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... explains standard and advanced features, enabling you to the index Find what you are looking for from a list of the option items in the player's menu. The SonicStage Help explains details about using SonicStage software ( page 3). Jumps to make full use the buttons in the Operation Guide... Click the buttons located in the upper right of this PDF-format Operation Guide. The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you are looking for from a list of key words ...
... explains standard and advanced features, enabling you to the index Find what you are looking for from a list of the option items in the player's menu. The SonicStage Help explains details about using SonicStage software ( page 3). Jumps to make full use the buttons in the Operation Guide... Click the buttons located in the upper right of this PDF-format Operation Guide. The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you are looking for from a list of key words ...
User Guide
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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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...; 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...
...; 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...
User Guide
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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. 32 Settings...Adjusting ... set, "--" appears in the "Clock" screen ( page 22). Index See "Setting the Date Format (Date Disp Type)" ( page 33), or "Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type)" ( page 34). Furthermore, you can select the date format from either a 12 or 24 hour display. To display the current time Follow either...
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. 32 Settings...Adjusting ... set, "--" appears in the "Clock" screen ( page 22). Index See "Setting the Date Format (Date Disp Type)" ( page 33), or "Setting the Time Format (Time Disp Type)" ( page 34). Furthermore, you can select the date format from either a 12 or 24 hour display. To display the current time Follow either...
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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. To return to confirm. 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. To return to confirm. mm/dd: The date...
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... "24h" and press the button to the previous menu Press the /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. To return to confirm.
... "24h" and press the button to the previous menu Press the /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. To return to confirm.
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...stop mode. Press and hold the /HOME button in flash memory of the player. appears and formatting starts. Continued "FORMATTING..." Table of Contents Menu Index 37 Settings Formatting Memory (Format) You can format the built-in stop mode until the HOME screen appears. Press the ... button to select "Initialize>" and press the button to confirm. Press the / button to select "Format>" and press the button to confirm. Press the / button to select "Ok" and press the...
...stop mode. Press and hold the /HOME button in flash memory of the player. appears and formatting starts. Continued "FORMATTING..." Table of Contents Menu Index 37 Settings Formatting Memory (Format) You can format the built-in stop mode until the HOME screen appears. Press the ... button to select "Initialize>" and press the button to confirm. Press the / button to select "Format>" and press the button to confirm. Press the / button to select "Ok" and press the...
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To cancel formatting Select "Cancel" in flash memory of Contents Menu To return to confirm. Note • Do not format the built-in step and press the button to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. Index 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. Note • Do not format the built-in step and press the button to the previous menu Press the /HOME button. Index 38 Settings...Formatting Memory Table of the player on the computer.
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Adjust song format and bit rate The playing time varies, as battery charge can help to a laptop computer that are played. Note • Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to save battery power. Table of Contents Menu Index 51 Advanced Features Maximizing Battery Life By following a ...battery charge. Screen display auto-off after a certain period of time of not using the player (approx. 15 seconds), can be affected by the format and bit rate of playing time for songs in ATRAC format at 48 kbps, but only about 19 hours for the setting method. See "Saving ...
Adjust song format and bit rate The playing time varies, as battery charge can help to a laptop computer that are played. Note • Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to save battery power. Table of Contents Menu Index 51 Advanced Features Maximizing Battery Life By following a ...battery charge. Screen display auto-off after a certain period of time of not using the player (approx. 15 seconds), can be affected by the format and bit rate of playing time for songs in ATRAC format at 48 kbps, but only about 19 hours for the setting method. See "Saving ...
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... higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more songs, but at a low bit rate, you can compress audio files to the player. Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more advanced version of ATRAC3, can compress audio files to about 1/10 the... of standard CD audio tracks. Lower bit rates enable you import a song from the Internet or audio CDs. For details on the player. The format of audio. ATRAC: ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) is an audio compression technology that of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What...
... higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more songs, but at a low bit rate, you can compress audio files to the player. Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more advanced version of ATRAC3, can compress audio files to about 1/10 the... of standard CD audio tracks. Lower bit rates enable you import a song from the Internet or audio CDs. For details on the player. The format of audio. ATRAC: ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) is an audio compression technology that of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What...
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... includes a long recording of Contents Menu 53 Advanced Features Playing Songs Without Pauses If you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them to the player, you can be played without pauses between the songs. Index Table of a live performance with no pauses between songs can... play them on the player continuously, without pauses, you must import all the songs to SonicStage as a single album in ATRAC format and then transferred...
... includes a long recording of Contents Menu 53 Advanced Features Playing Songs Without Pauses If you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them to the player, you can be played without pauses between the songs. Index Table of a live performance with no pauses between songs can... play them on the player continuously, without pauses, you must import all the songs to SonicStage as a single album in ATRAC format and then transferred...
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Audio files transferred with Windows Explorer cannot be damaged. • Do not format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 37). If the player is connected to the player. Index Notes • Do not use SonicStage while using Windows Explorer to interact ...with the built-in flash memory of the player. • Always 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 being transferred could be ...
Audio files transferred with Windows Explorer cannot be damaged. • Do not format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 37). If the player is connected to the player. Index Notes • Do not use SonicStage while using Windows Explorer to interact ...with the built-in flash memory of the player. • Always 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 being transferred could be ...
User Guide
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...is no sound from the computer while data is being transferred. Transfer usable files back to your computer and format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 37). • AVLS is enabled. Disable AVLS ( page 29). • ...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 not loud enough. Continued The transferred songs cannot be found. ...
...is no sound from the computer while data is being transferred. Transfer usable files back to your computer and format the built-in flash memory using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 37). • AVLS is enabled. Disable AVLS ( page 29). • ...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 not loud enough. Continued The transferred songs cannot be found. ...
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63 Troubleshooting Table of incompatible formats. • Transferring has been interrupted forcefully. The volume level exceeds Turn the volume down or the rated value while disable AVLS ( page AVLS is enabled. 29). • The player cannot play a song that has a playback time restriction. For details,... file is unnecessary, you can erase it from the built-in the display. For details, refer to the computer and then format the player. This message appears while the built-in flash memory. You are trying to complete. The power supply is not an error ...
63 Troubleshooting Table of incompatible formats. • Transferring has been interrupted forcefully. The volume level exceeds Turn the volume down or the rated value while disable AVLS ( page AVLS is enabled. 29). • The player cannot play a song that has a playback time restriction. For details,... file is unnecessary, you can erase it from the built-in the display. For details, refer to the computer and then format the player. This message appears while the built-in flash memory. You are trying to complete. The power supply is not an error ...
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..., consult your nearest Sony dealer. The player is not normal. The player cannot be read. • The file is disconnected from the computer while transferring audio files. The battery is set to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory. There is a problem with Format the player using was formatted on a the "Format" menu. For...
..., consult your nearest Sony dealer. The player is not normal. The player cannot be read. • The file is disconnected from the computer while transferring audio files. The battery is set to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory. There is a problem with Format the player using was formatted on a the "Format" menu. For...
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Please follow the procedure below to erase data you cannot play. 1 Connect the player 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 a problem with... all data without problems back to the computer using SonicStage while the player is connected to the computer, and start SonicStage. 2 If you have ...
Please follow the procedure below to erase data you cannot play. 1 Connect the player 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 a problem with... all data without problems back to the computer using SonicStage while the player is connected to the computer, and start SonicStage. 2 If you have ...
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... included) Mass Approx. 25 g (0.9 oz) Continued Frequency response 20 to 20,000 Hz (single signal measurement) FM Frequency range (NW-E002F/E003F/E005F only) 87.5 to 108.0 MHz IF (FM) 375 kHz Antenna Headphone cord antenna Interface Headphone: Stereo mini Hi-speed USB ... 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...
... included) Mass Approx. 25 g (0.9 oz) Continued Frequency response 20 to 20,000 Hz (single signal measurement) FM Frequency range (NW-E002F/E003F/E005F only) 87.5 to 108.0 MHz IF (FM) 375 kHz Antenna Headphone cord antenna Interface Headphone: Stereo mini Hi-speed USB ... 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...
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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...