Sony nwz-a726 Bedienungsanleitung

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-299-381- 11 (1) NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Operation Guide NWZ -A726 / A728 / A729 T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 2 2 Digital Media Pla yer NWZ-A726 / NWZ-A728 / NWZ-A729 About the Manuals The follo wing man uals are inc luded with the play er . A dditionally , after installing softwar e f ro m the supp lied CD-ROM, yo u can refer t o the help pr ovided within each software .  Q uick Start G uide explains set up , [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 3 3  Hints  Y ou ca n jump to the in dicated page b y clicking a page n umber in the table of con ten ts, in the Ho me menu li st, or in the index.  Y ou can j ump to the indica ted page by clic king a page refer ence indicatio n (e.g.,  page 4) on each page .  T o se arc h for a ref erence [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 4 4 Continued  T able of C onten ts Supp lie d Accessories ............................. 8 A bout the bundled soware ........................... 9 Pa r ts and Controls .............................. 10 Fr ont ................................................................ 10 Rear ...................[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 5 5 Note  D epending on the co untr y/region in which y ou hav e purchased the pla yer , some models may n ot be available . Playing Photos Displaying a Pho to .............................. 70 Se tting th e P hoto Ori ent ation . ........... 72 Setting the Displa y of the Phot o S creen . .............[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 6 6 Home Menu List Y o u can displa y the Ho me menu b y pr essing and ho lding the BA CK/HOME bu tton o f the play er . The H ome men u is the starting point o f each funct ion, such as p laying songs, videos an d photos, sear ching fo r songs and ch anging settings. Intelligent Shue Time M achine Sh u[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 7 7 Settings M usic Settings Play M o de ............................... 44 Playback Range ....................... 46 Equalizer .................................. 49 VPT(Surro und) ...................... 52 DSEE(Sound Enhan ce) ......... 55 Clear Ster eo ............................. 54 Dynamic No rmalizer[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 8 8 Supplied Ac cessories Please check the accessories in the package .  H eadphones (1)  USB cab le (1)  E arbuds (Size S,L) (1)  A ttachment (1) U se when connecting the player t o the optional cradle, etc.  S tand (1)  CD-R O M * 1 * 2 (1)  MP3 Conv ersion T ool  M edia Manag er [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 9 9 About the bundled software Windows Media Play er 11 T ransf erable files: M usic (MP3, WMA), Photo (JPEG) W indows M edia Player can im p ort audio da ta from CDs a nd transfer da ta to the play er . When y ou use cop yr ight p rotected WMA a udio fi les, use this software . Fo r details on opera tion,[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 10 10 P ar ts and C ontrols Front  BA CK/HOME button * 1 Pr ess to go up o ne list screen level, o r to ret urn to the previous m enu. Pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton t o display the H ome men u (  page 13).  Headphone jack Fo r connecting the headph ones. In ser t the jack pin un til i[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 11 11  HOLD switch Y o u can pro tect the player a gainst accidental opera tion by usin g the HO LD switch when carr ying it. B y sliding the H OLD switch t o the direction of the a rrow  , all opera tion but tons a re disabled. I f you slide the HO LD switch to the op p osite posi tion, the HOLD [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 12 12 Rear  RESET button Resets the player when y ou pr ess the RESET b utto n with a small pin, etc. (  page 101).  A ccessor y hole (type I) U sed to attach the s upplied stan d or the optio nal accessories. Using the supplied stand Y o u can stand u p the play er using the sup plied stand[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 13 13 Pla yer Con trols and Screens U se the 5-way bu tto n and the B ACK/H OME bu tto n to naviga te through screens, pla y songs, videos and ph otos, and t o chang e the player ’ s settings. The H ome men u ap pe ars when y ou pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton. The diagram belo w shows ho w the s[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 14 14 How to use the 5‑w ay button and screen The 5-wa y butt on performs differ ent functions o n the list screens, o n the thumb nail screens, and o n the “N ow Playin g” screen. * 1 There are tactile dots. U se them to help with bu tton operatio ns. How to use the 5‑w ay butt on on the list scre[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 15 15 List Photo Buttons Description  Confirms the item of the lis t. Pr ess and hold to p lay back a slide sho w of ph otos in the selected item.  /  M oves the cursor u p or down. Pr ess and hold to scr oll up or do wn faster .  /  Displa ys the previous o r next screen of the list. How to[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 16 16 How to use the 5‑w ay butt on on the “Now Playing” screen Music Song name Artist name Album title Genre Playing status Release year Buttons Description  Starts song p layback. When pla yb ack starts,  a ppears on the displa y , and if the  but ton is pr essed again,  a ppears and pl[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 17 17 Playing status Video When y ou chan ge the displa y orienta tion to ho rizontal, the  /  /  /  bu tto n orien tation an d funct ions will also be changed. Buttons Description  Starts video playback. W hen playback starts,  ap pe ars o n the displa y , and if the  but ton is pr es[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 18 18 Photo Playing status When y ou chan ge the displa y orienta tion to ho rizontal, the  /  /  /  bu tto n orien tation an d funct ions will also be changed. Buttons Description   ap pears on the displa y and a slide sh ow starts. If the  bu tton is p ressed again,  a ppears and [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 19 19 Displaying the “Now Playing” Screen Y o u can quickly disp lay “N ow Pla ying” screen fro m various screens. 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button Now Playing   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Now Pl[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) 20 20 U sing the OPTION Button Y o u can chang e various settings o f each funct ion when yo u pres s the OPTION/ PWR OFF bu tto n. The OPTIO N/PWR OFF bu tton is u s eful since you can displa y the setting screen immediate ly withou t selec ting setting it ems from the (Settings) men u of the H ome men u.[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted Getting Star ted 21 21 Pr eparing the Pla yer Charging the Play er The pla yer’ s batt er y is rechar ged whi le the pla yer is connected to a running com put er . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter , use the sup plied USB cable . When yo u inser t the connecto r of the USB[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted 22 22 T urning the Play er On and O ff OPTION/PWR OFF button T o turn on the pla yer Pr ess an y but ton to t urn t he pla yer on. T o turn off the pla yer If y ou pr ess and hold the O PTION/PWR O FF butt on(  page 11), the pla yer ent ers the standb y mode and the screen turns o f f[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted 23 23 Getting Da ta T o enjoy tra nsferring data to the p layer , you need to im port data, such as a udio , video or pho tos from the I nternet, a udio data fro m CDs, phot o data from a digital camera, or video da ta f ro m a video c amera to y our com pu ter before using the pla yer . T[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted 24 24 T r ansferring Data Y o u can directly transfer da ta by dragging an d drop ping using W indo ws Explor er on yo ur comp uter . Playa ble data hierar ch y has rules. T o transfer da ta pro perly , se e the follo wing instructions. Fo r details about the b undled software that ca n tr[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted 25 25 F or songs (On Windo ws Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ MUSIC” folder . H owever , be yon d the 8th le vel, nei ther fi les nor f olders will be recognized. (On the player) Fo lders are di splay ed in t he folder n ame or der first, then fi les ar e display [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted 26 26 F or videos (On Windo ws Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ VIDEO ” folder . On the 1st level, the “VID EO ” folder will recognize either a file or a f older . Files o n the 2nd level will b e recognized. H owever , folder s b eyond the 1st leve l and files[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Getting Star ted 27 27 F or photos (On Windo ws Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ PICTURE ” folder . On the 1st level, the “ PICTURE ” folder will recognize either a file or a fo lder . Only files on the 2nd level will be recognized by “P ICTURE” f older . H owever , beyond [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Playing Music 28 28 Searching for S ongs (Music Library) Songs transf erred by W indows Explo rer , or another tra nsfer capa ble software can be play ed back on the play er . Y o u can search fo r songs b y title of songs, alb ums, artist, and genr e, etc. Music Library 5-way butt on BACK/HO[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 29 29 Searching for songs by album   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   Press the[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 30 30 Searching for songs by artist   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   Press th[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 31 31 Searching for songs by genre   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   Press the[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 32 32 Searching for songs by release y ear   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   P[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 33 33 Searching for songs by folder When y ou transf er data to the “ MUSIC” folder b y drag ging and dr opp ing in W indows Explor er , up to the 8th level under the “ MUSIC” folder will a ppear and can be pla yed back. E ven if you use an other transfer ca pable softwar e for transf[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 34 34 Searching for S ongs by Initial Letter Y o u can search fo r songs b y the initial letter of the artist na me, album title, o r song na me. Initial Search 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  / ?[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 35 35 Pla ying a Playlist Y o u can play lis ts of songs (pla ylists). Also , you can cr eate pla ylists using the sup plied W indows M edia Player 11, or a nother transf er capable so ftware. H owever , some pla ylists may no t be recognized by the play er , depending on software . For deta [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 36 36 Searching for S ongs Based on the C urren tly Pla ying Song Y o u can search fo r other songs, alb ums, and artists b y the song info rmation o f the currently p laying son g. 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button Now Playing   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu ap[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 37 37 Pla ying Songs in Random Order (Intelligen t Shue) The pla yer offers 2 differ ent ra ndom modes (also known as sh uff le play) . Intelligent Shue 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button Playing songs released in the same y ear in random order (Time Machine Shue) The pla yer rando mly s[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 38 38 Notes  While the animatio n that ap pears when the player is selecting a release year i s display ed, the con trols of the p layer canno t be operated.  S ongs with no r elease year data ar e not selected in “ Time M achine Shuffle ” play an d are not pla yed.  A s huffle p[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 39 39 Playing all songs in random order All the songs sto red on the pla yer ar e played in ra ndom or der .   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Intelligent Shue), and then press the  butt[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 40 40 Displaying the N ow Pla ying Screen Each T ime the Songs S witch (New S ong P op Up ) If y ou set the screensaver t o “ Clo ck ” or “B lank ” (  page 83) and ther e is no opera tion for a while, the screen cha nges to the clock disp lay or b lank screen. H owever , if you set[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 41 41 Deleting Songs fr om Music Library When you delete songs form “Music Library , ” use the software you used to transfer the songs, or W indo ws Explorer . For details about using the softw are, see the Help of the software. T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 42 42 Displaying the Music Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Mu sic option m enu b y pressin g the OPTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as a son g list, or on the m usic “N ow Playin g” screen. F rom the M usic option m enu, va rious settings[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music 43 43 Option items appear on the “Now Pla ying” screen Option items Description/reference page Play M ode Sets the play mode (  page 44). Playback Range Sets the playback range (  pag e 46). Equalizer Cust omizes the sound quality (  pag e 49). VPT(Surro und) Cus tomizes the “V[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music Setting the Music 44 44 Setting the Pla y Mode (Play Mode) The pla yer offers a va riety of play modes, incl uding rando m play a nd selected repeat p lay . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 45 45 The list of play modes The pla y back con ten ts differ , depending on the setting o f the playback rang e (  page 46). Play mode type/icon description N ormal/No ico n The songs wi thin t he pla y back rang e are pla yed back in the song list o rder . Repeat/ The son gs within t[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 46 46 Setting the Playback R ange Y o u can set the playback range o f songs Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  butt[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 47 47 Setting the Album Display F ormat The pla yer offers 3 types of alb um list forma ts “ T itle Only , ” “ T itle & Cover Art, ” and “ C ov er Art On ly . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Notes  The cover art only a ppe ars if the co ver art informa tion is [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 48 48  Hint  Y ou can also selec t the album displa y forma t on the album list scr een. Press the OPTIO N/PWR OFF but ton on the alb um list screen, and select “ Album Display F ormat ” from the o ption men u. T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 49 49 Setting the Sound Quality (Equalizer) Y o u can set the s ound q uality accordin g to the music g enre, etc. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Changing the sound quality Y o u can customize the pla yer’ s sound quali ty .   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til th[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 50 50 T o return to the normal sound quality Selec t “N one ” in step  , a nd then press the  b utt on to confirm.  Hint  Y ou can also set t he sound quality fro m the “N ow Pla ying” screen. Pr ess the OPTIO N/ PWR OFF bu tton, a nd select “Equalizer” from the o [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 51 51 Customizing sound quality Y o u can preset the value o f CLEAR BASS (bas s) and 5 bands Equalizer as “ Custom 1” o r “ Cus tom 2. ”   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 52 52 Making the Sound More V ibrant ( VPT(Surround)) Y o u can choose f ro m “S tudio , ” “Live , ” “Cl ub , ” “ Arena, ” “ Ma trix” or “K araok e ” accor ding to yo ur song using the “VPT* 1 (S urround)” function. Setting t o “ Studio , ” “Live, ” “[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Setting the Music 53 53  Hint  Y ou can also set t he “VPT(S urround)” setting fro m the “N ow Playin g” screen. Pr ess the OPTIO N/PWR OFF but ton, and select “VPT(S urround)” fro m the option men u. Note  The “VPT(Surro und)” setting is not a pplied while playing a video . List o[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) S etting the Music 54 54 Listening with Clear Stereo Sound ( Clear Stereo ) “ C lear Ster eo ” enables individ ual lef t and right digi ta l pr ocessing of the sound. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  / [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) S etting the Music 55 55 C orrecting Sound in the High Range (DSEE(Sound Enhanc er)) By activa ting the “DSEE* 1 (Sound Enha ncer)” feat ure, yo u can hear a rich and na tural sound almost exactly like the original source. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) S etting the Music 56 56 Notes  The “DSEE(Sound Enhan cer)” setting is not a pplied while playing a video .  Th e “DSEE(Sound Enhan cer)” func tion is no t effec tive fo r songs with a file forma t that is not co mpr essed, or songs tha t are o f a high bit rat e with no treble loss.  I n [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) S etting the Music 57 57 A djusting the V olume L ev el (Dynamic Nor malizer) Y o u can reduce the vo lume level between songs. W ith this setting, when listenin g to album songs in the sh uf f le pla y mode, the volume level between songs is modera ted to minimize the difference in their r ecording leve l[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Playing Videos 58 58 Pla ying a V ideo Y o u can play videos b y transferring video files to the player usin g Media Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN or W indows Exp lorer . The play er offers 2 types of pla y mode; play back on e vide o file only (one file pla y) and pla y back all v ideo files stor [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 59 59 On video pla yback operations T o (icon) 5-way butt on operation Find the beginning o f the next video ( ) * 1 Press the  b utto n. Find the beginning o f the current video ( ) * 2 Press the  b utto n. Go forward sligh tly ( ) * 3 Pr ess the  butt on while the video is paused.[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 60 60 Setting the V ideo Orien tation Y o u can set the vide o orien tation to “ V ertical, ” “H orizon ta l (right), ” or “H orizontal (left). ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 61 61  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ V ertic al ”: Displays a t 240 × 180 pixels. (Defa ult setting)  “ H orizon ta l (right)” or “ H orizon ta l (left)”: Displa ys at 320 × 240 p[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 62 62 Setting the Display of the V ideo Screen Y o u can displa y or hide the detailed informa tion of a video , such as i ts title, pla y back icon, an d elapsed playin g time, etc., during pla yback. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 63 63 Setting the Zoom F unc tion Y o u can zoom in the currently p laying video . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  button to[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 64 64  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ A uto ”: The video image is enlarg ed/reduced by fully fit ting it to the ava ilable displa y area, keep ing the aspect ratio . When a 16:9 video image (ob[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 65 65 Pla ying V ideos C ontinuously Y o u can play back all videos sto red on the pla yer con tinuo usly . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and the[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 66 66 Setting the V ideo List Display F ormat The pla yer offers 3 dis play fo rmats. Y ou can set the displa y forma t of the video list as “Title Only , ” “ Title W ith Th umbnail * 1 , ” or “ Thum bnail Only . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B A[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 67 67 Pla ying Only V ideo Sound Y o u can choose option s whi le the play er is on hold d uring the playback of videos, either by p laying a video normally o r by turning o ff t he screen and listenin g only to the sound o f those v ideos. Setting this optio n to “N o ” saves ba ttery p[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 68 68 Deleting V ideos from the V ideo Library When y ou delete the videos from “ V ide o Library , ” use Media M anager f or W ALKMAN o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details about u sing M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN, see its H elp . T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos 69 69 Displaying the V ideo Option Menu Y o u can displa y the V ideo optio n menu b y pres sing the OPTIO N/PWR OFF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as the video list, or o n the vide o “N ow Pla ying” screen. F rom the V ide o optio n menu, va rious vi[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos Playing Photos 70 70 Displaying a Phot o Y o u can displa y photos b y transferring p hoto files to the play er using M edia Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN or W indows Exp lorer . Y ou ca n either displa y one pho to ful ly on the scr een (single display) o r a number o f photos co ntin uously (slid[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 71 71  Hints  Playback of songs co ntinues even while yo u are searchin g for pho tos in the phot o folder lists, or p hoto lists o r when the “No w Playin g” screen of the Pho to is displa yed.  Y ou can dis play the pho tos in a selected folder con tinuousl y (slide show pla y[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 72 72 Setting the Photo Orientation Y o u can set the photo o rientatio n to “V ert ical, ” “H orizon tal (rig ht), ” or “H orizontal (left). ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  / [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 73 73  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ V ertic al ”: Displays a t 240 × 180 pixels. (Defa ult setting)  “ H orizon ta l (right)” or “ H orizon ta l (left)”: Displa ys at 320 × 240 p[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 74 74 Setting the Display of the Photo S creen Y o u can displa y or hide the detailed informa tion of a ph oto , such as an icon that sh ows pla yb ack sta tus, etc., while displa ying a phot o. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 75 75 Pla ying a Slide Show Y o u can displa y photos in a selected folder co ntin uously . Photo Library 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Photo Library), and then pre[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 76 76 Setting the Slide Show Play Mode Y o u can displa y photos as a s lide show r epe at edly . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press th[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 77 77 Setting the Interval of a S lide Show Y o u can set the time e ach pho to is displa yed. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the ?[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 78 78 Setting the Photo List Display For mat The pla yer offers 3 dis play fo rmats. Y ou can set the displa y forma t of the pho to list as “Title Only , ” “ Title W ith Th umbnail * 1 , ” or “ Thum bnail Only . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B A[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 79 79 Deleting Photos from Photo Library When y ou delete the pho tos from “ Phot o Librar y , ” use Media Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details about u sing M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN, see its H elp . Note  Media Ma nager for W ALKAMN cannot delete p hotos [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos 80 80 Displaying the Phot o Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Photo o ption men u by p ressing the O PTION/PWR OFF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as the ph oto folder lis t, or on the ph oto “N ow Pla ying” screen. F rom the P hoto op tion men u, vari[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings Common Settings 81 81 Limiting the V olume ( A VLS (V olume Limit)) Y o u can set “ A VLS (V olume Limi t)” (A uto matic V olume Limi ter System) t o limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a udito r y disturbance or di stract ion. W ith “ A VLS (V olume Limi t), ” you can list en to[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 82 82 T urning O  the Beep S ound Y o u can turn off the beep s ounds o f the play er . “ On ” is s et by defa ult. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Se[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 83 83 Setting a Screensav er T ype Y o u can set the s creensa ver to either a “ Clock ” or “ Blank ” for when ther e is no opera tion for a while during son g playback. Y ou can also selec t “N one ” for n o screensav er . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press an[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 84 84 Setting a Screensav er T ime Y o u can set the time for the screensa ver to activat e to 15, 30, or 60 seconds. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (S[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 85 85 A djusting the Brightness of the S creen (Brightness) Y o u can set the display b rig htnes s to one o f 5 levels. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Sett[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 86 86 Setting the C urren t T ime (Set Da te - T ime) Y o u can set the c urren t time by adj usting it ma nually . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  P ress and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.  P ress the  /  /  /  button to select (S ettings)[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1)   Common Settings 87 87 T o display the c urrent time  Selec t (Clo ck Displa y) on the H ome men u.  Pr ess the OPTION/PWR O FF but ton o n the “N ow Pla ying” screen a nd selec t “ C lock Displa y” from the op tion menu .  Hint  Y ou can select t he dat e format fr om amon g “YY[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 88 88 Setting the Date F ormat Y o u can set the date fo rmat disp layed fo r the cur ren t time (  page 86) as “YYYY/MM/DD , ” “MM/DD/YYYY , ” or “ DD/MM/YYYY . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears. ?[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 89 89 Setting the T ime F ormat Y o u can selec t the time forma t displa yed for the curren t t ime (  page 86) from ei ther a “12-hour” o r “24-hour ” display . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Pre[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 90 90 Displaying the Pla yer Information (Unit Information) Inf ormatio n such as model name , fir mwa re ver sion, etc., can be displa yed. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 91 91 Resetting to F ac tor y Settings (Reset all Settings) Y o u can reset the play er to the defaul t settings. Resetting the play er do es not delete da ta such as audio a nd phot o data. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Note  This func tion is o nly available in the pa use mode[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 92 92 F ormatting Memor y (F ormat) Y o u can forma t the built-in flash memory of the pla yer . If the mem or y is forma tted, all da ta and settings will b e erased. B e sure t o verify t he da ta stored in memo r y prior to f ormat ting and export an y importan t data to the ha rd disk o[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 93 93 T o c ancel the opera tion Selec t “N o ” in step  o r  and pr ess the  but ton to co nfir m. Y ou can also cancel the o p era tion by p ressing the B A CK/HOME b utt on in step  o r  . Note  D o not f ormat the buil t-in f lash memo r y using software or W indow[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 94 94 Selec ting the Display Language Y o u can selec t from a va riety of languages f or the displa y of men us and messages o n the play er . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  b[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Common Settings 95 95 Display language settings Setting Description Deutsch M essages and men us are displa yed in German. English M essages and men us are displa yed in English. Español M essages and men us are displa yed in Spanis h. Fra nçais M essages and men us are displa yed in Fr ench. I t aliano [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Useful F ac ts Useful F ac ts 96 96 Maximizing Battery Lif e By adj usting the settings o r managing the pow er supp ly pro perly , it is possible to sav e the battery power and u s e the pla yer for a lo nger time. Turn o the pla yer manually If y ou pr ess and hold the O PTION/PWR O FF butt on, the pl[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Useful F ac ts 97 97 Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio forma t? A udio forma t refers t o the metho d used when importing a udio data from the In ternet or a udio CDs to a co mpu ter and sa ving it as a n audio file. Common f ormats inc lude MP3 and WMA, et c. MP3 : MP3 (MPEG-1 A udio L ay er3)[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Useful F ac ts 98 98 What is video forma t? V ideo forma t refers t o the metho d used when importing video and a udio data to a com puter an d saving it as a video file. Common f ormats inc lude MPEG-4 and A V C, etc. MPEG-4 : MPEG-4 ref ers to M oving P icture Experts Grou p phase 4, developed by the MPE[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Useful F ac ts 99 99 Stor ing Da ta Y o u can stor e com puter da t a int o the built-in flash memory of the play er by transf err ing the data fro m your co mpu ter using W indows Explo rer , or ano ther transf er capable softwar e. If the p layer is co nnected to the comp uter , the built- in flash memor[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Useful F ac ts 100 100 Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Fir m ware Y o u can update the p layer ’ s firmwar e, ensuring y ou to add new fea tures f or the pla yer by ins ta lling the lat est play er’ s f irmwa re to the pla yer . For details a bout the lates t fir mwa re info rmation a nd how to in stall it,[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 101 101 T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the followin g steps to resol ve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 2 Connect the play er to your comput er[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 102 102 Operation Symptom Cause/Remedy There is n o sound.  Th e vol ume level is set to zero .  T urn the volum e up (  page 10).  Th e headpho ne jack is not co nnected pro perly .  C onnect the headph one jack pr operly (  page 10).  Th e headpho ne plug is dirty . [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 103 103 Symptom Cause/Remedy T ransf erred data is not displa yed in its list.  The maxim um number of files tha t can be displayed is reached. Th e maximum n umber of files is 1,000 fi les for videos, 10,000 files for p hotos. Also , the maximum num ber of folders is 1,000 f olders fo [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 104 104 Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is genera ted.  A de vice emitting radio signals, such as a m obile pho ne is being used near the player .  W hen using devices such as m obile pho nes, keep them awa y from the pla yer .  M usic data im p orted from CD s, etc., is damaged.  [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 105 105 Symptom Cause/Remedy The pla yer does not work.  Th e rema ining batt er y p ow er is insufficient.  C harge the ba tter y by co nnecting the player to a running com puter (  pag e 21).  I f yo u charg e the battery and nothing c hanges, pr ess the RESET bu tto n to res[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 106 106 Symptom Cause/Remedy Thum bnails a re not displa yed.  S ongs do not ha ve cover art info rmation whose file forma t is supported by the p layer . Thum bnails a re displa yed only when songs h ave cov er art informa tion whose f ile forma t is sup ported by the pla yer .  T r[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 107 107 Display Symptom Cause/Remedy “  ” ap pears for a title.  Characters tha t cannot a ppear on the pla yer are incl uded in t he title.  Rename the title with a ppr opria te characters using the softwar e you used to transf er or W indows Explor er . “U nknown ” is di[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 108 108 Po wer Symptom Cause/Remedy Batt er y life is short.  Th e operating tem peratur e is below 5 °C (41 °F).  B attery life becomes shorter d ue to the batt er y characteristics. This is n ot a malfunction.  B attery charging time i s not sufficient.  C harge the ba tter[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 109 109 Connection with a computer Symptom Cause/Remedy MP3 Conv ersion T ool or M edia Manag er for W ALKMAN does not start up .  Y our co mpu ter’ s system en vironmen t has chan ged, perhaps d ue to an upda te of the W indows opera ting system. “ Connecting” does not ap pear wh[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 110 110 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be transferr ed to the player from y our com puter .  T ransferring ma y be stop p ed due to no ise such as static electricity , etc. This hap pens to pr otect data informa t ion.  Di sconnect the player , then reconnect it.  I f yo u tran[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 111 111 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be transferr ed to the player from y our com puter . (con tinued)  Th e data ma y be damaged.  D elete the data that ca nnot be transferr ed f rom your co mp uter , t hen im port it to your co mp uter again. W hen importing da ta to your com [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 112 112 Other Symptom Cause/Remedy There is n o be ep sound when the play er is operat ed.  “ Beep S ettings ” is set to “ Off. ”  S et “Beep S ettings ” to “ On ” (  page 82).  Th e beep do es not sound when the p layer is connected to the op tional cradle, or [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 113 113 Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage ap pe ars in the dis play . Message Meaning Remedy All group numbers ha ve been used.  Th e total number o f list item s (except fo r the song lists) ex ceeds the limit (8,192 i tems).  Th e total n umber of songs r egiste[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 114 114 Message Meaning Remedy Cannot play ; file format is not suppor ted.  Y ou ar e tr ying to play a file that canno t b e pla yed on the play er .  Y ou tran sferred an audio file to video folders by dragging and dr opp ing. Y ou ca nnot pla y a song in an uns upported fo rmat f[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) T roubleshooting 115 115 Message Meaning Remedy No photos ar e available for display . Please connect to compliant software or devic e and transfer photos . Y ou a re tr ying to displa y a pho to when there are n o pho tos stor ed on the pla yer . T ransf er photos to the pla yer . No play able songs are a[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 116 116 Pr ec autions Th e f ol lo wi n g FC C s ta te me n t a p pl ie s o nl y to t he v er si on o f t hi s mo de l m an uf act ur ed f or s al e in th e US A. Ot he r ve rs io ns m a y no t co m p ly wi th F CC t ec hn ica l re gu la ti o n s. NO TE: Th is e q ui pm en t ha s b [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 117 117 Additional Information 118 118 T able of Contents Menu Index Disposal of Old Electric al & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collec tion systems) This symbol on the p roduct or o n its packaging indica tes t[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 118 118 On saf ety  Be sure not to s hort-circuit the terminals o f the player wi th other metallic objects.  D o not to uch the recha rgeable ba tter y with bar e hands if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid may r emain in the pla yer , consult y our neares t S on y dealer [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 119 119 On installa tion  Do not pu t an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a pply a s trong sh ock to the play er . I t may cau se a ma lfunction or dama ge.  N ever use the player wher e it will b e sub je cted to extremes o f light, tem peratur e, moist ure or vib rat[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 120 120 On heat build‑up H eat ma y build up in the pla yer while charging if i t is used for an ext ended perio d of time. On the headphones Road saf ety A void listenin g with your head phones in si tuatio ns where hearing m ust not be impa ired. Prev enting hearing damage A voi[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 121 121 On the L CD  Do not a pply s trong f orce t o the surface of the LCD . This may ca use a disto rt ion in colo rs or b rig htnes s, or cause a malfunction of the L CD .  If y ou use the play er in a cold location, imag es may a ppear with black ban ds ar ound them. This[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 122 122 Important Notice  Copyright la ws pro hibi t repr oducing the software o r the man ua l accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren ting the software witho ut the permission of the co pyright ho lder .  I n no even t wi ll SONY be liable fo r an y f inancial dama ge[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 123 123 About sample da ta * 1 The pla yer is pr e-installed with sample da ta. If y ou delete the sam ple data, yo u cannot r estor e it, an d we will not sup ply an y replacem ent da ta. * 1 I n some coun tries/regions some sa mple da ta is not installed.  The reco rded song is[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 124 124 About Cop yrights  A TRAC is trademar k of Sony Corpora tion.  “ W ALKMAN” and “W ALKMAN” logo a re regist ered trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  and ar e trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  Microso ft, W indows, W indows V ista and W indows M edi a ar [...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 125 125  THIS PRO DUCT IS LICENS ED UNDER THE A VC P A TENT POR TFOLIO LICENS E FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON-COMMER CI AL USE OF A CONSU MER TO (i) ENCODE VID EO IN COMPLI ANCE WITH THE A V C ST AND ARD (“ A V C VIDEO ”) AND/OR (ii) DECODE A V C VIDEO TH A T W AS ENCOD ED BY A C[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 126 126 Specications Suppor ted le f ormat Music File fo rmat MP3(MPEG-1 Layer3) file forma t, ASF file forma t, MP4 fi le forma t, W av e-Rif f file forma t File extensio n MP3 (.mp3), WMA* 1 (.wma), AA C-LC* 2 (.mp4, .m4a, .3gp), Linear PCM (.wa v) Codec MP3 Bit ra te: 32 to[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 127 127 Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Appro x.) The ap pro ximate times a re based on the case in which you transf er or recor d only 4 minu tes songs (no t including videos and p hotos) in the MP3 fo rmat. Other playa ble audio file format so ng numbers a nd times ma[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 128 128 Capacity (User a vailable capacity) * 1 NWZ-A726: 4 GB (A ppro x. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976 bytes) NWZ-A728: 8 GB (A ppro x. 7.30 GB = 7,840,956,416 bytes) NWZ-A729: 16 GB (A ppro x. 14.7 GB = 15,841,820,672 bytes) * 1 A vailable sto rage capaci ty of the play er may vary . ?[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 129 129 Battery life (continuous playback) By setting as f ollows, a long er battery life can be expected. The times below ar e ap pro ximated when “N e w Song P op U p ” (  page 40), “ Clear Ster eo ” (  page 54), “DS EE(Sound Enhancer)” (  page 55), “ D ynam[...]

NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Additional Informa tion 130 130 System Requirements  C om puter IBM PC/A T or co mpatib le comp uter pr einstalled with the following W indows opera ting systems* 1 : W indows XP H ome Edition (Ser vice Pack 2 o r later) / W indows XP Pr ofessio nal (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) / W indows V ista H ome Ba[...]

Additional Informa tion 131 131 NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) C Capacity .......................................... 128 Clear Ster eo ...................................... 54 Club ................................................... 53 Comp uter........................................ 130 Contin uous Pla yb ack ...................... 6[...]

Additional Informa tion 132 132 NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) K Karao ke ............................................. 53 L Language ........................................... 94 Linear PCM .............................. 97, 126 Live .................................................... 53 M Ma trix ....................................[...]

Additional Informa tion 133 133 NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) U U nique............................................... 50 U pg rading ....................................... 100 USB cab le ............................................ 8 V V ideo format .................................... 98 V ideo L ibra r y ...........................[...]