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the basics

CARING FOR THE BATTERY

Your battery will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines for caring and
storing the player.

•

Recharge the battery 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.

The rechargeable battery incorporated in this product is not user replaceable. For
information on its replacement, please contact your service provider.

TURNING THE POWER ON & OFF

Turning the Power on

Press and hold the

[

]

button

When you turn on the player for the

rst time, you will

see the Popcon character setting screen. To set your
own Popcon character, see step 2 on page 25.

Turning the Power off

Press and hold the

[

]

button

Your MP3 player will be automatically turned off when none of the buttons have
been pressed for a speci

c length of time in the pause mode. The factory setting for

<Auto Power Off>

is 1 minute, but you can change this length of time. See page 29

for more information.

CAUTION

NOTE

Summary of Contents for YP-U5JAB

Page 1: ...MP3 Player user manual imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product To receive a more complete service please register your product at www samsung com register YP U5 ...

Page 2: ...ected calorie burn while exercising USER BUTTON ENABLED STUDY MODE You can use the user button to set button operation to your preference Study mode is useful when learning a language by setting the section repeat and play speed functions MY OWN CHARACTER POPCON You can create your own character that will appear when you turn on the MP3 player LONGER PLAY TIME AND SHORTER DOWNLOADING A fully charg...

Page 3: ...personal injury when using your MP3 player follow these basic safety precautions NOTE Means hints or referential pages that may be helpful to operate the player Do NOT attempt Do NOT disassemble Do NOT touch Follow directions explicitly Unplug the power plug from the wall socket Call the service centre for help These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others Please follow them exp...

Page 4: ...a thunderstorm as it may cause malfunction or a risk of electric shock 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 the law in some areas Using the earphones while walking or jogging on a road in particular on a crosswalk can lead to a serious accident For your safety make sure the earphone cable ...

Page 5: ...peratures above 35 C 95 F such as a sauna or a parked car 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 product Do not place the product near magnetic objects Be sure to backup important data Samsung is not responsible for data loss Use only accessories provided by or approved ...

Page 6: ...trolling the volume 17 Disabling the buttons 18 Browsing for files using file browser 18 Deleting files with file browser 19 Changing the settings and preferences 20 Music settings 22 FM radio settings 25 My popcon settings 26 Sound settings 26 Display settings 27 Language settings 28 Date Time settings 29 System settings EMODIO 32 32 PC requirements 33 Using EmoDio ...

Page 7: ...tion 41 To set the user button mode MORE THAN MUSIC 46 46 Listening to FM radio 51 Using the fitness mode 51 To set your weight 51 To set your daily exercising target 52 To use the audio guide 53 To start the fitness mode 53 To stop the fitness mode 53 To check a record of your exercising 55 Using datacasts 56 Voice recording 56 To make a voice recording 57 To stop voice recording ...

Page 8: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 58 58 Troubleshooting APPENDIX 61 61 Menu tree 62 Product specifications 63 Licence contents ...

Page 9: ...UDED Your new MP3 player comes with these accessories If you re missing any of these items please contact a Samsung Customer Service Centre near you Player Earphones The accessories in your box may look slightly different than these shown ...

Page 10: ...ions Right file browser button Press to move to the next menu Up volume button Press to increase the volume or move to an upper item menu Left file browser button Press to move to the previous menu Down volume button Press to reduce the volume or move to a lower item menu Play Pause Select button Press to select Play Pause and a function or move to the next screen ...

Page 11: ...to move to the previous screen Press and hold to move to the main menu screen User Recording button Press to access the user button mode For further information on the user button mode see page 41 Press and hold to start stop recording Microphone Screen display ...

Page 12: ...e If a player malfunction occurs press the reset hole with a pointed object to re initialize the system Clip hook Earphone connection jack Earphones Labelled L for the left earpiece and R for the right earpiece Also serves as an antenna for the FM Radio in the MP3 player ...

Page 13: ...the basics _ 13 YOUR MP3 PLAYER Continued Removing the USB Cover Remove the USB cover as shown Inserting the USB Cover Insert the USB cover so that the arrow marked side faces the rear of the player ...

Page 14: ...on t play music or isn t recognised by your computer when you connect it you may have to reset the system 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 ...

Page 15: ... varies depending on your PC environment If you are charging the player while it is connected to a laptop computer make sure the laptop s battery is also fully charged or that the laptop is plugged into its power source The battery is not charged in the PC Standby mode or when the hardware is safely removed The player can only be charged by connecting to your PC Do not use a separate USB AC adapte...

Page 16: ...r replaceable For information on its replacement please contact your service provider TURNING THE POWER ON OFF Turning the Power on Press and hold the button When you turn on the player for the first time you will see the Popcon character setting screen To set your own Popcon character see step 2 on page 25 Turning the Power off Press and hold the button Your MP3 player will be automatically turne...

Page 17: ...he volume range is set between 00 to 30 DISABLING THE BUTTONS The Hold function disables all the other buttons on the MP3 player so that if you accidentally bump one while working out for example your music won t be interrupted 1 Press the button once 2 Press the button once again to release the hold function 426 Samsung ...

Page 18: ... to bring up the file list 3 Select a desired file The file will start playing DELETING FILES WITH File Browser Follow steps 1 2 above 3 Select the file that you want to delete and press the button 4 Select Delete File ĺ Yes The file will be deleted Once files are deleted they cannot be recovered CAUTION Music Playlists Datacasts Recorded Files Add to Playlist Delete from Playlist Delete File ...

Page 19: ... the pre set factory values to truly customize your mp3 player 1 Select Settings on the main menu screen 2 Select a desired item in the setting list 3 Select a desired setting option 4 Set the options you prefer Setting list Settings Music FM Radio My Popcon User Button ...

Page 20: ...ngs Play Speed Speed up or slow down your favourite music by adjusting the play speed Skip Interval You can fast forward through a file at various intervals Skip a whole track or skip several seconds at a time Tag You can select to display the track information for a music file containing ID3 Tag The skip interval may differ from the actual interval depending on the file The play speed will return...

Page 21: ...ption and press the Right button 2 Set the myDNSe options you prefer 3 Press the Select button and select Yes The setting is completed myDNSe options EQ You can adjust individual frequencies to adjust the sound to your preference 3D BASS Sets 3D sound effect and bass enhancement R B Dance Concert Hall myDNSe EQ 3D BASS ...

Page 22: ...he FM Reception If you select High the more frequencies can be received RDS Display Radio Data System RDS provides the reception and display of messages such as broadcasting information Select either Program Type or Program Service See page 24 Frequency range by region Worldwide Search for FM frequencies in 50 kHz increments between 87 50 MHz 108 00 MHz USA Search for FM frequencies in 100 kHz inc...

Page 23: ...settings press the Left Right button to select a desired preset frequency in Preset mode To cancel Auto Preset If you want to cancel the auto preset press any button in the process The auto preset setting is cancelled and only frequencies set up to that point are stored Always connect your earphones to the player when searching or setting frequencies and listening to FM Radio The earphones serve a...

Page 24: ... option 2 Select the RDS display option you prefer RDS Display Options Program Type Displays the type of program currently being broadcast Program Service Displays the name of broadcasting station and is composed of 8 characters If the Program Service information is being received the Program Service name BBC AFO NDR etc is shown on the display If the Program Service information isn t received the...

Page 25: ...d save 1 character of your own button Moves to the canvas drawing tools Clear or Save Select button You can use the drawing tools brush eraser to start or end your drawing Clear Clears out all of the drawing on the canvas Save Saves your drawing 3 Set Popcon Name You can set your own character name Left Right button Moves the cursor Up Down button Selects a desired letter Music FM Radio My Popcon ...

Page 26: ...n you turn the player off to decrease the risk of hearing damage when you turn the player back on Display Settings Change the display off time and the screen saver Display Setting Options Display Off Time If no button is pressed within the set time the screen display will automatically be turned off Press any button to turn the display back on Screen Saver After the display is turned off the playe...

Page 27: ...Brasil Indonesia TiӃng ViӋt ȉȢȓȋȈȘșȒȐ Română ɍɤɪɚʀɧɫɶɤɚ Slovenšþina or Slovenský ID3 Tag Set the language in which the track information will appear Select from English Korean French German Italian Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Spanish Russian Hungarian Dutch Polish Portuguese Swedish Thai Finnish Danish Norwegian Afrikaans Basque Catalan Czech Estonian Greek Hrvatski Icelandic R...

Page 28: ...TINGS AND PREFERENCES Continued Date Time Settings Set the current date and time Date Time setting options Date You can set the current date Set the Year Month and Date Time You can set the current time Set the Hour and Min Date Time ...

Page 29: ... set the player for use as a removable storage device See page 30 Default Set Returns all settings to the default value Format Formats the internal memory Check before formatting it About Checks the firmware version and memory capacity Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version Memory Used indicates the usage Remaining indicates the remaining capacity and Total indicates the total memo...

Page 30: ...ers or files are transferred to the player The file transfer message will appear during file download or upload Disconnecting the USB plug while the message is displayed may cause a player malfunction The order of music files displayed in your PC may differ from the play order on your player If you transfer a DRM Digital Rights Management file to the player the file will not be played What is DRM ...

Page 31: ...p of the icon on the taskbar at the bottom right corner of the desktop and click the left mouse button 2 Click the Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device Drive message 3 Disconnect the player from your PC Do not disconnect the player from the PC during file transfer This may cause damage to data and the player You cannot safely disconnect the player while files within the player are being played on...

Page 32: ...nnected to your PC If the program does not start automatically double click the EmoDio icon on the desktop PC REQUIREMENTS Your PC system must meet the following minimum specifications in order to install and run EmoDio Pentium 500MHz or higher USB Port 2 0 Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher DirectX 9 0 or higher 300MB of free hard disc space CD Rom Drive 2X or higher Windows Media Player 10 0 or...

Page 33: ...way to get files from your PC to your MP3 player With EmoDio you can create your own collection or album of audio files You can transfer blog information and music files registered on RSS to the player for your entertainment It s an online community service for EmoDio com users It provides simple and easy upload download of content produced by using EmoDio and ways to share your stories with other...

Page 34: ...C In Windows Vista click Restore device defaults and format it If you connect the USB plug to the PC and the player s battery charge is low the player will be charged for several minutes before connecting to the PC Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition ServiceSM CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote The Gracenote logo and...

Page 35: ...he earphones then turn on the player and check the battery LISTENING BY CATEGORY 1 Select Music on the main menu screen 2 Select a desired item in the music list 3 Select a music file to play The music will start playing 426 Samsung Music Now Playing Artists Albums Songs ...

Page 36: ... a recently played file or moves to the playback screen of the current file Artists To play by artist Albums To play by album Songs To play in numeric or alphabetical order Genres To play by genre Playlists To play by Playlist Recorded Files Shows all recorded files Music Browser Shows all the music files stored in the Music Folder What is an ID3 Tag This is what is attached to an MP3 to carry inf...

Page 37: ...r 7 Play Pause Search Indicator 3 Battery Status 8 Popcon Character Album Cover Image 4 Music Title 9 Play Status Bar 5 Current Play Time The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only The actual screen may differ If there is no album cover image in ID3 tag the character image selected in My Popcon will appear NOTE 426 Samsung 9 2 3 7 6 5 1 4 8 ...

Page 38: ...le started playing to play the previous file Press and hold to move backwards in the current file Select button Press to pause during playback Press to resume playing Right button Press to play the next file Press and hold to move forwards in the current file Up button Down button Press to increase reduce the volume When playing VBR files the Left button function shown above may not operate proper...

Page 39: ...elected file will be added to the playlist You can add up to 100 music files to each playlist For information on how to create a playlist in EmoDio and transfer it to the player refer to EmoDio To play a file in the Playlist 1 Select Music on the main menu screen 2 Select Playlists 3 Select a desired playlist 4 Select a music file to play The music file will start playing NOTE Genres Playlists Rec...

Page 40: ...on 5 Select Delete from Playlist Yes The selected file is deleted from the playlist To delete all files from a Playlist Follow steps 1 3 above 4 Press the button 5 Select Delete All from Playlist Yes All files are deleted from the playlist Add to Playlist Delete from Playlist Delete All from Pla Add to Playlist Delete from Playlist Delete All from Pla Playlist 1 Playlist 2 Playlist 3 Playlist 4 Ge...

Page 41: ...ect a desired user button mode After setting press the button on the music play screen The user button function guide in each mode will appear for a short time User Button Mode Options Study Mode Sets as the Study mode DNSe Allows you to select an appropriate sound effect for music Play Speed Adjusts the playback speed between fast and slow Play Mode Selects the repeat playback mode The default fa...

Page 42: ...ginning of the section you want to repeat The starting point is set and will appear 2 Press the button again to set the ending of the section you want to repeat will appear and the specified section starts to play repeatedly To cancel Section Repeat Press the button again during Section Repeat Section Repeat will be cancelled Section Repeat will not be set in the following circumstances The starti...

Page 43: ...he play speed Use the Up Down button to select a desired speed Select from Normal and To use the Skip Interval Use the Left Right button to move at 10 seconds interval while listening to music Press the Left Right button to move backward or forward in the current file The skip interval may differ from the actual interval depending on the file Vwxg Samsung Vwxg Samsung NOTE ...

Page 44: ...elect the corresponding DNSe according to genre and other mood information set by EmoDio What is DNSe Digital Natural Sound Engine DNSe is a sound effect function for MP3 players developed by Samsung It provides various sound settings to enhance the type of music you re listening to To set the Play Speed Adjusts the playback speed between fast and slow 1 Set User Button to Play Speed 2 Press the b...

Page 45: ... the music play screen to select a desired play mode The play mode changes in the following order each time the button is pressed Repeat ĺ Repeat One ĺ Shuffle ĺ Normal Play Mode Options Plays all files of the current music list in order once Repeats playing all files in the current music list Repeats playing one file Repeats all files of the current music list at random 426 Samsung ...

Page 46: ... battery LISTENING TO FM RADIO Select FM Radio on the main menu screen FM radio reception will start To use the mute function 1 Press the Select button while listening to FM Radio 2 Press the Select button once again to resume listening Always connect your earphones to the player when searching or setting frequencies and listening to FM Radio The earphones serve as antennas to receive FM radio rec...

Page 47: ...The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only The actual screen may differ To search for FM stations Press and hold the Left Right button and then release in Manual mode The search will stop at the frequency nearest from the point the button is released OR Press the Left Right button to progress through the frequencies one by one in Manual mode Moves to frequencies whenever the button is ...

Page 48: ...d FM presets one preset at a time Press and hold the Select button in Manual mode If no preset frequencies are set the player will not switch to Preset mode To switch to Manual Mode Select this mode if you want to manually search through the FM band one frequency at a time Press and hold the Select button in Preset mode NOTE Jazz Jazz ...

Page 49: ...anual mode and press the button The selected frequency will be added to the preset list To scan for a preset frequency automatically refer to page 23 To listen to preset stations Press the Left Right button in Preset mode You can listen to the stored radio frequency To delete a preset You can delete frequencies while listening to FM Radio as follows Search for a preset frequency to delete in Prese...

Page 50: ...ng you if you want to listen to the file you just recorded 2 Select Yes or No Selecting Yes will play the just recorded file Selecting No will not play the recorded file Press the Select button if you want to pause recording The recorded file is saved in MP3 format The recorded file is stored in File Browser ĺ Recorded Files ĺ FM Radio Each recording file can be as long as 4 hours You can store a ...

Page 51: ...ld set the clock for the current time See page 28 To set your weight Set your weight before starting the Fitness mode 1 Select Fitness on the main menu screen 2 Select Body Info 3 Set your weight and the unit of measurement To set your daily exercising target Set your desired daily calorie burn 1 Select Fitness on the main menu screen 2 Select Daily Goal 3 Set a desired calorie burn Daily Goal kca...

Page 52: ... guide with valuable information such as the name of the exercise activity and the elapsed time while in the fitness mode 1 Select Fitness on the main menu screen 2 Select Audio Guide On The audio guide will not be heard while listening to music or FM radio Daily Goal Audio Guide Body Info Performa NOTE ...

Page 53: ... minute increments 4 Set a desired listening option 5 Press the Select button The fitness mode gets started Listening Options Now Playing Plays a recently played file Playlist Plays the files in a recently played playlist FM Radio Tunes in to a recently listened FM frequency Shuffle Play Plays the files in a recently played music list at random Press the Select button if you want to pause the fitn...

Page 54: ... You can check your exercise completion rate 1 Select Fitness on the main menu screen 2 Select Performance 3 Select a date to check your record You can check the exercising time calorie consumption burn and completion rate Up to 30 exercising records can be saved 2 kcal 2009 02 24 Duration 0h 06m Consumed 5kcal 2 of Goal NOTE ...

Page 55: ... channel post to the player using EmoDio Playing Datacasts You can enjoy music files of the transferred datacasts by accessing Datacasts on your player 1 Select Datacasts on the main menu screen 2 Select a desired channel title 3 Select a desired file The selected file will start playing Refer to the Datacasts of EmoDio for detailed instructions NOTE Datacast 1 Datacast 2 Datacast 3 Datacast 4 Dat...

Page 56: ... menu screen 2 Press the Select button The player starts recording You can make a voice recording at any time by pressing and holding the button Press the Select button if you want to pause recording Do not put the microphone too close to or far away from your mouth as it may cause a poor recording Voice recording does not perform properly when the battery is low NOTE CAUTION Voice REC ...

Page 57: ... Yes or No Selecting Yes will play the just recorded file Selecting No will not play the recorded file The recorded file is saved in MP3 format The recorded file is stored in File Browser ĺ Recorded Files ĺ Voice Each recording file can be as long as 4 hours You can store a maximum of 999 files by the date for voice recording You can make a recording for up to approximately 15 hours based on 128Kb...

Page 58: ...he Hold function is set to lock all button operations Ensure that you press the right button before trying Press the Reset hole The screen will not turn on The screen may not be visible under direct sunlight When Display Off Time is selected from Settings ĺ Display the screen display can be turned off Press any button and see if it turns on Power is turning off The power is automatically turned of...

Page 59: ...ts Connection to your PC is disabled Check the USB plug if it s correctly connected and try again Run Windows Update on your PC Select Key Updates and Service Packs then update all Reboot your PC and reconnect The file transfer rate is too slow If you are running multiple programs including EmoDio on your PC the file transfer rate will be slow Exit unnecessary programs and try transferring again P...

Page 60: ...ransmission If this is the case it may cause serious damage not only to files data but also to the product Samsung is not responsible for data loss Abnormal play time display during play Check if the file is in Variable Bit Rate VBR format Abnormal display of file name Go to Settings ĺ Language ĺ ID3 Tag in the Main Menu screen and set an appropriate language The product is hot Heat may be generat...

Page 61: ...r Settings Music FM Radio My Popcon User Button Sound Display Language Date Time System DNSe Mode Popcon Character Study Mode Beep Sound Display Off Time Menu Date Sleep Play Mode Auto Preset Popcon Name DNSe Volume Limit Screen Saver ID3 Tag Time Auto Power Off Play Speed FM Region Play Speed PC Connection Skip Interval FM Reception Play Mode Default set Tag RDS Display Format About Demo Mode ...

Page 62: ... Folders Files File Max 3000 Including folder Earphone Output 18mW Ch France 5mW Ch based on 16ȍ Output Frequency Range 40Hz 20kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 88dB with 20kHz LPF based on 1kHz 0dB Play Time Music Max 20 hours MP3 128kbps Volume 15 Normal Sound Mode LCD Off Temperature Range for Operation 5 35 C 23 95 F Case Plastics Weight 23 g Dimensions WxHxD 25 x 88 x 11 8 mm FM Radio FM Frequency 87...

Page 63: ...DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT WASTE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This marking on the product accessories or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories e g charger headset USB cable should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life To prevent pos...

Page 64: ...r household waste at the end of their working life Where marked the chemical symbols Hg Cd or Pb indicate that the battery contains mercury cadmium or lead above the reference levels in EC Directive 2006 66 If batteries are not properly disposed of these substances can cause harm to human health or the environment To protect natural resources and to promote material reuse please separate batteries...

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