Cowon X7 manual

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2 COWON X7 + Copyright Notice Thank you for purchasing a COWON pr oduct. W e do our utmost to deliver DIGIT AL PRIDE to our customers. This manual contains information on how to use the product and the precautions to take during use. If you familiarize yourself with this manual, y ou will have a more enjoyable digital experi- ence. Introduction to [...]

3 COWON X7 General + COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, INC. + COWON SYSTEMS, INC. owns the copyright to this manual, and any unauthoriz ed distribution of its contents, whether in part or in its entirety , is strictly prohibited. + COWON SYSTEMS, INC. complies with laws and regulations related to records, disks, videos and games. Us[...]

4 COWON X7 Before you start! Precautions Package Components Names of Parts and Functions Power Connection and Charging Connecting and Disconnecting the PC Firmware Upgrade Basic Use buttons main screen music videos radio recorder viewer pictures documents ash browser 6 13 17 19 21 22 23 + Contents 27 28 utilities calculator notepad typist comix [...]

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6 COWON X7 + Precaution As these precautions are provided for the correct use of the product as well as user safety , be sure to familiarize yourself with them. The company will not be held responsible for an y accident that may occur due to the failure to heed these precautions. The following information applies commonly to all products manufactur[...]

7 COWON X7 + Precaution Before you start! + Do not mix directions when connecting USB cables or AC adaptors to your player or PC. Connecting USB cables incorrectly may damage your player or PC. Also , do not bend or press connection cables with heavy objects. + If you smell something burning or feel excessive heat while using the product, press the[...]

8 COWON X7 + Precaution Before you start! + When formatting the built-in memory , select the le system specied in the manual. + Be sure to disconnect the power supply to the PC and USB power adaptor during lightning or thunder storm, to prevent danger to the user and/or the risk of re hazards. + Keep the player away from magnets and direct[...]

9 COWON X7 * Actual package contents may differ from the above images. Earphones COWON X7 Manual CD, Quick Guide Line-in Cable (Optional) USB Cable Hand Strap TV-Out Cable (Optional) AC Adaptor + P ackage Components Before you start![...]

10 COWON X7 * RESET will just disconnect the power and does not damage the product or delete any les stored on the device. Volume Up(+) Volume D own( - ) USB / AV P ort AC Adaptor Jack Speaker M Button Power / Hold Strap Hole Earphone Jack RESET * Mic T ouchscreen + Names of P arts and Functions Before you start![...]

11 COWON X7 2. Connect between PC and USB/ AV port using USB cable. * The battery will be fully charged in about 5.6 hours. 1. Charging by COWON approved AC adaptor : The charging icon will be displayed on the screen. * The battery will be fully charged in about 2.5 hours. 1. Use the USB cable to connect COWON X7 to the PC. 2. COWON X7 displays the[...]

12 COWON X7 + Firmware Upgr ade Firmware is the software that is embedded within the hardware. Upgrading it can enhance system stability and provide additional features. Please be advised that Beta (unofcial) rmware versions may cause system malfunction. - Fully charge the player before upgrading the rmware. - Do not turn the player off be[...]

13 COWON X7 - Sleep mode is the default setting for power button. - T ouchscreen and buttons are disabled in Hold mode. * Hold options can be set in SETTINGS - SYSTEM. - Setting the product to Hold can prevent unwanted operations. - Hold setting will also be in effect when display is turned off . 1 3 2 V olume Up(+) V olume Down( - ) M Button 1. Pr[...]

14 COWON X7 Battery Indicator Hold Status Smart Widgets COWON X7 provides two different styles of UI : Smart Widget and T ext UI Press and hold M button while at the main screen to switch between two UIs. * COWON X7 has resistive touchscreen installed, requiring a small amount of pressure when touching the screen. Volume Time Shortcuts/Widgets + Ma[...]

15 COWON X7 Touch Touch Touch � � + Main screen Basic Use Smart Widgets[...]

16 COWON X7 Smart Widget enables customization of icons according to the user’s preference. Desired icons can be placed in menu screen. Pressing Open tab will display Shortcuts and Widgets tabs. T o position an icon to the Smart Widget screen, press and hold an icon from Shortcuts and Widgets tabs. Smart Widget offers three pages for user’s con[...]

17 COWON X7 1 Play / pause the music le. 2 Select the previous track or rewind. Skip interval and Scan speed can be set from SETTINGS – MUSIC. 3 Select the next track or fast forward. 4 Display the list of songs in the current music folder . 5 Set a segment to repeat during the playback. 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 + music Basic Use[...]

18 COWON X7 6 Set JetEffect 3.0. - Various EQ presets can be selected. - User mode enables full customization of JetEffect categories to user’s preference. - Excessive customization of JetEffect parameters may cause undesired distortion or noise. - Please refer to BBE introduction in p.28 of this manual or www.cowon.com. 7 Repeat ON T racks in th[...]

19 COWON X7 1 Display the list of video les. 2 Select the previous le or rewind. 3 Play or pause the video le. 4 Select the next le or fast forward. 5 Set the playback segment to repeat. 6 Display the preview thumbnails of currently playing video. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + videos Basic Use[...]

20 COWON X7 7 Set JetEffect 3.0 (See p.28). Set the brightness level (1~10). Set the screen ratio (16:9 / 4:3 / Original / Crop). T urn subtitle On / Off . Select subtitle language (All / 1 / 2). * Only applicable if subtitles are stored in multiple languages. Adjust sync between the subtitle and video le by 0.5 sec. Set the subtitle position. S[...]

21 COWON X7 + r adio 1 T urn preset mode On / Off . Search the receivable FM frequency and automatically register them in Preset. Start / stop recording the radio signal being received. Silence the sound output. 2 Register the channel you are listening as a preset. Delete the channel you are listening from the presets. 3 Select Stereo / Mono. Selec[...]

22 COWON X7 1 Start recording. Stop recording. Recorded le will be automatically saved. 2 Play a recorded le. Stop the playback. 3 Line-in / MIC 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k Line-in : 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 MIC : Auto / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 + recorder * Line-in cable is optional. 1 3 2 Basic Use[...]

23 COWON X7 + viewer_pictures 1 Zoom In / Out the current image. 2 Rotate images by 90 degrees (clockwise). 3 Set the current image as wallpaper . 4 Slideshow the image les in the specied folder . 5 Slideshow Set the slideshow type (F ade In / Slide). Shufe Set the slideshow as shufe mode. Speed Set the slideshow interval. 1 2 3 4 5 Bas[...]

24 COWON X7 + vi ewer_documents 1 Display the list of text les in the current folder . 2 Add a bookmark at the current position. 3 T urn auto scroll On / Off . 4 T ext Color Set the text color . Background Color Set the background color . Font Size Set the font size. Scrolling Speed Set the auto scroll interval. 1 2 3 4 Basic Use[...]

25 COWON X7 + viewer_ash Execute Flash les (extension: swf) stored in COWON X7. A simple Flash-based game or animation can be played. Press M button to stop the ash le playback. The button allocation is applicable only when using ash les created in compliance with COWON X7 buttons. If a ash le is executed while playing a mus[...]

26 COWON X7 1 Move to the upper list. 2 Move to the root folder . 3 Delete the selected le or folder . * Only possible when in [Folder] category . 4 Add the selected le to Favorites. 5 The case sensitive / insensitive option can be used when searching in English. Search les in the current folder / les including subfolders. + viewer_brow[...]

27 COWON X7 + utilities 1 T ouch-based calculator . 2 Write a simple memo or dr aw a picture. Various writing tool effects such as a highlighter and background screens are supported. 3 Create memos using the keyboard. 4 Comic book images can be viewed. 5 Stopwatch and countdown features can be used. Basic Use[...]

28 COWON X7 + settings 1 JetEffect 3.0 Select your sound effect from 39 JetEffect presets. Normal / BBE / BBE ViVA / BBE ViV A 2 / BBE Mach3Bass / BBE MP / BBE Headphone / BBE Headphone 2 / BBE Headphone 3 / Rock / Jazz / Classic / Ballad / Pop / Club / Funk / Hip Hop / T echno / Blues / Metal / Dance / Rap / Wide / X -Bass / Hall / Vocal / Maestro[...]

29 COWON X7 + settings 2 Display Language Select a preferred language for COWON X7. Brightness Set the display brightness. Auto display off Set the time to maintain the display on. The display will be automatically turned off if no action is taken during the specied time. Font Set a preferred font type for COWON X7. A TTF font le can be used [...]

30 COWON X7 + settings 3 Time TIME & DA TE Set the current time and date. Please set the correct time to make the best use of the Alarm and Scheduled Recording functions. ALARM Repeat Once / Daily Duration Always On / 20 min / 40 min / 60 min / 80 min / 100 min / 120 min Mode Off / Music alarm / FM alarm / FM recording TIMER Sleep Timer Off / 1[...]

31 COWON X7 5 Video Skip interval 1~5 Resume On / Off Play speed 50%~150% Pitch correction On / Off Subtitle On / Off Subtitle language All / 1 / 2 6 Recording Line-in quality 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k Mic quality 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k FM radio quality 32k / 64k / 80k / 96k / 128k / 256k Line-in volume 1~5 Mic volume Auto / [...]

32 COWON X7 7 Bluetooth ON / OFF T urn On / Off the Bluetooth mode. SCAN Search for Bluetooth headsets in COWON X7’s proximity . Be sure to have the Bluetooth headset in pairing mode. Pair the COWON X7 with the discovered Bluetooth headset to use. Please refer to headset’s manual for its pairing instructions. PAIRING Enter the PIN number for pa[...]

33 COWON X7 8 System Hold mode Hold all / Hold touchscreen only Sleep mode On / Off Beep Off / Water drop / Balloon / Bell 1 / B ell 2 Audio L/R -10 ~ -1 / Off / 1 ~ 10 M button Screen-off action Screen on / Play , Pause + - button Screen-off action Volume / FF , REW Speaker On / Off / Auto USB mode MSC / MTP MSC will recognize the device as mass s[...]

34 COWON X7 Capacity FLASH 2GB (F AT32 le system) 1) HDD 120GB / 160GB (F AT32 le system) 1) Display 16 million colors, 4.3” Wide TFT LCD (480X272), T ouchscreen Size & Weight 78.6(W) x 126.9(H) x 14.5(T) mm / 212g Button Power / Hold, M, VOL+, VOL− Color White / Black Power Battery Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery Playba[...]

35 COWON X7 Audio 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 APE : Fast, Normal, High, 16bit, v3.97~3.99 WA V : ~48KHz, 16bit, Mono/Stereo Meta T ag ID3 V1, ID3 V2.2 / V2.3 / V2.4, V orbis Comment JetE[...]

36 COWON X7 1) The storage capacity may be different from the actual capacity due to the space used to store system les. 2) The play time based on the test environment of the company may be different from the actual pla y time. 3) FM radio does not support Bluetooth. Uncertied Bluetooth headsets, receivers, etc. may not be compatible with the[...]

37 COWON X7 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 les to convert. 4. Check the selected video les in the list. 5. After checking the target folder loca[...]

38 COWON X7 - Movie les that do not play properly on the product may need to be converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. Before doing so, please mak e sure that the movie les play properly on the PC rst. - Files already damaged before conversion may not work on COWON X7 even if the conversion process is successful. - Conversion time may [...]

39 COWON X7 + I am still confused even after reading the manual. COWON website(www.COWON.com) pro vides support for users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Users are strongly encouraged to check out the website for further information regarding product usages and rmware upgrades. For individual inquiries, please contact us[...]

40 COWON X7 + 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 le. Y ou can edit the ID3 tags using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. A JPG image le with the same name as the relevant music le should be stored in the player . Alternatively , a JPG image le na[...]

41 COWON X7 + Memory capacity of the player is different or smaller than specied. 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. + The play[...]

42 COWON X7 + FCC Information to User This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits 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 frequ[...]

43 COWON X7 + Battery Replacement + Product Disposal 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 ofcial COWON service centers. Please contact batteryreplace@cowon.com f[...]

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