X3 II

Manual

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 Product Introduction
X3II is an overall upgrade version based on X3, which has a good reputation
in the past generation. It adopts IPS high-definition full-angle display screen with
clear picture quality, and matches 7H hardness toughened glass to effectively
prevent shaving. It supports most of the popular lossless audio formats and up to
DSD128 high-definition sampling rate songs at 384kHz/32bit. This product has
increased Bi-directional 4.0 Bluetooth transmissions, can connect with Bluetooth
headset, also connect with mobile phone Bluetooth for decoding to improve the
sound quality of mobile phone. At the same time, the HIBY LINK function is also
added, which can also be used to control the device through the mobile phone.
The USB port also has the Bi-directional function, that is, it can output the USB
audio & video, and can also connect the computer USB port as the USB DAC
function, which greatly increases the playability. The product has a lot of fun and
is worth owning.

Product Features
1. HD 2.4-inch IPS screen, 7H hardness glass, effective anti-scratch while
maintaining the sharpness of screen.
2. DAC using AK4490.
3. File format:
1) Support .ISO & .DFF & .DSF format, maximum support DSD128;
2) Support DXD format, up to 384kHz/32bit;
3) Support lossless format FLAC, APE, WAV, ALAC, AIFF, support up to
384kHz/32bit;
4) Support lossy format MP3, WMA, AAC and other formats;
5) Support CUE, M3U, M3U8 files;
4. 10-level custom EQ adjustments.
5. Support SD card up to 256GB.
6. Bi-directional Bluetooth 4.0 transmission, support for aptX Bluetooth protocol.
7. Support Hiby Link function.
8. Support car play mode.
9. Bidirectional USB Type-C interface, support USB Audio out and USB DAC.
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10. Optimized power circuit design.
11. CNC aluminum alloy shell.

Buttons and Interfaces

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1 Play / Pause / Confirm Button

Short press Play / Pause in playback interface, short press to confirm in setting
interface, adjust setting value or save for use.
2 Back Key
Enter the menu, press the Back key to return to the previous menu; in the music
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player interface or other user interface, long press the back button for 2 seconds
to return to the main menu interface.
3 Option Button
Short press to pop up / close the current interface’s shortcut menu, but short
press in the main interface is to enter the Playback Settings.
4 Previous / Up (Switch Button)
In the playback interface, short press cut to previous song, long press fast
forward; non-playing interface for flipping up to select menu items.
5 Next / Down (witch Button)
In the playback interface, short press cut to next song, long press fast forward;
non-playing interface for flipping down to select menu items.
6 LINE OUT
It is a LINE OUT output that provides a high-quality sound source, when
connected, the volume can be set to Adjustable or Auto Max.
7 USB Port
A: Connect with the computer, you can copy, delete and manage the song files;
B: Support connect U disk,play songs;
C: Set the USB mode to DAC mode, X3II can be used as the USB DAC, such
as connecting the computer USB port, decoding the USB audio signal,
maximum support PCM192KHz/24Bit (driver required);
D: USB audio output, X3II can output USB audio, through the TYPE-C OTG
cable to the decoder, maximum output DSD256 (DOP), PCM384kHz/32bit.
8 PHONE Jack
Can connect with 16-300 ohm impedance headphones, unplug the headset will
automatically stop playing.
9 SD Card Slot
Micro SD card slot, maximum support 256GB SD card.
10 Volume -
Short press once to reduce one level of volume, a long press to reduce the
volume until the minimum.
11 Volume +

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Short press once to increase one level of volume, long press to increase the
volume until the maximum.
12 Power Button
Long press On / Off, short press On / Off display.

Charging
1. Connect this unit to a running computer or a compatible adapter using the
USB cable that came with this unit, charge the unit. The player will boot and
display Charging symbol.
★ Note：
1. The player can be charged both power on/off, when you charge it while it’s
on, if the player not playing music, the system will shut down according to the
Power-saving Time Setting, and into the charging page.
2. When using the computer to charge, please keep the computer running, if the
computer goes to sleep state, it will not charge the player. Normal state of full
charge time is 5 hours.
3. When using the adapter (charger) to charge, it is required that the adapter’s
voltage is 5V output, the current should be bigger or equal to 1A, full charge time
is less than 3 hours.
4. To prevent battery degradation, please charge at least once every six months.
5. Battery life is more than 13 hours.
adapter’s voltage is 5V output, the current should be bigger or equal to 1A, full
charge time is less than 3 hours.

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Interfaces
1, Main Menu
Boot into the main menu , use switch button to select from Browse, Music
Setting, Music category, System Setting, BT Setting, Playing 6 menu selections,
press the shortcut keys can directly jump into the Music Setting.

Music Setting
Music Browser
System Setting

My Music BT Setting

Playing

1.Music Browser
In the main menu, select the Music Browser, press the OK button to enter the
Storage page (as below), there are SD card and OTG two options (Update
Media Library can be used to read files in the SD card or OTG device), enter SD
card or OTG device options to choose songs to play.

1) After entering the SD card or OTG, select a folder and press the OPTION key
to delete the folder.
2) After entering a folder, under the Song List page, press the OPTION key will
pop up the shortcut menu(as below), you can add the current song to the Play
list, add to the "My Favorites" list, or Delete.

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2.My Music
In the main menu, select the My Music icon, press the OK button to enter the
music category submenu, All Songs, Album, Artist, Genres, Favorite, Playlist,
Recently Played. Press the Up / Down button to change between various
categories, press the OK button to display the classified audio files, select the file
to play.
3.Music Playing
Select the Music playing icon in the main menu, enter the music category
submenu, and use the switch key to select the category song
Song, press the OK button to enter the playing interface (if already songs are
playing, you can directly enter the song broadcast
Put page).
4.Music Settings
In the main menu, select the Music Setting icon, enter the Music Setting
submenu, use the Switch key to select the menu settings, press the OK button
to adjust settings.

1) Update Media
There are "Automatic" and "Manual" two options, you can set the player to
scan automatically when SD card is inserted.
2) Gain Setting

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There are two options of "G = L and" G = H "for low gain 0dB and high gain 6dB.
When using high-impedance headphones, you can choose high gain to get
more enjoyable sound quality.
3) Digital Filter
There are two kinds of digital filter: Sharp Decay and Slow Decay.
4) DSD Output Mode
This menu sets the USB AUDIO output mode, can be set to D2P or DoP. When
set to D2P mode, DSD audio will be converted to PCM signal. When set to DoP
mode, the DSD audio will output the native signal.
*Note:USB AUDIO OUT support up to DSD256 original code, PCM
384KHz/32Bit output.
5) Equalizer (EQ)
Press OK to enter the EQ menu for EQ adjustment:
Press the Switch key to EQ mode selection,
EQ modes include: Rock, Classic, Jazz, Pop, Dance,
Vocals, Blues, Metal, etc.; Each frequency can be
precisely adjusted under Custom mode:
① Press the OK button to enter the Custom mode;
② Press the switch button to select the frequency
band to be adjusted;
③ Press the OK button, confirm the selected frequency band, use Switch key to
adjust, after one frequency band adjustment is completed, press the OK key to
confirm this frequency band adjustment is completed;
④ Repeat the second, third step to adjust other frequency.
6) Play Mode
Play mode: Sequence, Repeat all, Random play, Repeat 1.
7) Line out Adjustment
When connecting Line out output, the volume of the player can be adjusted after
the switch is turned on. When this switch is off, system default to the maximum
volume and cannot be adjusted.
8) Pointbreak Playback
There are three modes for Pointbreak Playback: Off, Track, and Location; when
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selected the Track mode, after restart, the player will be playing the same song
from the beginning,00:00, and it select the Location mode, the player would
memorize the location of the track and start from there.
9) Gapless Playback
Gapless Playback is mainly for the player to automatically switch tracks smoothly,
more user-friendly continuous enjoy high-quality music.
10) Maximum Volume
Set the volume limit to play music to prevent excessive volume to hurt hearing
caused by misoperation.
11) Default Volume Mode
There are Default and Memory two modes. Default mode means the player will
power on with the default volume you set. Memory mode means the player will
memorize the volume value and power on with it.
12) Default Volume
Here you can customize the default volume value.
13) Channel Balance
Short press the OK button pop-up channel balance adjustment window,
maximum support ten levels of adjustment for both channel.
14) Cover Display
When this function is turned on, will show album cover when playing, show the
system default cover when this function is off.
15) Lyrics Display
When this function is turned on, the lyrics can be displayed on the playback
page when playing.

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5. System Setting
In the main interface, select the system settings icon, enter the music settings
submenu, use the Switch key to select the settings, press the OK button to
enter.
1) Language Setting
X3II supports multiple languages, such as Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Polish, Russian, Thai,
Spanish, Indonesian, press Enter to enter language list, press Switch key to
select the language, press the OK key to confirm the selected language.
2) USB Mode
USB mode has two kinds of "DAC" and "USB" (see USB in "Keys and Port
Description").
3) Backlight Brightness
Press the OK button will pop up a submenu, you can adjust the backlight
brightness, total of 6 levels adjustable.
4) Screen Time
Select this, press the OK button will pop up a submenu, you can adjust the
screen time, OFF, 10S, 30S,1M, 5M, 10M a total of 6 files adjustable.
5) Folder Jump
When this function is on, the player will continue with the next folder after finishing
the folder that includes the selected song. When it’s off, the player will only play
the folder that includes the selected folder.
6) Car Mode
Select the Car Mode, use the USB cable to connect the 5V power supply from
the vehicle, when it starts, X3II will boot and get into the car mode, when the
vehicle stopped DC 5V power supply, X3II will automatically shut down after
countdown if no operation.
*Note: The player cannot be connected to the computer to transfer data during
Car Mode.
7) Power Saving
There are OFF, 5M, 10M, 30M, 1H, 2H total 6 selections, if no operations or

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playback, the player will shut down when it reaches the set value.
8) Sleep Timer
Can be set to automatically shut down after a period, set the same way as "
Power Saving."
9) Lock-Key Settings
There are “Lock All Keys”,“Lock Volume Keys”, “Lock Plya key”,“Unlock”total
4selections.
9) Format
The player can format the inserted SD card(formatted data cannot be restored,
please be careful).
10) Restore the Factory Settings
The player can be reset to factory settings. Updater Vx.x
11) Firmware Update
Put update pack update.upt into the SD card,
and insert to the player, select System Settings Upgrading…

- Firmware Update, pop-up dialog and select

"YES". Press the OK button to start the update
(update image as the right side), when it’s
done, the player will automatically restart.
12) Player Information
Select and press the OK button to enter the sub-page, including: Serial, External
memory capacity, Available capacity, Bluetooth address, Firmware version etc.
6. Bluetooth Setting
Bluetooth function on, you can enter the Bluetooth settings mode, the Bluetooth
settings page includes the Bluetooth name, HiBy Link, High Quality Sound,
Bluetooth Scan, Matched Devices, Available Devices, etc.
A. Bluetooth name: including the player name and the last four numbers of
Bluetooth address;
B. HiBy Link: Turn this function on to connect with a mobile phone which installed
HIBy Link APP, and operation this player through the APP;
C. High Quality Sound: After turning on, Bluetooth can send lossless audio format

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signal, need to restart the player before it works;
D. Bluetooth Scan: After entering the Bluetooth settings, select the Bluetooth
Scan and press the OK button, will pop-up "Scanning", if found Bluetooth
device, it will appear in the Available Device bar;
E. Bluetooth connection: 1, When connected to a new Bluetooth device (such
as Bluetooth headset, Bluetooth speakers, etc.), you need to first pair with the
Bluetooth device as follows:
1) Enter the Bluetooth Setting the Bluetooth switch to ON, the default status is
OFF.
2) After turning on the Bluetooth switch, the player will automatically search for
and list the available Bluetooth devices nearby in "Available Devices" bar.
3) Click to connect to the corresponding device, the connected device will be
displayed in the "Paired Device" bar.
4) Press the BACK button to return to the main menu interface to select the
music category list or music browsing to select the file to play.
2, When it’s been using as a mobile phone, computer or other player’s Bluetooth
decoding amp, paired into the Bluetooth DAC module(as below), then the player
can adjust the volume, switch songs. Press the "BACK" button to exit Bluetooth
connection.

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2, Playback Interface
HiBy Link Gain
BT transfer Play state
BT Connection Power
Volume

Cover

Song information
Play mode
EQ
Location
Length
Play time
Number/All songs
1)Short press OPTION, use Switch button and Confirm button to select from the
pop up menu.

Two modes of gain: G=H/G=L.

Refers to Sequence, Repeat All, Random and Repeat 1.

Refers to :Add to Favorite, Add to Play List, Delete.

2, Long press OPTION, into EQ setting.

Specifications and Parameters

Headphone Output (3.5mm)
◆ Output power: 220mW (32Ω / THD + N <0.0025%)
◆ Frequency response: 20Hz ~ 20KHz (± 0.5dB)
◆ Signal to noise ratio: ≥108 dB
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 ◆ Resolution:> 75 dB
◆ Distortion + Noise: 0.0025%@1KHz (32Ω @ 1KHz)
Line Output
◆ Line output level: 1.7Vrms (10KΩ @ 1KHz)
◆ Frequency response: 20Hz ~ 20KHz (± 0.5dB)
◆ Signal to noise ratio: ≥108 dB
◆ Resolution:> 100 dB (10KΩ @ 1KHz)
◆ Distortion + Noise: 0.0025%@1KHz (10KΩ)
Other Specifications
◆ Built-in 2000mAh rechargeable lithium polymer battery
◆ Battery life: about 13 hours ;
◆ Charging time: <3 hours (DC5V 2A); <5 hours (DC5V 500mA)
◆ Size: 102.5x51.5x14.9mm
◆ Weight: 112g

Packing List
After receiving, check the items in the package
X3II ....................................................................... 1pc
USB cable .............................................................1pc
User manual ..........................................................1pc
Warranty Card........................................................1pc
Screen Protector ................................................... 2pcs
3.5mm Audio Cable .............................................. 1pc

Common Problem
1. Why is my X3II connection unrecognized by computer?
Due to flaws or incompatibilities of individual computer systems, devices may not
be recognized, if you encounter such problem and cannot be solved. Try
changing another computer/devices or updating your computer system.
2. How do I know if X3II has released the latest firmware?
1) Follow our official website www.xduoo.com.

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2) Our customer service phone: +86 075529799189.
3) Write email to [email protected] for the latest firmware.
3. Why X3II sometimes responses slowly?
1) When playing high-stream songs, especially 384 kHz/32 Bit APE songs or
DSDs,
Due to the need for more hardware resources for decoding operations, may
result in minor choppy. Converting songs format through FOOBAR2000 to WAV
or FLAC format for easier decoding and for smoothness operating experience.
2) The huge amount of songs stored in the X3II's SD card may also cause the
lag, please try to control the number of songs in the storage on the X3II.
3) Using low-speed SD card to play high-stream songs or native DSD will get
choppy.
4) SD card can support NTFS / exFAT format?
NTFS / exFAT format is supported, but this format cannot be used to upgrade
the firmware.

Precautions
1. Please read this manual before using the product, and keep it properly.
2. Please do not replace the lithium battery, if the battery is damaged, please
contact with professionals.
3. Avoid playing with high volume for too long, or it may affect hearing.
4. Using it outdoor with high volume may block the sound of the environment,
please try to avoid driving or riding on the way while using the player.

Design and specification may be changed or updated without notice.

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