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5. Controlling the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 www.cocktailaudio.co.uk Contents Cocktail Audio PRO X100 ............................................................................................ 1 Safety Notice .................................................................................................................. 1 Caution: .......................................................................................................................... 1 Warranty & Disclaimer: ................................................................................................. 1 Lawful Usage & Digital Music Licensing: .................................................................... 2 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 2 2. Product ....................................................................................................................... 4 3. Hard drive (HDD) installation/setup:......................................................................... 5 4. Installation & connections: ........................................................................................ 5 5. Controlling the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 ................................................................. 5 6. Initial setup................................................................................................................. 5 7. Setting up the network ............................................................................................... 7 8. How to rip (encode) an audio CD: ............................................................................. 8 9. Checking the hard drive (HDD) size: ...................................................................... 10 10. Application setup & update: .................................................................................. 10 11. FLAC mirroring ..................................................................................................... 11 12. Connecting to a USB drive .................................................................................... 11 13. Connect to a NAS or a shared directory (SAMBA) .............................................. 11 14. Backup ................................................................................................................... 11 15. Selecting an audio output port ............................................................................... 13 16. Squeezebox server ................................................................................................. 14 17. Other Features ........................................................................................................ 18 A. Creating favourites: ................................................................................................. 18 B. Creating a playlists & current playlists (including enqueued list): ......................... 18 C. Sorting/ display options ........................................................................................... 18 D. Metadata .................................................................................................................. 19 18. Controllers (a) – Web Interface ............................................................................. 20 18. Controllers (b) - Streaming (UPNP/DLNA/Airplay...) .......................................... 20 Appendix A .................................................................................................................. 21 Mounting a USB external drive & flash storages ........................................................ 21 USB mount - viewing via SAMBA (Windows) .......................................................... 22 Appendix B .................................................................................................................. 24 Mounting a NAS & shared network directories .......................................................... 24 NAS/Network drive - viewing via SAMBA (Windows) ............................................. 25 Appendix C .................................................................................................................. 28 Editing metadata … ..................................................................................................... 28 Troubleshooting/FAQ: ................................................................................................. 30 Specifications: .............................................................................................................. 34 Cocktail Audio Support info: Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/CocktailAudioUK Forum: www.cocktailaudio.co.uk/Forum YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CTAX10/videos Copyright © Cocktail Audio UK, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 All rights reserved www.cocktailaudio.co.uk Cocktail Audio Pro X100 www.cocktailaudio.co.uk Cocktail Audio Pro X100 Safety Notice Please: - Do not try to open or remove parts as the unit could malfunction or start a fire. - Do not expose the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 to oil, sunlight, wind, rain or humidity. - Do not expose the X100 to unrelated electrical devices like heaters, stoves, microwaves etc. - Do not touch the power cable & adaptor with wet hands. - Do not use a defective power cable or an adaptor, as this could cause electric shock and start a fire. - Do not place fabric or curtains on the power cable & adaptor. - Dropping the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 could also damage the internal HDD and parts. - Keep the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 from magnetic devices or magnets – this could affect the performance of the HDD & damage the contents on the HDD. - Ensure the power or socket outlet(s) are easily accessible and near the Cocktail Audio Pro X100. - Unplug the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 if intended not to be used for a long period of time. - The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 is intended only for indoor use. - Unplug the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 during lightning storms. - Contact the seller/distributor for servicing. - Do not use the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 if the power supply is faulty, devices has been dropped, broken bits, ravaged or related… The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or related interferences caused by unauthorised modifications of the device that could also void your warranty. Please contact Cocktail Audio UK to arrange for product repair. If you attempt to disassemble the device, the warranty will be voided and Cocktail Audio UK will not be responsible for any product damage or repair. Caution: Performing unauthorised modifications and adjustments to the unit or using this product in a manner other than specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Warranty & Disclaimer: Cocktail Audio UK offers the original purchaser a one year warranty covering material and workmanship on this product under normal usage conditions. Upon confirmation by our technical service staff, product failure excluding any misuse or handling damage, will be repaired or replaced at our discretion. 1 Cocktail Audio Pro X100 www.cocktailaudio.co.uk Due to continuous product improvement efforts and firmware updates, the product performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. The manufacturer and sellers of this device are not responsible for any data loss on the HDD, USB storages or the main Cocktail Audio Pro X100 device. Lawful Usage & Digital Music Licensing: This product is intended to be used solely for lawful purposes and should not be used to copy or duplicate any data, information or other media that is protected by copyrights, patents, or other proprietary rights without the expressed consent of the owner. Purchasers and users' of this product agree to indemnify and hold Cocktail Audio UK harmless from and against any claims of infringement of any proprietary rights of others from use of this product. Supply of this product does not convey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue generating broadcast systems (Terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet, intranets and/or other networks), other content distribution systems (pay- audio, Apps or audio-on-demand applications and the like) or on physical media (compact discs, digital versatile discs, semiconductor chips, hard drives, memory cards and the like). An independent license for such use is required. 1. Introduction The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 is a standalone NAS, ripper, streamer, server and an audio media player. The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 is ideal for the discerning music lover that enjoys the highest quality media library as well as having access to a vast array of other streaming services. The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 stores thousands of CDs in a lossless format (flac) and is also compatible with many HD formats including studio level encoding – DSD, PCM, DXD etc. Connect the device to DACs/Amplifiers to stream and play HD media. The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 is also compatible with prominent and integrated multi-room media systems such as Naim, Bose, Sonos among others. In addition the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 has the capability to stream other content such as video and images. Cocktail Audio Pro X100 supports USB 3.0; which provides faster backups and media access at full duplex data transfer. USB 3.0 supports idle, sleep and suspends states, as well as function-level power management. The USB (2 or 3) interface can connect to any number of audio peripheral devices that provides a high quality
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