Using The X5

Let's get an overall idea of using the X5's menu. Over time, I expect the menu of the X5 to change slightly as FiiO is continually looking at adding features for X5 owners. I've already updated the firmware a few times already, and as of this review, FiiO has released FW 2.20, which solves a few issues with fluid playability and a few more features (such as adding a 3rd option for locking the X5 when you don't want certain buttons pressed during play). Even with firmware updates, the overall display menus below seem to be consistent.

The main menu on the X5 is intuitive. A heart icon represents your favorites, the music note represents what's playing now (if just starting the player and no song is playing, it will display ALL SONGS), three vertical lines with sliders on each line is the equalizer, and you can barely make out the gear icon, which represents the main system settings (there's also a gear icon with a musical note which represents playlists and those settings).

In total, there are 7 main menu icons. Let's take a closer look below at their main function descriptions, along with some images of the icons themselves. System Settings Language Update Media Library Key-Lock Settings Screen Timeout Brightness Idle Poweroff Idle Poweroff Time Sleep Sleep Timer USB Mode About X5 Format Reset Factory Defaults Play Settings Play Mode Resume Mode Gapless Playback Max Volume Power-On Volume Fixed Volume Setting Gain Balance Now Playing If you selected a song, the song will be displayed. If no song was selected, you will see ALL SONGS on the TF card. Equalizer Off Rock Classical Jazz Pop Dance Vocal Blues Metal Custom Favorites Displays your favorite songs Play By Category All Songs Album Artist Genre Playlists Browse Files TF Card 1 TF Card 2 OTG

Viewing The Settings Within The Menu Icons Let's take a view below at a few examples of what the settings and the displays look like after you would select a particular menu selection. Play Settings

When selecting the Play Settings icon, you'll discover what's on the left. So far, there are eight settings within this menu, which give the user adjustments over volume, balance, gain, and a few others. Equalizer

When selecting the Equalizer Settings icon, you will also discover what's on the left. Unfortunately, there is only one customizable EQ setting with 8 pre-defined settings. You might use some of these settings, but if you're the typical person who would buy such a device as the X5, you'll be immediately adjusting your own music to your own listening preferences.

Overall Impressions The menu displays of the X5 are very simple, but yet have a lot of customization to them. The background color (dark gray) makes it viewable in both daylight and dark environments. Additionally, many selections which are switched "On", are highlighted in red so it's very easy to notice whether or not you selected a rather important setting.

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