Cowon iAUDIO F1, User Manual

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Page 2: ...stic and international copyright laws Cowon Systems abides by the laws related to records videos games It is the responsibility of the end user to comply with all the related laws and regulations We r...

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Page 4: ...rom a PC 2 Basic Instructions 1 Simple Usage 2 Basic Instructions for Mode Change 3 Basic Instructions for Menu Operation 4 Basic Instructions for Navigator 3 Instructions for Each Mode 1 MP3 Player M...

Page 5: ...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 Installing Device Driver 2 Upgrading Firmware 3 Support for Pr...

Page 6: ...wrongdirection thePC ortheproductmaybedamaged Avoid excessivebendingoftheUSBcableor usingitunderheavypressure Whenyousmelltheproductburn ingoritbecomesoverheated press theResetbuttonandcontactour Cust...

Page 7: ...ecausethis maycausemalfunctions AlwaysusetheUSBcable providedbyCowonSystems Besuretodisconnectthe powercablesofyourPC andACpoweradapterwhen thereisthunderandlightning becausethereisadanger oflightning...

Page 8: ...can be saved in your PC for repeated listening at any time DirectEncoding Line inRecording iAUDIO provides a direct encoding feature by which you can record one on one with an external audio device T...

Page 9: ...1 supports various convenient features for language learning such as section repeat search bookmark and playback speed adjustment ConvenientBuilt inClock iAUDIO F1 offers maximum convenience with a bu...

Page 10: ...es iAUDIO Main body of MP3 player USB Cable Line in Recording Cable Power Adapter Optional 2 PackageContents Thisproductcanberecharged throughtheUSBconnectororcable Quick Guide and Installation CD Jet...

Page 11: ...orward Fast Rewind SectionRepeat Play Speed Adjustment Resume Fade In and AutoPlay features Adjustable Scan Speed and Skip Speed Volume Digital 40 levels Various EQ and Sound Effects JetEffect Customi...

Page 12: ...n s test environment Normal charging 2 hours Slow charging 6 and a half hours 9 way multi button Play REC Menu Navi Popup FF REW VOL VOL 128 x 64 Full graphic Organic EL Display 95 dB 16 Ohm Earphone...

Page 13: ...ursor up increases setup value FF FF Next Track Fast Forward Lever Lever Lever Navigation Opens Navigation MENU Opens MENU POPUP Displays Popup window LCD Display PLAY STOP Poweron off REC A Bbutton R...

Page 14: ...the stored power capacity is being sensed but this is normal The icon will begin blinking when the battery is used up and iAUDIO automatically powers off about 30 minutes after this Current Track Tot...

Page 15: ...eted the following figure appears on LCD 7 ChargingiAUDIOusingaPC 2 Whentheconnectionsarecorrect thefollowingfigureappearsonLCDand batterychargingbeginsatthesametime 1 Connect the supplied USB cable t...

Page 16: ...owing message pops up click on it 5 When the safe hardware removal message appears as shown below disconnect the USB cable ForinstructionsonJetShell seetheJetShellmanualintheenclosedCD ForWindows98and...

Page 17: ...tvolume 6 Pressandholdthe PLAY buttonagaintopoweroffiAUDIO 2 BasicInstructionsforModeChange Therearefourmodes MP3Player FMRadio VoiceRecorder andLine inRecorder Inordertochangefromonemodeto another pr...

Page 18: ...e the value to a desired value To select an item press the lever The selected value is applied immediately When setting is completed press the PLAY button to return to the Mode screen CancelingMenuSet...

Page 19: ...le a file is selected the file will be played When you press the lever or move it in the direction while a folder is selected the folder will be opened EnteringNavigationMode To enter Navigation Mode...

Page 20: ...eturn to the previous screen Item PopupMenu MusicFiles PlayNow AddtoList Intro Delete GeneralFolders Expand Play Now Add to List DynamicPlayListFile Play Now Intro Remove BookmarkFile Play Now Remove...

Page 21: ...gain 1 MP3PlayerMode 1 PowerOn Play When you press the PLAY button iAUDIO powers on with the iAUDIO logo Upon power on iAUDIO begins playing music When Resume is set the last played track and played p...

Page 22: ...under the Records folder is a three digit sequential number When you press the PLAY button briefly while recording the recording is paused When you press the PLAY button briefly while playing iAUDIO c...

Page 23: ...Recorder mode 2 Press the REC button to begin r ecording fs20cf1lochaf20dbchaf20insrsid3276897 3 Press the REC button again to stop recording 4 To play a recorded file press the PLAY button The Voice...

Page 24: ...EC button iAUDIO waits until an audio signal is detected iAUDIO follows the settings of Auto Sync See 4 Detailed Descriptions of Menus 8 Recording 4 When you press the PLAY button in the CD player iAU...

Page 25: ...UDIO changes to Play mode REW Moves to the upper folder Moves to the upper folder Moves the focus up Moves the focus up Moves the focus down Moves the focus down LEVER Popup menu Popup menu Enters Nav...

Page 26: ...e previous track or moves by 5 or 10 seconds depending on the SKIP setting Moves to previous file Fast Rewind Increases volume Increases volume Decreases volume Decreases volume LEVER Opens Navigator...

Page 27: ...evious preset Automatically searches for previous station Moves to the previous preset Increases volume Increases volume Decreases volume Decreases volume LEVER Sets Preset mode Sets Preset mode REC A...

Page 28: ...orded file Pauses or resumes recording Increases volume Decreases volume LEVER Opens Navigator REC A B Begins recording Stops recording MENU Settings menu REC A B REC A B REC A B REC A B REC A B Instr...

Page 29: ...ng Title Scroll Speed Page Sliding Tag Language Menu Language Contrast Backlight Time Timer Set Time WakeUp Mode WakeUp Time Sleep Auto Off Detailed Features of Each Menu General Skip Length Scan Spee...

Page 30: ...layer mode press the MENU button and open JetEffect Select MP Enhance and press the MENU button Then a menu appears for you to turn this feature on off You can adjust the value with the and buttons 5...

Page 31: ...n MP3 Player mode press the MENU button and enter PLAY Mode Select Repeat and press the MENU button The small rectangular box at right is checked Press the MENU button again to uncheck the box and can...

Page 32: ...u select it and press the MENU button Play Time Elapse Remain 4 SongTitle Lets you select how to display the file name ID3V2 Gives priority to the ID3 version 2 tag ID3V1 Gives priority to the ID3 ver...

Page 33: ...and buttons Contrast Level 4 10 BacklightTime Lets you select a time during which the LCD backlight remains on Backlight Time Always ON Detailed Features of Each Menu 6 PageSliding Controls the anima...

Page 34: ...jog lever in the or direction To change value push the jog lever in the or direction 2 WakeUpMode Lets you select an operation mode for the alarm Music Alarm iAUDIO powers on at the preset time switch...

Page 35: ...0 or 30 seconds and 1 5 10 30 or 60 minutes Select Auto off and press the MENU button Then you can select a value with the and buttons 5 General 1 SkipLength Sets the skip time when the FF and REW bu...

Page 36: ...well as the charging speed When you select Slow the battery is charged slowly When you select Off USB charging is not used Charge Nomal Slow Off 6 SongOrder Lets you select a method of arranging songs...

Page 37: ...ect a value between 1 and 10 The larger this value is the more amplified the sound is Select Mic Volume and press the MENU button Then you can select a value with the and buttons 5 VoiceActive When th...

Page 38: ...longerthesilencebetweentracksisrequired Thisvalueisjustanumericrepresentation anddoesnotmeanseconds SelectAutoSyncandpresstheMENUbutton Thenyoucanselectavaluewiththe and buttons Line Volume Level 9 Au...

Page 39: ...FM Stereo America Europe China Japan Korea Russia 8 Information Version Thecurrentfirmwareversion Memory Theremaining totalmemorycapacity Battery Thebuilt inbatteryvoltagevalue FM Stereo Version 9 00...

Page 40: ...ng iAUDIO to a PC for the first time Procedure for Driver Installation 1 Connect iAUDIO to a PC via the USB cable Refer to Section 7 Connecting to a PC and Charging the Battery in Before Getting Start...

Page 41: ...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 www iAUDIO com 6...

Page 42: ...iAUDIO F1 42 7 Click Next again 8 Click Finish The driver installation is completed You can check the newly added drive in Windows Explorer Additional Information...

Page 43: ...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 C Prerequisitet...

Page 44: ...Confirm the License Agreement and click the Next button to proceed with the installation Specify the path and location to install the program in If you have installed a firmware upgrade program before...

Page 45: ...iAUDIO F1 45 Specify a group name Files are copied Installation is complete Additional Information...

Page 46: ...iAUDIO F1 46 Run the firmware upgrade program by selecting Start Programs COWON iAUDIO F1 Firmware Download The firmware upgrade program checks searches the user PC Additional Information...

Page 47: ...firmware upgrade Therefore be sure to backup MP3 files and important recorded files stored in iAUDIO F1 to your PC Furthermore be careful not to remove the USB cable during the firmware upgrade as th...

Page 48: ...d 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 cor...

Page 49: ...the HOLD button is switched on iAUDIO controls do not work FMRadiodoesnot work The FM reception quality varies depending on the user s location and radio reception may be poor inside a building in a s...

Page 50: ...emory When this file is not stored properly or deleted damaged during file transfer malfunctions may occur Aftersavinghundreds offilesintheroot folder iAUDIOdoes notworkormalfunc tions The limit to th...

Page 51: ...pping MP3 lesfromAudioCD ConvertingbetweenWAV MP3 WMA ChangingbitrateofMP3 les Convenient letransferusingDownloadList Awideselectionofspectrums equalizers andsoundeffects EditingID3tags DownloadingiAU...

Page 52: ...ime 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 4 As soon as the cabe is connected the message Found New...

Page 53: ...ample anditmaybedifferentfromtheactualdrivenameusedbyyour PC Itwasgivenforyourreferenceonly 1 Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the provided USB cable As soon as the cable is connected...

Page 54: ...54 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 3 Check Specifyalocation andclickBrowse Fromthe Browse window selectthe Win98 folderon theiAUDIOInstallationCD andclickOK 4 USBdriver leforiAUDIOisfound C...

Page 55: ...InstallationCD Whentheinstallation nishes amessage notifyingyouofcompletionappearsasshowninthe picture ClickFinish 6 Finally makesurethatinstallationofiAUDIOwas completednormallybychecking iAUDIOF1Di...

Page 56: ...Shell before performing the following tasks InstallingiAUDIO sUSBdriver FormattingiAUDIOinWindowsExplorer UpgradingiAUDIO s rmware Introducing JetShell Play and MP3 Management Section File Management...

Page 57: ...formationofcurrent leisdisplayed andtwotypes ofspectrumscreensappear Youcanstartandstopplayingthe lewiththebuttonsattheright andadjustthevolumewiththe and buttons Toskip instantlytoaspeci cpositionoft...

Page 58: ...he used memory size of the total ash memory of iAUDIO If this bar is almost full it means that there is almost no free spaceavailableiniAUDIO Button Function Explanation Up Movetotheupperfolder Proper...

Page 59: ...JetShelldisplaysvisuallycoolspectrums Whenyouclickonthespectrumdisplayarea thescreenchangesasfollows Youcanalsoenjoyvariousequalizersandsoundeffects Various Equalizers Various Sound Effects Introduci...

Page 60: ...ndow to the Flash Memory Management Window 3 Thefollowingwindowshowsthe ledownloadingprocess NeverdisconnecttheUSBcablewhiledownloading MakesurethattheLCDstatusisREADYbefore disconnectingUSBcable If y...

Page 61: ...nthe DownloadListWindow rst andtransferthemlater Thisisusefulwhenyouwishtodownload lesindifferentfolders Downloading Music files to iAUDIO 5 Youcanalsodownloadthe lesexistingoutsideofJetShellbydraggin...

Page 62: ...DownloadingThemtoiAUDIO WithJetShell youcaneasilyconvertyourAudioCDintoMP3 lesanddownloadthemtoiAUDIO 1 Beforegettingstarted youmustchoosethequalityoftheMP3 lestocreate Click Setup MP3EncoderOption t...

Page 63: ...h theAudio CD is inserted Select the audio tracksfromtherightwindowandclick or File ConvertCDtoMP3 fromthemenu Conv erting Audio CD T r ack s to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iA UDIO 3 Specifythep...

Page 64: ...iAUDIO F1 64 Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO 4 Theconvertingprocessisdisplayedasshownbelow...

Page 65: ...atcontainsvideoordataforaPC 2 AccessingInternetCDDatabase Whenyoupressthe button theinformationontheCD suchasthesingerandsongtitlecanbeacquired throughtheInternet TouseCDdatabase theInternetconnection...

Page 66: ...iAUDIO F1 66 Other Features 3 EditingID3Tag YoucanedittheID3tagofaMP3 lebyselecting Tools EditMP3ID3Tag fromtheJetShellmenu...

Page 67: ...ateConversion fromthemenu Other Features 5 DownloadingLogoFile Youcandownloadalogo letochangethelogoscreenthatappearswheniAUDIOpowerson Select Download Logo File from the menu When the Open window app...

Page 68: ...layer JetAudio isincludedintheiAUDIOInstallationCD To install JetAudio runthe le CD ROM JetAudio setup exe FordetailedinformationonusingJetAudio refer totheJetAudio Help afterinstallation orpostyourqu...