December 2011
Table of Contents Chapter 1: SAFE USE GUIDELINES .......................................................................... 5 1.1. Usage Instructions ...................................................................................... 5 1.2. Important Hearing Safety Information ........................................................... 6 Chapter 2: Sansa® Fuze™+ Overview .................................................................... 8 2.1. Features .............................................
5.2. Playing slotRadio™ cards ........................................................................... 37 Playing Podcasts & Audiobooks .......................................................................... 39 5.3. .................................................................................................................. 5.3.1. Instructions to Play a Podcast .............................................................. 5.3.2. Modifying Podcast Play Mode......................................
8.2.15 Reset Factory Settings ........................................................................... 52 8.2.16 Format ................................................................................................. 52 Chapter 9: Tips & Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 53 9.1 Tips & Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 53 Chapter 10: Learn More, Service & Warranty Information.......
CHAPTER 1: Safe Use Guidelines This chapter provides important device usage suggestions, general care instructions, and hearing guidelines for safe enjoyment of your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player. Chapter 1: SAFE USE GUIDELINES 1.1. Usage Instructions PLEASE READ THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR SANSA MP3 PLAYER! 1. Read this entire manual to ensure proper usage. 2. Keep this User Manual for future reference. 3.
For Home and Personal Use Only! This product is intended to be used for recording and playback for your home and personal enjoyment. Copying or commercial use of copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner may be prohibited by law. Use of your MP3 player, in compliance with all copyright and applicable intellectual property laws, remains the responsibility of the user of the product. 1.2.
Hearing levels To help you understand what may be considered a safe hearing level, the following examples are included for your reference. Examples of Typical Approximate Sound Level: Sound Level (dB) Refrigerator humming 40 Normal conversation 60 City traffic 80 Motorcycles and lawnmowers Rock concerts 90 # 110-120 # * A decibel (dB) is a unit of relative measurement of the strength of sound wave. In decibels (dB), a measured signal level doubles with every additional 3 dB.
CHAPTER12: Product Overview CHAPTER This chapter will familiarize you with the features and functionality of your Sansa® Fuze™+ player. Chapter 2: Sansa® Fuze™+ Overview Congratulations on your purchase of a Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player! Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player is a high performance portable digital audio/video player with a large and vibrant 2.4” color screen, a digital FM tuner, a built-in microphone, and a microSDHC card slot. You can listen to and record FM radio broadcasts and make voice recordings.
• Rechargeable battery lasts up to 24 hours of audio playback or 5 hours of video playback**. * 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some capacity not available for data storage. The device holds approximately 10,000 songs at its maximum capacity. ** Based on continuous audio playback at 128 kbps MP3; video playback at QVGA 512kbps MPEG4; battery life and performance may vary depending upon usage and settings; battery not replaceable. 2.2.
2.4. Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player at-a-Glance 1. On/Off 7. Volume 10. Display screen 4. Back 3. Play/Pause/Lock 5. microSD card slot 6. micro-USB connecting port 2. Navigation touch pad 9. Microphone 8. Headphone jack 2.5. Device Inputs & Outputs Overview 1. On/Off Power Button • Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn on/turn off the player. • Press and hold for 20 seconds to reset your player (this should be used extremely rarely).
3. Play/Pause • Toggle between Play and Pause/Stop. • To lock the device to temporarily disable the input buttons, hold down the play/pause button for 3 seconds. Locking the device disables all button actions. To unlock, slide your finger vertically on the touch pad. • Tap Back button to return to a previous screen level. The back button works in the same way that a back button works on a web browser such as Internet Explorer®.
The number of songs and photos that the device holds varies by capacity, (amongst other factors) as summarized below: Number of Songs†† (3.5 min) Number of Photos†† (5 MP) Videos†† (MPEG-4 video@ 512 Kbps) 4 GB** 8 GB** 16 GB** Up to 1,000 Up to 2,000 Up to 4,000 Up to 2,400 Up to 4,800 Up to 9,600 Up to 12 Up to 24 Up to 48 Notes: * ** † †† Card(s) sold separately. 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some capacity is not available for data storage.
CHAPTER 3: Basic Usage This chapter provides you the basic usage instructions for your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player. Chapter 3: Basic Usage Quick Tips: 1. Ensure your player is fully charged before operating for the first time. 2. Updating the player’s firmware is highly recommended. The Sansa Updater will inform you if the firmware is in need of updating via auto-detention of the player, but you can also check manually. Visit www.sandisk.com/smc to download the Sansa Updater.
If you have a PC running Windows®, and the player is not recognized by your computer, make sure you have Windows Media™ Player version 10 or higher installed. You can also change the USB Mode to MSC (“Mass Storage Class”) mode by going to “Settings”, selecting “USB Mode”, and then selecting “MSC”. See Settings in Chapter 8 for more details. For a Mac® operating system computer, ensure that USB Mode is set to Auto Detect or MSC mode.
You can charge your player using the USB port on your computer using the included micro-USB cable. You can also use any micro-USB charger rated to 5V DC output (not included). When connected properly to the computer for charging or transferring data, an icon which looks like USB cable will appear on the screen of the device, with the word “Connected”. If this icon does not appear in 3-5 seconds, then the USB connection has not been made successfully. Quick Tips: 1.
3.2. Power Switch The power switch is used to turn the player on or off as well as resetting it. Power On/Power Off Press and hold the Power button on the top of the player for approximately 2 seconds to power it on or turn it off. Reset To reset your player, press and hold the Power button for approximately 20 seconds. You should not have to reset the player except in the rare occurrence when the player does not respond. 3.3.
The user interface is navigated by swiping left-to-right to select the feature of interest, or by swiping top-to-bottom within features. The interface can also be navigated for the most part by simply tapping on the end points of the markings on the device, much like ends of a compass (East, West, North, South). For example, tapping on the right side of the touch pad will advance the screen from Music Æ Videos Æ Photos, and so forth.
3.4. Eight Core Functions Overview Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player’s unique graphical user interface has a dedicated home menu for each of the 8 functional categories. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Music Videos Photos Radio Podcasts (note: also contains audiobooks) Voice Recording Card Settings The dots bar view guide at the bottom of every screen indicates your location within the home menu level or within functional sub-menus.
Photo – displays photos according to your taste by: A-Z (alphabetical order) or by Date. Also enables slide shows (with or without music). Radio – allows you to listen to and record live FM broadcast radio, pause radio recordings, and save up to 40 presets. Voice – allows you to do voice recording using the built-in microphone found at the base of the device next to the headphone jack. Podcasts – allows you to listen to podcasts and audiobooks.
Card – allows you to access content on a microSD/microSDHC memory card or slotRadio card (both sold separately). Settings – allows you to view, set or customize the Sansa MP3 player features such as time, brightness, volume levels, equalizer, etc. Quick Tips: Screen Icons The screen displays icons to assist you in knowing the present mode of the device. The following industry standard icons are used: Indicates that the device is in “play” mode, either with audio or video content.
3.5. Lock Function Sometimes you want to be able to lock the device’s inputs, for instance if listening to music and carrying the player in your pocket, to avoid unwanted inputs. It is possible to lock the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player’s touch pad. To lock the device, do a quick press on the power button. A longer press will turn the player off and on. All the function keys will be disabled once lock is engaged. Please note that the Lock function only works when the player is turned on.
Downloading the Applications STEP 1 - Download and install Sansa Firmware Updater Connect your player to your computer. The Sansa Firmware Updater should launch automatically. 1a. ALTERNATIVELY: On a Windows® PC, Click Start then go to Programs > SanDisk > Sansa Updater > Sansa Updater to run the installer manually. . STEP 2 - Download and install the Sansa Media Converter application Click to select the Sansa Media Converter check box, and then click Download Now.
3. Click Finish.
STEP 3 - Launch the Sansa Media Converter application Click Start then go to Programs > SanDisk > Sansa Updater > Sansa Media Converter 3.6.1. Formatting the Player To delete all content from the internal memory, you can format the device. 1. 2. 3. 4. From the main menu, scroll to Settings and click select. Select Settings. Select Format. Choose to format: Internal Memory, External Memory or All 5. Select Yes to start formatting.
CHAPTER 4: Transferring Media This chapter shows you how to transfer music files, photos, and videos from your computer to your Sansa® Fuze™+ player. Chapter 4: Loading Content Your Sansa Fuze+ player comes with an open file platform, enabling you to load it how you like best.
4.1.1. MSC Mode: Drag and Drop 1. Connect your player to your Windows® PC. 2. Open the My Computer icon on your desktop by double-clicking on it. 3. Double-click on the Sansa player icon which will appear there. 4. Double-click Internal Memory or Media (may vary by Windows® version). 5. Drag and drop music files from your computer to the Sansa player’s MUSIC folder. You can also drag and drop files to a microSD card inside your player by going to My Computer > Sansa Fuze+ > External uSD Card.
4.1.3. Windows® MTP Mode: Windows Media Player™ MTP or “Media Transfer Protocol” mode is the default setting in your Sansa Fuze+ player if you live in North America (it is MSC mode for other geographies). MTP mode enables synchronizing your player with Windows Media Player™, which comes standard as a part of the Windows® operating system. However, before you can create a playlist and transfer (or synchronize) it to your player, you need to show Windows Media Player™ where your songs are located. 4.1.3.1.
3. Click the arrow below the Library Tab then select Create Playlist. 4. Type in the name of your Playlist. 5. Click Songs from Library then drag these to the List Pane.
6. To rearrange the songs, drag them up or down in the List pane. 7. Click Save Playlist. 4.1.3.3. Transferring Playlists to Your Player 1. 2. 3. Connect your Sansa player to the computer. Select Sync digital media files to this devices using Windows Media Player on initial connection. Right-click on Your Sansa Player, then select Set Up Sync. 4. Click to select the Sync this device automatically check box. 5.
6. Select Personal Playlists from the drop down menu on the left pane. 7. Highlight the playlists you want to transfer to your player, click Add, then Finish. 8. Synchronization will start as soon as you click Finish. To see the Sync status, click on the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player, and then click on Sync Results. 4.2. Loading Photos and Videos The optional free downloadable Sansa Media Converter (SMC) software lets you convert photos and videos as appropriate, and then transfer these to your player with ease.
Instructions for Loading Photo/Video Content 1. Connect the Sansa player to the computer. 2. Select Sansa Media Converter using Sansa Media Converter on initial connection. 3. Click Add Media to select video or photo files to be converted. 4. To edit a picture, select it and follow these steps: a. To rotate: i. To rotate left, click Rotate Left. ii. To rotate photo to right, click Rotate Right. iii. To resize for optimal viewing, Select Best Fit. 5. To view to original photo setting, click Reset.
4.3. Deleting Content Deleting content can be done either from the device within the sub-functions, or through your media manager. Please be aware that deleting content from the device will not permanently delete the content if at the next synchronization these files are still on your computer for transferring back to the player.
CHAPTER 5: Playing Your Media This chapter shows you how to play music and audiobooks, watch videos, and view photos on your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player. Chapter 5: Playing Your Media 5.1. Playing Music Sansa Fuze+ player comes with the versatile capability to play an array of different audio/music file formats, including MP3, WMA, secure WMA, FLAC, AAC/M4A (DRM-free iTunes® songs), WAV, OGG-Vorbis, and Audiobooks formats.
5.1.1. Recently Played Mode The Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player enables quick access to play your most recently played 10 songs. 1. Press and hold the Back button level of the user interface. to return to the home 2. Tap/swipe to the Music home menu (as shown at right). 3. At the music home menu you can vertically swipe/tap to start your 10 recent played tracks. Press Play playing. In this mode, all 10 songs will play in a row. 4.
4. Tap/swipe to the left to skip to the previous played song or press-and-hold to fast rewind to current track. 5. Use the volume control buttons on the left side of the player to adjust the volume level during playback. 6.
5.1.5. Music Go List In addition to being able to add playlists to your Sansa Fuze+ player, which will be listed under the “Playlist” sub-menu under “Music” (the fifth “page” in the “Music” book), the device enables you to create a dynamic “Music Go List” which you can create on the fly.
5.1.6. Playing Music from a Preloaded microSD™/microSDHC™ Card Instructions 1. Insert a microSD card with content into the microSD card slot. The player will display the message: “Loading card.” 2. The card content will automatically be pulled into the various menu categories based on the file types you have loaded on the car (e.g., music files into “Music”, photos into “Photos”, etc.).
commercial free music from the leading music labels, and enable skipping of songs you do not care to hear. They are an ideal solution for those people seeking quality music at reasonable value, enjoy discovering new songs, and don’t enjoy managing their own content directly. Sansa Fuze+ player is optimized for use with slotRadio cards, displaying vibrant, high quality album art, artist name, and song title accompanying each song. Instructions 1. Insert a slotRadio card into the card slot.
5.3. Playing Podcasts & Audiobooks 5.3.1. Instructions to Play a Podcast 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the main menu, select Podcast. Browse your latest 10 podcasts by swiping up/down, and tap play to start enjoying your podcast quickly. To view all your podcasts, from the home level menu press select and browse your podcast albums. Press play to start enjoying your podcast. Tap/swipe to the right or press-andhold the right side of the arrow to fast forward.
5.3.3. Playing Audiobooks On your Sansa Fuze+ player audiobooks can be found as the second “page of the book” under the “Podcast” menu. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the main menu, select Podcast. Scroll to the right and select Audiobooks. Select an audiobook. Tap/swipe to the right or press-and-hold the right side of the arrow to fast forward. Tap/swipe to the left to go back to the previous chapter or press-and-hold to the left to rewind. 6.
5.4.2 Video Play Options To adjust the Video Options, press the Select button during video playback. Adjusting Video Brightness 1. Select Brightness. 2. Slide your finger or tap the touchpad either right or left to increase or decrease the brightness level. 3. Press the Select button to accept. Selecting Video Orientation 1. Select Orientation. 2. Tap Select to alternate between Landscape and Portrait views. 5.5.
Single Photo Viewing 1. From the main menu, scroll to and select Photo. 2. Use the touchpad to highlight and select the photo you want to view. 3. When a photo is in “Now Playing” mode, which is when it takes up the entire screen, simply select (tap the center of the touchpad) to open the photo Options screen. 4. Under Options you will find the following parameters which can be changed: Slide Time; Shuffle; Repeat; Add to Background; Slide Show Music; Orientation. 5.
3. Tap the back button . Repeating Photos 1. Select Repeat. 2. Press the Select button to turn Repeat On or Off. Adding photo to Background 1. Highlight and select Add to Background. Selecting Slideshow Music 1. Select Slideshow Music. 2. Select Current Song (if a song is currently playing) or one of your Playlists. 3. Tap the back button . Selecting Photo Orientation 1. Select Orientation. 2. Tap Select to alternate between Landscape and Portrait views.
CHAPTER 6: FM Radio This chapter provides instructions on how to listen to the FM broadcast radio and to program the preset stations on your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player. Chapter 6: FM Radio Listening Your Sansa Fuze+ player includes an integrated FM radio for listening to live broadcast FM stations. Please note that FM radio broadcasts might not be available or have limited availability in your geographic region. 6.1. Listening to FM Radio Instructions 1. Tap/swipe to get to the Radio home menu. 2.
6.2. Programming FM Presets You can program up 40 preset stations. There are two ways to program presets: Manually – Presets 1. 2. 3. 4. From the main menu, select Radio. Slide your finger or tap up or down on the touchpad to select desired frequency. Press and hold Select button while listening. A frequency that been defined as preset will be marked with a small star next to it. Automatically – Presets 1. From the main menu, select Radio. 2.
Quick Tips: Recording a FM Station 1. 2. Your Sansa Fuze+ player can record a FM radio broadcast until one of two events occurs: (1) the available memory on the device is exhausted; (2) the battery is drained. However, the device will take a very, very long recording and break it into individual files of approximately two hours in length. While recording a FM broadcast, hit the play/pause button to filter out unwanted content within a single file, such as commercials, for example.
CHAPTER 7: Voice Recording This chapter shows you how to use your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player’s built-in microphone to do voice recordings. Chapter 7: Voice Recording Your Sansa Fuze+ player includes voice recording capability and is able to store multiple independent recordings. 7.1 Voice Recording 7.1.1 Recording a File 1. From the main menu, select Voice. 2. To begin recording, select Start Recording. 3. To pause the recording, select Pause using the option on the screen (not the button!). 4.
This product is intended to be used for recording and playback for your home and personal enjoyment only. Copying and commercial use of copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner may be prohibited by law. Use of your MP3 player, in compliance with all copyright and applicable intellectual property laws, remains the responsibility of the user of the product.
CHAPTER 8: Settings This chapter shows you how to customize your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player’s settings. Chapter 8: Settings Your Sansa Fuze+ player comes with a rich Settings menu for customizing your device to your particular needs. 8.1. Settings You can personalize your device by selecting Settings from the main menu level. On the main menu level, tap/swipe to Settings and tap the Select button to access the many settings options available. 8.
8.2.1 Background Settings The Background settings allow you to change the background color and image. 1. Select Color. 2. Use Select button to scroll to the color you like. 3. Select Image to scroll to the photo you would like as your background. 8.2.2 Backlight After idling for predefined seconds, the player will trigger the timer automatically and cease the backlight. You can press any button to wake the backlight up.
8.2.8 Sleep You can set the timer under Sleep to automatically turn off the player once it reaches the setting time. 1. Select Sleep. 2. Use touchpad to select desired timer (from none to 120 minutes). 3. Press the Select button. 8.2.9 USB Mode 1. Select USB Mode. 2. Use the touchpad to select a USB mode: a. Auto detect: b. MTP (“Media Transfer Protocol”): Microsoft Windows® will recognize the device and will present it as the Sansa Fuze+. c.
8.2.12 Language 1. Select Language. 2. Use touchpad to highlight the desired language. 3. Press the Select button. 8.2.13 Date 1. Select Date. 2. Use touchpad to highlight the desired setting – Month, Date, or Year. 3. Use touchpad to adjust the selected setting then press the Select button. 8.2.14 Time 1. Select Time. 2. Use touchpad to highlight the desired setting – Hour, Minute, or am/pm. 3. Use touchpad to adjust the selected setting then press the Select button. 8.2.
CHAPTER 9: Tips & Troubleshooting This chapter helps you get the most from your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player with tips and troubleshooting. Chapter 9: Tips & Troubleshooting The following is a partial list of likely questions you might have. For a more complete and more up-to-date list, with full knowledge-base algorithmic online search capabilities, please visit us at www.kb.sandisk.com. 9.
What music file formats does the Sansa Fuze+ support? The Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player supports MP3, WAV, WMA, secure WMA, FLAC, AAC/M4A (DRM-free iTunes® music files), Ogg-Vorbis, and Audiobook formats. Is the player compatible with podcasts? As long as the podcasts are in any of the supported audio formats and an appropriate bit rate (32-320 kbps), then the player should be capable of playing the files. Any MP3 files with podcast as a genre in the ID3 tag will appear under Podcasts.
CHAPTER 10: Learn More, Service, & Warranty Information This chapter provides information to help you get service and support for your Sansa® Fuze™+ MP3 player. Chapter 10: Learn More, Service & Warranty Information 10.1. Getting Technical Support Before you contact Technical Support, we encourage you to read the Tips & Troubleshooting section to see if your question is covered there.
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