User Guide
COPYRIGHT NOTICE 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.
User Guide iAUDIO 4
Safety Instructions Take care not to cut your hands when handling the product box, User Guide, or parts. Do not use this product for purposes other than those stated in this User Guide. This product uses a 1.2 -1.5V battery. Always use the rated AAA battery, and pay attention to the polarity when replacing the battery. Reusing a battery which has leaked is prohibited. Pay attention to the USB cable direction when connecting this product to a PC.
Safety Instructions Touching the product with wet hands may cause a malfunction. Do not remove the battery while the product is operating. Always remove the battery after making sure that the power is turned off. Note that malfunctions may occur if you use the product in places where static electricity occurs frequently. 5 Do not throw the product into water or keep it in a damp place for a long time. If you do this, it is classified as product failure by ubmersion and you cannot receive free AS.
Table of Contents 1. iAUDIO What is iAUDIO 4? Package Contents Product Features Product Specifications Name of Parts Loading the Battery/Connecting USB Cable LCD Display Basic Operations Simple Operations by Mode Detailed Features by Menu Glossary Troubleshooting Using Buttons Menu List 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 24 36 37 39 43 2.
Table of Contents Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Directly Transferring Them to iAUDIO Other Features Installing and Using JetAudio 58 Guide to Firmware Upgrade 65 7 61 64 iAUDIO 4
What is iAUDIO? What is iAUDIO? iAUDIO is a unique brand of MP3 player produced by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. It is a super mini portable digital audio device that plays various formats of sound files, including MP3. It also supports FM radio listening/recording, as well as voice recording and direct encoding through the built-in microphone and Line-In input jack.
What is iAUDIO? 9 Wide Graphic LCD A wide 4-line LCD with a 128 x 64 graphic LCD and an additional segment LCD is provided so that you can clearly check the overall operations of the product at a glance. In addition, commercial fonts are installed which can display more than 40,000 characters in various languages for multi-language support and beautiful display. 124 color LED backlight and visualization 124 backlight colors can be displayed.
Package Contents Battery (AAA size, 1 ea) Installation CD (JetShell & JetAudio), User Guide Fashionable Carrying Case iAUDIO 4 Bundled Earphone Fashionable Necklace Simple USB Connector iAUDIO (MP3 Player Main Body) USB Cable, Line-in Recording Cable
Product Features 11 Plays MP3, MP2, WMA, ASF, and WAV (Up to 48Khz Stereo). Voice recording. FM radio listening and recording. Direct MP3 encoding. USB Storage Drive. Built-in flash memory (128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB) 4 Line Graphic LCD 124 Colors LED Backlight USB 1.1 Interface Up to 15 hours of playback with one AAA battery (Based on our company’s test) (The playing time may be shortened if visualization is used.
Product Specifications All ranges of MPEG 1/2/2.5 layer 3 (8kbps~320kbps) (8kHz~48kHz) and VBR Playback formats 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) Capacity PC Interface File transfer speed Built-in Flash Memory (128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB) ** USB 1.1 Maximum 6Mbps Battery 1.
Name of Parts 13 Line-in Jack Earphone jack Top Left Side Front Side Right Side MENU, VOL+ & VOL- buttons Back Side PLAY/STOP, FF, REW combination button MODE button REC/A↔B button HOLD switch LCD display Battery cover Bottom Side Battery cover iAUDIO 4
Loading the Battery/Connecting USB Cable Loading the Battery 1. Push down the battery cover on the back of iAUDIO 4, slide the cover down and pull it out toward you to remove it. 2. Insert the - /negative pole of the AAA size battery into the top of the battery compartment where there is a spring, and then put the + /positive pole into the bottom. 3. Push the cover from the bottom to the top in the reverse order of opening it.
LCD Display 15 Line-in Recording mode Voice Recording mode FM Radio mode MP3 Player mode Volume Remaining Battery Charge Album Name Song Info Track Number / Play Time Memory Usage / Left and Right Output Graphics Progress/Status Bar Bit Rate Sampling Rate JetEffect (BBE, M3B, 3D, MP) Play Sequence 5Band EQ Deck Repeat Hold (Lock) The Remaining Battery Charge icon indicates the remaining time the battery can be used. The more the battery is used, the fewer the number of segments in the icon.
Basic Operations Basic Operations for Using Menu Basic Operations for Using Menu 1. Opening Navigator or Mode Change Menu A. To open the ‘Mode Change’ menu, press the ‘Mode’ button in the Play or Stop status. B. To open the Navigator, press the ‘MENU’ button in the Play or Stop status . 2. Navigating and selecting in the Navigator or Mode Selection C. Up and Down movement in the menu: Press ‘Vol –‘ to move up, and ‘Vol +’ to move down. D.
Basic Operations Navigation Mode 17 Navigation Mode 1. Entering Navigation Mode In the Play or Stop status, press and hold the ‘MENU’ button to activate Navigator. When you press the Mode key, the Navigation mode is activated Music Files: You can navigate through music files such as MP3 and WMA according to the folder structure. Dynamic PlayList: The Playlist that contain the files added with the ‘Add to list’ feature is displayed. You can also delete files from the list.
Simple Operations by Mode MP3 Player Mode MP3 Player Mode 1. Power On & Playback • Insert a new battery and connect the earphone correctly. • When you press the ‘PLAY’ button, the power comes on and the ‘iAUDIO’ logo appears. • Play automatically starts when the power is turned on. • Since the ‘Resume’ function is set, the last played track and play position are recalled, and play starts from that position.
Simple Operations by Mode MP3 Player Mode 4. Changing Mode 19 • When you press the ‘MODE’ button, the ‘Mode Change’ menu appears. • Pressing the ‘+’ or ‘–‘ buttons cycles the mode in the order of: "MP3 Player → FM Radio → Voice Recorder → Line in Recorder." Select a desired mode and press the ‘MENU’ button. • You cannot change modes from the ‘MENU" window. 5. Block Repeat Setting: Use the ‘REC(A B)’ button while playing tracks in the MP3 Player mode.
Simple Operations by Mode FM Radio Mode FM Radio (Listening to FM Radio) After turning the iAUDIO on, press the ‘Mode’ button and select ‘FM Radio’ from the menu that appears. Use the ‘+’ or ‘–‘ buttons for navigation and select with the ‘Menu’ button to enter the ‘FM’ mode. When you press the ‘FF/REW’ button briefly while in ‘FM’ mode, the frequency changes by 0.1 Khz.
Simple Operations by Mode Voice Recorder Mode 21 Voice Recorder (Recording voice with the built-in microphone) After turning iAUDIO on, press the ‘Mode’ button and select ‘Voice Recorder’ from the menu that appears. Use the ‘+’ or ‘–‘ buttons for navigation and select with the ‘Menu’ button to enter the ‘MIC’ mode. Press the ‘REC’ button to start recording. The file is recorded in the preset recording quality as the file name V***.mp3 under "VOICE" in the "Records" folder.
Simple Operations by Mode Line-in Recorder mode Line-in Recorder (Direct Encoding) We will explain with an example of direct encoding between a "CD player" and the iAUDIO 4. After turning the iAUDIO on, press the ‘Mode’ button and select ‘Line-in Recorder’ from the menu that appears. Use the ‘+’ or ‘–‘ buttons for navigation and select with the ‘Menu’ button to enter the ‘Line-in Recorder’ mode. Connect the headphone jack of the CDP and the Line-in jack of the iAUDIO with a two-way stereo jack cable.
Simple Operations by Mode Line-in Recorder mode 23 Press the ‘REC’ button to set the iAUDIO to standby status for recording. At this time, the memory usage icon blinks but the timer does not increase, so it is not recording but is in standby status. When you press the ‘Play’ button of the CDP, the iAUDIO receives the signal input from the Line-in jack and starts recording. The recorded file is saved as ‘L***.mp3’ under "LineIn" in the "RECORDS" folder in a certain sequence.
Detailed Features by Menu JetEffect JetEffect 1. Equalizer 2. BBE : 3. Mach3Bass : 4. MP Enhance : iAUDIO 4 After pressing the ‘MENU’ button in the ‘MP3 Player’ mode, enter ‘JetEffect’. Select ‘Equalizer’ and press the ‘MENU’ button. The 5-band EQ appears. With the ‘+’ and ‘–‘ buttons, select from: Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Vocal, and User EQ. You can adjust all these different EQ types.
Detailed Features by Menu JetEffect 5. 3D Surround : 25 ‘3D Surround’ provides 3-dimensional sound effects. After pressing the ‘MENU’ button in the ‘MP3 Player’ mode, enter ‘JetEffect’. Select ‘3D Surround’ and press the ‘MENU’ button. A menu appears for you to select a level between 0 and 10. Change the value with the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons. 6. Left & Right Balance (Pan) ‘Pan’ is the feature to adjust the balance between left and right sound volume.
Detailed Features by Menu Play Mode Play Mode 1. Boundary : 2. Repeat : 3. Shuffle : iAUDIO 4 This menu is for setting various boundaries of play. The mp3 files recorded with the microphone and Line In are excluded. After pressing the ‘MENU’ button in the ‘MP3 Player’ mode, enter the ‘PLAY Mode’. Select ‘Boundary’ and press the ‘MENU’ button to change the value as follows: • 1 (One) : Only one song is played. • F (Folder) : Only the currently selected folder is played.
Detailed Features by Menu Backlight 27 Backlight You can change the backlight color. Press the ‘MENU’ button and select ‘Backlight’, then press the ‘MENU’ button once again. The following menu is provided. After selecting a value, press the ‘MENU’ button to change the color. 1. Color Playing, FM Radio, Recording, Menu, Navigating, Song Change (E.g.) Select ‘Playing’. Three colors, Red, Green and Blue appear. When you select ‘Red’ and press the ‘FF/REW’ button, the color changes.
Detailed Features by Menu Display Display 1. Play Time 2. Song Title • • • • Display and change the time information of the played track. Remain : The remaining time is displayed in reverse. (E.g.: - 3:32) Elapse : The elapsed time is displayed from the beginning. (E.g.: 0:01) When you select an option and press the ‘Menu’ button, the selection is applied. • • • • • This is the feature to decide how to display file names. ID3V2 : ID3 Tag version2 is given priority.
Detailed Features by Menu Display & Timer 29 5. Language (Menu Language) • This is the feature to change the menu language. • You can choose: Chinese (Simp), Chinese (Trad), English, Hangul (Korean), Japanese, or Russian. 6. Contrast (Display Brightness) • This is the feature to adjust the brightness of the LCD display. • You can choose a number between 1 and 9. Select ‘Contrast’ and press the ‘Menu’ button. Choose a value with the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons. Timer 1. Auto Off 2.
Detailed Features by Menu General General 1. Skip Length 2. Scan Speed 3. Resume 4. Auto Play iAUDIO 4 • This is the feature to set the length of one skip when the ‘FF/REW’ button is pressed once. • You can choose Track, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 sec. • Select ‘Skip Length’ and press the ‘Menu’ button. Then choose a value with the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons. • This is the feature to set the speed for ‘Fast Forward/Fast Rewind’ when the ‘FF/ REW’ button is pressed and held down.
Detailed Features by Menu General 5. Battery Type 31 • This is the menu to directly set the battery type used. • Since the measurement of the Remaining Battery Charge depends on the battery type, you need to choose the correct one. • You can choose either ‘Alkaline’ or ‘Rechargeable.’ We officially recommend a 1.2 to 1.5V nickel hydride fast rechargeable dry cell or alkaline battery for iAUDIO. • Select ‘Battery Type’ and press the ‘Menu’ button. Then choose a battery type with the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons.
Detailed Features by Menu Recording Recording 1. Line-in bps • This is the menu for setting the transmission rate (quality) of the MP3 files recorded via ‘Line In’. • You can choose: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, or 128 kbps. • From 32kbps to 64kbps is recorded in mono. From 80kbps to 128kbps is recorded in stereo. • Select ‘Line-in bps’ and press the ‘Menu’ button. Then choose a value with the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons. 2.
Detailed Features by Menu Recording 5. Voice Active 6. Line Volume 7. Auto Sync 33 • The recording pauses automatically when there is no sound input, and the recording resumes when a sound is input. This feature allows you to save memory. • You can choose a number between 0 and 10. A smaller value gives more sensitivity (to the mic). If this value is set too high compared to the surrounding noise, the sensitivity of iAUDIO drops, causing it to remain in ‘recording standby’ status.
Detailed Features by Menu FM Radio FM Radio 1. Stereo • This is the menu for selecting stereo or mono while listening to the FM radio. • You can choose ‘Stereo’ or ‘Mono’. • Select ‘Stereo’ and press the ‘Menu’ button. Then choose a value with the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons. 2. FM Region (Country Setting) • This is the menu for selecting the country where you are listening. • You can choose: China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, or US. • Select ‘Region’ and press the ‘Menu’ button.
Detailed Features by Menu Information 35 Information Version (Firmware Version) • The current version number of the firmware installed in iAUDIO is displayed. Memory (Used/Total Memory) • Information on the flash memory in iAUDIO is displayed. • You can check usage and remaining memory size. • Some of the flash memory in iAUDIO is used for system area. Therefore, when we exclude the system area essential for normal operation of iAUDIO, the actual capacity of the flash memory is somewhat reduced.
Glossary Glossary BBE The sound effects with high resolution that reinforces treble sound and makes music clearer Mach3Bass An elaborate bass booster that reinforces super bass bands, creating a richer and denser bass sound MP Enhance The sound effects that compensates for lost sound segments of tracks within the device itself during play 3D Surround Three-dimensional sound that gives a sense of space Boundary A feature to specify the ‘boundaries’ of play for files or folders Contrast A feature to adju
Troubleshooting Symptom iAUDIO does not power on. There is no sound. FM Radio does not work. Remedy 37 Explanation Make sure that the polarity of the installed battery is correct. iAUDIO does not work if the polarity of the battery is switched. Replace the battery with a new one. iAUDIO does not work when the battery is dead. Remove the battery and insert it again. Check if contact areas of the battery (+ & - poles) are clean. Make sure that there are mp3 files in the memory.
Troubleshooting Remedy Explanation Memory is full and iAUDIO works abnormally or does not play. Symptom Initialize iAUDIO and leave a free space of 1-2 MB, then try again. An important system file, "settings.dat" is saved in the Root folder of the Flash memory. When this file is not saved properly, or deleted, or damaged during file transfer, iAUDIO may not work normally. Hundreds of files are saved in Root folder and iAUDIO does not work or works abnormally.
Using Buttons MP3 Player Mode 39 MP3 Player Mode Key Operation During Stop During Play Play the current track Stop the current track Power On Power Off Skip to the next track Skip to the next track or move forward by 5sec or 10sec. (SKIP setting) Fast Forward Fast Forward Skip to the previous track Skip to the previous track or move backward by 5sec or 10sec.
Using Buttons FM Radio Mode FM Radio Mode Key During Stop In the Preset Mode Exit Preset mode Power ON Power Off Increase frequency Skip to the next preset Search the next FM station Skip to the next preset Decrease frequency Skip to the next preset Search the previous FM station Skip to the previous preset Setup menu Setup menu Preset mode setting Preset mode setting Select a mode Select a mode Vol + Increase volume Increase volume Vol - Decrease volume Decrease volume Start
Using Buttons Voice Recorder /Line-in Recorder Mode 41 Voice Recorder /Line-in Recorder Mode Key Play/Pause Operation During Stop In the Preset Mode Play the previous recording file Pause/Continue recording Power Off Power Off FF REW MENU Setup menu Navigator MODE Select a mode Vol + Increase volume Vol - Decrease volume REC/A B Start recording Start recording iAUDIO 4
Using Buttons Navigator Navigator Key Operation When Selecting a File When Selecting a Folder Play/Pause Play the selected file and then change/return to the MP3 Player mode Expand folder FF Play the selected file and then change/return to the MP3 Player mode Expand folder REW Move to the upper folder Move to the upper folder MENU Pop up menu Pop up menu Vol + Move the focus down Move the focus down Vol - Move the focus up Move the focus up Change to the MP3 Player mode Change t
Menu List JetEffect Play Mode Backlight Display Timer General Equalizer : Equalizer Skip Length : Skip Length BBE : BBE Scan speed : Scan Speed Mach3Bass : Mach3Bass Resume : Resume MP Enhance : MP Enhance Immediate Play : Auto Play Surround : 3D Surround Battery Type : Battery Type Balance Adjustment : Pan Music : Line-in bps Boundary of Play : Boundary Microphone : Voice bps Repeat Play : Repeat FM : FM Radio bps Shuffle : Shuffle Microphone Sensiti
What is JetShell? What is JetShell? JetShell is the iAUDIO manager program providing the following features: • Downloading/Uploading files from/to iAUDIO (some files excluded).
Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 45 Installing JetShell When you insert the iAUDIO Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, the installation program starts automatically. It may not start automatically sometimes depending on the status of the Windows. In this case, run CD-ROM: \Setup.exe or CD-ROM:\JetShell\Setup.exe. When the installation finishes, Start → Programs → COWON → iAUDIO 4 program group is registered. Connecting iAUDIO Windows ME/2000/XP 1. Insert a new battery in iAUDIO correctly. 2.
Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 5. To make sure that the installation was completed, check for the device ‘iAUDIO’ in ‘My Computer’ as shown in the following picture (based on Windows 98 SE), or in ‘Control Panel – System – Hardware – Device Manager.
Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 47 For Windows 98 / 98 SE 1. 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. 3. Connect iAUDIO and PC with a USB cable. In the normal Windows environment, a message saying that the iAUDIO 4 Digital Audio Player device was found will be displayed as shown in the picture. Click on the ‘Next’ button. 4.
Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 5. Check "Specify a location" and click on the [Browse] button. 6. From the ‘Browse’ window, select the [Win98] folder on the iAUDIO Installation CD, and click on the ‘Next’ button. When the model name "iAUDIO 4 Digital Audio Player" appears on the [Add New Hardware Wizard] window as shown in the picture, click on the [Next] button.
Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 49 7. The driver files are copied and installed from the Installation CD. When the installation finishes, a message notifying you of completion appears as shown in the picture. 8. Finally, make sure that installation of iAUDIO 4 was completed normally by checking "iAUDIO 4 Digital Audio Player" displayed under Control Panel →System →Device Manager → Hard Disk Controller.
JetShell Configuration The Whole Picture Play and MP3 Management Section File Management Section Flash Memory Management Section File Management Window Download List Management Section When JetShell is activated, it controls the iAudio drive. Therefore, you should exit JetShell before performing the following tasks.
JetShell Configuration 51 Playing MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD, and Play List (m3u) Double click an MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD file, or Play List (m3u) in the ‘File Management’ Window, or drag and drop the file on the ‘Player’ shown above. Then the file starts playing. In addition, you can also select multiple files and then press the ‘Play’ button.
JetShell Configuration Flash Memory Management The bottom part of JetShell consists of ‘Flash Memory Management Section’ and ‘Download List.’ When iAUDIO is working normally, the red lamp flashes with the message ‘iAUDIO is working’ as shown in the figure. The files transferred from PC to iAUDIO by the user are displayed in the middle window. The "Memory used" bar shown at the bottom right indicates the used memory size of the total flash memory of iAUDIO.
Spectrum Screens and Sound Effects 53 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 effects.
Downloading MP3 files to iAUDIO Downloading MP3 files to iAUDIO 1. Downloading sound files to iAUDIO is very simple. Select files to download from the ‘File Management Section’ and click on the down arrow. 2. Or you can also drag and drop the selected files from the ‘File Management Section’ to the window at the bottom as if you were using Windows Explorer. 3. The following window shows the file downloading process. The backlight turns on during file download.
Downloading MP3 files to iAUDIO 55 4. Another method is to enter the files in the ‘Download List’ window as shown below before downloading. This is useful when you wish to enter files in different folders with the + button and then download them all at once. 5. You can also download the files existing outside of JetShell by dragging and dropping them onto the ‘Flash Memory’ Window.
Deleting Files in iAUDIO Deleting Files in iAUDIO You can delete files in iAUDIO in the same manner as in Windows Explorer. Select the files to delete and click on the button. Then the confirmation window "Delete from flash memory?" appears. Click ‘Yes’ to delete them. You can also delete files from the pop up menu that appears when you right click your mouse after selecting a file in the ‘Flash Memory’ Window.
Initializing Flash Memory (Formatting) 57 You can format iAUDIO as you do a hard disk. However, you should take special care when you format it since all the data in the memory will be deleted. 1. From the JetShell menu, click [File] –[Format Device Memory]. 2. When the ‘Format’ window appears, select ‘FAT’. If you select ‘FAT32’ and format, iAUDIO is recognized as just USB storage media and will not function normally as an MP3 Player. Therefore, be sure to format as ‘FAT’ only.
ConvertingAudioCDTrackstoMP3FilesandDirectlyDownloadingThemtoiAUDIO Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and Directly Downloading Them to iAUDIO With JetShell, you can easily convert your Audio CD into MP3 files and download them to iAUDIO. Since the Audio CD tracks are digitally converted to MP3 without transforming them to wave files first, the speed is very fast. 1. Before getting started, you must choose the quality of the MP3 files to create.
ConvertingAudioCDTrackstoMP3FilesandDirectlyDownloadingThemtoiAUDIO 59 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. 3. Specify the path ‘iAUDIO’ (Mobile Disk) to save the MP3 files in.
ConvertingAudioCDTrackstoMP3FilesandDirectlyDownloadingThemtoiAUDIO 4. The converting process is displayed as shown below.
Other Features 61 1. Ripping Enhanced CD For some enhanced CDs, you cannot directly select the tracks on the CD. In this case, you can right click your mouse and select a track to convert to file 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. The tracks appear when you right click your mouse. 2.
Other Features 3. Editing ID3 Tag You can edit the ID3 tag of a MP3 file by selecting [Tools] – [Edit MP3 ID3 Tag] from the JetShell menu.
Other Features 63 4. Changing MP3 Bit Rate You can change the bit rate of MP3 files by selecting ‘MP3 Bit Rate Conversion’ from the menu. 5. Downloading Logo File You can download a logo file to change the logo screen that appears when iAUDIO powers on. Select ‘Download Logo File’ from the menu. When the ‘Open’ window appears, locate the desired logo file and click ‘Open’. Then the logo file is automatically downloaded and applied.
Installing and Using JetAudio Installing and Using JetAudio The worldwide renowned integrated multimedia playing program ‘JetAudio’ is included in the iAUDIO Installation CD. To install ‘JetAudio’, run the file "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.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade 65 Guide to Firmware Upgrade A. What is Firmware? Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware, which activates various features. By upgrading the firmware, you can enhance the features of the product and eliminate the bugs. B. Notice for Legal Limitations and Responsibilities Regarding Firmware • The performance and menu of iAUDIO may change without prior notice through firmware upgrades of regular or beta versions supported by the manufacturer.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade D. Downloading and Installing Firmware • You can download the latest firmware from ‘Library’ on the ‘http://www.iAUDIO.com’ site free of charge. • In order to upgrade the firmware of iAUDIO, you need the firmware upgrade program and the firmware data file, which are provided separately. Please refer to the following procedure. ① You need to install the firmware upgrade program. Decompress the downloaded file and run the "setup.exe" file from among the decompressed files.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade 67 ② Read the License Agreement. To continue installation, click on the [Next] button. ③ Specify the destination folder.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade ④ Specify a group name. ⑤ The files are copied.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade 69 ⑥ The installation is complete. ⑦ Depending on the type and status of Windows, the following window for choosing whether or not to reboot appears. If this window appears, choose "Yes" to reboot.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑧ After completing installation of the firmware upgrade program, decompress the downloaded ‘Zip’ file or ‘EXE’ file containing the firmware data. You download the firmware data from ‘Library’ on the iAUDIO.com site as a Zip file. ⑨ Copy the decompressed files into the "C:\program files\cowon\iAUDIO 4" folder.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade 71 ⑩ Depending on the case, a warning message "This folder already contains the file named ‘***.‘" may appear as shown below. In this case, replace and overwrite the existing files by copying or moving the file to the folder. ⑪ When the copying finishes, run the firmware upgrade program by selecting Start → Programs → COWON iAUDIO 4→ Firmware Download.
Guide to Firmware Upgrade ⑫ When you check [Download Option] during firmware upgrade, all the data stored in the flash memory is deleted. Therefore, be sure to back up important MP3 files and data in ‘iAUDIO 4’ to your PC. Furthermore, never remove the USB cable during firmware upgrade, since it may cause system faults or other malfunctions. ⑬ When you click on the ‘Start’ button, the firmware upgrade starts.
Serial Number 1. After purchasing iAUDIO, be sure to perform customer registration at iAUDIO.com. 2. This serial number is required for customer registration at iAUDIO.com. 3. It is also required for installing the JetShell program. 4. Take special care not to lose this serial number since it will not be reissued. Address : COWON SYSTEMS, Inc., 7th Floor, STX Building, 448-2, Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea Customer Support Team : 080-668-8282 (Free Collect Call) A/S Center : Room No.
