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4-740-519-31(1) Digital Music Player Lecteur de musique numérique Instruction Manual GB Manuel d'instructions FR ©2019 Sony Corporation Printed in the space provided below. Record them in Malaysia / Imprimé en Malaisie NW-A55 English FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMERS. Serial No. Help Guide (web document for microSD cards in the Help...
4-740-519-31(1) Digital Music Player Lecteur de musique numérique Instruction Manual GB Manuel d'instructions FR ©2019 Sony Corporation Printed in the space provided below. Record them in Malaysia / Imprimé en Malaisie NW-A55 English FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMERS. Serial No. Help Guide (web document for microSD cards in the Help...
Help Guide
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... Switching the earbuds Attaching the clip Configuring the initial setup Installing Music Center for PC (Windows) 1 Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Use this manual when you have trouble or when you need to know how to the product's specifications. Getting Started Before first use your player...
... Switching the earbuds Attaching the clip Configuring the initial setup Installing Music Center for PC (Windows) 1 Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Use this manual when you have trouble or when you need to know how to the product's specifications. Getting Started Before first use your player...
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Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Before first use Thank you use . To read the topics under [Related Topic]. Computer system requirements When you connect the ... product's specifications. Design and specifications are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Help Guide may differ from the actual product or onscreen display. Related Topic Manuals and general information 6 All other trademarks and registered trademarks are subject to as [microSD cards] in the internal memory of your computer. [WALKMAN] - [Information_HelpGuide] - [...
Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Before first use Thank you use . To read the topics under [Related Topic]. Computer system requirements When you connect the ... product's specifications. Design and specifications are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Help Guide may differ from the actual product or onscreen display. Related Topic Manuals and general information 6 All other trademarks and registered trademarks are subject to as [microSD cards] in the internal memory of your computer. [WALKMAN] - [Information_HelpGuide] - [...
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... Asked Questions The contents of the Help Guide may be subject to change without notice due to updates to the player. Instruction Manual (printed) Notes on viewing the information. Customer support website (online) See [Customer support website] in this [Help Guide]. Related...to music after you purchase the player. Unique functions that require instructions. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Manuals and general information Sony provides the following operations and functions. The Help Guide refers to use Customer support website 8 How to...
... Asked Questions The contents of the Help Guide may be subject to change without notice due to updates to the player. Instruction Manual (printed) Notes on viewing the information. Customer support website (online) See [Customer support website] in this [Help Guide]. Related...to music after you purchase the player. Unique functions that require instructions. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Manuals and general information Sony provides the following operations and functions. The Help Guide refers to use Customer support website 8 How to...
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The contents of the package NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 (Common) WALKMAN® (1) USB cable (1) Startup Guide Instruction Manual NW-A55HN/A56HN Headphones (1) IER-NW500N or IER-NW500NE (only for Europe and Korea) Earbuds (1 set) Clip (for Headphones) (1) Note A microSD card is not supplied with the Walkman. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Checking the contents of the Help Guide may be subject to change without notice due to updates to the product's specifications. 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 10
The contents of the package NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 (Common) WALKMAN® (1) USB cable (1) Startup Guide Instruction Manual NW-A55HN/A56HN Headphones (1) IER-NW500N or IER-NW500NE (only for Europe and Korea) Earbuds (1 set) Clip (for Headphones) (1) Note A microSD card is not supplied with the Walkman. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Checking the contents of the Help Guide may be subject to change without notice due to updates to the product's specifications. 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 10
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... off the Bluetooth function when you are not using the player in battery Displaying lyrics Battery life 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 22 Turn off the power manually when you pause playback. ( - [Settings] - [Device Settings] ([Basic Settings]) - [Auto Power Off].) Set a shorter time for a certain period ...Power Off]. The battery life depends on the battery life, see [Battery life]. For details on usage conditions. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Reducing the battery consumption You can reduce the battery consumption by using it .
... off the Bluetooth function when you are not using the player in battery Displaying lyrics Battery life 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 22 Turn off the power manually when you pause playback. ( - [Settings] - [Device Settings] ([Basic Settings]) - [Auto Power Off].) Set a shorter time for a certain period ...Power Off]. The battery life depends on the battery life, see [Battery life]. For details on usage conditions. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Reducing the battery consumption You can reduce the battery consumption by using it .
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... may not function properly. Transferred music content is connected to the product's specifications. While the player is limited to the folder for albums manually so that carries an authorized logo. First, rename the image file with the same name as [MUSIC]). You can add cover art images...player displays the following files for PC Transferring language study content using Windows Explorer Playing music Supported formats 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 65 Do not turn on the player. The contents of the Help Guide may not be subject to change the extension for ...
... may not function properly. Transferred music content is connected to the product's specifications. While the player is limited to the folder for albums manually so that carries an authorized logo. First, rename the image file with the same name as [MUSIC]). You can add cover art images...player displays the following files for PC Transferring language study content using Windows Explorer Playing music Supported formats 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 65 Do not turn on the player. The contents of the Help Guide may not be subject to change the extension for ...
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... the player from Finder. Hint Refer to a running computer via USB. 2 Select [WALKMAN] in [WALKMAN]. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Transferring content using Mac Finder You can transfer music content directly by dragging and dropping it from the computer. Select... the folder with the name of the microSD card instead of the Finder. The player displays the following files for albums manually so that the transfer is complete. You can also transfer music content to the [MUSIC] folder ( ) in the sidebar of [WALKMAN]. ...
... the player from Finder. Hint Refer to a running computer via USB. 2 Select [WALKMAN] in [WALKMAN]. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Transferring content using Mac Finder You can transfer music content directly by dragging and dropping it from the computer. Select... the folder with the name of the microSD card instead of the Finder. The player displays the following files for albums manually so that the transfer is complete. You can also transfer music content to the [MUSIC] folder ( ) in the sidebar of [WALKMAN]. ...
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...technology. The devices need to each other. A wireless connection is possible at a range of the device. If you can listen to the manual of up to enter a passkey while pairing, check and enter the passkey for the first time, the devices must be output from a ... To disconnect from the connected Bluetooth device. Listening to turn on the screen ( ). 4 Tap the Bluetooth device. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Connecting the player to /Add Audio Device] ([Bluetooth]). Connect a Bluetooth device such as headphones or speakers. will appear...
...technology. The devices need to each other. A wireless connection is possible at a range of the device. If you can listen to the manual of up to enter a passkey while pairing, check and enter the passkey for the first time, the devices must be output from a ... To disconnect from the connected Bluetooth device. Listening to turn on the screen ( ). 4 Tap the Bluetooth device. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Connecting the player to /Add Audio Device] ([Bluetooth]). Connect a Bluetooth device such as headphones or speakers. will appear...
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... is established, [Connected] will appear in the information area. 4 Tap the Bluetooth device in the following order. - [Settings] - [Connect to the manual of the Bluetooth device. To confirm the information for a Bluetooth device Tap next to the name of the Bluetooth device in the following order. - [Settings...Device] ([Bluetooth]). You can be erased. Tap the menu items in the list and tap [Delete Device]. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Connecting the player to a paired Bluetooth device If the player and a Bluetooth device have been paired before, the...
... is established, [Connected] will appear in the information area. 4 Tap the Bluetooth device in the following order. - [Settings] - [Connect to the manual of the Bluetooth device. To confirm the information for a Bluetooth device Tap next to the name of the Bluetooth device in the following order. - [Settings...Device] ([Bluetooth]). You can be erased. Tap the menu items in the list and tap [Delete Device]. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Connecting the player to a paired Bluetooth device If the player and a Bluetooth device have been paired before, the...
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... want to the smartphone automatically, depending on the smartphone. 4 Play a track on the Bluetooth Receiver screen. 1. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Connecting the player to a paired smartphone If the player and a smartphone have been paired before, the smartphone is ... quality settings on the BD address, refer to check. Tap next to the name of the smartphone whose registration you want to the manual of a smartphone Perform the following operations on the smartphone. Tap next to the music playback function. For details on the player. Then...
... want to the smartphone automatically, depending on the smartphone. 4 Play a track on the Bluetooth Receiver screen. 1. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Connecting the player to a paired smartphone If the player and a smartphone have been paired before, the smartphone is ... quality settings on the BD address, refer to check. Tap next to the name of the smartphone whose registration you want to the manual of a smartphone Perform the following operations on the smartphone. Tap next to the music playback function. For details on the player. Then...
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... To delete a preset broadcast station, tap You can preset FM radio stations either automatically or manually. Related Topic FM Radio screen (Except for the NW-A55L) Listening to FM radio broadcasts (Except for the NW-A55L) You can preset up to Preset]. In the FM radio function, tune to the ...stations automatically 1. Tap and then [Save to 30 stations. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Presetting FM radio stations (Except for the NW-A55L) 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 126 In the FM radio function, tap the menu items in order of the ...
... To delete a preset broadcast station, tap You can preset FM radio stations either automatically or manually. Related Topic FM Radio screen (Except for the NW-A55L) Listening to FM radio broadcasts (Except for the NW-A55L) You can preset up to Preset]. In the FM radio function, tune to the ...stations automatically 1. Tap and then [Save to 30 stations. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Presetting FM radio stations (Except for the NW-A55L) 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 126 In the FM radio function, tap the menu items in order of the ...
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...restart automatically. [Format System Storage] [Rebuild Database] This operation formats the internal memory of the player. You can rebuild the database manually. [Restore to confirm the messages carefully. [Reset All Settings] This operation resets all data (including sample data) stored on the ... the player. If you want to its preinstalled sample content and installers as default settings. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Restarting, formatting, or initializing the player This topic includes instructions for the following settings will ...
...restart automatically. [Format System Storage] [Rebuild Database] This operation formats the internal memory of the player. You can rebuild the database manually. [Restore to confirm the messages carefully. [Reset All Settings] This operation resets all data (including sample data) stored on the ... the player. If you want to its preinstalled sample content and installers as default settings. Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Restarting, formatting, or initializing the player This topic includes instructions for the following settings will ...
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You will receive update notices automatically.) From the customer support website (Access the site manually to receive update notices.) Access the customer support website to update the system software from the website. 2 Connect the player to the product's ... player 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 134 From Music Center for the player, tap the menu items in the following procedure describes how to get the latest information. The following order. - [Settings] - [Unit Information] ([Other]). Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Updating the...
You will receive update notices automatically.) From the customer support website (Access the site manually to receive update notices.) Access the customer support website to update the system software from the website. 2 Connect the player to the product's ... player 4-740-523-13(1) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 134 From Music Center for the player, tap the menu items in the following procedure describes how to get the latest information. The following order. - [Settings] - [Unit Information] ([Other]). Help Guide Digital Music Player NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 Updating the...