User’s Guide ver. 1.
+ 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.
+ 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.
+ 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 Browser Pictures Documents Browser Applications Recorder Flash Utilities Calculator Notepad Typist Comix Settings JetEffect 3.0 Display Time Music Video Recording Bluetooth System Additional Product Specification Converting Files Using COWON MediaCenter.
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.
Before you start! + Precaution + Do not attempt to disassemble the player. Disassembly will void the warranty and the unit will be permanently disqualified from any warranty services. + Do not mix directions when connecting USB cables or AC adapters to your player or PC. Connecting USB cables incorrectly may damage your player or PC. Also, do not bend or press connection cables with heavy objects.
Before you start! + Precaution + When connecting to a PC, use only USB ports on the mother board or a USB Host card. Using an external USB hub may not guarantee proper operation (e.g. USB ports on a keyboard or an external USB hub). + When formatting the built-in memory, select the file system specified in the manual. + Be sure to disconnect the power supply to the PC and USB power adaptor during lightning or thunder storm, to prevent danger to the user or the risk of fire hazards.
Before you start! + Package Components COWON X7 Earphones Manual CD, Quick Guide USB Cable AV Cable (Composite, SPDIF)(Optional) Line-in Cable(Optional) * Actual package contents may differ from the above images.
Before you start! + Names of Parts and Functions Power / Hold Volume buttons Earphone USB/TV-Out Port Home Button Speaker AC Adaptor Jack MIC Touchscreen Strap Hole Reset * RESET will just disconnect the power and does not damage the product or delete any files stored on the device.
Before you start! + Charging 1. Connect between PC and USB/TV-Out port using USB cable. The battery will be fully charged in about 3.5 hours. 2. Charging by COWON approved AC adapter : The battery will be fully charged in about 3 hours. 3. + image will be displayed when power is turned on during charging. - COWON X7 will be charged quicker through AC adaptor if the product is turned off. Display will remain blank in this case.
Before you start! + Connecting and Disconnecting the PC Drag 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 files to COWON X7. 5. When done, click the icon on the system tray to safely remove COWON X7 from the PC. 6. Click the popup message. 7.
Before you start! + Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the software that is embedded within the hardware. Upgrading it can enhance system stability and provide additional features. Please be advised that Beta (unofficial) firmware versions may cause system malfunction. How to upgrade the firmware 1. Download the latest firmware from the SUPPORT section of the website (http://www.COWON.com). 2. Use the USB cable to connect COWON X7 to the PC. 3.
Basic Use + Buttons 1. Press and Hold: Power On/Off 2. Briefly Press: Hold On/Off - Touchscreen and buttons are disabled in Hold mode. - Setting the product in Hold can prevent unwanted operations. 3. Briefly Press Twice: Display Off - Press the button once more to switch back to Display On.
Basic Use + main screen Play Status Indicator Earphone/Speaker Usage Indicator Battery Indicator Volume
Basic Use + music 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PLAY PAUSE PREV NEXT OPEN A-B FAV. B.MARK 8 PRESET 9 MODE / Play/pause the music file. Skip Interval and Scan Speed can be set from [SETTINGS]-[MUSIC]. 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. Add a file to Favorites during the playback. Add Bookmarks during the playback.
Basic Use + videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 OPEN REW PLAY / PAUSE FF A-B THUMB MORE Display the list of video files in the current video folder. Select the previous file or rewind. Play or pause the video file. Select the next file or fast forward. Set the playback boundary to repeat. Displays the preview thumbnails of currently playing video. PRESET Set JetEffect 3.0 (See p.xx) DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS 1~6 SCREEN 16:9 / 4:3 / Original Size / Original Ratio SUBTITLE SUBTITLE Set subtitle On/Off.
Basic Use + radio 1 MANUAL 2 PRESET 3 SETTING CHANNEL SCAN REC SAVE DELETE Sound Region Turn preset mode On / Off Search the receivable FM frequency and automatically register them in Preset. Record the radio signal being received. Register the channel you are listening as a preset. Delete the channel you are listening from the presets. Select Stereo/Mono. Select a country. * Frequency gap is set to 0.1MHz or 0.05MHz depending on the selected country.
Basic Use + browser 1 Pictures ZOOM ROTATE WALLPAPER SLIDESHOW SETTINGS 2 Documents OPEN BOOKMARKS ON / OFF SETTINGS 3 Browser UP TOP DEL FAV SEARCH Zoom in/out the current image. Rotate images by 90 degrees (clockwise). Set the current image as wallpaper. Slide show the image files in the specified folder. Slideshow Set the slide show type (Slide/Fade In). Shuffle Set the slide show as shuffle mode. Speed Set the slide show rate (5~20 sec). Display the list of text files in the current folder.
Basic Use + applications 1 Recorder 2 Flash Start recording. Stop recording. PLAYING Play a recorded file. Stop the playback. SETTING Line-in / MIC 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k Volume Auto / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Execute Flash files (extension: swf) stored in COWON X7. A simple Flash game or animation can be played. RECORDING RECORD STOP PLAY STOP Input Quality The button allocation is applicable only when using flash files created in compliance with COWON X7 buttons.
Basic Use + utilities 1 2 Calculator Notepad 3 4 5 Typist Comix Stopwatch 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. Comics images files can be viewed. Stop watch and countdown features can be used.
Basic Use + settings 1 2 JetEffect 3.0 Display Select your sound effect from 39 JetEffect presets.
3 Time TV-Out TIME & DATE ALARM TIMER 4 Music 5 Video 6 Recording 7 Bluetooth SKIP INTERVAL SEEK INTERVAL RESUME PLAY SPEED PITCH CORRECTION FADE IN LYRICS SKIP INTERVAL RESUME PLAY SPEED PITCH CORRECTION SUBTITLE SUBTITLE LANGUAGE REGION LINE-IN QUALITY MIC QUALITY FM RADIO QUALITY LINE-IN VOLUME MIC VOLUME OFF SCAN PAIRING DEL 8 System HOLD MODE SLEEP MODE BEEP AUDIL L/R SPEAKER Select TV-out standard (NTSC/PAL). Set the current time and date.
DB UPDATE LOAD DEFAULTS INFORMATION Update the file list of the device. Restore all settings to the factory default. Version: Current firmware version. Total space: Total capacity of internal memory. Free space: Remaining memory of internal memory.
Additional + Product Specification Capacity Display Size Weight Button Color Power and System Requirement ETC Flash Memory 4GB HDD 80GB / 120GB / 160GB (FAT32 file system) 1) 16,000,000 colors, Resistive Touchscreen, 4.3” TFT LCD (480X272) 78.5(W) x 127.0(H) x 15.7(T) mm / 213g Power/Hold, Menu, VOL+, VOL Black, White Battery Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery Playback Music Max 30 hours / Video Max 9 hours 2) time Battery AC Adapter : 3.
Additional + Product Specification Audio Frequency Range Max Output S/N Ratio File Format Audio Codec Meta Tag Playback speed JetEffect 3.0 Lyrics File format Video codec Video Video resolution Audio codec Playback speed Subtitle 20Hz~20,000Hz Stereo, 29mW + 29mW (16Ω earphones) 95dB MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, APE, WAV 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.
Additional + Product Specification AV Out Photo Document Viewer FM Radio Recording Bluetooth Method Video : Composite Audio : S/PDIF, Stereo Format NTSC / PAL JPG, No limits.(Progressive format: less than 1M pixel) TXT, No limits.(Exception : UTF-8 Unicode (big endian)) Frequency 87.5~108 MHz (KR, US, EU), 76~108 MHz (JP) Range Mic / Line-in / FM Radio Bluetooth 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. COWON website(www.COWON.com) provides support for users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Users are strongly encouraged to check out the website for further information regarding product usages and firmware upgrades. For individual inquiries, please contact us on-line as we will try to help you as best as we can. + I would like to set the device as factory default.
the earphones are connected properly. Impurities in the earphone jack can cause a noise. + Files that I have stored do not appear in the list. Each mode shows you a list of playable files only. To view all files that you have stored, select the Browser mode. Please note that System folder will not appear in the Browser. + Album image is not displayed in Music Mode. In order to display album image, the image has to be stored in the ID3 tag of the music file.
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.
+ 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.
+ Battery Replacement The rechargeable batteries have limited number of charge cycles, and it will require a replacement as capacity to hold power will eventually diminish. The rechargeable batteries in COWON products should be replaced only by official COWON service centers. Please contact batteryreplace@cowon.com for more information on official COWON service centers. + Product Disposal COWON products contain built-in rechargeable batteries, and must be separately disposed from household waste.
