COWON X7 User Manual

User’s Guide ver. 1.5 EN

Product specification may change without notice. Images contained in this manual may differ from the actual product.

+ 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 rmware

updates from our website.

+ For rst-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

+ 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.

COWON X7

+ Copyright Notice

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 benet from various member services.

+ This manual is based on product specications, and various exemplary texts, illustrations,

pictures, detailed functions and H/W and S/W specications contained herein can be altered

without any prior notice by the copyright owner.

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.

COWON X7

+ Contents

Before you start!

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

Basic Use

buttons main screen music videos radio recorder viewer

pictures documents

ash

browser

17 19 21 22 23

utilities

calculator notepad typist comix stopwatch

settings

JetEffect 3.0 Display Time Music Video Recorder Bluetooth System

Additional

Product Specication

Converting Files Using COWON MediaCenterJetAudio

Troubleshooting

COWON X7

Before you start!

+ 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 the manual, product packaging materials, accessories, etc. with care to prevent cuts and injuries to your

body.

+ For your safety, do not view videos, pictures and texts stored on 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 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. If necessary, wipe the

polluted area carefully with a soft cloth.

+ Maintain the device within the temperatures specied below in order to prevent fatal damages.

Operating temperature : 0°C ~ 40°C Storage temperature : -10°C ~ 50°C

+ 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 classied 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) or Hard Disk Drive. Warranty may be voided if damage occurs due to the aforementioned circumstances.

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

disqualied from any warranty services.

COWON X7

Before you start!

+ Precaution

+ Do not mix directions when connecting USB cables or AC adaptors to your player or PC. Connecting USB cables

incorrectly may damage 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).

+ 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 the LCD screen will not cause strain to 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 the player is serviced. Our Service Center does not back

up les 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 only 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).

COWON X7

Before you start!

+ Precaution

+ When formatting the built-in memory, select the le system specied in the manual.

+ 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 and/or the risk of re hazards.

+ Keep the player away from magnets and direct magnetic elds, 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 nd 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 uctuate due to unexpected commercial conditions. COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

accepts no liability to compensate for any price uctuation.

+ <For MAC OS users>

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

COWON X7

Before you start!

+ Package Components

Earphones

AC Adaptor

COWON X7 Manual CD,

Quick Guide

Hand Strap

Actual package contents may differ from the above images.

USB Cable

TV-Out Cable

(Optional)

COWON X7

Line-in Cable

(Optional)

Before you start!

+ Names of Parts and Functions

Touchscreen

Volume Up(+) Volume Down(-)

Speaker

M Button

USB / AV Port

AC Adaptor Jack

Power / Hold

Strap Hole

Mic

Earphone Jack

* RESET will just disconnect the power and does not damage

the product or delete any les stored on the device.

COWON X7

RESET *

Before you start!

+ Charging

1. Charging by COWON approved AC adaptor : The charging icon will be displayed on the screen.

The battery will be fully charged in

about 2.5 hours.

2. Connect between PC and USB/ AV port using USB cable.

The battery will be fully charged in

about 5.6 hours.

- COWON X7 will be charged quicker through AC adaptor if the product is turned off.

- When charging the player for the rst time or if the player

has not been charged for an extended time, fully charge the battery before use.

- COWON X7 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.

- For safety during charging, use USB cable or AC adaptor approved only by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

+ Connecting and Disconnecting the PC

1. Use the USB cable to connect COWON X7 to the PC.

2. COWON X7 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 X7 is properly connected to the PC.

4. Copy desired video, music, or other les to COWON X7.

All multimedia les must be copied to X7’s HDD drive.

5. When done, click the icon on the system tray to safely remove COWON X7 from the PC.

6. Click the pop-up message.

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

Copy

COWON X7

Before you start!

+ Connecting and Disconnecting the PC

- If battery is discharged, PC will not recognize the connected device immediately. The device will be charged through USB connection for a period of time before being recognized by PC. Please connect the AC adapter if you wish to transfer data on to the device with discharged battery.

- Maximum number of les and folders recognizable by COWON X7 :

FLASH : music + videos : 4,000. Others 4,000. HDD : music + videos : 40,000. Others 20,000.

- 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 your operating system does not display the ‘Safe To Remove

Hardware’ window, disconnect the player after all transfer operations

are completed.

- Only simple le transfer operation is available for Linux and Mac OS.

When you disconnect the player from Mac, make sure to perform “safely remove hardware” function to avoid fatal damage to your player.

How to upgrade the ﬁrmware

1. Download the latest rmware from the SUPPORT

2. Use the USB cable to connect COWON X7 to the PC.

3. Unzip the downloaded rmware and copy it to the root

4. Perform “Safely remove the hardware” function on your

5. When you turn on the product, the rmware upgrade

6. The current rmware version can be checked in

- Fully charge the player before upgrading the rmware.

- Do not turn the player off before the rmware update has

+ 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 (unofcial) rmware versions

may cause system malfunction.

- Back up any important data before the rmware upgrade

section of the website (http://www.COWON.com).

folder of COWON X7 FLASH Memory.

Note that rmware upgrade will not take place if

les are copied to the root folder of COWON X7 HDD

Memory.

PC and disconnect the USB cable.

process will start.

SETTINGS - SYSTEM - INFORMATION.

been completed. It may damage the product, and will void any warranty.

as any data stored on the device may be deleted during the process. COWON accepts no liability for any loss of data.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ buttons

1. Press and Hold: Power On / Off

2. Briey Press: Hold On / Off

3. Briey Press Twice: Display Off

- Press the button once more to switch back to Display On.

Power / Hold

- Sleep mode is the default setting for power button.

- Touchscreen and buttons are disabled in Hold mode.

Hold options can be set in SETTINGS - SYSTEM.

- Setting the product to Hold can prevent unwanted operations.

- Hold setting will also be in effect when display is turned off.

M Button

Volume Up(+)

Volume Down(-)

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ Main screen

Smart Widgets

COWON X7 provides two different styles of UI : Smart Widget and Text UI

Press and hold M button while at the main screen to switch between two UIs.

COWON X7 has resistive touchscreen installed,

requiring a small amount of pressure when touching the screen.

Battery Indicator

Hold Status

Bluetooth Status

Shortcuts/Widgets

Time

Volume

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ Main screen

Smart Widgets

Touch

󰇋 󰇋

COWON X7

Touch

Basic Use

+ Main screen

Smart Widget enables customization of icons

according to the user’s preference.

Desired icons can be placed in menu screen. Pressing Open tab will display Shortcuts and Widgets tabs. To position an icon to the Smart Widget screen, press and hold an icon from Shortcuts and Widgets tabs.

Smart Widget offers three pages for user’s

convenient customization. Various applications and functions can be accessed by touching the

Shortcuts icons from Open tab.

To remove an icon from

the Smart Widget screen, press and drag the icon to the recycled tab.

Text UI

Power Off / Sleep Mode

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ music

5 6 7 8 91 2 3 4

Play / pause the music le.

Select the previous track or rewind.

Select the next track or fast forward.

Display the list of songs in the current music folder.

Set a segment to repeat during the playback.

COWON X7

Skip interval and Scan speed can be set from SETTINGS – MUSIC.

Basic Use

+ music

Set JetEffect 3.0.

- Various EQ presets can be selected.

- User mode enables full customization of JetEffect categories to user’s preference.

- Excessive customization of JetEffect parameters may cause undesired distortion or noise.

- Please refer to BBE introduction in p.28 of this manual or www.cowon.com.

Repeat

Shufe

Boundary

Speed Playback speed can be set (50%~150%).

Pitch Correction

Add a le to Favorites during the playback.

Up to 256 Favorites can be added.

Add Bookmarks during the playback. When a bookmark is added at a specic point while a music le is being played, the music can be started at the specied position. * Up to 256 bookmarks can be added.

ON Tracks in the designated boundary will be played repeatedly.

OFF Tracks in the designated boundary will be played only once.

ON Music les will be played in random order.

OFF Music les will be played in normal order.

ALL All music les in COWON X7 will be played.

1 Only currently playing music le will be played.

Only les within the currently playing folder will be played.

FOLDER

Compensate for the change of intonation of an audio signal when adjusting the playback speed in Music mode (On / Off).

Subfolders will be included automatically.

Tap the top of touchscreen to display Favorites and Bookmarks.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ videos

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Display the list of video les.

Select the previous le or rewind.

Previous le is selected under pause status.

Play or pause the video le.

Select the next le or fast forward.

Next le is selected under pause status.

Set the playback segment to repeat.

Display the preview thumbnails of currently playing video.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ videos

Set JetEffect 3.0 (See p.28).

Capture and save video screen images.

The captured screen images are saved as jpg les and stored in FLASH memorie's Browser – Recordings –

Video Capture folder.

Turn TV-Out On / Off.

TV–Out cable is optional. * This icon will be activated only if a cable is inserted.

Add Bookmarks during the playback.

When a bookmark is added at a specic position of video during the playback, the video can be started at the specied position.

Set the brightness level (1~10).

Set the screen ratio (16:9 / 4:3 / Original / Crop).

Turn subtitle On / Off.

Select subtitle language (All / 1 / 2).

Only applicable if subtitles are stored in multiple languages.

Adjust sync between the subtitle and video le by 0.5 sec.

Set the subtitle position.

Select the subtitle color.

Set the subtitle size.

Set the playback speed (50%~150%).

Turns pitch correction On / Off. Compensate for the change of intonation of an audio signal when adjusting the playback speed in videos mode.

Turn Repeat On / Off.

Set playback boundary (ALL / 1 / FOLDER).

Up to 256 bookmarks can be added.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ radio

1 3

Turn preset mode On / Off.

Search the receivable FM frequency and

* Frequency gap is set to 0.1MHz or 0.05MHz depending on the selected country.

automatically register them in Preset.

Start / stop recording the radio signal being received.

Silence the sound output.

Delete the channel you are listening from the presets.

Select Stereo / Mono.

Select a country.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ recorder

1 3

Start recording.

Stop recording.

Recorded le will be automatically saved.

Play a recorded le.

Stop the playback.

Line-in / MIC

32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k

Line-in : 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 MIC : Auto / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Line-in cable is optional.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ viewer_pictures

1 2 3 4 5

Zoom In / Out the current image.

Rotate images by 90 degrees (clockwise).

Set the current image as wallpaper.

Slideshow the image les in the specied folder.

Slideshow Set the slideshow type (Fade In / Slide).

Shufe Set the slideshow as shufe mode.

Speed Set the slideshow interval.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ viewer_documents

1 2 3 4

Display the list of text les in the current folder.

Add a bookmark at the current position.

Turn auto scroll On / Off.

Text Color Set the text color.

Background Color Set the background color.

Font Size Set the font size.

Scrolling Speed Set the auto scroll interval.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ viewer_ash

Execute Flash les (extension: swf) stored in COWON X7.

A simple Flash-based game or animation can be played.

Press M button to stop the ash le playback.

The button allocation is applicable only when using ash les created in compliance with

COWON X7 buttons.

If a ash le is executed while playing a music le, sound in ash will not play. Stop the music playback in order to enable the sound while executing a ash le.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ viewer_browser

1 2 3 4 5

Move to the upper list.

Move to the root folder.

Delete the selected le or folder.

Only possible when in [Folder] category.

Add the selected le to Favorites.

The case sensitive / insensitive option can be used when searching in English.

Search les in the current folder / les

including subfolders.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ utilities

Touch-based calculator.

Write a simple memo or draw a picture. Various writing tool effects such as a highlighter and background screens are supported.

Create memos using the keyboard.

Comic book images can be viewed.

Stopwatch and countdown features can be used.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ settings

JetEffect 3.0

Select your sound effect from 39 JetEffect presets.

Normal / BBE / BBE ViVA / BBE ViVA 2 / BBE Mach3Bass /

BBE MP / BBE Headphone / BBE Headphone 2 / BBE Headphone 3 /

Rock / Jazz / Classic / Ballad / Pop / Club / Funk / Hip Hop / Techno / Blues / Metal / Dance /

Rap / Wide / X-Bass / Hall / Vocal / Maestro / Feel the Wind / Mild Shore / Crystal Clear /

Reverb Room / Reverb Club / Reverb Stage / Reverb Hall / Reverb Stadium /

User 1 / User 2 / User 3 / User 4

4 user-dened presets with equalizer, BBE+, Stereo Enhance, Reverb, etc.

User 1 / User 2 / User 3 / User 4

BBE+ is the most sophisticated and powerful sound technology available for MP3 and PMP 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 renes the sound quality.

Mach3Bass: Provides deeper, tighter, and more musically accurate bass frequency.

3D Surround: Provides the three-dimensional surround sound effect.

MP Enhance: Restores and enhances the harmonics lost through compression.

Stereo Enhance: Enriches the stereo sound.

Reverb: Maximizes the natural and live presence of the sound.

You may hear distortion or noise when excessive settings of JetEffect 3.0 are used. For more information

about JetEffect 3.0, visit us at www.COWON.com.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ settings

Display

Language Select a preferred language for COWON X7.

Brightness Set the display brightness.

Auto display off

Font

Time display Set playback time as Elapsed / Remaining.

Wallpaper

Landscape direction

TV-Out standard Select TV-Out standard (NTSC / PAL).

Set the time to maintain the display on. The display will be automatically turned off if no action is taken during the

specied time.

Set a preferred font type for COWON X7.

A TTF font le can be used as a user font by changing the le name into a USER.TTF le and copying in the SYSTEM folder of Flash memory.

When the user font is applied, device operation may be slightly delayed or characters may be truncated. Characters may be displayed incorrectly if multi-language data is not available for the user font.

Turn On / Off the wallpaper. Turn on the wallpaper to display the user-selected image to the main screen.

Set the direction for landscape mode (Left / Right).

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ settings

Time

Music

TIME & DATE

ALARM

TIMER

Skip interval

Seek interval

Resume

Play speed

Pitch correction

Fade in

Lyrics

Set the current time and date. Please set the correct time to make the best use of the Alarm and Scheduled Recording functions.

Repeat Once / Daily

Duration Always On / 20 min / 40 min / 60 min / 80 min / 100 min / 120 min

Mode Off / Music alarm / FM alarm / FM recording

Sleep Timer

Auto Off Off / 1 min / 2 min / 3 min / 4 min / 5 min / 10 min / 20 min / 30 min

Track / 2 sec / 3 sec / 4 sec / 5 sec / 10 sec / 20 sec / 30 sec

3 sec / 5 sec / 10 sec / 20 sec / 30 sec

On / Off

50%~150%

On / Off

Off / 1 sec / 2 sec / 3 sec / 4 sec / 5 sec

On / Off

Off / 10 min / 20 min / 30 min / 40 min / 50 min / 60 min / 70 min / 80 min / 90 min / 100 min / 110 min / 120 min

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ settings

Video

Recording

Skip interval 1~5

Resume On / Off

Play speed 50%~150%

Pitch correction On / Off

Subtitle On / Off

Subtitle language All / 1 / 2

Line-in quality 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k

Mic quality 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k

FM radio quality 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k

Line-in volume 1~5

Mic volume Auto / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Auto sync

On / Off

COWON X7 will automatically detect sound input through line-in port to create a recorded le.

If COWON X7 detects a gap between sound input, it will create a new recording le.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ settings

Bluetooth

ON / OFF Turn On / Off the Bluetooth mode.

Search for Bluetooth headsets in COWON X7’s proximity.

SCAN

PAIRING

DEL

PIN(Private Identication Number) can be checked with the headset manufacturer.

This feature is only compatible with Bluetooth headset.

Once paired, Bluetooth function will remain in operation even when the Setting mode is closed. There may be a delay in synch between video and sound when playing certain kinds of high resolution movies. Fade-in and audio L/R control will not work under Bluetooth connection.

Be sure to have the Bluetooth headset in pairing mode. Pair the COWON X7 with the discovered Bluetooth headset to use.

Please refer to headset’s manual for its pairing instructions.

Enter the PIN number for pairing with the device.

After pairing, you can select a specied service item.

Delete the searched Bluetooth headset. Deleted headset must be re-searched and re-paired in order to use it again with COWON X7.

COWON X7

Basic Use

+ settings

System

Hold mode Hold all / Hold touchscreen only

Sleep mode On / Off

Beep Off / Water drop / Balloon / Bell 1 / Bell 2

Audio L/R -10 ~ -1 / Off / 1 ~ 10

M button Screen-off action

+ - button Screen-off action

Speaker On / Off / Auto

USB mode

Clear WMDRM10 licenses

Database update Update the le list of the device.

Load defaults Restore all settings to the factory default.

Touch calibration Yes / No

Information

Screen on / Play, Pause

Volume / FF, REW

MSC / MTP MSC will recognize the device as mass storage device.

MTP will enable transfer of media les as well as their WMDRM10 licenses.

Manually delete WMDRM10 licenses if the device cannot save the licenses due to capacity limit.

Version: Current rmware version.

FLASH / HDD(Format available) Total space: Total capacity of internal memory. Free space: Remaining memory of internal memory.

Formatting the HDD will delete all data stored in the hard drive disk.

* When formatting the HDD, it is recommended to use device’s format feature under

SETTINGS – SYSTEM – INFORMATION.

COWON X7

Additional

+ Product Specication

Capacity

Display 16 million colors, 4.3” Wide TFT LCD (480X272), Touchscreen

Size & Weight 78.6(W) x 126.9(H) x 14.5(T) mm / 212g

Button Power / Hold, M, VOL+, VOL−

Color White / Black

Power

System

Requirement

ETC

Audio

HDD 120GB / 160GB (FAT32 le system)

Battery Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery

Playback time Music : Max 103 hours / Video : Max 10 hours 2)

Battery charging AC Adaptor : 2.5 hours (5V/3A or higher)

CPU Pentium lll 500MHz or higher

USB Port 2.0 High Speed recommended

Built-in speaker

Microphone

Frequency Range 20Hz~20,000Hz

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

S/N Ratio 95dB

File Format MP3/2, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE, WAV

Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME : Support all functions MAC OS 10.x / Linux v2.4 or higher : File transfer only

COWON X7

Additional

+ Product Specication

Audio Codec

Meta Tag ID3 V1, ID3 V2.2 / V2.3 / V2.4, Vorbis Comment

Audio

JetEffect 3.0

Lyrics LDB 1.0, 2.0

File format AVI, WMV, ASF

Video codec

Video

Video resolution 480 x 272, 30 fps

Audio codec MPEG1 Layer 1/2/3, WMA

Subtitle SMI

MP3 : MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, ~320Kbps, ~48KHz, Mono/Stereo WMA : ~320Kbps, ~48KHz, Mono/Stereo

OGG : ~Q10, ~44.1KHz, Mono/Stereo

FLAC : Compression Level 0~8, ~44.1KHz, Mono/Stereo APE : Fast, Normal, High, 16bit, v3.97~3.99 WAV : ~48KHz, 16bit, Mono/Stereo

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)

Xvid SP/ASP, WMV 7/8/9

( Some les may not be played properly depending on the video resolution, frame, bit rate

and encoding option).

COWON X7

Additional

+ Product Specication

AV Out

Photo JPG, No limits (Progressive format: less than 1M pixel).

Document Viewer TXT, No limits (Exception : UTF-8, Unicode (big endian)).

FM Radio Frequency Range 87.5~108 MHz (KR, US, EU), 76~108 MHz (JP)

Recording Mic / Line-in / FM Radio

Bluetooth

1) The storage capacity may be different from the actual capacity due to the space used to store system les.

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. Uncertied Bluetooth headsets, receivers, etc. may not be compatible with the

product.

Method Video : Composite, Audio : Stereo

Format NTSC / PAL

Bluetooth 2.0 Stereo Headset, A2DP / AVRCP

COWON X7

Additional

+ Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio

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 les to convert.

4. Check the selected video les in the list.

5. After checking the target folder location to save

the converted les and other settings, click on

“Start” to start the video conversion process.

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Additional

+ Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio

- Movie les 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 les play properly on the PC rst.

- Files already damaged before conversion may not work on COWON X7 even if the conversion process is successful.

- Conversion time may vary depending on PC

performance, source le size and codec types.

- “Preview” allows checking the converted video before starting conversion.

- To convert a le with subtitles or to change settings

on subtitles, click on “Convert Options”.

- SMI les for subtitles must have the same le name as its video le. (e.g. COWON.avi / COWON.smi)

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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 rmware upgrades. For individual

inquiries, please contact us on-line as we will try to help you as best as we can.

+ I would like to set the device as factory

default.

Device can be set as factory default by pressing SETTINGS – SYSTEM – LOAD DEFAULTS.

+ 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. For your information, RESET will just disconnect the power and does not damage the product or

delete any les stored on the device.

+ The touchscreen / touch pad / buttons do not

work properly.

- Check if the power switch is positioned to HOLD.

- Touchscreen calibration can be done in SETTINGS – SYSTEM – TOUCH CALIBRATION.

+ I can’t hear any sound.

Check if the volume is set to “0”. Check if there

are any les available in the player. If there is no le in the player, you will not hear any sound. Please note that corrupted les will result in a

noise or discontinued playback. Make sure the earphones are connected properly. Impurities in the earphone jack can cause a noise.

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

Each mode shows you a list of playable les only. To view all les that you have stored, select the

Browser mode. Please note that System folder will not appear in the Browser.

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+ Troubleshooting

+ 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 le. You

can edit the ID3 tags using COWON MediaCenter

- JetAudio. A JPG image le with the same name as the relevant music le should be stored in the player. Alternatively, a JPG image le named

“cover.jpg” can be stored in the relevant folder.

+ Video won’t play.

- Check to see if the video le is supported by

COWON device.

Video les that do not play properly on the

product may need to be converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio.

+ FM Radio does not work.

The product’s earphones work as the FM Radio

antenna. Straightening the earphone cable will result in better radio reception. FM Radio reception may be poor at locations where FM Radio transmissions are shielded. If FM Radio does not work where reception should be possible, please contact our service center.

+ 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.

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

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+ Troubleshooting

+ Memory capacity of the player is different or

smaller than specied.

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 10 MB of space in the Flash memory for

saving settings and other system les.

+ File size of 4GB or larger cannot be

transferred to COWON X7 even if the device

has enough memory space.

COWON X7 supports FAT32 le system. File size of 4GB or larger cannot be transferred

due to the le system’s property. In the case of video les, encoding is required according to the proper le size. Other les larger than 4GB must be split into

smaller sizes for transfer.

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+ FCC Information to User

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between 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.

Caution

Modications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

FCC Compliance Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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+ Battery Replacement + Product Disposal

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 ofcial COWON service

centers. Please contact batteryreplace@cowon.com

for more information on ofcial 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 to the environment due to the waste batteries inside. Contact your local authorities for

specied locations / guidance of E-waste and waste

batteries, and dispose them in compliance with local regulation / guidance.

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