User’s Manual ver. 1.
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Table of Contents 3 COWON Q5W 1)Before Using this Product 1. Precautions for Using this Product 2. Package Components 3. Names of Parts 4. Installation 5. Recharging 6. Connecting to PC and storing files 4 2)Product Usage 1. Key configuration 2. Controls 3. Media 4. Office 5. Utilities 6. Network 7. MS Windows 10 3)Product Details 1. Product Specifications 2. Firmware Upgrade 3. Windows CE upgrade 4. Factory Default 5.
Before Using this Product 1. Precautions for Using this Product 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.
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Before Using this Product 3. Names of Parts COWON Q5W 1 2 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 16 1 Power/Hold Switch : Turns Unit ON/OFF. Hold will disable all buttons/keys on the Unit. The switch turns LCD ON/OFF, if it is pressed when power is on. 2 Speaker : Listen to audio without earphones with the built-in stereo speaker. 3 Remote Sensor : Receives signals from Remote. 4 Microphone : Used for voice recording with the built-in microphone. 5 Volume Button : Controls volume.
Before Using this Product 7 Remote Up Music Mode Movie Mode Power Mute Menu Navigator Mode Play/Pause Next Previous Fast Forward(FF) Rewind(REW) Left Volume Switch/Move Focus in Navigator Show File List Close Current Mode LCD off Zoom In Zoom Out Right Enter Adjust Caption Timing Down Add Bookmark Go to bookmark Sleep Pan Scan COWON Q5W
Before Using this Product 8 A/V Cable White - Audio Left Red - Audio Right Ground Video Audio Right Audio Left ● Yellow - Video COWON Q5W supports Composite/Component Video out and stereo / SPDIF Audio out. AV device Use A/V cable to connect I/O port on Q5W and AV In(Composite/Component) port of an external AV device. Utility -> Settings -> TV setting -> Video OUT ● ● 5. Recharging Use included AC adapter to charge COWON Q5W. ● Connect AC adapter to Q5W(DC IN port) : approx. 5.
Before Using this Product 9 6. Connecting to PC and storing files COWON Q5W supports Mass Storage mode, Active sync mode, and MTP Mode. Recommended mode for storing files is Mass Storage mode (Q5W is attached as removable drive). 1. Select Utility -> Settings –> System –> USB Connection and choose ‘Mass Storage Mode’ 2. Connect Q5W to a PC via USB cable included. 3. If connection made successfully, the following picture will be displayed on the LCD. 4.
Product Usage 1. Buttons/Keys Press and Hold: Turns ON/OFF Press briefly: Turns LCD ON/OFF All buttons and controls are disabled until HOLD switch is disengaged. Adjusts the Volume. 2. Controls Left Button Right Button Task Bar Volume Hold Day Time Battery Q5W’s Touch screen LCD makes controls intuitive and simple. In the Main screen, pressing button on the left side of the screen will display available modes on the right side.
Product Usage 11 3. Media Movie, Music, Radio, Flash modes are available in Media. Movie File Name Screen Playlist Adjust List Size Go to Main Menu Exit Mode Selection Function Buttons Further Information Small Switch to default size to reveal video controls (Video capture, bookmark, and etc) ● Full Switch to fullscreen mode. ● File List Browses files stored in COWON Q5W in tree style. Open folder, Move through file hierarchy, select/delete text files.
Product Usage Music Music Information Further Information Playlist Adjust List Size Go to Main Menu Exit Album art Mode Selection Function Buttons Effect Information Control Buttons Playing Plays audio files, Section repeat, and addling to DPL (dynamic playlist) features are available. ● File List Browses files stored in COWON Q5W in tree style. Open folder, Move through file hierarchy, select/delete text files. Multiple file selection is not supported, use Office-Browser mode for the feature.
Product Usage 13 Radio Channel Information Frequency Screen Channel List Go to Main Menu Adjust List size Exit Mode Selection Function Buttons Set Information Preset On Enables preset feature while listening to FM radio. Adding a new channel to channel list can be done with ‘scan channel’ and ‘add channel’ in ‘Preset Off’ mode. ● ● Preset Off Disables presets, and enables manual tune-in. Channel can be scanned and added to channel list while listening.
Product Usage Flash ● ● COWON Q5W Run Flash files( swf extension) stored in COWON Q5W. Play simple flash games and flash animation in this mode.
Product Usage 15 4. Office Photo, Text, Browser modes are available in Office. Photo File Name Screen File List Go to Main Menu Adjust List Size Exit Mode Selection Function Buttons Image Information Photo Displays image files. Zoom In/Zoom Out/Rotation features are available. ● SlideShow Slideshows image files stored in the same folder. ● Cartoon Shows Comic book images shown as full screen ● Thumbnail Shows simple Thumbnail images.
Product Usage Text File Name Screen File List List size control Go to Main Menu Exit Function Buttons Text View Views text files. Auto-scroll, and bookmark features are available. ● File List Browse files stored in COWON Q5W in tree style. Open folder, Move through file hierarchy, select/delete text files. Multiple file selection is not supported, use Office-Browser mode for the feature.
Product Usage Browser Folder Structure Folder and File List 17 Multiple Selection Adjust List Size Go to Main Menu Exit Adjust Window Size Function Buttons Browse files stored in COWON Q5W in tree style. When USB Host ‘enabled’ (Settings -> system -> USB Host), connected USB device can be viewed under Browser mode. ● ● 5. Utility Record, Settings, Bluetooth modes are available in Utility.
Product Usage Settings Display LCD Brightness Adjust brightness of the LCD. Calibrate Touch Panel Recalibrates touch grid on the touchscreen. UI Theme Selects pre-loaded system UI theme Mouse Pointer Enables/Disables Mouse pointer feature. If WINCE compatible mouse used, enable this feature. Menu Language Selects system language for COWON Q5W. ● ● ● ● ● TV Settings TV Out Selects TV Out standard (for e.g.
Product Usage 19 SPDIF Out Enables/Disables SPDIF Out. Bluetooth Settings Set Bluetooth sound quality. Mute When Bluetooth Connected On/Off speakers when Bluetooth connected. ● ● ● System USB Connection Selects USB connection mode To transfer files, ‘Mass Storage’ must be selected. ‘Mass Storage’ mode is default, and it will be restored after system restore/reboot. Date Sets Date Time Adjusts Time Alarm Settings Set Alarm clock. Alarm goes off at specified time, and Q5W automatically turns itself on.
Product Usage HDD Power Management Enable/Disable HDD power savings mode. If set to ‘Enabled’, playback time would be extended, but system response may slow down. ● ● Charge During operation Enable/Disable Charging via AC adapter while in use. If set to ‘Disabled’, AC adapter will only be used as an external power source, and will not charge COWON Q5W.
Product Usage 21 6. Network WLAN Mode Use this to connect to the integrated WLAN(Wireless Lan) adaptor in COWON Q5W. ● ● ● By default, WLAN mode is disabled. So select Settings > System > WLAN or tap the WLAN icon on the bottom right corner of the screen to enable WLAN mode. If you want to access the Internet in the WLAN mode, you must install a home wire/ wireless router or subscribe to wireless Internet service.
Product Usage 7. Windows WINCE applications can be launched within the Windows mode. It deactivates Q5W main menu when this mode activates. To return to Q5W main menu, run ‘COWON Launcher’ icon on the desktop.
Product Details 23 1. Product specifications COWON Q5W- Product specs LCD 5 inch 16.7 million Color TFT LCD - WVGA (800x480) Cont. Ratio 500:1 Brightness 200cd/m2 Other Touch screen CPU Alchemy AU1250 Memory 64MB NOR FLASH, 128MB DDR2 SDRAM WLAN IEEE 802.11g/b Bluetooth Bluetooth Ver 2.0 +EDR / A2DP, AVRCP profile OS WinCE 5.0 Professional Multimedia Music/Video playback S/W Addn’l. features Flash player, voice recorder, picture/text viewer, FM radio HDD 1.
Product Details Recording File formats ADPCM 8~48 KHz recording and playback Microphone Built-In, External (optional) Picture Files formats JPG, BMP, PNG, RAW Max Res. Max 2560x1920 Text Files formats TXT file Viewer Max Size Max 7MB FM channels FM RADIO : 76MHz ~ 108MHz, 87.5MHz ~ 108MHz - Battery performance test was conducted under optimal condition by manufacturer; therefore actual performance may differ. 2.
Product Details 25 4. Factory Defaults Default settings and Factory default options are available in COWON Q5W. User settings will be lost and Factory default settings will be restored. How to 1. Press and hold volume up ‘+’ button and power the unit ON. ②Press Long ① 2. After boot up, restore mode will be displayed. 3. Press ‘Initialize registry’ button to restore factory default settings. - In case of system failure, press ‘RESET’ to reboot the system.
Product Details 5. Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 1. Install and then run COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. 2. Click “Convert Video” on the top to convert the video file. 3. From the Convert Video window, click “Add File” to select the files to convert. 4. Check the selected video files in the list. 5. After checking the target folder location to save the converted files and other settings, click on “Start” to start the video conversion process.
Customer support 27 Didn’t find solution from the manual Please refer to our homepage (www.COWON.com), and visit customer support, product FAQ, or beginner’s guide for further assistance. Unit won’t power up. Plug AC adapter and charge Q5 when the battery is completely depleted. Q5W may take longer to recharge after complete depletion. In such case, the unit might take longer time to power on even after plugging AC adapter to charge. Button does not work. Make sure ‘HOLD’ switch is disabled.
Customer support Can’t open office files. COWON Q5W does not include office viewer. In order to view office files, WINCE must be upgraded using WINCE upgrade pack. Please refer to the WINCE upgrade guide from the Microsoft. Noisy recordings Noise from the HDD may be picked up by built-in microphone during recordings. Also, due to limitation of digital devices, recorded audio may not sound normalized.
Additional page 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.
