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Additionally, after installing SonicStage software from a list of the option items in the upper right of this PDF-format Operation Guide. The SonicStage Help explains details about using SonicStage software ( page 3). Jumps to the index Find what you are looking for from a list ... explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to make full use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the player's menu. This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you to import songs to a computer, to transfer them to the...
Additionally, after installing SonicStage software from a list of the option items in the upper right of this PDF-format Operation Guide. The SonicStage Help explains details about using SonicStage software ( page 3). Jumps to the index Find what you are looking for from a list ... explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to make full use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the player's menu. This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you to import songs to a computer, to transfer them to the...
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...Setting (Set Date-Time 31 Setting the Date Format (Date Disp Type 33 Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type 34 Displaying the Player Information (Information 35 Resetting to Factory Settings (Reset All Setting 36 Formatting Memory (Format 37 Changing the USB Connection Setting (USB Power... 39 Setting the Display's Left/Right Orientation (Rotation 40 Saving Power Consumption (Power Save 41 Listening to FM Tuner (NW-E002F...
...Setting (Set Date-Time 31 Setting the Date Format (Date Disp Type 33 Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type 34 Displaying the Player Information (Information 35 Resetting to Factory Settings (Reset All Setting 36 Formatting Memory (Format 37 Changing the USB Connection Setting (USB Power... 39 Setting the Display's Left/Right Orientation (Rotation 40 Saving Power Consumption (Power Save 41 Listening to FM Tuner (NW-E002F...
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Table of Contents Menu Index 5 Advanced Features Recharging the Player 50 Maximizing Battery Life 51 What are Format and Bit Rate? ........ 52 Playing Songs Without Pauses 53 How is Song Information Imported to the Player 54 Storing Data Other Than Audio Files 55 Upgrading the Player's Firmware ..... 56 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 57 Messages 63 Uninstalling SonicStage 67 Additional Information Precautions 71 On Copyrights 75 Specifications 76 Index 79
Table of Contents Menu Index 5 Advanced Features Recharging the Player 50 Maximizing Battery Life 51 What are Format and Bit Rate? ........ 52 Playing Songs Without Pauses 53 How is Song Information Imported to the Player 54 Storing Data Other Than Audio Files 55 Upgrading the Player's Firmware ..... 56 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 57 Messages 63 Uninstalling SonicStage 67 Additional Information Precautions 71 On Copyrights 75 Specifications 76 Index 79
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Front /HOME button HOME /HOME button Pressing briefly Switches between manual/preset tuning modes. 7 Table of the player. In the FM tuner screen*, you can switch between Song/Folder control modes during playback or in stop mode. Pressing and holding The HOME screen ...; Date-Time Set Date-Time 31 Date Disp Type 33 Time Disp Type 34 │ ├ Information 35 │ ├ Initialize Reset All Setting 36 Format 37 │ ├ USB Power 39 │ ├ Rotation 40 │ └ Power Save 41 └ Equalizer 26 (SEARCH) ├ Song 13 ├ Artist 14...
Front /HOME button HOME /HOME button Pressing briefly Switches between manual/preset tuning modes. 7 Table of the player. In the FM tuner screen*, you can switch between Song/Folder control modes during playback or in stop mode. Pressing and holding The HOME screen ...; Date-Time Set Date-Time 31 Date Disp Type 33 Time Disp Type 34 │ ├ Information 35 │ ├ Initialize Reset All Setting 36 Format 37 │ ├ USB Power 39 │ ├ Rotation 40 │ └ Power Save 41 └ Equalizer 26 (SEARCH) ├ Song 13 ├ Artist 14...
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... Disp Type)" ( page 33), or "Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type)" ( page 34). Notes • If the player is not used for a long time, your settings for date and time may need to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. Index 32 Settings...... to be reset. • If the current time is not set, "--" appears in the "Clock" screen ( page 22). Furthermore, you can select the date format from either a 12 or 24 hour display. To display the current time Follow either procedure below. • Set "Clock" on "Display Mode" menu ( page...
... Disp Type)" ( page 33), or "Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type)" ( page 34). Notes • If the player is not used for a long time, your settings for date and time may need to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. Index 32 Settings...... to be reset. • If the current time is not set, "--" appears in the "Clock" screen ( page 22). Furthermore, you can select the date format from either a 12 or 24 hour display. To display the current time Follow either procedure below. • Set "Clock" on "Display Mode" menu ( page...
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Table of Contents Menu Index 33 Settings Setting the Date Format (Date Disp Type) You can select the date format of the current time ( page 31) display from either "month/day," or "day/month." / button /HOME button HOME button ... to select "Date Disp Type>" and press the button to confirm. Press the / button to select the date format and press the button to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. mm/dd: The date...
Table of Contents Menu Index 33 Settings Setting the Date Format (Date Disp Type) You can select the date format of the current time ( page 31) display from either "month/day," or "day/month." / button /HOME button HOME button ... to select "Date Disp Type>" and press the button to confirm. Press the / button to select the date format and press the button to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. mm/dd: The date...
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Table of Contents Menu Index 34 Settings Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type) You can select the current time format ( page 31) in either a 12 or 24 hour display. "24h" is set by default. / button /HOME button HOME button ...
Table of Contents Menu Index 34 Settings Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type) You can select the current time format ( page 31) in either a 12 or 24 hour display. "24h" is set by default. / button /HOME button HOME button ...
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... Index 37 Settings Formatting Memory (Format) You can format the built-in stop... button to confirm. Press the / button to select "Format>" and press the button to confirm. Press the .../ button to select "Ok" and press the button to formatting. / button /HOME button HOME button Note • Only... Press and hold the /HOME button in flash memory of the player. appears and formatting starts. When formatting is complete, "COMPLETE" appears. Be sure to verify...
... Index 37 Settings Formatting Memory (Format) You can format the built-in stop... button to confirm. Press the / button to select "Format>" and press the button to confirm. Press the .../ button to select "Ok" and press the button to formatting. / button /HOME button HOME button Note • Only... Press and hold the /HOME button in flash memory of the player. appears and formatting starts. When formatting is complete, "COMPLETE" appears. Be sure to verify...
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Index Note • Do not format the built-in step and press the button to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. 38 Settings...Formatting Memory Table of the player on the computer. To cancel formatting Select "Cancel" in flash memory of Contents Menu To return to confirm.
Index Note • Do not format the built-in step and press the button to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. 38 Settings...Formatting Memory Table of the player on the computer. To cancel formatting Select "Cancel" in flash memory of Contents Menu To return to confirm.
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... full battery charge offers about 19 hours for the setting method. The exact playing time available from a battery charge. Table of the player. See "Saving Power Consumption (Power Save)" ( page 41) for songs in WMA format at 48 kbps, but only about 27 hours of playing time for songs in ATRAC... of the audio songs that is not connected to save battery power. Adjust song format and bit rate The playing time varies, as battery charge can be affected by the format and bit rate of not using the player (approx. 15 seconds), can extend the playing time available from a full charge ...
... full battery charge offers about 19 hours for the setting method. The exact playing time available from a battery charge. Table of the player. See "Saving Power Consumption (Power Save)" ( page 41) for songs in WMA format at 48 kbps, but only about 27 hours of playing time for songs in ATRAC... of the audio songs that is not connected to save battery power. Adjust song format and bit rate The playing time varies, as battery charge can be affected by the format and bit rate of not using the player (approx. 15 seconds), can extend the playing time available from a full charge ...
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...Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to about 1/10 the size of standard CD audio tracks. Note • If you to the player. Table of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What are imported to about 1/10 the size of standard CD audio songs. MP3: MP3 (MPEG-1...audio compression technology that of audio, so you cannot improve the song's sound quality by SonicStage to store the song's audio information when songs are Format and Bit Rate? What is the relationship between bit rate, sound quality, and storage size? Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but...
...Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to about 1/10 the size of standard CD audio tracks. Note • If you to the player. Table of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What are imported to about 1/10 the size of standard CD audio songs. MP3: MP3 (MPEG-1...audio compression technology that of audio, so you cannot improve the song's sound quality by SonicStage to store the song's audio information when songs are Format and Bit Rate? What is the relationship between bit rate, sound quality, and storage size? Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but...
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...Pauses If you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them on the player continuously, without pauses after the songs are imported to SonicStage in ATRAC format and then transferred to SonicStage as a single album in the same ATRAC format. Note • For songs to be played continuously... without pauses between songs can be played without pauses, you can play them to the player, you must import all the...
...Pauses If you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them on the player continuously, without pauses after the songs are imported to SonicStage in ATRAC format and then transferred to SonicStage as a single album in the same ATRAC format. Note • For songs to be played continuously... without pauses between songs can be played without pauses, you can play them to the player, you must import all the...
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...with Windows Explorer. Audio files transferred with the built-in flash memory of the player ( page 37). Notes • Do not use SonicStage to transfer audio files that you format the built-in flash memory, format it from the computer while transferring data because the data... could be played by transferring it using the "Format" menu of the player. • Always use SonicStage while using Windows Explorer to the computer, the built-in flash memory appears in flash memory using Windows Explorer. If the player is connected to interact with Windows Explorer cannot be...
...with Windows Explorer. Audio files transferred with the built-in flash memory of the player ( page 37). Notes • Do not use SonicStage to transfer audio files that you format the built-in flash memory, format it from the computer while transferring data because the data... could be played by transferring it using the "Format" menu of the player. • Always use SonicStage while using Windows Explorer to the computer, the built-in flash memory appears in flash memory using Windows Explorer. If the player is connected to interact with Windows Explorer cannot be...
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... has stopped suddenly. Cause/Remedy • Characters that cannot appear on the player are involved. Use the supplied SonicStage to your computer and format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of Contents Menu Index Operation (continued) Symptom Buttons do not work.... computer ( page 50). • The built-in flash memory of the player was formatted using Windows Explorer. Format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 37). • The player is disconnected from either right or left channel of the headphones...
... has stopped suddenly. Cause/Remedy • Characters that cannot appear on the player are involved. Use the supplied SonicStage to your computer and format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of Contents Menu Index Operation (continued) Symptom Buttons do not work.... computer ( page 50). • The built-in flash memory of the player was formatted using Windows Explorer. Format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 37). • The player is disconnected from either right or left channel of the headphones...
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...AVLS is abnormal. For details, refer to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). This message appears after disconnecting the player from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). If the song which cannot be played is not an...accessed. This message appears while the built-in flash memory is unnecessary, you can erase it from the built-in the display. Try using another computer. Wait until the message disappears. 63 Troubleshooting Table of incompatible formats. • Transferring has been interrupted forcefully....
...AVLS is abnormal. For details, refer to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). This message appears after disconnecting the player from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). If the song which cannot be played is not an...accessed. This message appears while the built-in flash memory is unnecessary, you can erase it from the built-in the display. Try using another computer. Wait until the message disappears. 63 Troubleshooting Table of incompatible formats. • Transferring has been interrupted forcefully....
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... your nearest Sony dealer. Transfer the normal audio file back to transfer audio files. details, refer to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory. Continued The built-in flash memory Format the player using the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). There is a problem with Format the player using was formatted on a the "Format" menu...
... your nearest Sony dealer. Transfer the normal audio file back to transfer audio files. details, refer to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory. Continued The built-in flash memory Format the player using the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). There is a problem with Format the player using was formatted on a the "Format" menu...
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...start SonicStage. 2 If you have already specified the data with all or part of the data stored in the built-in flash memory using SonicStage while the player is a problem with problems, erase the data using SonicStage. 3 If the problem persists, transfer all data without problems back ...to the computer. 4 Disconnect the player from the built-in flash memory If "CANNOT PLAY," "DRM ERROR," "EXPIRED," "FILE ERROR," "FORMAT ERROR," "MEMORY ERROR," or "NO DATABASE" appears, there is connected to the computer using the...
...start SonicStage. 2 If you have already specified the data with all or part of the data stored in the built-in flash memory using SonicStage while the player is a problem with problems, erase the data using SonicStage. 3 If the problem persists, transfer all data without problems back ...to the computer. 4 Disconnect the player from the built-in flash memory If "CANNOT PLAY," "DRM ERROR," "EXPIRED," "FILE ERROR," "FORMAT ERROR," "MEMORY ERROR," or "NO DATABASE" appears, there is connected to the computer using the...
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...Table of the player) Battery life (continuous playback)* ATRAC format: Approximately 28 hours (Playback at 132 kbps) ATRAC format: Approximately 25 hours (Playback at 128 kbps) ATRAC format: Approximately 27 hours (Playback at 48 kbps) MP3 format: Approximately 27 hours (Playback at 128 kbps) WMA format: Approximately 19 hours...5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) Power source • Built-in ATRAC3 at 128 kbps) FM radio reception (NW-E002F/E003F/E005F only): Approximately 8 hours * This is when the power save setting is "On-Super" ( page 41), and the sound quality ...
...Table of the player) Battery life (continuous playback)* ATRAC format: Approximately 28 hours (Playback at 132 kbps) ATRAC format: Approximately 25 hours (Playback at 128 kbps) ATRAC format: Approximately 27 hours (Playback at 48 kbps) MP3 format: Approximately 27 hours (Playback at 128 kbps) WMA format: Approximately 19 hours...5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) Power source • Built-in ATRAC3 at 128 kbps) FM radio reception (NW-E002F/E003F/E005F only): Approximately 8 hours * This is when the power save setting is "On-Super" ( page 41), and the sound quality ...
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... Display Mode 21 Dynamic Normalizer 28 E Equalizer 26 Explorer 55 F Fast-forward 8 Fast-rewind 8 FM 43 FM Auto Preset 44 Folder (control mode) .........8, 17, 20 Format (Formatting 37 Format of a song 52 H Headphones 6, 8, 71 HOLD switch 9 Home menu (HOME 7 I Information 35 Initialize 36, 37 M Manual (Volume 25 Manual tuning 45 MENU 7 Messages 63...
... Display Mode 21 Dynamic Normalizer 28 E Equalizer 26 Explorer 55 F Fast-forward 8 Fast-rewind 8 FM 43 FM Auto Preset 44 Folder (control mode) .........8, 17, 20 Format (Formatting 37 Format of a song 52 H Headphones 6, 8, 71 HOLD switch 9 Home menu (HOME 7 I Information 35 Initialize 36, 37 M Manual (Volume 25 Manual tuning 45 MENU 7 Messages 63...