User Manual ver. 1.
Thank you for choosing a COWON product. Welcome to the concept of “Digital Pride” This manual will help you get to know your player and provide helpful safety tips. To maximize your digital entertainment experience, please read this manual carefully before using the product. COWON Website + Further details about COWON D2+ and other COWON products are at http://www.COWON.com + You can get the company’s latest news and download the latest firmware for free at our website.
Table of Contents COWON COWON D2+ Precautions and Safety Tips 1)Before Using COWON D2+ 1. Package Contents 2. Identifying the Parts 3. Charging the COWON D2+ 4. Installing Windows 98 Driver 5. Connecting to PC and Transferring Files 6. Upgrading Firmware 3 4 5 2)Basic Operations 1. Button Control 2. Basic Operation 3. Music Mode 4. Video Mode 5. Picture and Text Mode 6. FM Radio Mode 7. Record Mode 8. Settings Mode 11 3)Additional Information 1. Specification 2. Setting to Factory Default 3.
Safety Tips COWON is not responsible for any damages or failures to products that are caused by a user’s misuse of products and by not following the set of rules/guidelines that are described in this manual. + Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this manual. + Handle manual, product package materials, accessories, etc with care to prevent cuts and injuries to your body. + Do not view videos, pictures and texts stored in your player while driving a vehicle for your safety.
Before Using COWON D2+ 5 1.
Before Using COWON D2+ 2. Identifying the Parts MENU Power/HOLD VOL- VOL+ MIC Earphone Jack USB Connection Jack Reset EXTport Display Simple stylus ring SD/SDHC/MMC Slot Simple stylus stand angle SD/SDHC/MMC Slot Inserting Memory: Press the SD/SDHC/MMC memory cards all the way in 75 Removing Memory: Press the memory card slightly in and let it come out.
Before Using COWON D2+ 7 3. Charging the battery To charge the internal battery of COWON D2+, connect COWON D2+ to a PC through a USB or connect it to an AC power outlet using an adapter. PC 1. Connecting to PC via USB : It takes about 5.5 hours for a full-charge 2.
Before Using COWON D2+ 4. Windows 98 Driver Setup If you are using Windows 98 or 98 SE, you will need to install a separate driver when the player is connected to the computer. Under windows XP, Vista COWON D2+ is automatically recognized. ■ Installing Windows 98 Driver PC 1. Connect COWON D2+ with a computer via USB cable 2. “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear as shown. Click “Next”. 3. Click “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)”, and then click “Next” 4.
Before Using COWON D2+ 9 5. Select “Win98” folder in the installation CD and then click “Next” button. Drivers are also available for download from www.COWON.com. 6. Once the drivers are recognized, click “Next”. 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.
Before Using COWON D2+ 4. Connecting to a computer and Saving Files If you are using Windows 98 or 98 SE, you will need to install a separate driver when the player is connected to the computer. Under windows XP, Vista COWON D2+ is automatically recognized. PC 1. Connect the player to a computer using a USB cable provided. 2. Once it is connected correctly, the following will appear on the LCD screen. 3. The newly added drive can be confirmed in Device Manager or Explorer. 4.
Basic Operations 11 1. Button Control It turns on and off the power It turns on and off the LCD It switches on ‘Hold’ It controls the Volume It moves the cursor left or right on LCD It indicates the selected mode on screen It indicates the selected mode on screen even during charging the unit with an AC adapter 2. Basic Control COWON D2+ has a touchscreen feature and you can control it directly by touching the screen. To select a desired operation mode, touch it from the mode selection window.
Basic Operations 3. Music Mode 4 1 2 3 5 4 10 6 11 7 12 8 13 9 14 Move cursor upwards Expand selected folder Execute/run selected file move to upper level folder Move cursor downwards 1 Selects the previous music track or rewinds the current track. 2 Plays a music file or pauses it. If a file contains an ID3 tag with an image, it will display the image on the screen. 3 Selects the next music track or fast-forwards the current track.
Basic Operations 13 4. Video Mode 1 2 3 4 5 4 8 6 9 7 10 11 Move cursor upwards Expand selected folder Execute/run selected file move to upper level folder Move cursor downwards TV-OUT Television Red White Yellow ※ TV-Out cable (Optional) 1 Selects the previous video file or rewinds the current video file. 2 Plays a video file or pauses it. A video file may not play properly if it has not been converted using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio software.
Basic Operations 5. Picture and Text Mode 1 1 5 6 7 2 3 8 4 1 Open images and text files by touching the screen 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Images should be placed in PICTURE folder, text files in TEXT folder Please refer to the list of supported file types for images and texts. Closes the settings screen Applies the currently selected image as the background on screen Displays the image files in the selected folder in slideshow Moves the cursor up.
Basic Operations 15 7. Record Mode 1 2 3 3 6 4 7 5 8 9 Line-In record ※ Line-In Cable, Line-In Cable Converter (Optional) Rec via external microphone ※ Line-In Cable Converter (Optional) 1 Plays back recorded files 2 Starts recording 3 Closes the setting screen 4 Records voice 5 Records through a Line-In connection 6 Selects the sound quality of the recording. Higher bps provides better sound quality but requires larger file size. 7 Sets the volume level during recording.
Basic Operations 8. Settings Mode 1. JetEffect - BBE+ 1. Equalizer · settings or manually set 5 Band Equalizers(EQ). · Preset EQ settings include Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Metal and Vocal. Each preset EQ can be edited to match user’s preference. 2. BBE · BBE is the sound effect that provides clear music. 3. Mach3Bass · Mach3Bass is the base booster that enhances super low-end bass. 4. 3D Surround · 3D Surround provides three dimensional sound effects. 5.
Basic Operations 17 3. Display 1. Language · Sets the language in COWON D2+ 2. Title · Sets how the player displays file names on the screen. · Choose ID3 tag to display tag information (artist, title) while playback. 3. Play time · Sets how it displays time information of current file. ·Play time shows elapsed playback time and Remaining shows the remaining playback time. 4. Scrollspeed · Sets the scrolling speed for text displayed on the screen. · Larger the number, faster the scrolling speed. 5.
Basic Operations 4. 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. NOTE: FM Scheduled Recording uses more power than other features.
Basic Operations 19 6. Recording 1. Line-In bps · Sets the audio quality of the file being recorded through Line-In. · The higher Kbps, the better the recording quality is, but file size also becomes larger. 2. 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. 3.
Additional Information 1. Specification COWON D2+ – Specification Music Supported File Types Video MP3 : MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, ~320kbps, ~48KHz, Mono/Stereo WMA : ~320kbps, ~48KHz, Mono/Stereo OGG : ~Q10, ~44.1KHz, Mono/Stereo FLAC : Compression Level 0 ~ 8, ~44.1KHz, Mono/Stereo WAV : ~48KHz, 16bit, Mono/Stereo APE : Normal, Fast 16 Bit, 3.93 or higher.
Additional Information 21 2. Setting to Factory Default Values COWON D2+ can be returned to its original factory settings. Resetting will erase all the currently set values for settings and will return them to the values pre-set at the factory. 1. Turn on the power 2. At the Mode Selection screen, follow the steps shown below. 3. Next time a power is turned on, the language selection screen will appear.
Additional Information 3. 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.
Troubleshooting 23 I am still confused even after reading the manual. Our website www.COWON.com provides support for users of COWON 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 as best we can. I cannot turn on the player.
Troubleshooting Characters on the display are corrupted. Reset the language using Settings-Display-Language menu and set display format to File name using Settings-Display-Title menu. If the problem continues, reset the player following the procedures outlined in the manual. Some special fonts may not display perfectly. Computer cannot recognize the player when connected. If COWON D2+ doesn’t’ power on when connected PC, press RESET button next to the USB jack on the bottom of the player.
Battery Replacement The rechargeable batteries have limited number of charge cycles, and it will require a replacement as capacity to hold power will eventually diminish. The rechargeable batteries in COWON products should be replaced only by official COWON service centers. Please contact batteryreplace@cowon.com for more information on official COWON service centers. Product Disposal COWON products contain built-in rechargeable batteries, and must be separately disposed from household waste.
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