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  • Page 1 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 • This product is for home use only and cannot be used for commercial purposes. • The copyright for this manual belongs exclusively to Cowon Systems, and it is strictly prohibited to distribute this manual in whole or in part without prior written premission.
  • Page 3 If you smell iAUDIO burning or it becomes overheated, remove the battery and contact our Customer Using iAUDIO in places with Support Team or a Cowon Systems high occurrences of static elec- after-service center. tricity may cause malfunctions. Precautions for Using iAUDIO...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. iAUDIO What is iAUDIO? Components in the Package Features Specifications Names of Parts Replacing Batteries/Connecting the USB Cable LCD Display Basic Operations Simple Operations by Mode Detailed Descriptions by Menu Terms and Definitions Troubleshooting Using Buttons List of Menu Items 2.

  • Page 5: Iaudio

    What is iAUDIO? What is iAUDIO? iAUDIO is an original MP3 Player brand from Cowon Systems. It is a super-compact portable digital audio device that allows you to play MP3 files and other various multimedia audio files, listen to and record FM radio stations, record voice and encode directly.

  • Page 6: Components In The Package

    1,000 Color LED Backlight USB 2.0 Interface Long Playback Time: Up to 20 hours of playback time with one AAA battery (Based on Cowon standard- ized tesing.) (Playtimes may be reduced when visualizations are used.) Multi language support (Embedded common fonts that can display 40,000 characters from various languages)

  • Page 7: Specifications

    USB 2.0 File Transfer Speed Max. 20Mbps Battery 1 x AAA (Up to 20 hours of playback time based on Cowon standardized testing) Buttons 2 jog buttons (PLAY, FF, REW, VOL UP/DOWN, MENU), MODE button, REC button Switch 1 Switch (Hold)

  • Page 8: Replacing Batteries/Connecting The Usb Cable

    When the battery is exhausted, the battery level indicator starts to blink, and then after about 30 minutes of operation, the power goes off automatically. Memory usage is displayed when iAUDIO is stopped in MP3 Player mode. When the built-in memory is 128 MB, one bar indicates about 21 MB (128 MB ÷ 6). When...

  • Page 9: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Basic Operations for Using Menu Basic Operations for Using Menu 1. Opening the Navigator or Mode Change Window A. To open the Mode Change window, press the MODE button in Play or Stop status. B. To open the Navigator, press and hold the MENU button in Play or Stop status. (You can change the operation mode by selecting the Setup Menu →...

  • Page 10: Simple Operations By Mode

    • Because the Resume feature is set, iAUDIO saves the last played track and posi- tion, and playback begins from there. • To move from another mode to the MP3 Player mode to listen to music, press the MODE button after turning on iAUDIO and select MP3 Player from the menu.
  • Page 11 • Delete: Completely remove the track from Flash memory. To play recorded files more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select V***.MP3 files to play in the 『VOICE』 folder under the 『RECORDS』 folder.
  • Page 12 • Delete: Completely removes the track from Flash memory. To play recorded files more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select L***.MP3 files to play in the 『Line-in』 folder under the 『Records』folder.

  • Page 13: Detailed Descriptions By Menu

    JetEffect 1. Equalizer Press the MENU button in MP3 Player mode, and enter JetEffect. When you select Equalizer and press the MENU button, the 5 band EQ appears. Use the + and – buttons to move to your desired EQ setting from among Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Vocal, and User.

  • Page 14: Play Mode

    In this menu, you can select various play ranges. MP3 files recorded by Mic and Line-in are excluded. Press the MENU button in MP3 Player mode, and enter the PLAY mode. While Boundary is selected, press the MENU button to show the following options one by one.
  • Page 15 • On: The lyrics are automatically displayed when they exist. / Off: The lyrics are not displayed, even when they exist. • To switch between the general play screen and the lyrics display screen in MP3 Player mode, press and hold the REC/A↔B button. (This operation works only for tracks with lyrics.)
  • Page 16 2. WakeUp Mode • Select an alarm operation mode. WakeUp Mode • Music Alarm: iAUDIO powers on at the preset time, changes to MP3 Player mode, and plays the last played track. (This does not work when iAUDIO is Music Alarm FM Alarm already turned on.)
  • Page 17 LDB Manager LDB Manager This software is a lyrics auto input application used in the iAUDIO MP3 Player. • You can automatically add lyrics to music source files. • Select files from the list and click the Mark Lyrics button to add lyrics to the files. (Multiple selections are allowed) * iAUDIO must be connected to the Internet for this feature.
  • Page 18 Detailed Descriptions by Menu General General 1. Skip Length • Sets the length of time for one skip when the FF/REW button is pressed once. • You can select Track, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 sec. •...
  • Page 19 Detailed Descriptions by Menu Recording Recording 1. Line-in bps • Set the bit rate (quality) of MP3 files recorded through Line-in. • You can select 96, 112, 128 kbps. • Select Line-in bps and press the MENU button. Use the + and – buttons to select a desired value.
  • Page 20 Detailed Descriptions by Menu FM Radio FM Radio 1. Stereo • Select Stereo or Mono when listening to FM Radio. • You can select Stereo or Mono. • Select Stereo and press the MENU button. Use the + and – buttons to select a desired value.

  • Page 21: Terms And Definitions

    Terms and Definitions Terms and Definitions BBE is the sound field effect that reinforces high frequencies and excellent resolutions that generates much clearer music. Mach3Bass Mach3Bass is a delicate base booster that reinforces super-low frequencies, and generates bass sound that is richer and denser.

  • Page 22: Using Buttons

    FAT. Due to the limitations of FAT, avoid saving too many files in the Root directory. REC/A B In Button Operations, MP3 Player Mode Button Operation When iAUDIO is stopped Play the current track Stop the current track...

  • Page 23: Fm Radio Mode

    Using Buttons FM Radio Mode FM Radio Mode Button Operations When iAUDIO is stopped Play/Pause Enter Preset Mode Power Off Increase Frequency Automatically search for next FM station Decrease frequency Automatically search for previous FM station MENU Setting Menu Preset Mode Setting MODE Select MODE VOL +...

  • Page 24: List Of Menu Items

    MENU Pop up Menu MODE Run Navigation Mode Vol + Move focus down Move focus up – Change to the MP3 Player mode REC/A B iAUDIO 5 JetEffect Equalizer When a folder is selected Mach3Bass Expand the folder MP Enhance...

  • Page 25: What Is Jetshell

    It may not start automatically depending on the settings of Windows. In this case, run x:\setup.exe or x:\JetShell\setup.exe. (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) 2. When the installation finishes, Start -> Program -> COWON -> iAUDIO5 program group is cre- ated.
  • Page 26 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell For Windows 98 / 98 SE The E:\ drive shown in the illustration is an example, and it may be different from the actual drive name used by your PC. It was given for your reference only. 1.

  • Page 27: Introducing Jetshell

    Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 5. The driver files are copied and installed from the Installation CD. When the installation finishes, a message notifying you of completion appears as shown in the picture. Click Finish. 6. Finally, make sure that installation of iAUDIO was completed normally by checking "iAUDIO5 Digital Audio Player"...
  • Page 28 Introducing JetShell Player Section Double click an MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD track, or Playlist (m3u) file in the "File Management Window", or drag and drop files on the "Player Window" shown above. You can also select multiple files and then press the Play button. On the black screen in the middle, various information of current file is displayed, and two types of spectrum screens appear.

  • Page 29: Downloading Music Files To Iaudio

    Introducing JetShell JetShell displays visually cool spectrums. When you click on the spectrum display area, the screen changes as follows. You can also enjoy various equalizers and sound effects. Various Equalizers Various Sound Effects iAUDIO 5 Downloading Music files to iAUDIO Downloading Music files to iAUDIO If you want to download secure WMA files (WMA files from online music store) to iAUDIO, please refer to “Downloading secure WMA files to iAUDIO”.
  • Page 30 Downloading Music files to iAUDIO 4. Another method is to put the files in the "Download List Window" first, and transfer them later. This is useful when you wish to download files in different folders. 5. You can also download the files existing outside of JetShell by dragging and dropping them onto the "Flash Memory Window".
  • Page 31 Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO 2. From the File Management section, select the CD-ROM drive in which the Audio CD is inserted. Select the audio tracks from the right window and click menu. 3.

  • Page 32: Other Features

    Other Features 1. Ripping Enhanced CD For some enhanced CDs, you cannot directly select the tracks on the CD. In this case, you can right click your mouse on button and select a track to convert to file as shown in the picture below. However, for some Audio CDs for which copy protection technology is applied, this ripping method may not work.

  • Page 33: Installing And Using Jetaudio

    Other Features 4. Changing MP3 Bitrate You can change the bitrate of MP3 files by selecting [MP3 Bit Rate Conversion] from the menu. 5. Downloading Logo File You can download a logo file to change the logo screen that appears when iAUDIO powers on. Select [Download Logo File] from the menu.

  • Page 34: Guide To Firmware Upgrade

    Guide to Firmware Upgrade Guide to Firmware Upgrade A. What is Firmware? Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware, which activates various features. By upgrading the firmware, you can enhance the features of the product and eliminate the bugs. B.
  • Page 35 Guide to Firmware Upgrade Guide to Firmware Upgrade ② Read the License Agreement. To continue installation, click Yes. ④ Specify a group name, then click Next. ③ Specify the destination folder, theck click Next. ⑤ The files are copied. iAUDIO 5 iAUDIO 5...
  • Page 36 Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑧ Run the firmware upgrade program by selecting "Firmware Download" icon in "Start / Programs / COWON iAUDIO5 / Firmware Download". ⑨ Firmware upgrade program searches iAUDIO. Make sure that iAUDIO is properly connected to the PC. If the program cannot find iAUDIO for a long time, click Cancel, disconnect iAUDIO from PC and try again from step 7.

  • Page 37: Fcc Statement

    Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑩ When firmware upgrade program finds iAUDIO, the following screen appears. If you check [Format Data Area] option, all the data stored in the flash memory is deleted. Therefore, be sure to back up important files in iAUDIO before upgrading. Furthermore, NEVER remove the USB cable during firmware upgrade, since it may cause malfunctions.

  • Page 38: Warranty

    All customers located outside of the United States of America shall be responsible for shipping and handling charges. IN NO EVENT SHALL COWON's LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION.

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