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    User Manual ver . 1.0EN[...]

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    2 COWON D2+ Thank you for choosing a COWON product. Welcome to the concept of “Digital Pride” This manual will help you get to know your player and provide helpful safety tips. T o maximize your digital entertainment experience, please read this manual carefully before using the product. COWON Website + Further details about COWON D2+ and other[...]

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    COWON D2+ 3 T able of Contents COWON COWON D2+ Precautions and Safety Tips 1)Before Using COWON D2+ 1. Package Contents 2. Identifying the Parts 3. Charging the COWON D2+ 4. Installing Windows 98 Driver 5. Connecting to PC and T ransferring Files 6. Upgrading Firmware 2)Basic Operations 1. Button Control 2. Basic Operation 3. Music Mode 4. Video Mo[...]

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    4 COWON D2+ Safety Tips COWON is not responsible for any damages or failures to products that are caused by a user’s misuse of products and by not following 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. + H a nd le m an ua l, p r o d u c t pa ck ag [...]

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    COWON D2+ 5 Before Using COWON D2+ 1.Package Contents Simple stylus pen Earphone AC Adapter (Optional) Installation CD(COWON Me - diaCenter - JetAudio, User Guide), Quick Guide USB Cable Line-In Cable (Optional) TV -Out Cable (Optional) Line-In Cable Converter (Optional) SD Card (Optional)[...]

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    6 COWON D2+ Before Using COWON D2+ 2. Identifying the Parts Earp hone Jac k USB Conn ecti on Jack Rese t EXTp ort Powe r/HO LD VOL- MENU VOL+ MIC Disp lay Simp le s tylu s r ing SD/S DHC/ MMC Slo t SD/ SD HC/ MM C S lo t 75 50 Sim pl e s ty lus s tan d an gle Inserting Memory: Press the SD/SDHC/MMC memory cards all the way in Removing Memory: Press[...]

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    COWON D2+ 7 Before Using COWON D2+ 3. Charging the battery T o charge the internal battery of COWON D2+, connect COWON D2+ to a PC through a USB or connect it to an AC power outlet using an adapter . 1. Connecting to PC via USB : It takes about 5.5 hours for a full-charge 2. Connecting to power outlet : It takes about 3 hours for a full-charge - Ba[...]

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    8 COWON D2+ B ef or e U si n g CO W ON D 2 + 4. Windows 98 Driver Setup If you are using Windows 98 or 98 SE, you will need to install a separate driver when the player is connected to the computer . Under windows XP , Vista COWON D2+ is automatically recognized. ■ Installing Windows 98 Driver 1 . C o n n e c t C O WO N D 2+ w i th a co m p ut e [...]

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    COWON D2+ 9 B ef or e U si n g CO W ON D 2 + 5 . S e l e c t “ W i n9 8 ” fo l d e r i n th e in s t a ll a t i on C D a n d t h e n c l i c k “ N ex t ” bu t t o n. D r iv e r s a r e a l s o a v a i la b l e for download from www .COWON.com. 6. Once the drivers are recognized, click “Next”. 7. Continue to click “Next” 8 . C l i c [...]

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    10 COWON D2+ Before Using COWON D2+ 4. Connecting to a computer and Saving Files If you are using Windows 98 or 98 SE, you will need to install a separate driver when the player is connected to the computer . Under windows XP , Vista COWON D2+ is automatically recognized. 1. Connect the player to a comput - er using a USB cable provided. 2. Once it[...]

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    COWON D2+ 11 B as ic Op er a ti on s 1. Button Control It turns on and off the power It turns on and off the LCD It switches on ‘Hold’ It controls the V olume It moves the cursor left or right on LCD It indicates the selected mode on screen It indicates the selected mode on screen even during charging the unit with an AC adapter 2. Basic Contro[...]

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    12 COWON D2+ Basic Operations 3. Music Mode Selects the previous music track or rewinds the current track. Plays a music file or pauses it. If a file contains an ID3 tag with an image, it will display the image on the screen. Selects the next music track or fast-forwards the current track. Close the settings screen Inserts bookmarks during the play[...]

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    COWON D2+ 13 Basic Operations Selects the previous video file or rewinds the current video file. Plays a video file or pauses it. A video file may not play properly if it has not been converted using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio software. Selects the next video file or fast-forwards the current video file. Closes the settings screen Inserts bookmar[...]

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    14 COWON D2+ Basic Operations 6. FM Radio Mode Checks status of stereo or mono signals Displays the country for radio signals, which can be changed under Settings mode. Press it briefly to change the tuning frequency at 0.1MHz intervals. Press it and hold it to searches and jumps to the next tuning frequency with good signals. In preset mode, it ch[...]

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    COWON D2+ 15 Basic Operations 7. Record Mode Plays back recorded files Starts recording Closes the setting screen Records voice Records through a Line-In connection Selects the sound quality of the recording. Higher bps provides better sound quality but requires larger file size. Sets the volume level during recording. Sets use of external micropho[...]

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    16 COWON D2+ Basic Operations 8. Settings Mode 1. JetEffect - BBE+ 1. Equalizer · settings or manually set 5 Band Equalizers(EQ). · Preset EQ settings include Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Metal and V ocal. Each preset EQ can be edited to match user ’s preference. 2. BBE · BBE is the sound effect that provides clear music. 3. Mach3Bass · [...]

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    COWON D2+ 17 3. Display 1. Language · Sets the language in COWON D2+ 2. T itle · Sets how the player displays file names on the screen. · Choose ID3 tag to display tag information (artist, title) while playback. 3. Play time · Sets how it displays time information of current file. ·Play time shows elapsed playback time and Remaining shows the[...]

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    18 COWON D2+ 5. General 1. Skip length · Sets the length of playback time skipped when the buttons are pressed shortly . 2. Scan speed · Sets the speed of Fast Forward/Rewind when the buttons are pressed and held. · The faster the speed, the quicker scanning is possible. 3. Resume · Saves the location of the music file played at the last power [...]

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    COWON D2+ 19 Basic Operations 6. Recording 1. Line-In bps · Sets the audio quality of the file being recorded through Line-In. · The higher Kbps, the better the recording quality is, but file size also becomes larger . 2. V oice bps · Sets the audio quality of the file recorded with the built-in microphone. · Files recording through the micr[...]

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    20 COWON D2+ COWON D2 + – Specification Supported File T ypes Music MP3 : MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, ~320kbps, ~48KHz, Mono/Stereo WMA : ~256kbps, ~48KHz, Mono/Stereo OGG : ~Q10, ~44.1KHz, Mono/Stereo FLAC : Compression Level 0 ~ 8, ~44.1KHz, Mono/Stereo WA V : ~48KHz, 16bit, Mono/Stereo JetEffect 5 Band EQ + EQ Filter , BBE+, Stereo Enhance BBE+ BBE,[...]

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    COWON D2+ 21 2. Setting to Factory Default V alues Additional Information COWON D2+ can be returned to its original factory settings. Resetting will erase all the currently set values for settings and will return them to the values pre-set at the factory . 1. T urn on the power 2. At the Mode Selection screen, follow the steps shown below . 3. Next[...]

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    22 COWON D2+ Additional Information 1. Install and then run COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio. 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. 3. Converting Video Files Using COWON MediaCenter - JetAudio 4. Check the selected video files in the lis[...]

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    COWON D2+ 23 I am still confused even after reading the manual. Our website www .COWON.com provides support for users of COWON products with F AQ (Fre - quently Asked Questions) and beginner’s guide for our products. Users are strongly encouraged to check out our website for further information regarding product usages and software upgrades and p[...]

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    24 COWON D2+ T roubleshooting Characters on the display are corrupted. Reset the language using Settings-Display-Language menu and set display format to File name us - ing Settings-Display-T itle menu. If the problem continues, reset the player following the procedures outlined in the manual. Some special fonts may not display perfectly . Computer [...]

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    COWON D2+ 25[...]

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    COWON SYSTEMS, lnc. www .cowon.com[...]