Sony NW-S203F manual

©2006 Sony Corporation 2-699-315- 12 (3) NW -S202F / S203F / S205F / S202.GB.2-699-315-12(3) Operation Guide NW-S202F / S203F / S205F / S202 T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 2 2 About the Manuals Inc luded with the play er are the Quick Start G uide and this PDF -forma t Operation G uide. Addi tionally , after installing SonicStag e s oftwar e f rom the sup plied CD-ROM, yo u can refer t o t he H elp within SonicStag e. – The Quick Sta r t Guide expla ins set up and the basic opera[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 3 3 T o change the page lay out The bu tton s at the bot tom of the A dobe Reader s creen enab le you to select how pages ar e display e d. Single Page P ages are dis played on e at a time. When y ou scroll, the displa y chang es to a pr ev ious o r succeeding page. Continuous P ages are dis played as a co ntin u[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 4 4 Continued  T able of C onten ts Supp li ed Accessories ............................. 6 Ho me Menu List .................................... 8 Pa r ts and Controls ................................ 9 Playing Songs Play ing S ongs (ALL SONGS) ........................ 1 3 Play ing L is ts of Song s (PLA YLIST)[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 5 5 Advanced F ea tures Recharging the Player ......................... 62 Maximizing Ba ttery L ife ..................... 63 What a re Forma t and Bit Rate? ........... 64 Playing Songs W ithout P auses ............ 65 How is S ong Inform ation Imp orte d to the Pla yer?..................................... 66 S[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 6 6 Supplied Ac cessories Please check the accessories in the package .  H e adpho nes (1)  USB cab le (1)  Arm band * (1)  Clip * (1) This is used to clip o nto yo ur clothes when carr ying the play er .  CD-RO M ** (1) - SonicStage so f tware - Operation G uide (PDF file)  Quick Start G uide ([...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 7 7 T o remov e the pla yer from the arm band Pull the tab on the undersurface o f the arm band ’ s ho lder in t he direction o f t he arro w  to detach the play er , then release the pla yer from the arm band ’ s holder  . Attaching the pla yer with the clip Slide the pla yer (displa y facing up) on th[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 8 8 Home Menu List Y ou can displa y the HOME screen b y pressin g and holding the D ISP/HO ME bu tton o f the play er . The HO ME screen is the starting point to p lay audio , search f or songs, an d chan ge settings such as fo llows. DISP/HOME button HOME screen * * 5 of the 7 icons a ppear in the display with [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 9 9  * button Starts song p layback. When starting pla y back,  ap p ears at the bot tom left of the displa y , and if the  bu tton is p ressed again,  ap pe ars and pla yb ack sto ps. When y ou pres s t he  bu tton, just a f ter pur chasing the pla yer or after disconnecting the su [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 10 10 T o operat e the play er with the shuttle switch Normal mode T o Operation In play mode Skip to the beginning o f the next song. Rotat e t he sh uttle switch to  b rief ly . Skip to the beginning o f the current son g. Rotat e t he sh uttle switch to  b rief ly . F as t- fo rwa rd s th e c urr en t s [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 11 11  USB jack Rota te the lid to the left to set the OPEN positio n, and then open. Connect the player t o t he small connecto r of the supp lie d USB cab le. T o close the lid, rota te it to set the OPEN positio n and close, then ro tate it to the righ t to s et the LOCK position.  H eadphone jack [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 12 12  Sorting status indication (Sor t) / icon During playback opera tion, the icon o r t he curren t s ong o rder icon ( (Artist or der), (Album o rder) or (Albums b y artist or der)) ap p ears. In N ormal mode, the icon ap p ears, an d in Folder con trol mode, the song o rder icon a ppe ars.  T ext[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 13 13 Pla ying S ongs ( ALL SONGS) The songs o n the player a re play e d back. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t (ALL SONGS) and press the  button to c onrm. All so[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 14 14 Pla ying Lists of Songs (PLA Y LIST ) Y ou can pla y lists of songs (P laylist) crea ted in S onicS t age. I f you cha nge a name in SonicStage , t he cha nged name a ppears on the pla yer . S ee the S onicStag e Hel p fo r details. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  When ([...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 15 15 Searching for S ongs (SEARCH) Y ou can search f or songs b y “Song na me, ” “ Ar tist name , ” or “ Album na me. ” to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Searching for songs b y song name (S ong)  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rot[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 16 16 Searching for songs b y artist (Artist)  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t (SEARCH) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t “ Ar tist>” and press the  button to c onrm. [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 17 17 Searching for songs b y album (Album)  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t (SEARCH) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t “ Album>” and press the  button to c onrm. The [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 18 18 Changing the Play Mode (Play Mode) The pla yer offers a variety o f pla y mo des, includin g random pla y and selected repeat p l ay . Y ou can chan ge the play mode b y shaking the player 3 times (  pag e 20) after activating the G Sensor men u (  page 40). to   button DISP/HOME button to ?[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 19 19 List of pla y modes Play mode type/Icon Description N ormal/No ico n All songs from the curren t song ar e played on ce, and then pla y back sto ps. (D efaul t s etting) Fo lder/ Al l songs of a n album (or artist) * , incl uding the current so ng are pla yed once, an d t hen pla y back sto ps. Repeat All ([...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 20 20 Playing Songs... Changing the Play Mode Changing the play mode by shaking the play er 3 times (S huffle Shake) Y ou can chan ge the play mode (sh uff le act iva ted or deact iva ted) by shaking the pla yer 3 times during pla y back. H olding the play er as il lustra ted below (displa y facing up), shak e t [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 21 21 Pla ying songs t o a set target (Set T arget) Y ou can set the target i tems such as pla y back time, calories, or dis t ance d ur ing pla y back and exer cis e listenin g to music un ti l the target i tems ar e achieved. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DI[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 22 22 List of target setting T arget item Setting value Time Sets target time. Y ou can set the time from 1 to 99 minu tes by 1 min ute increm ents. “10min ” is set by defa ult. C a l o r i e Sets target calorie. Y ou can set the calorie from 10 to 990 kcal b y 10 kcal increments. “100k ca l ” is set by d[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 23 23 Pla ying songs in automa tic selection mode depending on y our ex ercise pac e (Music Pacer) In S POR T S MOD E, you can pla y songs using the a utoma tic selec tion function in which the play er changes the p l aylist a uto matically depending on yo ur pace of mo vemen t, like walking or jogging. to  ?[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 24 24 Playing songs during exercise... Playing songs in automatic selection mode according to your exercise pace  Hints  Playlists of “ W alk ” and “ Run ” are inc luded on the play er by default. Furthermor e, you can add son gs to the playlists of “ W alk ” and “ Run ” using the SonicStage[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 25 25 Playing songs during exercise... Playing songs in automatic selection mode according to your exercise pace Changing the playlists of the aut omatic song selection (Set Playlist) Y ou can chan ge the playlists o f t he a utoma tic song select ion. Note  T o activate the a utoma tic s ong selection, select[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 26 26 Playing songs during exercise U sing the stop wa tch func tion (ST OPW A T CH) Y ou can use the play er as a stop wa tch. Y ou can time up to 9 ho urs 59 minu tes 59 seconds b y 1 s econd incr ements. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 27 27 Changing the D isplay Mode Y ou can chan ge the desired displa y for pla y back or st op mode. DISP/HOME button Each time the DISP/H OME but ton is pr essed, the s creen cha nges as follo ws.  Basic: Displa ys the basic screen. (Default setting)  Pr opert y : Displa ys s ong inf ormation.  Displa y[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 28 28  Hint  S et the power sav e s etting (  page 54) to “ OFF” to sho w the screen constan tly . Notes  When the sound quality setting (Eq ualizer) (  page 33) is set to “ OFF , ” it does not ap p ear on the “ Property” screen.  W e recommend u sing the supplied cli p or arm band ([...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 29 29 Changing the S ong O rder (Sor t) Y ou can set the song or der by album o rder , albums by a r tist or der , or a r tist name o rder . to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 30 30 Setting the V olume Using the Preset V olume F unc tion ( V olume Mode) There a re 2 modes to adju st the volume level . Ma nual (Ma nual V olume): Pr ess t he V OL +/– bu tton t o adjust the vo lume level from 0 t o 30. Pr es et (Preset V olume): Pr ess t he V OL +/– bu tton t o s elect the volume leve[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 31 31  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t “Preset” and press the  button to c onrm. A line a ppe ars a b ove a nd below “Lo w . ”  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to set the volume for each preset le vel, and press the  button to c onrm. Pr es et level ap p ears in or der , “Low , [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 32 32 Switching to manual mode (Manual)  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t (SET TINGS) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t “ Advanc ed Menu>” and press the  button to c on[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 33 33 C ustomizing S ound Q uality (Equalizer) Y ou can custo mize the sound quality t o match the genr e of m usic. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  Y ou cannot custo mize t he sound quali t y while using the FM tuner (NW -S202F/S203F/ S205F only).  Pr ess and hold the DISP[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 34 34 Re gis te ri ng a D esi re d So und Qua lit y (P re set Cu sto m) Y ou can set 7 levels fo r e ach 5 bands a nd register a desired soun d quality . And you ca n s elect the register e d setting on “ C ustom ” in “ C ustomizing Sound Quality (Equalizer)” (  page 33). to   button DISP/HOME[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 35 35 A djusting the V olume L evel (Dynamic Nor malizer) Y ou can set to reduce the v olume level between songs. W i t h this setting, when listenin g to album songs in sh uf fle play mode, the vo lume level between songs is moderat e d to minimize the difference in their r ecording level s. to   button[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 36 36 Limiting the V olume ( A VLS) Y ou can set A VLS (A utoma tic V ol ume Limiter Sys tem) to limit the maxim um vol ume to preven t audi tor y disturban ce or distraction. W ith A VLS, you can listen to m usic at a co mfortable vo lume level. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 37 37 T urning O the Beep S ound (Beep) Y ou can turn off the beep sounds of the pla yer . to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t (SET TINGS) and press the  button to c o[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 38 38 Settings Setting the infor mation for c alorie - count and distanc e (Height/W eight) Y ou can set the informa tion (height/weigh t/step length) to measur e for calorie- coun t and distance when pla ying back songs in S POR T S MODE (  pag e 21). to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switc[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 39 39 Settings... Setting the information for calorie-count and distance  After pressing the  button t o decide “ W alk Stride>, ” rotate the shuttle switch to set step length f or when walking, and then press the  button to c onrm. Step len gth is ca lculated by the heigh t value (set in[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 40 40 Settings Setting the G Sensor ( G Sensor) The pla yer’ s built-in G Sensor recognizes speed variation a nd pro vides functions such as s tep count, di st ance co vered and co nsumed calorie calcul atio ns, or pla y mo de chan ge by shaking the pla yer 3 times (  page 20). Y ou can also deac tiva te the[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 41 41  Hint  When the G Sensor menu is set to “ ON-M usicPB ” or “ ON-An yt ime, ” “ G” ap p ears on the screen of “ Step ” or “ Calorie ” (  page 27). Note  W e recommend u sing the supplied cli p or arm band (  page 6) when using the play er . Ho wever the play er may not be a[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 42 42 Settings Displaying step coun t hist or y ( Coun t History) Step co unt hist or y is recor de d when coun t ing steps while the G Sensor men u is set to “ ON” (  page 40). Y ou can di splay up t o 7 histories from the la test histo r y . to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 43 43 Setting the reset method of the step c ount ( Coun ter Reset) Y ou can reset the accumula ted step coun t. “Daily” is set by defa ult. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to sel[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 44 44 A djusting the C urren t T ime Setting (Set Da te - T ime) Y ou can set and disp l ay the curren t time. Y ou can set the date a nd time of the play er to either synchro nize with your com puter a uto matically , or man ually by the pla yer . to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 45 45  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to adjust the year setting and press the  button to c onrm. A line a ppe ars a b ove a nd below the mon th digit.  As y ou did in step  , adjust the settings for month, date , hour , and minute . After ro t atin g t he sh uttle switch t o adjust the da te and ti[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 46 46 Setting the Da te F ormat (Date Disp T ype) Y ou can select the date fo r ma t you set (  page 44) from ei ther “mo nth/day , ” or “ da y/month. ” to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shu[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 47 47 Setting the T ime For mat (Time Disp T ype) Y ou can select the t ime fo r ma t you set (  page 44) from ei t her a 12 or 24 h our displa y . “24h ” is set by defa ult. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears. [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 48 48 Displaying the Play er Information (Informa tion) Inf ormation s uch as product na me, built-in flash memory capacity , serial num b er and firmwa re versio n can be shown. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears. [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 49 49 Resetting to F ac tor y S ettings (Reset All Setting) Y ou can reset the pla yer to the factor y settings. Resetting the pla yer does not delete the m usic songs you h ave transf er red to the pla yer . to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  Only available when usin g t he ALL [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 50 50 F ormatting Memor y (F ormat) Y ou can fo r mat the b uilt-in f lash memo r y of the pla yer . If the mem or y’ s fo rmatted, all the m usic data and the other da ta stor ed will b e erased. B e sure t o verif y the data stor ed in t he memo r y prio r to forma tting. to   button DISP/HOME button[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 51 51 T o return t o the previous menu Pr ess t he DIS P/HOME b utton. T o cancel formatting Selec t “ Cancel ” in step  and p ress the  but ton to co nf irm. Note  D o not f ormat the built-in flash memo r y of the player usin g Windo ws Explorer . Settings... Formatting Memory T able of Contents[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 52 52 Changing the USB C onnec tion S etting (USB Po wer) Depending on ho w you ar e using the com puter , if the power su pply (US B Bus P ower ed) is insuff icient, in complet e d ata tran sfer may occur from the com puter t o t he pla yer . In this case, setting the USB conn e ction (USB P ow er) to “100mA ?[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 53 53 Settings Setting the Displa y ’ s Lef t/R ight Orienta tion (Disp . Rotation) Y ou can chan ge the displa y’ s orien t atio n to operate easily , for exam ple, when at taching the play er using the supp lie d clip o r arm band. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and h[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 54 54 Saving P ow er C onsumption (P ower Sav e) The screen cha nges to the power sa ve screen when the player i s not o p erat e d fo r abou t 15 s econds. to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold the DISP/HOME button until the HOME screen appears.  Rotate the shuttle sw[...]

55 55 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Enjoy Listening to FM Radio Y ou can listen t o FM radio. Char ge the built-in rech argeable ba tter y befor e using the pla yer (  page 62), and co nnect t he headph ones to the headpho ne jack. 1 Switching to the F M tuner to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Pr ess and hold [...]

56 56 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) T o stop the FM tuner and return to the audio play er Pr ess and hold the DIS P/HOME b utto n until the HOME screen a ppears, and then select (ALL SONGS) or (PLA YLIS T) f ro m the men u screen and pr ess the   butt on to confirm. If ther e are no son gs in t he pla y list, select (ALL SONGS). T o [...]

57 57 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2)  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t “FM A uto Preset>” and press the  button to c onrm.  Rotate the shuttle swit ch to selec t “ OK” and press the  button to conrm. The receiva ble broadcast s t atio ns wil l be preset in or der f ro m low to high frequency . “ COMPLE[...]

58 58 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Manual T uning , frequency , and pr eset number a ppe ar on the FM t uner screen, in order . T o Operation Selec t the pr e vious frequency Rotat e t he sh uttle switch t o  brief ly . Selec t the next frequency Rotat e t he sh uttle switch t o  brief ly . Selec t the pr e vious recei vable br o adcas[...]

59 59 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Pr esetting Desired Broadcast Stations Y ou can pr es et br o adcast sta t ions tha t “FM A ut o Preset ” misses (  p age 56). to   button DISP/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Select the desired frequency by manual tuning mode (  page 57).  Pr ess and hold the  button. The [...]

60 60 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Setting the Rec eption (Scan Sens) When y ou set t he “FM A uto Pr es et ” (  page 56) or “ Man ual T uning ” (  page 57), it ma y receive ma ny unnecessary broadcast sta tions because receptio n is too sensitive . In this case, set to “Low . ” “High ” is s et by defa ult. to  ?[...]

61 61 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Changing the Monaural/Ster eo (Mono/Aut o) If no ise o ccurs during FM r e ception, set to “ M ono ” for m onaural. I f you set to “ A uto , ” stereo/mo naural receptio n is aut omatically set, depending on r e ception condi tions. “ A uto ” is set by defa ult. to   button DISP/HOME but[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 62 62 Recharging the Play er The pla yer is rechargeable when connec ted to a computer . When y ou connect the play er to your com put er , use the sup plied USB cable. When the r emaining bat ter y indication o f t he displa y shows: , char g ing is co mplete (ch arging time is a ppro x. 45 minu tes * ). When y [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 63 63 Maximizing Battery Lif e By fo l lowing a f ew simple guidelines, y ou can extend the pla ying time availab le from a ba tter y char ge. Screen display aut o - off Setting the displa y to turn off after a certain perio d of time of n ot using the pla yer (app rox. 15 second s), c an hel p to save ba tter y[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 64 64 Advanced F ea tures Wha t ar e F orma t and Bit Rate? What is format? The fo r ma t of a song ref ers to the method use d by SonicS t age to s tore the song ’ s a udio informa t ion when son gs ar e imported to SonicStage fr om the In ternet or a udio CDs. Common f ormats incl ude MP3, WMA and A TRAC, et [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 65 65 Advanced F ea tures Pla ying S ongs W ithout P auses If y ou import songs t o S onicStag e in A TRA C forma t and transfer them to the pla yer , yo u can play them o n t he pla yer con t inuo usly , withou t pauses between the songs. Fo r examp le, an album tha t includes a lon g recordin g of a live perfor[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 66 66 Advanced F ea tures Ho w is Song Informa tion Impor ted to the Play er? When y ou import CD son gs into SonicS t age, SonicS tage au toma tic ally retrieves info rmatio n about the songs (suc h as album title, artist name , and song na me) from a CD da tabase s er vice (CDDB, the G racenote CD DataBase) on [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 67 67 Stor ing Da ta Other T han A udio Files Y ou can sto re com puter da ta into the buil t-in f lash memory of the play er by transf erring it fro m your com puter wi t h W indows Explo rer . If the pla yer is connected to the co mp uter , the built-in flash memory appears in W indows Explor er as a remo vable[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Upgrading the Play er ’ s F irm war e Y ou can upda te the pla yer’ s f irmwa re, ensuring y ou to add new feat ures fo r t he pla yer by installing the la test play er’ s firmwa re to the pla yer . For details a b out the lates t f irmwa re informa tion and ho w to install it, visit the fo llowing web site[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 69 69 T r oublesho oting If the p lay er do es not function as expected, tr y t he fo llowing s teps to r es olve the issue. 1 Press the DISP/HOME butt on and  button at the same time f or more about 7 seconds to r eset the player . All the songs and settings s tored on the p l ay er wi ll not be erased eve[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 70 70 Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is genera ted.  An a pparat us emitting radio signals, suc h as a mobile p hone is being used near the play er .  When using s uch appara tus as mob ile phones, keep them awa y from the pla yer . But tons do no t work.  The sh uttle swit ch is set to the HOLD position. ?[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 71 71 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy Ev en if you use the M usic P acer function (  page 23), the playlist i s not chan ged.  The pla yer cannot r ecognize p ace of mo vement pr operly .  W e r e commend usin g the supplied cli p or arm band (  page 6) when usin g t he pla yer . H owever the pl[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 72 72 T roubleshooting Continued  Charging the battery Symptom Cause/Remedy Batt er y life is s hort.  The o p erating t emperatur e is below 5°C (67°F).  Battery life becomes shorter d ue to the battery characteristics. This is n ot malfunct ion.  Bat ter y charging time is no t enough.  Charge [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 73 73 Symptom Cause/Remedy SonicStage does no t start up .  Y our com puter ’ s system en vironmen t has chan ged, perhaps d ue to an updat e of the W indows opera t ing system. “US B CONNECT” do es not a ppear when connected to the com puter wi t h the sup plied USB cable.  The US B cable is not co n[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 74 74 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy A udio data canno t b e transferr ed to the player from y our comp uter .  The US B c able is n ot connected to a USB port on your co mpu ter pro p erly .  Disconnect the USB cable, a nd then reconnect it.  Ther e is not enough free space in the buil t-in f las[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 75 75 T roubleshooting F M T uner (NW-S202F/S203F/S205F only) Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot hear the FM br o adcast well.  The r e ceiving frequen c y is not fully tuned in.  S elect the frequency manually to im pro ve receptio n (  p age 57). Reception is weak an d sound quality is poor .  The rad[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 76 76 Messages Fo l low the in str uctions below if a mes s age a ppears in the displa y . Message Meaning Remedy AC CESS This message a ppears after disconnecting the USB cab le f rom the com puter , or r es etting the pla yer (  page 69). This is not a n error message . W ait un t il the message disa ppears.[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 77 77 Message Meaning Remedy FILE ERROR  The file cannot be r e ad.  The file is not no rmal. T ran sfer the normal audio file back to the comp uter and then fo rmat the pla yer . Fo r det ails, ref er to “ T o delete abno r mal data from the b ui lt-in flash memory” (  page 79). FORMA T ERROR The bu[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 78 78 Message Meaning Remedy NO ITEM N o s ong exis ts in t he selected item. U se SonicStage t o t ransf er audio files. PRESET FULL 30 br o adcast sta t ions a re already pr eset. Y ou can preset u p to 30 br o adcast sta t ions. I f you wan t to preset mo re statio ns, delete unnecessar y statio ns first ( [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 79 79 T roubleshooting... Messages T o delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memor y If “ CANNO T PL A Y , ” “DRM ERRO R , ” “EXPIRED , ” “FILE ERROR, ” “FO RMA T ERROR, ” “ MEMOR Y ERRO R , ” or “N O DA T AB ASE ” appears, ther e is a pr oblem with all or part of the data st o[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 80 80 Uninstalling S onicStage T o uninstall t he su pplied software fro m your com puter , fo l low the p rocedure below .  Click “Start”– “ Contr ol Panel. ” 1)  Double -click “ Add or Remove P rograms. ”  Click “SonicStage X.X” in the “ Currently Installed P rograms” list, and th[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 81 81 Owner ’ s Record The model and serial num b ers ar e lo cated o n t he rear o f the player . Recor d t he seria l num b er in the space pr ovided below . Refer to these n umbers whenever you call upo n your Son y dealer regar ding this product. M o del N o. ___________________________ Seri al No . _______[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 82 82 If y ou hav e any questions about this produc t: V isit: ww w .son y .com/walkmansup p ort Con tac t: Son y Cus tomer Inf ormatio n Ser v ice Center a t 1-(866)-456-7669 W rite: Son y Cus tomer Inf ormatio n Ser v ices Center 12451 Gat e way B lvd., Fo r t M yers, FL 33913 Declaration of Conf ormity T rade [...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 83 83 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 packagin g indicat es t ha t t his pr o duct shall not be trea ted as household wast e. Inst e ad it shall be handed[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 84 84 Pr ecautions On saf ety  Be sure no t to short-circuit the terminals o f t he pla yer with other metallic objects.  Do not t ouch the recha rgeable bat ter y with bare han ds if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid may r emain in the play er , con sult your near est Sony dealer if the bat ter y has l[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 85 85  W hen using the play er , remem b er to fo l low the p recautio ns below in or der to av oid warping the cab inet or cau sing the player t o ma lfunction. – M a ke sur e not to sit do wn with the player in y our back po cket. – M a ke sur e not to pu t t he pla yer into a bag wi t h the headpho nes/[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 86 86 On the use  W hen using a strap (sold separa tely), be careful to a void hooking i t on objects you pas s by .  Do not u s e the play er on an air craft.  The pla yer (except h e adph ones) is designed to be splash-resi st an t, but pa y at tention t o t he follo wing condi t ions: – Do not splas[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 87 87  The softwar e pro vided w ith this pla yer cannot be used with equip ment other than tha t w hich is so designated.  Please not e t ha t, due to co ntin ued efforts to im pr ove quali ty , the software specific atio ns may be cha nged withou t notice.  Operatio n of this player wi th s oftware o t[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 88 88 Additional Information On Cop yrights  SonicS t age an d t he SonicStage log o are trademarks o r register e d trademarks of Son y C orpora t ion.  OpenMG, A TRA C, A TRA C3, A TRA C3plus a nd t heir logos a re trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  “W ALKMAN” a nd “W ALKMAN” log o ar e regist[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 89 89 Specications Audio compression technology – MPE G-1 A udio Lay er-3 (MP3) – W indo ws Med ia A udio (WMA) * – A dapti ve T ran sfo rm Aco ustic Coding (A TRA C) – A dvanc ed A udio Coding (A A C) * * WMA/AAC forma t audio files that are co pyright-prot e cted cannot be play e d back. Maximum reco[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(3) 90 90 Suppor ted bit rates MP3: 3 2 to 320 k bps va riable b it ra te-com plian t WMA: 3 2 to 192 k bps va riable b it ra te-com plian t A TRAC: 4 8/64/66 (A TRA C3) * /96/105 (A TRA C3) * /128/ 132 (A TRA C3)/160 /192/256/32 0/352 kb ps * CD recording cann ot be done using SonicStage softwar e in A TRAC3 at 66/1[...]

NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) 91 91 Minimum Sy stem Requirements (f or the play er)  C om put er IBM PC /A T or compa tible c omp uter p reins talled with the follo wing W indo ws opera ting sys tem s: – W indows 2000 Pr ofessi onal (Service P ack 3 o r late r) – W indows XP Ho me Editio n – W indows XP Pro fessio nal – W indows XP[...]

92 92 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) D D .No rmalizer ................................... 35 Date-T ime ............................ 44, 46, 47 Date Di sp T ype ................................ 46 Disp . Rotation .................................. 53 DISP b utto n ........................................ 9 Displa y ............................[...]

93 93 NW -S203F/S205F .GB.2-699-315-12(2) Additional Information... Index K km ...................................................... 22 M Ma nual (V ol ume) ............................ 32 Ma nual tuning ................................. 57 M essages ........................................... 76 miles .............................................[...]