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Sony NWZ-B142 manuel d'utilisation

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) ©2009 Sony Corporation 4-145-616- 11 (1) Operation Guide NWZ -B142/B143/B142F/B143F T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(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, ” “ A bout the HO ME men u” o r “I ndex. ” Jumps to the table of cont ents Find what you ar e [...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 3 3 Continued  T able of C ontents Basic Operations and Screens Parts an d C on trols .. ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. 5 Playback screen ................................................ 8 T ur ning th e Pl ayer On an d O ff .. ... .. ... ... 9 About the HOME Menu . . ... ... ... ... .. ..[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 4 4 Note  D epending on the co untr y/region in which y ou hav e purchased the pla yer , s ome models may n ot be available . Useful F ac ts About Batter y L ife ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. .. 52 What are Format a nd Bit R ate? . . ... ... ... 53 Wha t is audio fo rmat? ...................[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens Basic Operations and Screens 5 5 P ar ts and C ontr ols Front Headphones  REC/ST OP button Starts/sto ps recor ding. Y ou can r ecord sound u sing the pla yer’ s built-in micr opho ne (  page 41). Y ou can also reco rd the currently receiv ed FM program (NWZ-B142[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 6 6   (Headphone) jack Fo r connecting the headph ones. In ser t the jack pin un til it clicks in to place. I f the headpho nes are connected im pro perly , the sound from the head phones will be impa ired.  Display The displa y varies depending on the ap plicatio [...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 7 7  Microphone See  page 41.  RESET button Resets the player when y ou pr ess the RESET b utto n with a small pin, etc (  page 56). When y ou turn on the p layer after resetting i t, the play er reactivates the pr ev ious ly set items.  Strap hole U s ed to [...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 8 8 Playbac k scree n F older 1 SHUF 012 BASS Song 12  Song title/File name indic ation  Playback range indication  Playback progress bar  Playing sta tus indic ation Displa ys the current pla y mode.  : pla y back/  : pause  : fast-r e wind/  : fast[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 9 9 T urning the Pla y er On and Off  button T o turn on the pla yer Pr ess the  but ton to t urn on the play er . The p layer r esumes the operatio n from the poin t where yo u last turned off.  Hint  If “H OLD ” appears in the dis play , slide the HOLD swi[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 10 10 About the HOME Menu The follo wing table sho ws the item s of HO ME menu . Abou t the item list o f each men u, see  page 11. Fo r details about each m enu it em, refer to the s p ecified reference pag e. HOME menu Music Librar y The icon s appear in the H OME men [...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 11 11 ( Voice) ................................... 41 Play Rec Da ta ................................ 43 Delete Rec Data ............................ 42 (Music Library) ......................... 21 N ow Playin g ............................ 21, 26 Fo lder ..................[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 12 12 Ho w t o U se the HOME Menu The HO ME menu i s the start ing poin t of each a pplica tion, such as sear ching fo r s on gs, changing settin gs, etc. Y ou can dis play the HO ME men u by pr essing and h olding the B ACK/H OME bu tton o f the play er . BACK/HOME butt on[...]

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    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Basic Operations and Screens 13 13  Press the  butt on to confirm. The M usic Libra r y menu screen ap pears. Music Librar y  Press the  /  butt on to select “Folder , ” and then pr ess the  button to c onfirm. The F older list screen a ppears.  Y o u can scroll the list [...]

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    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Getting Star ted 14 14 Charging the Batt er y The pla yer’ s b at ter y is recha rged while the player is co nnected to a running com put er . Remov e the USB cap a nd connect the USB connecto r to a USB conn ec tor o n your com put er . When the remainin g batt er y indicatio n of t[...]

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    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 15 15 Notes  Charge the bat ter y in an amb ient tem peratur e of between 5 ºC to 35 ºC (41 ºF to 95 ºF).  The num ber of times the battery can be rechar ged before i t is used up is app ro ximately 500 times. This num ber may vary , depending o n the conditio ns under which [...]

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    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 16 16 Selec ting the Displa y L anguage (Language) Y ou can select from a va riet y of lan guages fo r the display o f menus a nd messages o n the play er .  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Language ”  the desired lang[...]

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    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 17 17 Setting the Da te and T ime The dat e and time ar e not set by defa ult. Set the cur ren t date a nd time accor ding to the follo wing.  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “ C ommon Settings”  “Set Date- T ime. ”[...]

  • Page 18

    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 18 18 Getting Music T o enjo y music o n the player , you need to pr epare the data o n your co mpu ter . Y ou can im port music fro m audio CDs o r from the I nternet, etc. T o import the da ta into yo ur com puter , use ap pro priat e software, suc h as W indo ws Media Pla yer 11. Fo[...]

  • Page 19

    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 19 19 T ransfer ring Music Y ou can dir ect ly transf er data by dra gg ing an d drop ping in W indo ws Explor er on yo ur com put er .  Hint  Y ou can also transfer m usic using W indo ws Media Pla yer 11. Fo r details about usage, o r sup port on W indows M edia Player , refer [...]

  • Page 20

    Getting Star ted NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 20 20 Notes  B e careful not to acciden tally bump o r put str ess on the play er when it is connected to your co mpu ter . It ma y be damaged.  The player does not u se S onicStage so ftware (SonicStage softwar e, developed by Son y , manag es music on a co mp uter or tran sfers[...]

  • Page 21

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Playing Music 21 21 Pla ying Music (Music Library) Y ou can lis ten to transferr ed songs on the pla yer . The transferr ed s on gs are sto red in “ Mu sic Librar y . ” T o play m usic, select (M usic Library) from the HO ME menu t o display the mu sic playback screen.  /  butto[...]

  • Page 22

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 22 22  Hints  Y ou can chan ge the song pla yb ack from the n ormal playback to ZAPPIN pla y back (  page 23).  The play er offers a variety of play modes, incl uding random p lay and selected repeat p lay (  page 28).  Y o u can em phasize the low ran ge (Bass function)[...]

  • Page 23

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 23 23 Pla ying Music U sing Z APPIN playback What is ZA PPIN playba ck? ZAPPIN enables sequen tial playback of song c lips a t a preset dura tion. Normal Pla yback ZAPPIN Playback Normal Pla yback Changes to ZAPPIN Shor t, r ecognizable song clips (appro x. 45 seconds from beginning). The[...]

  • Page 24

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 24 24 Ch angi ng to ZAPP IN playbac k Y ou can ch ange the son g playback from no rmal playback to ZAPPIN pla y back. ZAP button  During normal playback and displaying the pla yback screen, press the ZAP button. “Zap pin in ” is heard and ZAPPIN p layback beg ins. The pla yer pla y[...]

  • Page 25

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 25 25 Ch angi ng the playbac k range of song clips in ZAPP IN playbac k The pla y back ran ge for son g clips can be set to “ZAPPIN S hort” o r “ZAPPIN Long. ”  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “[...]

  • Page 26

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 26 26 Searching for Songs Y ou can sear ch for desir ed songs in various wa ys, such as b y folder , artists, album na me, etc.  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on   From the HOME menu , selec t (Music Libr ar y)  the desired search method  the desired song .  S e[...]

  • Page 27

      Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 27 27  Hint  Y ou can edit or c hange ID3 tag inf ormation a nd the playlist usin g W indows M edia Play er 11. For details a bout usage, o r support on W indows Media Pla yer , refer to the W indows M edia Play er informatio n from the follo wing web site: ht tp://sup port.mi[...]

  • Page 28

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 28 28 Changing the Play Mode (Play Mode) The pla yer offers a va riety of play modes, incl uding rando m play a nd selected repeat p lay .  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “Play Mode ”  the desired[...]

  • Page 29

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 29 29 Setting the Sound Quality Y ou can em phasize the lo w range (Bass function) b y pres sing the BA SS butt on. Y ou can also cha nge the sound quali ty according t o the music genr e, etc., b y setting the equalizer . Ac tivatin g the Bass fun c tio n Y ou can also em phasize the low[...]

  • Page 30

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 30 30 Ch angi ng the soun d quali ty (Equali zer) Y ou can set yo ur desired sound quality f or each accor ding to the m usic genre, etc.  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “Equalizer”  the desired e[...]

  • Page 31

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 31 31 Setting the C ustom values Y ou can p reset the value of 5 ban ds “ equalizer” as “ C ustom. ”  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Music Settings”  “Equalizer”  “Edit” displayed under “ Custom. ”[...]

  • Page 32

    Playing Music NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 32 32 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 nnecting to a [...]

  • Page 33

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) List ening/Recording to F M Radio (NWZ-B142F/ B143F only) 33 33 Listening to F M Radio T o Listen to FM Radio , s elect (FM) from the H OME men u to displa y the FM radio screen.  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on FM Note  T[...]

  • Page 34

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 34 34 FM rad io scre en F M radio screen in the manual tuning mode BASS 0 90.0M H z P01 Fr equenc y Preset number* 1 * 1 The preset n umber shown o nly when the cur ren t frequency is already preset (  page 36). Operations in the manua[...]

  • Page 35

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 35 35 Pres etti ng broa dc ast stations automatic ally (FM Auto Prese t) Y ou can p reset receivab le broadcast s tations (u p to 30 statio ns) in your a rea au toma tically by selecting “FM A u to Preset. ” When y ou use the FM radio[...]

  • Page 36

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 36 36 Pres etti ng broa dc ast stations manual ly Y ou can p reset br oadc ast sta tions which “ FM A uto Pr eset” ca nnot detect (  page 35).  Fr om the HOME menu, select (FM)  “Manual”  the desired frequency .  Pr[...]

  • Page 37

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 37 37 Rec ording FM Radio Y ou can r ecord FM radio o n the player a nd play r ecorded FM radio p rograms. REC/ST OP button  Press and hold the REC/ST OP button while list ening to the station you w ant to recor d. The pla yer goes int[...]

  • Page 38

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 38 38 Dele ting record ed F M rad io progr ams  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (FM)  “Delete Rec Data ”  the recor ded FM radio pr ogram you int end to delete  “ OK. ” The sel[...]

  • Page 39

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 39 39 Pla ying Back Rec orded FM Radio Progr ams  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (FM)  “Play Rec Da ta”  the recor ded FM radio pr ogram you wan t. The pla y back screen a ppears and[...]

  • Page 40

    List enin g/Re cordi ng t o F M Rad io (NWZ -B142F / B143F only) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 40 40 Changing the FM Settings T o chan ge the FM radio settings, select (Settings) from the H OME men u, then select “FM Settings. ”  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on Sc an Sen siti vity When y ou select stations usin g t[...]

  • Page 41

    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Recording/Listening Voice Recording/List ening V oice 41 41 Rec ording Sound Y ou can r ecord sound u sing the play er’ s built-in micr opho ne and pla y recor ded sound files. The recor ded sound will b e encoded into AD PCM forma t. When y ou pla y recorded soun d f iles, select (V oice) fro m the [...]

  • Page 42

    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Recording/Listening Voice 42 42 Dele ting record ed sound files  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select ( V oice)  “Delete Rec Data ”  the recor ded sound file you intend t o delete  “ OK. ” The selected sound file is deleted.  S e lect “ Canc[...]

  • Page 43

    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Recording/Listening Voice 43 43 Pla ying Back Rec orded Sound F iles Y ou can p lay back sound files recor ded by the pla yer . T o play back so und fi les, select (V oice) fro m the HOME men u.  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select ( V oice)  “Play Rec Da t[...]

  • Page 44

    NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Recording/Listening Voice 44 44 Changing the Rec Settings T o chan ge the voice r ecord settings, select (Settings) fro m the HOME men u, then selec t “Rec Settings. ”  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on Voice Recor d Codec Y ou can select a level of r ecording q uality from “ Low , ”[...]

  • Page 45

    Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Settings 45 45 Changing the C ommon S ettings T o chan ge the commo n s ettings o f the player , s elect (Settings) from the HO ME menu , then s elect “ C ommo n Settings. ”  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on Se t Date-Ti me The dat e and time ar e not set by defa ult. Set the c[...]

  • Page 46

    Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 46 46 AVLS ( Volume Lim it) Y ou can set “ A VLS (V olume Limi t)” (A uto matic V olume Limiter S ystem) to limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a udito r y disturbance or di stract ion. W ith “ A VLS (V olum e Limit), ” you can listen t o music a t a comfo rt able v olume level. [...]

  • Page 47

      Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 47 47 Po wer S ave Mode When y ou do not o perate the pla yer fo r a spe cified duratio n (about 15 seconds), the screen will chang e to the power sa ve screen. Y ou can cha nge the power sa ve screen settings.  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “ C ommon Settings”  “P[...]

  • Page 48

    Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 48 48 Displaying the Pla yer Inf ormation (Informa tion) Inf ormatio n such as model na me, built-in flash memo r y capacity , and firmwar e versio n can be display ed.  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Information. ” 1. model nam[...]

  • Page 49

    Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 49 49 Selec ting the Displa y L anguage (Language) Y ou can select from a va riet y of lan guages fo r the display o f menus a nd messages o n the play er .  /  button  button BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings)  “Language ”  the desired language set[...]

  • Page 50

    Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 50 50 Resetting to F ac tory Settings (Reset All Settings) Y ou can r eset t he pla yer 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 BACK/HOME butt on  Fr om the HOME menu, select (Settings) [...]

  • Page 51

    Settings NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 51 51 F ormatting Memory (F ormat) Y ou can f ormat the b uilt-in fl ash memo r y of the pla yer . If the memory is fo rmatted, all sho rtcut icons a nd fi les will be eras ed and all setting values ret urned to their defaults. Be sure to v erif y the f iles stor ed in memory prior to fo rmatt[...]

  • Page 52

    Useful F ac ts NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Useful F ac ts 52 52 About Battery Life By adj usting the settings o r managing the pow er supp ly pro perly , it is possible to sav e batt er y p ower a nd use the play er for a lon ger time. The follo wing hints will yield a lon ger bat ter y life. Turn off the pla yer manually If y ou[...]

  • Page 53

    Useful F ac ts NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 53 53 Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audi o format? 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 udio Lay er3[...]

  • Page 54

    Useful F ac ts NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 54 54 Stor ing Da ta Y ou can st ore co mp uter da ta into the buil t-in f lash memory of the pla yer by transf err ing the data fro m your co mpu ter in W indo ws Explorer . If the play er is connected to the co mpu ter , the built-in flash memory appears in W in dows Explor er as [W AL[...]

  • Page 55

    Useful F ac ts NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 55 55 Upgrading the Pla yer’ s F irm ware Y ou can u pdate the pla yer’ s f irmwar e, allowing y ou to add new fea tures 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 o install i[...]

  • Page 56

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) T roubleshooting 56 56 T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the followin g steps to resol ve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 2 Connect the play er to your comput [...]

  • Page 57

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 57 57 Operation Symptom Cause/Remedy There is no so und.  The volume leve l is set to zero .  T ur n the volum e up (  page 5).  The headpho ne jack is not conn ec ted pr operly .  Co nnect the headphon e jack properl y (  page 6).  The headpho ne plug is dirty . ?[...]

  • Page 58

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 58 58 Symptom Cause/Remedy The transferr ed songs cannot be fo und.  The built-in flash memory of the play er was forma tted using W indows Explo rer .  F o rmat the buil t-in f lash memo r y using the “F ormat ” menu of the pla yer (  page 51).  The player wa s disconn[...]

  • Page 59

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 59 59 Po wer Symptom Cause/Remedy The power does not t urn on.  The HOLD swit ch is set to the direction of the arr ow (  ).  Slide the H OLD switch t o the opposite dir ec tion of the arro w (  ) (  page 7).  If you p ress the  bu tton immedia tely after t urning [...]

  • Page 60

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 60 60 Recording Symptom Cause/Remedy The rema ining recor ding time remain s the same even though files are deleted.  Due to system restrictions, the r emaining reco rding time may not im pro ve if only sho rt f iles are delet ed. Cannot r ecord.  There is not en ough free space [...]

  • Page 61

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 61 61 Connection with the computer Symptom Cause/Remedy “ CONNECTED USB ” does not a ppear when the play er is connected to the com puter .  The player ’ s USB conn ec tor is n ot connected to a USB connector o n your com put er properl y .  Dis connect the play er , and th[...]

  • Page 62

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 62 62 F M Tuner (NWZ-B142F/B143F only) Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou canno t hear the FM broadcast w ell.  The receiving frequen c y is not fully tuned in.  Se lect the frequency manually to im pro ve reception (  page 34). Reception is weak and sound quality is poor .  The rad[...]

  • Page 63

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 63 63 Other Symptom Cause/Remedy There is no beep sound when the player i s operat ed.  “Beep ” is set to “ B eep OFF . ”  Set “ Beep ” to “ B eep ON” (  page 46). The pla yer gets warm.  The player may be warm when the batt er y is being charg ed and just a[...]

  • Page 64

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 64 64 Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage ap pe ars in the dis play . Message Meaning Remedy A VLS (blinks) The vol ume level exceeds the rated val ue whi le “ A VLS(V olume Limit)” is enabled. T urn the vol ume down or disable “ A VLS(V olum e Limit)” (  p[...]

  • Page 65

    T roubleshooting NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 65 65 Message Meaning Remedy MEMORY FULL  There is not en ough free space in the built-in flash memory .  Y ou are trying to recor d an FM radio progra m (NWZ- B142F/B143F only) with the play er already having 999 files of recor ded FM radio progra ms.  Y ou are trying to reco[...]

  • Page 66

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) Additional Inf ormation 66 66 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 found t o c[...]

  • Page 67

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 67 67 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, Mina to-ku, T okyo , J apa n. The A uthorized Repr esentati ve for EM C and p[...]

  • Page 68

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 68 68 F or users in France A t high vol ume, pr olong ed listening to the personal a udio play er can damag e the user’ s hearing. On safety  B e sure not t o short-circuit the t ermina ls of the p layer with o ther metal lic objects.  D o n ot to uch the recha rgeable b[...]

  • Page 69

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 69 69 On installation  D o not p ut an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a ppl y a strong s hock to the play er . I t may ca use a player to m alf unction or da mage.  N e ver use the pla yer where it will be subjected to extremes o f light, tem peratur e, moist ure[...]

  • Page 70

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 70 70 Note on static electricity 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 ef fect can be minimized by wearing c lothes made from [...]

  • Page 71

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 71 71 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 fro m using the play er accordin g to the in-[...]

  • Page 72

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 72 72 On software  C opyright la ws pr ohibi t repr oducing the software o r the man ual accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren ting the software witho ut the permission of the co pyright ho lder .  I n n o event will SONY be liable f or an y financial damag e, or [...]

  • Page 73

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 73 73 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 son g is[...]

  • Page 74

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 74 74 Lic ense and T rademark Notic e  “W ALKMAN” and “W ALKMAN” logo ar e register ed trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  Z AP PIN and i ts logo ar e trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  Micr osoft, W indo ws, W indows V ista and W indo ws Media ar e trademarks [...]

  • Page 75

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 75 75  Informa tion on Expa t Copyright ©1998, 1999, 2000 Tha i Op en Source Softwar e C ent er Ltd a nd Clark Cooper . Cop yrig ht ©2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expa t main tainers. P ermission i s hereb y granted, fr ee of charg e, to an y person obtainin g a copy o[...]

  • Page 76

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 76 76 Specifications Suppor ted file format Music A udio Forma ts (Codec) MP3 Media F ile format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Lay er3) fi le forma t 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, 48 kHz WMA Media F ile for[...]

  • Page 77

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 77 77 Maximum recordable time (Appro x.) The times below ar e estimat ed for the case where only FM (NWZ-B142F/B143F o nly) or V oice audio files are st ored. The time ma y differ , dep ending on the co nditions un der which the play er is used. NWZ-B142/B142F NWZ-B143/B143F Cod[...]

  • Page 78

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 78 78 Po wer source  Bui lt-in 170 mAh rech argeable li thium-ion ba tter y  USB p ow er (f ro m a comp uter via a USB co nnector of the pla yer) Charging time USB-based chargin g A pp rox. 70 min utes Battery life (continuous playback) NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F Stat us of[...]

  • Page 79

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 79 79 Display 3-line LCD Dimension (w/h/d, projecting par ts not included) 85.8 × 23.2 × 14.1 mm (3 1 / 2 × 15 / 16 × 9 / 16 inches) Dimension (w/h/d) 86.0 × 23.6 × 14.5 mm (3 1 / 2 × 15 / 16 × 19 / 32 inches) Mass A pp rox. 26 g (A p pro x. 1.0 oz) Supplied Items  H [...]

  • Page 80

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 80 80 System Requir ements (for the play er)  C om puter IBM PC/A T or com patible com put er preinstalled with the follo wing W indows o p eratin g systems* 1 : – W indows XP H ome Editio n (S er vice Pack 2 o r later) – W indows XP Pr ofessio nal (S er vice Pac k 2 or l[...]

  • Page 81

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 81 81 F Fa st-forward ..................................... 21 Fa st-rewind ....................................... 21 FM ..................................................... 33 FM A ut o Preset ................................ 35 FM radio screen ...............................[...]

  • Page 82

    Additional Informa tion NWZ-B142/B143/B142F/B143F .GB. 4-145-616-11(1) 82 82 R Radio ................................................. 33 Recharging ........................................ 14 Recordin g ................................... 37, 41 REC/STO P but ton ................. 5, 37, 41 Remaining ba ttery ....................... 8, 14 Repeat..[...]