User's Guide ver. 1.2EN Various useful files, such as COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio software and user’s guide are included on the device. Please back these files up to your PC for future reference before using the device.
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+ CONTENTS Before you start! 8 Safety Instructions Package Contents Name of Parts Power Connection / Charging Connecting to / Disconnecting from the PC Upgrading Firmware Basic Use Buttons Display Browser Music Mode Video Mode Radio (FM Radio) Mode Recorder Mode Documents (Text Viewer) Mode Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode Flash Mode Utilities Mode 16
+ CONTENTS Settings Mode 28 JetEffect 2.
Before you start! + Safety Instructions 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.
Before you start! + Safety Instructions + If you smell something burning or feel excessive heat while using the product, press the RESET button to stop operation and contact the place of purchase. + Touching the player with wet hands may cause damages and malfunctions. Handle the power plug only with dry hands (otherwise an electric shock may occur). + Listening at high volume(85 dB and above) for an extended period of time may harm your hearing.
Before you start! + Safety Instructions + Keep the player away from magnets and direct magnetic fields, as they can cause malfunctions. + Do not drop or expose the product to hard impact. This may result in malfunctions and/or unit failure, voiding the warranty. + If you find any abnormalities with the battery such as swelling, press the RESET button immediately to stop the operation and contact the place of purchase. + The price of the product may fluctuate due to unexpected commercial conditions.
Before you start! + Package Contents Earphones COWON S9 USB Power Adaptor (sold separately) USB 2.
Before you start! + Name of Parts Increase volume/Move down Decrease volume/Move up Rewind/Move left/Previous step Fast Forward/Move right/Select file Play/Pause AMOLED Display Microphone Reset Button Earphone Jack USB/EXT Port 12 COWON S9 POWER and HOLD Switch
Before you start! + Power Connection / Charging For charging COWON S9, you should use the USB cable to connect the player to a PC or a charger. PC 2. To charge via the USB Power Adapter (optional accessory), attach the USB cable to the power adapter and the other end to the USB/EXT port on the player. The battery will be charged in approximately 3 hours. 1. Connect between PC and USB/EXT port using the USB cable: The battery will be fully charged in about 5 hours.
Before you start! + Connecting to / Disconnecting from the PC C 1 5. When done, click the icon on the system tray to safely remove COWON S9 from the PC. 6. Click the popup message. 2 PC 7. Safely remove the hardware and disconnect the USB cable. 3 4 DRAG 1. Use the USB cable to connect COWON S9 to the PC. 2. COWON S9 displays the following image if properly connected to the PC (Picture 2). 3.
Before you start! + Upgrading Firmware Firmware is software that is embedded within the hardware. Upgrading it can enhance system stability and provide additional features. Please be advised that Beta (unofficial) firmware versions may cause system malfunction. - Fully charge the player before upgrading the firmware. - Do not turn off the player before firmware upgrade is complete. It may damage the product, and will void any warranty.
Basic Use + Buttons 1 + Display COWON S9 supports auto pivot function with G-Sensor (Music, Video, Pictures mode). 2 Short Long 1. Turn the display on/off when the product is turned on. 2. Slide to left and hold the power switch to turn on/off. * * Hold Sets the product in hold state. * Top buttons Play/Pause COWON S9 Volume Time Power options Play the selected file or pause the file being currently played. Mode selections Control the volume.
Basic Use + Browser Tap the desired mode from the main user interface screen to enter the mode. Tap the list icon on the top left hand corner to show the browser. Move back to the previous mode by selecting ⓧ button on the top right hand corner. 1 1 Switches to Favorites, Bookmarks, or Library screen. * The main Browser accessible from the main user interface screen does not support this option. 2 Moves up to the highest level of file selection. 3 Moves one level up from the current file selection mode.
Basic Use + Music Mode 12 11 8 9 13 10 1 6 18 7 COWON S9 2 3 4 5
Basic Use + Music Mode 1 Returns to the previous music track or rewinds the current track. 11 Sets JetEffect 2.0 settings. 2 Plays the selected file or pauses the file being currently played. 12 Toggles album art and file information. Play/Pause button on top center of the product can be used for the same operation(Please refer to page 16). 3 Skips to the next music track or fast forwards the current track. *If a file has an image in the ID3 tag, the image will be displayed during the playback.
Basic Use + Video Mode 15 1 8 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 14 7 9 Television Red White Yellow *TV-Out Cable (sold separately) 20 COWON S9 1 3 5 16
Basic Use + Video Mode 1 Returns to the previous file. 12 Sets auto pivot options. 2 Rewinds the current file. 13 Sets to TV-Out mode. 3 Plays the selected file or pauses the file being currently played. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Play/Pause button on top center of the product can be used for the same operation(Please refer to page 16). Fast forwards the current file. Skips to the next file. Sets the sectional repeat for the minimum length of 30 seconds. Flips the control bar.
Basic Use + Radio (FM Radio) Mode 10 1 Stereo / Mono status 2 FM Frequency region(changeable under Settings mode). 3 Short tap for frequency tuning in 0.1MHz, and long tap for next 1 available radio frequency. In preset mode, channels will move to either previous or next preset channel. 2 4 Turns on/off the preset mode. Only the preset channels will be in use in this mode. 5 Flips the control bar 6 Selects stereo/mono.
PC Basic Use + Recorder Mode 1 Plays the recorded file. 2 Starts recording. 3 Selects voice recording / line-in recording. 4 Selects recording quality. Higher BPS provides better recording quality but requires larger file size. 1 2 5 Sets the recording volume. PC 4 5 3 ※ COWON S9 Line-in cable is sold separately.
Basic Use + Documents (Text Viewer) Mode 1 Tap to view the text file. (.TXT) 2 Inserts a bookmark at the current position. 1 3 Starts auto-scroll. 4 Changes the background colors. 5 Sets auto-scroll interval. DRAG 2 24 COWON S9 3 4 5 - It is recommended that all text files are saved under Documents folder of COWON S9.
Basic Use + Pictures (Image Viewer) Mode 1 1 Tap to view the image. 2 Starts slide shows for the images. 3 Turns on/off the auto pivot feature. 4 Rotates the image. 2 3 4 - It is recommended that all images are saved under Pictures folder of COWON S9. - Refer to the product specification for compatible image formats.
Basic Use + Flash Mode + Utilities Mode Plays flash files saved in COWON S9(in .swf format). Simple flash-based games or animations can be played. - Supports up to ActionScript 2.0 / Flash Player 7.0. 26 COWON S9 Select a simple utility included in COWON S9 such as touch-based calculator.
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Settings Mode + JetEffect 2.0 Select your sound effect from 30 JetEffect presets. (Normal, BBE, BBE ViVA, BBE ViVA 2, BBE Mach3Bass, BBE MP, BBE Headphone, BBE Headphone 2, BBE Headphone 3, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Ballad, Pop, Club, Funk, Hip Hop, Techno, Blues, Metal, Dance, Rap, Wide, X-Bass, Hall, Vocal) 4 user-defined presets with equalizer, BBE+, and stereo enhance adjustments. BBE+ is the most sophisticated and powerful sound technology available for MP3 and PMP devices.
Settings Mode + JetEffect 2.0 You may hear distortion or noise when using extreme settings of JetEffect 2. For more information about JetEffect 2.0, visit us at www.COWON.com + Display • Language Select a preferred language for COWON S9. • Font Set the COWON S9 font type to your preferred font. Rename your True Type font file(.TTF) into USER.TTF, and copy to the SYSTEM folder. Select USER FONT from the menu to apply to the device. * Certain types of USER FONT may not be properly shown.
Settings Mode + Time • Time Set the current time. Please set the correct time to enable you to make the best use of the alarm and scheduled recording functions. • Alarm Automatically turn on the device at the scheduled time. Music Alarm will play music, and FM Radio alarm will start radio broadcast at the last tuned frequency. Scheduled recording for FM Radio will record the last tuned frequency during the set time. Scheduled recording for FM Radio requires more battery power than usual.
Settings Mode + Video • Resume Set to play the file from the previously played location. • Play speed Set the playback speed. • Subtitle Turn on/off the subtitle display. + Recording • Line-in quality Set the quality of line-in recording. Higher BPS provides better recording quality but requires larger file size. • FM Radio quality Set the FM Radio recording & scheduled FM Radio recording quality. Higher BPS provides better recording quality but requires larger file size.
Settings Mode + Bluetooth Configure settings and connection for COWON S9’s Bluetooth function. There may be a delay in synch between video and sound when playing certain kinds of high resolution movies. Search Search for Bluetooth headsets in COWON S9’s proximity. Be sure to have the Bluetooth headset in pairing mode. Pair the COWON S9 with the discovered Bluetooth headset to use. Please refer to headset’s manual for its pairing instructions.
Settings Mode + System • Clear MSDRM licenses MSDRM licenses can be deleted manually if the device cannot save the licenses due to capacity limit. • Sleep mode State of reduced activity that requires only minimal power consumption. Sleep mode also eliminates the time consumed for initial booting. Maximum standby time for sleep mode is approximately 350 hours. However, the battery capacity may reduce slightly as the sleep mode does consume power.
Additional + Product Specification Hardware Video (Touchscreen) Audio Power Capacity USB interface Bluetooth FM Radio AV OUT Button 34 COWON S9 Display 16 million colors, 3.
Additional + Product Specification General System requirements Size Weight 57.0(W) x 105.8(H) x 12.7(T) mm 77g(battery included) Operating temperature 0℃ ~ 40℃ G-Sensor Auto pivot support CPU Pentium III 500MHz or higher Windows Vista/ XP / 2000 / ME OS MAC OS 10.X/ Linux v2.4 or higher (support only for data transfer) USB Port USB 2.0 High Speed recommended * USB Power Adaptor is sold separately. ** Part of the disk space is used to store Operating System and system files.
Additional + Product Specification Music player Recording Photo Document ETC 36 COWON S9 Audio codec 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 : Fast, Normal, High 16Bit, Version 3.97~3.99 META TAG ID3 V1, ID3 V2.2/V2.3/V2.4,Vorbis Comment, MP4 Tag JetEffect 2.
Additional + Product Specification * Some files may not be played according to video resolution, frame, bit rate and option. ** Test Conditions: - Video : Xvid, 480x272, 24fps, CBR, LCD Brightness (Level : 4) - Audio : MP3, 128kbps CBR, Volume 15 *** Test Conditions: - MP3, 128kbps, EQ Normal, Volume 15, Display Always Off, Bluetooth Off, Switch Hold, Bundle earphones - Battery performance test was conducted based on the manufacturer’s standard. Actual performance may differ.
Additional + Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 1. Install and run the COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. 2. Click “Convert” button on the top right hand side. From drop-down menu, select “Convert Video”. 3. From the Convert Video window, click “Add File” to select the files to convert. 4. Check the selected video files in the list.
Additional + Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 5. After checking the target folder location to save the converted files and other settings, click on “Start” to start the video conversion process. - Movie files that do not play properly on the product may need to be converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. Before doing so, please make sure that the movie files play properly on the PC first.
+ Troubleshooting + I am still confused even after reading the manual. COWON website(www.COWON.com) provides support for users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and beginner’s guide for products. Users are strongly encouraged to check out the website for further information regarding product usages and firmware upgrades. For individual inquiries, please contact us on-line as we will try to help you as best as we can. + I would like to set the device as factory default.
+ Troubleshooting + Album image is not displayed in Music Mode In order to display album image, the image has to be stored in the ID3 tag of the music file. You can edit the ID3 tags using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. A JPG image file with the same name as the relevant music file should be stored in the player. Alternatively, a JPG image file named “cover.jpg” can be stored in the relevant folder. + Video won’t play.
+ Troubleshooting + Memory capacity of the player is different or smaller than specified. The memory capacity indicated by Windows may be different from that indicated by the memory manufacturer. The actual capacity will be reduced from the original size because some space of the memory should be used as the system area for normal operation. + COWON S9 does not play properly when memory is full.
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