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Copyright and Trademarks Copyright and Trademarks • iAUDIO is a registered trademark of Cowon Systems, Inc. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. • IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. • BBE is produced by the license of BBE Sound, Inc.
Notice for Users 3 Notice for Users • The software provided with this player cannot be used with equipment other than that which is so designated. • Please note that, due to continued efforts to improve quality, the specifications of the player or the software provided with the player may be changed without notice. • Operations of this player with software other than that provided is not covered by the warranty. • In order to receive specialized iAUDIO services, please register this product at http://www.
Warranty Limited Warranty JetAudio, Inc., is commited to providing you the flawless products by using the best materials and the workmanship available. Our warranty period is one year from the date of purchase. If these products prove defective during this warranty period, call Customer Support in order to obtain a Return Authorization Number. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING.
FCC Statement 5 FCC Statement These products have been tested and comply with the specifications 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 according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Precautions Never use the product for purposes other than those stated in this User Guide. Do not leave the product in an extremely hot or humid place. The warranty will be voided if this happens. Pay attention to the USB cable direction when connecting the product to PC. The PC or the product may be damaged if you connect the USB cable in the wrong direction. Never use damaged or worn USB cable. Do not use the product near water. Do not touch this product with wet hands.
Precautions Use only the AC Power adapter and USB cable supplied by COWON SYSTEMS with this product. When removing iAUDIO while it is connected to a PC by USB cable, be sure to use the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ or ‘Unplug or Eject Hardware’ features of Windows. Always use a soft and dry cotton cloth when cleaning the product. (Use of water/detergent/ benzene/surfactants as cleaning agents is strictly prohibited.
Table of Contents 1. iAUDIO What you can do with iAUDIO? Package Components Features and Specifications Names of Parts Charging iAUDIO / Connecting USB Cable LCD Display / LED Lights Basic Operations Advanced Operations Terminology Troubleshooting Using Buttons Menu Table 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 27 33 34 35 37 2.
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What you can do with iAUDIO What you can do with iAUDIO iAUDIO is a portable digital music player produced by Cowon Systems, Inc. You can easily transfer digital music files from your computer to iAUDIO, and carry it anywhere to enjoy. 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. Carry your all music files in your pocket You can carry upto 5,000 songs with this super-slim iAUDIO.
Package Components 11 Package Components LCD Remote Controller iAUDIO (Player Main Body) Extension Connector Installation CD (JetShell and JetAudio) User’s Guide USB 2.0 cable / Line-in recording cable Earphones Carrying Case AC Power Adapter Cradle (Option) iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Features and Specifications Features MP3, MP2, WMA *, and WAV ** Playback, Voice Recording. FM Tuner and FM Radio Recording, Direct MP3 Encoding, USB Portable Hard Drive. Built-in HDD (20GB ***) 6-Lines, 4-Gray Graphic LCD Remote Controller (Indigo Blue Backlight) USB 2.
Names of Parts 13 Names of Parts Remote Controller Jack (Earphone Jack) LED Lights (HDD, MODE, CHARGE) Right Front Left PLAY/STOP Button FF Button MODE/VOL+/ VOL- Button REC/A B Button REW Button HOLD Switch MIC RESET Left Front LCD Display MENU/ VOL+/VOLButton Right PLAY/STOP/FF/ REW Button MODE Button REC/A B Button HOLD Switch Bottom Earphone Jack iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Charing iAUDIO / Connecting USB Cable Charing iAUDIO 1. Use only the supplied AC power adapter for safety. 2. Connect the AC Adapter to iAUDIO as shown below. Connecting USB Cable Precautions • Use only the supplied USB cable. • Never use a USB hub. Connecting with Extension Connector • Connect the Extension Connector to the the bottom of iAUDIO. • Connect the USB cable from the PC to the USB port at the bottom of the Extension Connector. Connecting with Cradle • Mount the iAUDIO on the Cradle.
LCD Display / LED Lights 15 LCD Display Mode Play Status Battery Level Section Repeat Hold (Body, Remote Controller) Play Mode Current Track /Total Tracks Singer Name, Album Title Song Title Progress Bar Play Time Total Time Bitrate Sampling Rate JetEffect (BBE,M3B,3D,MP) 5 Bands EQ The battery level icon indicates how much longer the battery can be used. Level decreases as battery is used. When the battery is low, the battery icon starts blinking.
Basic Operations Power On/Off, Charging & Connecting Basic Operations 1. Power On/Off • When you connect the power cable or press the "PLAY" button for a few seconds, the "iAUDIO" logo appears and the power comes on. • To turn the power off, press the "PLAY" button for a few seconds again. (Power cannot be turned off during recording or in the USB mode.) • If the AC Power Adapter is connected when you turn the power off, the charge window is displayed and iAUDIO goes into Charge mode.
Basic Operations Switching Mode 17 4. Switching Mode: There are four modes: Digital Audio, FM Radio, Voice Recorder, and Line-in Recorder. Example: Switching from "Digital Audio" to "FM Radio" mode Press MODE button. Move to the desired mode. Select with PLAY, MODE or MENU buttons. ■ Opening the Mode Selection Window. • To switch from one mode to another mode, press the MODE button. • The Mode window appears for you to select one of the 4 modes. - This is a function of remote controller.
Basic Operation Using Menu 5. Using Menu Example: Changing the Equalizer of JetEffect from NOR(Normal) to ROC(Rock) MENU JetEffect PlayMode Display Timer General Select JetEffect Menu Equalizer USR Select Equalizer Menu. JetEffect Equalizer BBE Mach3Bass MP Enhance 3D Surround 0 0 0 0 Equalizer 0 NOR NOR ROC ROC JAZ 9 6 0 Press VOL+ 6 11 Select with PLAY button. ■ Opening Menu Window • To enter the Menu window, press the MENU button for a few seconds.
Basic Operation Using Navigator 19 6. Using Navigator Example: Choosing and playing "01.MP3" file in the b-2 folder when the iAUDIO folder structure is as follows: Press MENU briefly. Root A B C D E Root A B C D E Press VOL+. B b-1 b-2 If you press MENU, select Expand from pop-up menu. Press Play, FF, or MENU button. b-1 01.MP3 02.MP3 03.MP3 04.MP3 05.MP3 If you press MENU, select Expand from pop-up menu. If you press Play button: → iAUDIO returns to the Digital Audio Mode and plays "01.MP3.
Basic Operations Digital Audio Player Digital Audio Player (Listening to music file) 1. Playback • Press the PLAY button for a few seconds. The iAUDIO logo appears and the power turns on. • To enter Digital Audio Mode from other modes, enter the Mode Switching window by pressing the Mode button, and then select "Digital Audio". • If AutoPlay is set to "ON", play starts as soon as iAUDIO powers on. Otherwise, iAUDIO is on standby. In the latter case, press the PLAY button to play music.
Basic Operations Digital Audio Player 21 ■ Adding tracks to DPL • Select a track in Navigator, open the pop-up menu, and select "Add To Playlist." The track is added to DPL. • Select a folder in Navigator, open the pop-up menu, and select "Add To Playlist." The tracks in the folder will be added to DPL. • When you press REC button while playing a track not included in DPL, it is added to DPL.
Basic Operations FM Radio FM Radio (Listening to FM Radio) Guide to General Operations in FM Radio Mode Select FM TUNER Mode FM Tuner Mode Change frequency with REW/FF buttons (in 0.1 MHz intervals). Preset Ch 01 None 02 None 03 None 04 None 05 None Press MENU button to enter Preset Ch menu. Preset Ch 01 None 02 None 03 None 04 None 05 None Display pop-up menu. Save the current channel. Switch to FM Pre-set Mode Preset Ch 01 89.30 02 None 03 None 04 None 05 None The current channel is saved.
Basic Operations FM Radio 23 4. Recording FM Radio • Press the REC button for a few seconds to record the FM broadcast while listening to it. • The file recorded in preset recording quality is saved as ENC***.MP3 in the RECORD folder (***: a 3-digit serial number). • Press the PLAY button to pause recording, and press it again to resume recording. • To finish recording, press the REC button again. "Wait" message appears while the file is saved, and iAUDIO returns to the Radio window when saving finishes.
Basic Operations Voice Recorder Voice Recorder (Recording Voice with Built-in Microphone) Select Voice Recorder Mode. Voice Recorder is in Stand By status. Press REC button. Voice Recording Starts. Press REC button to finish recording. 1. Preparing Voice Recording • Turn on iAUDIO, press the MODE button and select Voice Recorder. • iAUDIO enters Voice Recording Mode and stays in STAND BY status. 2. Voice Recording Start/Pause/Stop • In STAND BY status, press the REC button to start recording.
Basic Operations Line-in Recorder 25 Line-in Recorder (Direct Encoding) 1. Preparing Line-in Recording • Turn on iAUDIO, press the MODE button and select LINE-IN Recorder. • iAUDIO enters LINE-IN Recorder Mode and stays in Stand By status. • Connect the headphone jack of CDP and the LINE-IN jack of iAUDIO with a included stereo cable. 2. Line-in Recording Start/Pause/Stop • Press the REC button in STAND BY status to start recording, and play CDP as soon as recording starts.
Basic Operations Line-in Recorder 3. Playing Recorded file • To play the last recorded file, press the PLAY button in STAND BY status. • You can also press the MENU button briefly in STAND BY status to enter Navigator Mode, and then select a file to play. • Operating iAUDIO while a file is played is identical to that in Digital Audio Mode. • When a file finishes playing, iAUDIO automatically returns to STAND BY status. • Press the REC button any time to stop playing.
Advanced Operations JetEffect 27 Basic Operations JetEffect Due to hardware limitations, EQ and/or other sound effects may not work for some music files. Currently, EQ is automatically turned off when playing OGG files of high bitrate (>192Kbps) or MP3 files of low sampling rate (<32KHz). 1. Equalizer JetEffect Equalizer BBE Mach3Bass MP Enhance 3D Surround Equalizer NOR 9 6 0 Equalizer (EQ) allows you to adjust the volumes of frequency bands according to your taste.
Advanced Operations Play Mode Play Mode 1. Boundary: All, Single, Dir, SubDir Boundary All Single Dir SubDir 2. Repeat PlayMode Boundary RepeatE Shuffle 3. Shuffle PlayMode Boundary Repeat Shuffle You can set which files are played from this menu. "All" plays all tracks, "Single" plays one track, "Dir" plays all tracks in a folder, "SubDir" plays al tracks in the folder and subfolders. The recorded files under RECORD and VOICE folders are excluded.
Advanced Operations Display 29 Display 1. Play Time Play Time Elapsed Remain 2. Scroll Speed Scroll Speed 1 2 4 8 16 • Select the display time format for the track being played. • Elapsed: The elapsed time from the beginning of the current track is displayed. • Remain: The remaining time of the current track is displayed. • Set the scroll speed for texts on the LCD display. • You can select 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16. 3. Scroll Type (for Song Title) Scroll Type One way Two way 4.
Advanced Operations Timer, General Timer 1. Auto Off • iAUDIO turns off if no button is pressed within a preset time while it is stopped. • You can select Off, 30 seconds, or 1, 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes. Language Off 30 sec 1 min 5 min 10 min 2. Sleep • iAUDIO turns off after a preset time has elapsed. • You can select Off, or 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. Sleep Off 10 min 20 min 30 min 40 min General 1. Skip Length Skip Length Track 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 2.
Advanced Operations Recording 5. Fade in FadeIn Off 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 6. Load Default Load Default Cancel OK 31 • The volume increases slowly when iAUDIO starts playing after it has been stopped or paused. • You can set the time period over which the volume increases. • You can select Off, or 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 seconds. • The menu settings are returned to the factory pre-set values at the time when iAUDIO was shipped from the factory. • Select OK to apply this. Recording 1.
Advanced Operations 32 FM Radio/Information FM Radio 1. Stereo Stereo Stereo Mono • Select Stereo or Mono when listening to FM Radio. 2. FM Region (Country Setting) FM Region China/Europe Japan Korea US • Set the country in which you are listening to FM radio. • You can select China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia or the U.S.. Information • • • • • Version: The version of the firmware currently installed in iAUDIO is displayed. HDD Tot: The total capacity of HDD is displayed.
Terminology 33 Terminology BBE Sound field effects of high frequency resolution that reinforce treble sound and make music clearer Mach3Bass An elaborate bass booster that reinforces super bass of low-frequency bands, creating a richer and denser bass sound MP Enhance Sound field effects that compensate for lost sound segments of tracks in the device during playback 3D Surround Three-dimensional sound that gives a sense of spatial separation Boundary The range of playback.
Troubleshooting Symptom Remedy Explanation Check if the ‘Hold’ button is set to ON. If it is, set the ‘Hold’ button to OFF and try again. iAUDIO does not work when the Hold button is set to ON. See if the same phenomenon occurs when you connect the AC adapter. If the built-in battery is completely discharged, charge it with the AC adapter. You cannot hear any sound or there is noise. Make sure that there are music files in iAUDIO. iAUDIO does not work if there are no files in the hard disk.
Using Buttons Digital Audio Mode / FM Radio Mode 35 Digital Audio Mode Button Main Body Remote Controller Operation Play/ Pause FF REW MENU MODE VOL + VOL - During Stop 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 specified time. Fast Forward Fast Forward Skip to the previous track Skip to the previous track or move backward by specified time.
Using Buttons Voice Recorder /Line-in Recorder Mode Voice Recorder /Line-in Recorder Mode Key Operation During Stop Play the previous recording file Play/Pause In the Preset Mode Pause/Continue recording Power Off FF REW Navigator MENU Setup menu MODE Select a mode VOL + Increase volume VOL - Decrease volume Start recording REC/A B Stop recording Navigator Key Operation When Selecting a File When Selecting a Folder Play/Pause The selected file is played and then iAUDIO changes
Menu Table JetEffect Play Mode Display Timer Equalizer : Equalizer BBE : Mach3Bass Skip Length : Skip Length BBE Scan Speed : Scan Speed : Mach3Bass Resume : Resume MP Enhance : MP Enhance Auto Play : Auto Play 3D Surround : 3D Surround Fade- In : FadeIn Balance : Pan Battery Type : Load Default Boundary : Boundary FM : FM Radio bps Repeat : Repeat Music : Line-in bps Shuffle : Shuffle Line Volume : Line-in Volume Play Time : Play Time MIC : Voi
Connecting iAUDIO Connecting iAUDIO Connecting USB Cable Precautions • Use only the provided USB cable. • Never use a USB hub. Connecting with Extension Connector • Connect the Extension Connector to the the bottom of iAUDIO. • Connect the USB cable from the PC to the USB port at the bottom of the Extension Connect0or. Connecting with Cradle • Mount the iAUDIO on the Cradle. • Connect the USB cable from the PC to the USB port at the back of the Cradle.
Connecting iAUDIO 39 For Windows 98SE 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. 2. Connect iAUDIO and PC with a USB cable. In the normal Windows environment, a message saying that the iAUDIO M3 Digital Audio Player device was found will be displayed as shown in the left picture. Click on the ‘Next’ button. 3. Check "Search the best driver for your device" and click ‘Next’. 4.
What is JetShell? and Installing JetShell What is JetShell? JetShell is the iAUDIO manager program providing the following features: • Downloading/Uploading files from/to iAUDIO (some files excluded).
Introducing JetShell 41 Introducing JetShell The Whole View Play and MP3 Management Section File Management Section iAUDIO Management Section File Management Window Download List Management Section When JetShell is running, it controls the iAUDIO. Therefore, you should exit JetShell before performing the following tasks.
Introducing JetShell Playing MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD, and Playlist (m3u) The File Management Section of JetShell looks just like Windows Explorer. The left window shows folders, disks, and CD-ROM in a tree structure, and the right window shows the file list in a folder. iAUDIO Management The bottom part of JetShell consists of ‘iAUDIO 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.
Introducing JetShell 43 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. Various Equalizers Various Effects iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Downloading Music files to iAUDIO Downloading Music files to iAUDIO 1. Downloading music 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.
Deleting files in iAUDIO / Formatting iAUDIO 45 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 memory window. Formatting iAUDIO Normally you don't need to format iAUDIO.
Converting Audio CD to MP3 files and Downloading Converting Audio CD to MP3 Files and Downloading Them to iAUDIO With JetShell, you can easily convert your Audio CD into MP3 files and download them to iAUDIO. 1. Before getting started, you must choose the quality of the MP3 files to create. Click [Setup] –[MP3 Encoder Option] to set the desired bitrate of the MP3 files. (The files compressed in a higher bitrate have a higher sound quality and a bigger file size.) 2.
Converting Audio CD to MP3 files and Downloading 47 4. The converting process is displayed as shown below. iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Converting Files Converting WAV file to MP3 file You can convert WAV files PC to MP3 files. Select File menu in JetShell and click on the "Convert WAV to MP3" button. The conversion window appears. Converting WMA file to MP3 file You can convert WMA files to MP3 files. Select File menu in JetShell and click on the "Convert WMA to MP3" button. iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Converting Files 49 The conversion window appears. Converting MP3 file to WAV file You can convert MP3 files to WAV files. Select File menu in JetShell and click on the "Convert MP3 to WAV" button. The conversion window appears. iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Other Features 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 51 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. 4. Changing MP3 Bitrate You can change the bitrate of MP3 files by selecting ‘MP3 Bitrate 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’.
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, please visit "http://www.jetaudio.com." iAUDIO M3 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Upgrading Firmware 53 Upgrading Firmware 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. • When you upgrade the firmware, all data in the hard disk may be deleted.
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