Cocktail Audio Pro X100, Manual

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Page 3: ...ive 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 W...

Page 4: ...cations 34 Cocktail Audio Support info Email support cocktailaudio co uk Facebook www facebook com CocktailAudioUK Forum www cocktailaudio co uk Forum YouTube www youtube com user CTAX10 videos g https plus google com CocktailaudioCoUkteam posts Pinterest www pinterest com CocktailAudioUK Copyright Cocktail Audio UK 2015 2016 All rights reserved www cocktailaudio co uk ...

Page 5: ...ime 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 modificat...

Page 6: ... 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...

Page 7: ... might function better on a laptop than a tablet due to optimization the processing power required The Cocktail Audio Pro supports 32 bit 384KHz PCM DSD music player with bit output through a USB interface The embedded player also supports HD FLAC 24Bit 192kHz HD WAV 24Bit 192kHz CUE WAV FLAC ALAC AIFF AIF AAC APE M4A MP3 WMA Ogg Vorbis PCM Playlists formats and much more via Internet Radio and st...

Page 8: ...tton 4 USB port 2 5 MIC disabled 6 Audio Aux Headphone Jack Tip The Cocktail Audio support WOL Wake on LAN X100 Back Outlook 4 USB port 4 Supports asynchronous Audio devices 5 Audio Aux Headphone Jack 6 MIC disabled 7 Power 8 HDMI port Terminal setup Audio disabled 9 Toslink SPDIF 10 Ethernet port Package Content Main Unit Cocktail Audio PRO X100 Guide Power Adapter Power Cable ...

Page 9: ...ernet Port Bridges UTP CAT Cables 5 Controlling the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 is designed to be controlled through a web interface or any compatible App controller via a tablet notebook computers and smart phones cross platform 6 Initial setup Turn ON the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 by pressing the power button on the front panel It will take around 30 60 seconds for the X100...

Page 10: ...Status of available or installed services active or inactive Software Manager Update option installed available Apps Settings menu Squeezelite Settings Configure audio devices sample format buffer size etc Time Zone Select the correct country time zone from the drop down menu Wi Fi Network Settings Configure the device to connect to a wireless network USB dongle required ...

Page 11: ... via a WOL App or software 7 Setting up the network Wired setup Plug an Ethernet cable in the network port and the device will connect automatically Wireless setup Defaults to DHCP access the wireless network using the optional USB dongle To access the wireless network you need to firstly turn on the device with an Ethernet cable connected to access your wireless network via the wireless option se...

Page 12: ...pter uses the existing wiring system for networking Plug one adapter into the mains power outlets networked to the cocktail audio Pro X100 the other adapter directly into your router via an Ethernet cable and sync the two adapters to enable the network connection 8 How to rip encode an audio CD The ripping mechanism is automatic insert a CD wait for the X100 to rip and encode into Flac without del...

Page 13: ...Auto tags the tracks g Calculates finger prints ejects the CD Select the CD import App to view the progression of the session NB The succession happens rather quickly thus the messages won t necessary be seen The mechanism is designed to prevent ripping duplicate albums ...

Page 14: ...ton Click on the update button for updates fixes o Installed Apps Apps that have already been installed o Available Apps Available Apps o Package what is being set to install or delete NB Please wait for the chosen action update or installation to complete the process before installing another or using the App module Completion info E g 1 Package install in progress Installed Complete Back To Main...

Page 15: ...r App enables the user to define a directory on the X100 and connect the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 to an external USB drive Please see appendix A for more details 13 Connect to a NAS or a shared directory SAMBA This option enables the user to define a directory on the X100 and connect the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 to a shared folder or NAS device on a network Please see appendix B for more details 14 ...

Page 16: ...t disconnect any NAS shared directories or USB devices pointing to the main Cocktail Audio Pro X100 else the mounted network directory or USB will be backed up too if mounted on the main library 1 Install the App if it is not available 2 Format the drive 3 Back up As illustrated ...

Page 17: ...pending on the audio device At the settings menu select the installed audio selector App The default option is the squeezelite version Settings Squeezelite In general the only selection to be concerned about is the Audio Device drop down menu Users can choose any available related App to configure the output port Example App Option 1 Squeezelite Example App Option 2 MPD DLNA Renderer Settings ...

Page 18: ...g transcoding and multiple client configurations Transcoding is the conversion of one format to another especially if the receiving device has difficulty or compatibility issues Squeeze server can also stream to hardware software clients as well as various plug ins From Home Interface My Music Contains the categories playlists search options Radio Plug in radios local categories world search optio...

Page 19: ...e artists list for browsing and search Compilations Opt to have compilation albums appear together under Various Artists or have them appear under each artist in the compilation Configure settings on Albums and tag related issues Filter Genre at the Album Track Level Filtering can be done when browsing Genres to only show the albums tracks that match the selected genres Search within Words Set the...

Page 20: ... enable the ITunes feature MySqueezebox com TAB This section allows the user to customise the player through squeeze box site Register at the http www mysqueezebox com index Home login At the App Gallery add any preferred plug in apps At My Apps remove view current installed app Others Fav Player Save the settings copy your email password into Squeeze server to import the Apps Plug ins onto the Co...

Page 21: ...sation Also additional third party extension repositories can be found online by entering the repository URLs in the plug ins tag Repositories can be found online at the http wiki slimdevices com index php Squeezebox_Server_repositories On Squeeze Server Advanced TAB This option allows the user to add settings on features or plug ins and streaming services E g Network protocol options rescan optio...

Page 22: ...g a playlists current playlists including enqueued list Hover over an album track station touch or click the plus icon to create a playlist Playlists including multiple radio playlists could also be imported edited renamed with ease C Sorting display options Album cover arts can be displayed in text small or large art form Albums can also be sorted in different categories This is useful depending ...

Page 23: ... the playing screen bottom left for the selection Hide show album cover art As illustrated D Metadata Our cloud based metadata service is well managed to ensure incorrect metadata are not retrieved Having said that it is possible for some CDs to have an incorrect album art covers due to numerous releases and some slight metadata inaccuracies Please see appendix C for more details ...

Page 24: ...control 18 Controllers b Streaming UPNP DLNA Airplay There are many free remote controlling Apps to stream media without using the web interface The Cocktail Audio Pro X100 supports streaming other media such as images videos To stream videos images export the content into the relevant folder X100 the streaming App will detect the media type Always check the supported format of the chosen App Most...

Page 25: ...option enables the user to define a directory and connect the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 to an external USB drive as illustrated 1 Select the Settings Menu 2 Select the Drive Mounter App 3 Select the USB Tab 4 Select the drive from the drop down 5 Create a mount point name of a created folder to access your drive 6 Click or touch the Save Changes button 7 Once the drive is selected saved a completion...

Page 26: ...My_Drive The mount point can also be played or streamed from to the chosen renderer or device NB Please be aware of USB external drives with sleep modes Do not delete the mount point created folder that points to the external USB drive until the link is disconnected This will avoid accidentally deleting the content USB mount viewing via SAMBA Windows Select the cocktailaudio from the network or ac...

Page 27: ...dio Pro X100 www cocktailaudio co uk 23 3 Select the created folder mount point to view the contents on the drive 4 The created folder can be linked with squeeze server to play the library from the external drive ...

Page 28: ...tion enables the user to define a directory and connect the Cocktail Audio Pro X100 to a NAS Network Access Storage Shared Network drives as illustrated 1 Select the Settings Menu 2 Select the Drive Mounter App 3 Select the SMB SAMBA Tab 4 Enter the NAS Server or PC followed by the shared folder name E g Structure NAS Music AVUK MyAudio 5 Create a mount point name of a created folder to access you...

Page 29: ... NAS Drive My Library NAS Mounted directories or drives folders can be browsed through the network directory COCKTAILAUDIO files My_NAS mounted directory The mount point can also be played or streamed from through the squeeze server NB Please be aware of NAS or network drives with sleep modes Do not delete the mount point created folder that points to the Server NAS until the link is disconnected ...

Page 30: ...Cocktail Audio Pro X100 www cocktailaudio co uk 26 2 Access the files to view the mount point created drive 3 Select the created folder mount point to view the contents on the server NAS ...

Page 31: ...Cocktail Audio Pro X100 www cocktailaudio co uk 27 4 The created folder can be linked with squeeze server to play the library from the NAS ...

Page 32: ...pped CDs can be edited by accessing the X100 folder directly through a computer Open the network share cocktailaudio files music to view the folders Rescan to refresh the details on the player Some popular free programs 1 Max Tag www sbooth org Tag Mac Free 2 Mp3 Tag www mp3tag de en Windows Free Ver 3 Foobar www foobar2000 org Windows Free 4 Media Monkey www mediamonkey com Windows Free Ver 5 Mus...

Page 33: ... uk 29 3 Use the Ctrl A to highlight the whole tracks edit Highlighting the tracks will ensure the edited information affects the whole album Album Art Covers can also be dragged into the program 4 Always click the save button to keep the changes ...

Page 34: ...a network Ensure the NAS is active has power Ensure the NAS is on the same network as the X100 Ensure the Drive Mounter app is installed Note the mount point and save the settings Check the network connection settings on the X100 5 Cannot select the external USB drive on the web interface Ensure the external USB is active powered Ensure the Drive Mounter app module is installed Make sure the drive...

Page 35: ...eaming in any room 12 Time Zone is incorrect Ensure the correct zone is selected from the localisation option 13 Update is not running Ensure the X100 is connected to the internet to access our server for updates 14 Apps are not installing Ensure the X100 is connected to the internet to access our services Make sure the installation process is completed before returning to the main menu 15 Songs a...

Page 36: ... can be added or played Any folder can be made the core folder on the internal drive 24 Can I import from other cocktail audio Music DB Yes just import any songs NB Songs without metadata might need to be tagging or selected from the folder option on the player 25 Can I export my music movie image library on the X100 to a hand held USB device Yes importing could be done via SMB Mounter or any meth...

Page 37: ... Fing IP Tools many WOL Apps 30 Why can t I use the YouTube Service Please obtain the API key Server key enable it via your Google account Insert the key into the YouTube API Key access to run the service https console developers google com start 31 Why can t I hear my DSD audio Make sure you have a compatible DSD DAC You need a device that can output the sample rate from the Pro X100 Also check t...

Page 38: ...448MHz DXD 24bit 352 8kHz up to 32Bit 384kHz PCM signal including HD FLAC 24Bit 192kHz HD WAV 24Bit 192kHz APE CUE WAV FLAC ALAC AIFF PCM AIF AAC M4A MP3 WMA Ogg Vorbis PCM Playlist PLS M3U RAM Might depend on the playback device User Control Interface PC Linux MAC IOS Android Windows phone 8 Windows 10 devices via the Web Interface Disc encoding Flac Sample Rates 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4...

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