Operation Guide
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... Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of this manual to jump to prevent accidents. Troubleshooting explains symptoms, causes and remedies when the player has problems. This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you are looking for from a list...58317; 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 "Table of the option...
... Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of this manual to jump to prevent accidents. Troubleshooting explains symptoms, causes and remedies when the player has problems. This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you are looking for from a list...58317; 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 "Table of the option...
Operation Guide
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... 80 Setting the Current Time (Set Date-Time 81 Setting the Date Format 83 Setting the Time Format 84 Displaying the Player Information (Unit Information 85 Resetting to Factory Settings (Reset all Settings 87 Formatting Memory (Format 88 Selecting the Display Language.............. What are 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...
... 80 Setting the Current Time (Set Date-Time 81 Setting the Date Format 83 Setting the Time Format 84 Displaying the Player Information (Unit Information 85 Resetting to Factory Settings (Reset all Settings 87 Formatting Memory (Format 88 Selecting the Display Language.............. What are 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...
Operation Guide
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... be deleted. 3 Connect the player to your nearest Sony dealer. If you press the RESET button while operating the player, stored data and settings on one of the support Web sites. You may be able to charge the power. Continued Table of Contents Menu Index 102 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If the player does not function as...
... be deleted. 3 Connect the player to your nearest Sony dealer. If you press the RESET button while operating the player, stored data and settings on one of the support Web sites. You may be able to charge the power. Continued Table of Contents Menu Index 102 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If the player does not function as...
Operation Guide
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...Supported file format" of "Specifications" ( page 127). Convert the ATRAC audio data using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. Songs or videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) may not play back, depending on the file format ( page 127). ...player ( page 102). No data is stored on the file size or the file format ( page 127). You are not in Windows Explorer, data hierarchy levels do not correspond to subscription conditions, etc. Songs with an expired playback limitation period cannot be played back. 103 Troubleshooting...
...Supported file format" of "Specifications" ( page 127). Convert the ATRAC audio data using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. Songs or videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) may not play back, depending on the file format ( page 127). ...player ( page 102). No data is stored on the file size or the file format ( page 127). You are not in Windows Explorer, data hierarchy levels do not correspond to subscription conditions, etc. Songs with an expired playback limitation period cannot be played back. 103 Troubleshooting...
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... format" of "Specifications" ( page 127). Convert the ATRAC files using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. Some songs may not play back, depending on certain file specifications. when ...is being used to the player ( page 95). Transferred files are not in a playable format. The maximum number of files is 1,000 files for videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F ... dropping. Also, the maximum number of folders is 1,000 folders for photos. 104 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Transferred data is not ...
... format" of "Specifications" ( page 127). Convert the ATRAC files using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. Some songs may not play back, depending on certain file specifications. when ...is being used to the player ( page 95). Transferred files are not in a playable format. The maximum number of files is 1,000 files for videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F ... dropping. Also, the maximum number of folders is 1,000 folders for photos. 104 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Transferred data is not ...
Operation Guide
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...to the opposite position ( page 10). The player contains moisture condensation. Wait a few hours to reset the player ( page 102). Table of Contents Menu Index 105 Troubleshooting Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy "VPT(Surround)" setting ...58320; When outputting to reset the player ( page 102). While "Connecting" is being displayed, you press the button, appears and playback pauses/stops. Cannot see the video,...
...to the opposite position ( page 10). The player contains moisture condensation. Wait a few hours to reset the player ( page 102). Table of Contents Menu Index 105 Troubleshooting Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy "VPT(Surround)" setting ...58320; When outputting to reset the player ( page 102). While "Connecting" is being displayed, you press the button, appears and playback pauses/stops. Cannot see the video,...
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...; The headphone jack is enabled. Table of Contents Menu Index 106 Troubleshooting Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Transferred data cannot be found. The built-in flash memory of the player was formatted using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. Songs or videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) may not play back, depending on...
...; The headphone jack is enabled. Table of Contents Menu Index 106 Troubleshooting Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Transferred data cannot be found. The built-in flash memory of the player was formatted using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. Songs or videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) may not play back, depending on...
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... or another transfer capable software for an album or artist or artist name, etc. The player's power was no data information, such as the video file into the folder under the "VIDEO" folder (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Some cover art is not displayed,... art's file format. Thumbnails are included in "Screensaver Timing" ( page 79). Press any button. name, etc. 107 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Thumbnails are displayed. The wrong language is selected. Correct the...
... or another transfer capable software for an album or artist or artist name, etc. The player's power was no data information, such as the video file into the folder under the "VIDEO" folder (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only). Some cover art is not displayed,... art's file format. Thumbnails are included in "Screensaver Timing" ( page 79). Press any button. name, etc. 107 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Thumbnails are displayed. The wrong language is selected. Correct the...
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...usable battery life becomes half the usual time, even after charging the battery fully, the battery should be replaced. Consult your nearest Sony dealer. Copyright-protected contents are played. When copyright-protected contents are played, battery life may be shorter. Table of... attempted for more than 30 seconds while the player was no operation attempted for a prolonged period. The efficiency of Contents Menu Index 108 Troubleshooting Display (continued) Symptom The screen turns off. You can play back a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) even when the...
...usable battery life becomes half the usual time, even after charging the battery fully, the battery should be replaced. Consult your nearest Sony dealer. Copyright-protected contents are played. When copyright-protected contents are played, battery life may be shorter. Table of... attempted for more than 30 seconds while the player was no operation attempted for a prolonged period. The efficiency of Contents Menu Index 108 Troubleshooting Display (continued) Symptom The screen turns off. You can play back a video (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) even when the...
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... fully charged when quickly. your computer. Activate Windows Media Player, or Windows Explorer. Continued Connection with the supplied USB cable. "Connecting" does not appear when connected to the computer with a computer Symptom MP3 Conversion Tool does not start up. 109 Troubleshooting Table of 5 °C (41 °F) to 35 °C (95 °...
... fully charged when quickly. your computer. Activate Windows Media Player, or Windows Explorer. Continued Connection with the supplied USB cable. "Connecting" does not appear when connected to the computer with a computer Symptom MP3 Conversion Tool does not start up. 109 Troubleshooting Table of 5 °C (41 °F) to 35 °C (95 °...
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... dragging and dropping on your computer may have Windows Media Player 11 installed, there may be limited files (AAC, video* files, etc.) that do not have a problem. Cause/Remedy The USB cable is not connected to Windows Media Player 11. Continued 110 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Connection with a computer (continued...
... dragging and dropping on your computer may have Windows Media Player 11 installed, there may be limited files (AAC, video* files, etc.) that do not have a problem. Cause/Remedy The USB cable is not connected to Windows Media Player 11. Continued 110 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Connection with a computer (continued...
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... to avoid data damage. Transferable limit of Contents Menu Index 111 Troubleshooting Connection with a limited playing period or playing count may be damaged. Delete the data that already has Windows Media Player 10 installed. Install Windows Media Player 11 from your computer, then import it to your computer again. Continued...
... to avoid data damage. Transferable limit of Contents Menu Index 111 Troubleshooting Connection with a limited playing period or playing count may be damaged. Delete the data that already has Windows Media Player 10 installed. Install Windows Media Player 11 from your computer, then import it to your computer again. Continued...
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...or rename the folders. You cannot delete or rename the "MUSIC," "MP_ ROOT," "VIDEO" (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), "PICTURES," "PICTURE" and "DCIM" folders. Continued the player. Transfer any unnecessary data back to your computer using devices such as a mobile phone ... Index 112 Troubleshooting Connection with a computer (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Only a small amount of There is not enough free space in the built-in flash data can be played on the player is stored on the player. If data other than song, video (NWZ-S615F...
...or rename the folders. You cannot delete or rename the "MUSIC," "MP_ ROOT," "VIDEO" (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only), "PICTURES," "PICTURE" and "DCIM" folders. Continued the player. Transfer any unnecessary data back to your computer using devices such as a mobile phone ... Index 112 Troubleshooting Connection with a computer (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Only a small amount of There is not enough free space in the built-in flash data can be played on the player is stored on the player. If data other than song, video (NWZ-S615F...
Operation Guide
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...to "Off." Set "Beep Settings" to "On" ( page 77). The beep does not sound when the player is connected to "Off " ( page 31). If you left the player for a while to allow it to cool down. "New Song Pop Up" is set to "On." Set... warm when the battery is set the date and time again ( page 81). The player gets warm. Index Set the player aside for a while with the battery used up, the date and time may be reset. 113 Troubleshooting Table of data is not a malfunction. Cause/Remedy "Beep Settings" is being ...
...to "Off." Set "Beep Settings" to "On" ( page 77). The beep does not sound when the player is connected to "Off " ( page 31). If you left the player for a while to allow it to cool down. "New Song Pop Up" is set to "On." Set... warm when the battery is set the date and time again ( page 81). The player gets warm. Index Set the player aside for a while with the battery used up, the date and time may be reset. 113 Troubleshooting Table of data is not a malfunction. Cause/Remedy "Beep Settings" is being ...
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... transfer the songs, or Windows Explorer. If the total number of playlists registered to the player exceeds 65,535, playlists exceeding this level. Cannot play ; 114 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Messages Follow the instructions below if a message appears in folders up to ...Transfer the file to the connect to transfer the playlists. file format is damaged. Cannot display folders beyond the 8th folder level to video folders by dragging and dropping Place them in the playlists has reached 65,535. file ( page 127). You ...
... transfer the songs, or Windows Explorer. If the total number of playlists registered to the player exceeds 65,535, playlists exceeding this level. Cannot play ; 114 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Messages Follow the instructions below if a message appears in folders up to ...Transfer the file to the connect to transfer the playlists. file format is damaged. Cannot display folders beyond the 8th folder level to video folders by dragging and dropping Place them in the playlists has reached 65,535. file ( page 127). You ...
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...Troubleshooting Table of the "Initial Search" function. Firmware update failed. Library error encountered. The player's battery is damaged. Transfer songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/ S618F only), or photos again. If the remedy above does not solve the problem, format the built-in the selected folder. No Library exists. player. player...device and photos stored on your computer to compliant software or videos (NWZ-S615F/ device and transfer again. Do not external devices to the player. No photos are available for songs, connect to retry ...
...Troubleshooting Table of the "Initial Search" function. Firmware update failed. Library error encountered. The player's battery is damaged. Transfer songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/ S618F only), or photos again. If the remedy above does not solve the problem, format the built-in the selected folder. No Library exists. player. player...device and photos stored on your computer to compliant software or videos (NWZ-S615F/ device and transfer again. Do not external devices to the player. No photos are available for songs, connect to retry ...
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... in selected item. There are no videos stored on the player, or no songs on the player. On hold... page 10). Select "Settings""Common Settings""Format" to the opposite position ( HOLD position. 116 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Message Meaning... Remedy No playlists available. message appears. No preset stations exist. Please select Auto Preset from the player using a the preset station ( preset number ...
... in selected item. There are no videos stored on the player, or no songs on the player. On hold... page 10). Select "Settings""Common Settings""Format" to the opposite position ( HOLD position. 116 Troubleshooting Table of Contents Menu Index Message Meaning... Remedy No playlists available. message appears. No preset stations exist. Please select Auto Preset from the player using a the preset station ( preset number ...
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... L Language 90 Linear PCM 98, 127 Live 42 M Matrix 42 Messages 114 Model 86 Mono/Auto 74 MP3 98, 127 MPEG-4 99, 127 Music Library 6, 19 N Normal 34 Now Playing 7 Now Playing screen ..., 93, 108 R Radio 68 Recharging 92 Release Year 23 Remaining battery 92 Repeat 34 RESET (the player 102 Reset all Settings 87 RESET button 9 S Scan Sensitivity 73 Screensaver 78 Search for songs 19 album...setting 81 Total photos 86 Total songs 86 Total videos 86 Troubleshooting 102 Turning off the player manually.... 93 U Unique 39 Upgrading 101 USB cable 8 Continued
... L Language 90 Linear PCM 98, 127 Live 42 M Matrix 42 Messages 114 Model 86 Mono/Auto 74 MP3 98, 127 MPEG-4 99, 127 Music Library 6, 19 N Normal 34 Now Playing 7 Now Playing screen ..., 93, 108 R Radio 68 Recharging 92 Release Year 23 Remaining battery 92 Repeat 34 RESET (the player 102 Reset all Settings 87 RESET button 9 S Scan Sensitivity 73 Screensaver 78 Search for songs 19 album...setting 81 Total photos 86 Total songs 86 Total videos 86 Troubleshooting 102 Turning off the player manually.... 93 U Unique 39 Upgrading 101 USB cable 8 Continued
Quick Start Guide
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... basic operation of the player, including importing, transferring, and playing music songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) and photos. Operation Guide: Explains advanced features of the player and offers troubleshooting information. Troubleshooting: Explains symptoms, causes and remedies when the player has problems. ...20 Playing Videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)/Photos....... 22 Listening to FM Radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)......... 24 Parts and Controls 26 About the Home menu 28 Record them in the spaces whenever you call upon your Sony dealer ...
... basic operation of the player, including importing, transferring, and playing music songs, videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only) and photos. Operation Guide: Explains advanced features of the player and offers troubleshooting information. Troubleshooting: Explains symptoms, causes and remedies when the player has problems. ...20 Playing Videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)/Photos....... 22 Listening to FM Radio (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)......... 24 Parts and Controls 26 About the Home menu 28 Record them in the spaces whenever you call upon your Sony dealer ...
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...(PDF file). Clock Display*1 Displays the current time. Music Library Video Library*2 Settings Plays back songs on the Home menu, the menu changes as follows. Press the button to use or set player functions, troubleshooting information, etc., are registered in playlists. About the Home menu The... in the menu, and then press the button to play mode. Photo Library Plays back photos on the player ( page 22). Plays back videos on the player ( page 22). To return to the Home menu. Home menu Select (Music Library), and press the ...
...(PDF file). Clock Display*1 Displays the current time. Music Library Video Library*2 Settings Plays back songs on the Home menu, the menu changes as follows. Press the button to use or set player functions, troubleshooting information, etc., are registered in playlists. About the Home menu The... in the menu, and then press the button to play mode. Photo Library Plays back photos on the player ( page 22). Plays back videos on the player ( page 22). To return to the Home menu. Home menu Select (Music Library), and press the ...