Operation Guide
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... 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 remedies...
... 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 remedies...
Operation Guide
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Table of Contents Menu Index Table 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 ... Sound (Clear 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 52 Playing Videos Continuously...
Table of Contents Menu Index Table 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 ... Sound (Clear 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 52 Playing Videos Continuously...
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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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Intelligent Shuffle Time Machine Shuffle 28 Shuffle 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...).... 47 Play Mode (NWZ-S515/S516only 33 Continued The Home menu is the starting point of the player. Home menu* NWZ-S515/S516 NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F Index * Icons appearing on the screen differ depending on the model you use. Table of Contents Menu Home Menu List You can display the ...
Intelligent Shuffle Time Machine Shuffle 28 Shuffle 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...).... 47 Play Mode (NWZ-S515/S516only 33 Continued The Home menu is the starting point of the player. Home menu* NWZ-S515/S516 NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F Index * Icons appearing on the screen differ depending on the model you use. Table of Contents Menu Home Menu List You can display the ...
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...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 Continuous Playback 54 Video List Format 55 On-Hold Display 56 Photo 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 Brightness...
...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 Continuous Playback 54 Video List Format 55 On-Hold Display 56 Photo 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 Brightness...
Operation Guide
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... 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. For example, the player's screen changes as shown below shows how the screen changes when you press various operation buttons. Select your...
... 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. For example, the player's screen changes as shown below shows how the screen changes when you press various operation buttons. Select your...
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... Description Confirms the item of the list, when the index is not displayed. Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) List Buttons / / Description Confirms the item of the list. Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Displays...
... Description Confirms the item of the list, when the index is not displayed. Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) List Buttons / / Description Confirms the item of the list. Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Displays...
Operation Guide
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... scroll up or down through the thumbnail screens. * Thumbnail refers to scroll up or down . To display thumbnails for video files (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), see page 36; 13 Photo List Table of Contents Menu Index Buttons Description Confirms the item of the list. Continued... for albums, see page 55. Starts play back a slide show of a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), or a photo. Moves the cursor up or down faster. Press and hold to a reduced size image of a piece of cover art, one ...
... scroll up or down through the thumbnail screens. * Thumbnail refers to scroll up or down . To display thumbnails for video files (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), see page 36; 13 Photo List Table of Contents Menu Index Buttons Description Confirms the item of the list. Continued... for albums, see page 55. Starts play back a slide show of a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), or a photo. Moves the cursor up or down faster. Press and hold to a reduced size image of a piece of cover art, one ...
Operation Guide
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...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...; button is set to "On," you change the display orientation to horizontal, the button functions will also be changed. 15 Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Table of Contents Menu Index Playing status When you can play videos only from the "Now Playing" screen of the video. /...
...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...; button is set to "On," you change the display orientation to horizontal, the button functions will also be changed. 15 Video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Table of Contents Menu Index Playing status When you can play videos only from the "Now Playing" screen of the video. /...
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...show is paused, the screen goes dark if there is no operation for more than 30 seconds, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. Presets by pressing and holding the selected frequency. / Selects frequencies. Continued Selects the next...* If there is no operation for more than 30 seconds while FM is paused, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. FM (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Index Buttons Description Plays or pauses* FM radio. Buttons Description appears on the ...
...show is paused, the screen goes dark if there is no operation for more than 30 seconds, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. Presets by pressing and holding the selected frequency. / Selects frequencies. Continued Selects the next...* If there is no operation for more than 30 seconds while FM is paused, the screen turns off and the player enters the standby mode. FM (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) Index Buttons Description Plays or pauses* FM radio. Buttons Description appears on the ...
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... 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. Detailed information about the currently playing contents...
... 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. Detailed information about the currently playing contents...
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.... The OPTION/PWR OFF button is performed. 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...
.... The OPTION/PWR OFF button is performed. 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...
Operation Guide
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... 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 .... Table of Contents Menu 28 Playing Music Playing Songs in Random Order (Intelligent Shuffle) The player offers 2 different random modes (also known as shuffle play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F...
... 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 .... Table of Contents Menu 28 Playing Music Playing Songs in Random Order (Intelligent Shuffle) The player offers 2 different random modes (also known as shuffle play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F...
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... in random order All the songs stored on the player are shuffled, and playback starts. Even if you start "Intelligent Shuffle" play, the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). All songs are played in random order...
... in random order All the songs stored on the player are shuffled, and playback starts. Even if you start "Intelligent Shuffle" play, the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Playing a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). All songs are played in random order...
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...settings, you may have to adjust the volume manually to compensate. The "Equalizer" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is not activated. (Default setting) Emphasizes high and low ranges for details. Press the OPTION/ PWR OFF button, and select "Equalizer"... from the "Now Playing" screen. Emphasizes high and low ranges for which you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Emphasizes high and low ranges, so that a small sound can adjust each frequency range individually. Stresses the middle range audio, ideal ...
...settings, you may have to adjust the volume manually to compensate. The "Equalizer" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is not activated. (Default setting) Emphasizes high and low ranges for details. Press the OPTION/ PWR OFF button, and select "Equalizer"... from the "Now Playing" screen. Emphasizes high and low ranges for which you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Emphasizes high and low ranges, so that a small sound can adjust each frequency range individually. Stresses the middle range audio, ideal ...
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...can preset the value of 7 sound levels. Press the button to confirm. If you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Note The settings of "Music Settings" options appears. Press the button to select "Equalizer," and then press the .../HOME button. To return to adjust the setting level. The list of "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" are not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/ S616F/S618F only) is canceled. The list of equalizer settings appears. Press the button to select "Edit" displayed under "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" to...
...can preset the value of 7 sound levels. Press the button to confirm. If you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Note The settings of "Music Settings" options appears. Press the button to select "Equalizer," and then press the .../HOME button. To return to adjust the setting level. The list of "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" are not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/ S616F/S618F only) is canceled. The list of equalizer settings appears. Press the button to select "Edit" displayed under "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" to...
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...Surround)" setting from the "Now Playing" screen. Note The "VPT(Surround)" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is not activated. (Default setting) Creates the sound of "VPT(Surround)" settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the ...Live ( ) Club ( ) Arena ( ) Matrix ( ) Karaoke ( ) Description "VPT(Surround)" setting is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button, and select "VPT(Surround)" from "Studio," "Live," "Club" to the music. List of a recording studio. 42 Setting the...
...Surround)" setting from the "Now Playing" screen. Note The "VPT(Surround)" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) is not activated. (Default setting) Creates the sound of "VPT(Surround)" settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the ...Live ( ) Club ( ) Arena ( ) Matrix ( ) Karaoke ( ) Description "VPT(Surround)" setting is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button, and select "VPT(Surround)" from "Studio," "Live," "Club" to the music. List of a recording studio. 42 Setting the...
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.... Table of Contents Menu 43 Setting the Music Listening with Clear Stereo Sound (Clear Stereo) "Clear Stereo" enables individual left and right digital processing of "Music Settings" options appears. Press the button to select "Clear Stereo," and then press the button to... confirm. On: Activates the "Clear Stereo" function even when you are using other headphones. When using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). The "Clear Stereo" function is playing or you use the supplied headphones. Off: Disables the "Clear Stereo" function...
.... Table of Contents Menu 43 Setting the Music Listening with Clear Stereo Sound (Clear Stereo) "Clear Stereo" enables individual left and right digital processing of "Music Settings" options appears. Press the button to select "Clear Stereo," and then press the button to... confirm. On: Activates the "Clear Stereo" function even when you are using other headphones. When using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). The "Clear Stereo" function is playing or you use the supplied headphones. Off: Disables the "Clear Stereo" function...
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45 Setting the Music Table of very low bit rate, the "DSEE(Sound Enhance)" function will not be effective. Index Notes The "DSEE(Sound Enhance)" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/ S618F only) is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). 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 Contents Menu To return to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME button.
45 Setting the Music Table of very low bit rate, the "DSEE(Sound Enhance)" function will not be effective. Index Notes The "DSEE(Sound Enhance)" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/ S618F only) is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). 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 Contents Menu To return to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME button.
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...button to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME button. Note The "Dynamic Normalizer" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/ S618F only) is moderated to minimize the difference in their original volume level as transferred. (Default setting) To return to confirm. On: ...Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer) You can reduce the volume level between songs is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Settings BACK/HOME button 5-way button Index Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. ...
...button to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME button. Note The "Dynamic Normalizer" setting is not applied while a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/ S618F only) is moderated to minimize the difference in their original volume level as transferred. (Default setting) To return to confirm. On: ...Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer) You can reduce the volume level between songs is playing or you are using the FM tuner (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Settings BACK/HOME button 5-way button Index Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. ...