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Contents Gracenote End User License Agreement .................................................................................................................. 2 Notification of GNU General Public License .............................................................................................................3 Important safety instructions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 1. Product overview ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25 1-1.
4-2-3. Auto Rip ………………………………………………………………………..……………………………….. 36 4-3. Audio ………………………………………………………………….………….…….……………………………………36 4-3-1. Player View………………………………………………….……………………………..……………….……..36 4-3-2. USB/HDMI Audio Out.......................................... …………………………….….…………....……..37 4-3-3. DSD Signal Type .......................................................……………..…………………..…….…….……37 4-3-4. Analog Out Volume ...............................................................................................
4-6. Internet Service ……………………………………………………….………….….……….…….……..……..…….49 4-6-1. List View …………………………………………………………………………….…………..…………………49 4-6-2. Thumbnails in Text List ………………………………………………………….………...………………49 4-6-3. Amazon Music, Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, HighresAudio are available…50 4-7. System ……………………………………………………………………………….…….……….…….…..…………… 50 4-7-1. OSD Language ………………………………………….………….……..….………….…….…..………… 50 4-7-2. FM Radio/DAB+ Selection ...............................................................
4-10-4. How to update Bluetooth Sink(Receiver)/Transmitter(Sender) firmware …… 61 4-10. License for Gracenote ……………………………………………………………….…..………………………..62 4-10-1. Limited Gracenote Service ……………………………………………………..….…………………..62 4-10-2. How to activate license for Gracenote Service ……………………………………………..62 5. What is the CD Database(Music DB) and how to make it ………….…………..…..………….… 63 5-1. What is the Music database(Music DB) ..……………………………………….….….…………………..63 5-2.
9-5. Advanced setup by MusicX NEO app …………………………………..…………………………………. 78 9-5-1. Look for devices available over a Group Play ………………………….….…………………. 78 9-5-2. Start playing songs to set as sever device ………………………………………………………79 9-5-3. How to add client devices to Group Play by manual ……………………………………. 80 9-5-4. Control devices ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 80 10. The Music Streaming function ………….………………………….……………...…..…………....…...………... 81 10-1. UPnP Server/Client and Samba Server/Client function …………..……….
16-2. How to record …………………………………………………………………………………………….………….. 93 16-3. Where is the recorded file stored ………………………………….………………………………………. 94 16-4. How to edit the recorded file ……………………………………………………….……………….………. 95 16-5. How to use N25 as USB Digital-to-Analogue Converter(DAC) …….……..………….……. 95 17. Extra function …………………………………………………………………………….....………..…..…..…..……..…… 96 17-1. External Screen ………………………………………………………………………..…….…………......….……. 96 17-2. Photo Slide Show ……………………………………………………………………..……..………….….……...
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. 3.Heed all warnings. 4.Follow all instructions. 5.Do not use this product near water. 6.Clean only with dry cloth. 7.Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Only use attachments/accessories specified and supplied by the manufacturer. 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.
1. Product overview 1-1. Front View: ⑦ User Preset keys ① Volume/Mute Knob ⑧ Function(FN) Key ② Power/STB button ⑨ INPUT ③ Power LED ⑩ RETURN ④ Remote IR Lens ⑪ STOP ⑤ USB Host port ⑫ MENU ⑥ LCD Screen ⑬ Scroll/OK/Pause Knob 1-2.
1-3. View of Remote Controller and each key’s function 1. POWER: Power ON/OFF 2. HOME: Go to home screen 3. SEARCH: Pop up search menu 4. Alphanumeric: Enter number & alphabet/ Seek at Playing Screen mode 5. NOW PLAYING: Go to Playing Screen 6. STOP: Stop playing 7. MENU: Popup menu screen 8. ARROW: Move cursor to left side 9. OK: Confirmation 10. RETURN: Go back to upper level 11. PREVIOUS: Play previous music 12. NEXT: Play next music 13. BT SINK: Bluetooth Receiver 14.
2. Prepare 2-1. Check the contents of N25 package ① N25 unit ⑥ FM Radio Antenna ② Remote controller + AAA batteries x 2EA ⑦ DAB Antenna ③ Power cord ④ Bluetooth Antenna ⑤ User's Guide 2-2. Install AAA batteries into the remote control. Open the battery door and insert the batteries. 2-3. Optional items 2-3-1. WiFi USB dongle If you purchased optional items, the WiFi USB dongle, it looks like below. [NOTICE] The wifi dongle not approved by N25 manufacturer will not work properly 801.
2-3-2. Bluetooth transmitter 2-3-2-1. What to do with Bluetooth transmitter For playing music from N25 via Bluetooth speakers or Bluetooth headphones, please install Bluetooth transmitter module to the N25 [NOTICE] The BT transmitter module not provided by N25 manufacturer will not work properly 2-3-2-2.
2-4-2. How to install USB Audio Driver Software to Windows PC Unzip the downloaded Driver Software. The USB driver file will show up like below. Click the above USB driver file to start installation.
According to Setup Wizard, you can finish installation like below Click the Finish icon to complete like below screen 30
2-4-3. Special software (Player) for DSD file on your Windows PC To play DSD file on your PC, you need to install a special software (player) like Foobar2000 or JRiver Media Center. You can download foobar2000 from www.foobar2000.org, and install it into your PC. You can download JRiver Media Center from www.jriver.com 3. Turn On and Start 3-1. Wizard Setup (Setup Assistant) During fist booting-up procedure, you will meet the Setup Assistant (Wizard Setup) as shown below.
using the remote control or the power button on the front of the N25. The power LED color will be changed to blue and start booting – The N25 should take about 30~40 seconds to boot up as it is looking to see if a network is connected. After the N25 is powered ON, the below screen will show up in sequence. 1) Booting image 2) Booting completed and ready for use l Music DB: Play loaded(ripped) music in l FM Radio/DAB+: Play FM or DAB+ N25 Music DB folder.
4-1. Music DB Select the Display Mode and confirm with the OK button. 4-1-1. Display Mode You may set one of fourteen (14) options, see below. For example, if you set Title, the Music DB will display the title (song) list when you go into the Music DB. ※ For example l Artist/Track : Artist list → Title(song) list l Artist/Album : Artist list → Album list of the artist → Track (song) list of the album ※ Default : Album 4-1-2.
4-1-4. Append Artist in Album View If you set this option as ON, Album name will bring Artist name at the end of album name ※ Default: ON 4-1-5. Append Artist in Album Track View Track Artist will be added at the end of each track in Album if this option is set as ON ※ Default: ON 4-1-6.
4-2. CD Ripping [NOTICE] For this function, optional items like an external USB ODD and storage are needed Select CD Ripping and confirm it with the OK button. The below items will be displayed. 4-2-1. Bit Rate and Quality You can select bit rate and the quality level for ripping to MP3 files. There are two (2) items.
4-2-2. Audio Format (Audio Rip Format) You can select one of the following audio formats for CD Ripping; ※ default is WAV 4-2-3. Auto Rip When ripping many CDs at one time, this function will be useful. If Auto Rip is set as ON, N25 will rip CD by itself if you insert CD, and eject CD by itself after finishing ripping without pressing any key ※ Default: OFF 4-3. Audio Select Audio and confirm it with the OK key 4-3-1. Player View You can set one of the following; Cover & List, Music Info or List Only.
4-3-2. USB/HDMI Audio Out When USB DAC or HDMI audio device is connected to N25 USB Audio Out, the connected devices will be listed here. You may select it here. 4-3-3. DSD Signal Type There are many kinds USB DAC(Digital-to-Analog Converter) in the market, which can be connected to N25 USB Audio Out. But, some of these DAC can receive 'DSD Native signal', others can receive 'DoP signal' only instead of 'DSD Native signal'.
4-3-6. Digital Out Volume ※ Variable: You can control volume for Digital Out with N25 ※ Fixed: N25 volume will be set as 0dB (Max). You can’t control volume for Digital Out with N25 ※ Default: Variable 4-3-7. Digital Out You can set one of three (3) options like 48KHz, 96KHz and 192KHz 1) 48Khz : Max 48KHz frequency 2) 96Khz : Max 96KHz frequency 3) 192Khz : Max 192KHz frequency 4) Passthrough ※ Default: Passthrough 4-3-8.
4-3-9. Coaxial You can set as ON or OFF for Coaxial output ※ Default: ON 4-3-10. Gapless Play The N25 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’ and ‘Normal’ modes only. For example in ‘Shuffle’ mode Gapless play is not supported 4-3-11. Slide Show Effect Six (6) options are available like All, Fade in & out, Transition, Rotation, Flip and None.
4-3-13. Replaygain 4-3-13-1. What’s the Replaygain function It allows N25 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 4-3-16-2.
③ To start writing 'Replaygain info', click 'Skip' or 'No' If Skip is clicked, the device will skip the file which has already Replaygain info without overwriting Replaygain info. If No is clicked, the device will write newly Replaygain info to all music files selected. ④ Writing is finished and return to list screen 4-3-16-4. How to clear ‘Replaygain info’ from metadata of each music file(track) ① Place the cursor on the target album or track list.
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 4-3-17. Limit Sample Rate in Audio Convert When converting music file into different file format, you may select maximum sample rate. ※ Default: OFF ※ OFF means that original sample rate will be applied to the converted file. 4-3-16. Power On Volume You can set to preferred volume level of the N25 when booting.
4-4. Network ※ Make sure your Ethernet cable or a USB WiFi dongle is connected. Select Network and press the OK button. ① Select Network and confirm with the OK button. ② Select Wired Setup or Wireless Setup and confirm it with OK button. 【 TIP 】 To check network information, press Network Info. 4-4-1. Wired Setup 4-4-1-1. DHCP (Auto IP) ③ Select DHCP(Auto IP) and confirm with the OK button. There is no need to enter any values. ④ Select OK and confirm with the OK button.
4-4-2. Wireless Setup. The N25 offers two kinds of method for wireless network connection 4-4-2-1 Open SSID ① Select ‘Wireless Setup’ and confirm with OK key. ② Select ‘Scan Ap List’. All AP available will be listed up. ③ Select proper AP and confirm with OK key. ④ If the AP has a password, enter it and select OK and confirm OK key. The screen to the left will be shown if the network is connected successfully.
4-4-3. Network Info Select Network Info and confirm with the OK key. You can see the network information displayed as shown below. 4-4-4. Wireless Info Select Wireless Info and confirm with the OK key. You can check the Wireless LAN signal strength, see below screen shot. 4-4-5. Wake ON LAN If Wake ON LAN is set as ON, N25 can be powered ON by a signal from outside via network.
① Select Samba Server and confirm with the OK key. Set Samba Server as ON, see below ※ default: OFF ② Select Samba Server and confirm with the OK button. ③ Select Host Name and Workgroup. ④ Enter host name and workgroup name and select OK and confirm with the OK button. 4-5-2 Network Sharing (Samba Client) You can connect the N25 and the storage devices in the same network. If you want to stream the file in remote devices and play it with the N25, you need to do ‘network sharing’ first as below.
⑥ Then, IP address will be shown up in the path ※ In case that IP address doesn't show up, please insert it by keyboard.
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 N25 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. Set it to ON. User name is fixed as Guest. Default password is 0000. You may change password should you wish to. 【 TIP 】 You may use the FTP software like ‘File Zilla’. The character should be set as ‘UTF-8’.
4-6. Internet Service N25 integrated Online Music Services into its software. So, you can play Amazon Music, Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster and HighresAudio with N25 directly if you subscribe for those services and put their user name and password here properly. 4-6-1. List View You can display lists by Text or Cover art according to this setup. ※ Default: Text ※ You can toggle this option by TEXT/ART key of remote control 4-6-2.
4-6-3. Amazon Music, Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, HighresAudio are available N25 integrated Qobuz, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, HighresAudio, so you can play them with N25 directly if you subscribe for those services and put their user name and password here properly. 4-7. System ① Select System and confirm with the OK button. 4-7-1. OSD (On Screen Display) Language. ② Select OSD Language and confirm with the OK button. Supported languages will be displayed.
4-7-4. Use RDS When Seek All To speed up for station seeking, you can set RDS function as OFF ※ Default: ON 4-7-5. Auto Play Select Auto Play and confirm with the OK button. You can set it to ON or OFF. ※ Default : OFF 【 TIP 】 For detailed explanation of Auto Play function, refer to 17-12 Auto Play (Page 100) 4-7-6. Resume Play When you boot up the N25, it will automatically resume playing the music in the Music DB, Browser or i-Radio from where it was last stopped.
4-7-8. Factory Reset To restore changed values of setup, select Factory Reset and confirm with the OK button. When you boot up after Factory Reset, it will ask for Wizard Setup 4-7-9. HDD Sleep In case that you connected an external USB HDD into the N25, you can make the connected 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.
4-7-11. File System Fix When you suspect there is some problem in the file system of storages like internal HDD or connected USB storage, you can try this function to remove some error in file system of storages. Select File System Fix and confirm with the OK key. 【 Caution 】 We recommend you NOT to run this function if the file system of the N25 hard disk has no problems. 4-7-12. Brightness You can control the brightness level of the LCD. Select Brightness and confirm with the OK key.
① Selecting time with up/down button. ② Selecting cycle with OK button ③ Selecting sound source from Playlist, iRadio (My Favorites) and FM radio ④ Selecting snooze ON/OFF ※ NOTE: In case that Alarm is set, the below icon will show up on the playing screen. ※ NOTE A : Alarm 2 : Two D : Day Alarm is set as ‘after 2 days from now’. 4-7-14. Auto Shutdown The N25 will be powered off automatically at the assigned time and date. ① Go to SETUP and select System.
※NOTE D : Auto Shutdown 3 : three H : Hour After 3 hours, N25 will shutdown 4-7-15. Scroll Speed Long text is scrolling on the screen. You can set its speed like below. ※ Default: Level 3 4-7-16. List Line Count The number of text lines displayed on the screen is selectable according to your taste like below. ※ Default: 7 lines 4-7-17. User Font ※ Various fonts are available in Windows PC (C:/Windows/Fonts). You can get one of them and use it for N25 via this function.
4-7-18. Browser View You can display lists by Text or Cover art according to this setup. ※ Default: Text ※ You can toggle this option by TEXT/ART key of remote control 4-7-19. Thumbnails in Text List Option to enable/disable 'Thumbnails at the front of each text list ※ Default: OFF ※ NOTICE: If this option is set as ON and Thumbnails are displayed, the speed to list up will be slower a little 4-7-20.
4-8. Time You can set time format and time via internet or by manual here. 4-8-1. Time Format N25 displays the time while playing the internet radio. Pressing the CLOCK key displays time. N25 can display one of two ways, AM/PM or 24Hours. You can select which here. 4-8-2. Time Set (Internet) ① Select Time Set (Internet) and confirm it with the OK button. All the time options will be displayed as below.
4-9. Firmware You can check the current firmware version of your N25 and install the updated new firmware. Select Firmware and confirm with the OK key. 4-9-1. Current Version You can check the current firmware version as shown below. Select Current Version and confirm with the OK key. 4-9-2. Update manually (Firmware update manually) ① Obtain the new firmware first and put it onto the root directory of USB memory stick or the HDD of the N25. ② Plug the USB memory stick into the USB host port of the N25.
4-9-4. What is Automatic Firmware Update by network? This function is available only when N25 is connected to a network (internet). In the instance that a higher version of the firmware exists at our server system, your N25 will check it automatically when the N25 boots up. ※ NOTE: If CANCEL is selected, the folder [New Firmware] is created automatically in the internal hard disk (or USB), then the N25 will not ask for a Firmware Update when booting up.
4-10-1. Bluetooth Device Name The N25's default name as Bluetooth device is N25. You can change it as you want ① Click 'Bluetooth Device Name' and input name as you want ② Confirm by clicking OK 4-10-2. Bluetooth Sink(Receiver), Pairing and play music When you want to play files in your mobile devices which have BT function(sender) via the N25, you can use N25 BT Sink(Receiver) function Left screen shows Bluetooth Sink(Sender) firmware version.
4-10-3. Bluetooth Transmitter (Sender) When you want to send songs in the N25 to the Bluetooth speakers or Bluetooth headphones, you can use N25 BT Transmitter (Sender) function ※ This is optional function.
How to update ① Prepare new firmware and USB memory stick ② Copy the new firmware into the root directory of USB memory stick. ③ Plug the USB memory stick into the USB host port of the N25 ④ Go to SETUP > Bluetooth > 'Update Sink Firmware' or 'Update Source Firmware' to look for the new firmware ⑤ Select the storage(USB storage) containing the new firmware ⑥ Select xxxxx_Sink.pkg or xxxxx_Source.pkg file and confirm with OK icon 4-10. License for Gracenote Service 4-10-1.
There will be License Name and Device Key, which are needed to activate license ④ Click 'Activate' ⑤ Click 'OK' to finalize 'license activating' ※ After two(2) years, you can take a similar process to buy license 5. What is the Music database (Music DB) and how to make it To make a Music DB at your N25, you need storage like external USB HDD or NAS which contains music files. Connect them to the N25. Go to the Browser and just place the cursor on the folder containing the music you want for Music DB 5-1.
⑤ The folder scanned for Music DB will be changed to blue color like left screen ⑥ To see Music DB, go to home screen and click the Music DB icon ⑦ You can see the list like left screen. Now you are ready to play it 5-3. How to display folders in the Music DB You can display folders in the Music DB by the below method Press MENU key at any type of display mode in the Music DB. Another way is that, go to SETUP > Music DB > Display Mode. Select 'Folder View' 5-4.
5-5. How to clear(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 ※ After clearing the Music DB, the N25 will reboot by itself to complete Music DB initialization ※ NOTE: This function will remove all scanned index of music files only. However, it has no effect on the original music files 6.
【 TIP ② 】Pressing the INFO key will change the screen as follows; [ Playing Screen ] [ INFO Screen ] [ Title List Screen ] 【 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.
6-2. SEARCH function. In the case that there are many album lists in Music DB, the search feature can be useful. SEARCH function ① On the album list screen, press SEARCH button to display the left/below screen. ② Enter the album name or part of the album name into the album name field using the remote control.
⑤ Select OK and confirm with the OK button. 【 TIP ⑥ 】 You can also run this function for the artist list and the genre list by using the same procedure. 6-3-2. 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. 6-3-3.
④ After finishing editing the screen, please confirm with OK button. ※ You can merge other CD2, CD3, CD4 like above. After finishing merging all CDs, the album looks like left screen. Select it and press with OK key. Then, it looks like below screen. There will be five(5) folders like [All], [CD1], [CD2], [CD3], [CD4] 6-3-4. History function You can list a maximum of 10 recently played songs from the Music DB using this function.
※ In case that 'playing section' is already set, each key works like below. * -15(SEEK) Key: Pressing the -15 Key one time makes 'Playing Point' move backward by 15 seconds playing time. * +15(SEEK) Key: Pressing the +15 Key one time makes 'Playing Point' move forward by 15 seconds playing time. * LEFT ARROW Key: When 'Playing Point' is below 50% of total playing time, LEFT ARROW key will make 'Starting Point' move backward by 0.
8. Playlist The N25 has three (3) kinds of playlist. The 1st one is just the normal Playlist function, the 2nd is ‘My Playlist’, and the 3rd is ‘Advanced My Playlist’. The normal Playlist does not disappear by stopping or powering off. However, My Playlist and Advanced My Playlist are virtual playlists. The virtual playlist is removed by stopping or powering off. ※ NOTE: If you run ‘My Playlist function’ or ‘Advanced My Playlist function’, the My Playlist is created automatically in the Playlist folder.
⑦ You can add more music (tracks) or albums using the above procedure. ⑧ After adding a track or album, press RETURN to go to the screen shown below. ⑨ Select OK and confirm with the OK button. Then, the playlist 1 is stored in the Playlist folder, see below. You can view the playlist if you go into the Playlist folder through the Playlist icon on the home screen.
8-1-3. How to add songs to a Playlist whist playing music When you are enjoying music from the Music DB and you come across a track you would like to add to a playlist, you can add it to an existing playlist in the Playlist folder by following these steps: [ Playing Screen ] ① Press the PLAYLIST key whilst in ‘Playing Screen’ mode as shown above. ② Select the playlist you would like to add the song to. ③ Confirm with the OK key and the song will be stored in the selected playlist. 8-1-4.
8-1-6. How to change song position in a Playlist ① In a Playlist, select a song or songs with RIGHT arrow key. ② Move the cursor with UP/DOWN arrow key to the place where you want to move the selected song/songs. ③ Press LEFT arrow key to paste the selected 8-1-7. How to edit a Playlist Go to the Playlist screen. Press the MENU button on the remote control. You can delete existing playlists, add music to existing playlists or clear music from an existing playlist. 8-2.
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. l Play Last: The selected album will be added to the currently playing list (album) as the last entry. l Play Next: The selected song will be added to the next of the current playing song. 8-3.
9-1. File formats and sample rate with which Multi-room (Group Play) function works File Format PCM(WAV, FLAC) Wireless LAN Wired LAN OK OK NO NO OK OK NO NO OK OK Remarks 44.1Khz(48Khz) 88.2Khz(96Khz) 176.4Khz(192Khz) 352.8Khz(384Khz) 768Khz DSD Not supported 64 128 256 512 MQA Not supported 44.1Khz(48Khz) 88.2Khz(96Khz) 176.4Khz(192Khz) 352.8Khz(384Khz) 9-2. Group Play main menu To set for Multi-room (Group Play), click Group Play icon on the home screen to open it 9-3.
9-4. Basic Setup by device You can set a device as Server device 9-4-1. How to 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 Press OK key to set to 'GroupPlay Enabled' ④ Once you start playing song, the device becomes server device 9-4-2.
Server device screen Client device screen 9-5. Advanced setup by MusicX NEO app You are recommended to use MusicX NEO app for advanced setup and easy use of Group Play. 9-5-1. Look for devices available over a Group Play Click the 'GroupPlay icon on the MusicX NEO, you can find out all devices available over a Group Play like below screen For example, you can see the three(3) devices of Living Room, Bed Room, Library like below screen. All three(3) devices are currently in the status of idle -.
9-5-2. 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' -.
9-5-3. 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 9-5-4. Control devices.
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. You can also do Mute and power off the client device ③ Tap the ‘speaker’ icon marked with a vertical square, the tapped device will be muted immediately 10.
10-2. Shareplay(Airplay) function This is the same function as Apple ‘Airplay’ You can play the song files in the iOS devices through the N25. ① Start music player in your iOS devices like left picture. ② Click the red circled icon ③ The right picture will show up ④ Select the N25 to play it via the N25. 11. i-Service Ensure the N25 is connected to the network (Internet) before using the i-Service. 【 TIP ① 】 There might be a slight delay when tuning i-radio stations (buffering).
Now playing. 11-1-2. How to add your favorite stations into Favorites. Whilst playing a station press the FAVORITE button on the remote control to add the station to Favorites. The station will then appear in Favorites folder, as shown left. 11-1-3. How to a run search function on the Internet Radio You can search for a station on the Internet Radio as follows; on the Internet Radio screen, press the SEARCH button on the remote control, the left screen will then be displayed.
11-1-4-2. Where is the recorded file stored? The N25 creates a [IRadio Recording] folder on the hard disk automatically when recording has started. All recorded files are stored in the IRadio Recording folder, see below. 11-1-4-3. The recorded file name structure The station will show the music title, see below, the recorded file name will be the music title. If the station does not show any title, see screen shot below, the recorded file name will be ‘yearmonth-day-time (minute/second). 11-1-4-4.
[ Import to DB ] [ Copy File ] [ Move file ] 11-1-5. Reservation Recording This function works for the stations stored in Favorites folder. 11-1-5-1. How to set reservation recording ① Open ‘Favorites’ folder of Radios. ② Place the cursor on the station you want to set ③ Press MENU key to open menu window like left.
11-1-5-2. How does the reservation recording start 1) In case that you powered N25 off after recording setting (e.g. 4:00PM / record for 3 M ) l N25 will start booting up automatically at 3:57PM (3 minutes before set time 4:00PM) l N25 will start playing the station at 3:59PM (1 minute before set time 4:00PM). Volume is set as ‘Mute’ automatically. l N25 will start recording the station at 4:00PM and keep recording until 4:03PM.
※ NOTE: On the playing screen like above, you can do fine tuning with the arrow (UP/DOWN) keys, and seek station with the arrow (LEFT/RIGHT) keys. ※ NOTE: In countries where RDS is available, you may see station name info and text data info in the red square. ※ NOTE: Place the cursor on the station list screen, and press MENU key to show up POPUP menu as below. ※ You can run useful functions like Rename, Delete, Seek All, Clear & Seek All The left screen is for renaming the station 12-2.
13. DAB+ 13-1. How to play DAB+ ① Select DAB icon to start ② N25 will seek all stations available like below screen 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. ※ If you want to re-scan, press MENU key on the station list. And, select 'Seek All' ③ Select a station you want to play, and confirm it with OK ④ It will start like left 13-2.
15. Browser If you go to the Browser icon, you can run the following functions. 15-1. Accessing information on the USB, folder or file. Place the cursor on each drive and press the INFO key. The information is displayed as shown below. To check the information of the folder, place the cursor on the folder and press the INFO key. To check the information on a file, place the cursor on the file and press the INFO key.
15-2. 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. 15-3. Copy Files You can copy files or folders by following the procedure below: ① Place the cursor on the file or folder you would like to copy ② Press the MENU key and select Copy Files. The screen below is then displayed. 15-4.
15-5. Delete Files You can delete file or folder using the following procedure: ① Place the cursor on the file or folder you would like to delete ② Press the MENU key and select Delete Files. Confirm with the OK button to start deleting. 15-6. .PLS or .M3U files with Internet radio stations If you wish to play an individual internet radio station using the N25, 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 N25.
15-8. Cut the recorded file (Cut ‘Playing Section’) ※ NOTE: This cutting function works on Browser mode only. For example, you recorded iRadio like left screen. ① If you go into 'IRadio Recording' folder of HDD1 via Browser, there will be the recorded file (FM - Start It Up.mp3 ) ② Play the file ③ Set 'Playing Section' as mentioned on 6-3-5.
16. Input 16-1. How to play an external device via Input As the N25 has Digital inputs(Toslink and COAXIAL), you can connect external devices like TV, player, turntable or etc to the N25 and record the audio (signal) coming from outside device. ① Connect external device to the N25. ※ NOTE: When connecting external device to N25, be careful to connect both devices via proper connectors and cables. ② Play the external device. ③ Select the proper input and confirm it with OK key Now playing.
※ Recorded file information according to the Recording Sample Rate ＊1) Recording Sample Rate Recorded File Size/Recording Sample time Rate 48KHz 1,319MB/1 Hour 48KHz 96KHz 2,638MB/1 Hour 96KHz 192KHz 5,725MB/1 Hour 192KHz File name structure Year-month-date-time Format CAF 16-3. Where is the recorded file stored? If you start recording, the N25 creates the folders automatically where the recorded files are stored. ① Select Browser icon on the home screen, and confirm it with OK key.
16-4. How to edit the recorded file ① Place the cursor on the Recording folder (like FM Radio, TOSLINK, etc) or on the recorded file in the folder, and press the MENU button. ② Select TAG Edit and confirm with the OK key, the edit screen will be displayed as follows. ③ Put the Title, Artist, Album, Composer, Year or Genre.
17. Extra Function 17-1. External Screen If you want to use an external screen like TV, monitor, etc as a bigger screen for N25, please connect external screen to N25 HDMI Out. ※ Default: Both of Internal LCD and HDMI Out are all activated. ※ From Default setting, pressing SCREEN key will change mode like below Default ----> Internal LCD only -----> HDMI only -----> Default ※ N25 will remember last setting when it is powered off 17-2. Photo Slide Show ① Prepare photo file in the storage of N25 or in USB.
[ Text mode ] [ Small album cover art ] [ Big album cover art ] 17-4. BOOKMARK Files can be bookmarked while playing them. This function is useful for long files such as audio books. ① Press the BOOKMARK button on the playing screen. ② The bookmarked music or story is stored in the Bookmark list as shown below. ③ If you would like to list up the bookmarked music or story, and play it, press the BOOKMARK button on any screen (except playing screen).
17-5-2. How to play with assigned keys To call up the station, select the corresponding preset key by briefly pressing the keys 1-5 or the FN key + the key 1-5. The machine then starts playback of the stored station/playlist 17-6. Resume Play When you boot up the N25, 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.
① Normal: Play all the music in an album or in a folder at once in sequence. ② Shuffle: Play songs randomly, but any song will not be repeated. ③ Random: Play songs randomly, but a song may be repeated ④ Once: Play the current music once only. ⑤ Repeat One: Play the current music repeatedly ⑥ Repeat All: Play all music in an album or in a folder in sequence and repeatedly 17-9. Alarm set You can set six (6) alarm settings on the N25. ① Go to Alarm at SETUP, and confirm it with the OK key.
17-10. Auto Shutdown The N25 will power off automatically at the assigned date and time. ※ NOTE: Refer to section 4-7-14 Auto Shutdown (Page 54) for detailed explanation. 17-11. Sleep mode 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 N25 will be set as per the last popup ※NOTE: Sleep icon will show up after setting.
17-13. Shortcut to find files in all list modes On each list mode if you press an alphabet key on the remote control the cursor will jump to the first file will that character at beginning. 17-14. Seek function on the Playing Screen At the playing screen you can run a seek function by pressing numeric keys on the remote control. For example, if you press the 5 key while playing a file it will start playing from the 50% position of the file based on total playing time. 17-15.
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 -. 4.0 Sec: to set duration for the above max dB value. Scope settable: 0.1 ~ 5 Sec ※ For example, if you set -35dB and 4.
③ Select OK and confirm it. Then, it will start cutting like below ※ If you confirm 'Cancel', it will go back to 'Playing Screen' ※ If you press RETURN key, it will go back to 'Multi-cut screen' ④ To see cut tracks, go to the same folder where original file is ⑤ There will be one folder whose name is same as original file ⑥ There will be five(5) cut tracks in the folder like below. 17-15-4.
-. JOG spinning: to seek 'current playing point' by the value of forth Spin -. JOG spinning with JOG pressed: to seek 'cutting point' -. MENU: to enable Spin -. OK: no working -. LEFT/RIGHT: to seek 'current playing point' by the value of forth Spin -. UP: to set 'current playing point(vertical blue line)' as 'cutting point(vertical green line)' -. DOWN: to remove the cutting point within 10 seconds and closest to the current playing point -.
18.Specification Model name Host CPU & Memory Display cocktailAudio N25 Remarks CPU: Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 running at 1.0GHz Main Memory: DDR-1066 1GByte NAND Flash 8GByte 4.6" TFT LCD(800 x 320pixels)(* able to connect to ext. screen via HDMI out) Interface Key & Jog(Volume/Scroll), IR Remote Control, Customized Remote App for iOS and Android devices Analog Out Unbalanced RCA, Dynamic Range: 127dB (Max 2Vrms, (Sabre³² (PRE-OUT) Stereo) THD +N: -110dB(0.
Network UPnP(DLNA) Server/Client/Media Renderer, Samba Server/Client, Protocols FTP Server, Web Server, etc Supported Internet Internet Radio Airable Services Online Music Amazon Music, TIDAL, TIDAL MQA, Deezer, Services Qobuz, Napster, HighResAudio, Spotify Connect Supported OSD English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Russian, languages Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean,(To be added by request) Isolated Power Linear Transformer For audio signal ma
19.MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) MQA is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download. Visit mqa.co.uk for more information. N25 includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.
4-4. Check Audio settings at SETUP 5. There is a hum coming from the speaker. Make sure that all cable connections are secure.
