Voice     
Chapter 7 
This chapter shows you how to use your Sansa
®
 Clip Zip™ MP3 
player’s built-in microphone. 
Voice  
Voice Recording 
The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player has a built-in microphone allowing you to record your own 
content (voice, an interview, or other speech.) 
 
To start voice recording, follow these steps:  
1.  From the Main menu, select Voice. 
2.  Select Record Now. 
3.  To pause recording, press the play/pause button . 
4.  To resume, press the play/pause button   again. 
a.  Voice Recording Duration lasts from 5 minutes to 2 hours. Your Sansa Clip Zip 
MP3 Player can record until one of two events occurs; (1) the available memory on 
the device is exhausted or (2) the battery is drained. However, the device will take a 
very long recording (e.g. longer than 2 hours) and break it into files of 
approximately two hours in length.  
b.  A Red dot will appear next to recording time when recording is in progress. 
5.  To stop recording, press Select. A pop-up window will appear on the screen. Select Yes to 
save the recording. The recording will be saved in the RECORD/VOICE folder. 
6.  Press left/previous/rewind button   to return to the previous menu. 
 
Quick Tips: 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. 
 
Playback Recordings 
1.  From Voice Menu, select Listen to a Recording 
2.  File name: MMDDYY XXX (Month, Date, Year, Recording Number from first to last 
recording). 
3.  Select desired recording and play/pause button  functions during playback. 
4.  Press the right/next/forward button   to listen to the next recording or press the 
left/previous/rewind button  to go back to previous recording.  
5.  Holding the right/next/forward button  down will fast-forward through the current 
recording that is being played and left/previous/rewind button  will rewind through 
the current recording that is being played.