Samsung YP-U1Z - Manual

5 Contents ENG Setting Playlist ....................................40 ● Setting Playlist ..................................40 ● Playing Playlist ................................40 Setting the Advanced Functions ..........41Selecting the Play mode ......................42Setting the EQ mode ...........

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 responsibilityfor damage from data loss due to breakdown,repair or other causes. Do not expose toextreme temperatures(above 35°C or below -5°C). ...

7 Safety Instructions ENG I Earphones 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. ● It may cause an accident if you turn up the volume of the earphones while walking,especially when ...

Components 8 ● The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmwareuses 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 Y...

9 Location of Controls ENG Hold Switch USB Plug Forward/Speed Search Reverse/Speed Search Neck strap Hook Volume Up Button Volume 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 Pa...

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 tt tt e e e e - The screen pic...

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 Turn the USB plug so ...

Connecting the Player to Your 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 Insta...

Connecting the Player to Your 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 mes...

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 98SE/ME: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-U1 Windows 2000: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Dri...

Manual Installation of USB Driver 16 N N N N o o o o tt tt 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 t...

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

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...

21 Disconnecting the player ENG 1 Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbaron the bottom right of the window.The Safely Remove Hardware messageappears. Press Stop. After completing the file transfer, you must disconnect the player in the following way: 2 When the [Stop a Hardware device] messag...

Formatting the Player on your PC 22 1 Select the removable disc icon inWindows Explorer and click theright mouse button to select [Format]. 2 Press the [Start] button. ● All saved files will be deleted. ● You can change the name of removabledisc by selecting [Volume label]. N N N N o o o o tt tt e e...

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

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 wind...

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...

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 Studiosoftware 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 converte...

29 Using Media Studio ENG N N N N o o o o tt tt 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...

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 delete...

31 To View 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 tt tt e e e e - Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and Gr...

Playing Music and Turning Off the Device 32 N N N N o o o o tt tt e e e e - If the file name is not displayed correctly, move to [Settings] ➔ [Language] ➔ [ID3-Tag] and then change the language setting. - WMA files can only be played as music files with a compression rate of 48Kbps-192Kbps.- The pow...

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 the...

Searching for Music/Voice Files 34 ● Press and hold , during playback to search for the part you want to listen to. ● Release , to resume play normally. I To search for specific parts during play ● Press briefly during playback to play the next track. ● Press briefly within 5 seconds after playback ...

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 repeatedl...

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 tt tt e e e e - Menu mode will be cancelled if no buttons are pressed within 25 se...

37 Using Navigation ENG N N N N o o o o tt tt 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...

Using Navigation 38 I Changing Modes 1 Press the MENU button in the Voice mode. 2 Use to move to the upper folder. You can change the mode using the following method. Ex) To 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 f...

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 ...

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...

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. ● To 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 : To play all the files in order one time. ● Repeat One : To repeat one file. ● Repeat All : To repeat all files....

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 funct...

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 [ Type ] ● Use , to set the scroll speed from X1 to X5 to adjus...

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 Tag On or Off. ● On: Displays the Tag inf...

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 ...

47 System Settings ENG N N N N o o o o tt tt 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 previouslystopped. ● Off: Playback will re...

System Settings 48 ● Use , to set the skip interval from 5sec to 10min. ● Skip Interval determines the interval to be skipped when youpress the , button in Music mode. ● If you set the Skip Interval to 1 Track, then press the , button, the previous or next track will be selected. I Skip Interval N N...

49 Time 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 t...

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 M...

51 To 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 todownload the latest firmware. 3 Uncompress the downloaded file in a folder. 5 Double-click YP-U...

53 MENU Table 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

Troubleshooting 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 playe...

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) Voltage 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 O...

Safety Information 58 If this equipment does cause harmful interferenceto radio or television reception, which can bedetermined 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 receivi...

Warranty 60 Samsung warrants this product as free ofdefects in material, design and workmanshipfor a period of twelve(12) months from theoriginal date of purchase. If during the period of warranty this productproves defective under normal use and service,you should return the product to the retailer...