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M6ENCORECONNECT
MULTIFORMATAUDIOSTREAMER
GETTINGSTARTEDGUIDE
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SOCKETSINPUTSOUTPUTS
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STORAGENETWORKS/PDIFS/PDIFIECMAINS
(REMOVABLETRAY)SOCKETINPUTSOUTPUTSSOCKET
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CONNECTshouldtobeconnectedtoaseparatepoweramplifierortoactiveloudspeakersviathedigitaloranalog
outputs.
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outputs,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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.
PressingENTERshowswhat’splaying:
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)
(MyMusic,continued)
Pressenter:
Fromhere,youcannavigatetoanytrackoralbum
inthelibrary.
Radio
Pressenter:
Fromhere,youcannavigatetoanyinternetradio
station.
Inputs
Pressenter:
Selectrequiredinput.
Quit(shutdown)
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.
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!
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.
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.
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screen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disc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.
FormoredetailedinformationaboutyourEncoreincludingrecentchanges,tutorialvideosandacompletemanual,
pleasevisithttp://encore.musicalfidelity.com
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