Sony NWZ-X1051 manual

NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-12(1) ©2009 Sony Corporation 4-141-609- 12 (1) Operation Guide NWZ - X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 T able of Contents Index[...]

NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 2 2 Bro w sing the Oper ation Guide T o use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the bu tton s loc at ed at the up per r ight o f the pages of this man ual to jum p to “T able o f C on ten ts ” or “I ndex. ” Jumps to the table of cont ents Find what you ar e looking for from a list o[...]

NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 3 3 Continued  T able of C ontents Basic Operations and Screens Pa r ts and Controls ................................ 6 Connecting the headphones ...........................8 T urning the Pla yer On and Off ............. 9 Disabling the o peration but tons and the touch pan el ...............[...]

NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 4 4 Listening to F M Radio Listening to FM Radio ........................ 71 T o listen to FM radio .....................................72 Presetting b roadcast statio ns aut omatically (A uto Preset) .....................................................73 Presetting b roadcast statio ns manual[...]

NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 5 5 Common Settings Changing the Common Settings ....... 118 U nit Inf ormation ......................................... 118 A VLS (V olume Limi t) ................................. 119 Beep S ettings ............................................... 119 Screen Off Timer..........................[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 6 6 P ar ts and C ontr ols Front  Screen (touch panel) T ouch (ta p) an icon, i tem, con trol bu tton, et c., on the screen to opera te the play er (  page 11).  HOME button Pr ess to displa y the Ho me menu (  page 13). If[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 7 7 Rear   /  butt ons Pr ess to find the beg inning of a so ng or video , or to fas t-forward/rewind.  Headphone jack Connects the headphon es (  page 8).   * 1 button Pr ess the  but ton to start pla y back of a son g or video . Dur ing p[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 8 8 Connec ting the headphones Plug the head phones in to the headp hone jack o f the player un til they click into place. I f the headpho nes are no t connected correctly , the sound does not p lay . Head phones Note  The supplied head phones ar e exclu sive to t[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 9 9 T urning the Pla y er On and Off HOME button T o turn on the pla yer Pr ess an y but ton to t urn t he pla yer on.  Hint  If ap pe ars o n the top of the screen, slide the H OLD switch o n the back of the play er in the opposite dir ect ion o f the arrow ?[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 10 10 Disabling the operation buttons and the t ouch panel Y o u can pr otect the play er against acciden tal operation b y using the HO LD switc h w hen carr ying it. HOLD switch T o lock the pla yer  Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow  . The [...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 11 11 Ho w t o U se the T ouch P anel Y o u can use the touch pa nel screen to opera te the play er . T ap an ico n, item, co ntro l but ton, etc., o n the s creen to o perate the pla yer . Also, drag up o r down to scro ll through a list, and flick to scro ll quickl[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 12 12 Flicking to scroll quickly Flick the screen up o r down with yo ur finger to scroll q uickly through a list. Also , f lick up , do wn or sideways to see the next/pr evious album on the alb um scroll screen, or t o se e the next/pr evious image o n the s cene sc[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 13 13 About the Home Menu The follo wing table sho ws the item lis t of the play er . Fo r details about each m enu it em, refer to the s p ecified reference pag e. FM Radio Photos Music NC Modes Settings Information area Y ou T ube V ideos Internet Br owser P odcast[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 14 14 Ho w t o U se the Home Menu The H ome men u is the starting poin t of each ap plicatio n, such as searchin g for songs, ch anging settings, etc. Y o u can displa y the Ho me men u by pr essing the HO ME bu tton o f the player . HOME button Fr om the H ome men u[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 15 15 In this ma nual, opera ting instructions from the H om e menu ar e describ ed as below . Example: F r om the Home menu , selec t (Music)  (Search)  “ Album ”  the desired album  the desired song . The actual operatio ns fo r the example a bove a[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 16 16  T ap “ Album. ” The album lis t s creen a ppears.  Y o u can scr oll the list by dragging y our finger up o r down.  T ap the desir ed album. The song lis t screen of the selected a lbum ap pears.  T ap the desir ed song. The m usic pl[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 17 17 T o return to the Home menu during opera tion Pr ess the HOME b utt on. T o return to the pre vious screen during operation T ap (T o List)/ (U p). T able of Contents Index[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 18 18 Ho w t o U se the Option Menu The op tion men u items va r y f unction-to-function, allowing y ou to cha nge the settings of each a pplica tion. Y o u can tap (Optio n Men u) on the pla yback s creen o r the list screen to displa y the optio n menu. T o close t[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 19 19  T ap “Play Mode. ”  T ap “Shuffle. ”  T ap “ OK. ” The pla y mode changes t o “S huffle. ” The it ems of the op tion men u dif fer , depending on the screen o n which you ta p (Option M en u). Fo r details, see t he fo llowing[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 20 20 T ext Input Y o u can use the onscreen k ey bo ar d to ent er text. Selec t a text field you in tend t o enter text in to , such as a w eb page address entry , to bring up the o nscreen keybo ar d. Example: Alphanumeric keyboar d for English Input field Predict[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 21 21 Entering text The follo wing exam ple sho ws how to en ter “ Blue ” in the alphan umeric inp ut mode.  T ap the “ ABC2” key fiv e times. “B ” a ppears in the in put field. Each time you p ress the key , the cha racter changes.  T ap the “ ?[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 22 22 About the Bundled Sof t war e Windows Media Pla yer 11 W indo ws Media Pla yer can im port audio data fro m CDs and tran sfer data to the play er . When you u s e cop yrig h t pro tected WMA audio files and cop yrig ht pr otected WMV video f iles, use this soft[...]

Basic Operations and Screens NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 23 23 Content Transf er Cont ent T ransfer can tra nsfer m usic, videos or phot os from a com pu ter to the pla yer by a sim ple drag-and-dr op opera tion. Y ou can use W indows Explo rer or iT unes® to drag an d drop da ta to C on ten t T ransf er . Furthermore, if[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Preparing the Pla yer 24 24 Charging the Pla yer The pla yer’ s bat ter y is recha rged while the player is connected to a running co mpu ter . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter , use the sup plied USB cable . When the r emaining ba tter y power in dication[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 25 25  S ome USB devices co nnected to the compu ter may in terfere wi th the proper opera tion of the pla yer .  W e do n ot guara ntee the recha rge of the ba ttery using personally assembled com puter s or modified comp uters.  If t he com puter en ters a power [...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 26 26 Setting the Da te and T ime Some a pplicatio ns of the pla yer do not w ork co rrect ly un til t he dat e and time ar e s et. Set the cur ren t date a nd time before u sing the play er . HOME button Settings  From the H ome menu, select (Settings)  “ Common[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 27 27 Getting Music/V ideos/Photos/P odcasts T o enjo y music, videos, pho tos and podcasts on the pla yer , you need to p repare the data on y our com pu ter . Y o u can im p ort m usic from a udio CDs or fro m the Int ernet, etc. Y o u can impo r t videos from r ecorded v[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 28 28 T ransfer ring Music/V ideos/Photos/P odcasts Y o u can directly transf er data by dra g-and-dro p using W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter . Playa ble data hierar ch y has rules. T o transf er data pr operly , see the followin g instructions. Fo r details about t[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 29 29 F or songs (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ MUSI C” folder . H owever , folder s and files be yond the 8th level will not be recognized. Note  D o not c hange the fo lder name or delet e the “MUSI C” folder . (On the pla yer[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 30 30 F or videos (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ VIDEO ” folder . Files o n the 1st to 8th level will b e recognized. H owever , files beyond the 8th level will not be recognized. Note  D o not c hange the nam e of the “VIDEO ” [...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 31 31 F or photos (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ PICTURE, ” “ PICTURES ” or “ D CIM” f older . Files o n the 1st to 8th level will b e recognized. H owever , files beyond the 8th level will not be recognized. Note  D o not c[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 32 32 F or podc asts (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dr op podcast folders in to the “PO D CASTS ” folder and episode files into the podcast folders. On the 1st level, the “ PODCASTS” fo lder wil l recognize only folder s. Ep iso de files on the 1st level will not be[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 33 33 W ir eless LAN C onnec tion Wireless netw orks which ma y be used with the pla yer The pla yer can conn ec t to the follo wing wireless LAN s.  Y o ur H ome wir eless LAN  Y o ur o f fice or school wireles s LAN  Pub lic wireless LAN s, such as a t coffee sho[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 34 34 Connec ting t o a wireless LAN T o connect to a wireles s LAN, s elect the desired access poin t f ro m a list, then ent er the encr yption key if necessary . U sua lly , when the connection is r equired by the I nt ernet bro wser , Y ouT ube or P odcast, the connecti[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 35 35  S elect the access point y ou want to connect to from the list. If a n encr yption key is r equired, the en tr y screen ap pears.  W h en no encr yption k ey is required, the connecting dialog box a ppears. After establis hing the connection, the In ternet b[...]

Preparing the Play er NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 36 36 Notes  If the “WLAN Function On/Off ” op tion is set to “ Off, ” the pla yer cannot co nnect to the wireless LAN.  Whi le connected to a wireless LAN, if the pla yer enter s standby m ode, is turned off, or is connected to a com pu ter via the USB cable,[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Playing Music 37 37 Pla ying Music (Music) T o play m usic, select (M usic) from the H ome men u to disp lay the mu sic pla y back screen. Y o u can search f or desired son gs by selecting (S earc h) on the music pla y back screen. The song inf ormatio n, con trol bu tton s, etc., [...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 38 38 Music pla yback screen Y o u can bring u p or dismiss the co ntro l but tons b y tapp ing the screen. If ther e is no opera tion fo r a whi le, they disap p ear . Play Mode (  page 47), Playback Range (  page 48), Equaliz er (  page 48), VPT (Surround) (  page 50)[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 39 39 Icons on the playback screen Icon Description (T o L ist) Sho ws a list screen. (Search) Sho ws the s earch m enu. Y ou ca n selec t the desired search method to displa y the list screen and search f or songs. F or details, see “Searchin g for Songs ” (  page 42). (Rel[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 40 40 Operations on the list screen T o Do this Select an item T ap an it em. Scroll a list up o r down Drag or flick up o r down. Icons on the list screen Icon Description (U p) Sho ws the list screen of the next up per le vel (fo r example , the icon of a so ng list screen may s [...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 41 41 Browsing cov er arts t o select an album (Album Scroll) On the music p layback screen, you ca n drag or flick the cover a rt up or down to select the album. Album scroll scr een Cov er ar t  From the Home menu , selec t (Music).  Drag or flick the cov er ar t up o[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 42 42 Searching for Songs When y ou tap (Searc h) on the music p layback screen or the list screen, the search men u a ppears. Y o u can select t he desired sear ch method to se ar ch the list fo r desired songs. HOME button Music  Hint  “ All Songs, ” “ Alb um ” and [...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 43 43 Searching for Refer ence Inf ormation on a Song (Related Links) Y o u can search the I nternet b y keywor d for info rmation o n the cur ren t pla ying song, album, a rt ist, etc. Y ou can searc h Y o uT ub e site f or videos, or searc h a websi te for inf ormatio n. Selec t [...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 44 44 Deleting Songs When y ou delete son gs f ro m the player , us e the software y ou used to transfer the songs, o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details about u sing the software, see the H elp of the so ft war e. Note  The player i tself cannot delete son gs without co nnectin[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 45 45 U sing the Music Option Menu Y o u can bring u p the music o ption men u by selecting (Option M enu) o n the mu sic list screen or on the m usic pla yb ack screen. F or how t o use the option men u, see  p age 18. The op tion item s shown o n the option men u vary , dep en[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 46 46 Displaying the Detailed Information screen  Fr om the music playback screen, select (Option Menu)  “Detailed Information. ” Detailed Information screen Song name Artist name Album title Genre Release year Length of Song Codec Cop yright protected cont ent Bit rate W[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 47 47 Changing the Music Settings T o chan ge the music settings, select (Settings) from the H om e menu, then select “M usic Settings. ” HOME button Settings Play Mode The pla yer offers a va riety of play modes, incl uding rando m play a nd selected repeat p lay .  Fr om t[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 48 48 Playback Range Y o u can set the playback rang e of songs.  Fr om the Home menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “Playback Range ”  the desired playback range type  “ OK . ” Type Description All R ang e Plays back all the songs in all the lists[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 49 49 Customizing sound quality Y o u can pr eset t he value o f CLEAR BASS (bass) a nd 5 bands Equalizer as “ Cus tom 1” or “ Custo m 2. ”  Fr om the Home menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “Equalizer”  “ Custom 1” or “ Custom 2. ” ?[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 50 50 VPT (Surround) Y o u can custo mize the surround sound b y using the VPT* 1 (S urround) function to enrich the sound r eproduction q uality of the audio p layback. The sense of r ea lism is mo re enhanced in the or der of “ St udio ”  “Live ”  “ Club ”  ?[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 51 51 DSEE (Sound Enhance) By activa ting the “DSEE* 1 (Sound Enha nce)” feat ure, yo u can hear a rich and na tural sound almost exactly like the original source.  Fr om the Home menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “DSEE(Sound Enhance)”  the desired [...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 52 52 Clear Stereo “ Clear Ster eo ” enables indi vidual left and right digital pr o cessing o f the sound.  Fr om the Home menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “ Clear Ster eo”  the desired Clear Stereo type  “ OK. ” Type Description On A ct iv[...]

Playing Music NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 53 53 Album Displa y F ormat Y o u can select the a lbum di splay f ormat.  Fr om the Home menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “ Al bum D ispla y F or mat”  the desi red Albu m Dis play F orma t ty pe  “ OK. ” Type T itle & Cover Art (Defaul t [...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) W a tching V ideos 54 54 Pla ying a V ideo ( V ideos) T o play a video , select (V ideos) to dis play the video playback screen. Y o u can select the desired video by select ing (Search) o n the video playback screen. The video ’ s informa tion, con trol bu tto ns, etc., ar e [...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 55 55 Video pla yback screen Y o u can bring u p or dismiss the co ntro l but tons, ico ns, etc., b y tapp ing the screen. If ther e is no operatio n for a while, they disap pe ar . Information area T otal time Seek Slider Elapsed time Operations on the video playback screen Y o[...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 56 56 Icons on the playback screen Icon Description (T o L ist) Sho ws a list screen. (Search) Sho ws the s earch m enu. Y ou ca n selec t desired search m etho d to displa y the list screen and search f or videos. For deta ils, s ee “ S earchin g for V ideos ” (  page 58[...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 57 57 Browsing scenes (Scene Scroll) Y ou can di splay th umbnails* 1 t o s elect a scene or cha pter to pla y back. * 1 Thumb nail refer s to a reduced size imag e of one scene of a video . Scene scroll scr een Scene interval setting  Hint  On t he scene search screen, y [...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 58 58 Searching for V ideos When y ou tap (Searc h) on the video playback screen or the list scr een, t he search men u a ppears. Y o u can select desired se ar ch method to search the list fo r desired video. HOME button V ideos  Fr om the Home menu, select ( V ideos)  (S[...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 59 59 Deleting V ideos Y o u can delete videos from the p layer . Deleting currently pla ying video  Fr om the playback screen of the video , tap ( Option Menu)  “Delete V ideo ”  “ Y es. ” Deleting videos by selec ting from a list  Fr om the video list scree[...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 60 60 U sing the V ideo Option Menu Y o u can bring u p the video option men u by selecting (Option M en u) on the video list screen or o n the vide o pla y back screen. F or how t o use t he op tion men u, see  p age 18. The op tion item s shown o n the option men u vary , d[...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 61 61 Changing the V ideo Settings T o chan ge the video s ettings, select (Settings) from the H ome m enu, then select “V ideo Settings. ” HOME button Settings Zoom Settings Y o u can zoom in the curren tly playing video .  Fr om the Home menu, select (Settings)  “ [...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 62 62 Type Description Full The video image is enlarged/r educed by fully fitting it t o the available dis play area, k eeping the aspect ratio .  Wh en a 16:9 video image is di splayed, i t is enlarged/red uced by fully fitting it to the a vailable displa y area, keep ing th[...]

W atching Videos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 63 63 Playing only video sound (On-Hold Displa y) Y o u can set to turn off the video screen during the pla yer is on h old, allowing you t o enjoy the so und of videos only . Setting this optio n to “N o ” sav es battery p ow er and bat ter y life will last long er .  Fr[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) V iewing Photos 64 64 V ie wing Phot os (Photos) T o view photos, select (Photos) fro m the Ho me menu t o display the p hoto displa y screen. Y o u can select desired phot os f ro m a list by selecting (Search) o n the photo displa y screen. The pho to informa tion, con trol b u[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 65 65  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 photo disp lay screen is displa yed.  Y o u ca n ar ran ge ph oto s tr ans fer red to the pla ye r b y f old er . Sel ect th e p[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 66 66 Photo display screen Y o u can bring u p or dismiss the co ntro l but tons, ico ns, etc., b y tapp ing the screen. If ther e is no operatio n for a while, they disap pe ar . Information area Operations on the photo displa y screen Y o u can tap the ob jec ts such as co ntro[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 67 67 Searching for Photos When y ou tap (Searc h) on the phot o display scr een or the list screen, the search men u a ppears. Y o u can select desired se ar ch method to search the list fo r desired phot os. HOME button Photos  Fr om the Home menu, select (Photos)  (Searc[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 68 68 Deleting Photos U s e M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN o r W indows Explo rer to delet e photos from the pla yer . U s e M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN t o delete phot os transferred b y M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN. Fo r details about u sing M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN,[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 69 69 U sing the Phot o Option Menu Y o u can bring u p the photo o ption men u by selecting (Option M en u) on the pho to list screen or o n the photo dis play screen. F or ho w to use the option men u, see  p age 18. The op tion item s shown o n the option men u vary , dep e[...]

Vie wing Photos NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 70 70 Changing the Photo Settings T o chan ge the phot o s ettings, select (Settings) from the H ome m enu, then select “Phot o S ettings. ” HOME button Settings Setting the Photo List Display F ormat The pla yer offers 2 dis play fo rmats. Y ou can set the displa y forma t o[...]

Listening to F M Radio NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Listening to F M Radio 71 71 Listening to F M Radio T o Listen to FM Radio , s elect (FM Radio) from the H ome men u to disp lay the FM Radio s creen. The FM radio info rmation, co ntro l but tons, etc., a re disp layed on the FM Radio s creen. HOME button FM Radio Note ?[...]

Listening to F M Radio NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 72 72 T o listen t o F M radio  From the Home menu , selec t (F M Radio)  the desired frequency or Preset number .  Y o u can ta p the con trol bu tto ns, icons etc., on the FM Radio screen to operat e the pla yer . Fr equenc y Preset number F M Radio screen T [...]

Listening to F M Radio NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 73 73 Presetting broadcast sta tions automa tic ally (Auto Preset) Y o u can pr eset receivable b roadcast sta tions (up to 30 s tations) in y our ar ea au toma tically by selecting “ A ut o Preset. ” When y ou use the FM radio for the first time, or when y ou mov e to[...]

Listening to F M Radio NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 74 74 Presetting broadcast sta tions manually Y o u can pr eset broadcast sta tions which “ A uto Pr es et ” cannot det ec t (  page 73).  On the FM Radio screen, selec t the desired frequency .  S elect (Option Menu)  “Sav e to Preset. ” The freq[...]

Listening to F M Radio NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 75 75 Changing the FM Radio Settings T o chan ge the FM radio settings, select (S ettings) fro m the Ho me menu, then select “FM R adio Settings. ” HOME button Settings Sc an Sensitivity When y ou select stations usin g the “ A ut o Preset ” function (  page 73)[...]

Listening to F M Radio NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 76 76 U sing the F M Radio Option Menu Y o u can bring u p the FM radio option m enu b y selec ting (Option M enu) o n the FM Radio s creen. F or how t o use the option men u, see  page 18. Option Items Description/reference page Scan Sensitivity A djusts the sensiti vi[...]

W atching Y ouT ube NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) W a tching Y ou T ube 77 77 W atching Y ou T ube T o wat ch Y o uT ub e, select (Y o uT ube) f ro m the Ho me menu t o display the Y o uT ube list screen. Y o u can play a Y ouT ube video by selecting the desired video from the list. The video informa tion, con trol b utto ns[...]

W atching Y ouT ube NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 78 78  S elect the desired video . The pla y back of the Y ouT ube video begins.  Y o u can ta p the con trol bu tto ns, icons et c., on the Y ouT ube playback screen to opera te the play er . For details on ho w to con trol the video pla y back, see “Y o uT ube pl[...]

W atching Y ouT ube NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 79 79 Y ouT ube pla yback screen Y o u can bring u p or dismiss the co ntro l but tons, ico ns, etc., b y tapp ing the screen. If ther e is no operatio n for a while, they disap pe ar . Information area Seek Slider T otal time Elapsed time Operations on the Y ouT ube playback[...]

W atching Y ouT ube NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 80 80 Searching for Y ou T ube V ideos When y ou tap (Searc h) on the Y o uT ube playback screen or the list screen, the search men u ap pears. Y o u can select desired se ar ch method to se ar ch the list fo r desired video . HOME button Y ou T ube  From the Home menu [...]

W atching Y ouT ube NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 81 81 Choosing country/region Y o u can narr ow down the “ Fea tured ” list and the “ M ost V iewed ” list b y choosing coun tr y/region.  From the Home menu , selec t ( Y ou T ube)  (S earch)  “F eatured” or “Most V iewed”  ( Option Menu)  ?[...]

W atching Y ouT ube NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 82 82 U sing the Y ou T ub e Option Menu Y o u can bring u p the Y o uT ub e op tion menu b y select ing (Option M en u) on the Y o uT ube playback screen or on the Y ouT ube list screen. F or ho w to use the op tion menu , se e  page 18. The op tion item s shown o n the o[...]

  Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Enjoying P odcast 83 83 Before Enjo ying P o dcast Y o u can use the po dcast function of the p layer in three wa ys. Fo r details, se e each of the descriptio ns.  R eg ister a podcast by usin g the player (  pag e 84), download episodes by using the wire less LAN [...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 84 84 Registering a P odcast T o play back podcast epi s odes, you need to r egister the po dcast to the pla yer and do wnload episo des. Y ou can register a podcast b y selec ting an RSS icon displa yed on the I nternet b rowser o f the player . F or ho w to use the Int ernet [...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 85 85  Op en the web page of the desir ed podc ast, then select the RSS icon. The podcast is register ed to the play er by selecting the RSS icon.  RSS icon s differ between websites. Ref er to description s on the websit e to select an RSS icon.  F o r ho w to use [...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 86 86 Downloading episodes Y o u can download the lat est episodes of the desired podcast. Also, y ou can download the lat est episodes from all of the podcasts you ha ve selected to refresh. HOME button Podcasts Note  T o download episodes from podcasts register ed to the p[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 87 87 Downloading from all of the podc ast selected t o refresh Y o u can download the lat est episodes from all of the podcasts you ha ve selected to refr esh. Fo r how to select/deselect p odcasts to refresh, see “ Selec ting/ deselect ing podcasts to refres h ” (  pag[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 88 88 Selec ting/deselec ting podcasts to refresh Y o u can select/des elect po dcasts to r ef resh. B y selec ting podcasts to refresh, you ca n download the latest ep isodes of the po dcasts by u sing “Refresh P odcasts ” (  page 87).  Fr om the Home me nu, s ele[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 89 89 Setting the number of episodes to be do wnloaded Y o u can set the num b er of the la test episodes to be downloaded when refreshin g po dcasts.  From the Home menu , selec t (P odcasts)  ( T o List)  ( Option Menu)  “Number of Downloads”  the desire[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 90 90 Pla ying P odcast T o play a podcast, select (P odcasts) to displa y the p odcast playback screen. Y o u can select the desired episode by selecting (T o List) on the podcast pla y back screen. The episode ’ s informatio n, contr ol bu tton s, etc., are dis played o n t[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 91 91 P odc ast pla yback screen Y o u can bring u p or dismiss the co ntro l but tons b y tapp ing the screen. If ther e is no opera tion fo r a whi le, they disap p ear . Y o u can tap the ob jec ts such as co ntro l but tons o n the screen to operat e the pla yer . Als o , y[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 92 92 Video playback screen Information area Seek Slider T otal time Elapsed time Operations on the video playback scr een T o (screen indication) Do this Play (  )/pa use (  )* 1  T ap  (p lay)/  (pause).  Press the  bu tton o n the bo dy . Fas t forward ([...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 93 93 Icons on the playback screen Icon Description (T o L ist) Sho ws an episode list screen. When yo u select (B ack) on a n episode list screen, the P odcast List screen appears. F or details, see “Searchin g for P odcasts ” (  page 94). (Option M enu) Sho ws the opti[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 94 94 Searching for P odcasts When y ou tap (T o List) o n the p odcast playback screen, the episode list ap pears, and yo u can select a desired episode to play back. W hen you ta p (Back) on the epi s ode list screen, the podc ast list a ppears, a nd you can select a desired [...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 95 95 Episode list screen Podcast name Video icon New icon Playback icon Audio icon Icons of episodes The follo wing icon s are disp layed in the episode field. Icon Description (A udio icon) Shows that the ep iso de is an a udio episode. (V ideo icon) Sho ws that the episode i[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 96 96 P odc ast List screen Selected to refresh icon Refresh error ic on RSS icon New icon Icons of podcasts The follo wing icon s are disp layed in the podcast name* 1 field. Icon Description (RSS icon) Indica tes that the podcast is regist ered to the play er . This icon is n[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 97 97 Operations on the P odc ast List screen T o Do this Select a p odcast T ap a podcast. Scroll the list up o r down Drag or flick up o r down. Icons on the P odc ast List screen Icon Description (T o Play Screen) Returns to the podcast playback screen. (Option M enu) Sho ws[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 98 98 Deleting P odcasts Y o u can delete a n episode, all episo des of a podcast, a podcast, and all regist ered po dcasts. Deleting the currently playing episode  From the pla yback screen of the episode you intend t o delete, select (Option Menu)  “Delete This Epi[...]

  Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 99 99 Deleting all podc asts This opera tion deletes all episodes of all po dcasts and de letes all p odcast registra tions.  From the P odcast List screen, select (Option Menu)  “Delete All P odcasts”  “ Y es. ” Note  U se the player ’ s function[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 100 100 U sing the P odcast Option Menu Y o u can bring u p the po dcast op tion menu b y selecting (O ption M en u) on the podc ast pla yb ack screen or o n the list screen. F or how t o use the option men u, see  p age 18. The op tion item s shown o n the option men u vary[...]

Enjoying P odcast NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 101 101 Option item appearing on the Podcast List screen Option Item Description/reference page N umber of Downloads Sets the number of ep isodes to b e downloaded (  page 89). Select Podcast to Refresh Selects/deselec ts podcasts to refresh b y using “Refresh P odcasts ?[...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) V iewing W ebsites 102 102 V ie wing W ebsites (Internet Bro wser) T o view websites, select (In ternet Br owser) from the H om e menu to dis play the In ternet br owser . Y o u can perform opera tions such as w eb page address in pu t, favo rites, advanced settings, et c., by[...]

  Viewing  Websites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 103 103  Enter the address of the desired w ebsite, and then select “ OK. ” T ap the addres s inpu t field to displa y the onscreen keyboard. Ent er the address and select “ OK ” on the onscr een key board to r eturn to the Ent er Addr ess screen. After sele[...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 104 104 Internet browser screen Y o u can opera te the In ternet br owser by ta pping a nd dragging the screen. Furthermor e, yo u can per fo rm operations s uch as web page addr ess inp ut, fav orites, ad vanced settings, etc., b y sele cting (M enu) o n the b ot tom right o [...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 105 105 Opera tions of the C ontr ol Buttons T o displa y the contr ol bu tton s, selec t (M enu) o n the b ott om right o f the In ternet br owser . T o dismiss the con trol bu tto ns, tap the ar ea outside o f the bu tton s. Control buttons of the Internet bro wser Con trol [...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 106 106 Using fav orites By adding a w eb page to the fa vorites li st, you can o pen t he web pag e by select ing i t f ro m the favo rites list.  Fr om the Internet brow ser , selec t (Menu)  (Add T o F av orites) or (F a vorites List). T o Do this A dd the web page yo[...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 107 107 Changing the Internet Br ow ser Settings T o chan ge the In ternet br owser settings, select (Men u) from the I nternet br owser screen, then select (Browser M enu). View Mode Y o u can chan ge the ap pearance of the we b page.  Fr om the Internet brow ser , selec t[...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 108 108 Star tup P age Y o u can set the startup page t o be displayed when the I nternet b rowser starts up .  Fr om the Internet brow ser , selec t (Menu)  (Brow ser Menu)  “Vie w ” tab  “Star tup Page ”  the desired startup page type. Type Description[...]

Vie wing W ebsites NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 109 109 Privac y Settings Y o u can delete the cache , cookies, history list, and au thentica tion informa tion.  Fr om the Internet brow ser , selec t (Menu)  (Brow ser Menu)  “Settings” tab  “Privacy S ettings”  the desired item  “ OK”  “ O[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Using Noise C anceling F unction 110 110 About Noise Canc eling The in ternal microph one embedded in the headpho nes picks u p the ambien t noise. Th e player g enerates a n anti phase sound wa ve agains t the ambien t noise to red uce it. The N oise Canceling fun[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 111 111  Y ou may f eel the Noi se C anceling function does no t work or n oise is louder in a quiet envir onmen t or depending on the no ise. In this case, release the N oise Canceling function.  Mo b ile phones ma y affect noise. In tha t case, keep the pla[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 112 112 Pla ying Back with U sing the N oise C anc eling F unc tion Y o u can red uce the unwan ted am bient n oise by using the N oi se C anceling function of the pla yer . The int ernal micropho ne of the headp hones can ca tch the amb ient no ise to reduce no is[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 113 113 Listening to External Audio Sourc es (External Input Mode) Y o u can enable the N oi se C anceling function when y ou listen to a udio from external audio sour ces, such as a udio devices in airplanes. Using with e xternal audio devices T o headphone jack T[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 114 114  Hints  Y ou can chan ge between “External In put M ode ” an d “Quiet M ode ” (  page 115) b y selecting “External In put M ode ” or “ Quiet M ode ” on the screen.  If y ou disconn ec t the sup plied audio in put cable , the No i[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 115 115 Reducing the Ambient Noise without Pla ying Back Music ( Quiet Mode) Y o u can use the No ise Canceling effect to get peace and quiet. HOME button NC Modes  Connect the supplied headphone to the player and slide the NOISE CANCELING switch in the direc[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 116 116 Changing the Noise Canc eling Settings T o chan ge the No ise Canceling settings, select (Settings) from the H ome men u, then selec t “N C S ettings. ” HOME button Settings Selec t NC Environment Y o u can select the dig ital filter tha t is most suita[...]

Using Noise Canceling Function NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 117 117 Set Noise Cancel Lev el The pla yer is designed to obta in the maximum effect of the N oise Canceling function (  page 110). H owever , you ma y b e able t o enhance the effect depending on y our ear sha pe or usage en vironmen t by in creasing (or decre[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Common Settings 118 118 Changing the C ommon S ettings T o chan ge the commo n s ettings o f the player , s elect (S ettings) fro m the H ome men u, then select “Commo n Settings. ” HOME button S ettings Unit Inf ormation Inf ormatio n such as model name , fir m ware ver sion[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 119 119 AVLS ( Volume Limit) Y o u can set “ A VLS (V olume Limit)” (A utoma tic V olume Limi ter Syst em) to limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a udito r y disturbance or di stract ion. W ith “ A VLS (V ol ume Limit), ” you can li sten to m usic at a co mfortable vo [...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 120 120 Screen Off Timer When ther e is no operatio n for a while, the pla yer turns o ff t he screen. Y ou can set the waiting time f or turning o f f the screen.  From the Home menu , selec t (Settings)  “ Common Settings”  “Screen Off T imer ”  the desir[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 121 121 Brightness Y o u can set the displa y brightness to o ne of 5 levels.  From the H ome menu, select (Settings)  “ Common Settings ”  “Brightness. ”  Drag the indicator (setting value) to select the desired lev el. Y o u can set to one o f 5 levels[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 122 122 Se t Date-Ti me Y o u can set the date a nd time.  From the H ome menu, select (Settings)  “ Common Settings ”  “ Clock Settings”  “Set Date- T ime. ”  Drag or flick the year , month, date , hour and minute up or down to adjust the date an[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 123 123 Date Di splay F or mat Y o u can set the date f ormat dis played f or the current time (  pag e 122) as “YYYY/MM/DD , ” “ MM/DD/YYYY , ” or “ DD/MM/YYYY . ”  From the Home menu , selec t (Settings)  “ Common Settings”  “ Clo ck Set ti ngs [...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 124 124 Reset All Settings Y o u can reset the pla yer to the defa ult settings. Resetting the pla yer also deletes the wireless LAN encryption key , bu t does not delete da ta such as music, video , and ph oto da ta. Note  This func tion is o nly available in the pa use mode.[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 125 125 F or mat Y o u can fo rmat the built-in flash memo r y of the play er . Notes  If the memory is forma tted, all data (songs, videos, pho tos, etc., incl uding sample da ta installed at the factory) will b e erased. B e sure to v erif y the data sto red in memory prior [...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 126 126 Language Settings Y o u can select f ro m a variety of languag es for the disp lay of m enus an d messages o n the play er .  From the Home menu , selec t (Settings)  “Language Settings”  the desired language setting . Language Messages and menus are displ[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 127 127 Changing the W ireless LAN Settings T o chan ge or check the wir eless LAN settings, select (S ettings) from the H ome men u, then select “W ireless LAN Settings. ” HOME button S ettings WLAN Function On/O ff Y o u can enable o r disable the wire less LAN f uction. ?[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 128 128 New Registration Y o u can regist er the access point to the p layer usin g the setting wizard.  From the Home menu , selec t (Settings)  “Wireless LAN Settings”  “New Registr ation ”  the desired setting type  “Next. ” There a re 5 wa ys to [...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 129 129 Notes  For the info rmation o n the WPS settings of your acces s point, ref er to the operation guide of the access poin t.  Af ter WPS setting for wire less LAN connection between the player an d access point, the access poin t may become unco nnect able to devices[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 130 130 Enter SSID screen/Security S ettings screen When selecting “ Man ual Registration ” from the N ew Registration screen, the Ent er SSID screen a ppears.  S elect the SSID input field to bring up the onscreen keyboar d, then enter the SSID and select “Next. ” [...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 131 131 Enter Encryption Key screen When the access po int is set to use an encryption method, the Ent er Encr yption K ey screen ap pe ars.  S elect the “ WEP Ke y:” field or “ WP A Key:” field to bring up the onscreen k eyboard, enter the encryption key , then sel[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 132 132 Confirmation screen After com pleting all settings, the Confirmation screen a ppears. Confirm the displa yed settings and en ter the connection na me.  Confirm the registr ation settings.  S elect the Connection Name input field to bring up the onscreen keyboa[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 133 133 Access Points screen Y o u can displa y the list of the access po ints regis tered to the pla yer . When y ou select an access point, set ting items a ppears allowin g you to co nnect to , edit the settings o f, or delete the r egistration o f the access point.  Fro[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 134 134 Item Description Connection Na me: Y ou can edit the co nnection name fo r the access point. Select the inp ut field to bring u p the onscreen keyboard, then ent er the name. Ent er an easy-to-understand na me (such as H ome, Office, etc.). SSID: Y ou can edit the SS ID o[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 135 135 T o edit the pro x y ser ver settings Y o u can edit the pr oxy ser ver settings acco rding to the wir eless LAN you int end to connect to . Item Description A ddress: When the wire less LAN you int end to connect to does not use a pro xy ser ver , lea ve a blank. When th[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 136 136 Current Connection Details Y o u can displa y the current co nnect ion sta tus.  From the H ome menu, select (Settings)  “ Wir eless LAN Settings”  “ C urrent C onnec tion Details. ” Item Description W ireless LAN F unction: The setting o f “WLAN Fun[...]

Common Settings NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 137 137 Detailed Inf ormation Y o u can displa y the MA C address of the p layer .  From the Home menu , selec t (Settings)  “Wireless LAN Settings”  “Detailed Information. ” Item Description MA C Addr ess: The MA C address of the p layer . Notes  Y ou cann[...]

Useful F ac ts NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Useful F ac ts 138 138 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. T urn off the player manually If y ou pr ess and hold the H OME bu tto n, the [...]

Useful F ac ts NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 139 139 Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio forma t? A udio fo rmat r efers to the method used when importing audio da ta 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 udi[...]

Useful F ac ts NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 140 140 What is the rela tionship between bit rate , sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher bit ra tes pr ovide better soun d quality , but r equire mo re sto rage space fo r the same length of a udio, so yo u can sto re fewer son gs on the pla yer . Lower b it ra te[...]

Useful F ac ts NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 141 141 Stor ing Da ta Y o u can sto re com pu ter data in to the built-in flash memory of the play er by transf err ing the data fro m your co mpu ter using W indows Explor er , or another transf er capable softwar e. If the p layer is co nnected to the comp uter , the built- in [...]

Useful F ac ts NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 142 142 Upgrading the Pla yer’ s F irm war e Y o u can upda te the player ’ s fir m ware, allowin g you to add new fea tur es to the pla yer by ins ta lling the lat est play er’ s firmwar e to the play er . F or details a b ou t the lates t fir m ware info rmation a nd how t[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) T roubleshooting 143 143 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 you[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 144 144 Operation Symptom Cause/Remedy There is no so und.  The vol ume level is set to zero .  T ur n the volume u p (  page 6).  The headphone p lug is not co nnected properly .  Co nnect the headpho ne plug p roperly (  page 8).  The headphone p lug is di[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 145 145 Symptom Cause/Remedy T ransferr ed data is not displa yed in its list.  The maximum n umber of files that can be displa yed is reached. The maxim um number of files is 2,000 files for videos, 20,000 files for pho tos, and 20,000 files for podcast episodes. Also, the m[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 146 146 Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is generat ed.  Noise Cancelin g is set in a quiet place.  N o ise tends t o b e mor e noticeable in a quiet p lace or depending on the no ise typ e. Release No ise Canceling (  page 110). F urt hermor e, the supplied head phones ar e[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 147 147 Symptom Cause/Remedy Cannot see the video, b ut can hear it.  The fi le is a .3gp file. (.3gp only su pports audio .)  The video is not in the video folder .  Pl ace the video in the video folder b y drag-and-dro p. The touc h panel or the But tons do no t work.[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 148 148 Symptom Cause/Remedy The vol ume is not loud enough.  “ A VLS (V olume Limit)” i s enabled.  Dis ab le “ A VLS (V olume Limi t)” (  page 119). There is no so und from the right chann el of the headpho nes. Or the right chann el sound is hear d from both [...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 149 149 Display Symptom Cause/Remedy “  ” ap pe ars f or a title.  Characters that ca nnot ap pe ar on the p layer ar e included in the title.  Ren a me the title with app rop ri at e characters using the software yo u used to transfer or W indo ws Explorer . “U n[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 150 150 P ower Symptom Cause/Remedy Batt er y life is short.  The operating t emperatur e is below 5 °C (41 °F).  Ba tter y life becomes sho rter due to the bat ter y characteristics. This is no t a malfunction.  B at ter y chargin g time is not sufficient.  Ch ar [...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 151 151 Connection with a computer Symptom Cause/Remedy Cannot ins tal l the software.  Y our com puter is ins tal led with an opera ting system that is no t sup ported by the player .  Ch eck the o p erating sys tem of yo ur comp uter (  page 178).  Ot her software [...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 152 152 Symptom Cause/Remedy “ Connecting” or “ Connected USB (MTP)” does not a ppear when connected to the com put er with the sup plied USB cable.  The USB cable is no t connected to a USB port on yo ur com puter p roperly .  Dis conn ec t the USB cable , and the[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 153 153 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be t ransf erred to the pla yer from yo ur com puter .  T ransferring may be sto pped due to noi se such as static electricity , etc. This happens to p rotect da ta information.  Dis conn ec t the play er , then reco nnect it.  [...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 154 154 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be t ransf erred to the pla yer from yo ur com puter . (contin ued)  T ransferable limi t of files and folders h as be en exceeded.  De lete unnecessa r y data.  Y ou are trying to transfer .m4a, .m p4, .3gp or .m4v files on a c[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 155 155 Wireless LAN Symptom Cause/Remedy The pla yer will not connect to a wireles s network.  “WLAN Function On/Off ” optio n is set to “Off. ”  Set t he optio n to “ On ” (  page 127).  Reconnect to a wireless netwo rk manually (  page 133).  Che[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 156 156 Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou ar e positioned within a wireless LAN and i t is ava ilable, but the ico n of the Select Access P oin t screen indicat es no signal strength.  The wireless LAN stat us is renewed when the Select Access P oint scr een is brough t up or “ Sca[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 157 157 F M Radio Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou canno t hear an FM br oadcast well.  The receiving frequency is not fully tun ed in.  Se lect the frequency manually to im pro ve receptio n by dragging or flicking the frequency up o r down. (  page 72). Reception is weak and[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 158 158 P odc ast Symptom Cause/Remedy Cannot r efresh a podc ast.  If you tran sfer podc ast episodes from a co mpu ter to the play er by usin g Win dows Explor er , yo u cannot refres h the p odcast.  Reg ister the podcast by u sing the player o r Media M anager for W AL[...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 159 159 Other Symptom Cause/Remedy The touc h panel does not work p roperly .  A screen prot ec tion sheet or p rivacy f ilter is no t applied pro perly .  I f t he sheet lies off the edge of the screen, or b urrows its wa y int o the gap , reapp ly it. If y ou are u sing [...]

T roubleshooting NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 160 160 Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage ap pe ars in the dis play . Message Meaning Remedy Cannot play; file f ormat is not supported.  Y ou are trying to play a file that cann ot be played on the play er .  Y ou transferred a n audio file to video fo[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) Additional Inf ormation 161 161 Pr ec autions The follo wing FCC statem ent a pplies onl y to the version o f this model man ufactured fo r sale in t he USA. Other versio ns may n ot com ply with FCC technical regula tions. NO TE: This equip ment h as be en tested a nd fo[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 162 162 If you ha ve any questions about this pr oduc t: V isit: ww w .sony .com/walkmansu pport Con tac t: Sony C usto mer Info rmation Ser vice Center a t 1-(866)-456-7669 W rite: Sony C usto mer Info rmation Ser vice Center 12451 Ga teway Blv d., Fo rt M yers, FL 33913[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 163 163 F or customers in Canada Operation is su bject to the following tw o conditio ns: (1) this device may not cause in terferen ce, and (2) this device must accep t an y interfer ence, incl uding int erference tha t may ca use undesired opera tion of this device. The [...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 164 164 Disposal of waste batt eries (applic able in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the ba ttery or on the packaging indica tes tha t the bat ter y pro vided with this product shall no t b e trea ted as hou[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 165 165  D o not take a part or remodel the pla yer . Doing so can r esult in electric sho ck. Consult y our near est S on y dealer or Son y S er vice C ent er for exc hange o f recha rgeable ba tteries, in ternal checks or r epair . On installation  D o not p ut an[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 166 166 Note on sta tic elec tricity In particularly dry air conditio ns, mild tingling may be fe lt on yo ur ears. This is a resul t of static electricity accumula ted in the bo dy , and n ot a malfunction of the play er . The effect can be minimized by wearing clo thes [...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 167 167 On the use  When using a stra p (sold sep ara tely), be car efu l to a void hooking i t on objects you pas s by . F ur thermor e b e car efu l not to swin g the player b y the strap t o av oid bum ping peop le.  R ef rain from usin g the player acco rding t [...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 168 168 On screen burn In g eneral, screen burn may deve lop on O LED panels because of the characteristics o f the materials which ar e used to achieve high def inition o f images. I f you k eep displaying a s til l image a t the same position o f the display , or r epe [...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 169 169  The s oftwar e pro vided with this player ca nnot be used with equipm ent other than tha t to which it is so designat ed.  P le as e note tha t, due to co ntin ued ef fo r ts to im pro ve quali ty , t he softwar e specific atio ns ma y b e chan ged withou t[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 170 170 About sample data * 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 In some co untries/region s some sample da ta is not installed.  The recorded[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-12(1) 171 171 Lic ense and T rademark Notic e  Op enMG, A TRAC, A TRAC3, A TRA C3plus, A TRAC A dvanced Lossless a nd their logos are tradema rks of Son y C orporatio n.  “ W ALKMAN” and “ W ALKMAN” logo ar e register ed trademarks of Son y C orporatio n.  M ic[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 172 172  THIS PRODUCT IS LI CENSED UNDER THE A V C P A TENT POR TFOLI O LICENSE FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON-COMMERCI AL USE O F A CONSUMER T O (i) ENCOD E VIDEO IN COMPLI ANCE WITH THE A V C ST AND ARD (“ A V C VIDEO ”) AND/OR (ii) DEC ODE A V C VIDEO TH A T W AS ENC[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-12(1) 173 173 Specifications Suppor ted file format Music (Includes podcasts) A udio Forma ts (Codec) MP3 Media File f ormat: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3) file fo rmat File extensio n: .mp3 Bit ra te: 32 to 320 kbps (S upports variable b it rate (VBR)) Samp ling frequency* 1 : 32, 44.1[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-12(1) 174 174 Photo * 4 Photo F ormat (Codec) JPEG Media File forma t: Compatible wi th D CF 2.0/Exif 2.21 file forma t File extensio n: .jpg Pro fi le: Baseline Pro fi le N umber of pixels: M ax. 4,096 × 4,096 pixels The num ber of files M ax. 20,000 Podcast * 5 The num ber o[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-12(1) 175 175 Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Appr ox.) Max. 20,000 Recordab le number of p hotos ma y be less depending on file sizes. Capacity (User av ailable c apacity) * 1 NWZ-X1050: 16 GB (A pp rox. 14.6 GB = 15,775,629,312 b ytes) NWZ-X1051: [...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 176 176 Interface H eadphone: S tereo mini-jack WM-POR T (mul tiple connecting terminal): 22 pin s Hi-S pe ed USB (USB 2.0 co mplia nt) Operating temperature 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) Po wer source  B ui lt-in rechar geable lithi um-ion batt er y  USB p owe[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 177 177 Display 3-inch, OLED (Or ganic Light Emit ting Diode) color displa y , WQ V GA (432 × 240 pixels), 262,144 color s Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting par ts not included) 52 × 96.5 × 9.8 mm ( 2 1/8 × 3 7/8 × 13/32 inches) Dimension (w/h/d) 52.5 × 97.4 × 10.5 mm [...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 178 178 System Requirements  C o m puter IBM PC/A T or com patible com put er preins ta lled with the following W indows operating systems: W indows XP H ome Edi tion (Ser v ice Pac k 2 or lat er) / Win dows XP Pr ofession al (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) / W indows V is[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 179 179 B Batt er y ....................................... 24, 176 Be ep Settings .................................. 119 Bit ra te ............................................. 139 Bro wser con trol bu tton ................. 105 A ddress In put ..........................[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 180 180 D Data ................................................. 141 Date Di splay F orma t ..................... 123 Date-T ime ...................................... 122 Delete (access poin t) ..................... 133 Delete All Ep isodes.......................... 98 D[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 181 181 M MA C Addr ess ................................. 137 Ma trix ................................................ 50 M edia Manag er for W ALKMAN ... 22 M enu (I nternet b rowser) .............. 104 M essages ......................................... 160 M odel .....[...]

Additional Informa tion NWZ-X1050 / X1051 / X1060 / X1061 .GB.4-141-609-11(1) 182 182 T T ap ..................................................... 11 T ext In put ......................................... 20 Thum bnails (ph oto) ........................ 70 Thum bnails (co ver art) ................... 53 Thum bnails (video) .........................[...]