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OK, I've looked everywhere online to no avail - I've also had blank looks from assistants in electronic shops who don't recognise the connection. Has anybody actually used the line-in/mic-in feature? I don't even know if the relevant port next is generic or whether I'm wasting my time even looking for the converter for now...
multiboy2k
02-15-2007, 01:19
Same Here. I would like to also use the TV-OUT Feature on the unit as well.
Does anyone here know where we would be able to find these items that ship to the US? I love my D2! :)
DAPmagic
02-15-2007, 04:44
The line-in (http://www.jetmall.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=52&Page=2) cable is available at jetmall.net.
I found out via online customer chat that the tv-out cable will be available at the end of the month.
The line-in (http://www.jetmall.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=52&Page=2) cable is available at jetmall.net.
I found out via online customer chat that the tv-out cable will be available at the end of the month.
Good news about the tv-out cable being available at the end of Feb. The line-in cable that jetmail are currently selling, though, looks like a standard jack to jack line-in. The D2 seems to require a converter for a jack lead to the port on the D2 which is next the mini USB. It seems Cowon have deliberately used a non-standard connection to obligate us to buy further accessories to be able to use the advertised features[thumbdwn]
I just spoke to someone at www.advancedmp3players.co.uk and he told me that the neccessary line-in cable converter and tv-out were indeed specific Cowon products and that they would shipping in the next couple of weeks.
The socket used looks like it's got 8 or 10 pins so I can only assume that it is a space saving connection with half the pins used for the tv-out and the other half for line-in/mic-in.
DAPmagic
02-15-2007, 09:35
It seems Cowon have deliberately used a non-standard connection to obligate us to buy further accessories to be able to use the advertised features[thumbdwn]
"F" that. I'll just use the in-line cable that came with the i6 and use the i6 to convert.
Captain Ødegård
02-15-2007, 10:32
The one at jetmall is indeed not for the d2 out of the box, as it says :)
DAPmagic
02-15-2007, 11:14
The one at jetmall is indeed not for the d2 out of the box, as it says :)
[confused]
It says: Line-in cable Black (stereo cable) for COWON A2 / D2 / iAUDIO F1 / U3
and costs $4.
[confused]
It says: Line-in cable Black (stereo cable) for COWON A2 / D2 / iAUDIO F1 / U3
and costs $4.
It look like a line-in cable for any electrical product - not just Cowon ones. The problem is that the line-in socket on the D2 is not the standard size or shape so you need a seperate cable made by Cowon to convert a normal jack to the connection next to he mini USB on the D2. Jetmail only sell one of the two cables needed.
I've got a vinyl collection I can't wait to copy and I can't be the only one. Given that it looks like nobody (anywhere?) can use the line-in or microphone-in or use the TV-out I'm kind of suprised that it hasn't been picked up on. It is a major advertised feature and it'd have been nice to know how much these cables were gonna be. I can see my £180 purchase becoming a £230 purchase before I can use the features I bought it for. Still, the cables are gonna have to be very, very expensive for me to start thinking I made the wrong choice with the D2.[smile]
DAPmagic
02-15-2007, 14:47
It look like a line-in cable for any electrical product - not just Cowon ones. The problem is that the line-in socket on the D2 is not the standard size or shape so you need a seperate cable made by Cowon to convert a normal jack to the connection next to he mini USB on the D2. Jetmail only sell one of the two cables needed.
Okay. But, doesn't the line-in cable go into the headphone jack? At least this is how it works on the iAudio 6. I used the line-in cable to encode cassettes to wma files on my i6 and didn't have a problem.
Okay. But, doesn't the line-in cable go into the headphone jack? At least this is how it works on the iAudio 6. I used the line-in cable to encode cassettes to wma files on my i6 and didn't have a problem.
Unfortunately it is not this simple. There is a seperate do all socket on the D2 which you need a cable converter to use. This is no bad thing, though, I think. At least you can listen to what you are recording via external mic/line-in. At first I thought Cowon must have built in the need for this extra purchase and was quite annoyed but the more I think about it the more I think it is a genuine space-saving feature that the many users who wouldn't use the extra sockets for mic/line-in and tv out will appreciate...
I noticed while browsing the Korean-language PDF of the User's Manual (since I don't have my own D2 yet) That it shows the AC adapter, video-out cable and line in cable all share that tiny usb port. I think it's a great space-saving idea.
Owners of older Cowon players most likely have the line-in cable that came in the box. It should be exactly what you need - but you will need to buy the line-in cable converter, which is a short little cable with a femaie mini-plug on one end and a mini-usb on the other.
I suspect all the cables and the clear carrying case, along with the 4gb player will all show up on Jetmall's site at once - hopefully in the next couple weeks!
Well, well. Still no sign of the line-in converter or the tv out cable here in the UK. But it seems they have found their way to Holland and Belgium[confused] :
http://www.dectelonline.be/scripts/wgate/zcat/!?~language=NL&zzcateg=ALL&zzbrand=IAUDIO&Service_Action=S
http://www.mp3spelers.nl/index/product?id=233
I'm hugely frustrated at still not being to use some major features of the D2 but at least I can now see Cowon have priced them quite cheaply (just a few euros) - since only Cowon are making them I was bracing myself to pay way over the odds...
spent quite a while before i realised i can't use my U2 line-in with my D2... thanks to this thread, guess i've no choice but to buy the converter... [unsure]
I bought it here:
http://stores.ebay.com/Electronic-Dictionaries_MP3-Player-PMP_COWON_D2_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZ483988013QQ ftidZ2QQtZkm
The Line-in cable (I bought a couple, just in case) and the stereo audio-video TV cable.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350140539836
A couple of weeks from Korea and everything went ok via registered air mail.
Baraja, that link for the line in converter comes up "Sorry, this store does not exist."
Baraja, that link for the line in converter comes up "Sorry, this store does not exist."
The seller isn't selling the line-in cable in his store at the moment, you can send a message via eBay asking for it. His shop is:
http://stores.ebay.com/PLAYERSPLANET
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