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SanDisk MP3 Player User Manual

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  • Page 1 December 2011...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.2. Minimum System Requirements ... 9 2.3. What Comes in the Box ... 9 2.4. Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player at-a-Glance ... 10 2.5. Device Inputs & Outputs Overview ... 10 2.6. Product Capacities & Playback ... 11 Chapter 3: Basic Usage ... 13 3.1.
  • Page 3 5.2. Playing slotRadio™ cards ... 37 Playing Podcasts & Audiobooks ... 39 5.3..39 5.3.1. Instructions to Play a Podcast ... 39 5.3.2. Modifying Podcast Play Mode ... 39 5.3.3. Playing Audiobooks ... 40 5.4. Watching Videos ... 40 5.4.1 Video Playback Instructions ...
  • Page 4 SanDisk Corporation. Sansa Fuze, slotRadio and Your Music Your Way are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. microSD and micrSDHC marks and logo are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. Flip is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification...

  • Page 5: 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.

  • Page 6: Important Hearing Safety Information

    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.

  • Page 7: For Your Safety

    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 MP3 player at such a level that you can still hear conversation and other people in your environment without shouting when you attempt to converse.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Sansa® Fuze™+ Overview

    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.

  • Page 9: Minimum System Requirements

    Windows Media® Player 10 (for playlist creation and synchronizing library and device) • Internet access (for downloading content, receiving firmware updates or the optional Sansa Media Converter software from SanDisk) • CD-ROM drive (for installation of bundled applications; Americas only) •...

  • Page 10: Sansa Fuze+ Mp3 Player At-A-Glance

    2.4. Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player at-a-Glance 7. Volume 4. Back 5. microSD card slot 2. Navigation touch pad 2.5. Device Inputs & Outputs Overview 1. On/Off Power Button 2. Touch Pad 1. On/Off 9. Microphone 8. Headphone jack • Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn on/turn off the player.

  • Page 11: Product Capacities & Playback

    • Displays the status of the MP3 player, including user interface functional section, play mode (e.g., shuffle), power level (battery), time, and view guide (dots on the bottom of the screen).
  • Page 12 †† Approximations: results will vary based on file size, resolution, compression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other factors. See www.sandisk.com. 4 GB** 8 GB** Up to 1,000...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3: Basic Usage

    USB cable. 3.1.1. Connecting to a Computer 1. Connect the smaller end of the micro-USB cable to the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player. 2. Connect the larger end of the micro-USB cable into an available USB port on the computer (usually found on the side or back of the computer).

  • Page 14: Battery Level Indicator

    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”.

  • Page 15: Removing The Player From Your Computer

    2. Some low-power USB ports may not provide enough power to charge the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player. If you are still having problems, use a different USB port. 3. The battery can also be charged using an AC-to-DC 5 Volt (or lower rated) adapter (not included) or a 5 Volt car adapter (not included), which are available at most consumer electronics stores.

  • Page 16: Power Switch

    3.3. Navigation Overview The Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player utilizes a unique graphical user interface which works in conjunction with the capacitive touch pad interface. Instead of using a traditional “home” screen, the device’s interface is organized in a way that can be thought of as either a film...
  • Page 17 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).

  • Page 18: Eight Core Functions Overview

    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. Music 2. Videos 3. Photos 4. Radio 5. Podcasts (note: also contains audiobooks) 6. Voice Recording 7.
  • Page 19 Photo – displays photos according to your taste by: A-Z (alphabetical order) or by Date. Also enables slide shows (with or without music). Voice – allows you to do voice recording using the built-in microphone found at the base of the device next to the headphone jack.
  • Page 20 Indicates shuffle mode, where all music files are played in random order. Indicates continuous play mode for a number of songs. Indicates continues play mode for a single song. Settings – allows you to view, set or customize the Sansa MP3 player features such as time, brightness, volume levels, equalizer, etc.

  • Page 21: Lock Function

    To ensure your Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player has the latest firmware, please visit www.sandisk.com/smc and download our free Sansa Updater and Sansa Media Converter (SMC).
  • Page 22 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...
  • Page 23 3. Click Finish.

  • Page 24: Formatting The Player

    5. Select Yes to start formatting. Caution! Ensure you back up all of the media files you use with your Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player before formatting the device as it will cause the files you have stored on the device to be deleted.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4: Loading Content

    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.

  • Page 26: Msc Mode: Drag And Drop

    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). Drag and drop music files from your computer to the Sansa player’s MUSIC folder.

  • Page 27: Windows® Mtp Mode: Windows Media Player

    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®...
  • Page 28 Click the arrow below the Library Tab then select Create Playlist. Type in the name of your Playlist. Click Songs from Library then drag these to the List Pane.
  • Page 29 To rearrange the songs, drag them up or down in the List pane. Click Save Playlist. 4.1.3.3. Transferring Playlists to Your Player Connect your Sansa player to the computer. Select Sync digital media files to this devices using Windows Media Player on initial connection.

  • Page 30: Loading Photos And Videos

    (2) it modifies files as necessary for an optimal viewing experience on the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player’s screen (e.g., for video files SMC can modify aspect ratio, frame rate, bit rate, or resolution; for photos SMC can perform rotating and resizing).
  • Page 31 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 4. To edit a picture, select it and follow these steps: a.

  • Page 32: Deleting Content

    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.

  • Page 33: Chapter 5: Playing Your Media

    “Shuffle” mode, which plays all of the songs in your device in random order; individually by song; or via playlists that you can either create on your computer, or which you can dynamically create on the fly in a “Music Go List”. ® Fuze™+ MP3 player.

  • Page 34: Recently Played Mode

    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. 2. Tap/swipe to the Music home menu (as shown at right).

  • Page 35: Options Menu - Music

    Tap/swipe to the left to skip to the previous played song or press-and-hold to fast rewind to current track. Use the volume control buttons on the left side of the player to adjust the volume level during playback. To turn off the shuffle all mode, on any song which is playing, tap back to get to the “now playing”...

  • Page 36: Music Go List

    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. This appears as a permanent playlist on your device with this name, whether it has content in it or not! To create this Music Go List, with any song you are currently listening to, simply press and...

  • Page 37: Playing Music From A Preloaded Microsd™/Microsdhc

    See www.sandisk.com. 5.2. Playing slotRadio™ cards A slotRadio card is a product sold separately by SanDisk which consists of hand-crafted, premium content, pre-loaded playlists of music, making it easy to enjoy your content with no...
  • Page 38 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.

  • Page 39: Playing Podcasts & Audiobooks

    5.3. Playing Podcasts & Audiobooks 5.3.1. Instructions to Play a Podcast 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.

  • Page 40: Playing Audiobooks

    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. From the main menu, select Podcast. 2. Scroll to the right and select Audiobooks. 3. Select an audiobook. 4.

  • Page 41: Video Play Options

    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.
  • Page 42 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.
  • Page 43 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.

  • Page 44: Chapter 6: Fm Radio Listening

    The Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player is able to display the station name, the current song playing, provided that this information is broadcast by the radio station. If this information isn’t transmitted, then it will not show up on the device.

  • Page 45: Programming Fm Presets

    6.2. Programming FM Presets You can program up 40 preset stations. There are two ways to program presets: Manually – Presets 1. From the main menu, select Radio. 2. Slide your finger or tap up or down on the touchpad to select desired frequency. 3.
  • Page 46 Quick Tips: Recording a FM Station 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.

  • Page 47: Chapter 7: Voice Recording

    CHAPTER 7: Voice Recording This chapter shows you how to use your Sansa 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. Voice Recording 7.1.1 Recording a File 1.
  • Page 48 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.

  • Page 49: Chapter 8: Settings

    CHAPTER 8: Settings This chapter shows you how to customize your Sansa 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.

  • Page 50: Background Settings

    Scroll through the options and decide to leave the equalizer on Normal or find a custom genre. 8.2.6 Info This displays information regarding your Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player (such as firmware version, available/free memory, number of contents loaded in the player, and the battery status).

  • Page 51: Sleep

    Safe use depends on exposure time and volume levels. At 80 dB(A), exposure should be limited to 40 hours/week. At 89 dB(A), exposure should not exceed 5 hours/week. For more details, carefully review the Important Safety Instructions in Chapter 1. http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/430...

  • Page 52: Language

    3. Select Yes to format or Cancel to exit. Caution! Ensure you back up all of the media files you use with your Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player before re-formatting the device, as this will DELETE all content you have on the device.

  • Page 53: Chapter 9: Tips & Troubleshooting

    9.1 Tips & Troubleshooting Why isn’t my Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player being charged or detected by my computer when I connect it? Verify that you are using Windows Media® Player version 10 or higher, reset your Sansa player, and try again.
  • Page 54 Artist, Album, Song Title, Track Number, Genre, and Year. Can the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player read high capacity microSD cards? Yes, the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player can read and write to both microSD and microSDHC cards.

  • Page 55: Chapter 10: Learn More, Service & Warranty Information

    SanDisk may at its option repair this product or provide you with an equivalent product; and if unable to repair or replace the product, will refund the purchase price. SanDisk will not be liable for indirect or consequential damage (including loss of data), or for damage caused by improper use (including use in an incompatible device and use not in accordance with the instructions), or by improper installation, unprofessional repair, modification or accident.

  • Page 56: End User License Agreement

    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”...
  • Page 57 Software within any other software product or device. The Software contains proprietary and confidential information of SanDisk and its Licensors, which you agree not to discover or reveal to others. Any and all permitted copies of the Software that you make or distribute must be unmodified, must contain all of the original Software’s proprietary...

  • Page 58: Fcc Regulation

    Software could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or property damage (collectively, “High Risk Activities”). SANDISK AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LIABILITIES OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM SUCH USE.

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