JetAudio U2 User Manual

USER GUIDE

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 ﬁles 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 conﬂict with domestic copyright laws.

• COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. complies with the laws and regulations related to records/videos/games. Complying with all any other codiﬁed 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 beneﬁts 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 enhancements become available.

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.

iAUDIO U2

Precautions

Take special attention

Never use the product for other purposes than those described in this guide.

Do not leave the product in an extremely hot or humid place. The warranty will be voided if this happens.

Pay attention to the USB cable direction when connecting the product to PC. The PC or the product may be damaged if you connect the USB cable in the wrong direction. Never use damaged or worn USB cable.

* The product may be damaged or LCD can not be displayed if the product is stored/used in an extremely hot or cold place.

when touching the product box, user’s manual and accessories to avoid cuts.

Do not attempt to service the product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. The warranty will be voided if this happens.

If the product emits an unusual odor or excessive heat, or you notice anything else that seems unusual, do not use the product and contact our Customer Service Center.

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Precautions

Do not use the product near water. Do not touch this product with wet hands.

Note that malfunctions may occur if you use the product in places where static

Avoid using the player at high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous, loud and extended play.

Be sure to back up your data ﬁles. The ﬁles on the player may be deleted while using the product. We are not responsible for any damaged or lost ﬁles that are not saved on your computer. Customer Service Center does not back up your data while servicing.

electricity occurs frequently.

Be sure to disconnect the power supply to

Use only the AC Power adapter and USB cable supplied by COWON Systems with this product.

* Never unplug the USB cable if the LCD status is not READY.

File operation may work by internal cache even if it is displayed as completed in Windows Explorer.

the PC and AC adapter during lightening or thunderstorms, so as to prevent danger to the user or eliminate the risk of ﬁre.

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Table of Contents

1. iAUDIO

What you can do with iAUDIO

Package components

Features

Speciﬁcations

Name of Parts

Charging iAUDIO / Connecting USB Cable

LCD Display

Basic Operations

Advanced Operations

Troubleshooting

Using buttons

2. JetShell

What is JetShell ?

Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

Introducing JetShell

Downloading Music Files to iAUDIO

Deleting Files in iAUDIO

Initializating iAUDIO (Formatting)

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Table of Contents

Converting Audio CD to MP3 Files and Downloading

Other Features

Installing and Using JetAudio

LDB Manger - Automatic Lyric Search and Display

Guide to Firmware Upgrade

FCC Statement

Warranty / Technical Support

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What you can do with iAUDIO

iAUDIO is a portable digital music player produced by COWON Systems, Inc. You can easily transfer digital music ﬁles from your computer to iAUDIO, and carry it anywhere to enjoy. It also supports FM radio listening/recording, as well as voice recording and direct encoding through builtin microphone and Line-In input jack.

Enjoy 20 hours of playback with built-in rechargeable battery.

iAUDIO’s ultra power-saving circuit enables upto 20 hours of continuous playback with fully charged lithium-polymer rechargeable battery. (Based on our company’s test environment)

Record your voice memo anywhere anytime

Built-in microphone provides high-quality voice recording, perfect for capturing ideas, dictating memos and saving reminders anytime, anywhere. You can also save them to your PC for playback later on, and send the message as an e-mail.

Create MP3 ﬁle from analog sources (Direct encoding)

Create MP3 ﬁles directly from your analog audio sources such as tape player, CD player or TV. Simply connect the iAUDIO's Line-In jack to the output jack of other audio device with a included stereo cable, then start direct encoding. You can transfer the MP3 ﬁles to your PC for playback later on.

Listen to FM stereo radio and Record it at the same time

Listen to FM radio and record it by pressing a button, instantly. Play them back on iAUDIO, or save to your PC for playback or e-mail. You can preset up to 20 radio stations.

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What you can do with iAUDIO

Customize your iAUDIO with wide graphic LCD

The wide LCD with 128 x 64 dots displays four lines of information and supports most international characters including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese using embedded fonts. You can easily check the overall operations of the product at a glance. Design your logo or download logos from our web site, and download it to iAUDIO to customize the start-up image.

Enjoy the powerful sound effects

iAUDIO delivers the highest-quality sound powered by 5-bands EQ, and the following sound effects:

• BBE: Improves brilliance and clarity of music

• Mach3Bass: Provides deeper and tighter bass

• MP Enhance: Adds warmth and clarity from compressed music ﬁles

• 3D Surround: Creates and authentic and exciting 3D sound effect

Upgrade iAUDIO by downloading latest ﬁrmware

You can enjoy the up-to-date features of iAUDIO by downloading latest version of ﬁrmware. Please visit our website to check if a new version of ﬁrmware is available.

Store any data

Simplay attach iAUDIO to any PC, and share your documents, photos and any other data ﬁles between PCs anywhere. Any separate USB driver is not required because iAUDIO works as USB Flash Plug-n-Play removable disk.

Convert and Transfer MP3 ﬁles

JetShell, the most easy-to-use and powerful ﬁle transfer software comes with iAUDIO, allows you to easily and rapidly convert and save music from a CD to MP3 ﬁles. Now you can conveniently store your audio CD music in iAUDIO and listen to them

iAUDIO U2

Package components

AC Adapter (Option) Earphones

User Guide and Installation CD

(JetShell JetAudio)

Carrying Case Simple USB Connectior USB Cable, Line-in Recording Cable

Necklace

iAUDIO

iAUDIO U2

Features

MP3, MP2, WMA, ASF, WAV (up to 48KHz Stereo) Playback, Voice Recording, FM Tuner and FM Recording, Direct MP3 Encoding , USB Flash Drive Built-in Flash Memory (128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB) 4 Lines of Wide Graphic LCD USB 2.0 interface Up to 20 hours of playback using built-in rechargeable battery (based on our company’s test) Multi-language support (iAUDIO has embedded fonts for international characters) Enhanced Navigator Play/Pause/Intro Play, Stop, Record Next Track/Previous Track, Fast Forward/Rewind Section Repeat Adjustable Seeking Speed Volume (40 Levels) Various EQ and Sound Effects

• Adjustable 5-band EQ

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

• BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, 3D Surround Resume, Auto Power OFF, Sleep Hold switch Adjustable Backlight ON timing, Scroll Speed Firmware Download & Logo Image Download ID3V2, ID3V1, Filename support Device Information (Firmware Version, Memory Usage) Software

• JetShell (File transfer, MP3/WMA/WAV/Audio CD PLay, MP3 Encoding)

• JetAudio (Integrated multimedia player)

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Speciﬁcations

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

Playback

Format

Memory

PC interface

Charging time

Display

Frequency

Weight

* Secure WMA format is not supported WMA9 Pro, Lossless and Voice Codec not supported.

** Actual formatted capacity less

All ranges of WMA (20kbps~192kbps) (8kHz~48khz) All ranges of WMA9 CBR(5Kbps Mono~320Kbps Stereo) and VBR (48Kbps ~ 256Kbps)* WAV (Up to 48KHz Stereo) 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB** USB 2.0 (Up to 20Mbps) Built-in Lithium-polymer rechargeable battery

Power

Normal charging (2 hours), Slow charging (6.5 hours) 7 buttons (Play, REC, Menu, FF, REW, VOL +, VOL –)

Button

1 switch (Hold)

Switch

128 x 64 wide graphic LCD 95 dB

SNR

16 Ohm earphones : 13mW+13mW

Output

20Hz~20KHz

Range

2.91 X 0.98 X 0.71 inches (73.8 x 25.0 x 18.0 mm)

Size

1.2 oz (34 g) (including built-in battery)

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Left

Reset

-(VOL-)

Reduce volume, Move cursor down, Reduce the setting value.

Top

Front

(FF)

Next Track, Fast Forward

Bottom

Earphone Jack Line-in Jack

Right

LCD display

(REW)

Previous Track, Rewind

+ (VOL +)

Increase volume, Move cursor up, Increase the setting value.

Lever (Menu/Navigator)

Enter the Menu/Navigator.

Name of Parts

Rear

REC/A B button

PLAY/PAUSE

Power On/Off

Hold Switch

MIC

USB cover

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Charging iAUDIO / Connecting USB Cable

Charging iAUDIO

iAUDIO can be charged with optional AC Adapter or by connecting to PC with USB cable.

Connect the AC Adapter to iAUDIO as in the ﬁgure on the left. If iAUDIO was OFF when the AC adapter is connected, LCD displays ﬁgure A while charging, and ﬁgure B when the charge is completed.

A. During charging B. Completion of charging

If iAUDIO was ON when the AC adapter is connected, the the charging and it changes to the charge is completed. To play music while charging, press and hold PLAY.

Connecting USB

Open the USB cover at the buttom of the iAUDIO, then connect the USB cable from the PC to the USB port of iAUDIO as in the ﬁgure on the left.

iAUDIO is charged when it is connected to PC.

The

icon is shown on the LCD during the charging and it changes to the completed.

Before disconnecting, make sure that the status has changed to READY on the iAUDIO LCD.

We recommend running ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ wizard before disconnecting USB cable.

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icon is shown on the LCD during

icon after the

icon after the charge is

Album Name

Music Information

L/R Output

JetEffect

(BBE, M3B, 3D, MP)

The battery level icon indicates how much longer the battery can be used. Level decreases as battery is used.

When the battery is low, the battery icon starts blinking. If this happens, charge iAUDIO as soon as possible.

When a tag (ID3V2, ID3V1) is available, the icon is changed to Disk and the Artist + Album information is displayed. When the display setting is ‘Filename’, or the tag does not include the Artist information, the icon is changed to Folder and the folder name is displayed. When the ﬁle is in the root folder, “iAUDIO” is used as the folder name.

EQ Mode Play Mode

Progress Bar Current Track / Total Track

Battery Hold Mode

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Basic Operations

Power On/Off, Connecting USB

Basic Operations

1. Power On/Off

• Press and hold PLAY until the “iAUDIO” logo appears and the power comes on.

• Press and hold PLAY again to turn it off (power cannot be turned off during recording or in the USB mode).

• If the AC adapter was connected when you turn it off, the charge window is displayed and iAUDIO goes into Charge mode.

• To use iAUDIO again in the Charge mode, press and hold PLAY again.

• When you set “Auto Off” or “Sleep Timer”, the power automatically turns off.

Press and hold Play. The iAUDIO turns on and displays the logo.

2. Connecting USB

Connecting USB Cable When you connect the USB cable to the PC while iAUDIO is turned off, used or charged, it enters USB mode. (The recording is automatically stopped if USB cable is connected during recording). When the USB cable is connected, the built-in battery is not used. (Maximum of 500mA is used for the Normal Charge mode and 150mA is used for the Slow Charge mode. Please turn the charge feature off in Menu or change to Slow Charge mode if the PC is unstable due to overload.)

Disconnecting USB Cable Before disconnecting, make sure that the status has changed to READY on the iAUDIO LCD. DO NOT DISCONNECT USB CABLE when the status is Reading or Writing.

READY. Safe to disconnect. READING WRITING

Press and hold Play to turn power off.

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Basic Operations

Switching Mode

3. Switching Mode:

Example: Switching

Digital Audio mode

Opening the Mode Selection Screen

There are 4 modes: Digital Audio, FM Radio, Voice Recorder, Line-in Recorder.

from “Digital Audio” to “FM Radio” mode.

Menu Mode

JetEffect PlayMode

Enter Menu

Enter the Menu by pressing the lever.

Mode MP3 Player

FM Radio Voice Recorder

Enter to Mode Menu

Select Mode, then press the lever or move the lever to the

Move the lever to the

the previous menu.

in order to go to

Mode Select.

Select FM mode by moving the lever to the (-), then press the lever or move it to the

• Select the Mode Menu in the main menu by pressing the lever.

• Mode screen appears and you can select from 4 modes.

Changing Mode

• Move to the desired mode by moving the lever (+), (-) .

Selecting Mode

• Select the relevant mode by pressing the lever, by pressing the Play Button or by moving it

after changing to desired mode.

• The screen of the selected mode appears.

Canceling Mode Switching

• Press the REC Button to return to the previous mode.

• The mode switching is cancelled and the previous mode window appears.

Mode

MP3 Player

FM Radio

Voice Recorder

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Basic Operations

Using Menu

4. Using Menu

Example: Chaning the equalizer from NOR (Normal) to ROC (Rock).

Menu Mode

JetEffect

Digital Audio mode

Opening Menu.

• Press the lever to open the menu Screen.

Moving selection bar.

• Press the lever (+), (-) to move up or down the selection bar.

• Press the lever or move it to

• Move the lever to

(In the root menu, menu is closed, and returns to normal screen.)

• Press the Play button to return to the normal screen after completing the menu setting.

Adjusting values of menu items.

• Adjust the value by moving the lever (+), (-) .

• Press the lever to select the item. Adjusted values are applied immediately.

• Press the Play button to return to normal screen after completing the setup.

PlayMode

Enter the Menu.

Enter the Menu by pressing the lever.

to access the sub menu.

to access the upper menu.

Mode

JetEffect

PlayMode

Moving selection bar.

Move selection bar by moving the lever to the (+), (-) .

Mode

JetEffect

PlayMode

Selecting a menu.

Press the lever or move it to the

iAUDIO U2

Basic Operations

Using Menu

JetEffect Equalizer

BBE Mach3Bass

Selecting a menu.

Select Equalizer menu.

Canceling the Menu Setup, Closing Menu.

• Press the REC button to restore the changed values of the current menu item to the previous value and close the menu.

• Press the PLAY button to complete the setup and close the menu.

Adjusting Equalizer.

• Enter the Equalizer menu.

• Select the predeﬁned eq mode by moving the lever (+), (-) . (Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Vocal, User)

• Move the lever to the

• Adjust the band’s dB level by moving the lever (+), (-) in the selected band (-28 ~ 28dB).

• Go to the upper menu by moving the lever

to select a speciﬁc eq band.

Play button.

0 0 0 0 0

USR

NOR

ROC

Changing EQ mode.

Move the lever (+), (-) to change EQ mode .

or complete the equalizer’s setup by pressing the

+19 +12 0 +12 +24

NOR

ROC

JAZ

Exit after selecting EQ.

Press the lever or the Play button.

Adjusting the levels of each bands.

You can adjust levels of eq bands by moving the lever to

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Basic Operations

Using Navigator

6. Using Navigator

Example: Choosing and playing “01.MP3” ﬁle in the b-2 folder when iAUDIO folder structure is as follows.

iAUDIO A

B C

Folder structure within iAUDIO.

Enter the Navigator.

Press and hold the lever to enter the Navigator.

Changing the Navigation Mode.

Press and hold the lever in navigator to change the Navigation Mode.

Music Files: You can navigate through music ﬁles according to the folder structure.

Dynamic Playlist: The Playlist that contains the ﬁles added with the “Add to list” feature is displayed. You can also remove ﬁles from the list.

Recordings: You can navigate the ﬁles under the “Recordings” folder. The ﬁles recorded using Voice Recorder, Line-in Recorder, and FM Radio Recorder can be found here.

iAUDIO

Moving selection bar.

Move the lever (+), (-) .

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B b-1

b-2

Selecting the Navigator Item.

Press the lever to display pop-up menu, then select Expand. You can enter the Folder directly without popup by moving

the lever

b-1

01.MP3

02.MP3

03.MP3

Playing the selected ﬁle.

Press the PLAY button to play selected ﬁle and close Navigator. Move the lever

closing Navigator. You can also choose Play Now menu item from the pop-up menu of Navigator by pressing the lever.

to play the ﬁle without

Basic usage

Using Navigator

Opening Navigator.

• Press and hold the lever to activate Navigator.

• The Navigator opens and you can search folders/ﬁles in the HDD when in the Digital Audio, Voice Recorder, Line-in Recorder Mode.

• In the FM Radio Mode, the navigator opens to search for or setup presets.

Moving selection.

• Move the lever (+), (-) to move the selection bar up or down.

• Press the Play button or move the lever

• Move the lever

to move to the upper folder. (Navigator closes and returns to normal

to move to the sub folder.

screen in the root folder.)

Selecting a Navigator Item.

• When you select a ﬁle and press the Play button or move the lever

• When you select a folder and press the Play button or move the lever

folder are displayed.

, the ﬁle is played.

, the ﬁles in the

Navigator Popup Window.

• If the lever is pressed, appropriate popup window appears depending on the selected item.

• Move to a desired item by moving the lever (+), (-) .

• Select the desired popup item by pressing the Play button or by moving the lever

• Cancel and then close the popup window by pressing the REC Button.

• Popup items for ﬁle: Play now, Add to List, Intro, Delete

• Popup items for folder: Expand, Play now, Add to List.

• Popup items for Dynamic Playlist ﬁle: Play now, Intro, Remove.

• Popup items for radio mode: Listen Ch, Save Current, Delete Ch.

If the lever is pressed in the selected ﬁle. If the lever is pressed in the selected folder.

Closing the Navigator.

• Press the REC button to close the Navigator and return to normal screen.

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Basic Operations

MP3 Player Mode

1. Power On / Play

2. Power Off / Stop

3. Adjusting the Volume

•

Press and hold the Play button. iAUDIO logo appears and power turns on.

•

If AutoPlay is set to “ON”, play starts as soon as iAUDIO powers on. Otherwise,

iAUDIO is on standby. In the latter case, press the PLAY button to play music.

•

If the Resume feature is set, iAUDIO plays from the last stopped position.

•

Press and hold the Play button when in stop mode to turn if off.

•

Play is stopped by pressing the Play button when in play mode.

•

Power automatically turns off if the Auto Off or Sleep feature is set.

•

Power cannot be turned off if iAUDIO is connected to PC (in USB mode).

•

Move the lever (+), (-) to adjust the volume in the play mode.

•

The volume changes by 1 level when you move the lever, and it changes rapidly

when you move and hold the lever.

•

The volume can be adjusted between 0 (mute) ~ 40.

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4. Section Repeat : A

5. Hold:

Basic Operations

MP3 Player Mode

Use the REC (A

The (A

is pressed at the beginning position of the desired section of music. The icon changes to (A

section. Now this section is played repeatedly in a loop. To stop Section Repeat, press the REC Button again.

B) button while a track is played in MP3 Player Mode.

) icon is displayed on the lower center part of the LCD when the key

B) if the button is pressed once again at the end of the desired

When you set the Hold switch to ON, all buttons do not work.

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