USER GUIDE

ver.2.0E
 2 COPYRIGHT NOTICE

General
iAUDIO is the registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.
This product is for home use only and cannot be used for business purposes.
COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. has the exclusive copyright for this User Guide. It is prohibited to distribute this User
Guide in part or in whole without permission.
COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. has the copyrights for JetShell and JetAudio. It is prohibited to distribute or
commercially use them without written permission from COWON SYSTEMS, Inc.
The MP3 les created with the MP3 conversion feature of JetShell and JetAudio can be used for personal use only
and not for commercial or service purposes. Violating this regulation is in conict with domestic copyright laws.
COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. complies with the laws and regulations related to records/videos/games. Complying with
all any other codied laws is the responsibility of the actual users.
In order for customers who purchased the product to receive specialized iAUDIO services, we recommend that they
accomplish customer registration at http://www.iAUDIO.com. Various specialized benets are only provided for
members who have completed a lawful customer registration.
The various examples, drawings and pictures included in this User Guide are subject to change without prior notice
when new product enhancemen
enhancements become available.
The products feature and specication included in this User Guide are subject to change without prior notication
BBE Related
BBE is produced by the license of BBE Sound, Inc.
BBE Sound, Inc. has the license rights for BBE under USP4638258, 5510752 and 5736897.
BBE and the BBE symbol are the registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

All rights reserved by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. 2005

iAUDIO G2
 4 Precautions for Using iAUDIO

Be careful not to cut your

Do not use iAUDIO for hands when unpacking
purposes other than specied the box, Users Guide, or
here in the Users Guide. accessories.

Do not let the unit get wet

or leave it in a damp place
for prolonged periods. There are no user serviceable
If the product is damaged from parts in the unit, and any
moisture as described above, attempt to open, disassemble
product failure is then classied as or reconstruct the product will
failure by submersion, and no longer void any warranty, disqualify
covered by warranty. Moreover, it for free service, and the unit
it may not be even be possible to
repair the unit with charged for may be permanently disquali-
service, and you may no longer be ed from any after service.
able to use the product.

Pay attention to the directions when

connecting the USB cable to your
iAUDIO or a PC.
Connecting the unit or PC incor- If you smell iAUDIO burning or
rectly with the USB cable may it becomes overheated, remove the
damage them. battery and contact our Customer
Do not bend the USB cable exces- Support Team or a Cowon
sively or leave it pressed by heavy Systems after-service center.
objects.

If expose the product to extreme heat or cold for a prolonged period, its exterior may
become deformed, its interior damaged, or the LCD may cease to function.

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 Precautions for Using iAUDIO 5

Listening to iAUDIO at
high volumes for extended
Touching iAUDIO with wet
periods may harm your
hands may damage the unit
hearing.
and cause malfunctions.

Always backup important les.

All data stored in iAUDIO may
become deleted when being
serviced. Our after-service center
does not backup les in iAUDIO
units.
Using iAUDIO in places with
Please note that Cowon Systems is
high occurrences of static elec- not responsible for any data loss from
tricity may cause malfunctions. products entrusted to us for service.

This product uses 1.2 1.5V

batteries. Always use AA
batteries, and pay attention to
the polarity when replacing bat-
teries. Never reuse batteries that
Always use the USB cable
have been found leaking.
supplied by Cowon Systems.

When transferring data to and from a PC, and the LCD displays Read or Write, do not unplug the USB cable.
During data transfer, such as reading or writing les, even if Windows Explorer reports that the transfer is done,
the cache may be still working internally.

iAUDIO G2
 6 Components in the Package

iAUDIO (MP3 Player Main Body)

Install CD (JetShell, JetAudio) Fashionable Neck strap

Users Guide

USB Cable AA Battery

iAUDIO G2
 Features 7

MP3, MP2, OGG,WMA, ASF, and WAV (48khz, Stereo) Playback, Voice Recording, FM Radio Receiver
and Recording, Direct ADPCM Encoding, Removable Disk
Basic Flash Memory Embedded (256MB)
4 Line Graphic LCD
USB 1.1 Interface
Long Play Time: Up to 40 hours of continuous play (Based on Cowon Systems tests with AA alkaline battery)
Multi language support (Embedded common fonts that can display 40,000 characters from various languages)
Enhanced Integrated Navigator
Play/Pause/Intro Play, Stop/Power Off, Recording
Next Track/Previous Track, Fast Forward/Fast Rewind
Innite Loop
Search Speed and Skip Speed Settings
40 Digital Volume Levels
Various EQ and Sound Field Effects
User-Adjustable 5-Band EQ
Normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, User
Supports BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround.
Resume Feature, Auto Power OFF.
Hold Feature
Backlight On Dim Control and Scroll Speed Adjustment
Firmware and logo download
Supports ID3V2, ID3V1, and Filename
Device Information (rmware version, memory usage)
Software
JetShell (File transfer, MP3/WMA/WAV/AUDIO CD play, MP3 encoding)
JetAudio (Integrated multimedia player software)
iAUDIO G2
 8 Specications

All ranges of MPEG 1/2/2.5 layer 3 (8kbps ~ 320kbps) (8kHz~48kHz) and VBR All
Supported Files ranges of WMA7 WMA (20kbps~ 192kbps) (8kHz~48khz)
WMA9 CBR (5Kbps Mono ~ 320kbps Stereo) VBR (Average 48kbps to 256kbps)*
WAV (Up to 48KHz Stereo), OGG
Memory 256MB
PC Interface USB 1.1
Battery 1 AA Battery
File Transfer Speed Max. 6Mbps
Power Supply Up to 40 hours, based on our companys test environment.
Buttons 8 Buttons (Play, REC, MODE, Menu, FF, REW, VOL +, VOL )
Switch 1 Switch (Hold)
Display 128 x 64 full graphic LCD
SNR 95 dB
Output 16 Ohm Earphone : 13mW+13mW
Frequency Range 20Hz ~ 20KHz
Size 64.0 x 45.0 x 17.1 mm (Width x Height x Depth)
Weight 36 g (Excluding Battery)

* WMA9 Professional, Lossless Codec, and Voice Codec are not supported

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 Names of Parts 9

PLAY/STOP
REC/A B button MODE button
Power On/Off
Top

+ (VOL +)
(REW) Volume Up, Cursor Up,
Front Previous Title, Rewind Right
Left Setting Value Up

Earphone Jack Lever (Menu/Navigation)

Enter Menu/Navigation USB
(FF)
Next Title, Fast Forward
MIC Line-in Jack

LCD
Display - (VOL -)
Volume Down,
Cursor Down, Set-
ting Value Down

HOLD Switch
Back

Battery

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10 Replacing Batteries / Connecting the USB Cable

Inserting Batteries

1. Push down the cover on the 2. Flip over and open the cover. 3. Insert the terminal of the AA
back of iAUDIO. size battery to the right where the
spring is, and then push in the +
terminal to the left.

Connecting the USB Cable

When you open the USB cover on the left of iAU-
DIO, there is a built-in USB port. Connect iAUDIO
to the PC while paying attention to the direction of
the USB port.
For Windows XP, you may pull out the USB cable
after the transfer window is closed. For Windows
2000, however, you should rst run Safely
Remove Hardware before pulling out the cable.
After downloading les, be sure to check that the
iAUDIO LCD display is changed to READY before
pulling out the cable.

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 LCD Display 11

Album Name
Song Title
Left and Right Output Progress Bar
Graphics Current Track / All Tracks

JetEffect (BBE, M3B,

3D, MP)
Battery Charge Indicator
5 Band EQ
Hold
BIT RATE Loop Play
Mode
Sequence

The Battery Charge Indicator icon indicates the remaining time for use. Fewer bars are
displayed as the battery charge decreases. For some dry or rechargeable batteries, the
bars of the battery charger indicator may become unstable while the charge is being
measured, but this is normal.
When the battery is exhausted, the battery charge indicator starts to blink, and then after
about 30 minutes of operation, the power goes off automatically.

The disc shape is used when ID3V2 and ID3V1, and Artist + Album information is dis-
played. However, when the display setting is Filename, or the ID3 tag does not contain
artist information, the folder shape is used and the folder name is displayed. When the
music le is stored in the root folder, iAUDIO is displayed as the folder name.

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 Basic Operations
12 Power On/Off / Connecting USB

Basic Operations
1. Power On/Off
When you press and hold the PLAY button, the iAUDIO logo appears and iAUDIO turns on.
When you press and hold the PLAY button again, iAUDIO turns off. (You cannot power off
iAUDIO while recording or in USB mode.)
You can turn off iAUDIO automatically by setting Auto Off or Sleep Timer.

Push the PLAY button iAUDIO powers on and the iAUDIO logo appreas. To turn iAUDIO off, press and hold the PLAY button.

2. Connecting USB
Connecting USB
iAUDIO enters USB mode when you connect the USB cable while iAUDIO is turned on or in use.
(When you connect the USB cable while recording, the recording stops automatically and iAUDIO
enters USB mode.)
When the USB cable is connected, iAUDIO does not use the battery but is powered through the USB
cable.
Disconnecting USB
Disconnect the device from the Windows tray bar and pull out the USB cable.

Display when USB is connected. splay when iAUDIO is reading data. Display when iAUDIO is writing data.

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Basic Operations for Mode Change 13

3. Basic Operations for Mode Change There are three modes:

Digital Audio, Voice Recorder, and Line-in Recorder

Digital Audio Mode

To change to another mode, press the MODE button to enter Mode menu.
3 modes are displayed for you to select from.
Press or to move to the desired mode.
After navigating to the desired mode using menu, press the lever or PLAY button to select the mode.
The selected mode screen is displayed and the mode change is complete.
If you wish to cancel mode change and return to the previous mode, press the REC button.
The selected mode screen is displayed and the mode change is cancelled.

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14 Basic Operations for Using Menu

4. Basic Operations for Using Menu

Example: Changing the JetEffect EQ from NOR (Normal) to ROC (Rock).

Menu Menu Menu

JetEffect JetEffect JetEffect
PlayMode PlayMode PlayMode

Digital Audio Mode

To enter the menu screen, press the lever briey.

To move up and down the menu, press + or .
To enter submenus, press the lever or push .
To move up the menu, push . (When it is at the top menu, the menu screen is closed and the previous
mode screen returns.)
To return to the previous mode screen after setting, press the PLAY button.
When it is the last eld, the setting screen for the eld appears.
Press + or to change to the desired values.
To select an item, press the lever. The changed value is immediately applied.
To return to the previous mode screen after setting, press the PLAY button.

5. Basic Operations for Using Navigator

To enter the Navigator screen, press and hold the lever.
To move up and down the Navigator menu, press + or .
To move to a lower level folder, press the PLAY button or push .
To go to a higher level folder, press . (When the present folder is the root folder, the Navigator screen is
closed and the previous mode screen returns.
To play a le, select it and press the PLAY button or press . (When you press and the le plays,
iAUDIO stays in Navigator Mode.)
To go to a folder, select it and press the PLAY button or press .

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Basic Operations for Using Navigator 15

Navigator Popup Window

When you press the lever, an appropriate popup window appears according to the folder, le, or Dynamic
PlayList le
Press + or to select a popup item.
Press the PLAY button or press select a popup item.
When you press the REC button, the popup window is canceled and closed.
Popup Items for Files: Play now, Add to List, Intro, Delete
Popup Items for Folders: Expand, Play now, Add to List
Popup Items for Dynamic Playlist les: Play now, Intro, Remove
When you press the REC button, the Navigator window is closed and the previous screen appears.

Entering Navigation Mode

You can enter Navigation Mode by pressing and holding the MODE button in Navigator status.

Music Files: You can browse MP3 and WMA les according to the folder structure.
Dynamic PlayList: The playlist generated with the Add to List feature is displayed. You can delete items from
the list as well.
Bookmarks: The Bookmark feature is used to save the locations of specic song titles to listen to them directly
from the saved locations. This is very useful when using language study les or audio books that have a long
playing time. You can bookmark up to 20 song titles, and play them from the bookmarked location. Press and
hold the REC button to bookmark music les while they are being played.
Entering Bookmarks
Bookmarks Bookmarks
(Add Current) I Lay my
Play now
Remove
(Add Current)
Remove all

When you press the lever when (Add Current) is Play now: The bookmarked le is played.
selected, the current location of the song title being Remove: The bookmark for the le is deleted.
played is bookmarked. To play a bookmarked le, Remove All: Delete all bookmarks.
select it and press the PLAY button or move it to
direction.

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 Simple Operations by Mode
16 MP3 Player Mode

MP3 Player Mode

1. Power On and Play
When you press and hold the PLAY button, the iAUDIO logo appears and
iAUDIO powers on.
When iAUDIO powers on, it starts playing automatically if Autoplay is set.
When the Resume feature is set, iAUDIO saves the last played track and position,
and playback begins from there.
When you want to go to MP3 Player mode and listen to music, turn iAUDIO
power on and press the MODE button. Then select MP3 Player from the Mode
menu. Press or to select MP3 Player and then press the PLAY button to
enter MP3 Player Mode.

2. Power Off and Stop

Press and hold the PLAY button when iAUDIO is stopped to power off iAUDIO.
When you press and hold the PLAY button briey in the PC Play status, iAUDIO
stops playing.
You can automatically turn off iAUDIO when you set the Auto Off or Sleep
feature.
iAUDIO does not power off when your PC and iAUDIO are connected by USB
cable.
3. Adjust Volume
To adjust Volume while playing, press + or .
Press briey to adjust by 1 volume unit, or press and hold to adjust rapidly.
Volume can be adjusted between 00 (mute) and 40.

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 Simple Operations by Mode
MP3 Player Mode 17

4. Setting Loop:
Use the REC (A B) button while playing tracks in MP3 Player mode. Press the
button to set the loop start point. The (A ) icons appears at the bottom middle
of the LCD. Press the button again to set the loop end point. The icon changes to
(A B). This audio block starts to play repeatedly. When you wish to release this
feature, press the REC button again.

5. HOLD:
Push the HOLD switch to the left. Now all iAUDIO button are locked and do not
work.

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 Simple Operations by Mode
18 Voice Recorder Mode

Voice Recorder (Recording Voice with Built-In Mic)

When iAUDIO is not in Voice Recorder, press the lever to enter the Mode menu
and select Voice Recorder from the menu.

Press the REC button to start recording.

The sound is recorded in a pre-dened recording quality, and the le is saved as
V***.wav in the VOICE folder under the RECORDS folder. (***
represents a 3-digit consecutive number.)
To nish recording, press the REC button again.

When the recording is nished, press the lever to enter Navigator for more
convenient features.
Play Now: Plays the track immediately.
Add to List: Adds the track to the playlist.
Intro: Listen to only the intro part of the track.
Delete: Completely remove the track from Flash memory.
To play recorded les more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind
features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select V***.wav les to play in the
VOICE folder under the RECORDS folder.

Line-in Recorder (Direct Encoding)

We will describe the example of direct encoding between CDP and iAUDIO.

When iAUDIO is not in LINE-IN Recorder Mode, press the lever briey to enter
Mode menu, and select LINE-IN Recorder. Press + or - or press the PLAY button
to select Line-in Recorder. iAUDIO enters Line-in Recorder mode.
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 Simple Operations by Mode
Line-in Recorder Mode 19

Connect the headphone jack of CDP with the Line-In jack of iAUDIO with a
bi-directional stereo jack cable.

Press the REC button to switch iAUDIO to recording standby status.

iAUDIO automatically monitors the LINE-IN jack and pauses recording until
audio signals are received.

When you press the PLAY button of CDP, iAUDIO detects signals coming in
through the LINE-IN jack and starts recording.

The le is recorded as L***.wav in the LINE IN folder under the

RECORDS. (*** represents a 3-digit consecutive number.)
To nish recording, press the REC button again.

After recording, you can press and hold the lever to enter Navigator mode for
more convenient features.

Play Now: Plays the track immediately.

Add to List: Adds the track to Playlist.
Intro: Plays only the intro part of the tracks.
Delete: Completely removes the track from Flash memory.

To play recorded les more conveniently using Fast Forward and Fast Rewind
features, change to MP3 Player mode, and select L***.wav les to play in the
Linein folder under the Records folder.

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20 Troubleshooting

Symptom Action Description

iAUDIO does not Check if the HOLD button is in When the HOLD button is in locked
power on. the locked position. status, iAUDIO buttons do not work.
Try again after pushing the HOLD
button to OFF.
Check if the battery is loaded in iAUDIO does not work if the polarity of
the right direction. the battery is reversed.
Replace the battery with a new iAUDIO does not work when the battery
one. is exhausted.
Remove the battery and insert Check if there are any foreign objects
it again. obstructing contact with the battery and
remove them if there are any.
There is no sound. Check if there are any MP3 les iAUDIO does not work when there are no
in memory. saved les in it.
Check if the HOLD button is in iAUDIO buttons do not work when the
locked position. HOLD button is in locked status.
Try again after setting the HOLD
button OFF.
Characters in LCD Set the language of iAUDIO to English and ID3 tag to Filename, and retry. If
are distorted. the problem persists, check the product with our service center. However, if the
same symptom occurs in other iAUDIO products of the same model, it may be
because iAUDIO was developed on Korean Windows and some special fonts or
characters may be distorted.

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 Troubleshooting 21

Symptom Action Description

I lled my memory Initialize iAUDIO, and save the There is a settings.dat le in the root
capacity, and iAU- les again but leave 1 to 2 MB of folder in Flash Memory which is an
DIO malfunctions or free memory space. important system le. When this le is
does not play at all. not saved properly, or deleted/damaged
during le transfer, malfunctions may
occur.
After saving hun- This is a limitation from Windows iAUDIO uses FAT. Due to the limita-
dreds of les in the 98. It is recommended to create tions of FAT, avoid saving too many les
Root folder, iAUDIO subfolders for Windows 2000 and in the Root directory.
does not work or XP as well.
malfunctions.
The Flash Memory iAUDIO Flash Memory shares some parts with the system memory. There-
capacity is dis- fore, when you exclude the system area that is required for normal operation of
played less than it iAUDIO, the ash memory that is displayed may be less than its capacity. For
should be or cannot
be used up to its full
example, 242MB is displayed for 256MB memory. This is normal.
capacity.
(E.g., 242MB
displayed for 256MB
memory)

When using JetShell, JetShell controls the iAUDIO drive. Consequently, you should exit JetShell before
using iAUDIO for these uses:
Installing a USB Drive.
Formatting iAUDIO from Windows Explorer.
Upgrading Firmware.

iAUDIO G2
 Using Buttons
22 MP3 Player Mode

MP3 Player Mode

Button Operation When iAUDIO is stopped When iAUDIO is playing

Play/ Play the current track. Stop the current track

Pause
Power Off Power Off

FF Play next track Play next track or move forward by 5 sec or 10 sec (SKIP setting)

Fast Forward Fast Forward

REW Play previous track Play previous track or move backward by 5 sec or 10 sec (SKIP setting)

Fast Rewind Fast Rewind

MENU Setting Menu Setting Menu

Navigator Navigator

+ Volume Up Volume Up

- Volume Down Volume Down

REC/A B Start or Stop Repeat AB

Save Bookmarks

MODE Mode Menu Select Mode

Switch between Play and Lyrics Screen for lyrics-marked tracks

In Button Operations, means pressing briey, and means pressing for 1 or more seconds.

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Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode 23

Voice Recorder / Line-in Recorder Mode

Button Operation When iAUDIO is stopped When iAUDIO is playing

Play/ Play the previous recorded le Pause / Continue Recording

Pause
Power Off Power Off

FF

REW

MENU Setting Menu

Navigator

+ Volume Up

- Volume Down

REC/A B Start Recording Stop Recording

MODE Mode Menu Select Mode

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 Using Buttons
24 Navigator

Navigator
Button Operation When a le is selected When a folder is selected

Play/ Play the selected le and change to Expand the folder

Pause MP3 Player mode

FF Play the selected le and the Naviga- Expand the folder

tor Mode is retained

REW Move to the higher folder Move to the higher folder

MENU Pop up Menu Pop up Menu

Enter Navigator mode Enter Navigator mode

+ Move cursor up Move cursor up

- Move cursor down Move cursor down

REC/A B Change to MP3 Player mode Change to MP3 Player mode

MODE Navigator Mode Menu Select Play List mode

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 What is JetShell? 25

The current manual was written based on JetShell Pro version. Please be
informed that JetShell Basic version does not contain MP3 Encoding and
file converting features.

What is JetShell?
JetShell is the iAUDIO manager program providing the following features:
Downloading/Uploading les from/to iAUDIO.
File management similar to Windows Explorer
Playing MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD, and Playlist (m3u)
Copying (ripping) MP3 les from Audio CD
Converting between WAV/MP3/WMA
Changing bitrate of MP3 les
Convenient le transfer using Download List
A wide selection of spectrums, equalizers, and sound effects
Editing ID3 tags
Downloading iAUDIO logo
Formatting the ash memory
Running Environment for JetShell
Pentium 200 Mhz or higher
32 MB or more memory
20 MB or more hard disk space
256 Color or higher display
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (NT is not supported)
USB Port 1.1 or higher
CD-ROM drive
Sound Card, Speaker or Headphone

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26 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

1. When you insert iAUDIO installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, the installation program starts
automatically. It may not start automatically depending on the settings of Windows. In this case, run
x:\setup.exe or x:\JetShell\setup.exe. (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive)

2. When the installation nishes, Start -> Program -> COWON -> iAUDIO G2 program group is
created.

3. You are now ready to connect iAUDIO to PC (Dont run JetShell at this time).
Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the provided USB cable.
(We recommend to connect iAUDIO to the PC directly, not using USB hub)

4. As soon as the cabe is connected, the message Found New Hardware appears and the USB
driver for iAUDIO is installed automatically. The driver installation message may not appear on the
screen depending on the status of Windows. To make sure that the installation was completed nor-
mally, check for the device iAUDIO in My Computer as shown below, or Control Panel -> System
-> Hardware -> Device Manager.

5. Now you can transfer les by using JetShell or Window Explorer.

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 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 27

For Windows 98 / 98 SE

The E:\ drive shown in the illustration is an example, and it may be different from the actual drive name used by your
PC. It was given for your reference only.

1. Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the

provided USB cable. As soon as the cable is connected,
"Add New Hardware Wizard" window is displayed. Click
Next.

2. Check "Search for the best driver for your device" and click
Next.

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28 Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell

3. Check "Specify a location" and click Browse.

From the "Browse" window, select the [Win98] folder on
the iAUDIO Installation CD, and click OK.

4. USB driver le for iAUDIO is found. Click Next.

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Connecting iAUDIO and Installing JetShell 29

5. The driver les are copied and installed from the

Installation CD. When the installation nishes, a message
notifying you of completion appears as shown in the
picture. Click Finish.

6. Finally, make sure that installation of iAUDIO was

completed normally by checking "iAUDIO G2 Digital
Audio Player" displayed under "Harddisk controller" of
"Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device Manager".

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30 Introducing JetShell

The Whole View

Play and MP3

Management
Section

File
Management
Section File Management
Window

Flash Memory
Management
Section

Download List
Management
Section

When JetShell is running, it controls the iAUDIO. Make sure to exit JetShell before performing the following tasks:

Installing iAUDIO's USB driver

Formatting iAUDIO in Windows Explorer
Upgrading iAUDIO's rmware

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 Introducing JetShell 31

Player Section

Double click an MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, ASF, Audio CD track, or Playlist (m3u) le in the "File Management
Window", or drag and drop les on the "Player Window" shown above. You can also select multiple les and then
press the Play button. On the black screen in the middle, various information of current le is displayed, and two types
of spectrum screens appear.

You can start and stop playing the le with the buttons at the right, and adjust the volume with the + and - buttons. To skip
instantly to a specic position of the track being played, click on the position bar.

File Management Section

The File Management Section of JetShell looks just like Windows Explorer. The left window shows folders, disks, and
CD-ROM drives in a tree structure, and the right window shows the les in current folder.

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32 Introducing JetShell

Flash Memory Management Section

The bottom part of JetShell consists of "Flash Memory Management Window" and "Download List Window". When
iAUDIO is working normally, the red lamp is turned on with the message "iAUDIO is working" as shown in the gure.
The les in iAUDIO displayed in the middle window. The "Memory used" bar shown at the bottom right indicates the
used memory size of the total ash memory of iAUDIO. If this bar is almost full, it means that there is almost no free
space available in iAUDIO.

Button Function Explanation

Up Move to the upper folder.

Properties Display the properties of the selected le.
Refresh Refresh the contents of ash memory.
Delete Delete the selected le or folder.
New folder Create a new folder.
Cut Cut the selected le or folder.
Copy Copy the selected le or folder.
Paste Paste the cut or copied le.
Transfer to Flash Memory Transfer the selected les or folder from PC to iAUDIO.
Transfer to PC Transfer the selected les or folder from iAUDIO to PC.

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JetShell displays visually cool spectrums. When you click on the spectrum display area, the screen changes as follows.

You can also enjoy various equalizers and sound effects.

Various Equalizers

Various Sound Effects

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34 Downloading Music les to iAUDIO

Downloading Music les to iAUDIO

If you want to download secure WMA les (WMA les from online music store) to iAUDIO, please refer to Downloading
secure WMA les to iAUDIO. JetShell does not support downloading secure WMA les.
You can use Windows Explorer or other le management programs to download music les to iAUDIO.

1. Downloading music les to iAUDIO is very simple. Select

les to download from the "File Management Window" and
click down arrow.

2. Or you can also drag and drop the selected les from the "File
Management Window" to the "Flash Memory Management
Window".

3. The following window shows the le downloading process.

Never disconnect the USB cable while downloading.
Make sure that the LCD status is READY before
disconnecting USB cable.

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 Downloading Music les to iAUDIO 35

4. Another method is to put the les in the "Download List Window" rst, and transfer them later.
This is useful when you wish to download les in different folders.

5. You can also download the les existing outside of JetShell by dragging and dropping them onto the "Flash Memory
Window".

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36 ConvertingAudioCDTrackstoMP3FilesandDownloadingThemtoiAUDIO

Converting Audio CD Tracks to MP3 Files and

Downloading Them to iAUDIO
With JetShell, you can easily convert your Audio CD into MP3 les and download them to iAUDIO.

1. Before getting started, you must choose the quality of the MP3 les to create. Click [Setup] [MP3 Encoder Option]
to set the desired bitrate of the MP3 les. (The les compressed in a high bitrate have a higher sound quality and a
bigger le size.)

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2. From the File Management section, select the CD-ROM drive in which the Audio CD is inserted. Select the audio
tracks from the right window and click or [File] [Convert CD to MP3] from the menu.

3. Specify the path to save the MP3 les in. Choose a folder in iAUDIO to directly download MP3 les onto iAUDIO.

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4. The converting process is displayed as shown below.

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1. Ripping Enhanced CD

For some enhanced CDs, you cannot directly select the tracks on the CD.
In this case, you can right click your mouse on button and select a track to convert to le as shown in the
picture below. However, for some Audio CDs for which copy protection technology is applied, this ripping method
may not work.
What is an enhanced CD?
This is an audio CD that contains video or data for a PC.

The tracks appear when you right click your mouse.

2. Accessing Internet CD Database

When you press the button, the information on the CD, such as the singer and song title can be acquired
through the Internet.
To use CD database, the Internet connection must be enabled. You may not be able to use this feature depending on the
status of the network or the proxy server settings.

When incorrect data is stored in the CD database, the texts may appear abnormally on your PC. This is not an error of
JetShell but the information stored in CDDB.

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3. Editing ID3 Tag

You can edit the ID3 tag of a MP3 le by selecting [Tools] [Edit MP3 ID3 Tag] from the JetShell menu.

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4. Changing MP3 Bitrate

You can change the bitrate of MP3 les by selecting [MP3 Bit Rate Conversion] from the menu.

5. Downloading Logo File

You can download a logo le to change the logo screen that appears when iAUDIO powers on.
Select [Download Logo File] from the menu. When the "Open" window appears, select the desired logo le and click
Open. Then the logo le is downloaded and applied.

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Installing and Using JetAudio

The worldwide renowned integrated multimedia player JetAudio is included in the iAUDIO Installation CD. To
install JetAudio, run the le "CD-ROM:\JetAudio\setup.exe." For detailed information on using JetAudio, refer
to the JetAudio Help after installation, or post your question on the Q&A board at the site "http://www.JetAudio.
com."

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Guide to Firmware Upgrade

A. What is Firmware?
Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware, which activates various features.
By upgrading the rmware, you can enhance the features of the product and eliminate the bugs.
B. Notice for Legal Limitations and Responsibilities Regarding Firmware
The performance and menu of iAUDIO may change without prior notice through rmware upgrades.
When you upgrade the rmware, all the data in the ash memory may be deleted.
Therefore, users should back up important les in iAUDIO before upgrading the rmware.
All rmware upgrades are intended for overall enhancement of performance.
We recommend not to upgrade rmware if you don't have any problems.
Upgrading rmware is at your own risk.

C. Conditions for Firmware Upgrade

Firmware upgrade can only be possible when iAUDIO driver is properly installed and JetShell can
communicate with iAUDIO without any problems.

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D. Upgrading Firmware
* You can download the latest rmware from www.jetaudio.com or www.iaudio.com

Decompress the downloaded le and run the "setup.exe" le from among the decompressed les. Then the
following window appears.

If you have already installed rmware setup program before, the following window may appear. In this case, click
OK to remove previous rmware setup program, then run "setup.exe" again.

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Read the License Agreement. To continue installation, click Yes.

Specify the destination folder, theck click Next.

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Specify a group name, then click Next.

The les are copied.

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The installation is complete.

Connect the USB ports of iAUDIO to your PC using the provided USB cable.
(We recommend to connect iAUDIO to the PC directly, not using USB hub)

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Run the rmware upgrade program by selecting "Firmware Download" icon in "Start / Programs /
COWON iAUDIO G2 / Firmware Download".

Firmware upgrade program searches iAUDIO. Make sure that iAUDIO is properly connected to the PC.
If the program cannot nd iAUDIO for a long time, click Cancel, disconnect iAUDIO from PC and try
again from step 7.

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When rmware upgrade program nds iAUDIO, the following screen appears.
If you check [Format Data Area] option, all the data stored in the ash memory is deleted. Therefore, be sure
to back up important les in iAUDIO before upgrading.
Furthermore, NEVER remove the USB cable during rmware upgrade, since it may cause malfunctions.
After upgrading rmware, make sure that the status has changed to READY on the iAUDIO LCD window
before disconnecting USB cable. We recommend to run "Safely Remove Hardware" wizard before
disconnecting the cable.

Click Start to upgrade the rmware.

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