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. FM Reception ● 2 Listening to an FM program is made easy with Auto Search and Frequency Memory functions.
ENG Features DNSe Surround Sound ● The 3D surround feature adds spaciousness to the sound. Voice Recording Function ● You can make high quality voice recordings. 18 Hours Continuous Play ● 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.
Contents I Chapter 1 Preparations Features ...............................................2 Safety Instructions................................6 Components.........................................8 Location of Controls .............................9 Display ...............................................10 I Chapter 2 Connection to Computer Connecting the player to PC ..............11 ● Installing the USB Driver .................
Contents ● FM Region ......................................54 ● FM Search Level .............................54 Time Settings......................................55 ● Auto Off Time ..................................55 ● Auto Sleep ......................................55 ● Intro Time .......................................55 System Settings..................................56 ● Deleting a file ..................................56 ● Resume ..........................................56 ● Beep ................
Safety Instructions Read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and damage to the equipment. USER Do not apply excessive pressure on the device. USER Do not expose to extreme temperatures (above 95°F or below 23°F). Do not expose to moisture. Do not place heavy objects on top of the device. Do not expose to chemicals such as benzene and thinners. Do not expose to direct sunlight or heat sources. Do not store in dusty areas.
Safety Instructions I Earphones ENG 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. Protect your ears ● Do not turn up the volume too high. Doctors warn against prolonged exposure to high volume.
USER Components Player Alkaline Battery (1 AAA/LR03 Type) Line In Cable USB Cable Neck Strap Eaphones Installation CD ● 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.
Location of Controls MENU button ENG Power On/Off Play/Pause Button Record / User Button USER Volume Up Button Display Move to Track/Speed Search Lever Volume Down Button Navigation button Neck strap Hook Battery Cover Hold Switch ENC/USB Cable Connection Port Earphone Jack 9
Location of Controls I Display EQ/DNSe indicator Track Number indicator Play/Stop/Pause indicator Play mode indicator 001/020 Remaining Battery Power indicator Title (track & artist) indicator NOR 00:01:30 Playtime indicator ✍ Note - The screen pictures are for illustration purposes only. The actual screen may differ. I Inserting a Battery 1 Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow to open.
Connecting the player to PC ❿ System Requirements. The PC system must meet the following specifications: ● Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP ● CD-ROM drive (double speed or greater) ● DirectX 8.0 or above ENG ● Pentium 200MHz or greater ● 40MB of available hard disk space ● USB port (2.0) supported I Installing the USB Driver Be sure to install the USB driver before connecting the play and a PC. If 'Add Hardware Wizard' appears, click the [Cancel] button and install the USB driver.
Connecting the player to PC 2 Select [Install Player USB Driver].
ENG Connecting the player to PC 3 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.
Connecting the player to PC I Connecting the player to PC with the USB cable 1 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the computer. ● 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. 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB cable connection port on the bottom of the player.
Connecting the player to PC How to check if USB driver is properly installed ENG Windows 98: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-T55 Windows 2000: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-T55 USB Device Windows XP: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager ➝ Universal Serial Bus controllers ➝ Disk Drives ➝ Samsung YP-T55 USB Device 5 When the USB driver is not installed automatically, refer to the next page.
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 : I If an error occurs during installation of the USB driver 1 Check the device manager. Windows 98SE/ME: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Device Manager Windows 2000 / XP: Control Panel ➝ System ➝ Hardware ➝ Device Manager 2 Check if there is a device listed with an exclamation point or a question mark (displayed as unknown device or USB device).
Manual Installation of USB Driver 4 After selecting the driver, 5 Click [Next]. ENG click [Update Driver]. 6 Select [Search for a suitable driver for my device] and then click [Next]. 7 Click [Next] to finish.
Manual Installation of USB Driver I In Windows 98SE Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.
ENG Manual Installation of USB Driver : You must reboot your computer to complete the installation. USB driver location [CD-ROM]\USB Driver\Win98USB ✍ Note - 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.
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. 1 Connect the player to PC. ● For information on how to connect it to your PC, refer to Connecting the player to your PC. (See page 14). 2 Move the mouse over [Start] on the bottom of the screen, and right-click it. 3 Click [Explore] to Open Windows Explorer on PC.
Transferring Files to your Player (Files appear on the player in numerical, alphabetical order) ● 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. ✍ Caution - During file download or upload, "USB Transferring" message is displayed. Disconnecting the USB cable while the "USB Transferring" message is displayed may cause the malfunction of the player.
Transferring Files to your Player I Disconnecting the player After completing the file transfer, you must disconnect the player in the following way: 1 Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window. 2 When the [Stop a Hardware device] message appears, press the [OK] button and disconnect the player. ✍ Notice - If you disconnect the player improperly, the files on the device may be damaged and will not play.
Installing Media Studio ENG Media Studio is the program that enables you to download music files to the player, and play back music files on your PC. 1 Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Samsung Media Studio].
Installing Media Studio 2 Follow the instruction in the window to complete the installation. ● Samsung Media Studio icon will be created on the desktop.
Using Media Studio ENG ● Double-click the Media Studio icon on the Desktop. I Downloading Music Files 1 Connect the player to your PC. ● 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. 2 Select the folder with the file(s) you want to transfer from the [Library] window. ● The music files within the folder appear in the center of the screen.
Using Media Studio 3 When music files appear, select the file(s) you want to transfer, and then press the [Transfer] button. ● The selected file(s) are transferred to the player. ✍ Note - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information.
Using Media Studio ● You can create folders on the player to better organize your music. ENG I Creating a Folder on your Player 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Press the [Create Folder] button at the bottom of device connection window. 3 Enter the name of the new folder when an input screen appears. ● A new folder is created. ● If you open a new folder and transfer a file, the file is transferred to the newly created folder. ✍ Note - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information.
Using Media Studio I Deleting Files 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Press the [Delete] button at the bottom of the connection windows after selecting required files or folders you want to delete. 3 Press the [Confirm] button when an Confirm Deletion screen appears. ● A selected folder or file is deleted. ✍ Note - Refer to [Help] for more detailed information.
Using Media Studio ● 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. ENG I Formattimg the Player in Media Studio 1 Connect the player to your PC. 2 Press the [Device] → [Format] at the top of the screen. 3 Press the [Start] button when the Format screen appears. ● The memory of the player is formatted and all the saved files will be deleted.
Using Media Studio ● Using the audio format conversion function, you can lip tracks from an audio CD as MP3 files. I Ripping Tracks from an Audio CD 1 Insert the Audio CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. 2 Press the [Search Audio CD] button on the lower part of the screen. ● The tracks on the CD are displayed. 3 Select tracks to be ripped and press the [Rip a CD] button. ● The selected file is converted into an MP3 file.
To View Help on Media Studio ENG Click on [Help] at the top of Media Studio. ● 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.
Playing Music and Turning Off the Device Make sure the earphones are connected. I Turning Power On and Off Power On : Press and hold the Power Off : Press and hold the button to turn on the power. button to turn off the power. I Playing Music Press the button. ● Playback starts. I Pausing Music Press the button to pause playback. ● While in Pause mode, press the button again to resume playback.
HOLD Function In Hold mode, all buttons are disabled. This function is useful when you are walking or jogging. switch in the direction of the arrow. ❈ When the button is pressed, the “ Hold” message will appear on the display. ENG Slide the Recording Voice ✽ To move to other modes from the Voice mode, refer to “Changing Mode”. 1 Press and hold the REC button to start voice recording. 2 Press the REC button again to stop the recording and save the voice file.
Searching for Music/Voice Files I To search for specific parts during play ● Turn the , lever up or down during playback to search for the part you want to listen to. ● Release the lever to resume play normally. I To change tracks during play ● Turn the lever in the direction of during playback to play the next track. ● Turn the lever in the direction of within 5 seconds after playback starts, to move to and play the previous track.
Loop Repeating Move to [Settings] → [System] → [User Button Mode] in the menu and select [Repeat AB]. ENG I Starting Point While playing music files, press the USER button briefly at the beginning of the loop you want to set. 001/020 ● A↔ appears in the display. NOR 00:01:30 I Ending Point Press the USER button briefly again to set the end of the loop. ● A↔B appears in the display. ● The loop is played repeatedly. 001/020 NOR 00:01:30 00:01:30 Press the USER button briefly to cancel the loop.
Recording MP3s ✽ To move to other modes from LINE_ENC mode, refer to “Changing Mode”. 1 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. ● Press the play button on the external device to play the music to record. 2 Press and hold the REC button to start MP3 recording. ● If the button is pressed, recording is paused and if the the recording resumes.
MENU Options Music Navigation Playlist FM Radio Settings Exit ENG Press the MENU button to switch to the Menu Mode. Move to a menu item by using the , lever and press the NAVI button to select the menu. Press the MENU button once again to exit the Menu Mode. ● Music : To view the file currently playing. ● Navigation : To move to Navigation Mode and browse files and folders on the player.
Using Navigation You can easily search for files or switch modes using the Navigation function. 1 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. 2 Select the file or folder that you want to play. ● ● ● : When moving to a higher-level folder. : When moving to a lower-level folder. , : When moving to a file or folder in the same directory.
Using Navigation I Changing Modes ENG You can change the mode in the following method. Ex) To change from the Voice mode to the Music mode 1 Press the NAVI button in the Voice mode. 2 Use the button to move to the upper folder. 3 Use the , lever to move to the music file you want and press the button. ● As it is changed to the Music mode, the selected file will be played. 001/020 NOR 00:01:30 ✍ Note - To change to the FM mode, refer to “Menu Options”.
Using Navigation I Playing/Exiting Folder ❿ Playing Folder 1 Press the NAVI button to move to the Navigation mode. 2 Use the , ● When " lever to move to the folder you want and press the button. " appears, the selected file will be played. 001/020 NOR 00:01:30 ❿ Exiting Folder Play 1 Press the NAVI button during folder playback to move to the Navigation mode. 2 Use the , lever to move to the file you want and press the ● After folder play is released, " 001/020 NOR 00:01:30 40 button.
Setting Playlist I Setting Playlist ENG - Move to the file you want in Navigation mode and press the USER button. ● The selected file will be marked and added to the playlist. ● To remove the file from the playlist, move to the marked file in Navigation mode and press the USER button again. I Playing Playlist 1 Select Playlist in Menu. ● The playlist you set will be displayed. 2 Move to the file you want to play and press the ●“ button. ” mark appears and the selected file will be played.
Listening to FM Radio First, press the MENU button to display the menu screen and select FM Radio. I Manual Search for a Frequency ● Turn the , lever briefly to search manually for the frequency you want. I Manual Storage of a Frequency ● After searching manually for the frequency you want, press the USER button to display the save screen. ● Use the , lever to select the number you want to assign to save the frequency and then press the USER button.
Listening to FM Radio I Searching Stored Frequencies PRESET ENG 1 Press the NAVI button in FM Mode. ● PRESET screen will appear. 2 Use the , lever to move to the frequency PRESET you want. I Deleting Stored Frequencies 1 After moving to the PRESET number you want to delete, press and hold the USER button. 2 After selecting the “Y”, press the NAVI button. ● The saved PRESET number will be deleted. I Mute Function 1 Press the button in FM mode. ● “MUTE” is displayed and no sound is heard.
FM Recording 1 Press and hold the REC button during FM reception. ● Recording of the currently transmitted FM broadcast begins. 001/001 FM REC 00:01:30 2 Press the REC button again. ● A file is created and the recording stops. ● Files are recording in the order F001, F002, F003...and saved as MP3 files in [FM_ENC] folder. ● Press and hold the NAVI button while listening to the FM radio to move to the [FM_ENC] folder. ✍ Note - Beeps are disabled while recording.
Setting the Advanced Functions 1 Select Settings in the MENU. (refer to “MENU Options”) ENG 2 In Settings, use the , lever to move to the function you want and press the NAVI button to select. ● To move to a previous menu, use or select Return.
Selecting the Playmode 1 Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Play Mode]. 2 In Play mode, use the , lever to move to the mode you want and press the NAVI button to select. Normal Repeat One Repeat All Shuffle All Intro Return ● Normal : To play all the files in order one time. ● Repeat One : To repeat one file. ● Repeat All : To repeat all files. ● Shuffle All : To play files at random. ● Intro : To play the first few seconds of a music file.
Setting the EQ mode Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Sound Effect]. ENG I DNSe ● Use the , lever to move to the sound mode you want ● 3D-User → 3D-Studio → 3D-Stage → 3D-Club → Normal → Rock → House → Jazz → Dance → Ballad → R&B → Classical → User EQ 3D-User 3D-Studio 3D-Stage 3D-Club Normal Rock Ballad R&B Classical User EQ Return House Jazz Dance ✍ Note - DNSe is a sound quality enhancement function for MP3 players developed by Samsung and provides 3D and Bass Enhance modes.
Setting the EQ mode I 3D User Setting 3D User Setting is available only when the DNSe is set to 3D-User. [3D] ● Use the , lever to move to the 3D level you want ● 3D level can be set within the range of off to 5. 3D 01 [Bass Enhance] ● Use the , lever to move to the bass enhance level you want ● Bass Enhance level can be set within the range of off to 3.
Setting the EQ mode I User EQ Set ENG ● Select User EQ in DNSe to set the equalizer to your preference in the User EQ Set. ● 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. Setting the Play Speed 1 Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Play Speed]. 2 Use the , lever to move to the desired Play Speed and press the NAVI button. ● The smaller the number is, the slower play speed is, and vice versa. Play speed x1.
Display Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Display]. I Scroll [ Type ] ● Use the , lever to select the scroll type. ● Horizontal : Music title moves horizontally. ● Vertical : Music title moves vertically. Horizontal Vertical Return [ Speed ] ● Use the , lever to set the scroll speed from X1, X3, X5 to adjust the speed of the track title movement.
Display Settings ● Use the , lever to set the Backlight-Off time. ● You can set the Backlight Time to 5Sec, 15Sec, 30Sec, 1Min, or Always On. ● When set to Always On, the light stays on continuously. ENG I Backlight Backlight 05 sec I Contrast ● Use the , lever to set the contrast from 00 to 10 to adjust the brightness of the screen. Contrast 05 I Tag ● Use the , lever to select Tag On or Off. ● On: Display the Tag information if the music file has Tag information.
Language Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Language]. I Menu ● Use the , lever to select the language for displaying menu. ● Chinese(S) → Chinese(T) → English → French → German → Hungarian → Italian → Japanese → Korean → Russian → Spanish Menu ID3-Tag Return Chinese(S) Chinese(T) English I ID3-Tag ● Use the , lever to select the language for displaying Tag information.
Recording Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Record]. ENG I Bit Rate ● Use the , lever to select the recording bit rate. ● When recording music into an MP3 file, you can select one of the following bit rates: 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps and 128Kbps. ✍ Note Return - For voice recording, bit rate is fixed to 32Kbps. I Auto Sync ● Use the , lever to select the Auto Sync Time from Off to 5 seconds.
FM Radio Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [FM Radio]. I Auto Preset ● If you select Auto Preset, frequencies within the range of 87.5MHz to 108.0MHz are automatically selected and stored. ● Frequencies are automatically stored, starting from 1. AUTO Number of frequencies saved. I FM Region ● Use the , lever to select your FM reception region. ● Worldwide : Search FM frequencies between 87.50MHz to 108.00MHz in increments of 50 kHz. ● US : Search FM frequencies between 87.5MHz to 108.
Time Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [Time]. ● Use the , lever to set the Power-Off time from off to 5 minutes. ● If no button is pressed after play stops, the player will automatically turn off after the time you set. ● When set to Off, the function is disabled. ENG I Auto Off Time Auto Off Time 05 sec I Auto Sleep ● Use the , lever to set the Sleep time. ● Off, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes are available for sleep time, and it will automatically turn off after the time you set.
System Settings Press the MENU button. Select [Settings] → [System]. I Deleting a file 1 Select Delete from the System menu. 2 Use the , lever to move to the file you want to delete and then press the NAVI button. 3 Use the , lever to move to Confirm and then press the NAVI button. Delete Confirm Cancel ● The selected file will be deleted. I Resume ● Use the , lever to select Resume On or Off. ● On: Play back music from the part of music you listened last if you play it back again after stopping.
System Settings ● Use the , lever to set the skip interval from 5sec to 1min. ● If you turn the , lever in music mode, you can search a track by a set time. ● If you set the Skip Interval to 1 Track, then turn the , lever, the previous or next track will be selected. ENG I Skip Interval Skip Interval 05 sec ✍ Note - For a VBR or Ogg file, the Skip Interval time may not be exact. I Search Speed ● Use , lever to set the Search Speed from 1sec to 1min.
System Settings I Default Set ● Use the , lever to select Default Set Yes or No. ● Yes : All settings selected will be initialized. ● No : All settings selected will remain as they are. Default Set Yes No I User Button Mode ● Use the , lever to select an item for the USER button setting. ● Repeat AB: If you press the USER button briefly, you can set a section to be played repeatedly during music or voice playback. ● EQ:If you press the USER button, you can select the sound mode ypu want.
MENU Table Navigation Music Playlist Play Speed FM Radio Settings Exit Play Mode Sound Effect Display Language Record FM Radio Time Normal DNSe Scroll Menu Bit Rate Auto Preset Auto Power Off Repeat One 3D User Set Backlight ID3-Tag Auto Sync Tuner Region Repeat All User EQ Set Contrast Tuner Level ENG MENU Auto Sleep System Delete Resume Beep Intro Time Shuffle All Tag Skip Interval Intro Bitrate Search Speed Default Vol Default Set User Button Mode About ● Use t
Troubleshooting The software doesn’t work ● Refer to the System Requirements The player does not work and the LCD displays nothing. ● Check the battery capacity ● 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 ● Check to see if MP3 or WMA files are saved in the built-in memory. ● Check to see if the HOLD button is locked. Files cannot be downloaded.
Troubleshooting The player keeps being turned off. ENG ● In Stop mode, the power is automatically turned off after ten seconds (changes depending on settings). ● Check to see if there are files saved in it. Something’s wrong with play time displayed during Play mode. ● Check to see if a VBR file is playing. LCD window is dark ● Check the Contrast setting. The file name is not displayed correctly. ● Move to [Settings] ➔ [Language] ➔ [ID3-Tag] in the Menu and then change the language setting.
Specifications Model Voltage Playing time Dimensions/Weight Case Noise Ratio Earphones Jack Output Power Output Frequency Range Operating Temperature Range FM Frequency FM Signal to Noise Ratio FM T.H.D FM Useable Sensitiivity File Support Supported Number of Files and folders YP-T55 1.5V X 1 (AAA/LR03 size alkaline battery) lasts up to 18hours (MP3 128 Kbps, Volume 15, Normal Sound Mode) 23 X 70 X 23 mm / 45 g Plastic/Aluminum 90dB with A FILTER 15mW/CH (16Ω) 20Hz~20kHz -5 ~ +35°C(23~95°F) 87.50 ~ 108.
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