SanDisk MP3 Player - Manuals

7 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 90 # Ro...

8 CHAPTER 1 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 lar...

10 2.4. Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player at-a-Glance 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). 2. Touch Pad • Navigate through scre...

13 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 t...

14 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”...

15 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...

16 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 a...

18 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. Card 8. Settings The dots bar vie...

20 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 icon...

22 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 t...

24 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. From the main menu, scroll to Settings and cl...

25 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. Whether it’s ripping music from your CDs collect...

26 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 ...

27 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 ...

29 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. Connect your Sansa player to the computer. 2. Select Sync digital media files to this devices using Windows Media Player on initial connection. 3. Right-clic...

30 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 ...

32 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 fo...

33 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, ...

34 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 to return to the home level of the user interface. 2. Tap/swipe to the Music home menu (as shown at right). 3. At the music home menu you can v...

35 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. To turn off the shuffle all mode, on any song which is playing, tap back ...

36 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 app...

37 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 ty...

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. Sansa Fuze+ player is...

39 5.3. Playing Podcasts & Audiobooks 5.3.1. Instructions to Play a Podcast 1. From the main menu, select Podcast. 2. Browse your latest 10 podcasts by swiping up/down, and tap play to start enjoying your podcast quickly. 3. To view all your podcasts, from the home level menu press select and br...

40 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. Tap/swipe to the right or press-and-hold the righ...

41 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. S...

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 O...

44 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 F...

45 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. Press and hold Select button while listening. 4....

46 Quick Tips: Recording a FM Station 1. 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 fil...

47 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....

49 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 me...

51 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 ...

55 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 sectio...

56 APPLICABLE LAW, THEN TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY DURATION ON ANY REPLACED PRODUCT WILL BE THAT PORTION OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD REMAINING ON YOUR ORIGINAL PRODUCT. National, state and local laws may grant you othe...

58 8. High Risk Activities. The Software is not fault-tolerant and is not designed or intended for use in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, or any other application in which the failure of the Software could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or propert...