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- Page 1 User’s Guide ver. 1.0 EN...
- 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, Inc., and unauthorized distribution of this manual, or any portion of it is prohibited without prior written permission.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3. Names of Parts 4. Power Connection and Charging 5. Connecting to your PC 6. Charging with your PC 7. Windows 98 Driver Setup 8. Saving Files and Disconnecting A2 9. Upgrading Firmware 2)Basic Features 1. Running Files 2. Button Controls 3)Advanced Features 1. -
Page 4: Precautions For Using This Product
• Stored data may get lost by physical impact, damage or error, therefore always backup important files. All data stored in the player may become deleted when being serviced. Our A/S center does not backup 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 5: Before Using This Product
480 x 272 pixels, 26 M color 4 inch Wide TFT-LCD presents operation status for easy confirmation and to high-quality images anywhere and anytime. Continuous playback with embedded battery The ultra power-saving circuit of COWON A2 enables up to 10 hours of video and 18 hours of audio continuous playback with its built-in, fully charged, 4300 mAh battery. - Page 6 Build a powerful multimedia desktop environment with the world famous integrated multimedia playback software, JetAudio Basic VX. Movie file formats that are not supported by A2 can easily be converted for view with simple conversion features of JetAudio VX. COWON A2...
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Page 7: Package Components
Package Components How to use your Carrying Case Before Using this Product Carrying Case COWON A2 Body Install CD (JetShell, JetAudio) User’s Manual USB 2.0 Cable, Line-in Recording Cable AV Cable Hand Strap Bundle Earphones USB Host Cable AC Power Adapter... -
Page 8: Names Of Parts
Before Using this Product Names of Parts Front Left Bottom COWON A2 Right... -
Page 9: Power Connection And Charging
: Connect the AV cable to send A2 still/video images to external AV devices (TV etc.). AV IN : Connect the AV cable and line-in cable to record contents playing on external AV devices with your A2 player. USB DEVICE : Connect your A2 and computer with the USB 2.0 cable to transfer files. -
Page 10: Connecting To Your Pc
- If the player is connected to an USB hub, the player may not charge properly or malfunction. Be sure that to connect your player to the USB port on the back side of your computer. COWON A2 2. If properly connected, the following appears on the LCD. -
Page 11: Windows 98 Driver Setup
6. Select the “Win98” folder in the installa- tion CD and then click the OK button. Before Using this Product 4. Click Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended). then click Next. 7. After the search location is specified, click Next. COWON A2... -
Page 12: Saving Files And Disconnecting A2
Saving Files and Disconnecting A2 1. Open Windows Browser or run JetShell while COWON A2 is connected to your computer. 2. Save video, music and other files in your COWON A2. 3. After all files are saved, click the 4. -
Page 13: Upgrading Firmware
4. After disconnecting A2 from your computer, remove the USB cable. 5. When A2 is powered off, press the Joggle lever to the middle with your left hand and the Power button with your right hand at the same time to display the firmware upgrade image. -
Page 14: Basic Features
Basic Features Running Files 1. Connect the earphones to A2. (No need to connect the earphones if you want to listen through the speakers.) 2. Press and hold the power switch to turn on the player. 3. To play a file, press the lever in either Movie, Music, Photo or Text mode. -
Page 15: Button Controls
• Opens a folder in File Browser. • Functions as a 4X magnifier in photo viewer. • Press and hold to stop movie, music or radio. Change Mode Change Mode Delete Preset Settings Basic Features Show Playlist Show Playlist Start Record Enable USB Host COWON A2... -
Page 16: Advanced Features
Advanced Features File Browser A2 provides 8 modes. Movie, Music, Photo, Text and Browser modes can be navigated by the File Browser. ■ Opening File Browser Press the lever in Movie, Music, Photo, Text or Browser mode and the File Browser will appear. - Page 17 When playing files from a playlist, after a file is played the next file on the list will start to play. Playlists in Movie and Text mode can contain up to 50 files, and in Music and Photo mode up to 100 files. Advanced Features COWON A2...
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Page 18: Usb Host Connection
USB Host can copy and delete files and folders in USB compatible devices (digital camera, iAUDIO, etc.). ■ Connecting USB Host Connect the USB Host cable to the “USB HOST” on your A2 and the USB port of the USB compatible device. ■ Starting USB Host To start USB Host, press the “C”... -
Page 19: Radio Mode
Press the lever to enter to Preset mode and move the lever towards << or >> to move through saved frequencies. Press the “A” button in preset mode to delete a saved frequency. Record Mode Usage Record using the AV or Line-in cable and the built-in microphone. ■ Connecting a Cable Advanced Features <Preset Mode> COWON A2... - Page 20 Advanced Features Connect the AV cable to the “AV IN” of your A2 and the “AV OUT (Video OUT, Audio OUT)” of the external AV device. Connect the line-in cable to the “AV IN” of your A2 and the Line Out (or earphone) jack of the external audio device.
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Page 21: Av Out
Connecting a Cable Connect the AV cable to the “AV IN” of your A2 and the “AV IN (Video IN, Audio IN)” of the external AV device. Change the AV device mode to an external input channel. For more information see the AV device manual. -
Page 22: Wallpaper
After setting an item, press the lever to apply and return to the Setup mode setting screen. Press the “BACK” button to cancel the value set and return to the Setup mode setting screen. For details on Setup items, see 4. See Setup feature descriptions. COWON A2... -
Page 23: Setup Features
General Boundary Repeat Shuffle Display Lyrics Time Display Radio Genera Stereo Region Recorder General Line-in Volume Mic. Volume Mic. AGC Video Video Quality Audio Qualiy Audio Channel Audio Line-in Quality Line-in Channel Radio Quality Radio Channel Mic Quality COWON A2... -
Page 24: Display
Setup Features 2. Display General Wallpaper Appearance COWON A2 LCD Brightness • Adjust brightness of the LCD. Brightness levels range from 1 to 9. TV Standard • Set TV output. Select from NTSC and PAL Wallpaper • You can choose whether to use the wallpaper feature. -
Page 25: Sound
• Sets the current time. Boot Resume • Automatically continues to resume from the end of the last file played when set to On. Browser Resume • Remembers the Browser location and cursor moves to the selected location when re-enabled. Setup Features COWON A2... -
Page 26: Music Player
Setup Features Alarm Power COWON A2 Alarm Mode • Select Alarm mode. • Power automatically turns on at a specified time for Movie Player, Music Player and FM Radio features, and starts to play the last file or frequency played. -
Page 27: Information
• If there is a subtitle file (.smi), subtitle will be displayed on the screen with the image. • In this case, the both names of the subtitle file and the video file to play must be the same and in the same folder location. Setup Features COWON A2... -
Page 28: Music Player
Setup Features 7. Music Player General Display COWON A2 Boundary • Set the playback area of files or folders. • If set to ALL, all music files are played and if set to Folder, only files within the selected folder are played. -
Page 29: Radio
• Higher the bps is better the quality, but the size of the file becomes larger and more battery power is used. Audio Channel • When recording Video, set the channel of the audio file recording through the AV IN. Setup Features COWON A2... - Page 30 Mic Quality • Set the quality of the file recorded with the built-in microphone. • Higher the bps is better the quality of recordings, but the size of the file becomes larger and more bat- tery power is used. COWON A2...
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Page 31: Product Details
Earphone cord antenna Lithium polymer 4300mAh About 5 hours after AC adapter connection DC 5.0V, 2A 1.8 in. 20G / 30G, FAT32 File System USB 2.0 High Speed (max. 480Mbps) USB 2.0 Full Speed (max. 12Mbps) Product Details COWON A2... - Page 32 Doesn’t apply to OGG playback. Note3 Audio: MP3 / 44KHz / 128kbps, Volume 20, Earphone usage, LCD Off Note4 COWON A2 AVI, ASF, WMV DivX 3.11/4/5, XviD, MPEG-4 SP, WMV9 MP@LL Max. 720x576, 30 fps MP3, AC3 6.1 channel down-mix, WMA Max.
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Page 33: Installation Cd
Audio resolution Installation CD The installation CD contains the world famous integrated multimedia program JetAudio VX and a file management program JetShell. A2 software, multimedia sample files and driver file for Windows 98 SE are also included in the CD. - Page 34 - Clicking “Preview” to check the converted screen without saving the file. - To convert the file with subtitles or to change settings, click “Convert Options”. - Not all files are convertible. Files initially damaged before conversion may not be viewed on A2 even though conversion was successful. COWON A2...
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Page 35: Troubleshooting
18.6 GB) After saving hundreds of files in A2’s hard disk uses FAT32 format. Due to the limitations of FAT, avoid saving too many files in the Root directory. the Root folder, A2 does not work or malfunctions. - Page 36 Customer Service Center Address : 20 Fairbanks Suite 171, Irvine, CA 92618 Tel : 1-888-453-8283 Homepage : www.cowonamerica.com Email : tech_support@cowonamerica.com...