Jetaudio IAUDIO G2 User Manual

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USER GUIDE

ver.

2.0

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iAUDIO G2

General

•

iAUDIO is the registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

• This product is for home use only and cannot be used for business purposes.

• COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. has the exclusive copyright for this User Guide. It is prohibited to distribute this User

Guide in part or in whole without permission.

COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. has the copyrights for JetShell and JetAudio. It is prohibited to distribute or

commercially use them without written permission from COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

• The MP3 ﬁ les created with the MP3 conversion feature of JetShell and JetAudio can be used for personal use only

and not for commercial or service purposes. Violating this regulation is in conﬂ ict with domestic copyright laws.

• COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. complies with the laws and regulations related to records/videos/games

. Complying with

all any other codiﬁ ed laws is the responsibility of the actual users.

• In order for customers who purchased the product to receive specialized iAUDIO services, we recommend that they

accomplish customer registration at http://www.iAUDIO.com. Various specialized beneﬁ ts are only provided for

members who have completed a lawful customer registration.

• The various examples, drawings and pictures included in this User Guide are subject to change without prior notice

when new product enhancemen

ts become available.

•

The product’s feature and speciﬁ cation included in this User Guide are subject to change without prior notiﬁ cation

BBE Related

• BBE is produced by the license of BBE Sound, Inc.

• BBE Sound, Inc. has the license rights for BBE under USP4638258, 5510752 and 5736897.

• BBE and the BBE symbol are the registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

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iAUDIO G2

Precautions for Using iAUDIO

Do not use iAUDIO for

purposes other than speciﬁ ed

here in the User’s Guide.

Be careful not to cut your

hands when unpacking

the box, User’s Guide, or

accessories.

There are no user serviceable

parts in the unit, and any

attempt to open, disassemble

or reconstruct the product will

void any warranty, disqualify

it for free service, and the unit

may be permanently disquali-

ﬁ ed from any after service.

Pay attention to the directions when

connecting the USB cable to your

iAUDIO or a PC.

Connecting the unit or PC incor-

rectly with the USB cable may

damage them.

Do not bend the USB cable exces-

sively or leave it pressed by heavy

objects.

If you smell iAUDIO burning or

it becomes overheated, remove the

battery and contact our Customer

Support Team or a Cowon

Systems after-service center.

Do not let the unit get wet

or leave it in a damp place

for prolonged periods.

If the product is damaged from

moisture as described above,

product failure is then classiﬁ ed as

failure by submersion, and no longer

covered by warranty. Moreover,

it may not be even be possible to

repair the unit with charged for

service, and you may no longer be

able to use the product.

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Precautions for Using iAUDIO

Touching iAUDIO with wet

hands may damage the unit

and cause malfunctions.

Using iAUDIO in places with

high occurrences of static elec-

tricity may cause malfunctions.

Always use the USB cable

supplied by Cowon Systems.

When transferring data to and from a PC, and the LCD displays Read or Write, do not unplug the USB cable.

the cache may be still working internally.

Always backup important ﬁ les.

All data stored in iAUDIO may

become deleted when being

serviced. Our after-service center

does not backup ﬁ les in iAUDIO

units.

Please note that Cowon Systems is

not responsible for any data loss from

products entrusted to us for service.

Listening to iAUDIO at

high volumes for extended

periods may harm your

hearing.

This product uses 1.2 – 1.5V

batteries. Always use AA

batteries, and pay attention to

the polarity when replacing bat-

teries. Never reuse batteries that

have been found leaking.

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Components in the Package

Fashionable Neck strap

Install CD (JetShell, JetAudio)

User’s Guide

USB Cable AA Battery

iAUDIO (MP3 Player Main Body)

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Features

MP3, MP2, OGG,WMA, ASF, and WAV (48khz, Stereo) Playback, Voice Recording, FM Radio Receiver

and Recording, Direct ADPCM Encoding, Removable Disk

Basic Flash Memory Embedded (256MB)

4 Line Graphic LCD

USB 1.1 Interface

Long Play Time: Up to 40 hours of continuous play (Based on Cowon Systems tests with AA alkaline battery)

Multi language support (Embedded common fonts that can display 40,000 characters from various languages)

Enhanced Integrated Navigator

Play/Pause/Intro Play, Stop/Power Off, Recording

Next Track/Previous Track, Fast Forward/Fast Rewind

Inﬁ nite Loop

40 Digital Volume Levels

Various EQ and Sound Field Effects

• User-Adjustable 5-Band EQ

• Normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, User

• Supports BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround.

Resume Feature, Auto Power OFF.

Hold Feature

Backlight On Dim Control and Scroll Speed Adjustment

Firmware and logo download

Device Information (ﬁ rmware version, memory usage)

• JetShell (File transfer, MP3/WMA/WAV/AUDIO CD play, MP3 encoding)

• JetAudio (Integrated multimedia player software)

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Speciﬁ cations

All ranges of MPEG 1/2/2.5 layer 3 (8kbps ~ 320kbps) (8kHz~48kHz) and VBR All

ranges of WMA7 WMA (20kbps~ 192kbps) (8kHz~48khz)

WMA9 CBR (5Kbps Mono ~ 320kbps Stereo) VBR (Average 48kbps to 256kbps)*

WAV (Up to 48KHz Stereo), OGG

256MB

USB 1.1

Max. 6Mbps

Up to 40 hours, based on our company’s test environment.

)

95 dB

20Hz ~ 20KHz

64.0 x 45.0 x 17.1 mm (Width x Height x Depth)

36 g (Excluding Battery)

Memory

PC Interface

Battery

File Transfer Speed

Power Supply

Buttons

Display

Output

Frequency Range

Weight

* WMA9 Professional, Lossless Codec, and Voice Codec are not supported

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Names of Parts

Right

Front

Top

Back

Left

Earphone Jack

button

LCD

Display

USB

MIC

Previous Title, Rewind

Volume Up, Cursor Up,

Setting Value Up

Volume Down,

Cursor Down, Set-

ting Value Down

Next Title, Fast

Forward

Lever (Menu/Navigation)

Enter Menu/Navigation

HOLD Switch

PLAY/STOP

button

Power On/Off

Battery

Line-in Jack

MODE

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Replacing Batteries / Connecting the USB Cable

When you open the USB cover on the left of iAU-

DIO, there is a built-in USB port. Connect iAUDIO

to the PC while paying attention to the direction of

the USB port.

For Windows XP, you may pull out the USB cable

after the transfer window is closed.

2000, however, you should ﬁ rst run “Safely

After downloading ﬁ les, be sure to check that the

back of iAUDIO.

2. Flip over and open the cover.

3. Insert the – terminal of the AA

size battery to the right where the

spring is, and then push in the +

terminal to the left.

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LCD Display

The Battery Charge Indicator icon indicates the remaining time for use. Fewer bars are

displayed as the battery charge decreases. For some dry or rechargeable batteries, the

bars of the battery charger indicator may become unstable while the charge is being

measured, but this is normal.

When the battery is exhausted, the battery charge indicator starts to blink, and then after

about 30 minutes of operation, the power goes off automatically.

The disc shape is used when ID3V2 and ID3V1, and Artist + Album information is dis-

played. However, when the display setting is Filename, or the ID3 tag does not contain

artist information, the folder shape is used and the folder name is displayed. When the

music ﬁ le is stored in the root folder, iAUDIO is displayed as the folder name.

Current Track / All Tracks

Album Name

Song Title

Output

Graphics

JetEffect (BBE, M3B,

3D, MP)

5 Band EQ

Sequence

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iAUDIO while recording or in USB mode.)

2. Connecting USB

Connecting USB

iAUDIO enters USB mode when you connect the USB cable while iAUDIO is turned on or in use.

(When you connect the USB cable while recording, the recording stops automatically and iAUDIO

enters USB mode.)

When the USB

cable is connected, iAUDIO does not use the battery but is powered through the USB

cable.

Disconnect the device from the Windows tray bar and pull out the USB cable.

Basic Operations

Power On/Off / Connecting USB

Push the PLAY button iAUDIO powers on and the iAUDIO logo appreas. To turn iAUDIO off, press and hold the PLAY button.

Display when USB is connected. splay when iAUDIO is reading data. Display when iAUDIO is writing data.

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3. Basic Operations for Mode Change There are three modes:

Basic Operations

Basic Operations for Mode Change

Digital Audio Mode

To change to another mode, press the MODE button to enter Mode menu.

to move to the desired mode.

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Basic Operations

Basic Operations for Using Menu

Example: Changing the JetEffect EQ from NOR (Normal) to ROC (Rock).

JetEffect

Digital Audio Mode

Menu JetEffect

4. Basic Operations for Using Menu

To enter the menu screen, press the lever brieﬂ y.

mode screen returns.)

to change to the desired values.

Menu JetEffect

5. Basic Operations for Using Navigator

To enter the Navig

ator screen, press and hold the lever.

To move up and

down the Navigator menu, press + or –.

To move to a lower level folder, press the PLAY button or push

To go to a higher level folder, press

closed and the pr

evious mode screen returns.

To play a

ﬁ le, select it and press the PLAY button or press

and the ﬁ le plays,

iAUDIO stays in Navigator Mode.)

To go to a folder, select it and press the PLAY button or press

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Basic Operations

Basic Operations for Using Navigator

Navigator Popup

Window

When y

ou press the lever, an appropriate popup window appears according to the folder, ﬁ le, or Dynamic

PlayList ﬁ le

Press + or – to select a popup item.

Press the PLAY button or press

select a popup item.

You can enter Navigation Mode by pressing and holding the MODE button in Navigator status.

You can browse MP3 and WMA ﬁ les according to the folder structure.

The playlist generated with the “Add to List” feature is displayed. You can delete items from

the list as well.

The Bookmark feature is used to save the locations of speciﬁ c s

ong titles to listen to them directly

from the saved locations.

This is very useful when using language study ﬁ les or audio books that have a long

playing time. You can bookmark up to 20 song titl

es, and play them from the bookmarked location. Press and

hold the REC button to bookmark

music ﬁ les while they are being played.

Play now:

The bookmarked ﬁ le is played.

Remove:

The bookmark for the ﬁ le is deleted.

Remove All:

Delete all bookmarks.

Bookmarks (Add Current)

Bookmarks I Lay my

(Add Current)

Play now

Remove Remove all

When you press the lever when (Add Current) is

selected, the current location of the song title being

played is bookmarked. To play a bookmarked ﬁ le,

select it and press the PLAY button or move it to

direction.

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iAUDIO powers on.

and playback begins from there.

power on and press the MODE button. Then select MP3 Player from the Mode

menu. Press

to select MP3 Player and then press the PLAY button to

enter MP3 Player Mode.

2. Power Off and Stop

stops playing.

feature.

cable.

3. Adjust Volume

Simple Operations by Mode

MP3 Player Mode

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4. Setting Loop:

Use the REC (A B) button while playing tracks in MP3 Player mode. Press the

button to set the loop start point. The (A ) icons appears at the bottom middle

of the LCD. Press the button again to set the loop end point. The icon changes to

(A B). This audio block starts to play repeatedly. When you wish to release this

feature, press the REC button again.

5. HOLD:

Push the HOLD switch to the left. Now all iAUDIO button are locked and do not

work.

Simple Operations by Mode

MP3 Player Mode

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Voice Recorder (Recording Voice with Built-In Mic)

When iAUDIO is not in Voice Recorder, press the lever to enter the Mode menu

and select Voice Recorder from the menu.

Press the REC button to start recording.

The sound is recorded in a pre-deﬁ ned recording quality, and the ﬁ le is saved as

V***.wav in the

VOICE

folder under the

RECORDS

folder. (“***”

represents a 3-digit consecutive number.)

To ﬁ nish recording, press the REC button again.

When the recording is ﬁ nished, press the lever to enter Navigator for more

convenient features.

Simple Operations by Mode

Voice Recorder Mode

We will describe the example of direct encoding between CDP and iAUDIO.

When iAUDIO is not in LINE-IN Recorder Mode, press the lever brieﬂ y to enter

Mode menu, and select LINE-IN Recorder. Press + or - or press the PLAY button

to select Line-in Recorder. iAUDIO enters Line-in Recorder mode.

To play recorded ﬁ les more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind

features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select V***.wav ﬁ les to play in the

VOICE

folder under the

RECORDS

folder.

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Press the REC button to switch iAUDIO to recording standby status.

iAUDIO automatically monitors the LINE-IN jack and pauses recording until

audio signals are received.

When you press the PLAY button of CDP, iAUDIO detects signals coming in

through the LINE-IN jack and starts recording.

The ﬁ le is recorded as L***.wav in the

LINE IN

folder under the

RECORDS

To ﬁ nish recording, press the REC button again.

After recording, you can press and hold the lever to enter Navigator mode for

more convenient features.

Simple Operations by Mode

Line-in Recorder Mode

To play recorded ﬁ les more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind

features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select L***.wav ﬁ les to play in the

Linein

folder under the

Records

folder.

Connect the headphone jack of CDP with the Line-In jack of iAUDIO with a

bi-directional stereo jack cable.

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Symptom

Action

Check if the HOLD button is in

the locked position.

Try again after pushing the HOLD

button to OFF.

When the HOLD button is in locked

status, iAUDIO buttons do not work.

Check if the battery is loaded in

the right direction.

Replace the battery with a new

one.

Remove the battery and insert

it again.

iAUDIO does not work if the polarity of

the battery is reversed.

iAUDIO does not work when the battery

is exhausted.

Check if there are any foreign objects

obstructing contact with the battery and

remove them if there are any.

There is no sound.

Check if there are any MP3 ﬁ les

in memory.

iAUDIO does not work when there are no

saved ﬁ les in it.

Check if the HOLD button is in

locked position.

Try again after setting the HOLD

button OFF.

iAUDIO buttons do not work when the

HOLD button is in locked status.

Characters in LCD

are distorted.

the problem persists, check the product with our service center. However, if the

same symptom occurs in other iAUDIO products of the same model, it may be

because iAUDIO was developed on Korean Windows and some special fonts or

characters may be distorted.

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

Symptom

Action

capacity, and iAU-

does not play at all.

Initialize iAUDIO, and save the

ﬁ les again but leave 1 to 2 MB of

free memory space.

There is a “settings.dat” ﬁ le in the root

folder in Flash Memory which is an

important system ﬁ le. When this ﬁ le is

not saved properly, or deleted/damaged

during ﬁ le transfer, malfunctions may

occur.

After saving hun-

dreds of ﬁ les in the

does not work or

malfunctions.

This is a limitation from Windows

98. It is recommended to create

subfolders for Windows 2000 and

XP as well.

iAUDIO uses FAT. Due to the limita-

tions of FAT, avoid saving too many ﬁ les

in the Root directory.

The Flash Memory

capacity is dis-

should be or cannot

capacity.

(E.g., 242MB

displayed for 256MB

memory)

iAUDIO Flash Memory shares some parts with the system memory. There-

fore, when you exclude the system area that is required for normal operation of

iAUDIO, the ﬂ ash memory that is displayed may be less than its capacity. For

example, 242MB is displayed for 256MB memory. This is normal.

When using JetShell, JetShell controls the iAUDIO drive. Consequently, you should exit JetShell before

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Using Buttons

MP3 Player Mode

Button Operation

When iAUDIO is stopped

When iAUDIO is playing

Play the current track.

Stop the current track

Power Off

Play next track

Play next track or move forward by 5 sec or 10 sec (SKIP setting)

Fast Forward

Play previous track

Play previous track or move backward by 5 sec or 10 sec (SKIP setting)

Fast Rewind

Setting Menu

Navigator

Volume Up

Volume Down

Start or Stop Repeat A↔B

Save Bookmarks

Mode Menu

Select Mode

Switch between Play and Lyrics Screen for lyrics-marked tracks

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Button Operation When iAUDIO is stopped When iAUDIO is playing

Play the previous recorded ﬁ le

Pause / Continue Recording

Power Off

Setting Menu

Navigator

Volume Up

Volume Down

Start Recording

Stop Recording

Mode Menu

Select Mode

Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode

Using Buttons

Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode

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Button Operation When a ﬁ le is selected When a folder is selected

Play the selected ﬁ le and change to

MP3 Player mode

Expand the folder

Play the selected ﬁ le and the Naviga-

tor Mode is retained

Expand the folder

Move to the higher folder

Pop up Menu

Enter Navigator mode

Move cursor up

Move cursor down

Change to MP3 Player mode

Navigator Mode Menu

Select Play List mode

Using Buttons

Navigator

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What is JetShell?

JetShell is the iAUDIO manager program providing the following features:

Downloading/Uploading ﬁ les from/to iAUDIO.

• File management similar to Windows Explorer

Playing MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD, and Playlist (m3u)

• Copying (ripping) MP3 ﬁ les from Audio CD

• Converting between WAV/MP3/WMA

• Changing bitrate of MP3 ﬁ les

• Convenient ﬁ le transfer using

Download List

• A wide selection of spectrums, equalizers, and sound effects

• Editing ID3 tags

• Downloading iAUDIO logo

• Formatting the ﬂ ash memory

Pentium 200 Mhz or higher

• 32 MB or more memory

• 20 MB or more hard disk space

256 Color or higher display

• Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (NT is not supported)

• USB Port 1.1 or higher

• CD-ROM drive

• Sound Card, Speaker or Headphone

The current manual was written based on JetShell Pro version. Please be

informed that JetShell Basic version does not contain MP3 Encoding and

file converting features.

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automatically. It may not start automatically depending on the settings of Windows. In this case, run

x:\setup.exe or x:\JetShell\setup.exe. (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive)

2. When the installation ﬁ nishes, Start -> Program -> COWON -> iAUDIO G2 program group is

created.

3. You are now ready to connect iAUDIO to PC (Don’t run JetShell at this time).

Connect the USB ports of

(We recommend to connect

4. As soon as the cabe is connected, the message “Found New Hardware” appears and the USB

driver for iAUDIO is installed automatically. The driver installation message may not appear on the

screen depending on the status of Windows. To make sure that the installation was completed nor-

-> Hardware -> Device Manager”.

5. Now you can transfer ﬁ les by using JetShell or Window Explorer.

Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

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Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

The E:\ drive shown

in the illustration is an example, and it may be different from the actual drive name used by your

PC. It was given for your reference only.

Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the

provided USB cable. As soon as the cable is connected,

Next.

2. Check "Search for the best driver for your device" and click

Next.

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Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

3. Check "Specify a location" and click Browse.

From the "Browse" window, select the [Win98] folder

the iAUDIO Installation CD, and click OK.

4. USB driver ﬁ le for iAUDIO is found. Click Next.

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Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

5. The driver ﬁ les are copied and installed from the

Installation CD. When the installation ﬁ nishes, a message

notifying you of completion appears as shown in the

picture. Click Finish.

6. Finally, make sure that installation of iAUDIO was

completed normally by checking "iAUDIO G2 Digital

Audio Player" displayed under "Harddisk controller" of

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The Whole View

When JetShell is running, it controls the iAUDIO.

Introducing JetShell

Section

Window

Section

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Double click an MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD track, or Playlist (m3u) ﬁ le in the "File Management

Window", or drag and drop ﬁ les on the "Player Window" shown above. You can also select multiple ﬁ les and then

press the Play button. On the black screen in the middle, various information of current ﬁ le is displayed, and two types

of spectrum screens appear.

You can start and stop playing the ﬁ le with the buttons at the right, and adjust the volume with the + and - buttons. To skip

instantly to a speciﬁ c position of the track being played, click on the position bar.

The File Management Section of JetShell looks just like Windows Explorer. The left window shows folders, disks, and

CD-ROM drives in a tree structure, and the right window shows the ﬁ les in current folder.

Introducing JetShell

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Introducing JetShell

The bottom part of JetShell consists of "Flash Memory Management Window" and "Download List Window". When

iAUDIO is working normally, the red lamp is turned on with the message "

iAUDIO is working" as shown in the ﬁ gure.

The ﬁ les in iAUDIO displayed in the middle window. The "Memory used" bar shown at the bottom right indicates the

used memory size of the total ﬂ ash memory of iAUDIO. If this bar is almost full, it means that there is almost no free

space available in iAUDIO.

Move to the upper folder.

Properties

Display the properties of the selected ﬁ le.

Refresh

Refresh the contents of ﬂ ash memory.

Delete

Delete the selected ﬁ le

or folder.

New folder

Create a new folder.

Cut

Cut the selected ﬁ le or folder.

Copy

Copy the selected ﬁ le or folder.

Paste

Paste the cut or copied ﬁ le.

Transfer to Flash Memory

Transfer the selected ﬁ les or folder from PC to iAUDIO.

Transfer to PC

Transfer the selected ﬁ les or folder from iAUDIO to PC.

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JetShell displays visually cool spectrums. When you click on the spectrum display area, the screen changes as follows.

You can also enjoy various equalizers and sound effects.

Various Equalizers

Various Sound Effects

Introducing JetShell

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Downloading Music ﬁ les to iAUDIO

ﬁ les to download from the "File Management Window" and

click down arrow.

2. Or you can also drag and drop the selected ﬁ les from the "File

Management Window" to the "Flash Memory Management

Window".

3. The following window shows the ﬁ le downloading process.

Never disconnect the USB cable while downloading.

Make sure that the LCD status is READY before

disconnecting USB cable.

secure WMA ﬁ les to iAUDIO”. JetShell does not support downloading secure WMA ﬁ les.

You can use Windows Explorer or other ﬁ le management programs to download music ﬁ les to iAUDIO.

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4. Another method is to put the ﬁ les in the "Download List Window" ﬁ rst, and transfer them later.

This is useful when you wish to download ﬁ les in different folders.

Downloading Music ﬁ les to iAUDIO

5. You can also download the ﬁ les existing outside of JetShell by dragging and dropping them onto the "Flash Memory

Window".

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Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO

With JetShell, you can easily convert your Audio CD into MP3 ﬁ les and download them to iAUDIO.

to set the desired bitrate of the MP3 ﬁ les. (The ﬁ les compressed in a high bitrate have a higher sound quality and a

bigger ﬁ le size.)

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2. From the File Management section, select the CD-ROM drive in which the Audio CD is inserted. Select the audio

tracks from the right window and click or [File] –[Convert CD to MP3] from the menu.

Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO

3. Specify the path to save the MP3 ﬁ les in. Choose a folder in iAUDIO to directly download MP3 ﬁ les onto iAUDIO.

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Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO

The converting process is displayed as shown below.

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For some enhanced CDs, you cannot directly select the tracks on the CD.

In this case, you can right click your mouse on button and select a track to convert to ﬁ le as shown in the

picture below. However, for some Audio CDs for which copy protection technology is applied, this ripping method

may not work.

What is an enhanced CD?

This is an audio CD that contains video or data for a PC.

2. Accessing Internet CD Database

When you press the button, the information on the CD, such as the singer and song title can be acquired

through the Internet.

To use CD database, the Internet connection must be enabled. You may not be able to use this feature depending on the

status of the network or the proxy server settings.

When incorrect data is stored in the CD database, the texts may appear abnormally on your PC. This is not an error of

JetShell but the information stored in CDDB.

The tracks appear when you right click your mouse.

Other Features

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Other Features

3. Editing ID3 Tag

You can edit the ID3 tag of a MP3 ﬁ le by selecting [Tools] – [Edit MP3 ID3 Tag] from the JetShell menu.

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4. Changing MP3 Bitrate

You can change the bitrate of MP3 ﬁ les by selecting [MP3 Bit Rate Conversion] from the menu.

Other Features

5. Downloading Logo File

You can download a logo ﬁ le to change the logo screen that appears when iAUDIO powers on.

Open. Then the logo ﬁ le is downloaded and applied.

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The worldwide renowned integrated multimedia player ‘JetAudio’ is included in the iAUDIO Installation CD. To

install ‘

JetAudio’, run the ﬁ le "CD-ROM:\JetAudio\setup.exe." For detailed information on using JetAudio, refer

to the JetAudio ‘Help’ after installation, or post your question on the Q&A board at the site "http://www.JetAudio.

com."

Installing and Using JetAudio

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A. What is Firmware?

Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware, which activates various features.

By upgrading the ﬁ rmware, you can enhance the features of the product and eliminate the bugs.

iAUDIO may change without prior notice through ﬁ rmware upgrades.

Therefore, users should back up important ﬁ les in

iAUDIO before upgrading the ﬁ rmware.

Conditions for Firmware Upgrade

communicate with iAUDIO without any problems.

Guide to Firmware Upgrade

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Guide to Firmware Upgrade

Decompress the downloaded ﬁ le and run the "setup.exe" ﬁ le from among the decompressed ﬁ les. Then the

following window appears.

If you have already installed ﬁ rmware setup program before, the following window may appear. In this case, click

OK to remove previous ﬁ rmware setup program, then run "setup.exe" again.

Upgrading Firmware

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②

Read the License Agreement. To continue installation, click Yes.

Guide to Firmware Upgrade

③

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⑤

The ﬁ les are copied.

Guide to Firmware Upgrade

④47⑥

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The installation is complete.

⑦

Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the provided USB cable.

(We recommend to connect iAUDIO to the PC directly, not using USB hub)

Guide to Firmware Upgrade

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Guide to Firmware Upgrade

⑨

Firmware upgrade program searches iAUDIO. Make sure that iAUDIO is properly connected to the PC.

If the program cannot ﬁ nd iAUDIO for a long time, click Cancel, disconnect iAUDIO from PC and try

again from step 7.

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Run the ﬁ rmware upgrade program by selecting "Firmware Download" icon in "Start

Programs /

COWON iAUDIO G2 / Firmware Download".

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When ﬁ rmware upgrade program ﬁ nds iAUDIO, the following screen appears.

If you check [Format Data Area] option, all the data stored in the ﬂ ash memory is deleted. Therefore, be sure

to back up important ﬁ les in iAUDIO before upgrading.

Furthermore, NEVER remove the USB cable during ﬁ rmware upgrade, since it may cause malfunctions.

After upgrading ﬁ rmware, make sure that the status has changed to READY on the iAUDIO LCD window

before disconnecting USB cable. We recommend to run "Safely Remove Hardware" wizard before

disconnecting the cable.

lick Start to upgrade the ﬁ rmware.

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