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... within each software. Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to import songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) 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...
... within each software. Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to import songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) 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...
Operation Guide
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...of Contents Supplied Accessories 8 Parts and Controls 9 Player Controls and Screens 11 How to use the 5-way button and screen....12 Displaying the "Now Playing" Screen..........17 Using the OPTION Button 18 Playing Music Searching for Songs (Music Library)........ 19 Searching for songs by song name ... Stereo 43 Correcting Sound in the High Range (DSEE(Sound Enhancer 44 Adjusting the Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer 46 Playing Videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Playing a Video 47 Setting the Video Orientation 49 Setting the Display of the Video Screen 51 Setting the Zoom Function ...
...of Contents Supplied Accessories 8 Parts and Controls 9 Player Controls and Screens 11 How to use the 5-way button and screen....12 Displaying the "Now Playing" Screen..........17 Using the OPTION Button 18 Playing Music Searching for Songs (Music Library)........ 19 Searching for songs by song name ... Stereo 43 Correcting Sound in the High Range (DSEE(Sound Enhancer 44 Adjusting the Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer 46 Playing Videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Playing a Video 47 Setting the Video Orientation 49 Setting the Display of the Video Screen 51 Setting the Zoom Function ...
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Table of Contents Menu Index Listening to FM Radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Listening to FM Radio 68 1 Switching to the FM radio 68 2 Presetting broadcast stations automatically (Auto Preset 69 3 Selecting broadcast stations 70 Presetting ... Format and Bit Rate 98 What is audio format 98 What is video format 99 What is photo format 99 Storing Data 100 Upgrading the Player's Firmware...... 101 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 102 Messages 114 Additional Information Precautions 119 About Copyrights 125 Specifications 127 Index 132 Note Depending on the country...
Table of Contents Menu Index Listening to FM Radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Listening to FM Radio 68 1 Switching to the FM radio 68 2 Presetting broadcast stations automatically (Auto Preset 69 3 Selecting broadcast stations 70 Presetting ... Format and Bit Rate 98 What is audio format 98 What is video format 99 What is photo format 99 Storing Data 100 Upgrading the Player's Firmware...... 101 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 102 Messages 114 Additional Information Precautions 119 About Copyrights 125 Specifications 127 Index 132 Note Depending on the country...
Operation Guide
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...player. Table of Contents Menu Home Menu List You can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME button of each function, such as playing songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) and photos, searching for songs, listening to FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), and changing settings. Home menu* NWZ-S515/S516 NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F... All 30 Initial Search Artist 25 Album 25 Song 25 FM Radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)........ 68 Clock Display (NWZ-S515/S516only 82 Photo Library 58 Music Library All Songs 19 Album 20 Artist 21 Genre 22 Release Year 23...
...player. Table of Contents Menu Home Menu List You can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME button of each function, such as playing songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) and photos, searching for songs, listening to FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), and changing settings. Home menu* NWZ-S515/S516 NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F... All 30 Initial Search Artist 25 Album 25 Song 25 FM Radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)........ 68 Clock Display (NWZ-S515/S516only 82 Photo Library 58 Music Library All Songs 19 Album 20 Artist 21 Genre 22 Release Year 23...
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Settings Music Settings Play Mode 33 Playback Range 35 Equalizer 38 VPT(Surround 41 DSEE(Sound Enhance).......... 44 Clear Stereo 43 Dynamic Normalizer 46 Album Display Format.......... 36 New Song Pop Up 31 Video Settings (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Zoom Settings 52 Video Orientation 49 Display 51 ... Settings Photo Orientation 60 Display 62 Slide Show Repeat 64 Slide Show Interval 65 Photo List Format 66 FM Radio Settings (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Scan Sensitivity 73 Mono/Auto 74 Common Settings Unit Information 85 AVLS (Volume Limit 76 Beep Settings 77 Screensaver 78...
Settings Music Settings Play Mode 33 Playback Range 35 Equalizer 38 VPT(Surround 41 DSEE(Sound Enhance).......... 44 Clear Stereo 43 Dynamic Normalizer 46 Album Display Format.......... 36 New Song Pop Up 31 Video Settings (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Zoom Settings 52 Video Orientation 49 Display 51 ... Settings Photo Orientation 60 Display 62 Slide Show Repeat 64 Slide Show Interval 65 Photo List Format 66 FM Radio Settings (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Scan Sensitivity 73 Mono/Auto 74 Common Settings Unit Information 85 AVLS (Volume Limit 76 Beep Settings 77 Screensaver 78...
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...Music Library Press the BACK/ HOME button. Playback begins. Select your desired album, and press the button. Table of Contents Menu 11 Player Controls and Screens Use the 5-way button and the BACK/HOME button to navigate through screens, play songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), photos, and FM radio(NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F... only) and change the player's settings. Press...
...Music Library Press the BACK/ HOME button. Playback begins. Select your desired album, and press the button. Table of Contents Menu 11 Player Controls and Screens Use the 5-way button and the BACK/HOME button to navigate through screens, play songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), photos, and FM radio(NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F... only) and change the player's settings. Press...
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...use the 5-way button and screen The 5-way button performs different functions on the list screens, on the thumbnail screens, and on the list screen Music (play back all songs in the list section appear. Press and hold to play /pause/ confirm) button* / buttons ...; Use them to display a list of items. Displays the previous or next screen of the list, when the index is not displayed. Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) List Buttons / / Description Confirms the item of the list. Moves the cursor up or down . List...
...use the 5-way button and screen The 5-way button performs different functions on the list screens, on the thumbnail screens, and on the list screen Music (play back all songs in the list section appear. Press and hold to play /pause/ confirm) button* / buttons ...; Use them to display a list of items. Displays the previous or next screen of the list, when the index is not displayed. Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) List Buttons / / Description Confirms the item of the list. Moves the cursor up or down . List...
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... size image of a piece of cover art, one scene of the selected item during photo operation. To display thumbnails for video files (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), see page 36; Moves the cursor up or down faster. How to scroll up or down . Move the cursor ...Displays the previous or next screen of the list. Starts play back a slide show of the selected item during music operation, or displays the selected item during video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) operation. Press and hold to use the 5-way button on the thumbnail* screen Thumbnail screen Thumbnails Buttons ...
... size image of a piece of cover art, one scene of the selected item during photo operation. To display thumbnails for video files (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), see page 36; Moves the cursor up or down faster. How to scroll up or down . Move the cursor ...Displays the previous or next screen of the list. Starts play back a slide show of the selected item during music operation, or displays the selected item during video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) operation. Press and hold to use the 5-way button on the thumbnail* screen Thumbnail screen Thumbnails Buttons ...
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Continued 15 Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Table of Contents Menu Index Playing status When you can play videos only from the currently playing video ( page 48). During playback, fast ..., returns to the normal playback. *1 If 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 pressed again, appears and playback pauses.*1 You can find the beginning of the previous or next...
Continued 15 Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Table of Contents Menu Index Playing status When you can play videos only from the currently playing video ( page 48). During playback, fast ..., returns to the normal playback. *1 If 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 pressed again, appears and playback pauses.*1 You can find the beginning of the previous or next...
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FM (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Index Buttons Description Plays or pauses* FM radio. Buttons Description ...starts. If the button is no operation for more than 30 seconds, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. When the song playback and a slide show accompanying it are paused, and there is no...and holding . / Selects the preset. * If there is paused, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. Continued Table of Contents Menu 16 Photo Playing status When you change the display ...
FM (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Index Buttons Description Plays or pauses* FM radio. Buttons Description ...starts. If the button is no operation for more than 30 seconds, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. When the song playback and a slide show accompanying it are paused, and there is no...and holding . / Selects the preset. * If there is paused, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. Continued Table of Contents Menu 16 Photo Playing status When you change the display ...
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.... Hints You can display the "Now Playing" screen by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button to select "Now Playing." When playing videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) or photos, you can select "Go to the song playback screen" from the option menu to confirm.
.... Hints You can display the "Now Playing" screen by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button to select "Now Playing." When playing videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) or photos, you can select "Go to the song playback screen" from the option menu to confirm.
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For details, see "Displaying the Music Option Menu" ( page 32), "Displaying the Video Option Menu (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)" ( page 57), "Displaying the Photo Option Menu" ( page 67), or "Displaying the FM Tuner Option Menu" (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) ( page 75). Hint When there are multiple menus, display other menus...
For details, see "Displaying the Music Option Menu" ( page 32), "Displaying the Video Option Menu (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)" ( page 57), "Displaying the Photo Option Menu" ( page 67), or "Displaying the FM Tuner Option Menu" (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) ( page 75). Hint When there are multiple menus, display other menus...
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... Changing the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Table of Contents Menu 28 Playing Music Playing Songs in random order. Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home ... Intelligent Shuffle BACK/HOME button 5-way button Index 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 are shuffled, and playback starts. Hints ...
... Changing the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Table of Contents Menu 28 Playing Music Playing Songs in random order. Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home ... Intelligent Shuffle BACK/HOME button 5-way button Index 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 are shuffled, and playback starts. Hints ...
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... Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). The screen used to select... a shuffle mode appears. Press the button to select "Shuffle All," and then press the button to confirm. Table of a song by any of the following operations: Starting playback of Contents Menu 30 Playing Music...play is automatically canceled by selecting it from the "Music Library," etc. Changing the play mode ...
... Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). The screen used to select... a shuffle mode appears. Press the button to select "Shuffle All," and then press the button to confirm. Table of a song by any of the following operations: Starting playback of Contents Menu 30 Playing Music...play is automatically canceled by selecting it from the "Music Library," etc. Changing the play mode ...
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...) Pop ( ) Jazz ( ) Unique ( ) Custom 1 ( ) Custom 2 ( ) Description Sound quality setting is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Notes If your personal settings saved as the letters in step , and then press the button to the previous menu Press... the BACK/HOME button. Emphasizes high and low ranges for a powerful sound. Continued 39 Setting the Music...
...) Pop ( ) Jazz ( ) Unique ( ) Custom 1 ( ) Custom 2 ( ) Description Sound quality setting is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Notes If your personal settings saved as the letters in step , and then press the button to the previous menu Press... the BACK/HOME button. Emphasizes high and low ranges for a powerful sound. Continued 39 Setting the Music...
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... value, and then press the button to adjust the setting level. Note The settings of "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). If you return to the previous menu before confirming a setting, the setting is playing or you are not applied while a video... BASS can be set to any of 7 sound levels. Press the button to confirm. Table of Contents Menu Index 40 Setting the Music Customizing sound quality You can be set to any of 4 sound levels, and the 5 frequency ranges can preset the value of CLEAR BASS (bass) and...
... value, and then press the button to adjust the setting level. Note The settings of "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). If you return to the previous menu before confirming a setting, the setting is playing or you are not applied while a video... BASS can be set to any of 7 sound levels. Press the button to confirm. Table of Contents Menu Index 40 Setting the Music Customizing sound quality You can be set to any of 4 sound levels, and the 5 frequency ranges can preset the value of CLEAR BASS (bass) and...
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...) Club ( ) Arena ( ) Matrix ( ) Karaoke ( ) Description "VPT(Surround)" setting is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Creates the sound of a recording studio. List of "VPT(Surround)" settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in the ..."Club" to the music. 42 Setting the Music Table of Contents Menu Index Hint You can also set the "VPT(Surround)" setting from the option menu. Note The "VPT(Surround)" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is not activated...
...) Club ( ) Arena ( ) Matrix ( ) Karaoke ( ) Description "VPT(Surround)" setting is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Creates the sound of a recording studio. List of "VPT(Surround)" settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in the ..."Club" to the music. 42 Setting the Music Table of Contents Menu Index Hint You can also set the "VPT(Surround)" setting from the option menu. Note The "VPT(Surround)" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is not activated...
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... be obtained with Clear Stereo Sound (Clear Stereo) "Clear Stereo" enables individual left and right digital processing of the sound. Notes The "Clear Stereo" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is designed to obtain maximum effect with the supplied headphones. Table of Contents Menu 43 ... appears. Press the button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the button to select "Music Settings," and then press the button to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME button. The list of...
... be obtained with Clear Stereo Sound (Clear Stereo) "Clear Stereo" enables individual left and right digital processing of the sound. Notes The "Clear Stereo" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is designed to obtain maximum effect with the supplied headphones. Table of Contents Menu 43 ... appears. Press the button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the button to select "Music Settings," and then press the button to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME button. The list of...
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.... 8 hr. 30 min. Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Approx.) Max. 10,000 Recordable number of videos (Approx.) (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) The approximate recordable times are estimated in the case where only videos are based on the case in the MP3 format. Bit rate Video...the conditions under which you transfer or record only 4 minutes songs (not including videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) and photos) in which the player is used. Bit rate 48 kbps 64 kbps 128 kbps 256 kbps 320 kbps NWZ-S618F Songs 5,050 3,750 1,850 945 840 Time 336 hr. 40 min. 250 hr...
.... 8 hr. 30 min. Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Approx.) Max. 10,000 Recordable number of videos (Approx.) (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) The approximate recordable times are estimated in the case where only videos are based on the case in the MP3 format. Bit rate Video...the conditions under which you transfer or record only 4 minutes songs (not including videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) and photos) in which the player is used. Bit rate 48 kbps 64 kbps 128 kbps 256 kbps 320 kbps NWZ-S618F Songs 5,050 3,750 1,850 945 840 Time 336 hr. 40 min. 250 hr...
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... Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement) FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) FM Frequency range 87.5 to 108.0 MHz IF (FM) (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) 375 kHz Antenna (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Headphone cord antenna Interface Headphone: Stereo mini-jack WM‑PORT...player may vary. 129 Additional Information Capacity (User available capacity)*1 NWZ-S515: 2 GB (Approx. 1.71 GB = 1,840,840,704 bytes) NWZ-S516: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,704,512 bytes) NWZ-S615F: 2 GB (Approx. 1.71 GB = 1,840,775,168 bytes) NWZ-S616F: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976 bytes) NWZ-S618F...
... Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement) FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) FM Frequency range 87.5 to 108.0 MHz IF (FM) (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) 375 kHz Antenna (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Headphone cord antenna Interface Headphone: Stereo mini-jack WM‑PORT...player may vary. 129 Additional Information Capacity (User available capacity)*1 NWZ-S515: 2 GB (Approx. 1.71 GB = 1,840,840,704 bytes) NWZ-S516: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,704,512 bytes) NWZ-S615F: 2 GB (Approx. 1.71 GB = 1,840,775,168 bytes) NWZ-S616F: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976 bytes) NWZ-S618F...