cowon d2 for macs? i can't get my cowon d2 to play any of my itunes songs except one itune song. i don't know what the difference is between all the files it doesn't recognize and this one song that it does. when my cowon is attached to my mac it shows it has 30 albums on it and when i take unplug it from my mac, it only shows the podcasts. i'm confused! i've tried to insert the cd that it came with, and my mac only shows that the cd on the screen, but i can't get it to pop up any screens that would allow me to install the program, etc.this is my first mp3 player that is not an ipod, because i want to move away from apple as much as possible, so sorry if the answer is obvious.thanks! cowon d2 for macs? i can't get my cowon d2 to play any of my itunes songs except one itune song. i don't know what the difference is between all the files it doesn't recognize and this... » Read More cowon d2 for macs? i can't get my cowon d2 to play any of my itunes songs except one itune song. i don't know what the difference is between all the files it doesn't recognize and this one song that it does. when my cowon is attached to my mac it shows it has 30 albums on it and when i take unplug it from my mac, it only shows the podcasts. i'm confused! i've tried to insert the cd that it came with, and my mac only shows that the cd on the screen, but i can't get it to pop up any screens that would allow me to install the program, etc.this is my first mp3 player that is not an ipod, because i want to move away from apple as much as possible, so sorry if the answer is obvious.thanks! « Show Less
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the reason is likely because most of your music is in .m4a format. if you convert it to .mp3 using iTunes, it should show up on your player after that. right click or control click on the title bars in iTunes and select "Kind" and that should let you know if you have AACs (m4a) that need to be converted to mp3.
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I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/
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Well, I'm 5 months now with two SansaClip players. Dragging mp3 files into both of them from two different Macs, two versions of the operating system: 10.3 and 10.4. It's has worked for me, no problems. One player was left out in hard rain for two nights and I couldn't believe, it still works. I've loaded and unloaded songs on these players numerous times. Never did anything special, just drag-n-drop mp3s into the music folder. Sorry it hasn't worked so easily for others.
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I've transferred podcasts from iTune and it works great, I think it would work the same way with audiobooks.Just so you know, I don't think it can connect directly to iTunes, you would have to find the audiobook file in the file system and then transfer it to the player if you have a Mac you can right click the file in iTunes and select "Show In Finder". Also note that it seems like it has a difficulty loaded large files, it works but i suggest to split the large file to multiple small ones. Enjoy,N
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No, you can't make playlists on this device. That was the only reason why I didn't get it. I've owned two other COWON Mp3 players and was very happy with them, but I need to make playlists AND I need 160 GB of storage. That leaves only one other choice and I had to reluctantly purchase the iPod Classic with its 160 GB hard drive. Though there were some compromises compared to the COWON (EQ in the iPod isn't as extensive and there's no A-B section repeat switch), I'm happy with the iPod. Good luck on your purchase.
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The are both the same crappy MP3 format!! If you care about audio quality you will use Apple Lossless. The trouble is this prevents you from D/L Songs or Albums. The best way is to buy the CD and rip it to iTunes. You can change the format you rip it in "Preferences" on iTunes....Import...format. You can however go to HDtracks.com and get great Audio Quality D/L's although their selection is not probably what you are looking for and more expensive than just buy the CD. Magoo I know D/L is convenient but it returns horrible quality!!!!! Take any CD you know very well and rip a song or two to iTunes in Apple LossLess. Then D/L that same song(s) and you should be able to easily hear the difference! If you just want background noise then continue to D/L the MP3's. Life is all about priorities!!! Magoo
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Can you give a computer novice who just bought a FS300 Caon instructions on how to upload onto the mac and burn onto a dvd? i have Mac 10.5.8 with imovie 8. thanks
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No, the cowon X9 is not recognized as a valid device by the audible manager and the last I heard Cowon was not going to get it validated. I had to buy a SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip 8 GB that I use to play audible books.
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My manual has separate sections for PC and Mac. It would be easy to miss the Mac instructions -- 4 pages in the middle of a 23-page booklet, with all the rest devoted to PC -- but those pages covered everything in Mac-only detail. I bought mine a while ago, and the booklet (and the supplied Audacity program) are out of date. I can't tell you whether an updated manual and program are now included. I can tell you that I updated Audacity on line, for free, and that the settings are in different places than they were in the original version. Similarly, the Mac OS X preferences that you have to set look different than in my copy of the manual.
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Yes it's Mac compatible. I have a MacBook Pro, using Snow Leopard, and I've plugged mine in on two occasions: When I first got my player (July 26, 2009), and another time later that day, after my 1 hr swim. Both times it appeared on my desktop, shortly after a small delay. Does not appear on iTunes, so in order to load songs, you have to drag and drop files, which is pretty simple to do. Note though, make sure you have it screwed into the head jack all the way, to the point where it won't turn anymore. Hope this helps.
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Got this as a gift. My Mac does not seem to recognize it while plugged in a USB. I have tried to no avail. So, my guess is no. In addition the package says ( Media Playing software: Attached software of the operating system or mainstream audio and video media playing software Operating System: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) So, I'll assume it is not MAC supported.
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It may just be a matter of the settings on your computer. Mine automatically export to iTunes. I don't have it in front of me...so I'll try and give a more detailed/more helpful response later on.
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I have both a Dell laptop and a MacBook. All of my music is on the Mac therefore I use the Mac's iTunes to setup play lists and download music to the Shuffle. You can download music from you PC, but you will need to go to the Apple website and download the iTunes first (it's free). Next you will need to set up an iTunes account (it's free too, but you will need to register a credit card - they are hoping that you will eventually buy music from Apple but you don't have to). Once you have iTunes and an account you can manage music for the Shuffle. I don't know if iTunes will automatically pull music from your PC or if you will need to import your music. You can check the Apple website for help on that or do a quick Google search to answer that question. Both my children enjoy their Shuffles. May I will give you one more piece of advice with putting the music onto the Shuffle? Don't simply transfer CDs straight to the Shuffle - instead create individual playlists in iTunes and have them transferred onto the Shuffle. That will give you the power to have the specific playlist "named" when you wish to listen to it. If you simply transfer CDs onto the Shuffle the music will play but you will not be able to have each CD named when searching. (I hope I am making sense here - this is harder to put into words than to tell people in writing.) If there are any more questions you can ask and I will see if I can answer them.
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since it is android based, I don't believe ucan play your iTunes purchases on it..I personally have not downloaded any music on it though.
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This happened to me once, and I think it was because I was using a Mac. This product isn't compatible with Macs as far as I know. The Mac will recognize it, but who knows what could happen to your music. I wouldn't recommend using one.
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Mark thanks for saying that you hadn't tried it, cause I was feeling really stupid that I had not put an audio in mine either. The kids' music is all on iPod and hard drive (streamed, when it works...). I hardly get to play all my CDs any more and after all this $$ just spent, I think I deserve it. Maybe I will just burn a bunch of Blu-rays of the CDs now that they came out with a burner/sw to do so on the Mac. Spending $ as fast as I earn it, but what is money for? Oh yeah, college...
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I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/ I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product... » Read More I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/ « Show Less