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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-12(1) Quick Star t Guide NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 © 2007 Sony Corporation Print ed in China 3-270-643- 12 (1) Sy stem Requirements  Computer: IBM PC/A T or compatible comput er preinstalled with the following W indows operating systems*. Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later)/Windows XP pr ofessional[...]

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    NW A -A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 3 T able of C on tents Introduction .................................................................4 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories .............................................................[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 4 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 5 Introduction ank you f or pur chasing the NWZ-A815/A816/A818*. T o b egin using the play er , rst import mu sic songs, videos and pho tos int o your co mpu ter and then transf er them to the player . Aer transferring the da ta to the play er , you can e[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-12(1) 6 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-12(1) 7 Before C onnect ing the Play er Before connecting the pla yer to yo ur com put er , make sure that the OS is W indows XP (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) or W indows V ista, and the installed Windo ws Media Player version o n your co mp uter is 10 or 11. Charging the[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 8 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 9 T u rning the Pl ayer O n and O  T o turn on the player Press a ny b utto n to turn the pla yer on. T o turn o the player If yo u press a nd hold the OPTI ON/PWR OFF b utto n(  page 25), the pla yer ent ers the stand-by m ode and the screen turns o t[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(2) 10 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(2) 11 Inst all ing the O pera tion Guide and Software Y ou can install the Operation G uide (PDF le) and sowa re fro m the supplied CD-R OM followin g the steps below . 1 T urn on the computer to start W indows. 2 Log on as an administrat or . When installing,[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 12 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 13 T ransferr ing Data Y ou can directly transf er data b y dragging and dro ppin g using W indows Explorer o n your comp uter . T o enjoy transferring da ta to the play er , you need to import da ta, such as audio , video or photos fro m the In ternet, a udio da[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 14 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 15 T ransf errin g Data ( c ont i nue d)  Hints  Y ou can also transfer da ta to the player usin g W indows M e dia Player . Fo r details about usage , or sup port on W indows Media Play er , refer to the W indows Media Player inf ormatio n from the follo w[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 16 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 17 For videos (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dro p les or folder s into the “VID EO ” folder . On the 1st level, the “VIDEO ” folder will recognize either a le or a folder . Files and fo lders beyond the 2nd level will not be recognized. Ho wever , [...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 18 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 19 T ransf errin g Data ( c ont i nue d) Suppor te d le format Music File forma t MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) le forma t, ASF le forma t, MP4  le format, W ave-Ri le format Codec MP3 File extension: .m p3 WMA File extension: .wma (Com patible wi th WM-D[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 20 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 21 Aer transferring da ta to the play er , the data is stor ed in the “M usic Library” of the player . Y ou can search f or a song b y a lbum name , artist name, g enre, etc., a nd play i t back. is section explains how t o search fo r a song by alb um [...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 22 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 23 1 Press and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. 2 Press the  /  /  /  button to select (Video Library) or (Photo Library), and then press the  button to conrm. e video list or the pho to folder lis t appears. 3 Press th[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 24 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 25 Parts and Controls  (play/pause/ conrm) button * 1  /  buttons  /  buttons  B ACK/HOME butt on * 2 Press t o go up on e list screen level, o r to return to the p revious men u. Pr ess and hold the BA CK/HOME but ton to dis play the Ho me m[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 26 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 27 e Ho me men u appears when y ou pr ess and ho ld the BA CK/HOME but ton of the p layer . e H ome men u is t he starting point t o play a udio , search fo r songs, cha nge settings, etc. In telligent S hue Plays back songs ra ndomly . Initial Search Se[...]

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    NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 28 NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) 29 For the C ustomers in Netherlands V oor de Klanten in Nederland Gooi de batterij niet w eg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval (KCA). Notice for the customer in the c ountries applying EU Directives e manufact urer of this pr oduct is Sony Corporati[...]

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    NW A -A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) NW A -A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(1) For the latest information If yo u have a ny q uestions abou t or issue wi th this product, visit the fo llowing web si tes. For cust omers in the USA: h ttp://www .sony .com/walkmans upport For cust omers in Canada: h ttp://www .sony .ca/ElectronicsSu pport/ Fo[...]