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.)
3. Press the Previous/Fast Reverse or Next/Fast Forward Buttons to move
backwards or forwards through your music files.
4. 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.
5. To change the volume of your music as it plays, push the Volume Button
on the right side of your player.
6. To stop playing a song, you have three choices:
Press and hold down the Power/Menu Button until all the dark squa-
res 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
8 Quick Start