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PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Basic Model : YP-U3 * Application : YP-U3Z/U3Q/U3A YP-U3JZ/U3JQ/U3JA SERVICE Manual Features PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 1. Precautions 2. Product Descriptions 3. How to disassemble 4. Troubleshooting 5. Exploded View & Parts List 6. Wiring &PCB Diagram 7.
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(metal water pipe, etc.) and all exposed metal parts. Examples: Handle brackets, metal cabinets, screwheads and control shafts. The current measured should not exceed 0.5 milliamp. Reverse the power- plug prongs in the AC outlet and repeat. Fig. 1-2 Insulation Resistance Test Samsung Electronics...
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Make sure that the 8. Always connect a test instrument's ground portion around the serviced part has not lead to the instrument chassis ground been damaged. before connecting the positive lead; always remove the instrument's ground lead last. Samsung Electronics...
SCAN : Manufactured for Scandinavian KATSO SATEESEEN! Market. VARNING: OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NAR DENNA DEL AR OPPNAD OCH SPARREN AR URKOPPLAD BETRAKTA EJSTRÅLEN! Fig. 1-4 Warning Labels (Location: Disc Clamper, Inner Side of Unit Door or Nearby Unit Chassis ) Samsung Electronics...
• Better Compatibility with SMS and Windows Media Player Features • OLED (128*64) 4Line LCD • FM Tuner (supporting European RDS) • Li-Poly Battery for 15 Hours Continuous Play • DNSe 3D Surround Sound • Janus DRM • Sleek Touch Pad • Auto Sense Playlist Support Samsung Electronics...
2. Specifications YP-U3 Model Name 3.7V (Li-Polymer Rechargeable) Power 250 mAh Built-in Battery Power MPEG1/2/2.5 Layer3(8kbps~320kbps, 8kHz~48kHz) File Compatibility WMA(48kbps~192kbps,8kHz~48kHz) File: Max. 1500, Voice Recorded File: Max. 512 Supported Number of Files 20mW/CH(France 5mW/CH) (16 Ω ) Earphone Output 20Hz~20KHz...
3. Specification Comparison Model Name YP-U3 YP-F2 Voltage (Power) 3.7V 3.7V Internal Rechargeable 250mAh 250mAh Battery Capacity Internal Memory 512MB, 1GB, 2GB 1GB, 2GB, 4GB Capacity Supported File MPEG1/2/2.5/3 MPEG1/2/2.5/3 Formats and WMA and WMA Support Number Of 2000 1500...
5. Pull the connector displayed in the figure up in the direction of the arrow to separate the top cover. 6. Pull the PCB up in the direction of the arrow to separate it. Samsung Electronics...
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9. Remove the fixing screws at the bottom and lift the support frame up to separate it. 10. Remove the marked screw and separate the PCB Assy. 11. Separate the battery from the bottom casing. 12. Disassembly is complete. Samsung Electronics...
Is the Play key working properly? (Check the voltages at both sides of the key Replace the switch and recheck. (3.3V & 0V) and check if there is a short-circuit.) Crystal is operated normally? Crystal is malfunction. Main IC Defect (S5L8424) Samsung Electronics...
Is the sound played intermittently, or can you hear noise? Do the symptoms persist when you play another file? Update the firmware with the latest version and check if the symptoms persist. Replace the board. (Thorough examina- tion is required.) Samsung Electronics...
Is the recording time progressed? version and recheck. Is the condition of the solder around the Recording device nor- Re-solder and recheck. Can you play a recorded file properly? mal?(Next to the MIC and LCD connector) Replace the microphone and recheck. Samsung Electronics...
Record simultaneously) the operation. Are there any foreign bodies between Replace the switch and recheck. Can you press the buttons? the button and the knob Remove any foreign bodies and Replace the board. recheck. (Thorough examination is required.) Samsung Electronics...
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Is “Removable Disk” displayed in through a DFU update? the Device Manager? "My Computer"? Install the driver and patch and then recheck. Connect and recheck. Can you format the device in Can you access the removable Windows Explorer? disk? Samsung Electronics...
1) Run the Serenade DFU program. (Install the DFU program according to the relevant installation procedures. See YP-U3 DFU Update_Ver1.ppt. 2) Connect the player to the PC via the USB interface while pressing both the Record and Play keys simultaneously.
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3) Make a USB connection and then check if the device is recognized. 4) Click Browse and select the YP-U3_DFULoader_000000.DFU file for the Manager field, and select the latest version of the YP-U3.BIN file for the Firmware field. Samsung Electronics...
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“USB Connected” message appears on the player LCD. When it appears, check if there is a “Removable Disk” in My Computer.. 7) Move the YP-U3.RSC and YP-U3.SET files to the System folder of the player, while it is connected to the PC, to update the firmware. After that, disconnect the player from the PC, reboot the player and check if it works properly.
2. Confirm the uncompressed files in the folder. (Check if the following 3 files are in the folder. The YP-U3J.SET file can be present instead of the YP-U3.SET file.) 3. Connect the player to be upgraded via the USB interface to the PC.
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“USB connecting..” message may continue for 1 to 3 minutes depending on the firmware version. (During that time the memory is being formatted.) 9. When the player is recognized by the PC, copy the YP-U3.SET and YP-U3.RSC files to the System folder.
Touch pad Mechanical Top -. CON4: Designed so that the connector cannot be installed the wrong -. CON2: Designed so that the connector cannot be installed way round,mechanically. the wrong way round,mechanically. USB FPCB CON 2 USB PCB Samsung Electronics...
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- This Document can not be used without Samsung’s authorization - 7-1. Block Diagram 1. YP-U3 Block Diagram Operation Mechanism 1. If power is supplied from the External IN (3.7V-Battery, 5V-USB), the PMU within the Main IC supplies 1.2V of Core Voltage for the Main IC, and IO Voltage of 3.0V for the surrounding circuits...
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