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Page 1: ...YP Z3 Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product To receive a more complete service please register your product at www samsung com register MP3 Player user manual imagine the possibilities ...

Page 2: ...l or other purposes is an infringement of copyright laws Samsung is not liable for such copyright infringement by the user To view troubleshooting see Troubleshooting Icons used in this manual Icon Description Note Notes usage tips or additional information Caution Safety warnings and precautions Menu names or text on the screen for example Yes Copyright Copyright 2011 Samsung Electronics This use...

Page 3: ...is between 50 to 60 db and road noise is approximately 80 db You are strongly advised to set the volume level to medium The medium level is usually less than 2 3 of the maximum If you hear a ringing in your ear s lower the volume or stop using the earphones or headphones Exposure to loud sounds while walking or driving may distract your attention and cause an accident Do not use the earphones whil...

Page 4: ...mmable chemicals or explosive materials Comply with regulations instructions and warnings in environments where explosive materials are located Turn off the product while refueling your car motorcycle boat etc Keep your player and all accessories out of the reach of small children and animals Children or animals can damage the player or accidently damage the battery and cause an explosion Small pa...

Page 5: ... Using or storing your player in these environments can lead to electrical shock or fire Prevent any foreign particles or dust from entering the product Do not use the product if the screen is cracked or broken Broken glass or acrylic could cause injury to your hand or face Bring the product to a Samsung service centre to replace the screen Damage caused by careless handling will void the warranty...

Page 6: ...not place the product near magnetic objects Expsure to magnetice objects can cause the product to malfunction or the battery to discharge Magnetic strip cards including credit cards phone cards passbooks and boarding passes may be damaged by magnetic fields Use common sense when using the product in public Avoid disturbing others when using the product in public To clean the product wipe it with a...

Page 7: ...o not store the battery with metal objects such as coins keys and necklaces If the battery terminals come in contact with metal objects the battery can be damaged become deformed or malfunction It can also cause a fire Do not use the player in a bathroom Water or fluids may damage the parts or circuits of the product The product or battery may malfunction cause a fire or explode Use the product on...

Page 8: ...n Listen to your favourite radio stations anytime 10 Use basic functions 10 Product layout 12 Connect to a PC and charge the battery 14 Turn your player on and lock the buttons 15 Access menus from the main menu 16 Use the mini player 17 Enter text 18 Task manager 19 Manage media files 19 Download media files 19 Supported file formats and PC requirements 20 Download files using your player as a re...

Page 9: ...4 Change the background style 34 Delete text files 35 FM Radio 35 Listen to the FM radio 36 Save radio stations 37 Use the FM radio options 38 Voice REC Contents 39 Customise settings 39 Settings 40 Sound settings 40 Display settings 40 Language settings 41 Date and time settings 41 System settings 43 Appendix 43 Maintenance of your player 44 Troubleshooting 46 Specifications 48 Correct disposal o...

Page 10: ...layer may look different than the illustrations in this manual You can obtain additional accessories from your local Samsung dealer Your MP3 player Learn to perform basic operations with your player Use basic functions M IC Microphone Earphones jack USB connection port Display Back button Power lock button Navigation Selection button Menu button Volume button 10 ...

Page 11: ... previous screen Return to the main menu press and hold Menu Open a list of options available in the current menu Open the task manager screen press and hold Power lock Turn your player on and off press and hold Lock the buttons Volume Adjust the volume Navigation Selection Scroll up down left or right on the screen Center Select the highlighted menu or option Begin or pause playback Left Right Sk...

Page 12: ... in this product is not user replaceable For information on its replacement please contact your service provider Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB connection port at the bottom of your player Connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port of a PC M IC USB connected Charging Fully charged When the battery is fully charged unplug the USB cable from your player and the PC C...

Page 13: ...attery fully discharged for a long time Doing so may shorten the battery life Depending on how you use your player actual battery life may vary and may be shorter than specified Note The charging time may differ depending on your PC s capabilities If you want to charge the battery on your laptop make sure that the laptop s battery is full or the laptop is plugged into a power source ...

Page 14: ...your player for 5 minutes it will automatically turn off Lock or unlock the buttons Lock the buttons to prevent any unwanted operations while listening to music or playing videos Press to lock or unlock the buttons Note To save power the screen automatically turns off when the buttons are locked except when playing a video and picture ...

Page 15: ...hen you turn on the player the main menu appears which allows you to run functions you want Main menu In the main menu use to scroll to a menu you want and press Use the menu you select Press to return to the previous screen Press and hold to return to the main menu ...

Page 16: ... to music with the mini player To Do this Music Skip to the previous file or the next file Press If you press 3 seconds after the file starts playing playback will restart Search backward or forward in a file Press and hold Pause or resume playback Press FM Radio Change radio stations Press Turn the radio on or off Press Note If you were listening to the FM radio the FM radio starts automatically ...

Page 17: ...d select Rename See page 29 Select a button which has a character you want to enter To delete characters select To change the text input mode press Press once to enter A and twice to enter B etc Text input mode English lowercase English uppercase numbers Insert a space Input field Delete When you are finished select OK ...

Page 18: ... of active menus Press and hold while using video music picture text or FM radio menus Active menus appear as thumbnail images The current menu does not appear in the list Press and hold Select a menu and then press to open the menu ...

Page 19: ...d file formats and PC requirements Supported files Menu Supported files Videos Video files Music Music files Pictures Image and picture files Texts Text files Note For supported file formats see Specifications on page 46 Recommended PC requirements Operating System Windows XP SP 2 or higher Vista 7 Download media files to your player and search for or delete files stored in your player Manage medi...

Page 20: ...inutes before your player links to the PC and Kies launches Connect the player directly to the USB port of your PC If you connect through a USB hub or a USB extension cable your player may not work properly When you format your player on a PC use the FAT32 system In Windows Vista 7 click Restore device defaults and then format your player You can easily download music files with Kies For informati...

Page 21: ...d in your player on a PC Make sure that you stop playback and then disconnect your player from a PC Disconnect your player from a PC Carefully follow the steps below when disconnecting your player from a PC to avoid data loss or damage to your player Example Windows XP Click on the Windows taskbar Click the pop up message Click the window that says you can remove the player safely Unplug the USB c...

Page 22: ...arch for files In the main menu select My Files Select a folder from the list Scroll through the file list Select a file you want Delete files Select a folder from the list Select a file you want to delete and then press Select Delete Select Yes from the pop up window ...

Page 23: ... forward in a file Press and hold Pause or resume playback Press While in landscape mode Note When you download unsupported files to your player with Kies Kies automatically converts the file formats so you can play them in your player You can play subtitle files smi with video files on your player To play you must save the subtitle file in the same folder as the video file and give the subtitle f...

Page 24: ...Total playing time 4 Playing progress bar Play a video from a chapter Press and hold during video playback Your player will split the video file into 15 chapters and capture still images from each chapter When you select one of the still images the video will begin playback from that point Select to return to the previous screen ...

Page 25: ...To delete a bookmark press select Bookmark and then Delete Use the video options During video playback press Use one or more of the following options Option Description SoundAlive Select appropriate sound effects for videos Mosaic search Divide a video file into 15 chapters You can select one of the chapters and start playback from that chapter Display Brightness Adjust the brightness of a video S...

Page 26: ...files by artist Albums Display files by album Songs Display files by file name in the the following order special characters numbers letters Genres Display files by genre Playlists Display playlists you created Recently added Display files you recently downloaded Most played Display files you play most often Browser Display all files in the Music folder What is ID3 tag ID3 tag is a metadata contai...

Page 27: ...g the buttons See Music playback screen To Do this Skip to the previous or next file Press If you press 3 seconds after the file starts playing playback will restart Search backward or forward Press and hold Pause or resume playback Press Music playback screen 6 5 1 2 3 4 No Description 1 Playing status 2 Repeat mode 3 Playback image 4 Song title artist 5 Elapsed playing time 6 Playing progress ba...

Page 28: ...cancel repeating press again Note You must set the end point at least 3 seconds after the start point To return to the music playback screen press and then select Activate Music mode Enable SoundAlive effects During music playback press Select SoundAlive Select a sound effect you want If you select Auto your player searches the track information ID3 tag and automatically selects an appropriate eff...

Page 29: ... file to a playlist press and then select Add to playlist Delete music files from a playlist From the music category list select Playlists Select a playlist that has a file you want to delete Select a file you want to delete and then press Select Remove from playlist To delete all files select Clear playlist Files deleted from a playlist are not deleted from the player Rename a playlist From the m...

Page 30: ...to music mode Add to playlist Add the currently playing music file to the playlist SoundAlive Select appropriate sound effects for music Play options Play mode Change the repeat mode Play speed Change the playback speed Option Description Visualisation Change the image that displays during music playback Note The Album art feature supports only MP3 and WMA files Available only in music mode Availa...

Page 31: ...page 19 View pictures In the main menu select Pictures Browse pictures Picture with no thumbnail information File name Select a picture you want The picture displays on the full screen View the picture Learn how to work with your player s additional applications Use additional applications 31 ...

Page 32: ...he file list select a picture and then press Select Set as skin Select Yes from the pop up window Delete pictures From the file list press Select Delete Select Yes from the pop up window To Do this Move to the previous or next file Press Zoom in Press and then select Enlarge Press to move on the enlarged picture Press to exit the zoom mode Note Files larger than 10 MB are not supported If the pict...

Page 33: ...ad files see Download media files on page 19 View text files In the main menu select Texts Select a text file from the list View the document Page bar File name Percent of progress in the document To Do this Move to the previous or next page Press Note Files larger than 5 MB are not supported ...

Page 34: ...ted to the top left of the screen Note You can insert one bookmark per text file To go to a bookmark press select Bookmark and then Go to To delete a bookmark press select Bookmark and then Delete Change the background style You can change the background style of the text viewer On the text screen press Select Background colour Press to change the background style Delete text files On the text scr...

Page 35: ...e FM radio In the main menu select FM Radio The first time you launch the FM radio you will be prompted to set your region Press to scan the radio stations Listen to the FM radio 3 1 2 1 Frequency for the current station 2 RDS indicator 3 Frequency bar Note The FM radio may not tune frequencies for stations correctly depending on the signal strength and transmitting conditions in your current regi...

Page 36: ...ation may not be displayed RDS will be available only in Europe regions Save radio stations You can save your favourite radio stations to access them easily Save the current radio station In Manual mode press Select Add to station list Save radio stations automatically You can automatically search for available radio stations and save up to 100 of them in the station list In Manual mode press Sele...

Page 37: ...en press Use one or more of the following options Option Description Scan Search for and save available radio stations automatically up to 100 Station list Go to the station list Rename Change station names Delete Delete radio stations Add to station list Save the current radio station FM region Re tune frequencies according to your region Note This option may not be available depending on your re...

Page 38: ...n to Recording mode without playing back the file tap No Note The recording may be interrupted when you record too close or too far from the microphone When the battery is low you cannot record voice memos The maximum recording time for one file is 2 hours The recorded files are saved in My Files Recorded Files Voice Using voice files that you have recorded without permission may result in legal i...

Page 39: ...ng menu Menu Description Sound Set sound settings Display Set display settings Language Set language settings Date and time Set the current time and date System Set system settings Select an option Change the settings Change your player s settings to match your preferences Customise settings 39 ...

Page 40: ...omatically decreases the volume to a moderate level Level optimiser Automatically adjust the volume of each track to maintain the same volume Beep Turn the beep sound on or off when you press the buttons Master EQ Optimise the sound settings for your earphones Adjust frequencies for the equaliser Display settings Menu Description Main theme Change the style of the main menu Screen time out Set how...

Page 41: ...fter a specified period of time Menu Description PC Connection Select a USB connection mode to connect your player to a PC MSC A PC will recognise your player as a removable disk The USB connection mode is set to MSC by default MTP A PC will recognise your player as a media device Note The feature may be unavailable depending on your region Update library Update the file library Use this option af...

Page 42: ...t cover loss of data that results from your use of the player About Check the system information of your player Firmware View the version of the firmware installed in your player Memory View the total amount of memory and the amount of memory being used and remaining Note Regarding the Built In Memory 1 GB 1 000 000 000 bytes actual formatted capacity may be less as the internal firmware uses a po...

Page 43: ...surface This may cause damage or affect the performance of the player Do not use strong chemicals or detergents Storing Store your player in a well ventilated area Disposing Dispose of wrapping materials batteries and electronic devices separately The wrapping materials include paper and two kinds of plastics PC PE View the maintenance procedures specifications and troubleshooting solutions for yo...

Page 44: ...e playback it automatically turns off The battery running time is different from what is written in the user manual The battery running time may differ depending on the current sound mode or display settings The battery running time may decrease if your player is left in a location with a high or low temperature Problem Solution Kies will not work on a PC Check if your PC meets the PC requirements...

Page 45: ...led on your PC If you are using old versions download Windows Media Player 11 or higher Check if the memory is full Press and hold the Power button for about 8 10 seconds to reset your player Files or data are missing Check if you disconnected the USB cable while transferring files or data This can cause data loss or fatal errors in your player Samsung is not responsible for any damages resulting ...

Page 46: ...ted resolution Max D1 720x576 MP4 3GP H 264 MPEG4 MP3 AAC WMV ASF H 264 MPEG4 WMV9 VC 1 MP3 AAC WMA PCM MKV H 264 MPEG4 MP3 AAC MOV H 264 MPEG4 MP3 AAC PCM Image JPEG BMP PNG GIF excluding Animated GIF Texts TXT Output Frequency Range 40 Hz 20 kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 90 dB with A LPF based on 1 kHz 0 dB Supported Number of Files Folders File Max 5000 Folder Max 5000 including File Playing Time M...

Page 47: ...n 5 C 35 C Case Plastic Weight 36 g Dimensions WxHxD 38 9 X 81 5 X 9 9 mm FM Radio FM T H D 0 8 FM Signal to Noise Ratio 45 dB FM Useable Sensitivity 32 dBµ Some of the contents in this manual are subject to change without prior notice for further improvement ...

Page 48: ...should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Correct disposal of batteries in this product Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate battery return systems The marking on the battery manual or packaging indicates th...

Page 49: ...any product player other than this product player and the license does not extend to any unlicensed product player or process conforming to ISO IEC 11172 3 or ISO IEC 13818 3 used or sold in combination with this product player The license only covers the use of this product player to encode and or decode audio files conforming to the ISO IEC 11172 3 or ISO IEC 13818 3 No rights are granted under ...

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Page 52: ...roduct does not contain Chlorine Bromine Flame Retardants and PVC poly vinyl chloride material based on the IEC 61249 2 21 standard This product also complies with EU RoHS Directive which restricts the use of certain Hazardous Substances Cadmium Cd Lead Pb Mercury Hg Hexavalent Chromium Cr 6 as well ...

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