Cowon Systems A2 manual

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2 COWON A2 C O PY R I G H T N O TI C E Ge n er al • CO WO N is a reg is te red t ra dem ar k o f CO WON S YS TEM S, In c. • Th is p rod uc t i s fo r h om e use o nly a nd ca nn ot be u sed f or co mm erc ia l pur po se s. • Th e co pyr ig ht fo r thi s ma nua l bel on gs ex cl us ive ly to C OW ON SY STE MS , Inc ., a nd un aut ho ri zed d i[...]

3 COWON A2 Pr e ca u ti o n s f or Us i ng th i s P ro d uc t 1)Before Using this Product 1. What is COWON A2? 2. Package Components 3. Names of Parts 4. Power Connection and Charging 5. Connecting to your PC 6. Charging with your PC 7. Windows 98 Driver Setup 8. Saving Files and Disconnecting A2 9. Upgrading Firmware 2)Basic Features 1. Running Fi[...]

4 COWON A2 P r ec a u t i o n s fo r U s i n g th i s P r o d u ct • Do n ot us e thi s pr odu ct f or ot her p ur pos es t han t hos e de scr ib ed in t his g ui de. • Do n ot vi ew vi de os , p ic tu res a nd te xt s s to re d i n you r pl aye r wh ile d riv in g a v eh icl e fo r y ou r saf et y . Op er at ing o the r fe atu re s of th e p l[...]

5 COWON A2 B e fo re U si ng t hi s Pr od uc t Wh at is C OW ON A2? CO WON A2 is a p ort able m ult imed ia pl ayer d eve lope d and man uf act ur ed by C OW ON SYST EM S, Inc. E qui p wi th a clea r , w id e L CD s cr een , us er s a re a bl e to en joy re ali stic m ovi es a nd al so r ec ord o r w atch TV prog ra ms thro ug h a n A V i n/ out pu[...]

6 COWON A2 Mo st Po we rf ul S oun d Fi el ds Re co gn iz ed W orl dwi de CO WON ’s de lic at e b ut y et po werf ul so und is al read y app rove d by many p rof es sio nals . EQ : 5 Ban d, 7 S et BB E: Soun d fiel d ef fec ts that p rov ide th e c le are st m us ic. Ma ch3 Bass : A b ass boo st er that e nha nces s upe r lo w- end b ass . MP En[...]

7 COWON A2 B e fo re U si ng t hi s Pr od uc t Pa ck ag e Co mpo ne nt s COW ON A2 B ody USB 2.0 Cab le, L ine-i n Rec ord ing Ca ble Ins tall CD (JetS hell, J etA udi o) Use r ’s Ma nual AC Power Adap ter Bun dle Ear phone s How to u se your Carry in g C ase USB Host Ca ble Han d Str ap Car rying Ca se A V Ca ble[...]

8 COWON A2 R i g h t F r o n t L e f t B o t t o m T o p Na me s of P art s B e fo re U si ng t hi s Pr od uc t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7[...]

9 COWON A2 Ea rp ho ne j ac k : Co nn ec t th e bu nd le d e arp ho ne o r an y e arp ho ne w it h a s tan da rd 3 .5 m m plu g A V O UT : Co nn ec t th e A V c ab le t o se nd A2 st il l/ vi de o im ag es t o ext ern al A V d evi ce s (T V et c.) . A V I N : Co nn ec t th e A V c ab le a nd l in e- in ca ble t o re co rd co nte nt s pl ay in g o n[...]

10 COWON A2 B e fo re U si ng t hi s Pr od uc t Co nn ec ti ng to y ou r PC - W hen u sing your playe r as a por table stor age d evice , con nect the a dapte r for stab le po wer s uppl y . - I f the play er is conn ected to a n USB hub, the playe r may not charg e pro perly or m alfun ction . Be su re tha t t o con nect your playe r to the U SB p[...]

1 1 COWON A2 B e fo re U si ng t hi s Pr od uc t W in do ws 98 D ri ve r Se tu p If yo u ar e usi ng W in dow s 98 o r 9 8 SE , you w ill nee d to inst al l a sep ar ate dri ve r w hen th e p laye r is co nne cted t o t he c om put er f or th e fir st ti me. 2. Co nnec t the dev ic e’ s “US B DE VI CE” and t he US B p ort of th e co mp ute r[...]

12 COWON A2 Sa vi ng F il es an d Di sc onn ec ti ng A2 1. Op en W in dow s Br ow ser or ru n J etSh el l w hi le COWO N A2 i s co nn ect ed t o you r co mp ute r . 2. Sa ve v id eo, mus ic an d ot he r fi les in yo ur CO WON A2. 3. Aft er all fil es are sa ved , cl ic k t he ic on f ro m t he PC tra y . 4. Cl ick th e f ollo wi ng popu p mes sag[...]

13 COWON A2 B e fo re U si ng t hi s Pr od uc t Up gr ad in g Fir mw ar e Fi rmw are is a prog ra m e mbed de d i n th e har dw are . Fi rm war e up da te may pr ovi de t he pl ayer w ith fea tu re en han ceme nt s a nd/o r bug fixe s. Fr mwar e ver - si ons may h ave bug s tha t wi ll be fixe d in th e n ext ve rsi on. Up gr ad in g Fi rmw are 1[...]

14 COWON A2 Ru nn in g Fi les 1. Co nnec t the ear ph one s to A2. ( No need t o c onne ct th e ea rp hon es if you w ant to li ste n th ro ugh the s pea kers .) 2. Pr ess an d h old th e p ower s wit ch t o tur n on the pl aye r . 3. T o p lay a file , pr es s t he l ev er in ei ther M ovi e, M us ic, Pho to or T ext mo de. 4. Us e th e lev er t [...]

15 COWON A2 B a si c Fe at ur es Bu tto n De sc ri pt io n • Pr es s an d hol d wh en th e pl ay er po we r is of f t o tur n on t he pl ay er . • P re ss a nd ho ld w he n t he p la ye r p ow er i s o n to t urn o f f th e pl aye r . • Sh or t pr es se s w il l tu rn th e LC D on a nd of f. • If t he pl ay er d oe s n ot w or k pro pe rl y[...]

16 COWON A2 Fi le B ro ws er A2 pr ovid es 8 mode s. Mo vie, M usi c, P ho to, T ex t a nd B ro wse r mo de s c an b e nav igat ed by the F ile Bro ws er . ■ Ope ning F ile Bro ws er Pr ess the l eve r in M ovi e, M us ic, Pho to , T ex t or Brow se r m ode an d t he F il e B rows er wi ll a pp ear . By de faul t, on ly p la yab le fi le s i n e[...]

17 COWON A2 A d va nc ed F ea tu re s Pl ay li st U sag e Th e P layl is t i s a fe atu re t ha t c onta in s o nl y fi les yo u w ant to pl ay . ■ Ope ning , Clo sing a nd Swit ch ing Pla yl ist Pr ess the “ C” butt on in the F ile Bro ws er of Mo vie, M usi c, P ho to or T ex t mod e to o pen a p la yli st. Pr ess t he “C” bu tto n ag [...]

18 COWON A2 US B Ho st C onn ec ti on a nd Us ag e US B H ost ca n c opy an d d elet e file s an d fol de rs in U SB co mpat ib le devi ce s ( digi ta l c amer a, iA UDIO , etc .) . ■ Con nect in g U SB H os t Co nne ct t he US B Ho st ca ble to th e “U SB HO ST ” o n yo ur A2 and the U SB port o f t he US B c ompa ti ble dev ic e. ■ Sta r[...]

19 COWON A2 A d va nc ed F ea tu re s Ra di o Mo de Us ag e Li ste n or r eco rd F M rad io b ro adc asts i n R ad io mode . ■ Rad io L is ten ing Se lec t Ra di o m ode to li sten t o F M ra di o. Sh ort ly m ov e t he l ev er towa rd s < < or > > t o mov e th ro ugh cha nn els . Lo ng pu shes w ill sca n cha nnel s. Pr ess and h old[...]

20 COWON A2 Co nne ct t he A V c ab le to t he “A V IN ” o f yo ur A2 and the “ A V OUT (V ide o O UT , Aud io O UT )” of t he ex tern al A V d ev ice . Co nne ct t he li ne-i n cab le t o the “A V I N” of yo ur A2 an d th e Lin e Out (or e arp hone ) jac k of t he exte rn al audi o dev ice. ■ Rec ordi ng Th ere are f our mod es , V i[...]

21 COWON A2 A d va nc ed F ea tu re s A V O UT Us ag e Co nne ct e xt ern al A V de vi ces (TV , VT R, et c.) us ing the A V cab le. ■ Con nect in g a Cab le Co nne ct t he A V c ab le to t he “A V IN ” o f yo ur A2 and the “ A V IN (Vi de o I N, Aud io IN )” of the e xte rnal A V dev ic e. Ch ang e th e A V d evi ce m od e t o an e xte r[...]

22 COWON A2 A d va nc ed F ea tu re s W al lp ap er Us ag e Se t a des ir ed imag e as the wa llp aper . ■ W al lpa per Im age T ype jp g, png an d b mp o f 480 x 2 72 si ze c an be s et as t he wa llpa pe r . L arg er i ma ges wil l be resi ze d a nd s ma lle r im ag es will b e p os iti oned i n t he c en ter of th e s cree n. Ma xim um i ma ge[...]

23 COWON A2 S e tu p Fe at ur es Gen eral LCD Brig htnes s TV Stand ard W all paper W all paper Bri ghtne ss Pre view App earan ce UI Langu age T ext Sc rol l Spe ed Gen eral Spe aker V olum e LR Balan ce Ste reo Jet Effe ct E qua liz er BBE Mac h3Bas s MP E nha nce 3D Surro und Gen eral Set T ime Boo t Res ume Bro wser Resum e Ala rm Ala rm Mo de [...]

24 COWON A2 2. Di sp la y Ge ne ra l LC D B righ tn ess • Adj ust br igh tnes s of the LC D. Brig ht nes s lev els ra nge fro m 1 t o 9. TV St anda rd • Se t T V out pu t. Sele ct fr om N TS C a nd P AL W all pa pe r W allp aper • Y ou can cho os e w heth er to use t he wall pa per fea tu re. Br igh tnes s • Adj ust br igh tnes s of the wa [...]

25 COWON A2 S e tu p Fe at ur es LC D B righ tn ess • Adj ust br igh tnes s of the LC D. Brig ht nes s lev els ra nge fro m 1 t o 9. TV St anda rd • Se t T V out pu t. Sele ct fr om N TS C a nd P AL 3. So un d Ge ne ra l Sp eak er • Adj ust th e b uilt -i n s peak er se ttin gs . • If set to Of f, th e s pe ake r is t urn ed o f f. If s et [...]

26 COWON A2 Al ar m Al arm Mod e • Sel ect Ala rm mode . • Pow er a ut oma tica ll y t urns o n a t a sp eci fie d t ime fo r M ovie P lay er , M usi c Pla yer an d F M Ra di o fe atu res, a nd star ts to pla y the las t file o r f requ en cy play ed . • For Rec or d s etti ng s, powe r tur ns o n at th e s peci fie d t ime an d r ecor di [...]

27 COWON A2 S e tu p Fe at ur es 5. In fo rm ati on Ge ne ra l Fi rmw are V ers io n • Cur rent fi rmw are ve rsi on. Ap pli cati on V ersi on • Cur rent s oft ware v ers ion. HD D F ree Si ze • Fre e sp ac e l eft on th e ha rd di sk. HD D T otal Siz e • T ot al spac e of the ha rd disk . 6. Mo vi e Pla ye r Ge ne ra l As pec t Ra ti o ?[...]

28 COWON A2 7. Mu si c Pla ye r Ge ne ra l Bo und ary • Set the p lay back a rea of fil es or f ol der s. • If set to ALL , a ll m us ic files a re play ed an d if s et to F ol der , o nly file s wit hin th e s elec te d f olde r ar e p laye d. • If set to Su b-fo ld er , fil es wi th in the se lec ted fo lde r an d its sub di rec tori es[...]

29 COWON A2 S e tu p Fe at ur es 8. Ra di o Ge ne ra l St ere o • Sel ect fr om Ster eo an d Mo no wh en l is ten in g t o FM R adi o. • Rad io b ro adc asts t hat onl y sup port m ono , wil l no t sup port t he Ster eo fe atur e. • If set to St ereo , unw ante d sta tic no ise m ay be h ea rd. In th is case , sel ect an d u se M on o. Re gio[...]

30 COWON A2 S e tu p Fe at ur es Au di o Li ne- in Q ua lit y • Whe n re co rdi ng Aud io, se t t he q ua lit y of t he audi o file rec or din g th ro ugh the A V I N. • Hig her th e b ps i s bet ter th e q uali ty of r eco rdin gs , b ut t he si ze o f the file b eco mes la rge r an d mor e bat - te ry powe r is used . Li ne- in C ha nne l ?[...]

31 COWON A2 P r od uc t De ta il s Ge ne ral fea ture s S i z e 1 3 3 . 4 ( W ) x 7 8 . 5 ( H ) x 2 2 ( T ) m m W e i g h t 2 9 8 g ( c o m m o n f o r 2 0 G / 3 0 G ) Op era tion t emp erat ur e r ange 0 ℃ ~ 40 ℃ V ide o Disp la y 4 in. , 48 0x 272 res ol uti on, 0. 183 mm pi xel p itc h, 1 6 meg a co lo r D igit al T FT LCD V i d e o f o r m [...]

32 COWON A2 Mo vi e P laye r Fil e f or ma t A V I , A S F , W M V V id eo c ode c Di vX 3. 1 1/4 /5 , Xvi D, M PE G- 4 S P , W MV9 M P@ LL V ide o re so lut io n Ma x. 720x 57 6, 30 f ps Au dio cod ec MP 3, AC3 6 .1 chan ne l d own- mi x, WM A Au dio res ol uti on Ma x. 48KH z, 44 8 Kb ps Su bti tles SM I f orma t Co nti nuou s pla ybac k tim e Ma[...]

33 COWON A2 P r od uc t De ta il s A V Re cor ding F ile f or ma t A S F V id eo c ode c M P E G 4 Au dio cod ec MP EG- 1 La ye r 3 Li ne -in , Mi c., Ra di o R ecor ding Fi le form at MP3 Au dio c od ec M P E G - 1 L a y e r 3 Au dio res ol uti on Ma x. 44.1 kH z, 192 Kb ps Re co rd - sp eci fica tio ns may ch ang e a cco rdi ng to per for man ce[...]

34 COWON A2 2. Cl ick “C onv ert V ide o” on the t op to c on ver t th e vid eo fi le . 3. Fr om t he Co nver t Vi de o w indo w , c li ck “Add F ile ” to s ele ct t he fil es t o con vert . 4. Ch eck th e s elec te d v ideo fi les in th e l is t. 5. Aft er c he cki ng t he fo lder l oca tion t o s av e t he c on ver ted fil es and pr e[...]

35 COWON A2 T ro ub le sh oo ti ng Sy mpt om E xp la na ti on Po we r d oes not turn on or i s no t wo rk ing pro perl y . • If th e bu il t- in ba tt er y is or h as b ee n d is ch ar ge d, us e th e ada pt er t o fu lly r ec ha rg e i t be fo re u se. • If th e pl ay er do es n ot t urn o n af te r it is c ha rg ed, p re ss t he “R ES ET ?[...]

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