Samsung YH-925GS User manual

- 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
YH-925
AH68-01655L (Rev 1.0)
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
400 Valley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ
07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864)
www.samsung.com

Connecting the player to your PC ......................................................................................................................12
Formatting in PC ................................................................................................................................................16
Using Recovery Utilities......................................................................................................................................18
Downloading Recorded Files..............................................................................................................................19
Using the Mass Storage Device ........................................................................................................................20
Installing Windows Media Player10....................................................................................................................21
Using Windows Media Player 10........................................................................................................................23
●Downloading Music Files..............................................................................................................................23
●Using Other Functions..................................................................................................................................25
●Viewing Properties........................................................................................................................................26
●Creating Folder ............................................................................................................................................26
●Deleting File and Folder ..............................................................................................................................27
Installing Multimedia Studio................................................................................................................................28
Using Multimedia Studio ....................................................................................................................................30
To View Help on Multimedia Studio ..................................................................................................................37
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Menu Mode ........................................................................................................................................................41
Browsing Your Music..........................................................................................................................................42
●Searching for and Selecting Music Files ......................................................................................................42
●Play Options(Artist, Album, Tracks, Genres) ................................................................................................44
●Selecting a Playlist ........................................................................................................................................45
●Play Options(Playlist) ....................................................................................................................................45
●Searching for and Selecting Voice Files........................................................................................................46
●Play Options(Voice Recordings)....................................................................................................................46
Recording Voice ................................................................................................................................................47
Recording MP3s ................................................................................................................................................48
Viewing Image Files ..........................................................................................................................................49
Viewing Slide Show............................................................................................................................................50
Using USB Host..................................................................................................................................................51
IAdditional Features
IUsing Your Player
Playing music ....................................................................................................................................................38
Hold Feature ......................................................................................................................................................39
Loop Repeating..................................................................................................................................................39
Searching Within Music Files ............................................................................................................................40
Safety Instructions................................................................................................................................................4
Battery Charger Safety ........................................................................................................................................6
Charging the battery ............................................................................................................................................7
Features ..............................................................................................................................................................8
Components ......................................................................................................................................................10
Display................................................................................................................................................................10
Location of Controls............................................................................................................................................11
IUsing Your Player
ICustomer Support
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................................64
Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................66
Safety Information ..............................................................................................................................................68
Warranty ............................................................................................................................................................70
Shuffle and Repeat Playback ............................................................................................................................54
Equalizer Settings ..............................................................................................................................................55
SRS Settings......................................................................................................................................................56
Recording Settings ............................................................................................................................................57
Backlight Setting ................................................................................................................................................58
Contrast Setting ................................................................................................................................................58
LCD Off Time Settings........................................................................................................................................59
Fader Effect........................................................................................................................................................60
Power Off Settings..............................................................................................................................................61
Language Settings..............................................................................................................................................61
Restoring Default Settings..................................................................................................................................62
Player Information ..............................................................................................................................................63
Copyright............................................................................................................................................................63
IPreparations
IConnection to Computer
Contents Contents

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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
● Do not turn up the volume too high. Doctors warn against prolonged exposure to high volume.
● Stop using the device or turn the volume down if you have ringing in your ears.
● Follow local guidelines for waste disposal when discarding packages, batteries,
and old electronic appliances.
● Your player is packaged with cardboard, polyethylene etc., and do not use any unnecessary materials.
● Ambient temperature : 5°C ~ 35°C (41°F ~ 95°F)
● Humidity : 10 ~ 75%
Please read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and damage to the device
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Do not expose to extreme
temperatures (above 95°F
or below 23°F). Do not
expose to moisture.
Do not apply excessive
pressure to the device.
Do not drop the player.
Do not try to disassemble
and repair the device
yourself.
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.
Do not let any foreign
matter spill into the device.
Do not place heavy
objects on top of the
device.
✽ Please be aware that we disclaim all responsibility for damages from loss of saved
or recorded data due to breakdown, repair or other causes.
Do not use the unit near
any appliance that
generates a strong
magnetic field.
IEarphones
IAmbient operating conditions
IEnvironmental Information
Safety Instructions Safety Instructions

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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.
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- Use the charger away from water sources to avoid fire or electric shock.
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- To avoid electric shock, use the charger only with a 120V power outlet.
- Make sure that the charger's plug is inserted all the way into the outlet.
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.
Battery recharge time in normal operation is
approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.
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- To avoid the risk of fire, do not charge longer than 12 hours.
- Do not plug several devices into the same outlet.
- Do not use a rechargeable battery or charger that is defective.
- When using the rechargeable battery for the first time or after several months of
non-use, fully charge it first.
- Overcharging will reduce the battery life.
- The rechargeable battery is a consumable item and its capacity will decrease gradually.
- To prolong the life of your battery, use the fully charged battery until it is completely discharged,
and then fully charge it again before use. If you charge the battery that is not completely drained,
the battery operating time will decrease. In this case, fully cycle (fully charge and then fully discharge)
the battery several times.
- Do not let metallic objects, such as necklaces or coins, come into contact with the terminals
(metallic parts) of the charger and the built-in rechargeable battery.
A fire or electric shock may result.
- Do not touch the charger with wet hands.
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Battery Charger Safety Charging the Battery

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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.
USB Host Function Support
●Connect a digital camera directly to the unit for easy transfer of music,
images and other data files without the need for a PC.
Image File Viewer
●You can view JPEG images. Image files edited with Multimedia Studio can be
viewed as slide shows.
Direct MP3 Recording
●You can convert music from CDs, cassettes, and radio into MP3 files without a PC.
USB 2.0 High Speed Data Transfer
●Maximum data speed transfer of 120 Mbps
SRS WOW Surround Sound
●The 3D surround(SRS) feature adds spaciousness to the sound.
1.8-inch Color TFT LCD
●You can enjoy high quality images.
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.
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Features Features

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● The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part
of the memory as well.
● The appearance of the accessories shown is subject to change for product improvement without prior notice.
Model
Built-in memory
YH-925 GS
20GB
Mode indicator
Artist display
Track display
Elapsed track time
Album display
Remaining Time
Battery remaining indicator
Song number display
Next Track(Track Name) Indicator
Display
Player Earphones
AH30-00070D Line-In Cable AH39-00679A
User Manual
AH68-01655L Charger
AH44-00061A
USB Cable
AH39-00655A
SELMENU
Belt Clip
AH61-01929A
USB Adaptor
AH39-00658A USB Host
Adaptor
AH39-00733A
Installation CD
AH80-00099A
SELMENU
LINE-IN MIC HOLD
REC
MIC
HOLD switch
LINE IN jack
Skip/Search button
Skip/Search button
Record button
USB Cable Connection Port
Power On/Off
Play/Pause button
VOLUME UP/
SCROLL UP button
Earphone jack
VOLUME DOWN/
SCROLL DOWN button
SELECT button
MENU button
RESET Hole
Display
Components Location of Controls

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2Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.
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.
❑ System Requirements.
● Windows XP
● Windows Media Player 10.0
or higher
● Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
● Pentium 200MHz or greater
● 50MB of available hard disk
space
● CD-ROM drive
(double speed or greater)
● USB port (2.0) supported
● DirectX 8.0 or above.
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- Log into your PC as an administrator
(Main User) and install the supplied
software (Multimedia Studio)
Otherwise, the software may not
install properly.
I Installing software
1Insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive.
The picture shown below appears.
Select [Install Driver & Utilities].
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Connecting the player to your PC Connecting the player to your PC

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3Use the USB adaptor to connect the USB cable to the USB port on your computer.
4Connect the USB cable to the USB cable connection port on the player,
and then plug the charger to the power outlet.
● 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.
6Upon installation of the USB driver "Samsung YH-925 USB Device" will appear
in the [System Properties] →[Device Manager].
5The USB driver is installed with a message saying that it is searching for a
new device. You may not see the display screen during installation.
Go to the device manager to check that installation has been successfully completed.
I Connecting the player to your PC with a USB cable
Charger Charger
USB Cable
USB
Adaptor
USB Cable
Player
PC
Connecting the player to your PC Connecting the player to your PC
How to check if USB driver is properly installed
How to check if USB driver is properly installed
Windows XP:
1) Start → Settings → Control Panel →System →Hardware →Device Manager
→Windows Portable Devices →Samsung YH-925

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Formatting in PC Formatting in PC
1Connect the USB cable to the USB port your computer.
2Connect the other side of the USB cable to the player while pressing the
button on the player.
3Select [Start]
→ [Programs] → [Samsung YH-820] in the desktop,
and then press [Recovery Utility].
4Press the [Format Device] button.
When the format screen appears, select the file system as
FAT32 and then press the [Start] button.
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- By formatting, all previously preset menus will be reset,and any pre-existing song or
data files will be erased.
- Care must be taken as formatted files can not be recovered.
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The Recovery Utility can be used to recover your system in the event the following occurs:
●If 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.
- The device database needs repairs. Please connect to PC and rebuild database with
recovery utility. Device will be turned off.
● If the message "Loading" appears and the device does not operate when you turn on the power.
● If file search does not work properly in the Menu Library.
1Connect the USB cable to the USB port on your computer.
2Connect the other side of the USB cable to the player while pressing the
button on the player.
3Select [Start] → [Programs] → [Samsung YH-925] in the desktop,
and then press [Recovery Utility].
● For more details on recovery, press [Help] to view the help.
4 Select the recovery method you want.
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Using Recovery Utilities Downloading Recorded Files
You can upload the files recorded in the player to your PC.
1Connect the player to PC
2Right click on the Start button, then choose Explore to Open Windows
Explorer on PC.
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Select [Samsung YH-925]- [Media]-[Recordings] from Windows
Explorer.
● The recorded files are displayed.
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Drag the recorded files to a desired folder of your PC.
The selected file is transmitted to the specified folder of the PC.
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- The files are uploaded to PC. The files in the player will be automatically deleted after uploading.
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1Connect the player to PC.
2Right click on the Start button, then choose Explore to Open Windows
Explorer on PC.
● [Samsung YH-925] is displayed in Windows Explorer.
3 Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into [ Samsung YH-925]
● The Removable Disk can be used as Mass Storage. Video, audio and image
files can be downloaded but cannot be played back.
IDownloading files
Using the Mass Storage Device Installing Windows Media Player10
1Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Select [Install Windows Media Player 10].

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●You can download MP3 and WMA files using Windows Media Player 10.
●The file, downloaded from WMP10 to the player, will be automatically saved in
Music folder.
2Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.
1Connect the player to PC.
2Run Windows Media Player10.
● Select [Start] → [Programs] → [Windows Media Player] in the desktop.
3 Select [Sync] at the top of the screen.
IDownloading Music Files
Installing Windows Media Player10 Using Windows Media Player 10

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Using Windows Media Player 10 Using Windows Media Player 10
4When the [Sync] window appears,
select the file you want to transfer to
the player, drag and drop it to the left
[Sync List] window.
6You can check the transferred file in
the right window.
5Make sure the music files you want to
download are checked,and then press
[Start Sync] at the top of the screen.
- [Synchronized to Device] message will
appear on the left window.
The downloaded files will appear in the
right window under Music folder.
1 [Display properties and settings] button
2 [Create folder] button
3 [Delete from device] button
4 [Format storage media] button
✻ Format storage media button is not available.
IUsing Other Functions
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Press the [Display Properties and Settings]
button.
●You can check the properties of YH-925.
IViewing Properties
Select the file or folder to delete, and then press the [Delete from Device] button.
●Selected file or folder will be deleted.
IDeleting File and Folder
ICreating Folder
Using Windows Media Player 10 Using Windows Media Player 10
1 Press the [Create Folder] button.
2 When the [New Folder] window appears, enter the folder name and then press
the [OK] button.
●A new folder is displayed in the right window of the main screen.

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

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Using Multimedia StudioUsing Multimedia Studio
IEditing Images
1 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.
2 Select the image to edit.
● The selected image will be displayed in the [Preview image] window.
3 Press the [Edit Img] button.
● From the [Picture editor] window, you can perform functions like editing wallpaper images,
editing layers, inserting clip arts, making frames and other various editing functions.
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- Refer to Help for more information.
● Run Multimedia Studio in the Desktop.
ISending images
2 Select the image(s) to send to the player.
3 Select [File] →[Export images to device] at the top of the Multimedia Studio menu.
4 Select the device connected to PC from the [Select device] screen, and then
press the [OK] button.
1 Connect the player to PC.
● Files downloaded without using Multimedia Studio cannot be viewed on the screen.
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Using Multimedia Studio
IMaking Albums for Slide Shows
2 Press the [Edit Alb] button at the top of Multimedia Studio.
● The [Making New Album] window will be displayed.
3 Select [Making Album for the use of PPL] and then press the [OK] button.
● The [PPL Album] window will be displayed.
4 Press the [Add Image] button at the top of the [PPL Album] window to select the
image to edit.
● If multiple images are selected, each image will be displayed for 5 seconds.
5 Press the [Add Music] button to add background music.
● Add BG Music: Images change every 5 seconds while the
selected music is played.
1 Connect the player to PC.
● Albums created from [Making Album for the use of PPL] can be viewed as slide shows on the player.
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- To add a copyright protected audio file, which can be played on the player,
select [Add Music] →[Add BG Music] →[Add from Device] and select the desired file on the
connected player.
- Copyright protected audio files added from the player are marked DEVICE,
and cannot be played in the [PPL Album] window.
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Using Multimedia Studio
5 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.
● The optimal image size for viewing on the unit is 160 x 128. Please adjust the image
size if the image does not display correctly on the player.
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- Path refers to the location or folder where the converted image(s) will be saved to on your PC.
- Image files saved in the player can be deleted by selecting [File] →[Delete images from device].
- Refer to Help for more information.
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Using Multimedia Studio
I Capturing Video
1 Press the [Capture] button at the top of the Multimedia Studio menu.
● The Media Player screen will be displayed.
2 Click [Menu] → [Open] on your PC and select the video to play.
● The selected video will be played.
● 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.
Using Multimedia Studio
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- Select [Delete Albun From Device] to delete ppl file saved in the player.
- Refer to [Help] for more detailed information
7 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.
8 Select [Album] →[Export] →[Export to Device]
at the top of the [PPL Album]
window to send the saved ppl file to the device.
9 Enter the album name at the [Select device] screen and then press the [OK] button.
● The ppl file will be sent to the selected device.
● The sent ppl file can be viewed from [PhotoAlbum] →[Slide Show] on the player.
6 Press the [Save] button at the top of the [PPL Album] window when album
editing is complete.
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To View Help on Multimedia StudioUsing Multimedia Studio
Run Multimedia Studio and press the Help button at the top of the
screen.
● Help will be displayed.
3 Press the [Capture] button and then press the [Capture] button when
the image you want to capture appears.
● The selected image will be captured.
4 Press the [Save] button.
● Save This captured image: saves the currently selected image.
● Save All captured images: saves all captured images.
5 Select the directory to save to from the [Save As] window and press
the [Save] button.
● The selected image will be saved.
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- Video playback and conversion codecs are not provided. It is recommended that you use
codecs of latest versions.
- Refer to [Help] for more detailed information
- The device will only play back still images. It will not play back video.
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Hold Feature
Activate on the main unit.
● When you activate the HOLD switch, a " " appears on the display.
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
IStarting Point
While playing a music file, press the SEL button at
the beginning of the loop you want to set.
●A ↔ appears in the display.
Press the SEL button again to set the end of the loop.
●A ↔ B appears in the display.
The loop is played repeatedly.
IEnding Point
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- Press the SEL button to cancel the loop.
Loop Repeating
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Playing music
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- Press and hold the SEL button in Now Playing mode while a file is playing to display the current Playlist.
- In the Playlist, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to move to a track, and press the
√» button to play the selected track.
IPlaying Music
IPausing Music
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.
Select Now Playing in the menu.
●Playback starts automatically.
Press the √» button to pause
playback.
●While in Pause mode, briefly press
√» again to resume playback.
Make sure the player is fully charged and the earphones are connected.
PLAY
Now playing
Press the VOLUME UP or DOWN button to
adjust the volume from 0 to 40.
IAdjusting the Volume
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