SanDisk View User Manual
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ....................................... 2
Important – Safety Hearing Level Info....................................... 3
Sansa® View Overview................................................. 5
Features ............................................................................... 5
Minimum System Requirements ............................................... 6
Sansa View at a Glance ........................................................... 6
Hold Switch ........................................................................... 7
Main Menu Options ................................................................. 7
More Menu Options................................................................. 8
Playback Screen..................................................................... 8
Battery ................................................................................. 9
Basic Usage...............................................................10
Power Button ....................................................................... 10
Power On .................................................................................. 10
Power Off ..................................................................................10
Reset........................................................................................ 10
Thumbwheel........................................................................ 10
Connecting to your Computer................................................. 11
Updating the Firmware.......................................................... 11
Formatting the Player ........................................................... 11
Loading Content.........................................................12
Loading Music ...................................................................... 12
Drag and Drop ........................................................................... 12
Windows Media Player................................................................. 12
Loading Photos and Videos .................................................... 15
Playing Content .........................................................17
Playing Music ....................................................................... 17
Music Options ............................................................................ 17
Playing Audiobooks............................................................... 18
Audiobooks Options .................................................................... 19
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Watching Videos................................................................... 19
Video Options ............................................................................ 19
Viewing Photos and Slideshows .............................................. 20
Photo Options ............................................................................ 20
FM Radio (if applicable)...............................................22
Listening to FM Radio............................................................ 22
Programming FM Presets ....................................................... 22
Radio Options ............................................................................ 22
Recording .................................................................23
Voice Recording ................................................................... 23
Deleting Content ........................................................24
Settings ....................................................................25
Tips & Troubleshooting................................................27
Learn More, Service, and Warranty Information..............29
Getting Technical Support...................................................... 29
SanDisk Limited Warranty ..................................................... 29
End User License Agreement.................................................. 30
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This chapter provides you the safety instructions,
hearing safety, and cleaning tips for your SanDisk
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Sansa
Important Safety Instructions
PLEASE READ THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING
YOUR SANSA PLAYER.
1. Read this entire manual to ensure proper usage.
2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Keep your player away from sinks, drinks, bathtubs, showers, rain, and other sources of
moisture. Moisture can cause electric shocks with any electronic device.
View player.
Cleaning
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
• Do not disassemble, crush, short-circuit or incinerate battery as it may cause fire,
Important Safety Instructions & Cleaning Tips
Tips
sure your connectors are the identical shape and size before you connect.
injury, burns or other hazards.
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Important – Safety Hearing Level Info
READ THIS BEFORE USING YOUR SANSA PLAYER
Congratulations on the purchase of your Sansa
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
• 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
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media player!
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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.
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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.
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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This chapter helps you familiarize yourself with the
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features and functionality of your Sansa
Sansa® View Overview
Congratulations on your purchase of a SanDisk Sansa® View MP3 player with video!
Sansa
a digital FM tuner (if applicable), a built-in MIC, and a microSDHC™ card expansion slot.
You can listen to FM radio broadcast, record voice with the built-in microphone. Additionally,
you can use the microSDHC™ slot to expand your storage and/or move files via
microSDHC
Features
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View is a high performance digital audio player with a large bright 2.4” color screen,
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cards.
• Vibrant 2.4” (320x240) color TFT screen for brilliant views of your video, photos,
and album art.
• Supports MP3, WAV, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible formats
• Video compatible with MPEG4, WMV, and H.264. Additional video formats are
supported via the Sansa® Media Converter software (available for download at
www.sansa.com/support
• Supports photo files converted and transferred to the player through the Sansa
Media Converter software.
• Includes an integrated FM radio for listening to live-broadcast FM radio programs.
• Supports voice recording function with built-in microphone.
• MicroSD/SDHC card slot supports additional 4GB
• Allows users to store data on the internal memory.
• Rechargeable battery to lasts up to 35 hours of audio playback or 7 hours of video
playback**.
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* and higher capacities.
† Videos (MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, DivX and other video file formats supported through Sansa® Media Converter
software available from Sansa.com), Music (MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats), Photos
(JPEG). For additional specifications, please visit the SanDisk website.
* 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.
** Based on continuous audio playback at 128 kbps MP3; video playback at QVGA 512kbps H.264; battery life and
performance may vary depending upon usage and settings; battery not replaceable.
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Minimum System Requirements
• Windows XP SP2
• Windows Media Player v10
• Intel Pentium class PC or higher
• Internet access (broadband recommended)
• CD-ROM drive (if product package includes a CD)
• USB 2.0 port for hi-speed transfers and charging
Sansa View at a Glance
1 Play/Pause/Scroll Up
2 Left/Previous/Rewind
3 Thumbwheel
4 Down/Submenu/Options
5 Center Button
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• Toggles between Play/Pause
• Scroll up button in a list view
• Navigates back a screen
• On Play Only – press and hold for Rewind
• List View – Navigates Up and Down
• Volume Control
• Brightness Control
• Rating
• Navigates Down
• Enter Submenus
• Quick Access to contextual Option List
• Press to make a selection
• Press and Hold to add to Music or Photo Go List
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6 Right/Forward
7 Menu Return to the Main Menu
8 microSD Slot Insert microSD/microSDHC card to expand your memory
9 Dock Connector Port Plug Sansa Cable here
10 Earphone Port Connect earphones here to listen
11 Hold/Lock
12 Power/Reset
13 MIC Built-in internal microphone
• Navigates forward a screen
• Press for next track
• On Play Only – press and hold for Fast Forward
Factory sets to locked position (shows orange color). Slide
to center position for controls. When locked, all controls are
disabled to prevent accidental activation of controls.
• Slide up to turn on the player
• Slide up and hold for 2 seconds to turn off the player
• Slide up and hold for 10 seconds to reset your player
Hold Switch
The Hold Switch is located on the left side of the player, and is used to prevent accidental
operation. Move the slider button to the right until an orange bar appears to lock the
player. All buttons on the Sansa player will be disabled once the Hold Switch is moved to
the lock position (Orange Color visible).
The following image will appear on the display screen if any buttons is pressed while the
device is in the Locked position. The music should continue to play even
locked.
if the device is
Main Menu Options
Now Playing – returns to the active
music, video, or photo.
Last Played –appears when no music, video,
or photo is active and lets you return to the
last played.
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Music – allows you to browse and listen
to music, audio books, recordings, or
podcasts.
Photo – displays photos from lists,
thumbnails, Photo Go List, and
Slideshows.
More Menu Options
FM Radio (if applicable) – allows you to
listen to FM broadcast radio and save
presets.
Video – allows you to browse and watch
videos.
More – Select More from the Main Menu to
access FM Radio, Voice Recorder and Settings.
Voice Recorder – allows you to do voice
recording using built-in microphone.
Settings – allows you to view or
customize the Sansa player features.
Playback Screen
1 Repeat Indicates that the Repeat function is enabled
2 Artist Name Displays artist name
3 Album Artwork Displays artwork of the album
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4 Battery Displays battery level
5 Charging Indicates player is being charged
6 Play/Pause Displays music or recording file playback status
7 Progress Bar Displays progress of the current track
8 Track Number Displays current track number and total number of tracks
9 Track Name Displays name of the song
10 Album Name Displays name of the album
11 Shuffle Indicates that the shuffle function is enabled
Battery
The Sansa View player comes with an internal rechargeable battery. To use the player for
the very first time, remember to fully charge the battery.
The battery level indicator is located at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Battery Full Battery Low
Battery Level Indicator
Charging
To charge the battery, please follow these steps:
1. Connect the smaller end of the Sansa cable into an available USB port on the
computer.
2. Connect the larger end of the Sansa cable into the Sansa player.
3. The computer must be on for most USB ports to charge your battery. Your
Sansa will show connected and the yellow charging indicator will appear. The
battery level indicator will blink while charging. You will not be able to play
your device while connected to the computer.
4. To stop recharging, simply disconnect the cable.
The battery can also be charged using an AC adapter (not included) or a car adapter
(not included) and you will be able to play your device while charging with one of the
adapters.
NOTE: Some Low-Power USB ports may not provide enough power to charge
the player.
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