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Table of Contents Safety Instructions and Important Hearing Levels ............................................................................................. 4 Disposal Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................
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Getting your Yahoo! Playlists .......................................................................................................................... 20 Friends ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Viewing songs your Friends are listening to .................................................................................................. 21 Getting songs your
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Safety Instructions and Important Hearing Levels ® 1. Read the safety instructions carefully before using your Sansa Connect™ MP3 Player. 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 walk
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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/
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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 prohi
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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 us
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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 Pla
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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
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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: • Con
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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 Y
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Connecting to WiFi Your Sansa Connect makes it easy to connect to WiFi networks. When a WiFi connection is needed (for instance, to play Internet Radio), the Sansa Connect will automatically look for a network and try to connect. When starting the WiFi connection, your Sansa Connect will find all of the WiFi networks in range. Networks will be listed in order of signal strength (highest first), and protected networks (which require a password) are indicated by the lock icon. If one or
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The Home Menu The Home Menu is the easiest way to choose between the different features of your Sansa Connect. To display the Home Menu, press HOME ( ). From the Home Menu, you can select the following features: Now Playing shows details about the currently playing song or video. It only appears in the Home Menu when something is playing. Internet Radio lists the LAUNCHcast Radio stations available using the WiFi connection. You can also save and play Favorite Stations. Music
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Now Playing Now Playing appears in the Home Menu whenever your Sansa Connect is playing music. It shows information about the current song, artist, and album. TIP: When in Now Playing, turning the wheel will return to the list you selected the music from. Playing and Pausing Music From Now Playing, press PLAY/PAUSE once to pause or resume playing music. Skipping Songs To skip back to the beginning of the current song, press REWIND once. Press REWIND again to go to 1 the start of th
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Using the ZING Menu Note: In order to get songs, a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required. Press the RIGHT BUTTON to display the ZING menu, where you can: • Select Get this Song to get the song you’re listening to – it will be downloaded to your Music Library, so you can listen to it any time. Some songs may not be available for download, and can only be heard over LAUNCHcast radio. • Select Get this Album to get the album that the song you’re listening to appears on. Some a
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Internet Radio Internet Radio gives you access to a wide variety of stations provided by Yahoo!’s LAUNCHcast music service. When your Sansa Connect is connected to WiFi, you can listen to pre-programmed stations, or to My Station, a personalized station which reflects your music interests. Listening to LAUNCHcast stations To listen to a LAUNCHcast station, select Internet Radio from the Home Menu. Stations are organized into the following categories: • My Station and Moods includes st
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Music Library Music Library stores all of the music available on your device. You can browse your music collection by artist, album, song title, or genre. You can also browse playlists you’ve created and similar song mixes you’ve downloaded from Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Finally, you can also check on any downloads that are in progress. Playing all songs in random order Select Shuffle All to hear all of the songs on your Sansa Connect in a random order. Playing Playlists and Mixes Sele
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Removing Songs To remove a song, highlight it and select Remove this Song from the Options menu. Checking the Status of Downloads Select Download Manager to view all songs currently scheduled for download. Songs at the top of the list will be downloaded first. You can use the Options menu to remove songs from the list, or move them to the top of the list to be downloaded more quickly. 18
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Get More Music Get More Music uses the WiFi connection of your Sansa Connect to download more music. You can search artists by name, browse songs and albums by genre, get recommended songs, or get playlists you’ve created in Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Searching Artists Note: In order to get songs, a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required. Select Search Artists and use the thumbwheel and SELECT button to enter an artist name. After you type a few characters, a list of matchin
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Getting your Yahoo! Playlists Note: In order to get playlists, a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription is required. Select My Yahoo! Playlists to see a list of Playlists you have created in Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Select a Playlist to view its songs, and select a song to hear it. To get the entire Playlist, select Get this Playlist from the ZING menu. Or, select Make a Mix from this Playlist to get a Mix of songs from that Playlist. TIP: Each time you play a Mix, your Sansa Connect will
