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User’s Guide
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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
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3 COPYRIGHT NOTICE Legal Notice • COWON is a registered trademark of COWON SYSTEMS, INC. • 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. • 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. • The software described in this document including JetShell and jetAu
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4 Table of Contents Precautions for Using this Product 1)Before Using this Product 5 1. Precautions for Using this Product 2. Package Components 3. Names of Parts 4. Power Connection and Charging 5. Connecting to your PC 6. Charging with your PC 7. Saving Files and Disconnecting A3 8. Upgrading Firmware 2)Basic Features 13 1. Running Files 2. Button Controls 3)Advanced Features 1 5 1. Filer Browser 2. Playlist 3. USB Host Connection 4. DMB ( Mobile TV Mode) 5. Radio Mode 5. Record Mode 7. AV OUT
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5 Before Using this Product 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. • Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this guide. • Handle manual, product package materials, accessories, etc with care to prevent cuts and injuries to your hands. • Do not handle/touch LCD screen wit
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6 Before Using this Product • Keep the player cool and ventilated place, away from direct sunlight as it may cause deformation, damages to internal circuitry or LCD screens. • 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. • Do not mix directions when connecting cables to your player or PC. Connecting cables incorrectly may damage your playe
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7 Before Using this Product Package Contents COWON A3 Body 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
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8 Before Using this Product Names of Parts 7 TOP 8 10 LEFT FRONT RIGHT 9 12 1 17 11 2 3 13 4 14 5 6 BOTTOM 15 16 COWON A3
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9 Before Using this Product Earphone jack : Connect the bundled earphone or any earphone with a standard 3.5 mm plug 1 2 AV OUT : Connect the AV Cable to send A3 still/video images through composite ports of external AV devices. (TV etc) 3 AV IN : Connect the AV Cable/Line-In cable to record contents playing on external AV devices with your A3 player. 4 COMP / S-VIDEO : Hi-Quality viewing via COMP/S-VIDEO cable, and recording via S-VIDEO cable. 5 USB Port : Connecting to PC via USB 2.0 cable
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10 Before Using this Product Connecting to your PC 1. Connect the device’s “USB DEVICE” 2. If properly connected, the following 3. Check the recently added drive from and the USB port of the computer with appears on the LCD. My Computer and Windows Browser. 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. - When using your player as a portable storage device, connect the adapter for stable power supply. - US
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11 Before Using this Product 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 icon from the PC tray. 4. Click the following popup message when it appears. 5. When the Safe To Remove Hardware window appears, separate the USB cable. - The player must be disconnected from the computer after checking the Safe To Remove Hardware m
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12 Before Using this Product Upgrading Firmware 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. 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)
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13 Basic Features 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, t
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14 Basic Features Button Controls Button Description • Press and hold when the player power is off to turn on the player. • Press and hold when the player power is on to turn off the player. • Short presses will turn the LCD on and off. • If the player does not work properly, press and hold for 9 seconds to it turn off. • Increases volume during file playback. • Moves up through the File Browser and Setting items. • Moves to the top of the enlarged screen in image viewer. • Decreases volume durin
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15 Advanced Features File Browser A3 provides 10 modes. Movie, Music, Photo, Document and Browser modes can be navigated by the File Browser ■ 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. ■ Moving a File Browser Cursor Move the lever towards + or - to move through items up and down
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16 Advanced Features ■ File Browser Popup Menu Move the lever towards ▶▶ on a file to open a popup menu for the appropriate mode. Move the lever towards + or - to select a desired item, then press or move the lever towards ▶▶ 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
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17 Advanced Features USB Host Connection and Usage USB Host can copy and delete files and folders in USB compatible devices (digital camera, iAUDIO, etc.). ■ Connecting USB Host Connect the USB Host cable to the “USB HOST” on your A3 and the USB port of the USB compatible device. ■ 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
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18 Advanced Features Mobile TV Mode Mobile TV mode lets you watch mobile TV programs on A3 using optional TV receiver. ■ 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
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19 Advanced Features Radio Mode Usage Listen or record FM radio broadcasts in Radio mode. ■ Radio Listening Radio Listening Select Radio mode to listen to FM radio. Shortly move the lever towards◀◀ or ▶▶ to move through channels. Long pushes will scan channels. Press and hold the “BACK” button to stop the radio. ■ 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 t
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20 Advanced Features S-VIDEO In (Record) YELLOW Television RED WHITE RED GREEN BLUE 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 There are six modes, Video, Audio, MobileTV, Radio, Bui
