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Sony NWZ-A815 User's Manual

1. Dynamic Normalizer page 45 Equalizer page 37 VPT Surround page 40 Deactivate For Videos On Hold Display page 55 No Note when connected to your computer If the computer enters a power saving mode such as the sleep or hibernation mode while the player is connected via the USB cable the player s battery is not charged Instead the player continues to draw power from the battery discharging it Continued J 83 Useful Facts Adjust data format and bit rate Playing time will vary as battery charge can be affected by the format and bit rate of songs videos or photos that are played For details on charging time and usage time see amp page 120 121 Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to a laptop computer that is not connected to AC power because the player may discharge the computer s battery u U0 40 9 40 86 Useful Facts About Data Transferring s ua u0 30 a qn You can directly transfer data by dragging and dropping using Windows Explorer on your computer Playable data hierarchy has rules Transfer data properly see the following illustrations For details about dragging and dropping refer to Quick Start Guide Q Hints You can also transfer data to the player using Windows Media Player For details about usage or support on Windows Media Player refer to the Windows M
2. 4 3 source 4 3 source 4 3 source Video Beach Video Beach beaa th bessa ssd 16 9 source 16 9 source 16 9 source The dotted line frame represents the original video image size xe Hint The zoom setting can be set on the Now Playing screen of the video Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Zoom Settings from the option menu sjua u0 40 9 9 53 E H Playing Videos Playing Videos Continuously s ua uo 30 ajqn You can play back all videos stored on the player continuously 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select ams Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Video Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Continuous Playback and then press the 1 button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e On Plays back all videos stored on the player e Off Plays back one selected video Default setting Hint e If you set Continuous Playback to Off the player records the position where each video was stopped the last time Therefore you can start
3. 57 E Playing Photos Displaying a Photo s ua U0 J0a q0 You can display photos by transferring photo files to the player using Windows Explorer or another transfer capable software You can either display one photo fully on the screen single display or play back a number of photos continuously slide show play page 62 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Photo Library button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt l gt button to select WN Photo Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list of photo folders appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a folder and then press the Pll button to confirm The photo lists appear Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a photo and then press the Pll button to confirm The selected photo is displayed Press the lt 1 gt button to display the previous or next photos Continued J 58 KA Playing Photos CO Hints e A playback of songs continues even while you are searching for photos in the photo folder lists or photo lists or the Now Playing screen of the Photo is displayed e You can play back the photos in a selected folder continuously slide show play amp page 62 You can arrange photos transferred to the player by folder Select the player as WALKMAN using Windows Explorer drag and drop a new folder just under the
4. PICTURES PICTURE or DCIM folder For details on data hierarchy see page 88 To delete photo files from the player use the software you used to transfer the photo files or Windows Explorer e Up to 1 000 photo folders can be displayed in the photo folder lists and up to 10 000 photos can be displayed in the photo lists e If there are photos stored in several folders up to a maximum of 10 000 photos can be displayed e If the size of the photo is too large or the photo file is damaged MA appears and the photo cannot be played back e If photos are not compliant with DCF 2 0 or folder file name is long etc operation time to display photos or slideshow may take more time s u U0 40 9 90 59 EN Playing Photos Setting the Photo Orientation You can set the photo orientation from among Vertical Horizontal right or Horizontal left 5 way button PWR OFF eee cttings aw O O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky iz Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select Photo Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Photo Settings options appears 4 Press the A V lt button to select Photo Orientation and then press the Il button t
5. Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Display and then press the gt button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e On Displays the title of the current photo the shooting date playback status photo number etc e Off Hides the information of the current photo Default setting Keg Hint The display setting can be set on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Display from the option menu e If Photo Orientation is set to Horizontal right or Horizontal left page 59 the title of the photo is not displayed even if Display is set to On 62 E Playing Photos Playing a Slide Show You can play back photos in a selected folder continuously 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Photo Library button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt button to select WN Photo Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list of photo folders appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a photo folder and then press and hold the OII button A slide show starts Q Hint e You can start playback of a slide show by any of the following operations Press and hold the Ell button in the photo lists Press the Il button on the Now Playing
6. a file or a folder Files on the 2nd level will be recognized PoR Ist However folders beyond the 2nd level and files beyond 3rd level will not be recognized 2nd ad The MP_ROOT folder is used only when the player connects using certain dedicated software or device When you transfer data by dragging and dropping use the VIDEO folder On the player Video Library p Mikey Video files are displayed in the order they are transferred by dragging and dropping The latest data is at the top Skyscraper Ew 09 56 u Running Dog Q Hint You can set JPEG files as a thumbnails of video files by placing JPEG files in the corresponding video folders When you display the video list you can see the thumbnails small pictures to display on the menu for the video files on the player To display a thumbnail for a video file create a JPEG file horizontal 160 x vertical 120 dots extension jpg and name it the same as the desired video file then store it in the video file folder Continued J 88 Useful Facts For photos oa On Windows Explorer oo J Drag and drop files or folders into the PICTURE or WWS WE H eS DCIM folder Oboe Alis On the Ist level the PICTURE folder will recognize either a file or a folder The DCIM folder will only D BEN recognize a folder Only files on the 2nd level will be me bilby TN ootipo recognized by both DCIM
7. e Transferred files are not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 gt Convert the ATRAC audio data using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool gt Songs or videos may not play back depending on the file format page 118 gt Photos may not be displayed depending on the file size or file format page 118 The volume is not loud enough AVLS Volume Limit is enabled gt Disable AVLS Volume Limit page 67 There is no sound from e The headphone jack is not fully inserted the right channel of the gt If the headphones are not connected correctly headphones sound will not be output properly Insert the Or the right channel connecting pin of the headphones into the jack sound is heard from both until it clicks page 9 sides of the headphones Playback has stopped e The remaining battery power is insufficient suddenly gt Charge the battery by connecting the player to your computer page 83 e The songs or video files that cannot be played are played gt Play back the other song or video files Continued J 08 Troubleshooting Operation continued Symptom Cause Remedy Thumbnails are not displayed s ua U0 J0a qv e Songs do not have cover art information Thumbnails are displayed only when songs have cover art information e Thumbnail name does not match its video file and
8. gt When using devices such as mobile phones keep them away from the player Music data imported from CDs etc is damaged gt Delete the data then import and transfer it again When importing data to your computer close any other applications to avoid data damage e Transferred files are not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 gt Convert the ATRAC audio data using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool gt Some songs may not play back depending on certain file specifications Continued J Ji Troubleshooting Operation continued Symptom Cause Remedy VPT Surround setting or Clear Stereo function is not effective e When outputting to external audio speakers using the optional cradle VPT Surround settings and the Clear Stereo function may not be effective because the player is designed for compatible headphones only This is not a malfunction Cannot see the video but can hear it e The file is a 3gp file 3gp only supports audio e The video file is not in a video folder gt Place the video files in a video folder by dragging and dropping Buttons do not work e The HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position gt Slide the HOLD switch to the opposite position page 10 e The player contains moisture condensation gt Wait a few hours to let the player dry e The remaining battery
9. 8 11 025 12 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 48 kHz Linear PCM Bitrate 1 411 kbps Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Video File format MP4 file format Memory Stick video format File extension mp4 m4v Codec Video AVC Profile Baseline Profile H 264 AVC Level Max 1 3 Bit rate Max 768 kbps MPEG 4 Profile Simple Profile Bit rate Max 2 500 kbps Frame rate Max 30 fps Resolution Max QVGA 320 x 240 Audio AAC LC Channel number Max 2 channels Sampling frequency 24 32 44 1 48 kHz Bit rate Max 288 kbps per 1 channel File size Max 2 GB The number of files Max 1 000 Photo File format Compatible with DCF 2 0 Exif 2 21 file format File extension jpg Codec Profile Baseline Profile Number of pixels Max 4 000 x 4 000 pixels 16 000 000 pixels The number of files Max 10 000 1 Copyright protected AAC LC files cannot be played back 2 Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders 3 Non standard bit rates or non guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency 4 Some photo files cannot be played back depending on their file formats Continued J 119 Additional Information Maximum recordable number of songs and time Approx The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4 minutes songs not including videos and photos in the MP3 format Other playable audio file format song numbers and times may differ from MP3 for
10. Continued J s ua U0 J0a q0 112 Additional Information On heat build up Heat may build up in the player while charging if it is used for an extended period of time s ua uo 30 ajqn On the headphones Road safety Avoid listening with your headphones in situations where hearing must not be impaired Preventing hearing damage Avoid using the headphones at a high volume Hearing experts advise against continuous loud and extended play If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce the volume or discontinue use Do not turn the volume up high all at once especially when using headphones Turn up the volume gradually so that loud sound will not hurt your ears Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate level This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you Warning If there is lightning when you are using the player take off the headphones immediately If you experience an allergic reaction to the supplied headphones stop using them at once and contact a doctor e When using a strap sold separately be careful to avoid hooking it on objects you pass by Furthermore be careful not to swing the player by the strap to avoid bumping people e Refrain from using the player according to the in flight announcements during take off or landing in an aircraft e Note that condensation may form temporarily in cases such as when the player is moved quic
11. The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in parentheses Setting icon Description None Sound quality setting is not activated Default setting Heavy TtH Emphasizes high and low ranges for a powerful sound Pop F Stresses the middle range audio ideal for vocals Jazz J Emphasizes high and low ranges for a lively sound Unique U Emphasizes high and low ranges so that a small sound can be listened easily Custom 1 1 Custom 2 it2 User customizable sound settings for which you can adjust each frequency range individually See page 39 for details Continued J s ua U0 409 90 Customizing sound quality You can preset the value of CLEAR BASS bass and 5 bands Equalizer as Custom 1 or Custom 2 gt a T 3 a 40 9 40 Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select s Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Equalizer and then press the gt button to confirm The list of equalizer settings appears 6 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Edit displayed under Custom 1 or Custom 2 to
12. aes O BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky iz Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select gs Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Beep Settings and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Off and then press the 11 button to confirm To set this item to on Select On in step and then press the Pl button to confirm To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button s ua uo 30 ajqn 69 amp Settings Setting a Screensaver Type s ua uo 30 a qn You can set the screensaver to either a Clock or Blank for when there is no operation for a while during song playback You can also select None for no screensaver 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select gs Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings a
13. and PICTURE folders oF However beyond the 2nd level neither files nor folders sexo ee will be recognized Data hierarchy of PICTURES is the same as the PICTURE folder On the player Photo Library Folders under the PICTURE and DCIM folders are eae displayed in alphabetical order Files in the 1st level of the lt PICTURE gt lt PICTURES gt PICTURE folder are stored in the lt PICTURE gt folder A Blue Sky e Do not disconnect the USB cable while Do not disconnect appears on the player or the data being transferred may be damaged e You cannot change folder names or delete the MUSIC MP_ROOT VIDEO PICTURES PICTURE and DCIM folders e Do not change folder or file names directly under the MP_ROOT folder Otherwise they will not be displayed on the player 89 Useful Facts What are Format and Bit Rate What is audio format Audio format refers to the method used when importing audio data from the Internet or audio CDs to a computer and saving it as an audio file Common formats include MP3 and WMA etc MP3 MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer3 is a common audio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO International Organization for Standardization MP3 can compress audio files to about 1 10 the size of standard CD audio files WMA WMA Windows Media Audio is a common audio compression technology developed by Mic
14. can be changed For details see Setting the Video List Display Format page 54 e A video that has never been played back on the player appears with video lists e Set Continuous Playback to On when you want to play back all video files page 53 e To delete video files from the player use the software you used to transfer the video files or Windows Explorer When Display is set to On page 50 the detailed information such as the video title its playback icon and the elapsed playing time etc appears while the video is playing The information disappears if this setting is set to Off Up to 1 000 video files can be displayed in the video lists N a HA icon in the Continued J a T 3 a 0 9 40 4 EH Playing Videos On video playback operation To icon 5 way button operation current video Find the beginning of the next Press the V button video Find the beginning of the Press the A button Go forward slightly e Press the gt button while the video is paused Go backward slightly e Press the lt button while the video is paused Go forward quickly over the paused video gt Press and hold the button while the video is paused Go backward quickly over the paused video lt lt Press and hold the lt button while the video is paused Go forward quickly gt
15. gt gt gt PP Forward speed quickly changes through 3 levels by repeatedly pressing the gt button gt gt x10 gt gt x30 PP x100 Press the DII button to exit the operation Go backward quickly 44 44 a4 Backward speed quickly changes through 3 levels by repeatedly pressing the lt button lt x10 44 x30 44 x100 Press the II button to exit the operation Activates when Continuous Playback is set to On page 53 When Continuous Playback is set to On you can find the beginning of the previous video from the currently playing video by pressing the A button twice 8 The interval used when going forward or backward varies depending on the videos 4 Fast forward backward speed varies depending on the length of the video s ua U0 409 90 48 EH Playing Videos Setting the Video Orientation You can set the video orientation from among Vertical Horizontal right or Horizontal left 5 way button PWR OFF eee cttings aw O O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky zA Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Video Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm The list of Video Settings opti
16. in such content is not misappropriated This device uses WM DRM software to play Secure Content WM DRM Software If the security of the WM DRM Software in this device has been compromised owners of Secure Content Secure Content Owners may request that Microsoft revoke the WM DRM Software s right to acquire new licenses to copy display and or play Secure Content Revocation does not alter the WM DRM Software s ability to play unprotected content A list of revoked WM DRM Software is sent to your device whenever you download a license for Secure Content from the Internet or from a PC Microsoft may in conjunction with such license also download revocation lists onto your device on behalf of Secure Content Owners Program 2007 Sony Corporation Documentation 2007 Sony Corporation 118 Additional Information e e A Specifications os aS 3 aS Supported file format Music File format MP3 MPEGI Layer3 file format ASF file format MP4 file format Wave Riff file format File extension MP3 mp3 WMA wma AAC LC mp4 m4a 3gp Linear PCM wav Codec MP3 Bit rate 32 to 320 kbps Supports variable bit rate VBR Sampling frequency 32 44 1 48 kHz WMA Bit rate 32 to 192 kbps Supports variable bit rate VBR Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz AAC LC Bit rate 16 to 320 kbps Supports variable bit rate VBR Sampling frequency
17. the start up screen appears first then the Now Playing screen appears The player consumes battery power very slightly even when it is in the standby mode Therefore the player might turn completely off in a short time depending on the power remaining in the battery VOL button Adjusts the volume s u U0 40 9 90 RESET button Resets the player when you press the RESET button with a small pin etc page 93 9 Strap hole This is used to attach a strap sold separately HOLD switch You can protect the player against accidental operation by using the HOLD switch when carrying it By sliding the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow all operation buttons are disabled If you slide the HOLD switch to the opposite position the HOLD function is released There are tactile dots Use them to help with button operations Functions of marked with on the player are activated if you press and hold the corresponding buttons Player Controls and Screens Use the 5 way button and the BACK HOME button to navigate through screens play songs videos photos and change the player s settings The Home menu appears when you press and hold the BACK HOME button The diagram below shows how the screen changes when you press various operation buttons For example the player s screen changes as shown below when you select Music Library Album from the Home menu Home
18. Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm 3 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Video Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Zoom Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Continued J 52 EH Playing Videos O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e Auto The video image is enlarged reduced by fully fitting it to the available display area keeping the aspect ratio When a 16 9 video image oblong is displayed it appears with the long side of the video image fully fit to the screen and black bands up and down on the screen Default setting e Full The video image is enlarged reduced by fully fitting it to the available display area keeping the aspect ratio When a 16 9 video image oblong is displayed it appears with the short side of the video image fully fit to the available display area with the right and left of the video image cut to fit e Off The video image is not enlarged reduced and appears at the original resolution If video resolution is too large the left right top and bottom of the screen will be cut Zoom Auto Zoom Full Zoom Off Video Video Running Dog Running Dog Running Dog ee 01 04 02 40
19. New Song Pop Up is set to On gt Set New Song Pop Up to Off page 30 The date and time have been reset e If you left the player for a while with the battery used up the date and time may be reset This is not a malfunction Charge the battery until appears on the screen and set the date and time again page 83 s u U0 40 9 40 105 Troubleshooting Messages Follow the instructions below if a message appears in the display s ua U0 J0a qv Message Meaning Remedy All group numbers have been used e The total number of list items except for the song lists exceeds the limit 8 192 items The total number of songs registered in the playlists has reached 65 535 Songs exceeding the limit are stored in Others gt If you cannot find a song search for it in the Others list first gt If you do not want to store songs that exceed the limit in the Others list delete unnecessary songs from the player using the software you used to transfer the songs or Windows Explorer gt If the total number of playlists registered to the player exceeds 65 535 playlists exceeding this number cannot be displayed Decrease the number of playlists delete the playlists using the software you used to transfer the playlists Cannot complete during playback Please pause playback and then try again You are trying to selec
20. OFF een cttings aw O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky ZA Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Video Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Display and then press the l button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e On Displays the video title playback status or the elapsed time etc e Off Hides the detailed information of the currently playing video and displays it only when you operate the player Default setting Keg Hint The display setting can be set on the Now Playing screen of the video Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Display from the option menu e If Video Orientation is set to Horizontal right or Horizontal left the title of the video is not displayed s ua uo 30 ajqn 51 EH Playing Videos Setting the Zoom Function s ua U0 40 jqD You can zoom in the currently playing video 5 way button PWR OFF a Sct aw O O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky A Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the
21. OFF 5 way button Fae cttings aw O O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky A Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select gs Settings and then press the PI button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears 4 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Unit Information and then press the Il button to confirm The list of available player information options appears page 77 To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button or the Pll button Continued J a Set Available player information Option Description Model Displays the model name of the player Firmware Displays version information for the player s firmware Total songs Displays the total number of songs stored on the player Total videos Displays the total number of videos stored on the player Total photos Displays the total number of photos stored on the player WM PORT Displays the version information for WM PORT zi o 3 a 40 9 9 18 ces Settings Resetting to Factory Settings Reset all Settings You can reset the player to the default settings Resetting the player does not delete data such as audio and photo data 5 way button PWR OF
22. Screen Brightness scccssssscccssssccccessceceesseesees 71 Setting the Current Time Set Date Tite csscsiecessssssessssedssesscessseeias 72 Setting the Date Format 000 74 Setting the Time Format 000 75 Displaying the Player Information Unit Information ccssccossccssccesscceeeee 76 Resetting to Factory Settings Reset all Settings ccccccccssssssssseeeeeeees 78 Formatting Memory Format 06 79 Selecting the Display Language 81 Recharging the Player oseese 83 Maximizing Battery Life 000 84 About Data Transferring 000 86 What are Format and Bit Rate 89 What is audio format s es What is video format sses 90 What is photo format Storing Data Upgrading the Player s Firmware 92 Troubleshooting scccssessssessseeees MeSSages ccccsssssssscccscsecsscseeseseseees 105 Additional information Precautions ccccccccesssersceessceeeeeees 110 About Copyrights cssseseeeeee 116 Specifications ccscccsscsssseseseeeeseee 118 TeX onnsososnnonssnnonn nnno 123 Depending on the country region in which you have purchased the player some models may not be available s u U0 40 a Qv Home Menu List You can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK HOME button of the player The Home menu is the starting point of each function such as playing so
23. USB cable and delete files then delete any unnecessary data from the player using another software used for transferring or Windows Explorer On hold The player cannot be To operate the player slide Cancel HOLD function to activate operated because the the HOLD switch to the controls HOLD switch is set to the opposite position HOLD position page 10 The device s memory was not The built in flash Select Settings formatted correctly Please re format using Settings menu memory was not formatted properly e The built in flash memory was formatted on a computer Common Settings Format to format the built in flash memory again page 79 108 Additional Information The following FCC statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA Other versions may not comply with FCC technical regulations NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If
24. among YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY and DD MM YYYY Furthermore you can select the time format from either 12 hour or 24 hour For details see Setting the Date Format Date Display Format page 74 or Setting the Time Format Time Display Format page 75 If the battery power is used up for example when the player is not used for a long time your settings for date and time may need to be reset 74 ces Settings Setting the Date Format You can set the date format displayed for the current time page 72 as YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY or DD MM YYYY 5 way button PWR OFF Fees cttings aes O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky A Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select s Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Date Display Format and then press the Il button to confirm The screen used to set the display format appears Press the A V lt gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm You can select the format from the following 3 types e YYYY MM DD The date appears as year month day e MM DD YYYY T
25. cms Settings Selecting the Display Language sjuajuo J0a qv You can select from a variety of languages for the display of menus and messages on the player 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select ams Settings and then press the gt II button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Language Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a language page 82 and then press the I button to confirm To return to the previous menu Press and hold the BACK HOME button Continued J 62 lt a Settings Display language settings Setting Description Deutsch Messages and menus are displayed in German English Messages and menus are displayed in English Espa ol Messages and menus are displayed in Spanish Fran ais Messages and menus are displayed in French Italiano Messages and menus are displayed in Italian Portugu s Messages and menus are displayed in Portuguese Pyccku Messages and menus are displayed in Russian AASB Messages and menus are displayed in Japanese lao Messages and menus are displayed in Korean fi A PX Messages and menus are displayed in Simplified Chinese Bie hw Messages and menus are displayed in Traditional
26. fourth of the battery s charge e Do not disconnect appears in the display while the player accesses the computer Do not disconnect the supplied USB cable while Do not disconnect appears or the data being transferred may be damaged The control buttons on the player are all disabled while it is connected to a computer Some USB devices connected to the computer may interfere with the proper operation of the player We do not guarantee the recharge of the battery using personally assembled computers or modified computers 4 Useful Facts Maximizing Battery Life By adjusting the settings or managing the power supply properly it is possible to save the battery power and use the player for a longer time Turn off the player manually If you press and hold the OPTION PWR OFF button the player enters the standby mode and the screen turns off to save battery power Furthermore if the standby mode continues for more than about a day the player turns completely off automatically Changing the settings You can save battery power by setting as follows sjua uo 40 90 Screen setting Screensaver Timing page 70 After 15 sec New Song Pop Up amp page 30 Deactivate Type of Screensaver page 69 Blank Brightness page 71 a Sound effect Clear Stereo page 42 DSEE Sound Enhancer page 43
27. in the Home menu list or in the index You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page reference indication e g page 4 on each page e To search for a reference page by keyword click the Edit menu select the Search feature of the Adobe Reader to display the navigation frame type the keyword into the Search text box and click Search Once you jump to another page you can jump to the previous or next page by clicking the or button located at bottom of the Adobe Reader screen Operation procedure may differ depending on your Adobe Reader version o 3 ot 0 9 9 To change the page layout The buttons at the bottom of the Adobe Reader screen enable you to select how pages are displayed Continued Single Page Continuous Facing Pages are displayed one at a time Two pages are displayed side by side When you scroll the display changes with each pair part of a continuous to a previous or succeeding page roll of pages When you scroll the previous or next pairs of pages scroll T Continuous up or down continuously Pages are displayed as a continuous roll of pages Facing When you scroll the previous or next Two pages are displayed side by side pages scroll up or down continuously When you scroll the display changes to previous or succeeding pairs of pages Table of Contents Supplie
28. it A USB hub is being used gt Connecting the player via a USB hub may not work Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable e The USB port on your computer may have a problem Connect the player to another USB port on your computer Data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer e Transferring may be stopped due to noise such as static electricity etc This happens to protect data information gt Disconnect the player then reconnect it e If you transfer files by dragging and dropping on some computers that do not have Windows Media Player 11 installed there may be limited files AAC video files etc that can be transferred by dragging and dropping gt Install Windows Media Player 11 from the supplied CD ROM then transfer files by dragging and dropping again Before installing the supplied Windows Media Player 11 on your computer make sure to check whether your software or service corresponds to Windows Media Player 11 For details on usage or support on Windows Media Player visit the following web site http support microsoft com e The USB cable is not connected to a USB port on your computer properly gt Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it Continued J s ua U0 40 9 90 102 Troubleshooting Connection with a computer continued Symptom Cause Remedy Data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer cont
29. playback from the position where you last stopped the video 54 E Playing Videos Setting the Video List Display Format s ua uo 30 ajqn The player offers 3 display formats You can set the display format of the video list as Title Only Title With Thumbnail or Thumbnail Only 5 way button PWR OFF een Cttings aw O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select ds Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Video Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears 4 Press the A V lt 4 button to select Video List Format and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e Title Only Displays only a video title in the video list e Title With Thumbnail Displays thumbnails video titles and the playing time Default setting e Thumbnail Only Displays only thumbnails in the video list Thumbnail refers to a reduced size image of one scene of a video sj Hint The video list display format can be set on the video list screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Video List Display Format from the option menu e Thumbna
30. screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the photo folder lists or the photo lists and then select Begin slide show from the option menu The screen does not turn off automatically or change to a screensaver page 70 while a slide show is playing sjuauo J0a qv 63 E Playing Photos Setting the Slide Show Play Mode You can play back photos as a slide show repeatedly 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select ams Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Photo Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Photo Settings options appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Slide Show Repeat and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the gt Il button to confirm e On Displays photos in a photo folder continuously and continues displaying them repeatedly e Off Displays photos in a photo folder continuously to the last photo returns to the first photo and playback pauses Default setting Keg Hint The play mode of a slide show can be set on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Slide Show
31. select Music Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt gt button to select Dynamic Normalizer and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e On Minimizes the difference of the volume level between songs Off Plays back songs with their original volume level as transferred Default setting To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button e The Dynamic Normalizer setting is not applied to the sound of the video 46 EH Playing Videos Playing a Video You can play videos by transferring video files to the player using Windows Explorer or another transfer capable software The player offers 2 types of play mode play back one video file only one file play and play back all video files stored on the player continuously Continuous Playback 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Video Library button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt gt button to select H Video Library and then press the Il button to confirm The video lists appear Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a video to play and then press the Il button to confirm Playback starts Q Hints e The display format of the video lists in step
32. settings of music are available The option items shown on the option menu vary depending on the screen from which you display the option menu Option items appear on both the list screen and the Now Playing screen Option item Description reference page Detailed Information Displays the detailed information of a song such as playing time audio format bit rate and file name If the song has a variable bit rate VBR is shown for the bit rate Option items appear on the list screen only Option items Description reference page Now Playing Displays the Now Playing screen Play Plays back all songs in the song list Album Display Format Selects the album list format page 35 Option items appear on the Now Playing screen only Option items Description reference page Play Mode Sets the play mode page 33 Playback Range Sets the playback range page 34 Equalizer Customizes the sound quality page 37 VPT Surround Customizes the VPT Surround settings page 40 Cover Art Displays a cover art Clock Display Displays the current time page 73 The cover art only appears if the cover art information is included You can set cover art using the supplied Windows Media Player 11 or another transfer capable software for setting cover art For details on operation refer to Help of th
33. sjuUa U0 409 90 Parts and Controls Front 1 5 way button Starts playback and enables navigation of the player s on screen menus page 12 BACK HOME button Press to go up one list screen level or to return to the previous menu Press and hold the BACK HOME button to display the Home menu page 11 WM PORT jack Use this jack to connect the supplied USB cable or optional peripheral devices such as supported accessories for the WM PORT oa NI el 4 Headphone jack For connecting the headphones or the headphone extension cord Insert the jack pin until it clicks into place If the headphones are connected improperly the sound from the headphones may not sound right When using the headphone extension cord Oz on Headphones Headphones extension cord 5 Display The display may vary depending on functions page 11 Continued J s u U0 40 9 40 6 OPTION PWR OFF button Displays the option menu page 17 If you press and hold the OPTION PWR OFF button the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode If you press any button while the player is in the standby mode the Now Playing screen etc appears and the player is ready for operation Furthermore if you leave the player in the standby mode for about a day the player turns completely off automatically If you press any button when the player is turned off
34. the Troubleshooting s Ua U0 409 90 following troubleshooting tables and try any corrective actions listed Press the RESET button with a small pin etc If you press the RESET button while operating the player stored data and settings on the player may be deleted Connect the player to your computer to charge the power You may be able to resolve some issues by charging the power Look for information about the issue on one of the support Web sites For customers in the USA visit http www sony com walkmansupport For customers in Canada visit http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe visit http support sony europe com DNA If the approaches listed above fail to resolve the issue consult your nearest Sony dealer Continued J J Troubleshooting Operation Symptom Cause Remedy There is no sound s Ua U0 409 90 e The volume level is set to zero gt Turn the volume up page 10 e The headphone jack is not connected properly gt Connect the headphone jack properly page 9 e The headphone plug is dirty gt Clean the headphone plug with a soft dry cloth No songs or video files are stored on the player gt Follow the instructions in the displayed message and transfer songs or videos from the computer No data is played The battery is consumed gt Charge the battery fully page 83 gt Ifthe player does not react even afte
35. the video file is not in the correct location gt Place a JPEG file of the same name as the video file into the folder under the VIDEO folder e Some cover art is not displayed depending on the thumbnail file format or the cover art s file format Cover art is not displayed e Cover art information is not included with the data gt The cover art only appears if the cover art information is included You can set cover art using the supplied Windows Media Player 11 or another transfer capable software for setting cover art For details on operation refer to Help of the software or ask its manufacturer e Some cover art is not displayed depending on its file format The player cannot format e The remaining battery is low or insufficient gt Charge the battery by connecting to the computer page 83 The player s power was inadvertently turned off and then on again e Ifa malfunction occurs the player turns off and then on again automatically Display Symptom Cause Remedy DO appears for a title e Characters that cannot appear on the player are included in the title gt Rename the title with appropriate characters on the computer Unknown is displayed for an album or artist name etc e The data has no data information such as an album or artist name etc Garbled characters are displayed e The wrong language is selected gt Correct the
36. this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment s ua uo 30 ajqn If you have any questions about this product Visit www sony com walkmansupport Contact Sony Customer Information Service Center at 1 866 456 7669 Write Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gateway Blvd Fort Myers FL 33913 Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No NWZ A815 A816 A818 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone Number 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 109 Additi
37. 1 DSEE Sound Enhance 06 43 Dynamic Normalizer c cee 45 Earb d sesana 8 Eqg alizer sisissiissesrssriirissis 37 Explorer usssssssssssessesssrersesrreesresess 58 91 Fir MW rE scssi essiri 92 Format Initialize 0 00 0000000000000 79 headphone extension cord 8 9 Headphonesiiivecsciinenciceicic 8 112 HEIN y an atest cate 38 HOLD switch sssssssssssseeseseesesereessreees 10 Home men soriseiasi e a 6 Information sseesseeeseseseseesessrerereesese 76 Initialize Format ccceseeeees 79 Initial Search uo 6 24 Intelligent Shuffle sisicscniessnessnocdiets 6 27 G 1 1 eee 64 Jazon Nna aia 38 JA E EE 90 118 1c 0 lt n 41 Continued J s ua uo 30 a qn 124 Additional Information Langa ge issoiscissscssecessetecasesaeceeostveesses 81 Linear POM nerina 89 118 LiVe nnp ann RANS 41 MattiX iiep oinin ipei 41 Messa geg oerien 105 Model issoria rn 77 MP3 rarnana 89 118 MPEG A 4 ee eceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaenees 90 118 Music Library 6 18 Notiial serin ekoa 33 Now Playing eeesssessssessressressrressresreese 7 Now Playing screen 16 On Hold Display eee 55 OPTION PWR OFF button 10 17 Option Menu 17 31 56 66 Photo format ssssesssessisssissresssseesseesee 90 Photo Library sees 6 57 Photo List Display Format 65 Photo Orientation oe 59 Playback Range i ccalesetsseccscasesrsce vases 34 Play lists ccsstucscattenctacncestetie
38. 40 9 40 Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt button to select Jd Music Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list screen appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Folder and then press the Pl button to confirm The folder list or the song appears 0 Press the A V lt gt button to select a folder or song and then press the gt 1l button to confirm When you select a folder in step the song or folder list s appear When you select a song in step the playback screen appears then the song playback starts Repeat step if necessary until the desired song appears The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order ej Hint e You can select the playback range of songs page 34 Up to 8 folder levels can be recognized You cannot play all songs of a folder even if you select a folder from the list and press and hold the Pl button in step Searching for Songs by Initial Letter You can search for songs by the initial letter of the artist name album title or song name a T 3 a 40 9 40 Initial Search 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME button Initial Search A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Q Initial Search and then press the Il b
39. CLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM Continued J 117 Additional Information e THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO i ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD AVC VIDEO AND OR ii DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HT TP MPEGLA COM e US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories e All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders In this manual and marks are not specified sjuajuo J0a q0 This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary Content providers are using the digital rights management technology for Windows Media contained in this device WM DRM7 to protect the integrity of their content Secure Content so that their intellectual property including copyright
40. Chinese Japanese display may not be available depending on the release region of the player s u U0 40 9 40 83 Useful Facts Recharging the Player s ua U0 J 0a qv The player s battery is recharged while the player is connected to a running computer When you connect the player to your computer use the supplied USB cable When the remaining battery indication of the display shows 409 charging is completed charging time is approx 3 hours When you use the player for the first time or if you have not used the player for a long time recharge it fully to 9 in the remaining battery indication of the display On the remaining battery indication The battery icon in the display changes as shown below See page 121 on battery duration vbbday WM gt 144 gt LA gt 1 d gt 4 FUT The battery power gets low as shown in the battery icon If LOW BATTERY Please Charge appears you cannot use the player In this case charge the battery by connecting to your computer Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F The number of times the battery can be recharged before it is used up is approximately 500 times This number may vary depending on the conditions under which you use the player The battery indicator on the display is only an estimate For example one section of black in the indicator will not always indicate exactly one
41. F BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky e This function is only available in the pause mode Press and hold the BACK HOME button in the pause mode until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select aes Settings and then press the gt II button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Reset all Settings and then press the gt I button to confirm The confirmation screen to set back to the factory setting appears O Press the A V button to select Yes and then press the gt I button to confirm Restored factory settings appears To cancel the operation Select No in step and press the DII button to confirm You can also cancel the operation by pressing the BACK HOME button in step The setting procedure is canceled and the list of the Common Settings options reappears To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button s uaquo 30 a qn 19 amp Settings Formatting Memory Format s ua uo 30 a qn You can format the built in flash memory of the player If the memory is formatted all data and settings will be erased Be sure to verify the data stored in memory prior to formatting and export any important data to the hard disk of you
42. Repeat from the option menu The screen does not turn off automatically or change to a screensaver page 70 while a slide show is playing s ua uo 30 ajqn 64 EN Playing Photos Setting the Interval of a Slide Show s ua uo 30 ajqn You can set the interval before the next photo is displayed 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Photo Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Photo Settings options appears Press the A V lt 4 button to select Slide Show Interval and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm Photos switch to the next photos at the selected interval from Short Normal default setting or Long Hint The slide show interval can be set on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Slide Show Interval from the option menu e It may take time to display a photo if its size is large 65 EN Playing Photos Setting the Photo List Display Format s ua uo 30 ajqn The player offers 3 display form
43. SONY Vie hran TAAA TAY Operation Guide NWZ A815 A816 A818 2007 Sony Corporation 3 270 663 12 1 About the Manuals The following manuals are included with the player Additionally after installing software from the supplied CD ROM you can refer to the help provided within each software Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations enabling you to import songs videos and photos to a computer to transfer them to the player and to play them back Precautions explains important notes to prevent accidents Troubleshooting explains symptoms causes and remedies when the player has problems This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features enabling you to make full use of the player and troubleshoot problems Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of this manual to jump to Table of Contents Home Menu List or Index s ua U0 40 90 Jumps to the table of contents Find what you are looking for from a list of topics in the manual Jumps to the home menu list Find what you are looking for from a list of the option items in the player s menu Jumps to the index Find what you are looking for from a list of key words mentioned in the manual Continued J DE S Q Hints You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page number in the table of contents
44. a recording studio Live L Creates the sound of a concert hall Club 4r Creates the sound of a club Arena t Creates the sound of an arena Matrix 4M Reproduces an additional surround effect and creates a natural yet richly enhanced sound Karaoke 49K Creates a stage like sound field by suppressing vocal sound and adding a surround effect to the music o 3 ot 40 9 90 4 Jd amp Setting the Music Listening with Clear Stereo Sound Clear Stereo 40 9 40 a T 3 a Clear Stereo enables individual left and right digital processing of the sound 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Clear Stereo and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the gt Il button to confirm e On w ext cord Activates the Clear Stereo function even when you use the headphone extension cord On w o ext cord Activates the Clear Stereo function when you are not using the
45. albums artist and genre etc U 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME button Music Library A Blue Sky iej Hint To delete songs from the player use the software you used to transfer the songs or Windows Explorer Searching for songs by song name Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt gt button to select ja Music Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list screen appears Press the A V lt gt button to select All Songs and then press the l button to confirm The song list appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a song and then press the Pll button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Continued J Searching for songs by album Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select J3 Music Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list screen appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Album and then press the Il button to confirm The album list appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an album and then press the gt 11 button to confirm The song list for the selected album appears Press the A V lt gt button to select a song and then press the Pl button to confirm The song you selected starts to pl
46. appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select VPT Surround and then press the Il button to confirm The list of VPT Surround settings appears 6 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired VPT Surround setting page 41 and then press the DII button to confirm To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button To return to the normal sound quality Select None in step and then press the Pll button to confirm Continued J 4 J amp Setting the Music Key Hint You can also set the VPT Surround setting from the Now Playing screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select VPT Surround from the option menu e The VPT Surround setting is not applied to the sound of the video List of VPT Surround settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in parentheses The sound may appear to become more vibrant in the progression from Studio Live Club to Arena Setting icon Description None VPT Surround setting is not activated Default setting Studio a Creates the sound of
47. are playing a video or photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and then select Brightness from the option menu s ua u0 30 a qn Setting the Current Time Set Date Time You can set the current time by adjusting it manually 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select s Settings and then press the gt II button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the A V lt gt button to select Set Date Time and then press the DII button to confirm The screen used to set the date and time appears O Press the lt gt button to select a year and press the A V button to increment decrement the value and then press the gt I button to confirm As you did in step adjust the settings for month date hour and minute Continued J s ua uo 30 ajqn a Se To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button o 3 ot 0 9 90 To display the current time Select Clock Display on the Home menu e Press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the Now Playing screen of a song and select Clock Display from the option menu Q Hint e You can select the date format from
48. ash memory of the player by transferring the data from your computer using Windows Explorer or another transfer capable software If the player is connected to the computer the built in flash memory appears in Windows Explorer as WALKMAN Do not disconnect the supplied USB cable while transferring data between a computer and the player because the data being transferred could be damaged Do not format the built in flash memory using Windows Explorer If you format the built in flash memory format it on the player page 79 Upgrading the Player s Firmware s u U0 40 9 90 You can update the player s firmware ensuring you to add new features for the player by installing the latest player s firmware to the player For details about the latest firmware information and how to install it visit the following web site For customers in the USA http www sony com walkmansupport For customers in Canada http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe http support sony europe com DNA Download the update program to your computer from the web site Connect the player to your computer and then start up the update program 6 Follow the on screen instructions to update the player s firmware Firmware update is complete J Troubleshooting If the player does not function as expected try the following steps to resolve the issue 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in
49. ats You can set the display format of the photo list as Title Only Title With Thumbnail or Thumbnail Only 5 way button PWR OFF een Cttings aw O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select ds Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Photo Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Photo Settings options appears 4 Press the A V lt 4 button to select Photo List Format and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e Title Only Displays only a photo title in the photo list e Title With Thumbnail Displays a photo title with a thumbnail image in the photo list e Thumbnail Only Displays only thumbnails in the photo list Default setting Thumbnail refers to a reduced size image of a photo Key Hint The photo list display format can be set on the photo list screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Photo List Display Format from the option menu e Thumbnails may not be displayed depending on the file format 66 EN Playing Photos Displaying the Photo Option Menu You can display the Photo option menu by pressing the OPTION PWR OFF button
50. ay back and the playback of songs continues in order Q Hints e You can play all songs of a list item by selecting the item from the list and pressing and holding the DII button in step You can change the display format of the album list page 35 You can select the playback range of songs page 34 Continued J gt a T 3 y 40 9 40 Searching for songs by artist Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears a T 3 a 40 9 40 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select J3 Music Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list screen appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Artist and then press the Pll button to confirm The artist list appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an artist and then press the OIl button to confirm The album list for the selected artist appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an album and then press the gt button to confirm The song list for the selected album appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a song and then press the Pll button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Q Hints e You can play all songs of a list item by selecting the item from the list and pressing and holding the Pl button in steps to e You can change the display format of the album lis
51. back at AAC LC 128 kbps Approximately 32 hours Playback at Linear PCM 1 411 kbps Approximately 35 hours Video Playback at MPEG 4 768 kbps Approximately 7 hours Playback at MPEG 4 384 kbps Approximately 8 hours Playback at AVC 768 kbps Approximately 6 5 hours Playback at AVC 384 kbps Approximately 6 5 hours Display 2 0 inch amorphous silicon transflective TFT color display with white LED backlight QVGA 240 x 320 pixels 262 144 colors Dimensions w h d projecting parts not induded 43 8 x 88 0 x 9 1 thinnest part 8 3 mm 1 4 x 3 1 2 x 3 s thinnest part 32 inches Dimension w h d 44 5 x 88 0 x 9 6 mm 1 is x 3 1 2 x 13 32 inches Mass Approx 53 g Approx 1 9 oz Continued J Additional Information System Requirements Computer IBM PC AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating systems Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 or later Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or later Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 or later Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 2 or later Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Not supported by 64 bit version OS Not supported by OSs other than above Excluding OS Versions not supported by Microsoft CPU Pentium III 1 0 GHz or higher e RAM 128 MB or more For Window
52. button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt gt button to select Album Display Format and then press the 1 button to confirm The list of album display formats appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the display format and then press the Il button to confirm The player offers 3 types of formats Title Only Title amp Cover Art Default setting Cover Art Only Album A M N Z Pencil sketchs Ribbon i aa Pencil sketch engl a annie Sponge cake gor Hia Sponge cake T The remote island The remote island Eai S Walkman A Blue Sky A A Blue Sky A A Blue Sky Continued J S a T 3 a 40 9 40 30 Jd Ss Setting the Music To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button o Hint You can also select the album display format on the album list screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the album list screen and select Album Display Format from the option menu sjuajuo J0 9 Qv 37 Jd amp Setting the Music Setting the Sound Quality Equalizer You can set the sound quality according to the music genre etc 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Changing the sound quality You can customize the player s sound quality Press and h
53. c Library in the song list order select this e Selected Range appears on the display and plays back songs only in the lists from which the playback starts album list artist list etc Default setting To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button Q Hints You can select the playback range of songs from the Now Playing screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and then select Playback Range from the option menu The playback range differs depending on the screen from which you start playback For details see The list of play modes page 33 34 Jd amp Setting the Music a T 3 a 40 9 40 35 Jd amp Setting the Music Setting the Album Display Format The player offers 3 types of album list format from Title Only Title amp Cover gt and Cover Art Only L J PWR OFF 5 way button eee etcings BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky The cover art only appears if the cover art information is included You can set cover art using the supplied Windows Media Player 11 or another transfer capable software for setting cover art For details on operation refer to Help of the software or ask its manufacturer Some cover art is not displayed depending on its file format Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the Il
54. c operation or displays the selected item during photo operation Starts play back of the selected item during video operation AIV Moves the cursor up or down Press and hold to scroll up or down faster lt gt Move the cursor left or right Press and hold to move the cursor left or right faster and then scroll up or down through the thumbnail screens Thumbnail refers to a reduced size image of a piece of cover art one scene of a video or a photo To display thumbnails for albums see page 35 for video files see page 54 Continued J s U3 U0 30 aqn D S How to use the 5 way button on the Now Playing screen Music a T 3 y 40 9 40 rol tS A oes OG Name EO Artist name OE ree Album title BP opea A EKOT ees Release year CME 0o status Buttons Description l Starts song playback When playback starts gt appears on the display and if the Ell button is pressed again II appears and playback pauses This pause and resume feature is available only on the Now Playing screen A V Press the A V button to display the cursor and scroll through the displayed items When genre album title or other characteristic is selected by the cursor press the II button to display a list of artists matching the genre of the currently playing song or the song lists of the album that is currently playing Ve Moves playback to the begi
55. cake List i The remote island Blue Sky Buttons Description Pil Confirms the item of the list Press and hold to play back all songs in the selected item AIV Moves the cursor up or down Press and hold to scroll up or down faster lt gt Changes screens or when an index is displayed moves the cursor left or right to display a list of items Displays the previous or next screen of the list when the index is not displayed Video Video Library a Mikey new 00 15 Am Hotel ew 00 11 a Airport NEW 00 15 List 2 ii Skyscraper NW 09 56 u Running Dog Buttons Description Pil Confirms the item of the list AIV Moves the cursor up or down Press and hold to scroll up or down faster lt gt Displays the previous or next screen of the list Continued J s ua uo 30 ajqn Photo Library Summer lt PICTURE gt List lt PICTURES gt A Blue Sky Buttons Description l Confirms the item of the list Press and hold to play back a slide show of photos in the selected item AIV Moves the cursor up or down Press and hold to scroll up or down faster lt gt Displays the previous or next screen of the list How to use the 5 way button on the thumbnail screen Thumbnail screen Thumbnails Walkman A Blue Sky Buttons Description Pil Displays the song list of the selected item during musi
56. change a value and then press the gt I button to confirm The setting screen appears Press the lt gt button to select a cursor for the CLEAR BASS or the frequency range setting and press the A V button to adjust the setting level The CLEAR BASS can be set to any of 4 sound levels and the 5 frequency ranges can be set to any of 7 sound levels Press the gt gt I button to confirm The list of equalizer settings reappears To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button If you return to the previous menu before confirming a setting the setting is canceled The settings of Custom 1 or Custom 2 are not applied to the sound of the video 40 Jd amp Setting the Music Making the Sound More Vibrant VPT Surround a T 3 a 40 9 40 3 You can choose from Studio Live Club Arena Matrix or Karaoke according to your song using the VPT Surround function Setting to Studio Live Club or Arena simulates these sound fields in the headphones Additionally Matrix reproduces a rich acoustic sound field and Karaoke suppresses the vocals Ld PWR OFF 5 way button BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky VPT which stands for Virtual Phone Technology is a proprietary sound processing technology developed by Sony Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu
57. ck of songs within the list item selected on the Music Library screen album list or artist list etc in random order repeatedly Repeat 1 Song S1 The current song or the song selected from a song list is played back repeatedly When you start Intelligent Shuffle play the play mode changes to Shuffle or Shuffle amp Repeat When you start the Time Machine Shuffle play the playback range is set to Selected Range 0 9 40 gt a T 3 a Setting the Playback Range You can set the playback range of songs 5 way button PWR OFF eee secings D B Settings BACK HOME button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt gt button to select s Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Playback Range and then press the Il button to confirm The screen used to select the playback range appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the playback range and then press the Il button to confirm The player offers 2 types of playback range e All Range Plays back the songs in the Music Library When you want to play back albums in the Musi
58. d AccessOries scssseseseessees 8 Parts and Controls sccsssesseeseeeees 9 Player Controls and Screens 11 How to use the 5 way button and screen 12 Displaying the Now Playing Screen 16 Using the OPTION Button 4 17 Searching for Songs Music Library 18 Searching for songs by song name 18 Searching for songs by album Searching for songs by artist seseseee Searching for songs by genre Searching for songs by release year Searching for songs by folder Searching for Songs by Initial Letter cccsscccsssessscessesssecesseeseseeeess 24 Playing a Playlist eessssseeeseeees 25 Searching for Songs Based on the Currently Playing Song s0008 26 Playing Songs in Random Order Intelligent Shuffle sssssssssssssssssseees 27 Playing songs released in the same year in random order Time Machine Shuffle 27 Playing all songs in random ordet 29 Displaying the Now Playing Screen Each Time the Songs Switch New Song Pop Up ssssssecccccesssssseeeeeees 30 Displaying the Music Option Menu 31 Setting the Play Mode Play Mode 32 Setting the Playback Range 34 Setting the Album Display Format 35 Setting the Sound Quality Equalizer 37 Changing the sound quality 37 Customizing sound quality Custom 39 Making th
59. e OPTION PWR OFF button on a list screen including the thumbnail screen such as the video list or on the video Now Playing screen From the Video option menu various video settings are available The option items shown on the option menu vary depending on the screen from which you display the option menu s uajuo 30 a qn Option items appear on both the list screen and the Now Playing screen Option items Description reference page Play from beginning Finds the beginning of the video page 47 Detailed Information Displays file information such as file size resolution video audio compression format and file name etc Go to the song playback The Now Playing screen of the last played song screen appears Option items appear on the list screen only Option items Description reference page Now Playing Displays the Now Playing screen Video List Display Format Sets the video list display format page 54 Most Recent Video Starts playback of the video that was played most recently Option items appear on the Now Playing screen only Option items Description reference page Zoom Settings Sets the zoom function page 51 Video Orientation Sets the video orientation page 48 Display Sets to display not display video information page 50 Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the screen page 71
60. e Sound More Vibrant VPT Surround ssccccssssscccsssseccessseceees 40 Listening with Clear Stereo Sound Clear Stereo s ccscccseseccsacessccsecoesenssenceces 42 Correcting Sound in the High Range DSEE Sound Enhancer sssccssseseseeees 43 Adjusting the Volume Level Dynamic Normalizer ssssssseseseseeeees 45 Playing a Video csssssseessseeeeeeees 46 Setting the Video Orientation 48 Setting the Display of the Video NTo 02 ee 50 Setting the Zoom Function 51 Playing Videos Continuously 53 Setting the Video List Display Format cceccccessereeeesceeeesseeeeesneees 54 Playing Only Video Sound 55 Displaying the Video Option Menu 56 Displaying a Photo sscsssseesseeees 57 Setting the Photo Orientation 59 Setting the Display of the Photo To E E 61 Playing a Slide Show scscssessseeees 62 Setting the Slide Show Play Mode 63 Setting the Interval of a Slide Show 64 Setting the Photo List Display Format cceesecesssreesesseeeeesseeeeeneeees 65 Displaying the Photo Option Menu 66 Continued J s uajuo 0 9 40 Limiting the Volume AVLS Volume Limit sscccsseseeseseeeees 67 Turning Off the Beep Sound 68 Setting a Screensaver Type 000 69 Setting a Screensaver Time 70 Adjusting the Brightness of the
61. e battery power and use the player for a longer time page 84 e You have not used the player for a prolonged period gt The efficiency of the battery will be improved by repeatedly charging and discharging it e When usable battery life becomes half the usual time even after charging the battery fully the battery should be replaced gt Consult your nearest Sony dealer Copyright protected contents are played gt When copyright protected contents are played battery life may be shorter Continued J 100 Troubleshooting Power continued Symptom Cause Remedy The player cannot charge the battery e The USB cable is not connected to a USB port on your computer properly gt Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it gt Use the supplied USB cable e The battery is charged in an ambient temperature out of the range of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F gt Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F e The computer is not on gt Turn on the computer e Your computer enters Sleep or hibernation status gt Release the computer from Sleep or hibernation status The player turns off e To avoid unnecessary battery consumption the automatically player automatically turns off gt Press any button to turn the player on Charging completes very quickly e If the battery is already almost fully charged when charging begins little tim
62. e is needed to reach full charge Connection with a computer Symptom Cause Remedy MP3 Conversion Tool does not start up e Your computer s system environment has changed perhaps due to an update of the Windows operating system Connecting does not appear when connected to the computer with the supplied USB cable e The USB cable is not connected to a USB port on your computer properly gt Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it gt Use the supplied USB cable A USB hub is being used gt Connecting the player via a USB hub may not work Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable e The computer is running another software other than the one used for transferring gt Disconnect the USB cable wait a few minutes and reconnect it If the problem persists disconnect the USB cable restart the computer and then reconnect the USB cable e Connecting may not appear on the player depending on the software environment that is running on your computer gt Activate Windows Media Player or Windows Explorer Continued J s ua U0 40 jqb 10 Troubleshooting Connection with a computer continued Symptom Cause Remedy The player is not e The USB cable is not connected to a USB port on recognized by the your computer properly computer when it is connected to the computer gt Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect
63. e player may vary A portion of the memory is used for data management functions sjuajuo J0a qv Output headphones Frequency response 20 to 20 000 Hz when playing data file single signal measurement Interface Headphone Stereo mini jack WM PORT multiple connecting terminal 22 pins Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Power source Built in rechargeable lithium ion battery USB power from a computer via the supplied USB cable Charging time USB based charging Approx 3 hours full charge Approx 1 5 hours approx 80 Continued J 121 Additional Information Battery life continuous playback By setting as follows a longer battery life can be expected The time below is approximated when New Song Pop Up page 30 Clear Stereo page 42 DSEE Sound Enhance page 43 Dynamic Normalizer page 45 Equalizer page 37 and VPT Surround page 40 are deactivated and screensaver page 69 is set to Blank Furthermore for videos the time approximated when the brightness of the screen page 71 is set to 3 s Ua u0 40 9 40 The time below may differ depending on ambient temperature or the status of use NWZ A815 A816 A818 Music Playback at MP3 128 kbps Approximately 33 hours Playback at WMA 128 kbps Approximately 33 hours Play
64. e software or ask its manufacturer The cover art may not be displayed depending on the cover art file format gt a T 3 a 40 9 40 32 Jd amp Setting the Music Setting the Play Mode Play Mode S a T 3 a 40 9 40 The player offers a variety of play modes including random play and selected repeat play 5 way button gt a T PWR OFF mE r a i eA AN Settings aw 2 O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky zA Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select gs Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the 1 button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Play Mode and then press the Il button to confirm The list of play modes appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a play mode amp page 33 and then press the 1 button to confirm The list of Music Settings options reappears To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button ej Hint e You can also select the play mode from the Now Playing screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Play Mode from the option menu Continued J 33 Jd amp Setting the Music The list of play modes The playback contents differ depend
65. e year record are not selected in Time Machine Shuffle play and are not played zi o 3 a 40 9 90 Continued J Playing all songs in random order All the songs stored on the player are played in random order a T 3 y 40 9 40 1 Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt gt button to select Intelligent Shuffle and then press the OII button to confirm The screen used to select a shuffle mode appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Shuffle All and then press the l button to confirm All songs are shuffled and playback starts X Hints When you start Intelligent Shuffle play the play mode changes to Shuffle or Shuffle amp Repeat page 33 Even if you cancel Intelligent Shuffle the Shuffle or Shuffle amp Repeat setting for the play mode is kept e Intelligent Shuffle play is automatically canceled by any of the following operations Starting playback of a song by selecting it from the Music Library etc Changing the play mode Changing the playback range Playing a video Displaying the Now Playing Screen Each Time the Songs Switch New Song Pop Up a T 3 iy 40 9 40 If you set the screensaver to Clock or Blank page 69 and there is no operation for a while the screen changes to the clock display or bla
66. edia Player information from the following web site http support microsoft com Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10 installed may encounter file limitation AAC video files etc that can be transferred by dragging and dropping If you install Windows Media Player 11 for details see Installing the Operation Guide and software of Quick Start Guide from the supplied CD ROM you can solve this problem then you can transfer by dragging and dropping again Before installing Windows Media Player 11 on your computer make sure to check whether your software or service corresponds to Windows Media Player 11 Data hierarchy may differ depending on your computer environment For songs O On Windows Explorer NUSE Drag and drop files or folders into the MUSIC folder D Ast However beyond the 8th level neither files nor folders will be i rh recognized E L ith Qan rh Level 8 0003 wma p 8th 82 F oth Level 9 0004 wma On the player Folders are displayed in the folder name order first then files are displayed in the file name order In this case the upper or lower case letters are not distinguished A Blue Sky Continued J 87 Useful Facts For videos On Windows Explorer z 3 Drag and drop files or folders into the VIDEO folder o w SS On the Ist level the VIDEO folder will recognize either
67. ereessee 77 Total videos sssssssesseesseerssreesreesrreesee 77 Troubleshooting s sesseesseeereeesee 93 Turning off the player manually 84 UNGUE aea 38 Upgrading seeseeesseessriessrersreerrreesse 92 USB cable air inneres i 8 Continued J s ua U0 J0a qv 125 Additional Information Video format ccccccsseseseesseseseees 90 Video Libiany css atarra 6 46 Video List Display Format 54 Video Orientation cccccceeeeeeee 48 VOL button oo ececeeeseeseteeee 10 Volume ou esececssesesssesssscsseeescseseseeseees 45 VPT Surround oo 40 Windows Explorer 86 91 WME PORT iisi iisi 9 77 WMA pennak n 89 118 s u U0 40 a qv
68. format bit rate and file name from the Now Playing screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button to select Detailed Information on the Now Playing screen If the song has a variable bit rate VBR is shown for the bit rate e You can display the cover art from the Now Playing screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button to select Cover Art on the Now Playing screen e When playing songs recorded using variable bit rate VBR recording a progress bar that shows the elapsed playback time and the time itself is displayed however this time data is not stable which may result in incorrect information being displayed e If no cover art has been registered a preinstalled image in the player appears Some cover art is not displayed depending on its file format a T 3 a 40 9 40 Playing Songs in Random Order intelligent Shuffle a T 3 a 40 9 90 The player offers 2 different random modes also known as shuffle play Intelligent Shuffle Se 5 way button BACK HOME button Intelligent Shuffle A Blue Sky A Playing songs released in the same year in random order Time Machine Shuffle The player randomly selects a release year and plays all transferred songs of that year in random order Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt button to select Intelligent Shuffle and then press the 1 button to c
69. he A V lt 1 gt button to select a playlist and then press the gt 1l button to confirm The song list appears 4 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a song and then press the Pll button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Searching for Songs Based on the Currently Playing Song You can search for other songs albums and artists by the song information of the currently playing song Home 5 Q 5 way button PWR OFF D NJ mm Now Playing oy Now Playing BACK HOME button A Blue Sky A Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt gt button to select G3 Now Playing and then press the Il button to confirm The Now Playing screen of the currently playing song appears Press the V button to display a cursor and select an item in which you want to search for songs and then press the gt I button to confirm The following lists appear depending on the item you selected e Artist The album list of the currently playing artist e Album The song list of the currently playing album e Genre An artist list in the same genre as the currently playing artist e Release Year An artist list from the same release year as the currently playing song Q Hints e You can display the detailed information about the song such as playing time audio
70. he date appears as month day year e DD MM YYYY The date appears as day month year To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button s ua u0 30 a qn Setting the Time Format You can select the time format displayed for the current time page 72 from either a 12 hour or 24 hour display PWR OFF 5 way button d J RH we OCttings a BACK HOME Settings tition A Blue Sky iz Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select ds Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Time Display Format and then press the I button to confirm The screen used to set the display format appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e 12 hour Displays the current time in the 12 hour format e 24 hour Displays the current time in the 24 hour format To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button s ua uo 30 a qn 16 amp Settings Displaying the Player Information Unit Information s ua uo 30 a qn Information such as model name firmware version etc can be displayed Ld PWR
71. headphone extension cord e Off Disables the Clear Stereo function and plays back normal sound Default setting To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button e The Clear Stereo setting is not applied to the sound of the video e The Clear Stereo function is designed to obtain maximum effect with the supplied headphones The Clear Stereo effect may not be obtained with other headphones When using other headphones set Clear Stereo to Off 43 Jd amp Setting the Music Correcting Sound in the High Range DSEE Sound Enhancer S a T 3 a 40 9 40 Activating the DSEE Sound Enhance feature you can hear rich and natural sound almost exactly like the original source 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky DSEE which stands for Digital Sound Enhancement Engine is a technology developed by Sony to enhance the sound quality of compressed audio files by restoring high range sound removed by the compression process Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears 4 Press the A V lt 4 button to select DSEE Sound Enhance and then
72. hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select J3 Music Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list screen appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Release Year and then press the Il button to confirm The list of release years appears 0 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a year and then press the Pl button to confirm The artist list for the selected release year appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an artist and then press the Il button to confirm The song list for the artist selected from the release year appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a song and then press the Pll button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order peg Hints e You can play all songs of a list item by selecting the item from the list and pressing and holding the Il button in steps to O e You can select the playback range of songs page 34 Continued J gt a T 3 iy 40 9 40 Searching for songs by folder When you transfer data to the MUSIC folder by dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer up to the 8th level under the MUSIC folder will appear and can be played back Even if you use another transfer capable software for transferring songs you can still search for songs by folder gt T 3 a
73. ils may not be displayed depending on the file format 55 EH Playing Videos Playing Only Video Sound s ua uo 30 a qn You can choose options while the player is on hold during the playback of videos either by playing a video normally or by turning off the screen and listening only to the sound of those videos Setting this option to No saves battery power and battery life will last longer PWR OFF 5 way button kN Jd m E a BACK HOME Settings bitten A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select ams Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Video Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears Press the A V lt gt button to select On Hold Display and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e Yes When the player is on hold the button controls are deactivated but videos can be played normally Default setting e No When the player is on hold the button controls are deactivated and the screen turns off but the sound of the current video is played back 56 F Playing Videos Displaying the Video Option Menu You can display the Video option menu by pressing th
74. ing on the setting of the playback range page 34 Play mode type icon Playback range description Normal No icon All Range Starts playback of songs in the Music Library after the current song is played in the song list order Selected After the current song is played back starts Range playback of songs within the list item selected on the Music Library screen album list or artist list etc in the song list order Repeat gt All Range After the current song or the song selected from a song list is played back songs in the Music Library are played back repeatedly Selected After the current song is played back starts Range playback of songs within the list item selected on the Music Library screen album list or artist list etc in the song list order repeatedly Shuffle SHUF All Range After the current song or the song selected from a song list is played back songs in the Music Library are played in random order Selected After the current song is played back starts Range playback of songs within the list item selected on the Music Library screen album list or artist list etc in random order Shuffle amp Repeat All Range After the current song or the song selected from a CSSHUF song list is played back songs in the Music Library are played in random order repeatedly Selected After the current song are played back starts Range playba
75. inued e There is not enough free space in the built in flash memory gt Transfer any unnecessary data back to your computer to increase free space e Songs with a limited playing period or playing count may not be transferred due to restrictions set by copyright holders For details on the settings of each audio file contact the distributor e Abnormal data exists on the player gt Transfer usable files back to your computer and format the built in flash memory on the player page 79 e The data may be damaged gt Delete the data that cannot be transferred from your computer then import it to your computer again When importing data to your computer close any other applications to avoid data damage e Transferable limit of files and folders has been exceeded gt Delete unnecessary data e You are trying to transfer m4a mp4 3gp or m4v files on a computer that already has Windows Media Player 10 installed gt Install Windows Media Player 11 from the supplied CD ROM e If you transfer data using an appropriate software for transferring but the transfer is not made refer to the manufacturer Continued J s u U0 40 9 40 103 Troubleshooting Connection with a computer continued Symptom Cause Remedy Only a small amount of data can be transferred to the player e There is not enough free space in the built in flash memory gt Transfer any unnecessary data back to y
76. ions displayed on your computer to retry updating the firmware Library error encountered Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer again e The database for songs videos or photos is damaged gt Transfer songs videos or photos again gt If the remedy above does not solve the problem format the built in flash memory page 79 then transfer the data again LOW BATTERY Please Charge The player s battery is Charge the battery running low page 83 No items found starting with this No songs exist that start Press the A V lt I gt letter with the selected initial button to select other letter hence the result of initial letters the Initial Search function No Library exists Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer again Even after data is transferred there is no information about data transferred to the player Transfer the data again to the player using Windows Explorer or another transfer capable software No photos are available for display There are no photos that can be displayed on the player Transfer photos in a supported format No photos are available for display Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer photos You are trying to display a photo when there are no photos stored on the player Transfer photos to the player No playable songs are available You are trying to s
77. kly from a low temperature environment to a high temperature environment or used in a room that has a heater just turned on Condensation creates a phenomenon where moisture in the air adheres to surfaces such as metal panels etc and then changes to liquid If condensation forms in the player leave it turned off until the condensation disappears If you use the player with condensation present a malfunction may result Continued J 113 Additional Information Do not apply strong force to the surface of the LCD This may cause a distortion in colors or brightness or cause a malfunction of the LCD e If you use the player in a cold location images may appear with black bands around them This is not a malfunction of the player e Clean the player s case with a soft cloth such as cleaning cloth for eyeglasses e If the player s case becomes very dirty clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the case e Be careful not to let water get into the player from the opening near the connector e Clean the headphone plug periodically e To clean the earbuds remove them from the headphones and hand wash with a mild detergent solution Dry off sufficiently before use after washing s ua U0 J0a qv If you have any questions or problems concerning the pla
78. laying video page 53 Photo Photo 101 1000 2007 03 01 12 12pm B as a Playing status When you change the display orientation to horizontal the A V lt 1 E button functions will also be changed Buttons Description Pil C gt appears on the display and a slide show starts If the Fil button is pressed again l appears and playback pauses Ve Displays the previous or next photo When playing songs while a slide show is paused the screen goes dark if there is no operation for the period set in Screensaver Timing page 70 When the song playback and a slide show accompanying it are paused and there is no operation for more than 30 seconds the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode Continued J oF C EUe Displaying the Now Playing Screen The Now Playing screen displays information about the currently playing contents a T 3 a 40 9 40 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME button Ba B Now Playing A Blue Sky ZA 1 Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt gt button to select G35 Now Playing and then press the Il button to confirm Detailed information about the currently playing content file appears X Hints e You can display the Now Playing screen by pressing the OPTION PWR OFF button to select Now Playing When playing videos or photos y
79. leave the player exposed to high temperature such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight Do not leave the player in a place subject to excessive dust Do not leave the player on an unstable surface or in an inclined position e If the player causes interference to radio or television reception turn the player off and move it away from the radio or television e When using the player remember to follow the precautions below in order to avoid warping the cabinet or causing the player to malfunction Make sure not to sit down with the player in your back pocket Make sure not to put the player into a bag with the S headphones earphones cord wrapped around it and then subject the bag to strong impact The earbuds may deteriorate due to long term storage or use Do not expose the player to water The player is not waterproof Remember to follow the precautions below Be careful not to drop the player into a sink or other container filled with water Do not use the player in humid locations or bad weather such as in the rain or snow Do not get the player wet If you touch the player with wet hands or put the player in a damp article of clothing the player may get wet and this may cause a malfunction of the player e When you unplug the headphone from the player make sure to hold the headphone plug to unplug it Pulling the headphone cord itself may cause damage to the headphone cord
80. mat NWZ A815 NWZ A816 Bit rate Songs Time Songs Time 48 kbps 1 150 76 hr 40 min 2 450 163 hr 20 min 64 kbps 885 59 hr 00 min 1 850 123 hr 20 min 128 kbps 440 29 hr 20 min 925 61 hr 40 min 256 kbps 220 14 hr 40 min 460 30 hr 40 min 320 kbps 175 11 hr 40 min 370 24 hr 40 min NWZ A818 Bit rate Songs Time 48 kbps 5 050 336 hr 40 min 64 kbps 3 750 250 hr 00 min 128 kbps 1 850 123 hr 20 min 256 kbps 945 63 hr 00 min 320 kbps 840 56 hr 00 min Maximum recordable time of videos Approx The approximate recordable times are estimated in the case where only videos are transferred The time may differ depending on the conditions under which the player is used NWZ A815 NWZ A816 NWZ A818 Bit rate Time Time Time Video Format 384 kbps 7 hr 10 min 15 hr 00 min 30 hr 40 min Audio Format 128 kbps Video Format 768 kbps 4hr 00 min 8 hr 30 min 17 hr 30 min Audio Format 128 kbps Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred Approx Max 10 000 Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes Continued J 5 Ua u0 40 9 40 120 Additional Information Capacity User available capacity NWZ A815 2 GB Approx 1 71 GB 1 840 775 168 bytes NWZ A816 4 GB Approx 3 57 GB 3 840 638 976 bytes NWZ A818 8 GB Approx 7 30 GB 7 840 956 416 bytes 1 Available storage capacity of th
81. menu Select J Music Library and press gt the E11 button Music Library Blue Sky Music Library Music Library Press the BACK AllSongs HOME button Artist Release Year Select Album and Press and hold the kaldar press the gt II button BACK HOME button J Blue Sky Album list Album Press the BACK aba HOME button g Pencil sketchs EA Ribbon Select your desired album and Sponge cake Press and hold the Ee press the gt L button BACK HOME button x A Blue Sky Song list Walkman Press the BACK i Boy wonder HOME button Grassy field Souvenir Select your desired song and Press and hold the press the PIL button BACK HOME button Playback begins A Blue Sky Press the BACK HOME button Now Playing screen Blue Sky 4 We Press and hold the SONY BACK HOME button T aa 52007 00 08 Continued J s ua uo 30 a qv How to use the 5 way button and screen The 5 way button performs different functions on Dl play pause the list screens on the thumbnail screens and on confirm button the Now Playing screen G A V buttons There are tactile dots Use them to help with button operations S lt 1 buttons How to use the 5 way button on the list screen Music Album A M lt N Z zm Index The initials of song and album etc names in the list section appear qPencil sketchs Ribbon w Sponge
82. nceentaeas 728 Play Mode ecceriocceettcetee tects phaaens 32 33 POP sescivissetevesvoxsvidteweststnezsseesvesdebesvsedees 38 POWEL i esiseesnsieesssteascaevecessceies 10 84 99 Rec Waring sons ssacteetseeiecec assis 83 Release Year siniiusirsisiii ess 22 Remaining battery eee 83 Repeat on erreari ore 33 RESET the player ccavcccuensiaex 93 Reset all Settings occu cic asevieedce 78 RESET button sssessssesesseissresssressseeree 10 Screensaver sseseseerseerrisrereerrse 69 70 Search for SOngs 18 ADU T E 19 aS 20 DENTE a AN 21 initial letter suseimerineiisresis 24 Playlists scdicissdiiesianionesidiedvensans 25 feleas VEAL c tseceisaiessascatsaceesissaddierdanee 22 SONG NAME csccsssisssssssacsccsscassiaracesisoecss 18 Selected Range acccianeicnnn 33 34 Sefil MAUI DOH sc sisiee set eivgecaetetarpeects 8 Set Date Time sii scctstisssuvonvsesseertoevseees 72 Setting Sissies Sisiane es 7 Sh ffle All sitesi inccevaes 29 Shuffle Play sisri 27 Shuffle All ccscsscsccscascsccsctaceccucrnseccvericees 29 Time Machine Shuffle eee 27 HGS NOW 2 cacc sec esiacaceeniateacieccedcts 62 Slide Show Interval 64 Slide Show Repeat csccecseeeeeesees 63 Sound quality cctes cte ines tyesctiecesdetastees 37 Studs aione n 41 Thumbnail 13 54 65 98 Time Display Format s 2 iedccccsstessece 75 Time Machine Shuffle 27 Timesetting isni iiri 72 Total photoS sssssssesesesseeessressressrreesee 77 Total SONgS sssssessssesssissrrrssreesrees
83. ngs videos and photos searching for songs and changing settings Home et Sa Ninna E Music Library N Blue Sky Intelligent Shuffle Time Machine Shuffle Shuffle All Initial Search Video Library 0000000000008 46 Clock Display scccccsssssesee 73 4 Continued Photo Library ccccscssseeeee 57 s u U0 40 9 Qd Music Settings Play Mode sosser 32 Playback Range 34 Equalizer ceeeeesesseeeeenees 37 VPT Surround 0 40 DSEE Sound Enhance 43 Clear Stef Oncin 42 Dynamic Normaalizerv 45 Album Display Format 35 New Song Pop Up 30 Video Settings ZOOM Settings 51 Video Orientation 48 Display csevssesscecnstessnstatisaier ives 50 Continuous Playback 53 Video List Format 54 On Hold Display 55 Photo Settings Photo Orientation 59 Display issssivcsccesccctssssecrassscssavease 61 Slide Show Repeat 63 Slide Show Interval 64 Photo List Format 65 Common Settings Unit Information 76 AVLS Volume Limit 67 Beep Settings cece 68 SCTEENSAVEL sceseeeeeeeees 69 70 Brightness ssieescssssessectssssessreocace 71 Set Date Time eee 72 Date Display Format 74 Time Display Format 75 Reset all Settings 78 FOP al sssscsecenstebssapetaecenseseeveven 79 Language Settings ccceee 81 PIANISTS cococcectecceceeuceo
84. nk screen However if you set New Song Pop Up to On the screen turns on automatically whenever a song changes to another song 5 way button PWR OFF een S ttings BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select Ss Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select New Song Pop Up and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select On and then press the Pll button to confirm The Now Playing screen appears whenever a song switches to another song If you do not want to display the Now Playing screen Select Off in step In this case the Now Playing screen does not appear when a song switches to another song To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button e This function is deactivated when displaying photos during song playback Displaying the Music Option Menu You can display the Music option menu by pressing the OPTION PWR OFF button on a list screen including the thumbnail screen such as a song list or on the music Now Playing screen From the Music option menu various
85. nning of the current previous or next song when pressed once or repeatedly Press and hold to scan a playing song backwards or forwards quickly If there is no operation for more than 30 seconds while a song is paused the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode Continued J Video Video Running Dog s ua U0 40 a qd y C ts When you change the display orientation to horizontal the A V lt 1 E button functions will also be changed Buttons Description Pil Starts video playback When playback starts E gt appears on the display and if the Il button is pressed again I appears and playback pauses You can play videos only from the Now Playing screen of the video A V Press the A V button to find the beginning of the next previous or the currently playing video lt gt Press the lt 1 P gt button to scan a playing video backwards or forwards quickly During playback fast forwards backwards changes through 3 levels by repeatedly pressing the lt gt button x10 x30 x100 By pressing and holding speed increases 1 level and by releasing returns to the normal playback 1 Tf there is no operation for more than 30 seconds while a video is paused the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode 2 If Continuous Playback is set to On you can find the beginning of the previous or next video from the currently p
86. o a computer and saving it as a video file Common formats include MPEG 4 and AVC etc MPEG 4 MPEG 4 refers to Moving Picture Experts Group phase 4 developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO International Organization for Standardization The compression format is for video and audio data AVC AVC refers to Advanced Video Coding developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO International Organization for Standardization It enables production of more vivid images at a lower bit rate AVC files include four profiles and AVC Baseline Profile is one of them AVC format is based on the MPEG 4 AVC standard of the ISO International Organization for Standardization and since AVC is standardized as the MPEG 4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding it is commonly referred to as MPEG 4 AVC H 264 or H 264 AVC What is photo format Photo format refers to the method used when importing images to a computer and saving them as image files Common formats include JPEG etc JPEG JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group is a common image compression format developed by the JPEG JPEG can compress an image file to about 1 10 to 1 100 the size of standard image files Key For details on acceptable formats and bit rates for this player For details on supported file formats and bit rates see page 118 s ua uo 30 ajqn 9 Useful Facts Storing Data s u U0 0 9 90 You can store computer data into the built in fl
87. o confirm Continued J s ua U0 40 9 40 60 KA Playing Photos O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the gt Il button to confirm e Vertical Displays at 240 x 180 pixels Default setting e Horizontal right or Horizontal left Displays at 320 x 240 pixels The operation of the 5 way button is switched according to the setting of Photo Orientation page 15 Vertical Horizontal Photo 101 1000 J u 2007 03 01 12 12Pm 2007 03 01 12 12Pm 4 15 Lej Hint The photo orientation can be set on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Photo Orientation from the option menu s u U0 40 9 40 6 E Playing Photos Setting the Display of the Photo Screen s ua uo 30 a qn You can display or hide the detailed information of a photo such as an icon that shows playback status etc while playing back a photo 5 way button PWR OFF Fees cttings aes O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Photo Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Photo Settings options appears
88. of Windows For details on the use of your computer and operating system please refer to the respective manuals s ua U0 J0a q0 Continued J 115 Additional Information About sample data The player is pre installed with sample data To delete this data use Windows Explorer If you delete sample data you cannot restore it and we cannot supply any replacement data In some countries regions some sample data is not installed e The recorded music is limited to private use only Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders e Sony is not responsible for incomplete recording downloading or damaged data due to problems of the player or computer Depending on the types of the text and characters the text shown on the player may not be displayed properly on device This is due to The capacity of the connected player The player is not functioning normally Content information is written in the language or the character that is not supported by the player About the customer support Web site If you have any questions about or issue with this product visit the following web sites For customers in the USA http www sony com walkmansupport For customers in Canada http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe http support sony europe com DNA s u U0 40 9 90 116 About Copyrights e ATRAC is trademark of Sony Cor
89. old the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Music Settings and then press the 11 button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Equalizer and then press the gt button to confirm The list of equalizer settings appears Press the A V lt gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm The selected sound setting is applied and the list of Music Settings options reappears For details of each equalizer option see amp page 38 Continued J a T 3 a 40 9 40 38 Jd amp Setting the Music To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button To return to the normal sound quality Select None in step and then press the Pl button to confirm xe Hint You can also set the sound quality from the Now Playing screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Equalizer from the option menu e If your personal settings saved as Custom 1 and Custom 2 seem to produce a different volume level than the other settings you may have to adjust the volume manually to compensate The Equalizer setting is not applied to the sound of the video List of equalizer settings
90. on a list screen including the thumbnail screen such as the photo folder list or on the photo Now Playing screen From the Photo option menu various photo settings are available The option items shown on the option menu vary depending on the screen from which you display the option menu Option items appear on both the list screen and the Now Playing screen Option items Description reference page Detailed Information Displays file information such as file size resolution and file name etc Go to the song playback screen The Now Playing screen of the last played song appears Option items appear on the list screen only Option items Description reference page Now Playing Displays the Now Playing screen Begin slide show Starts a slide show page 62 Photo List Display Format Sets the photo list display format page 65 Most Recent Photo Starts playback of the photo that was played most recently Option items appear on the Now Playing screen only Option items Description reference page Photo Orientation Sets the photo orientation page 59 Display Sets to display not display photo information page 61 Slide Show Repeat Selects the slide show play mode page 63 Slide Show Interval Selects the slide show interval page 64 Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the
91. on to select Screensaver Timing and then press the Il button to confirm The list of screensaver time appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a desired type and then press the Il button to confirm After confirming the screen in step appears again You can select the setting time as After 15 sec After 30 sec default setting or After 60 sec Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen Brightness You can set the display brightness to one of 5 levels 5 way button PWR OFF we Scttings ws O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky A Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings appears 4 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Brightness and then press the Il button to confirm The brightness adjustment screen appears 6 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a level and then press the Pll button to confirm 3 is set by default To return to the previous menu Press and hold the BACK HOME button If you return to the previous menu before confirming setting the setting is canceled Hint e You can adjust the brightness of the screen while you
92. onal Information Disposal of Old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems R This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this s ua U0 J0a q0 product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of EE electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Applicable accessories Headphones Notice for the customer in the countries applying EU Directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents 110 Additional Information Precautions sjuUa U0 09 9 e Be sure not to short circuit the te
93. onfirm The screen used to select a shuffle mode appears Press the A V lt 4 button to select Time Machine Shuffle and then press the 11 button to confirm A release year is randomly selected the songs of that year are shuffled and playback starts Q Hints When you start Intelligent Shuffle play the play mode changes to Shuffle or Shuffle amp Repeat page 33 Even if you cancel Intelligent Shuffle the Shuffle or Shuffle amp Repeat setting for the play mode is kept When you start the Time Machine Shuffle play the playback range is set to Selected Range page 34 e Intelligent Shuffle play is automatically canceled by any of the following operations Starting playback of a song by selecting it from the Music Library etc Changing the play mode Changing the playback range Playing a video Continued J 28 JI Playing Music The controls of the player cannot be operated while a year is being selected e A shuffle play of all songs begins if none of the songs on the player have a release year assigned to them If all the songs on the player that have a release year assigned have the same release year or some of songs have the same release year and the rest of them have no release year assigned the animation that appears while release year is being selected is not displayed and playback starts Songs with no releas
94. ons appears 4 Press the A V lt 4 gt button to select Video Orientation and then press the Il button to confirm Continued J s ua U0 40 9 40 19 EH Playing Videos O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the gt Il button to confirm e Vertical Displays at 240 x 180 pixels Default setting e Horizontal right or Horizontal left Displays at 320 x 240 pixels The operation of the 5 way button is switched according to the setting of Video Orientation page 15 Vertical Video Running Dog 4 3 source 16 9 source Horizontal 16 9 source 1S Hint e The video orientation can be set on the Now Playing screen of the video Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Video Orientation from the option menu e When Display is set to On page 50 the detailed information such as the video title its playback icon and elapsed playing time etc appears The information disappears if this setting is set to Off e If Video Orientation is set to Horizontal right or Horizontal left the title of the video is not displayed s Ua u0 40 9 40 50 EH Playing Videos Setting the Display of the Video Screen You can display or hide the detailed information of a video such as its title playback icon and elapsed playing time etc during playback 5 way button PWR
95. ou can select Go to the song playback screen from the option menu to display the song playback screen Using the OPTION Button You can change various settings of each function when you press the OPTION PWR OFF button The OPTION PWR OFF button is useful since you can display the setting screen immediately without selecting setting items from the gas Settings menu of the Home menu s ua U0 J0a qv Playback Range aie 5 way button Equalizer VPT Surround OPTION PWR OFF Cover Art Detailed Inform button Clock Display 1 Press the OPTION PWR OFF button while playing or pausing songs videos or photos The option menu appears 2 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the item and then press the Pll button to confirm The screen of the selected setting item appears or the selected command is performed The items of the option menu differ depending on the screen on which you press the OPTION PWR OFF button For details see Displaying the Music Option Menu page 31 Displaying the Video Option Menu page 56 Displaying the Photo Option Menu page 66 Hint e When there are multiple menus display other menus by pressing the lt gt button Searching for Songs Music Library gt a T 3 a 40 9 40 Songs transferred by Windows Explorer or another transfer capable software can be played back on the player You can search for songs by title of songs
96. our computer to increase free space e Data that cannot be played on the player is stored on the player gt If data other than song video or photo data is stored on the player less data can be transferred Transfer back data that cannot be played on the player to the computer to increase the available space The player becomes unstable while it is connected to the computer A USB hub or USB extension cable is being used gt Connecting the player via a USB hub or extension cable may not work Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable You cannot delete or rename the folders You cannot delete or rename the MUSIC MP_ ROOT VIDEO PICTURES PICTURE and DCIM folders Continued J s u U0 40 9 40 104 Troubleshooting Other Symptom Cause Remedy There is no beep sound e Beep Settings is set to Off when the player is gt Set Beep Settings to On page 68 operated e The beep does not sound when the player is connected to the optional cradle or another device The player gets warm The player may be warm when the battery is being charged and just after charging The player also may get warm when a large amount of data is transferred This behavior is normal and not cause for concern Set the player aside for a while to allow it to cool down The screen turns on whenever songs change e
97. poration e WALKMAN and WALKMAN logo are registered trademarks of Sony e DS CEEC and EER are trademarks of Sony Corporation e Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and Windows Media are trademarks or e Adobe Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player are trademarks or registered Additional Information sjuauo J0a qd Corporation Digital Sound Enhancement Engine registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries e MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson e IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation e Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc Pentium is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation e This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group e THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR i ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD MPEG 4 VIDEO AND OR ii DECODING MPEG 4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN
98. power is low or insufficient gt Charge the battery by connecting the player to a running computer page 83 gt If you charge the battery and nothing changes press the RESET button to reset the player page 93 e While Connecting is being displayed you cannot operate the player gt Disconnect the USB connection then operate the player Playback does not stop e With this player there is no difference between stopping and pausing When you press the Pll button II appears and playback pauses stops The player does not work e The remaining battery power is insufficient gt Charge the battery by connecting the player to a running computer page 83 gt If you charge the battery and nothing changes press the RESET button to reset the player page 93 Continued J s uUa U0 409 90 97 Troubleshooting Operation continued Symptom Cause Remedy Transferred data cannot be found s uUa U0 409 90 e The built in flash memory of the player was formatted using Windows Explorer gt Format the built in flash memory on the player page 79 e The supplied USB cable was disconnected from the player while data was being transferred gt Transfer usable files back to your computer and format the built in flash memory on the player page 79 e After dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer data hierarchy levels do not correspond to the player page 86
99. ppears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Screensaver and then press the Il button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Type and then press the Il button to confirm The list of screensaver type appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a desired type and then press the 11 button to confirm After confirming the screen in step appears again e Clock When there is no operation for a while a clock appears as a screensaver Default setting e Blank When there is no operation for a while the screen goes off None The screen does not change to a screensaver hes p Q Hint While characters are scrolling on the screen the screen does not change to the screensaver 10 lt Settings Setting a Screensaver Time s ua u0 30 a qn You can set the time for the screensaver to activate from 15 30 or 60 seconds 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select amp Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Screensaver and then press the Il button to confirm 6 Press the A V lt 1 gt butt
100. press the 1 button to confirm O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select the desired setting and then press the Il button to confirm e On The DSEE Sound Enhance function is activated and plays back naturally extended sound that is close to the original sound e Off Plays back normal sound Default setting Continued J 44 Jd Ss Setting the Music To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button The DSEE Sound Enhance setting is not applied to the sound of the video The DSEE Sound Enhance function is not effective for a song with a file format that is not compressed or song that is of a high bit rate with no treble loss In the case of a song of very low bit rate the DSEE Sound Enhance function will not be effective S 3 a 40 9 90 45 Jd amp Setting the Music Adjusting the Volume Level Dynamic Normalizer a T 3 a 40 9 40 You can reduce the volume level between songs With this setting when listening to album songs in the shuffle play mode the volume level between songs is moderated to minimize the difference in their recording levels 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the gt Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to
101. r charging the battery press the RESET button to reset the player page 93 No data is stored on the player gt Follow the instructions in the displayed message and transfer data from the computer e Transferred files are not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 gt Convert the ATRAC audio data using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool gt Songs or videos may not play back depending on the file format page 118 gt Photos may not be displayed depending on the file size or the file format page 118 You are placing audio MP4 files in a video folder by dragging and dropping gt Place them in the MUSIC folder by dragging and dropping e The playback limitation period of the song has expired due to subscription conditions etc gt Songs with an expired playback limitation period cannot be played back Update them using the software used for transferring e After dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer data hierarchy levels do not correspond to the player page 86 Continued J 95 Troubleshooting Operation continued Symptom Cause Remedy Transferred data is not displayed in its list sjuajuo J0a qv e The maximum number of files that can be displayed is reached The maximum number of files is 1 000 files for videos 10 000 files for photos Also the maximum number of folders is 1 000 folders fo
102. r computer 5 way button PWR OFF BACK HOME Settings button A Blue Sky e This function is only available in the pause mode 0 Press and hold the BACK HOME button in the pause mode until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the Il button to confirm Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Format and then press the Il button to confirm All data including songs will be deleted Proceed appears O Press the A V button to select Yes and then press the gt I button to confirm All data will be deleted Proceed appears O Press the A V button to select Yes and then press the gt I button to confirm While the memory is being formatted an animated display appears When initialization finishes Memory formatted appears Continued J 80 ta Settings To cancel the operation Select No in step or and press the Fil button to confirm You can also cancel the operation by pressing the BACK HOME button in step or O To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button Do not format the built in flash memory using Windows Explorer or the software you used to transfer the data s u U0 40101 8
103. r photos in the photo folder list gt Delete unnecessary data e Data was placed in the wrong location by dragging and dropping gt Place the data in the correct place by dragging and dropping page 86 e Available capacity is insufficient gt Delete unnecessary data to increase free space on the player e After dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer data hierarchy levels do not correspond to the player page 86 e Transferred files are not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 gt Convert the ATRAC files using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool software When All Songs or Album is selected all the songs will appear but some songs will not appear when Folder is selected The audio files are not in folders under the MUSIC folder gt Place them in folders under the MUSIC folder by dragging and dropping Songs are played back within a limited playback range only such as within one album e Playback Range page 34 is set to Selected Range gt Change the playback range setting Data cannot be deleted on the player e You cannot delete songs videos and photos on the player gt Delete them using the software you used to transfer the data or Windows Explorer Noise is generated e A device emitting radio signals such as a mobile phone is being used near the player
104. recseoreeececesiae Now Playiing cecscssrsecseseee 16 s uajuo 40 9 QD Supplied Accessories Please check the accessories in the package CL Headphones 1 Headphone extension cord 1 Earbuds Size S L 1 USB cable 1 Attachment 1 Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle etc O CD ROM 1 MP3 Conversion Tool Windows Media Player 11 Operation Guide PDF file O Quick Start Guide 1 Do not use any USB cable other than the supplied USB cable or the specified optional dedicated cables 2 Do not attempt to play this CD ROM in an audio CD player Depending on the country region in which you have purchased the player the supplied software may be different How to install the earbuds correctly If the earbuds do not fit your ears correctly low bass sound may not be heard To enjoy better sound quality change the size of the earbuds or adjust the earbud position to sit on your ears comfortably and fit scour your ears snugly At purchase M size earbuds are installed If the earbuds do not fit your ears try one of the other supplied sizes S or L When you change the earbuds make sure to install the earbuds with the headphones properly to prevent accidentally leaving the earbuds inside your ears About the serial number The serial number provided for this player is required for customer registration The number is shown on the rear of the player
105. rminals of the player with other metallic objects Do not touch the rechargeable battery with bare hands if it is leaking Since battery liquid may remain in the player consult your nearest Sony dealer if the battery has leaked If the liquid gets into your eyes do not rub your eyes as it may lead to blindness Wash out your eyes with clean water and consult a doctor Also if the liquid gets on to your body or clothes wash it off immediately If you do not it may cause burns or injury If you get burned or injured by the liquid from the battery consult a doctor e Do not pour water or put any foreign object in the player Doing so may cause fire or electric shock If this occurs turn off the player immediately disconnect the USB cable from the player and consult your nearest Sony dealer or Sony Service Center Do not put the player into the fire Do not take apart or remodel the player Doing so can result in electric shock Consult your nearest Sony dealer or Sony Service Center for exchange of rechargeable batteries internal checks or repair Continued J 111 Additional Information On installation Do not put any heavy object on top of the player or apply a strong shock to the player It may cause a player to malfunction or damage e Never use the player where it will be subjected to extremes of light temperature moisture or vibration The player may become discolored distorted or damaged e Never
106. rosoft Corporation The WMA format produces the same sound quality as that of the MP3 format with smaller file size AAC AAC Advanced Audio Coding is a common audio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO International Organization for Standardization The AAC format produces the same sound quality as that of the MP3 format with a smaller file size Linear PCM Linear PCM is an audio recording format without digital compression You can listen to the sound with the same quality as CD music by recording with this format What is bit rate Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to store each second of audio Generally higher bit rates provide better sound quality but require more storage space for the same length of audio What is the relationship between bit rate sound quality and storage size Generally higher bit rates provide better sound quality but require more storage space for the same length of audio so you can store fewer songs on the player Lower bit rates enable you to store more songs but at a lower sound quality If you import a song from a CD to your computer at a low bit rate you cannot improve the song s sound quality by selecting a high bit rate when transferring the song from the computer to the player Continued J s ua uo 30 a qn JY Useful Facts What is video format Video format refers to the method used when importing video and audio data t
107. s Vista 512 MB or more Hard Disk drive 380 MB or more of available space e Display Screen Resolution 800 x 600 pixels or higher recommended 1 024 x 768 or higher Colors 8 bit or higher recommended 16 bit e CD ROM drive supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM To create original CDs a CD R RW drive is required Sound board USB port Hi Speed USB is recommended Internet Explorer 6 0 or later Windows Media Player 10 or 11 Windows Media Player 11 recommended Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10 installed may encounter file limitation AAC video files etc that can be transferred by dragging and dropping Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher needs to be installed Broadband Internet connection is required to use Electronic Music Distribution EMD or to visit the web site s Ua U0 40 9 90 We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System Requirements Not supported by the following environments Personally constructed computers or operating systems An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer installed operating system Multi boot environment Multi monitor environment Macintosh Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 123 Additional Information Index 5 way button oo eeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 9 11 C Repeat sonerii 33 SHUF Shuffle ssc hacsasusu
108. screen page 71 s ua uo 40 9 40 6 lt Settings Limiting the Volume AVLS Volume Limit You can set AVLS Volume Limit Automatic Volume Limiter System to limit the maximum volume to prevent auditory disturbance or distraction With AVLS Volume Limit you can listen to music at a comfortable volume level Off is set by default 5 way button PWR OFF een Scttings aw O BACK HOME button Settings A Blue Sky ZA Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the A V lt button to select s Settings and then press the gt II button to confirm Press the A V 4 gt button to select Common Settings and then press the Il button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the A V lt gt button to select AVLS Volume Limit and then press the DII button to confirm O Press the A V lt gt button to select On and then press the Pll button to confirm The volume is kept at a moderate level To set this item to off Select Off in step and then press the PII button to confirm To return to the previous menu Press the BACK HOME button s ua uo 30 ajqn 68 amp Settings Turning Off the Beep Sound You can turn off the beep sounds of the player Or is set by default 5 way button PWR OFF een cttings
109. setting of Language Settings page 81 and then transfer data to the player again The screen darkens while displaying a photo e There was no operation attempted for the time selected in Screensaver Timing page 70 gt Press any button Continued J 99 Troubleshooting Display continued Symptom Cause Remedy The screen turns off s Ua U0 40 9 90 e There was no operation attempted for more than 30 seconds while the player was in the pause mode gt Press any button e There was no operation attempted for the period you set in Screensaver Timing when Screensaver is set to Blank page 69 gt Press any button gt Set Screensaver to other than Blank e On Hold Display is set to No gt Slide the HOLD switch to the opposite position page 10 gt Set On Hold Display to Yes page 55 You can play back a video even when the HOLD function is activated A massage appears See the Messages page 105 Power Symptom Cause Remedy Battery life is short e The operating temperature is below 5 C 41 F gt Battery life becomes shorter due to the battery characteristics This is not a malfunction Battery charging time is not sufficient gt Charge the battery until appears By adjusting the settings or managing the power supply properly it is possible to save th
110. sngoraninticivsenune 33 CSHUF Shuffle amp Repeat 33 1 Repeat 1 song eee 33 HEH Heavy sscssessasusesnsacenanteaiasncecials 38 HFF POD rannast 38 FEN JAZZ sisisi 38 HHU Unique eeeeeeeesesseeeeseeteeeees 38 FH 1 Custom 1 38 H2 Custom 2 38 0G Studio occ seeessssseeeeeees 41 TiL CLAVE serron nrin 41 IC Glub ee en ee 41 P Arena eseseesesessesesersesesreseserersess 41 aM Matrix voces 41 DK Karaoke ccc 41 BAC aee a a 89 AAC LC acini nn nunn 118 ACCESSES irents soesoenan 8 Adobe Readet ccsscscscsssceeseeseseseees 3 Album Display Format 35 All Range cca sccicdetaenisieeicle 33 34 PAV EM Ais AE E EE E 41 Attachment s s sesesseseseesesesresrorssesesese 8 Audio fOrmat ccceesseeesesseeeseees 89 AV Onnan ON ORNOS 90 118 AVLS Volume Limit 00 67 BACK HOME button 9 11 Battery speisemi 83 84 121 Beep Settings ais ccssssszricesneveresiansneveans 68 Bit rate i ccececessceasiesieasceavieastnece 89 118 Brightness cc ccsayesaysdecscecatnceateacstac 71 Capacity creerii rsen 120 Clear Stereo ccccsessceseseeseseeeseeeeees 42 ClUD EAE I A EEEE E 41 COMPUT ise eroek okie 122 Continuous Playback eee 53 COVED AF Eiiscssessisesssdeevsctesesstassssesetviss 35 Cust dia eenen 38 39 Data ys cscestesites Aecicyetstelesstevtsiedesegsesetede 91 Date Time sicininaniasins 72 74 75 Date Display Format eee 74 Display cic easnecccnveivnn 9 50 6
111. t page 35 e You can select the playback range of songs page 34 Continued J Searching for songs by genre Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt button to select Jd Music Library and then press the Il button to confirm The list screen appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Genre and then press the Pll button to confirm The genre list appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a genre and then press the Pll button to confirm The artist list for the selected genre appears O Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an artist and then press the Pll button to confirm The album list for the selected artist appears Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an album and then press the l button to confirm The song list for the selected album appears Q Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a song and then press the Pll button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Q Hints e You can play all songs of a list item by selecting the item from the list and pressing and holding the Pl button in steps to O e You can change the display format of the album list page 35 e You can select the playback range of songs page 34 Continued J a T 3 a 40 9 40 Searching for songs by release year Press and
112. t an unselectable item during playback Pause playback and try the operation again Cannot display folders beyond this level Place songs in folders up to the eighth level The player cannot play songs beyond the 8th folder level amp page 86 Move the song s beyond the 8th folder level to a lesser folder level using Windows Explorer Cannot play the license is expired The playback limitation period of the song has expired Update the license information of songs using the software used for transferring Cannot play file format is not supported e You are trying to play a file that cannot be played on the player e You transferred an audio file to video folders by dragging and dropping You cannot play a song in an unsupported format file page 118 Place them in folders under the MUSIC folder Continued J 106 Troubleshooting Message Meaning Remedy Cannot play file is damaged The file you are trying to Transfer the file to the Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer again play is damaged s ua U0 40 jqD player again Do not disconnect The player is connected to a computer or other external devices to transfer data This is not an error message Do not disconnect the USB cable until transferring completes Firmware update failed Updating the firmware failed to complete Follow the instruct
113. tart playback by selecting Play from the option menu but there are no songs in the selected folder Transfer songs in the supported format and start playback Continued J 107 Troubleshooting Message Meaning Remedy No playlists available When you select Transfer playlists to the Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer playlists Playlists from the Home menu and there are no playlists on the player this message appears sjuajuo J0a qv player using Windows Explorer or another software for transferring No songs available for playback Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer songs You are trying to start playback even when there are no songs on the player or no songs in the selected playlist Transfer songs to the player No songs in selected item There are no songs in the selected folder Transfer songs into folders under the MUSIC folder using Windows Explorer or another software for transferring No videos available for playback Please connect to compliant software or device and transfer videos You are trying to start playback when there are no videos stored on the player Transfer videos to the player Not enough free space in memory Please connect to compliant software or device and The player s available capacity is insufficient Connect the player to your computer using the supplied
114. utton to confirm The list of categories you can search by appears Artist searches by the artist name Album searches by the album title and Song searches by the song name Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select a category and then press the Il button to confirm A screen appears that enables you to select a character Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select an initial character and then press the Il button to confirm When the search finishes the results are displayed When you select Artist or Album you can narrow the search results and select a specific song When Artist or Album is selected and you press and hold the Pill button all songs on the item are played Playing a Playlist a T 3 a 0 9 40 You can play lists of songs playlists Also you can create playlists using the supplied Windows Media Player 11 or another transfer capable software for creating playlists However some playlists may not be recognized by the player depending on software For details on operation refer to Help of the software or ask its manufacturer PWR OFF 5 way button _ ae ame Playlists BACK HOME Playlists button A Blue Sky Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears 2 Press the A V lt 1 gt button to select Playlists and then press the Il button to confirm The list of playlists appears Press t
115. yer please consult your nearest Sony dealer Continued J 114 Additional Information Important Notice Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder e In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage or loss of profits including claims made by third parties arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player e In the event a problem occurs with this software as a result of defective manufacturing SONY will replace it However SONY bears no other responsibility e The software provided with this player cannot be used with equipment other than that which is so designated e Please note that due to continued efforts to improve quality the software specifications may be changed without notice e Operation of this player with software other than that provided is not covered by the warranty e The ability to display the languages on supplied software will depend on the installed OS on your computer For better results please ensure that the installed OS is compatible with the desired language you want to display We do not guarantee all the languages will be able to be displayed properly on supplied software User created characters and some special characters may not be displayed e The explanations in this manual assume that you are familiar with the basic operations

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