Samsung NEW PC STUDIO User Manual

User’s Guide

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New PC Studio

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1.1. System requirements ............................................................................... 4

1.2. Installation guide ...................................................................................... 4

2.1. Main screen ............................................................................................. 5

2.2. Basic stage and applications .................................................................... 6

3.1. Quick start manual ................................................................................... 7

4.1. Managing Files .................................................................................. 8

4.2. My Computer .................................................................................... 9

4.3. Connected device .............................................................................10

4.4. Searching for a device .......................................................................10

4.5. Change device mode .........................................................................11

4.6. Launcher – Toolbox ...........................................................................12

4.7. Launcher - Stage Navigator................................................................12

4.8. Launcher - User stage .......................................................................13

4.9. Launcher – Update ...........................................................................13

4.10. Launcher – Notify .............................................................................14

4.11. Launcher – Settings ..........................................................................14

4.12. Launcher – To Web ...........................................................................15

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5.1. To do ..............................................................................................17

5.2. Phone book ......................................................................................20

5.3. Memo ..............................................................................................23

5.4. Scheduler ........................................................................................25

5.5. D-day ..............................................................................................28

5.6. Music Player .....................................................................................29

5.7. Music player > Music playlist ..............................................................30

5.8. Video player .....................................................................................33

5.9. Video player> Video playlist ...............................................................34

5.10. Image viewer ...................................................................................35

5.11. Disk Ripping .....................................................................................36

5.12. Inter Disk burning .............................................................................38

5.13. Internet Connector ...........................................................................40

5.14. SIM Phonebook ................................................................................41

5.15. Video Converter ................................................................................42

5.16. Message Manager .............................................................................44

5.17. SMS sender ......................................................................................46

5.18. MMS sender .....................................................................................47

5.19. Email sync .......................................................................................48

5.20. To Web ............................................................................................50

5.21. Timetable ........................................................................................51

5.22. Voice memo .....................................................................................53

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About Samsung New PC Studio

1.1. System requirements

▶ OS: Windows 2000 family, XP family, Vista Family ▶ CPU : Pentium 600 MHz or higher ▶ RAM : 512 MB or highe ▶ Disk: At least 200 MB of free disk space ▶ USB port or Bluetooth device ▶ Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher

▶ Please install one of the following pieces of software to connect via Bluetooth:

- Microsoft Stack: Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher

- Widcomm Stack: v. 1.4.2.10 SP5 or higher

- Bluesoleil Stack: v. 1.6.0 or higher

- Toshiba Stack: v. 3.0 or higher

▶ Please check that the following is installed in order to use the additional features:

- Microsoft Outlook 2002 or higher

- Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher

Note : An administrator account is required to install the application.

1.2. Installation guide

1) The New PC Studio installation application automatically begins upon inserting the New PC Studio CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2) Select a language and then click Installation.

3) Select the next step according to the installation application information or connect your mobile phone to the PC.

4) Execute the New PC Studio icon created on the background screen after completion.

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2.1. Main screen

The Samsung New PC Studio Main Screen looks like this.

① Stage title ② My Computer ③ Application ④ Help ⑤ Search device ⑥ Connected device

⑦ To Web ⑧ Launcher- Toolbox ⑨Launcher- Stage navigator

⑩ Launcher- Update/ Notify/ Settings

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2.2. Basic stage and applications

This section provides an introduction of the Basic stage provided by Samsung New PC Studio and the applications of the corresponding stages.

Communicator Stage

This stage provides communication-related functions, including Phonebook.

▶ Applications

■ Phonebook: Phonebook allows you to add, edit, and delete contacts and groups, as well as synchronise contacts saved in Samsung New PC Studio with your mobile phone and vice versa.

■ Internet Connector: Internet connector allows you to connect to the Internet or a corporate communication network through a modem, such as a mobile phone.

Organiser stage

This stage provides personal schedule-related functions, including Scheduler.

▶ Applications

■ Scheduler: Scheduler allows you to add, edit, and delete schedules, as well as export or import a schedule to/from Samsung New PC Studio from/to your mobile phone.

■ Memo: Memo allows you to add, edit, and delete memos, as well as synchronise memos saved in Samsung New PC Studio with your mobile phone and vice versa.

■ To Do: To do allows you to add, edit, and delete planned tasks, as well as synchronise the planned tasks saved in New PC Studio with your mobile phone and vice versa.

■ D-Day: D-Day allows you to add, edit, and delete D-Days.

Multimedia Stage

This stage provides functions related to playing and editing multimedia files.

▶ Applications

■ Image Viewer: Allows you to view pictures taken by your mobile phone and digital camera, etc., as well as various PC image formats.

■ Music Player: Plays various music file formats, including music and recorded sound files supported by Samsung mobile phones and MP3s.

■ Video Player: Plays videos taken by your mobile phone and digital camera, etc., as well as various PC video formats.

■ Disk Ripping: Allows you to extract a sound source from a music CD, storing music information accurately and easily.

■ Disk Burning: Allows you to burn your files to music or data disks.

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3.1. Quick start manual

This section gives a glance over the most basic details for operating Samsung New PC Studio.

▶ Connecting device 4.4. Searching ▶ Transferring files 4.1. Managing Files ▶ Viewing Stage navigator's description 4.7. Launcher - Stage Navigator ▶ Making User Stage by using Toolbox 4.8. Launcher - User stage

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4.1. Managing Files

Overview

With Samsung New PC Studio, you can freely send files to My Computer or a connected device via drag and drop.

Transferring files

You can transfer files between My Computer and connected devices shown at the top of Samsung New PC Studio. Click the My Computer icon and the Connected device icon to view the file list and send files in various ways.

■ Sending (Copying) files File transfer between My Computer and Connected device is basically done through copying data.

1) Open a window by clicking the My Computer icon or the Connected Device icon.

2) Select a file from the file list.

3) To send the selected file, execute one of the following:

▶ Using the mouse, select a file, then drag and drop it to the location to which you

want to transfer it. (To copy the file within My Computer or Connected device, then drag and drop it with the Ctrl key held down.)

▶ Select a file and click the right button of the mouse.

Click Copy on the menu. Go to the location to which you want to transfer it and click the right button of the mouse. Click Paste on the menu .

▶ Copy the selected file by pressing Ctrl+C, the shortcut key.

And paste it in the location to which you want to transfer it by pressing Ctrl+V, the shortcut key.

■ Deleting fles

1) Open a window by clicking the My Computer icon or the Connected device icon.

2) Select a file from the file list.

3) Select a file and right-click on it. Click Delete on the menu.

※ Alternatively, select the file and press the Delete key on the keyboard.

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■ Renaming files

1) Open a window by clicking the My Computer icon or the Connected device icon.

2) Select a file from the file list and right-click on it.

3) Click Rename on the menu.

4) Enter the new file name in the blank input space, then click on an empty area in the file list.

■ Converting files When you send a multimedia file from My Computer to Connected device, New PC Studio allows you to convert an unsupported file type to the file format of the connected device and send it.

1) If a file is of a type unsupported at the time of file transfer, a pop-up window appears asking whether you want to perform file conversion.

2) Click the Conversion button on the pop-up window. Once converted, the file is automatically sent.

Handling files

You can use Samsung New PC Studio to handle files in various ways.

■ Exporting to an application

1) Open a window by clicking the My Computer icon or the Connected device icon.

2) If a file supported by Samsung New PC Studio is dragged to the application, the file will open. (This function has the same effect as Browse file.)

4.2. My Computer

Overview

You can manage PC folders and files through My Computer. Click the My Computer icon to open a window showing the current PC folders and file list.. For details about file management, see [4.1. Managing Files].

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4.3. Connected device

Overview

You can manage PC folders and files through Connected device. Click the Connected device icon to open a window showing the current PC folders and file list. For details about file management, see [4.1. Managing Files].

4.4. Searching for a device

Overview

You can retrieve a new device and connect it so that you can use it in Samsung New PC Studio. If the USB cable is connected, Samsung New PC Studio will automatically connect to the new device without going through the retrieval process.

Searching for a device via USB

1) Click the Search for device icon on the top right of Samsung New PC Studio.

2) The Search for device pop-up window appears, showing the list of devices retrieved.

3) Select a device you want to connect to and click the Connect button.

4) When the “Connecting device...” message appears and connection is successfully made, the device icon connected to the stage will appear.

Searching device via Bluetooth

1) Turn Bluetooth on from the device you want to connect, and ensure that Visibility status is Enabled.

2) Turn on your computer’s Bluetooth device.

3) Click Search from the Search for device menu.

4) Select a device you want to connect and click the Connect button.

5) If it is the device's first connection,

▶ Enter any number in the input box according to the instruction and then enter the

same number in the device.

▶ Click the OK button. ▶ When the Accept Connection message appears in the device, accept the

connection.

6) The connection is completeSd.

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※ Outline of device connection types

Type of

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USB

Connect your mobile phone to the computer with a data cable.

Information

Bluetooth

Enable the Bluetooth visibility of the device you want to connect.

4.5. Change device mode

Overview

Samsung New PC Studio allows users to change the mode of a device connected to the PC.

※ The menu will not be displayed on a phone that does not support mode change.

■ Manual change

1) Right-click on the Connected device icon.

2) Move your mouse over Change mode in the menu.

3) Click a mode to change in the submenu.

4) The 'Mode change' notification window pops up and confirms that the mode has been changed.

5) After the mode is changed, the Device icon changes. To see Help, move the mouse over the icon.

※ If the mode cannot be changed, a Notification message window pops up.

■ Auto change

1) Execute a function that requires the mode change.

2) The 'Mode change required' notification window pops up and requests confirmation of the change.

3) Click the Yes button.

4) The Mode change function is executed.

5) The 'Mode change' notification window pops up and confirms that the mode has been changed.

※ After the mode is changed, the Device icon changes accordingly. To see Help, move the mouse over the icon. ※ The auto change does not work during operations such as synchronisation, file transfer and Internet connection. ※ Functions requiring mode change: Media Player (MTP) file transfer, Internet access, and external memory (T-flash) use.

■ Auto change message setting

1) Click the Settings icon at the bottom of the stage.

2) Click the Option tab.

3) Click the Do not show Auto mode change message combo box.

4) Change the settings and click the OK button.

※ Select the combo box: The 'Mode change' notification window does not appear

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when automatically changing modes. ※ Deselect the combo box: The 'Mode change' notification window appears when automatically changing modes.

4.6. Launcher – Toolbox

Overview

Toolbox allows you to open and close various applications in Stage. You can configure a stage as needed through Toolbox. For information about Stage, see [4.7. Launcher - Stage Navigator].

■ Opening an application in a stage

1) Open the Toolbox window by clicking the Toolbox icon in Launcher.

2) To open an application in a stage, execute one of the following:

▶ Drag and drop the application icon from Toolbox to the stage. ▶ Click the application icon.

■ Closing an application in a stage To close a program on the stage, click the Close button on the stage.

4.7. Launcher - Stage Navigator

Overview

A stage can have several applications, and allows you to change names and skins. In a stage, previous settings such as an application configuration location and a running application, etc., are automatically saved after use. The Basic stage provided at the time of the Samsung New PC Studio installation allows you to use Samsung New PC Studio efficiently, as it has applications related to the stage title. Click a stage icon to move to the corresponding stage. Stage navigator is a grouping of stages. It is the area where stages are gathered at the bottom of the screen.

Changing stage properties

You can change properties such as Stage title, Transparency, and Change skin. To change the stage properties, execute one of the following:

■ Using the bottom area of stage

1) Select the bottom area of a stage and right-click on it.

2) Click Stage settings on the menu.

3) After modifying the desired property in the pop-up window, click the OK button to finish.

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■ Using the icon in Launcher

1) Click the Settings icon in Launcher.

2) Click the Stage tab in the pop-up window.

3) Select the stage to configure and modify the desired property, and then click the

OK button to finish.

Deleting a stage

1) Right-click on the bottom of the stage.

2) When the menu appears, click Delete stage.

3) Then click the OK button from the Delete confirmation pop-up window to finish.

Initialising entire stage

You can initialise or delete according to the type of stage. You may only initialise the Basic stage, and delete a stage added through User stage or Update.

1) Select the appropriate stage bottom area and right-click on it.

2) Click Initialise entire stage on the menu.

3) Click the OK button from the pop-up window, and the entire stage will be initialised.

4.8. Launcher - User stage

Overview

User stage is a stage in which users can place applications according to their needs. When executed, an empty stage is created. Users can create a stage according to their needs by opening Toolbox applications in this stage. For information about Toolbox, see [4.6. Launcher – Toolbox].

Creating a user stage

1) Click the Add user stage icon in Launcher.

2) Enter the name of the stage to create in the stage pop-up window and click the OK button. A new stage icon is created in Stage navigator.

3) Click the New stage icon and execute Toolbox to define the stage according to your needs.

4.9. Launcher – Update

Overview

Samsung New PC Studio Update provides improved functions through the latest application version updates. In addition, you can install a newly added stage, provided that an update of the application to add is automatically executed in Toolbox.

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Updating Samsung New PC Studio

1) Click the Update icon in Launcher.

2) Click the Update button next to the detailed information of Samsung New PC Studio Update.

3) After the completion of an update, click the OK button to finish the update.

4.10. Launcher – Notify

Overview

Notify provides information such as updates, events, and application additions, etc. Every time new information is available, a notification pop-up window will appear at the bottom right, automatically disappearing after a few seconds.

Viewing Notification archive

Notification archive shows information that has not yet been viewed at a glance. If you click Notify, the following is executed according to the type of information. In the case of an event or advertisement, a new Internet Explorer window will appear, opening the corresponding website; in the case of Update and application addition, it moves to the execution phase of Samsung New PC Studio respectively.

1) Click the Notify icon in Launcher. You can see the information details in the Notification archive pop-up window.

2) To execute Notify, double-click the corresponding item.

3) To finish, click the Close button.

4.11. Launcher – Settings

Overview

This section covers how you can set the general parameters and properties of Stage in Samsung New PC Studio.

General Settings

1) Click the Settings icon in Launcher.

2) Select the desired settings from the General tab after referring to the following description and click the OK button

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Run PC Studio automatically when Windows starts

Open PC Studio automatically when the device is connected

Select country

Select language

Sound effects

Samsung New PC Studio executes at the same time when Windows starts.

Samsung New PC Studio executes when the registered device is connected.

Samsung New PC Studio sets the country supported in the application.

Samsung New PC Studio application language is changed to a set language.

Samsung New PC Studio sound effects are turned on or off.

Stage settings

1) Click the Settings icon in Launcher.

2) Click the Stage tab.

3) Select the stage to set using the Stage combo box.

4) Change the setting referring to the information below, and click the OK button.

Stage Description

Stage Title Changes the stage title.

Background colour

Background Image

Background transparency

Apply the set background to all stages

Click the desired colour to use as a background colour.

Click the ‘+’ button on the desired image to import it as a background image.

Adjusts background colour or image transparency.

Applies the current value to all stages.

4.12. Launcher – To Web

Overview

To Web allows you to upload multimedia files including video, image, and sound to websites easily.

※ You can use this feature by clicking the To Web icon, which appears when you

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have registered with the relevant website. The feature is available only when you are connected to the Web.

■ Uploading a multimedia file to a website To use this feature, you should add an account first. Refer to learn more about adding an account.

1) Open My Computer or Connected Device and select a desired multimedia file.

2) Drag and drop the selected multimedia file onto the To Web icon.

3) Click a desired website on the website list menu, which appears from the To Web icon.

4) The ‘Sending’ icon appears from the To Web icon, and when the transfer is completed, the ‘Sending’ icon disappears.

■ Adding a website account

1) Click the To Web icon. (If this is the first time this has started up, or if there are no registered websites, drag and drop a file onto the icon, then click on it to display the menu.)

2) Click the tick box to register in the Account management window.

3) After a window pops up, click the Confirm account button.

4) Enter your ID and password into the website and click the Accept button.

5) To confirm registration, click the Confirm button in the Account management window. Once the details are confirmed, the account is registered. If the account confirmation fails, ensure that the ID and password are correct and/or visit the relevant website.

■ Modifying a website account

1) Click the To Web icon.

2) Click Account management in the To Web menu.

3) Click the Modify button next to the website to modify in the Account management window.

4) Click Connect to other account in the pop-up window.

5) Modify the ID and password in the site window and click the Confirm button.

6) To confirm registration, click the Confirm button in the Account management window. Once the details are confirmed, the account is registered. If the account confirmation fails, ensure that the ID and password are correct and/or visit the relevant website.

■ Removing a website account

1) Click the To Web icon.

2) Click Account management on the To Web menu.

3) In the Account management window, click the tick box next to the website to remove to deselect it.

4) Click the Confirm button to remove the account.

※ When the box is unchecked, the site will be excluded from the To Web website list. The corresponding account information is not deleted and will be reused if the site is selected (ticked) again.

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5.1. To do

Overview

To do allows you to add, edit, and delete planned tasks, as well as synchronise the planned tasks saved in Samsung New PC Studio with your mobile phone and vice versa.

Adding To do

1) To add To Do, execute one of the following:

▶ Click the Add icon at the bottom of To do application. ▶ Double-click the blank To do list. ▶ After right-clicking, click the Add menu item.

2) When the Add To do window appears, enter the details and click the OK button. The new To do is added to the To do list.

Editing To do

1) Double-click an item to edit in the To do list.

※ Alternatively, right-click with the cursor on the corresponding item and click the Edit menu item.

2) When the Edit To do window appears, edit the details and click the OK button. To do editing is completed.

Deleting To Do

1) Select an item to delete in the To do list and click the Delete icon at the bottom of To do application.

※ Alternatively, right-click with the cursor on the corresponding item and click the Delete menu item.

2) When the pop-up window appears asking for confirmation of deletion, click Yes. To do is deleted from the list.

3) When you delete several items, select them with the Ctrl key held down, or put the cursor over a blank list, drag the items to delete into the list and then select them. Then click the Delete icon at the bottom of the list.

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