Cowon IAUDIO U3 User manual

User’s Guide

ver. 1.0

iAUDIO U3

General

•

COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

• This product is for home use only and cannot be used for commercial purposes.

• The copyright for this manual belongs exclusively to COWON SYSTEMS, Inc., and unauthorized distribution of this

manual, or any portion of it is prohibited.

• The copyrights for JetShell and JetAudio belong to COWON SYSTEMS, Inc., and unauthorized distribution or com-

mercial use of this software is prohibited without the written consent of COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

• The conversion feature of JetShell or JetAudio must be used for personal purpose only and not for commercial

purposes. Disobedience of this restriction will be in direct violation of international copyright law.

• COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. complies with the laws and regulations related to records, videos and games. Complying

with all other codiﬁ ed laws is the responsibility of the actual users.

• In order for you to receive specialized iAUDIO services, we recommend that you complete customer registration at

http://www.iAUDIO.com. After ﬁ lling out our customer registration form, you can receive various beneﬁ ts offered only to

ofﬁ cial members.

• The examples, texts, drawings, and pictures contained in this manual are subject to change without prior notice accord-

ing to improvements made to product features.

• Product features or speciﬁ cations contained in this manual are subject to change without prior notice according to

product improvements.

BBE Related

•

This product is produced under the license of BBE Sound, Inc.

• BBE Sound, Inc. has the licensing rights for BBE under USP4638258, 5510752 and 5736897.

• BBE and the BBE symbol are the registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

iAUDIO U3

Precautions and Safety Tips

1)Before Use

1.What is iAUDIO U3?

2.Package Components

3.Features and Speciﬁ cations

4.Names of Parts

5.LCD Display Summary

6.Power Connection and Charging

7.PC Connection and Charging

8.Windows 98 Driver Setup

9.Saving Files and Disconnecting from PC

10.Firmware Upgrade

2)Basic Operation

1.Basic Controls

2.Mode Switch

3.Settings

4.Navigation

3)Operation by Mode

1.Digital AV Mode (Running Multimedia Files and Text Viewer)

2.FM Radio Mode (Listening to FM Radio)

3.Voice Recording Mode (Voice Recording with Built-in Microphone)

4.Line-in Recording Mode (Recording with Line-in Cable)

5.Picture Mode (Viewing Images)

6.Button Operation (Table of Basic Button Operations by Mode)

Table of Contents

iAUDIO U3

Table of Contents

4}Advanced Features by Menu

1.Menu List

2.Menu

3.JetEffect

4.Play Mode

5.Display

6.Timer

7.General

8.Recording

9.FM Radio

10.Information

5}Additional Information

1.Initiating to Factory Default

2.Programs Included in CD

3.Converting Files with JetAudio VX

4.What is JetShell?

Troubleshooting

iAUDIO U3

6Precautions and Safety Tips

Do not use this product for

other purposes than those

described in this guide.

Be careful not to cut your

hands when handling the

product box, manual, or

components

Do not attempt to disassemble

or reconstruct the player. Any

defects resulting from this will

void any warranty, and the unit

may be permanently disquali-

ﬁ ed from any after service.

Be careful not to reverse directions

when connecting the USB cable to

your player or PC. Connecting the

USB cable incorrectly may damage

your player or PC.

Do not bend or press the USB con-

nection cable with heavy objects.

Do not drop or submit strong impact

to the product. If the product smells

as if it is burning or ﬁ nd it overheat-

ing while in use, press the Reset

and stop all product actions, and

then contact your retailer.

Do not expose your player to

water or keep in damp or humid

places for long periods.

If the player is damaged from

moisture as described above,

product failure is then classiﬁ ed

as failure by submersion, and no

longer covered by warranty.

※

Avoid leaving the player in hot or cold places. This may cause the product surface to deform,

internal damage or LCD display malfunction.

iAUDIO U3

Precautions and Safety Tips

Touching the player with wet

hands may cause damage

and malfunctions.

Do not listen at high volumes for

extended periods, which may

harm your hearing.

Avoid using the player in places

with high occurrences of static

electricity which may cause

malfunctions.

Only use the AC power adaptor

and USB cable provided by

COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.

Be sure to disconnect the

power supply to the PC and

AC adapter during lightning

or thunderstorms, to prevent

danger to the user or the risk

of ﬁ re hazards.

Before requesting any repair

services, ﬁ rst backup all data stored

in the player.

All data stored in the player may be-

come deleted when being serviced.

Our A/S Centers does not backup

ﬁ les while repairing players and shall

not be liable for any data loss of ﬁ les

that were not backed up

※

When using the player as a portable storage device, we recommend that you frequently backup important data in case of

unexpected data loss. COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. shall not be liable for any data loss of files that were not backed up.

※

Price of the player may ﬂ uctuate due to unexpected commercial conditions. In this case, COWON SYS-

TEMS, Inc. has no responsibility to compensate for the price ﬂ uctuation.

iAUDIO U3

iAUDIO U3 is a unique multimedia player developed and manufactured by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. It

is a portable compact digital audio device that plays many different multimedia audio ﬁ les in addition to

MP3 ﬁ les and MPEG4 video ﬁ les. IAUDIO U3 also offers FM radio listening/recording, voice recording and

direct encoding through a built-in microphone and Line-in input jack, as well as viewing text and images.

Highly portable, stylish and super-slim design

iAUDIO U3’s ultra-slim size of 31.5 X 72.0 X 18.0 mm (projecting part excluded) provides high portability

and convenience.

20 hours of continuous playback with the embedded lithium polymer battery

The ultra power-saving circuit of iAUDIO U3 enables up to 20 hours of continuous playback with a fully

charged battery. (Based on company test research.)

Powerful audio format support

First ﬂ ash memory product in the world to support FLAC (Free Loseless Audio Codec) and not to mention

MP3, OGG, WMA and WAV format.

Movie playback

Video ﬁ les of up to 15 frames per second can easily be converted and transferred with JetAudio VX. Trans-

ferred video ﬁ les can be viewed in iAUDIO U3.

Convenient text and image view

Easily view text and image ﬁ les with iAUDIO U3. Text ﬁ les can also be viewed while listening to music.

Voice recording

Voice recording available using the built-in microphone or connecting an external microphone. This feature

is appropriate for recording important meetings or lectures.

Direct encoding (Line-in recording)

iAUDIO U3 provides a director encoding feature that accepts output from an external audio source for 1:1

recording. This means that iAUDIO’s Line-in jack and the output jack from the external audio device can be

connected to a 2-way stereo cable for recording. With this feature, iAUDIO can directly accept music input

from an audio device such as a Walkman, MD (mini disk), old LP phonographs, or TV to convert and store

in various types of digital ﬁ les in iAUDIO.

Before Use

1. What is iAUDIO U3?

iAUDIO U3

Before Use

Listening/Recording of FM broadcasts

You can listen to FM radio broadcasts and record them at the same time. This feature is very useful for

studying foreign languages because you can listen to the recorded ﬁ les repeatedly and immediately on

demand. You can also save scanned radio frequencies in channel numbers with the Preset feature.

Wide and vivid color LCD

With the 160 x 128 dot, 260,000 color TFT-LCD, you can conveniently check the overall operational status

of iAUDIO U3.

Most Powerful Sound Fields Recognized Worldwide

iAUDIO U3 provides the most unique, powerful and ﬁ ne quality sound, which is recognized worldwide. You

can take advantage of all the following sound ﬁ eld effects:

BBE: Sound ﬁ eld effects that provide the clearest music.

Mach3Bass: A bass booster that enhances super low-end bass.

MP Enhance: Sound ﬁ eld effects that compensate for missing sound segments.

3D Surround: Three-dimensional surround sound effect.

Upgrade to latest ﬁ rmware

You can easily upgrade your iAUDIO U3 with the ﬁ rmware download feature. We provide new ﬁ rmware

versions incorporating improvements from the actual requirements and suggestions of users.

Mobile disk

iAUDIO U3 is immediately recognized as a mobile disk as soon as you plug it into a PC with the USB

cable. Extra small-capacity USB drives are not necessary any more.

JetAudio provided

World famous integrated multimedia playback software, JetAudio Basic VX is included in your package.

Without using any other additional program, easily convert videos for U3 using the conversion tool in

JetAudio.

iAUDIO U3

Simple USB Connector

Earphones

USB cable, Line-in recording cable

2. Package Components

Before Use

Charge product with the USB connection jack and cable.

- The images of the package components are for your reference only and may differ from the actual item.

Quick Guide

Installation CD (JetShell, JetAudio, On-line

User’s Guide)

iAUDIO (MP3 player)

Neckstrap

(sold separately)

Transparent carrying case (sold separately)

Power adapter (sold separately)

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