Samsung YP-T55 User Manual

Samsung YP-T55 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Features

    Features MP3, WMA , Audio ASF and Ogg Playback The player supports playback of MP3, WMA, Audio ASF and Ogg. Removable Storage Device You can easily copy and paste files to the player using Windows Explorer. Direct MP3 Recording You can convert music from CDs, cassettes, and radio into MP3 files without a PC.
  • Page 3: Voice Recording Function

    This player uses one AAA/LR03 alkaline battery. Operation can last up to 18hours. Actual playing time may vary according to the type and capacity of the battery. Upgradeable Firmware You can upgrade the player's firmware when available. Please check the home page (www.samsung.com) for upgrades. Features...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Preparations Features ...2 Safety Instructions...6 Components...8 Location of Controls ...9 Display ...10 Chapter 2 Connection to Computer Connecting the player to PC ...11 ...12 Installing the USB Driver Connecting the player to PC with the ...14 USB cable Manual Installation of USB Driver...16 If an error occurs during installation ...16...
  • Page 5 Listening to FM Radio ...42 Manual Search for a Frequency Manual Storage of a Frequency Automatic Search for a Frequency Searching Stored Frequencies Deleting Stored Frequencies ...43 Mute Function FM Recording...44 Setting the Advanced Functions ...45 Selecting the Playmode ...46 Setting the EQ mode...47 ...47 DNSe...
  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions 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 let any foreign matter spill into the device. Be careful not to subject the player to excessive pressure when wearing...
  • Page 7: Environmental Information

    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 crossing intersections.
  • Page 8: Components

    Components Player Line In Cable Installation CD USB Cable Alkaline Battery Neck Strap Eaphones (1 AAA/LR03 Type) G The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part of the memory as well. G Design of accessories is subject to change for the purposes of improvement, without notice.
  • Page 9: Location Of Controls

    Location of Controls MENU button Power On/Off Record / User Button Play/Pause Button USER Volume Up Button Move to Track/Speed Search Lever Display Volume Down Button Navigation button Neck strap Hook Hold Switch Battery Cover ENC/USB Cable Connection Port Earphone Jack...
  • Page 10: Display

    Location of Controls Display Track Number indicator Play/Stop/Pause indicator ✍ - The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only. The actual screen may differ. Inserting a Battery Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow to open. Insert a battery to the right poles + , –...
  • Page 11: Connecting The Player To Pc

    Connecting the player to PC ❿ ❿ ¤ ¤ System Requirements. The PC system must meet the following specifications: G Pentium 200MHz or greater G 40MB of available hard disk space G USB port (2.0) supported Installing the USB Driver Be sure to install the USB driver before connecting the play and a PC.
  • Page 12: Installing The Usb Driver

    Connecting the player to PC Select [Install Player USB Driver].
  • Page 13 Connecting the player to PC Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.
  • Page 14: Connecting The Player To Pc With The Usb Cable

    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-T55 USB Device" will appear in the [System Properties] ➝ [Device Manager].
  • Page 15 How to check if USB driver is properly installed How to check if USB driver is properly installed Windows 98: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-T55 Windows 2000: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝...
  • Page 16: Manual Installation Of Usb Driver

    Manual Installation of USB Driver Go to “Transferring Files to your Player” if the USB driver is installed. Follow these steps if the USB driver is not installed : If an error occurs during installation of the USB driver Check the device manager. Windows 98SE/ME: ➝...
  • Page 17 Manual Installation of USB Driver After selecting the driver, click [Update Driver]. Select [Search for a suitable driver for my device] and then click [Next]. Click [Next]. Click [Next] to finish.
  • Page 18: In Windows 98Se

    Manual Installation of USB Driver In Windows 98SE Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.
  • Page 19 : You must reboot your computer to complete the installation. USB driver location [CD-ROM]\USB Driver\Win98USB ✍ - You cannot use it as a removable disc in Windows 98SE if the YP-T55 program is not installed. Make sure to install the USB driver file first.
  • Page 20: Transferring Files To Your Player

    Transferring Files to your Player When the MP3 player is connected to your PC, the PC will see it as a removable disc. Music and other files can then be dragged and dropped into the removable disc for playback on the MP3 player.
  • Page 21 Transferring Files to your Player Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into the removable disk icon. (Files appear on the player in numerical, alphabetical order) G For example, if you change the name of music files in Windows Explorer to 001***, 002***..., the files will be played in the numerical order you set.
  • Page 22: Disconnecting The Player

    Transferring Files to your Player Disconnecting the player After completing the file transfer, you must disconnect the player in the following way: 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 player.
  • Page 23: Installing Media Studio

    Media Studio is the program that enables you to download music files to the player, and play back music files on your PC. Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Samsung Media Studio]. Installing Media Studio...
  • Page 24 Installing Media Studio Follow the instruction in the window to complete the installation. G Samsung Media Studio icon will be created on the desktop.
  • Page 25: Using Media Studio

    G Double-click the Media Studio icon on the Desktop. Downloading Music Files Connect the player to your PC. G 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 window does not automatically appear.
  • Page 26 Using Media Studio When music files appear, select the file(s) you want to transfer, and then press the [Transfer] G The selected file(s) are transferred to the player. ✍ - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information. button.
  • Page 27: Creating A Folder On Your Player

    G You can create folders on the player to better organize your music. Creating a Folder on your Player Connect the player to your PC. Press the [Create Folder] Enter the name of the new folder when an input screen appears. G A new folder is created.
  • Page 28: Deleting Files

    Using Media Studio Deleting Files Connect the player to your PC. Press the [Delete] selecting required files or folders you want to delete. Press the [Confirm] button when an Confirm Deletion screen appears. G A selected folder or file is deleted. button at the bottom of the connection windows after ✍...
  • Page 29: Formattimg The Player In Media Studio

    G Formatting deletes all files on the MP3 player so maximum memory is available for new file storage. It saves you the trouble of deleting unwanted files one at a time. Formattimg the Player in Media Studio Connect the player to your PC.
  • Page 30: Ripping Tracks From An Audio Cd

    Using Media Studio G Using the audio format conversion function, you can lip tracks from an audio CD as MP3 files. Ripping Tracks from an Audio CD Insert the Audio CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. Press the [Search Audio CD] G The tracks on the CD are displayed.
  • Page 31: To View Help On Media Studio

    To View Help on Media Studio Click on [Help] at the top of Media Studio. G Help window will appear. ✍ - Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and Gracenote ® CDDB Music Recognition Service - CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo and logotype, and the "Powered by Gracenote CDDB"...
  • Page 32: Playing Music And Turning Off The Device

    Playing Music and Turning Off the Device Make sure the earphones are connected. Turning Power On and Off Power On : Press and hold the Power Off : Press and hold the Playing Music Press the button. G Playback starts. Pausing Music Press the button to pause playback.
  • Page 33: 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 “ ✽ To move to other modes from the Voice mode, refer to “Changing Mode”.
  • Page 34: Searching For Music/Voice Files

    Searching for Music/Voice Files To search for specific parts during play G Turn the lever up or down during playback to search for the part you want to listen to. G Release the lever to resume play normally. To change tracks during play G Turn the lever in the direction of G Turn the lever in the direction of move to and play the previous track.
  • Page 35: Loop Repeating

    ¡ Move to [Settings] [System] Starting Point While playing music files, press the USER button briefly at the beginning of the loop you want to set. G A↔ appears in the display. Ending Point Press the USER button briefly again to set the end of the loop.
  • Page 36: Recording Mp3S

    Recording MP3s ✽ To move to other modes from LINE_ENC mode, refer to “Changing Mode”. Connect the Audio OUT port (or Line OUT) on the external audio source to the ENC port on the device with the Line in cable. G Press the play button on the external device to play the music to record.
  • Page 37: Menu Options

    Press the MENU button to switch to the Menu Mode. Move to a menu item by using the select the menu. Press the MENU button once again to exit the Menu Mode. Music FM Radio G Music : To view the file currently playing. G Navigation : To move to Navigation Mode and browse files and folders on the player.
  • Page 38: Using Navigation

    Using Navigation You can easily search for files or switch modes using the Navigation function. Press the NAVI button to enter Navigation mode. or press and hold the MENU button to move to Menu and then select Navigation in Menu. Select the file or folder that you want to play.
  • Page 39: Changing Modes

    Changing Modes You can change the mode in the following method. Ex) To change from the Voice mode to the Music mode Press the NAVI button in the Voice mode. Use the button to move to the upper folder. Use the lever to move to the music file you want and press the G As it is changed to the Music mode, the selected file will be played.
  • Page 40: Playing /Exiting Folder

    Using Navigation Playing/Exiting Folder ❿ ❿ ¤ ¤ Playing Folder Press the NAVI button to move to the Navigation mode. Use the lever to move to the folder you want and press the G When " " appears, the selected file will be played. ❿...
  • Page 41: Setting Playlist

    Setting Playlist - Move to the file you want in Navigation mode and press the USER button. G The selected file will be marked and added to the playlist. G To remove the file from the playlist, move to the marked file in Navigation mode and press the USER button again.
  • Page 42: Listening To Fm Radio

    Listening to FM Radio First, press the MENU button to display the menu screen and select FM Radio. Manual Search for a Frequency G Turn the lever briefly to search manually for the frequency you want. Manual Storage of a Frequency G After searching manually for the frequency you want, press the USER button to display the save screen.
  • Page 43: Searching Stored Frequencies

    Searching Stored Frequencies Press the NAVI button in FM Mode. G PRESET screen will appear. Use the lever to move to the frequency you want. Deleting Stored Frequencies After moving to the PRESET number you want to delete, press and hold the USER button. After selecting the “Y”, press the NAVI button.
  • Page 44: Fm Recording

    FM Recording Press and hold the REC button during FM reception. G Recording of the currently transmitted FM broadcast begins. 001/001 00:01:30 FM REC Press the REC button again. G A file is created and the recording stops. G Files are recording in the order F001, F002, F003...and saved as MP3 files in [FM_ENC] folder. G Press and hold the NAVI button while listening to the FM radio to move to the [FM_ENC] folder.
  • Page 45: Setting The Advanced Functions

    Setting the Advanced Functions Select Settings in the MENU. (refer to “MENU Options”) In Settings, use the press the NAVI button to select. G To move to a previous menu, use Play Mode Sound Effect Play Speed Display Language Record FM Radio Time System...
  • Page 46: Selecting The Playmode

    Selecting the Playmode Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] ¡ [Play Mode]. In Play mode, use the the NAVI button to select. Normal Repeat One Repeat All G Normal : To play all the files in order one time. G Repeat One : To repeat one file. G Repeat All : To repeat all files.
  • Page 47: Setting The Eq Mode

    R&B Classical ✍ - DNSe is a sound quality enhancement function for MP3 players developed by Samsung and provides 3D and Bass Enhance modes. 3D provides stereophonic surround effect and Bass Enhance reinforces bass sound of music. Setting the EQ mode ¡...
  • Page 48: 3D User Setting

    Setting the EQ mode 3D User Setting 3D User Setting is available only when the DNSe is set to 3D-User. [3D] G Use the lever to move to the 3D level you want G 3D level can be set within the range of off to 5. [Bass Enhance] G Use the lever to move to the bass enhance level...
  • Page 49: User Eq Set

    User EQ Set G Select User EQ in DNSe to set the equalizer to your preference in the User EQ Set. G Use the button to move to left or right and use the lever to adjust the level. Press the NAVI button after completing the setting. Press the MENU button.
  • Page 50: Display Settings

    Display Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] Scroll [ Type ] G Use the lever to select the scroll type. G Horizontal : Music title moves horizontally. G Vertical : Music title moves vertically. [ Speed ] G Use the lever to set the scroll speed from X1, X3, X5 to adjust the speed of the track title movement.
  • Page 51: Backlight

    Backlight G Use the lever to set the Backlight-Off time. G You can set the Backlight Time to 5Sec, 15Sec, 30Sec, 1Min, or Always On. G When set to Always On, the light stays on continuously. Contrast G Use the lever to set the contrast from 00 to 10 to adjust the brightness of the screen.
  • Page 52: Language Settings

    Language Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] Menu G Use the lever to select the language for displaying menu. ¡ ¡ G Chinese(S) Chinese(T) ¡ ¡ Japanese Korean Russian Menu ID3-Tag Return ID3-Tag G Use the lever to select the language for displaying Tag information. ¡...
  • Page 53: Recording Settings

    Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] Bit Rate G Use the lever to select the recording bit rate. G When recording music into an MP3 file, you can select one of the following bit rates: 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps and 128Kbps. ✍...
  • Page 54: Fm Radio Settings

    FM Radio Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] Auto Preset G If you select Auto Preset, frequencies within the range of 87.5MHz to 108.0MHz are automatically selected and stored. G Frequencies are automatically stored, starting from 1. FM Region G Use the lever to select your FM reception region.
  • Page 55: Time Settings

    Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] Auto Off Time G Use the lever to set the Power-Off time from off to 5 minutes. G If no button is pressed after play stops, the player will automatically turn off after the time you set. G When set to Off, the function is disabled.
  • Page 56: System Settings

    System Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] Deleting a file Select Delete from the System menu. Use the lever to move to the file you want to delete and then press the NAVI button. Use the lever to move to Confirm and then press the NAVI button.
  • Page 57: Skip Interval

    Skip Interval G Use the lever to set the skip interval from 5sec to 1min. G If you turn the lever in music mode, you can search a track by a set time. G If you set the Skip Interval to 1 Track, then turn the lever, the previous or next track will be selected.
  • Page 58: Default Set

    System Settings Default Set G Use the lever to select Default Set Yes or No. G Yes : All settings selected will be initialized. G No : All settings selected will remain as they are. User Button Mode G Use the lever to select an item for the USER button setting.
  • Page 59: Fm Radio Settings

    Music Navigation Play Speed Play Mode Sound Effect Normal DNSe Repeat One 3D User Set Repeat All User EQ Set Shuffle All Intro Use the MENU Table MENU Playlist FM Radio Language Display Record FM Radio Menu Scroll Bit Rate Auto Preset ID3-Tag Backlight...
  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    The player does not work and the LCD displays nothing. G Check the battery capacity G Connect the player to PC and run YP-T55 Updater in the desktop to update the player. In PLAY mode, music is not played after pressing the button G Check to see if MP3 or WMA files are saved in the built-in memory.
  • Page 61 G After checking whether the folder is played, use the Navigation function to change the folder. G After connecting it to PC, execute YP-T55 Updater in the desktop to update the product. I cannot properly connect it to PC. G Win98SE : Try to connect again after installing the driver.
  • Page 62: Specifications

    ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3. No rights are granted under this license for product features or functions that do not conform to the ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3. YP-T55 1.5V X 1 (AAA/LR03 size alkaline battery) lasts up to 18hours (MP3 128 Kbps, Volume 15, Normal Sound Mode)
  • Page 63 Specifications EUROPE ONLY This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.
  • Page 64: Contact Samsung World Wide

    Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care center. Country CANADA 1-800-SAMSUNG (7267864) MEXICO 01-800-SAMSUNG (7267864) U.S.A 1-800-SAMSUNG (7267864) ARGENTINE 0800-333-3733 BRAZIL 0800-124-421 CHILE 800-726-7864(SAMSUNG) COSTA RICA...
  • Page 65 0120-327-527 MALAYSIA 1800-88-9999 PHILIPPINES 1800-10-SAMSUNG (7267864) SINGAPORE 1800-SAMSUNG (7267864) THAILAND 1800-29-3232 / 02-689-3232 TAIWAN 0800-329-999 VIETNAM 1 800 588 889 SOUTH AFRICA 0860 726786 (SAMSUNG) U.A.E 800SAMSUNG (7267864) Web Site www.samsung.com/hu www.samsung.com/it www.samsung.lu www.samsung.com/nl www.samsung.com/no www.samsung.com/pl www.samsung.com/pt www.samsung.com/sk www.samsung.com/es www.samsung.com/se www.samsung.co.uk...
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