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Sony A845 manual

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber: 4-164-613-11 T able of Contents Home Menu Index Click! Y ou can directly jump Operation Guide NWZ -A844 / A845 / A846 / A847 ©2009 Sony Corporation 4-164-613-12(1)  T roubleshooting  T ransf erring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts  T ransf erring Music[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 2 2 T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note  Depending on the coun tr y/region in which y ou ha ve purc hased the player , some m odels may n ot be availab le. Bro w sing the Operation Guide T o use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the bu tton s located in the up per r igh t of the pages o[...]

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    ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 3 3 T able of Contents Home Menu Index T able of Con tents Basic Operations and Screens Pa rts and C ontr ols ...................................6 T urning the Player On and Off ...............9 Abou t the Home M enu ..........................10 Ho w to U s e the H ome Men u ................. 13 Ho[...]

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    ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 4 4 T able of Contents Home Menu Index W atching V ideos Playing a V id eo [Videos] .......................... 59 V ide o pla yback screen ................................... 60 V ide o list screen .............................................61 Searching for V ide os ............................. [...]

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    ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 5 5 T able of Contents Home Menu Index Fo rmatting memo r y [Fo rmat] ...................... 109 U sing USB connection mode [USB Connection Mode] ................................. 109 Selecting the display languag e [Language Settings] ........................................ 110 Useful F acts Abou[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 6 6 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index P ar ts and C ontrols  BACK/HOME butt on Pr ess to go u p one list screen level , or to ret urn to the previou s menu . Pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton t o displa y the Ho me men u (  p . 10).  5-wa y button *1 Start[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 7 7 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index  HOLD switch Y ou can p ro tect the player aga inst accidental opera tion during transporta tion by setting the H OLD switc h. By sliding the HO LD switch in the direction of the a rrow  , all operation b utt ons a re disabled.[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 8 8 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Installing the earbuds If the earb uds do not fit y our ears co rrectly , the no ise canceling effect will not be optimal. T o optimize no ise canceling an d to enjo y better sound quali ty , chan ge the earbuds t o another size, o r[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 9 9 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index T urning the Pla yer On and Off T o turn on the player Pr ess an y but ton t o turn the play er on.  Hint  If ap pears on the top o f the screen, slide the HOLD swi tch in the opposi te direction of the a rrow  to ca ncel th[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 10 10 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index About the Home Menu The follo wing table sh ows the it ems of the H ome menu . Fo r details on the it em list of each m enu, see  p . 11. Fo r details abou t each menu i tem, ref er to the specif ied ref erence page . [Go to vid[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 11 11 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index [Go t o video playback screen] ... 60 [F M Radio] ............................... 87 [Noise Canceling] [N oise Canceling: On/Off ] ....... 95 [NC M odes] .........................96, 98 [Photos] ................................. 81[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 12 12 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index About the information area The icon s shown in the table belo w ap pear in the informa tion ar ea. The icons vary according to the p layback stat us, setting or screen. Fo r details abou t the icons, see each refer ence page. Icons[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 13 13 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Ho w to U se the Home Menu The H ome men u is the start ing poin t of each ap plicatio n, such as searc hing for songs, ch anging settings, etc. Y ou can di splay the H ome men u by p ressing a nd holding the B ACK/H OME bu tton o [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 14 14 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index In this ma nual, o perating instructions fro m the Ho me men u are described as below . Example: Fr om the Home menu, select [Music]  [A lbum]  desired album  desired song . The actual operatio ns fo r the examp le above a[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 15 15 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select an album, and then press the  button to confirm. The song lis t for the selected album a ppears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select a song, and then pr ess[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 16 16 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Ho w to U se the Option Menu The op tion men u items va r y depending on the function, allowin g you to chan ge the settings of each a pplicatio n. Y ou can di splay the o ption men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF b utto n. Pr e[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 17 17 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select [Play Mode], and then press the  button to c onfirm.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select [Shuffle], and then press the  button to confirm. The pla y mode[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 18 18 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index About the Sof twar e Bundled Software Content T ransfer Cont ent T ransf er can transf er music, videos or p hotos fro m a com pu ter to the pla yer by a sim ple drag-and-dro p operatio n. Y ou can use W indows Explo rer or iT unes[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 19 19 Prepairing the Play er T able of Contents Home Menu Index Charging the Ba tter y The pla yer’ s battery is rechar ged while the player is co nnected to a running com pu ter . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur com put er , use the sup plied USB cable . When the r emaining ba ttery indicat[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 20 20 Prepairing the Play er T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note  If you ch arge the pla yer when it has n ot been used for a long period, your co mp uter ma y not r ecognize t he pla yer or nothing ma y ap pear on the displa y . Charg e the player f or about 5 min utes, and it s tarts operati[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 21 21 Prepairing the Play er T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the Display Language Y ou can select from a va riety of languag es for men us and messages.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Language Settings]  desired language setting . Language Messages and menus are disp[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 22 22 Prepairing the Play er T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the Date and T ime Some a pplica tions of the p layer do no t wor k correctly until the da te and time ar e set. S et the current da te and time befor e using the pla yer .  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon [...]

  • Page 23

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 23 23 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the W a y to T ransfer Music Y ou can im p ort m usic from a udio CDs or fr om the In ternet, etc. T o impo rt mu sic into y our com puter , us e a ppr op riate softwar e. Y ou can tra nsfer m usic to the pla yer in the follo win[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 24 24 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Hint  For detailed info rmation o n how to im port music, r efer to the H elp of each so ftware.  Fo r details abo ut sup ported fi le fo rmats, see “S up ported f ile fo rmat ” (  p . 160).  The p layer does not u se S [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 25 25 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  T ransf erring Music U sing W indow s Media Play er 11 Y ou can im p ort songs fr om yo ur CDs, etc., to yo ur com put er , and tran sfer them to the pla yer using W indows M edia Player 11.  Hint  For details abo ut usage, o r su[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 26 26 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Click [Start R ip]. W indows M edia Player 11 begins to im p ort the CD . The im ported s o ngs are in dicated as [Ri pped to library]. W ait un t il all songs ha ve been imported.  Hint  Imported songs a re sto red in the [M y M [...]

  • Page 27

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 27 27 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index T ransferring Music Y ou can u se Win dows M e dia Pla yer 11 to transf er music fr om yo ur com puter to the pla yer . Note  If Conten t T ransf er starts auto matically after co nnecting the player t o your com puter using the su pplie[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 28 28 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Click the [Sync] tab on the W indow s Media Player 11 windo w .  Drag-and-drop the desired songs to the S ync List on the right side of the window . The songs a re added to the S ync List.  Click [Start Sync] to start synchronizat[...]

  • Page 29

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 29 29 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  T ransf erring Music U sing Con tent T ransfer If y ou ha ve already ma naged m usic with iT unes, etc., yo u can transf er them to the play er using Con tent T ransfer . Y o u can use iT unes, etc., to dra g-and-dro p mu sic to Conten [...]

  • Page 30

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 30 30 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Selec t the desired songs fr om iT unes, etc., and dr ag-and-drop them to C ontent T ransfer . Cont ent T ransf er recognizes the type of data b y fi lena me extension, a nd sends it to the a ppro priat e folder of the p layer . iT unes[...]

  • Page 31

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 31 31 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  T ransf erring Music U sing W indow s Explorer Y ou can dir ectly transfer da ta by drag-an d-drop usin g W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter .  Connect the play er to your c omputer using the supplied USB cable. In ser t the conn[...]

  • Page 32

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 32 32 T ransferring Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Drag-and-drop files or folders into the [MUSIC] f older , or one of its subfolders.  Acces sibility to files and f olders beyond the 8th level is no t guaran teed. Note  D o no t disconnect the USB cable while [Do not disconnect.][...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 33 33 T ransferring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the W a y to T ransfer V ideos/Photos/ P o dcasts Before tran sferring videos/photos/podcasts to the pla yer , you need to impo rt them int o your co mp uter . Y ou can import videos from r ecorded videos or fr [...]

  • Page 34

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 34 34 T ransferring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts T able of Contents Home Menu Index  T ransf erring V ideos/Photos/P odcasts Using C onten t T ransf er Y ou can tra nsfer videos/pho tos/po dcasts st ored o n your co mp uter to the p layer using Con tent T ransfer . Y ou can transfer videos/ph otos/podc[...]

  • Page 35

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 35 35 T ransferring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Selec t the desired videos/phot os/podcasts from W indows Explor er , and drag-and-drop them to C ontent T ransfer . Cont ent T ransf er recognizes the type of data b y fi lena me extension, a nd sends it to the a ppro[...]

  • Page 36

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 36 36 T ransferring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts T able of Contents Home Menu Index  T ransf erring V ideos/Photos/P odcasts Using W indow s Explorer Y ou can dir ectly transfer da ta by drag-an d-drop usin g W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter .  Hint  S ome WMV files can be pla yed back only[...]

  • Page 37

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 37 37 T ransferring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Drag-and-drop files or folders into the [VIDEO], [PICTURE], [PICTURES], [DCIM] or [PODC ASTS] f older or one of its subfolders.  V ide o f iles or fo lders: drag-and-dr op in to the [VIDEO] fo lder , or o ne of its [...]

  • Page 38

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 38 38 T ransferring V ideos/Photos/Podcasts T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Drag and dro p fi les or f olders in to the correct folder as s hown in the follo wing illustra tions. The pla yer can pla y back videos on the 1st to 8th level of the [VIDEO] f older , and can displa y photos o n the [...]

  • Page 39

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 39 39 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying Music [Music] T o pla y music, select [M usic] on the H ome men u to display the [M usic] screen.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Music]. The m usic menu a ppe ar s.  Y o u can select the desired search method to dis play the m usic [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 40 40 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Music playback screen *1 While pla ying back variable bi t rate (VB R) songs, the elapsed time indicatio n and the pr ogress bar indicato r may be unstab le and inaccurat e. Operations on the music playback screen T o (screen indic ation) Do this[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 41 41 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Music list screen The follo wing ar e exam ples of m usic list screens.  Hint  Y ou can ch ange the disp lay fo rmat of the alb um list to displa y the cover a rts only (  p . 55). Operations on the music list screen T o Do this Confirm [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 42 42 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Searching for Songs When y ou select (S ear ch) on the m usic pla yb ack screen o r the list screen, the search men u appears. Y o u can select t he desir ed se ar ch method on the search men u to se ar ch the mu sic list fo r a desired song. [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 43 43 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Search method Method Description [All Songs] Select a s on g from the all songs list. [Album] Select an album  song. [Artist] *1 Selec t an a rtist  an album  song. [Genre] Select a genre  an artist  a n album  song. [Release Y [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 44 44 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Press the  /  butt on to brow se album cov ers. The cov er art images ar e arranged by ti tle in alphabetical order .  Selec t the co ver art of the desired album, then press the  button. The m usic playback screen rea ppears an d[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 45 45 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Enjoying Music Pla yback on a T elevision Y ou can co nnect the player t o a television to o utp ut the m usic screen and audio . Y ou can view cov er art, etc., on a lar ger screen. Outputting the music playback screen and audio to a tele vision[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 46 46 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note  If you co nnect the player to a co mp uter while out put ting to a television, the TV outp ut stops beca use the USB connection has pr ecedence over the TV outp ut.  S o me t elevisions ma y suffer screen burn if you co ntin ue to dis[...]

  • Page 47

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 47 47 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting Songs When y ou delete son gs from the pla yer , use the softwar e you used to transf er the songs, o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e. Note  The player i tself cannot del[...]

  • Page 48

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 48 48 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index U sing the Music Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the m usic op tion men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF bu tton o n the music li st or o n the music pla yback screen. For deta ils on ho w to use the optio n menu, see  p . 16. The op tion ite[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 49 49 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Displaying the detailed informa tion screen [Detailed Information]  Fr om the music playback screen, pr ess the OPTION/PWR OFF button to bring up the option menu.  Selec t [Detailed Informa tion]. Detailed informa tion screen Song name Arti[...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 50 50 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the Music Settings T o cha nge the m usic settings, select [Settings] from the H ome menu , then select [Music Settings]. Setting the play mode [Play Mode] The pla yer offers a va riety of pla y modes, including ra ndom pla y and selecte[...]

  • Page 51

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 51 51 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the playback range [Playback Range] Y ou can set the pla yback range o f songs.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Music Settings]  [Playback Range]  desired pla yback range type. Type (icon) Description [All R an ge] ([...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 52 52 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Customizing sound quality Y ou can p reset the value o f CLEAR BASS (bass) a nd 5 band Equalizer as [Cus tom 1] o r [Custo m 2].  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Music Settings]  [Equalizer]  [ Custom 1] or [ Cust om 2].  [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 53 53 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Customizing the surround sound [ VPT(S urround)] Y ou can cust omize the surro und sound b y using the VPT *1 (Surr ound) function to enrich the sound r eproduction q uality of the a udio playback. The sense of realism is mo re enhanced in the o [...]

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    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 54 54 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Listening with DSEE (Sound Enhance) [DSEE(Sound Enhance)] By activa ting the [DSEE(Sound Enhance)] *1 f eatur e, yo u can hear a rich and na tural sound almost exactly like the original source .  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Mus[...]

  • Page 55

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 55 55 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Adjusting the v olume lev el [Dynamic Normalizer] Y ou can r educe the vol ume level between songs. W ith this setting, when listenin g to album songs in the sh uf fle play mode, the vo lume level between songs is modera ted to minimize the diffe[...]

  • Page 56

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 56 56 Using the Language Learning Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index U sing the Language Learning F unc tion When y ou set [Language Learning M ode] to [On], you can u se t he [Quick Replay] function a nd the A -B repeat function. This section also explains abou t the playback speed con trol[...]

  • Page 57

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 57 57 Using the Language Learning Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Rewinding slightly [ Quick Replay] Y ou can r ewind about 3 second s to listen to a udio again.  Press the  butt on during playback on the music playback scr een.  Hint  When point A (s tarting p o int of A -B r[...]

  • Page 58

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 58 58 Using the Language Learning Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Adjusting the pla yback speed (DPC ) Y ou can ad just the p layback speed b etween half and do uble no rmal sp eed by using the DPC (Digi tal Pitch Con trol) function. The a udio is played back in na tural tones b y me an s[...]

  • Page 59

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 59 59 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying a V ideo [ V ideos] T o pla y a video, select [V ideos] on the H ome men u to displa y t he [V ideos] screen.  Fr om the Home menu, select [ Videos]. The [V ideos] screen ap pe ar s.  Y o u can select the desired search method t[...]

  • Page 60

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 60 60 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Video playback screen Operations on the video playback screen While the pla yer is pla ying back a video in landscape orien tatio n, the  /  bu tton s and  /  bu tto ns swa p functions. While the pla yer ou tpu ts video to a televi[...]

  • Page 61

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 61 61 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Video list screen The follo wing is an exa mple o f video list screens. Icons of videos The follo wing icon s are dis play ed in the vide o field. Icon Description (N ew icon) Shows that the video has never been pla yed back. (Playback icon) S[...]

  • Page 62

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 62 62 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Searching for V ideos When y ou select (S ear ch) on the video pla yb ack screen o r the list screen, the search men u appears. Y o u can select t he desir ed se ar ch method on the searc h men u to search the video list fo r a desired video .[...]

  • Page 63

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 63 63 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index  On the video playback screen, pr ess the OPTION/PWR OFF button.  Selec t [S c ene Scroll]. The scene scroll screen a ppears.  Press the  /  butt on to scroll the images.  Selec t the desired image , then press the  button[...]

  • Page 64

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 64 64 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Enjoying V ideos on a T elevision Y ou can co nnect the player t o a television to o utp ut video and a udio . Y ou can wat ch videos on the larg er screen. Outputting videos to a television [T V Output( Video)] Note  S et the [T V Out put [...]

  • Page 65

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 65 65 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the television aspect ratio [T V Output Size] Selec t [16:9] o r [4:3] accordin g to the television yo u int end to connect.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [ V ideo Settings]  [ TV O utput Size]  appr opriate s[...]

  • Page 66

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 66 66 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting V ideos Y ou can de lete videos f r om the pla yer . Deleting currently playing video  Fr om the playback screen of the video , press the OPTION/PWR OFF button to bring up the option menu.  Selec t [Delete V ideo]  [ Y es]. T[...]

  • Page 67

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 67 67 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index U sing the V ideo Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the video op tion men u by pr essing the OPTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n the video list or o n the video playback screen. Fo r details on ho w to use the optio n menu, see  p . 16. The op tion it[...]

  • Page 68

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 68 68 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the V ideo Settings T o cha nge the video settings, select [Settings] on the H ome m enu, then select [V ideo Settings]. Setting the zoom func tion [Zoom Settings] Y ou can zoo m in the cur ren t ly p laying video . When the video is [...]

  • Page 69

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 69 69 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Type Description [A uto] The video image is resized to fit the disp lay ar ea, maintainin g the original aspect ratio (Default settin g). When a 16:9 (wide size) video image i s display ed on a 4:3 television, black bands a ppe ar o n the top [...]

  • Page 70

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 70 70 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Type Description [Full] The video image is r esized to fil l the a vailable displa y area, main taining the aspect ratio . When a 16:9 (wide size) video image i s display ed on a 4:3 television, the right/left sides of the imag e are trimmed t[...]

  • Page 71

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 71 71 W atching Videos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Playing only video sound [ On-Hold Display] Y ou can set to t urn off the video s creen d uring the play er is on hold , allowing you t o enjo y the sound of videos only . Setting this optio n to [N o] saves ba ttery p o wer for lo nger ba tte[...]

  • Page 72

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 72 72 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying P odcast [P odcasts] T o pla y a podc ast, select [P o dcasts] o n the Ho me men u to displa y the [P odcast List] screen. What is a podcast? A “ p odcast ” is a grou p of a udio or video files that is pu blished on the I nt erne[...]

  • Page 73

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 73 73 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index P odc ast playback screen Audio playback screen Operations on the audio playback screen T o (S creen indication) Do this Play (  )/pa use (  ) *1 Press the  b utto n. Fas t forward (  )/fast r ewind (  ) Pres s and hold the [...]

  • Page 74

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 74 74 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index Video playback screen Operations on the video playback screen While the pla yer is pla ying back a video in landscape orien tatio n,  /  but tons and  /  b utto ns in terc hange their function s with each other . T o (S creen indi[...]

  • Page 75

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 75 75 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index Episode list screen E pisodes are disp layed in the ep iso de list scr een in name or der . Icons of episodes The follo wing icon s are dis play ed in the episode f ield. Icon Description (A udio icon) Sho ws that the episode is an a udio epi[...]

  • Page 76

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 76 76 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index P odc ast list screen P odcasts are di splay ed in the [Podcast List] scr een in name or der . Operations on the [P odc ast List] screen T o (S creen indication) Do this Select an item Pres s the  butt on. M ove the cursor u p or down P re[...]

  • Page 77

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 77 77 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting P odc asts Y ou can de lete an epi so de, a podcast, or all transferr ed po dcasts. Deleting the currently playing episode  Fr om the playback screen of the episode y ou intend to delete , press the OPTION/PWR OFF button to bring [...]

  • Page 78

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 78 78 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting all podc asts This opera tion deletes all episodes and podcasts.  Fr om the [Podcast List] scr een, press the OPTION/PWR OFF button to bring up the option menu.  Selec t [Delete All P odcasts]  [ Y es].[...]

  • Page 79

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 79 79 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index U sing the P odcast O ption Menu Y ou can b ring up the podcast optio n menu b y pressing the O PTION/PWR OFF bu tto n on the podcast playback screen or o n the list screen. F or details on how t o use the option men u, se e  p . 16. The o[...]

  • Page 80

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 80 80 Enjoying P odcast T able of Contents Home Menu Index Option items appearing on the episode list screen Option items Description/reference page [Delete E pisode] Displa ys the delete episode screen to select an episode to delete (  p . 77). [Delete This P o dcast] Deletes the podcast (  p.[...]

  • Page 81

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 81 81 Vie wing Photos T able of Contents Home Menu Index V iewing Photos [Photos] T o view phot os, selec t [Pho tos] on the H ome menu t o displa y the [Photos] screen.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Photos]  desired f older  desired photo . The pho to displa y screen ap pears.  Pr ess th[...]

  • Page 82

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 82 82 Vie wing Photos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Photo displa y screen When a p hoto a ppears o n the screen, informa tion such as the p hoto ’ s file name is displa yed fo r a few seconds. Operations on the photo displa y screen T o (S creen indication) Do this Displa y the next/previou s [...]

  • Page 83

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 83 83 Vie wing Photos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Photo list screen The follo wing ar e exam ples of ph oto list screen s. Icon of photos The follo wing icon is di splay ed in the photo field. Icon Description (Playback icon) Sho ws that the pho to is currently di splayed . Operations on the p[...]

  • Page 84

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 84 84 Vie wing Photos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting Photos When y ou delete ph otos fro m the play er , use the software yo u used to transfer the phot os, or W indows Explo rer . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e. Note  The player i tself canno[...]

  • Page 85

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 85 85 Vie wing Photos T able of Contents Home Menu Index U sing the Photo Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the ph oto op tion men u by p ressing the O PTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n the phot o folder list o r pho to list, or o n the phot o displa y screen. Fo r details on ho w to use the op tion men u, see[...]

  • Page 86

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 86 86 Vie wing Photos T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the Photo Settings T o cha nge the pho to settings, select [Settings] on the H ome men u, then select [Photo Settings]. Setting the photo list display f ormat [Photo List F ormat] The pla yer offers 2 di splay f orma ts. Y ou can set t[...]

  • Page 87

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 87 87 Listening to F M Radio T able of Contents Home Menu Index Listening to F M R adio [FM Radio] T o list en to FM R adio , s elect [FM Radio] on the Ho me men u to displa y the [FM Radio] s creen. Note  The headphone co rd ser ves as a n an tenna, so extend it as far a s possible.  Fr om the[...]

  • Page 88

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 88 88 Listening to F M Radio T able of Contents Home Menu Index F M Radio screen Note  D epending o n the country/region in which you h ave p urchased the pla yer , the screen ap pearance may differ . Operations on the [F M Radio] screen T o Do this Select t he p revious/next frequency Pres s the [...]

  • Page 89

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 89 89 Listening to F M Radio T able of Contents Home Menu Index Presetting broadc ast stations aut omaticall y [Auto Preset] Y ou can p reset (up t o 30) receivable b roadcast sta tions in y our ar ea au toma tic ally b y selec ting [A uto P reset]. When y ou use the FM radio for the first time, or w[...]

  • Page 90

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 90 90 Listening to F M Radio T able of Contents Home Menu Index Presetting broadc ast stations manually [Save t o Preset] Y ou can m anually p reset br oadcast station s that [A uto P reset] cannot det ect (  p . 89).  On the [FM Radio] screen, select the desired frequency .  Press the OPTIO[...]

  • Page 91

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 91 91 Listening to F M Radio T able of Contents Home Menu Index U sing the FM Radio Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the FM radio o ption men u by p ressin g the OPTION/PWR OFF bu tto n on the [FM Radio] screen. For deta ils on ho w to use the option men u, see  p . 16. The op tion item s shown o n [...]

  • Page 92

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 92 92 Listening to F M Radio T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the F M Radio S ettings T o cha nge the FM radio settings, select [Settings] on the H ome men u, then select [FM R adio Settings]. Setting the reception [Sc an Sensitivity] When y ou select stations u sing the [A uto Pr eset] fu[...]

  • Page 93

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 93 93 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index About Noise C anceling The in ternal microph one embedded in the headpho nes pic ks up am bien t noise. The pla yer genera tes an an tiphase sound wa ve again st the amb ient n oise to reduce i t. The N oise Cancelin g funct [...]

  • Page 94

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 94 94 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Y ou ma y hear a slight no ise when the No ise Canceling function is active. This is operatio nal noise of the N oise Canceling function a nd not a malfunction.  Y o u ma y feel the N oise Canceling function does not w[...]

  • Page 95

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 95 95 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying Back with the Noise Canc eling F unc tion [Noise Canc eling] The in ternal microph one o f the headpho nes catc hes the amb ient no ise, and the pla yer ou tpu ts an an tiphase sound wa ve to cancel the no ise. Note [...]

  • Page 96

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 96 96 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Listening to External A udio Sourc es [External Input Mode] Y ou can en able the N oise Canceling function when y ou listen t o audio fro m external audio sour ces, such as a udio de vices in airplanes. Using with e xternal a[...]

  • Page 97

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 97 97 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Hint  Y ou can ch ange between [External In put M ode] and [Quiet Mode] (  p . 98) by pr essing the  but ton.  If y ou disco nnect t he su pplied a udio inpu t cable, the N oise C an celing function ent ers [Q[...]

  • Page 98

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 98 98 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Reducing Ambien t Noise without Playing Back Music [ Q uiet Mode] Y ou can u se t he N oise Canceling effect to obtain so me peace and quiet.  Connect the supplied headphone to the play er , and from the Home menu, select [...]

  • Page 99

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 99 99 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the Noise C anceling Settings T o cha nge the N oise Cancelin g settings, select [S ettin gs] from the H ome men u, then select [NC S ettings]. Selec ting NC Environment [Select NC Environment] Y ou can select the di[...]

  • Page 100

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 100 100 Using the Noise Canceling Function T able of Contents Home Menu Index Adjusting the Noise Canceling effect [Set Noise C ancel Lev el] The pla yer is designed to ob tain the maximum effect of the N oise Canceling function (  p . 93). Ho wever , you m ay be able to enha nce the effect dep en[...]

  • Page 101

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 101 101 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the C ommon S ettings T o cha nge the comm on settings o f the player , selec t [Settings] fro m the H ome men u, then select [C omm on Settings]. Displaying the pla yer inf ormation [Unit Informa tion] Inf orma tion such as model na[...]

  • Page 102

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 102 102 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Limiting the volume [A VLS ( Volume Limit)] Y ou can set [A VLS (V olume Limi t)] (A uto matic V olume Limi ter Syst em) to limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a uditory issues or distraction. W ith [A VLS (V olume Limit)], yo u can listen[...]

  • Page 103

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 103 103 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the time for blanking the screen [Screen O ff Timer] When ther e is no opera tion for a while, the pla yer turns off the screen. Y ou can set the waiting time f or turning o ff the s creen.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings] ?[...]

  • Page 104

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 104 104 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Adjusting the brightness of the screen [Brightness] Y ou can set the disp lay brigh tness to one o f 5 levels.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings]  [Brightness].  Press the  /  butt on to select desi[...]

  • Page 105

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 105 105 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting up wallpaper [ Wallpaper Settings] Y ou can set the wallpa per of the screen.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings]  [ W allpaper Settings]  desired wallpaper type. Type Description [N o W al lpa per[...]

  • Page 106

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 106 106 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the c urrent time [Set Date-Time] Y ou can set the da te and time.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings]  [ Clock Settings]  [S et Dat e - Time].  Press the  /  butt on to select the year , [...]

  • Page 107

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 107 107 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the date forma t [Date Display F ormat] Y ou can set the da te forma t displayed f or the curren t date (  p . 106) as [YYYY/MM/DD], [MM/DD/YYYY], or [DD/MM/YYYY].  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings] [...]

  • Page 108

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 108 108 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Limiting the charge amount [Battery Care] In the [Ba ttery C ar e] mode, the play er stops r echarging when the ba ttery is char ged to 90%. Y ou ca n use this mo de to r educe deteriora t ion ca us ed by char ge and discha rge, i .e., extend[...]

  • Page 109

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 109 109 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index F ormatting memory [Forma t] Y ou can f orma t the built-in flash memory of the play er . Note  If the memory is forma tted, all data (songs, videos, pho tos, etc., incl uding sam ple data installed at the factory , bundled softwar e insta[...]

  • Page 110

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 110 110 Common Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the display language [Language Settings] Y ou can select from a va riety of languag es for men us and messages.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Language Settings]  desired language setting . Language Messages and[...]

  • Page 111

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 111 111 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index About Batt er y Life By adj usting the settings o r managing the po wer sup ply pr operly , i t is possible to sav e batt er y power fo r lon ger usage time between char ges. The follo wing hin ts will y ield a lo nger ba tter y life . T urn of[...]

  • Page 112

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 112 112 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio f ormat? A udio forma t refers t o the method use d to im p ort a udio data from the I nt ernet or a udio CDs to a co mp uter , and then save i t as an a udio fi le. Common f ormats in clude MP3 an [...]

  • Page 113

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 113 113 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index What is the rela tionship between bit rate , sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher b it rat es pro vide b etter so und quality , but r equire mo re sto rage space fo r the same length of a udio , so you can st ore f ewer songs o [...]

  • Page 114

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 114 114 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Stor ing Data Y ou can s tor e com puter da t a in to the built-in flash memo r y of the pla yer b y transf err ing the da ta from yo ur com put er using W indows Explo rer , o r another transf er capable softwar e. I f the player i s connected[...]

  • Page 115

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 115 115 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Firm ware Y ou can u pdate the pla yer’ s fir m ware. I nstalling the lates t play er’ s firmwa re allows yo u to add new feat ures to the pla yer . Fo r details on the la test firmwar e info rmation a nd how to i[...]

  • Page 116

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 116 116 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the follo wing steps to r esolve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables , and try any corrective actions listed. 2 Connect the [...]

  • Page 117

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 117 117 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Operation There is no sound .  Th e v olume leve l is set to zero .  T ur n the vol ume up (  p . 6).  Th e h eadphon e plug is no t connected pro perly .  If t he headpho nes are co nnected impr operly , t he sound fr om the [...]

  • Page 118

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 118 118 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index T ransferred da ta is not displayed in its list .  V ide os and ph otos in unsu pported forma t may not be recognized by the pla yer and may n ot ap pear in a list (  p . 160).  I f y ou r ename a video file that is transf erred fro[...]

  • Page 119

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 119 119 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Noise Canc eling func tion is not effective .  Th e N o ise Canceling function is disabled.  S et [N oise Canceling: On/Off ] to [On] (  p . 95).  Y o u a re using head phones o ther than the supp lied ones.  U s e the supp li[...]

  • Page 120

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 120 120 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index There is no sound fr om the right channel of the headphones. Or the right channel sound is heard from both sides of the headphones .  Th e h eadphon e plug is no t fully inser ted.  If t he headpho nes are n ot connected corr ect ly , [...]

  • Page 121

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 121 121 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Display “  ” appears for a title .  Ch a racters that cann ot be display ed on the play er are incl uded in the title. [Unknown] is display ed for an album or artist name, etc.  I nf orma t ion s uch as album or a rtist name, et[...]

  • Page 122

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 122 122 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index P ow er Battery life is short.  Th e o perating tem p era ture is belo w 5 °C (41 ºF).  B a ttery life becomes shorter as a r esult of the ba ttery characteristics. This is not a malfunction.  Ba ttery charging time is no t suffic[...]

  • Page 123

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 123 123 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Connec tion to a computer Cannot install the software.  Y o ur co mpu ter is installed with an opera ting system tha t is not su pported by the play er .  Ch eck the operating system o f your co mpu ter (  p . 166).  Ot her softw[...]

  • Page 124

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 124 124 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Th e comp uter is running a nother software o ther than the one used for tra nsferring.  Dis connect the USB cable, wai t a few minu tes, and r econnect it. If the p roblem persists, disconnect the USB cab le, restart the com put er ,[...]

  • Page 125

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 125 125 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Th e data may be dama ged.  De lete the data that canno t be transferred fro m your com puter , then im port it to your co mp uter again. W hen importing da ta to your co mpu ter or tran sferring data to the pla yer , close an y other[...]

  • Page 126

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 126 126 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index F M Radio FM broadcasts ar e unclear .  Th e r eceived sta tion is not fully tuned in.  T un e t he sta tion in man ually using the  /  bu tton (  p . 88). Reception is w eak and sound quality is poor .  Th e radio sig nal [...]

  • Page 127

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 127 127 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index P odc ast Cannot play back an episode .  Th e p layer does no t support the file forma t of the episode.  Ch eck the f ile fo rmat pla yable on the pla yer (  p. 160). T V output Music screen or video is not display ed on the televi[...]

  • Page 128

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 128 128 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index The dat e and time have been reset .  I f y ou left the pla yer fo r a while with the battery use d up , the date and time ma y b e reset. This is no t a malfunct ion. Cha rge the bat ter y un til appears o n the screen (  p . 19), and[...]

  • Page 129

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 129 129 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage a ppears in the displa y . [C annot play; file format is not supported.]  Y o u a re tr ying to pla y a f ile that cann ot be played o n the player .  Y o u canno t play a so ng in [...]

  • Page 130

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 130 130 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index [Not enough free space in memory . Delete files to ensure free spac e.]  Th e p layer ’ s available ca pacity is insufficient.  C o nnect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter usin g the supplied US B cable, an d then delete an y unnecessar[...]

  • Page 131

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 131 131 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pr ecautions Notice for customers: the follo wing information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU direc tiv es The man ufac tur er of this pr oduct is Sony Corpora tion, 1-7-1 K ona n Mina to-ku , T okyo , 10[...]

  • Page 132

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 132 132 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Disposal of Old Elec trical & Elec tronic Equipment (Applic able in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the p roduct or o n its packagin g indicates tha t this pr oduct [...]

  • Page 133

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 133 133 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index 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 in dicates tha t the batt er y pr ovided with this pr oduct[...]

  • Page 134

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 134 134 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On safety  B e sur e not to sho rt-circuit the terminals of the p layer wi th other metallic objects.  D o n ot touc h the rechar geable ba ttery w i th b ar e hands if i t is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid ma y rema in in the [...]

  • Page 135

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 135 135 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On installation  Do not pu t an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a pply a stro ng shock to the play er . I t may ca use a malfunct ion o r damag e.  N e v er use the player wher e it will be subjected to extremes of ligh[...]

  • Page 136

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 136 136 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Do not expose t he p layer to wa ter . The pla yer is not wa terproof. Remem ber to fo llow the pr ecautio ns below .  B e careful not to dr op the pla yer int o a sink or other con t ainer filled with wat er .  D o not u se[...]

  • Page 137

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 137 137 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note on sta tic elec tricity In particularly dry air conditio ns, mild tingling ma y be felt on y our ears. This i s a resul t of sta tic elect ricity accum ulated in the body , an d not a malfunction of the play er . The effect can b[...]

  • Page 138

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 138 138 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On the use  When using a s trap (sold separat ely), be careful to a void h ooking it on o bjects you pas s by . Furthermore be car eful not to swing the pla yer by the strap t o av oid bum ping people.  R ef rain fr om using the[...]

  • Page 139

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 139 139 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index T o prevent screen burn  Displa y images on full screen. Set [Z oom Settings] op tion to [A uto] o r [Full] (  p . 68). On cleaning  Clean the player ’ s case with a soft cloth, such as a c leaning clo th for eyeglasses. ?[...]

  • Page 140

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 140 140 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On Sof tware  C op y right la ws pr ohibi t rep roducing the softwar e or the ma nual accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren t ing the softwar e withou t the permission of the co pyright ho lder .  I n no even t will SON[...]

  • Page 141

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 141 141 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index About sample data *1 The pla yer is pr e-installed with samp le data. If y ou delete the sam ple data, you ca nnot res tor e it, and w e will not sup ply an y replacem ent da ta. *1 In som e countries/regio ns some samp le data is not[...]

  • Page 142

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 142 142 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Lic ense and T rademark N otice  A TRA C is trademark o f S o ny Corpora tion.  “W ALKMAN” an d “W ALKMAN” logo a re regis tered trademarks o f Sony Corp o ration.  is trademark o f Sony Corpora tion.  Micr osoft, [...]

  • Page 143

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 143 143 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index  THIS PROD UCT IS LICENSED UND ER THE A V C P A TENT POR TFOLIO LICENS E FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON-CO MMERCI AL USE OF A CONSU MER TO (i) EN CODE VID EO IN COMPLI ANCE WITH THE A V C ST AND ARD (“ A V C VIDEO ”) AND/OR (ii) D E[...]

  • Page 144

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 144 144 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Inf ormatio n on Expat Copyright ©1998, 1999, 2000 Tha i Open S ource Softwar e Center L td and Clark Cooper . Copyright ©2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expa t maintain ers. P ermission is her eby gran ted, free of ch arge, t o [...]

  • Page 145

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 145 145 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Redistribution a nd use in source an d binary forms, with or wi thout modification, a re permitted pr ovided that the f ollowing co nditions a re met: 1. Redistribution s of source code m ust retain the a bove cop yright notice, this [...]

  • Page 146

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 146 146 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index INCIDENT AL, SPECI AL, EXEMPL AR Y , OR CONS EQUENTI AL DAMA GES (INCL UDING, BUT N OT LIMITED TO , PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SER VICES; L OSS OF USE, D A T A, OR PR OFITS; OR BUS INESS INTERR UPTION) HO WEVER CA USED AND ON [...]

  • Page 147

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 147 147 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index When w e spea k of fr ee s o ftware, we a re ref err ing t o freedom of use, no t price. Our General Public Licenses ar e designed to make sure tha t you ha ve the freedom to dis tribute cop ies of free softwar e (and char ge for this[...]

  • Page 148

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 148 148 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index gain b y limiting the free libra r y to free software o nly , so we use the Lesser General Public License. In o ther cases, p ermission t o use a partic ular libra r y in non-free p rograms ena bles a great er number of peop le to use[...]

  • Page 149

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 149 149 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Y ou may ch arge a fee f or the ph ysical act of transferring a cop y , an d you ma y at yo ur optio n offer warran ty pro tection in exchan ge fo r a fee. 2. Y ou may modify your co py or co pies of the Libra r y or a ny portion o f [...]

  • Page 150

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 150 150 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index This op tion is useful w hen y ou wish to cop y part of the code of the Libra r y into a p rogram that is no t a library . 4. Y ou may co py and dis tribute the Libra r y (or a portion o r derivative o f it, under Section 2) in object[...]

  • Page 151

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 151 151 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index a) A ccompa ny the wo rk with the com plete corr esponding machin e-readable source code for the Lib rar y incl uding what ever changes w ere used in the work (which m ust b e distribu ted under Se ctions 1 a nd 2 above); a nd, if the[...]

  • Page 152

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 152 152 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index 8. Y ou may no t copy , modif y , su blicense, link with, or distrib ute the Libra r y except as expr essly pr ovided under this License. An y att empt o ther wise to cop y , modify , sublicense, link with, or distribu te the Library [...]

  • Page 153

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 153 153 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index 13. The Fr ee Software Fo undatio n may pu blish revised and/or new ver sions o f the Less er General Public License from time to time. S uch new versio ns will be simi lar in sp irit to the pr esent versio n, but ma y differ in detai[...]

  • Page 154

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 154 154 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index <one line t o give the library’ s name and an idea o f what it does.> Copyright (C) <yea r> <name of a uthor> This libra r y is free software; y ou can redistrib ute it a nd/or modify it under the terms of the GNU [...]

  • Page 155

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 155 155 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Fo r examp le, if you dis tribute co pies of such a p rogram, whether gra tis or for a f ee, you mus t give the recip ients all the rights tha t you ha ve. Y ou mu st make sure tha t they , too , receive o r can get the sour ce code. [...]

  • Page 156

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 156 156 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index b) Y ou must ca us e an y work that y ou distribu te or pub lish, that in whole o r in part con tains or is deriv ed from the Pr ogram or an y part thereof, to be licensed as a whole a t no char ge to all third parties under the terms[...]

  • Page 157

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 157 157 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index exceptio n, the source code distribut ed need not include a nything tha t is normally distribu ted (in either source o r binary form) with the ma jor com ponents (co mp iler , kernel, and so on) o f the operating syst em on which the [...]

  • Page 158

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 158 158 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index This section is intended to m ake thoro ughly clear what is believed to be a consequence o f the rest o f this License. 8. If the distrib ution and/o r use of the Pr ogram is restricted in certain countries either b y paten ts or by c[...]

  • Page 159

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 159 159 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index END OF TERMS AND C ONDITIONS Ho w to A pply These T erms to Y our New Programs If y ou develop a new pr ogram, and y ou wan t it to be of the grea test possible use to the public, the best wa y to achieve this is to make i t free soft[...]

  • Page 160

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 160 160 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Specifications Suppor ted file forma t Music (including podcasts *1 ) A udio Fo rmats (Code c) MP3 M edia File forma t: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format File extensio n: .mp3 Bit ra te: 32 to 320 kb ps (Suppo rts variable bit ra te (VB[...]

  • Page 161

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 161 161 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Photo *7 Photo F ormat (Code c) JPEG Media F ile format: Com patible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21 file format File extensio n: .jpg Pro file: B aseline Pr ofile N umber of pixe ls: Max. 4,096 × 4,096 pix els (16,000,000 pixels) The num ber[...]

  • Page 162

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 162 162 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.) The ap pro ximate reco rdable times ar e estimat ed in the case w here o nly videos are transferr ed. The time may differ , depending o n the conditio ns under which the pla yer is used. NWZ[...]

  • Page 163

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 163 163 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Antenna H eadphone co rd an tenna Inter face H eadphone: S tereo mini-jack WM-POR T (multiple co nnecting terminal): 22 pins Hi-S pee d USB (US B 2.0 com plian t) Operating temperature 5 °C to 35 °C (41 ºF to 95 ºF) Po wer source [...]

  • Page 164

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 164 164 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Battery life (continuous playback) A ctual battery life may va r y depending on settings. The es timated bat ter y usage h ours sho wn below are based on typ ical usage conditio ns with “Basic setting o f battery life measuremen t ([...]

  • Page 165

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 165 165 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Display 2.8-inch, OLED (Or ganic Light Emit ting Diode) color displa y , W QV GA (400 × 240 pixels), 262,144 co lors Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting par ts not included) 46.8 × 104.9 × 7.2 mm (1 7/8 × 4 1/4 × 5/16 inches) Dimension[...]

  • Page 166

    ModelN ame: F alcon_E PartN umber : 4-164-613-11 166 166 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index System Requirements  C om put er IBM PC/A T or co mpa tible com puter p reinstalled with the follo wing W indows o perating systems *1 : W indows XP Ho me Edition (Ser vice P ack 2 or la ter) / W indows XP P rof essional (Ser vice [...]

  • Page 167

    ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 167 167 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Inde x Symbols 5-way b utt on .............................. 6, 13 (Repeat) ..................................... 50 (Sh uff le) ................................. 50 (Sh uff le&Repeat) ............. 50 (Repeat 1 Song) ..........[...]

  • Page 168

    ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 168 168 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index F Firm war e ....................................... 115 [FM Radio] ............................... 10, 87 FM Radio ...................................... 126 [Fo lder] ........................................... 43 [Fo rmat] ......[...]

  • Page 169

    ModelN ame: Canary_E PartN umber : x-xxx-xxx-11(1) 169 169 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index S [Scan S ensi tivity] ........................... 92 [Scene S cr oll] ................................. 62 Screen (displa y) ....................... 6, 121 [Screen Off Timer] ...................... 103 Search fo r songs ...........[...]