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Release Notes : COWON A2

What's new in Firmware 1.91 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.89 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.87 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.85 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.81 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.61 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.59 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.51 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.49 (for COWON A2)
What's new in Firmware 1.39 (for COWON A2)


* Please read the instructions before installing the firmware.

  What's new in Firmware 1.91 (for COWON A2)
Please install the revised firmware V.1.91 to fix the error of the remote control.
After completing a firmware update, new firmware version and application version (v.1.91F) can be confirmed via [information] under [ Setup] menu. If the version number may be displayed as 1.91C, 1.91D or 1.91E, 1.91F will only be displayed properly after the A2 has been rebooted.

Caution!
After upgrading the firmware version over 1.87F, you can not downgrade to version below 1.85E because of changing the internal structure. However, it is possible to downgrade from V.1.89F or later to V.1.87F: 1.89F -> 1.87F.
 

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Improved on MP3 decoder engine
Fixed the error that does not play MP3 files encoded with VBR.

Improved Musepack decoder engine and fixed the error to extract Musepack audio Meta information

Add Musepack file extensions
Support mp+ and mpp (Capital or small letters will work equally)
The compatible file extensions include: mpc, mp+ and mpp.

Support to English word wrap in Text Viewer
If you set the language menu as Hebrew or Arab, it is not compatible.

Support to move by page (%)
You can move per % by pressing B button in Text Viewer.
[Settings]-[Go to]

You can move per 5 %.

Improved to recognize subtitles
Fixed the error that does not recognize some subtitles according to encoding process

Fixed the error of multi tasking in Picture Viewer
Fixed the error to get noise on the screen by pressing 'C' button long when viewing pictures and playing music files at the same time

Improved on playing Ogg Vorbis files
Fixed the error that can not play some OGG Vorbis files because of Parser error

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  What's new in Firmware 1.89 (for COWON A2)
After completing a firmware update, new firmware version and application version (v.1.89F) can be confirmed via [information] under [Setup] menu. If the version number may be displayed as 1.89C, 1.89D or 1.89E, 1.89F will only be displayed properly after the A2 has been rebooted.

Caution!

After upgrading the firmware version over 1.87F, you can not downgrade to version below 1.85E because of changing the internal structure. However, it is possible to downgrade from V.1.89F or later to V.1.87F: 1.89F -> 1.87F.
 

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Support Musepack Audio files

- Support Musepack files (MPC format) as known as MPEGPLUS (MP+)
- Musepack is an audio compression format with a strong emphasis on high quality.
- You can easily convert Musepack files in JetAudio.
- To learn more visit: http://www.musepack.net

Caution) You can lose the sound quality if you convert one audio compression format to another.

Support Musepack audio Meta information
-Support APE tag version 2.0
-Ability to extract Album, Artiest and Title information

Fixed the error of timer recording after installed the firmware V.1.87

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  What's new in Firmware 1.87 (for COWON A2)
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Added more items to set user GUI
The below items are added in a USER_STYLE.TXT file.
Please refer to the attached SER_STYLE.TXT file.
MUSIC_TITLE_FONT
MUSIC_TITLE_POSITION
TEXTVIEW_TITLE_FONT
TEXTVIEW_TITLE_POSITION

Upgrade FLAC decoder
Applied the latest version of FLAC decoder (V.1.1.4)
Improved on decoding FLAC

Fixed the error that displays lyrics of a playing FLAC or WMA file after playing a MP3 file with lyrics marked

Fixed the error to display wrong coordinates on AV-IN preview screen

Fixed the error that can not display the bottom of the album image when fast forwarding or rewinding a music file

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  What's new in Firmware 1.85 (for COWON A2)
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DivX® Certified Portable media player; COWON A2

COWON A2 has been DivX Certified by divx.com (http://www.divx.com).

The DivX® Certified products have been officially tested by DivX, Inc. and determined to support high-quality playback of all DivX video, including DivX 3, 4, 5 and 6 as well as purchased or rented DivX movies.

Please click the below link to refer to DivX Certification.

http://www.divx.com/company/partner/products.php http://www.divx.com/products/products.php
http://www.divx.com/company/partner/partners.php

Support DivX VOD

The DivX® Certified products are only capable of enjoying DivX VOD. DivX VOD is a digital video delivery service that lets you copy high-quality video content from your computer to a CD and play it on your TV, or to a portable media player for viewing on the go. The Registration Code is under the Setup menu [Setup]-[Information]-[DivX® VOD].

To learn more visit http://www.divx.com or http://vod.divx.com

Support LDB Version 2.0 (XLDB)

Support to display lyrics in Karaoke style with LDB Version 2.0 (XLDB)

If LDB Manager marked it as XLDB, then the audio file is able to display lyrics in Karaoke style. If a MP3 file has already been marked as LDB Version 1.0, then just text type of lyric is displayed.

Added the function to select a language

When you turn your A2 on for the first time, or press A button in Setup, you can select a language. The feature is only applied on the player with version 1.82 E of the firmware or higher.

Ability to set the user GUI

Change the color of fonts and background while booting if there is a USER_STYLE.TXT file in the .system folder. The USER_STYLE.TXT file must be according to the form prescribed.

Here's the Sample form.
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# 1. If the first character of a line is '#' or blank, then that line is comment.
# 2. The color representation is RGBA, 32bit.
# 3. It must be one color per one line.
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MAIN_HEAD_FONT 0xFFFFFF70
MAIN_FOOT_FONT 0x808080FF
MENU_LABEL_NORMAL 0x999999FF
MENU_LABEL_SELECT 0x101010FF
MENU_S_LABEL 0x74F101FF
MENU_S_SELECT 0xCCCCCCFF
NAVI_FILEPATH_FONT 0x8BFD01FF
NAVI_FILENAME_FONT 0xFFFFFFFF
NAVI_PLAYLIST_FONT 0xFFFFFFFF
NAVI_INFOMATION_FONT 0x999999FF
NAVI_SELECT_LINE_FG 0xFDEB01FF
NAVI_SELECT_LINE_BG 0x262626FF
MUSIC_ID3_FONT 0xFFFFFFFF
MUSIC_LYRICS_FONT 0x777777FF
MUSIC_LYRICS_SELECT_FONT 0xFFFF00FF
MUSIC_JETEFFECT_ENABLE_FONT 0xFFFFFFFF
MUSIC_JETEFFECT_DISABLE_FONT 0x444444FF
POPUPW_TITLE_FONT 0xC4D3E9FF
POPUPW_MSG_FONT 0xFFFFFFFF

Ability to change the Menu style by pressing B button on the Initial screen

Support the maximum sound limit in some European countries when selecting German, French, Spanish, Netherlands and Russian languages.

Changed the range of frequency in Japan from 76 ~ 90 MHz to 76 ~ 108 MHz

Added more languages in System Language

(Setup > Display > Appearance > System Language)
Central Europian (ISO8859-2)
Greek (ISO8859-7)
Turkish (ISO8859-9)
Baltic (ISO8859-4)

Improved on MPEG4 Decoder
Improved on having noise at the bottom of screen in some movie files

Improved on overlapping subtitles when seeing a pop-up window

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  What's new in Firmware 1.81 (for COWON A2)
  After completing a firmware update, new firmware version (v. 1.81E) can be confirmed via [information] under [Setup] menu. Please note that V1.81E will only be displayed properly after the A2 has been rebooted. Otherwise the version number may be displayed as "1.81C or 1.81D".
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Improved on displaying a split band at the top of the video when recording video
Improved on the situation that can not play some MPEG files due to the data mining error
Improved on having screen noise in some movie files with Xvid codec
Improved on stopping abnormally when loading the video file with ADPCM audio codec
Support Hebrew: COWON A2 now supports 11 national languages - Korean, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Dutch and Hebrew.
"Special Thanks to the members of iAudiophile.net regarding translation."
Hebrew - Arye Levin
Support fonts and alphabetical order for Hebrew and Arabic
Support Text Viewer, File Browser, File Information/Lyrics when playing music, Subtitles and so on for Right-To-Left Languages (Hebrew and Arabic)
Please set Hebrew (ISO8859-8) or Arabic (ISO8859-6) under [Setup] – [Display] – [Apperance] – [System Language]
"Special Thanks to the members of iAudiophile.net regarding hebrew fonts and alphabetical order."
Arye Levin
Upgrade FontMaker V.1.01 for supporting Hebrew language.
Upgrade mTrans V.1.01
Support 8bit, 16bit bitmap when converting image book
Control CSD Viewer via the remote control
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  Firmware 1.61 (for COWON A2)
  After completing a firmware update, new firmware version (v. 1.61E) can be confirmed via [information] under [settings] memu. Restart is recommended after a firmware update!
  4 firmware files are included in version 1.61. Firmware update process remains the same. Unzip firmware folder from the downloaded firmware kit, and copy it to the root folder of A2.
  Alphabetical extension 'E' will be appended to version number after the firmware update. It will also appear when you roll back to previous version.
  You will not be able to roll back to firmware v.1.54b, v.1.57, or v.1.59 from v1.61E
  What's new in Firmware 1.61 (for COWON A2)
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Support picture viewer and music player simultaneously
Enjoy pictures while listening to music!
* Maximum Picture Resolutions
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JPG : unlimited (upto 5.4MB in size)
P-JPG : upto 700,000 pixels (progressive scan)
PNG : upto 1.8/1.4 megapixels ( including Alpha channel)
BMP : upto 1.8 megapixels (24bit) /1.4 megapixels (32 bit)
  [Without music on]
JPG : unlimited (upto 6.5MB in size)
P-JPG : upto 1.6 megapixels (progressive scan)
PNG : upto 2.1/1.6 megapixels (including Alpha channel)
BMP : upto 2.1(24bit)/1.6(32bit) megapixels
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Enhanced JPEG zoom-in feature
Fixes error during:
repeating FLAC files
encoding Uni-code(UTF-8)
playing recorded DMB files ( unintended skips)
updating logo file
using megasudy bookmark feature
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  What's new in Firmware 1.59 (for COWON A2)
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Supports FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
* Compression rate: 0 ~ 8
* The extraction of Meta information.
* Applied JetEffect and sound spectrum.
Improved recording efficiency: it is possible to record in 30fps.
Able to display scene on LCD while recording in every mode including 640 x 480.
Supports new menu style: Set up -> Display -> Appearance -> Menu Style.
Supports German, French and Russian: COWON A2 supports 8 national languages - Korean, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, German and Russian.
Added the function of the Section Repeat.
[Setup] -> [Movie] -> [General] -> [Repeat]: Off/ All [R]/ Current [1]
Recognizes smil format .
Improved the stability of FF/REW when playing WMV file.
Fixed the error when it skips the last part of WMA File.
Fixed the cropped subtitle.
Fixed the error when setting the boundary as a folder.
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  What's new in Firmware 1.51 (for COWON A2)
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Graphic Equalizer error fixed
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MPEG1 video codec support (mpg, mpeg & dat file type extensions supported)
-> Some video files may not play back correctly. We are aware of this fact and are currently in the process of increasing compatibility.
Folder menu support
Folder playback ; Folders can now be added to playlist ; Folder delete
Press 'A' button on folder to display menu.
DivX bitmap subtitle support
SMIL file extension support for subtitle
Quick switch mode supported while using the text viewer and movie, music or radio mode (press and hold C button)
Ability to control the text viewer with the remote control
[Text viewer]-[Settings (B Button)]-[Remote control]
Ability to set system language independently of menu language.
It is now possible to select the system language in the Menu:
[Setup]-[Display]-[Appearance]. This will affect subtitles, music Meta tags and the text viewer.
Number of files that are supported in the playlist has been increased:
Movie 50 -> 100
Music 100 -> 300
Picture 100 -> 300
Text 50 -> 100
Video quality enhancement feature added (dithering) in Menu:
[Setup]-[Movie player]
EQ sound quality improved
MP3 sound quality improved
Movie playback stability / movie and sound sync improved
DivX3.11 codec playback improved
MP43 codec playback improved
Recording quality and output quality improved for PAL
Flickering fixed when panning in a JPEG image that is zoomed.
WMA codec support improved
When updating to this newer firmware version your radio station presets, recent files and settings will not be lost
Bitrate for VBR MP3 files is now calculated properly (track time is now also displayed correctly)
Fixed bugs when displaying certain subtitles
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Supports multi-audio AVI file
Can change audio track while playback by pressing 'B' button - 'Audio Tracks'
Supports multi-language SMI file
Can change subtitle language while playback by pressing 'B' button - 'Subtitle Tracks'
Supports MP43 (MS MPEG4 v3) video codec
Faster JPEG display
Enhanced JPEG support
Normal JPEG file has no limit on resolution (up to 6.5MB).
Progressive JPEG/PNG/BMP file is supported up to 2.1M pixels
Supports picture preview in browser.
Can choose subtitle color
Can adjust subtitle sync timing
Can hide OSD while recording video
Continuous video recording (automatically splits to 1.8GB)
Next folder playback
Can play next folder while playing music by pressing jog for a while.
Enhanced seek for video playback
Supports international language (Japanese, Chinese)
Can play radio + photo simultaneously
More stable video playback

 

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