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    ©2005 Sony Corporation 2-659-086- 13 (1) Operation Guide NW -A1000 series / A3000 ser ies NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) T able of Contents Index Menu[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) 2 2 About the Manuals Included with the player are the Quick Start Guide and this PDF-format Operation Guide. Additionally , after installing CONNECT Player software from the supplied CD-R OM, you can refer to the Help within CONNECT Player . – The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enab[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) 3 3 T o change the page layout The buttons at the bottom of the Adobe Reader screen enable you to select ho w pages are displayed. Single Page Pages are displayed one at a time. When you scroll, the display changes to a pre vious or succeeding page. Continuous Pages are displayed as a continuous roll of pages. Whe[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) 4 4 T able of Contents Supplied Accessories ............................. 6 Guide to Parts and Contr ols ................ 7 Using the Player Contr ols .................... 8 Playing T racks Searching f or T racks .......................... 10 By track name ........................................... 10 By album ..[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) 5 5 Player HOME Menu Refer ence The HOME menu is the screen that appears either when you turn the player on or when you connect it to CONNECT Player . The HOME menu is the starting point to play audio, search for tracks, and change settings. T o display the player’ s HOME menu, press and hold BA CK. Play Mode No[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) 6 6 Supplied Accessories The player includes the follo wing items. The built-in rechar geable battery is pre-installed in the player .  Headphones (1)  Headphone extension cord (1)  A C power cord** (1)  A C power adaptor** (1)  CD-R OM* (1) – CONNECT Player softw are – Operation Guide (PDF f il[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) 7 7 Guide to Par ts and Contr ols HOLD button When you press the HOLD button, “HOLD On” appears, the player is disabled, and the controls are locked. When you press the HOLD button while the HOLD feature is on, “HOLD Of f” appears, and the controls are unlocked again. The HOLD feature cannot be set to ON w[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) 8 8 Using the Player Controls Use the 5-way b utton and the B A CK button to na vigate through screens, play tracks, and change the player’ s settings. The diagram belo w sho ws how the screen changes when you press the operation button. F or example, a player’ s screen changes as sho wn belo w by selecting ?[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) 9 9 The 5-way b utton performs dif ferent functions depending upon the screen sho wn on the player’ s display . List screens enable you to search for and select tracks. The No w Playing screen provides information about the currently playing track. * Use the raised dot on the  button as a tactile reference wh[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks Playing T racks 10 10 Sear ching for T racks Y ou can search for tracks by “Genre, ” “ Artist, ” “ Album, ” “ All Songs, ” etc. Music Library 5-way button BACK button Searching for tracks by track name The list of tracks is displayed alphabetically by the first letter of the track t[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 11 11 Searching for tracks by album The list of albums is displayed alphabetically by the f irst letter of the album title.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list screen appea[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 12 12 Searching for tracks by artist The list of artists is displayed alphabetically by the first letter of the artist’ s name.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list screen[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 13 13 Searching for tracks by genre  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list screen appears.  Press  /  to select “Genre , ” and then press  . The list of genres[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 14 14 Searching for tracks by ✩ Rating Y ou can rate tracks by assigning them from one to f i ve stars ( ) and then later search for tracks by their star rating. For details on assigning star ratings, see  page 41.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  P[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 15 15 Searching for tracks by release year  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list screen appears.  Press  /  to select “Release Date , ” and then press  . The [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 16 16 Searching for tracks from albums recently transferred Y ou can search for tracks from alb ums transferred during the three most recent connections to CONNECT Player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Lib[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 17 17 Sear ching for T racks by Initial Letter Y ou can search for tracks by the initial letter of the artist name, alb um title, or track title. Initial Search 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Initial Searc h), and[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) 18 18 Playing a Playlist Y ou can play lists of tracks (playlists) created either in CONNECT Player or on the player (Bookmark List). Playlists 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The screen to select [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Playing a Playlist 19 19 T ypes of playlists There are fi ve types of playlists, as described belo w . Playlist type Explanation B.mark List 1 – 5 1) A playlist created in the player (called a Bookmark List). The player includes f iv e Bookmark Lists. While a Bookmark list is being played, the[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 20 20 Playing Y our T op 100 T racks The player can select and play the 100 tracks that hav e been played the most times. Favorite 100 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Fa vorite 100), and then press  . The list o[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks 21 21 Sear ching for T racks by Dates Played Y ou can search for tracks according to the dates on which the player has played them. Play History 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Play History), and then press  . A[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks 22 22 Playing T racks in Random Or der (Intelligent Shuffle Play) The player of fers three random play (also kno wn as “shuffle play”) modes: “My Fa vorite Shuf fle, ” “T ime Machine Shuf fle, ” and “Shuffle All. ” Each shuf fle play mode plays a dif ferent selection of tracks in r[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Playing T racks in Random Order 23 23 Notes • T o move back through as man y as the last 20 tracks played during shuffle play , press  repeatedly . Moving back more than one track to continue playing tracks, or going forward quickly or pressing  resets the shuf fle to create a ne w rando[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Playing T racks in Random Order 24 24 Playing all tracks in random order All the tracks stored on the player are played in random order .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Intelligent Shuffle), and then press  . The screen to select a[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 25 25 Changing the Play Mode The player of fers a v ariety of play modes, including normal play and sev eral shuf fle play (random play) and repeat play options. Play Mode 5-way button BACK button OPTION button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to sele[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Changing the Play Mode 26 26 The list of play modes Play mode type/Icon Description Normal/No icon All the tracks after the selected track are played once in the track list order , and then playback pauses. Repeat/ After the currently playing track (or the track selected from a track list) finis[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks 27 27 Displaying the Now Playing Screen The No w Playing screen displays information about the currently playing track, such as the artist name and album title. Now Playing 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Now Pla y[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 28 28 Displaying the Option Menu From the Option menu, you can modify settings for the currently playing track and access a v ariety of player features. 5-way button OPTION button  Press OPTION. The Option menu appears.  Press  /  to select an option item, and then press  . Depending[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks ...Displaying the Option Menu 29 29  Hint • Press OPTION to vie w a list of setting and navigation options for the track, as described in the follo wing table. Item Description/reference page Go to Album See  page 30. Go to Artist See  page 30. Go to Genre See  page 30. Bookmark See ?[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 30 30 Sear ching for T racks Based on the Curr ently Playing T rack By displaying the Option menu from the No w Playing screen, you can search for other tracks and albums by the artist of the currently playing track and for tracks by other artists that belong to the same genre as the currently play[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks 31 31 Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List A Bookmark List is a feature that groups your fa v orite tracks into a list. The player supports fi ve Bookmark Lists, each of which can contain up to 100 tracks. For details on playing Bookmark Lists, see  page 18. T o add a track to the default B[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 32 32 T o add tracks to a selected Bookmark List Y ou can add a track to a Bookmark List selected from “B.mark List 1” to “B.mark List 5. ” 1 Display the Now Pla ying screen of the track y ou want to add to the Bookmark List. 2 Press OPTION. The [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 33 33 T o change the default Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . 3 Press  /  to select “Default Bookmark, ” and then press  . A list of the Boo[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 34 34 T o remove a track from a Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The list of playlists appears. 3 Press  /  /  /  to select the Bookmark Lis[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 35 35 T o remove all tracks from a Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The list of playlists appears. 3 Press  /  /  /  to select the Bookmark [...]

  • Page 36

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 36 36 T o rearrange the track order of a Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The list of playlists appears. 3 Press  /  /  /  to select the Boo[...]

  • Page 37

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 37 37 T o change a Bookmark List icon Y ou can select the icons that are sho wn when a track added to a Bookmark List is played. The icons enable you to tell at glance which Bookmark Lists contain the track. 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears.[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 38 38 Deleting a T rack Fr om the Player By adding tracks to the T rash Bin, you can delete them from the player the next time you connect the player to CONNECT Player . Deleting tracks from the player does not delete them from CONNECT Player . Up to 100 tracks can be added to the T rash Bin.  P[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Deleting a T rack from the Player 39 39 T o restore a track from the T rash Bin Y ou can restore tracks from the T rash Bin only while playing the track that appears with in the track list. 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Pla ylists), and t[...]

  • Page 40

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Playing T racks... Deleting a T rack from the Player 40 40 T o restore all tracks from the T rash Bin Y ou can restore all tracks from the T rash Bin only while playing the T rash Bin playlist (when any track appears with in the track list). 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  / [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Playing T racks 41 41 Rating T racks Y ou can assign ratings of one to f i ve stars ( ) to tracks and then search for tracks by their star ratings (  page 14). There are two types of ratings: ratings that you manually assign to tracks and ratings automatically assigned by CONNECT Player . T o rate a track manua[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Using the Artist Link Feature Using the Artist Link Feature 42 42 Sear ching for Ar tists Belonging to Similar Genr es (Ar tist Link) W ith the currently playing track as a starting point, you can find other artists and tracks in similar musical genres. In the artist list, pre vie w clips of tracks by the artists [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Using the Artist Link Feature 43 43 Notes • The Artist Link search feature and the criteria used to find other artists may change as a result of updates to the player’ s firmw are. • Because the Artist Link feature bases its searches on track information, tracks with no track information attached are not fou[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings Settings 44 44 Customizing Sound Quality (6-Band Equalizer) Y ou can customize the sound quality to match the genre of music. Settings 5-way button BACK button Customizing sound quality to match the type of music Y ou can customize the player’ s sound quality to match the genre of music you want to list[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings... Customizing Sound Quality 45 45 List of sound quality settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in parentheses. Setting Description None Plays tracks with normal sound quality . (Default setting) Heavy ( ) Plays tracks in po werful sounds, further emphasizing high and lo w ranges.[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings... Customizing Sound Quality 46 46 Customizing sound quality (Custom) Y ou can create your o wn customized sound quality settings and save them as “Custom 1” or “Custom 2” while looking at the player’ s screen. For each custom setting, you can indi vidually adjust the sound of six frequency rang[...]

  • Page 47

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 47 47 Limiting the V olume fr om the Headphones Y ou can limit the headphones v olume le vel to protect your hearing and to reduce sound leaking into the en vironment around you.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 48 48 T ur ning Off the Player Operation Beep Y ou can set the beep sound on and of f.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup option appears.  Press  /  to select “Beep, ” and then press [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 49 49 Connecting to Other Devices Y ou can listen to the tracks on your player through a stereo system or record them onto a MiniDisc or a cassette tape by connecting your player to external de vices. See the instruction manual that came with the de vice you want to connect to for information about connec[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 50 50 Setting the Scr een Display Option Y ou can adjust when the display is sho wn and how long it stays on.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup options appears.  Press  /  to select “Disp[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 51 51 Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen The screen of fers fi ve brightness settings.  Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup items appears.  Press  /  to select “Brightness, ” and then [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 52 52 Displaying Player Infor mation Y ou can vie w information about your player , including its model name, serial number , version, and the total number of tracks stored on the player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 53 53 Selecting the Display Language Y ou can select from a v ariety of languages for the display of menus and messages on the player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup items appears.  Press [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 54 54 Resetting to Factor y Settings Y ou can restore the player to its original factory settings. Resetting the player does not delete the music tracks you hav e transferred to the player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then pre[...]

  • Page 55

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Settings 55 55 Initializing the Har d Disk Y ou can initialize the b uilt-in hard disk of the player . If the hard disk is initialized, all the audio data and the other data stored will be erased. Be sure to verify the data stored in the hard disk prior to initializing.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appe[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Advanced Feature Advanced Feature 56 56 Char ging the Batter y Using the AC Power Adaptor Y ou can char ge the battery by connecting the player to a computer . When away from your computer , you can charge the battery from a wall outlet using the supplied A C power adaptor** and USB cable.  Connect the USB cabl[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Advanced Feature 57 57 T o check the remaining power of the battery The remaining battery po wer is displayed at the bottom right of the No w Playing screen and setting screens, etc. As the battery runs do wn, the black portion of the indicator becomes smaller .      * * “LOW B A TTER Y . Please C[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Advanced Feature 58 58 Maximizing Batter y Life By follo wing a fe w simple guidelines, you can extend the playing time av ailable from a battery charge. T urn off the player manually Although the player turns of f automatically if left in pause mode for a fe w minutes, you can sav e some battery power by manually[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Advanced Feature 59 59 What ar e For mat and Bit Rate? What is format? The format of a track refers to the method used by CONNECT Player to store the track’ s audio information when tracks are imported to CONNECT Player from the Internet or audio CDs. Common formats include MP3, WMA and A TRA C, etc. MP3 : MP3 ([...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Advanced Feature 60 60 Playing T racks Without Pauses If you import tracks into CONNECT Player in A TRA C format and transfer them to the player , you can play them on the player continuously , without pauses between the tracks. For e xample, an alb um that includes a long recording of a liv e performance with no [...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Advanced Feature 61 61 Playing Audio Files Stored in SonicStage Y ou can play tracks stored in SonicStage software on the player by f irst importing them into CONNECT Player . For details about importing tracks into CONNECT Player , refer to CONNECT Player Help. Note • T racks in SonicStage that hav e an “.omg[...]

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    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Advanced Feature 62 62 How is T rack Infor mation Impor ted into the Player? When you import CD tracks into CONNECT Player , CONNECT Player automatically retrie ves information about the tracks (such as alb um title, artist name, and track name) from a CD database service (CDDB, the Gracenote CD DataBase) on the I[...]

  • Page 63

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Advanced Feature 63 63 Storing Data Other Than Audio Files Y ou can store computer data on the hard disk b uilt into the player by transferring it from your computer with W indows Explorer . The player’ s hard disk appears in W indows Explorer as a remo vable storage dri ve. Notes • Do not use CONNECT Player w[...]

  • Page 64

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Advanced Feature 64 64 Updating the Player’ s Fir mwar e By updating the player’ s f irmware, you can ensure your player has the latest features. For details about the latest f irmware and how to install it, visit the follo wing web sites: For customers in the USA: http://www .sony .com/walkmansupport/ For cus[...]

  • Page 65

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 65 65 T r oubleshooting If the player does not function as expected, try the follo wing steps to resolve the issue. 1 Reset the player b y pressing the RESET button with a small pin. The tracks and settings stored on the player are not af fected by resetting the player . No inf[...]

  • Page 66

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 66 66 Sound Symptom Cause or corrective action There is no sound. Noise is heard.  The volume le vel is set to zero. T urn up the volume (  page 7).  The headphone plug is not connected properly . Connect it firmly to the  (headphones) jack (  page 7).  The headphone plug is d[...]

  • Page 67

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 67 67 Operation/Playback (continued) Symptom Cause or corrective action The HOLD feature cannot be acti vated.  The HOLD feature cannot be acti vated when the player is turned of f. Press any b utton other than the HOLD button to turn on the player , and then press and hold the HOLD button. [...]

  • Page 68

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 68 68 Connection with the computer/CONNECT Player Symptom Cause or corrective action The CONNECT Player software cannot be installed.  The computer’ s operating system software is not compatible with CONNECT Player . Refer to CONNECT Player Readme.  All W indows applications are not clo[...]

  • Page 69

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 69 69 Symptom Cause or corrective action “Connecting” is not displayed when the player is connected to the computer with the USB cable.  The USB cable is not connected properly . Disconnect the USB cable, and then reinsert it straight into the port until it is firmly seated.  A USB hu[...]

  • Page 70

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 70 70 Symptom Cause or corrective action Audio data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer .  The USB cable is not connected properly . Disconnect the USB cable, and then reconnect it.  There is not enough free space on the player’ s hard disk. T ransfer any unnecessary [...]

  • Page 71

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 71 71 Others Symptom Cause or corrective action There is no beep sound when the player is operated.  “Beep” is set to “Of f. ” Set it to “On” (  page 48). The player gets warm.  The player may be warm when the battery is being charged and just after char ging. The player al[...]

  • Page 72

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) T roubleshooting 72 72 Err or Messages Follo w the instructions below if an error message appears on the display . Message Meaning Corrective action A VLS (vol. limit) is On. Volume cannot be increased. The volume e xceeds the maximum volume allo wed by A VLS.  Set “ A VLS (V ol. Limit)” to “Of f” ( [...]

  • Page 73

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 73 73 Message Meaning Corrective action Cannot complete while playing. Pause song then try again. Y ou ha ve tried to select an unselectable item during playback.  Pause playback, and try the operation again. Cannot edit song order in a Bookmark List that is playing. Y ou a[...]

  • Page 74

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 74 74 Message Meaning Corrective action Can only do when playing from T rash Bin. Y ou tried to remov e a track from the T rash Bin while the track in the T rash Bin is not playing.  Y ou can remov e a track from the T rash Bin only while the T rash Bin is being played (whe[...]

  • Page 75

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 75 75 Message Meaning Corrective action LOW BA TTERY . Please Charge. The player’ s battery is running lo w .  Charge the battery (  page 56). Mismatch in system files. There is mismatch in the system files.  Reinitialize the player’ s hard disk (  page 55 ), a[...]

  • Page 76

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 76 76 Message Meaning Corrective action Please connect compliant software. • Database is damaged. • The player is connected to software other than CONNECT Player .  Connect the player only to CONNECT Player . Please play a song to use this function. Y ou pressed the LIN[...]

  • Page 77

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 77 77 Message Meaning Corrective action [  ] hours remaining on license. Please connect to compliant PC software to update. (  is the number of hours remaining.) The license limiting when the track can be played will expire in  hours.  Connect the pl[...]

  • Page 78

    NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) T roubleshooting 78 78 Uninstalling CONNECT Player T o uninstall the supplied software from your computer , follo w the procedures belo w .  Click “Star t”– “Control P anel. ” 1)  Double-clic k “Add/Remove Pr ograms. ”  Click “CONNECT Player” in the “Currently Installed Pr ograms”[...]

  • Page 79

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information Additional Information 79 79 Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the back of the player . Record the serial number in the space provided belo w . Refer to these numbers whene ver you call upon your Son y dealer regarding this product. Model No. _____________________[...]

  • Page 80

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information 80 80 If you have any questions about this product: Visit : www .sony .com/walkmansupport Contact: Sony Customer Information Service Center at 1-(866)-456-7669 Write: Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gate way Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33913 Model NW -A1000/A3000 Declaration of Con[...]

  • Page 81

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information 81 81 For Customers in the USA and Canada RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-ion batteries are recyclable. Y ou can help preserv e our en vironment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and rec ycling location nearest you. For more information re garding rec y[...]

  • Page 82

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Additional Information 82 82 Notes on Disposing of the Player This player has a built-in lithium-ion rechar geable battery . When you dispose of the player , be sure to dispose of it properly . For disposal information for the NW -A1000 series, see  page 83. For disposal information for the NW -A3000 series, se[...]

  • Page 83

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Additional Information...Notes on Disposing the Player 83 83 T o remove the built-in rechargeable battery of the NW-A1000 series 1 Remove the strap connector from the bac k of the player . Remov e it from the side of the strap connector using a small pair of tweezers. 2 Slide the back o ver of the play er down, an[...]

  • Page 84

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Additional Information...Notes on Disposing the Player 84 84 T o remove the built-in rechargeable battery of the NW-A3000 series 1 Remove the screw co ver on the back of the pla yer . Remov e it from the side of the scre w cov er using a small pair of tweezers. 2 Remove the tw o screws behind the cover . 3 Slide t[...]

  • Page 85

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information 85 85 Pr ecautions On safety • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN jack of the player . • Be sure not to short-circuit the terminals of the player with other metallic objects. On installation • Ne ver use the player where it will be subjected to e xtremes of light, temperature,[...]

  • Page 86

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 86 86 Caring for others K eep the volume at a moderate le vel. This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you. Warning If there is lightning when you are using the player , take of f the headphones immediately . On cleaning • Clean [...]

  • Page 87

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 87 87 On software • Copyright la ws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the permission of the copyright holder . • In no e vent will SONY be liable for an y financial damage, or loss of profi[...]

  • Page 88

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 88 88 On sample audio data The player is pre-installed with sample audio data so that you can try it out right aw ay . The pre-installed sample audio data is for the purpose of trial listening only , therefore, you cannot transfer it to your computer . T o delete this audio da[...]

  • Page 89

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-13(1) Additional Information 89 89 On Copyrights • CONNECT Player and the CONNECT Player logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Son y Corporation. • OpenMG, A TRA C, A TRA C3, A TRA C3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Son y Corporation t[...]

  • Page 90

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Additional Information 90 90 Specifications Audio compression technology – MPEG-1 Audio Lay er-3 (MP3) – W indow Media Audio (WMA) * – Adapti ve T ransfo rm Acoustic Coding (A TRA C) * WMA format tracks can be supported after updating the player’ s firmware to version 2.0 or later . T o view the firmware [...]

  • Page 91

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-13(1) Additional Information... Specifications 91 91 Battery life (continuous playback)* A TRA C format (48 kbps) A TRA C format (128 kbps) MP3 format (128 kbps) WMA format (128 kbps) NW -A1000 series Approx. 20 hours Approx. 17 hours Approx. 17 hours Approx. 16 hours NW -A3000 series Approx. 35 hours Approx. 29 hours [...]

  • Page 92

    NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) Additional Information 92 92 Optional Accessories The follo wing optional accessories are av ailable for the player: • Remote control for NW -A1000 series/A3000 series RM-NWS1 • Remote control RM-MC35ELK* * The remote control may not be a v ailable in all countries and regions. • Char ging cradle BCR-NWU1 ?[...]

  • Page 93

    Additional Information NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1) 93 93 Index Continued  Symbols 5-way b utton ............................... 7, 8 (Custom 1) ............................. 45 (Custom 2) ............................. 45 (Heavy) .................................. 45 (Jazz) ...................................... 45 (Pop) ..................[...]

  • Page 94

    Additional Information... Index NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-11(1) 94 94 O OPTION button ......................... 7, 28 P Player information ........................ 52 Playlist .................................... 18, 19 Playing .............................................18 Playlist types ....................................19 Playlists .......[...]