YP-K3
this manual carefully to ensure proper use of the player and For Your Safety Read to avoid any danger or physical damage. WARNING Failing to heed the player instructions may cause serious injury. 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. Contact a Service Center.
ENG CAUTION Failure to follow all instructions lead to physical injuries or damage to the player. Product Use Management of Important Data Be sure to back up important data. Please be aware that we claim no responsibility for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair or other causes. Avoid malfunction Do not cause excessive impact on the player by dropping it. Do not place heavy objects on top of the player. Prevent any foreign particles or dust from entering into the player.
Contents For Your Safety ..........................................2 Contents .......................................................4 Chapter 3. Multimedia function Listening to Music ....................................24 Chapter 1. Preparation Product Features ........................................6 Basic Information .......................................7 Components...............................................7 Screen Display Information........................9 Button Functions .................
Chapter 6. Appendix Settings .......................................................44 Menu Tree ...................................................53 Product Specifications ............................54 Setting Display .........................................44 Setting Time ............................................46 Setting Language.....................................48 Setting the System ..................................49 ENG Chapter 4. Setting Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ...
Product Features Compact & Slim ■ It is designed to look compact and slim for the appearance. Touchpad ■ You can tap on the touch pad to navigate through the menus. Easy & Simple Menu Structure ■ 6 Easy to use with a simple menu structure. Longer Play Time and Shorter Downloading! ■ A fully charged battery can play up to 20 hours of music (when using the earphone). ■ The player supports USB 2.0 capability, much faster than USB 1.1 to enable faster communication with the PC.
Basic Information ENG Components Front, Right Side All buttons are 'Light-touch' buttons.
Basic Information Components (Continued) Bottom/Rear USB Connection Port Earphone Jack [Bottom] [Rear] Reset Hole Checking the Accessories Player ■ 8 Earphones USB Cable Installation CD Design of accessories is subject to change for the purpose of improvement, without notice.
Basic Information ENG Screen Display Information Music 6 1 7 Normal 2 3 4 5 1.Life is cool 002/020 √ 00:02:20 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 ■ NOTE Play Mode Display Graphic Equalizer Music Information Play Status Bar Current Music Number/ Total Number Display 6 7 8 9 Sound Effect Display Battery Status Display Play Time Display Play/Pause Display The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only. The actual screen may differ.
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. Long tap to move to the main menu. Short tap to move to the previous screen. Moving up, down, left and right and Function Selection. Tap to move up or down by one selection. Tap to move left or right by one selection. Press and hold to move up or down continuously.
ENG ✽ 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. ■ Do not tap on the touch screen if your fingers are not clean. ■ Do not tap on the touch screen with your gloves on. Otherwise, the button does not operate in any way.
Basic Information Charging the battery Fully charge the rechargeable battery before using the player for the first time or when it has not been used for a while. the USB cable to the USB port 1 Connect ( ) on your PC. the other end of the USB 2 Connect cable to the USB Connection Port on the bottom of the player. ■ When connected with the USB cable, it takes about 4 hours for the player to fully charge although this may vary depending on your PC environment.
Basic Information ENG Basic Use Turning the Power On & Off Turning the Power On Normal Slide and hold the [ HOLD √] switch in the opposite direction of the arrow. ■ Turning the Power Off 1.Life is cool √ 00:02:20 002/020 Slide and hold the [ HOLD √] switch in the opposite direction of the arrow again. ■ ■ NOTE Power is turned on. Power is turned off. 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.
Basic Information Basic Use (Continued) Volume Control Tap [ Normal ]. ■ You will see a volume control icon. ■ Tap [ ] to increase the volume or [ ] to decrease it. 1.Life is cool 002/020 √ 00:02:20 Lock Function In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. This function is useful when you are walking or jogging. Normal 1 Slide the [ HOLD 1.Life is cool 002/020 14 √] switch in the direction of the arrow.
ENG Reset Function If a player malfunction occurs, you can re-initialize the system by pressing the Reset hole. Reset hole Press the Reset hole at the rear of the player with a pointed object such as a safety clip. ■ The system will be initialized. ■ Your settings and files will not be affected.
Loading Your Desired File Installing Samsung Media Studio Use Media Studio to transfer music files from your PC to the player. If Media Studio is not installed automatically CAUTION ■ Install the program on PCs running Windows 2000 or Windows XP after logging on with the Administrator account. Please refer to the PC user manual on how to log on with the Administrator account. Before you start! Insert the installation CD provided with the player into the CD-ROM drive. 1 Click .
Loading Your Desired File Connecting to your PC Use the USB Cable provided when connecting the player to your PC. ENG Before you start! 2 1 1 Connect the USB cable to the USB port ( ) on your PC. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB Connection Port on the 2 bottom of the player. PC Requirements The PC system must meet the following minimum specifications: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Pentium 300MHz or higher DirectX 9.
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. 2 3 3 Please refer to Help for more information on how to use Media Studio. ■ 18 Click
■ ■ Connect the player to your PC. Media Studio must be installed on your PC. 1 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 ENG Before you start! icon on the desktop. 2 Click the desired file icon on the left side. ■ ■ Choose the file type you want to transfer by clicking on one of these icons. represents a music file and represents a photo. Click icon to display etc list.
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. 2 3 4 Portable window ■ 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.
■ ■ ENG Before you start! Connect the player to your PC. Media Studio must be installed on your PC. 1 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 icon on the desktop. 2 Click the desired file icon on the left side. ■ ■ Choose the file type you want to transfer by clicking on one of these icons. represents a music file and represents a photo. Click icon to display etc list.
can use the player as a removable Using as a Removable Disk You storage device. Before you start! ■ Connect the player to your PC. 1 Open files/folders to transfer from your PC. ➝ 2 Open from the desktop. the files/folders to transfer from your 3 Select PC and drag and drop them to a folder of your choice in the . ■ ■ The file transfer message will appear during file download or upload.
the mouse cursor on top of the 1 Place @ icon on the taskbar at the bottom ENG the steps below to prevent damage to the Disconnecting from your PC Follow player and data when disconnecting from your PC. right corner of the desktop and click the left mouse button. 1 message. 3 Disconnect the player from your PC. 2 ■ Do not disconnect the player from the PC during file transfer. This may cause damage to data and the player.
Listening to Music Listening to Music Before you start! Connect the earphones, then turn on the player, and check the battery. 1 Press and hold [ 2 Tap [ ■ Music 1 ] to select and then tap [ The Music Menu will appear. Music Menu ■ : You can see the current song. ■ : You can search for a music file. ■ : To play by Playlist 3 Tap [ 2,3 ■ NOTE 24 ■ ] to move to the main menu. tap [ ] to select and then ].
ENG [ 4 Tap tap [ File Browser ■ MUSIC ] to select folder, and then ]. The music files for the selected folder will appear. PICTURES PLAYLIST [ ] to select a music file to play, and 5 Tap then tap [ ]. TEXT ■ The music will start playing. 4,5 ■ NOTE If you select the or folder in the , only those music files transferred into the or folder are displayed.
Listening to Music Listening to Music (Continued) To Pause 1 Tap [ ■ 2 Tap [ ■ ] again. The music will play from the point where it stopped. ■ NOTE ] while the music is playing. The music playback will be paused. 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 46 To search within a track 1 Press and hold [ ■ ] while the selected track is playing.
ENG 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. ■ CAUTION When playing VBR files, the previous track may not play even if you tap [ 3 seconds of play.
Listening to Music Creating a Playlist Using Samsung Media Studio A playlist is a list of your favorite songs. 1 3 3 2 1 Click on the top of Media Studio. ■ The window appears. 2 Click on the bottom. ■ The Creation window appears. 3 Type in the album title and click . 28 ■ A new album (playlist) will be created and stored in the My Album section of Media Studio.
Before you start! ENG Connect the player to your PC. Adding Music files to a Playlist 1 2 4 5 1 Click on the top of Media Studio. in the right corner of the 2 Click window. ■ The window appears. ■ The Album window appears. 3 files that you want to transfer in the 4 Select window. Double-click on a desired album in the right window. 5 Click ■ icon. The selected files will be added to the album (playlist).
Listening to Music To Play a Playlist Before you start! For more information, see pages 28~29 to see how to create and transfer playlists to your player. Music 1 Press and hold [ ] to move to the main menu. 2 Tap [ ] to select and then tap [ ]. Now Playing File Browser Playlists ■ The Music Menu will appear. 3 Tap [ ]. The Playlist(s) will appear. ■ If there is no playlist found, you will see a message of on the screen.
Listening to Music ENG 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 1 Tap [ ■ 2 Tap [ Sound Effect ■ Graphic EQ Play Mode ] to select and then tap [ ]. The sound effect menu appears. 3 Tap [ ■ ] while listening to music. The music option menu appears. ] to select the desired sound effect and then tap [ ].
Listening to Music Using the Music Option Menu (Continued) To select the play mode Normal 1 Tap [ ■ Sound Effect Graphic EQ 2 Tap [ ■ ] while listening to music. The music option menu appears. ] to select and then tap [ ]. The play mode menu appears. Play Mode 3 Tap [ ■ ] to select the desired mode and then tap [ You can select either , , , , , or .
Listening to FM Radio Before you start! Connect the earphones, then turn on the player, and check the battery. and hold [ 1 Press menu. 2 Tap [ [ ■ ENG Listening to FM Radio ] to move to the main ] to select and then tap ]. FM radio reception will start. FM Radio 1 To use Mute function Tap [ ] while listening to the FM radio. ■ Sound is muted. ■ Tap [ ] once again to hear sound. 2 ■ CAUTION Always connect your earphones to the player when searching or setting frequencies.
Listening to FM Radio Listening to FM Radio (Continued) To switch to Manual mode Select this mode if you want to manually search through the FM band one frequency at a time. 1 Tap [ Preset Mode Go to Manual .. Delete Preset Auto Preset Preset List 2 Tap [ ■ ] in . ] to select and then tap [ ]. You will see on the screen. FM Sensitivity To switch to Preset Mode Select this mode if you want to search through your saved FM presets one preset at a time.
Manual Mode Press and hold [ ■ ENG To automatically search for frequencies ] in . The broadcast station frequency nearest from the point the button is released will be searched. To manually search for frequencies Manual Mode Tap [ ■ ] in . Moves to next frequency whenever the button is tapped.
Listening to FM Radio Setting FM Presets You can set up to 30 presets in FM Radio mode. To automatically set Presets 1 Tap [ Manual Mode Go to Preset .. Add Preset Auto Preset 2 Tap [ ■ ] in FM Radio mode. ] to select and then tap [ You will see the Auto Preset window on the screen. FM Sensitivity 3 Tap [ ■ ■ ] to select and then tap [ Up to 30 presets are automatically saved. Using deletes all previous presets.
ENG To manually set Presets Manual Mode Go to Preset .. Add Preset Auto Preset 1 Tap [ 2 Tap [ 3 Tap [ FM Sensitivity ■ ] to select the desired frequency in . ]. ] to select and then tap [ ]. The selected frequency will be added to the preset list. A maximum of 30 preset numbers are added to the list in sequential order. 4 To set a preset for other frequencies, follow 1-3 steps above.
Listening to FM Radio To Delete Presets Delete Preset 89.1MHz 1 Tap [ ] in . 89.2MHz 89.3MHz 89.4MHz 2 Tap [ ■ ] to select and then tap [ ]. The preset frequencies will appear. 3 Tap [ ] to select the preset frequency you want to delete and then tap [ ]. ■ The confirmation window will appear. 4 Tap [ ■ ] to select and then tap [ ]. The selected preset will be deleted. select and delete other preset numbers, follow 1-4 steps 5 Toabove.
Listening to FM Radio Setting FM Radio Manual Mode 1 Tap [ Add Preset 2 Tap [ Auto Preset ■ Go to Preset .. ENG To set FM Sensitivity ] in FM Radio mode. ] to select and then tap [ ]. The FM Sensitivity menu appears. FM Sensitivity 3 Tap [ ] to select the sensitivity and then tap [ ]. ■ You can select from , and . ■ The higher FM sensitivity is, the more frequencies that can be received.
Photo Viewing Photo Viewing Before you start! See pages 20-21 to transfer Photo files to your player. and hold [ 1 Press menu. 2 Tap [ ■ Photo ] to select the photo file of your choice, then tap [ ]. ■ ■ 1,2 2,3 You will see thumbnail photos if the appropriate information is included in the file. For a file with no information, you will see instead. Slideshow Viewing 1 Tap [ 2 ] in Photo Viewing mode. The slideshow will start. Tap [ ] to stop the slideshow.
Photo Viewing ENG 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. 1 Tap [ ■ ] while viewing a photo. The photo option menu appears. 2 Tap [ ] to select or . Background Mu.. Add to Screen S.. ■ : You can listen to the song that you last played while viewing your photo.
Text Viewing Text Viewing ■ Before you start! ■ ■ You can read a novel or see the manuscript text of a news story or soap opera while listening to music. See pages 20-21 to transfer text files to your player. Turn on the player, and check the battery. Set your preferred language for text in . √ Page 48 and hold [ 1 Press menu. ] to move to the main 2 Tap [ ] to select and then tap [ 3 Tap [ ] to select Text and then tap [ ]. Text 1 ■ You will see the text on the screen.
Text Viewing ENG Using Text menu To listen to music while viewing your text You can listen to the song that you last played while viewing your text. 1 Tap [ interview ■ ] while viewing a text. The text option menu appears. 2 Tap [ Background Mu ] to select or . Text Viewer Ty.. ■ : You can listen to the song that you last played while viewing your text.
Settings Setting Display You can adjust the Screen Saver and the Display Off time for the screen display. 1 Press and hold [ 2 Tap [ ■ ] to move to the main menu. ] to select and then tap [ ]. The Settings menu appears. Settings 3 Tap [ Settings Display ■ ] to select and then tap [ ]. The Display menu appears. Time Language System NOTE 44 4 Use the [ ] and [ Button Operation ■ Tap [ ] to move up or down in the list. ■ Tap [ ] to select and confirm your settings.
: You can set an image to use as a screen saver. Select either , , , and and set the wait time. is a photo you designated as a screen saver in . √ page 41 You can select from <15sec>, <30sec>, <1min>, <3min>, <5min>, and . If no button is tapped within the time set shown above, the player will display the screen saver image.
Settings Setting Time Settings Display You can not only set the current Time Set but also Sleep Timer and Auto Power Off. 1 Press and hold [ ] to move to the main menu. Time Language System 2 Tap [ ■ 3 Tap [ ■ ]. ] to select
ENG Time Set 1 Tap [ Time Set PM Hour Min 06 35 ] to select
Settings Setting Language Settings Display Time Language You can set the language for the menu and ID3 Tag. 1 Press and hold [ ] to move to the main menu. 2 Tap [ ] to select and then tap [ ]. System ■ The Settings menu appears. 3 Tap [ ■ ] to select and then tap [ 4 Use the [ ■ ] and [ ] to set the desired functions
Settings 1 Press and hold [ Settings Display Time Language System 2 Tap [ ■ ] to move to the main menu. ] to select and then tap [ ]. The Settings menu appears. 3 Tap [ ■ ENG Setting the System You can set various functions of the player. ] to select and then tap [ ]. The System menu appears. 4 Use the [ ] and [ ] to set the desired functions ■ : You can set the start point where the player resumes playback after you stop playing the music.
Settings Setting the System (Continued) ■ : Returns all settings to the default value. ■ : You can check the firmware version, memory capacity and file number. ■ ■ ■ Firmware Version : Displays the current firmware version. Memory : Indicates the remaining memory capacity. indicates the usage, indicates the remaining capacity and indicates the total memory capacity.
Check points & Troubleshooting Problem ■ Power will not turn on. ■ ■ Buttons do not work. If a malfunction is experienced, check the following. ■ ■ ENG Troubleshooting Power will not turn on if the battery is fully discharged. Recharge the battery and turn on the player again. Press the Reset hole. Check if the [HOLD √] switch is in the direction of the arrow position. Check if you tapped the right button, then tap again. √ Page 11 Press the Reset hole.
Troubleshooting (Continued) Check points & Troubleshooting Problem ■ Playing is disabled. ■ ■ ■ File upload is disabled. ■ ■ 52 Check if the available file has been saved in the player. Check if the music file is damaged. Check if there is enough battery power. Check if the USB cable is securely connected. Reconnect if necessary. Check if the memory is full. Press the Reset hole. Files or data are missing. Check if the USB cable has been disconnected during file or data transmission.
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Product Specifications Model Name Power Built-in Battery Power File Compatibility YP-K3 3.7V (Li-Polymer Rechargeable) 500mAh Music : MPEG1/2/2.
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