Authorizing the Player
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...your device to share your device to an additional PC and launch SonicStage software, a prompt will appear. Authorizing your Walkman® Player By authorizing your device, you will be able to: • Transfer content downloaded from Sony's Connect™ music store to your device. • Use... your device as a means of sharing your digital music collection on up to five PCs. "Authorize"Your Device Automatically. The first time your launch SonicStage software and attach your Walkman device to the ...
...your device to share your device to an additional PC and launch SonicStage software, a prompt will appear. Authorizing your Walkman® Player By authorizing your device, you will be able to: • Transfer content downloaded from Sony's Connect™ music store to your device. • Use... your device as a means of sharing your digital music collection on up to five PCs. "Authorize"Your Device Automatically. The first time your launch SonicStage software and attach your Walkman device to the ...
Operation Guide
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...you are looking for a reference page by clicking the and buttons located at bottom of the Adobe Reader screen. Additionally, after installing SonicStage software from a list of the option items in the manual. This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you can ...page reference indication (e.g. page 3) on each page. • To search for from the supplied CD-ROM, you to the Help within SonicStage. - Browsing the Operation Guide To use of the player and troubleshoot problems. - Table of Contents Menu Index 2 About the Manuals Included with ...
...you are looking for a reference page by clicking the and buttons located at bottom of the Adobe Reader screen. Additionally, after installing SonicStage software from a list of the option items in the manual. This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you can ...page reference indication (e.g. page 3) on each page. • To search for from the supplied CD-ROM, you to the Help within SonicStage. - Browsing the Operation Guide To use of the player and troubleshoot problems. - Table of Contents Menu Index 2 About the Manuals Included with ...
Operation Guide
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... continuous roll of pages. Help appears. When you scroll, the display changes to the player. Click "Help" - "SonicStage Help" while SonicStage is referred to a previous or succeeding page. Continuous Pages are displayed side by side. Facing Two pages are displayed as "ATRAC Audio... Device." When you scroll, the previous and next pages scroll up or down continuously. Using SonicStage Help Refer to SonicStage Help for details about using SonicStage, such as importing songs to your computer and transferring songs to previous or succeeding pairs of pages....
... continuous roll of pages. Help appears. When you scroll, the display changes to the player. Click "Help" - "SonicStage Help" while SonicStage is referred to a previous or succeeding page. Continuous Pages are displayed side by side. Facing Two pages are displayed as "ATRAC Audio... Device." When you scroll, the previous and next pages scroll up or down continuously. Using SonicStage Help Refer to SonicStage Help for details about using SonicStage, such as importing songs to your computer and transferring songs to previous or succeeding pairs of pages....
Operation Guide
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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
Operation Guide
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About the serial number The serial number provided for this player is on the label on this CD-ROM in the package. Headphones (1) CD-ROM* (1) - You can also check the serial number on the rear of Contents Menu 6 Supplied Accessories Please check the accessories in an audio CD player. Table of the player. See page 35 for the customer registration. Index Do not remove the label. Operation Guide (PDF file) Quick Start Guide (1) * Do not attempt to play this player. The number is required for detail. SonicStage software -
About the serial number The serial number provided for this player is on the label on this CD-ROM in the package. Headphones (1) CD-ROM* (1) - You can also check the serial number on the rear of Contents Menu 6 Supplied Accessories Please check the accessories in an audio CD player. Table of the player. See page 35 for the customer registration. Index Do not remove the label. Operation Guide (PDF file) Quick Start Guide (1) * Do not attempt to play this player. The number is required for detail. SonicStage software -
Operation Guide
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See the SonicStage Help for detail. / button /HOME button HOME button Press and hold the /HOME...button to the beginning of the song By pressing the () button while in play lists of songs (Playlist) created in SonicStage. By pressing the /HOME button and then pressing the () button while in play any song, playback starts from the...Table of Contents Menu Index 12 Playing Songs Playing Lists of Songs (PLAYLIST) You can change a name in SonicStage, the changed name appears on the player. To skip to confirm.
See the SonicStage Help for detail. / button /HOME button HOME button Press and hold the /HOME...button to the beginning of the song By pressing the () button while in play lists of songs (Playlist) created in SonicStage. By pressing the /HOME button and then pressing the () button while in play any song, playback starts from the...Table of Contents Menu Index 12 Playing Songs Playing Lists of Songs (PLAYLIST) You can change a name in SonicStage, the changed name appears on the player. To skip to confirm.
Operation Guide
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...What is a common audio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What are imported to SonicStage from SonicStage to the method used by selecting a high bit rate when transferring the song from the Internet or audio CDs. Note • If... same sound quality as that satisfies the demand for the same length 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? ATRAC is a common audio compression technology developed by Microsoft ...
...What is a common audio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of Contents Menu Index 52 Advanced Features What are imported to SonicStage from SonicStage to the method used by selecting a high bit rate when transferring the song from the Internet or audio CDs. Note • If... same sound quality as that satisfies the demand for the same length 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? ATRAC is a common audio compression technology developed by Microsoft ...
Operation Guide
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Note • For songs to be played continuously without pauses after the songs are imported to SonicStage in the same ATRAC format. Index Table of a live performance with no pauses between the songs. For example, an album that includes a long recording of ... Features Playing Songs Without Pauses If you can be played without pauses, you must import all the songs to the player, you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them on the player continuously, without pauses between songs can play them to...
Note • For songs to be played continuously without pauses after the songs are imported to SonicStage in the same ATRAC format. Index Table of a live performance with no pauses between the songs. For example, an album that includes a long recording of ... Features Playing Songs Without Pauses If you can be played without pauses, you must import all the songs to the player, you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them on the player continuously, without pauses between songs can play them to...
Operation Guide
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...may not be able to retrieved from a CD database service (CDDB, the Gracenote CD DataBase) on editing song information, refer to SonicStage Help. Table of Contents Menu 54 Advanced Features How is transferred along with the songs. Index Having this song information is Song ... this information attached to the Player? When you can manually enter and edit song information in SonicStage. When songs are not in the Internet database, you import CD songs into SonicStage, SonicStage automatically retrieves information about the songs (such as album title, artist name, and song name...
...may not be able to retrieved from a CD database service (CDDB, the Gracenote CD DataBase) on editing song information, refer to SonicStage Help. Table of Contents Menu 54 Advanced Features How is transferred along with the songs. Index Having this song information is Song ... this information attached to the Player? When you can manually enter and edit song information in SonicStage. When songs are not in the Internet database, you import CD songs into SonicStage, SonicStage automatically retrieves information about the songs (such as album title, artist name, and song name...
Operation Guide
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... using the "Format" menu of the player. • Always use SonicStage to transfer audio files that you want to play to the computer, the built-in flash memory appears in Windows Explorer as a removable storage drive. ...
... using the "Format" menu of the player. • Always use SonicStage to transfer audio files that you want to play to the computer, the built-in flash memory appears in Windows Explorer as a removable storage drive. ...
Operation Guide
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... 5 If the approaches listed above fail to resolve the issue, consult your nearest Sony dealer. For customers in the USA, visit: http://www.sony.com/walkmansupport For customers in Canada, visit: http://www.sony.ca/ElectronicsSupport/ For customers in Europe, visit: http://www.support-nwwalkman.com For ...does not function as expected, try the following troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 3 Check for information about the issue in SonicStage Help. 4 Look for information about the issue on the rear of the support Web sites. Cause/Remedy • The volume level is...
... 5 If the approaches listed above fail to resolve the issue, consult your nearest Sony dealer. For customers in the USA, visit: http://www.sony.com/walkmansupport For customers in Canada, visit: http://www.sony.ca/ElectronicsSupport/ For customers in Europe, visit: http://www.support-nwwalkman.com For ...does not function as expected, try the following troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 3 Check for information about the issue in SonicStage Help. 4 Look for information about the issue on the rear of the support Web sites. Cause/Remedy • The volume level is...
Operation Guide
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Playback 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 the headphones. The transferred songs cannot be found. The volume ...
Playback 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 the headphones. The transferred songs cannot be found. The volume ...
Operation Guide
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Index Connection with the computer/SonicStage Symptom Cause/Remedy The SonicStage software • The computer's operating system software is progressing normally. The progress bar on the • The installation is not cannot be replaced. Consult your near Sony dealer. • Battery charging time is not... of your computer has not lit for programs that you start • Your computer's system environment has changed, up. SonicStage does not start the installation while other programs are logged on your computer The installation may occur. Cause/Remedy •...
Index Connection with the computer/SonicStage Symptom Cause/Remedy The SonicStage software • The computer's operating system software is progressing normally. The progress bar on the • The installation is not cannot be replaced. Consult your near Sony dealer. • Battery charging time is not... of your computer has not lit for programs that you start • Your computer's system environment has changed, up. SonicStage does not start the installation while other programs are logged on your computer The installation may occur. Cause/Remedy •...
Operation Guide
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...the player, restart the computer, and then reconnect it . Audio songs registered with the earlier installation will be available with the computer/SonicStage (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy "USB CONNECT" does • The USB connector is not connected to the computer. Connect the player ... properly. player is being used . Connecting the player via a USB hub may not work . 60 Troubleshooting Table of the SonicStage software was not successful. Disconnect the player from your computer, and reinstall the software using the supplied CD-ROM ( "...
...the player, restart the computer, and then reconnect it . Audio songs registered with the earlier installation will be available with the computer/SonicStage (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy "USB CONNECT" does • The USB connector is not connected to the computer. Connect the player ... properly. player is being used . Connecting the player via a USB hub may not work . 60 Troubleshooting Table of the SonicStage software was not successful. Disconnect the player from your computer, and reinstall the software using the supplied CD-ROM ( "...
Operation Guide
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... to your computer to increase free space. • You have already transferred over 65,535 songs or over 999 songs. • Songs with the computer/SonicStage (continued) Symptom Audio data cannot be transferred to the player from the computer used to transfer to the player. • A USB hub or USB extension...
... to your computer to increase free space. • You have already transferred over 65,535 songs or over 999 songs. • Songs with the computer/SonicStage (continued) Symptom Audio data cannot be transferred to the player from the computer used to transfer to the player. • A USB hub or USB extension...
Operation Guide
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... details, refer to the computer and then format the player. If this message still appears, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Continued The battery is low. in the built-in flash memory, use SonicStage to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). The player is disconnected...
... details, refer to the computer and then format the player. If this message still appears, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Continued The battery is low. in the built-in flash memory, use SonicStage to "To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory" ( page 66). The player is disconnected...
Operation Guide
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...are (NW-E002F/E003F/E005F already preset. If you want . SYSTEM ERROR There is disconnected. USB CONNECT The player is not a malfunction. 65 Troubleshooting...Messages Table of Contents Menu Index Message Meaning Remedy NO ITEM No song exists in the selected item. Use SonicStage to This...a problem with Consult your nearest Sony the hardware. appears, reset the player ( page 57). Continued UPDATE ERROR When the player fails to Be sure to 30 broadcast stations. only) You can operate the player using SonicStage, but you want to preset more...
...are (NW-E002F/E003F/E005F already preset. If you want . SYSTEM ERROR There is disconnected. USB CONNECT The player is not a malfunction. 65 Troubleshooting...Messages Table of Contents Menu Index Message Meaning Remedy NO ITEM No song exists in the selected item. Use SonicStage to This...a problem with Consult your nearest Sony the hardware. appears, reset the player ( page 57). Continued UPDATE ERROR When the player fails to Be sure to 30 broadcast stations. only) You can operate the player using SonicStage, but you want to preset more...
Operation Guide
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... "CANNOT PLAY," "DRM ERROR," "EXPIRED," "FILE ERROR," "FORMAT ERROR," "MEMORY ERROR," or "NO DATABASE" appears, there is a problem with problems, erase the data using SonicStage. 3 If the problem persists, transfer all or part of the data stored in the built-in flash memory using...page 37). in flash memory. Index Please follow the procedure below to erase data you cannot play. 1 Connect the player to the computer, and start SonicStage. 2 If you have already specified the data with all data without problems back to the computer. 4 Disconnect the player from the computer and then format...
... "CANNOT PLAY," "DRM ERROR," "EXPIRED," "FILE ERROR," "FORMAT ERROR," "MEMORY ERROR," or "NO DATABASE" appears, there is a problem with problems, erase the data using SonicStage. 3 If the problem persists, transfer all or part of the data stored in the built-in flash memory using...page 37). in flash memory. Index Please follow the procedure below to erase data you cannot play. 1 Connect the player to the computer, and start SonicStage. 2 If you have already specified the data with all data without problems back to the computer. 4 Disconnect the player from the computer and then format...
Operation Guide
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Table of Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition. Note • When you install SonicStage, OpenMG Secure Module is completed when the computer has restarted. 1) "Settings" - Do not delete OpenMG Secure Module since it may ... computer, follow the procedure below. Click "Start"- "Control Panel."1) Double-click "Add/Remove Programs." Click "SonicStage X.X" in the case of Contents Menu Index 67 Troubleshooting Uninstalling SonicStage To uninstall the supplied software from your computer. The uninstallation is installed at the same time.
Table of Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition. Note • When you install SonicStage, OpenMG Secure Module is completed when the computer has restarted. 1) "Settings" - Do not delete OpenMG Secure Module since it may ... computer, follow the procedure below. Click "Start"- "Control Panel."1) Double-click "Add/Remove Programs." Click "SonicStage X.X" in the case of Contents Menu Index 67 Troubleshooting Uninstalling SonicStage To uninstall the supplied software from your computer. The uninstallation is installed at the same time.
Operation Guide
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..., arising out of the use of this player with the basic operations of defective manufacturing, SONY will replace it in whole or in this player cannot be displayed properly on your SonicStage. - For better results, please ensure that the installed OS is compatible with equipment other... than that which is so designated. • Please note that, due to continued efforts to the respective manuals. However, SONY bears no event will SONY be liable for ...
..., arising out of the use of this player with the basic operations of defective manufacturing, SONY will replace it in whole or in this player cannot be displayed properly on your SonicStage. - For better results, please ensure that the installed OS is compatible with equipment other... than that which is so designated. • Please note that, due to continued efforts to the respective manuals. However, SONY bears no event will SONY be liable for ...