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Table of Contents Safety Instructions and Important Hearing Levels ............................................................................................. 4 Disposal Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................
Getting your Yahoo! Playlists .......................................................................................................................... 20 Friends ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Viewing songs your Friends are listening to..................................................................................................
Safety Instructions and Important Hearing Levels 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. • • • 8. Read the safety instructions carefully before using your Sansa® Connect™ MP3 Player. Read this entire manual to ensure proper usage. Keep this User Guide for future reference. Do not use Headphones/Earphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. This may create a traffic hazard and may be illegal in some areas.
• • • • • Normal conversation 60 City traffic 80 Motorcycles and lawnmowers 90# Rock concerts 110-120# Firearms 120-140# * 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. # These sound decibel levels are considered harmful under extended exposure. Information courtesy of the National Institute of Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp.
Disposal Instructions Do not dispose of this device with unsorted waste. Improper disposal may be harmful to the environment and human health. Please refer to your local waste authority for information on return and collection 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.
Introduction Thank you for choosing the SanDisk Sansa Connect! The Sansa Connect is a high performance portable WiFi enabled digital audio player with a 2.2” QVGA color screen, internal speaker, microSD™ card expansion slot, and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. The Sansa Connect is optimized to work seamlessly with the Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription service and the Yahoo! Music Jukebox music management software.
Your Sansa Connect’s Controls Usage Tips Turn Sansa Connect ON or OFF Press POWER to turn device ON or put to SLEEP. Press and hold POWER for 5 seconds to turn device fully OFF. (Your Sansa Connect will automatically go from ON to SLEEP if the screen is off and one minute passes without audio playing.
Getting Started Package Contents Your Sansa Connect package includes: • Sansa Connect • Earphones • USB Cable • AC-USB Charger • Quick Start Guide • Travel Pouch (Protective Case) • Lanyard Minimum System Requirements • • • • • Windows® XP SP2 Operating System Windows Media Player® 10 Internet Access High-Speed USB 2.
Powering On Your Sansa Connect To turn on your Sansa Connect, press Power. If your Sansa Connect doesn’t turn on, check that the Hold Switch is in the unlock position. If this doesn’t help, you may need to charge the battery (see below) After the startup is complete, a brief series of screens will welcome you and point out some of the key features of your Sansa Connect. Charging Your Sansa Connect Your Sansa Connect comes with a rechargeable battery.
Transferring Music, Photos, and Videos Connecting your Sansa Connect to a Computer Before you can transfer media to your Sansa Connect, you must connect it to your computer. Connect the large connector of the USB cable into the dock connector port on the bottom of your Sansa Connect, and plug the smaller connector into a USB port on your computer (see the diagram under Charging Your Sansa Connect on the previous page.
Connecting to WiFi Your Sansa Connect makes it easy to connect to WiFi networks. When a WiFi connection is needed (for instance, to play Internet Radio), the Sansa Connect will automatically look for a network and try to connect. When starting the WiFi connection, your Sansa Connect will find all of the WiFi networks in range. Networks will be listed in order of signal strength (highest first), and protected networks (which require a password) are indicated by the lock icon.
The Home Menu The Home Menu is the easiest way to choose between the different features of your Sansa Connect. To display the Home Menu, press HOME ( ). From the Home Menu, you can select the following features: Now Playing shows details about the currently playing song or video. It only appears in the Home Menu when something is playing. Internet Radio lists the LAUNCHcast Radio stations available using the WiFi connection. You can also save and play Favorite Stations.
Now Playing Now Playing appears in the Home Menu whenever your Sansa Connect is playing music. It shows information about the current song, artist, and album. TIP: When in Now Playing, turning the wheel will return to the list you selected the music from. Playing and Pausing Music From Now Playing, press PLAY/PAUSE once to pause or resume playing music. Skipping Songs To skip back to the beginning of the current song, press REWIND once. Press REWIND again to go to the start of the previous song.
Using the ZING Menu Note: In order to get songs, a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required. Press the RIGHT BUTTON to display the ZING menu, where you can: • Select Get this Song to get the song you’re listening to – it will be downloaded to your Music Library, so you can listen to it any time. Some songs may not be available for download, and can only be heard over LAUNCHcast radio. • Select Get this Album to get the album that the song you’re listening to appears on.
Internet Radio Internet Radio gives you access to a wide variety of stations provided by Yahoo!’s LAUNCHcast music service. When your Sansa Connect is connected to WiFi, you can listen to pre-programmed stations, or to My Station, a personalized station which reflects your music interests. Listening to LAUNCHcast stations To listen to a LAUNCHcast station, select Internet Radio from the Home Menu.
Music Library Music Library stores all of the music available on your device. You can browse your music collection by artist, album, song title, or genre. You can also browse playlists you’ve created and similar song mixes you’ve downloaded from Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Finally, you can also check on any downloads that are in progress. Playing all songs in random order Select Shuffle All to hear all of the songs on your Sansa Connect in a random order.
Removing Songs To remove a song, highlight it and select Remove this Song from the Options 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.
Get More Music Get More Music uses the WiFi connection of your Sansa Connect to download more music. You can search artists by name, browse songs and albums by genre, get recommended songs, or get playlists you’ve created in Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Searching Artists Note: In order to get songs, a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required. Select Search Artists and use the thumbwheel and SELECT button to enter an artist name. After you type a few characters, a list of matching artists will appear.
Getting your Yahoo! Playlists Note: In order to get playlists, a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required. Select My Yahoo! Playlists to see a list of Playlists you have 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.
Friends Friends lets you see what other people are listening to. You can get the songs your Yahoo! Messenger friends or other nearby Sansa Connect users are listening to. You can also send recommendations to your friends, and receive song recommendations from them. Viewing songs your Friends are listening to You can view friends from two categories: • Yahoo! Messenger lets you see music from your Yahoo! Messenger friends who are listening to music either on another Sansa Connect or on their computer.
Photos & Video Photos & Video stores all of the photos and videos available on your device. You can also view photos from the Flickr photo service over a WiFi connection. Browsing your Photo Library You can view photos stored on your device by selecting Photo Library. You can choose to browse all photos on the device, or only those stored on a microSD card. Select a photo to view it using the full screen, or press PLAY to start a slideshow (see below.
Settings Settings lets you customize the behavior of your Sansa Connect. To go to Settings, press HOME and select Settings. Changing Audio Settings From Settings, select Audio to adjust the following settings: • Select Equalizer to choose an equalizer mode from a list of presets. The default value is Normal. • Select Sound Effects to change the volume of sound effects relative to your overall volume. The default value is 75%. • Select Speaker to determine how the built-in speaker will behave.
View Info about your Sansa Connect From Settings, select Info to view the following: • Select About Your Device to review the series of welcome screens displayed the first time you powered on your Sansa Connect. • Select Memory to view your Sansa Connect’s total available memory, and review how much memory is used, reserved, and free. You can also view the number of songs, photos, Playlists, Mixes, artists, and albums stored.
Changing WiFi Settings From Settings, select WiFi to adjust the following settings: • Select Connection Status to see whether your Sansa Connect is currently connected to WiFi. If connected, the WiFi network name and other information including the IP address, the MAC address, and BSSID are shown. TIP: • • Use the Options menu to connect or disconnect from WiFi, or to change the WiFi network your Sansa Connect is connected to.
Using Yahoo! Music Jukebox You can also find the latest version of the Yahoo! Music Jukebox user manual at http://music.yahoo.com/jukebox/ Yahoo! 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.
Getting Technical Support Before you contact Technical Support, we encourage you to read the Tips, FAQ, and Troubleshooting section beginning on the next page. If you have questions about the use or features of your player, please call the SanDisk Technical Support Center at 1-866-SanDisk (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.
Tips, FAQ, and Troubleshooting This section provides answers to common questions you may have. Question: Answer: Why doesn’t my Sansa Connect appear to be charging when connected with the USB cable? The Sansa Connect requires a high-power USB 2.0 port to provide enough power to charge. Some USB ports like the one on your keyboard may not be a high-power USB port. Try the various ports on your computer to see if they can charge the device.
Question: Answer: Can I connect to public access WiFi networks? Yes, you can connect to many public WiFi networks such as T-Mobile, FON, Boingo, etc. You may be required to enter a additional user account information. Support for additional public WiFi networks may be added in the future. Question: Answer: How do I copy my music files from my PC to my Sansa Connect player? You can copy music files and sync playlists on the Sansa Connect using a program such as Yahoo! Music Jukebox.
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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
