Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NWZ-E444 Sony
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ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber: 4-154-408-11 Click! Y ou can directly jump Operation Guide NWZ -E443 / E444 / E445 ©2009 Sony Corporation 4-154-408-11(1) T ransf erring Music T ransf erring.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 2 2 Note Depending on the coun tr y/region in which y ou ha ve purc hased the player , some m odels may n ot be availab le.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 3 3 T able of Con tents Basic Operations and Screens Pa rts and C ontr ols ...................................5 T urning the Player On and Off ...............7 Abou t the Home M enu ..................
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 4 4 Vie wing Photos V ie wing Phot os [Photos] ......................... 58 Photo di splay screen ...................................... 59 Playing a Slide Show .............................. 60 Deleting Phot os .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 5 5 Basic Operations and Screens P ar ts and C ontrols BACK/HOME button Pr ess to go u p one list screen level , or to ret urn to the previou s menu . Pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton t o displa y the [Ho me] men u ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 6 6 Basic Operations and Screens RESET button Pr ess the RESET bu tto n with a small pin, etc., t o reset the play er ( p . 99). Strap hole This is used to a ttach a strap (sold separat ely).
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 7 7 Basic Operations and Screens T urning the Pla yer On and Off T o turn on the player Pr ess an y but ton t o turn the play er on. Hint If [On hold... Cancel H OLD function to activa te con trols.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 8 8 Basic Operations and Screens About the Home Menu The follo wing table sh ows the it ems of the [H ome] menu . Fo r details on the item li st of each men u, see p . 9. Fo r details abou t each menu i tem, ref er to the specif ied ref erence page .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 9 9 Basic Operations and Screens [Shuffle All] ............................. 40 [F M Radio] ............................... 66 [ Voice Recording] ....................... 77 [Photos] .....................
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 10 10 Basic Operations and Screens About the information area The icon s, shown in the table belo w , appear in the info rmation a rea. The icon s vary according to the p layback stat us, setting or the screen.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 11 11 Basic Operations and Screens Ho w to U se the Home Menu The [H ome] men u is the start ing poin t of each ap plicatio n, such as searc hing fo r songs, chan ging settings, etc. Y ou can di splay the [H ome] men u by p ressing a nd holding the B ACK/H OME bu tton o f the play er .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 12 12 Basic Operations and Screens In this ma nual, o perating instructions fro m the [Ho me] men u are described as below . Example: Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music] [A lbum] desired album desired song .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 13 13 Basic Operations and Screens Press the / / / butt on to select an album, and then press the button to confirm. The song lis t for the selected album a ppears. Y ou can scr oll the list by p ressin g the / bu tton.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 14 14 Basic Operations and Screens Ho w to U se the Option Menu The op tion men u items va r y function-to-function, allowing y ou to cha nge the settings of each a pplicatio n. Y ou can di splay the o ption men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF b utto n.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 15 15 Basic Operations and Screens Press the / / / butt on to select [Play Mode], and then press the button to c onfirm. Press the / / / butt on to select [Shuffle], and then press the button to confirm.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 16 16 Basic Operations and Screens About the Sof twar e Bundled Software Content T ransfer Cont ent T ransf er can transf er music, videos or p hotos fro m a com pu ter to the pla yer by a sim ple drag-and-dro p operatio n.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 17 17 Preparing the Play er Charging the Ba ttery The pla yer’ s battery is rechar ged while the player is co nnected to a running com pu ter . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur com put er , use the sup plied USB cable .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 18 18 Preparing the Play er Note If you ch arge the pla yer when it has n ot been used for a long period, your co mp uter ma y not r ecognize t he pla yer or nothing ma y ap pear on the displa y . Charg e the player f or about 5 min utes, and it s tarts operating pr operly .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 19 19 Preparing the Play er Selec ting the Display Language Y ou can select from a va riety of languag es for men us and messages. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [Language Settings] desired language setting .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 20 20 Preparing the Play er Setting the Date and T ime Some a pplica tions of the p layer do no t wor k correctly until the da te and time ar e set. S et the current da te and time befor e using the pla yer .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 21 21 T ransferring Music Selec ting the W a y to T ransfer Music Y ou can im p ort m usic from a udio CDs or fr om the In ternet, etc. T o impo rt mu sic into y our com puter , us e a ppr op riate softwar e.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 22 22 T ransferring Music T ransf erring Music U sing W indow s Media Play er 11 Y ou can im p ort songs fr om yo ur CDs, etc., to yo ur com put er , and tran sfer them to the pla yer using W indows M edia Player 11.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 23 23 T ransferring Music Click [Start R ip]. W indows M edia Player 11 begins to im p ort the CD . The im ported s o ngs are in dicated as [Ri pped to library]. W ait un t il all songs ha ve been imported.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 24 24 T ransferring Music T ransferring Music Y ou can u se Win dows M e dia Pla yer 11 to transf er music fr om yo ur com puter to the pla yer . Note D o no t disconnect the USB cable while [Do not disconnect.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 25 25 T ransferring Music Click the [Sync] tab on the W indow s Media Player 11 windo w . Drag-and-drop the desired songs to the S ync List on the right side of the window . The songs a re added to the S ync List.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 26 26 T ransferring Music T ransf erring Music U sing Con tent T ransfer If y ou ha ve already ma naged m usic with iT unes, etc., yo u can transf er them to the play er using Con tent T ransfer . Y o u can use iT unes, etc.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 27 27 T ransferring Music Selec t the desired songs fr om iT unes, etc., and dr ag-and-drop them to C ontent T ransfer . Cont ent T ransf er recognizes the type of data b y fi lena me extension, a nd sends it to the a ppro priat e folder of the p layer .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 28 28 T ransferring Music T ransf erring Music U sing W indow s Explorer Y ou can dir ectly transfer da ta by drag-an d-drop usin g W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter . Playa ble data hiera rch y has r ules.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 29 29 T ransferring Music Note D a ta hierarch y may differ , depending on yo ur com puter en vironmen t. D o not disconn ect t he US B cable while [Do not disconnect.] ap pe ar s on the pla yer , as the data being transf erred may be damag ed.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 30 30 T ransferring V ideos/Photos Selec ting the W a y to T ransfer V ideos/Photos Y ou can im p ort videos from r ecorded videos or fro m the In ternet, etc. Y ou can im p ort pho tos from a digi tal camera, etc.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 31 31 T ransferring V ideos/Photos T ransf erring V ideos/Photos U sing Con tent T r ansfer Y ou can tra nsfer videos/pho tos stor ed on yo ur com put er to the play er using Cont ent T ransf er .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 32 32 T ransferring V ideos/Photos Selec t the desired videos/phot os from Window s Explorer , and drag- and-drop them to Con tent T ransfer . Cont ent T ransf er recognizes the type of data b y fi lena me extension, a nd sends it to the a ppro priat e folder of the p layer .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 33 33 T ransferring V ideos/Photos T ransf erring V ideos/Photos U sing W indow s Explorer Y ou can dir ectly transfer da ta by drag-an d-drop usin g W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter . Playa ble data hiera rch y has r ules.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 34 34 T ransferring V ideos/Photos Note D a ta hierarch y may differ , depending on yo ur com puter en vironmen t. D o not disconn ect t he US B cable while [Do not disconnect.] ap pe ar s on the pla yer , as the data being transf erred may be damag ed.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 35 35 Playing Music Pla ying Music [Music] T o pla y music, select [M usic] to disp lay the [M usic] screen. Y ou can p lay back r ecorded FM radio pr ograms a nd recor ded voice files from [M usic]. F or details, see “Sear ching fo r Songs ” ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 36 36 Playing Music Music playback screen Operations on the music playback screen T o (screen indic ation) Do this Play ( )/pa use ( ) *1 Pres s the butt on. Fas t forward ( )/ fast rewind ( ) Pres s and hold the / b utto n.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 37 37 Playing Music Music list screen The follo wing ar e exam ples of m usic list screens. Operations on the music list screen T o Do this Confirm an item in the list Pres s the butt on. M ove the cursor u p or down Pres s the / butt on.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 38 38 Playing Music Searching for Songs When y ou select [Music] o n the [H ome] men u, the search m enu a ppears. Y ou can select the desired searc h method on the search men u to search the mu sic list for desir ed song.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 39 39 Playing Music Search method Method Description [All Songs]* 1 Select a s on g from the song list. [Album]* 1 Select an album song. [Artist]* 1, * 2, * 3 Select an artist an album song. [Genre]* 1, * 3 Select a genre an artist an alb um song.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 40 40 Playing Music Pla ying All Songs in R andom Order All the songs sto red on the pla yer are pla yed in rando m or der . Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Shuffle All]. All songs ar e shuffled. Then the music p layback screen ap pears and pla y back o f the songs begins.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 41 41 Playing Music Deleting Songs When y ou delete son gs from the pla yer , use the softwar e you used to transf er the songs, o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 42 42 Playing Music U sing the Music Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the m usic op tion men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF bu tton o n the music li st or o n the music pla yback screen. For deta ils on ho w to use the optio n menu, see p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 43 43 Playing Music Option items appearing on the music playback screen Option items Description/reference page [Play M o de] Sets the play mode ( p . 45). [Equalizer] Cust omizes the sound quali ty ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 44 44 Playing Music Displaying the detailed informa tion screen [Detailed Information] Fr om the music list or music playback screen, pr ess the OPTION/ PWR OFF button. Selec t [Detailed Informa tion].
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 45 45 Playing Music Changing the Music Settings T o cha nge the m usic settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] menu , then select [Music Settings]. Setting the play mode [Play Mode] The pla yer offers a va riety of pla y modes, including ra ndom pla y and selected repeat p lay .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 46 46 Playing Music Setting the sound quality [Equalizer] Y ou can set the sound q uality accordin g to the mu sic genre, et c. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [Music Settings] [Equalizer] desired equalizer type .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 47 47 Playing Music Customizing sound quality Y ou can p reset the value o f CLEAR BASS (bass) a nd 5 band Equalizer as [Cus tom 1] o r [Custo m 2]. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [Music Settings] [Equalizer] [Edit] display ed under [ Custom 1] or [ Custom 2].
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 48 48 Playing Music Adjusting the v olume lev el [Dynamic Normalizer] Y ou can r educe the vol ume level between songs. W ith this setting, when listenin g to album songs in the sh uf fle play mode, the vo lume level between songs is modera ted to minimize the difference in their r ecordin g levels.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 49 49 Playing Music Optimizing the quality of the sound output from the supplied speaker* 1 SRS -NWGT014E [SP Output O ptimizer] The pla yer is equi pped with the Digital Line ar P hase Speaker feat ure to op timize the quality of sound fro m the sup plied spea ker* 1 SRS-NW GT014E.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 50 50 W atching Videos Pla ying a V ideo [ V ideos] T o pla y a video, select [V ideos] to displa y the [V ideos] s creen. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [ V ideos] desired video . The video playback screen a ppears and p layback of the video beg ins.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 51 51 W atching Videos Video playback screen Operations on the video playback screen T o (S creen indication) Do this Play ( )/pa use ( )* 1 Pres s the butt on. Fas t forward ( )/fast r ewind ( ) Pres s and hold the / b utto n.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 52 52 W atching Videos Deleting V ideos When y ou delete videos from the p layer , use t he softwar e you u se d to tran sfer the videos, or W indows Explor er . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 53 53 W atching Videos U sing the V ideo Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the video op tion men u by pr essing the OPTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n the video list or o n the video playback screen. Fo r details on ho w to use the optio n menu, see p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 54 54 W atching Videos Changing the V ideo Settings T o cha nge the video settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] menu , then select [V ideo Settings]. Setting the zoom func tion [Zoom Settings] Y ou can zoo m in the cur ren t ly p laying video .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 55 55 W atching Videos Type Description [Full] The video image is r esized to fit the availab le display a rea, main taining the aspect ratio . The video image is disp layed full- height, wi th the r ight/left sides o f the image trimmed to fit.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 56 56 W atching Videos Setting the display of the video screen [Display] Y ou can di splay o r hide detailed informa tion of a video , such as its title, pla y back ico n, and ela psed playing time, etc.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 57 57 W atching Videos Setting the video orientation [ Video Orientation] Y ou can set the video orien tation to [V ertic al] or [H orizon tal (r igh t)]. The opera tion of the 5-wa y but ton is swi tched accor ding to the setting of [V ideo Orientatio n].
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 58 58 Vie wing Photos V iewing Photos [Photos] T o view phot os, selec t [Pho tos] to disp lay the [Pho tos] screen. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Photos] desired folder desired photo . The pho to displa y screen ap pears.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 59 59 Vie wing Photos Hint In the phot o folder list, o nly folders co ntaining p hotos ar e displa yed in alphabetical or der .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 60 60 Vie wing Photos Pla ying a Slide Show Y ou can di splay p hotos in a selected folder in slide s how fo rm.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 61 61 Vie wing Photos Deleting Photos When y ou delete ph otos fro m the play er , use the software yo u used to transfer the phot os, or W indows Explo rer . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 62 62 Vie wing Photos U sing the Photo Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the ph oto op tion men u by p ressing the O PTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n the phot o folder list o r pho to list, or o n the phot o displa y screen.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 63 63 Vie wing Photos Changing the Photo Settings T o cha nge the pho to settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] men u, then select [Photo Settings]. Photo orientation [Phot o Orientation] Y ou can set the pho to orien tation t o [V ertica l], [H orizontal (right)], o r [H orizon tal (left)].
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 64 64 Vie wing Photos Setting the display of the photo screen [Display] Y ou can di splay o r hide detailed informa tion of a p hoto , such as an ico n that sho ws playback sta tus, etc., while displa ying a pho to .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 65 65 Vie wing Photos Setting the inter val of a slide sho w [Slide S how Int er val] Y ou can set the time each pho to is disp layed. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [Photo Settings] [Slide Show Int er val] desired interval type.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 66 66 Listening and Recording F M Radio Listening to F M R adio T o Listen t o FM R adio , select [FM R adio] from the [H ome] men u to displa y the [FM Radio] s creen. Note The headphone co rd ser ves as a n an tenna, so extend it as far a s possible.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 67 67 Listening and Recording F M Radio F M Radio screen Note D epending o n the country/region in which you h ave p urchased the pla yer , the screen ap pearance may differ . Operations on the F M Radio screen T o Do this Select t he p revious/next frequency Pres s the / butt on.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 68 68 Listening and Recording F M Radio Presetting broadc ast stations aut omaticall y [Auto Preset] Y ou can p reset (up t o 30) receivable b roadcast sta tions in y our ar ea au toma tic ally b y selec ting [A uto P reset].
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 69 69 Listening and Recording F M Radio Presetting broadc ast stations manually Y ou can m anually p reset br oadcast station s that [A uto P reset] cannot det ect ( p . 68). On the FM Radio screen, selec t the desired fr equency .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 70 70 Listening and Recording F M Radio Rec ording F M R adio Y ou can r ecord FM radio p rogram s on the pla yer . FM radio p rogram is recor ded in MP3 forma t. Before r ecordin g, connect the headpho nes, and co nfir m tha t FM broadcasts can be heard a nd receptio n is good.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 71 71 Listening and Recording F M Radio Press the B ACK/HOME button t o stop recor ding. Th e recor ding is sa ved as a file “FM-xxxx-nnn-hhmm* 1 ” in the [Record] – [FM] – [yy yy-mm-dd* 2 ] folder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 72 72 Listening and Recording F M Radio Pla ying Back Recorded F M R adio Pr ograms T o pla y back recor ded FM radio progra ms, select [Music] t o displa y the [M usic] screen. Y ou ca n displa y the folder list in the [FM] fo lder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 73 73 Listening and Recording F M Radio Deleting Rec orded F M Radio Programs Y ou can de lete the recor ded FM radio program s on the pla yer . Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music] [FM Rec ording] desired folder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 74 74 Listening and Recording F M Radio U sing the FM Radio Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the FM radio o ption men u by p ressin g the OPTION/PWR OFF bu tto n on the FM Radio screen or on the FM Recor ding screen.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 75 75 Listening and Recording F M Radio Option items appearing on the folder/file list screen of recorded F M radio programs Option items Description/r eference page [N ow Pla ying] Displa ys the playback or disp lays screen of the currently p laying con tent.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 76 76 Listening and Recording F M Radio Changing the F M Radio S ettings T o cha nge the FM radio settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] men u, then select [FM R adio Settings]. Setting the reception [Sc an Sensitivity] When y ou select stations u sing the [A uto Pr eset] func tion ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 77 77 Recording/Listening V oice Rec ording V oice Y ou can r ecord v oice using the p layer ’ s built-in micr oph one and p lay back the recor ded voice files.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 78 78 Recording/Listening Voice Press the B ACK/HOME button t o stop recor ding. Th e recor ding is sa ved as a file “VR -nnn-h hmm* 1 ” in the [Record] – [V oice] – [yyyy-mm-dd* 2 ] folder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 79 79 Recording/Listening V oice Pla ying Back Recorded V oice F iles T o pla y back recor ded voice files, select [Music] t o displa y the [M usic] screen. Y ou can di splay the f older list in the [V oice] folder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 80 80 Recording/Listening V oice Deleting Rec orded V oice F iles Y ou can de lete recor ded voice files on the pla yer . Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music] [ V oice Recor ding] desired folder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 81 81 Recording/Listening V oice U sing the V oic e Rec ording Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the vo ice recor ding op tion men u by p ressin g the OPTION/ PWR OFF bu tto n on the V oice Recording scr een.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 82 82 Recording/Listening V oice Option items appearing on the music playback screen of recorded v oice files Option items Description/reference page [Play M o de] Sets the play mode ( p . 45). [Equalizer] Cust omizes the sound quali ty ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 83 83 Recording/Listening V oice Changing the Rec ording Settings T o cha nge the reco rding settin gs, selec t [Settings] fro m the [H ome] men u, then select [R ecor ding Settings].
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 84 84 Using the Timer Setting the T imer Y ou can set the timer to pla y b ack son gs at a specified time (Alarm). Y ou can also set t he period of time after which the pla yer a uto matically pu ts off itself int o standb y mode (Sleep Timer).
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 85 85 Using the Timer Setting the alarm [Alarm] Y ou can set the timer to pla y b ack son gs at a specified time as an alarm. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music] desired search method desired song .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 86 86 Using the Timer Setting the sleep timer [Sleep T imer] Y ou can set the period of time after which the pla yer au toma tic ally pu ts itself int o standb y mode (Sleep Timer). On the music playback screen, pr ess the OPTION/PWR OFF button.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 87 87 Common Settings Changing the C ommon S ettings T o cha nge the comm on settings o f the player , selec t [Settings] fro m the [H ome] men u, then select [C omm on Settings]. Displaying the pla yer inf ormation [Unit Informa tion] Inf orma tion such as model na me, firmwar e versio n, etc.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 88 88 Common Settings Limiting the volume [A VLS ( Volume Limit)] Y ou can set [A VLS (V olume Limi t)] (A uto matic V olume Limi ter Syst em) to limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a uditory issues or distraction.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 89 89 Common Settings Setting a screensav er type [Screensaver] Y ou can set the screen sav er to either [Clock] or [B lank] for when ther e is no opera tion for m ore tha n 30 se co nds during son g playback or FM r eception.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 90 90 Common Settings Setting the c urrent time [Set Date-Time] Y ou can set the da te and time. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [ Common Settings] [Set Date - T ime]. Press the / butt on to select a year , and then press the / button to change the value .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 91 91 Common Settings Setting the date forma t [Date Display F ormat] Y ou can set the da te forma t displayed f or the curren t date ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 92 92 Common Settings Returning to the factor y settings [Reset all Settings] Y ou can r eset the player t o the default settin gs. Resetting the play er wil l no t delete da ta such as m usic, video, a nd phot o data.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 93 93 Common Settings Selec ting the Display Language [Language Settings] Y ou can select from a va riety of languag es for men us and messages. Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [Language Settings] desired language setting .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 94 94 Useful F acts About Batt er y Life By adj usting the settings o r managing the po wer sup ply pr operly , i t is possible to sav e batt er y power fo r lon ger usage time between char ges. The follo wing hin ts will y ield a lo nger ba tter y life .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 95 95 Useful F acts Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio f ormat? A udio forma t refers t o the method use d to im p ort a udio data from the I nt ernet or a udio CDs to a co mp uter , and then save i t as an a udio fi le.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 96 96 Useful F acts What is the rela tionship between bit rate , sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher b it rat es pro vide b etter so und quality , but r equire mo re sto rage space fo r the same length of a udio , so you can st ore f ewer songs o n the pla yer .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 97 97 Useful F acts Stor ing Data Y ou can s tor e com puter da t a in to the built-in flash memo r y of the pla yer b y transf err ing the da ta from yo ur com put er using W indows Explo rer , o r another transf er capable softwar e.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 98 98 Useful F acts Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Firm ware Y ou can u pdate the pla yer’ s fir m ware. I nstalling the lates t play er’ s firmwa re allows yo u to add new feat ures to the pla yer .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 99 99 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the follo wing steps to r esolve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables , and try any corrective actions listed.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 100 100 T roubleshooting Operation There is no sound . Th e vol ume level is set to zero . T urn the volume u p ( p . 5). Th e headpho ne plug is n ot connected pr operly . C onnect the headpho ne plug p roperl y ( p .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 101 101 T roubleshooting T ransferred da ta is not displayed in its list . Th e maximum n umber of files t ha t can be display ed has been reached. The maximum n umber of files is 1,000 f iles for videos, a nd 8,000 files for phot os.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 102 102 T roubleshooting The pla yer does not work. Th e HOLD swi tch is set to the HO LD position. S lide the HOLD swi tch in the op posite position ( p . 5). Th e play er con tains mois ture con densation.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 103 103 T roubleshooting Playback has stopped suddenly . Th e rema ining batt er y power is in suff icien t. C harg e the battery by connecting the pla yer to a running com puter ( p . 17). Th e songs o r video f iles that cann ot be play ed are pla yed.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 104 104 T roubleshooting Display “ ” appears for a title . C haracters tha t cannot be disp layed on the pla yer are incl uded in the title. R ename the title wi th app rop riate character s, using the software y ou used to transfer , or W indows Explo rer .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 105 105 T roubleshooting P ow er Battery life is short. Th e operatin g temperat ure is belo w 5 °C (41 ºF). B at ter y life becomes sh orter as a resul t of the bat ter y characteristics. This is n ot a malfunction.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 106 106 T roubleshooting Connec tion with a computer [C onnec ting] or [ Connected USB (MTP)] does not appear when connected to the computer with the supplied USB cable . Th e rema ining batt er y power is in suff icien t.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 107 107 T roubleshooting A bnormal da ta exists on the pla yer . T ransf er usable files back to your co mpu ter and fo rmat the b uilt-in flash memor y on the pla yer ( p . 92). Th e data ma y be damaged.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 108 108 T roubleshooting F M Radio FM broadcasts ar e unclear . Th e received sta tion is no t ful ly t uned in. T une the statio n in manually usin g the / butt on ( p . 67). Reception is w eak and sound quality is poor .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 109 109 T roubleshooting Recording The remaining r ecording time remains the same e ven though files are deleted . D ue to system r estrictions, the remainin g recor ding time may no t imp rov e if only short files are delet ed.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 110 110 T roubleshooting Timer The alarm does not function. W hen setting the alarm, the setting was sto pped half wa y or the play er was turned off withou t confirming the setting of the ho ur and min utes.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 111 111 T roubleshooting Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage a ppears in the displa y . [A ll group numbers have been used .] Th e total n umber of songs r egistered in the pla ylists has reached 27,000.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 112 112 T roubleshooting [Not enough free space in memory . Delete files to ensure free spac e.] Th e play er’ s ava ilable capacity is in suff icien t.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 113 113 Additional Informa tion Pr ecautions Notice for customers: the follo wing information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives The man ufac tur er of this pr oduct is Sony Corpora tion, 1-7-1 K ona n, Minat o- ku, T okyo , Ja pan.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 114 114 Additional Informa tion Disposal of Old Elec trical & Elec tronic Equipment ( Applic able in the European Union and other European countries.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 115 115 Additional Informa tion Disposal of waste batt eries (applic able in the European Union and other E uropean countries with separate collection s.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 116 116 Additional Informa tion On safety B e sur e not to sho rt-circuit the terminals of the p layer wi th other metallic objects. D o not t ouch the rech argeab le batt er y with bare ha nds if it is leaking.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 117 117 Additional Informa tion On installation Do not pu t an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a pply a stro ng shock to the play er .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 118 118 Additional Informa tion Note on static electricity In particularly dry air conditio ns, mild tingling ma y be felt on y our ears. This i s a resul t of sta tic elect ricity accum ulated in the body , an d not a malfunction of the play er .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 119 119 Additional Informa tion On the use When using a s trap (sold separat ely), be careful to a void h ooking it on o bjects you pas s by . Furthermore be car eful not to swing the pla yer by the strap t o av oid bum ping people.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 120 120 Additional Informa tion On Sof tware C op y right la ws pr ohibi t rep roducing the softwar e or the ma nual accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren t ing the softwar e withou t the permission of the co pyright ho lder .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 121 121 Additional Informa tion About sample data* 1 The pla yer is pr e-installed with samp le data. If y ou delete the sam ple data, you ca nnot res tor e it, and w e will not sup ply an y replacem ent da ta.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 122 122 Additional Informa tion Lic ense and T rademark N otice A TRA C is trademark o f S o ny Corpora tion. “ W ALKMAN” an d “W ALKMAN” logo a re r egistered trademarks o f Son y Corp o ration.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 123 123 Additional Informa tion THIS PROD UCT IS LICENSED UND ER THE A V C P A TENT POR TFOLIO LICENS E FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON-CO MMERCI AL USE O.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 124 124 Additional Informa tion Info rmation o n Expat Copyright ©1998, 1999, 2000 Tha i Open S our ce S o ftware Center L td and Clark Cooper . Copyright ©2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expa t main tainers.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 125 125 Additional Informa tion Specifications Suppor ted file forma t Music A udio Fo rmats (Code c) MP3 M edia File forma t: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format File extensio n: .mp3 Bit ra te: 32 to 320 kb ps (Suppo rts variable bit ra te (VBR)) Sam pling frequency* 1 : 32, 44.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 126 126 Additional Informa tion Photo* 5 Photo F ormat (Code c) JPEG Media F ile format: Com patible with Exif 2.21 file forma t File extensio n: .jpg Pro file: B aseline Pr ofile N umber of pixe ls: Max.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 127 127 Additional Informa tion Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.) The ap pro ximate reco rdable times ar e estimat ed in the case w here o nly videos are transferr ed. The time may differ , depending o n the conditio ns under which the pla yer is used.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 128 128 Additional Informa tion Output (headphones) Fr equency response 20 to 20,000 Hz (when pla ying data file, single signal measuremen t) F M radio FM Fr equency range 87.5 to 108.0 MHz The frequency is chan ged by 0.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 129 129 Additional Informa tion Battery life (continuous playback) NWZ-E443/E444/E445 M usic Playback a t MP3 128 kbps A ppr oxima tely 30 hours V ide o.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 130 130 Additional Informa tion Display 2-inch, TFT colo r display wi th white LED-backlight, QV GA (240 × 320 pixel s), 262,144 color s Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting par ts not included) 44.0 × 86.8 × 9.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : 4-154-408-11 131 131 Additional Informa tion System Requirements C om put er IBM PC/A T or co mpa tible com puter p reinstalled with the follo wing W indows o pe.
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 132 132 Additional Informa tion Inde x Symbols 5-way b utt on .............................. 5, 11 (Repeat) ..................................... 45 (Sh uff le) ................................. 45 (Sh uff le&Repeat) .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 133 133 Additional Informa tion M M essages ....................................... 111 Micro phon e ................................ 6, 77 [M odel:] .......................................... 87 [M ono/A uto] .
ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 134 134 Additional Informa tion V V ideo forma t .......................... 96, 125 [V ideo Orientation] ...................... 57 [V ideos] ...................................... 8, 50 [V oice Recor ding] .
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