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Page 2: ...xperience ringing in your ears while using the earphone remove the earphone 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 accid...

Page 3: ...uries or damage to the player Do not cause excessive impact on the player by dropping it Do not place heavy objects on top of the player Prevent any foreign particles or dust from entering into the player Always use the accessories provided by or approved by Samsung Do not spray water on the player Never clean the player with chemical substances such as benzene or thinner as it may cause fire elec...

Page 4: ...Files Folders in Samsung Media Studio 18 Transferring Files to the Player with Samsung Media Studio 20 Chapter 3 Multimedia function Listening to Music 22 Listening to Music 22 Creating a Playlist Using Samsung Media Studio 26 To Play a Playlist 28 Using the Music Option Menu 29 Photo Viewing 31 Photo Viewing 31 Using the Photo Option Menu 32 Listening to FM Radio 33 Listening to FM Radio 33 Setti...

Page 5: ...ing Settings 40 Setting Display 40 Setting Time 42 Setting Language 44 Setting the System 45 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting To Upgrade Firmware 47 Troubleshooting 49 Chapter 6 Appendix Menu Tree 51 Product Specifications 52 ...

Page 6: ...ic Information 6 Checking the Accessories Player Earphones USB Cable Installation CD AH30 00087D black AH39 00899A AH80 00139A Design of accessories is subject to change for the purpose of improvement without notice ...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 Preparation Components 7 Front Right Side Power Hold Switch Screen Display Back Button Play Pause Select Button Menu Button Button All buttons are Light touch buttons ...

Page 8: ...8 Bottom Rear USB Connection Port Earphone Jack Reset Hole Components Continued Basic Information Rear Bottom Earphone Connection Bottom Earphones ...

Page 9: ...e for illustration purposes only The actual screen may differ Music Normal 1 Life is cool 002 020 00 02 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Play Mode Display 2 Graphic Equalizer 3 Music Information 4 Play Status Bar 5 Current Music Number Total Number Display 6 Sound Effect Display 7 Battery Status Display 8 Play Time Display 9 Play Pause Display ...

Page 10: ...continuously Short tap to select the play pause and function move to the next screen Search for a track and control volume while listening to music Press and hold to scan to a point on the current track Tap to move to the previous track or to play the current track from the start Press and hold to scan to a point on the current track Tap to move to the next track Tap to reduce increase the volume ...

Page 11: ... use any sharp object other than your fingers to operate the touch screen Otherwise touch screen may be damaged Do not tap on the touch screen if your fingers are not clean Do not tap on the touch screen with gloves on Tap on touch screen with your fingertip ...

Page 12: ...r 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 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 If you are charging...

Page 13: ...ned off Power is automatically turned off when none of the buttons have been tapped for a preset period of time Default 1 minute in the pause mode Page 42 NOTE NOTE Tap to move to the previous screen Press and hold to move to the main menu screen Playing Music 1 Press and hold to move to the main menu 2 Tap to select Music and then tap The Music Menu will appear 3 Use and to select a music file of...

Page 14: ...ttons are disabled This function is useful when you are walking or jogging 1 Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow 2 Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the arrow to release the Lock function Basic Use Continued Basic Information Normal 1 Life is cool 002 020 00 02 20 Normal 1 Life is cool 002 020 00 02 20 ...

Page 15: ... occurs you can re initialize the system by pressing the Reset hole Press the Reset hole at the rear of the player with a pointed object such as a safety clip The system will be initialized Your settings and files will not be affected Reset Function Reset hole ...

Page 16: ...oose from over 2 Million Songs Manage your existing MP3 Library with any of these great music services Choose a service and get your first 30 days on us 1 Click Install now Installing Samsung Media Studio Use Media Studio to transfer music files from your PC to the player Loading Your Desired File If Media Studio is not installed automatically Install the program on a PC running Windows XP after l...

Page 17: ... PC system must meet the following minimum specifications Pentium 300MHz or higher Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher DirectX 9 0 or higher USB Port 2 0 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 PC Requirements CAUTION If you connect the player through a USB hub the connection may be unstable Please connect the play...

Page 18: ...red File Please refer to Help for more information on how to use Media Studio Click MENU Help Help from the menu at the top of the Media Studio program Media Studio enables you to select and organize files and folders in preparation for transfer to your player 3 3 2 ...

Page 19: ... display etc list The ETC list includes file types ex TXT XOV etc other than music and photo files 3 Click Add Folder on the bottom of Media Studio The Open Folder window will appear Before you start Connect the player to your PC Media Studio must be installed on your PC To add folders 3 Click Add File on the bottom of Media Studio The Open window will appear 4 Select the files to add and click Op...

Page 20: ...ote 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 Perform the following steps to transfer files from your PC to the player 4 3 2 Portable window ...

Page 21: ...includes file types ex TXT XOV etc other than music and photo files 3 Select the file to transfer in the left file list Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer This may cause damage to the player or your PC CAUTION When transferring a photo file to the player using Media Studio it is automatically converted into JPG format before transfer The file size is automatically adjusted too A ...

Page 22: ...racks To play in numeric or alphabetical order Genres To play by genre Playlists To play by Playlist NOTE The music files compatible with the player are MP3 and WMA MP1 or MP2 files which only have a changed extension to MP3 may not play on the player A file without an ID3 Tag is displayed as Unknown Files with an ID3 tag will automatically be organized on the player by Artists Albums etc An ID3 t...

Page 23: ...tist then tap The albums for the artist will appear 5 Tap to select an album then tap The music files for the selected album will appear 6 Tap to select a music file to play then tap The music will start playing 4 5 6 Music Now Playing Artists Albums Tracks Genres Playlists ...

Page 24: ... NOTE Power is automatically turned off when none of the buttons have been tapped for a preset period of time Default 1 minute in the pause mode Page 42 To search within a track 1 Press and hold 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 want to start It starts playing from the point you release the button ...

Page 25: ... 3 seconds of play The current track starts playing from the beginning To Play the previous next track Tap within 3 seconds of play The previous track will start playing Tap The next track will start playing CAUTION When playing VBR files the previous track may not play even if you tap within 3 seconds of play ...

Page 26: ...the top of Media Studio The My Album window appears A playlist is a list of your favorite songs 2 Click New Album on the bottom The Creation window appears 3 Type in the album title and click OK A new album playlist will be created and stored in the My Album section of Media Studio 1 2 3 3 ...

Page 27: ...w appears 3 Double click on a desired album in the right window 4 Select files that you want to transfer in the My PC window 1 Click My Album on the top of Media Studio The My Album window appears 2 Click Portable in the right corner of the window The Portable window appears 3 Select a desired album in the My Album list 4 Click icon The selected album will be transferred to the player and stored i...

Page 28: ...old to move to the main menu 2 Tap to select Music and then tap The Music Menu will appear 3 Tap to select Playlists and then tap The Playlist s will appear If there is no playlist found you will see a message of No File on the screen 4 Tap to select the playlist of your choice then tap The music files saved in the selected playlist will appear 5 Tap to select a music file to play then tap The mus...

Page 29: ...menu appears 3 Tap to select the desired sound effect and then tap You can select either Normal Vocal Bass Boost 3D Sound or Concert Hall 1 Tap while listening to music The music option menu appears 2 Tap to select Graphic EQ and then tap The graphic equalizer menu appears 3 Tap to select On or Off and then tap On The graphic equalizer will be displayed on the screen Off The graphic equalizer will...

Page 30: ... appears 3 Tap to select the desired mode and then tap You can select either Normal Repeat One Repeat or Shuffle Using the Music Option Menu Continued Listening to Music Normal To play all the tracks in order one time Repeat One To repeat one file Repeat To repeat all files Shuffle To play files at random Sound Effect Graphic EQ Play Mode Normal ...

Page 31: ... to display 1 Tap in Photo Viewing mode The slideshow will start You can view your picture files in order as a Slideshow 2 Tap to stop the slideshow Slideshow Viewing Tap You can see the previous or next photo on the display To view the previous next photo NOTE You will see thumbnail photos if the appropriate information is included in the file For a file with no information you will see instead P...

Page 32: ...n to the song that you last played while viewing your photo 2 Tap to select Background Music On or Background Music Off Background Music On You can listen to the song that you last played while viewing your photo Background Music Off No background music is played while viewing a photo Using the Photo Option Menu Photo Viewing Background Mu Add to Screen S Background Mu Add to Screen S NOTE Select ...

Page 33: ...and check the battery 1 Press and hold to move to the main menu 2 Tap to select FM Radio and then tap FM radio reception will start Tap while listening to the FM radio Sound is muted Tap once again to hear sound To use Mute function Always connect your earphones to the player when searching or setting frequencies The earphones are used as antennas to receive FM radio reception CAUTION FM Radio ...

Page 34: ... your saved FM presets one preset at a time 2 Tap to select Go to Manual Mode and then tap You will see Manual Mode on the screen NOTE If no preset frequencies are set you will see Preset list does not exist and the player will not switch to Preset Mode If you set Default Set the saved preset lists are deleted If you select Preset List on the FM option menu you will see the preset frequencies For ...

Page 35: ...or frequencies To automatically search for frequencies Press and hold in Manual Mode The broadcast station frequency nearest from the point the button is released will be searched Tap in Manual Mode Moves to next frequency whenever the button is tapped Manual Mode Manual Mode ...

Page 36: ...Up to 30 presets are automatically saved Setting FM Presets Listening to FM Radio You can set up to 30 presets in FM Radio mode To cancel during setting Tap to cancel during auto scanning The auto preset setting is canceled and frequencies set up to then are stored Using Auto Preset deletes all previous presets NOTE Go to Preset Add Preset Auto Preset FM Sensitivity Manual Mode ...

Page 37: ...list in sequential order Tap in Preset Mode The preset number is selected and you can listen to the stored radio frequency 4 To set a preset for other frequencies follow steps 1 3 above If a frequency that you try to add already exists in the list you will see This preset already exists and the selected frequency is not added to the preset list NOTE If you want to check the preset list in Preset M...

Page 38: ...lect the preset frequency you want to delete and then tap The confirmation window will appear 4 Tap to select Yes and then tap The selected preset will be deleted 5 To select and delete other preset numbers follow 1 4 steps above To Delete Presets Listening to FM Radio 89 1MHz 89 2MHz 89 3MHz 89 4MHz Delete Preset ...

Page 39: ...tivity 1 Tap in FM Radio mode 2 Tap to select FM Sensitivity and then tap The FM Sensitivity menu appears 3 Tap to select the sensitivity and then tap You can select from High Middle and Low The higher FM sensitivity is the more frequencies that can be received Go to Preset Add Preset Auto Preset FM Sensitivity Manual Mode ...

Page 40: ...2 Tap to select Settings and then tap The Settings menu appears 3 Tap to select Display and then tap The Display menu appears 4 Use the and to set the desired functions Button Operation Tap to move up or down in the list Tap to select and confirm your settings Tap to return to the previous screen NOTE Display Time Language System Settings Settings ...

Page 41: ...play the screen saver image Display Off If no button is tapped within the time set shown below the screen display will automatically turn off Select either 15sec 30sec 1min 3min 5min and Always On With the display turned off tap any button to turn back on the screen display Screen Saver Setting Photo 15 sec 1 Tap to select Screen Saver and then tap The screen saver menu appears 2 Tap to select the...

Page 42: ...The Time menu appears 4 Use the and to set the desired functions Sleep Timer Turns off power automatically after the preset time Select either Off 15min 30min 60min 90min or 120min Auto Power Off Automatically turns power off when there is no button operation after the preset time in the pause mode Select either 15sec 30sec 1min 3min or 5min Time Set You can set the current time Page 43 Display Ti...

Page 43: ...e Set 1 Tap to select Time set and then tap 2 Tap to move to AM PM Hour Minute and use the to set the time 3 Tap The confirmation window will appear 4 Tap to select Yes and then tap The time setting will be saved Hour Min PM 06 35 Time Set ...

Page 44: ...Settings and then tap The Settings menu appears 3 Tap to select Language and then tap 4 Use the and to select the language for the menu Select from English Français Deutsch Italiano Español Magyar Nederlands Polski Português and Svenska The supported languages can be changed or added NOTE Display Time Language System Settings ...

Page 45: ...00 MHz FM region can be deleted or changed according to the target region of the player If you change the FM region the previously stored radio frequencies are deleted NOTE Resume You can set the start point where the player resumes playback after you stop playing the music Selecting On will resume playback from the last stopped point while Off will resume playback from the beginning of the last p...

Page 46: ...irmware version Memory Indicates the remaining memory capacity Used indicates the usage Remain indicates the remaining capacity and Total indicates the total memory capacity Files Music indicates the number of music files Photo for the number of photos and Total for the number of entire files If you set Default Set all functions you set are initialized to the default settings Regarding the Built I...

Page 47: ...formance and compatibility 2 When the player page appears select Firmware below the model name to download the latest firmware 3 Uncompress the downloaded file onto your Desktop The uncompressed files will be displayed 4 Connect the player to your PC with the USB cable 5 Right click on the Start button on the bottom left of your PC s screen then choose Explore to Open Windows Explorer on your PC S...

Page 48: ...cting USB Cable the player will be turned off automatically 9 Slide and hold the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the arrow The firmware will be upgraded When upgrading is complete the player will be turned off automatically NOTE Check the battery charge status of the player If the battery is not sufficiently charged the firmware will not be upgraded You need to have at least 20 MB of free...

Page 49: ...under direct sunlight Battery life differs from the Manual The battery time can vary depending on the sound mode and display setting The battery life may be shortened when left for extended periods in low or high temperatures Program Malfunction Connection to your PC is disabled Please check if your PC requirements are met Press Start on the toolbar of your PC to run Windows Update Select Key Upda...

Page 50: ... if the music file is damaged Check if there is enough battery power Check if the USB cable is securely connected Reconnect if necessary Check if the memory is full Press the Reset hole Check if the USB cable has been disconnected during file or data transmission If this is the case it may cause serious damage not only to files data but also to the player You have to be extra cautious as Samsung c...

Page 51: ...1 Menu Select Screen È º Display Music FM Radio Photo Settings Screen Saver Display Off Time Sleep Timer Auto Power Off Time Set Language System Resume Beep Volume Limit FM Region Default Set About Menu Tree You can quickly view the menu structure ...

Page 52: ...r Rechargeable 500mAh Music MPEG1 2 2 5 Layer3 8kbps 320kbps 22kHz 48kHz WMA 48kbps 192kbps 22kHz 48kHz Image JPEG ISO IEC 10918 1 Annex F Sequential DCT based mode of operation 20mW 16Ω 20Hz 20KHz 88 dB based on 1KHz 0 dB Music 25 hrs based on MP3 128kbps volume level 15 and normal mode 5 35 C 23 95 F Stainless Plastic 1 76 oz 50g 1 73 X 3 78 X 0 27 inches 44 X 96 X 6 95 mm 87 5 108 0MHz 50dB 1 3...

Page 53: ...ited 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 product unit and the license does not extend to any unli censed product unit or process conforming to ISO IEC 11172 3 or ISO IEC 13818 3 used or sold in combination with this product unit The license only covers the use ...

Page 54: ...e harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Caution Any changes or modifications in construction of this device which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the ...

Page 55: ...hat the product Trade Name Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Model Number YP K3 has been tested according to the FCC CISPR22 95 requirements for Class B devices and found compliant with the following standards EMI EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This dev...

Page 56: ...rranty is only valid when the warranty card is properly completed and upon presentation of the proof of purchase consisting of original invoice or sales slip confirmation indicating the date of pur chase dealer s name model serial No and product number Samsung reserves the right to refuse warranty ser vice if this information has been removed or changed after the original purchase of the product f...

Page 57: ...ent with technical or safety standardsin current force or failure to comply with productmanual instructions Accidents Acts of God or any cause beyond the control of Samsung caused by lightning water fire public disturbances and improper ventilation Unauthorized modifications carried out for the product to comply with local or national technical standards in countries for which the Samsung product ...

Page 58: ...CAUSING THE ALLEGED DAMAGE WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING PURCHASER ASSUMES ALL RISK AND LIABILITY FOR LOSS DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PURCHASER AND PURCHASER S PROPERTY AND TO OTHERS AND THEIR PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT SOLD BY SAMSUNG NOT CAUSED DIRECTLY BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF SAMSUNG THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL NOT EXTEND TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL PUR...

Page 59: ...REV 0 0 If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products please contact the SAMSUNG customer care center Samsung Electronics America Inc 1 800 SAMSUNG 7267864 www samsung com ...

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