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HiByDigital M500MIKU manual

Welcome to use HiByDigital’s products

Thank you for purchasing the portable high-definition lossless music player M500MIKU launched by HiByDigital. In order to bring you a better experience with M500MIKU, this article introduces the common functions and operation methods of M500MIKU, hoping to help you understand and use M500MIKU more comprehensively.

At the same time, you are also welcome to visit the official website of HiBy Music (HiBy) www.hiby.com to learn more about HiByDigital product information and purchase related products.

M500MIKU Product Picture

m500 product picture m500 product picture

1. Product introduction​

M500MIKU is a portable HiFi high-definition lossless music player
  1. Based on Android14 system, using Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 main control, with 4G memory + 64GB storage.
  2. Adopting dual CS43198 decoding architecture, supporting DSD512 and PCM768kHz/32bit decoding
  3. Supports 4.4mm Balance, 3.5mm PhoneOut (PO) and other analog outputs
  4. Supports USB Audio output (USB DAC input is not supported)
  5. Support Bluetooth output (support LDAC, aptX HD, aptX, AAC, SBC and other encodings)
  6. Supports dual-mic recording, using a unique dual-mic recording noise reduction algorithm
  7. Supports FM radio
  8. Support speakers (dual speakers)
  9. Supports camera (for QR code scanning) and GPS function (WIFI version does not have this function)
  10. Supports external MicroSD(TF) card up to 2TB
  11. Supports Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4G and 5G dual-band WiFi
Appearance introduction

The following introduction is based on the front view of the player screen:

  1. One microphone on the top and one on the bottom
  2. From top to bottom, the right side is: volume knob key, previous song, playback and pause, next song, and Fn function key (specific functions can be customized)
  3. On the left: MicroSD (TF) card slot, lanyard interface
  4. The bottom from left to right is: PO, BAL, Type-C, speaker

Unboxing video​

unboxing video

2. Button usage instructions​

key distribution

The following introduction is based on the front view of the player screen:

  1. The right side from top to bottom is: The right side from top to bottom is: volume knob key, previous song, playback pause, next song, Fn function key (specific functions can be customized)

Button definition​

ButtonFunction
Power buttonLong press: turn on and off the phone; short press: turn on and off the screen
Next songShort press: Next song
Pause playShort press: Pause play
Power buttonLong press for more than 10s: Hardware reset
Press and hold the previous song and bootUsed to enter recovery mode, see the detailed operation recovery 模式操作
Fn function keyMulti-function button
Recovery Mode Operation

In recovery mode, you can clear system data and upgrade without entering the system.

  1. The previous song button displays a robot interface.
  2. In this interface, press and hold the power button and the previous song button to enter recovery mode.
  3. Use the previous song and next song to select, and the power button to confirm.

3. Interface usage instructions​

interface distribution

The following introduction is based on the front view of the player screen:

  1. On the left: MicroSD(TF) card slot
  2. From left to right at the bottom: Speaker, Type-C, PO, BAL

Audio output interface​

audio output interface

The audio output interface can be used by different audio devices, such as headphones and other devices with 3.5mm and 4.4mm interfaces.

  1. PO: 3.5mm single-ended interface headphone output
  2. BAL: 4.4mm balanced interface headphone output

USB interface​

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 and USB 设备。

USB OTG

When the player acts as USB OTG When used (can be understood as USB on the computer):

  1. Connect U disk or mobile hard disk: read data from U disk or mobile hard disk;
  2. Connect USB decoder or USB tail: output high-definition audio data;
  3. Connect to a wired network card: access the Internet through a wired network;
USB device

When the player acts as USB 设备 When using:

  1. USB MTP (USB file management), for some questions about the use of USB MTP, please refer tohere 。

Charging interface​

charging interface

The physical interface used by the charging interface is the Type-C interface, and charging can be achieved by connecting the charger through this interface.

  1. Charging supports ordinary charging heads, and the maximum charging current can reach 5V@2A.

MicroSD(TF) card interface​

MicroSD(TF) card interface

The MicroSD(TF) card interface is used to insert MicroSD(TF) cards, mainly to expand storage capacity. The player can support MicroSD (TF) cards up to 2TB, and the file systems supported by the player include FAT32\exFAT\NTFS.

LED indicator​

StatusColor
NormalLight Blue■
ChargingRed Breathing Effect (Normal)■

4. Start using​

First boot​

first boot
  1. Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds, the player will enter the power-on state
    The first boot time will be longer.
  2. After the boot animation is completed, the system enters the boot setting interface.
  3. Select the corresponding language
  4. Select the corresponding time zone
  5. Complete setup
  6. First boot completed

The bottom of the screen is the system navigation bar, which has two modes. 手势导航 and “三按钮”导航, the default is 手势导航。
Users can perform quick operations on the navigation bar through 设置 -》系统 -》 手势 -》 系统导航 Users can switch navigation bar modes.

gesture navigation
  1. Swipe up from the navigation bar: return to the desktop
  2. Swipe and hover from the navigation bar: enter the task list
  3. Swipe left or right on the navigation bar: quickly switch to the previous or next APP
"Three Button" Navigation
  1. The middle button is the Home key: return to the desktop
  2. The button on the right is the taskbar key: enter the task list
  3. The button on the left is the return key: return
    NOTE: Changing the display size may cause the left and right button functions of "three-button" navigation to be swapped.

global gestures​

global gesture
  1. Swipe in from outside the left or right screen: Return
  2. Three-finger swipe: screenshot
  3. Double-click the screen: open the screen (this function is turned off by default and needs to be turned on) 设置 -》 系统 -》 手势 -》 双击唤醒)

Main interface​

Introduces the related functions of the main interface and some common operations. The main interface contains the desktop and application list. You can enter the application list by swiping up on the desktop.

desktop​

desktop
  1. Status bar at the top
    For information about the status bar, please refer to the status bar information description below.

  2. The middle is the desktop icon area
    The desktop area can be used to place items that require quick operations 应用图标、微件 wait
    Long press on a blank area of ​​the desktop to pop up home screen settings, widgets, wallpapers, etc.

  3. The bottom is the resident shortcut operation 应用图标
    Mainly to place some preset high-frequency application shortcuts here to facilitate users to operate quickly.

Application list​

application list
  1. exist 桌面 Swipe up with one finger to enter the application list
  2. Long press 应用图标 Can call up the menu
  3. Long press 应用图标 and move, you can 应用图标 Add to desktop for quick operation

status bar​

status bar

Some information in the status bar.

Left side of status bar​

left side of status bar
  1. time
    Display the current time.

  2. Other notification information Notification information sent by the application used by the user may be folded in the notification bar if there is not enough display space at the current location. The user needs to move down the status bar to release the notification bar.

Right side of status bar​

right side of status bar
  1. Hide other statuses
    Display content: a small dot.
    Indicates that the status bar has too many statuses to display all of them, and some statuses are hidden.

  2. Bluetooth status information
    Display Bluetooth information, including signal strength, connection status, etc.

  3. WiFi status information
    Display WiFi information, including signal strength, connection status, etc.

  4. Battery level information Displays battery icon, charging status, percentage and other information.
    Battery percentage switch: Settings -> Battery -> Battery percentage.

5. Play music​

Import local music​

Import music via USB​

The player supports connecting to a computer via USB and then using the MTP protocol to transfer files. The following is a brief introduction. For more information on the use of MTP, please refer tohere 。
The following is MacOS and Windows Give a brief explanation:

MacOS

MacOS requires the installation of third-party drivers to use it. The following two methods are available:

app

Windows

Systems after Windows 7 already include the MTP driver and can be used directly.

MTP usage issues

You can try the following steps:

  • Make sure the USB cable connection is normal
  • After confirming that the USB cable is connected, pull down USB in the notification bar and select File Storage;
  • Restart your computer and try again
  • Restart the player and try again

Import music via MicroSD(TF) card​

MicroSD(TF) card

Insert the MicroSD(TF) card into the MicroSD(TF) card slot of the player. The player supports three file formats: FAT32\exFAT\NTFS.

Play local music with Haibei Music​

  1. Open [Haibei Music]
  2. If you have never scanned songs, it will be displayed as follows. At this time, click [Start Scan] to scan the songs and build a song library.
Scan songs
Haibei Music Scan
  1. Just wait for the scan to complete and click on the song to play it.

For more instructions on using Haibei Music, please refer tohere。

Play streaming music with Haibei Music​

  1. Please make sure you are connected to the Internet
  2. Open [Haibei Music]
  3. Click the [Streaming Media] icon on the top menu, and click again to select different streaming media services, such as [Sony Selections] [HiFi Music], and [Tidal] [Qobuz] for other languages.
streaming media
Haibei Music Streaming Media Interface
  1. Select [Sony Selection], there are free trial tracks at the bottom
Sony's selection of free songs
Sony Featured Free Songs
  1. Select [HiFi Music] and then log in to the account. Users can listen to MP3 format tracks for free.
HiFi music songs
HiFi Music
  1. Select [Tidal] [Qobuz], you need to log in to the account of the corresponding platform, and then use the corresponding service

For more instructions on using Haibei Music, please refer tohere。

6. Settings​

WiFi settings​

Entrance: Settings -> WLAN -> Internet -> Turn on WLAN -> it will automatically scan, and then select the corresponding WiFi network connection.

How to add a hidden network?

Go to Settings -> WLAN -> Add network -> Advanced options -> Hidden networks -> Set to "Yes"

Bluetooth settings​

Entrance: Settings -> Bluetooth -> Turn on Bluetooth

How to quickly switch between different Bluetooth Codecs?

Enter Settings -> Bluetooth -> Bluetooth Audio Settings

USB​

Entrance: Settings -> USB -> Default USB configuration

default USB configuration
  1. file transfer
    MTP protocol transmission is specially used to transfer files.
  2. PTP
    PTP protocol transmission is specially used to transmit photos.
  3. Not used for data transfer
    Designed to turn off data transmission and can be used to charge only.

application​

Entrance: Settings -> Application

Application Management

Application management can be performed in this option:

  1. application list;
  2. Application activation, deactivation, permission management, cache management, etc.;
Application Market Switch
  1. Google App Market
    The switch of the Google Play application market can be used to open or close the Google Play application market.
  2. Coolan application market
    The switch of the Coolan App Market can be used to open or close the Coolan App Market.

Battery​

Entrance: Settings -> Battery

battery
  1. Battery power percentage: used to manage the display of battery power percentage in the status bar;
  2. Idle shutdown: Used to manage idle shutdown of the system (idle state is defined as no audio playback);
  3. Scheduled shutdown: used to manage the scheduled shutdown of the system (when the schedule is up, the system will automatically shut down);

Sound and vibration​

Entrance: Settings -> Sound and vibration

Tone and vibration
  1. Speaker mute: Turn on the switch to mute the speaker;

show​

Entrance: Settings -> Display

display

Used to change the display mode of the player:

  1. Turn on the power light
    Power indicator switch, used to turn the indicator light on or off.

Fn function key settings​

Entrance: Settings -> System -> Fn function key settings

Fn function key settings
  1. Key lock
    To quickly perform the key lock function, set the Fn function key to key lock, that is, you can use the Fn function key as a HOLD key to lock other keys.
  2. recording
    Quickly enter the recording mode and set the Fn function key as the recording button to make the M300 work in the dedicated recording mode.
  3. flip vertically
    Quickly perform display flipping.
  4. Speaker mute
    Quickly mute your speakers.

gesture​

Entrance: Settings -> System -> Gestures

gesture
  1. System navigation
    Gesture navigation
    "Three-button" navigation
  2. Swipe down on the screen with three fingers
    Switch the three-finger swipe screenshot function on and off
  3. Double click to wake
    Double click the switch to wake up

parent mode​

Entrance: Settings -> System -> Parental Mode

Parent Mode
  1. Installing apps in parental mode requires an installation password;
  2. In parent mode, the device cannot be used from 22:00 pm to 6:00 am the next day;

Force speaker output​

Entrance: Status bar drop-down -> Force speaker output

force speaker output
  1. This function is mainly used to solve the problem that headphones need to be connected in FM mode, but speaker output cannot be used;

7. Pre-installed applications​

This article introduces some related applications pre-installed in HiBy Player and the functions of these applications. Currently, uninstallation of pre-installed applications is not supported, but some applications can be closed and run.

Pre-installed application
  1. HiBy Music
    The player software provided by Haibei, you can check the detailed operation guide.here。

  2. cool
    In domestic application markets with relatively few advertisements, you can download the third-party applications you need in the market.
    [How to turn off running] Settings -> Applications -> Coolan App Market

  3. Google Play
    Google App Market allows you to download required third-party applications from the market. [How to turn off running] Settings -> Applications -> Google App Market

  4. Via
    An ultra-lightweight browser that allows you to browse the web. Similar types of applications include: Chrome, Edge, etc.;

  5. FM radio
    FM radio is used to realize the function of FM radio. The FM radio needs to be connected to an earphone as an antenna to function properly;

  6. Voice memo
    Voice memo, through this application you can achieve dual-microphone noise reduction recording;

8. Frequently Asked Questions​

  • Frequently asked questions can go hereCheck