Sony NWD-E025F Walkman manual

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) ©2008 Sony Corporation 3-875-124- 11 (1) Operation Guide NWD-E023F / E025F T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 2 2 About the Manuals The follo wing man uals are su pplied with the pla yer . Addi tionally , after connecting the pla yer , you can r efer to the hel p pro vided within the s oftwar e. – “ Quick Start G uide ” expla ins set up , enabling y ou to im port s ongs t o a com put er , a nd to transfer them t o [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 3 3  Hints  Y ou can jum p to the indicat ed p age b y clicking a page n umber in the table of con tents, in the home men u list, or in the index.  Y ou can j ump to the indica ted page by clic king a page refer ence indication (e .g.  page 4) on each page .  T o search fo r a refer ence page by k [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 4 4 Continued  T able of C ontents HOME Menu L is t ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. 6 Suppli e d Acces sor ie s . ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .. 7 Changing the S ty le-U p® Pane l ..................... 8 Parts an d C ontrol s .. .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .. 9 Fr ont ................[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 5 5 Useful F ac ts Maxi mi zing Batter y L ife ... .. ... ... .. ... ... 58 What are Format and Bit R ate? . ... ... . 59 Wha t is audio fo rmat? ................................59 Storing D ata Oth er th an Audio Fi le s .... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. 60 Upgr ad ing th e Pl ayer ’ s Fir mw[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 6 6 HOME Menu List Y ou can displa y the HOME m enu by p ressing a nd holding the /HO ME butt on of the play er . The HO ME menu is the sta r ting poin t to play a udio, sear ch for son gs, and chan ge settings as fo llows. Select able men u items m ay differ , dep ending o n the f unction or settings y ou use. /[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 7 7 Supplied Ac c essories Please check the accessories in the package .  H eadphones (1)  S tyle-U p® Pa nel (1)  US B cap f or Style-U p® P anel (1)  Q uick Sta r t Guide (1)  O peration G uide (PDF file) * 1 (1)  “ A uto T ransf er” software * 2 (1) * 1 Operatio n Guide (PDF file) is st[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 8 8 Ch angi ng the St yle -Up ® Panel Y ou can select from a va riety of Style-U p® P anel colo rs and ma tching US B cap .  Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow (  ) t o deactivate the play er , and then remove the USB cap . HOLD switch  Remov e the Style -Up® Panel as in the following[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 9 9  PLAY MODE/SOUND * 1 button Swi tches the pla y mode (  page 22). Pr ess and hold this b utto n to chan ge the sound quality settin g (  page 25).  /HOME * 1 button When y ou pr ess this but ton while pla ying or pausin g a song, you ca n switc h b etween Song con trol mode and F older con t[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 10 10  Headphone jack Fo r connecting the headph ones. In ser t the jack pin un ti l it clic ks into place. I f the headpho nes are connected im pro p erly , the s ound from the head phones ma y not soun d right.  Display See  page 12.  /  button Selec ts a song, fo lder , o r menu i te[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 11 11  HOLD switch Y ou can p rot ec t the play er against accidental opera tion by usin g the HO LD switch when carr ying it. By sliding the H OLD switc h to the direction of the a rrow (  ), all opera tion but tons a re disabled. I f you pr ess but tons while the HO LD function is activat ed, “HO LD [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 12 12 Di splay  Icon indication In Son g contr ol mode, a ppears, in Fo lder con trol mode, ap pe ars o n the 1st line. I n either mode, ap pe ars o n the 2nd line.  T ext/graphic information displa y Displa ys the song title, fo lder name, artist name , cur ren t date/time, messages a nd menu i tems.[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 13 13 Getting Star ted Pr eparing the Pla y er Ch argi ng the Player The pla yer’ s b at ter y is recha rged while t he pla yer is connected to a running com put er . Remov e the USB cap a nd connect the USB connecto r to a USB port on yo ur com puter . When the r emaining ba tter y indicat[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 14 14 Getting Star ted Notes  Charge the bat ter y in an amb ient tem perature o f between 5 to 35 ºC (41 to 95 ºF).  Th e num ber of times the battery can be recharg ed b efor e it is used up is a ppr oximat ely 500 times. This num ber may vary , depending o n the condition s under w[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 15 15 Getting Star ted Getting Da ta T o enjo y audio da ta transferred to the pla yer , you need to im port audio da ta from the I nternet o r audio da ta f ro m CDs to your co mp uter befor e using the pla yer . T o import audio da ta f ro m CDs, you need to use a ppr opria te software fo r[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 16 16 Getting Star ted T ransfer ring Data Y ou can dir ect ly transf er data by dra gg ing and dr opp ing in W indo ws Explorer on yo ur com puter . B e sure to transf er data in to the “MUS IC” folder . Playa ble data hierar ch y has ru les. T o transfer da ta pro perly , read the follo[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 17 17 Getting Star ted Transferri ng musi c automati c all y usin g the “Auto T ra nsfer ” soft ware Y ou can tra nsfer a udio f iles au toma tica lly from a desir ed folder ever y time you connect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter using the “ A uto T ransfer” so ft war e stor ed on the [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 18 18 Getting Star ted T o quit the “ Auto T ransfer ” software Ev en if you close the screen of “ A ut o T ransf er” software, the “ A ut o T ransf er” software will not be qui t. T o quit the “ A uto T ransf er” software , rig ht-c lick the icon fro m the notification a rea,[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 19 19 Playing Music Pla ying Music ( All Songs) Songs transf erred by the “ A uto T ransfer ” software o r W indows Explo rer can be pla yed back on the pla yer .  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press the  /  button to sel[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 20 20 Playing Music Pl a yi ng Son gs in Ran dom Or d er fo r a Sp ec ie d P e ri od of T ime (S ports Shu e) The pla yer rando mly selec ts songs fro m al l transferr ed s ongs a nd plays them in rando m order f or a specifie d dura tion (between 1 and 99 min utes). “10 min ” (10 minu tes) is set by de[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 21 21 Playing Music Searching for Songs (Search) Y ou can sear ch for a son g by its file nam e or its fo lder name. W hen you tran sfer audio da ta to the “ MUSIC” folder usin g the “ A uto T ransf er” software o r W indo ws Explorer , up to the 8th level under the “ MUSI C” folder will appear on the[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 22 22 Playing Music Changing the Play Mode (PLA Y MODE) The pla yer offers a va riet y of pla y modes, includin g random pla y and selected repeat p lay . PLA Y MODE/SOUND button Note  This func tion is no t available while/after usin g “S ports Shuffle ” or FM radio . If yo u want to use this function aft[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 23 23 Settings Setting the F ile Display Language (File Disp Language) Y ou can select from 8 la nguages in which to disp lay the transf erred folder and audio file name .  /  button  button /HOME button Notes  This func tion is onl y available in pa use mode.  W hen the rema ining batt er y is [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 24 24 Settings Display language settings Setting Description English Fo lders and a udio fi les are di splayed in En g lish. Español Fo lders and a udio fi les are di splayed in S panish. P ortuguês Fo lders and a udio fi les are di splayed in P ortuguese. Русский Fo lders and a udio fi les are di splaye[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 25 25 Settings Setting the Sound Quality (Sound) Y ou can p reset 2 sound quality settin gs and switch between them durin g pla y back or in pa use mo de by p ressing a nd holding the PLA Y MODE/SO UND bu tton. Furthermor e, you ca n set t he sound quali ty s etting acco rding to the m usic genr e, etc., by selec[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 26 26 Settings Ch angi ng the sou nd qual ity (Equal izer) Y ou can set yo ur desired sound quali ty for each of “ Sound1” and “ Sound2, ” accor ding to the mu sic genre, etc.  /  button  button /HOME button Note  This function is not a vailable while/after usin g FM radio. I f you wan t[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 27 27 Settings List of E qualizer settings Setting item Description EQ H eavy Emp hasizes high and low ra nges fo r a powerful s ound. EQ P op Str esses t he middle rang e audio , ideal for vocals. EQ J azz Em phasizes high and lo w ranges f or a livel y sound. EQ U nique Emp hasizes high and low ra nges, so that[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 28 28 Settings Settin g t he EQ Custom v alues Y ou can p reset the value of “ Clear Bass ” (b ass) and 5 ba nds “Equalizer” as “ S ound1” o r “Sound2” while looking a t the player ’ s screen.  /  button  button /HOME button Notes  If the “EQ C ustom ” va lue is set in “Eq u[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 29 29 Settings  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ E dit>” displayed under “EQ Cust om, ” and then press the  button to conrm. The slider of “ C lear Bass ” a ppears highlighted. “ Clear Bass ” can be set to one o f 4 sound levels.  Press the  /  butt on to set the ?[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 30 30 Settings Listening with Clear Ster eo Sound ( Clear Stereo ) “ Clear Ster eo ” enables individ ual lef t and right digi ta l pr ocessing of the sound.  /  button  button /HOME button Note  This funct ion is no t available whi le/after using FM radio . I f you wan t to use this function af[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 31 31 Settings A djusting the V olume Le v el (Dynamic Nor malizer) Y ou can set to r educe the vol ume level between s on gs. W ith this setting, when listenin g to folder songs in the s huff le pla y mode, the volume leve l b etween songs is modera ted to minimize differences in r ecorded level.  /  butto[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 32 32 Settings Changing the Display Mode (Display Mode) Y ou can c hange the dis play in pla y or pau s e mode.  /  button  button /HOME button Note  This funct ion is no t available whi le/after using FM radio . I f you wan t to use this function after FM radio , operat e f rom the H OME men u to [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 33 33 Settings List of displa y types  “Basic”: Th e basic display (Defa ult setting)  “ Pr oper ty”: Song info rmation  Displa ys the cur ren t play m o de, the curren t folder n umber/total folder num ber of the playback ran ge, the current so ng num b er/total song n umber of the pla yb ack ra[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 34 34 Settings Setting the V olume Le v el ( V olume Mode) There a re 2 modes to adj ust the vol ume level. Ma nual V olum e (D efaul t setting): Pr ess the V OL +/– bu tton to ad just the vo lume level between 0 to 30. Pr es et V olume: Pr ess the V OL +/– bu tton to set the vo lume level to o ne of 3 pr ese[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 35 35 Settings Se ttin g a Preset V ol ume (Pres et Volume)  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  button to c onrm.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ Advanc ed Settings>, ” and then pr[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 36 36 Settings Se ttin g a Preset V ol ume value  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  button to c onrm.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ Advanc ed Settings>, ” and then press the [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 37 37 Settings Limiting the V olume ( A VLS) Y ou can set “ A VLS” (A u toma tic V olume Limiter S ystem) to limi t the maximum vol ume to pr event a udito r y disturbance or dis trac tion. W ith “ A VLS” , you ca n listen to m usic a t a comfo r table vo lume level. “ A VLS OFF” is set by defaul t. ?[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 38 38 Settings T urning O  the B eep Sound (Beep) Y ou can t urn off the b eep sounds of the pla yer . “Beep ON” is set by defa ult.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 39 39 Settings Setting the C urr ent T ime (Set Da te - T ime) Y ou can set the curren t time by adj usting it ma nually .  /  button  button /HOME button  P ress and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  P ress the  /  button to select (Settings), and then press the  b[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 40 40 Settings T o return to the previous menu Pr ess the /HO ME but ton. T o displa y the current time Y ou can dis play the curren t time in either of the fo llowing wa ys:  S et “ Clo ck ” in “ Changing the Dis play M ode (Display M ode)” (  page 32).  W hile the HOLD function is activa ted, p[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 41 41 Settings Setting the Da te F ormat (Date Disp T ype) Y ou can select the dat e forma t display ed for the curren t time (  page 39) fro m amo ng year/mo nth/day , day/mon th/year , and mo nth/day/y ear .  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu a[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 42 42 Settings Setting the T ime F ormat (Time Disp T ype) Y ou can select the time forma t displa yed for the curren t time (  page 39) from ei ther a “ Time 24h ” or “ Time 12h ” displa y .  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears . ?[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 43 43 Settings Changing the USB C onnec tion Setting (USB Bus P ow ered) Depending on ho w you a re using the com pu ter , if t he power s uppl y (USB Bus P ower) i s insufficient, incom plete da ta transfer ma y occ ur from the co mpu ter to the pla yer . In this case, setting the USB co nnect ion (US B Bus P ow[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 44 44 Settings Setting the P o wer Sav e Screen (P ow er Sav e Mode) When y ou do not o perate the pla yer for a s p ecified duration (a bout 15 seconds), the screen will chang e to the power sav e screen. Y ou can cha nge the power sa ve screen settings.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 45 45 Settings Setting the C on trast of the Display ( C ontrast) Y ou can set the disp lay con trast to on e of 15 levels. “0” is set by defa ult.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 46 46 Settings Setting the Brigh tness of the Displa y (Brightness) Y ou can set the disp lay brightnes s le vel fro m 1 to 7. “4” is set by defa ult.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Setti[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 47 47 Settings Displaying the Pla yer Infor mation (Informa tion) Inf ormatio n such as model name , built-in flash memory capacity , serial num ber , an d f irmwa re versio n can be display ed.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears .  Press[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 48 48 Settings Resetting to F actor y S ettings (Reset All S ettings) Y ou can r eset the player to the defa ult settings. Resetting the pla yer does not delete the songs y ou ha ve transferr ed to the player .  /  button  button /HOME button Notes  This func tion is onl y available in pa use mode.[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 49 49 Settings F ormatting Memory (F ormat) Y ou can f ormat the b uilt-in fl ash memo r y of the play er . If the b uilt-in fl ash memo r y is forma tted, all audio da ta, the “ A uto T ransfer ” software a nd Operation G uide (this manual) will be eras ed. Be sure to verify the data sto red in the memo r y [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 50 50 Settings T o cancel the operation Selec t “ Cancel ” in step  , and p ress the  bu tton t o confirm. T o return to the previous menu Pr ess the /HO ME but ton. Note  D o not f ormat the buil t-in f lash memory of the play er in W indows Explor er . W hen you forma tted the pla yer in W indow[...]

51 51 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Listening to FM Radio Y ou can lis ten to FM radio . The headpho ne cor d works as a n ant enna. U se the pla yer with the headpho ne cor d extended. 1 Switch ing to the FM ra dio  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appea[...]

52 52 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio T o stop the F M radio and return t o the audio pla yer Pr ess and hold the /HO ME but ton un til t he HO ME menu a ppears, an d then select (All S ongs) o r (Sports Shuffle) from the men u screen and pr ess the  bu tton t o play back. T o turn off the volume of the F M radio b[...]

53 53 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ OK, ” and then press the  button to c onrm. The receiva ble br oadc ast sta tions will be preset in or der from lo w to high frequency . “ COMPLETE ” ap pe ars when p resetting is com pleted, then the first p reset statio n[...]

54 54 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Preset T uning Pr es et num ber appears wi th and above and belo w . T o Operation Selec t the pr ev ious p reset number Pr ess the  bu tton b rief ly . Selec t the next pr eset number Pr ess the  bu tton b rief ly . Note  Y ou cannot select br oadcast stations if n o preset [...]

55 55 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Pr esetting Br oadcast S tations Manually Y ou can p reset br oadc ast sta tions which “FM A uto Pr eset” cann ot detect (  page 52).  /  button  button /HOME button  Selec t the desired frequency by the manual tuning mode (  page 53).  Press and hold the ?[...]

56 56 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Setting the Rec eption (Scan Sens) When y ou select stations usin g the “FM A u to Preset ” function (  page 52) or “ Man ual T uning” (  page 53), the FM recei ver may r eceive man y un want ed br oadcast station s b ecause the recep tion is too sensitive . In this case[...]

57 57 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Changing the Monaural/S tereo (Mono/Aut o) If no ise occ urs during FM r eception, set the receiver t o “M on o ” for mo naural. If y ou set it to “ A uto , ” mona ural/stereo r eception is selected aut oma tica lly , depending on r eception con ditions. “ A uto ” is set b[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 58 58 Useful F ac ts Maximizing Battery Lif e By adj usting the settings or m anaging the power s uppl y pro perly , it is possible to sav e battery power and u s e the play er for a lo nger time. T o enter the Sleep status If y ou pr ess the  bu tton t o pause playback or r eceiving an FM b roadcast, after[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 59 59 Useful F ac ts Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audi o format? A udio fo rmat ref ers to the method used w hen im p orting a udio data from the In ternet or a udio CDs to a co mpu ter and sa ving it as an a udio file. Common f ormats inc lude MP3 and WMA, etc. MP3 : MP3 (MPEG-1 A udio Lay er3) is a c[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 60 60 Useful F ac ts Stor ing Da ta O ther than A udio F iles Y ou can s tore co mp uter da t a int o the built-in flash memory of the play er by transf er ring the data fro m your co mpu ter in W indows Exp lorer . If the p layer is connected to the co mpu ter , the built-in flash memory appears in W indo ws Exp[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 61 61 Useful F ac ts Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Fir m ware Play er fir m ware upda tes can be made, enablin g you to add n e w fea tures to the pla yer by ins ta lling the lat est player ’ s fir mwa re to the pla yer . Fo r details about the lates t f irmwa re info rmation a nd how to in stal l it, visi t the f[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 62 62 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the following s teps to resolv e 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 to charge the battery . Y[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 63 63 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy N o data is pla yed.  Th e bat ter y is consumed.  C harg e the battery ful ly (  page 13).  I f the play er does not react, even after cha rging the bat ter y , press the RESE T butt on to reset the pla yer (  page 62).  N o data is st ored on the p l[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 64 64 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy Songs ar e played back within a limited p layback rang e only , such as within one f older .  Th e pla y back range i s limited in the play m o de (  page 22).  C hang e the play mode setting. Data canno t be deleted on the pla yer .  Y ou canno t delete son[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 65 65 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy T ransferred songs ca nnot be found.  Th e built-in flash memo r y of the play er was forma tted in W indo ws Explorer .  F orma t the built-in flash memory on the play er (  page 49).  Th e pla yer was disconnected from the com pu ter while data was being t[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 66 66 T roubleshooting Display Symptom Cause/Remedy “  ” ap pe ars f or a title.  Characters tha t cannot a ppear on the pla yer ar e invo lved.  Rename the title with ap pro priate c haracters in W indows Exp lorer .  “ File Disp Langua ge ” is no t set for the title pr operly .  S et the [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 67 67 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy The pla yer cannot c harge the bat ter y .  Th e pla yer is not co nnec ted to a USB po r t on yo ur com put er properl y .  Di sconnect the play er , an d then reconnect it.  Th e bat ter y is charg ed in an ambien t tem peratur e ou t of the range 5 °C (41 ?[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 68 68 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy A udio data cann ot be transferr ed to the player from y our com puter .  T ransf err ing ma y be stopped due to n oise such as static electricity , etc. This ha ppens to pr otect data informa tion.  Di sconnect the play er , then r econnect it.  Th e pla yer?[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 69 69 T roubleshooting F M Radio Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou canno t hear the FM br oadcast well.  Th e receiving fr equency is not fully tuned in.  S elect the frequency manually to im pr ove receptio n (  page 53). Reception is weak an d sound quality is poor .  Th e radio signal is weak.  L isten [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 70 70 T roubleshooting Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a mes sage ap pe ars in the disp lay . Message Meaning Remedy AC CESS This message a ppears after disconnecting the pla yer from the com pu ter , activating “ File Disp Language ” (  pag e 23), “Reset All Settings ” (  page 48) or r e[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 71 71 T roubleshooting Message Meaning Remedy HOLD The pla yer cannot be operat ed b ecause the HOLD swi tch is set to the HOLD posi tion. T o operat e the play er , s lide the HOLD swi tch to the op p osite positio n (  page 11). L OW BA TTERY The bat ter y is low . Y ou m ust charg e the bat ter y (  page[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 72 72 Additional Information Pr ec autions Notice for customers: the follo wing information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU Direc tives The man ufacturer o f this product is Son y Corp ora tion, 1-7-1 K onan, Min ato- ku, T okyo , J apa n. The A uthorized Repr esentativ e for EM C an[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 73 73 Additional Information On safety  B e sure not t o short-circuit the terminals o f the player wi th other metallic objects.  D o not t ouch the recha rgeable ba ttery w ith bar e hands if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid may r emain in the pla yer , consul t your near est S on y dealer if the bat[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 74 74 Additional Information On instal lation  D o not p ut an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a pply a s trong sh o ck to the play er . It m ay ca use a player to malfunction o r damage.  N ever use the play er where it will be subjected to extremes o f lig ht, tem peratur e, moist ure or vib rati[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 75 75 Additional Information On heat build-u p H eat ma y build up in the pla yer while charging if i t is used for an exten ded perio d of time. On the headph ones Road saf ety A void list ening with your h eadphon es in situa tions where hearin g must no t be impa ired. Prev enting hearing damage A void usin g [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 76 76 Additional Information On the L CD  D o not p ush the LCD screen stro ngly . Color spots ma y ap pe ar or the L CD panel ma y be damaged.  I f the play er is used in a cold place, ghosting ma y occ ur . This does not indicat e a failure .  I f the play er is used in a cold or hot p lace, con trast [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 77 77 Additional Information Impo r tant Notice  C opyright la ws pr ohibi t repr oducing the software o r the manual accom pan ying it in whole or in pa r t, or r enting the softwar e without the permission of the co pyright holder .  I n no even t wi ll SONY be liable fo r an y financial damage, o r loss [...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 78 78 Additional Information About sample da ta * 1 The pla yer is pr e-installed w ith sam ple data. If y ou delete the sam ple data, yo u cannot r estor e it, and w e wil l not su pply a ny replacem ent data. * 1 In some coun tries/regions some sa mple da ta is not installed.  The recorded son g is limited t[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 79 79 Additional Information About C opyrigh ts  “W ALKMAN” and “ W ALKMAN” logo ar e register ed t rademarks o f Sony Corp ora tion.  M icrosoft, W indo ws, W indows V ista and W indo ws Media a re trademarks o r regist ered trademarks of M icrosoft Corp ora tion in the U nit ed States a nd/or othe[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 80 80 Additional Information Specications Suppor ted le f ormat Music File fo rmat MP3(MPEG-1 Layer3) file forma t, ASF file format, MP4 file fo rmat, W ave-Riff file forma t File extensio n MP3* 1 (.mp3), WMA* 1, * 2 (.wma), AAC-L C* 1, * 2 (.mp4* 3 , .m4a, .3gp), Linear-PCM* 1 (.wav) Codec MP3* 1 Bit ra t[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 81 81 Additional Information Maximum recodable number of files and folders Maxim um num b er of files: 2,048 files Maxim um num b er of fo lders: 1,024 folders T otal maximum n umber of files and folders dir ect ly under one f older : A ppr ox. 300 Capacity (User a vailable capacity) * 1 NWD-E023F: 1 GB (A pp ro[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 82 82 Additional Information Batt er y life (continuous playback) By setting as f ollows, a long er battery life can be expec ted. The times below ar e ap pro ximated when “P o wer Save M ode ” (  page 44) is set to “ Save ON S uper , ” and “ S ound ” (  page 25), “ Clear Ster eo ” (  pag[...]

NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) 83 83 Additional Information System Requirements (for the player)  C omp uter IBM PC/A T or com patible com puter p reinstalled with the follo wing W indows opera ting systems: – W indows XP H ome Edition (Ser vice Pac k 2 or later) – W indows XP Pr ofession al (S er vice Pack 2 o r later) – W indows XP [...]

84 84 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Additional Information E Equalizer ..................................... 26, 28 Explor er ...................................... 16, 60 F Fa st-forward ..................................... 10 Fa st-rewind ....................................... 10 File Disp Langua ge .......................... 23 Firm ware[...]

85 85 NWD-E023F/E025F .GB 3-875-124-11(1) Additional Information R Radio ................................................. 51 Repeat................................................ 22 RESET (the pla yer) .......................... 62 Reset All S ettings ............................. 48 S Scan S ens .......................................... 56 Sear[...]