
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3
4
Set [LAN port Indicator] to [Off]
Click [CONFIRM]
Click [SYSTEM SETTINGS]
Click [SET]
Please wait for a while until the
setting has nished.
This conrms the settings.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.6. Turning off the LAN Port indicator
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The front indicator blinks.
Conrm that the front indicator is lit.
This completes the setting.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.7. Backing Up Music
2.7. Backing Up Music
You can back up the music that was put on this unit to a connected USB HDD.
* The music stored on the USB HDD is not backed up.
2.7.1 Backing Up
First, get a USB HDD ready for backup purposes
Automatically backing up data
Connect a USB HDD that has the
same capacity as this unit, or larger.
Any change to the music stored on this unit will be reected in the automatic backup.
Register the USB HDD as a backup
one on a conguration computer.
Music is backed up to a USB HDD for backup.
Music stored on a USB HDD for backup is not
deleted.
Add music
Deleting music
Is the music that is already stored
on the USB HDD backed up?
After registering a USB HDD for
backup, back up data.
Do I need to always have a USB
HDD for backup use connected?
No. Each time you connect it, any music
that has been added is backed up.
From time to time, please organize the music on the USB HDD for backup.
If you repeatedly add and remove music, the capacity of the USB HDD for backup will be reduced.
Please see [Using a computer to conrm the music on the USB HDD for backup use.] (page 19) and
delete any unwanted music.
When the USB HDD for backup is full, the front indicator lights up in red, and you will not be able to
backup to it any more.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.7. Backing Up Music
2 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
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Click [Registration of the device for
backup]
Click [USB DEVICE SETTINGS]
Click [NEXT]
1 Connect a USB HDD that has the same capacity as this unit, or larger, to a USB port
on the back of this unit.
Please connect only one USB HDD.
A USB HDD for backup is registered as one for backup use, and any data on it will be deleted.
So that you do not make a mistake and lose any important data, please only connect one USB
HDD with this operation.
2.7.2. Registering the USB HDD as a backup one

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.7. Backing Up Music
Conrm that the message
[Succeeded to register the device
for backup.] is displayed.
This completes the operation. The
USB HDD has been registered as
one for backup use.
From now, the music will be backed
up on the USB HDD.
Please wait until the USB HDD is
registered.
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Click [Yes]
Read the Caution items.
Click [REGISTRATION]
Using a computer to conrm the music on the USB HDD for backup use.
While referring to "Saving Audio Files" in the Quick Guide, access this unit from a computer.
There is a [bkup] folder in the same place as the [contents] folder. This is the music on the USB HDD.

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2. Getting More out of this Unit – 2.7. Backing Up Music
Using a USB hub and two USB HDD units.
If you use a USB hub, you can connect two USB HDD units, one for shared use and one for backup use.
* We recommend a type of USB HDD that is connected to an electrical outlet for most types of USB hub.
* Even if you connect two or more USB HDD units for the same application (for shared use / for backup
use), you will not be able to use them.
* Please see 2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is (page 10)for details of how to share a USB HDD.
2 2.1. Open the Settings Screen
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4
Click [Restoration of backup data]
Click [USB DEVICE SETTINGS]
Click [NEXT]
1 Connect a USB HDD for backup to a USB port on the back of this unit.
2.7.3. Restoring Music from a USB HDD for Backup
Removing the USB HDD.
Please see 2.2.3. Removing the USB HDD (page 8).
If you reconnect a USB HDD for backup to this unit, it automatically starts backing up music.
If you do not want to always connect a USB HDD for backup, we recommend that you connect it
occasionally to back up your music.