Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 User guide

Brand: Musical Fidelity

Model: M6 Encore 225

Type: User guide

Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 is a multi-format audio streamer that allows you to listen to your music from a variety of sources, including your computer, network storage, or CD. It also has a built-in hard drive so you can store your music locally. The Encore 225 has a variety of inputs and outputs, so you can connect it to your existing audio system or use it as a standalone player. It also has a built-in headphone amplifier, so you can listen to your music privately.

Here are some of the features of the Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225:

Multi-format support: The Encore 225 can play music from a variety of sources, including:

Here are some of the features of the Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225:

Multi-format support: The Encore 225 can play music from a variety of sources, including:

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M6ENCORE225

MULTIFORMATAUDIOSTREAMER

GETTINGSTARTEDGUIDE

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KNOBBUTTONSBUTTONSKNOB

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BackEnterCDHEADPHONEUSB

  BUTTONSSLOTJACKSOCKET

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RIGHTSPEAKERUSB3ANALOGANALOGLEFTSPEAKER

OUTPUTSOCKETSINPUTSOUTPUTSOUTPUT

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STORAGENETWORKS/PDIFS/PDIFIECMAINS

(REMOVABLETRAY)SOCKETINPUTSOUTPUTSSOCKET

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MakesurethattheEncoreisfullyacclimatisedforanhourorso.Thisallowsanycondensationtodissipate.Makesurethatthe

boxisflatandtherightwayupbeforeopening.Checkthattheareawhereitwillbelocatedisclearandreadyforinstallation.

TheEncoreneedsastableandflatspaceofmorethan440mm(17⅓”)wideby400mm(15¾”;notincludingconnectingcables).

Itwillrequireaccesstoamainssocketandstandardhome“RJ45”networkconnection.

TheEncore225hashighpowerclassABamplifiersandneedsgoodventilation.WedonotrecommendenclosingtheEncoreina

cabinetorsimilar.Trytokeepafreeairspaceofatleast2”(5cm)aroundtheEncore.

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What’sinthebox?

‐ M6Encoreunit

‐ Feltbag

‐ Handlinggloves

‐ Cleaningcloth

‐ Networkcable

‐ Mainslead

‐ Remotecontrol

‐ Batteriesforremotecontrol

1. Carefullyopenthebox.Takecarenottocutthroughasinternalpartsoraccessoriesmaybedamaged.Toprevent

marksoncasework,apairofglovesareprovided.Werecommendthatyouusethemwhilsthandling.

2. RemovetheEncorefromitsblackfeltbagandkeepitandallthepackaging.Tosavestoragespace,youcanundothe

boxtoallowflat‐packing.

3. CarefullypositiontheEncoreinitsintendedplace.Connectanyotherrequiredinputsandthenthespeakerleads,but

notthemainspowerleadjustyet.

4. PlugtheEncoreintonetworkusingsuppliednetworkcable.Makesuretheotherendisconnectedtothehubornearest

network“switch”andthenetworkunitsareturnedon.Note:ItisvitaltheEncoreispluggedintoaworkingnetwork

atfirstswitchon.Thisistoensurethatitssoftwareisfullyup‐to‐date.

5. Pluginthemainspowerlead.TheEncorewillstartupshowingtheMusicalFidelitylogo.

6. Waitforittofinishstartingup.Theremaybeafewminutes’delayasitautomaticallyupdatesitssoftware.Oncethe

menuappears,yourEncoreisreadyforuse.

Networkandcomputerminimumperformancerequirements.

FortheEncoretofunctionproperlyitmusthavealivenetworkconnectionandinternetaccess.

Minimumhubrequirements100Base‐T(100Mbit/s)orgreaterwithfreeRJ45socket.

Note:Westronglyrecommendthattherouter/hubisoperatedwithallportfiltersoff.(Thisisthedefaultsettingformosthome

hubsinUK). 

Networkviamains(otherwiseknownas“Homeplug”)requirements:HomeplugAV/HomeplugAV2recommended.

ComputerOSWindows7/8/10orlater,AppleOS10.11orlater

Explanationofmainmenufunctionsinmenuorder.

MainMenu

Topmenufromwhichallfunctionsareaccessed.

Youcanreturntothismenuatanytime,by

pressingthe“Home”button.

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PressingENTERshowswhat’splaying:

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MyMusic

Showswhatisontheinternalharddiscdrive.(See

theMusicalFidelitywebsiteandourYouTube

videoforinstructionsabouthowtoputyourmusic

ontheharddiscdrive)

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(MyMusic,continued)

Pressenter:

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Fromhere,youcannavigatetoanytrackoralbum

inthelibrary.

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Radio

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Pressenter:

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Fromhere,youcannavigatetoanyinternetradio

station.

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Inputs

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Pressenter:

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Selectrequiredinput.

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Quit(shutdown)

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Tosafelyshutunitdown,use“Quit”option.

Important:pleaserememberthereisa

computerelementinthisproduct.Itmustbe

properlyshutdownbeforeremovingmains

power.Toshutdown,alwaysusetheQUIT

optionasshownabove.

Donotremovepowerleadorswitchoffmains

untilgreenscreenappears.

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HowtofindyourEncoreonyournetwork.

MorefunctionsofyourEncorecanbeaccessedviaawebbrowserfromyourcomputer.

TheEncorewebinterfacecanbeoperatedfromcomputersrunningMicrosoftWindows,AppleMacOS,Linuxorany

otheroperatingsystemthatoffersamodernwebbrowser.

Atthetimeofwritingthisguide,onlytheGoogleChromebrowsersupportsallthefunctionsoftheEncoreweb

interface.WestronglyadvisetheuseofGoogleChromeforthisreason.Visithttp://chrome.google.com/to

downloadit,freeofcharge.MicrosoftWindowsusersalsorequireaBonjoursoftwarelibrarytobeinstalled.Thisis

mosteasilyobtainedbyinstallingAppleiTunesfromwww.itunes.com.

ToaccessyourEncorefromthewebbrowsersimplyenterhttp://encore.local/intotheaddressbar.Pleasenote

thatthe/attheendisimportant.Leavingitoutmeansthiswillnotwork!

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Tocopyanyofyourexistingdigitalmusiclibraryfromyourcomputer,simplydraganddropanexistingfolderinto

anywhitespaceinthewindow.

TheEncorewillthenreceiveandprocessyourfiles.Itcantakeaboutfiveminutesforthistocomplete,afterwhichit

willappearinthelisting.

Forbestresultsitisimportantthateachalbumbestoredinitsownfolder.

CDstorageandplayback.

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IMPORTANTNOTICE:

ToensuretroublefreerippingandCDplayback,pleaseensurethatyourdiscsarebothclean

andscratchfree.IfnotyourEncoremaytakeexcessivetimetoripornotbeabletodosoat

all.

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CDscanberipped(storedontheEncoreinternalharddiskdrive),orjustplayed.

ToplayaCD,select“CDPlayer”fromtheMainMenuandinsertthediscintotheEncore.ItwillstartplayingtheCD

automatically.

Ifanyotherfunctionischosen,theninsertingaCDwillautomaticallystarttherippingprocess.RippingaCDcantake

approximately10‐12minutesdependingonthelengthoftheCD.Oncerippedtotheharddiskdrivethenew

materialcantakeafewminutestoshowinthelibrary.

RippingcanoccuratthesametimeasanyotheroperationontheEncore.Youarefreetolistentomusicalreadyon

harddiscdrive,internetradiooranyofthelegacyinputswhilstrippingoccurs.

WhenrippingiscompletethediscisejectedandtheEncoreisimmediatelyreadyforthenextone.Theremaybea

delayofafewminutesbeforethenewdiscappearsintheMyMusicmenu,ascatalogueinformationisupdated.

TheEncore’sdefaultsettingistoripaCD.ItwilldothiswheneveraCDisinsertedregardlessofwhatelseitis

playingatthetime.Aniconwillbedisplayedwhenrippingisinprogress.Forexample,youcouldbelisteningto

InternetRadio,musicfromtheharddrive,oraselectedinputandwhenaCDisinserteditwillautomaticallyrip

withoutinterruptinganything.ThedisplaywillcontinueshowingwhatevertheEncoreisdoingandasmalliconwill

appeartoconfirmitisrippingatthesametime.

Whyhaveweselectedcdrippingasthedefaultsetting?

TheEncoreisprimarilyastoragesystemwithinputs,internetradioandCDplaying.Weexpectthatthevastmajority

ofuserswillstoretheircomputermusicandCDcollectionontheEncore’sharddriveandthenaccessittoplayall

theirmusic.Therefore,wethinkthatrippingaCDislikelytobethemostimportantfunctionfortheCDdrive,hence

itbeingthedefaultsetting.

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FormoredetailedinformationaboutyourEncoreincludingrecentchanges,tutorialvideosandacompletemanual,

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Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 User guide

Brand: Musical Fidelity

Model: M6 Encore 225

Type: User guide

Here are some of the features of the Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225:

Multi-format support: The Encore 225 can play music from a variety of sources, including:

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Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 User guide

Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 User guide

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