YP-T4 - MP3, WMA and ASF Playback - Removable Storage Device - Upgradable - 15-Hour Continuous Play - Voice Recording Function AH68-01728B (Rev 0.0) Contents Preparations Safety Instructions Features Accessories Location of Controls 4 6 7 8 Additional Usage Loop Repeating Using Navigation Setting Playlist Setting up MENU Managing Files Deleting Formatting Setting the Advanced Functions Selecting the Playmode Setting the EQ mode Display Scroll Speed / Time Backlight Contrast / Tag / Language Power Off Time Time / Sleep Default Volume 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 39 40 Connection to Computer Connecting the player to a PC Manual Installation of the USB Driver Using the removable storage Downloading/Uploading files Disconnecting the USB cable Formatting Installing Music Studio To View Help on Music Studio 10 14 18 18 19 20 21 23 Basic Usage Playing Music and Turning Off the Device Adjusting the Volume/Hold Function Recording Voice 24 25 26 Appendix MENU Table 41 Customer Support Troubleshooting Specifications 42 44 2 3 Safety Instructions Earphones Read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and damage to the equipment. Do not expose to extreme temperatures (above 95°F or below 23°F). Do not expose to moisture. Do not apply excessive pressure to the device. Do not let any foreign matter spill into the device. 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. An accident may result if you turn up the volume of the earphones too high while walking down the street, especially when crossing at intersections. Protect your ears Do not turn the volume up too high. Doctors warn against prolonged exposure to high volumes. Stop using the device or turn the volume down if you get ringing in your ears. Do not place heavy objects on top of the device. Do not expose to chemicals such as benzene and thinners. Remove batteries when the device is left unused for a long period of time. Ambient operating conditions Ambient temperature : 5°C ~ 35°C (41°F ~ 95°F) Humidity : 10% ~ 75% Do not expose to direct sunlight or heat sources. Do not store in dusty areas. Do not try to disassemble and repair the device yourself. Environmental Information Follow local guidelines for waste disposal when discarding packaging, batteries,and old electronic appliances. Your player is packaged with cardboard, polyethylene etc., and does not use any unnecessary materials. 4 Please be aware that we disclaim all responsibility for damages from loss of saved or recorded data due to breakdown, repair or other causes. 5 Features MP3, WMA and ASF Playback MP3 is an MPEG1 Layer3 audio format. WMA is a Microsoft Windows Media audio format. ASF is an advanced streaming file format. Accessories Removable Storage Device You can easily copy and paste files to the player using Windows Explorer. Earphones USB cable User manual Upgradable You can upgrade the built-in programs when available. Please check the home page (www.samsung.com) for upgrades. Player One Battery (1.5V AAA/LR03 type) Neck Strap Installation CD 15-Hour Continuous Play This unit uses one AAA/LR03 alkaline battery. Operation can last up to 15hours. Actual playing time may vary according to the type and capacity of the battery. Model Built-in memory YP-T4 H 128MB YP-T4 V 256MB Voice Recording Function You can do a Voice Recording with high quality and use it for a conference. Sound You can adjust the equalizer manually. The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part of the memory as well. Design of accessories is subject to change, for the purposes of improvement, without notice. 6 7 Location of Controls Display Neck strap Hook Display MENU, Navigation button/ Move to Track/Speed Search/ Volume Button Play/Stop/Pause indicator Equalizer indicator Bit rate indicator Play mode indicator Track Number indicator Remaining Battery Power indicator Playtime indicator Title (track & artist) indicator Loop Repeating Button Play/Pause Button Recording Button Microphone Hold Switch Mode indicator Inserting a Battery 1 Earphone Jack USB Cable Connection Port Battery Cover Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow to open. Insert a battery to the right poles + , ­ and push-close the cover in the direction the arrow as indicated. 2 Note Do not place heavy objects on the cover. 8 9 Connecting the player to a PC System Requirements. The PC system must meet the following specifications: Pentium 133MHz or greater. Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP. 40MB of available hard disk space CD-ROM drive. (double speed or greater) USB port (1.1) supported. DirectX 8.0 or above. Before connecting the player to PC, make sure to install USB driver. If "Add New Hardware Wizard"appears, press the [Cancel] button and install the USB driver. Installing software 2 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. 1 Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Player USB Driver]. Note Install the operating system in Administrator Account mode for Windows 2000 or XP. Otherwise, installation will not be completed. Windows ME, 2000 and XP can recognize the driver without installing the provided program. However, you must install the program in order to format the player and upgrade firmware. If the YP-T4 program has not been installed in Windows 98, then it will not communicate with your removable disk. You must install the USB driver file first. 10 Continued... 11 Connecting the player to a PC Connecting the player to a PC with a USB cable 3 4 5 6 12 How to check the USB driver Connect a USB cable to the USB port on the computer. Connect the other end of a USB cable to the USB cable connection port on the bottom of the player, and press the button on the main unit. Windows 98/ME: Control Panel System Device Manager Disk Drives Samsung YP-T4 Windows 2000: Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Disk Drives Samsung YP-T4 USB Device If you disconnect the USB cable from your PC while implementing a command or initializing during USB driver installation, your PC may not function correctly. USB connect cable Windows XP: Control Panel System Hardware Device Manage Disk Drives Samsung YP-T4 USB Device The USB driver is installed with a message saying that it is searching for a new device. You may not see the display screen during installation. Go to the device manager to check that installation has been successfully completed. Upon installation of the USB driver "Samsung YP-T4 USB Device" will appear in the [System Properties] [Device Manager]. 7 When the USB driver is not installed automatically, refer to the next page. 13 Manual Installation of the USB Driver Go to "Downloading/Uploading files" on page 18 if the USB driver is in place. Follow these steps if the USB driver is not in place : 4 After selecting the driver, click [Update Driver]. 5 Click [Next]. When an error occurs during installation of the USB driver 1 Check the device manager. Windows 98/ME: Control Panel System Device Manager Windows 2000 (Professional): Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Windows XP (Professional): Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager 6 Select [Search for a suitable driver for my device] and then click [Next]. 7 Click [Next] to finish. 2 3 Check if there is a device listed with an exclamation point or a question mark (displayed as unknown device or USB device). Double click on the device listed with an exclamation point or a question mark. Note 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 type of PC or operating system. Contact your PC dealer or service center for installation information. If errors occur continuously when you install the USB driver, reconnect the USB cable after rebooting your system. 14 15 Manual Installation of the USB Driver In Windows 98 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. You must reboot your computer to complete the installation. Note USB driver location [CD ROM]\setup\Drivers You cannot use it as a removable disk in Windows 98 if the YP-T4 program is not installed. Make sure to install the USB driver file first. 16 17 Using the removable storage Downloading/Uploading files Disconnecting the USB cable After completing the file transmission, you must disconnect the cable in the following way: 1 2 3 Connect the player to your PC and turn it on. Open Windows Explorer on PC. 1 2 Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window. Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into the removable disk icon. (In numerical, alphabetical order) When the [ Stop a Hardware device ] message appears, press the [OK] button and disconnect the USB cable. Notice The "WRITING/READING" message will appear during file download or upload. Disconnecting the USB cable while "WRITING/READING" is displayed may cause malfunction of the unit. The order of music files is not relative to the replay order when you select a Removable Disk in Windows Explorer. Note The green arrow is not displayed on the Task Bar in Windows 98 system. If "READY" message is shown in Display window, please disconnect the USB cable. 18 19 Using the removable storage Formatting Installing Music Studio 1 1 Select the removable disk icon and click the right mouse button to select [Format]. Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Samsung Music Studio]. 2 Press the [Start] button. All saved files will be formatted. You can change the name of removable disk by selecting [Volume label]. 2 Note Select language By formatting, all previously preset menus will be initialized. Care must be taken as formatted files can not be recovered. Continued... 20 21 Installing Music Studio To View Help on Music Studio 3 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. Please refer to Help for more information on how to use Music Studio. Run Music Studio and press F1. Help will appear. Move the arrow to the top of Music Studio and right click on the mouse. The following selection window will appear. Click on Help and the Help window will appear. Note 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 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. 22 23 Playing Music and Turning Off the Device Turning Power On and Off Power On : Press the Power Off : Press and hold the Adjusting the Volume/Hold Function Adjusting the Volume Press the , key during playback to adjust the volume. button to turn on the power. button to turn off the power. Playing Music Press the button. Note Volume ranges from 00 to 30. Playback starts. Pausing Music Press the button to pause playback. If no buttons are pressed within 10 seconds HOLD Function In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. Slide the switch on the player in the direction of the arrow. button (changes depending on settings), the player automatically powers off. While in Pause mode, press the again to resume playback. When the button is pressed, the " HOLD!" message will appear on the display. Note WMA files can be played only as music files with a compression rate of 48Kbps-192Kbps, that can be created in Windows Media Player (Version 8.0). The power off time can be set in the menu. 24 25 Recording Voice Loop Repeating Starting Point While playing music files, press the AB button briefly at the beginning of the loop you want to set. A appears in the display. 1 2 Press the REC button to start voice recording. Ending Point Press the AB button briefly again to set the end of the loop. AB appears in the display. The loop is played repeatedly. If the REC button is pressed again, the recording stops and a voice file is created. Note Recording is performed in order (V001, V002, etc.) and files are saved in the WAV format after recording. If the Memory is full, the Voice Recording is stopped automatically. Note Press the AB button briefly to cancel the loop. Loop Repeat is automatically released if you Speed Search with the , buttons. 26 27 Using Navigation You can easily search for files or switch modes using the Navigation function. Setting Playlist Setting Playlist - Move to the file you want in Navigation mode and press the 1 Press and ...