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USER MANUAL S9 COWON

User's Guide we. 12e Various usefu les, such as OWON MediaGenter - JetAucio software and users guide are included on the device. Piease back these les up to your PC for future reference before using the denice.

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Before you stat! + Safety Instructions COWON is not responsible for any damages or fallures to products that are caused by a user's misuse of products and by not folowing the set of rules/guidelines that are described in this manual. + Do not use this product for other purposes than those described in this manual. + Handle manual, product package materials, accessories, etc vit care to prevent cuts and injures to your boch. + Do not vieu videos, pictures and texts stored in your player while drhing a vehice for your safety, Operating other features of the Players also dangerous and may cause fatal accidents wle dring. + The wearng of éarphones while operating a vehicle, exercising, or walking may impair dring, mask or prevent recogniion of emergency Sgnals, alarms, announcements, the approach of vehicles and human speech. Doing so may ao be unlauful depending on the regon. + Donatuse étage or ir anemcas one product sure a may cause sg. ni ca, tn DOG ra care with a soft cloth + Do nat expose the player in eïher cold weather of under D'or hat temperature over 400 such as inside automobiles, This may cause fatal demages to your player. + Do nat expose the player to water or keep tin a dmp ar hum location for an extended period of time. Ihe player is damagedi om moisture as described above, product far is then classified 8s à users muse, + Do not atempt to disassemble the player. Dsassembly vil void the warranty and the uni il be permanent cisqualfie from any warranty senices + Do not mx directions when connectng cables to your player or PC. Connecting cables incomecty may damage your player or PC. Do not bend or press connection cables with heavy objects. cowon ss

Before you start! + Safety Instructions +1 you smel something burning or fl excesshe heat we using te product, press {ne RESET button to stop operation and contact the place of purchase. + Touching the player vi we hands may cause damages and maunelions. Hand 1ne poser plug on wi cry hands [otheruise an electric shock may occur. + Listening at high voiumel8s 08 and above) for an extended period of ime may harm your héaing, + Far our protection, use the player in a well area where LCD screen wil not oveiy strain your 8j. + Using ie player places wi Ngh occurrences of stlic electity may cause maunctions + In case of using Is device primary for a storage device, is recommended to back up al data before use. COWON SYSTEMS Inc. is not responsible for any data loss due to hardware far. + Al data stored in the player may became deleted when being servced. Our Senice Center does not back up fes we reparing players, Please note lat COWON SYSTEMS, nc. & not respansble for any dela los from products entrusted tous for serie. + Keep the player in cool and ventlated places, away om direct sunight as it may cause deformation and damage Lo intemal creutry orLCD screen + For your ou say ti recommended tnt customers us the USB power adaptor and USB cabl approved by COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. + When connecing to a PG, use only USB pors on he moiher board or a USE Host card. Using an external USB hub may not quaran Lee proper operation g. USB ports on a keyboard or an extemal USB hub) + When formating the butin memory select FAT as te fl system. Be sure to cisconnect he power supp to the PG and USB power adaptor durng ightening or ihunder storm, Lo prevent danger to né user or te rik offre hazark. cowon ss

Before you stat! + Safety Instructions + Keep ie player away from magnets and drect magnetic fllds, as they can cause mafunctions. + Do not drop or expose 1he product to hard impact. This may result in maïunctions and/or unit falure, voicing the warranty. + Iyou ind any abnormalties with the battery such as sweling, press the RESET button immediately to stop the operation and contact the place of purchase. + The price of the product may fuctuate due to unexpected commercial conditions. COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. accepts no isbät to compensate for any price fucluation. cowon sa

Before you start! + Power Connection / Charging For charging COWON S9, you should use the USB cable to connect the player to a PC or a charger.

“The battery wi be fuly chrged in about 5 hours. 2.To charge va the USB Power Adapter {eptonal a0cesson), attech ie USB cabe to the poner adapter and ie other endi Lo the USBAÆXT por on the player The bttery wi be charger in approxmate) 3 hours. Min hasng te pyer or be fratne rt pipe has note ne bat recommended that you charge the devis #equent}, as “opposed to fu cischarging and then char the daice. Ven comectedlto a USB hub a player may not charge. Please ty {connecing ne player dec t a USB por on le PC: COWON SE ;:

Before you start! + Connecting to / Disconnecting from the PC Li] CE:

s2ei COWON 89 is proper connected to the PC (Picture). NN S9 (Pure 4)

5. Wen done, cick ne [icon on tne system ra to say

Te pl can roogrize up to 12,000 fakes, ar up 1 12,000 fl {us fe: 8,000 + trs: 4,000. Diconnect ie prod fer peroming “Saleh remove hectare” union. Te fluing message me appear random}, ut do not at at the product is maïuntenng Phase amp y again. Au oporaing system does nat GEpay tn Safe To Remove Harvare* don, dsconnect he layer ater al ans operations are complete {On simple fe taste operation & ualable for Lux an Mac OS.

Beiore you star + Upgrading Firmware Fimware is software that s embedded within ne hardware. Upgradng i can enhance system stablty and provide addhional features. Please be advised that Bela (unofiia frmware versions may cause system maluncton. How to upgrade the firmware

1. Download the latest fimware from the SUPPORT section of

te website {htpz/An COWON.cam)

2. Use the USB cable to connect COWON 59 to the PC.

Un the donnloaded firmware and copy it to the root foder of COWON 52. Periorm “Salely remove the hardware” function on your PC and disconnect the USB cable. Wen you tu on the product, the firmware upgrade Process wil start

6. The current fimware version can be checked in Setings -

Basic Uso +Music Mode [D Returns tothe preious music track or reninds he current track Pays he seiected le or pauses the fle being curentÿy played. Pay/Pause button on top center of the product can be used for the same operationprease re to page 16. F8] Skps to the next music track or fast forwercsthe current rack, EI Sets the sectional repeat for the minimum length of 1 second 161 is the control bar. fa] Adds the selected le to Favortes{up to 256 fes}, A inserts bookmarks into the current playing fielu to 256 fl). I enabies playback of the fl from the bookmaked point. EF] Sets the repeat play mode. F5 Sets the random play mode. Fa Sets ie playback boundary. ED: Ses the playback loto ls in lors. CA: Sets ho plyback toto fs in he current mu tir BB: 5 0 piayback on th eurent cokcod flo *’Alor Foer ton note agpied to pyisis made ft FA Sets JetEect 2.0 settings. F2 Toggjes alburn art and le information. Na flhas an image the DS ag. tn image il be iplyed dura 0 plajback F5. Displays Quick ListFor qui fi selection thin the COWONSS — 9

Basic Use +Video Mode [D Returns t the previous fie. 1 Reninds the curent fl: 15 Plays the selected fle or pauses the fie being cumenty played. Play/Pause button on top center of the product can be used for he same operationpPase rl page 16. ER Fast fonwards the curent fl.

15) Skips to the nex fi.

F6] Sets the sectional repeat for he miimur engfh of 80 seconds 1 Fips the control bar.

15) Ads the selected fle to Favortes(up to 256 fl)

15] Inserts bookmarks into the current playing fleup to 256 files) Itenables playback of te fl from the bookmarked point 15 Changes the video screen size. F2 Sets the playback bound Seb playback oo fin all. C9: Ses te back ot fl in Po cure ho folles D: 52 0 back ony bo aurent obcd fe F2 Sets auto pivot options, F5 Sets to T-Out mode. On taie aug a fl playback, Vo vil be hd during TVLOM made, and us 0 arphonos not pose. F8 Captures the current screen. 15 Displays Quick ListFor quick fle selection within the I. 18 Displays preview thumbnails. cowon ss

+ Flash Mode Prays flash fles saved in COWON Sn swf format, Simple flash-based games or animations can be played. Supports up 10 ActionSerpt 2.0 / Flash Payer 7 0. cowon sa + Utilities Mode Select a simple uilty touch-baser calculator.

cowon sa +JetEffect 2.0 Sekect your sound effect rom 30 JetE* INormal BBE, BBE VA, BBE VA 2, BE MacBase, BB BBE Hazdphone, BBE Heagphan 2, BE Heagphene 3, Fc sa, Bal, Pop, Gb, Furk Hip Hop, Tecra, es, Meta Danco Pap ide, X Bass, Ha, Voc 4 user-clfned presets enhance ajusté ct presets. and stereo BBE+ is the most saphisticated and powerful sound technology available for MP3 and PMP devices, Optimized for headphone playback of compres material, BBE+ brngs and impact of a ‘ive per formance” than ever before. EQ Fiter : Each bang of he equelzer can be acÿ BBE : Sound effect nat refines ne sound quality MachäBass : Provides deepex, tighter, and more musical accurale bass frequency 3D Surround : Provides 1he thvee-cimensional| efect ound sound nces the harmonies through compression Stereo Enhance : Enviches 1he stereo sound.

• Corn types of USER FONT may nl be proper sh. I ao may delay the device operation. Certain USER FONT {pes may not work proper in muli languages. + Time dspay Set he me format for he current playing fl. “Eepsed' displays the time the fle has been played for. “Remaning me” ncicates he lime ef on ie file being played «res Turn onvof ricsff the brics are apple to he fes) Ntuned on, cs vil be displayed duing the playback For mare information on rs application, check the LDB manager section at ww comon.com. + Auto display of Sete ime which the display stays on. ‘The display wi automatically turn of ino action is taken during he set time, + Brghiness Set the Gspay brighiness. + TV standard Set the TV-Out standard. NTSC : Kara or Ame PAL: Europe COWONSS — >

Setings Mode +Time «Time Set he current time. Please set ine correct me to enable you to make the best use of the alarm and scheduled recording functions. + Am ‘Adomalicalytum on the die at the scheduld time. Music Alarm vil play muse, and FM Radio alarm vil start raclo broadcast at he last tuned frequency. Scheduiea recording for FM Ro wi record the last tunedi frequency during he set time, Scheduled recoraing for FM Reco requres mor battery power nan usuel. Check ie battery stlus belor perlomning ini function. Sleep imer ‘Automaticall turn of the device after the speaied time even fa le is being played at that time. + Auto of ‘Automaticaly tu off the denice after the specied time if no actions “Th isalure does not operaie during a le playback. cowon sa +Music + Skipinterval Set the skip interval. + Scanintenal Set the scan intervalfemind / last forward) + Resume Set to play the fi from the previous} played location. Play speed Set the playback speed. + Fadein Settne fade fealurefgradualy increase the volume ven resumig to play a fi) + Video + Skipntervai Set the skip interval.

Setings Mode +Video + Resume Set to play the fl from the previously played location. + Play speed Set the playback speed. + Subtitle “Tun onvof the subtile display. + Recording Line: auaity Set the auaity ofine-in recording. Higher EPS provides better recording qualty but requres larger ie size. + Mic auaty Set the quai of buïtin microphone recorcing Defau sound for microphone recording is mono. Hgher BPS provides better recording qualit but requires larger le se + FM Radio quaity Set the FM Radio recording & scheduled FM Radio recording auaity. Higher BPS provides better recording quality but requires larger fe size. + Line-invoume Set he volume level for Line-in recorcing. + Mcvoume Set the volume level for Microphone recording + Auto sync Detect sound input from ine-in port and creates a fie. Neuv files val be created her is no sound for a certain period of ime. cowon ss

Setings Mode + Bluetooth Confgure setings and connection for GOWON 595 Bluetooth function. Search Search for Bluetooth headeets in COWON S95 proxmity. Be sure Lo have the Bluetooth headset in paiing mode. Pair the COWON S9 with the cscevered Bluetooth heaeet 10 use. Please refer lo headeets manual er s paling instructions. Use ‘Turn onof the Bluetooth mod. Enabling Bluetooth feature may reduce he battery capacity at a faster rate than usuël. Ec-e Delete the selected Bluetooth headset. Deleted headset must be re-searched and re-pared in order to use it again with COWON 59. ‘Th feature is only compatble with Bluetooth heaciset. Once paired, Bluelooïh function will remain in operation even en ie Seting mode is closed. cowon sa “There may be a delay in synch between video and sound when playing certain kinds of high resolution movies. Volume control, bep sound, fadk-in, and auch L/R control wil nat work. +System + Hold mode Set to select hold statefhold al / hold touchscreen ni). + Audio LR Adjust the audio volume balance oflet/rght. + USB Mode Set he USB connection method. MSC vil recognize the device as mass etorage device. Set as MTP if using MSDRM . is Restore al setings to the factory defaut, except for the language seting.

Settings Mode +System + Clear MSDRM icences IMSDRM icenses can be deletecl manuel the device cannot save the lcenses due 10 capacity Im. Sleep mode State of reduced actvity nat requires only minimal power consumption. Sieep mode also liminates the time consumed for initial booing. Maämum standby time for sleep modes approximately 350 hour. However, he battery capacity may reduce slighty as the skep mode does consume power. Tum the device of you do not use it for extended period of me. + Bec Set he button sound when tapping the deplay. + Information Version : Current firmware version. ‘Total space : Total capacity of intemal memory: Free space : Reraiing capacity of internal memory cowon ss

and other settings, click on “Stan” to star the video conversion process. Mava fes at do at play propañ on ha product may need ta be convert! by COHION MediaGenter - etAuo. EBelore di so, peace make eur at moe spl proper an the PC Hs. Fies already amaged for conversion may not work on COHON $9 evo 1h conversion process is successful Corverson time may var depending on PC perormene, sur le ie and code types. “Preeur los checking he camered de beloe string conerion. To com a fl th subis oo change saings en subtile, cck on “Comert Options SM ls for aubtii must have 1e same fl name as de fie. cowon ss ET]

+Troubleshooting + l'am still confused even after reading the manual. COWON websitelww:COWON.com) provides support for users of COWON products with FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and beginner& gui for products. Users are strong} encourage 10 check ut ne website for further infomalon regarding product usages and firmware upgrades. For individual inquiries, please contact us on-line as we wl try to he you as best as we can. + Iwould like to set the device as factory default. “There are to choices when seting the device as factory defaut.

1. Connect he device to PO and format as FATS2 fie system.

Note that his procedure wâl erase the data in the deuice.

2. Delete ihe PARAML.CFG fl in ne System fol.

+ The player does not turn on. Ie bañery is complet dschargea, charge 1he battery belore you stat te player The charging ie may vary depending on the bateys ischarge stalus. ie player does not ok al press the RESET bilon on in rear id. For our information, ———— cowon sa RESET wil just dsconnect ne poer and does not damage the product ar delete any fles Storecl on the vice. + The touchscreen and buttons do not work properly. Check the power Switch is posioned to HOLD. + I can't hear any sound. Check fe volume set to "D. Check ere is any le avalable in ie paye: here no ie in tre player, you wi nat ezr any sound. Pezse note that coupled les wl resuk in a noise or discontiued playback Make sure 1e earphones are connected proper Impuries in ne earphone jack an cause a noise. + Files that | have stored do not appear in the list. Each mode shons you a ist o playabl fes on To viral fl at you have slred, select he Erouser mode, Please note that System folder will not appear in the Browser.

+ Troubleshooting + Album image is not displayed in Music Mode In order to display album image, ine image hes to be storedl in the ID tag f the mu le, You can ed the IDS tags using COWON MesiaCenter - JetAuGo. À JPG image fe win ne same name 28 the relevant music fie shoud be stored he player Atemative}, à JPG mage file named “ooveripg" can be soc in ie relevant ler + Video won't play. Moue fes that do not play proper on the product may need ‘0 be converted by COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. + FM Radio does not work. CONON 59 earphanes wok as the FM Racio antenna. Straightening the earphone cable wi resut in bete racio reception, FM Racho reception may be poar at cations where FM Racho transmissions 2e shiekded. 1 FM Ratio does not work where reneption shouid be possible, please contact our senice center. + There is 100 much noise in my recordings. COWON 59 uses ulra-smal intemal microphone, so it may be more susceptible to noise durng recorings. Me internal microphone of COWON S9 is located on the rear side. The microphone should nt be covered with anything during recording + Characters on the display are corrupted. Set your preferer language again in Settngs > Display > Language. the problem perssts, set the curent font to the system font. COWON products are dope based on the Korean Windows OS, and this may cause orupton of some special fonts or languages on he display. + Computer canot recognize the player when connected. Tythe RESET button in the back you experience a frequent disconnection or unstaie connect, connect the player drect t the USE pot af the FC, rather than a separale USB hub, As CONON products use the USB connection for the main power system, unstable power Suppl} an cause a connection falure COWONSS

+ Troubleshooting + Memory capacity of the player is different or smaller than specified. The memory capacity indicated by Windows may be diferent from that indicated by the memory manufacturr. The actual Capacity vil be reduced from the ognal size because some space af the memory should be used as he system are for normal operation + COWON S9 does not play properly when memory is ful. For COWON 89 ta function propeñyt requires at least 5 MB af space for saving settings and alher system Îles. 42——— cowonss