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  • Page 1 YP-K3J...
  • Page 2: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety WARNING Product Use Improper use can result in explosion, fire or electric shock. Do not disassemble, repair or modify this player on your own. Do not get the player wet or drop it in water. If the player gets wet, do not switch it on.
  • Page 3 Avoid malfunction 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, electric shock or deteriorate the surface.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Button Functions ...10 Charging the battery ...12 Basic Use...13 Chapter 2. Loading Your Desired File Loading Your Desired File Installing Samsung Media Studio ...16 Connecting to your PC...17 Adding Files/Folders in Samsung Media Studio...18 Transferring Files to the Player with Samsung Media Studio...20...
  • Page 5 Chapter 4. Setting 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: Basic Information

    Basic Information Components 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 Front, Right Side All buttons are 'Light-touch' buttons. Screen Display Menu Button Power & Back Button Hold Switch Button Play/Pause & Select Button...
  • Page 8 Basic Information Components Bottom/Rear [Bottom] Earphone Connection √ Bottom (Continued) Connection Port Earphone Jack [Rear] Reset Hole Earphones...
  • Page 9: Screen Display Information

    Basic Information Screen Display Information Music Play Mode Display Graphic Equalizer Music Information Play Status Bar Current Music Number/ Total Number Display The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only. The actual screen may differ. NOTE Normal 1.Life is cool √...
  • Page 10 Basic Information Button Functions Buttons Functions and Use Slide and hold in the opposite direction of the arrow to turn the power on/off. Slide in the arrow direction to lock the buttons. Press and hold to move to the main menu. Short tap to move to the previous screen.
  • Page 11 Tap on touch screen with your fingertip. Do not use any sharp object other than your fingers to operate the touch screen. Otherwise, touch screen may be damaged. CAUTION Do not tap on the touch screen if your fingers are not clean. Do not tap on the touch screen with gloves on.
  • Page 12 Basic Information Charging the battery If you are charging the player while it is connected to your Notebook, make sure the Notebook's battery is also fully charged. NOTE Fully charge the rechargeable battery before using the player for the first time or when it has not been used for a while. Connect the USB cable to the USB port ) on your PC.
  • Page 13: Screen Display Information

    Basic Information Basic Use Turning the Power On & Off Turning the Power On Normal Slide and hold the [ HOLD of the arrow. Power is turned on. Turning the Power Off 1.Life is cool Slide and hold the [ HOLD √...
  • Page 14: Volume Control

    Basic Information Basic Use Volume Control Tap [ Normal 1.Life is cool √ √ 00:02:20 002/020 Lock Function In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. This function is useful Normal when you are walking or jogging. 1.Life is cool √ √ 00:02:20 002/020 (Continued) You will see a volume control icon.
  • Page 15: Reset Function

    Reset Function If a player malfunction occurs, you can re-initialize the system by pressing the Reset hole. Press the Reset hole at the rear of the Reset hole player with a pointed object such as a safety clip. The system will be initialized. Your settings and files will not be affected.
  • Page 16: Loading Your Desired File

    Loading Your Desired File Installing Samsung Media Studio If Media Studio is not installed automatically Install the program on a PC running Windows XP after logging on with an Administrator account. CAUTION Please refer to your PC's user manual to see how to do this.
  • Page 17: Connecting To Your Pc

    Loading Your Desired File Connecting to your PC Before you start! Use the USB Cable provided when connecting the player to your PC. Connect the USB cable to the USB port ( Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB Connection Port on the bottom of the player.
  • Page 18: Adding Files/Folders In Samsung Media Studio

    Loading Your Desired File Adding Files/Folders in Samsung Media Studio Media Studio enables you to select and organize files and folders in preparation for transfer to your player. Please refer to Help for more information on how to use Media Studio.
  • Page 19: To Add Folders

    Connect the player to your PC. Before you start! Media Studio must be installed on your PC. Media Studio will automatically start when the player is connected to your PC. If the program does not start automatically, double-click the Media Studio Click the desired file icon on the left side.
  • Page 20: Transferring Files To The Player With Samsung Media Studio

    Loading Your Desired File Transferring Files to the Player with Samsung Media Studio Perform the following steps to transfer files from your PC to the player. Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and Gracenote CDDB NOTE CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote.
  • Page 21 Connect the player to your PC. Before you start! Media Studio must be installed on your PC. Media Studio will automatically start when the player is connected to your PC. If the program does not start automatically, double-click the Media Studio Click the desired file icon on the left side.
  • Page 22: Listening To Music

    Listening to Music Listening to Music Before you start! Connect the earphones, then turn on the player, and check the battery. Music 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. NOTE A file without an ID3 Tag is displayed as [Unknown].
  • Page 23 Music Now Playing Artists Albums Tracks Genres Playlists 4,5,6 Tap [ ] to select an artist, then tap [ The albums for the artist will appear. Tap [ ] to select an album, then tap [ The music files for the selected album will appear. Tap [ ] to select a music file to play, then tap [...
  • Page 24 Listening to Music Listening to Music To Pause Tap [ ] while the music is playing. The music playback will be paused. Tap [ ] again. The music will play from the point where it stopped. 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 25 To Play from the beginning of the current track Tap [ ] after 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.
  • Page 26: Creating A Playlist Using Samsung Media Studio

    Listening to Music Creating a Playlist Using Samsung Media Studio A playlist is a list of your favorite songs. Click <My Album> on the top of Media Studio. The <My Album> window appears. Click <New Album> on the bottom. The Creation window appears.
  • Page 27 Adding Music files to a Playlist Exporting a Playlist to your Player Using Media Studio Click <My PC> on the top of Media Studio. The <My PC> window appears. Click <My Album> in the right corner of the window. The Album window appears. Double-click on a desired album in the right window.
  • Page 28: To Play A Playlist

    Listening to Music To Play a Playlist For more information, see pages 26~27 to see how to create and transfer playlists Before you start! to your player. Music Now Playing Artists Albums Tracks Genres Playlists Press and hold [ ] to move to the main menu. Tap [ ] to select <Music>...
  • Page 29: Using The Music Option Menu

    Listening to Music Using the Music Option Menu To select the sound effect Different sound effects can be selected that enable you to enhance the music you are listening to. Normal Tap [ The music option menu appears. Tap [ Sound Effect The sound effect menu appears.
  • Page 30 Listening to Music Using the Music Option Menu To select the play mode Normal Sound Effect Graphic EQ Play Mode Tap [ ] while listening to music. The music option menu appears. Tap [ ] to select <Play Mode> and then tap [ The play mode menu appears.
  • Page 31: Photo Viewing

    Photo Viewing Photo Viewing Before you start! See pages 20-21 to transfer Photo files to your player. Photo You will see thumbnail photos if the appropriate NOTE information is included in the file. For a file with no information, you will instead.
  • Page 32: Using The Photo Option Menu

    Photo Viewing Using the Photo Option Menu To listen to music while viewing your photo You can listen to the song that you last played while viewing your photo. Background Mu.. Add to Screen S.. To add a photo to the screen saver list Background Mu..
  • Page 33: Listening To Fm Radio

    Listening to FM Radio Listening to FM Radio Before you start! Connect the earphones, then turn on the player, and check the battery. FM Radio Always connect your earphones to the player when searching or setting frequencies. The earphones are used as antennas to receive FM radio reception.
  • Page 34: To Switch To Manual Mode

    Listening to FM Radio Listening to FM Radio To switch to Manual mode Select this mode if you want to manually search through the FM band one frequency at a time. Preset Mode Go to Manual .. Delete Preset Auto Preset Preset List FM Sensitivity To switch to Preset Mode...
  • Page 35: To Automatically Search For Frequencies

    To automatically search for frequencies Manual Mode Press and hold [ The broadcast station frequency nearest from the point the button is released will be searched. To manually search for frequencies Manual Mode Tap [ Moves to next frequency whenever the button is tapped. ] in <Manual Mode>.
  • Page 36: Setting Fm Presets

    Listening to FM Radio Setting FM Presets To automatically set Presets Manual Mode Go to Preset .. Add Preset Auto Preset FM Sensitivity Using <Auto Preset> deletes all previous presets. NOTE To cancel during setting Tap [ ] to cancel during auto scanning. The auto preset setting is canceled and frequencies set up to then are stored.
  • Page 37 To manually set Presets Tap [ Manual Mode Tap [ Go to Preset .. Add Preset Tap [ Auto Preset The selected frequency will be added to the preset list. A maximum of FM Sensitivity 30 preset numbers are added to the list in sequential order. To set a preset for other frequencies, follow steps 1-3 above.
  • Page 38: To Delete Presets

    Listening to FM Radio To Delete Presets Delete Preset 89.1MHz 89.2MHz 89.3MHz 89.4MHz Tap [ ] in <Preset Mode>. Tap [ ] to select <Delete Preset> and then tap [ The preset frequencies will appear. Tap [ ] to select the preset frequency you want to delete and then tap [ The confirmation window will appear.
  • Page 39: Setting Fm Radio

    Listening to FM Radio Setting FM Radio To set FM Sensitivity Manual Mode Tap [ Go to Preset .. Add Preset Tap [ Auto Preset The FM Sensitivity menu appears. FM Sensitivity Tap [ You can select from <High>, <Middle> and <Low>. The higher FM sensitivity is, the more frequencies that can be received.
  • Page 40: Settings

    Settings Setting Display Settings Settings Display Time Language System Button Operation Tap [ ] to move up or down in the list. NOTE Tap [ ] to select and confirm your settings. Tap [ ] to return to the previous screen. You can adjust the screen saver and the turn-off time for the screen display.
  • Page 41: Screen Saver Setting

    <Screen Saver>: You can set an image to use as a screen saver. Select either <Analog Clock>, <Animation1>, <Animation2> <Animation3>, and <Photo> and set the wait time. <Photo> is a photo you designated as a screen saver in <Add to Screen Saver>. √...
  • Page 42: Setting Time

    Settings Setting Time Settings Display Time Language System You can set the current Time, Sleep Timer and Auto Power Off. Press and hold [ ] to move to the main menu. Tap [ ] to select <Settings> and then tap [ The Settings menu appears.
  • Page 43 Time Set Time Set Tap [ Hour Tap [ to set the time. Tap [ The confirmation window will appear. Tap [ The time setting will be saved. ] to select <Time set> and then tap [ ] to move to <AM/PM, Hour, Minute> and use the [ ] to select <Yes>...
  • Page 44: Setting Language

    Settings Setting Language Settings Display Time Language System The supported languages can be changed or added. NOTE You can set the language for the menu. Press and hold [ ] to move to the main menu. Tap [ ] to select <Settings> and then tap [ The Settings menu appears.
  • Page 45: Setting The System

    Settings Setting the System Settings Press and hold [ Display Time Language Tap [ System The Settings menu appears. Tap [ The System menu appears. Use the [ <Resume>: You can set the start point where the player resumes playback after you stop playing the music.
  • Page 46: Default Set

    Settings Setting the System <Default Set> : Returns all settings to the default value. <About>: You can check the firmware version, memory capacity and file number. Firmware Version : Displays the current firmware version. Memory : Indicates the remaining memory capacity. <Used> indicates the usage, <Remain> indicates the remaining capacity and <Total>...
  • Page 47: To Upgrade Firmware

    Connect the player to your PC with the USB cable. 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. [Samsung YP-K3] is displayed in Windows Explorer. [DOWNLOAD CENTER]...
  • Page 48 Locate and select the Firmware update files (right column) and drag-and-drop it into the [Samsung YP-K3] After disconnecting USB Cable, the player will be turned off automatically. Slide and hold the [ HOLD The firmware will be upgraded.
  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    Connection to your PC is disabled. If a malfunction is experienced, check the following. If the problem persists, contact 1-800-SAMSUNG for assistance. Check points & Troubleshooting Power will not turn on if the battery is fully discharged. Recharge the battery and turn on the player again.
  • Page 50 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 cannot be not held responsible for data loss. Check if the file is in VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format.
  • Page 51: Menu Tree

    Menu Tree You can quickly view the menu structure. Menu Select Screen Music FM Radio Photo Settings » È º ¡§ Display Time Language System Screen Saver Sleep Timer Resume Display Off Auto Power Off Beep Time Set Volume Limit FM Region Default Set About...
  • Page 52: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Model Name Power Built-in Battery Power Compatibility File Earphone Output Output Frequency Range Noise Ratio Play Time Temperature Range for Operation Case Weight Dimension (WxHxD) FM Frequency FM Signal to Noise Ratio FM T.H.D FM Useable Sensitiivity The contents of this Manual are subject to change without prior notice for further improvement.
  • Page 53 License The product unit accompanying this user manual is licensed under certain intellectual property rights of certain third parties. In particular, this product is licensed under the following US patents : 5,991,715, 5,740,317, 4,972,484, 5,214,678, 5,323,396, 5,539,829, 5,606,618, 5,530,655, 5,777,992, 6,289,308, 5,610,985, 5,481,643, 5,544,247, 5,960,037, 6,023,490, 5,878,080, and under US Published Patent Application No.
  • Page 54: Safety Information

    Safety Information 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 device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 55: Declaration Of Conformity

    Address: 416, Maetan-3Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon City, Kyungki-Do, Korea 442-742 declares under its sole responsibility that 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...
  • Page 56: Warranty Conditions

    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 from the dealer.
  • Page 57 Samsung's instructions usage and maintenance. Use of the product in conjunction with acces- sories not approved by Samsung for use with this product. Failure of the product arising from incorrect installationor use not consistent with technical or safety standardsin current force, or failure to comply with productmanual instructions.
  • Page 58 This product is for personal use only, and is only for use in compliance with the limitations of copyright and other laws. To obtain warranty service, please contact SAMSUNG at: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 400 Valley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) www.samsung.com...
  • Page 59 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 REV 0.0...

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