Contents 1. Quick Start .................................................................................... Features ...................................................................................... What you need to begin .............................................................. Installing the Battery .................................................................... The Basic Controls ...................................................................... Play Music ................................................................................... Voice Recording .......................................................................... Headphones/Earphones ............................................................. Playing Music ............................................................................... Connecting and Disconnecting ................................................... Using the Music Controls ............................................................ Listening to Music ....................................................................... Transferring Music ....................................................................... Customize Your Favorite Play List .............................................. Adjusting Settings ....................................................................... Voice Recording ........................................................................... Using the Recorder Controls ....................................................... Record voice to file ...................................................................... Saving the recorded file .............................................................. Listening to recorded files ........................................................... Deleting the recorded file ............................................................ Navigating the Software Menus .................................................. The Basics .................................................................................. Diagrams of Top Level Submenus .............................................. Tips and Troubleshooting ........................................................... Learn More, Service, and Warranty Information ....................... Getting Technical Support ........................................................... Learn More .................................................................................. Your 1-Year SanDisk Limited Warranty ....................................... Safety Tips and Cleaning Instructions ....................................... 3 3 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 19 20 20 21 22 25 25 27 31 33 33 33 34 37 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 2 1 This chapter helps you get started quickly playing music and recording with your SanDisk SansaTM m200 Series MP3 Player. Quick Start Congratulations on your purchase of a SanDisk Sansa m200 Series MP3 Player! This chapter will help you to become familiar with your new purchase as quickly as possible. Features Your SanDisk Sansa m200 Player is a full-featured music device that can be carried with you anywhere. Plays MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats. Backlit graphic LCD display supports numerous local languages around the world and displays artist, album and song title information as well as other important song information. With 5 equalizer types for the music in your player, you can optimize your sound for your favorite style of music, for example, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Custom (user-defined). Sophisticated music library sorting lets you browse the music in your player by artist, album, song title, genre, year, play list, and other useful criteria. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port for fast and easy transfer of files. Up to 19 hours of continuous playback using one AAA battery. Supports voice recording function with built-in microphone. Supports Microsoft WMDRM 9 and 10. Fully compatible with subscription music services. What you need to begin To add music to the Sansa m200 series MP3 player, the following are needed: Intel Pentium PC or equivalent. Windows XP (Windows Media Player 9 or 10). CD-ROM drive. Quick Start 3 USB 2.0 port for high-speed transfer. Supports MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats. Your Sansa Package contains: Sansa m200 Series MP3 Player Earphones Armband and Case AAA battery USB 2.0 Travel Cable CD with User Manual Quick Start Guide Installing the Battery Follow the steps as shown in Figure 1: 1. Turn your player over, so the backside faces up, and locate the battery door at the back of the player. 2. Gently depress the catch at the bottom of the battery cover and lift up. 3. Lift off the battery cover. 4. Push the battery down into the battery area of the player, placing the flat end (--) of the battery against the spring in the battery area. The protruded top (+) of the battery slips down and under. The battery should fit snugly. 5. Replace the battery cover until it snaps closed. Figure 1. Installing the AAA Battery 4 Quick Start The Basic Controls Your player has an easy to use set of controls that provide a wide range of functionality. Basic Controls are shown in Figure 2. Left Side (Hold, Microphone) Front Right Side (Power/Menu, Volume) Top (with Headphone Jack, USB) The control names and their functions are described in Table 1 below. Quick Start 5 Table 1: Control Names and Functions Control Name Power/Menu Button Function(s) Located on the right side of the player: · Press and Hold to turn the player on or off. · Press once to enter the menu · Press to exit menu display during menu navigation · Press to cancel the change in setting menu Located on the front of the player: · Select a song or menu · Press to view secondary information about a song during playback, for example, song format and playback data Located on the front of the player: · Press button to Play/Pause during playback. · Press button to move up one item during menu browsing Located on the front of the player: · Press once to toggle through the repeat settings: repeat OFF, repeat (one selection), and repeat (all selections) · Press and hold to enable A-B looping Select Button Play/Pause/Up Button Repeat/AB/Down Button Next/Fast Forward Button Located on the front of the player: · Press to skip to next song during playback · Press and hold to Fast forward during playback · Press to enter a submenu during menu navigation Previous/ Fast Reverse Button Located on the front of the player: · Press to skip to previous song during playback · Press and hold to Fast Reverse during playback · Press to return to a upper level menu during menu navigation Located on the left side of the player, slide down to lock or hold and up to unlock the player. Located on the right side of the player: · Increase or decrease volume during playback. Located at the top of the player, connect a USB cable from the player to your computer. Hold Button Volume Button USB Port 6 Quick Start Control Name Earphone Port Function(s) Located at the top of the player, connect earphones to listen to the player. Located on the left side of the player, use the microphone for recording sound. Microphone For more information about the onscreen menus, see the Navigating the Software Menus in the user guide on Page 25. Play Music To play music files, you need to transfer music to your player. Transfer Music The first step to playing music is to transfer files to your player. Follow these steps: 1. Use the USB connector cable provided with your player to connect the USB port on your player to an open USB port on your computer. The player will appear as a removable drive in Windows File Explorer. (Can't find the USB port on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 5.) 2. Drag and drop music files to the player from any location on your hard drive or use a variety of music software to transfer music to your Sansa player. For more information on how to use specific music software, please refer to the help files provided with each program. NOTE: Because your Sansa player automatically organizes your music by artist, album, song title, genre, and year, you only need to copy your music to the player. Your Sansa player will automatically create a music library which you can later sort with easy-to-use menus. Quick Start 7 Play Music Files After you have transferred music files to your player, disconnect the USB cable from your player and follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can't find the Power/Menu Button? See The Basic Controls section on Page 5.) WARNING: If the onscreen message says "Locked" and then shuts off, locate the Hold Button on the left side of your player. Slide that button up to unlock your device. Then repeat Step 1 above. See The Basic Controls section on Page 5 if you cannot find the Hold Button. NOTE: If you do not see music files onscreen, briefly press the Power/Menu Button on the right side of your player. The software Menu will appear. Press the Repeat/AB/Down Button or the Play/Pause/Up Button to highlight Play Music mode. Press the Select Button to enter Play Music mode. 2. Press the Repeat/AB/Down Button or Play/Pause/Up Button to highlight an item on the Play Music submenu. Press the Select Button to enter desired function (for example, Play All, Artist, Album, etc.) Press the Previous/Fast Reverse or Next/Fast Forward Buttons to move backwards or forwards through your music files. Press once on the Play/Pause/Up Button to play the music files. Once your selected music has played, your player will play each music file, one after another. To pause, press the Play/Pause/Up Button again. To change the volume of your music as it plays, push the Volume Button on the right side of your player. To stop playing a song, you have three choices: Press and hold down the Power/Menu Button until all the dark squares disappear under the "Powering Down" message. Navigate to another song with the Previous/Fast Reverse or Next/ Fast Forward Buttons. When you stop, the song displayed onscreen will play. Press the Power/Menu Button briefly to access the software Menu then press the Repeat/AB/Down Button or Play/Pause/Up Button to switch to Play Music to select another submenu function and music Quick Start 3. 4. 5. 6. 8 file to play. To learn how onscreen menus work, see the Navigating the Software Menus chapter that begins on Page 25. Once your music starts to play, you can use the player buttons to: Skip backwards or forwards to the next song by pressing once on the Previous/Fast Reverse Button (backwards) or Next/Fast Forward Button (forwards). Want to switch to another song while your music plays? Press the Power/Menu Button to display the software menu onscreen. Press the Repeat/AB/Down Button to scroll and highlight your menu choices. Press the Select Button to select options. First, scroll to the Play Music item and select it. Scroll to select from a list of ways to access music, for example, by artist, and then select your choice. Repeat this scroll and select the band, album and song. When your song is highlighted, press the Select Button to play it. To learn more about how to play music with your player, see the Playing Music chapter that begins on Page 11. Voice Recording To record your voice as file to your player. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Power/Menu Button once. The SanDisk logo and Sansa logo will briefly appear onscreen then disappear. (Can't find the Power/Menu Button on your player? See The Basic Controls section on page 5.) WARNING: If the onscreen message says ,,Locked" and then shuts off, locate the Hold Button on the left side of your player. Slide that button left to unlock your device. Then repeat Step 1 above. See The Basic Controls section on page 5 if you cannot find the Hold Button. NOTE: If you do not see the recorder onscreen, briefly press the Power/ Menu Button on the right side of your player. The software Menu will appear. Press the Repeat/AB/Down Button or the Play/Pause/Up Button to scroll through the Menu. Highlight Recorder mode and press the Select Button to enter Recorder mode. Quick Start 9 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the Power/Menu Button briefly to access the software Menu then press the Repeat/AB/Down or the Play/Pause/Up Button to highlight Recorder mode. Press the Select Button to enter Recorder mode. Press the Play/Pause/Up Button to start recording. During recording, if the Play/Pause/Up Button is pressed, the recording will pause, and if the Play/Pause/Up Button is pressed again, recording will resume. To stop recording, you have two choices: Press the Repeat/AB/Down Button. Press the Power/Menu Button. To save the recorded file, you have two choices: During the recording, if one press Repeat/AB/Down Button or Power/Menu Button, the recording will be stopped and ...