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PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
iAUDIO CW300
CW300
User's Manual
CW300

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  • Page 1 PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER iAUDIO CW300 CW300 User’s Manual CW300...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    COWON SYSTEMS is prohibited. iAUDIO is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS. COWON SYSTEMS also holds the copyrights of JetShell, JetAudio, and JetVoiceMail. Illegal distribution or commercial usage of these products is prohibited without the written consent from COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

  • Page 3: Warranty

    This product has been manufactured according to strict quality management and verification standards. If in any case the product produces a manufactural flaw or natural failure during the quality warranty term stated below, COWON SYSTEMS will pay due responsibility according to the contents stated in this warranty.

  • Page 4: Customer Service

    Customer Service If you have questions or need A/S for COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.’s products, send e-amil to the following address or call the following number. COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. COWON SYSTEMS website E-mail Customer Support Office Address www.cowon.com iaudio@cowon.com 82-2-3460-8282 STX building 7nd floor, 448-2, Do-gok dong,...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Deleting MP3 Files from iAUDIO Formatting Flash Memory Transferring Audio CD Tracks to iAUDIO File Management Using JetShell User Settings Miscellaneous Functions JetVoiceMail Installing and Using JetAudio Appendix A. Reinstalling USB driver Appendix B. Upgrading Firmware CW300 CONTENTS I. iAUDIO II. JetShell...

  • Page 6: What Is Iaudio

    JetShell included in iAUDIO package is a software that quickly converts music tracks in CDs into MP3 files and downloads the MP3 files onto iAUDIO. Thus, you can listen to CD music through iAUDIO. JetAudio With JetAudio, a world-class integrated multimedia player software, you can either listen to music or watch videos on your PC. CW300...

  • Page 7: Package Components Of Iaudio

    MP3 player Installation CD (JetShell & JetVoiceMail, JetAudio) Pouch CW300 2. iAUDIO Package Components iAUDIO (MP3 player body) Earphone Operating Instructions Manual Installation CD (JetShell & JetVoiceMail, JetAudio) Earphone Operating Instructions Manual Neck cord Battery (AA size 1 unit)

  • Page 8: Functions

    95dB S/N Ratio 16 Ohm earphone : 8mW + 8mW Max Output 20Hz ~ 20KHz Output Frequency Band 82.5mm x 40mm x 18.6mm (height x width x thickness) Dimensions 42g (without battery) Weight I. iAUDIO I. iAUDIO CW300...

  • Page 9: Name Of Parts

    I. iAUDIO REAR CW300...

  • Page 10: Inserting Battery

    6. Inserting Battery I. iAUDIO Make sure to power off iAUDIO, before changing the battery CW300...

  • Page 11: Lcd Window

    Voice Recording Mode MP3 Mode Volume Battery Level CW300 The battery level icon indicates how much longer the battery can be used. Level decreases as battery is used. When the battery is low, the icon starts to blink, and in about 30 minutes the power goes off automatically.

  • Page 12: Using For The First Time

    8. Press the PLAY button on the right side of iAUDIO. 9. Music is played. There are two jog levers, which can be adjusted by your thumb and index finger, on iAudio. If you grab iAudio as the picture,it is easier to handle them. I. iAUDIO CW300...

  • Page 13: Fm Radio Mode

    FM Radio Mode Button Remote Control Key Action You cannot enter into the menu mode during recording. CW300 In ‘Key Action’, indicates pressing the button for a short second and indicates pressing the button for longer than 1 second. indicates function with remote control ONLY.

  • Page 14: Voice Recorder Mode

    Operating Controls For PLAY/STOP, and MENU, press the jog lever inward, and for REW, FF, + VOL, and VOL -, push the jog lever up or down. I. iAUDIO Recording Show remaining recording time Volume up Volume down Stop recording CW300...

  • Page 15: Switching Modes

    LCD window. Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ using the +VOL and -VOL buttons and press MENU to delete the track. CW300 button on remote control) to play tracks, and press it again to stop. 10. Detailed Controls...

  • Page 16: Selecting Tracks

    To start Intro Scan mode, select Rpt and then Intro Scan from menu. ‘Intro’ is indicated in the LCD window and the first 7 seconds of all tracks are played. While listening to the intro of a track, and if there is a track you want to listen fully, press the PLAY button to release Intro Scan Mode. CW300...

  • Page 17: Voice Recording

    One, All, and Ran Repeat Modes may cause the player to keep playing continuously and this will cause quick consumption of battery power. Therefore, make sure to turn the power off while not in use. CW300 10. Detailed Controls on remote control) to start recording.

  • Page 18: Menu Table

    Cla : Base = 8, Treble = 8, Loudness = 15, Dynamic Bass = 0 Usr : Base = 0, Treble = 0, Loudness = 0, Dynamic Bass = 0 I. iAUDIO MENU Key Select with Misc Cancel with Move with Move to higher menu with Intro CW300...
  • Page 19 Sleep : If the set time expires during stop or play, power will be turned off automatically. Fade in : Can adjust fade-in time. Bat : Status of battery consumption accurately, you can select the kind of battery you are using. (Alk, Ni-Mh) CW300 Loud x1 x2 x3 x4 x8 x16 Track 5sec 10sec...

  • Page 20: Fm Radio Mode

    Select Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, and User for equalizer. Preference for Eq is same as MP3 Mode. RecMode Choose the recording quality. HQ = Normal, UHQ = High Quality I. iAUDIO MENU Key Select with Cancel with Move with Move to higher menu with CW300...
  • Page 21 Low : Set up the input sensitivity of built-in microphone as low level. High : Set up the input sensitivity of built-in microphone as high level. RecMode Choose the recording quality. HQ = Normal, UHQ = High Quality CW300 ※ Preference for Display, Misc is same as MP3 mode. V.Act RecMode...
  • Page 22 Do not disassemble the player. Make sure that the player does not get in contact with chemicals such as benzene or paint thinner. Take out the battery if you are not using the player for a long time. CW300...

  • Page 23: Precautions

    6. When unplugging earphone or USB cable, hold the plug section. 7. Check the battery polarity first before inserting the battery. 8. When applying for the warranty service, make sure to back up all the data. CW300 User’s Manual. Pulling on the cable may break it.

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    If preset mode is turned on, REW/FF buttons is used for changing preset stations. All files in the flash memory and FM radio preset will be cleared, when iAUDIO is initialized. All settings will be initialized, excluding the firmware. CW300...
  • Page 25 If Voice ACT = 5, recording will be paused if the number of the level meter is less than 5 for longer than 2 seconds, and resumed when sound louder than 5 level meters is detected. Adjust the level meter value according to the surrounding environment. CW300...
  • Page 26 CW300...

  • Page 27: Jetshell

    Pentium 200MHz or higher 32MB RAM or higher Hard disk space of 20MB or more 256 color or higher display Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (NT not supported) USB port CD-ROM drive Sound card, Speaker or Headphone (optional) CW300 1. What is JetShell ?

  • Page 28: Installing Usb Driver And Jetshell

    If the installation program does not start automatically, run ‘x:\setup.exe’ or ‘x:\JetShell\CW300\setup.exe’ (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). After installation completes, icon of JetShell is created in ‘COWON\iAUDIO (CW300)’ folder in Start - Programs. Insert the battery in iAUDIO and close the cover. (See ‘Page 10: Insterting Battery’) Connect the USB port of iAUDIO to the USB port of PC using the provided USB cable.
  • Page 29 USB driver is properly installed in PC, and whether the connection of the cable has been properly established. For more information, refer to "Appendix A. Reinstalling USB driver". CW300 2. Installing USB Driver and JetShell Select ‘CD-ROM drive’ and click ‘Next’.

  • Page 30: Configuration Of Jetshell

    Click the red position bar to change the position of track. To create MP3 files, select the audio CD track you want to convert and click the MP3 encoding button II. JetShell File management window Album management section Flash memory management window Download list management section CW300...
  • Page 31 The MP3 files downloaded onto the flash memory of iAUDIO appear on the right window in the picture above and the file size and remaining space of flash memory are displayed in detail graphically. CW300 3. Configuration of JetShell By default, all files are shown in the window. If you want to display certain file types only, try to use “Filter”...
  • Page 32 Download files onto flash memory. Select files from the file management window and click this button Use for uploading files in flash memory onto PC Function Used in MP3 Mode Used in Voice Recording and FM radio Recording Only SC4 files are created/stored. II. JetShell Description CW300...

  • Page 33: Spectrum Screen And Sound Effects

    Alien 2, Bass Bosst, Mega Bass Boost, Simple Echo, Distance Echo, Long Echo, Alpia Echo, Duble Echo, Strange FB1, and Strange FB2. You can experience an enormous variety of sounds with these effects. CW300 4. Spectrum Screen and Sound Effect JetShell’s Spectrum Screen 1...

  • Page 34: Downloading Mp3 Files Onto Iaudio

    Select an album from The selected MP3 file(s) are being downloaded onto flash memory. the album management section. Then, drag-and- contains SC4 files recorded from iAUDIO. album management section and click ‘Download to Flash Memory’ II. JetShell in the flash CW300...
  • Page 35 The process of downloading files using download list is shown in the picture below. You can also drag files located outside of JetShell and drop them in the flash memory management window to download files onto iAUDIO. CW300 5. Downloading MP3 Files onto iAUDIO...

  • Page 36: Deleting Mp3 Files From Iaudio

    Select a file stored in flash memory and press ‘Delete’ Through the following process, you can delete MP3 files stored in flash memory. Select the MP3 file to delete and click ‘Delete’ In the following dialog box, click ‘Yes’. button in the flash memory management section. II. JetShell CW300...
  • Page 37 After a moment, the file is deleted from the flash memory of iAUDIO. If you select and right-click a file in the flash memory management window, a popup menu appears. You can delete and download files with this menu, too. CW300...

  • Page 38: Formatting Flash Memory

    ‘Fix bad clusters’ in order to format flash memory rapidly. If downloading errors keep occurring in the same location, it means that there is a bad cluster in flash memory. In this case, use ‘Fix bad clusters’ when you format flash memory. II. JetShell CW300...

  • Page 39: Transferring Audio Cd Tracks To Iaudio

    ‘Convert to MP3 file’ button and click the right button. A menu will appear where you can select tracks. Select tracks from here and convert them into MP3 files. CW300 8. Transferring Audio CD Tacks to iAUDIO...
  • Page 40 You can acquire information on the CD, such as singer, song title, etc., from the Internet using the button. To use CDDB you must have connection to the Internet. Connection may not work according to network conditions, usage of proxy server and such. II. JetShell CW300...
  • Page 41 You can directly download audio CD tracks onto iAUDIO. Select audio CD tracks to download, and press ‘Download to flash memory’ MP3 files and downloads the files onto iAUDIO. CW300 8. Transferring Audio CD Tacks to iAUDIO button to start download.

  • Page 42: Transferring Audio Cd Tracks To Iaudio

    You can use ‘MP3 Bitrate Conversion’ to change bitrate of files. This feature is useful when you want to download more MP3 files onto iAUDIO. Target bitrate is determined by current MP3 encoder option. (Example : 128Kbps MP3 file → 96Kbps MP3 file) CW300...

  • Page 43: File Management Using Jetshell

    Select the files and click the ‘Copy’ button from the toolbar. Move to the folder you want to copy the files to, and click the ‘Paste’ button from the toolbar. The selected files have been copied onto the destination folder. CW300 9. File Management using JetShell...

  • Page 44: User Settings

    Check the item to display on iAUDIO LCD. When you transfer the MP3 file after change setting of LCD display, it will be applied to the transferred MP3 file only. Changing Album Name You can modify four album names in iAUDIO. Changed album name(s) will be displayed when switching to the Album in iAUDIO. II. JetShell CW300...

  • Page 45: Device Settings

    Sets Bass, Treble, Loudness and Dynamic Base value for Rock, Jazz, Classic and User. FM Radio Sets the FM radio preset frequency. Transferring Logo File Transfer the logo file created with JetLogo to iAUDIO. The logo image is displayed when you turn on iAUDIO. CW300...

  • Page 46: Miscellaneous Functions

    Select the MP3 file and Tools (T) -> Edit MP3 ID3 Tag (I) menu to edit the ID3 tag values such as title and artist. CDDB Searches for the audio CD album name, signer, song title and other information from the Internet web site. CW300...

  • Page 47: Main Features

    You need a microphone to record voice, and microphone should be properly connected to your sound card. Playback Pause/Stop Record (inserting recordings is possible) Fast Forward Rewind HQ (High Quality) : 4:1 Compression, 8KHz 16bit UHQ (Ultra High Quality) : 2:1 Compression, 16KHz 16bit CW300 12. JetVoiceMail...
  • Page 48 In ‘Save as...”, save file as ‘Voice File + Player’ format to create a self-player executable file (.exe). 16 Digital Voice Effects You can change recorded voices into various types of sound. II. JetShell Self-player 16 Digital Voice Effects CW300...
  • Page 49 ‘Record’, you can insert a new message within the existing message. You can simply delete the unwanted portion of the message and rerecord only that particular portion. Mail Programs Supported Exchange Internet Mail Outlook Outlook Express Netscape (manual attachment of voice mail) CW300 12. JetVoiceMail...
  • Page 50 12. JetVoiceMail Global Hotkeys JetVoiceMail supports the following global hotkeys. They can be used to control JetVoiceMail while using other programs. Ctrl+Shift+F2 : Play Ctrl+Shift+F3 : Rewind Ctrl+Shift+F4 : Fast Forward Ctrl+Shift+F5 : Pause/Stop II. JetShell CW300...

  • Page 51: Installing And Using Jetaudio

    13. Installing and Using JetAudio II. JetShell iAUDIO installation CD includes JetAudio, which is an integrated multimedia player software recognized worldwide. To install JetAudio, run ‘x\JetAudio\Setup.exe’. (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) CW300...

  • Page 52: Appendix A. Reinstalling Usb Driver

    2. Using the provided USB cable, connect the USB port of iAUDIO to the USB port of PC. (Before connecting, insert the battery into iAUDIO.) 3. Make sure that the LCD screen of iAUDIO displays ‘PC Connected’. Open the ‘Control Panel’. Double click ‘System’ icon at ‘Control Panel’. Select ‘Device Manager’ at ‘System Properties’ Window. CW300...
  • Page 53 ‘Hardware Update Wizard’ window will be displayed. Then, proceed the driver installation steps. (Refer to page 28 'Installing USB Driver and JetShell') CW300 Appendix A. Reinstalling USB driver iAUDIO will appear under ‘Other Devices’ as unrecognized hardware. Click ‘USB Device’ and then click ‘Properties’...

  • Page 54: Appendix B. Upgrading Firmware

    Winzip. 2. Make sure the battery is inserted in iAUDIO. 3. Connect the USB cable to iAUDIO. The "PC Connected" message appears on the LCD. 4. If the JetShell is running, shut it down. CW300...

  • Page 55: Cw300

    Successful" message appears. After removing the USB cable and turning on the power for iAUDIO, check the firmware version indicated on the lower right. If upgrade is successful, new firmware version number will be displayed. CW300 Appendix B. Upgrading Firmware...
  • Page 56 COWON SYSTEMS Inc. 7th FL, STX Bldg., Dogok-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea Tel : 82-2- 3460-8282 Homepage : www.cowon.com...

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