Cowon iAUDIO iAUDIO 9 16GB User Manual

Cowon iAUDIO iAUDIO 9 16GB User Manual

Cowon iaudio iaudio 9 16gb: user guide

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User's Guide
ver. 1.1EN
Various useful files, such as COWON MediaCenter – JetAudio
software and user's guide are included on the device.
Please back these files up to your PC for future reference before
using the device.

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide ver. 1.1EN Various useful files, such as COWON MediaCenter – JetAudio software and user’s guide are included on the device. Please back these files up to your PC for future reference before using the device.
  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    If you familiarize yourself with this manual, you will have a more enjoyable digital experience. Introduction to website + The address of the product-related website is http://www.COWON.com. + You can download the latest information on our products and the most recent firmware updates from our website.
  • Page 3 General + COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, INC. + COWON SYSTEMS, INC. owns the copyright to this manual, and any unauthorized distribution of its contents, whether in part or in its entirety, is strictly prohibited. + COWON SYSTEMS, INC. complies with laws and regulations related to records, disks, videos and games. Users are also encouraged to comply with the relevant laws and regulations.
  • Page 4: Basic Use

    CONTENTS Before you start! Precautions Package Components Names of Parts and Functions Charging Connecting and Disconnecting the PC Firmware Upgrade Basic Use Buttons Display Browser Music Mode Video Mode Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode Documents (Text Viewer) Mode Radio (FM Radio) Mode Recorder Mode Flash Mode...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Settings Mode JetEffect 3.0 Display Time Music Video Recording System Additional Product Specification Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio Troubleshooting...
  • Page 6 The company will not be held responsible for any accident that may occur due to the failure to heed these precautions. The following information applies commonly to all products manufactured and produced by COWON SYSTEMS, INC. + Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this manual.
  • Page 7 + All data stored in the player may become deleted when being serviced. Our Service Center does not back up files while repairing players. Please note that COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. is not responsible for any data loss from products entrusted to us for service.
  • Page 8 Precautions + If you are using a product that comes with an AC power adaptor, please use the genuine charger offered by COWON. + When connecting to a PC, use only USB ports on the mother board or a USB Host card. Using an external USB hub may not guarantee proper operation(e.g.
  • Page 9: Before You Start

    Before you start! Package Components USB 2.0 Cable Earphones iAUDIO 9 TV-Out Cable(sold separately) Manual CD, Quick Guide iAUDIO 9...
  • Page 10 Names of Parts and Functions VOL + Back(Record) VOL - Center Button Microphone Earphone Jack iAUDIO 9 (A ↔ B) Play/Pause DOWN (Enter) Speaker RESET USB/EXT Port Menu Hold Power...
  • Page 11 - When connected to a USB hub, the player may not charge properly. Please try connecting the player directly to a USB port on the PC. - For safety during charging, use USB cable approved by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. iAUDIO 9...
  • Page 12 Connecting and Disconnecting the PC 1. Use the USB cable to connect iAUDIO 9 to the PC. 2. iAUDIO 9 displays the following image if properly connected to the PC 3. Also make sure to check My Computer or Windows Explorer to see if iAUDIO 9 is properly connected to the PC.
  • Page 13: Firmware Upgrade

    It may damage the product, and will void any warranty. - Back up any important data before the firmware upgrade as any data stored on the device may be deleted during the process. COWON accepts no liability for any loss of data. iAUDIO 9...
  • Page 14 Buttons 1. Long – Power on/off Short - Display on/off Volume UP(+) VolumeDOWN(-) 3. Volume up/down Control the volume. File selection is also possible depending on hold settings (Settings – System – Hold Mode). 4. Display main menu. iAUDIO 9 Short 2.
  • Page 15: Basic Use

    Basic Use Display Volume Time Battery capacity indicator Main menu Long Current mode To switch to clock theme, press and hold M button from main menu screen. iAUDIO 9...
  • Page 16 Browser ■ Select the desired mode from main menu screen, and tap Tap and hold to show pop-up for additional functions. iAUDIO 9 to display browser screen of the selected mode. Add the selected file to Favorites. * File added can be checked from the Favorites list, and the same file can be added repeatedly.
  • Page 17 Basic Use Browser ■ Description of each mode from the list of Browser Mode Currently playing files are displayed. Change to the screen of currently playing file. [NowPlaying] This menu will only be displayed during Music or Video mode. All multimedia files are displayed by folders. [Folders] Save each multimedia file in categorized folders for more convenient use.
  • Page 18 Basic Use Browser [Video] All video files are listed. [Pictures] All image files are listed. [Documents] All text files are listed. [Flash] All flash files are listed. * The files will be listed in accordance with the information saved in ID3 tags of music files. iAUDIO 9...
  • Page 19: Music Mode

    9 supports Album Art 2.0 feature which supports multiple album art per one audio file. - Maximum 6 album art per one audio file can be rotated. - Multiple album art can be conveniently saved by using COWON MediaCenter – JetAudio 7.5 or above. to pause the playback.
  • Page 20 Basic Use Music Mode There are three ways to return to Music mode. ● + Select [NowPlaying] from the browser. + Tap and hold + Double-tap on the side. [NowPlaying] menu is always located at the top of the browser in the Music/Video mode.
  • Page 21 Basic Use Music Mode ※ Tap and hold during music playback to show pop-up containing the features below. JetEffect menu can be set. Desired sound effect can be selected by tapping Playback boundary, play order, and play method can be set. Tap Selected file can be added to Favorites.
  • Page 22: Video Mode

    Video Mode Rewind (If in pause, return to previous file) Sectional repeat Move to browser ※ During Auto Seek, tapping will start auto seeking until is pressed. iAUDIO 9 After powering on iAUDIO 9, select Video mode. The device will be ready to play if video files exist in the memory. - Only landscape mode is supported in iAUDIO 9’s Video mode.
  • Page 23 Video Mode [NowPlaying] menu is always located at the top of the browser in the Music/Video mode. T ap while on pause to move to previous/next files. Tap center button during video playback to set sectional repeat. - Setting the sectional repeat starting point : Tap center button during video playback.
  • Page 24 Basic Use Video Mode ※ Tap and hold during video playback to show pop-up containing the features below. Selected file can be added to Bookmark. Adding completed. If bookmark is added, the video file will play from the bookmarked location. Displays the preview thumbnails of currently playing video.
  • Page 25 Basic Use Video Mode Playback speed can be set. Playback speed of currently playing file can be set (50%~150%). Currently playing file is set to TV-Out mode. Select O to perform TV-Out mode. iAUDIO 9’s TV-Out standard is composite. TV-Out cable is sold separately. TV-Out mode can be controlled as below.
  • Page 26 Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode Move to list / Move to left when zoomed in Zoom in Move to previous file / Move down when zoomed in iAUDIO 9 After powering on iAUDIO 9, select Pictures mode. button to display the image. next images.
  • Page 27 Basic Use Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode ※ Tap and hold during image display to show pop-up containing the features below. All images saved in iAUDIO 9 will be displayed in slideshow mode. to end slideshow Currently displaying image will be saved as the wallpaper.
  • Page 28 Documents (Text Viewer) Mode Move to browser Scroll down iAUDIO 9 After powering on iAUDIO 9, select Documents mode. button to display the text. ※ Tap and hold containing the features below. List of files will be displayed. In this mode, actual files can be deleted. Scroll up List of bookmarked files from Documents mode will be displayed.
  • Page 29 Documents (Text Viewer) Mode ※ Tap and hold while in text browser to show pop-up containing the features below. Document file’s background and text colors can be changed. to select from 6 different colors. Insert a bookmark. Bookmark insertion completed. Bookmarked file can be opened from bookmark browser.
  • Page 30 Basic Use Radio (FM Radio) Mode Move to preset list Frequency/chan- nel down iAUDIO 9 After powering on iAUDIO 9, select Radio mode. The iAUDIO 9’s earphones work as the FM Radio antenna. The earphones must therefore be connected to the device in order for the radio to work.
  • Page 31 Radio (FM Radio) Mode [ Seek by preset channels] If the current preset channel is displayed, tap by preset channels. Seeking by frequency will not be supported in this mode. [Seek by frequency] If the current preset channel is not displayed, tap seek by frequency in terms of 0.10 MHz.
  • Page 32: Recorder Mode

    Recorder Mode Start recording / Finish recording iAUDIO 9 After powering on iAUDIO 9, select Recorder mode. Tape icon below will change to red color when recording changes to stand-by status. resume recording. grey color. The recorded files made using the built-in microphone are saved under [Recordings]-{Mic}.
  • Page 33 Basic Use Recorder Mode ※ Tap and hold while in recording stand-by mode to show pop-up containing the features below. Recording quality can be selected. to select from 32K to 256K. Microphone volume for recording can be selected. to select from 1 to 5. Higher number provides better recording quality.
  • Page 34: Settings Mode

    Settings Mode JetEffect 3.0 Select your sound effect from 39 JetEffect presets. (Normal, BBE, BBE ViVA, BBE ViVA 2, BBE Mach3Bass, BBE MP, BBE Headphone, BBE Headphone 2, BBE Headphone 3, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Ballad, Pop, Club, Funk, Hip Hop, Techno, Blues, Metal, Dance, Rap, Wide, X-Bass, Hall, Vocal, Maestro, Feel the Wind, Mild Shore, Crystal Clear, Reverb Room, Reverb Club, Reverb Stage, Reverb Hall, Reverb Stadium, User 1, User 2, User 3, User 4)
  • Page 35 Display Language Select a preferred language for iAUDIO 9. Font* Set the iAUDIO 9 font type to your preferred font. Time display Set the time format for the currently playing file. Wallpaper Wallpaper can be designated from images. Auto display off Set the time which the display stays on.
  • Page 36 Time Time Alarm Sleep timer Auto off * Scheduled recording for FM Radio requires more battery power than usual. Check the battery status before performing this function. iAUDIO 9 Set the current time. Automatically turn on the device at the scheduled time. - Music alarm : play music - FM alarm : Start radio broadcast at the last tuned frequency.
  • Page 37 Set skip preferences for rewind / fast forward when playing Audible contents(by section or file). * If turned on, lyrics will be displayed during the playback. For more information on lyrics application, check the LDB manager section at www.cowon.com. iAUDIO 9...
  • Page 38 Video Skip interval Resume Play speed Boundary Auto seek Pitch correction Subtitle Recording Mic quality* FM radio quality* Mic volume * Higher BPS provides better recording quality but requires larger file size. iAUDIO 9 Set the skip interval(short : Set to play the file from the previously played location. Set the playback speed.
  • Page 39 Settings Mode System Hold mode Set to select hold state(hold all / use FF/REW button / use volume button). State of reduced activity that requires only minimal power consumption, eliminating the time Sleep mode* consumed for initial booting. Maximum standby time for sleep mode is approximately 175 hours. Set to select speaker state.
  • Page 40: Product Specification

    Additional Product Specification Hardware Video Display Channel Frequency Range Audio Max Output S/N Ratio Built-in Battery Power Battery Charging Capacity Flash Memory Input Method Touch Interface USB Device USB Interface FM Radio Frequency Range Method AV Out Video Format Built-in speaker(mono) Speaker Button POWER/HOLD, MENU, VOL+, VOL-, Capacitive Touch Pad...
  • Page 41: Product Specification

    Additional Product Specification Size Weight General Operating Temperature System Requirements USB Port * Battery charging time may differ depending on battery amount remaining and user’s PC performance. ** Part of the disk space is used to store Operating System and system files. *** It is recommended to format iAUDIO 9 as MS-DOS(FAT) when using MAC OS.
  • Page 42: Jeteffect 3.0

    Product Specification File Format Audio Codec Music META TAG JetEffect 3.0 BBE+ Special Effect Lyrics Playback time Built-in microphone & FM Radio recording. Format : WMA Recording File Format Photo File Format File Format Document Viewer File Size Flash player * Battery performance test was conducted based on the manufacturer’s standard.
  • Page 43: Additional

    Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 1. Install and run the COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. 2. Click “Convert” button on the top right hand side. From drop-down menu, select “Convert Video”. 3. From the Convert Video window, click “Add File” to select the files to convert.
  • Page 44 “Start” to start the video conversion process. - Movie files that do not play properly on the product may need to be converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. Before doing so, please make sure that the movie files play properly on the PC first.
  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    + I am still confused even after reading the manual. COWON website(www.COWON.com) provides support for users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Users are strongly encouraged to check out the website for further information regarding product usages and firmware upgrades.
  • Page 46 + Album image is not displayed in Music Mode. In order to display album image, the image has to be stored in the ID3 tag of the music file. You can edit the ID3 tags using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. A JPG image file with the same name as the relevant music file should be stored in the player.
  • Page 47 PCMCIA USB host card. Fully charge the product, or connect the product to the pc while charging with genuine COWON adapter. + Files do not appear in the product when files are transferred with a MAC computer.
  • Page 48: Battery Replacement

    The rechargeable batteries in COWON products should be replaced only by official COWON service centers. Please contact batteryreplace@cowon.com for more information on official COWON service centers.
  • Page 49 COWON SYSTEMS, lnc. www.cowon.com...

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