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FM radio with your SanDisk Sansa™ m200 Series MP3 Player. Quick Start Congratulations on your purchase of a SanDisk Sansa m200 Series MP3 Player! This chapter will help you to become familiar with your new purchase as quickly as possible. Features Your Sansa MP3 Player is a full-featured music device that can be carried with you anywhere.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com What You Need to Begin To add music to the Sansa m200 series MP3 Player, the following are needed: Intel Pentium PC or equivalent. Windows XP (Windows Media Player 9 or 10). CD-ROM drive USB 2.0 port for High-Speed transfer.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Figure 1. Installing the AAA Battery The Basic Controls Your player has an easy to use set of controls as shown in Figure 2 Left Side Front Right Side (with Hold, Mic) (Power/Menu, Volume) Top (with Headphone Jack, USB) Figure 2: The Basic Controls The control names and their functions are described in Table 1 below.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table 1: Control Names and Functions Control Name Function(s) Power/Menu Button Located on the right side of the player: • Press and Hold to turn the player on or off. • Press once to enter the menu •...
After you have transferred music files to your player, disconnect the USB cable from your player and follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button? See The Basic Controls section on Page 3.)
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NOTE: If you do not see music files onscreen, briefly press the Power/Menu Button on the right side of your player. The software Menu will appear. Use the Repeat/AB/Down Button to scroll and highlight Modes. Press the Select Button to select Modes.
Listen to the FM Radio Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.) WARNING: If the onscreen message says "Locked"...
Voice recording To record your voice as file to your player. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.) WARNING: If the onscreen message says "Locked"...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Headphones/Earphones Do not use headphones/earphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and may be illegal in some areas. It can also be dangerous to play your music with headphones/earphones at high volume while walking, or engaged in other activities.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This chapter helps you get started playing music on your SanDisk Sansa™ m200 Series MP3 Player. Playing Music Your player can play music files stored in MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats.
Your player has three modes of operation: Play Music, FM Radio, and Recorder. To play your music files, you need to be in Play Music mode. Follow these steps: 3. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
When your player is connected to your computer with the USB connector, you can use your computer file browser software to view all files on your player. Your player will appear as Sansa m230 or m240. Follow these steps: Playing Music...
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Deleting Music Files from Your Player Your SanDisk Sansa Player does not allow you to delete files from within the player. Instead we recommend that you follow the steps outlined in Deleting Music Files On Your Sansa MP3 Player on Page 12 above to remove files from your computer.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com confirm, press the Select button when the check box is highlighted. To cancel, press the |<< button to highlight X button and the Select button. Adjusting Settings Your player allows you to define the equalizer and repeat settings for music. Set Equalizer Playback The sound settings on your Sansa can be optimized for different music styles using the onboard five-band equalizer.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Set Repeat Playback Mode Your player allows you to repeat all or part of a music or audio file. Follow these steps: 1. Briefly press the Power/Menu Button. The software Menu will appear onscreen. See The Basic Controls section on Page 3 if you cannot find the Power/Menu Button.
Your player has three modes of operation: Play Music, FM Radio and Recorder. To listen to the radio, you need to be in FM Radio mode. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Figure 4: The FM Radio LCD screen The control buttons and ports for your player are described in The Basic Controls section on Page 3. More detailed descriptions on how the controls work is included in the step-by-step instructions throughout this document.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Accessing FM Presets The FM radio in your player can store up to 20 preset stations. These presets let you easily access your favorite radio stations. Follow these steps to access the Preset Channel software menus to set and delete preset channels: 1.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7. Press the Play/Pause/Up Button or Repeat/AB/Down Button to find the station you want to save as a preset channel. Press the Select Button twice to store the selected station as a preset channel. The Preset Channel List will reappear with your saved radio station assigned to the selected preset channel.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Setting Preset Stations Automatically In addition to manually selecting radio station frequencies as preset stations, your player can automatically save all radio stations that have strong frequencies. Follow these steps; 1. Put your player in FM Radio mode. See Using the FM Radio Controls on Page 16 if you need help with this step.
Your player has three modes of operation: Music, FM Radio and Recorder. To record your voice, you need to be in Voice Recording mode. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button briefly once. The SanDisk Welcome message will appear onscreen after a moment then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
Once the Recorder screen appears, you can record to your voice. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo will appear onscreen after a moment then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
Listening to recorded files Once the Play Music screen appears, you can listen to recorded files. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button briefly once. The SanDisk Welcome message will appear onscreen after a moment then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
During the playback of a recorded file, you can delete the recorded file from your MP3 Player. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button briefly once. The SanDisk Welcome message will appear onscreen after a moment then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
This chapter provides reference information to help you navigate the software menus within your SanDisk Sansa™ m200 Series MP3 Player. Navigating the Software Menus In addition to the ability to play music, Recorder, and listen to the FM radio, your player provides you with the ability to customize features within the player.
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Access the Top Level Menus Follow these steps to access the top level menus: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button briefly once. The SanDisk logo will appear onscreen after a moment then disappear. (Can’t find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 3.)
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Previous/Fast Reverse and Next/Fast Forward Buttons to decrease or increase the parameter. To return to the next highest menu at any time, press the Previous/Fast Reverse Button. For example, if you are on a setting screen for a submenu, pressing the Previous/Fast Reverse Button will display the submenu for that setting.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Submenu Parameter and Function Songs Browse all the music files in alphabetical order Favorites Browse the Favorites list Genre Browse the music files by genre. Press the Play/Pause/Up Button or Repeat/AB/Down Button to browse through the genre list.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Settings Menus The Settings menus control the underlying features of your player, for example, the language used onscreen and equalizer settings. The top level Settings menu, its submenus, and settings are shown below in Table 5. Read The Basics on page 25 to learn how to navigate the menus, settings, and parameters described in this section.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table 4: Settings Menus Submenu Setting Function Playback Repeat Press Select Button to toggle through Repeat Off, Repeat 1 Song, and Repeat All Songs. Or press the Repeat/AB/Down Button once during playback mode. Shuffle Press Select Button to toggle through ON and OFF of the shuffle function.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Submenu Setting Function Reset All Enter to restore the unit to the default factory settings. Press Select to confirm. Press Power/Menu to cancel. Stopwatch Function Your m200 series has a stopwatch. To use it, refer to table 5, below. Read The Basics on page 25 to learn how to navigate the menus, settings, and parameters described in this section.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This chapter provides tips and troubleshooting information to help you get the most from your SanDisk Sansa™ m200 Series MP3 Player. Tips and Troubleshooting This chapter provides answers to common questions you may have about your player.
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SanDisk. You must obtain a tracking confirmation number, which you may be required to provide to SanDisk. SanDisk will, at its option, repair or replace the product with new or refurbished product of equal or greater capacity and functionality, or refund the purchase price.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This chapter provides safety tips and instructions to care for your SanDisk Sansa™ m200 Series MP3 Player. Safety Tips and Cleaning Instructions Your player is an electronic device and, therefore, has to be protected from water and other hazards.
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