Cowon J3, User Manual

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Page 2: ...the product related website is http www COWON com You can download the latest information on our products and the most recent firmware updates from our website For first time users we provide an FAQ section and a user guide Become a member of the website by using the serial number on the back of the product to register the product You will then be a registered member Once you become a registered m...

Page 3: ...ou purchase the product visit the website http www COWON com and become a registered mem ber You will benefit from various member services This manual is based on product specifications and various exemplary texts illustrations pictures detailed functions and H W and S W specifications contained herein can be altered without any prior notice by the copyright owner BBE information BBE Sound Inc own...

Page 4: ...cautions Package Components Names of Parts and Functions Power Connection and Charging Connecting and Disconnecting the PC Firmware Upgrade Basic Use Buttons Display Music Videos Pictures Documents Flash Browser Radio Recorder 6 14 ...

Page 5: ... CONTENTS 39 44 Utilities Settings JetEffect 3 0 Display Time Music Video Recording Bluetooth System Additional Product Specification Converting Files Using COWON MediaCenter JetAudio Troubleshooting ...

Page 6: ...es while operating a vehicle exercising or walking may impair driving mask or prevent recognition of emergency signals alarms announcements the approach of vehicles and human speech Doing so may also be unlawful depending on the region Do not use detergent or other chemicals on the product surface as it may cause fading In this case wipe the polluted area carefully with a soft cloth Do not expose ...

Page 7: ... a well lit area where LCD screen will not overly strain your eyes Using the player in places with high occurrences of static electricity may cause malfunctions In case of using this device primarily for a storage device it is recommended to back up all data before use COWON SYSTEMS Inc is not responsible for any data loss due to hardware failure All data stored in the player may become deleted wh...

Page 8: ...ards Keep the player away from magnets and direct magnetic fields as they can cause malfunctions Do not drop or expose the product to hard impact This may result in malfunctions and or unit failure voiding the warranty If you find any abnormalities with the battery such as swelling press the RESET button immediately to stop the operation and contact the place of purchase The price of the product m...

Page 9: ...9 COWON J3 COWON J3 Earphones Manual CD Quick Guide Line in Cable Optional USB Cable TV Out Cable Optional Package Components Before you start ...

Page 10: ...10 COWON J3 Names of Parts and Functions Before you start USB EXT Port MicroSD Card Slot Speaker Power Hold Earphone Reset Play Pause AMOLED Display Rewind Fast Forward Volume Down Volume Up Mic ...

Page 11: ...ry it is recommended that you charge the device frequently as opposed to fully discharging and then charging the device When connected to a USB hub the player may not charge properly Please try connecting the player directly to a USB port on the PC For safety during charging use USB cable approved by COWON SYSTEMS Inc PC PC Charging Before you start 1 Connect between PC and USB EXT port using USB ...

Page 12: ... Number of files and folders recognizable COWON J3 up to 12 000 folders 12 000 files music video file 8 000 others 4 000 MicroSD card up to 12 000 folders 12 000 files music video file 8 000 others 4 000 Disconnect the product after performing Safely remove hardware function The following message may appear randomly but it does not indicate that the product is malfunctioning Please try again If yo...

Page 13: ...nect the USB cable COWON J3 firmware can only be updated if the power adaptor is connected 5 When you turn on the product the firmware upgrade process will start 6 Successful firmware upgrade can be confirmed by turning on the product the version of firmware will be shown at start up Firmware Upgrade Before you start 7 The current firmware version can be checked in Settings System Information Full...

Page 14: ...ress Hold On Off Touchscreen and buttons are disabled in Hold mode Setting the product in Hold can prevent unwanted operations 3 Briefly Press Twice Display Off Press the button once more to switch back to Display On 1 2 Volume UP Volume DOWN Fast Forward Rewind Play Pause ...

Page 15: ...ou drag the Power Off Sleep Mode button to the left The menu style can be selected from Dynamic Square Counting Text and Smart Widget Time Play Status Indicator Volume Quick Player Quick Player Drag Battery Indicator Quick Player displays music and recorded file information and en ables the user to play pause music and recorded files It displays the current frequency information when the radio fun...

Page 16: ...d while the properties of each menu are fixed and do not move To activate a text icon touch and hold it then it can be moved up or down and set to the desired position Display Basic Use Menus are displayed in Dynamic Square icons The auto pivot function using a gravity sensor is supported To activate an icon touch and hold it then it can be moved to the desired position To reset icon positions to ...

Page 17: ...uts and Widgets tabs are displayed Touch and hold the desired icon from each tap then it is displayed on the Smart Widget main screen To delete an icon on the Smart Widget main screen touch and drag the icon to the Recycle Box Smart Widget menu can be consisted of three pages so it can be used in various ways To use the function directly select the shortcut icon that appears when you touch the Rec...

Page 18: ...gnated boundary will be played only once Tracks in the designated boundary will be played repeatedly Music files will be played in normal order shown in browser Music files will be played in random order Only currently playing music file will be played Only files within the currently playing folder will be played Sub folders will be included automatically All music files in COWON J3 will be played...

Page 19: ...ation The album image is displayed on the playback screen for a file with its album art image presented in ID3 tag and the J3 basic album image is displayed for a file without an album art image 5 Play pause the music file It functions the same as the Play Pause button on the right side of the player 6 Select the next track or fast forward Please see p 34 for further information on setting Skip In...

Page 20: ...splay the list by six files A background color of the Preview list can be selected Touch the Preview List once more to switch to the text list view Touch on the text list view in text to switch to Favorites and Bookmarks 3 Sync adjustment Adjust sync between the subtitle and video file by 0 5 sec Subtitle color Select the subtitle color Subtitle height Set the subtitle height Subtitle size Set the...

Page 21: ... is inserted Screen Quality Select the clear soft video Menu bar brightness Set the brightness of the menu bar displayed on the video Boundary Select to Play one file Play files in the selected folder Play all files Once Repeat Select to Play once Repeat the tracks in the specified range Playback Speed Set the playback speed It can be set within the range between 50 150 Pitch correction Turn pitch...

Page 22: ...uring the playback When a bookmark is added at a specific position of video during the playback the video can be started at the specified position Up to 256 bookmarks can be added Capture and save video screen images The captured screen images are saved as jpg files and stored in the Browser Recordings Video Capture folder Set the playback boundary to repeat 4 Play or pause the video file 5 Select...

Page 23: ...cture list can be selected 4 Slide show the image files in the specified folder 5 Set the slide show rate 5 20 sec Set the slide show type Slide Fade In 6 Turn the pivot On Off 7 Rotate images by 90 degrees clockwise 8 Set the current image to wallpaper 9 Zoom in out the current image Pictures Basic Use 2 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 ...

Page 24: ... upper list 6 Delete a text file or bookmark 7 Zoom in out the current text 8 Move to the main menu 9 Turn auto scroll On Off 10 Set an auto scroll interval 3 sec 25 sec 11 Change background color 12 Add a bookmark at the current position Documents Basic Use Save the text file in the Documents folder Move text by line Drag the screen upward and downward Move text by page Touch the upper lower part...

Page 25: ...Play Pause button on the right L R buttons are allocated as follows up down left right The button allocation is applicable only when using flash files created in compliance with COWON J3 buttons When a flash file is played while music is played the audio of the flash file will not play To play audio of the flash play the flash file after the music has stopped ...

Page 26: ... in English Searching is not supported for the Root folder of the browser A background color of the browser can be selected 3 Add the selected file to Favorites 4 Zoom in out the current text 5 Move to the Root folder 6 Move to the upper list 7 Delete the list This function is supported only for the sub path of Folder in the browser 2 5 6 7 3 4 Browser 1 Basic Use ...

Page 27: ...See p 31 Select a country Record the radio signal being received 4 Set or reset the Preset mode 5 Touch briefly to move by 0 1MHz Or touch and hold for a while to move by 0 1MHz and stop searching at a channel with a high receiving sensitivity In the Preset mode it moves to the next or previous channel Frequency gap is set to 0 1MHz or 0 05MHz depending on the selected country Touch the Play Pause...

Page 28: ...er recording quality but requires a larger file size Set the recording volume 3 Start recording It can be paused during recording Touch the Stop button to enable Auto Save function When recording starts the level meter is displayed at the bottom of the screen 4 Play a recorded file The LINE IN cable is optional 4 3 1 2 Show the setup icons ...

Page 29: ...mo or draw a picture Various writing tool effects such as a highlighter and background screens are supported HUNTER A simple Flash game using a gravity sensor After selecting a level you can play the game of avoiding flying stones by tilting the COWON J3 TYPIST Create memos using the keyboard ...

Page 30: ... Display Set COWON J3 Display parameters 3 Time Set Time Alarm Timer 4 Music Set music parameters 5 Video Set video parameters 6 Recording Set recording parameters 7 Bluetooth Connect COWON J3 to the Bluetooth Headset 8 System Set system parameters Settings Basic Use ...

Page 31: ...MP devices Optimized for headphone playback of compressed audio material BBE brings listeners closer to the natural presence and impact of a live performance than ever before EQ Filter Each band of the equalizer can be adjusted in detail BBE Sound effect that refines the sound quality Mach3Bass Provides deeper tighter and more musically accurate bass frequency 3D Surround Provides the three dimens...

Page 32: ...ser font is applied device operation may be a little delayed or characters may be truncated Characters may be destroyed where multi language data is not available for the user font Time display Set Elapsed Remaining time display Auto display off Set a time to hold display on The display will be automatically turned off if no action is taken during the specified time Brightness Set the display brig...

Page 33: ...tion Select from Always on 20 min 40 min 60 min 80 min 100 min 120 min Mode Select from Off Music alarm FM alarm FM recording Timer Sleep Timer Automatically turn off the power at the specified time even though a file is being played Auto off Power automatically goes off if there is no action taken during the specified period of time This function is disabled while the product is in use 3 Time ...

Page 34: ...y speed Set the playback speed Pitch correction Compensate for the change of intonation of an audio signal when adjusting the playback speed in Music mode 50 150 Fade in Set the fade in feature to gradually increase the volume when resuming to play a file 1 5 sec Lyrics Turn On Off lyrics if the lyrics are applied to the files If turned on lyrics will be displayed during the playback For more info...

Page 35: ...yed location Play speed Set the playback speed Pitch correction Compensate for the change of intonation of an audio signal when adjusting the playback speed in Video mode 50 150 Subtitle Turn On Off the subtitle display Subtitle language Select a subtitle language All Language 1 Language 2 Tone Set the video quality sharpen soften ...

Page 36: ... recording quality but requires a larger file size FM radio quality Set the FM Radio recording scheduled FM Radio recording quality Higher BPS provides better recording quality but requires a larger file size Line in volume Set the volume level 1 5 for line in input Mic volume Set the volume level Auto 1 5 for microphone Auto sync Create a file by detecting audio input A new file will be created t...

Page 37: ... in and audio L R control will not work Search for Bluetooth headsets in COWON J3 s proximity Be sure to have the Bluetooth headset in pairing mode Pair the COWON J3 with the discovered Bluetooth headset to use Please refer to headset s manual for its pairing instructions Turn On Off the Bluetooth mode Enabling Bluetooth feature may reduce the battery capacity at a faster rate than usual Delete th...

Page 38: ...lightly as the sleep mode does consume power Turn the device off if you do not use it for extended period of time Beep Set the touch sound Off Water drop Balloon Bell 1 Bell 2 Audio L R Adjust the audio volume balance of left right Speaker Set speaker Off On Auto When set to Auto it automatically switches to earphone or speaker depending on earphone connection DB Update Update the file list of the...

Page 39: ...ck White Power Battery Built in rechargeable lithium polymer battery Playback Time Music Max 64 hours Video Max 11 hours 2 Battery charging USB 3 5 hours 5V 500mA or higher System Requirement CPU Pentium lll 500MHz or higher OS Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 ME Support all functions MAC OS 10 x Linux v2 4 or higher File transfer only USB Port 2 0 High Speed ETC G Sensor Supports auto pivot MicroSD card s...

Page 40: ...AV 48KHz 16bit Mono Stereo Meta Tag ID3 V1 ID3 V2 2 V2 3 V2 4 Vorbis Comment JetEffect 3 0 39 Presets 35 Presets 4 User Presets BBE BBE Mach3Bass 3D Surround MP Enhance Special Effect Stereo Enhance Reverb EQ 5 Band Equalizer EQ Filter Lyrics LDB 1 0 2 0 Video File format AVI WMV ASF Video codec DivX 3 4 5 Xvid SP ASP WMV 7 8 9 Some files may not be played properly depending on the video resolutio...

Page 41: ...76 108 MHz JP Recording Mic Line in FM Radio Bluetooth Bluetooth 2 0 Stereo Headset A2DP AVRCP 3 1 The storage capacity may be different from the actual capacity due to the space of the system used for the product 2 The play time based on the test environment of the company may be different from the actual play time 3 FM radio does not support Bluetooth Uncertified Bluetooth headsets receivers etc...

Page 42: ...onvert button on the top right hand side From drop down menu select Convert Video 3 From the Convert Video window click Add File to select the files to convert 4 Check the selected video files in the list Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter JetAudio Additional ...

Page 43: ...y depending on PC performance source file size and codec types Preview allows checking the converted video before starting conversion To convert a file with subtitles or to change settings on subtitles click on Convert Options SMI files for subtitles must have the same file name as its video file e g COWON_J3 avi COWON_J3 smi 5 After checking the target folder location to save the converted files ...

Page 44: ...ET will just disconnect the power and does not damage the product or delete any files stored on the device Troubleshooting The touch pad and buttons do not work properly Check if the power switch is positioned to HOLD I can t hear any sound Check if the volume is set to 0 Check if there is any file available in the player If there is no file in the player you will not hear any sound Please note th...

Page 45: ... to the system font COWON products are developed based on the Korean Windows OS and this may cause corruption of some special fonts or languages on the display Computer cannot recognize the player when connected Try the RESET button in the back If you experience a frequent disconnection or unstable connectivity connect the player directly to the USB port of the PC rather than a separate USB hub As...

Page 46: ...tween the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Information to User Caution Modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC Compliance Information Thi...

Page 47: ...ce cowon com for more information on official COWON service centers COWON products contain built in rechargeable batteries and must be separately disposed from household waste Disposing the products with regular waste may cause pollution of environment due to the waste batteries inside Contact your local authorities for specified locations guidance of E waste and waste batteries and dispose them i...

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