YH925 CAN E cover 2/16/05 8:3412:0 Page 1 YH-925 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA, INC. HEADQUARTERS 7037 Financial Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 6R3 TEL: 1-905-542-3535 www.samsung.ca SERVICE DIVISION 7037 Financial Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 6R3 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) - Mass Storage Device Support - MP3 & WMA Playback - USB Host Function Support - Image file viewer - Direct MP3 Recording AH68-01655S (Rev 0.0) - USB 2.0 High Speed Data Transfer - SRS WOW Surround Sound - 1.
/16/05 8:1512:0 Page 2 Contents Contents I Preparations Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................................................4 Battery Charger Safety ........................................................................................................................................6 Charging the battery ........................................................................................................
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1512:0 Page 4 Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Please read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and damage to the device I Earphones Do not apply excessive pressure to the device. Do not drop the player. Do not let any foreign matter spill into the device. Follow Traffic Safety Instructions ENG Do not expose to extreme temperatures (above 35°C or below -5°C). Do not expose to moisture.
2/16/05 8:1512:0 Page 6 Battery Charger Safety CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN Charging the Battery A charger is supplied with your player. ! Plug the charger into a wall outlet. ENG YH925 CAN E ENG ✻ When recharging is complete, “Full!” is shown in the display window. ! The uninsulated parts inside the charger could cause electric shock. For your safety, do not open the case of the charger. ✻ The first time the battery is charged, it will take approximately 4 hours.
2/16/05 8:1512:0 Page 8 Features Mass Storage Device Support ● You can use the built-in 20GB hard drive to store your entire music library, plus use it as an external drive for your PC to store other data files. MP3 & WMA Playback ● 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. Your player supports playback of both MP3 and WMA.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 10 Components Location of Controls LINE IN jack ENG MIC MENU SEL Earphone jack HOLD switch LINE-IN Player Belt Clip Earphones Line-In Cable MIC HOLD USB Cable Installation CD Display Skip/Search button Model User Manual Charger Built-in memory Power On/Off Play/Pause button RESET Hole 20GB Skip/Search button Volume UP/ Scroll UP button ● The capacity of the useable built-in memory is less than indicated as the internal firmware uses a part of t
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 12 Connecting the player to your PC ❑ System Requirements. Connecting the player to your PC Before connecting the player to PC, make sure to install Samsung Music Studio. If “Add New Hardware Wizard” appears, press the [Cancel] button and install Samsung Music Studio. ● Windows Media Player 10 ● 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.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 14 Connecting the player to your PC Connecting the player to your PC I Connecting the player to your PC with a USB cable How to check if USB driver is properly installed and then plug the charger to the power outlet. Windows 2000 / XP: ● If you disconnect the USB cable from your PC while implementing a command or intializing during USB driver installation, your PC may not function correctly.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 16 Manual Installation of the USB Driver Manual Installation of the USB Driver ENG Go to “Downloading File”(p21) if the USB driver is installed. Follow these steps if the USB driver is not installed : I When an error occurs during installation of the USB driver 1 Check the device manager. ● Windows 2000/XP (Professional): Control Panel → System → Hardware → Device Manager 4 After selecting the driver and click [Reinstall driver].
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 18 Disconnecting the USB cable ● After completing the file transmission, you must disconnect the cable in the following way: ● Please close Music Studio and Multimedia Studio. 1 Double-click on the green arrow in the Formatting in PC 1 Select [Start] → [Programs] → ENG YH925 CAN E ENG [YH-925 Samsung Music Studio] in the desktop,and then press [Recovery Utility]. taskbar on the bottom right of the window. 2 Press the [Format Device] button.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 20 Using Music Studio Using Recovery Utilities 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.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 22 Using Music Studio ● Albums downloaded to the unit can be viewed at [Library] → [Playlists] on the menu. I Making Album 1 Connect the player to PC. 2 Press the [To Album List] button from the Play List window to bring up the [Save album name] window. Enter the name of the current playlist and press the [OK] button. ● Album List window will be displayed. Using Music Studio I Converting Audio Files 1 Insert the CD containing the music for conversion into the PC.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 24 To View Help on Music Studio Using Music Studio I Uploading recorded File 1 2 3 4 After executing Music Studio, click the ? button on the upper part of screen or press the F1 key. Connect the player to PC. ● Help will appear. Press the [Importing recorded file to PC] button in Portable Device window. Move the arrow to the top of Music Studio and right click on the mouse. The following selection window will appear. ● Click on Help and the Help window will appear.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 26 Installing Multimedia Studio Installing Multimedia Studio 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select [Install Multimedia Studio]. 3 Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation. N 2 Select language 26 ENG ● Multimedia Studio is a program that supports image editing, video playback and format conversion, and multimedia album creation.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 28 Using Multimedia Studio Using Multimedia Studio ● Run Multimedia Studio from on the Desktop. ● Files downloaded without using Multimedia Studio cannot be viewed on the screen. I Editing Images I Sending 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. ENG YH925 CAN E ENG 1 Connect the player to PC.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 30 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.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 32 Using Multimedia Studio 6 Press the [Save] button at the top of the [PPL Album] window when album editing is complete. 7 Select the directory to save to in the save window Using Multimedia Studio ● The Multimedia Studio software allows you to capture a still frame from a video file and save it as a picture, then transfer it to the YH-925. ENG YH925 CAN E ENG I Capturing Video and press the [Save] button. ● The edited album will be saved in the selected directory.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 34 Using Multimedia Studio 3 Press the 1 [Capture] button and then press the the image you want to capture appears. 2 [Capture] button when To View Help on Multimedia Studio Run Multimedia Studio and press the Help button at the top of the screen. ● Help will be displayed. ● The selected image will be captured. ENG YH925 CAN E ENG 4 Press the [Save] button. ● Save This captured image: saves the currently selected image. ● Save All captured images: saves all captured images.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 36 Playing music Hold Feature Make sure the player is fully charged and the earphones are connected. Turning Power On and Off ENG 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, or to ensure uninterrupted playback. ● Power On: Press and hold the √» button to turn on the power. ● Power Off: Press and hold the √» button to turn off the power.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 38 Searching Within Music Files ● During playback, press and hold the rently playing file. , buttons to forward or reverse search the cur- Press the MENU button to switch to Menu mode. ● Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the menu item you want, and then briefly press the SEL button.
YH925 CAN E ENG 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 40 Browsing Your Music Browsing Your Music In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the Library, and press the SEL button.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 42 Browsing Your Music I Play Options (Artists, Albums, Tracks, Genres) 1 Select Artist, Album, Track, Genre, and press and hold the SEL button. ● Move to Play Options screen. 2 In the Play Options, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the desired play option, and press the SEL button. Browsing Your Music I Selecting a Playlist 1 In the Library, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Playlists ENG YH925 CAN E ENG and then press the SEL button.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 44 Recording MP3s Browsing Your Music I Searching for and Selecting Voice Files 1 In the Library, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Voice Recordings, and then press the SEL button. Your player can be to used to record directly from any external audio source such as a CD player, cassette player, home stereo or radio.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 46 Viewing Slide Show Viewing Image Files 1 Press the MENU button. 1 Press the MENU button. In the Menu, select Photo Album and press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Albums. 3 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to move to the desired image file and press the SEL button. ● The selected image file will be displayed. ● While viewing the image file, press the MENU button to move to the previous screen.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 48 Using USB Host Using USB Host I Connecting an External Device 1 Use the USB cable to connect the unit and the USB host adapter. ● Plug the charger into a wall outlet. 2 Use the external device USB cable to connect the external device and the USB host adapter. I Transferring Files from an External Device to the Player 1 At the External Device screen, move to a file to transfer to the Player. ● SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN : Moves up and down. ● SEL : Moves to a subfolder.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 50 Using USB Host Shuffle and Repeat Playback I Transferring Files from the Player to an External Device 1 At the External Device screen, press the √» button. ● The Host screen will be displayed. ● SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN : Moves up and down. ● SEL : Moves to a subfolder. 3 Press and hold the SEL button to bring up the pop-up window. Move to [Copy], and press the SEL button. ● The selected file will be transferred to the external device.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 52 Equalizer Settings SRS Settings 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select SRS settings, 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select EQ. 3 Press the SELECT button until the desired mode appears. ● Select the desired mode, and then press the MENU button to go to the main menu.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 54 Recording Settings 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Record Settings, and then press the SEL button. 3 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Sampling Rate and Bit Rate, and then briefly press the SEL button to make the desired recording setting. ● Complete the desired setting, and then press the MENU button to go to the main menu.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 56 LCD Off Time Settings 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select LCD Off Time. 3 Press the SEL button until the desired LCD power-off time appears. ● 30sec → 1min → 5min → 10min → 15min → Always ● If the selected time elapses while playing music, the screen switches to power save mode.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 58 Power Off Settings Restoring Default Settings 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Auto Power off. 1 In the Menu, use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Settings, and then press the SEL button. 2 Use the SCROLL UP/SCROLL DOWN buttons to select Reset, ENG YH925 CAN E ENG and then press the SEL button.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 60 Troubleshooting One of the messages below appears: “The device firmware needs repairs. Please connect to PC and repair firmware with recovery utility. Device will be turned off.” or “ The device database needs repairs. Please connect to PC and rebuild database with recovery utility. Device will be turned off.” The message "Loading" appears and the device does not operate when you turn on the power. File search does not work properly in the Menu Library.
2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 62 USB HOST Compatible ● ● ● You can transfer images from the cameras listed below to your YH-925 for storage. The following is a list of cameras that are compatible with YH-925 USB Host function. This list may change with firmware upgrade.
YH925 CAN E ENG MEMO 2/16/05 8:1612:0 Page 64 MEMO ELECTRONICS Samsung Limited Warranty Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. (SECA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship. SECA further warrants that if this product fails to operate properly within the specified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective material SECA will repair or replace the product at its option.
