SanDisk Connect User Manual
Sansa® Connect™
MP3 Player
User Manual
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Table of Contents
Safety Instructions and Important Hearing Levels ............................................................................................. 4
Disposal Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Your Sansa Connect’s Controls ............................................................................................................................. 8
Usage Tips ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Package Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Minimum System Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 9
Getting a Yahoo! ID and start your Y! Music Unlimited To Go Free Trial .............................................. 9
Powering On Your Sansa Connect ................................................................................................................. 10
Charging Your Sansa Connect ........................................................................................................................ 10
Transferring Music, Photos, and Videos ............................................................................................................ 11
Connecting your Sansa Connect to a Computer .......................................................................................... 11
Transferring music using Yahoo! Music Jukebox......................................................................................... 11
Transferring photos and videos using Sansa Media Converter .................................................................. 11
Transferring files using Windows Explorer .................................................................................................. 11
Connecting to WiFi ............................................................................................................................................... 12
The Home Menu ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Now Playing ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Playing and Pausing Music ............................................................................................................................... 14
Skipping Songs ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Rewinding and Fast Forwarding ..................................................................................................................... 14
Using the Options Menu .................................................................................................................................. 14
Using the ZING Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Now Playing for Video ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Internet Radio ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Listening to LAUNCHcast stations ............................................................................................................... 16
Saving Favorite Stations ................................................................................................................................... 16
Customizing your My Station and Moods ..................................................................................................... 16
Music Library .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Playing all songs in random order ................................................................................................................... 17
Playing Playlists and Mixes .............................................................................................................................. 17
Browsing your Music Library .......................................................................................................................... 17
Removing Songs ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Checking the Status of Downloads ................................................................................................................ 18
Get More Music ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Searching Artists ................................................................................................................................................ 19
Browsing Yahoo! Music ................................................................................................................................... 19
Getting Recommended Songs from Yahoo! Music ..................................................................................... 19
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Getting your Yahoo! Playlists .......................................................................................................................... 20
Friends ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Viewing songs your Friends are listening to .................................................................................................. 21
Getting songs your Friends are listening to ................................................................................................... 21
Recommending a song to a Friend ................................................................................................................. 21
Viewing and playing song recommendations from Friends ....................................................................... 21
Photos & Video ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Browsing your Photo Library .......................................................................................................................... 22
Viewing Photos from Flickr ............................................................................................................................ 22
Playing a Slideshow ........................................................................................................................................... 22
Watching Videos ............................................................................................................................................... 22
Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Changing Audio Settings .................................................................................................................................. 23
Changing Display Settings ............................................................................................................................... 23
Changing Friends Settings................................................................................................................................ 23
View Info about your Sansa Connect ............................................................................................................ 24
Changing Music and Mixes Settings ............................................................................................................... 24
Changing WiFi Settings .................................................................................................................................... 25
Resetting or Erasing your Sansa Connect ...................................................................................................... 25
Using Yahoo! Music Jukebox ............................................................................................................................... 26
Yahoo! Music Unlimited Free Trial ................................................................................................................ 26
Getting Technical Support ................................................................................................................................... 27
Learn More ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Tips, FAQ, and Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 28
SanDisk Limited Warranty ................................................................................................................................... 30
User Notice ............................................................................................................................................................. 31
End User License Agreement .............................................................................................................................. 32
SanDisk Corporation End User License Agreement ................................................................................... 32
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ....................................................................... 35
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Safety Instructions and Important Hearing Levels
1. Read the safety instructions carefully before using your Sansa
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. It can also be dangerous to play
your music with Headphones/Earphones at high volume while walking, or engaged in other
activities. You should exercise extreme caution and discontinue use in potentially hazardous
situations.
5. Avoid using Headphones/Earphones at high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous
loud and extended music play. Keep the volume at a moderate level, so that you are better able to
hear outside sound, and to be considerate of the people around you.
6. Keep your player away from sinks, drinks, bathtubs, showers, rain, and other sources of moisture.
Moisture can cause electric shocks with any electronic device.
7. Follow these tips to keep your player working well for a long time:
• Clean your player with a soft lint-free cloth used on glass lenses.
• Do not allow young children to use your player unsupervised.
• Never force any connector into the ports of your player or your computer. Make sure your
connectors are the identical shape and size before you connect.
8. Do not disassemble, crush, short-circuit, or incinerate battery as it may cause fire, injury, burns, or
other hazards.
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Connect™ MP3 Player.
Important – Safety Hearing Level Info
Your media player is equipped with a variety of features. To help you maximize your listening
pleasure, SanDisk would like to advise you that it is important to use your headphones with your
media player at a safe hearing level.
Exposure or repeated exposure for an extended period of time to music and other sounds that are too
loud can cause damage to your hearing resulting in temporary or even permanent “noise induced
hearing loss”.
Symptoms of hearing loss increase gradually with prolonged exposure at high levels of loudness.
Initially, you may not even be aware of the loss unless detected with a hearing test.
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 Levels in Decibels (dB)*
• Refrigerator humming 40
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• 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.
For your safety!
Your hearing may adapt to higher volumes of sound. In order to prevent any harmful impact to your
hearing, you must control the sound emanating from your headphones and set the media player volume
to a low setting where you can hear it clearly and comfortably.
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 media player at such a level that you can
still hear conversation and other people in your environment without shouting when you attempt to
converse.
It can also be dangerous to play your music with headphones/earphones at high volume while walking,
or engaged in other activities. You should exercise extreme caution and discontinue use in potentially
hazardous situations.
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.
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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. Use of your media player, in compliance with all copyright and applicable intellectual
property laws, remains the responsibility of the user of the product.
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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.
The Sansa Connect provides superior sound playback and enables users to play MP3, AAC, WMA, and
secure WMA audio files. This wireless device plays Yahoo! LAUNCHcast internet radio broadcasts (both
FREE and subscription-only stations.) It also supports Microsoft PlaysForSure™ subscription music.
The Sansa Connect works with Sansa Media Converter (available for download at
www.sandisk.com/support/sansa) to transfers photos and videos for viewing on the device. 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 1000 MP3 songs (64
hours of music content) or 675 secure WMA songs (45 hours of music content.)
Note: Approximation based on 4 minute songs at 128 kbps MP3 (3,932,160 bytes/song) or 192 kbps
secure WMA (5,793,901 bytes/song.)1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion
bytes. Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus is not available
for data storage.
With your Sansa Connect, you can:
• Browse and play digital music stored in the Music Library. MP3, WMA, and secure WMA audio
formats are supported.
• Listen to LAUNCHcast internet radio using the built-in WiFi connection.
• Download music wirelessly to your Sansa Connect from Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
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• Transfer music from your PC with Yahoo! Music Jukebox.
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• Recommend songs to your Yahoo! Messenger friends and other Sansa Connect owners.
• Create automatically updating Mixes of music similar to songs and artists you like.
• Get recommendations and popular songs from Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
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• View photos and videos stored on the device, and view photos or from the Flickr photo service.
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• Use the built-in speaker to enjoy music even without the headphones.
• Insert a microSD card to add more storage.
Note: Yahoo! Music does not permit copying or transferring music files to other users. Share function
available only for subscribers to access another subscriber's Yahoo! Music Unlimited music files. A
valid subscription is required to access saved songs.
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Yahoo! ID and WiFi connection required
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Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription and WiFi connection required
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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.)
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.
From all other screens, press REWIND.
Display the Home Menu Press HOME (up on the thumbwheel)
Open a contextual menu
(e.g. Options, ZING)
Turn the speaker on Disconnect the headphones
Turn the speaker off Reconnect the headphones
Reset Sansa Connect Press and hold POWER for 15 seconds
Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons when a menu title appears at
the bottom left or right of the screen.
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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 2.0 port required for hi-speed transfer
• A WiFi™ network for wireless access
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 offer on
the www.sandisk.com/sansaconnect site.
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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. To charge the battery, either:
• 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.
• 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.
TIP Some low-power USB ports (such as those found on a keyboard) may not be able to provide
enough power to charge your Sansa Connect’s battery; use a high-powered USB port for best
charging performance.
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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.)
Transferring music using Yahoo! Music Jukebox
On your computer, open Yahoo! Music Jukebox. To transfer songs, drag and drop them to the Sansa
Connect icon in the left column.
You can also find the latest version of the Yahoo! Music Jukebox user manual at
http://music.yahoo.com/jukebox/
Transferring photos and videos using Sansa Media Converter
Sansa Media Converter software lets you convert photos and videos as appropriate, and then transfer them
to your Sansa player. Sansa Media Converter offers features such as cropping, rotating, and resizing before
transferring them to your player as well as the ability to transfer photo and video files to your microSD
card. Refer to the Sansa Media Converter software for file formats supported.
On your computer, open Sansa Media Converter. Press the Add Media button and choose the photos
and videos you would like to transfer. Press the Convert button when done.
Transferring files using Windows Explorer
You can also transfer music, photos and videos using Windows Explorer. From My Computer, open the
Sansa Connect device, and then open the Internal Memory folder.
• To transfer music, locate the music files you wish to move (in MP3, AAC, WMA, or secure WMA
format) and drag and drop them to the Music folder.
• To transfer photos, locate the music files you wish to move (PNG or JPEG2000 format) and drag
and drop them to the Photos folder.
• To transfer videos, locate the music files you wish to move (MPEG-4 format) and drag and drop
them to the Videos folder.
You can also choose to transfer files to an optional microSD card inserted into the device. Open the
Expansion Memory folder on the Sansa Connect and drag files as described above.
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