English dropdown-ico

Sony NW-S603 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Sony NW-S603, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Sony NW-S603 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Sony NW-S603. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Sony NW-S603 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Sony NW-S603
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Sony NW-S603 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Sony NW-S603 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Sony NW-S603 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Sony NW-S603, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Sony service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Sony NW-S603.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Sony NW-S603 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    ©2006 Sony Corporation 2-887-743- 13 (1) NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Operation Guide NW-S603 / S605 / S703F / S705F / S706F T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

  • Page 2

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 2 2 About the Manuals Inc luded with the play er are the Quick Start G uide and this PDF -forma t Operation G uide. Addi tionally , after installing the SonicStag e s oftwar e f ro m the sup plied CD-ROM, yo u can refer to the H elp wi t hin SonicStag e. – The Quick Sta r t Guide expla ins set u[...]

  • Page 3

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 3 3 T o change the page lay out The bu tton s at the bot tom of the A dobe Reader s creen ena ble you to select how pages ar e display e d. Single Page P ages are dis played on e at a time. When y ou scroll, the displa y chang es to a pr ev ious o r succeeding page. Continuous P ages are dis playe[...]

  • Page 4

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 4 4 Continued  T able of C onten ts Ho me Menu List .................................... 6 Supp li ed Accessories ............................. 7 Pa r ts and Controls ................................ 8 Playing Songs Play ing S ongs (All Songs) ............................. 12 Play ing L ist s o[...]

  • Page 5

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 5 5 Listening to FM R adio (NW-S703F/S705F/S706F only) Enjoy Listening t o FM R adio .............. 61 1 Switching t o t he FM tuner .........................61 2 Presetting br o adcast statio ns au tomatically (FM A uto Preset) ............................ 62 3 S electing broadcast sta tions ....[...]

  • Page 6

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 6 6 Home Menu List Y ou can dis play the HO ME s creen b y pressing a nd holding the DISP L A Y/HO ME bu tto n of the player . The HO ME s creen is the starting poin t to play a udio, sear ch for songs, a nd change settings such as f ollows. DISPLA Y/HOME button HOME screen * 1 * 1 5 o f t he 10 i[...]

  • Page 7

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 7 7 Supplied Ac cessories Please check the accessories in the package .  H e adph ones (1)  H e adph one extension co rd (1)  Earbuds (Size S, L) (1)  USB cab le (1)  A ttachmen t (1) U se when connecting the pla yer to the optio na l cradle (B CR -NWU3) * 1 , etc.  CD-RO M * 2 ([...]

  • Page 8

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 8 8  WM-PORT Connect to the sup plied USB cab le, accessories fo r WM-POR T such as op t ional accessories f or recor ding with the pla yer , o r p eripheral device.  Displa y See  p age 11.  * button Starts song p layback. When starting pla y back,  ap p ears in the [...]

  • Page 9

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 9 9 T o operat e the play er with the shuttle switch Normal mode T o Operation In play mode Skip to the beginning o f the next song. Rotat e t he sh uttle switch to  b rief ly . Skip to the beginning o f the current son g. Rotat e t he sh uttle switch to  b rief ly . F as t- fo rwa rd s th e[...]

  • Page 10

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 10 10  HOLD switch Y ou can pr otect the player a gainst accidental opera tion by usin g the HO LD switc h when carr ying it. By sliding the H OLD switch t o t he HO LD position, all opera tion bu ttons a re disabled. I f you pr ess bu ttons o r rota te the shu ttle switc h while the HOLD fu[...]

  • Page 11

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 11 11 When selecting Jacket Mode ON (Default setting) Display  Jack et pic ture displa y Displa ys the jacket pictur e of an album after y ou register the jack et and tran sfer songs from SonicS tage. Y ou can set the jacket pictur e to not displa y (  page 44).  I con indic ation F[...]

  • Page 12

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 12 12 Pla ying S ongs ( All Songs) The transf er red son gs on the player a re pla yed b ack. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (All Songs) and pre[...]

  • Page 13

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 13 13 Pla ying Lists of Songs (Playlist Selec t) Y ou can pla y s ongs fr om “Pla y lists cr e at e d in SonicStage , ” “ Albums r ecently transf erred ” and “Y our 100 fa vorite son gs. ” to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  When (Playlist Select[...]

  • Page 14

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 14 14 T o skip to the beginning of the song By r ota t ing the sh uttle switc h to  (  ) briefly whi le in the play o r stop mode, the pla yer skips t o t he beginning of the curren t (or next) song. If the sh uttle swit ch is slided, and then r otated to  (  ) b r iefly whi le in the [...]

  • Page 15

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 15 15 Playing Songs... Playing Lists of Songs Playing songs from 100 fa vorite songs (F avorite 100) Y ou can pla y lists of songs a uto ma t ically creat e d in SonicStag e. When connected to SonicS t age, 100 fr e quen tly-played son gs are renewed a nd appear in the or der of times and frequenc[...]

  • Page 16

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 16 16 Playing Songs... Playing Lists of Songs Playing songs from albums recently transferred (Recent T ransfers) Y ou can pla y a lbum s t ransf erred most recen t ly .  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Playlist S[...]

  • Page 17

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 17 17 Pla ying S ongs in Random Order (Intelligen t Shue) The pla yer offers 4 differ ent ra ndom and r ep eat p l ay m o des (also known as “ shuffle play”) (In telligen t Shuffle). to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Notes  The play mode au toma t ically swi[...]

  • Page 18

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 18 18 Playing similar genre songs to the selected artist in random order (Artist Link Shuffle) The pla yer randomly selects an a rtist, se ar ches similar genre son gs to the selected artist (Artist Link Shuffle), and pla ys them in rando m order r ep eatedly .  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOM[...]

  • Page 19

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 19 19 Playing songs released in the same y ear in random order (Time Machine Shuffle) The pla yer randomly selects a release year a nd plays all transf er red songs o f that y e ar in ran dom order r epe at e dly .  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Ro[...]

  • Page 20

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 20 20 Playing songs in random order for a specified period of time (Spor ts Shuffle) The pla yer randomly selects songs fro m al l transf er red songs a nd plays them in rando m order r epeatedly (between 1 and 99 min utes).  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appe[...]

  • Page 21

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 21 21 Searching for S ongs (Search) Y ou can search f or songs b y “Song na me, ” “ Ar tist name , ” “ Album nam e, ” etc. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Searching for songs b y song name (S ong)  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HO[...]

  • Page 22

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 22 22 Searching for songs b y artist (Artist)  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Search) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “ Ar tist>” and press the  bu[...]

  • Page 23

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 23 23 Searching for songs b y album (Album)  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Search) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “ Album>” and press the  button[...]

  • Page 24

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 24 24 Searching for songs b y genre (Genre)  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Search) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “ G enre>” and press the  butto[...]

  • Page 25

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 25 25 Searching for songs b y release year (Release Year)  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Search) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “Release Y ear>” and pr[...]

  • Page 26

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 26 26 Searching for Albums by Jack et Pic ture (Jack et Search) Y ou can search f or songs b y a lbum jack et picture a f ter yo u register the album jacket p ic tur e and transfer son gs f ro m S onicStag e. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Notes  The song order [...]

  • Page 27

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 27 27 Changing the Play Mode (PLA Y MODE) The pla yer offers a variety o f pla y mo des, incl uding random pla y and selected repeat p l a y . PLA Y MODE/SOUND button  P ress the PLA Y MODE/SOUND button r epeatedly to select the desired play mode . List of pla y modes Play mode type/Icon Descri[...]

  • Page 28

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 28 28 Reducing the A mbient Noise (Noise Canceling) (NW -S703F/S705F/S706F only) The in terna l micro phone o f t he headp hones can ca tch the ambien t noise. I t reduces n oise by ou tput ting an an tiphase sound again st the noise. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch[...]

  • Page 29

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 29 29 Notes  If the sup plied headpho nes are no t us ed pro perly , t he N oise Canceling function may n ot wor k. T o en joy the better sound quality , adj ust the earbuds ’ position to si t on your ears comfo r tably o r push them into y our ears so that they fit snugly .  The Noi s e C[...]

  • Page 30

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 30 30 Setting the Sound Q uality Y ou can set the sound quality acco rding to the m usic genre, etc. Th ere are two pr es et settings, either o f w hich can be selected by the PLA Y MO DE/SOUND bu tton d uring the pla y or stop mode. Selec ting the sound quality Default settings Sound quality (Ind[...]

  • Page 31

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 31 31 Changing the sound quality (Equalizer) Y ou can select a s ound q ua lity fo r S ound1 a nd S ound2 fro m “EQ H e avy , ” “EQ P op , ” “EQ J azz” o r “EQ U nique. ” Y ou can lis ten to music wi t h your fa vori te sound quali ty by selecting and ad justing “EQ C ustom ” .[...]

  • Page 32

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 32 32 List of E qualizer settings Setting item Description EQ OFF Sound quality setting is n ot activated. (Defa u lt setting) EQ H e avy Emp hasizes high and low ran ges for a pow er ful sound. EQ P op Str esses the middle range a udio, ideal fo r voca ls. EQ J azz Em phasizes high and low ra nge[...]

  • Page 33

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 33 33 Settin g th e EQ Cust om v alues Y ou can pr es et the value of Clear Bass (4 p has es) and 5 ban ds Equalizer (7 phases) to Sound1 o r S ound2 of the soun d quality setting as “EQ C ustom ” . to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Notes  If the “EQ C ustom [...]

  • Page 34

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 34 34  Rota te the shuttle switch to select the Equalizer value and press the  button to c onrm. T o return t o the previous menu Pr ess t he DIS PLA Y/HOME b utto n. Settings... Setting the Sound Quality T able of Contents Index Menu[...]

  • Page 35

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 35 35 Making the S ound More V ibran t ( VPT) Y ou can select f ro m “VPT Studio , ” “VPT Liv e, ” “VPT Club ” or “ VPT Arena ” to make the sound even mo re vibra nt. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  This setting cannot be made while using th[...]

  • Page 36

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 36 36 Listening with Clear S tereo Sound ( Clear S tereo) Clear Ster eo enables individ u al left and right digital pr ocessing of the sound. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Notes  This setting cannot be made while using the FM tuner (NW -S703F/S705F/S706F only).[...]

  • Page 37

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 37 37 A djusting the V olume L evel (Dynamic Nor malizer) Y ou can set to reduce the v olume level between songs. W i t h 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 difference in their reco rding levels. to[...]

  • Page 38

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 38 38 A djusting the E ec t of the Noise Canceling F unc tion (Noise Cancel C ontrol) (NW -S703F/S705F/S706F only) The pla yer is designed to obtain the maxim um effec t of the N oise Canceling function (  page 28), bu t you ma y b e able t o en hance the effect depending on your ea r shape [...]

  • Page 39

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 39 39 Changing the S ong O rder (Sor t) Y ou can set the song or der by “ Album or der , ” “ Albums b y art ist o rder , ” “ Artist or der , ” “ Genre or der” or “ Rele ase year o rder . ” to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P ress and hold the D[...]

  • Page 40

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 40 40 List of song order Setting item/Icon Description Sort Album (Album o rder)/ Songs a ppe ar in album o rder . In the album, son gs ap p ear in song n umber order . In the FO LDER mode, songs ar e skipped by album. (Default set ting) Sort Art ist/Album (Al bums by a r tist or der)/ Songs a ppe[...]

  • Page 41

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 41 41 Changing the D ispla y Mode Y ou can chan ge the desired displa y for the pla y or sto p mode. Pr ess the DIS PLA Y/HO ME butt on to chan ge the screen. The follo wing shows the scr een types. Y ou can select the screen to use from the setting men u in advance (  page 43).  Basic: The [...]

  • Page 42

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 42 42 Changing the display mode DISPLA Y/HOME button  P ress the DISPLA Y/HOME button while in the pla y or stop mode. Each pres s changes the dis pla y mo de as follo ws: Property Clock Breath Basic (basic display) Notes  The diagram above sho ws the order when all displa y typ es are set t[...]

  • Page 43

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 43 43 Selec ting the display types (Display S creen) Y ou can select w hether or n ot to displa y t he fo l lowin g screens: “ Property , ” “ Clock, ” and “B reath ” when pr essing the DIS PL A Y/HO ME but ton. Y ou can only view the screen which is set to on (c heck mar k ap plied) in[...]

  • Page 44

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 44 44 Setting the Jack et Pic ture Display ON/OFF (Jack et Mode) Y ou can displa y the album jacket p ic ture a fter you regis ter the album jacket pictur e and transfer so ngs from SonicStag e. For deta i ls on r egistering the jacket pictur e, se e SonicStag e Hel p. to   button DISPLA [...]

  • Page 45

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 45 45 Setting the V olume Lev el ( V olume Mode) There a re 2 modes to adju st the volume level . Ma nual V olume: Pr ess t he V OL +/– b utton t o adjust the vo lume level from 0 t o 30. Pr es et V olume: Pr ess t he V OL +/– b utton t o s elect the volum e le vel to a ny of 3 pr es et levels[...]

  • Page 46

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 46 46 Setting a Preset Volume value  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Settings) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “ Advanced Settings>” and press the  [...]

  • Page 47

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 47 47 Setting to a Manual Volume (Manual V olume)  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select (Settings) and press the  button to c onrm.  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “ Advanced Settings>” and pre[...]

  • Page 48

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 48 48 Limiting the V olume ( A VLS) Y ou can set A VLS (A utoma tic V ol ume Limiter Sys tem) to limit the maxim um vol ume to preven t audi tor y disturba nce or distraction. W ith A VLS, you can listen to m usic at a co mfortable vo lume level. “ A VLS OFF” is set by defa ult. to   [...]

  • Page 49

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 49 49 T urning O the Beep S ound (Beep) Y ou can turn off the beep sounds of the pla yer . “Beep ON” is set by defa ult. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switc[...]

  • Page 50

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 50 50 Setting the C urren t T ime (Set Da te - T ime) Y ou can set and disp l ay the curren t time. There a re 2 modes to adju st the c urren t time. Date-T ime A uto matic: Y ou can set the date a nd time of the play er to synchro nize with your co mpu ter aut omatically . Date-T ime Ma nual: Y o[...]

  • Page 51

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 51 51  Rota te the shuttle switch to select the desired setting and press the  button to c onrm.  Da te-Time A u t o m a t ic : Sync hronizes the dat e and time of the pla yer with yo ur comp uter when connecting the pla yer to yo ur comp uter after starting the SonicS tage software[...]

  • Page 52

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 52 52 Setting the c urrent time manually T o set t he current time m anually , select “Date-T ime Ma nual” in the curren t time setting in advan ce (  p age 50).  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle switch to selec t (Settings)[...]

  • Page 53

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 53 53 Setting the Da te F ormat (Date Disp T ype) Y ou can select the date fo r ma t display e d for the curren t time (  page 41) from amo ng “year/mo nth/day , ” “ day/mo nth/year , ” and “ mon th/day/year . ” to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P r[...]

  • Page 54

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 54 54 Setting the T ime For mat (Time Disp T ype) Y ou can select the t ime fo rmat displa yed for the curren t time (  page 41) from ei t her a “12 h ” o r “24 h ” displa y . to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button un[...]

  • Page 55

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 55 55 Displaying the Play er Information (Informa tion) Inf ormation s uch as product na me, built-in flash memory capacity , serial num b er , and firmwa re o r WM-POR T version can be sho wn. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME bu[...]

  • Page 56

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 56 56 Resetting to F ac tor y Settings (Reset All Settings) Y ou can reset the pla yer to the defaul t s ettings. Resetting the pla yer does not delete the m usic songs you h ave transf er red to the p l ay er . to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  This func tio[...]

  • Page 57

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 57 57 F ormatting Memor y (F ormat) Y ou can fo r ma t t he built-in flash memo r y of the play er . If the mem or y is forma tted, all music da ta, other stor ed d a ta and regis tered jacket p ic tur es w ill be eras ed. Be sure to verify the data sto red in memory prior to fo r ma tting and exp[...]

  • Page 58

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 58 58 T o cancel formatting Selec t “ Cancel ” in step  and p ress the  bu tton. T o return t o the previous menu Pr ess t he DIS PLA Y/HOME b utto n. Note  D o not f ormat the built-in flash memo r y of the player u sing Win dows Explorer . Settings... Formatting Memory T able of [...]

  • Page 59

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 59 59 Changing the USB C onnec tion S etting (USB Bus P ow ered) Depending on ho w you ar e using the com puter , if the power su pply (US B Bus P ower) is in suf ficient, inco mplete da ta transfer ma y o ccur from the com put er to the pla yer . In this case, setting the USB conn e ction (USB Bu[...]

  • Page 60

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 60 60 Setting to the P ow er S a ve S creen (P ower S av e Mode) The screen cha nges to the power sa ve screen when the player i s not o p erat e d fo r abou t 15 s econds. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME s[...]

  • Page 61

    61 61 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Enjoy Listening to FM Radio Y ou can listen t o FM radio. Char ge the built-in rech argeable ba tter y befor e using the pla yer (  page 78), and co nnect t he headph ones to the headph one jack. Note  When you p ress the DISPLA Y/HO ME butt on while using the FM tuner , t he curren t [...]

  • Page 62

    62 62 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) T o stop the FM tuner and return to the audio play er Pr ess and hold the DIS PLA Y/HOME b utto n until the HOME screen a ppears, and then select (All S ongs), (Pla ylist S elect), (I ntelligen t Shuffle) or (Rec Data) from the men u screen and pr ess the  but ton to pla y back. If the[...]

  • Page 63

    63 63 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1)  Rota te the shuttle switch to select “ OK ” and press the  button to conrm. The receiva ble broadcast s t atio ns wil l be preset in o rder from lo w to high frequency . “ COMPLETE ” appears when p resetting is com pleted, then the first pr es et statio n is received. T [...]

  • Page 64

    64 64 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Manual T uning Fr equency appears with and abov e and below . T o Operation Selec t the pr e vious frequen c y Rotat e t he sh uttle switc h to  brief ly . Selec t the next frequency Rotate the sh uttle swit ch to  briefly . Selec t the pr e vious r e ceivab le br o adcast sta t ion * [...]

  • Page 65

    65 65 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Pr esetting Desired Broadcast Stations Y ou can pr es et br oadc ast sta tions that “ FM A uto Pr es et ” misses (  page 62). to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch  Select the desired frequency by the manual tuning mode (  page 63).  P ress and hold [...]

  • Page 66

    66 66 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Setting the Rec eption (Scan Sens) When y ou set t he “ FM A uto Preset ” (  page 62) or “ Ma nual T uning” (  page 63), it ma y receive ma ny unnecessary broadcast sta tions because the receptio n is too sensitiv e. In this case, set the reception to “ Scan Sens Low . ” ?[...]

  • Page 67

    67 67 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Changing the Monaural/Ster eo (Mono/Aut o) If no ise o ccurs during FM r eception, set to “M ono ” for mon aural. If y ou set to “ A uto , ” stereo/mo naural receptio n is aut omatically set, depending on r e ception condi tions. “ A uto ” is set by defa ult. to   button[...]

  • Page 68

    68 68 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Rec ording (Rec) Y ou can reco rd songs on the p l ay er without usin g t he com put er by connecting the play er and the audio device with the op tional accessor y for r ecording wi t h the play er . A cradle (BCR -NWU3)* and recor ding cable (WMC-NWR1)* a re ava il able f or the play er as[...]

  • Page 69

    69 69 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1)  P ress the  button of the play er , and then start playing the audio device . When the sync hro nize d reco rding is set, recor ding starts au toma t ically when the play er detec ts sound fro m t he a udio de vice. If no so und is detected, the player pa uses recordin g, and when [...]

  • Page 70

    70 70 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Setting the Bit Rate for the S ongs to Rec ord (Rec Mo de) Y ou can select the bit ra te for the son gs to record . to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  The recordin g f unction will be displayed when co nne cted to the optio nal accessories for recor ding[...]

  • Page 71

    71 71 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Changing the Synchr onized Recor ding Settings (S ync Rec) Y ou can select the synchronized r e cor ding settings. If no soun d * contin ues during r ecording f or mor e than 2 seconds, the pla yer pauses reco rding au toma tic ally , and when the sound co mes again, reco rding starts. * N o[...]

  • Page 72

    72 72 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Pla ying the Rec orded Songs (Rec Data) Play bac k songs r e cor ded by the play er . to   button DISPLA Y/HOME button to  Shuttle switch Note  S ort (  page 39), (Search) (  pag e 21), (Jack et S earch) (  page 26) a nd (In telligent S huff le) (  page 17) ar e no[...]

  • Page 73

    73 73 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Changing the Play Mode of Rec orded S ongs (PLA Y MODE) The pla yer offers a variety o f pla y mo des, incl uding random pla y and selected repeat p l a y . I t is no t p ossible to p lay back songs co ntinuo usly with songs transf erred to the pla yer . PLA Y MODE/SOUND button  P ress th[...]

  • Page 74

    74 74 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Deleting the Recorded Songs Y ou can delete son gs recorded b y t he pla yer . On ly son gs recorded b y t he pla yer can be deleted. Wh en you delete son gs recorded b y t he pla yer , you canno t rest ore them again. Be careful when yo u delete songs. to   button DISPLA Y/HOME but[...]

  • Page 75

    75 75 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) T o stop deleting song Selec t “ Cancel ” in step  and p ress the  bu tton. T o return t o the previous menu Pr ess t he DIS PLA Y/HOME b utto n. Continued  Recording ... Deleting the Recorded Songs T able of Contents Index Menu[...]

  • Page 76

    76 76 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Deleting the recorded f older (Delete Folder) Note  It m ay take time to co mplete deletin g in the case of man y songs.  P ress the  button while playing the song in the folder t o be deleted.  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota [...]

  • Page 77

    77 77 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Deleting all recorded songs (Delete All Rec Data) Note  It m ay take time to co mplete deletin g in the case of man y songs.  P ress the  button while playing the rec orded song.  P ress and hold the DISPLA Y/HOME button until the HOME scr een appears.  Rota te the shuttle [...]

  • Page 78

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 78 78 Recharging the Play er The pla yer is rechargeable when connec ted to a computer When y ou connect the play er to your com put er , use the sup plied USB cable. When the r emaining bat ter y indication o f the display sh ows: , char g ing is com pleted (char g ing time is a ppr ox. 120 minu [...]

  • Page 79

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 79 79 Maximizing Battery Lif e By fo l lowin g a few simple guidelines, y ou can extend the pla ying time availab le from a ba tter y char ge. Screen display aut o - off Setting the displa y to turn off after a certain perio d of time o f not using the pla yer (app rox. 15 second s), c an hel p t[...]

  • Page 80

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 80 80 Advanced F ea tures Wha t ar e F orma t and Bit Rate? What is format? The fo r ma t of a song ref ers to the method use d by SonicS tage to sto re the song ’ s a udio informa t ion when son gs are im p orted to SonicStag e f rom the In ternet or a udio CDs. Common f ormats incl ude MP3, WM[...]

  • Page 81

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Advanced F ea tures... what are F orma t and Bit Rate? 81 81 What is the relationship betw een bit rate , sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher bit ra tes pr ovide better sound quality , but req uire mo re sto rage space fo r the same length of a udio , s o you ca n store f e wer so[...]

  • Page 82

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 82 82 Advanced F ea tures Pla ying S ongs without P auses If y ou import songs t o S onicStag e in A TRA C * forma t and transfer them t o t he pla yer , yo u can play them o n t he pla yer con t inuo usly , withou t pauses between the songs. Fo r examp le, an album tha t includes a lon g recordin[...]

  • Page 83

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 83 83 Advanced F ea tures Ho w is Song Informa tion Impor ted to the Play er? When y ou import CD son gs into SonicS t age, S onicStag e auto matically retrieves info rmatio n about the songs (suc h as album title, artist name , and song na me) from a CD da tabase s er vice (CDDB , t he Graceno te[...]

  • Page 84

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 84 84 Stor ing Da ta Other than A udio Files Y ou can sto re com puter da ta into the buil t-in f lash memory of the play er by transf erring it fro m your com puter wi t h W indows Exp lorer . If the pla yer is connected to the co mp uter , the built-in flash memory appears in W indows Explor er [...]

  • Page 85

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Upgrading the Play er ’ s F irm war e Y ou can upda te the pla yer’ s f irmwa re, ensuring y ou to add new fea tures fo r t he pla yer by installing the la test play er’ s firmwa re to the pla yer . For details a b out the lates t f irmwa re informa tion and ho w to install it, visit the f o[...]

  • Page 86

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 86 86 T r oublesho oting If the p lay er do es not function as expected, tr y the following s teps to resolve the issue. 1 P ress the RESET button with a small pin, etc. All the songs and settings s tored on the p l ay er wi ll not be erased even when you reset it. RESET button 2 F ind the symptom[...]

  • Page 87

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 87 87 Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is genera ted.  N oi s e Canceling is set in a quiet p lace.  N oise tends to be mor e noticeable in a quiet place o r depending on the no ise t ype. Release No is e Canceling (  page 28). F ur thermore , headphones s upplied with NW -S703F/S705F/S706F ar[...]

  • Page 88

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 88 88 T roubleshooting Operation (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy The vol ume is not loud enough.  A VLS is enab le d.  Disable A VLS (  p age 48). There is n o s ound fro m right cha nnel of the headpho nes. Or right cha nnel sound is heard fr om both sides of the headpho nes.  The he[...]

  • Page 89

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 89 89 T roubleshooting Continued  Connection with the computer/SonicStage Symptom Cause/Remedy The SonicStag e s oftware cannot be ins t alled.  The com puter’ s operatin g system software is no t com patible with SonicS t age.  S ee the system requir ements (  pag e 111).  All W [...]

  • Page 90

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 90 90 Symptom Cause/Remedy “US B CONNECT” do es not a ppear when connected to the com puter wi t h the sup plied USB cable.  The US B cable is not co nnec ted to a USB port on your co mpu ter pro p erly .  Disconnect the USB cable, a nd then reconnect it.  U se the supp lie d USB cab [...]

  • Page 91

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 91 91 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy A udio data canno t b e transferr ed to the player from y our comp uter .  The US B c able is n ot connected to a USB port on your co mpu ter pro p erly .  Disconnect the USB cable, a nd then reconnect it.  Ther e is not enough free space in the[...]

  • Page 92

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 92 92 F M T uner (NW-S703F/S705F/S706F only) Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot hear the FM br o adcast well.  The r e ceiving freq uenc y is not fully tuned in.  S elect the frequency manually to im pro ve receptio n (  p age 63). Reception is weak an d sound quality is poor .  The radi[...]

  • Page 93

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 93 93 Symptom Cause/Remedy “ TRA CK FULL ” is displa yed even though the maximum r ecording time is not r eached.  The maxim um number o f s ongs t o b e recor ded by the play er is 4,000. No mo re songs than the maxim um num b er can be recor ded.  Delete unnecessar y songs (  page 7[...]

  • Page 94

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 94 94 Symptom Cause/Remedy I t takes time to switch t o the recor d standby m o de.  The fi le is fragment e d.  After exporting the s on gs recorded b y t he pla yer to SonicStag e, forma t t he in terna l flash memory in the “F ormat ” men u of the player (  pag e 57). Recorded son [...]

  • Page 95

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 95 95 Messages Fo l low the in str uctions below if a mes s age a ppears in the displa y . Message Meaning Remedy AC CESS This message a ppears after disconnecting the USB cab le f rom the com puter , or r es etting the pla yer (  page 86). This is not a n error message . W ait un t il the mess[...]

  • Page 96

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 96 96 Message Meaning Remedy FILE ERROR  The file cannot be r e ad.  The file is not no rmal. T ran sfer the normal audio file back to the comp uter and then fo rmat the pla yer . Fo r det ails, see “ T o delete ab normal data from the built-in flash memory” (  page 98). FOLDER FULL T[...]

  • Page 97

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 97 97 Message Meaning Remedy NO DA T A There a re no audio files in the built-in flash memo r y . If ther e are no a udio f iles in the built-in flash memory , use S onicStag e to transf er audio files. NO DA T ABASE The pla yer is disconnected from the co mpu ter whi le transferring a udio fi les[...]

  • Page 98

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 98 98 T roubleshooting... Messages Message Meaning Remedy UPDA TE ERROR The play er fails to update the firmwar e. Fo l low the o n-s creen instructions on the com puter a nd update again. USB CONNECT The pla yer is connected to a com puter . This is not a m a lfunction. Y ou can operat e t he pla[...]

  • Page 99

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 99 99 Uninstalling S onicStage T o uninstall t he su pplied software fro m your com put er , follo w the procedure below .  Click “Star t”– “ Contr ol Panel. ” 1)  Double- click “ Add/Remov e Programs . ” 2)  Click “SonicStage X.X” in the “ Curr ently Installed Program[...]

  • Page 100

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 100 100 Owner ’ s Record The model and serial num b ers ar e lo cated o n t he rea r of the play er . Record the seria l n umber in t he space pr ovided below . Refer to these n umbers whenever you call upo n your Son y dealer regar ding this product. M o del N o. ___________________________ Ser[...]

  • Page 101

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 101 101 If y ou hav e any questions about this produc t: V isit: ww w .son y .com/walkmansup port Con tac t: Son y Cus tomer Inf ormatio n Ser v ice Center a t 1-(866)-456-7669 W rite: Son y Cus tomer Inf ormatio n Ser v ices Center 12451 Gat e way B lvd., Fo r t M yers, FL 33913 Declaration of Co[...]

  • Page 102

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 102 102 Disposal of Old Electric al & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collec tion systems) This symbol on the p roduct or o n its packagin g indicat es t ha t t his pr o duct shall not be trea ted as household was te. Ins tead i[...]

  • Page 103

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 103 103 Pr ecautions On saf ety  Be sure no t to short-circuit the terminals o f t he pla yer with other metallic objects.  Do not t ouch the recha rgeable bat ter y with bare ha nds if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid may r emain in the play er , con sult your near est Sony dealer if t[...]

  • Page 104

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 104 104  W hen using the play er , remem b er to fo l low the p recau t ions belo w in order to av oid warping the cab inet or cau sing the player t o ma lfunction. – M a ke sur e not to sit do wn with the player in y our back po cket. – M a ke sur e not to pu t the player in to a bag with [...]

  • Page 105

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 105 105 On the use  W hen using a strap (sold separa tely), be careful to a void hooking i t on objects you pas s by .  Refrain from u sing the player acco rding to the in-flight ann ouncements during take o f f or landin g in an aircra f t. On cleaning  Clean the pla yer’ s case w ith [...]

  • Page 106

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 106 106  The a bility to displa y the languages o n your SonicStage will depend on the installed OS on yo ur comp uter . For bett er results, please ensur e that the installed OS is com p a t ible with the desir e d languag e you wan t to displa y . – W e do not guaran tee al l the languag es[...]

  • Page 107

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 107 107 Additional Information On Cop yrights  SonicS t age an d t he SonicStag e logo are trademar ks or register ed t rademarks of Son y C orpora t ion.  OpenMG, A TRA C, A TRA C3, A TRA C3plus, A TRA C Ad vanced Lossless a nd their logos ar e trademarks of Son y C orpora t ion.  “W A[...]

  • Page 108

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 108 108 Specications Audio compression technology – MPE G-1 A udio Lay er-3 (MP3) – W indo ws Med ia A udio (WMA) * – A dapti ve T ran sfo rm Aco ustic Coding (A TRA C) – A dvanc ed A udio Coding (A A C) * – Linea r-PCM (PCM) * Copyright pr otected WMA/AAC files cannot be pla yed back[...]

  • Page 109

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 109 109 Capacity (User available c apacity) * NW -S603/S703F : 1 GB (A pp rox . 968 MB = 1,015,726,0 80 byte s) NW -S605/S705F : 2 GB (A pp rox . 1.89 GB = 2,035,974, 144 byt es) NW -S706F: 4 GB (A ppr ox. 3.7 9 GB = 4,07 5,716,608 b ytes) * A vailable st orage ca pacity of the player ma y var y .[...]

  • Page 110

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 110 110 Additional Information... Specifications Ba tter y life (continuous playback) * * This is when the power sav e s etting (  page 60) is “ Save ON S uper , ” and Equalizer (  page 32), VPT (  pag e 35), Clear Stereo (  pag e 36), or D ynamic N ormalizer (  page 37) is set[...]

  • Page 111

    NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) 111 111 Minimum Sy stem Requirements (f or the play er)  C om put er IBM PC /A T or compa tible c omp uter p reins talled with the follo wing W indo ws opera ting sys tem s: – W indows 2000 Pr ofess ional (Service P ack 3 o r late r) – W indows XP Ho me Editi on – W indows XP Pro fessio n[...]

  • Page 112

    112 112 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Delete ................................................ 74 All data ................................................. 77 Fo lder ................................................... 76 Song ...................................................... 74 Displa y ..................................[...]

  • Page 113

    113 113 NW -S603/S605/S703F/S705F/S706F .GB 2-887-743-13(1) Additional Information... Index J J acket pictur e ........................ 11, 26, 44 J acket Search .................................... 26 L Linear -PCM ............................. 80, 109 M Ma nual V ol ume ............................... 47 Ma nual tuning ...........................[...]