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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE ver.2.0E...
  • Page 2 • This product is for home use only and cannot be used for business purposes. • COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. has the exclusive copyright for this User Guide. It is prohibited to distribute this User Guide in part or in whole without permission.
  • Page 4 fi ed from any after service. able to use the product. If you smell iAUDIO burning or it becomes overheated, remove the battery and contact our Customer Support Team or a Cowon Systems after-service center.
  • Page 5 Our after-service center does not backup fi les in iAUDIO units. Please note that Cowon Systems is not responsible for any data loss from products entrusted to us for service. This product uses 1.2 – 1.5V batteries.

  • Page 6: Components In The Package

    Components in the Package iAUDIO (MP3 Player Main Body) Fashionable Neck strap Install CD (JetShell, JetAudio) User’s Guide USB Cable AA Battery iAUDIO G2...
  • Page 7 4 Line Graphic LCD USB 1.1 Interface Long Play Time: Up to 40 hours of continuous play (Based on Cowon Systems tests with AA alkaline battery) Multi language support (Embedded common fonts that can display 40,000 characters from various languages)

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Specifi cations All ranges of MPEG 1/2/2.5 layer 3 (8kbps ~ 320kbps) (8kHz~48kHz) and VBR All Supported Files ranges of WMA7 WMA (20kbps~ 192kbps) (8kHz~48khz) WMA9 CBR (5Kbps Mono ~ 320kbps Stereo) VBR (Average 48kbps to 256kbps)* WAV (Up to 48KHz Stereo), OGG Memory 256MB PC Interface...

  • Page 9: Names Of Parts

    REC/A B button REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B Front Left Earphone Jack Display Back PLAY/STOP button MODE Power On/Off + (VOL +) ◀ ◀ (REW) ◀ ◀ (REW) ◀ Volume Up, Cursor Up, Previous Title, Rewind Setting Value Up HOLD Switch Names of Parts...

  • Page 10: Replacing Batteries / Connecting The Usb Cable

    Replacing Batteries / Connecting the USB Cable Inserting Batteries 1. Push down the cover on the back of iAUDIO. iAUDIO G2 2. Flip over and open the cover. Connecting the USB Cable When you open the USB cover on the left of iAU- DIO, there is a built-in USB port.

  • Page 11: Lcd Display

    Album Name Song Title Left and Right Output Graphics JetEffect (BBE, M3B, 3D, MP) 5 Band EQ The Battery Charge Indicator icon indicates the remaining time for use. Fewer bars are displayed as the battery charge decreases. For some dry or rechargeable batteries, the bars of the battery charger indicator may become unstable while the charge is being measured, but this is normal.

  • Page 12: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Power On/Off / Connecting USB Basic Operations 1. Power On/Off • When you press and hold the PLAY button, the iAUDIO logo appears and iAUDIO turns on. • When you press and hold the PLAY button again, iAUDIO turns off. (You cannot power off iAUDIO while recording or in USB mode.) •...
  • Page 13 3. Basic Operations for Mode Change There are three modes: Digital Audio, Voice Recorder, and Line-in Recorder Digital Audio Mode • To change to another mode, press the MODE button to enter Mode menu. • 3 modes are displayed for you to select from. •...
  • Page 14 Basic Operations Basic Operations for Using Menu 4. Basic Operations for Using Menu Example: Changing the JetEffect EQ from NOR (Normal) to ROC (Rock). Digital Audio Mode To enter the menu screen, press the lever briefl y. • To move up and down the menu, press + or –. •...
  • Page 15 • Navigator Popup Window • When you press the lever, an appropriate popup window appears according to the folder, fi le, or Dynamic PlayList fi le • Press + or – to select a popup item. • Press the PLAY button or press ▶...

  • Page 16: Mp3 Player Mode

    • When the Resume feature is set, iAUDIO saves the last played track and position, and playback begins from there. • When you want to go to MP3 Player mode and listen to music, turn iAUDIO power on and press the MODE button. Then select MP3 Player from the Mode menu.
  • Page 17 4. Setting Loop: Use the REC (A B) button while playing tracks in MP3 Player mode. Press the Use the REC (A B) button while playing tracks in MP3 Player mode. Press the Use the REC (A B) button while playing tracks in MP3 Player mode. Press the Use the REC (A B) button while playing tracks in MP3 Player mode.
  • Page 18 • Delete: Completely remove the track from Flash memory. To play recorded fi les more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select V***.wav fi les to play in the 『VOICE』 folder under the 『RECORDS』 folder.
  • Page 19 • Delete: Completely removes the track from Flash memory. To play recorded fi les more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select L***.wav fi les to play in the 『Linein』 folder under the 『Records』 folder.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom Check if the HOLD button is in iAUDIO does not power on. the locked position. Try again after pushing the HOLD button to OFF. Check if the battery is loaded in the right direction. Replace the battery with a new one.
  • Page 21 Symptom Initialize iAUDIO, and save the I fi lled my memory fi les again but leave 1 to 2 MB of capacity, and iAU- free memory space. DIO malfunctions or does not play at all. This is a limitation from Windows After saving hun- 98.
  • Page 22 Using Buttons MP3 Player Mode MP3 Player Mode Button Operation Play/ Pause MENU REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B MODE In Button Operations, means pressing briefl y, and iAUDIO G2 When iAUDIO is stopped Play the current track.
  • Page 23 Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode Button Operation Play/ Pause MENU REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B REC/A B MODE Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode When iAUDIO is stopped Play the previous recorded fi...
  • Page 24 Move to the higher folder Pop up Menu Enter Navigator mode Move cursor up Move cursor down Change to MP3 Player mode Navigator Mode Menu When a folder is selected Expand the folder Expand the folder Move to the higher folder...

  • Page 25: What Is Jetshell

    The current manual was written based on JetShell Pro version. Please be informed that JetShell Basic version does not contain MP3 Encoding and file converting features. What is JetShell? JetShell is the iAUDIO manager program providing the following features: • Downloading/Uploading fi les from/to iAUDIO. •...

  • Page 26: Connecting Iaudio And Installing 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 fi nishes, Start -> Program -> COWON -> iAUDIO G2 program group is created.
  • Page 27 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 28 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell iAUDIO G2 3. Check "Specify a location" and click Browse. From the "Browse" window, select the [Win98] folder on the iAUDIO Installation CD, and click OK. 4. USB driver fi le for iAUDIO is found. Click Next.
  • Page 29 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 5. The driver fi les are copied and installed from the Installation CD. When the installation fi nishes, 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 "iAUDIO G2 Digital Audio Player"...

  • Page 30: Introducing Jetshell

    Introducing JetShell The Whole View Play and MP3 Management Section File Management Section Flash Memory Management Section When JetShell is running, it controls the iAUDIO. Make sure to exit JetShell before performing the following tasks: • Installing iAUDIO's USB driver •...
  • Page 31 Introducing JetShell Player Section Double click an MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD track, or Playlist (m3u) fi le in the "File Management Window", or drag and drop fi les on the "Player Window" shown above. You can also select multiple fi les and then press the Play button.
  • Page 32 Introducing JetShell Flash Memory Management Section The bottom part of JetShell consists of "Flash Memory Management Window" and "Download List Window". When iAUDIO is working normally, the red lamp is turned on with the message "iAUDIO is working" as shown in the fi gure. The fi...
  • Page 33 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 G2...

  • Page 34: Downloading Music Fi Les To Iaudio

    Downloading Music fi les to iAUDIO Downloading Music fi les to iAUDIO If you want to download secure WMA fi les (WMA fi les from online music store) to iAUDIO, please refer to “Downloading secure WMA fi les to iAUDIO”. JetShell does not support downloading secure WMA fi les. You can use Windows Explorer or other fi...
  • Page 35 Downloading Music fi les to iAUDIO 4. Another method is to put the fi les in the "Download List Window" fi rst, and transfer them later. This is useful when you wish to download fi les in different folders. 5. You can also download the fi les existing outside of JetShell by dragging and dropping them onto the "Flash Memory Window".
  • Page 36 Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO With JetShell, you can easily convert your Audio CD into MP3 fi les and download them to iAUDIO. 1.
  • Page 37 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 or [File] –[Convert CD to MP3] from the menu. 3.
  • Page 38 Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO 4. The converting process is displayed as shown below. iAUDIO G2...

  • Page 39: 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 fi le as shown in the picture below.
  • Page 40 Other Features 3. Editing ID3 Tag You can edit the ID3 tag of a MP3 fi le by selecting [Tools] – [Edit MP3 ID3 Tag] from the JetShell menu. iAUDIO G2...
  • Page 41 Other Features 4. Changing MP3 Bitrate You can change the bitrate of MP3 fi les by selecting [MP3 Bit Rate Conversion] from the menu. 5. Downloading Logo File You can download a logo fi le to change the logo screen that appears when iAUDIO powers on. Select [Download Logo File] from the menu.

  • Page 42: Installing And Using Jetaudio

    Installing and Using JetAudio Installing and Using JetAudio The worldwide renowned integrated multimedia player ‘JetAudio’ is included in the iAUDIO Installation CD. To install ‘JetAudio’, run the fi le "CD-ROM:\JetAudio\setup.exe." For detailed information on using JetAudio, refer to the JetAudio ‘Help’ after installation, or post your question on the Q&A board at the site "http://www.JetAudio. com."...

  • Page 43: 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 fi rmware, you can enhance the features of the product and eliminate the bugs. B. Notice for Legal Limitations and Responsibilities Regarding Firmware •...
  • Page 44 Guide to Firmware Upgrade D. Upgrading Firmware * You can download the latest fi rmware from “www.jetaudio.com” or “www.iaudio.com” ① Decompress the downloaded fi le and run the "setup.exe" fi le from among the decompressed fi les. Then the following window appears. If you have already installed fi...
  • Page 45 Guide to Firmware Upgrade ② Read the License Agreement. To continue installation, click Yes. ③ Specify the destination folder, theck click Next. iAUDIO G2...
  • Page 46 Guide to Firmware Upgrade ④ Specify a group name, then click Next. ⑤ The fi les are copied. iAUDIO G2...
  • Page 47 Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑥ The installation is complete. ⑦ Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the provided USB cable. (We recommend to connect iAUDIO to the PC directly, not using USB hub) iAUDIO G2...
  • Page 48 Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑧ Run the fi rmware upgrade program by selecting "Firmware Download" icon in "Start / Programs / COWON iAUDIO G2 / Firmware Download". ⑨ Firmware upgrade program searches iAUDIO. Make sure that iAUDIO is properly connected to the PC.
  • Page 49 Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑩ When fi rmware upgrade program fi nds iAUDIO, the following screen appears. If you check [Format Data Area] option, all the data stored in the fl ash memory is deleted. Therefore, be sure to back up important fi les in iAUDIO before upgrading. Furthermore, NEVER remove the USB cable during fi...
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