Samsung YP-U1 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 . USB 2.0 Support ● Maximum data speed transfer of 18 Mbps. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 2[...]

3 Features ENG V oice Recording Function ● Y ou can make high quality voice recordings. Built-In Rechargeable Li-Polymer Battery ● The built-in rechargeable lithium battery provides up to 13 hours of play time. (According to company measurement) Upgradeable Firmware ● Y ou can upgrade the built-in programs when available. Please check the hom[...]

Contents 4 I Chapter 1 Preparations Features ..............................................2 Safety Instructions................................6 Components ........................................8 Location of Controls ............................9 Display ..............................................10 Battery Charger Safety ....................[...]

5 Contents ENG Setting Playlist ....................................40 ● Setting Playlist ..................................40 ● Playing Playlist ..................................40 Setting the Advanced Functions ..........41 Selecting the Playmode ......................42 Setting the EQ mode ..........................43 ● Preset EQ ........[...]

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. MENU Do not app[...]

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 ears[...]

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. Model Built-in memory YP-U1 H 128MB YP-U1 V 256MB YP-U1 X 512MB YP-U1 Z 1GB YP-U1 Q 2GB Player Earphone Instal[...]

9 Location of Controls ENG Hold Switch USB Plug Move to T rack/Speed Search Move to T rack/Speed Search Neck strap Hook V olume Up Button V olume Down Button Display MENU, Navigation button Earphone Jack Microphone RESET Recording/Loop Repeating Button Power On/Off/ Play/Pause Button YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 9[...]

Location of Controls 10 I Display Title (track & artist) indicator Play/Stop/Pause indicator Track play indicator Indicate next track Track Number indicator Remaining Battery Power indicator Play mode indicator Equalizer indicator Playtime indicator YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 10[...]

11 Charging the battery ENG Connect the USB plug to the USB port on your computer . ✽ When recharging is complete, “ Fully Charged ” is shown in the display window . ✽ Battery recharge time in normal operation is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. C C C C a a a a u u u u t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n - When using the rechargeable batte[...]

Connecting the player to PC 12 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 ● VGA graphic ❑ System Requirements. I Installing software 1 Insert the Installation CD into[...]

13 Connecting the player to PC ENG 2 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 13[...]

Connecting the player to PC 14 1 Connect the USB plug to the USB port on the computer . ● If you disconnect the USB plug from your PC while implementing a command or initializing during USB driver installation, your PC may not function correctly . 2 The USB driver is installed with a message saying that it is searching for a new device. Y ou may [...]

15 Connecting the player to PC ENG How to check if USB driver is How to check if USB driver is properly installed properly installed Windows 98SE/ME: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-U1 Windows 2000: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-U1 USB Device Window[...]

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. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 17[...]

Manual Installation of USB Driver 18 I In Windows 98SE Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 18[...]

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-U1 program is not installed. Make sure to install the USB driver file first. ✍ USB driver location [CD-ROM]Win98USBDrivers YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05[...]

Using the removable storage(PC) 20 I Downloading/Uploading files 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Open Windows Explorer on PC. ● Removable Disc is displayed in Windows Explorer . 3 Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into the removable disk icon. (In numerical, alphabetical order) ● If you change the name of music files in Windows Ex[...]

21 Using the removable storage(PC) ENG 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: If you disconnect the player improperly , the files on the device may be damaged and will not play . 2 When t[...]

Using the removable storage(PC) 22 I Formatting the Player on your PC 1 Select the removable disc icon and click the right mouse button to select [Format]. 2 Press the [Start] button. ● All saved files will be formatted. ● Y ou can change the name of removable disc by selecting [V olume label]. N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - By formatting, a[...]

23 Installing Media Studio ENG 1 Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Samsung Media Studio] . 2 Select language. Media Studio is the program that enables you to download music files to the player , and play back music files on your PC. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 23[...]

Installing Media Studio 24 3 Follow the instruction in the window to complete the installation. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 24[...]

25 Using Media Studio ENG ● Click Media Studio icon from the Desktop. I Downloading Music Files 1 Connect the player to 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 the folder wi[...]

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. ✍ YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 26[...]

27 Using Media Studio ENG 1 Connect the player to 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. Formatting deletes all files on the MP3 player so maximum memory is available for new file sto[...]

Using Media Studio 28 1 Insert your CD including tracks to rip 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] → [Aud[...]

29 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 the computer . 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 folde[...]

Using Media Studio 30 1 Connect the player to the computer . 2 Press the [Delete] button at the bottom of the connection windows after selecting required files or folders from the device connection windows. 3 Press the [Confirm] button when an Confirm Deletion screen appears. ● A selected folder or file is deleted. I Deleting File N N N N o o o o[...]

31 T o V iew Help on Media Studio ENG Press F1 after starting Media Studio. ● Help will appear. Click on [Help] at the top of the screen. ● Click on [Help] and the 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 [...]

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. - The power of f time can be set in the menu. ✍[...]

33 ENG HOLD Function In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow . ❈ When the button is pressed, the “ HOLD!” 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 the recording and save the voice file. ✽ T o move to othe[...]

Searching for Music/V oice Files 34 ● Press and hold , during playback to search for the part you want to listen to. ● Release , to resume play normally . I T o search for specific parts during play ● Press briefly during playback to play the next track. ● Press briefly within 5 seconds after playback starts, to move to and play the previou[...]

35 Loop Repeating ENG While playing music files, press the A ↔ B button briefly at the beginning of the loop you want to set. ● A ↔ appears in the display . I Starting Point Press the A ↔ B button briefly again to set the end of the loop. ● A ↔ B appears in the display . ● The loop is played repeatedly . Press the A ↔ B button brief[...]

MENU Options 36 Press and hold the MENU button to switch to MENU mode. Use , to move and press the MENU button briefly to select the menu you want. Press and hold the MENU button to exit the MENU mode. 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 within 25 seconds - Language in the menu screen can be chang[...]

37 Using Navigation ENG N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Press and hold the MENU button in Navigation mode to exit the Navigation mode. ✍ 1 Press the MENU 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 [...]

Using Navigation 38 I Changing Mode 1 Press the MENU button in the V oice mode. 2 Use 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 , to move to the music file you want and press the button. ● As it is changed to the Music mode, the selected file will be [...]

39 Using Navigation ENG I Playing/Exiting Folder 1 Press the MENU button to move to the Navigation mode. 2 Use , 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 MENU button during folder playback to move to the Navigation mode. 2 Use , to m[...]

Setting Playlist 40 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 MENU button. ● The selected file will[...]

41 Setting the Advanced Functions ENG 1 Select Settings in the MENU. (refer to “MENU Options”) 2 In Settings, use , to move to the function you want and press the MENU button to select. ● T o move to a previous menu, use or select Return. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 41[...]

Selecting the Playmode 42 1 Select Play Mode in Settings. 2 In Play mode, use , to move to the mode you want and press the MENU button to select. ● Normal : T o play all the tracks in order one time. ● Repeat One : T o repeat one track. ● Repeat All : T o repeat all tracks. ● Shuffle All : T o play tracks at random. ● Intro : T o listen t[...]

43 Setting the EQ mode ENG ● Use , to move to the sound mode you want and then press the MENU button. ● Normal → Classic → Jazz → Rock → User EQ ● Select User EQ Set to set the EQ as dedired. I Preset EQ ● Use , to select Bass Booster On or Off and then press the MENU button. ● Bass Booster function is applied only when you select[...]

Display Settings 44 Select Display in Settings. ● Use , to select the scroll type. ● Horizontal : Music title moves horizontally . ● Vertical : Music title moves vertically . [ Speed ] I Scroll [ T ype ] ● Use , to set the scroll speed from X1 to X5 to adjust the speed of the track title movement. I Display Time ● Use , to select the disp[...]

45 Display Settings ENG ● Use , to set the contrast from 0 to 10 to adjust the brightness of the screen. I Backlight I Contrast ● Use , to set the LCD Light-Off time from Off to 60 seconds. ● When set to On, the Light stays on continuously . ● Use , to select T ag On or Off. ● On: Display the T ag information if the music file has T ag in[...]

Language Settings 46 Select Language in Settings. ● Use , to select the language for displaying menu. ● Chinese(S) → Chinese(T) → Dutch → English → French → German → Hungarian → Italian → Japanese → Korean → Polish → Portuguese → Russian → Spanish → Swedish ● Use , to select the language for displaying T ag informa[...]

47 System Settings ENG N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - For a VBR or Ogg file, the search speed may not be uniform. ✍ Select System in Settings. ● Use , 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 music from the beginning of music if y[...]

System Settings 48 ● Use , to set the skip interval from 5sec to 10min. ● If you press , in music mode, you can search a track by a set time. ● In 1 Track setting, you can move to the previous track or the next track by pressing , . I Skip Interval N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - For a VBR or Ogg file, the skip interval may not be uniform. [...]

49 T ime Settings ENG Select T ime in Settings. ● Use , to set the Power-Off time from 0 to 3 minutes. ● If no button is pressed after play stops, the player will automatically turn off after the time you set. ● When set to Off, it will not turn off automatically . ● Use , to set the Sleep time from 10 to 120 minutes. ● The player will au[...]

Managing Files 50 1 Select Delete in File. 2 Use , to move to the file you want to delete and then press the MENU button. 3 Use , to move to Confirm and then press the MENU button. ● The selected file will be deleted. I Deleting 1 Select Format in File. 2 Use , to move to Confirm and then press the MENU button. ● The player will be formatted. I[...]

51 T o Upgrade Firmware ENG 1 Connect to http://www .samsung.ca select [SUPPORT] ➝ [DOWNLOAD CENTER] and then select your product. 2 When the product page appears, select [Firmware] below the model name to download the latest firmware. 3 Uncompress the downloaded file in a folder . 5 Double-click YP-U1 Updater icon on the Desktop. ● Select [Ins[...]

T o Upgrade Firmware 52 6 Connect the YP-U1 to your PC. 7 Check the current version and click the [Start] button of the Firmware Updater program to upgrade the Firmware. ● If you select "Format data area" and start the update, all the data saved in YP-U1 will be deleted. Please backup your important data on your PC. If you do not want y[...]

53 MENU T able ENG ● Use the MENU button to move and select. YP-U1(SECA)Eng 8/22/05 3:22 PM Page 53[...]

T roubleshooting 54 The software doesn’t work ● Refer to the System Requirements The player does not work and the LCD displays nothing. ● Check the battery charge status of the player . ● Connect the player to PC and run YP-U1 Updater in the desktop to update the player . ● Reset the player by pressing the RESET Hole using a pointed objec[...]

55 T roubleshooting ENG 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 ● Check[...]

Specifications 56 The product unit accompanying this user manual is licensed under certain intellectual property rights of certain third parties. This license is limited to private non-commercial use by end-user consumers for licensed contents. No rights are granted for commercial use. The license does not cover any product unit other than this pro[...]

ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS Samsung Limited W arranty Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. (SECA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship. SECA further warrants that if this product fails to operate properly within the specified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective material SECA will[...]

YP-U1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONCS CANADA, INC. and HEADQUARTERS 55 Standish Court, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5R 4B2 TEL: 1-905-542-3535 www .samsung.ca and SERVICE DIVISION 55 Standish Court, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5R 4B2 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) YP-U1(SECA)-cover 8/22/05 3:21 PM Page 1[...]