Samsung YP-T55 manual

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Features 2 MP3, WMA , Audio ASF and Ogg Playback ● The player supports playback of MP3, WMA, Audio ASF and Ogg. Removable Storage Device ● Y ou can easily copy and paste files to the player using Windows Explorer . Direct MP3 Recording ● Y ou can convert music from CDs, cassettes, and radio into MP3 files without a PC. FM Reception ● Listen[...]

3 Features ENG DNSe Surround Sound ● The 3D surround feature adds spaciousness to the sound. V oice Recording Function ● Y ou can make high quality voice recordings. 18 Hours Continuous Play ● This player uses one AAA/LR03 alkaline battery . Operation can last up to 18hours. Actual playing time may vary according to the type and capacity of t[...]

Contents 4 I Chapter 1 Preparations Features ...............................................2 Safety Instructions................................6 Components .........................................8 Location of Controls .............................9 Display ...............................................10 I Chapter 2 Connection to Computer Conn[...]

5 Contents ENG Listening to FM Radio ........................42 ● Manual Search for a Frequency .......42 ● Manual Storage of a Frequency .......42 ● Automatic Search for a Frequency ...42 ● Searching Stored Frequencies .........43 ● Deleting Stored Frequencies ............43 ● Mute Function .................................43 FM Record[...]

Safety Instructions 6 Read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and damage to the equipment. ✽ Please be aware that we claim no responsibility for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair or other causes. Do not expose to extreme temperatures (above 95°F or below 23°F). Do not expose to moisture. U S E R Do not [...]

7 Safety Instructions ENG I Earphones Follow T raffic Safety Instructions ● Do not use the earphones while driving an automobile or riding a bicycle. It ’ s not only dangerous, but also against the law . ● It may cause an accident if you turn up the volume of the earphones while walking. especially when crossing intersections. Protect your ea[...]

Components 8 ● The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part of the memory as well. ● Design of accessories is subject to change for the purposes of improvement, without notice. Player Eaphones Line In Cable Installation CD Alkaline Battery (1 AAA/LR03 T ype) Neck Strap USER USB Cable[...]

9 Location of Controls ENG USER Move to T rack/Speed Search Lever Power On/Off Play/Pause Button Record / User Button Navigation button Display MENU button Earphone Jack V olume Up Button V olume Down Button Hold Switch Battery Cover ENC/USB Cable Connection Port Neck strap Hook[...]

Location of Controls 10 I Display NOR 001/020 00:01:30 Playtime indicator EQ/DNSe indicator Play/Stop/Pause indicator Remaining Battery Power indicator Play mode indicator Track Number indicator Title (track & artist) indicator I Inserting a Battery 1 Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow to open. 2 Insert a battery to the right poles +[...]

11 Connecting the player to PC ENG The PC system must meet the following specifications: ● Pentium 200MHz or greater ● Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP ● 40MB of available hard disk space ● CD-ROM drive (double speed or greater) ● USB port (2.0) supported ● DirectX 8.0 or above ❿ ❿   System Requirements. 1 Insert the Installation CD i[...]

Connecting the player to PC 12 2 Select [Install Player USB Driver].[...]

13 Connecting the player to PC ENG 3 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.[...]

Connecting the player to PC 14 1 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the computer . ● If you disconnect the USB cable from your PC while implementing a command or initializing during USB driver installation, your PC may not function correctly . 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB cable connection port on the bottom of the pla[...]

15 Connecting the player to PC ENG How to check if USB driver is properly installed How to check if USB driver is properly installed Windows 98: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-T55 Windows 2000: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-T55 USB Device Windows X[...]

Manual Installation of USB Driver 16 N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - If you are using Windows 2000 and your version of Windows does not recognize the USB driver please download and install the latest service pack from windowsupdate.microsoft.com - The installation method may vary depending on the type of PC or operating system. Contact your PC de[...]

17 Manual Installation of USB Driver ENG 4 After selecting the driver , click [Update Driver]. 5 Click [Next]. 6 Select [Search for a suitable driver for my device] and then click [Next]. 7 Click [Next] to finish.[...]

Manual Installation of USB Driver 18 I In Windows 98SE Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.[...]

19 Manual Installation of USB Driver ENG : Y ou must reboot your computer to complete the installation. N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Y ou cannot use it as a removable disc in Windows 98SE if the YP-T55 program is not installed. Make sure to install the USB driver file first. ✍ USB driver location [CD-ROM]USB DriverWin98USB[...]

T ransferring Files to your Player 20 When the MP3 player is connected to your PC, the PC will see it as a removable disc. Music and other files can then be dragged and dropped into the removable disc for playback on the MP3 player . 1 Connect the player to PC. ● For information on how to connect it to your PC, refer to Connecting the player to y[...]

21 T ransferring Files to your Player ENG 4 Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into the removable disk icon. (Files appear on the player in numerical, alphabetical order) ● For example, if you change the name of music files in Windows Explorer to 001***, 002***..., the files will be played in the numerical order you set. C C C C a a a a[...]

T ransferring Files to your Player 22 I Disconnecting the player 1 Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window . After completing the file transfer , you must disconnect the player in the following way: 2 When the [Stop a Hardware device] message appears, press the [OK] button and disconnect the player . N N N N[...]

23 Installing Media Studio ENG 1 Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Samsung Media Studio] . Media Studio is the program that enables you to download music files to the player , and play back music files on your PC.[...]

Installing Media Studio 24 2 Follow the instruction in the window to complete the installation. ● Samsung Media Studio icon will be created on the desktop.[...]

25 Using Media Studio ENG ● Double-click the Media Studio icon on the Desktop. I Downloading Music Files 1 Connect the player to your PC. ● A device connection window will appear on the right side of the screen. Select [Device] → [Show device Window] at the top of the screen if device connection window does not automatically appear . 2 Select[...]

Using Media Studio 26 3 When music files appear , select the file(s) you want to transfer , and then press the [T ransfer] button. ● The selected file(s) are transferred to the player . N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information. ✍[...]

27 Using Media Studio ENG N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information. ✍ 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Press the [Create Folder] button at the bottom of device connection window . 3 Enter the name of the new folder when an input screen appears. ● A new folder is created. ● If you open a new folder and [...]

Using Media Studio 28 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Press the [Delete] button at the bottom of the connection windows after selecting required files or folders you want to delete. 3 Press the [Confirm] button when an Confirm Deletion screen appears. ● A selected folder or file is deleted. I Deleting Files N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Re[...]

29 Using Media Studio ENG 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Press the [Device] → [Format] at the top of the screen. 3 Press the [Start] button when the Format screen appears. ● The memory of the player is formatted and all the saved files will be deleted. I Formattimg the Player in Media Studio N N N N o o o o t t t t i i i i c c c c e e e e -[...]

Using Media Studio 30 1 Insert the Audio CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. 2 Press the [Search Audio CD] button on the lower part of the screen. ● The tracks on the CD are displayed. 3 Select tracks to be ripped and press the [Rip a CD] button. ● The selected file is converted into an MP3 file. ● Select [T ools] → [Audio Source Format Co[...]

31 T o V iew Help on Media Studio ENG Click on [Help] at the top of Media Studio. ● Help window will appear. N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and Gracenote CDDB ® Music Recognition Service SM . - CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, [...]

Playing Music and T urning Off the Device 32 N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - If the file name is not displayed correctly , move to [Settings] ➔ [Language] ➔ [ID3-T ag] and then change the language setting. - WMA files can only be played as music files with a compression rate of 48Kbps-192Kbps. ✍ I T urning Power On and Off Power On : Press [...]

33 ENG HOLD Function In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. This function is useful when you are walking or jogging. Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow . ❈ When the button is pressed, the “ Ho ld ” message will appear on the display . 1 Press and hold the REC button to start voice recording. 2 Press the REC button again to stop t[...]

Searching for Music/V oice Files 34 ● Turn the , lever up or down during playback to search for the part you want to listen to. ● Release the lever to resume play normally . I T o search for specific parts during play ● Turn the lever in the direction of during playback to play the next track. ● Turn the lever in the direction of within 5 s[...]

35 Loop Repeating ENG While playing music files, press the USER button briefly at the beginning of the loop you want to set. ● A ↔ appears in the display . I Starting Point NOR 001/020 00:01:30 00:01:30 00:01:30 NOR 001/020 00:01:30 Press the USER button briefly again to set the end of the loop. ● A ↔ B appears in the display . ● The loop[...]

Recording MP3s 36 ✽ T o move to other modes from LINE_ENC mode, refer to “Changing Mode”. 1 Connect the Audio OUT port (or Line OUT) on the external audio source to the ENC port on the device with the Line in cable. ● Press the play button on the external device to play the music to record. 2 Press and hold the REC button to start MP3 recor[...]

37 MENU Options ENG Press the MENU button to switch to the Menu Mode. Move to a menu item by using the , lever and press the NA VI button to select the menu. Press the MENU button once again to exit the Menu Mode. Music Navigation Settings Playlist Exit FM Radio N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Menu mode will be cancelled if no buttons are pressed[...]

Using Navigation 38 N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Press the MENU button in Navigation mode to exit the Navigation mode. ✍ 1 Press the NA VI button to enter Navigation mode. or press and hold the MENU button to move to Menu and then select Navigation in Menu. 2 Select the file or folder that you want to play . ● : When moving to a higher-lev[...]

39 Using Navigation ENG I Changing Modes 1 Press the NA VI button in the V oice mode. 2 Use the button to move to the upper folder . Y ou can change the mode in the following method. Ex) T o change from the Voice mode to the Music mode 3 Use the , lever to move to the music file you want and press the button. ● As it is changed to the Music mode,[...]

Using Navigation 40 I Playing/Exiting Folder 1 Press the NA VI button to move to the Navigation mode. 2 Use the , lever to move to the folder you want and press the button. ● When " " appears, the selected file will be played. ❿ ❿   Playing Folder 1 Press the NA VI button during folder playback to move to the Navigation mode. [...]

41 ENG Setting Playlist I Setting Playlist I Playing Playlist 1 Select Playlist in Menu. ● The playlist you set will be displayed. 2 Move to the file you want to play and press the button. ● “ ” mark appears and the selected file will be played. - Move to the file you want in Navigation mode and press the USER button. ● The selected file [...]

Listening to FM Radio 42 N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - T o exit from FM Mode, press the MENU button. - Mono (MO) or Stereo (ST) is automatically selected. - T o save frequencies automatically , select [Settings] → [FM Radio] → [Auto Preset]. I Manual Search for a Frequency First, press the MENU button to display the menu screen and select F[...]

43 Listening to FM Radio ENG I Searching Stored Frequencies I Deleting Stored Frequencies 1 After moving to the PRESET number you want to delete , press and hold the USER button. 2 After selecting the “ Y ” , press the NA VI button. ● The saved PRESET number will be deleted. N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Y ou can store up to 20 frequencie[...]

FM Recording 44 1 Press and hold the REC button during FM reception. ● Recording of the currently transmitted FM broadcast begins. 2 Press the REC button again. ● A file is created and the recording stops. ● Files are recording in the order F001, F002, F003...and saved as MP3 files in [FM_ENC] folder . ● Press and hold the NA VI button whil[...]

45 Setting the Advanced Functions ENG 1 Select Settings in the MENU. (refer to “ MENU Options ” ) 2 In Settings, use the , lever to move to the function you want and press the NA VI button to select. ● T o move to a previous menu, use or select Return. Play Mode Sound Effect Play Speed Play Mode Sound Effect Play Speed Play Mode Sound Effect [...]

46 Selecting the Playmode 1 Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Play Mode]. 2 In Play mode, use the , lever to move to the mode you want and press the NA VI button to select. Normal Repeat One Repeat All Shuffle All Intro Return ● Normal : T o play all the files in order one time. ● Repeat One : T o repeat one file. ● Repeat All : T[...]

47 ENG Setting the EQ mode ● Use the , lever to move to the sound mode you want ● 3D-User → 3D-Studio → 3D-Stage → 3D-Club → Normal → Rock → House → Jazz → Dance → Ballad → R&B → Classical → User EQ I DNSe 3D-User 3D-Studio 3D-Stage Normal 3D-Club Rock Jazz House Dance R&B Ballad Classical Return User EQ Press th[...]

Setting the EQ mode 48 ● Use the , lever to move to the 3D level you want ● 3D level can be set within the range of off to 5. [Bass Enhance] I 3D User Setting [3D] ● Use the , lever to move to the bass enhance level you want ● Bass Enhance level can be set within the range of off to 3. 3D User Setting is available only when the DNSe is set [...]

49 Setting the EQ mode ENG x 0.7 x 0.8 x 0.9 ● Select User EQ in DNSe to set the equalizer to your preference in the User EQ Set. ● Use the , button to move to left or right and use the , lever to adjust the level. Press the NA VI button after completing the setting. I User EQ Set Setting the Play Speed 1 Press the MENU button. Select [Settings[...]

50 Display Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Display]. ● Use the , lever to select the scroll type. ● Horizontal : Music title moves horizontally . ● Vertical : Music title moves vertically . [ Speed ] I Scroll [ T ype ] ● Use the , lever to set the scroll speed from X1, X3, X5 to adjust the speed of the track title mov[...]

51 ENG Display Settings ● Use the , lever to set the contrast from 00 to 10 to adjust the brightness of the screen. I Backlight I Contrast ● Use the , lever to set the Backlight-Off time. ● Y ou can set the Backlight T ime to 5Sec, 15Sec, 30Sec, 1Min, or Always On. ● When set to Always On, the light stays on continuously . ● Use the , lev[...]

52 Language Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Language]. ● Use the , lever to select the language for displaying menu. ● Chinese(S) → Chinese(T) → English → French → German → Hungarian → Italian → Japanese → Korean → Russian → Spanish ● Use the , lever to select the language for displaying T ag informa[...]

● Use the , lever to select the Auto Sync T ime from Off to 5 seconds. ● AutoSync Time is a function for separating and saving MP3 files when there is no sound for a set time during MP3 recording. ● In SYNC 1 setting, recording stops when there is no sound for over 1 second during recording. ● If AutoSync Time is set to Of f, recording keep[...]

AUTO Worldwide US Japan FM Radio Settings 54 Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [FM Radio]. ● If you select Auto Preset, frequencies within the range of 87.5MHz to 108.0MHz are automatically selected and stored. ● Frequencies are automatically stored, starting from 1. I Auto Preset Number of frequencies saved. ● Use the , lever to s[...]

05 sec Auto Off Time 15 min Auto Sleep 10 sec Intro Time 55 T ime Settings ENG Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [T ime]. ● Use the , lever to set the Power-Off time from off to 5 minutes. ● If no button is pressed after play stops, the player will automatically turn off after the time you set. ● When set to Off, the function is di[...]

System Settings 56 ● Use the , lever to select Beep On or Off. ● On : Beep sounds whenever you press the button. ● Off : No beep sounds when you press the button. I Beep ● Use the , lever to select Resume On or Off. ● On: Play back music from the part of music you listened last if you play it back again after stopping. ● Off: Play back [...]

57 System Settings ENG Skip Interval 05 sec Search Speed 10 sec Default V ol 20 ● Use the , lever to set the skip interval from 5sec to 1min. ● If you turn the , lever in music mode, you can search a track by a set time. ● If you set the Skip Interval to 1 T rack, then turn the , lever , the previous or next track will be selected. I Skip Int[...]

System Settings 58 ● Use the , lever to select Default Set Y es or No. ● Yes : All settings selected will be initialized. ● No : All settings selected will remain as they are. I Default Set ● Use the , lever to select an item for the USER button setting. ● Repeat AB: If you press the USER button briefly , you can set a section to be playe[...]

59 ENG MENU T able ● Use the , lever and NA VI button to move and select. MENU Music Play Mode Normal Repeat One Repeat All Shuffle All Intro Navigation Playlist FM Radio Settings Exit Sound Effect DNSe 3D User Set User EQ Set Play Speed Display Scroll Backlight Contrast Ta g Bitrate Language Menu ID3-T ag Record Bit Rate Auto Sync FM Radio Auto [...]

60 T roubleshooting The software doesn ’ t work ● Refer to the System Requirements The player does not work and the LCD displays nothing. ● Check the battery capacity ● Connect the player to PC and run YP-T55 Updater in the desktop to update the player . In PLA Y mode, music is not played after pressing the button ● Check to see if MP3 or[...]

61 ENG T roubleshooting The player keeps being turned off. ● In Stop mode, the power is automatically turned off after ten seconds (changes depending on settings). ● Check to see if there are files saved in it. Something ’ s wrong with play time displayed during Play mode. ● Check to see if a VBR file is playing. LCD window is dark ● Chec[...]

Model YP-T55 V oltage 1.5V X 1 (AAA/LR03 size alkaline battery) Playing time lasts up to 18hours (MP3 128 Kbps, Volume 15, Normal Sound Mode) Dimensions/Weight 23 X 70 X 23 mm / 45 g Case Plastic/Aluminum Noise Ratio 90dB with A FIL TER Earphones Jack Output Power 15mW/CH (16 Ω ) Output Frequency Range 20Hz~20kHz Operating T emperature Range -5 ~[...]

63 ENG Specifications This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. T o prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to p[...]

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