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  • Page 1 User Guide ver. 1.0 E...

  • Page 2: Iaudio F1

    • This product is for home use only, and cannot be used for business purposes. • The copyright of this User Guide fully belongs to Cowon Systems, and this User Guide may not be distributed in part or in whole without prior written permission from Cowon Systems.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    T abl e o f C ont e nt s iAUDIO F1 Precautions for Product Use 1) Before Getting Started 1. What is iAUDIO F1? 2. Package Contents 3. Features and Specifications 4. Description of Each Part 5.
  • Page 5 T abl e o f C ont e nt s 4) Detailed Features of Each Menu 1. JetEffect 2. Play Mode 3. Display 4. Timer 5. General 6. Recorder 7. FM Radio 8. Information 5) Additional Information 1.

  • Page 6: Precautions For Product Use

    Pr e caut i o ns f o r P r o duct U se Take special care not to cut your hands when handling product pack- age, User Guide and accessories. Do not use the product for purposes other than those specified in this User Guide.
  • Page 7 Take care not to use the product files stored on the device. Please in a place where there is severe note that Cowon Systems is not static electricity because this responsible for data loss of any may cause malfunctions.

  • Page 8: Before Getting Started

    Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d 1. What is iAUDIO F1? A unique brand of multimedia player produced by Cowon Systems, iAUDIO F1 is an ultra-com- pact portable digital audio device that supports playing of multimedia files including MP3, listening to/recording of FM radio, and recording through an embedded mic or line-in terminal.
  • Page 9 Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d Most Powerful Sound Effects Recognized the World Over iAUDIO offers uniquely powerful, yet delicate sound recognized throughout the whole world. The following sound effects are provided: BBE: Produces much clearer music.

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d 2. Package Contents Simple USB connector Quick Guide and Installation Necklace-type Earphones iAUDIO (Main body of MP3 player) CD (JetShell, JetAudio, Online User Guide) - This product can be recharged through the USB connector or cable.

  • Page 11: Features And Specifications

    USB 2.0 Interface 128 x 64 Full-graphic Organic EL Display Long Playback Time: Up to 22 hours of playback time (based on Cowon’s test environment) Multi-language support (embedded fonts that can display up to 40,000 characters of international languages) Enhanced Integrated Navigator...
  • Page 12 Up to 20Mbps (Upload: 25Mbps) Speed Power Supply Built-in rechargeable lithium-polymer battery (up to 22 hours of playback time, based on Cowon’s test environment) Charging Time Normal charging (2 hours), Slow charging (6 and a half hours) Buttons 9-way multi button (Play, REC, Menu, Navi, Popup, FF, REW, VOL +, VOL -)

  • Page 13: Description Of Each Part

    Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d 4. Description of Each Part Reset Power Lef t T op Ri g ht Bot t o m LCD Display ◀ ◀ (REW) ◀...

  • Page 14: Lcd Display

    Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d 5. LCD Display Track information Progress bar Left/Right output graphics Current Track /Total Tracks JetEffect (BBE, M3B, 3D, MP) Battery Level 5 Band EQ Hold BIT RATE Section Playing...
  • Page 15 Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d 6. Charing iAUDIO using the AC Adapter To charge the battery of iAUDIO F1 using the AC adapter, 1. Connect the AC adapter to an 2.

  • Page 16: Copying Files And Disconnecting From A Pc

    Bef o r e G et t i n g S t a rt e d 8. Copying Files and Disconnecting from a PC 1. While iAUDIO F1 is connected to a PC, run Windows Explorer or JetShell. 2.

  • Page 17: Basic Instructions

    Basi c I n st r uct i o ns 1. Simple Usage 1. Connect some earphones to iAUDIO. 2. Press and hold the “PLAY” button until iAUDIO powers on. 3. The initial screen and preset logo appear, and then the display changes to a standby screen. (You can set iAUDIO to automatically play music upon power on.) 4.

  • Page 18: Basic Instructions For Menu Operation

    Basi c I n st r uct i o ns 3. Basic Instructions for Menu Operation Example: Using EQ in JetEffect Navigating Between Menus ■ • Press the “MENU” button to open the Menu, and push the lever in the + or - direction to move to another menu. •...

  • Page 19: Basic Instructions For Navigator

    Basi c I n st r uct i o ns 4. Basic Instructions for Navigator Playing Selected Files Opening Navigator Moving Selecting Navigator Item Press the Play button or push and hold the lever in the ▶▶ Press and hold the lever to open Up/Down in To select and open a folder, press the direction, then iAUDIO will return to the MP3 Player mode...
  • Page 20 Basi c I n st r uct i o ns Navigator Popup Window ■ • When you press the “POPUP” button, an appropriate Popup window appears depending on the folder, file, Dynamic PlayList file, Bookmark file, or Radio mode. •...

  • Page 21: Instructions For Each Mode

    I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode 1. MP3 Player Mode 1. Power On/Play • When you press the PLAY button, iAUDIO powers on with the iAUDIO logo. • Upon power on, iAUDIO begins playing music. •...

  • Page 22: Fm Radio Mode (Listening To Fm Radio)

    I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode 5. Hold When you turn on the HOLD button, iAUDIO will not respond even if you press other buttons. 2. FM Radio Mode (Listening to FM Radio) When you press the FF / REW buttons briefly while FM radio is playing, the frequency moves by 0.1 MHz.

  • Page 23: Voice Recorder Mode (Voice Recording With Embedded Mic)

    I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode 3. Voice Recorder Mode (Voice Recording with Embedded Mic) The Voice Recorder mode allows you to record voice using the built-in microphone. 1.

  • Page 24: Line-In Recorder Mode (Recording Through Stereo Cable)

    I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode 4. Line-in Recorder Mode (Recording through Stereo Cable) In Line-in Recorder mode, you can record the sound from another audio device to iAUDIO via the supplied stereo cable.
  • Page 25 I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode 5. Using Buttons (Summary Table for Simple Button Usage for Each Mode) Navigator Mode ■ Operation When a file is selected When a folder is selected Play The selected file is played and iAUDIO Opens the selected folder...
  • Page 26 I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode MP3 Player Mode ■ Operation When playback is stopped When playing Play Plays the current file. Stops playing the current file. Powers off. Powers off.
  • Page 27 I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode FM Radio Mode Mode Mode ■ Operation Operation In Preset Mode Play Changes to Preset Mode. Changes to Normal Mode. Increases frequency. Moves to the next preset.
  • Page 28 I n st r uct i o ns f o r E ach M ode Voice Recorder/Linein Recorder Mode ■ Operation When playing is stopped During Operation Plays a recorded file. Pauses or resumes recording. Play Increases volume. Decreases volume.
  • Page 29 Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu General Skip Length JetEffect Equalizer Scan Speed Mach3Bass Resume MP Enhance Auto Play 3D Surround Charge Pan (Left/Right Balance) Song Order Play Speed Recording...

  • Page 30: Jeteffect

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 1. JetEffect Equalizer In MP3 Player mode, press the MENU button and open JetEffect. Select Equalizer and press the MENU button. The 5-band EQ appears. Move to a setting from among Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Vocal and User by using the + and - buttons.

  • Page 31: Detailed Features Of Each Menu

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 6. Pan (Left/Right Balance) Pan allows you to adjust the balance of left and right volume. Level 0 In MP3 Player mode, press the MENU button and open JetEffect.

  • Page 32: Display

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 3. Display 1. View Watch • Displays the current time. • When this is set to On, time is displayed at the position for the folder/album name in MP3 Player mode.
  • Page 33 Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 6. Page Sliding Page Sliding OffID3 tag V1 • Controls the animation effect when opening and closing menus. Fast •...

  • Page 34: Timer

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 4. Timer 1. Set Time • Lets you set the current time. • To move between items, push the jog lever in the ◀◀ or ▶▶ direction. •...

  • Page 35: General

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 4. Sleep Sleep • Automatically powers off iAUDIO at a preset time while iAUDIO is operating. • You can select from among 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90 and 120 min. •...
  • Page 36 Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 3. Resume Resume • Remembers the last played position of the last track. • You can select On or Off. •...

  • Page 37: Recorder

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 6. Recorder 1. Line-in bps Linein Quality • Sets the bit rate (quality) of MP3 files recorded through line-in. •...

  • Page 38: Fm Radio

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 6. Line Volume Line Volume • Adjusts the volume level of the incoming sound from the Line-in jack. Level 9 •...

  • Page 39: Information

    Det a i l e d F eat u r e s o f E ach M enu 3. Auto Scan FM Stereo America/Europe • Automatically scans and registers FM frequencies. China Japan Korea Russia 8.

  • Page 40: Additional Information

    Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n 1. Installing Device Driver When using Windows 98 or 98 SE operating systems, you need to install the device driver when connecting iAUDIO to a PC for the first time. Procedure for Driver Installation ■...
  • Page 41 Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n 4. Click ‘Specify a location to search’ and then click the Browse button. 5. Select the “Win98” folder on the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK. (You can also download this file from the library at our website.
  • Page 42 Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n 7. Click Next again. 8. Click Finish. The driver installation is completed. You can check the newly added drive in Windows Explorer. iAUDIO F1...

  • Page 43: Upgrading Firmware

    • All firmware upgrades are for overall improvement of performance, and upgrades will be provided at Cowon’s discretion. • Some beta firmware released according to our development roadmap may contain minor glitches to be corrected in regular firmware. This possibility is announced here in advance.
  • Page 44 Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n Follow the instructions given below to install the firmware upgrade. Decompress the downloaded file, and run setup. exe or indicated setup file from among the extracted files.
  • Page 45 Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n Specify a group name. Files are copied. Installation is complete. iAUDIO F1...
  • Page 46 Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n Run the firmware upgrade program by selecting Start → Programs → COWON → iAUDIO F1 → Firmware Download. The firmware upgrade program checks/searches the user PC.
  • Page 47 Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n When the data area formatting is checked (default) on the download options, all the data in the flash memory will be deleted during the firmware upgrade. Therefore, be sure to backup MP3 files and important recorded files stored in iAUDIO F1 to your PC.

  • Page 48: Support For Programs On The Cd

    Addi t i o nal I n f o rmat i o n 3. Support for Programs on the CD The iAUDIO installation CD contains JetAudio, a world-renowned multimedia integrated player program and JetShell, the iAUDIO manager program. (In addition, driver files for Win- dows 98 and 98 SE are also included.) Refer to the User Guides for the programs in the corresponding folder.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    T r o ubl e shoot i n g Symptom Action Description Check whether the battery is in with the When the polarity of the battery is iAUDIO does not correct orientation. reversed, iAUDIO does not work. power on. Replace the battery with a new one. When the battery power is empty, iAUDIO does not work.
  • Page 50 T r o ubl e shoot i n g Symptom Action Description Initialize the product, and resend The settings.dat file, a key system The memory is full, but the device the files with 1 to 2 MB of free file, is stored in the root folder of flash malfunctions or does space.

  • Page 51: What Is Jetshell

    What i s J et S hel l ? What is JetShell? JetShell is the iAUDIO manager program providing the following features: • Downloading/Uploading fi les from/to iAUDIO. • File management similar to Windows Explorer • Playing MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD, and Playlist (m3u) •...
  • Page 52 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 F1 program group is created.
  • Page 53 Connect i n g i A UDI O a nd I n st a l l i n g J et S hel l 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.
  • Page 54 Connect i n g i A UDI O a nd I n st a l l i n g J et S hel l 3. Check "Specify a location" and click Browse. From the "Browse" window, select the [Win98] folder on the iAUDIO Installation CD, and click OK.
  • Page 55 Connect i n g i A UDI O a nd I n st a l l i n g J et S hel l 5. The driver fi les are copied and installed from the Installation CD.
  • Page 56 I n t r o duci n g J et S hel l The Whole View Play and MP3 Management Section File Management Section File Management Window Flash Memory Management Section Download List Management Section When JetShell is running, it controls the iAUDIO. Make sure to exit JetShell before performing the following tasks: •...
  • Page 57 I n t r o duci n g J et S hel l 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 58 I n t r o duci n g J et S hel l 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 59 I n t r o duci n g J et S hel l 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 F1...

  • Page 60: Downloading Music Files To Iaudio

    Downl o adi n g M usi c f i l e s t o i A UDI O Downloading Music files 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...
  • Page 61 Downl o adi n g M usi c f i l e s t o i A UDI O 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...
  • Page 62 Conv er t i n g A udi o C D T r a ck s t o M P3 F i l e s a nd D ownl o adi n g T hem t o i A UDI O Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO With JetShell, you can easily convert your Audio CD into MP3 fi...
  • Page 63 Conv er t i n g A udi o C D T r a ck s t o M P3 F i l e s a nd D ownl o adi n g T hem t o i A UDI O 2.
  • Page 64 Convert i n g Audi o CD Tr a cks t o MP3 Fi l e s and Downl o adi n g Them t o i A UDI O 4. The converting process is displayed as shown below. iAUDIO F1...
  • Page 65 Ot h er F eat u r e s 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 66 Ot h er F eat u r e s 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 F1...
  • Page 67 Ot h er F eat u r e s 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 68: Installing And Using Jetaudio

    I n st a l l i n g a nd U si n g J et A udi o Installing and Using JetAudio The worldwide renowned integrated multimedia player ‘JetAudio’ is included in the iAUDIO Installation CD. To install ‘JetAudio’, run the fi...

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