Samsung YP-U1Z manual

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Features 2 MP3, WMA , Audio ASF and Ogg Playback ● Y our player supports playback of MP3, WMA,Secure WMA, Audio ASF and Ogg. ✽ OGG is a new audio compression format that is free, open and unpatented. For more info, see www .vorbis.com ✽ ASF is a file format used in Windows Media player . This player can also play back ASF audio. Removable Sto[...]

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. *T ime may vary depending on usage pattern. Upgradeable Firmware ● Y ou can upgrade the player's firmware when available. Please[...]

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

5 Contents ENG Setting Playlist ....................................40 ● Setting Playlist ..................................40 ● Playing Playlist ................................40 Setting the Advanced Functions ..........41 Selecting the Play mode ......................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 35°C or below -5°C). 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 (White[...]

9 Location of Controls ENG Hold Switch USB Plug Forward/Speed Search Reverse/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(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM 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 N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only . The a[...]

11 Charging the battery ENG ✽ 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. 1 Slide the USB door on the rear side of the player in the direction of the arrow . 2 T urn the USB plug so that it faces outward. 3 Connect the US[...]

Connecting the Player to Y our PC 12 The PC system must meet the following minimum 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 Instal[...]

13 Connecting the Player to Y our PC ENG 2 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. ● When the software installation is complete, connect the player to the computer and use it as the following pages show . YP-U1(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 13[...]

Connecting the Player to Y our PC 14 1 Connect the USB plug of the player to the USB port on your PC. ● 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 dev[...]

15 Connecting the Player to Y our 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 [...]

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 [...]

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(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 17[...]

Manual Installation of USB Driver 18 I In Windows 98SE Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. YP-U1(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM 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 the player 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(AME)En[...]

Downloading/Uploading Files 20 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. (Files appear on the player in numerical, alphabetical order) ● For example, i f you change the name of music files in Win[...]

21 Disconnecting the player ENG 1 Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window . The Safely Remove Hardware message appears. Press Stop. 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 disconne[...]

Formatting the Player on your PC 22 1 Select the removable disc icon in Windows Explorer and click the right mouse button to select [Format]. 2 Press the [Start] button. ● All saved files will be deleted. ● 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, all previously pr[...]

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(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 23[...]

Installing Media Studio 24 3 Follow the instruction in the window to complete the installation. YP-U1(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 24[...]

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 the [Help] section of the software for more detailed information. ✍ YP-U1(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM 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 (erased) and all the saved files will be deleted. I Formatting the Player in Media Studio N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Refer to th[...]

Using Media Studio 28 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 Media Studio software 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] → [[...]

29 Using Media Studio ENG N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Refer to the [Help] section of the software for more detailed information. ✍ 1 Connect the player to your 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[...]

Using Media Studio 30 1 Connect the player to your computer . 2 Press the [Delete] button at the bottom of the connection window after selecting required files or folders you want to delete. 3 Press the [Confirm] button when the Confirm Deletion screen appears. ● The selected folder or file is deleted. I Deleting Files N N N N o o o o t t t t e e[...]

31 T o V iew Help on Media Studio ENG Press F1 on your PC's keyboard after starting Media Studio. ● Help will appear. or 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 Ser[...]

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. See[...]

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 “ HOLD!” message will appear on the display . 1 Press and hold the REC button for two seconds and then release to start voice recording. 2 Pres[...]

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 . ● : T o exit a fold[...]

Using Navigation 38 I Changing Modes 1 Press the MENU button in the V oice mode. 2 Use to move to the upper folder . Y ou can change the mode using 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. ● The selected file will be played and the mode is automatic[...]

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 files in the selected folder will be played. ❿ ❿  Playing Folder 1 Press the MENU button during folder playback to move to the Navigation mod[...]

Setting Playlist 40 I Setting Playlist I Playing Playlist 1 Select Playlist in the 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. - Select a file while in Navigation mode and press the MENU button. ● The selected file will b[...]

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(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 41[...]

Selecting the Play mode 42 1 Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → Play Mode. 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 files in order one time. ● Repeat One : T o repeat one file. ● Repeat All : T o repeat all files. ● Shuffle All : T o play files at ra[...]

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 to set the 9 band EQ as desired. I Preset EQ ● Use , to select Bass Booster On or Off and then press the MENU button. ● Bass Booster function operates only when you selec[...]

Display Settings 44 Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → Display . ● Use , to select one of the scroll types below . ● 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 move[...]

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: Displays the T ag information if contained on the music fi[...]

Language Settings 46 Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → Language. ● Use , to select the display menu language. ● Chinese(S) → Chinese(T) → Dutch → English → French → German → Hungarian → Italian → Japanese → Korean → Polish → Portuguese → Russian → Spanish → Swedish ● Use , to select the T ag infor[...]

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 exact. ✍ Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → System. ● Use , to select Resume On or Off. ● On: Playback will resume from the point it was previously stopped. ● Off: Playback will resume from the beginning of the file/t[...]

System Settings 48 ● Use , to set the skip interval from 5sec to 10min. ● Skip Interval determines the interval to be skipped when you press the , button in Music mode. ● If you set the Skip Interval to 1 T rack, then press the , button, the previous or next track will be selected. I Skip Interval N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - For a VBR o[...]

49 T ime Settings ENG Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → Time. ● 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, the function is disabled. ● Use , to set the Sleep time from 10 to 120 minutes. ?[...]

Managing Files 50 1 Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → File → Delete. 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 a File 1 Press and hold the MENU button. Select Settings → File → For[...]

51 T o Upgrade Firmware ENG 1 Connect to http://www .samsung.com, 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. In order to u[...]

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 access the menu. Use the , , , buttons to navigate. YP-U1(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 53[...]

T roubleshooting 54 The software doesn’t function properly ● 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 [...]

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 Model YP-U1 Built-in Memory capacity 128MB(YP-U1 H), 256MB(YP-U1 V), 512MB(YP-U1 X), 1GB(YP-U1 Z), 2GB(YP-U1 Q) V oltage 3.7V (Li-polymer) Playing time lasts up to 13hours Dimensions/Weight 1 ” X 3.44 ” X 0.53 ” / 1.16 oz Case Plastic Noise Ratio 88dB with 20kHz LPF Earphones Jack Output Power 18mW/CH (16 Ω ) Earphones T y[...]

57 Specifications ENG The product unit accompanying this user manual is licensed under certain intellectual property rights of certain third parties. In particular , this product is licensed under the following US patents : 5,991,715, 5,740,317, 4,972,484, 5,214,678, 5,323,396, 5,539,829, 5,606,618, 5,530,655, 5,777,992, 6,289,308, 5,610,985, 5,481[...]

Safety Information 58 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter- ference by one or more of the following mea- sures: ◆ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ◆ Increase the separation bet[...]

59 Safety Information ENG FCC Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the device. Compliance This product conforms to the following Council Directive: ◆ Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC(EMC) Declaration of Conformity Name: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Address: 4[...]

W arranty 60 Samsung warrants this product as free of defects in material, design and workmanship for a period of twelve(12) months from the original date of purchase. If during the period of warranty this product proves defective under normal use and service, you should return the product to the retailer from whom it was originally purchased. The [...]

61 W arranty ENG 5. The warranty is not applicable in cases other than defects in material, design and workman- ship. The warranty does not cover the following: ◆ Periodic checks, maintenance, repair and replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear . ◆ Abuse or misuse, including but not solely limit- ed to the failure to use this product fo[...]

W arranty 62 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED AND DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND NO WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTIC- ULAR PURPOSE, SHALL APPL Y AFTER THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PERIODS ST A TED ABOVE, AND NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTY OR GUAR[...]

63 W arranty ENG T o obtain warranty service, please contact SAMSUNG at: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 400 V alley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) www .samsung.com 081299 YP-U1(AME)Eng 8/31/05 9:31 AM Page 63[...]

YP-U1 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 400 V alley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) www .samsung.com YP-U1(AME)-cover 8/31/05 9:30 AM Page 1[...]