Sandisk 8GB Sansa Clip Zip manual

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    Table of Contents Technical Support Worldwide: www .sandi sk.com/support Knowedgebase: http://kb.sand isk.com Forum: http://fo rums.sand isk.com/sansa For more informati on on this product, pl ease visi t www.sandi sk.com/support/cli pplus Clip+UM8 09-ENG Sansa ® Clip Zip ™ User Manua l Issue: August 24 , 2011 America Edit ion[...]

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    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................. 1 Safety Ti ps & Cleani ng Instructi ons ..................................................... 1 Disposal Instructi ons ................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 2 ...........................[...]

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    Table of Contents FM Radio ....................................................................................... 21 Listening to FM Radi o ............................................................................. 21 Programming FM Presets ........................................................................ 21 Recording FM Rad io .........[...]

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    Table of Contents Equalizer ................................ .............................................................. 32 Replay Gain .......................................................................................... 32 Language ............................................................................................. 32 Menu Loopin[...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 1 CHAPTER 1 This chapter provides you the safety tips an d cleaning instructions for your Sansa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 player. Safety Tips & Cleaning Instructions Read the safety in structi ons carefully before usin g your Sansa ® MP3 pl ayer. 1. Read this enti re manual to ensure prop er usage. 2. Keep t[...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 2 CHAPTER 2 This chapter helps you familiarize yourself with the features and functionality of your Sansa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 player. Sansa Clip Zip MP3 Player Overview Congratulati ons on your purchase of a San sa ® Cli p Zip™ MP3 pl ay er! Because your favo rite songs always tak e you place s, SanDisk [...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 3 Package Conte nts Please unpack y our Sansa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 Player an d check that the f ollowin g were includ ed:  Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player  Earphones  USB 2.0 Cable  Quick Start Guid e  Starter CD (US onl y ) Sansa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 Player at a Glance 1 On/Off Power Button and Lock [...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 4 8 Select/Special Features Press to select the i tem; on playback scr een, doubl e click select to view al bum art 9 Left/Previous/Rewi nd Press for previous tra ck, rewind, or move l eft 10 Back Press and Hold to return to the Main Menu ; press once to go back 11 Microphone Built-in microphone for voice [...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 5 Main Menu Options: 7 C ore Functions Mus ic – brow se and li sten to artists, al bums and playli sts Radio – li sten to FM broadcast radio and save presets Books – browse an d listen to audi obooks and podcasts Voice – record voi ce usi ng built -in microphone Card – insert mi croSD™ or micro[...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 6 Product Capacities: Notes: 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 bil lion bytes. Some capa city is not available for data storage. Approximations: result s will vary bas ed on file size, comp ression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other fact ors. See www.San Disk.com Playback Scre en 1 Repeat Indica[...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 7 The Sansa Cl ip Zip MP3 player c om e s with a built -in rechargeabl e battery which can l ast up to 15 hours du ring typical use.* Charging To charge the batt ery, please fol low these steps: 1. Before using your pl ayer, fully charge your device. Connect d evice to PC (PC has to be on). 2. A connected [...]

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    Safety Tips, Cl eaning & Instructi ons 8 3. Follow the step- by -step i nstructions to upgrade the firmware. 4. Restart your devi ce once completed. Quick Tips: After th e first downl oad, the Updater will automati cally notify you of an y new firmware updates. Us er manual is also avail able via the Updater. USA ONLY- Sta rter CD Starter CD ha[...]

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    Basic Usage 9 CHAPTER 3 This chapter pro vi des you the ba si c usage instructions for you r Sansa ® Clip Zip ™ MP3 play er. Basic Usage Power Button The power button i s located on th e top of the p layer. It can be used to t urn the pl ayer on or off, lock or unl ock the buttons, or reset the player . Power On PRESS and HOLD th e Power button [...]

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    Basic Usage 10 aware that once you p erform the re set, any adjustm ents you made dur ing the last operati on will be l ost. Your saved content (e.g. Mu sic Files, Recordi ngs) will not be d eleted from th e device. Connecting to your Computer : PC Users To connect the San sa player to y our PC , follow these i nstructi ons: 1. Connect the l arger [...]

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    Basic Usage 11 If your p layer does not co nnect: 1. Unplug th e player 2. Select Setting s 3. Select System Setti ngs 4. Select USB Mode 5. Change the USB Mod e from Auto D etect to MSC 6. Plug your pl ayer back into your PC Disconnect ing the MP3 p layer from your co mputer: Windows – Simpl y disconnect the USB cable from the pl ayer after you [...]

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    Basic Usage 12 Connecting to your Computer: MAC Users To connect the San sa player to y our MAC, f ollow these in structions: 1. Connect the l arger end of the USB c able into an avail able USB port on th e MAC. 2. Connect the smal ler end of the USB cable in to the dock connector of the player. 3. The player will show “C onn ected ” on i ts di[...]

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    Basic Usage 13 Disconnect ing the MP3 p layer from you r computer: Mac – Eject the r emovabl e disk by draggin g the icon to the Trash an d then di sconnect the USB cable from th e computer. Quick Ti ps: Updating your player’s fi rmware is highly recom mended. For the la test features and performa nce enhanci ng firm w are visi t www.sandisk.co[...]

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    Music 14 Chapter 4 This chapter sho ws you how to Load music fil es from your computer to yo ur Sansa ® Clip Zip ™ MP3 player an d Play music content o n your devi ce. Music Loading Music You can transfer musi c from your compu ter to th e Sansa ® MP3 pl ayer usin g the drag- and-drop method or using musi c management softwar e like Wi ndows Me[...]

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    Music 15 clicking th e second removable di sk that appears when you connect you r Sansa Cl ip Zip MP3 player. Quick Tips: The seco nd removabl e disk wil l display with the card’s name, just as i f you connected it vi a a card reader. You can only drag and drop fil es to the card if you have write permissi ons for the card. Windows Media ® Playe[...]

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    Music 16 Note: In the Add to Library di alog box, sel ect one of thes e options My Music : Use this option to m onitor the di gital media fil es stored in your p ersonal Music folder as well as any files stored i n the publi c Music folders that everyo ne who uses your compute r has access to. Public Music : Use this option to m onitor the di gital[...]

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    Music 17 3. Click here to add pl ayli st ( 1 ) and change the na me of your Pl aylist tha t will app ear under the playli st tab of the left si de menu ( 2 ) . 4. Click Music from your Li brary then highli ght selected song and ri ght click on the content and scroll down to hi ghlight Add to and scroll down th e “Add to” li st to highligh t the[...]

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    Music 18 2. Drag and drop playli st to Sy nc Tab on th e right hand si de and pre ss “start sync” (circled) Music Providers Alterna tives 1. Rhapsody is an onl ine musi c service that you can subscribe to in order to download musi c at www .Rhapsody.com . Rhapsody can only work i n America. 2. Emusic is a onl ine music servi ce that offers memb[...]

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    Music 19 d) Selecting Songs provid es a list to select a song ti tle, which are shown i n alphab etical order. e) Selecting My Top Rate d will play songs personal ly rated wi th 4 or 5 stars f) Sel ecting Recently Added will pl ay the latest u pload songs g) Se lecting Genres gives th e option to shuffl e all songs from all genres or scroll down to[...]

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    Music 20 Quick Tips: Press an d Hold select butt on during pl ayback to quick l y add the cu rrently pl aying song to GoList. 2. Remove song from GoList This opti on is only available when th e current song i s already added to th e GoList. 1. Select Rem ove Song f rom GoList . 2. Press the but ton to return to the pl ayback screen. Quick Tips: Cle[...]

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    FM Radio 21 CHAPTER 5 This chapter pro vides you instruc tions on how to listen to F M broadcast radio a nd to program th e preset stations on the Sansa ® Clip Zip ™ MP3 player. FM Radio The Sansa Cl ip Zip MP3 player inclu des an integrated FM radio for l istenin g to live broadcast FM stations. Listening to FM Radio To listen to li ve broadcas[...]

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    FM Radio 22 Recording FM Radio In order to record bro adcast radi o to listen and enjoy later on, foll ow these steps: 1. Press the Option s button during Radi o playback. 2. Select Record ing 3. Select Record Now 4. Optional: choose D uration ( from 5 minu tes to 2 hours) that you want to record th e radio broadcast. 5. During R ecording, Pause/Pl[...]

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    Books 23 Chapter 6 This chapter pro vides you with th e information on how to load a nd play audiobooks and podcasts in the Boo ks setting of your Sansa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 player Books Your Sansa Cli p Zip MP3 player is abl e to hold and store audiobooks and podca sts under a dedicated catego ry from the Mai n Menu. Once you l oad audi obooks and p[...]

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    Books 24 2. Chapter Skip : Select between off or on whether you want the book to keep its place when you skip between chapters. 3. Delete Audiobook : Select betwe en yes or no. Del eting audi obook from device will not permanentl y delete the content from your computer. Audiobook P layback Screen 1. Audiobook name 2. Chapter xx Podcasts 1. Select P[...]

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    Voice 25 Chapter 7 This chapter sho ws you how to use your San sa ® Clip Zip™ M P3 player’s built -in microphone. Voice Voice Recording The Sansa Cl ip Zip MP3 player has a buil t-in microphon e allowin g you to reco rd your own content (voice, an i nterview, or other speech.) To start voice recordi ng, foll ow these steps: 1. From the Main me[...]

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    Card 26 Chapter 8 Playing mus i c from a preloade d microSDHC ™ Card with cont ent for expanded storage Card Quick Tips: The mi croSDHC logo on the actual card ( sold separately) w ill app ear upside- down when prope rly oriented for i nserting int o the mi croSDHC card sl ot. A microSDHC card i s extra st orage for content that can be loaded fro[...]

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    Card 27 Additional Info rmation a. Individual songs wi ll display wit h a card icon to i ndicate they are stored on the external microSDHC card. Arti sts and Al bums will not di splay an icon. b. The Sansa Clip Zi p MP3 player is capabl e of worki ng with mi croSDHC ™ cards up to 32GB. microSD/mi croSDHC card sl ot supports addi tional higher cap[...]

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    Sport 28 Chapter 9 This chapter sho ws you how to use your San sa ® Clip Zip™ M P3 player’s s port mo de. Sport Timing and Laps The Sansa Cl ip Zip MP3 player has a buil t-in timer functi on allowin g you to record time i n hours, minu tes, seconds and hun dredths of a second. Th e timer functi on allows you to r ecord and save Laps. To start [...]

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    Sport 29 4. Under the Sport m enu, when Logs are creat ed, the opti on to Delet e Logs can be selected and al l of the Saved Logs wi ll b e listed. To De lete All Logs , S elect Delete Logs once at the top of the displ ay screen. In order to del ete a specifi c Log, scroll down or up with the up and down buttons to hi ghlight the Log that y ou desi[...]

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    Settings 30 Chapter 10 This chapter sho ws you how to customize your Sa nsa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 player’s s ettings Settings You can personali ze your Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player by selecti ng Settings f rom the Main Menu . Music Options From the Setti ngs menu, select Music Optio ns . Repeat 1. Move down to Rep eat . 2. Press Select t o toggle and c[...]

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    Settings 31 Radio Options From the Setti ngs menu, s elect Radio Opt ions . Delete All Pres ets 1. Select Delete All Presets . 2. Select Yes to confi rm. FM Region 1. Press Select on FM Region to toggle betw een USA or World . Quick Tips: Sel ecting FM regi on USA gi ves tuner setti ngs in tent hs and selecting FM region World gives tune r settings[...]

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    Settings 32 Sleep The Sleep functi on turns the pl ayer off automat ically after a defi ned period of playback ti me. 1. Select Sleep . 2. Press the or button to select d esired pl ayback ti me before power off (off to 120 minu tes). T he player will not enter the sleep m ode if it is set to off. 3. Press Select Language 1. Select Languag e. 2. Sel[...]

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    Settings 33 1. Toggle between on and off for all menus to loop through th e bottom and top of the display screen. Date 1. Select Date & Tim e. 2. Use play/pause/up bu tton to increas e month, or the opti ons /down button to decrease month. F or the day, press once then up bu tton to increase dat e, or down button to decr ease date. To chan ge t[...]

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    Settings 34 Format CAUTION: En sure that you back up all of the m edia files you use wi th your Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player befo re FORMATT ING the device as it wil l cause the fi les you have stored on the d evice to be del eted. You will have to re- transfer you r content to the device after you hav e formatted it . 1. Select Format . 2. Confirm yo[...]

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    Tips & Troubl eshooting 35 Chapter 11 This chapter hel ps you g et the most f rom your Sansa ® Clip Zip™ MP3 player with t ips and troubleshooting . Tips & Troubleshooting What mus ic file formats does th e Sansa Clip Zip MP3 p l ayer support? The Sansa MP3 Pl ayer will sup port MP3, WAV, WMA, secur e WMA, FLAC, Ogg Vo rbis, AAC (DRM-Fre[...]

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    Tips & Troubl eshooting 36 How do I res et my Sansa C lip Zip MP3 p layer? Press-and-hol d the Power bu tton for approxi mately 20 second s, and th en release the pow er button. Why can't I drag and drop OGG files to my Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player using W i ndows Med i a Player? To drag and drop O GG fil es to the Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, [...]

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    Service & Warranty 37 Chapter 12 This chapter pro vides information to help you get service and support for your Sansa ® Clip Zip ™ MP3 player . Learn More, Service, and Warranty Information Getting Technical Support Before you contact Te chnical Su pport, we encourage you t o read the Tips & Troubleshooting section to se e if your qu es[...]

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    Service & Warranty 38 OR SHALL BE IMPL IED FOR ANY O THER USE. A DDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT R ELATING TO PR OMOTIONAL , INTERNAL AND C OMMERCIAL USES AND LICENS ING MAY B E OBTAINED FRO M MPEGLA, LLC. SEE HTTP://WWW. MPEGLA.COM . MPEG Layer-3 audi o codi ng technol ogy licensed from Fraunhofe r IIS and Thompson. SanDisk Manufacture r?[...]

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    Service & Warranty 39 AUTHORIZATION NUMBER AND FOLLOWING A NY OT HER GUIDEL INES LISTED . FOR FURTHER INFORMAT ION SE E WWW.SAND ISK.COM AND S ELECT "SUPPORT" . SANDISK MAY REPA IR TH IS PRODUCT OR PROV IDE YOU W ITH AN EQU IVALENT PR ODUCT; AND IF UNABLE TO R EPAIR OR R EPLACE T HE PRODUCT , WILL REFUND THE PUR CHASE PRICE. For Techn[...]

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    Service & Warranty 40 either downloaded, c opied, loaded int o RAM or instal led into the hard di sk or other permanent mem ory of a compu ter or other hardwa re device. 2. Restricti ons: SanDi sk and its Licensors retain all rights in the Software not expressly granted t o you. You may not modify, adap t, translate or creat e derivative works [...]

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    Service & Warranty 41 fully integrated i nto such product p rovided that you also suppl y this Agreement to the pu rchaser or recip ient of the product, at wh ich ti me all of your rights un der this Agreement wi ll imm ediately cease. E xcept as stated above, you ma y not assign or transfer th is Agreement in part or in whole, and any attemp t[...]

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    Service & Warranty 42 instructions, may cause harmful interference to radi o communi cations. However, there i s no guarantee that i nterference wi ll not occur i n a particul ar installati on. If this equipment does caus e interference t o radio or televi sion reception, whi ch can be determin ed by turning th e equipment off and t hen on, the[...]