SAMSUNG YP-P3JNS, YP-P3JEB, YP-P3JCS, P3 User Manual

YP-P3

MP3 Player

user manual

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features of your new MP3 Player

Good looking. Smart. Reliable. And lots of fun. Your new MP3 player is all this and more. Its state-of-the-art technology delivers rich sound, and vibrant pictures. You’ll love your new MP3 player, whether you’re exercising, downloading your favorite tunes, watching videos, or even listening to FM Radio.

Use it once, and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

PUTTING THE “MULTI” IN MULTIMEDIA LONGER PLAY TIME AND SHORTER

We call it an MP3 player, but it’s much more than that. It allows you to view pictures, text, videos and listen to FM radio.

The built-in Bluetooth wireless technology turns your MP3 player into your own personal network.

COLOUR LCD SCREEN DESIGN

Vivid colour and images are delivered on the wide LCD screen.

DYNAMIC FEEDBACK ON YOUR TOUCH

It provides various feedbacks on your thumb or fingers touch on the touch screen.

HANDY AND USEFUL WIDGETS!

Place clock, calendar and other widgets on your main menu screen for your convenience, providing direct and easy access.

You can change and decorate buttons and icons on the background.

DOWNLOADING!

A fully charged battery can play up to 30 hours of music and 5 hours of video (when using the earphones).

Download times are shorter. Because of its USB 2.0 capability, the player is much faster than models with USB 1.1.

ACOUSTIC WONDER

Your new MP3 player has built-in DNSe™ (Digital Natural Sound engine), Samsung’s unique sound technology created to deliver richer, deeper sound for an unbelievable listening experience.

safety information

What the icons and signs in this user manual mean :

Means that death or serious personal injury is a risk.

WARNING

	Means that there is a potential risk for personal injury or
CAUTION	material damage.

To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your MP3 Player, follow

CAUTION these basic safety precautions:

	Means hints or referential pages that may be helpful to
NOTE	operate the player.

Do NOT attempt.

Do NOT disassemble.

Do NOT touch.

Follow directions explicitly.

Unplug the power plug from the wall socket.

Call the service center for help.

These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others. Please follow them explicitly.

After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference.

safety information

This manual describes how to properly use your new MP3 player. Read it carefully to avoid damaging the player and injuring yourself. Pay particular attention to the following serious warnings:

PROTECT YOURSELF

Do not disassemble, repair, or modify this product on your own.

Do not get the product wet or drop it in water. If the product gets wet, do CAUTION not switch it on because you could get an electric shock. Instead, contact

a Samsung Customer Service Centre near you.

Do not use the product during a thunderstorm, as it may cause malfunction or a risk of electric shock.

Do not use the earphones while you are driving a bicycle, automobile or

CAUTION motorcycle.

It can cause a serious accident, and furthermore, is prohibited by law in some areas.

Using the earphones while walking or jogging on a road, in particular, on a crosswalk can lead to a serious accident.

For your safety, make sure the earphone cable does not get in the way of your arm or other surrounding objects.

Do not place the product in damp, dusty, or sooty areas because these

WARNING environments could lead to fire or electric shock.

PROTECT YOURSELF

Using earphones or headphones for an extended time may cause serious WARNING damage to your hearing.

If you are exposed to sound louder than 85db for an extended time, you may adversely affect your hearing. The louder the sound is, the more seriously damaged your hearing may be (an ordinary conversation is between 50 to 60db and road noise is approximately 80db).

You are strongly advised to set the volume level to medium (the medium level is usually less than 2/3 of the maximum).

If you feel a ringing in the ear(s), lower the volume or stop using the earphones or headphones.

PROTECT YOUR MP3 PLAYER

Do not leave the player in temperatures above 35°C (95°F), such as a sauna or a parked car.

Do not cause excessive impact on the player by dropping it.

Do not place heavy objects on top of the player.

Prevent any foreign particles or dust from entering into the product.

Do not place the product near magnetic objects.

Be sure to backup important data. Samsung is not responsible for data loss.

Use only accessories provided by or approved by Samsung.

Do not spray water on the product. Never clean the product with chemical

CAUTION substances such as benzene or thinner, as it may cause fire, electric shock or deteriorate the surface.

Failure to follow these instructions may lead to physical injuries or damage to CAUTION the player.

When printing this user manual, we recommend that you print in colour and NOTE check “Fit to Page” in the print option for better viewing.

contents

THE BASICS

11

11What’s included

12Your MP3 Player

14Resetting the system

15Charging the battery

16Caring for the battery

16Turning the Power on & off

17Controlling the volume

17Disabling the buttons

18Browsing for files using “File Browser”

18Deleting files with “File Browser”

19Using the touch screen

26 Setting the Main Menu Display

28 Widget icons

30 Using Widgets

35 Using the Quick Tray

37Using the Mini-player

38Changing the settings and preferences

39Sound Setting Options

40Display Setting Options

41Language Setting Options

42Time Setting Options

43System Setting Options

EMODIO 48 PC requirements 48 49 Using EmoDio

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WATCHING A VIDEO	51	Watching a video
51	52	Video playback display
	53	Touch icons for playback control
	54	Using the video menu
LISTENING TO MUSIC	63	Listening by category
63	65	Music playback display
	66	Touch icons for playback control
	67	Repeating a section
	68	Creating a playlist on your MP3 player
	69	Playing a playlist
	69	Deleting a file from the playlist
	70	Using the music menu
VIEWING PICTURES	79	Viewing pictures
79	80	Picture display
	82	Enlarging a picture
	83	Using the picture menu

READING TEXT	86	Reading text
86	87	Using the Text menu

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USING BLUETOOTH

90

90 What is Bluetooth?

92 Using a Bluetooth stereo headset

95 Using a Bluetooth mobile phone

101Transferring files to/from a bluetooth device

106Using the Bluetooth menu

107Bluetooth settings

VIEWING DATACASTS	109	Viewing Datacasts
109
LISTENING TO FM RADIO	110	Listening to FM radio
110	111	FM Radio Display
	112	To search for FM stations
	113	Recording FM Radio
	114	Using the FM radio menu
ENJOYING FLASH FILES	119	Using a metronome

119

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VOICE RECORDING	120	Voice recording
120
PLAYING	122	Playing video games
VIDEO GAMES
122
SETTING THE ALARM	128	Setting the Alarm
128
VIEWING	130	Viewing the address book
THE ADDRESS BOOK

130

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USING	131	Using the calculator
THE CALCULATOR
131
VIEWING THE	132	Viewing the world subway map
WORLD SUBWAY MAP
132
TROUBLESHOOTING	133	Troubleshooting
133

APPENDIX	136	Menu tree
136	137	Product specifications
	140	License

the basics

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Your new MP3 player comes with these accessories. If you’re missing any of these items, please contact a Samsung Customer Service Centre near you.

Player

Earphones

USB Cable

The accessories in your box may look slightly different than these shown.

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YOUR MP3 PLAYER

Power & Hold button

Press once to lock the button functions. Press once again to unlock the button functions.

Press and hold for power on/off.

Down volume button

Press to reduce the volume

Up volume button

Press to increase the volume

Speaker

Touch screen

Mini-player touch area

Slide horizontally to display the miniplayer.

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YOUR MP3 PLAYER (Continued)

Earphone connection jack

Earphones

Labeled “L” for the left earpiece and “R” for the right earpiece. Also serves as an antenna for FM Radio in the MP3 player.

Microphone/Reset hole

USB connection port

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RESETTING THE SYSTEM

If your MP3 player won’t turn on, won’t play music, or isn’t recognized by your computer when you connect it, you may have to reset the system.

Press the Reset hole at the bottom of the player with a pointed object such as a safety clip.

The system will be initialized.

Your settings and files will not be affected.

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CHARGING THE BATTERY

Charge the player before using it for the first time and when you haven’t used it for awhile.

Screen Display

<USB connected>

< > - Charging

< > - Fully Charged

2 1

1.Connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB Connection Port on the bottom of the player.

2.Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port () on your PC.

Charging Time

about 3 hours

Total charging time varies depending on your PC environment.

NOTE

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CARING FOR THE BATTERY

Your battery will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines for caring and storing the player.

•Recharge the battery within the temperature range of 5°C~35°C (40°F~95°F).

•Do not overcharge (longer than 12 hours).

Excessive charging or discharging may shorten the battery’s life.

•Battery life naturally shortens slowly over time.

If you are charging the player while it is connected to a laptop computer, make sure

NOTE the laptop’s battery is also fully charged or that the laptop is plugged into its power source.

The battery is not charged in the PC Standby mode or when the hardware is safely removed.

The rechargeable battery incorporated in this product is not user replaceable. For

CAUTION	information on its replacement, please contact your service provider.

TURNING THE POWER ON & OFF

Turning the Power on

Press and hold the [ ] button.

Turning the Power off

Press and hold the [ ] button.

Your MP3 player will be automatically turned off when none of the buttons and icons NOTE have been pressed for a specific length of time in the pause mode. The factory

setting for <Auto Power Off> is 1 minute, but you can change this length of time. See page 43 for more information.

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CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

You can adjust the volume while a file is playing back.

Press the [ ], [ ] button.

The range of volume is set between 0 to 30.

DISABLING THE BUTTONS

The hold function disables all the other buttons on the MP3 player, so that if you accidentally touch one your music won’t be interrupted.

1.Press the [ ] button once.

2.Press the [ ] button once again to release the hold function.

If <Touch Screen Only> is selected from <Settings> → <System> → <Hold Option>,

NOTE it locks the touch screen only and allows operation of [ ] , [ ] and [ ] buttons. See page 43.

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BROWSING FOR FILES USING “File Browser”

Search easily for files using the “File Browser” function.

1.Tap the icon on the main menu screen.

2.Tap on a desired folder to bring up the file list.

3.Tap on a desired file.

The file will start playing.

DELETING FILES WITH “File Browser”

Follow steps 1-2 above.

3.Tap the [ ] icon.

4.Tap <Delete>.

5.Tap on the file that you want to delete.

Tap the [ ] icon to delete all files.

6.Tap <OK> → <Yes>.

The file will be deleted.

The selected file cannot be deleted while its playing back.

NOTE

Once files are deleted, they cannot be recovered.

CAUTION

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN

Tap on the touch screen with your thumb or fingertip.

Do not use force when touching the touch screen, as it may cause damage to the NOTE screen.

To avoid damage to the touch screen, do not use any object other than your thumb or fingers to operate it.

Do not tap on the touch screen if your thumb or fingers are not clean.

Do not tap on the touch screen with gloves on.

The touch screen may not function if you use a fingernail or other instruments such as a ballpoint pen.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Tapping once

Tap once on the desired part on the touch screen.

Examples

1.	To select an item or	Run a function by tapping on its icon, or select
	move to the next screen	an item from the list.
2.	To display playback	Tap on the touch screen to display playback
	information and function	information and video, music, picture and text
	icons	view icons.

Tapping on an empty space of the main menu

3.Displays the main menu screen displays <Style>, <Icon> and <Widget> style change window. that enable you to change the main menu

display.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Tapping twice

Tap twice on the desired part on the touch screen.

Examples

1.	Changing the screen size	Change the screen size in video and enlarge
	and enlarging the picture	the picture file.
2.	Changing the font size	Changes the font size in text view screen.

For some video files, the screen size may not be changed.

NOTE

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Longer Touch

Press and hold the desired part of the touch screen.

Examples

	1.	Moving to the previous	Press and hold the	or	icon to play a
		playback screen.	recently played file or to move to the playback
			screen of current file.
	2.	Automatic Video	Press and hold on the screen during video
			playback to create as many chapters as the
		Chapter Creation
			preset split option.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Sliding

Position your thumb or fingers on the touch screen and slide in the desired direction.

Examples

1. Browsing the Main Menu Slide horizontally on an empty space of the
screen	touch screen to browse the main menu screen.

Slide vertically on a list view to move to the previous / next screen.

Slide horizontally while in video or music playback to skip backward / forward depending on the the horizontal stroke setting.

2.Page Move / Playback Slide horizontally in the picture view screen to

Searching	move to the previous / next picture.
	Slide horizontally in the text view screen to
	move to the previous / next page.
	Slide horizontally in the FM radio screen
	to search the previous / next station
	automatically.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Dragging

Tap and drag your thumb or fingers to the desired point.

Examples

	1.	Browsing the Main Menu	Drag on an empty space of the touch screen
		screen	horizontally to browse the main menu screen.
			You can check the next/previous list by
	2.	Moving the Menu	dragging vertically in the video and music
			menu screen.
	3.	Controlling the Play	Press and hold the play status bar on the
			screen and move your thumb or fingers to a
		Status Bar
			desired point before releasing it.
			While using widgets, select the main menu or
	4.	Moving Widget Icons	widget icon to move and drag it to the desired
			point.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Circling

Position your thumb or fingers on the touch screen and circle around softly.

Examples

	1. Rotation	To change the view mode in picture / text
		screen, rotate the picture or text screen.
		In pause mode where no playback information
		and icon appeared, if you position your finger
	2. High Speed Video	on the touch screen and circle around, your
		player will move forwards in the current file.
	Search
		Tap the [	] icon to capture the screen and
		store it. The captured screen will be stored in
		<Pictures> → <Captured>.
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SETTING THE MAIN MENU DISPLAY

To change the main menu style

You can change the main menu style.

1.Tap on an empty space on the main menu screen.

2.Tap <Style>.

3.Select a desired main menu style.

4.Tap <OK>.

To change the main menu screen layout

You can customize the main menu screen layout by moving each main menu icon to a desired location.

1.Tap on an empty space on the main menu screen.

2.Tap <Icon>.

3.Tap a main menu icon and drag it to a desired location/page.

Dragging a main menu icon to an empty page will add a new main menu page.

4.Tap <OK>.

You can add to 2 main menu pages excluding the NOTE default pages.

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SETTING THE MAIN MENU DISPLAY (Continued)

To add / delete a widget icon

You can delete or add a widget icon from/to the main menu screen.

1.Tap on an empty space on the main menu screen.

2.Tap <Widget>.

3.Drag a widget icon from the widget bar to the main menu screen or drag it from the main menu screen to the widget bar.

4.Tap <OK>.

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WIDGET ICONS

Widget is a small specialized GUI application on the screen that provides some visual information and easy access to frequently used functions such as a clock, calendar and note. Place clock, calendar and other widgets on your main menu screen for your convenience, providing direct and easy access.

Displays an analogue clock and shows the current time. The time can also be set. See page 30.

Displays a digital clock and shows the current time. The time can also be set. See page 30.

A decorative item showing a butterfly around a flower.

A decorative item with floral leaves that flutter when tapped.

A decorative item of a coffee cup that steams when tapped.

A decorative item of a cookie that cracks a bit when tapped.

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WIDGET ICONS (Continued)

You can note and save a memo. See page 31.

You can view the calendar and your schedules. See page 32.

You can can check the current time of two major cities in the world. See page 33.

You can view pictures saved in the player in slideshow mode.

You can select a folder for a slideshow. See page 34.

Tap the light bulb to adjust the brightness of the touch screen.

You can set also the brightness in <Settings> <Display> <Brightness>. See page 40.

Tap to schedule your sleep time. It will automatically turn the power off at the scheduled time.

You can set also the sleep time in <Settings> → <System> → <Sleep>. See page 43.

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USING WIDGETS

To set the current time

1.Tap on the digital or analogue clock widget on the main menu screen.

2.Tap on the top or bottom of the digits of <Year>, <Month>, <Day>, <Hour>, <Min> and <AM/PM> icon to set the current time.

3.Tap <OK> → <Yes>.

To set the clock option

1.Tap on the digital or analogue clock widget on the main menu screen.

2.Tap the [ ] icon.

3.Set the <Style> option.

Clock Option

<Style>: You can change the style of the clock widget on the main menu screen.

You can set also the current time in <Settings> <Time> <Date/Time NOTE Set>. See page 42.

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