Musical Fidelity M6 Encore Connect User guide

Brand
Musical Fidelity
Model
M6 Encore Connect
Type
User guide

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Musical Fidelity M6 Encore Connect is a versatile audio streamer that combines traditional Hi-Fi inputs with modern streaming capabilities and a built-in CD ripper. With its intuitive interface and extensive connectivity options, the Encore Connect lets you easily access and enjoy your music collection from various sources. Store your digital music library on the internal hard drive, rip CDs to the drive, or access a vast selection of internet radio stations.

Musical Fidelity M6 Encore Connect is a versatile audio streamer that combines traditional Hi-Fi inputs with modern streaming capabilities and a built-in CD ripper. With its intuitive interface and extensive connectivity options, the Encore Connect lets you easily access and enjoy your music collection from various sources. Store your digital music library on the internal hard drive, rip CDs to the drive, or access a vast selection of internet radio stations.

M6ENCORECONNECT
MULTIFORMATAUDIOSTREAMER
GETTINGSTARTEDGUIDE
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BUTTONSSLOTJACKSOCKET
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USB3ANALOGANALOG
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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Musical Fidelity M6 Encore Connect User guide

Brand
Musical Fidelity
Model
M6 Encore Connect
Type
User guide
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Musical Fidelity M6 Encore Connect is a versatile audio streamer that combines traditional Hi-Fi inputs with modern streaming capabilities and a built-in CD ripper. With its intuitive interface and extensive connectivity options, the Encore Connect lets you easily access and enjoy your music collection from various sources. Store your digital music library on the internal hard drive, rip CDs to the drive, or access a vast selection of internet radio stations.

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