Portable CD MP3 Player

We are announcing that the COWON A2 Firmware is available now.

Please refer to the descriptions below for more information about this version, and click on the link below to download it.

Download COWON A2 Firmware 1.61

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
[With music on]
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
* except for OGG file format. OGG support will be available shortly.
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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

Source: Cowon America