User's Guide ver. 1.
S9
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+ CONTENTS Before you start! 8 Safety Instructions Package Contents Name of Parts Power Connection / Charging Connecting to / Disconnecting from the PC Firmware Upgrade Basic Use Buttons Display Manipulation Music Mode Videos Mode Radio (FM Radio) Mode Recorder Mode Documents (Text Viewer) Mode Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode Flash Mode 16
+ CONTENTS Setup 26 JetEffect Display Videos Music Radio Recorder System Information Additional 32 Product Specification Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio Troubleshooting 37
Before you start! + Safety Instructions COWON is not responsible for any damages or failures to products that are caused by user misuse of products and by not following the set rules/guidelines that are described in this manual. + Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this guide. + Handle manual, product package materials, accessories, etc with care to prevent cuts and injuries to your hands.
Before you start! + Safety Instructions + If you smell something burning or feel excessive heat while using the product, press the RESET button to stop operation and contact the purchase place. + Touching the player with wet hands may cause damage and malfunctions. Handle the power plug only with dry hands (otherwise an electric shock may occur). + Listening at high volumes ( 85 dB and above) for extended periods may harm your hearing.
Before you start! + Safety Instructions + Be sure to disconnect the power supply to the PC and AC adaptor during lightning or thunderstorms, 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 connect the line-in/out jacks of the cradle (or sub-pack) and the USB port simultaneously. The power of the player may be turned off or cause malfunctions. Only connect the required jacks or ports.
Before you start! + Package Contents COWON S9 Earphones USB Cable 24-pin Connector (For use with mobile phone charger) CD, Quickguide COWON S9 11
Before you start! + Name of Parts Increase the volume/Move Down Decrease the volume/Move Up Rewind/Move to the left Fast Forward/Move to the right/File Selection Play/Stop AMOLED Display Microphone RESET Earphone Jack USB/EXT Port 12 COWON S9 POWER and HOLD Switch
Before you start! + Power Connection / Charging For charging COWON S9, you should use the USB cable to connect the player to a PC or charger. PC 2. Use the 24-pin connector to connect to the USB/EXT port: The battery will be fully charged in about 3.5 hours. 1. Connect between PC and USB/EXT using the USB cable: The battery will be fully charged in about 5.5 hours. - You can check the charging status on the display.
Before you start! + Connecting to / Disconnecting from the PC 1 COWON S9 from the PC. 6. Click the popup message. 2 PC 7. Safely remove the hardware and disconnect the USB cable. 3 4 COWON S9 COWON S9 DRAG COWON S9 1. Use the USB cable to connect COWON S9 to the PC. 2. COWON S9 displays the following image if properly connected to the PC (Picture 2). 3. Also make sure to check My Computer or Windows Explorer to see if COWON S9 is properly connected to the PC (Picture 3). 4.
Before you start! + Firmware Upgrade Firmware is an embedded software within the hardware, and upgrading it further enhances system stability and feature sets. Be advised that Beta(unofficial version) firmwares may cause system malfunctions. 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 S9 to the PC. 3. Unzip the downloaded firmware and copy it to the root folder of COWON S9. 4.
Basic Use + Buttons + Display COWON S9 supports auto pivot function hiring the gravity sensor. Volume It turns on and off the power It turns on or off the display in the power-on condition. Time Power Management Battery Capacity Indicator It switches on ‘Hold’ Mode Selection It controls the Volume Moves the cursor up or down in the selection or setting window. Rewind / Fast Forward Moves the cursor to the left or right in the selection or setting window.
Basic Use + Manipulation COWON S9 enables you to make an intuitive operation on the touch-sensitive screen. Tap a desired mode in the mode selection window to access. Tap the top left (List) or right (Back) button to select a desired file. Tip: You can do the same operation using the volume and file selection(rewind) buttons. (see “Buttons” on page16) On the bottom side, there are buttons related to operation of the appropriate mode.
Basic Use + Music Mode 1. Selects the previous music track or rewinds the current track. 2. Plays a music file or pauses it. You can do the same operation using the Play/Pause button in the center of the volume / search button bar. (See “Buttons” on page 16) + If a file has an image in the ID3 tag, the image will be displayed. 11 8 9 10 1 6 18 7 COWON S9 2 3 4 5 3. Selects the next music track or fast-forwards the current track. 4. Sets the sectional repeat.
Basic Use + Videos Mode 1. Moves to the previous file. 2. Rewinds the file. 3. Plays or stops playing a video file temporarily. You can do the same operation using the Play/Pause button in the center of the volume / search button bar. (See “Buttons” on page 16) + The video file may not be played normally if it is not converted using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. 1 2 3 9 7 8 Television 4 12 10 5 13 6 14 11 Red White Yellow *TV-OUT Cable (unbundled) 4. Fast searches the file forward. 5.
Basic Use + Radio (FM Radio) Mode 11. Sets the boundaries for playback All : Plays all music files regardless of folder 1 : Plays the currently selected music track Folder : Plays music files located within the current folder 10 1 2 12. Sets the section repetition. The player repeats playing a section of more than one second. 13. Turns on the TV OUT (* This can be used only for playback purpose) When TV OUT is selected, volume level is fixed and headphone cannot be used.
Basic Use 1. Checks status of stereo or mono signals 2. Displays the country for radio signals, which can be changed under Settings mode. 3. Press it briefly to change the tuning frequency at 0.1MHz intervals. Press it and hold it to searches and jumps to the next tuning frequency with good signals. In preset mode, it changes to either previous preset channel or the next preset channel. 4. Selects the Preset mode. In this mode, only the preset channels can be accessed. 5.
PC Basic Use + Recorder Mode 1 2 3 22 5 COWON S9 ※ Line-in Cable, Line-in Cable Converter (Optional) 4 1. Plays back recorded files 2. Starts recording 3. Select voice recording or Line-In recording. 4. Selects the sound quality of the recording. Higher bps provides better sound quality but requires larger file size. 5. Sets the volume level during recording.
Basic Use + Documents (Text Viewer) Mode 1. Tap a text file to view the content. The text file should be located in the Documents folder. 2. Inserts the bookmark in the current position. 3. Automatically scrolls the text. 4. Changes the color. 5. Sets the auto scroll time.
Basic Use + Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode 1 2 24 COWON S9 3 4 1. Tap an image file to play it. The image should be located in the Pictures folder. For compliant image formats, see the product specification. 2. Slide-shows the image files in the folder. 3. Rotates the image file.
Basic Use + Flash Mode Flash files (in the format of .swf) stored in COWON S9 will be played in this mode. Flash-based simple games and animations can be played as well.
Settings Mode + JetEffect 2.0 You can select one from 26 JetEffect presets. 4 user-defined presets are supported so that you can adjust the settings of Equalizer, BBE+ and Stereo Enhance. BBE+ provides much more advanced and powerful sound field effect than ever, creating natural and comfortable sound quality.
Settings Mode + Display • Language You can select a preferred language for COWON S9. • Font You can select a preferred font for COWON S9. Convert the .TTF font file to USER.TTF that is copied to the SYSTEM folder, which shall be the user font file. • Play time You can display information on the playback time of the current track. The play time indicates the elapsed time while the remaining time indicates the time remaining until the current track ends. • Wallpaper You can set your own wallpaper.
Settings Mode + Time • Time Sets the current time. Sets the correct time setting for alarm and scheduled recording. • Alarm This will automatically turn on the player at the specific time. The music alarm will play a music file while the FM alarm will tune to the last run frequency in Radio mode. FM recording will record the last run radio program for the set time. FM scheduled recording will consume more power than usual. So please check the power connection or the battery capacity.
Settings Mode • Play Speed You can adjust the play speed of a music file. • Fade In This will increase the volume gradually when the player resumes playing a music file. You can set the time the volume will increase. + Video • Skip Interval This enables you to set the time interval of a skip at once if you press the <<, >> button. • Resume This will remember the location of the last run music file. If auto playback is set, this will play the music file from the last run point.
Settings Mode + Time + Bluetooth • FM Quality You can press the REC button to set the sound quality of a file during its playback. You can set the sound quality in radio scheduled recording. The higher the bps figure is, the better the quality is but the file size increases accordingly. • Disconnect Disconnects the Bluetooth headset from COWON S9. • MIC Volume You can adjust the volume level of a source incoming from the MIC port. • Search COWON S9 scans for Bluetooth headsets available.
Settings Mode • Delete Deletes the selected Bluetooth headset. Once a Bluetooth headset is deleted, it will be restored after going through the search and pairing processes again. Only Bluetooth headsets are supported. When the Bluetooth connection is completed, the Bluetooth connection will remain in effect even if you close the setting window. + System • Hold Mode You can lock the player so that all operations will be deactivated including the touch sensitive screen and the buttons.
Additional + Product Specification Hardware Display (Touchscreen) Audio Power Capacity USB Bluetooth FM Radio TV Button 32 Display 3.3inch 16:9 Wide AMOLED 480x272 (16million colors) Brightness 400cd/㎡ or higher Channel Stereo Frequency Range 20Hz ~ 20KHz Max Output 16 Ohm earphones : 30mW + 30mW S/N Ratio 96dB Built-in Battery Lithium-Polymer Battery Battery Charging 3.5 Hours by AC Adaptor, 5.5 Hours by USB AC Adaptor DC 5.0V, 3A (24-pin Adaptor 4.
General System Requirements Size 57(W) x 105.8(H) x 12.7(T) mm Weight 78g (battery included) Operation Temperature Range 0℃ ~ 40℃ G-Sensor Supports Auto Pivot CPU Pentium III 500Mhz or higher OS USB Port Windows Vista/ XP / 2000 / ME Multimedia file transferable in PCs with MAC OS 10.X / Linux v2.4 or above USB 2.0 High Speed recommended Specifications & applications are subject to change without notice by firmware upgrades.
File Format MP3/2/1, WMA, FLAC, OGG, APE, WAV Audio Codec 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 WAV : ~48kHz, 16bit, mono/stereo APE : Fast, Normal, 16Bit, Ver. 3.93 higher META TAG ID3 V1, ID3 V2.2/V2.3/V2.4,Vorbis Comment, MP4 Tag EQ 22 Presets (BBE settings included), 4 User Presets BBE BBE+, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, 3D Surround Lyrics LDB 1.0, 2.
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 files to convert. 4. Check the selected video files in the list.
Additional + Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 5. After checking the target folder location to save the converted files and other settings, click on “Start” to start the video conversion process. - 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.
+ Troubleshooting + I am still confused even after reading the manual. Our website www.COWON.com provides support for users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and beginner’s guide for our products. Users are strongly encouraged to check out our website for further information regarding product usages and software upgrades and patches. For individual inquiries, please contact us on-line as we will try to help you as best we can. + I cannot turn on the player.
+ Troubleshooting + Album image is not displayed in Music Mode In order display album image, the image has to be stored in the ID3 tag of the music file. You can edit the ID3 tags using jetAudio. A JPG image file of the same name as the current music file should have been stored in the player. Or the folder containing music files has an image file named “cover.jpg”. + Video won’t play. All video files must be converted using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. Any other video files are not supported by COWON S9.
+ Troubleshooting + Characters on the display are corrupted. Set your preferred language again in Setup > Display > Language and try again. If the problem persists, set the current font to the system font and try again. COWON products are developed based on the Korean Windows OS versions, which may cause corruption of some special fonts or languages on the display. + Computer cannot recognize the player when connected. If the player does not turn on in connection with the PC, press the RESET button.
User's Manual Information Do not Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
