Samsung Galaxy Player 5 User Guide

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Section 7: Music
Music Player
The Music Player plays songs from an installed memory card.
1.From a Home screen, touch Music .
2.Music Player scans your memory card and displays songs 
on the All, Playlists, Albums, or Artists tabs.
3.Touch a song or playlist to begin playback.
4.During playback, use the sound and playlist controls:
 SoundAlive: Touch to set SoundAlive options. For more 
information, refer to “Music Player Settings”  on page 69.
: Touch to activate on-screen volume control, then touch 
and drag on the scale to set volume. You can also press the Volume 
Key on the side of the device to adjust playback volume.
Note: Tap the screen to display the Shuffle, Repeat Section, and Repeat icons, the Progress Bar, and time indicators.
 Shuffle: When enabled, songs play in random order. When 
disabled, songs play in the order they appear in List view.
 Repeat Section: Touch to select a section you want to repeat. 
Touch once to set the start of the section (A). Touch again to set 
the end of the section (B) and start the repeating section. Touch 
Clear A-B to clear and stop the repeating section.
: Touch to repeat the current song, repeat all songs, or 
disable repeat mode.
: Touch and drag the end of the progress bar to scan 
forward or backward through the current song.
 Time indicators: The time indicators show, in minutes and 
seconds, how much of the song has played (left) and the length of 
the song (right).
Song TitleAlbum Title Artist NameVolume
Shuffle
Repeat
Playback
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 Playback controls:
–Touch   to advance to the next song. Touch and hold   to scan 
forward through the current song.
–Touch   to go back to the previous song. Touch and hold   to 
scan backward through the current song.
–Touch   to pause playback. Touch   to resume playback.
 mode: Touch to switch to the All tab, which lists all songs.
Music Player Options
To access additional options while playing a song, follow these 
steps:
1.From a Home screen, touch Music , then touch a song 
or playlist to begin playback.
2.Touch the Menu Key .
The follow options are available:
 Add to quick list / Go to quick list: Adds the current music file to 
the Quick list or display the Quick list.
 Via Bluetooth: Scan for devices and pair with a Bluetooth headset.
 Share music via: Share your music by using AllShare, Bluetooth, 
Email, or Gmail.
 Set as alarm tone: Create an alarm that uses the current song as 
the tone.
 Add to playlist: Add the current music file to a selected playlist.
: Access the following additional options:
–Settings: Change your music player settings. For more information, 
refer to “Music Player Settings”  on page 69.
–Details: View media information such as artist name, song title, album 
title, track length, genre, recording date, and so on.
Creating a Playlist
1.From a Home screen, touch Music , then touch the 
Playlists tab.
2.Touch the Menu Key  ➔ Create, then touch the name 
field to enter a name for the playlist.
3.Touch Save to save the new playlist.
Adding Songs to Playlists
1.From a Home screen, touch Music , then touch the 
Playlists tab.
2.Touch a playlist
3.Touch Add music.
– or –
Touch the Menu Key  ➔ Add.
4.Touch songs to select them or touch Select all. 
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Touch Add to add the selected songs to the playlist.
Adding a song to a playlist during playback
1.From a Home screen, touch Music .
2.Touch a song to play it.
3.Touch the Menu Key   ➔ Add to playlist.
4.Choose one of these options:
Touch a playlist to add the selected song to the playlist.
To u c h  Create playlist to create a new playlist for the song.
Music Player Settings
1.From a Home screen, touch Music .
2.Touch the Menu Key  ➔ Settings for these options:
 SoundAlive: Touch to select a sound effect. Touch User1 or User2 
to define your own sound settings.
 Music menu: Choose the types of menus to display as tabs in 
Music Player.
 Music play screen: Select a visualization to be displayed during 
playback.
FM Radio
The built-in FM radio in your device provides free music from 
your local FM radio stations. You can manually or automatically 
scan for stations and create a Station List of your favorite 
stations.
To use the radio:
1.From the Home screen, touch FM radio .
– or –
From a Home screen, touch Applications  
➔FM radio.
The FM radio screen displays.
2.To turn the radio on, touch the On  button.
An 
Earphone not connected message displays, if you have 
not plugged in your headphones, which serve as an 
antenna for your FM radio.
3.Turn the Station Dial clockwise or counter-clockwise to 
find FM stations as indicated by the Current Radio Station 
indicator at the top of the display.
4.Touch the Mute / Unmute button to turn on or turn off the 
sound.
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Touch Media Volume to adjust the volume.
6.Touch the Previous Station   button or the Next Station 
 button to step through the available stations.
7.Touch a Favorites   button to set the current station as 
a favorite. Once a Favorites button is set, touch the button 
to go to that station.
8.Touch the Menu Key  to display the following options:
 / Via earphones: Toggle between the headset and the 
device speakers.
: Removes the existing Station List, if one exists, scans for FM 
stations, and adds them to the Station List. Touch All channels to 
remove your Favorites or Retaining favorites to keep your 
favorites.
 All channels: Display the list of stations found after a scan and you 
favorites. This list may be empty, if no scan has been performed 
and no favorites have been set. Touch 
Scan Channels to scan for 
FM stations and add them to the list.
Touch the Menu Key  for the following options:–Remove: Touch Select all or touch individual stations to remove them 
from the Station List. Touch Remove once you have made your 
selection.
–Rename: Touch the station you want to rename, enter the new name, 
and touch Save.
 Settings: Displays the following options:
–Region: Touch the region that best describes where you are using FM 
radio. Choices are: Worldwide and USA.
–Background playing: Enable the FM radio to play in the background 
after closing the application. Remove the check mark to disable this 
feature.
–FM auto off: Enable the Fm radio to play and then automatically turn 
off after 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. Touch Off to disable this 
feature.
Previous
Station
Favorites
Current Radio
Song TitleArtist Name / Album Title
Station
Dial
Mute /Unmute
Station
Media
Volume
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Section 8: Photos and Videos
Camera
Use your device’s built-in camera to take photos and record 
video.
From the Home screen, touch Camera .
– or –
From a Home screen, touch Applications  
➔Camera.
Important!: Do not take photos of people without their permission.
Do not take photos in places where cameras are not allowed.
Do not take photos in places where you may interfere with 
another person’s privacy.
Taking Photos
1.From the Home screen, touch Applications  
➔Camera.
2.Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your photo by 
aiming the lens at the subject. To configure settings, see 
“Camera Options” on page 72.
3.To take the photo, touch the Camera Key.
4.After taking a photo, touch Image Viewer to view the photo. 
While viewing the photo, use these options:
Pinch the screen or double-tap on the screen to zoom all the way in 
or out. For more information, refer to “Pinch”  on page 18.
Touch the screen to display the following options:
–Share: Send the photo by using AllShare, Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, or 
Picasa.Image
Mode
Camera
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Set as: Assign the photo as Contact icon, Home screen wallpaper, 
or Lock screen wallpaper.
–Delete: To erase the photo, touch OK.
To u c h  t h e  Back Key  to return to the Camera to take more 
photos.
Camera Options
Camera options are represented by icons on the left side of the 
screen. While in Camera mode, touch the following icons to 
configure the camera:
Self shot: Touch to switch to the front-facing camera lens 
and take a photo of yourself.
Shooting mode: Choose an automatic shooting mode, 
from:
Single shot: Take a single photo.
Smile shot: Touch the Camera button to 
automatically focus on the subject’s face and take 
the photo.
Panorama: Touch the Camera button to take a photo, 
then use the on-screen guideline to move the 
viewfinder and take the next 7 shots automatically.
Action shot: detects action and creates a panorama 
of the moving object. 
Flash: Choose a flash mode from Off, On, or Auto flash.
Exposure value: Set the brightness of the photo.
Settings: Touch   for the following options:
Outdoor visibility: allows you to take better pictures 
when outdoors.
Macro: Set Macro mode to take close-up pictures. 
Face detection causes the camera to automatically 
recognize if there is a face in the shot. It then 
optimizes the focus and exposure the face.
Scene mode: Choose an automatic scene mode from 
None, Portrait, Landscape, Night, Sports, Party/
Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dawn, Fall colour, 
Firework, Text, Candlelight, or Backlight.
Timer: Set a 2, 5, or 10 second timer.
Resolution: Set a size for the image. Options 
are: 3.2M (2048x1536), 2.4M (2048x1232), 
2M (1600x1200), 1.5M (1600x960), 
0.3M (640x480), or 0.4M (800x480).
White balance: Set the light source. Options are: 
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
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Camcorder
Use your device’s built-in Camcorder to record high-definition 
video in 720p resolution.
1.From the Home screen, touch Camera .
2.Touch the Mode icon to switch from the Camera   to 
the Camcorder  .
Effects: Apply an effect to photos. Options are: 
Normal, Negative, Black and white, or Sepia.
Metering: Set how the camera measures or meters 
the light source: Centre-weighted, Spot, or Matrix.
Image quality: Choose a quality setting for photos. 
Options are: Superfine, Fine, or Normal.
Adjust: Used to adjust Contrast, Saturation, and 
Sharpness.
Settings: Touch   for the following options:
Guidelines: Used to enable or disable the guidelines.
Review: Activate the instant review feature, which 
displays images immediately after capture. A check 
mark displayed next to the feature indicates Review 
is enabled.
GPS: Enable or disable tagging of photos with your 
GPS location.   displays on the screen when this 
option is active.
Caution!: Be aware that your location may be present on a photo when posting your photos on the internet. 
Shutter sound: Enable or disable one of the camera’s 
three shutter sounds.
Storage: Set the storage location. Options are: 
Internal memory or memory card.
Reset: Set all Camera settings back to the defaults.
Record
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Important!: Do not take videos of people without their permission.
Do not take videos in places where cameras are not allowed.
Do not take videos in places where you may interfere with 
another person’s privacy.
Capturing Video
1.From the Home screen, touch Camera .
2.Touch the Mode icon to switch from the Camera   to 
the Camcorder  .
3.Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your shot by 
aiming the lens at the subject. To configure settings, see 
“Camcorder Options” on page 74.
4.To start recording, touch Record  . During recording, the 
button changes to 
Pause . Touch Pause to temporarily 
stop recording. To resume recording, touch 
Record  
again.
5.To stop recording, touch the Stop  button.
6.After recording, touch Image Viewer to review your videos. 
The first frame of each video is displayed.
7.Sweep across the screen to review all videos. While 
reviewing the videos:
Double-tap on the screen to zoom all the way in or out.
Touch the screen to display the following options:
–Share: Send the video by using AllShare, Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, or 
YouTube.
–Play: Play video being displayed.
–Delete: Erase the video being displayed.
To u c h  t h e  Back Key  to return to the Camcorder.
Camcorder Options
Configure the camcorder.
Camcorder options are represented by icons on the left side of 
the screen. While in Camcorder mode, touch the following icons 
to configure the camcorder:
Flash: Choose a flash mode from Off, On, or Auto flash.
Exposure value: Set the brightness of the video.
Timer: Set a timer for how long to wait before recording a 
video. Options are: Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec.
Resolution: Set the video size to either: 720x480, 
640x480, or 320x240.
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Videos
Your device’s 5-inch 800x480 Super Clear LCD touch screen 
provides playback of videos. Use Videos to view and manage 
videos stored on an installed memory card.
1.From a Home screen, touch Videos .
2.While viewing the Videos list, touch the Menu Key  for 
options:
: Touch videos to select them or touch Select all to remove 
all videos.
: Display videos by Size, Name (default), Date, or Type.
3.Touch a video to play it. While playing a video, touch the 
screen to display or hide on-screen playback controls.
4.During playback, touch the Menu Key  for options:
 Share video: Send the video by AllShare, Bluetooth, YouTube, 
Email, or Gmail.
 Details: Provides details about the photo such as File name, 
Format, Resolution, File size, Date & Time, and Forwarding.
 Via Bluetooth: Scans for a Bluetooth device on which to play the 
video.
 Play speed: Use the slider to adjust the video play speed.
 Settings: Set the video to repeat, brightness, colour tone, and 
outdoor visibility.
 Subtitles: View subtitles for the video, if available.
Settings: Touch   for the following options:
Outdoor visibility: allows you to take better videos 
when outdoors.
White balance: Set the light source. Options are: 
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
Effects: Apply an effect to videos. Options are: 
Normal, Negative, Black and white, or Sepia.
Video quality: Choose a quality setting for videos. 
Options are: Superfine, Fine, or Normal.
Adjust: Used to adjust Contrast, Saturation, and 
Sharpness.
Settings: Touch   for the following options:
Guidelines: Used to enable or disable the guidelines.
Audio recording: Enable to record sound along with 
video.
Review: Enable or disable the instant review feature, 
which displays videos immediately after capture.
Storage: Set the storage location. Options are: 
Internal memory or Memory card.
Reset: Set all Camcorder settings back to the 
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While viewing a video, you can also adjust the screen view. 
Screen view allows you to select Original Size, Full-Screen, or 
Full-Screen in Ratio to view your video. 
Note: The screen view icons are a three-way toggle. The icon that is displayed, is the mode that appears after the icon is touched.
Original Size ( ): Play the video in its original size.
Full-Screen in Ratio View ( ): Enlarge the video as much as 
possible without becoming distorted.
Full-Screen View (): Use the entire screen, which may cause 
some minor distortion.
5.1 ch: Touch   to activate 5.1 Virtual Surround Sound.
Volume: Touch   and use the slider to adjust the video volume.
Pause / Resume: Touch  to pause the video being played. Touch  to resume playing.
Previous / Rewind: Touch   to jump to the previously played video 
or touch and hold to restart the video.
Next / Fast Forward: Touch   to jump to the previously played 
video or touch and hold to fast forward to the end of the video.
Exit: To return to the videos list, touch   in the top right corner of 
the screen.
Galler y
Your device’s 5-inch 800x480 TFT LCD touch screen provides 
high-resolution display of photos and videos.
Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage photos and videos.
Galler y Options
When you open the Gallery, various photo and video folders are 
displayed. The folders can be on your device or on your external 
memory card.
To manage these folders:
1.From a Home screen, touch Applications  
➔Gallery.
2.Touch the Menu Key .
Select all and Unselect all appears at the top of the screen. 
Check marks also display on each folder of pictures or 
videos.