Samsung YH-925 manual

- Mass Storage Device Support - MP3 & WMA Playback - USB Host Function Support - Image file viewer - Direct MP3 Recording - USB 2.0 High Speed Data Transfer - SRS WOW Surround Sound - 1.8-inch Color TFT LCD - Upgradable - Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery YH-925 AH68-01655L (Rev 0.0) Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 400 Valley Road, Suite 2[...]

Connecting the player to your PC ............................................................................................... .......................12 Manual Installation of the USB Driver ................................................................................................................16 Disconnecting the USB cable ..............[...]

Safety Instructions 4 5 Safety Instructions ENG Follow Traffic 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. ● To avoid an accident, do not turn up the volume of the earphones too high while walking. Protect your ears ● Do not turn up the vo[...]

Battery Charger Safety 6 7 Charging the Battery ENG ! ! CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN The uninsulated parts inside the charger could cause electric shock. For your safety, do not open the case of the charger. Read this User Manual to prevent any problems that may occur while using the charger. W W W W a a a a r r r r n n n n i i i i n[...]

8 9 Mass Storage Device Support ● You can use the built-in 20GB hard drive to store your entire music library, plus use it as an external drive for your PC to store other data files. MP3 & WMA Playback ● Your player supports playback of both MP3 and WMA. USB Host Function Support ● Connect a digital camera directly to the unit for easy tr[...]

Components 10 11 Location of Contr ols ENG ● The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part of the memory as well. ● The appearance of the accessories shown is subject to change for product improvement without prior notice. Model Built-in memory YH-925 GS 20GB Mode indicator Artist displa[...]

13 Connecting the player to your PC ENG Connecting the player to your PC 12 Continued... 2 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. Before connecting the player to PC, make sure to install Driver&Utilities. If “ Add New Hardware Wizard ” appears, press the [Cancel] button and install Driver&Utilities. ❑ Syst[...]

Connecting the player to your PC 14 15 Connecting the player to your PC ENG How to check if USB driver is How to check if USB driver is properly installed properly installed Windows XP: 1) Start → Settings → Control Panel → System → Hardware → Device Manager → Disk Drives → Samsung YH-925 USB Device 2) Start → Settings → Control P[...]

17 Manual Installation of the USB Driver ENG Manual Installation of the USB Driver 16 4 After selecting the driver and click [Reinstall driver] . 5 Select [Install the software automatically] and click [Next] to finish. Go to “Transferring Music to Your Player”(p29) if the USB driver is installed. Follow these steps if the USB driver is not ins[...]

Disconnecting the USB cable 18 19 Formatting in PC ENG 1 Select [Start] → [Programs] → [Samsung YH-925] in the desktop, and then press [Recovery Utility] . 2 Press the [Format Device] button. When the format screen appears, select the file system as FAT32 and then press the [Start] button. N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - By formatting, all pr[...]

Using the Mass Storage Device ENG Using Recovery Utilities 20 21 The Recovery Utility can be used to recover your system in the event the following occurs: ● If one of the messages below appears: - The device firmware needs repairs. Please connect to PC and repair firmware with recovery utility. Device will be turned off. - The device database ne[...]

23 Registering for a Napster Account ENG Installing the Napster Softwar e 22 N N o o t t e e - If you are already a Napster member, click on the [I’m already registered] button in the upper right corner and sign in. 1 After you have completed the installation, create a member name and password. Enter the required information and click [next] . 2 [...]

Using Napster 24 25 Using Napster ENG Here are some things you should know about tracks purchased on Napster: ● Tracks purchased on Napster are yours to keep and can be burned to CD and seamlessly transferred to your player. ● You can keep copies of purchased tracks on up to three computers. To copy your purchased tracks to another computer, us[...]

27 Using Napster ENG Using Napster 26 You can use Napster to import existing WMA or MP3 files into your Napster library. Once these imported tracks are in your Napster Library, you can transfer them to your player. N N o o t t e e - If you do not have the Napster subscription service and you attempt to import Napster tracks sent to you by other Nap[...]

29 Using Napster ENG Using Napster 28 Tracks that you purchase through Napster can be transferred seamlessly to your player using the Napster application. N N o o t t e e - Before transferring, make sure your player battery is charged or connected to AC power, otherwise your transfer may not complete successfully. - When you plug your device into y[...]

31 Using Napster ENG Using Napster 30 3 The progress of the transfer displays under Transfer Status. To view transfer status, click on the in front of Samsung YH-925 under your Library to expand the sub-folders, and then click on [Transfer Status] . 4 When the tracks have finished transferring, the status is listed as Complete. Important Note Do no[...]

31 Using Napster ENG Using Napster 30 3 The progress of the transfer displays under Transfer Status. To view transfer status, click on the in front of Samsung YH-925 under your Library to expand the sub-folders, and then click on [Transfer Status] . 4 When the tracks have finished transferring, the status is listed as Complete. Important Note Do no[...]

33 Using Napster ENG Using Napster 32 Additional help for the Napster application is available by clicking on the button from any screen, or through the Help drop-down menu. The following help options are available: ● User Guide: Comprehensive online instructions for using all the Napster features and functions ● FAQs: Answers to frequently ask[...]

Installing Multimedia Studio 34 35 Installing Multimedia Studio ENG 3 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Multimedia Studio]. 2 Select language ● Multimedia Studio is a program that supports image editing, video playback and format conversion, and [...]

Using Multimedia Studio 36 37 Using Multimedia Studio ENG I Editing Images 1 Select the folder containing images to edit from the directory window at the upper left-hand section of Multimedia Studio. ● The saved files will be displayed in the file list window on the right. 2 Select the image to edit. ● The selected image will be displayed in th[...]

39 Using Multimedia Studio ENG Using Multimedia Studio 38 I Making Albums for Slide Shows 2 Press the [Edit Alb] button at the top of Multimedia Studio. ● The [Making New Album] window will be displayed. 3 Select [Making Album for the use of PPL] and then press the [OK] button. ● The [PPL Album] window will be displayed. 4 Press the [Add Image][...]

41 Using Multimedia Studio ENG Using Multimedia Studio 40 N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Select [Delete Album From Device] to delete ppl file saved in the player. - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information I Capturing Video 1 Press the [Capture] button at the top of the Multimedia Studio menu. ● The Media Player screen will be displayed. [...]

43 To V iew Help on Multimedia Studio ENG Using Multimedia Studio 42 Run Multimedia Studio and press the Help button at the top of the screen. ● Help will be displayed. 3 Press the [Capture] button and then press the [Capture] button when the image you want to capture appears. ● The selected image will be captured. 4 Press the [Save] button. ?[...]

Playing music 44 45 Hold Featur e ENG N N Activate on the main unit. ● When you activate the HOLD switch, a " " appears on the display. Use the Hold feature to lock and disable all buttons. The Hold feature is useful to prevent your Samsung player from being accidentally turned off or on when jogging, or to ensure uninterrupted playback[...]

Sear ching Within Music Files 46 47 Menu Mode ENG N N N N N Press the MENU button to switch to Menu mode. ● Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the menu item you want, and then briefly press the SEL button. N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - In Menu mode, press the Menu button to exit from the submenu you are in. ● Now Playing : Disp[...]

Br owsing Y our Music 48 49 Br owsing Y our Music ENG ● Genres: Shows the song genre from the ID3 tag information stored in the music file. ● Press the √» button on the desired genre name. All song titles corresponding to the genre name will be played. ● If you select an genre name, song titles corresponding to that genre will be displayed[...]

Br owsing Y our Music 50 51 Br owsing Y our Music ENG 1 Select a title in the Playlists, and press and hold the SEL button. ● Move to Play Options screen. 2 In the Play Options, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the desired play option, and press the SEL button. ● Add To Mobile Playlist: The selected title will be moved to Mobile [...]

53 Recor ding V oice ENG N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Even if you set the sampling and bit rates higher, voice recording will default to 8khz 32 kbps 1 Slide the REC switch up to start voice recording. 2 Slide the REC switch in the opposite direction that you had pushed for recording. ● Recording stops and the file is created. ● Files are [...]

55 ENG 54 V iewing Image Files N N N N o o o o t t t t e e e e - Please refer to “Sending Images” under “Using Multimedia Studio” to send images to the player. 1 Press the MENU button. In the Menu, select Photo Album and press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Albums. 3 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons t[...]

57 Using USB Host ENG V iewing Slide Show 56 1 Press the MENU button. In the Menu, select Photo Album and press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Slide Show. 3 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to move to the desired file and then press the SEL button. ● The selected slide show will be displayed. ● While view[...]

59 Using USB Host ENG Using USB Host 58 1 At the External Device screen, move to a file to transfer to the Player. ● SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN : Moves up and down. ● SEL : Moves to a subfolder. 2 Press and hold the SEL button to bring up the pop-up window. Move to [Copy], and press the SEL button. ● The selected file will be transferred to the un[...]

61 Equalizer Settings ENG Shuf fle and Repeat Playback 60 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Repeat. 3 Press the SEL button to choose Repeat Off, One, All or Shuffle. ● Select the desired mode, and then press the MENU button to g[...]

63 Recor ding Settings ENG SRS Settings 62 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select SRS settings, and then press the SEL button. 3 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select SRS Level, TruBass Level, Focus Level and Optimum, and the[...]

65 ENG Backlight Settings 64 LCD Of f Time Settings 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Contrast. 3 Press the SEL button until the desired screen contrast appears. ● The setting range of the contrast, which adjusts the contrast of[...]

67 ENG 66 Power Of f Settings 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Auto Power off. 3 Press the SEL button until the desired power-off time appears. ● Select the desired power-off time, and then press the MENU button to go to the ma[...]

69 ENG 68 Tr oubleshooting One of the messages below appears: “ The device firmware needs repairs. Please connect to PC and repair firmware with recovery utility. Device will be turned off.” or “ The device database needs repairs. Please connect to PC and rebuild database with recovery utility. Device will be turned off.” The message "[...]

71 ENG 70 Specifications Model YH-925 Internal Memory Capacity 20GB Built-in Rechargeable Battery Capacity 900mAh Voltage 3.7V ( Li-ion Rechargeable Battery) Dimensions/Weight 1.96 ” X 0.54 ” X 3.47 ” /2.98 oz Case Aluminum/Plastic File Transfer Speed Max. 12 0M bp s Signal to Noise Ratio 85dB with 20KHz LPF(based on 1KHz OdB) Earphone Jack O[...]

73 Safety Information ENG Safety Information 72 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 interference by one or more of the following measures: ◆ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ◆ Incre[...]

75 W arranty ENG W arranty 74 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 originall[...]

77 W arranty ENG W arranty 76 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 MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL APPLY AFTER THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PERIODS STATED ABOVE, AND NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRAN[...]