HiBy R3Pro Saber User Manual
Welcome to use HiBy's products
Thank you for purchasing the R3Pro Saber, a portable high-definition lossless music player launched by HiBy. In order to make R3Pro Saber bring you a better experience, this article introduces the common functions and operating methods of R3Pro Saber, hoping to help you understand and use R3Pro Saber more comprehensively.
At the same time, you are also welcome to log in to the official website of HiBy at https://store.hiby.com/ to learn more about HiBy product information and purchase related products.
R3Pro Saber Product Picture


1. Product introduction
- Based on HiBy OS (Linux 3.10.14) system, the Junzheng X1000E main control is adopted
- Adopt dual ES9218P decoding architecture, with maximum support for DSD256\PCM384kHz decoding
- Supports analog outputs such as 2.5mm Balance, 3.5mm PhoneOut(PO) and other analog outputs
- Supports coaxial (S/PDIF) output
- Supports Bluetooth audio output (supports UAT, LDAC, aptX, AAC, SBC, etc. encoding)
- Supports USB audio output
- Supports external MicroSD(TF) cards up to 2TB
- Supports Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4G WiFi
- Support local playback, AirPlay, DLNA, network radio, etc.
- Supports inputs such as Bluetooth, USB Audio, etc.
The following introduction is the front view of the player screen as reference:
- The top is from left to right: PO/LO, 2.5mm BAL
- From top to bottom on the right are: Power button, LED indicator, Previous song, Playback pause, Next song
- From top to bottom on the left are: volume up, volume down, Saber's S silkscreen
- The bottom is from left to right: MicroSD (TF) card slot, Type-C
2. Button usage instructions
The following introduction is the front view of the player screen as reference:
- From top to bottom on the right are: Power button, LED indicator, Previous song, Playback pause, Next song
- From top to bottom on the left are: volume up and volume down
Button | Function |
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Power button | Long press: power switch; short press: switch screen; long press for 10s or more: hardware reset |
Volume Up | Short Press: Increase the volume |
Volume down | Short press: reduce volume |
Play Pause | Short button: Play Pause |
Next song | Short button: Next song |
Press and hold the previous song to turn on | Used to enter the burn mode, mainly for production |
Press and hold the volume to turn on the power | Use it to force the upgrade mode, see the specific operationupgrade mode |
- Make sure there is a MicroSD(TF) card inserted
- Make sure there is an upt file for upgrade in the inserted MicroSD(TF) card
- The system detects the upgrade file and will automatically upgrade it.
- If the above configuration is not available, you need to force exit the upgrade mode, press and hold the power button for 10s to restart the device
3. Interface usage instructions
The following introduction is the front view of the player screen as reference:
- The top is from left to right: PO/LO, 2.5mm BAL
- The bottom is from left to right: MicroSD (TF) card slot, Type-C
Audio output interface
The audio output interface can be provided to different audio devices for use, such as headphones with 3.5mm interface, etc.
- PO: 3.5mm single-ended interface headphone output
- BAL: 2.5mm balanced interface headphone output
USB port
The physical interface used by the USB interface is the Type-C interface, through which the following functions can be provided.
The player allows USB to work in two different modes:USB OTG
andUSB Device
。
When the player asUSB OTG
When using it (can be understood as USB on the computer):
- Connecting a USB or mobile hard drive: Read data from a USB or mobile hard drive;
- Connect to a USB decoder or USB small tail: output high-definition audio data;
Charging interface
The physical interface used by the charging interface is the Type-C interface, through which the charger can be connected to the charger.
- Charging supports ordinary charging heads, which can reach a charging current of 5V@1A.
MicroSD(TF) card interface
The MicroSD(TF) card interface is used to insert a MicroSD(TF) card, mainly to expand storage capacity. The HiBy player can support MicroSD(TF) cards up to 2TB, and the player supports file systems including FAT32\exFAT\NTFS.
LED Indicator
Status | Color |
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Normal | Red ■ |
Charging | Red breathing effect (normal)■ |
PCM(~48k) | Yellow■ |
PCM(88.2k~192k) | Cyan■ |
PCM(352.8k~) | Orange■ |
DSD | White ■ |
MQA | Green■ |
MQA Studio | Blue■ |
MQA Core (MQB) | Magenta■ |
4. Get started
Since the player does not have storage itself, the user needs to prepare a MicroSD(TF) card, or you can purchase a package product with a MicroSD(TF) card.
First boot
- Press and hold the boot key for 2s, and the player enters the boot state
- After the startup animation is completed, the system enters the boot settings interface
- Select the corresponding language
- Complete the setup
- The first startup is completed
Status bar
At the top is some information in the status bar, showing some common system information.
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Volume value Displays the volume value of the current output port.
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Output port status LineOut PhoneOut Balance Coax
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Play status If it is currently in playback, the playback status or the pause status will be displayed, otherwise it will not be displayed.
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time Show current time
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HiByLink Status Information Showcases HiByLink connection information.
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Bluetooth status information Displays Bluetooth information, including signal strength, connection status, etc.
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WiFi status information Displays WiFi information, including signal strength, connection status, etc.
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Battery level information Displays battery icon, charging status, percentage and other information. Power percentage switch: Settings -》 Battery -》 Battery percentage.
Main interface
Introduce the relevant functions of the main interface and some common operations. The main interface contains a series of entrances to quickly use related functions.
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Swipe left Quickly enter the playback interface.
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Swipe right Quickly enter the settings interface.
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Swipe from outside the screen Enter the quick operation interface.
- Huby Logo
- Local music
- Playlist
- Streaming media
- search
- Playing
Quick operation
- Swipe any interface from outside the screen to enter the quick operation interface.
The following shortcut buttons are included by default: Bluetooth, WiFi, Sleep Shutdown, Gain, Brightness Adjustment, and the currently playing song name and media buttons. You can use the following operations: System -》 Shortcut menu, you can enter the shortcut menu settings, and then replace the shortcut action with the shortcut action supported by other systems.
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Bluetooth Click the Bluetooth icon and switch Bluetooth. Press and hold the Bluetooth icon to enter the Bluetooth settings interface.
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WiFi Click the WiFi icon toggle on and on. Press and hold the WiFi icon to enter the WiFi settings interface.
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DLNA Click the DLNA icon to switch DLNA.
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AirPlay Click the AirPlay icon toggle on and on AirPlay.
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Gain settings Click the gain icon to adjust the gain.
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ReplayGain Settings Click the ReplayGain icon to modify the ReplayGain mode.
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Output selection Click the [Output Selection] icon to switch PO/LO
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Sleep shutdown Click the sleep shutdown icon to enter the sleep shutdown setting, which can set different times of sleep shutdown.
5. Local music
Local music secondary navigation
- Includes a list entry according to all songs, folders, albums, singers, styles, etc.;
Import local music
Since the player itself does not have storage, the user needs to prepare a MicroSD(TF) card, or you can purchase a package product with a MicroSD(TF) card.
Import music via MicroSD(TF) card
Insert the MicroSD(TF) card containing the song into the player's MicroSD(TF) card slot. The player supports FAT32\exFAT\NTFS and other file formats.
Import music via USB
The player supports connecting to the computer via USB and then using the MassStorage protocol to transfer files. Here is a brief introduction. For more information about the use of MassStorage, please refer toHere 。
The following isMacOS
andWindows
Make a brief description:
MacOS supports FAT and exFAT, but does not support NTFS. Therefore, if you are using a NTFS file system, you need to install a third-party driver to use it. The following two methods are available:
app
- Paragon:https://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac//
- Western Data:https://support-eu.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/34871/~/external-drive%3A-paragon-ntfs-driver-for-mac
If you are a MacOS user, it is recommended that you back up your disk files and format the disk to exFAT for use, which can provide a better file compatibility experience.
You can try it as follows:
- Make sure the USB cable connection is normal
- After confirming that the USB cable is connected, make sure that USB is currently using the USB storage protocol;
- Restart the computer and try again
- Restart the player and try again
6. Playlist
Playlist secondary navigation
- Including a list entry for information I like, recently played, playlist, recently added, etc.;
7. Streaming media
- Please connect to WiFi first.
- Simplified Chinese only includes internet radio. If you need to use Tidal/Qobuz, please switch to English language.
Tidal
::: Info [Tidal] Click the icon to enter the login interface, open the mobile browser (such as Chrome\Edge) and scan the QR code to log in.
- Login is completed within 10 minutes, otherwise the QR code will be invalid. If you need to go back, click Tidal again to log in.
- Login is successful. If the power is shut down, if Tidal is not used for more than 24 hours, you will have to log in again (Tidal security requirements). :::
Qobuz
Click the icon to enter the login interface and enter the Qobuz username and password to log in.
Internet radio
Internet radio is only displayed in Simplified Chinese.
The columns are divided into: China National Radio, Provincial and Municipal, Collection, Customization.
On the Internet radio interface, swipe left to enter the playback interface, you can perform actions such as collection, front and rear radio switching.
For more details about the use of custom radio stations, please refer toHere. The following brief introduction:
- Create new text with UTF8 encoding in the root directory of MicroSD(TF) card
radio.txt
- Open text Fill in the station name and URL, name and URL in English characters
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Split, one radio station per line, for example:中国之声, http://ngcdn001.cnr.cn/live/zgzs/index.m3u8
音乐之声, http://ngcdn003.cnr.cn/live/yyzs/index.m3u8
Thanks to the reddit userdough10
, original introduction referenceHere
- Select the desired radio station on (https://customradio.dough10.me)
- Click Download, and the browser will download a radio.txt file
- Copy radio.txt to the MicroSD(TF) card root directory. If there are already some radio stations, you can append the downloaded radio.txt content to the original radio.txt)
8. Search
Conduct a quick search for local songs;
9. Playback interface
Swipe the entire interface to the right to exit the playback interface and return to the song list interface or the main interface.
- The cover and lyrics interface are displayed in the middle, and you can switch the lyrics display after clicking;
- The Love button on the right in the middle can be added to my favorite list after clicking;
- The bottom progress bar is used to display the playback progress, and can quickly jump the current song progress;
- The bottom buttons are the play mode, previous song, play/pause, next song, function menu and other functions;
- Play mode button function:
- List playback: Start from the selected track until the current list playback is completed and playback stops;
- Single loop: The same song is repeated until it is manually cut or shut down, and the playback is stopped;
- Shuffle: Randomly select the next song in the current list to start playing until it stops manually or shuts down, and stops playing;
- List loop: Starting from the selected track, continuously looping the songs in the current list until they are manually stopped or shut down, and the playback is stopped;
- Function Menu Button Function:
- Current playlist
- Add to song list
- Jump to Equalizer
- View album
- View song details
- delete
- Supported formats are: png, jpg, jpeg, bmp
- Supports resolution, in principle, no more than 1024*1024 (unit pixels)
- Supports embedded song covers
- Support external covers
- Priority: Pictures with the same name as the song file > Pictures with the file name folder > Pictures with the file name cover > Pictures with the file name front > Pictures with the song built-in.
Click the upper half of the screen to switch to the lyrics display
- Lyrics only support lrc format
- The lyrics should be in the same directory as the song
- The lyrics file name should be the same as the song file name
- Support embedded lyrics
- Lyrics encoding format supports UTF-8, UTF-16 and other encodings
- For locally encoded lyrics, there will be compatibility issues. You can try to switch the same machine language as the lyrics encoding.
10. Settings
Update database
Start scanning songs manually
Wi-Fi song
Click to enter the interface, follow the prompts on the interface, swipe left or click the upper left corner to return to the icon to exit.
MSEB
The top areas are reset MSEB, MSEB setting entry, and MSEB switch respectively
- Swipe up and down to show more adjustments
- Slide left and right to adjust the settings of corresponding items
- MSEB is only valid for songs not higher than 96kHz
- Invalid for DSD and MQA songs
EQ (EQ)
The top areas are reset equalizers, select the preset equalizer menu entry, and equalizer switch
- By sliding left and right, different equalizer bands are displayed
- Slide up and down the slider of different frequency bands to adjust the gain/attenuation dB value of the corresponding frequency bands
- Draw the corresponding curve according to the position adjusted by different frequency bands
- Equalizer is only valid for songs not higher than 48kHz
- Invalid for DSD and MQA songs
E-book
- Only the txt format is supported.
- Press and hold the menu long to bring up.
- Click the percentage to call up the progress bar and adjust it.
- Slide left and right to turn the page.
- Click the icon on the setting interface to set the font size and background color.
Pedometer
Record steps
Wireless settings
Bluetooth
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Bluetooth switch Click the Bluetooth switch to perform Bluetooth switch operation
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Sound quality (Bluetooth encoding) LDAC 、 、 APTX 、 AAC 、 SBC。 Among them, UAT is the HiBy Bluetooth encoding protocol and is only valid for HiBy audio devices. The default connection order UAT > LDAC > aptX > AAC > SBC will be selected step by step based on the highest supported format of the connected device. For more information about Bluetooth encoding, please refer toHere。
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Bluetooth volume adjustment The adjusted volume of Bluetooth devices is mainly used to solve the problem that some Bluetooth headsets or Bluetooth speakers do not take effect by adjusting the volume through the player buttons.
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Bluetooth search Click Bluetooth Search to search for Bluetooth devices.
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Matched devices Display the paired device: Click the device name to reconnect the device; press the device name to delete the device.
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Available equipment Shows all searched devices.
Wi-Fi
::: Info [Wi-Fi]
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Wi-Fi switch Click the Wi-Fi switch to perform Wi-Fi switching operation
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Wi-Fi information After clicking, you can see the displayed host name, Wi-Fi physical address, and IP address.
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Add a network Adding a network is mainly used to add hidden SSID to users. The user manually enters the Wi-Fi name and password to connect.
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Wi-Fi Scan Click Bluetooth Search to search for Bluetooth devices.
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DNS settings When modifying the DNS of the current network, sometimes you can't access the Internet. You can try to modify this part of the content. Here are some commonly used DNS:
China:114.114.114.114 or 114.114.115.115
Google: 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4
Microsoft:4.2.2.1 或者 4.2.2.2 -
Matched devices Shows the connected network Click the network name to reconnect to the network; press the network name to delete the network.
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Available networks Shows all searched networks. :::
DLNA
::: info [DLNA] Click to enter the interface, follow the prompts on the interface, swipe left or click the upper left corner to return to the icon to exit. For details on the use of DLNA, please refer toHere, if you are using QQ music, you can refer to itHere。 :::