Cowon Systems A3 MP3 Player User Manual
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1. AC adapter DC 5 0V 3A Hard disk 1 8 in 30G 60G FAT32 File System USB Device Host USB 2 0 High Speed 133 4 W x 78 5 H x 22 0 T mm Weight 280g based on 30GB OC 40T Operation Temperature Range CPU Pentium IHI 200Mhz or higher OS Windows Vista XP 2000 ME RAM 128MB or more CD ROM Drive USB Port DirectX 9 or higher QuickTime 6 or higher x Data transferable in PCs with MAC OS 10 X Linux v2 4 or above Product Details 33 Applications Specifications may change for performance improvements File Format AVI WMV ASF MP4 MATROSKA MKV MPG MPEG VOB DAT MTV Video Codec DivX 3 11 4 5 6 XviD MPEG 4 SP ASP WMV 9 8 7 H 264 MP M JPEG MPEG 1 2 Video Resolution Max 1280x720 30 fps amp Audio Codec MPEG1 Layer 1 2 3 WMA FLAC OGG Vorbis AAC AAC AC3 BSAC True Audio WavPack G 726 PCM Movie Player Audio Resolution Max 96KHz 1 4Mbps Playback speed 0 5X 2X Pan amp Scan 10 150 Subtitles SMI SRT SUB Text format DivX bitmap Sound Field 3D Stereo Movie Playback time Up to 7 hours of continuous playing File format MP3 2 1 WMA ASF FLAC OGG M4A MATROSKA MKA TTA APE MPC WV WAV Audio codec MPEGI Layer 1 2 3 WMA FLAC OGG Vorbis OGG FLAC APPLE Lossless AAC AAC AC3 True Audio Monkey Audio MusePack WavPack G 726 PCM Music Player Audio Res Max 96KHz 1 4Mbps Playback speed 0 5X 2X META TAG ID3 V1 ID3 V2. 7 Greek ISO 8859 9 Turkish ISO 8859 4 Baltic UTF 8 Auto detection for Unicode Documents whit BOM Header Mobile TV Regional Spc T DMB DVB T 1SEG GG gt Audio MP3 44KHz 128kbps Volume 20 Earphone usage LCD Off Optional USB mobile TV receiver used Record Specifications may change for performance improvements Video Recording File Format ASF Resolution Max 720x480 3Mbps Audio Recording File Format FLAC WMA amp Line Line in Audio Resolution Max 48KHz FLAC Lossless WMA 192Kbps Mic Radio Recording File format WMA Audio resolution Max 48KHz 192Kbps d FLAC Free Lossless Audio CODEC supported for lossless audio recording COWON A3 Product Details Installation CD The installation CD contains the world famous integrated multimedia program COWON Mediacenter jetAudio A3 software multimedia sample files are also included in the CD Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter JetAudio 1 Install and run the COWON Mediacenter jetAudio COWON A3 36 Product Details 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 Convert Video Source Add Files Duration 4 Check the selected video files in the list M Source Add Files Import wi o 0 25 06 iAUDIOG My Movie avi 5 Aft
3. Moves up down left and right and either selects or runs files when pressed LED Indicates basic player status BACK button Clear selections or exit from current mode A B C buttons Runs A B and C features below the screen RESET hole Cuts off power when the player is malfunctioning Does not influence player operations LCD AV OUT HOLD switch Selects items on the screen and also selects Button Hold and USB Charge conditions d Power switch Short press to temporarily turn off the LCD screen Long press to turn on and off the player Power Connection and Charging 1 Connect the AC adapter to the outlet 2 LED turns on red while the player 3 LED turns off after the player is and the DC adapter jack on the side of the is charged fully charged player Fully charge the player before first use or after the player was not used for a long period of time If the player was discharged for a extended period of time the player will not immediately operate when the adapter is connected The LED may not light up red but the player will charge normally A sufficient amount of time is needed to fully charge the player For your safety only use the adapter included with your player at purchase The adapter is 110 220V COWON A3 10 Before Using this Product Connecting to your PC 1 Connect the device s USB DEVICE 2 If properly connected the following and the USB port of the computer with
4. appears on the LCD the provided USB cable Charging with your PC If connection to PC is made while HOLD switch is ON A3 will only be charged thru USB port Be AVOUT HOLD sania When using your player as a portable storage device connect the adapter for stable power supply USCharging thru USB port takes longer to fully charge A3 than it would take with AC adapter Folder 3 Check the recently added drive from My Computer and Windows Browser If the player is connected to an USB hub the player may not charge properly or malfunction Be sure that to connect your player to the USB port on the back side of your computer COWON A3 Before Using this Product a Saving Files and Disconnecting A3 1 Launch COWON Mediacenter JetAudio Windows file explorer after connecting A3 to a PC 2 Store video audio and other files to COWON A3 3 After all files are saved click the E from the PC tray 4 Click the following popup message when it appears Removing USB Mas s storage device Drive E 5 When the Safe To Remove Hardware window appears separate the USB cable i Safely Remove Hardware Now you may safely remove USB mass storage device fram the system The player must be disconnected from the computer after checking the Safe To Remove Hardware message because of the player contains a hard disk If the following message appears run Safe To Remove Hardware after a few minu
5. expose the player in either cold weather of under 0 or hot temperature places over 50 C such as inside automobiles This may cause fatal damage to your player e Do not use detergent or other chemicals on the product surface due to decolorization In this case wipe the polluted area carefully with a soft cloth e Touching the player with wet hands may cause damage and malfunctions Handle the power plug only with dry hands otherwise an electric shock may occur e Do not expose your player to water or keep it in a damp or humid place for long periods If the player is damaged from moisture as described above product failure is then classified as failure COWON A3 6 Before Using this Product e Keep the player cool and ventilated place away from direct sunlight as it may cause deformation damages to internal circuitry or LCD screens e Do not attempt to disassemble or reconstruct the player Any defects resulting from this will void any warranty and the unit may be permanently disqualified from any warranty service e Do not mix directions when connecting cables to your player or PC Connecting cables incorrectly may damage your player or PC Do not bend or press connection cables with heavy objects e Only use the AC power adapter and USB cable provided by COWON SYSTEMS Inc e Do not drop or subject the product to any hard impact This may result in malfunctions and or unit failure and void the warranty e Price of the player
6. use of such media is the responsibility of the users e Information in this manual including contents of product features and specifications is subject to change without notice as updates may be made e This product has been produced under the license of BBE Sound Inc USP4638258 5510752 and 5736897 BBE and the BBE symbol are the registered trademarks of BBE Sound Inc On line registration and support e Users are strongly encouraged to complete customer registration at http Avww COWON com After filling out our customer registration form using the CD Key and serial numbers you can receive various benefits offered only to official members e 1 1 online support news updates for new products or special events and other services are available for our registered customers e Each CD key is unique and will not be re issued in case of loss e Further information regarding the product can be found on the web htto Awww COWON com e Users will be able to find the latest information for other COWON products and download the latest updates for firmware and software e Frequently Asked Questions and Answers can be found on the website COWON All rights reserved by COWON SYSTEMS Inc COWON A3 4 Table of Contents Precautions for Using this Product 1 Before Using this Product 5 Precautions for Using this Product Package Components Names of Parts Power Connection and Charging Connecting to your PC Charging with y
7. 2 2 V2 3 V2 4 Vorbis Comment APE Tag V2 MP4 Tag MATROSKA Tag WMA Tag 120fps video files can be played Downsampling Maximum resolution supported may vary by video codecs Maximum resolution supported may vary by encoding options selected during conversion gt Movie Music playback may be glitch or unsmooth when the playback speed is raised Subtitle color may be changed by Color Tag support Video WMV9 QVGA 30fps LCD 5 volume 20 Earphone out OGG Vorbis FLAC MusePack WavPack Play up to maximum level APE Play up to C2000 Normal level COWON A3 34 Product Details Applications Specifications may change for performance improvements Music Player EQ 10 band 8 presets Normal Rock Jazz Classic Pop Metal Vocal User Sound Field jetEffect BBE Mach3Bass MP3 Enhance 3D Surround Visual Effect Sound Spectrum Lyrics LDB Music Playback Time Up to 9 hours of continuous playing Photo Viewer File Format JPG GIF PNG TIF BMP RAW Resolution JPG Max 15MP Other Max 5MP RAW Unlimited Document Viewer CSD Viewer CSD Viewer Convert any printable formats such as PDF DOC PPT XLS HWP GUL HTML into CSD format TEXT Viewer TXT EUC KR Korean EUC JP Japanese GB2312 Simplified Chinese Bigd Traditional Chinese ISO 8859 1 Latin ISO 8859 5 Russian ISO8859 8 Hebrew ISO 8859 6 Arabic ISO8859 2 Central Euro pean ISO8859
8. L s AV Out Setting AV OUT mode Composite Standard S Video High Quality and Component Best Quality modes available e AN In Setting AV IN mode S Video High Quality and Composite Standard modes available e Wallpaper You can choose whether to use the wallpaper feature e Brightness Adjust brightness of the wallpaper Brightness levels range from 9 to 9 e Preview Currently set wallpaper is displayed To set an image as the wallpaper open the popup menu of the file to be used as the wallpaper in Photo mode and select Set Wallpaper e Menu Language Setting menu language e System Language Setting system language for subtitles document files and other system files e Text Scroll Speed Adjust the scrolling speed of the text displayed in the File Browser e Menu Style Customizing appearances for menu Simple layout is recommended when using personal wallpaper COWON A3 26 Setup Features 3 Sound General gt Setur gt Sound IGE aet SHEKEL meyi e ci mai T DENS D n Suhr So Pec ANSE EELER MP Gnenance JG Sumi YEG Reset 4 Movie Player General Eloge Cy nil Lor Baiback Goegd F COWON A3 ES Cys e Speaker Adjust the built in speaker settings If set to Off the speaker is turned off If set to Auto Off speaker is quiet only when the earphones are connected If set to On the speaker is always turned on e Volume Adjust the volum
9. User s Guide ver 1 0 EN PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER a MP3 Ogg BBE Pjeras Mach3Bass 2 COPYRIGHT NOTICE Thank you for choosing COWON We continue to strive to achieve a higher level of customer satisfaction and hope to instill Digital Pride to our customers Please read this manual carefully before using our product s for better understanding of technical aspects of the COWON product s COWON A3 COPYRIGHT NOTICE 2 Legal Notice e COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS INC e This product is intended for personal use only and may not be used for any commercial purpose without the written consent of COWN SYSTEMS INC e Information in this document is copyrighted by COWON SYSTEMS INC and no part of this manual may be reproduced or distributed without the written permission of COWN SYSTEMS INC e The software described in this document including JetShell and jetAudio are copyrighted by COWON SYSTEMS INC e JetShell and jetAudio may only be used in accordance with the terms of license agreement and cannot be used for any other purposes e The media conversion feature in JetShell and jetAudio may only be used for personal use only Use of this feature for any other purposes may be considered a violation of the international copyright law e COWON SYSTEMS INC complies with the laws and regulations related to records videos and games Complying with all other laws and regulations regarding consumer
10. a desired item then press or move the lever towards gt again to select Press the BACK button to cancel the popup window Play File Add to Playlist and Delete menu items are displayed for Movie Music and Document modes For Photo mode Slideshow and Set Wallpaper items are added Only Play File and Delete popup menus appear in Browser mode H Closing File Browser Press the BACK button to close the File Browser screen and return to the Mode Selection screen Playlist Usage The Playlist is a feature that contains only files you want to play ek i Ge De Fo Playlist AZ COWON cao AZ_COWON O1 ed AUN i J eg IWER l x LA Ca OF and TI COWON AC Movie avi a Up 2 COMPAL AN hinde a Z COWON OR e E Dalta G i 10 2_COWON O4 end ries Deag All AP COWON DE aw COWON A3 AS COWCN D I iv AS OO WN OT an AS COWON D I aM AS COWCON OG pd AS COWON 10 e AS COWO la E E Opening Closing and Switching Playlist Press the C button in the File Browser of Movie Music Photo or Document mode to open a playlist Press the C button again to close the playlist Press the B button to switch between playlist and file list E Add Delete a File in Playlist AS COWCN D I gd AS COWcCN DI aM AS COWON D I aM ARO WON 05 pd ARIE OWN 10 an ae 1 gw E To add a file to a playlist move the lever towards gt gt to the desired file in File Browser and select Add to Playlist from the popup
11. ack 7 When the lever is pressed during playback the file will pause To restart playback press the lever again 8 Shortly press the BACK button during playback and the File Browser will appear Press the BACK button again to go to the Mode Selection screen 9 Press and hold the power switch to turn off the player Ex Play a music file Only compatible files are visible in each playing mode Movie Music Photo Document For e g music files such as mp3 OGG will not be listed in the Movie mode Choose Latest file to resume playing the file previously played Press B button to list previously played files for each playing modes Press and hold BACK button anytime during playback to pause Speaker is turned on only when the Speaker setting in Setup Sound General is set to Auto Off or On To view subtitles Setup gt Movie Player gt check Subtitle on Subtitle must have same file name with the movie file and have smi extension Use COWON Media center to convert any incompatible media files to play with your A3 Use Cowon mTrans to convert document files PDF MS OFFICE HTML etc into CSD to view on your A3 COWON A3 14 Basic Features Button Controls Button Description Press and hold when the player power is off to turn on the player e Press and hold when the player power is on to tum off the player e Short presses will turn the LCD on an
12. ame time to display the firmware upgrade image 6 Remove your hand and wait for the upgrade to complete 7 When the initial Menu screen automatically appears go to Setting gt Info and check to see if the firmware version and application version matches 8 Upgrade is complete If you are unable to operate the player because the System folder is deleted upgrade the firmware to solve this problem Also upgrade the firmware when the hard disk in A3 is formatted Fully charge the player battery before upgrading the firmware Do not turn off the player before firmware upgrade is complete Data saved in the hard disk of A3 may be deleted while upgrading firmware Therefore backup any important files to your computer before upgrade The manu facturer shall not be liable for any data loss of files that were not backed up Basic Features 3 Running Files 1 Connect the earphones to A3 No need to connect the earphones if you want to listen through the speakers 2 Press and hold the power switch to turn on the player 3 Press Lever in each playing modes Movie Music Photo Document to play media files 4 Use the lever to move the cursor to or and press the lever to open a folder that contains the file to be played 5 Press the lever on a desired file and the file will start to play 6 Adjust the volume toggle through the file playlist or scan through files by joggling the lever during playb
13. anced Features 1 Setup Display EE Sound i Movie Player i Music Player COWON A3 General Wallpaper Appearance General JetEffect General Screen Subtitle General LCD Brightness LCD Color TV Standard AV Out AV In Wallpaper Brightness Preview Menu Language System Language Text Scroll Speed Menu Style Speaker Volume LR Balance Stereo Pitch Correction Equalizer BBE Mach3Bass MP Enhance 3D Surround 3D Stereo Playback Speed Repeat Aspect Ratio TV Type Subtitle Size Subtitle Color Boundary Repeat Shuffle Playback Speed G Information E Mobile TV ke Radio i Recorder om System Display General Region General General Video Audio General Alarm Power Lyrics Time Display Album Image Channel List Slideshow T DMB 1SEG DVB T Stereo Region Line in Volume Mic Volume Mic AGC Video Quality Audio Qualiy Audio Channel Line in Quality Line in Channel Radio Quality Radio Channel Mic Quality Set Time Boot Resume Browser Resume Alarm Mode Wakeup Time Duration Recurring Mode Sleep Timer LCD Off System Off Power Save Setup Features 2 2 Display General gt Setup gt Cisplay TY Stendard AV Out AY in OE SSNs ber ZS x d SS bugs EE e LCD Brightness Adjust brightness of the LCD Brightness levels range from 1 to 10 LCD Color e TV Standard Set TV output Select from NTSC and PA
14. and etc are displayed Use Browser mode to explore all files stored in A3 PC does not recognize A3 e A3 does not support Windows 98 and older versions of windows e Use the USB port on the back of your PC rather than one on the front of the PC or USB hub Available disk space indicated If the player disk space is 30GB then the player will normally have about 27GB This is because the space rec may less than Actual disk ognized by both the hard disk manufacturer and your computer is different and the space used for system files for space normal player operation has influence in the actual disk space After saving hundreds of files A3 hard disk uses FAT32 format Due to limitations of FAT avoid saving too many files in the Root Directory in the Root folder A3 may not work properly COWON A3 Notice of GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE This product has some free software which are copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation and the library includes the software is subject to the observance of the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation GNU General Public License version 2 http www gnu org licenses gpl html Free Software Foundation Inc 51 Franklin St Suite 330 Boston MA 02110 USA www fsf org Free Software Foundation Europe www fdfeurope org Free Software Foundation of India www fsf org in COWON DIGITAL PRIDE COWON
15. ccidents while driving e If you smell the player burning or find it overheating while in use remove the battery and contact our A S Center as soon as possible e If you smell the player burning or find it overheating while in use reset the player and contact our online Cowon Technical Support Center as soon as possible e Listening at high volumes 85 dB and above for extended periods may harm your hearing e For your protection use the player in a well lit area where LCD screen will not overly strain your eyes e Using the player in places with high occurrences of static electricity may cause malfunctions e Keep the player away from magnets and direct magnetic fields as they can cause malfunctions e In case of using this device primarily for a storage device it is recommended to back up all data before use COWON SYSTEMS Inc is not responsible for any data loss due to hw failure e All data stored in the player may become deleted when being serviced Our Service Center does not backup files while repairing players Please note that COWON SYSTEMS Inc is not responsible for any data loss form products entrusted to us for service e 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 fire hazards e Keep the player cool and ventilated place away from direct sunlight as it may cause deformation damages to internal circuitry or LCD screens e Do not
16. ces are compatible For more information on compatible devices see our product introduction at www COWON com COWON A3 18 Advanced Features Mobile TV Mode Mobile TV mode lets you watch mobile TV programs on A3 using optional TV receiver gt Mobi Ty Player E Hide OSD Connecting TV receiver Connect optional TV receiver to USB port on the left side of your A3 There are 3 types of receivers depends on the region and A3 will automatically detect and install T DMB Korea 1SEG Japan and DVB T Europe Watching Mobile TV Execute Mobile TV while optional TV receiver is connected Press the B button to scan channels A3 will list any live channels available on the left side of the screen Select a channel from the list to watch Turning off Mobile TV Press and hold the BACK button until it shuts off AV OUT will be disabled when using TV receiver If you do not receive TV signal or it is noisy check with your local Mobile TV station for service availability in your area Choose the correct region for your area Setup gt Mobile TV gt Region COWON A3 Advanced Features 19 Radio Mode Usage Listen or record FM radio broadcasts in Radio mode NON PRESET Fai PRESET CHOS 107 70muz Re 107 70muz geg eg Ke em 87 5 C Delete Preset lt NON Preset Mode gt lt Preset Mode gt E Radio Listening Radio Listening Select Radio mode to listen to FM radio Shortly move the l
17. d from FM radio Make sure HOLD switch is set to off HOLD switch is located in the bottom of the player e Go to Setup Sound Speaker and check to see if it is set to Auto Off or On If it is set to Off no sound is heard from the speaker e Check to see if the volume is set to 0 then adjust the volume This is because the player was set to Power Save mode to save battery power Buttons will operate normally after 3 to 4 seconds e FM radio reception may be poor or static may be heard depending where the player is used such as inside buildings subways or moving vehicles Listening to FM radio may be impossible in areas shaded from radio transmissions e Check to see if the earphone is connected to the player This player does not have a separate antenna therefore uses earphones as antennas to receive radio reception Noisy recordings Noise from the HDD may be picked up by built in microphone during recordings Also due to limitation of digital devices recorded audio may not sound normalized COWON A3 38 Troubleshooting Symptom Explanation Video playback doesn twork Play the file on your PC If the file plays on your PC please use the COWON Media center jetAudio to convert the file to an A3 compatible format and play the file on A3 Can tfind files stored Only compatible formats are shown under each playback mode For eg under Music mode only audio files mp3 wav wma ogg
18. d off If the player does not work properly press and hold for 9 seconds to it tum off e Increases volume during file playback e Moves up through the File Browser and Setting items e Moves to the top of the enlarged screen in image viewer e Decreases volume during file playback e Moves down through the File Browser and Setting items e Moves to the bottom of the enlarged screen in photo viewer e Returns to the start or previous file during file playback e Press and hold to browse files during file playback e Moves to the upper folder in File Browser Adjusts values in setting items e Moves to the left of the enlarged screen in photo viewer Moves to the previous page in text viewer e Skips to the next file during file playback Press and hold to browse files during file playback e Opens a folder in File Browser Shows the popup menu of a file in File Browser e Adjusts values in setting items or moves categories Moves to the right of the enlarged screen in photo viewer e Moves to the next page in text viewer e Pauses file playback Opens a folder in File Browser e Plays the file selected in File Browser when pressed Applies and exits senge Functions as a 4X magnifier in photo viewer e File Browser appears when pressed during file playback Mode Selection screen appears when pressed in File Browser e Cancels popup menus and setting items when pressed Press and hold to stop movie music or rad
19. deo screen does not appear on the LCD When recording battery consumption is higher than during normal operation therefore fully charge the player before recording m Scheduled Recording Timer Rec mode is for scheduled recordings It can schedule multiple recordings simultaneously Select Record gt Timer Rec Press the A button to display the record setting window A3 will automatically power itself on and start recording at the specified time COWON A3 Advanced Features 2 AV OUT usage Connect external AV devices TV VTR etc using the AV cable COMPOSITE Out View J COMPOSITE Out View E jili TE E ASNI OQ Connecting a Cable Connect the AV cable to the AV OUT of your A3 and the AV IN Video IN Audio IN of the external AV device Change the input mode of AV device For more information check the manual of your AV device Move the switch at the bottom of A3 to AV OUT and the screen from A3 will be displayed on the external AV device If the screen does not display properly check the following Check to see of the switch on the bottom of A3 is setto AVOUT Settings in Setup Display TV Standard are valid Select either NTSC or PAL Setup gt Display gt AV Out gt choose Composite Make sure the connection cable is connected properly Ensure the input jack and input channel are the same If connected
20. e Volume levels range from 0 to 40 Adjust the volume by moving either in the playback screen e LR Balance Adjust the left and right balance of the speaker and the earphones e Stereo Set to either Stereo or Mono e Pitch Correction Controls voice pitch while adjusting playback speed for Movie Music files e Equalizer Either choose preset EQ or customizable 10 Band EQ Press A button to restore default EQ settings e BBE BBE is the sound field effect that provides clear music e Mach3Bass Mach3Bass is the base booster that enhances the super low end bass e MP Enhance MP Enhance is the sound field effect that compensate for missing sound segments e 3D Surround 3D Surround provides three dimensional sound effects e 3D Stereo 3D Surround provides three dimensional sound effects during movie playback e Playback Speed Adjust playback speed e Repeat If set to All A3 continually plays all files in the folder If set to Current A3 repeats the current file Setup Features 7 Screen gt Setup A Movie mer d 20 fi A Of e Aspect Ratio Selects the aspect ratio of movie files If set to Auto the aspect ratio is set to original percent If set to either 16 9 or 4 3 original GIE AA e percent is ignored and the selected ratio will be indicated e TV Type Select TV type NTSC PAL for AV OUT mode e Subtitle Size Display subtitles when subtitles files smi srt sub text format are p
21. eiver required e Stereo Select from Stereo and Mono when listening to FM Radio Radio broadcasts that only support mono will not support the Stereo feature If set to Stereo unwanted static noise may be heard In this case select and use Mono e Region Choose the appropriate country where you are listening FM radio e Line in Volume Adjust the volume level coming into the AV IN e Mic Volume Adjust the volume level coming into the built in microphone Sound increases as much as the number goes higher e Mic AGC Adjust and normalize the volume of recording Higher the level more sensitive the recording eception COWON A3 30 Setup Features e Video Quality When recording Video set the quality of the video file recording through the AV IN Higher the bps and resolution is better the quality of video but the size of the file becomes larger and pe nostNgiy KEE more battery power is used e Audio Qualiy When recording Video set the quality of the audio file recording through the AV IN Higher the bps is better the quality but the size of the file becomes larger and more battery power is used e Audio Channel Select AV IN Audio Channel Ai ben a Audio e Line in Quality When recording Audio set the quality of the audio file recording through the AV IN Higher the bps is better the quality of recordings but the size of the file becomes larger and more battery power is used Shh i e AN e Line in Channel Aadio Cua t
22. er checking the target folder location to save the converted files and other settings click on Start to start the video conversion process dd Start wi Preview Movie files that have not been converted by COWON MediaCenter JetAudio will not play in iAUDIO Make sure that the movie files play properly on the PC Not all video files can be converted Files already damaged before conversion may not work on iAUDIO 7 even if the conversion process is successful Conversion time may vary depending on PC performance source file size and codec types Preview allows checking the converted video before starting conversion To convert a file with subtitles or to change settings on subtitles click on Convert Options SMI files for subtitles must have the same file name as its video file COWON A3 Symptom Troubleshooting 2 Explanation Power does not turn on or is not working properly e If the built in battery is or has been discharged use the adapter to fully recharge it before use e If the player does not turn on after it is charged press the RESET button on the bottom side of the player and then turn on e If the System folder is deleted upgrade the firmware before use e Check to see if the switch on the bottom side of the player is placed to HOLD If it is on HOLD the power button will not function Screen does not turn on even after the player is
23. etails on Lyrics e Time Display Sets the time display of playing music files If set to Elapsed the elapsed playback time will appear and if set to Remain the remaining playback time will be displayed e Album Image Images inserted in the ID tag or image files within the folder saved under the same name will be displayed Only JPEG files supports and the case CD image which will not be image file appears 6 Information General e Firmware Version Current firmware version e Application Version Current software version e HDD Free Size eeh e Free space left on the hard disk HOG Fea Size Tga SE e HDD Total Size Total space of the hard disk HOO Tote Sina 7 Mobile TV General e Channel List Channel List can be set to either Display all the time or Auto Hide If Auto Hide selected Channel List will be displayed on full screen e Slideshow Display undisplay slideshow sent on the air while listening DMB Radio DAB During slide show presentation LCD off function is disabled Various images such as weather information real time traffic can be displayed and it depends on the channel and current time COWON A3 Setup Features 7 8 Radio General 9 Recorder General e T DMB Setting for the DMB region Optional T DMB TV receiver required e 1SEG Setting for the 1SEG region Optional 1SEG TV receiver required e DVB T Setting for the DVB region Optional DVB TV rec
24. ever towards lt 4 or gt gt to move through channels Long pushes will scan channels Press and hold the BACK button to stop the radio H Preset Setting and Usage Press the A button on a desired frequency and the frequency will be saved Press the lever to enter to Preset mode and move the lever towards ddor gt P to move through saved frequencies Press the A button in preset mode to delete a saved frequency Record Mode Usage Record using the AV S Video or Line in cable and the built in microphone Connecting a Cable COMPOSITE In Record AUDIO In Record IMLA fm A AUDIO In Record COMPOSITE In Record COWON A3 20 Advanced Features S VIDEO In Record Television Connect the AV cable to the AV IN of your A3 and the AV OUT Video OUT Audio OUT of the external AV device For S VIDEO recording connect the S VIDEO cable to the S VIDEO Out of the external AV device For audio recording connect the line in cable to the AV IN of your A3 and the Line Out or earphone jack of the external audio device Recording gt Recon 3 Up ba Ven gt Record gt Linen Viceo RY Stop Recording There are six modes Video Audio Mobile TV Radio Built in Mic and Timer Rec when Record mode is selected Select the desired mode for recording and press the A button to start recording The recording file can be played in Movie and Music mode Recorded Vi
25. from Monday to Friday e Sleep Timer Automatically turns off the player after the preset time has elapsed to save power After the preset time has elapsed the player will turn off even when in use LCD Off Automatically turns off the LCD after the preset time has elapsed to save power If a button is pressed LCD will turn on It will not be activated when video DMB radio or slide show are playing e System Off When the player is in a halt and no action is taken after the specified time period has elapsed this feature will automatically turn off the player This feature does not function during file playback e Power Save Powersave setting for internal Hard drive If disabled system response may fater but playing time may reduce COWON A3 32 Product Details Hardware Video FM Radio Power Supply LCD 4 in 800x480 resolution 16 mega color Digital TFT LCD Video Format NTSC PAL Channel Stereo 20Hz 20KHz Stereo left 32mW right 32mW 16W earphones 95dB Stereo left 1000mW right 1000mW 8 2 Frequency Range Headphone Output Signal to noise ratio Built in speaker Built in microphone Mono Frequency range 76 108 MHz Country specific frequency settings 25 preset stations sup ported Antenna Earphone cord antenna Battery Lithium polymer About 5 5 hours using AC adapter Battery charge time Storage device USB Interface PC environment COWON A3
26. io e RunsA B and C operations below the LCD screen MOVIE A Popup Menu B Change Mode C Show Playlist MUSIC A Popup Menu Oo B Change Mode C Show Playlist RADIO A Starting Recording B Settings C Add Preset BROWSER RSR os E Enable USB Host X BACK button operates in all modes at anytime COWON A3 Advanced Features 15 File Browser A3 provides 10 modes Movie Music Photo Document and Browser modes can be navigated by the File Browser SE EES cp i E Opening File Browser Press the lever in Movie Music Photo Text or Browser mode and the File Browser will appear By default only playable files in each mode can be viewed and selected All files appear in Browser mode A lt Move Up amp Down gt lt Move Folder gt E Moving a File Browser Cursor Move the lever towards or to move through items up and down Press move the lever towards gt gt to open a folder Move the lever towards dao exit the folder Returns to the Mode Selection screen in the root folder lt Playback gt lt Popup gt E Selecting a File Browser Item Press or move the lever towards gt gt on a folder to open it Pressing the lever on a file will start playback and moving the lever towards gt will open a popup menu COWON A3 16 Advanced Features E File Browser Popup Menu Move the lever towards kk on a file to open a popup menu for the appropriate mode Move the lever towards or to select
27. may fluctuate due to unexpectedly commercial conditions In this case COWON SYSTEMS Inc has no responsibility to compensate for the price fluctuation COWON A3 Before Using this Product 7 Package Contents PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER OY Bundle USB 2 0 Cable AV Cable HI Quality TV Cable AC Power Adapter Earphones Hand Strap Installation CD USB Host Cable Quick Guide COWON A3 8 Before Using this Product Names of Parts COWON A3 i A J E E a Less D PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER AS NI 20 LCD AV OUT HOLD bM UU Before Using this Product Earphone jack Connect the bundled earphone or any earphone with a standard 3 5 mm plug AV OUT Connect the AV Cable to send A3 still video images through composite ports of external AV devices TV etc AV IN Connect the AV Cable Line In cable to record contents playing on external AV devices with your A3 player COMP S VIDEO Hi Quality viewing via COMP S VIDEO cable and recording via S VIDEO cable USB Port Connecting to PC via USB 2 0 cable for file transfer DC Adapter Jack Connect the adapter to either turn on or charge A3 Microphone Voice recording with the built in microphone Speaker Listen to audio without earphones with the built in stereo speaker Strap holder Holder to connect various straps and accessories TFT LCD Displays information and playback screens Joggle Lever
28. menu To delete a file in a playlist move the lever towards gt gt to the desired file in the playlist and select Delete from the popup menu To delete all files in a playlist move the lever towards gt gt in a playlist and select Clear Playlist When playing files from a playlist after a file is played the next file on the list will start to play Maximum number of Playlists in Movie and Document mode is 100 and in Music and Photo mode are 300 Advanced Features USB Host Connection and Usage USB Host can copy and delete files and folders in USB compatible devices digital camera iAUDIO etc E Connecting USB Host Connect the USB Host cable to the USB HOST on your A3 and the USB port of the USB compatible device Fie Brower vd op S25 gt Fio Brower TER 7 SE L t 45 E USS Host Connection AZ COWON 10 ed A COWON 71 gd A Popup Menu E Starting USB Host To start USB Host press the C button in Browser mode after connecting the USB compatible device If the device is compatible list of folders and files in the device will appear on the right of the screen Select a folder or file to copy and press the A button then a popup menu will appear and select Copy Press the B button to move between A3 and the USB compatible device list Press the C button again to end USB Host mode E USB Host Compatible Device Digital cameras MP3 players and other UMS supported devi
29. o external channel 1 for properly operation If external AV device does not support Component p select Component i COWON A3 Advanced Features 23 Wallpaper Set a desired image as the wallpaper Wallpaper Image Type Jpg png and bmp of 800 x 480 sizes can be set as the wallpaper Larger images will be resized and smaller images will be positioned in the center of the screen Setting Wallpaper Select the desired file to use as the wallpaper in Photo mode and move the lever towards gt and select Set Wallpaper from the popup menu If wallpaper is not set enable wallpaper in Setup Display Wallpaper Wallpaper is unable to be set during movie or music playback Setup Mode Usage Press the lever in Setup mode and 9 modes will be displayed again Move to the desired mode press the lever and the Detailed Setting screen will appear Move the lever towards or to move up and down in the Detailed Setting screen Move the lever towards 4or gt to set values Some items are categorized depend on the mode in the Detailed Setting screen To move between categories move the lever towards lt 4or gt gt when the cursor is placed on a category After setting an item press the lever to apply and return to the Setup mode setting screen Press the BACK button to cancel the value set and return to the Setup mode setting screen For details on Setup items see 4 See Setup feature descriptions COWON A3 an Adv
30. our PC Saving Files and Disconnecting A3 Upgrading Firmware CONDOR UMN 2 Basic Features 13 1 Running Files 2 Button Controls 3 Advanced Features 15 Filer Browser Playlist USB Host Connection DMB Mobile TV Mode Radio Mode Record Mode AV OUT COMPONENT S VIDEO OUT Wallpaper 10 Setup 4 Setup Features 25 1 Setup List Display Sound MOVIE Player MUSIC Player Information Mobile TV DMB Mode Radio Recorder 10 System 5 Product Details 32 1 Product Specifications 2 Installation CD 3 COWON Media Center File conversion using jetAudio Troubleshooting 37 OO OO JO OZ uU MN OONDO LWPS COWON A3 Before Using this Product 5 Precautions for Using this Product COWON is not responsible for any damages or failures to products that are caused by user misuse of products and by not following the set rules guidelines that are described in this manual e Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this guide e Handle manual product package materials accessories etc with care to prevent cuts and injuries to your hands e Do not handle touch LCD screen with a sharp object such as nail pins and etc It may cause permanent damage s to the device e Do not view videos pictures and texts stored in your player while driving a vehicle for your safety Operating other features of the player is also dangerous and may cause fatal a
31. powered on System crashes during playback System crashes during recording Check to see if the switch on the bottom side of the player is placed to AV OUT If itis on AV OUT move the switch to LCD Perform a HDD check chkdsk before using If HDD error is occurred system may malfunction Connect A3 to a PC Type chkdsk e f at the cmd prompts Replace e with the disk letter assigned to your A3 on your PC For further detail please visit our homepage at http Avwww COWON com customer support FAQ section Perform a HDD check chkdsk before using If HDD error is occurred system may malfunction Connect A3 to a PC Type chkdsk e f at the cmd prompts Replace e with the disk letter assigned to your A3 on your PC For further detail please visit our homepage at http Awww COWON com customer support FAQ section X displayed on the screen and unit does not start after formatting You must format the unit in FAT32 format otherwise system will not operate properly Visit our website www COWON com for the latest version of Firmware System doesn t respond because system folder was deleted H system folder was deleted please visit our website http Awww COWON com and download the latest firmware and upgrade before use Buttons don t respond Speaker does not work properly Button operation does not respond quickly during movie or music playback Nothing is hear
32. resent Subtitles files must be stored in the same folder with the target movie file and it must have the same file name with the movie file e Subtitle Color Adjust color of displayed subtitles gd eg de Boundary i Set the playback area of files or folders 5 Music Player If set to ALL all music files are played and if set to Folder only files within the selected General folder are played Peer Vane Teer lf set to Sub folder files within the selected folder and its subdirectories are played and if set to Playlist only files listed in the Playlist are played When files in the Playlist are played the Boundary feature will automatically change to a Playlist and when files in a common folder are played again feature automatically returns Ee to the previous Boundary Sub igitar 5 rias fi e Repeat Within the range specified in Boundary repeat playback can be set If set to On playback is repeated after all files within the range are played If set to Current only one file is played e Shuffle Within the range specified in Boundary random playback can be set If set to On files within the range are randomly played e Playback Speed Adjust playback speed COWON A3 28 Setup Features Display 3 Sete 3 Musk Piare ea 61s e Lyrics j Display undisplay lyrics entered using LDB Manager on the LCD screen If set to ON Lyrics will be displayed on LCD Please visit our website at www COWON com for more d
33. tes This is not a malfunction Ae error occurred when removioy USB mass storage device e e LA Cernat siop Generic Volume device now Please ty to stop the device os A s nn later If your operating system does not display the Safe To Remove Hardware window disconnect the player after all transfer operations are completed Only simple file transfer operation is available for Linux and Mac OS COWON A3 12 Before Using this Product Upgrading Firmware COWON A3 Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware Firmware update may provide the player with feature enhancements and or bug fixes Frmware versions may have bugs that will be fixed in the next version i Folders a Name i f H WNI QAD Desktop A D system d i My Documents CO MOWIE d My Computer CaMUSsIC J 3 5 Floppy 4 PHOTO Manuals ze Local Disk C EE S Local Disk D CD see z EI COWON E Utilities st Upgrading Firmware 1 Visit our home page at www COWON com and download the latest firmware version 2 Connect A3 and your computer with the provided USB cable 3 Extract the downloaded file and copy it to the top level folder Root folder of the A3 4 After disconnecting A3 from your computer remove the USB cable 5 When A3 is powered off press the Joggle lever to the middle with your left hand and the Power button with your right hand at the s
34. to external input 1 must be set to external channel 1 for properly operation COWON A3 22 Advanced Features COMPONENT S VIDEO OUT Usage COMPONENT Out View LCD AVOUT HOLD lt iia S VIDEO Out View YELLOW LCD AV OUT HOLD lt Billie S VIDEO Out View Connecting a Cable Connect the High quality TV cable to the COMP S VIDEO Jack of your A3 and the COMPONENT IN S VIDEO IN of the external AV device For audio connect AV OUT of A3 to AUDIO IN of the external AV device using AV cable Change the input mode of AV device For more information check the manual of your AV device Move the switch at the bottom of A3 to AV OUT and the screen from A3 will be displayed on the external AV device If the screen does not display properly check the following Check to see of the switch on the bottom of A3 is set to AVOUT Settings in Setup Display TV Standard are valid Select either NTSC or PAL Choose Setup gt Display gt AV Out gt select Component or S Video To the external AV machineries and tools according to A3 AV OUT sets only the terminal of one in Component or S Video connects and does The case product which will connect Component and S Video in same time malfunction is a possibility of doing Ensure the input jack and input channel are the same If connected to external input 1 must be set t
35. y When recording Audio set the channe of the audio file recording through the AV IN e Radio Quality When recording Radio set the quality of the recording file Higher the bps is better the sound quality but the size of the file becomes larger and more battery power is used e Radio Channel When recording Radio set the channel of the recording file e Mic Quality Set the quality of the file recorded with the built in microphone Higher the bps is better the quality of recordings but the size of the file becomes larger and more battery power is used EIAN Ot iy Redo Channel COWON A3 Setup Features 10 System General gt Setup gt System 25 Ollas me BS de gt Zem veer off oe Power Save e Set Time Sets the current time e Boot Resume Automatically continues to resume from the end of the last file played when set to On e Browser Resume Remembers the Browser location and cursor moves to the selected location when re enabled e Alarm Mode Select Alarm mode Automatically turns on at the specified time and plays tunes in the previously played file to the radio channel e Wakeup Time Select Alarm time e Duration Sets how long the alarm operates and automatically turns of the player after the specified time has elapsed e Recurring Mode Select Alarm period If set to Once the alarm only operates only once If set to Daily alarm operates every day and when set to Weekdays alarm only operates
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