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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-13(1) NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-13(1) NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F ©2008 Sony Corporation Print ed in China 3-877-773- 13 (1) Operation Guide[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 2 3 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) The followin g FCC statemen t app lies only to the version o f this model manufactur ed for sale in the USA. Other versions ma y not co mply wi th FCC technical regulation s. NOTE: This equipm ent has been tested and f ound to comp ly wit[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 4 5 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Notice for customers: the f ollowing information is only applicable to equipment sold in countr ies applying EU directives The manufact urer of this pr o duct is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 K onan, Mina to-ku, T okyo, Ja pan. The Autho r ized[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 6 7 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Listening/Recor ding FM Radio (NWZ-B133F/B135F only) ...................................................... 29 Listening to F M Radio in the Manual T uning Mode ........................................................ 29 Listening to F M [...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 8 9 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) About the serial num ber The serial number pro vide d for the pla yer is required fo r the customer r egistration. The number is sho wn on the rear of the pla yer . Note on formatti ng the player • Do not forma t the built-in flash memo[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 10 11 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1)  USB cap Remove the USB ca p and connect the USB connector of the p layer to a US B connector on your co mputer . T o remove the USB cap Remove the USB ca p as shown below .  RESET button (  page 47) Resets the player when you [...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 12 13 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T o operate the HOM E menu When men u items appear o n the HOME men u, press the  /  bu tton to select an item, and then p ress the  butto n to confirm. Y ou can return to the pr e vious menu b y pressing the B ACK/HOME b utton[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) 14 15 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) Before Connecting the P lay e r Before connecting the pla yer to your com puter , make sure tha t t he OS is W indows XP (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) or W indows V ista (Ser vice Pack 1), and the in stalled Windo ws Media Pla yer version[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) 16 17 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) T u rning the P lay er On and Of f T o turn on the player Press the  but ton to t urn on the play er . The player r esumes the operation from the poin t where you las t turned off. T o turn off the player Press a nd hold the  but [...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 18 19 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T o delet e songs transfe rred to the player Connect the player to yo ur comput er , and then delete an y unnecessar y audio files using W indows Explorer . Notes • Be careful not to accidentally bum p or put stress on the p layer whe[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) 20 21 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) Searc hing for songs Y ou can search for desir ed s ongs in various wa ys, such as by folder , artist, album name, etc. 1 Press and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 Press the  /  button to select (Music Li[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 22 23 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Disp lay When playing back a song Playing Music ( c onti nued) Playing Music  Song title/File name indication Displays the son g title or file name currently being played back.  Playback range indication Displays the pla y back ra[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 24 25 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Sett ing the Pla y Mode The play er offers a variety of p l ay modes, incl uding rando m play an d selected repeat play . 1 Press and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 Press the  /  button to select (Settin[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 26 27 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Sett ing the Sound Quali ty Sett ing the Equali zer Sett ing Y ou can set your desired sound quali ty to matc h t he song, etc. 1 Press and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 Press the  /  button to select ([...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 28 29 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Activat ing the Bass Funct ion Y ou can also emphasize low ra nge by pres sing the BA SS but ton. W ith each press, the Bass function is activated or deactiva ted.  Hint • At high v olume, the effect of the Bass function is limit e[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 30 31 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 4 Press the  /  button to select the previous (or next) frequency . The frequency is chang e d by 0.1 MHz. T o Button operation Select the next frequency Press the  b utto n. Select the previous frequency Press the  b utto n[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) 32 33 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) 5 Press the  /  button to select “OK, ” and then press the  button to confirm. The receivab le broadcast sta tions will be preset in order from lo w to high f requency . “ C OMPLETE ” appears when p resetting is comp le[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 34 35 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T o delet e a preset broadc ast stati on 1 Start FM reception (  page 29, 35). 2 Press the BA CK/HOME button to return to the FM menu, pr ess the  /  button to select “Delete Preset, ” and then press the  button to confi[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 36 37 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Recording F M Radio 1 Press and hold the REC/ST OP button while listening to the station you want to rec ord. The play er goes to standb y for recordin g. 2 Press the REC/ST OP button. Recording sta rts. 3 T o stop recording, pr ess the[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 38 39 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T o delet e recorded FM r adio prog rams 1 Press and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 Press the  /  button to select (FM), and then press the  button to confirm. 3 Press the  /  button to select ?[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 40 41 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Notes • If you r ename files of the [Record] folder on yo ur computer , or p ut files which have been imported to your com puter back into the [Recor d] folder , you may not be able t o play them on the p layer . • The prog rams and[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 42 43 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Settings Changing t he Setti ngs Y ou can change the va rious settings using the “ S ettings ” menu. The fo l lowing pr o cedure is the basic way to cha nge settings. 1 Press and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appear[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-13(1) 44 45 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-13(1) “ Common Se ttin gs” Setting Description “Set Date- Time ” Ad justs the dat e and time. T o set a numerical value, use the  /  butt on. T o move the highlighted slider , use the  butt on. “ A VLS( Volume Limit)” Set[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 46 47 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) “Init iali ze” Setting Description “Reset All Settings” Y ou can reset the pla yer to the defaul t settings. Resetting the player does not delete the songs y ou have transferred t o the player . If you wa nt to reset all the set[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 48 49 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 4 If the approaches listed above fail t o resolve the issue, consult y our nearest Sony dealer . Ope ration Symptom Cause/Remedy There is no sound . • The vol ume level is set to zero .  T urn the volume up (  page 10). • T[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 50 51 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Symptom Cause/Remedy The transferred son gs cannot be found. • The buil t-in flash memory of the player was fo r matt ed using W indows Explor er.  Format the buil t-in flash memory using the “Forma t” menu of the play er ( [...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 52 53 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Symptom Cause/Remedy Battery life is short. • The opera ting tempera ture is belo w 5 °C (41°F).  Battery life becomes shorter due to the bat tery characteristics. This is not malfunction. • B att ery charging time is not en[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 54 55 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T roub les hoot ing ( co ntin ued) Symptom Cause/Remedy The player i s not recognized by the comp uter when it is connected to the com puter . • The pla yer’ s USB connector is no t connected to a USB port on your com puter pro perl[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 56 57 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T roub les hoot ing ( co ntin ued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Only a small number of son gs can be transferred to the pla yer . • There is n ot enough free space in the built-in flash memo r y .  Delete unnecessar y songs to increase [...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 58 59 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) T o initi alize (format) the player Be sure to forma t t he built-in flash memory using the “ S ettings ” menu on this player , following the pr o cedure below . (Check all conten ts before f ormat t ing, as all data sto red will be[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 60 61 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Message Meaning Remedy FILE ERROR • The file c annot be read. • The file is not normal. • The player cann ot play certain files be cause of incompa tible formats. • T ransf erring has been interrupt ed. • T ransf er the normal[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 62 63 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Precautions On safet y • Be sure not to short-cir cuit the terminals of the play er w ith other metallic objects. • Do not touch the r echargeab le battery with bare hand s if it is leaking. Since bat tery liquid may remain in the p[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 64 65 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) On heat buil d-up Hea t may build up in the play er w hile charging if i t is used for an exten ded period of time. On the head phon es Road safety A void listening wi t h your headph ones in situa tions where hearing mus t not be impai[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 66 67 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) On sof tware • Copyright laws p rohibi t reproducing the software o r t he man ual accompan ying it in whole or in part, or ren t ing the software witho ut the per mission of the co pyright holder . • In no ev ent will SONY be liabl[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 68 69 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Addit ional Info rmat ion ( co ntinu ed) Maximum recordable time ( Approx.) The times below ar e estimated fo r t he case where only FM (NWZ-B133F/B135F only) o r V oice audio files are stor e d. The time may differ , dep ending on the [...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) 70 71 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-12(1) Addit ional Info rmat ion ( co ntinu ed) Syst em Requirements • Comput er IBM PC/A T or compa tible comput er preins talled with the following W indows operating systems: W indows XP H ome Edition (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) / Windows[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 72 73 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Addit ional Info rmat ion ( co ntinu ed) Additional Informa tion L Language ........................................................ 45 LED ................................................................ 44 M Man ual tuning............[...]

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    NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) 74 NWZ-B133 / B135 / B133F / B135F . GB. 3-877-773-11(1) Addit ional Info rmat ion ( co ntinu ed) • Informa tion on Expat Copyright ©1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Cen ter Ltd a nd Cl ark Cooper . C opy right ©2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expat main t ainers. Permission is [...]