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COPYRIGHT NOTICE Thanks for purchasing COWON. We always strive for your complete satisfaction of our product. This manual contains user guide, cautions and other useful information about your COWON player. Please read this manual thoroughly before using, to take full advantage of features in your COWON player. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Legal Notice • COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, INC.
4 Table of Contents Table of Contents iAUDIO U5 Safety Tips 1)Introducing iAUDIO U5. 1. iAUDIO U5 at a Glance 2. Package Contents 3. Features and Specifications 4. Identifying the Parts 5. TFT LCD Display 6. Charging iAUDIO U5 7. Windows 98 Driver Setup 8. Connecting to PC and Transferring Files 6 7 5 4)Using Advanced Settings 1. Settings Menu List 2. Menu Screen 3. JetEffect 4. Play Mode 5. Display 6. Timer 7. General 8. Recording 9. FM Radio 10. System 11. Information 28 2)Using iAUDIO U5 1.
6 Safety Tips • Do not use this product for any purpose other than described in this document. • Use caution opening the contents of the package to avoid injuries. • Do not use earphones while riding a bike, driving a car, walking, or exercising. It may disturb your concentration and lead to an accident. • Avoid any exposure to extreme moisture. Damage from moisture constitutes user’s negligence and will not be covered by manufacturer’s warranty.
8 Introducing iAUDIO U5 Introducing iAUDIO U5 World’s most powerful sound effects iAUDIO U5 provides the most unique, powerful and high quality sound, which is recognized worldwide. You can take advantage of the following sound effects to suit your favorite music: BBE: Sound effects that provide the clearest music. Mach3Bass: A bass booster that enhances super low-end bass. MP Enhance: Sound effects that compensate for missing sound segments in MP3s. 3D Surround: Three-dimensional surround sound effect.
10 Introducing iAUDIO U5 3. Features and specification Supports Microsoft PlaysForSure™, MTP(Media Transfer Protocol) MP3, WMA, WAV FM Radio/Voice recording Built-In Flash Memory 2G, 4GB, 8GB High-Speed USB 2.0 Interface 1.8 inch TFT LCD display with 128x160 resolution and 65K colors. Long Contiunous Playback Time: Up to 24hours (Based on company test result. Play time may be shortened if TFT LCD is used often.
12 Introducing iAUDIO U5 Introducing iAUDIO U5 4. Identifying the Parts 5.
14 Introducing iAUDIO U5 6. Charging iAUDIO U5 Introducing iAUDIO U5 (b) Using a PC connection • If your player is being used for the first time or if it has not been charged for a long time, make sure player is charged fully before using it • To charge iAUDIO U5, connect the player to a PC using a USB cable or connect to the AC provided adapter only. (a) Using an AC adapter (sold separately) i. Connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet and the USB jack of the player ii.
16 Introducing iAUDIO U5 7. Windows 98 Driver Setup Introducing iAUDIO U5 4. Click “Specify a location” and click “Browse” button. When using Windows 98 or 98 SE, you need to install hardware driver for the PC to recognize the player. •Windows 2000 and later versions automatically recognize the player. ■ Installing the driver 1. Connect the player to your PC using the supplied USB cable 2. “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear as shown. Click “Next”. 3.
18 Introducing iAUDIO U5 Introducing iAUDIO U5 7. Continue to click “Next” 8. Click the “Finish” button to complete the driver installation. The newly added drive can be seen in Device Manager or Explorer. 8. Connecting to PC and Transferring Files 1. Connect the player to a PC using the supplied USB cable. 2. When connected, the screen will show the following screen. 3. The iAUDIO drive will appear as shown and can be accessed like a disk drive using Windows Explorer 4.
20 Using iAUDIO U5 Using iAUDIO U5 1. Quick Start Guide 1.0 1. Connect the earphone/neckstrap module to the player 2. Pull Power switch upwards to turn on. 3. After the splash screen and logo is displayed, the standby screen appears. (It may start playback if automatic play is selected in Settings.) 4. Press the button to play or pause music 5. Pressing the buttons allows selection of previous and next tracks as well as fast forward and rewind the current track. 6.
22 Using Advanced Features 1. Playing Audio Files Using Advanced Features ■ Using Section Repeat ■ Playing Audio 1. After turning on the power, change the player mode to either Music 2. Press the button to play music files. 3. Press the button during playback to pause the media files 4. Press the buttons briefly to play previous or next tracks 5. During the playback, press the buttons to rewind or fast-forward the current track.
24 Using Advanced Features Using Advanced Features 2. Using FM Radio ■ Listening to FM Radio 1. Turn on the player and then select the FM Radio mode. 2. Press buttons briefly to change the tuning frequency at 0.1Mhz step 3. Press and hold buttons scan for the nearest FM radio station with good reception - If unit turned off while listening, radio resumes upon restart. - Earphone wire works as an antenna for FM Radio signals and thus improves the quality of reception when straightened.
26 Using Advanced Features 1. After the player is turned on, select the FM Radio mode. 2. Set the tuning frequency to the desired radio station. 3. Press “REC” button to start recording. 4. Press “REC” button again during a record to stop recording. Using Advanced Features 3. Recording Using Built-In Microphone ■ Recording with Built-in Microphone ■ Scheduled Recording of FM Radio Timer 1.
28 Using Advanced Settings Using Advanced Settings 2. Menu Screen 1. Settings Menu List Menu Music FM Radio Timer Voice Rec.
30 Using Advanced Settings Using Advanced Settings 7. Play Speed ● Adjusts playback speed. *not available for music files with sampling rate lower than 44KHz 8. Advanced EQ ● Adjusts EQ values.and select SAVE or LOAD. 9. JetEffect Preset ● To save current JetEffect settings or load the previous settings, press and hold select SAVE or LOAD. 3. Shuffle ● Within the range specified in Boundary, random playback can be set. ● If enabled, files within the range are randomly played. 5.
32 Using Advanced Settings 6. Timer 1. Time Setup ● Sets the current time ● Sets the correct time setting for alarm and scheduled recording. 2. Wakeup Mode ● Automatically turns on the player at the specified wakeup time. ● Music Alarm plays music and for FM Alarm settings, the last station to be listened to will run in Radio mode. ● For FM recording, it records the last radio frequency from the preset time during the specified time. 3. Wakeup Time ● Sets the time to automatically turn the player on.
34 Using Advanced Settings 8. Recording 1. Voice bps ● Sets the audio quality of the file recorded with the built-in microphone. ● Files recording through the microphone are set to Mono by default. ● The higher Kbps, the better the recording quality is, but file size also becomes larger. 2. FM bps ● Sets the quality of the file being recorded during FM Radio listening. ● Also sets the quality of scheduled FM recording file.
36 추가 설명 Additional Information 1. Firmware Upgrade Additional Information 3. When, initialized, the Language setting screen will appear when the player is turned on. Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware. By upgrading firmware, features of the product can be enhanced and any bugs be fixed. Performance and menus may change after a firmware upgrade. Some beta versions of firmware may contain program bugs that will be fixed in the later versions.
38 Troubleshooting Q I am still confused even after reading the manual. & A Our website www.COWON.com provides support for users of iAUDIO 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 best we can. Q I cannot turn on the player.
