SanDisk ® Clip Sport Go User Manual 2018
• To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen to high volume levels for long periods. • Fully understand user manual before use. • Ensure your player is at low volume levels or power off when not in use. For more information on safety, go to: https://kb.sandisk.
CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................. 1 Safety Tips and Cleaning Instructions ................................................ 1 Disposal Instructions .............................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 2 ............................................................................. 2 SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 Player Overview ....................................... 2 Features ..............................................
CHAPTER 5 ........................................................................... 24 Radio ........................................................................................... 24 Listening to FM Radio ............................................................................ 24 Programming FM Presets ....................................................................... 25 Chapter 6 ............................................................................. 26 Books.........................
FM Mode ............................................................................................. 42 Chapter 11 ........................................................................... 43 Learn More, Service, and Warranty Information ................................. 43 Getting Technical Support ............................................................... 43 THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE ...................................... 43 SanDisk Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty .................
CHAPTER 1 This chapter describes the safety tips and cleaning instructions for the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player. Safety Tips and Cleaning Instructions Read the safety instructions carefully before using the player. 1. Review this entire manual to ensure proper usage. 2. Keep this User Manual for future reference. 3. Do not use headphones/earbuds while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. This may create a traffic hazard and may be illegal in some areas.
CHAPTER 2 This chapter describes the features and functionality of the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player. SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 Player Overview Congratulations on your purchase of a SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player! Get active with the lightweight MP3 player that clips to your clothes, hat or wristband, allowing you to listen to high-quality music and audiobooks during your workout or outdoor activities.
Clip Sport Go MP3 Player at a Glance SanDisk® Clip Sport Go User Manual 3
Playback Screen 1-Play/Pause 2-Battery Indicator 3-Album Art 5-Song ProgressShuffle Bar 4-Artist Name/ Song name 1 Play/Pause Displays the music or recording playback status. 2 Battery Indicator Displays the battery status. 3 Album Art Displays the picture of the Album Art of currently playing content.
Main Menu Options: Core Functions Music – Browse and listen to artists, albums, songs and playlists. Radio – Listen to FM broadcast radio and save presets. Books –Browse and listen to Audiobooks DRM, audiobooks and podcasts. Folders – Browse and listen to content saved in individual folders.
Voice Rec – Record voice messages and listen to recorded messages Sport – Stopwatch and timer with saved logs Settings – View or customize the SanDisk player features.
Product Capacities SanDisk Clip Sport Go 16GB 32GB Number of songs** (3.5 min) Up to 4,000 Up to 8,000 Notes: * 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less. **Approximations: results will vary based on file size, compression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other factors. See www.sandisk.com Battery The player comes with an internal rechargeable battery that can last up to 18 hours* during typical use.
Firmware Updater SanDisk occasionally releases firmware updates, which may include new features and performance enhancements. SanDisk highly recommends updating the MP3 player to the latest firmware. It is highly recommended to update the firmware after the first battery charge. For the latest firmware, access https://kb.sandisk.com/app/mp3updater and follow these steps: 1. Click on the banner, “Download Firmware Updater.” 2. Click on the downloader file and press “run.” 3.
CHAPTER 3 This chapter describes basic user operation instructions for the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player. Basic Operation Power/ Select Button The Power button is located in the center of the player. It can be used to turn the player on or off, and also to select player options. Power On Press and hold the Power button for three seconds to turn on the player. The last played function screen from the Main Menu will appear after the device has been powered on.
Unlocking the device With the device in locked mode, press and hold the back button for approximately two seconds. Reset If the player freezes for any reason, try powering off the player and then restart it again. If the player is still unresponsive, then press and hold the center select button for 20 seconds. After you perform the reset, any adjustments made during the last operation will be lost. Your saved content (e.g. Music Files, Audiobooks, etc.) will not be deleted from the player.
Connecting Player to a Windows or Mac Computer To connect the player to a Windows computer, follow these steps: 1. Connect the large end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. 2. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable into the player’s dock connector. 3. The display screen will show “Charging…” (shown below). 4. The player will appear in My Computer as “Sport Go.
Chapter 4 This chapter describes how to load music files from your computer to the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player and play music on the device. Music The SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player is able to store hundreds of songs in various formats and provides multiple listening options that can be customized to suit your individual needs. Loading Music You can transfer music from your computer to the player using the drag-and-drop method.
Drag and Drop (Mac) To drag-and-drop music to the player from a Mac computer, follow these steps: 1. Connect the player to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Double-click on the removable disk icon named “Sport Go” that appears on your desktop. 3. Double-click on the Music folder. 4. Drag and drop music files from your computer to the player’s Music folder. 5. Visit the following link for step-by-step instructions: https://kb.sandisk.
3. Highlight and select the desired track or file to play from the music content groupings. 4. Press the Forward button to skip to the next song or press-and-hold to fast forward. 5. Press the Previous button once to go back to the beginning of the current song or press Previous button twice to go back to the previous song. Press-and-hold the Previous button to rewind. 6. If the display screen does not show the current song, then press the Back button to return to main menu. 7.
Repeat This option repeats the song. 1. Select Repeat. 2. Press Select to toggle and choose a repeat mode: • Off: No repeat of tracks • Song: Repeat the current track • All: Repeat all selected tracks at the current menu location 3. Press the Back button to return to the playback screen. Shuffle This option plays songs in random order. 1. Select Shuffle. 2. Press the Select button to toggle between Shuffle On and Shuffle Off (to play songs in random order, set Shuffle to ON). 3.
Step 1 - Move all the files you want in the play list into a folder on the computer Step 2 - Drag the folder into Windows Media Player SanDisk® Clip Sport Go User Manual 16
Step 3 - Click the drop-down menu and select "Save list as" SanDisk® Clip Sport Go User Manual 17
Step 4 - Browse to the same directory where the files you want in the playlist are saved, choose M3U playlist as the file type, name the playlist and click save You should now see the M3U playlist saved along side the songs you want in the play list SanDisk® Clip Sport Go User Manual 18
Step 5 - Drag the entire folder containing the songs and the M3U playlist to the Music folder of the Clip Sport Go The Playlist will now be available under the Playlist option in the Music menu. Adding album art to a track using Windows Media Player Windows Media Player will typically import any media files left in the documents folder and any continuing sub folders. If the files are not importing or they are stored in a separate location then they must be manually added to the library.
Step 2 – Click on the Music tab. Step 3 – Drag the picture you want to add to the Album Art icon.
The picture will be added as the album art. METHOD 2 - Manually add album art using Windows Media Player 11 1. Run WMP. 2. Click Library on the top bar. 3. Select and right-click the file(s) you wish to update and select Advanced Tag Editor. 4. Click the Picture tab, then click Add. 5. Navigate to the image you wish to use for album art then click Open. 6. Click Apply then OK. METHOD 3 - Let WMP find the Album Info (WMP 10 and 11) 1. Run Windows Media Player. 2.
Sync Music files through Windows Media Player Steps to sync songs to Clip Sport Go with the Windows Media Player. Step 1 – Launch the Windows Media Player in the PC. Step 2 – Connect the music player to PC, player will detect in WMP.
Step 3 – Drag and Drop songs to Windows media player on “Sync” tab. Step 4 – Sync your songs to Music player by tapping “Start sync” option. Step 5 – Sync will be in progress. Step 6 – Eject the player from PC after sync completed Step 7 – Go to Music Menu --> Synced songs will be present in the Music Menu.
CHAPTER 5 This chapter describes how to listen to FM broadcast radio and program the preset stations on the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player. Radio The SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player includes an integrated FM radio for listening to live broadcast FM stations. Listening to FM Radio To listen to live broadcast FM stations, follow these steps: 1. Select Radio from the Main Menu. A radio frequency menu will appear. 2.
Programming FM Presets You can program up 30 preset stations. To program the preset stations on the player, follow these steps: 1. Press the Options button during Radio playback. 2. Select Add This Preset to save current frequency into presets, which can be found under View All Presets. Or while the earbuds are connected, select Auto Presets to allow the player to automatically search and store the strongest broadcast signals. 3. Select Delete Preset to remove current frequency from presets. 4.
Chapter 6 This chapter describes how to load and play audiobooks, podcasts and Audible books on the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player. Books The SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player is able to store multiple audiobooks and podcasts. An audiobook is a recorded book in MP3 format and a podcast is a recorded broadcast in MP3 format. NOTE: The SanDisk Clip Sport Go Player is compatible with Audible books and DRM free MP3 for audiobooks.
Drag and Drop (Mac) To drag-and-drop music to the player from a Mac computer, follow these steps: 1. Connect the player to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Double-click on the SPORT GO drive icon. 3. Double-click on the corresponding Audiobooks/Podcasts folder. 4. Drag and drop files from your computer to the player’s matching folder: a. Audiobook files à Audiobooks folder b. Podcasts à Podcasts folder Quick Tips: Remember to eject the removable disk before disconnecting the player.
Playing Audiobooks and Podcasts (Non-Audible) Audiobooks To play audiobooks, follow these steps: 1. Select Books from the Main Menu. 2. Select Audiobooks. Audiobooks are listed in A-Z order. 3. Select desired audiobook. 4. Select desired Chapters. After Chapter is selected, audiobook will play and audiobook name/chapter will be displayed. 5. The following options are available during playback by pressing the Options button: • • Speed: Select between normal, fast or slow.
Loading Audiobooks (Audible) in Windows You can transfer Audible files from your computer to the player using the below steps: Pre-requisites: • Install the latest version of Audible Manager Software in PC • Username and password to login to 'audible' 1. Connect the player to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Open the Audible manager. 3. The device should automatically get detected and the name of the device should be displayed in Audible manager. 4.
5. Once the device is detected, then select 'My Library Online'. This will redirect to www.audible.com 6. Login to the account using the credentials. 7. After successful login, search for the downloadable audible books.
8. Add the chosen audible books to the cart 9. After adding to cart, navigate to Library >> Go to My Books and then initiate a download of the chosen books. 10. Once the book is downloaded then the file will show in the Audible Manager. 11. Right click on the file in Audible Manager and select ‘Add to SanDisk Clip Sport Go' followed by selecting ‘Activate’. 12. A copy of the book with .aax extension is copied to the device. NOTE: Clip sport Go will not support .aa extension audible files.
Drag and Drop (Windows) To drag-and-drop Audible file to the player from a Windows computer, follow these steps: 1. Connect the player to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Open Audible Manager 3. Right click on the player (under mobile devices), Click on Activate >> Click OK on the appearing popup. 4. Enter the Audible account Username and password. 5. Go to My Computer. 6. Drag and drop downloaded Audible files from your computer to the player’s Audible folder.
Chapter 7 This chapter describes how to navigate the Folders menu to find content through various media categories. Folders The Folders option allows you to search Root folders for specific files under the following folder categories: Music, Playlists, Podcast, Audiobooks, Audible and Record, while also displaying LIB, PIC, PL, BMK and SDK files. To browse for files under the Folders menu, follow these steps: 1. After selecting Folders, choose a folder to search within. 2.
Chapter 8 This chapter describes how to record, save and play voice messages using the Voice Rec feature Voice Rec The Voice Rec option allows you to record and save voice messages, which can later be replayed. To use the Voice Rec feature, follow these steps: 1. Under the Voice Rec menu, select Record Now to begin a new recording. 2. Press the Pause button to pause the recording; press Play to continue recording. 3. Select the Back button to end recording; select Yes to save and No to erase the recording.
Chapter 9 This chapter describes how to use the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player’s sport mode. Sport The SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player has a built-in timer function that records time in hours, minutes, seconds, and hundredths of a second. The timer function also allows you to record and save Laps. Stopwatch To start stop watch, follow these steps: 1. Select Sport from the Main Menu. 2. Select Stopwatch. 3. To start timer, press the Play button once. To Pause stopwatch, press the Play button once.
Recording Laps To record laps, follow these steps: 1. After starting the Stopwatch, press the Select button to record a Lap. Quick Tips: A Lap will save and record time between Laps. Lap 1 will save and record time from the beginning, then Lap 2 will save and record the amount of time that has lapsed between the previous Lap and the current time. Therefore, Laps will add up to the total time if it is utilized during live timing by the user. 2.
Chapter 10 This chapter describes how to customize the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player’s settings. Settings The SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player has multiple settings that allow you to customize the device to match your own personal listening preferences. System Settings To select system setting options, follow these steps: 1. Select Settings from the Main Menu. 2. Select System Settings. 3.
Backlight This option selects the time that the player will trigger the backlight timer program to automatically turn off the backlight. You can press any button to re-activate the backlight. 1. Select Backlight. 2. Press the Previous or Forward buttons to select desired backlight timer (15 seconds to 90 seconds). Brightness This option adjusts the display brightness for better viewing in different lighting environments. 1. Select Brightness. 2.
Menu Looping This option enables continuous menu scrolling, or looping, without stopping at the end and beginning of a menu. 1. Select Menu Looping. 2. Press the Select button to toggle between On or Off. Equalizer This option enhances the sound quality of certain music types to better match the genre being played. 1. Select Equalizer. 2. Press the Up or Down buttons to scroll through the music types. 3. Press the Select button to choose the desired option that best matches the music being played.
Replay Gain This option provides a method for keeping the perceived volume level constant during playback of content. Typically, music albums are mixed and targeted to differing average levels. During playback in shuffle mode there can be wide differences in the track volume, causing the user to make frequent corrections to the volume level. Quick Tips: European users be aware of the Europeans limits of volume within the laws and regulations of the European Union. 1. Select Replay Gain. 2.
Format CAUTION: This option will delete all the files stored on the player. Ensure that you back up all the media files on the player before formatting the device. All media files will have to re-transferred the device after you have formatted it. 1. Select Format. 2. Choose desired option by selecting Yes or No. 3. Press the Select button to confirm, or press the Back button to return to the previous menu.
Repeat This option repeats the song. 1. Select Repeat. 2. Press Select to toggle and choose a repeat mode: • Off: No repeat of tracks • Song: Repeat the current track • All: Repeat all selected tracks at the current menu location Quick Tips: If music is currently playing, the Options Menu can be accessed by pressing the Options button when the playback screen is open. Music options include: Add Song To GoList, Remove Song From GoList, Repeat, Shuffle, Music EQ, Delete Song, and Track Info.
Chapter 11 This chapter describes how to get service and support for the SanDisk Clip Sport Go MP3 player. Learn More, Service, and Warranty Information Getting Technical Support Before you contact Technical Support, we encourage you to read the Tips and Troubleshooting section to see if your question is covered there. If you have questions about the use or features of your SanDisk player as well as other SanDisk products, please visit our Knowledgebase at kb.sandisk.com.
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