User’s Manual ver. 1.
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. Legal Notice • COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, INC.
Table of Contents COWON Q5W 1)Before Using this Product 1. Precautions for Using this Product 2. Package Components 3. Names of Parts 4. Installation 5. Re-charging 6. Connecting to PC and file storing 3 4 2)Product Usage 1. Key configuration 2. Controls 3. Media 4. Office 5. Utilities 6. Network 7. MS Windows 14 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.
Before Using this Product 5 2.
Before Using this Product 3. Names of Parts COWON Q5W 1 2 5 4 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 : Voice recording with the built-in microphone. 5 Volume button : controls volume.
Before Using this Product 7 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. Settings -> TV setting -> Video OUT ● ● 5. Re Charging Use included AC adapter to charge COWON Q5W. ● Connect AC adapter to Q5W(DC IN port) : approx. 5.5 hrs for a full charge.
Before Using this Product 6. Connecting to PC and file storing COWON Q5W supports Removable storage mode, Active sync mode, and MTP Mode. Files can be stored in Removable storage mode. 1. Select Settings –> System –> Mass Storage and choose ‘Removable 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. Q5W will appear as a removable drive in file explorer of the Wwindows. 5.
Product Usage 9 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 Mode selection screen, pressing button on the left side of the screen will display available modes on the right side.
Product Usage 3. Media Movie, Music, Radio, Flash modes are available in Media. Movie Videotext Screen Play list List size control Menu movement Exit Functional button Mode selection 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 file tree style. Open folder, Move through file hierarchy, select/delete text files.
Product Usage 11 Music Musical information Further information Play list List size control Menu movement Exit Album cover Functional button Mode selection Set information Functional button Playing Plays audio files,. sSection repetition, and addling to DPL (dynamic playlist) features are available. ● File List Browses files stored in COWON Q5W in file tree style. Open folder, mMove through file hierarchy, select/delete text files.
Product Usage Radio Channel information Frequency screen Channel list Menu movement List size control Exit Functional button Mode selection 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 13 Flash ● ● Run Flash files( swf extension) stored in COWON Q5W. Play simple flash games and flash animation in this mode.
Product Usage 4. Office Photo, Text, Browser modes are available in Office. Photo Image information Screen File list List size control Menu movement Exit Functional button Mode selection Further information Photo Displays image files. Magnification/Reduction/Picture Rotation features are available. ● SlideShow Slideshows image files stored in the same folder. ● Cartoon Comic book images scale up to full screen format for convenience. ● Thumbnail Shows simple Thumbnail images.
Product Usage 15 Text Text information Screen File list List size control Menu movement Exit Functional button Text View Views text files. Auto-scroll, and bookmark features are available. ● File List Browse files stored in COWON Q5W in file 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 Multiplex selection List size control Menu movement Exit Window size control Functional button ● ● Browse stored files in COWON Q5W in windows file tree style. When USB Host ‘enabled’ (Settings -> system -> USB Host), USB device connected can be viewed under Browser mode. 5. Utility Record, Settings, Bluetooth modes are available in Utility.
Product Usage 17 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 Sound Beep Sound Enables/Disables Beep sound. 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.
Product Usage 19 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 6. Network MSN, Explorer, WLAN modes are available To connect to the internet: 1. Turn WLAN mode On where WLAN is available 2. Use Active Sync mode when connecting to a PC that has an internet access. Q5W automatically initiates WLAN settings, when available wireless AP signal(s) detected. Select a Wireless channel and press ‘Connect’ to connect to the internet.
Product Details 21 1. Product specifications COWON Q5W- Product specs LCD H/W 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 Picture Text FM channels Files formats JPG, BMP, PNG, RAW Max Res. Max 2560x1920 Files formats TXT file Viewer Max Size Max 7MB FM RADIO : 76MHz ~ 108MHz, 87.5MHz ~ 108MHz - Battery performance test was conducted under optimal condition by manufacturer; therefore actual performance may differ.
Product Details 23 2. Firmware Upgrade Guide Firmware is embedded software within hardware, and upgrading it further enhances system stability and feature sets. Unnoticed changes in unit features and performance may occur after firmware upgrade. Be advised that Beta (non-official version) firmware may cause system malfunctions. To check current firmware version: Settings -> Information Back up all data before firmware upgrade. Firmware upgrade procedure may differ by versions. Visit our website(www.COWON.
Product Details 5. 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 25 6. 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 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 27 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.
COWON Q5W
