SAMSUNG YP-T9JBQB, YP-T9JQB, YP-T9JZB User Manual

YP-T9J

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

WARNING Failing to heed the product instructions may cause serious injury.

Product Use

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

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.

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).

To avoid your hearing damage

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 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.

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

Product Use

Take care to avoid product malfunction and physical damage.

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

Management of Important Data

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.

Avoid malfunction

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.

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Contents
For Your Safety ..........................................	2
Contents .......................................................	4
Chapter 1. Preparation
Basic Information .......................................	6
Components...............................................	6
Screen Display Information........................	9
Button Functions ......................................	10
Charging the battery ................................	11
Basic Use ...................................................	12
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

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Chapter 3. Multimedia function

Listening to Music....................................	22
Listening to Music ....................................	22
Section Repetition....................................	25
Creating Playlist 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...............................................	43
Text Viewing.............................................	43
Using Text menu ......................................	44
Listening to FM Radio .............................	47
Listening to FM Radio..............................	47
Setting a Frequency.................................	49
To Delete Presets.....................................	51
Using FM Radio menu .............................	52
Recording...................................................	54
Recording.................................................	54
Voice/FM Radio Recording ......................	56
Bluetooth....................................................	57
Using Bluetooth........................................	57
Using Bluetooth menu..............................	63
Game ...........................................................	64
Game .......................................................	64

Chapter 4. Setting
Settings ......................................................	66
Setting Music ...........................................	66
Setting Record .........................................	68
Setting Time ............................................	69
Setting Display ........................................	71
Setting Language.....................................	72
Setting System ........................................	73
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting........................................	75

Chapter 6. Appendix
Menu Tree...................................................	77
Product Specifications............................	78

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Basic Information

Components

Checking the Accessories

Player		Earphones		USB Cable		Installation CD

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

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Front, Right Side and Top

Earphone Connection Jack

Neck String Hole

Microphone

Screen Display

Section Repeat(A B)/

Recording Button

Back Button

MENU Button

Power & Play/Pause Button

Button

Move/Volume Control Button

Select Button

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Basic Information

Components (Continued)

Bottom and Left Side

USB Connection Port

Hold Switch

Earphone Connection

√ Top

Earphones

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Basic Information

Screen Display Information

Music						ENG
1			8	1	Current Time Display	8 Bluetooth Display
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				2		*The Bluetooth feature can
3			10		Playback Display
4				3		be applied only for the
					Play Mode Display	appropriate model
				4		(YP-T9B, T9JB).
					Sound Mode Display	9 Battery Status Display
				5	Music Title Display
						10 Current Music Number/
				6	Play Status Bar	Total Music Number Display
5	Audio Track 1					11 Total Play Time Display
6			11	7 Play Time Display
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FM Radio
1			4	1	Mono/Stereo Display
			5	2	Frequency Display
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				3	Frequency Location Display
3				4	Battery Display
	BBC R2		6	5	Preset/Manual/Add
					Preset/Remove Preset Display
				6	RDS Display

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

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Basic Information

Button Functions

Buttons		Functions and Use

■ Press and hold for power on/off. ■ Press for play/pause.

■ Press to display the menu screen.

■ 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 the previous track or play the current track from the beginning.

■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.

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

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Charging the battery

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Screen Display

■Charging...

■Fully Charged

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

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

2 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
2	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 as
	it is a consumable item.
	connected to your Notebook, make sure the Notebook's
NOTE

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Basic Use

Turning the Power On & Off

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.

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

NOTE	period of time (Default: 1 minute) in the pause mode. √ Page 69

Playing Music

Audio Track 1
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1 Press the [ ] button to select <Music> and then press the [ ] button.

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

3 Press the [ ] button.

■ The music file will begin playing.

			■	Press the [ ] button to move to the sub level.
				Press the [BACK] button to move to the previous screen.
12		NOTE	■

Volume Control

Audio Track 1
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Press the [ ] button.

■You will see a volume control icon.

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

Lock Function

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

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

Hold!

2 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.

	1	Press the [	] button to select <File Browser>.
	2	Press the [	] button.
		■ The <File Browser> folder list containing Music, Text, Pictures and
		Video appears.
	3	Press the [	] button to select a folder of your choice.
4		Use the [	] button to move to the file list in the
		selected folder.
		■ Use the [	] button to move to the upper step.

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

Press the [ ] button.

■ The selected file will start playing.

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Reset Function

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

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buttons at the same time.

■The system will be initialized.

■Your settings and files will not be affected.

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File

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

Before you start! Insert the installation CD provided with the player into the CD-ROM drive.

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Click <Install now>.

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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Loading Your Desired File

Connecting to your PC

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	2	1
1	Connect the USB cable to the USB port ( ) on your PC.
2	Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB Connection Port on bottom
	of the player.

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

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

PC Requirements

The PC system must meet the following minimum specifications:

■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

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Loading Your Desired File

Adding Folders/Files in Samsung Media Studio

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

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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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Before you start! ■	Connect the player to your PC.
■	Media Studio must be installed on your PC.

automatically start when the player is connected to your PC.

not start automatically, double Click the Media Studio icon on the desktop.

file icon.

type you want to transfer by clicking on one of these icons. to display music list. ■ Click icon to display video list. to display photo list

to display etc list. The ETC list includes file types (ex: TXT, XOV, etc) other than video files.

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	To add folders
	on the bottom of Media Studio.
	window will appear.
4 Select the folder to add and click		<OK>.		4
	■ The selected folder is added to the list on the left side the
	Media Studio Screen.
	To add files

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

■ The Open window will appear.

4 Select the files to add and click <Open>.	4
■ The selected files are added to the list.

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Loading Your Desired File

Transferring Files to the Player with Samsung Media Studio

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

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■ Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and

NOTE	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.

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Before you start! ■	Connect the player to your PC.
■	Media Studio must be installed on your PC.

automatically start when the player is connected to your PC.

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

file icon.

type you want to transfer by clicking on one of these icons. to display music list. ■ Click icon to display video list. to display photo list

to display etc list. The ETC list includes file types (ex: TXT, XOV, etc) other than video files.

transfer in the left file list.

is transferred to the player.

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

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Listening to Music

to Music

Before you start! Connect the earphones, then turn on the player, and check the battery.

Music

Now Playing

Artists

Albums

Tracks

Genres

Playlists

1,2,3

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

2 Press the [ ] button to select the desired list and then press the [ ] button.

3 Press the [ ] button to select the file to play and then press the [] button.

■The music file starts to play.

■<Now Playing> : You can listen to the last played music or

recording file.

■<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

■The music files compatible with the player are MP3, WMA.

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

		NOTE	■	A file without an ID3 Tag (Unknown) is displayed as [Unknown].
			■	If you press the [ ] button in Music mode, the “S” mark appears on the screen and the Street mode
22				is set to On. Pressing the [ ] again to disappear “S” and set off the Street mode. √ Page 67

To Pause

1 Press the [ ] button while the music is playing.

■ The music playback will be paused.

2 Press the [ ] button again.

■ The music will play from the point where it stopped.

To search within a track

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

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

2 Release the button at the point you wish to start.

■ It starts playing from the point you release the button.

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Listening to Music

Listening to Music (Continued)

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.

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

CAUTION	5 seconds of the play.

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Listening to Music

Section Repetition	This function enables you to listen to specific parts of a track repeat-
	edly. Recommended for language learning.

		To set a section for repetition
		1	Play a file of your choice.
		2	Press the [A	B/	] button at the
			beginning of the section you want to repeat.
			■ The starting point is set and <A			> will appear in
			the screen display window.
Audio Track 1		3 Press the [A		B/	] button again to set the
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		2,3	ending of the section you want to repeat.

■<A B> will appear on the screen and the specified section starts to play repeatedly.

To cancel the			repetition
Press the [A		B/	during Section
Repeat.

■ Section Repeat will be canceled.

■ You can set the start and end points of the section repetition only within a single file.

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