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Samsung YH-925 User Manual

Samsung YH-925 User Manual

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YH-925
- Mass Storage Device Support
- MP3 & WMA Playback
- USB Host Function Support
- Image file viewer
- Direct MP3 Recording
- USB 2.0 High Speed Data Transfer
- SRS WOW Surround Sound
- 1.8-inch Color TFT LCD
- Upgradable
- Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

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  • Page 1 YH-925 - Mass Storage Device Support - USB 2.0 High Speed Data Transfer - MP3 & WMA Playback - SRS WOW Surround Sound - USB Host Function Support - 1.8-inch Color TFT LCD - Image file viewer - Upgradable - Direct MP3 Recording...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preparations Safety Instructions ..............................4 Battery Charger Safety ............................6 Charging the battery ............................7 Features ................................8 Components ..............................10 Display................................10 Location of Controls............................11 Connection to Computer Connecting the player to your PC ........................12 Manual Installation of the USB Driver ........................16 Disconnecting the USB cable ..........................18 Formatting in PC ..............................19 Using Recovery Utilities............................20 Using the Mass Storage Device ........................21...
  • Page 3 Contents Using Your Player Menu Mode ................................47 Browsing Your Music............................48 ● Searching for and Selecting Music Files ......................48 ● Play Options(Artist, Album, Tracks, Genres) ....................50 ● Selecting a Playlist ............................51 ● Play Options(Playlist) ............................51 ● Searching for and Selecting Voice Files......................52 ●...

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Please read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and damage to the device Do not expose to extreme Do not apply excessive Do not let any foreign temperatures (above 95°F pressure to the device. matter spill into the device.
  • Page 5 Safety Instructions 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. ● To avoid an accident, do not turn up the volume of the earphones too high while walking. Protect your ears ●...

  • Page 6: Battery Charger Safety

    Battery Charger Safety CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN The uninsulated parts inside the charger could cause electric shock. For your safety, do not open the case of the charger. Read this User Manual to prevent any problems that may occur while using the charger.

  • Page 7: Charging The Battery

    Charging the Battery A charger is supplied with your player. Plug the charger into a wall outlet. ✻ When recharging is complete, “Full!” is shown in the display window. ✻ The first time the battery is charged, it will take approximately 4 hours.

  • Page 8: Features

    Features Mass Storage Device Support ● You can use the built-in 20GB hard drive to store your entire music library, plus use it as an external drive for your PC to store other data files. MP3 & WMA Playback ● Your player supports playback of both MP3 and WMA.
  • Page 9 Upgradable ● You can upgrade the built-in programs when available. Please check the home page (www.samsung.com) for upgrades. Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery ● The built-in rechargeable lithium battery provides up to 10 hours ✻ of play time. ✻ Time may vary depending on usage pattern.

  • Page 10: Components

    Installation CD Player Belt Clip Earphones Line-In Cable USB Cable AH61-01929A AH30-00070D AH39-00488A AH39-00655A AH80-00099A Model YH-925 GS Charger USB Adapter USB Host User Manual Built-in memory 20GB AH68-01655L AH44-00061A AH39-00658A Adapter AH39-00733A ● The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part of the memory as well.

  • Page 11: Location Of Controls

    Location of Controls LINE IN jack Earphone jack HOLD switch LINE-IN HOLD Display Skip/Search button Power On/Off Play/Pause button RESET Hole Skip/Search button VOLUME UP/ SCROLL UP button MENU button MENU VOLUME DOWN/ SCROLL DOWN button Record button SELECT button USB Cable Connection Port...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Player To Your Pc

    Connecting the player to your PC ❑ System Requirements. Before connecting the player to PC, make sure to install Driver&Utilities. If “Add New Hardware Wizard” appears, press the [Cancel] button and install Driver&Utilities. ● Windows XP ● Windows Media Player 10.0 or higher Installing software ●...
  • Page 13 Connecting the player to your PC Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. Continued...
  • Page 14 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 YH-925 USB Device" will appear → in the [System Properties] [Device Manager].
  • Page 15 Hardware → Device Manager → Disk Drives → Samsung YH-925 USB Device 2) Start → Settings →Control Panel → System → Hardware → Device Manager → Universal Serial Bus Controller → YH-925 Mass Storage Device When USB driver is not installed automatically, refer to next page.

  • Page 16: Manual Installation Of The Usb Driver

    Manual Installation of the USB Driver Go to “Transferring Music to Your Player”(p29) if the USB driver is installed. Follow these steps if the USB driver is not installed : When an error occurs during installation of the USB driver Check the device manager.
  • Page 17 Manual Installation of the USB Driver After selecting the driver and click [Reinstall driver]. Select [Install the software automatically] and click [Next] to finish.

  • Page 18: Disconnecting The Usb Cable

    Disconnecting the USB cable ● After completing the file transmission, you must disconnect the cable in the following way: ● Please close Multimedia Studio. Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window. When the [ Stop a Hardware device ] message appears, press the [OK] button and disconnect the USB cable.

  • Page 19: Formatting In Pc

    Formatting in PC → → Select [Start] [Programs] [Samsung YH-925] in the desktop, and then press [Recovery Utility]. Press the [Format Device] button. When the format screen appears, select the file system as FAT32 and then press the [Start] button.

  • Page 20: Using Recovery Utilities

    If file search does not work properly in the Menu Library. Connect the player to PC. → → Select [Start] [Programs] [Samsung YH-925] in the desktop, and then press [Recovery Utility]. ● For more details on recovery, press [Help] to view the help. Select the recovery method you want.

  • Page 21: Using The Mass Storage Device

    Using the Mass Storage Device The Removable Disk can be used as Mass Storage. Video, audio and image files can be downloaded but cannot be played back. Downloading files Connect the player to PC. Right click on the Start button, then choose Explore to Open Windows Explorer on PC.

  • Page 22: Installing The Napster Software

    Installing the Napster Software Before you install the Napster software, review the system requirements on page 12. If you don't already have Windows Media Player 10.0 or above, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and download it. You will first need to install the Napster application: Insert the installation CD that came with your player and follow the instructions to install Napster.

  • Page 23: Registering For A Napster Account

    Registering for a Napster Account After you have completed the installation, create a member name and password. Enter the required information and click [next]. Napster is free to search, browse, and play music clips. If you want to become a member of the Napster subscription service, enter your credit card information and click on the [SUBMIT] button.

  • Page 24: Using Napster

    Using Napster Searching for and Purchasing Music Copying Tracks From A Music CD Insert the CD into the CD-Rom drive on your computer. Launch the Napster application by double-clicking the Napster icon on your desktop. ✍ - If you do not have the Napster application, see page 22 for instructions on installing Napster. Click the [library] button to switch to the Library view, and select the CD icon.
  • Page 25 Using Napster Here are some things you should know about tracks purchased on Napster: ● Tracks purchased on Napster are yours to keep and can be burned to CD and seamlessly transferred to your player. ● You can keep copies of purchased tracks on up to three computers. To copy your purchased tracks to another computer, use the [Sync/Restore] feature on Napster available from the [My Account] menu.
  • Page 26 Once you purchase the track, the track is automatically downloaded to your Napster Library. Next, drag and drop the selected MP3 files to the YH-925. Purchased tracks can then be burned to CD and transferred to your player.

  • Page 27: Importing Your Existing Music

    Using Napster Importing Your Existing Music You can use Napster to import existing WMA or MP3 files into your Napster library. Once these imported tracks are in your Napster Library, you can transfer them to your player. ✍ - If you do not have the Napster subscription service and you attempt to import Napster tracks sent to you by other Napster members, you will be prompted to either purchase the tracks or sign up for the Napster subscription service.
  • Page 28 Using Napster Click the [OK] button. A progress bar displays while the tracks are importing. When the tracks successfully imported, they will be stored and accessible from your Napster Library. You will also be prompted to edit the track data for any non-Napster tracks (see next section).

  • Page 29: Transferring Music To Your Player

    - When you plug your device into your computer through the USB port, the Napster application will automatically recognize it and display it as YH-925 under the menu tree of your Napster Library.
  • Page 30 - You can transfer tracks from other areas of Napster by right-clicking and selecting [Transfer Track(s) to Portable Device]. Click and hold the mouse on the track(s), then drag the tracks to the listed Samsung YH-925 icon in the left window of your Napster Library (refer to the following figure). ✍...
  • Page 31 The progress of the transfer displays under Transfer Status. To view transfer status, click on the in front of Samsung YH-925 under your Library to expand the sub-folders, and then click on [Transfer Status] When the tracks have finished transferring, the status is listed as Complete.

  • Page 32: Deleting Music On Your Player

    Deleting Music on Your Player To remove track(s) from your player: Verify that your player is connected to your computer and displayed in your Napster Library as Samsung YH-925. Navigate to and locate the track(s) within the player menu tree by clicking on the sign next to the YH925 icon.

  • Page 33: Getting Help With Napster

    Using Napster Getting Help with Napster Additional help for the Napster application is available by clicking on the button from any screen, or through the Help drop-down menu. The following help options are available: ● User Guide: Comprehensive online instructions for using all the Napster features and functions ●...

  • Page 34: Installing Multimedia Studio

    Installing Multimedia Studio ● Multimedia Studio is a program that supports image editing, video playback and format conversion, and multimedia album creation. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Multimedia Studio]. Select language...
  • Page 35 Installing Multimedia Studio Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.

  • Page 36: Using Multimedia Studio

    Using Multimedia Studio ● Run Multimedia Studio from on the Desktop. Editing Images Select the folder containing images to edit from the directory window at the upper left-hand section of Multimedia Studio. ● The saved files will be displayed in the file list window on the right. Select the image to edit.
  • Page 37 Using Multimedia Studio ● Files downloaded without using Multimedia Studio cannot be viewed on the screen. Sending images Connect the player to PC. Select the image(s) to send to the player. → Select [File] [Export images to device] at the top of the Multimedia Studio menu. Select the device connected to PC from the [Select device] screen, and then press the [OK] button.
  • Page 38 Using Multimedia Studio Set the size and path of the image at the [Resize images] window and then click the [OK] button. ● The image will be sent to the selected device. ● The sent image can be viewed from [PhotoAlbum] → [Albums] on the player. ●...
  • Page 39 Using Multimedia Studio ● Albums created from [Making Album for the use of PPL] can be viewed as slide shows on the player. Making Albums for Slide Shows Connect the player to PC. Press the [Edit Alb] button at the top of Multimedia Studio. ●...
  • Page 40 Using Multimedia Studio Press the [Save] button at the top of the [PPL Album] window when album editing is complete. Select the directory to save to in the save window and press the [Save] button. ● The edited album will be saved in the selected directory. Select [Album] →...
  • Page 41 Using Multimedia Studio ● The Multimedia Studio software allows you to capture a still frame from a video file and save it as a picture, then transfer it to the YH-925. Capturing Video Press the [Capture] button at the top of the Multimedia Studio menu.
  • Page 42 Using Multimedia Studio Press the [Capture] button and then press the [Capture] button when the image you want to capture appears. ● The selected image will be captured. Press the [Save] button. ● Save This captured image: saves the currently selected image. ●...

  • Page 43: To View Help On Multimedia Studio

    To View Help on Multimedia Studio Run Multimedia Studio and press the Help button at the top of the screen. ● Help will be displayed.

  • Page 44: Playing Music

    Playing music Make sure the player is fully charged and the earphones are connected. Turning Power On and Off ● Power On: Press and hold the √» button to turn on the power. ● Power Off: Press and hold the √» button to turn off the power. Playing Music PLAY Select Now Playing in the menu.

  • Page 45: Hold Feature / Loop Repeating

    Hold Feature Use the Hold feature to lock and disable all buttons. The Hold feature is useful to prevent your Samsung player from being accidentally turned off or on when jogging, or to ensure uninterrupted playback. HOLD Activate on the main unit.

  • Page 46: Searching Within Music Files

    Searching Within Music Files Searching for Specific Parts in PLAY Mode ● During playback, press and hold the buttons to forward or reverse search the cur- rently playing file. Searching for Music Files in PLAY Mode. ● During playback, briefly press the button to play the next track in the playlist.

  • Page 47: Menu Mode

    Menu Mode Press the MENU button to switch to Menu mode. ● Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the menu item you want, and then briefly press the SEL button. Photo Album ● Now Playing: Display the song currently playing. ●...

  • Page 48: Browsing Your Music

    Browsing Your Music In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the Library, and press the SEL button. Searching for and Selecting Music Files Library Artists All Tracks Enya-Braveheart Theme Artists All Tracks Jack Jhonson-Inaudible Albums Beach Boys Jhon Philip Sousa-US Tracks Beatles...
  • Page 49 Browsing Your Music Library Tracks 009 5tion-Sorry Artists Albums 027 Cami-You can it 073 U-groove Tracks 015.everything me Genres Playlists ● Tracks: Shows the song title from the ID3 tag information stored in the music file. ● You can use the SCROLL UP/DOWN buttons to move, and then press the SEL button to play the selected song.

  • Page 50: Play Options(Artist, Album, Tracks, Genres)

    Browsing Your Music Play Options (Artist, Album, Tracks, Genres) Select Artist, Album, Track, Genre, and press and hold the SEL button. ● Move to Play Options screen. In the Play Options, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the desired play option, and press the SEL button.

  • Page 51: Selecting A Playlist

    Browsing Your Music Selecting a Playlist In the Library, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Playlists and then press the SELECT button. Select the playlist that you want to play, and then press the SEL button. ● Saved files will appear in the selected playlist. Press the SEL button on the desired file.

  • Page 52: Searching For And Selecting Voice Files

    Browsing Your Music Searching for and Selecting Voice Files In the Library, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Voice Recordings, and then press the SEL button. ● Recorded voice file will appear. Press the √» button or SEL button on the desired file. ●...

  • Page 53: Recording Voice

    Recording Voice Slide the REC switch up to start voice recording. Voice recordings Slide the REC switch in the opposite direction that 0001.mp3 you had pushed for recording. ● Recording stops and the file is created. ● Files are recorded and renamed Voice0001.mp3, Voice0002.mp3, and so on.

  • Page 54: Recording Mp3S

    Recording MP3s Your player can be to used to record directly from any external audio source such as a CD player, cassette player, home stereo or radio. While in Music mode, use the Line-In cable to connect the main unit's line in jack and the line out jack of your external audio device.

  • Page 55: Viewing Image Files

    Viewing Image Files Press the MENU button. In the Menu, select Photo Album and press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Albums. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to move to the desired image file and press the SEL button. ●...

  • Page 56: Viewing Slide Show

    Viewing Slide Show Press the MENU button. In the Menu, select Photo Album and press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Slide Show. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to move to the desired file and then press the SEL button.

  • Page 57: Using Usb Host

    Using USB Host You can transfer files back and forth between your YH925 and a Digital Camera. Connecting an External Device Use the USB cable to connect the unit and the USB host adapter. ● Plug the charger into a wall outlet. Use the external device's USB cable to connect the external device and the USB host adapter.
  • Page 58 Using USB Host Transferring Files from an External Device to the Player At the External Device screen, move to a file to transfer to the Player. ● SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN : Moves up and down. ● SEL : Moves to a subfolder. Press and hold the SEL button to bring up the pop-up window.
  • Page 59 Using USB Host Transferring Files from the Player to an External Device At the External Device screen, press the √» button. ● The Host screen will be displayed. Move to a file to transfer to the external device. ● SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN : Moves up and down. ●...

  • Page 60: Shuffle And Repeat Playback

    Shuffle and Repeat Playback In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Repeat. Press the SEL button to choose Repeat Off, One, All or Shuffle. ●...

  • Page 61: Equalizer Settings

    Equalizer Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select EQ. Press the SELECT button until the desired mode appears. Settings ● Select the desired mode, and then press the MENU button Repeat-Off EQ-Off to go to the main menu.

  • Page 62: Srs Settings

    SRS Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select SRS settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select SRS Level, TruBass Level, Focus Level and Optimum, and then press the SEL button to make the desired SRS Settings.

  • Page 63: Recording Settings

    Recording Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Record Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select SamplingRate and Bit Rate, and then briefly press the SEL button to make the desired recording setting.

  • Page 64: Backlight Setting

    Backlight Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Backlight. Press the SEL button until the desired Backlight Settings On-Time appears. Repeat-Off EQ-Off ●...

  • Page 65: Lcd Off Time Settings

    LCD Off Time Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SELECT button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select LCD Off Time. Press the SELECT button until the desired LCD power-off time appears. ●...

  • Page 66: Fader Effect

    Fader Effect In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Fader Effect, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Fade Type, Curve Type, and Duration Time, and then briefly press the SEL button.

  • Page 67: Power Off Settings

    Power Off Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Auto Power off. Press the SEL button until the desired power-off time appears. ●...

  • Page 68: Restoring Default Settings

    Restoring Default Settings In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Reset, and then press the SEL button. ● If you select YES, all selected settings will be restored to the default setting. Volume = 20 Settings Repeat = Off...

  • Page 69: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting One of the messages below appears: “The device firmware needs repairs. Please connect to PC and repair firmware with recovery utility. Device will be turned off.” or “ The device database needs repairs. Please connect to PC and rebuild database with recovery utility. Device will be turned off.” The message "Loading"...
  • Page 70 Troubleshooting The Backlight is off. ● Please check the Backlight settings. ● Backlight is automatically disabled for longer playback in case of low battery power. The playback time display during playback does not seem right. ● Check if you are not playing a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) file. VBR files are only partially supported. The LCD window is too dark.

  • Page 71: Specifications

    Specifications Model YH-925 Internal Memory Capacity 20GB Built-in Rechargeable Battery Capacity 900mAh Voltage 3.7V (Li-ion Rechargeable Battery) Dimensions/Weight 1.96”X 0.54” X 3.47”/2.98oz Case Aluminum/Plastic File Transfer Speed Max. 120Mbps Signal to Noise Ratio 85dB with 20KHz LPF(based on 1KHz OdB)

  • Page 72: Safety Information

    Safety Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC If this equipment does cause harmful interference Rules. Operation is subject to the following two to radio or television reception, which can be conditions: determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the (1) This device may not cause harmful interference by one or more of the following...

  • Page 73: Declaration Of Conformity

    Address: 416, Maetan-3Dong, Paldal-Gu, Suwon City, Kyungki-Do, Korea 442-742 declares under its sole responsibility that the Party Responsible for Product Compliance product Trade Name: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Samsung Electronics America Model Number: YH-925 QA Lab. has been tested according to the 3351 Michelson Dr.

  • Page 74: Warranty

    2.Samsung's obligations are to the repair of the warranty. defective part, and at its discretion, replacement of Return of the product for defective reasons the product (service exchange unit).
  • Page 75 ◆ Accidents, Acts of God or any cause beyond the control of Samsung caused by lightning, water, fire, public disturbances and improper ventilation.
  • Page 76 CORPORATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS EXTEND TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PRODUCT SHALL BE BINDING ON SAMSUNG, ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PRODUCT, IS NONTRANSFERABLE AND REVENUE OR PROFITS,FAILURE TO REALIZE STATES YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.
  • Page 77 Warranty 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 081299...
  • Page 78 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 400 Valley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) AH68-01655L (Rev 0.0) www.samsung.com...

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