Samsung YP-T9JQU/XAA, YP-T9JQBY/XAA, YP-T9JAB/XAA User Manual

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For Your Safety

Read this manual carefully to ensure proper use of the product and to avoid any danger or physical damage.

WARNING

Product Use

Improper use can result in explosion, fire or electric shock.

To avoid hearing damage

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 not switch it on. Contact a Service Center.

Do not place the product in damp, dusty or sooty areas, as it could result in fire or electric shock.

Avoid using your player at high volume levels, as it may result in permanent hearing damage. If you experience ringing in your ears while using the earphones, remove the earphones immediately and/or lower the volume.

To avoid a risk of traffic accident

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

It can cause a serious accident and furthermore, is prohibited by law in some areas. Using the earphones while walking, in particular, on a crosswalk, can lead to a serious accident.

Take care not to tangle the earphone cable around your arms or neighboring objects while driving, working out or walking, as it could result in a car accident or other injuries.

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

During hot weather, the temperature inside a car may rise up to 80°C(176°F).

Failing to heed the product instructions may cause serious injury.

Chapter 1. Preparation

CAUTION

Product Use

Take care to avoid product malfunction and physical damage.

Backup Important Data

To avoid malfunction

When wearing the product around your neck, take care not to exert excessive force on the neck string.

Be sure to backup important data.

Please be aware that we claim no responsibility for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair or other causes.

Failure to follow all instructions lead to physical injuries or damage to the product.

Do not cause excessive impact on the product by dropping it. Do not place heavy objects on top of the product.

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

Always use the accessories provided by or approved by Samsung.

Do not spray water on the product. Never clean the product with chemical substances such as benzene or thinner, as it may cause fire, electric shock or deteriorate the surface.

Do not place the product near magnetic objects, as it may cause a malfunction.

Basic Information .......................................6

Components...............................................6

Screen Display Information........................9

Button Functions......................................10

Charging the battery ................................11

Basic Use ...................................................12

Chapter 1. Preparation

Chapter 2.

Loading Your Desired File

Loading Your Desired File ......................16

Installing Samsung Media Studio ............16

Connecting to your PC.............................17

Adding Folders/Files in Samsung

Media Studio............................................18

Transferring Files to the Player

with Samsung Media Studio....................20

Chapter 3. Multimedia function

Listening to Music ....................................22

Listening to Music....................................22

Section Repetition....................................25

Creating Playlists Using

Samsung Media Studio............................26

To Play a Playlist......................................28

Using Music menu ...................................31

Video............................................................34

Video........................................................34

Using Video menu....................................37

Photo Viewing ...........................................38

Photo Viewing..........................................38

Using Photo menu ...................................40

Text Viewing ...............................................42

Text Viewing.............................................42

Using Text menu ......................................43

Listening to FM Radio .............................47

Listening to FM Radio..............................47

Setting a Frequency.................................49

To Delete Presets.....................................51

Using FM Radio menu.............................52

Recording...................................................53

Recording.................................................53

Voice/FM Radio Recording ......................54

Recorded File Names..............................55

Game ...........................................................56

Game .......................................................56

For Your Safety ..........................................2

Contents .......................................................4

Chapter 4. Setting

Setting ....................................................58

Setting Music.......................................58

Setting Record.....................................60

Setting Time .......................................61

Setting Display ...................................63

Setting Language................................64

Setting System ...................................65

Chapter 5. Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting........................................67

Chapter 6. Appendix

Menu Tree...................................................69

Product Specifications............................70

Components

Basic Information

Checking the Accessories

■ Design of accessories is subject to change for the purpose of improvement, without notice.

Player Earphones USB Cable

Installation CD

AH30-00087D AH39-00899A

AH80-00138A

Chapter 1. Preparation

Components

Front, Right Side and Top

Earphone Connection Jack Neck String Hole Microphone

Screen Display

Section Repeat(A B)/ Recording Button

Back Button

Move/File Browser Button Move/Volume Control Button

Select Button

MENU Button

Power & Play/Pause Button

Bottom and Left Side

USB Connection Port

Hold Switch

Components (Continued)

Basic Information

Earphone Connection

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Earphones

Chapter 1. Preparation

Components/Screen Display Information

Screen Display Information

Basic Information

NOTE

■ The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only. The actual screen may differ.

Current Time Display

Play Mode Display

Playback Display

Sound Mode Display

Music Title Display

Play Status Bar

Play Time Display

Battery Status Display

Total Play Time Display

Current Track Playing/ Total Number of Tracks Display

Mono/Stereo Display

Frequency Location Display

Frequency Display

Battery Display

Preset/Manual/Add Preset /Remove Preset Display

Music

FM Radio

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Button Functions

Basic Information

■ Press and hold for power on/off.

■ Press for play/pause.

■ Press and hold to move to the main menu.

■ Press to return to the previous stage.

■

Press and hold to start recording.

■

Press to set section repetition, stop recording and add to/delete from the playlist.

■ Press to move to the selected menu/confirm and save your selection.

■ Press and hold to quickly scan tracks.

■ Press to move to next track.

■ Press to increase the volume or move to an upper item/menu.

■ Press to reduce the volume or move to a lower item/menu.

■ Press to display the menu screen.

Buttons Functions and Use

■ Push in the direction of the arrow to lock the button functions.

■ Press and hold to quickly scan tracks.

■ Press to move to the previous track or play the current track from the

beginning.

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Button Functions/Charging the battery

Charging the battery

Fully charge the rechargeable battery before using the player for the first time or when it has not been used for a while.

Connect the USB cable to the USB port ( ) on your PC.

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

■ When connected with the USB cable, it takes

about 4 hours for the player to fully charge although this may vary depending on your PC environment.

Battery Use

■

Recharge and store 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.

NOTE

■ If you are charging the player while it is connected to your Notebook, make sure the Notebook's

battery is also fully charged.

Screen Display

■

Charging...

■

Fully Charged

■ Press the [ ] button to move to the sub menu.

■ Press the [BACK] button to move to the previous screen.

Basic Use

Turning the Power On & Off

Playing Music

Turning the Power On

Press and hold the

[]

button

■

Power is turned on.

Turning the Power Off

Press and hold the

[]

button

■

Power is turned off.

Press the [ ] button to select <Music> and then press the [ ] button.

Press the [ ] button to select the desired music file.

Press the [ ] button.

■ The music file will begin playing.

NOTE

■ Power is automatically turned off when none of the buttons have been pressed for a preset

period of time (Default: 1 minute) in the pause mode.

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NOTE

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Basic Use

Volume Control

Lock Function

Press the [ ] button.

■ You will see a volume control icon.

■ Press the button to increase the volume or the button to decrease it.

In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. This function is useful when you are walking or jogging.

Push the [HOLD] switch in the direction of the arrow.

Push the [HOLD] switch in the opposite direction of the arrow to release the Lock function.

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Basic Use (Continued)

Searching for Files with <File Browser>

Search easily for files using the <File Browser> function.

Press the [ ] button to bring up the file list in the selected folder.

■ Use the [ ] button to return to the previous step.

Press the

[]

button to select a folder of your choice.

Press the [ ] button.

■

The selected file will start playing.

Press the [ ] button.

■

The <File Browser> folder list containing Music, Text, Pictures and Video appears.

Press the [ ] button to select a file of your choice.

Press the [ ] button to select <File Browser>.

Chapter 1. Preparation

Basic Use

If a product malfunction occurs, you can re-initialize the system.

Press and hold the [MENU] and [A B/ ] buttons at the same time.

■

The system will be initialized.

■

Your settings and files will not be affected.

Reset Function

Installing Samsung Media Studio

Use Media Studio to transfer music files from your PC to the player.

Loading Your Desired File

Before you start!

Insert the installation CD provided with the player into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.

Click <NEXT>.

■ Media Studio installation starts.

■ An icon is created on the desktop after

installation is complete and Media Studio starts.

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Chapter 2. Loading Your Desired File

Installing Samsung Media Studio/

Connecting to your PC

Loading Your Desired File

Before you start!

Use the USB Cable provided when connecting the player to your PC.

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

Connect the USB cable to the USB port ( ) on your PC.

■

<USB Connected> appears on the screen display of the player.

CAUTION

■

If you connect the player through a USB hub, the connection may be unstable. Please connect the player to the computer directly.

For use in conjunction with your PC, the following is required:

■ Pentium 300MHz or higher

■ USB Port 2.0

■ Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher

■ DirectX 9.0 or higher

■ 100MB of free hard disc space

■ CD Rom Drive (2X or higher)

■

Windows Media Player 10.0 or higher

■

Resolution 1024 X 768 or higher

PC Requirements

Adding Folders/Files in Samsung Media Studio

Loading Your Desired File

Please refer to Help for more information on how to use Media Studio.

■ Click <MENU> ➝ <Help> ➝ <Help> from the menu on the top of the Media Studio program.

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Media Studio enables you to select and organize files and folders in preparation for transfer to your player.

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Adding Folders/Files in

Samsung Media Studio

Media Studio will automatically start when the player is connected to your PC.

■ If the program does not start automatically, double Click the Media Studio icon on the desktop.

Click the desired file icon.

■

Choose the file type you want to transfer by clicking on one of these icons.

■ Click icon to display music list. ■ Click icon to display video list.

■ Click icon to display photo list.

■ Click icon to display etc list. The ETC list includes file types (ex: TXT, XOV, etc) other than

music, photo, and video files.

Click <Add Folder> on the bottom of Media Studio.

■ The Open Folder window will appear.

Before you start!

■ Connect the player to your PC.

■ Media Studio must be installed on your PC.

To add folders to Media Studio

Click <Add File> on the bottom of Media Studio.

■ The Open window will appear.

Select the files from your PC to add and click <Open>.

■ The selected files are added to the list.

To add files to Media Studio

Select the folder from your PC to add and click <OK>.

■ The selected folder is added to the list on the left side of the

Media Studio Screen.

Transferring Files to the Player with Samsung Media Studio

Loading Your Desired File

NOTE

■

Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and Gracenote CDDB®Music Recognition ServiceSM.

■

CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo and logotype, and the "Powered by Gracenote CDDB" logo are trademarks of Gracenote. Music Recognition Service and MRS are service marks of Gracenote.

Perform the following steps to transfer files from your PC to the player.

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Transferring Files to the Player with

Samsung Media Studio

Media Studio will automatically start when the player is connected to your PC.

■ If the program does not start automatically, double click the Media Studio icon on the desktop.

Click the desired file icon.

■

Choose the file type you want to transfer by clicking on one of these icons.

■ Click icon to display music list. ■ Click icon to display video list.

■ Click icon to display photo list.

■ Click icon to display etc list. The ETC list includes file types (ex: TXT, XOV, etc) other than

music, photo, and video files.

Select the file to transfer in the left file list.

■

Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer. This may cause damage to the player or your PC.

CAUTION

■ When transferring a photo or video file to the player using <Media Studio>, it is automatically converted

into JPG(photo) or SVI(video) format before transfer. The file size is automatically adjusted, too.

■ You can’t transfer a file on the player to your PC by using Media Studio.

■ If you want to view a text file in the <File Browser>

➝

<Text> folder in your player, select the <Text>

folder from ETC of <Media Studio> and transfer the file into it.

NOTE

Click icon.

■ The selected file is transferred to the player.

Before you start!

■ Connect the player to your PC.

■ Media Studio must be installed on your PC.

Listening to Music

Before you start!

Connect the earphones, then turn on the player, and check the battery.

Press the [ ] button to select <Music> and then press the [ ] button.

Press the [ ] button to select the desired list

and then press the [ ] button.

File information including the artist name, album name, music title and genre will be displayed according to the ID3 tag information on the appropriate music file. Afile without an ID3 Tag is displayed as [Unknown].

■ <Now Playing> : The file currently playing

■ <Artists> : To play by artist

■ <Albums> : To play by album

■ <Tracks> : To play in numeric or alphabetical order

■ <Genres> : To play by genre

■ <Playlists> : To play by Playlist

NOTE

■ MP3 and WMAmusic files are compatible with this player.

■ MP1 or MP2 files which have a changed extension to MP3 may not play on the player.

■

If you press the [ ] button in Music mode, the “S” mark appears on the screen and the Street mode is set to On. Press [ ] again to make the “S” mark disappear and set the Street mode to off. √ Page 59

■

Press and hold the [BACK] button to move to the main menu.

■

What is an ID3-Tag?

This is what is attached to an MP3 to carry information relevant to the file, such as the title, artist, album, year, genre and a comment field.

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Press the [ ] button to select the

file

to play and then press the [ ] button.

■ The music file starts to play.

Now Playing Artists Albums Tracks Genres Playlists

Music

Chapter 3. Multimedia Function

Listening to Music

To Pause

Press the [ ] button while the music is playing.

■

The music playback will be paused.

Press the [ ] button again.

■

The music will play from the point where it stopped.

To search within a track

Press and hold the [ ] button while the selected track is playing.

■

It searches to the beginning or the end of the track.

Release the button at the point you wish to start.

■

It starts playing from the point you release the button.

To Play from the beginning of the current track

Press the [ ] button after 5 seconds of play.

■

The current track starts playing from the beginning.

To play the previous/next track

Press the [ ] button within 5 seconds of play.

■

The previous track will start playing.

Press the [ ] button.

■

The next track will start playing.

CAUTION

■ When playing VBR files, the previous track may not play even if you press the

[]

button within

5 seconds of the play.

Listening to Music (Continued)

Listening to Music

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