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  • Page 1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents ..............................7 Installing Software............................... 7 Getting a Yahoo! ID and start your Y! Music Unlimited To Go Free Trial ..........7 Powering On Your Sansa Connect........................7 Charging Your Sansa Connect .......................... 8 Connecting to WiFi ..............................9 The Home Menu ..............................
  • Page 3 Changing Audio Settings..........................19 Changing Display Settings ..........................19 Changing Friends Settings..........................19 View Info about your Sansa Connect ......................20 Changing Music and Mixes Settings ....................... 20 Changing WiFi Settings ............................ 21 Resetting or Erasing your Sansa Connect...................... 21 Using Yahoo! Music Jukebox..........................

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions ® 1. Read the safety instructions carefully before using your Sansa Connect™ MP3 Player. 2. Read this entire manual to ensure proper usage. 3. Keep this User Guide for future reference. 4. 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.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    PNG. It also enables viewing of online photos available through Flickr (user ID required to access content). So enjoy your personal and web photos anywhere you go. The Sansa Connect has a 4 gigabyte (GB) capacity, allowing for storing of up to 675 secure WMA songs (45 hours of music content.) Note: Approximation based on 4 minute songs at 192 kbps secure WMA (5,793,901 bytes/song.)

  • Page 6: Your Sansa Connect's Controls

    Your Sansa Connect’s Controls Usage Tips Turn Sansa Connect ON or OFF Press POWER Disable all controls Slide the HOLD SWITCH 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.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    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 card included in the box.

  • Page 8: Charging Your Sansa Connect

    • 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.

  • Page 9: Connecting To Wifi

    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.

  • Page 10: The Home Menu

    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. It only appears in the Home Menu when you’re listening to music.

  • Page 11: Now Playing

    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.

  • Page 12: Using The Zing Menu

    • 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.

  • Page 13: 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.

  • Page 14: Music Library

    Playing all songs in random order Select Shuffle All to hear all of the songs on your Sansa Connect in a random order. Playing Playlists and Mixes Select Playlists & Mixes to see songs organized by the following types of lists: •...

  • Page 15: Removing Songs

    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.

  • Page 16: Get More Music

    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 17: Friends

    TIP: If you enjoy a recommended song, select Keep this Song from the Options menu. The song will then be kept on your Sansa Connect just as if you had chosen to get that song yourself. TIP: You can also view recommended songs from the Music Library by selecting Playlist & Mixes...

  • Page 18: Photos

    Flickr photo service over a WiFi connection. Viewing Photos from a microSD card If you have a microSD card inserted into your Sansa Connect, you can view photos stored there by selecting microSD Card. A list of all photos stored on your microSD card will appear, showing small versions of each. To view a photo using the full screen, highlight the photo and press SELECT.

  • Page 19: Settings

    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.

  • Page 20: View Info About Your Sansa Connect

    You can also view the number of songs, photos, Playlists, Mixes, artists, and albums stored. • If you have inserted a microSD card into your Sansa Connect player, select microSD Card to view the card’s available memory and the number of songs and photos stored on it.

  • Page 21: 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.

  • Page 22: Using Yahoo! Music 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://music.yahoo.com/sansa. The free trial is available to new subscribers only in the U.S.

  • Page 23: 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.

  • Page 24: Tips, Faq, And Troubleshooting

    How do I copy my music files from my PC to my Sansa Connect player? Answer: You can copy music files and sync playlists on the Sansa Connect using a program such as Yahoo! Music Jukebox. You can install Yahoo! Music Jukebox using the Installation CD included with your Sansa Connect.
  • Page 25 The Sansa Connect will support MP3, WMA, and secure WMA. Question: Which bit rate will the Sansa Connect player support? Answer: The Sansa Connect player will support 64-192 Kbps for MP3 and 32-192 Kbps for WMA. Question: Is the player compatible with podcasts? Answer: As long as the podcasts are in a supported MP3 format, then the player should be capable of playing the files.

  • Page 26: Sandisk Limited Warranty

    SanDisk or an authorized reseller, and is not transferable. Proof of purchase may be required. SanDisk is not responsible for any failure or defect caused by any third party software or services provided with the product and you are responsible for all service and repair. This warranty is void if the product is not used in accordance with the product instructions or if it is damaged as a result of improper installation, misuse, unauthorized repair, modification or accident.

  • Page 27: User Notice

    User Notice This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary. Content providers are using the digital rights management technology for Windows Media contained in this device (“WM-DRM”) to protect the integrity of their content (“Secure Content”) so that their intellectual property, including copyright, in such content is not misappropriated.

  • Page 28: End User License Agreement

    The Software is “is 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 device. SanDisk and its Licensors retain all right, title and interest in and to the Software.
  • Page 29 LICENSORS OR RESELLERS, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. 4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL SANDISK OR ITS LICENSORS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES OR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,...

  • Page 30: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    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.

  • Page 31: Open Source Licenses

    Open Source Licenses (a) busybox. busybox is distributed under the GNU General Public License. A copy of the GNU General Public License may be found at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. Portions of the work were modified by Zing Systems, Inc. 2005-2007. The original and modified source code can be found at here.
  • Page 32 (g) Linux. Linux is distributed under the GNU General Public License. A copy of the GNU General Public License may be found at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. Portions of the work were modified by Zing Systems, Inc. 2005-2007. The original and modified source code can be found at here.
  • Page 33 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc. For the purposes of this copyright and license, "Contributing Authors" is defined as the following set of individuals: Andreas Dilger, Dave Martindale, Guy Eric Schalnat, Paul Schmidt, Tim Wegner. The PNG Reference Library is supplied "AS IS". The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc.
  • Page 34 should be given attribution as the author of the parts of the library used. This can be in the form of a textual message at program startup or in documentation (online or textual) provided with the package. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1.
  • Page 35 IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;...

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