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Sansa

Connect™

MP3 Player

User Manual

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Page 1: ...1 Sansa Connect MP3 Player User Manual Technical Support US 1 866 SANDISK 726 3475 Worldwide www sandisk com techsupport For more product information please visit www sandisk com sansa ...

Page 2: ...g photos and videos using Sansa Media Converter 11 Transferring files using Windows Explorer 11 Connecting to WiFi 12 The Home Menu 13 Now Playing 14 Playing and Pausing Music 14 Skipping Songs 14 Rewinding and Fast Forwarding 14 Using the Options Menu 14 Using the ZING Menu 15 Now Playing for Video 15 Internet Radio 16 Listening to LAUNCHcast stations 16 Saving Favorite Stations 16 Customizing yo...

Page 3: ...ngs 23 Changing Audio Settings 23 Changing Display Settings 23 Changing Friends Settings 23 View Info about your Sansa Connect 24 Changing Music and Mixes Settings 24 Changing WiFi Settings 25 Resetting or Erasing your Sansa Connect 25 Using Yahoo Music Jukebox 26 Yahoo Music Unlimited Free Trial 26 Getting Technical Support 27 Learn More 27 Tips FAQ and Troubleshooting 28 SanDisk Limited Warranty...

Page 4: ...ng time Clean your player with a soft lint free cloth used on glass lenses Do not allow young children to use your player unsupervised Never force any connector into the ports of your player or your computer Make sure your connectors are the identical shape and size before you connect 8 Do not disassemble crush short circuit or incinerate battery as it may cause fire injury burns or other hazards ...

Page 5: ...the sound emanating from your headphones and set the media player volume to a low setting where you can hear it clearly and comfortably Studies including one from NIDCD indicate that sounds of less than 80 decibels even after long exposure are unlikely to cause a hearing loss Listen to your media player at such a level that you can still hear conversation and other people in your environment witho...

Page 6: ...on systems in your area NOTE For Home and Personal Use This product is intended to be used for recording and playback for your home and personal enjoyment Copying and commercial use of copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner may be prohibited by law Use of your media player in compliance with all copyright and applicable intellectual property laws remains the responsibility ...

Page 7: ...d on 4 minute songs at 128 kbps MP3 3 932 160 bytes song or 192 kbps secure WMA 5 793 901 bytes song 1 megabyte MB 1 million bytes 1 gigabyte GB 1 billion bytes Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage With your Sansa Connect you can Browse and play digital music stored in the Music Library MP3 WMA and secure WMA audio format...

Page 8: ...CH to the lock position Select an item Turn the thumbwheel to highlight the item then press SELECT Return to the previous screen From Now Playing turn the thumbwheel From all other screens press REWIND Display the Home Menu Press HOME up on the thumbwheel Open a contextual menu e g Options ZING Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons when a menu title appears at the bottom left or right of the screen Turn...

Page 9: ...Windows Media Player 10 Internet Access High Speed USB 2 0 port required for hi speed transfer A WiFi network for wireless access Getting a Yahoo ID and start your Y Music Unlimited To Go Free Trial To use many of the features of your Sansa Connect you ll need a Yahoo ID If you re not already a Y Music Unlimited subscriber follow the instructions on the Y Music Unlimited To Go Free Trial offer on ...

Page 10: ...e battery To charge the battery either Connect the large connector of the USB cable into the dock connector port on the bottom of your Sansa Connect connect the small connector or the USB cable into the AC USB charger and plug the AC USB charger into a power source Connect the large connector of the USB cable into the dock connector port on the bottom of your Sansa Connect and plug the smaller con...

Page 11: ... rotating and resizing before transferring them to your player as well as the ability to transfer photo and video files to your microSD card Refer to the Sansa Media Converter software for file formats supported On your computer open Sansa Media Converter Press the Add Media button and choose the photos and videos you would like to transfer Press the Convert button when done Transferring files usi...

Page 12: ... be skipped If the network requires a password the Enter Password screen will appear To start entering the password turn the thumbwheel to highlight the first character and press SELECT If you need to change from uppercase letters to lowercase or to find a special character press the LEFT button Continue selecting letters until the password is complete and press the RIGHT button Your Sansa Connect...

Page 13: ... Music Library lets you browse your locally stored music by artist album and more You can also view your Playlists and Mixes Get More Music helps you find new popular and recommended songs and download them directly to your device You can search by artist and get any Yahoo Playlists you have created on your PC Friends helps you exchange music recommendations with your Yahoo Messenger friends and o...

Page 14: ...rding To rewind within a song press and hold REWIND 1 To fast forward within a song press and hold FAST FORWARD Using the Options Menu Press the LEFT BUTTON to display the Options menu where you can Select Rate Song Artist or Album to rate music Select Change Shuffle or Repeat to turn shuffle and repeat on or off 1 Select Remove this Song to remove this song from the Music Library and skip to the ...

Page 15: ...n only be heard over LAUNCHcast radio Select Make a Mix like this Song to get an auto refreshing Mix of songs similar to the current song Each time you play a Mix your Sansa Connect will try to update the Mix with new songs the next time a WiFi connection is available Select View more from this Artist to display a list of other songs and albums by the currently playing artist From there you can pl...

Page 16: ... enjoy is highlighted or when in Now Playing and listening to a station press the LEFT button to open the Options menu and select Add to Favorite Stations Customizing your My Station and Moods Note In order to use My Station and Moods a Yahoo Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required My Station is a custom music station personalized to reflect your music interests To create a My Station start...

Page 17: ...cally to make room for new songs Press PLAY to start playing a Playlist or Mix or press SELECT to view the songs in that list TIP If you enjoy a song in a Mix and don t want it to be deleted select Keep this Song from the Options menu The song will then be kept just as if you had chosen to get that song If you like an entire Mix you can highlight the Mix and select Save as a Playlist from the Opti...

Page 18: ...s menu Checking the Status of Downloads Select Download Manager to view all songs currently scheduled for download Songs at the top of the list will be downloaded first You can use the Options menu to remove songs from the list or move them to the top of the list to be downloaded more quickly ...

Page 19: ...hese songs Browsing Yahoo Music Note In order to get songs a Yahoo Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required Select Browse Music to view new albums songs most frequently played by Yahoo Music Unlimited subscribers or to explore Yahoo Music by genre Once you see a list of songs select a song to hear it You can get a song by highlighting it and selecting Get this Song from the ZING menu You can...

Page 20: ...created in Yahoo Music Jukebox Select a Playlist to view its songs and select a song to hear it To get the entire Playlist select Get this Playlist from the ZING menu Or select Make a Mix from this Playlist to get a Mix of songs from that Playlist TIP Each time you play a Mix your Sansa Connect will try to update the Mix with new songs the next time a WiFi connection is available ...

Page 21: ...iends and selecting Visibility to Non Friends Getting songs your Friends are listening to Note In order to get songs from friends a Yahoo Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required To get a song a friend is listening to highlight that friend and select Get this Song from the ZING menu If the song is available in the Y Unlimited music catalog it will be downloaded to the Music Library Recommend...

Page 22: ...Your Photos lets you view photos you have uploaded to Flickr You can sign in to Flickr on the web at www flickr com using your Yahoo ID and upload photos from your computer To view a photo from either of these collections select it or press PLAY to start a slideshow see below Playing a Slideshow To play a slideshow press PLAY on a photo either from a list or from the full screen view Press PLAY ag...

Page 23: ...ould remain bright after each button press or wheel turn The default value is 10 seconds Select Brightness to adjust how bright the screen should be The default value is 80 TIP You can extend battery life by reducing the settings for Backlight Timer and Brightness Changing Friends Settings From Settings select Friends to adjust the following settings Select Yahoo Messenger Auto Sign In to set whet...

Page 24: ...ettings select Music Mixes to adjust the following settings Select Auto Delete to enable or disable auto deletion of songs you get If Auto Delete is on older lower rated and less frequently listened to songs will be deleted automatically to make room for any new songs you get If Auto Delete is off you will not be able to get new songs once the device is full The default value is off Select Mixes R...

Page 25: ...of WiFi networks your Sansa Connect has successfully connected to in the past When your Sansa Connect makes an automatic WiFi connection it will connect to the preferred network with the strongest signal If you would no longer like to automatically connect to a particular network you can remove it from this list by highlighting it and selecting Remove Network from the Options menu Resetting or Era...

Page 26: ...Music Unlimited Free Trial Included with your Sansa Connect player is a free trial to the Yahoo Music Unlimited To Go service You can access your free trial by going to http www sandisk com sansaconnect The free trial is available to new subscribers only in the U S Additional terms apply Refer to Yahoo terms and conditions for further details ...

Page 27: ...sk 1 866 726 3475 or fill out an on line support request at http www sandisk com retail support asp If you have questions about our partner services please contact their Technical Support Center When you call or contact us for support please include as much information as you can from your packaging material This will allow us to help you more quickly Learn More You can also visit us on the web at...

Page 28: ...lled The minimum system requirement for Sansa Connect is the Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP1 will not show the Sansa Connect in My Computer The proper driver for Sansa Connect is included in Windows XP SP2 Question What Yahoo Subscription Service is required to listen to LAUNCHcast Answer You can listen to Yahoo LAUNCHcast internet radio without a subscription Only a Yahoo ID and password is require...

Page 29: ...playing the files Question What photo file formats does the Sansa Connect support Answer The Sansa Connect will support JPEG but not JPEG 2000 and PNG image formats Question When attempting to play some songs on the player I get a license error What is wrong Answer For music obtained from a subscription service the license may have expired To refresh your music licenses connect to the same softwar...

Page 30: ...e warranty duration on replaced product will be that time period remaining on the original product THIS CONSTITUTES SANDISK S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY SanDisk does not warrant and shall not be responsible for any lost data or information contained in any product including in any returned product regardless of the cause of the loss SanDisk s products ar...

Page 31: ...t is not misappropriated This device uses WM DRM software to play Secure Content WD DRM Software If the security of the WM DRM Software in this device has been compromised owners of Secure Content Secure Content Owners may request that Microsoft revoke the WM DRM Software s rights to acquire new licenses to copy display and or play Secure Content Revocation does not alter the WM DRM Software s abi...

Page 32: ...cense under SanDisk s intellectual property rights to use the Software in executable form solely for your personal use only with a SanDisk product and only on a single computer or other hardware device at any given time the License The Software is in use when it is either downloaded copied loaded into RAM or installed into the hard disk or other permanent memory of a computer or other hardware dev...

Page 33: ...SENTATION OR WARRANTY STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM THE COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NON INTERFERENCE OR NON INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR EQUIVALENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND P...

Page 34: ...the parties with respect to your use of the Software If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable it will not affect the validity of the balance of this Agreement which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms This Agreement is governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California and controlling U S federal law without regard to conflicts of laws pr...

Page 35: ... that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause...

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