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  • Page 1 User’s Manual ver. 1.1 (EN)

  • Page 2: Iaudio 7

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  • Page 3 • This product is intended for personal use only and may not be used for any commercial purpose without the written consent of COWN SYSTEMS, INC. • Information in this document is copyrighted by COWON SYSTEMS, INC. and no part of this manual may be reproduced or distributed without the written permission of COWN SYSTEMS, INC.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents iAUDIO 7 Safety Tips 1) Introducing iAUDIO 7 1.1 iAUDIO 7 at a Glance 1.2 Package Contents 1.3 Features and Specifications 1.4 Identifying the Parts 1.5 Description of Display 1.6 Charging iAUDIO 7 1.7 Windows 98 Driver Installation 1.8 Connecting to PC and Transferring Files...
  • Page 5 4.1 Settings Menu List 4.2 JetEffect 4.3 Play Mode 4.4 Display 4.5 Timer 4.6 General 4.7 Recording 4.8 FM Radio 4.9 Information 5) Additional Information 5.1 Resetting to Factory Default Settings 5.2 Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio...

  • Page 6: Safety Tips

    • Avoid using the player at a location where static electricity is frequent. • Before any repair service, you should back up all data from the player. COWON SYSTEMS, INC. shall not be liable for any loss of data or files during the repair.

  • Page 7: Introducing Iaudio 7

    Center - Jetaudio. Transferred video files can be viewed in iAUDIO 7. Text and image viewing Easily view text and image files with iAUDIO 7. Text files can also be viewed while listening to music. Voice recording Voice recording available using the built-in microphone or connecting an external microphone. This feature is particularly convenient for recording meetings or lectures.
  • Page 8 Portable Storage Device iAUDIO 7 is immediately recognized by a PC as a removable drive as soon as it is connected to a PC through a USB cable. No software installation is required to use it as a storage device.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Introducing iAUDIO 7 1.2 Package Contents Quick Guide, Installation CD Earphone iAUDIO 7 USB Cable Line-In Cable(Optional) AC Adapter (Optional) - You can also use the provided USB cable to charge the player. - The above figures for package contents are provided for your reference and may differ from the actual contents.

  • Page 10: Features And Specifications

    Introducing iAUDIO 7 1.3 Features and Specifications MP3, OGG, WMA,, ASF, FLAC, WAV, video playback, FM Radio listening and recording, voice recording, Line-In recording TXT(Text), JPEG(Image) File Viewer (Image Zoom, Wallpaper) Flash Memory 4/8GB USB 2.0 Interface 1.3 inch TFT LCD display with 160x128 resolution and 260K colors Long Play Time: Up to 60hours (Based on company test result.
  • Page 11 1.3 inch 160 x 128 dot, 260,000 color TFT LCD 95dB (A-Weighted) Output Frequency 20Hz~20KHz Output 16 Ohm earphones : 24.5mW + 24.5mW Dimension 35.6 X 76.1 X 19 mm (Width x Length x Thickness) Weight 53g (includes lithium polymer battery) Introducing iAUDIO 7 iAUDIO 7...
  • Page 12 Line In Jack Right Back Front Bottom iAUDIO 7...
  • Page 13 This is normal. When the battery runs out, the battery icon starts to blink. If this happens, the player will automatically power off after about 30 minutes. Introducing iAUDIO 7 Play Mode Hold Battery Status...

  • Page 14: Charging Iaudio

    · If your player is being used for the first time or if it has not been charged for a long time, make sure player is charged fully before using it. · To charge iAUDIO 7, connect the player to a PC using a USB cable or connect to the AC provided adapter only.
  • Page 15 Once the player is fully charged, the charge complete screen will appear as shown. - AC adapter is sold separately and works for both 110V and 220V. - For your safety, use only the adapter supplied by the manufacturer. Introducing iAUDIO 7 iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 16: Windows 98 Driver Setup

    Introducing iAUDIO 7 1.7 Windows 98 Driver Setup When using Windows 98 or 98 SE, you need to install hardware driver for the PC to recognize the player. · Windows 2000 and later versions automatically recognize the player. Installing the driver ■...
  • Page 17 Introducing iAUDIO 7 4. Click “Specify a location” and click “Browse” button. 5. Select “Win98” folder in the installation CD and then click “Next” button. Drivers are also available for download from www.COWON.com. 6. Once the drivers are recognized, click “Next”.
  • Page 18 Introducing iAUDIO 7 iAUDIO 7 7. Continue to click “Next”. 8. Click the “Finish” button to complete the driver installation. The newly added drive can be seen in Device Manager or Explorer.

  • Page 19: Connecting To Pc And Transferring Files

    2. When connected, the screen will ing the supplied USB cable. 4. Launch Windows explorer or JetShell Pro while iAUDIO 7 is connected to the computer to access the iAUDIO drive. 5. You can copy any files including MP3, JPG, and transcoded video files encoded by COWON MediaCenter - Jetaudio to and from “iAUDIO”...

  • Page 20: Upgrading Firmware

    Introducing iAUDIO 7 1.9 Upgrading Firmware Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware. By upgrading firmware, features of the product can be enhanced and any bugs be fixed. Performance and menus may change after a firmware upgrade. Some beta versions of firmware may contain program bugs that will be fixed in the later versions.

  • Page 21: Using Iaudio 7

    6. Touching the <, > touch pad will allow selection of previous and next tracks as well as fast forward and rewind the current track. 7. To turn off the player, slide the power button to the left and hold it until shut down starts. - The power will not turn off during the recording.

  • Page 22: Navigating Through Files And Folders

    Using iAUDIO 7 2.3 Navigating through Files and Folders JetEffect Equalizer Mach4bass MP Enhance 3D Surround Play Speed 100% How to Switch to Navigator mode ■ • Press “MENU” button once. • If the player is in one of Music, Video, Record, Picture, Text modes, the Navigator will appear showing the current folder view.

  • Page 23: Changing Settings

    • Using the < and > touch buttons, select one of categories in Setings menu: JetEffect, Play Mode, Display, Timer, General, Recording, FM Radio, and Information. • Touch “PLAY” button to view menu items in its Settings category. • To move back to the parent menu, touch “REC” button. Using iAUDIO 7 iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 24: Using Pop-Up Window

    Using iAUDIO 7 Changing the values for items under Settings ■ • When a specific item is selected, a popup window will display setting values. • Touch the < and > touch buttons to change values, and touch “PLAY” button to apply the values.

  • Page 25: Using Advanced Features

    - Video fi les that have not been converted by COWON MediaCenter - Jetaudio will not play in iAUDIO 7. - If the Auto Play option is enabled in the Settings menu, the player will automatically start playing media fi les upon power up.
  • Page 26 This function lets you edit a list of favorite music files. By using DPL user can access music files in various folders without navigating each folder. iAUDIO 7 contains a virtual folder named “Dynamic Play List” in root folder, not recognized from a PC Tracks that are added to DPL will be listed in the “Dynamic Play List” folder.
  • Page 27 - To delete actual files, connect the player to a PC. - If the actual file is deleted from the player, its entry is automatically removed from the DPL. - Maximum 200 files can be added to DPL. Using Advanced Features iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 28: Using Bookmarks

    The bookmark function allows users to set where to start playing in each desired track. iAUDIO 7 contains a virtual folder named “Bookmark” in root folder, which is not recognized by a PC. By setting a Bookmark at a desired location of a track, one can play the file starting from the preset location.

  • Page 29: Listening To Fm Radio

    05 None 05 None 06 None 06 None 07 None 07 None Using Advanced Features Preset List 01 91.90Mhz 02 107.70Mhz Listen Ch 03 None Save Current Ch 04 None Delete Ch 05 None 06 None 07 None iAUDIO 7...
  • Page 30 6. Listen to the preset channels by selecting “Listen Ch” or delete preset channels by selecting “Delete Ch”. 7. Touch “PLAY” button in the preset mode to return to a manual tuning mode. The “PRESET” icon will disap- pear from the screen and touching <, > buttons will allow tuning frequency at 0.1Mhz step.

  • Page 31: Recording Using Built-In Microphone Or Line-In Connection

    - During recording, battery consumption is higher than other playback operation. - Sound quality and capacity of recordings may vary according to reception quality and recording settings. See the section 4.7 for further information 3.3 Recording Using Built-In Microphone or Line-In Connection ■...

  • Page 32: Viewing Images

    - If the player was in Record mode before turning the player off, the player will start with the Record mode when turned on again. - Sound quality and capacity of recordings may vary according to reception quality and recording settings. See the section 4.7 for further information 3.4 Viewing Images...

  • Page 33: Reading Texts

    “MENU” button. 7. Press the “MENU” button in a thumbnail view or single image view (non-zoom) to switch to file navigator screen. After selecting a file with <,> buttons, touch and hold “PLAY” button to open a pop-up window 8.

  • Page 34: Summary Of Controls

    In File Navigator, touch briefly to select and open a folder or a file ● In File Navigator, touch and hold to open a pop-up window ● In Settings menu, selects an item or apply values to a selected item. ● iAUDIO 7 Operation...

  • Page 35: Using Advanced Settings

    Recording Mode Stereo FM Radio Auto Scan Region Information - Settings menu may change after a firmware upgrade. - Display language in the Setting menu is described in section 4.4 - Settings menu operation is described in section 2.4. iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 36: Jeteffect

    Mach3Bass is the base booster that enhances super low-end bass. ● 4. MP Enhance MP Enhance: Sound effect that compensate for missing sound segments. ● 5. 3D Surround 3D Surround provides three dimensional sound effects. ● 6. Pan Pan adjusts the left and right volume balance. ● iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 37: Play Mode

    7. Advanced EQ Filter Setting Frequency allows you to adjust the center frequency as a standard of the EQ value for each EQ band. ● Bandwidth allows you to adjust the EQ-applied bandwidth for each EQ band. ● If the bandwidth becomes Wide, the EQ value will be applied to a broader band based on the center frequency.

  • Page 38: Display

    Using Advanced Settings 4.4 Display 1. Language Set the display language to use in iAUDIO 7. ● 2. Title Sets how the player displays file names on the screen. ● Choose ID3 tag to display tag information (artist, title) while playback.

  • Page 39: Timer

    5. Auto Off When the player is stopped and no action is taken after a specified time has elapsed, this feature will auto- ● matically turn off the player. This function does not operate during playback. ● Using Advanced Settings iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 40: General

    Gradually increases volume when resuming playback after stop or pause. ● Sets how long it takes to increase the volume. ● 7. USB Charging Sets the charging mode. ● When set to Normal, the built-in battery will be charged in normal speed. When set to Slow, battery charge ●...

  • Page 41: Recording

    ● If there is no sound input during a specified time period, a new file is created when recording is resumed. ● 7. Recording Mode Selects between Line-In or Built-In Microphone as the source of audio recording. ● Using Advanced Settings...

  • Page 42: Fm Radio

    3. Region Selects the country in which you are listening to FM radio. ● 4.9 Information Version : The current version of Firmware ● Total Space : Total memory capacity ● Free Space : Currently available memory capacity ● iAUDIO 7...
  • Page 43 2. If a music file plays, pause at the playback screen and do as shown below. Press Long Country selection China(Simplified) China(Traditional) Korea Japan Russia Power On Greece 3. When, initialized, the Language setting screen will appear when the player is turned on. Additional Information Power Off iAUDIO 7...

  • Page 44: Converting Video Files Using Cowon Mediacenter - Jetaudio

    5.2 Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 1. Install and then run COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. 2. Click “Convert Video” on the top to convert the video file. 3. From the Convert Video window, click “Add File” to select the files to convert. iAUDIO 7...
  • Page 45 - Movie files that have not been converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio will not play in iAUDIO. - Make sure that the movie files play properly on the PC. - Not all video files can be converted. Files already damaged before conversion may not work on iAUDIO 7 even if the conversion process is successful.
  • Page 46 (Note that reception quality of iAUDIO may differ from other FM radio receivers.) There is too much noise in my recordings. iAUDIO 7 uses hard disk drive, which may interfere with the recording, thus adding noise to recorded audio. Characters on the display are corrupted.
  • Page 47 Check to see if the player is recognized in Windows Explorer when it is properly connected to PC. iAUDIO must be recognized in the Windows for it to work with JetShell. Additional driver installation is required for Windows 98 and 98 SE users. See section 1.7. Within JetShell, set Settings-Device to match your iAUDIO model.

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