Cowon V5 - VERSION 1.1 User Manual

User’s Guide ver. 1.1EN

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+ COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Thank you for purchasing a COWON product.

We do our utmost to deliver DIGITAL PRIDE to our customers.
This manual contains information on how to use the product and the precautions to take during use.
If you familiarize yourself with this manual, you will have a more enjoyable digital experience.

Introduction to website

+ The address of 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 member, you can use the one-to-one enquiry service to receive online customer advice. You

can also receive information on new products and events by e-mail.

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General

+ COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, INC.
+ COWON SYSTEMS, INC. owns the copyright to this manual, and any unauthorized distribution of its contents, whether in

part or in its entirety, is strictly prohibited.

+ COWON SYSTEMS, INC. complies with laws and regulations related to records, disks, videos and games. Users are also

encouraged to comply with the relevant laws and regulations.

+ As soon as you purchase the product, visit the website (http://www.COWON.com), and become a registered member. 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.

+ COPYRIGHT NOTICE

All rights reserved by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

BBE information

- BBE Sound, Inc. owns the license to the BBE name and information as applied to this product, in compliance with
USP4638258, 5510752 and 5736897.

- BBE and the BBE symbol are registered trademarks of BBE Sound Inc.

+ CONTENTS

Before you start!

Precautions
Package Components
Names of Parts and Functions
Charging
Connecting and Disconnecting the PC
Firmware Upgrade

Basic Use

Buttons
Display
Media

Videos

Connecting HDMI and AV cables

Music
Flash

Utility

Calculator
Unit Converter
Recorder
World Clock
Windows Explorer
Windows

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+ CONTENTS

Office

Documents
Pictures
Browser
Notepad

Game

Solitaire
Freecell

Settings

Device Settings
Control Panel
Icon Reset
Power Off

Additional

Product Specification
Converting Video Files Using COWON Media Center - JetAudio

Troubleshooting

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+ Precaution

As these precautions are provided for the correct use of the product as well as user safety, be sure to familiarize
yourself with them. The company will not be held responsible for any accident that may occur due to the failure to
heed these precautions. The following information applies commonly to all products manufactured and produced by
COWON SYSTEMS, INC.

+ Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this manual.
+ Handle manual, product package materials, accessories, etc. with care to prevent cuts and injuries to your body.
+ Do not view videos, pictures and texts stored in your player while driving a vehicle for your safety. Operating other features of the player

is also dangerous and may cause fatal accidents while driving.

+ The wearing of earphones while operating a vehicle, exercising, or walking may impair driving, mask or prevent recognition of emer-

gency 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 the player in either cold weather of under 0 ˚C or hot temperature over 40 ˚C such as inside automobiles. This may cause

fatal damages to your player.

+ Do not expose the player to water or keep it in a damp or humid location for an extended period of time. If the player is damaged from

moisture as described above, product failure is then classified as a user’s misuse.

+ Take extra care not to apply external shock or pressure when using products with displays (LCD, AMOLED, or Touch Pad). Warranty

may be voided if damage occurs due the aforementioned circumstances.

+ Do not attempt to disassemble the player. Disassembly will void the warranty and the unit will be permanently disqualified from any

warranty services.

+ Do not mix directions when connecting USB cables or AC adapters to your player or PC. Connecting USB cables incorrectly may dam-

age your player or PC. Also, do not bend or press connection cables with heavy objects.

+ If you smell something burning or feel excessive heat while using the product, press the RESET button to stop operation and contact

the place of purchase.

+ Touching the player with wet hands may cause damages and malfunctions. Handle the power plug only with dry hands (otherwise an

electric shock may occur).

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+ Precaution

+ Listening at high volume (85 dB and above) for an extended period of time may harm your hearing.
+ For your protection, use the player in 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 when being serviced. Our Service Center does not back up files while repairing players.

Please note that COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. is not responsible for any data loss from products entrusted to us for service.

+ Keep the player in cool and ventilated places, away from direct sunlight as it may cause deformation and damages to internal circuitry or

LCD screen.
+ For your own safety, it is recommended that customers use the USB power adaptor and USB cable approved by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.
+ If you are using a product that comes with an AC power adaptor, please use the genuine charger offered by COWON.
+ When connecting to a PC, use only USB ports on the mother board or a USB Host card. Using an external USB hub may not guarantee

proper operation (e.g. USB ports on a keyboard or an external USB hub).
+ When formatting the built-in memory, select the file system specified in the manual (e.g. FAT32 / exFAT).
+ Be sure to disconnect the power supply to the PC and USB power adaptor during lightning or thunder storm, to prevent danger to

the user or the risk of fire hazards.
+ 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 may fluctuate due to unexpected commercial conditions. COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. accepts no liability to

compensate for any price fluctuation.
+ <For MAC OS users>

‘EJECT’ procedure must be performed when removing the product from the PC.

Before you start

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COWON V5 Earphones USB 2.0 Cable AC Adaptor

* Actual package contents may differ from the picture.

AV Cable (Composite, S/PDIF)

(Optional)

HDMI Cable

(Optional)

Touch hand strap

+ Package Components

Before you start

Manual CD, Quickguide

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* In the event of product malfunction, RESET just cuts off the power without any impact on the product.

RESET

Earphone Jack

USB / HDMI Port

SD CARD Slot

* RESET

DC Adaptor Jack

Touchscreen

Microphone

Strap Hole

POWER and HOLD Switch

LED

Volume Control Button

Speaker

+ Names of Parts and Functions

Before you start

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+ Connecting & Disconnecting the PC

1. Connect the adaptor.

1. Use the USB cable to connect COWON V5 to the PC.

2. COWON V5 displays the following image if properly connected
to the PC.

3. Also make sure to check My Computer or Windows Explorer to
see if COWON V5 is properly connected to the PC.

4. Copy desired videos, music, or other files to COWON V5.

5. When done, click the

icon on the system tray to safely

remove COWON V5 from the PC.

6. Click the popup message.

7. Safely remove the hardware and disconnect the USB cable.

- It will be charged quicker through a AC adaptor if the product is turned off.
Display will remain blank in this case. Charging status can be checked from the
LED indicators of the product body.

- When charging the player for the first time or the player has not been charged for
an extended time, fully charge the battery before use.

- It has a built-in Lithium Polymer battery. To prolong the life of the battery, it is
recommended that you charge the device frequently, as opposed to fully
discharging and then charging the device.

- Charging through a USB port is not supported.

- For safety during charging, use USB cable approved by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

PC

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+ Charging

Before you start

2. (When turned off)
The charging indicator (LED) is:

Red - Charging
Green - Charging Completed
Turned off – Display off
Violet light blinking with red lamp on

– Display off during charging

3. (When turned on)

The charging icon appears.

Drag

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+ Connecting & Disconnecting the PC

+ Firmware Upgrade

Firmware is the software that is embedded within the hardware.
Upgrading it can enhance system stability and provide additional

features.
Please be advised that Beta (unofficial) firmware versions may

cause system malfunction.

How to upgrade the firmware

1. Download the latest firmware from the SUPPORT section of
the website (http://www.COWON.com).

2. Use the USB cable to connect COWON V5 to the PC.

3. Unzip the downloaded firmware and copy it to the root folder
of COWON V5.

- Fully charge the player before upgrading the firmware.

- Do not turn the player off before the firmware update has been completed.
It may damage the product, and will void any warranty.

- Back up any important data before the firmware upgrade as any data
stored on the device may be deleted during the process. COWON accepts
no liability for any loss of data.

- 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 your operating system does not display the ‘Safe To Remove Hardware’
window, disconnect the player after all transfer operations are completed.

- Files of 4GB or bigger can be transferred when using exFAT.

Before you start

4. Perform “Safely remove the hardware” function on your PC and
disconnect the USB cable.

* COWON V5 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.

7. The current firmware version can be checked in
Settings - System - Information.

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1. Long - Power ON/OFF 2. Short - Display ON/OFF

3. Hold ON

Moving and deleting icons on the main user interface screen

- Touchscreen and key operations are disabled in Hold state.

- Setting the product in Hold can prevent unwanted operations.

Icons shown on the main user interface screen can be freely moved or deleted

- Move : Click the Icon Hold button to enable moving an icon and drag the icon
to the position desired.

- Delete : Select a desired icon and place it in the recycle bin to delete it.

- Restore : When you click the Icon Reset button of the Settings menu, a pop-

up window will display ‘Load default main menu?’ Click OK to reset
to the initial state.

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Recycle Bin

Volume

Hold/Release Icon

Locked State

Battery Capacity Indicator

Date and Time

Icon Moving

available

Icon Hold

Recycle Bin Button

Volume UP (+)

Volume DOWN (-)

+ Buttons + Display

Basic Use

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+ Media_Videos

File Information

Select

Move to Main Menu

File Name

Function Button

Exit

Playlist

Display

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Small

Playback in the small screen.

The function buttons on the right of the Small mode and Full mode are mostly the same.
See the description of Full mode below.
Some buttons are disabled depending on the mode and status.

Full

Playback in full screen.

Play Pause

Play/Pause the selected file.

Prev Next

Touch the button shortly during playback to skip by the specified value.
Touch the button long to fast forward/rewind.

TV-Out

Output video playback on the TV (See p17, Connecting HDMI and AV cables)

Capture

Capture the video playback screen and stores it as an image.

* The captured screen will be stored in the Media - Recordings - Video Capture folder of the Browser
(JPG file).

Add BMK

Set a bookmark position.

Delete

Delete the selected file.

Files

Search and delete stored files and folders.

* As multi-selection is not supported, use the Office - Browser mode to delete multiple files.

Bookmark

Play or delete a specified bookmark.

Documents

View a text file while playing a video file.

Settings

Settings for video mode.

Basic Use

+ Media_Videos

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Play

Repeat

All
File
Once
Off

Play all video files in the current folder repeatedly.
Play the selected video file repeatedly.
Play the selected video file just once.
Disable repeated playback.

Playback Speed 70%~150% Set the playback speed.

Skip interval 10sec~5min

Set the skip interval.
Tap fast forward / rewind button shortly to skip by the specified interval.

Seek Speed 10sec~5min

Set seek speed.
Tap and hold fast forward / rewind button to enable fast scan during the specified time.

Resume Enable/Disable

Set to play the file from the previously played location.
The resume function remembers the last playback position.

Display

Aspect Ratio

Keep Aspect
Keep Size
Full Screen
4 x 3
16 x 9

Video playback with original aspect ratio
Video playback with original size.
Video playback in full screen.
Video playback at a fixed ratio of 4 x 3.
Video playback at a fixed ratio of 16 x 9.

Auto Menu Hide 5sec/10sec/Disable Set the auto menu hide time when playing a video file in full screen

LCD Brightness 1~10 Set LCD brightness.

Basic Use

+ Media_Videos

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Subtitle

Enable Enable/Disable Enable / Disable subtitle display on the screen.

Font Arial/Courier New/Times New Roman Set fonts type of the subtitles.

Size (Full Screen) Very Small/Small/Medium/Large/Very Large

Set subtitle font size displayed on the screen.
The set value is applied only in full screen.

Thickness Normal/Bold Set subtitle character thickness.

Color White/Red/Violet/Sky Blue/Green/Yellow/Gray/Black Select color of subtitles.

Language Set subtitle language.

Sync Adjust sync between the subtitle file and video file in 0.5 sec intervals.

Sound

Select Audio

Select an audio track.
*This function only supports AVI, MKV files.

3D Stereo Set 3D stereo effect On/Off when playing a video file.

Basic Use

+ Media_Videos

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+ Connecting HDMI cable

*Using buttons during TV output

- Power switch, Short : Switch to the LCD screen

- Volume + button, Short : Play/Pause, Long : REW

- Volume - button, Short : Change the screen aspect ratio, Long : FF

1. Connect the AV cable to the USB port of COWON V5 and
the TV AV-IN port.

2. Set external TV input to Composite mode.

3. Play a video file in the video player and click the “TV-Out”
button. (See p14, Video player button description)

4. Check if the AV-out is normal.

*Orange-colored connector indicates the S/PDIF output.

TV

Red

White

Yellow

Orange

TV

AV device

COWON V5

TV

Red

White

Yellow

Orange

AV device

COWON V5

Basic Use

+ Media_Videos _Connecting HDMI and AV cables

COWON V5 supports high definition output by HDMI.

1. Connect the HDMI cable to the USB port of COWON V5 and
the TV HDMI port.

2. Set external TV input to HDMI mode.

3. Play a video file in the video player and click the “TV-Out”
button. (See p14, Video player button description)

4. Check if the HDMI output is normal.

+ Connecting AV cable

COWON V5 supports Composite video output,
stereo, and S/PDIF audio output.

* HDMI/AV cables are

Optional.

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Select Mode

Move to Main Menu

File Name

Function Button

Exit

Playlist Set List Size

Album Art

Track Information

Repeat Playback Boundary Playback

Sequence

Basic Use

+ Media_Music

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Playing

Music play menu. A sectional repeat or favorites can be set.

Play Pause

Play/Pause the selected file.

Prev Next

Tap the button shortly to move to the previous / next file.
Tap and hold the button to fast forward/rewind.

A-B

Set a sectional repeat.

- Touch a start position to repeat, and A will be marked on the function button at the
center below the play progress bar.

- Touch an end position to set the sectional repeat, and AB will be marked on the func­tion button at the center.

- The specified section will be played repeatedly.

- Tap the button again to release the sectional repeat.

Add Favorites

Add to Favorites

Files

Search or delete stored files and folders.
* As multi-selection is not supported in this mode, use the Office - Browser mode to delete multiple files

Favorites

Play or delete favorites.

JetEffect

Set JetEffect.

- Directly set various options of JetEffect using the User mode.

- JetEffect options include BBE to refine sound quality, Mach3Bass to amplify bass frequency band, MP Enhance
to compensate the harmonics lost, 3D Surround to provide three-dimensional surround sound effect, etc.

- Noise may be created at extreme settings of JetEffect.

- For further information on JetEffect, see the BBE section at http://www.COWON.com

Documents

View a text file while playing a music file.

Settings

Settings for Music mode.

Basic Use

+ Media_Music

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Settings

Playback speed 70% ~ 150% Playback speed can be set.

Repeat

All
One
Off

Play all music files in current folder repeatedly.
Play currently playing music file repeatedly.
Disable repeated playback.

Random On/Off Set random playback of music files in the library.

Boundary

Folder
Sub Folder
Favorites

Play the music files in the selected folder only.
Include music files in subfolders for playback.
Play the music files added to Favorites only.

Seek Speed 5s~2m

Set the seek speed when pressing and holding the fast forward/rewind button. Skip
by period specified.

Lyrics Window On/Off Set lyrics window on/off.

Basic Use

+ Media_Music

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Basic Use

+ Media_Flash

File Name

*This mode executes Flash (.swf) contents stored in COWON V5 such as simple games or animations

Direction Button

Function Button

Exit

Minimize

Menu

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The Utility menu of COWON V5 includes Calculator, Unit Converter, Recorder, World Clock, Windows Explorer, and Windows.

Calculator

Support general functions for the four fundamental arithmetic operations or engineering functions for
formula calculations.

Unit Converter

Conveniently convert units such as length, area, volume, weight, etc.

Recorder

Record simple voice memos with the built-in microphone.
File split size and microphone volume can be set by the option menus at the bottom.

World Clock

View 4 international times concurrently on one screen.
The local time is displayed when a country and a city are selected.
Set the local time first for accurate time.

Windows
Explorer

Directly manage files and folders stored in the memory space of COWON V5.
Be careful not to delete important system files.

Windows

Directly manage files and folders stored in the memory space of COWON V5.
Be careful not to delete important system files.

Basic Use

+ Utility

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The Office menu of COWON V5 includes Documents, Pictures, Browser, and Notepad.

Move to Main Menu

File Name

Function Button

Exit

File List

Text Screen

Basic Use

+ Office_Documents

Select Mode

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Documents

Auto scroll and Bookmark settings can be configured in Documents view mode.

Up

Down

Scroll text by set value.

Add BMK

Save the current position as a bookmark.
View the registered bookmarks in bookmark mode

Autoscroll

Stop

Set the auto scroll option.

Files

Search and delete stored files and folders.
* As multi-selection is not supported, use the Office - Browser mode to delete multiple files.

Page Up

Page Down

Move text file list page up/down.

Enter

Execute the selected text file.

Folder

Move to the upper directory of the current folder.

Delete

Delete the selected text file.
Note that deleted files cannot be restored.

Bookmark

Play or delete bookmarks. Playback starts from the registered bookmark position.

Delete All

Delete all bookmarks registered in the list.
Note that deleted bookmarks cannot be restored.

Settings

Settings for Documents mode.

Up

Down

Move menu selection cursor up/down.

Increase

Decrease

Adjust setting values in the menu.

Basic Use

+ Office_Documents

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Settings

Scroll by Line/Page Set value for text file scroll.

Auto Scroll Delay 1-60sec Set auto skip interval for auto scroll.

LCD Brightness 1-10 Set LCD brightness.

Font Size 12/14/16 Set text size.

Dot Line Show/Hide Show/hide dot line on the screen.

Next Page Punctuation Mark/White space Set line break for text files.

Color Settings Set documents wallpaper colors.

Basic Use

+ Office_Documents

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Image Information

Select Mode

Move to Main Menu

File Name

Function Button

Exit

File List

Picture Screen

Basic Use

+ Office_Pictures

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Pictures

Picture menu with zoom in/out.

Prev Next

Show the previous/next image.

Zoom in

Zoom out

Zoom in/out.

Fit

Display image files to fit the screen horizontally/vertically.

Height

Vertically display images to fit the screen.
*The original image may be enlarged or reduced.

Width

Horizontally display images to fit the screen.
*The original image may be enlarged or reduced.

Rotate

Rotate images.

CW 90

CCW 90

Click to rotate images by 90° CW or CCW.

Slide Show

Display stored images in a consecutive order.

Play

Start slide show.

Next

Show the next image.

Prev

Show the previous image.

Faster

Slower

Set the slide show speed.

Basic Use

+ Office_Pictures

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Cartoon

View consecutive images such as cartoons by draging the screen.

Prev

Display the previous image by draging left or downward.

Next

Display the next image by draging right or upward.

Quit

Exit the cartoon menu by double-tapping on the screen.

Thumbnail

Display the preview thumbnails of the stored images.

Up

Down

Move to the image above/below the selected thumbnail.

Right

Left

Move to the image on the right/left of the selected thumbnail.

Enter

View the selected thumbnail in full display.
Double-tap on the screen to return to the previous screen.

Folder

Move to the upper folder of the current folder

Files

Search or manage image files by folders.

Folder

Move to the upper folder.

Delete

Delete the selected image file.
Note that deleted files cannot be restored.

Basic Use

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Settings

Settings for Pictures mode.

Up

Down

Move the menu selection cursor up/down.

Increase

Decrease

Adjust values in the Settings menu.

Reset

Set to default values.

Basic Use

+ Office_Pictures

Settings

Slide show delay 1sec~1min Set delay time for the slide show.

Auto
Rotate(Height)

On/Off Automatically set the executed image file to show vertically.

Fill Screen On/Off Display the image file in full screen regardless of the original width/length.

Split Image

Off
Left / Right

Disable image splitting.
Show split images on the LCD display according to the sides.

Show Exif On/ Off Set to show image file information in the picture view window.

Optimize Decoding .85MPX~4.13MPX Set decoding optimization in accordance with the quality (pixels) of the stored image file.

Auto Rotate (Exif) On/Off Automatically analyze meta information for optimized display of the file.

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Adjust Window Size

Move to Main Menu

Function Button

Exit

Folder and File List

Folder Tree

Selection Mode

Basic Use

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Switch the browser to multi-selection mode by tap the button on right top of the screen.

Switch the browser to normal selection mode by tap the button on the top of screen.

Select all files and folders in the current folder by tap the button on the top of screen.

Unselect all files and folders in the current folder by tap the button on the top of screen.

Normal

Browser which allows you to copy/move/delete multiple files and folders more conveniently. Display the folder
tree and folder/file list with normal/left expanded/right expanded. * Only browsers in the specified zone are
enabled when expanded left/right.

Expand L

Page Up

Page Down

Move file and folder list page up/down.

Enter

Enter the selected folder.

Folder Up

Move to the upper directory.

Delete

Delete selected files and folders.

Expand R

New Folder

Create a new folder.

Copy

Display in multi-selection mode. Copy selected files/folders.

Cut

Display in multi-selection mode. Cut selected files/folders.

Paste

Display in multi-selection mode. Paste copied or cut files/folders in the
current folder.

Basic Use

+ Office_Browser

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Notepad

Notepad is a program to create a brief memo or to read a stored memo file.
Directly write letters or make a rough sketch on the screen.

The Game menu of COWON V5 provides games that you can enjoy conveniently.

Basic Use

+ Office

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Game

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Display

LCD Brightness 1-10 Set LCD brightness.

Calibrate Touch Panel Start Calibrate coordinates of the touch screen.

Launcher Setting

DEFAULT
DEFAULT BLUE

Set theme to DEFAULT.
Set theme to DEFAULT BLUE.

Language English Set the menu language.

TV Settings

TV Settings NTSC/PAL Set TV-out standard.

TV Brightness 1-10 Set TV-out brightness.

TV Contrast 1-10 Set TV-out contrast.

NTSC Output Size Very small/ Small/ Large

Set NTSC output size to Very small (640x480),
Small (704x480) or Large (720x480).

HDMI Resolution

AUTO
480p
720p

Automatically select a resolution supported by the TV.
Set the output resolution to 480p.
Set the output resolution to 720p.

Settings

+ Device Settings

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Sound

Beep Sound Water drop/Balloon/Bell 1/Bell 2/Off Set beep sound for button click.

Speaker Mute at rejecting earphone On/Off Set speaker mute when earphone is ejected.

SPDIF Out On/Off Set S/PDIF output.

Date/Time

Date Y/M/D Set date.

Time H/M/AM,PM Set time.

Alarm

Recurring Disable/Once/Daily Set alarm cycle.

Time H/M/AM,PM Set alarm time.

Alarm Option Disable/AUDIO Set a program to run at the specified alarm time.

Volume 1-40 Set a volume for running the specified alarm program.

Settings

+ Device Settings

System

Startup Program

Main Program
Windows CE

Set the startup program to the main program (COWON Launcher).
Set the startup program to Windows CE.

HOLD Settings

Use Volume
Prev/Next
Disable

Set volume in the HOLD setting.
Use the volume button as the previous/next track button in the HOLD setting.
Disable the volume button in the HOLD setting.

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Settings

+ Device Settings

Power Management

Sleep Timer Disable/30min~2hrs later

Set a sleep timer. Power automatically turns off at the specified time.
(Turns off even during operation)

Auto LCD Off (Battery) Disable/15sec~5min later Set auto LCD off when the device runs with built-in batteries.

Auto LCD Off (Adaptor) Disable/15sec~5min later Set auto LCD off when the device runs with a wall charger.

Auto Power Off (Battery) Disable/1min~30min later Set auto power off when the device runs with built-in batteries.

Auto Power Off (Adaptor) Disable/1min~30min later Set auto power off when the device runs with a wall charger.

Power Settings

Power Off Set power off.

Sleep Mode

Set sleep mode.

- In sleep mode, the system enters sleep state consuming minimum
power after power off.

- In sleep mode, the system does not enter sleep state when the power
goes off due to low power.

- Reduce the booting time by switching on the power in sleep mode.

- Make sure to set the power off mode when you do not use the product
for extended periods of time.

- When the USB cable is removed, power goes off regardless of the
power setting.

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Information

Product Name Device model name.

Product Number View the product number.

Program Version Firmware version.

OS information OS information.

Language of OS Language of OS.

NAND Usage Internal memory usage.

SD Card Usage SD card capacity / usage

Settings

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- Execute Control Panel for WinCE settings after exiting the
COWON V5 main menu.
You can configure various settings required for using the WinCE
OS.

- Execute “Start –COWON Launcher (C)” on the WinCE screen to
return to the COWON V5 main menu.

- Reset the icons on the main user interface screen to original
factory settings.

- You can restore the icons changed or deleted while using the
COWON V5 product. User-defined icon settings will be deleted.

- Power Off : Turn off the power.

- Sleep Mode : Switch to sleep mode.

- Power consumption is minimized in sleep mode, enabling quick
boot-up.

Settings

+ Control Panel + Icon Reset

+ Power Off

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Hardware

Video

Display 4.8” TFT LCD 800x480, WVGA (16.7 Million Color)

Remark Touchscreen

Audio

Channel Stereo

Frequency Range 20Hz ~ 20KHz

Max Output Stereo, 30mW + 30mW (16 Ω earphones)

S/N Ratio 95dB

Software

OS Windows CE 6.0

Multimedia Music Player, Video Player

Others Voice Recording, Picture Viewer, Text Viewer, Flash, Games, Notepad

Power

Built-in Battery Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery

Battery Charging Adaptor: 3 Hours 30 Minutes, DC 5V/2A

Playback Time
(Note 1)

Music Max 45 Hours

Videos Max 10 Hours

Sleep Mode Max 300 Hours

Additional

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Capacity Flash Memory 8GB / 16GB / 32GB, FAT32 / exFAT (Note 2)

USB Interface USB Device USB 2.0 High Speed

TV Out

Method Video : HDMI, Composite Audio : S/PDIF, Stereo

Video Format NTSC / PAL

Button POWER/HOLD, VOL+, VOL-

General

Size 128.0(W) x 82.0(H) x 15.7(T) mm

Weight 197g (Battery Included)

Operating Temperature 0 ˚C~ 40 ˚C

System Require­ments

CPU Pentium III 500MHz or higher

OS

Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME

MAC OS 10.X / Linux v2.4 or higher : Data transfer supported

USB Port 2.0 High Speed

Additional

+ Product Specification

(Note 1) Based on COWON’s test conditions
(Note 2) The storage device is partially used to store the OS and system files.

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Specification & Applications are subject to change without notice by firmware upgrades.

Movie Player

File Format AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4, MKV, MPG/MPEG, DAT, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS, 3GP

Video Codec DivX 3/4/5, Xvid, H.264(MPEG4-AVC), WMV 9/8/7, MPEG 1 (Note 1)

Video Resolution Max 1280x720, 30fps (Note 1)

Audio Codec MPEG1 Layer 1/2/3, AC3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, PCM, FLAC

Audio Resolution Max 48KHz, 320 Kbps

Playback Speed 70% ~ 150%, support Pitch Compensation (Note 2)

Color Subtitle SMI (Supports Multi subtitles), SRT (Note 3)

Multi-Audio Selected Multi-Audio track Playback (support AVI and MKV)

Sound Effect 3D Stereo

Music Player

File Format MP3/2/1, WMA, OGG, WAV, ASF, FLAC, TTA, APE, MPC, WV

Audio Codec

MPEG1 Layer 1/2/3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, PCM, FLAC, True Audio, Monkey’s Audio,
MusePack, WavPack (Note 1)

Audio Resolution Max 48KHz, 320Kbps (Note 1)

Playback Speed 70% ~ 150%, support Pitch Compensation (Note 2)

JetEffect 3.0 EQ / BBE+ / SE : 39 Presets (35 presets + 4 user presets)

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Music Player

EQ 5 Band Equalizer (EQ Filter)

BBE+ BBE, Mach3Bass, 3D Surround, MP Enhance

Special Effect Stereo Enhance, Reverb

Visualization Album Image

Lyrics LDB

Photo Viewer

File Format JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF, RAW (Note 4)

Resolution Max 6 Mega Pixel

Document Viewer Text Viewer

TXT (ANSI, UNICODE, UTF-8)
* Max 10MB

Recording Voice Recorder Recording Function With Built-in Microphone

Others Alarm Music playback

(Note 1) The max resolution differs according to the codec and even the same type of codecs may differ according to the encoding option.
(Note 2) Adjusting the playback speed may interrupt the proper playback for certain type of movie and music files.
(Note 3) Color tag function enables color subtitle display.
(Note 4) RAW is the camera manufacturer’s unique format that can be changed at their discretion, which may cause compatibility problems

+ Product Specification

Additional

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1. Install and run the COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio.

2. Click “Convert” 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

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+ Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio

- You can play movie files that do not play properly by converting them us­ing converting process at the COWON MediaCenter.- Movie files that do
not play properly on the product may need to be converted by COWON
MediaCenter - JetAudio.
Before doing so, please make sure that the movie files play properly on
the PC first.

- Files already damaged before conversion may not work on COWON V5
even if the conversion process is successful.

- Conversion time may vary 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_V5.avi / COWON_V5.smi)

5. After checking the target folder location to save the converted
files and other settings, click on “Start” to start the video
conversion process.

Additional

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+ TROUBLESHOOTING

+ I am still confused even after reading the manual.

COWON website(www.COWON.com) provides support for
users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Ques­tions). Users are strongly encouraged to check out the website
for further information regarding product usages and firmware
upgrades. For individual inquiries, please contact us on-line as
we will try to help you as best as we can.

+ The player does not turn on.

If the battery is completely discharged, charge the battery
before you start the player. The charging time may vary de­pending on the battery’s discharge status. If the player does not
work at all, press the RESET button on the rear side. For your
information, RESET will just disconnect the power and does not
damage the product or delete any files stored on the device.

+ 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 that corrupted files will result in a
noise or discontinued playback. Make sure the earphones are
connected properly. Impurities in the earphone jack can cause
a noise.

+ Files that I have stored do not appear in the list.

Each mode shows you a list of playable files only. To view all
files that you have stored, select the Browser mode. Please
note that System folder will not appear in the Browser.

+ Album image is not displayed in Music Mode.

In order to display album image, the image has to be stored in
the ID3 tag of the music file. You can edit the ID3 tags using
COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. A JPG image file with the
same name as the relevant music file should be stored in the
player. Alternatively, a JPG image file named “cover.jpg” can be
stored in the relevant folder.

+ Video won’t play.

Movie files that do not play properly on the product may need
to be converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio.

+ FM Radio does not work.

COWON V5 does not support FM radio.

+ There is too much noise in my recordings.

The product uses ultra-small internal microphone, so it may be
more susceptible to noise during recordings. The microphone
should not be covered with anything during recording.

+ Characters on the display are corrupted.

Set your preferred language again in Settings > Display >
Language. If the problem persists, set the current font 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.

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+ Computer cannot recognize the player when con-

nected.

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
COWON products use the USB connection for the main power
system, unstable power supply can cause a connection failure.

+ Memory capacity of the player is different or smaller

than specified.

The memory capacity indicated by Windows may be different
from that indicated by the memory manufacturer. The actual
capacity will be reduced from the original size because some
space of the memory should be used as the system area for
normal operation.

+ The player does not play properly when memory is full.

For the player to function properly, it requires at least 5 MB of
space for saving settings and other system files.

+ PC connection is unstable.

Connect the player directly to the USB port of the PC. When con­nected to a laptop, try removing other connected USB hardware,
or try connecting to PCMCIA USB host card.
Fully charge the product, or connect the product to the PC while
charging with a genuine COWON adapter.

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The rechargeable batteries have limited number of charge cycles,
and it will require a replacement as capacity to hold power will
eventually diminish.The rechargeable batteries in COWON prod­ucts should be replaced only by official COWON service centers.
Please contact [e-mail] for more information
on official COWON service centers.

COWON products contain built-in rechargeable batteries, and
must be separately disposed from household wastes. 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 in compliance with local regulation/guidance.

+ Battery Replacement + Product Disposal

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