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..., you to make full use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the player's menu. Jumps to the index Find what you to import songs to a computer, to transfer them to the player, and to play them back. - The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you are looking for from a list of key words mentioned in the manual. Hints...
..., you to make full use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the player's menu. Jumps to the index Find what you to import songs to a computer, to transfer them to the player, and to play them back. - The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you are looking for from a list of key words mentioned in the manual. Hints...
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... mode (Preset 23 Switching to manual mode (Manual 25 Customizing Sound Quality (Equalizer 26 Registering a Desired Sound Quality (Preset Custom 27 Adjusting the Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer 28 Limiting the Volume (AVLS 29 Turning Off the Beep Sound (Beep) ......30 Adjusting the Current Time 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...
... mode (Preset 23 Switching to manual mode (Manual 25 Customizing Sound Quality (Equalizer 26 Registering a Desired Sound Quality (Preset Custom 27 Adjusting the Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer 28 Limiting the Volume (AVLS 29 Turning Off the Beep Sound (Beep) ......30 Adjusting the Current Time 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...
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... button HOME /HOME button Pressing briefly Switches between manual/preset tuning modes. Pressing and holding The HOME screen appears and you can switch between Song/Folder control modes during playback or in stop mode. 7 Table of Contents Menu Index Home Menu List You can operate the following functions using the /HOME button of the player. In the FM tuner screen*, you can operate the following function. (ALL SONGS 11 (FM 43 (PLAYLIST 12 (MENU) ├ Play Mode 16 ├ Sports...
... button HOME /HOME button Pressing briefly Switches between manual/preset tuning modes. Pressing and holding The HOME screen appears and you can switch between Song/Folder control modes during playback or in stop mode. 7 Table of Contents Menu Index Home Menu List You can operate the following functions using the /HOME button of the player. In the FM tuner screen*, you can operate the following function. (ALL SONGS 11 (FM 43 (PLAYLIST 12 (MENU) ├ Play Mode 16 ├ Sports...
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... • You can change the playing mode to . Playback continues in the album order at the factory setting. The songs appear in order through the last song and then stops. Table of the current (or next) song. All songs on the player are played back. / button /HOME button HOME button Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME screen appears. Press...
... • You can change the playing mode to . Playback continues in the album order at the factory setting. The songs appear in order through the last song and then stops. Table of the current (or next) song. All songs on the player are played back. / button /HOME button HOME button Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME screen appears. Press...
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Table of Contents Menu 22 Settings...Changing the Display Mode List of the week, month, date, and current time. Index Hint • Set the power save setting ( page 41) to off to show the screen constantly. Displays the current song number (or current album/artist number)/total song number (or total album/artist number) of the play range, elapsed time, codec (compression type), bit rate, and current sound quality setting (Equalizer...
Table of Contents Menu 22 Settings...Changing the Display Mode List of the week, month, date, and current time. Index Hint • Set the power save setting ( page 41) to off to show the screen constantly. Displays the current song number (or current album/artist number)/total song number (or total album/artist number) of the play range, elapsed time, codec (compression type), bit rate, and current sound quality setting (Equalizer...
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... this setting, when listening to album songs in shuffle play mode, the volume level between songs is moderated to minimize the difference in step . To return to reduce the volume level between songs while using the FM tuner. Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME screen appears. Press the / button to select (MENU) and press the button...
... this setting, when listening to album songs in shuffle play mode, the volume level between songs is moderated to minimize the difference in step . To return to reduce the volume level between songs while using the FM tuner. Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME screen appears. Press the / button to select (MENU) and press the button...
User Guide
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... factory settings. Resetting the player does not delete the music songs you have transferred to the player. / button /HOME button HOME button Note • Only available when using the ALL SONGS function in stop mode. Press and hold the /HOME button in step and press the button. When resetting is completed, "COMPLETE" appears. To cancel restoration of Contents Menu Index 36 Settings Resetting to Factory Settings (Reset All Setting...
... factory settings. Resetting the player does not delete the music songs you have transferred to the player. / button /HOME button HOME button Note • Only available when using the ALL SONGS function in stop mode. Press and hold the /HOME button in step and press the button. When resetting is completed, "COMPLETE" appears. To cancel restoration of Contents Menu Index 36 Settings Resetting to Factory Settings (Reset All Setting...
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... song format and bit rate The playing time varies, as battery charge can extend the playing time available from a full charge varies with the operating conditions and environment of not using the player (approx. 15 seconds), can help to save battery power. The exact playing time available from a battery charge. Note • Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to turn off after a certain period of time of the player. Screen display auto-off Setting...
... song format and bit rate The playing time varies, as battery charge can extend the playing time available from a full charge varies with the operating conditions and environment of not using the player (approx. 15 seconds), can help to save battery power. The exact playing time available from a battery charge. Note • Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to turn off after a certain period of time of the player. Screen display auto-off Setting...
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..., sound quality, and storage size? The format of a song refers to the method used by the MPEG working group of audio. Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to refer to ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus formats. Table of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What are imported to SonicStage from SonicStage to the player. MP3: MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer3) is a common audio...
..., sound quality, and storage size? The format of a song refers to the method used by the MPEG working group of audio. Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to refer to ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus formats. Table of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What are imported to SonicStage from SonicStage to the player. MP3: MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer3) is a common audio...
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... models: http://www.sony.co.jp/overseas/support/ Download "Digital Player Software Update tool" to your computer from the web site. Connect the player to your computer, and then start up "Digital Player Software Update tool." Follow the on-screen instructions to the player. Table of Contents Menu Index 56 Advanced Features Upgrading the Player's Firmware You can update the player's firmware, ensuring you to add new features for the player by installing the latest player's firmware to update...
... models: http://www.sony.co.jp/overseas/support/ Download "Digital Player Software Update tool" to your computer from the web site. Connect the player to your computer, and then start up "Digital Player Software Update tool." Follow the on-screen instructions to the player. Table of Contents Menu Index 56 Advanced Features Upgrading the Player's Firmware You can update the player's firmware, ensuring you to add new features for the player by installing the latest player's firmware to update...
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... built-in flash memory. If "NO DATA" appears, transfer audio file(s) from the computer. 57 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Troubleshooting If the player does not function as expected, try the following troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 3 Check for information about the issue on one of the support Web sites. Noise is no sound. All the songs and settings stored on...
... built-in flash memory. If "NO DATA" appears, transfer audio file(s) from the computer. 57 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Troubleshooting If the player does not function as expected, try the following troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 3 Check for information about the issue on one of the support Web sites. Noise is no sound. All the songs and settings stored on...
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... HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position. Slide the HOLD switch to the opposite (normal) position ( page 9). • The player contains moisture condensation. Wait a few hours to let the player dry. • The remaining battery power is insufficient. Charge the battery connecting to the computer ( page 50). • The built-in flash memory of the player was formatted using Windows Explorer. Format the...
... HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position. Slide the HOLD switch to the opposite (normal) position ( page 9). • The player contains moisture condensation. Wait a few hours to let the player dry. • The remaining battery power is insufficient. Charge the battery connecting to the computer ( page 50). • The built-in flash memory of the player was formatted using Windows Explorer. Format the...
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... an "Administrator." If you start • Your computer's system environment has changed, up. The progress bar on the hard disk of your near Sony dealer. • Battery charging time is not enough. Charge the battery longer if the USB connection (USB Power) is not moving. lamp of your system environment. 59 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Charging the battery Symptom Battery life is below 5 °C (41...
... an "Administrator." If you start • Your computer's system environment has changed, up. The progress bar on the hard disk of your near Sony dealer. • Battery charging time is not enough. Charge the battery longer if the USB connection (USB Power) is not moving. lamp of your system environment. 59 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Charging the battery Symptom Battery life is below 5 °C (41...
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... transfer a playlist that they originally came from. • The audio data has been deleted from the computer you used to transfer to the player. The audio data cannot be transferred back to your computer if the song is deleted from the computer used to transfer to the player. • A USB hub or USB extension cable is not enough free space in the built-in flash memory, or you are trying to transfer songs...
... transfer a playlist that they originally came from. • The audio data has been deleted from the computer you used to transfer to the player. The audio data cannot be transferred back to your computer if the song is deleted from the computer used to transfer to the player. • A USB hub or USB extension cable is not enough free space in the built-in flash memory, or you are trying to transfer songs...
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... disappears. Transfer the normal audio file back to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). If the song which cannot be played is unnecessary, you can erase it from the built-in the display. Try using another computer. For details, refer to play certain files because of Contents Menu Index Messages Follow the instructions below if a message appears in flash memory. For...
... disappears. Transfer the normal audio file back to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). If the song which cannot be played is unnecessary, you can erase it from the built-in the display. Try using another computer. For details, refer to play certain files because of Contents Menu Index Messages Follow the instructions below if a message appears in flash memory. For...
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... delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). the "Format" menu. Transfer the normal audio file back to transfer audio files. 64 Troubleshooting...Messages Table of Contents Menu Index Message FILE ERROR FORMAT ERROR HOLD LOW BATTERY MEMORY ERROR NO DATA NO DATABASE Meaning Remedy • The file cannot be To operate the player, operated because the slide the HOLD switch to HOLD switch is not normal. For computer. If this message still appears, consult your nearest Sony...
... delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). the "Format" menu. Transfer the normal audio file back to transfer audio files. 64 Troubleshooting...Messages Table of Contents Menu Index Message FILE ERROR FORMAT ERROR HOLD LOW BATTERY MEMORY ERROR NO DATA NO DATABASE Meaning Remedy • The file cannot be To operate the player, operated because the slide the HOLD switch to HOLD switch is not normal. For computer. If this message still appears, consult your nearest Sony...
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... preset more stations, delete unnecessary stations first ( page 47), then preset the stations you cannot operate the controls on the computer and update again. SYSTEM ERROR There is not a malfunction. Index Continued USB CONNECT The player is connected to 30 broadcast stations. Follow the on-screen instructions on the player. You can preset up to This is a problem with Consult your nearest Sony the hardware. UPDATE ERROR When the player fails to transfer audio files. PRESET...
... preset more stations, delete unnecessary stations first ( page 47), then preset the stations you cannot operate the controls on the computer and update again. SYSTEM ERROR There is not a malfunction. Index Continued USB CONNECT The player is connected to 30 broadcast stations. Follow the on-screen instructions on the player. You can preset up to This is a problem with Consult your nearest Sony the hardware. UPDATE ERROR When the player fails to transfer audio files. PRESET...
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... electric shock, do not cover the ventilation of the player. This equipment generates, uses, and can be determined by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Table of Contents Menu Index 68 Additional Information Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are designed to radio communications. Record the serial number in a residential installation. To reduce the risk...
... electric shock, do not cover the ventilation of the player. This equipment generates, uses, and can be determined by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Table of Contents Menu Index 68 Additional Information Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are designed to radio communications. Record the serial number in a residential installation. To reduce the risk...
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... it using SonicStage. • The recorded music is due to: - To delete this audio data, delete it out right away. The capacity of the copyright holders. • Sony is not responsible for the song is written in other countries or areas: http://www.css.ap.sony.com For customers who purchased the overseas models: http://www.sony.co.jp/overseas/support/ Index About the customer support...
... it using SonicStage. • The recorded music is due to: - To delete this audio data, delete it out right away. The capacity of the copyright holders. • Sony is not responsible for the song is written in other countries or areas: http://www.css.ap.sony.com For customers who purchased the overseas models: http://www.sony.co.jp/overseas/support/ Index About the customer support...
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... • Hard Disk drive: 200 MB or more of available space (1.5 GB or more is recommended) More space may not operate properly at color settings at or below 256 colors.) • CD-ROM drive (supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM) To create original CDs or to back up audio CDs, a CD-R/RW drive is required. • Sound board • USB port (Hi speed USB is...
... • Hard Disk drive: 200 MB or more of available space (1.5 GB or more is recommended) More space may not operate properly at color settings at or below 256 colors.) • CD-ROM drive (supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM) To create original CDs or to back up audio CDs, a CD-R/RW drive is required. • Sound board • USB port (Hi speed USB is...
