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...list of topics in the manual. Table of key words mentioned in the manual. Jumps to the index Find what you are included with the player. Continued Jumps to the table of contents Find what you are looking for from a list of Contents Menu Index About the Manuals... provided within each software. Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to import songs, videos and photos to a computer, to transfer them to the player, and to play them back. Precautions explains important notes to "Table of Contents," "Home Menu List," or "...
...list of topics in the manual. Table of key words mentioned in the manual. Jumps to the index Find what you are included with the player. Continued Jumps to the table of contents Find what you are looking for from a list of Contents Menu Index About the Manuals... provided within each software. Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to import songs, videos and photos to a computer, to transfer them to the player, and to play them back. Precautions explains important notes to "Table of Contents," "Home Menu List," or "...
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... Table of Contents Menu Index Table of Contents Supplied Accessories 8 About the bundled software 9 Parts and Controls 10 Player Controls and Screens 12 How to use the 5-way button and screen....13 Displaying the "Now Playing" Screen..........18...Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer 47 Playing Videos Playing a Video 48 Setting the Video Orientation 50 Setting the Display of the Video Screen 52 Setting the Zoom Function 53 Playing Videos Continuously 55 Setting the Video List Display Format 56 Playing Only Video Sound 57 Displaying the Video Option Menu.... 58 Playing Photos ...
... Table of Contents Menu Index Table of Contents Supplied Accessories 8 About the bundled software 9 Parts and Controls 10 Player Controls and Screens 12 How to use the 5-way button and screen....13 Displaying the "Now Playing" Screen..........18...Volume Level (Dynamic Normalizer 47 Playing Videos Playing a Video 48 Setting the Video Orientation 50 Setting the Display of the Video Screen 52 Setting the Zoom Function 53 Playing Videos Continuously 55 Setting the Video List Display Format 56 Playing Only Video Sound 57 Displaying the Video Option Menu.... 58 Playing Photos ...
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...92 Selecting the Display Language........... 94 Useful Facts Recharging the Player 96 Maximizing Battery Life 97 About Data Transferring 99 What are Format and Bit Rate?......... 103 What is audio format 103 What is video format 104 What is photo format 104 Storing Data 105... Upgrading the Player's Firmware...... 106 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 107 Messages 120 Additional Information Precautions 123 About Copyrights 131 Specifications...
...92 Selecting the Display Language........... 94 Useful Facts Recharging the Player 96 Maximizing Battery Life 97 About Data Transferring 99 What are Format and Bit Rate?......... 103 What is audio format 103 What is video format 104 What is photo format 104 Storing Data 105... Upgrading the Player's Firmware...... 106 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 107 Messages 120 Additional Information Precautions 123 About Copyrights 131 Specifications...
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The Home menu is the starting point of the 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 and photos, searching for songs, listening to FM radio, and changing settings. Index Intelligent Shuffle Time Machine Shuffle 29 Shuffle All 31 FM Radio 69 Initial Search Artist 26 Album 26 Song 26 Photo Library 59 Music Library All Songs 20 Album 21 Artist 22 Genre 23 Release Year 24 Folder 25 Video Library 48 Continued
The Home menu is the starting point of the 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 and photos, searching for songs, listening to FM radio, and changing settings. Index Intelligent Shuffle Time Machine Shuffle 29 Shuffle All 31 FM Radio 69 Initial Search Artist 26 Album 26 Song 26 Photo Library 59 Music Library All Songs 20 Album 21 Artist 22 Genre 23 Release Year 24 Folder 25 Video Library 48 Continued
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... DSEE(Sound Enhance).......... 45 Clear Stereo 44 Dynamic Normalizer 47 Album Display Format.......... 37 New Song Pop Up 32 Video Settings Zoom Settings 53 Video Orientation 50 Display 52 Continuous Playback 55 Video List Format 56 On-Hold Display 57 Photo Settings Photo Orientation 61 Display 63 Slide Show Repeat 65 Slide Show...
... DSEE(Sound Enhance).......... 45 Clear Stereo 44 Dynamic Normalizer 47 Album Display Format.......... 37 New Song Pop Up 32 Video Settings Zoom Settings 53 Video Orientation 50 Display 52 Continuous Playback 55 Video List Format 56 On-Hold Display 57 Photo Settings Photo Orientation 61 Display 63 Slide Show Repeat 65 Slide Show...
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... dragging and dropping. Media Manager for WALKMAN can also subscribe to the player. Media Manager for WALKMAN Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA/AAC*1, WAV), Photo (JPEG), Video (MPEG-4 Simple Profile, AVC (H.264/AVC) Baseline Profile), RSS feed (music, video) Media Manager for WALKMAN can transfer music, photos or videos from the computer to MP3 files, the ATRAC files are...
... dragging and dropping. Media Manager for WALKMAN can also subscribe to the player. Media Manager for WALKMAN Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA/AAC*1, WAV), Photo (JPEG), Video (MPEG-4 Simple Profile, AVC (H.264/AVC) Baseline Profile), RSS feed (music, video) Media Manager for WALKMAN can transfer music, photos or videos from the computer to MP3 files, the ATRAC files are...
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...BACK/ HOME button. Now Playing screen Press the BACK/ HOME button. The diagram below when you select "Music Library"- For example, the player's screen changes as shown below shows how the screen changes when you press and hold the BACK/HOME button. Press and hold the BACK/... press the button. Playback begins. Table of Contents Menu 12 Player Controls and Screens Use the 5-way button and the BACK/HOME button to navigate through screens, play songs, videos, photos, and FM radio and change the player's settings. "Album" from the Home menu. Press and hold the BACK...
...BACK/ HOME button. Now Playing screen Press the BACK/ HOME button. The diagram below when you select "Music Library"- For example, the player's screen changes as shown below shows how the screen changes when you press and hold the BACK/HOME button. Press and hold the BACK/... press the button. Playback begins. Table of Contents Menu 12 Player Controls and Screens Use the 5-way button and the BACK/HOME button to navigate through screens, play songs, videos, photos, and FM radio and change the player's settings. "Album" from the Home menu. Press and hold the BACK...
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Use them to help with the 5-way button, press on the icon. * There are tactile dots. List Buttons Video Description Confirms the item of the list. Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Press and hold to play /pause/ confirm) button* /...
Use them to help with the 5-way button, press on the icon. * There are tactile dots. List Buttons Video Description Confirms the item of the list. Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Press and hold to play /pause/ confirm) button* /...
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Moves the cursor up or down . Press and hold to play back of the selected item during music operation, or displays the selected item during video operation. for albums, see page 56. Press and hold to a reduced size image of a piece of cover art, one scene of photos in ... Confirms the item of the list. Displays the previous or next screen of the list. Starts play back a slide show of a video, or a photo. To display thumbnails for video files, see page 37; How to move the cursor left or right. Press and hold to scroll up or down through...
Moves the cursor up or down . Press and hold to play back of the selected item during music operation, or displays the selected item during video operation. for albums, see page 56. Press and hold to a reduced size image of a piece of cover art, one scene of photos in ... Confirms the item of the list. Displays the previous or next screen of the list. Starts play back a slide show of a video, or a photo. To display thumbnails for video files, see page 37; How to move the cursor left or right. Press and hold to scroll up or down through...
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... playback, fast forwards/backwards changes through 3 levels by releasing, returns to the normal playback. *1 If there is no operation for more than 3 minutes 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 play...
... playback, fast forwards/backwards changes through 3 levels by releasing, returns to the normal playback. *1 If there is no operation for more than 3 minutes 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 play...
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... appears. Hints You can display the "Now Playing" screen by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button to select "Now Playing." When playing videos or photos, you can select "Go to the song playback screen" from the option menu to confirm.
... appears. Hints You can display the "Now Playing" screen by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button to select "Now Playing." When playing videos or photos, you can select "Go to the song playback screen" from the option menu to confirm.
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.../PWR OFF button 5-way button Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button. For details, see "Displaying the Music Option Menu" ( page 33), "Displaying the Video Option Menu" ( page 58), "Displaying the Photo Option Menu" ( page 68), or "Displaying the FM Radio Option Menu" ( page 76). Hint...
.../PWR OFF button 5-way button Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button. For details, see "Displaying the Music Option Menu" ( page 33), "Displaying the Video Option Menu" ( page 58), "Displaying the Photo Option Menu" ( page 68), or "Displaying the FM Radio Option Menu" ( page 76). Hint...
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..., the songs of a song by any of the following operations: Starting playback of that year in Random Order (Intelligent Shuffle) The player offers 2 different random modes (also known as shuffle play) . Even if you cancel "Intelligent Shuffle," the "Shuffle" or "Shuffle&Repeat" ... "Music Library," etc. Changing the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio. Playing a video. Continued Even if you start "Intelligent Shuffle" play, the play mode changes to "Shuffle" or "Shuffle&Repeat" ( page 35). Table...
..., the songs of a song by any of the following operations: Starting playback of that year in Random Order (Intelligent Shuffle) The player offers 2 different random modes (also known as shuffle play) . Even if you cancel "Intelligent Shuffle," the "Shuffle" or "Shuffle&Repeat" ... "Music Library," etc. Changing the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio. Playing a video. Continued Even if you start "Intelligent Shuffle" play, the play mode changes to "Shuffle" or "Shuffle&Repeat" ( page 35). Table...
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...(Intelligent Shuffle), and then press the button to confirm. All songs are played in random order All the songs stored on the player are shuffled, and playback starts. The screen used to select a shuffle mode appears. Press the button to select "Shuffle All...35). Even if you start "Intelligent Shuffle" play, the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio. Playing a video. Index Hints When you cancel "Intelligent Shuffle," the "Shuffle" or "Shuffle&Repeat" setting for the play mode is kept. "...
...(Intelligent Shuffle), and then press the button to confirm. All songs are played in random order All the songs stored on the player are shuffled, and playback starts. The screen used to select a shuffle mode appears. Press the button to select "Shuffle All...35). Even if you start "Intelligent Shuffle" play, the play mode. Changing the playback range. Tuning the FM radio. Playing a video. Index Hints When you cancel "Intelligent Shuffle," the "Shuffle" or "Shuffle&Repeat" setting for the play mode is kept. "...
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... a different volume level than the other settings, you may have to adjust the volume manually to compensate. The "Equalizer" setting is not applied while a video is not activated. (Default setting) Emphasizes high and low ranges for details. To return to the normal sound quality Select "None" in parentheses. Press the...
... a different volume level than the other settings, you may have to adjust the volume manually to compensate. The "Equalizer" setting is not applied while a video is not activated. (Default setting) Emphasizes high and low ranges for details. To return to the normal sound quality Select "None" in parentheses. Press the...
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.../HOME button. Note The settings of "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" are using the FM radio. To return to confirm. If you are not applied while a video is playing or you return to the previous menu before confirming a setting, the setting is canceled. The CLEAR BASS can be set to any of...
.../HOME button. Note The settings of "Custom 1" or "Custom 2" are using the FM radio. To return to confirm. If you are not applied while a video is playing or you return to the previous menu before confirming a setting, the setting is canceled. The CLEAR BASS can be set to any of...
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... Matrix Karaoke Description "VPT(Surround)" setting is playing or you are using the FM radio. Note The "VPT(Surround)" setting is not applied while a video is not activated. (Default setting) Creates the sound of "VPT(Surround)" settings The sound may appear to the music. 43 Setting the Music Table of...
... Matrix Karaoke Description "VPT(Surround)" setting is playing or you are using the FM radio. Note The "VPT(Surround)" setting is not applied while a video is not activated. (Default setting) Creates the sound of "VPT(Surround)" settings The sound may appear to the music. 43 Setting the Music Table of...
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... 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 is playing or you use the supplied headphones. Off: Disables the "Clear Stereo" function and plays back normal sound. (Default setting) To return to...
... 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 is playing or you use the supplied headphones. Off: Disables the "Clear Stereo" function and plays back normal sound. (Default setting) To return to...
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46 Setting the Music Table of very low bit rate, the "DSEE(Sound Enhancer)" function will not be effective. Index Notes The "DSEE(Sound Enhancer)" setting is not applied while a video is playing or you are using the FM radio. The "DSEE(Sound Enhancer)" 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.
46 Setting the Music Table of very low bit rate, the "DSEE(Sound Enhancer)" function will not be effective. Index Notes The "DSEE(Sound Enhancer)" setting is not applied while a video is playing or you are using the FM radio. The "DSEE(Sound Enhancer)" 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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... of the volume level between songs is playing or you are using the FM radio. Note The "Dynamic Normalizer" setting is not applied while a video is moderated to minimize the difference in their original volume level as transferred. (Default setting) To return to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME...
... of the volume level between songs is playing or you are using the FM radio. Note The "Dynamic Normalizer" setting is not applied while a video is moderated to minimize the difference in their original volume level as transferred. (Default setting) To return to the previous menu Press the BACK/HOME...