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  • Page 1

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 T able of Contents Home Menu Index Operation Guide NWZ -B152 / B153 / B152F / B153F ©2010 Sony Corporation 4-185-044-11(1)[...]

  • Page 2

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 2 2 T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note  Depending on the coun tr y/region in which y ou hav e purc hased the player , some models may n ot be availab le. Bro w sing the Operation Guide T o use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the bu tton s located in the up per r ight o f the pages of t[...]

  • Page 3

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 3 3 T able of Contents Home Menu Index T able of C ontents Basic Operations and Screens Pa rts and C ontr ols ...................................5 Playback screen ................................................ 8 T urning the Player On and Off ............... 9 Abou t the Home M enu ..................[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 4 4 T able of Contents Home Menu Index Useful F acts Abou t Batt er y Life ................................. 52 What a re Fo rmat and Bi t Rate? ............. 53 Wha t is audio fo rmat? ................................... 53 Sto ring Data ........................................... 54 Upgrading the Pla[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 5 5 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index P ar ts and C ontrols Front  REC/STOP button Starts/sto ps recor ding. Y ou can r ecord soun d using the pla yer’ s built-in micro phone (  p . 41). Y ou can also reco rd the curren tly receiv ed FM program (NWZ-B152F/ B153F on[...]

  • Page 6

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 6 6 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Front   (Headphone) jack Fo r connecting the headp hones. In ser t the jack pin un til it clicks in to place. I f the headpho nes are connected im pro perly , t he sound from the head phones will be impa ired.  Display The dis[...]

  • Page 7

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 7 7 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Rear  MIC (Microphone) See  p . 41.  Strap hole U se d to a ttach a stra p (sold separat ely).  RESET button Resets the player when y ou pr ess the RESET b utt on with a small pin, etc (  p . 56). When y ou turn on the p[...]

  • Page 8

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 8 8 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Playback screen F older 1 SHUF 012 BASS Song 12  Song title/File name indic ation  Pla yback range indication  Pla yback progress bar  Pla ying sta tus indic ation Displa ys the current p lay mode.  : pla y back/  : p[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 9 9 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index T urning the Pla yer On and Off T o turn on the pla yer Pr ess the  but ton to t urn on the pla yer . The pla yer resum es the operation from the poin t where y ou last turned o ff.  Hint  If [HOLD] a ppears in the disp lay , [...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 10 10 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index About the Home Menu The follo wing table sh ows the it ems of the H ome m enu. F or details o n the item list of each m enu, see  p . 11. Fo r details abou t each menu i tem, ref er to the specif ied ref erence page . Home menu Mu[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 11 11 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index [ Voice] ..................................... 41 [Play Rec Da ta] ............................ 43 [Delete Rec Data] ........................ 42 [Music Library] ......................... 21 [N ow Pla ying] ........................ 21[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 12 12 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index Ho w to U se the Home Menu The H ome men u is the starting poin t of each a pplica tion, such a s se ar ching fo r songs, ch anging settings, etc. Y ou can dis play the H om e menu b y pr essing and h olding the B A CK/HOME bu tton o[...]

  • Page 13

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 13 13 Basic Operations and Screens T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Press the  butt on to confirm. The M usic Libra r y menu scr een ap pears. Music Librar y  Rotate the shuttle switch t o  (  ) to select [Folder], and then press the  button to confirm. The F older list screen a pp[...]

  • Page 14

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 14 14 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index Charging the Ba tter y The pla yer’ s battery is rechar ged while t he pla yer is co nnected to a running com pu ter . Remov e the USB cap a nd connect the USB co nnector to a US B connector o n your co mp uter . When the rema ining bat ter y [...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 15 15 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note  If you ch arge the pla yer that h as not been used for a lon g per iod, your co mp uter ma y not recognize the play er or nothin g may a ppear on the displa y . Charg e the player f or about 5 minu tes, and i t starts operating p roperl[...]

  • Page 16

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 16 16 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the Display Language [Language] Y ou can select from a va riety of languages f or the disp lay of men us an d messages o n the play er .  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Language]  the desired language setting . Lang[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 17 17 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the Date and T ime The dat e and time ar e not set by defa ult. Set the current da te an d time accor ding to the fo llowing.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon Settings]  [Set Date - Time].  Rotate the shuttle[...]

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    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 18 18 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index Getting Music T o en joy m usic on the pla yer , yo u need to prepar e the data o n your co mpu ter . Y ou can im port music fro m audio CD s or fro m the In ternet, etc. T o im port the data into y our com pu ter , use ap pr opria te software ,[...]

  • Page 19

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 19 19 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index T ransf erring Music Y ou can dir ect ly tran sfer data b y dragging and dr opp ing in W indows Explor er on yo ur com pu ter .  Hint  Y ou can also transf er music usin g W indows M edia Player 11 o r 12. Fo r details about usage, o r sup[...]

  • Page 20

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 20 20 Getting Star ted T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note  B e careful not t o accidentally bum p or pu t stress on the p layer , especially when it is connected to yo ur com puter . It ma y be damaged.  D o no t disconnect the player while files are being transf erred. If y ou do , the file[...]

  • Page 21

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 21 21 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying Music [Music Library] Y ou can lis ten to transf erred songs on the p layer . The transferred son gs are sto red in [M usic Libra r y]. T o pla y music, select [M usic Library] from the H ome men u to disp lay the mu sic playback screen. M[...]

  • Page 22

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 22 22 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Hint  Y ou can ch ange the son g playback from the no rmal playback to ZAPPIN playback (  p . 23).  Th e player o ffers a variety of pla y modes, includin g random p lay and selected repea t play (  p . 28).  Y ou can em phasize [...]

  • Page 23

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 23 23 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying Music Using ZAPPIN playback What is ZAPPIN playback? ZAPPIN enables sequen tial playback of son g clips a t a pr eset duration. Normal Playback ZAPPIN Playback Normal Playback Changes to ZAPPIN Returns to normal playback and r estar ts pla[...]

  • Page 24

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 24 24 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing to ZAPPIN playback Y ou can select normal pla yback or ZAPPIN playback.  During normal playback and displaying the pla yback screen, press the ZAP button. “Zap pin in ” is heard a nd ZAPPIN playback begins. The pla yer pla ys back s[...]

  • Page 25

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 25 25 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the playback range of song clips in ZAPPIN playback The pla yb ack ra nge fo r song cli ps can be set to [Z APPIN S hort] or [ZAPPIN Long].  During ZAPPIN playback and displaying the pla yback screen, press and hold the ZAP button. The [...]

  • Page 26

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 26 26 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Searching for Songs Y ou can sear ch for desir ed songs in vario us ways, suc h as by fo lder , artists, album na me, etc.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Music Librar y]  the desired search method  the desired song .  S elect item s as f[...]

  • Page 27

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 27 27 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index  Hint  Y ou can edi t or chan ge ID3 tag informa tion and the pla ylist using W indows M edia Play er 11 or 12. Fo r details about u sage, or su pport on W indows Media Pla yer , refer t o the W indows M edia Play er informa tion from the f o[...]

  • Page 28

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 28 28 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the Pla y Mode [Play Mode] The pla yer offers a va riety of pla y modes, including ra ndom pla y and selected repeat p lay .  Press and hold the B ASS/PLA Y MODE button during playback or pause. The setting screen a ppears.  Rotate t[...]

  • Page 29

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 29 29 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Setting the S ound Quality Y ou can em phasize the lo w rang e (Bass funct ion) b y pr essing the B ASS/PLA Y MOD E but ton. Y ou can also cha nge the sound q uality accordin g to the music g enre, et c., by setting the equalizer . Activating the B[...]

  • Page 30

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 30 30 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the sound quality [Equalizer] Y ou can set yo ur desired sound quali ty for each acco rding to the m usic genr e, etc.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Music Settings]  [Equalizer]  the desired equaliz er setting. List[...]

  • Page 31

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 31 31 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index T o set custom values Y ou can p reset the value of the 5-ban d “ e qualizer ” as a [Cust om] setting.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Music Settings]  [Equalizer]  [Edit] displa yed under [ C ustom]. The setting screen a [...]

  • Page 32

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 32 32 Playing Music T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting Songs When y ou delete son gs from the pla yer , use the software y ou used to transfer the songs, o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details on usin g the software, see the H elp of the so ftware. Note  The player i tself cannot delete son [...]

  • Page 33

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 33 33 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Listening to F M Radio T o Listen t o FM R adio , select [FM] from the H o me menu t o displa y the FM radio screen. FM Note  The headphone co rd ser ves as a n ant enna, so extend it as far as possib le[...]

  • Page 34

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 34 34 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index F M radio screen F M radio screen in the manual tuning mode BASS 0 90.0M H z P01 * 1 The p reset num ber is displayed onl y when the cur ren t frequency is preset (  p . 36). Operations in the manual tun[...]

  • Page 35

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 35 35 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Presetting broadc ast stations aut omaticall y [F M Auto Preset] Y ou can p reset up to 30 r eceivable b roadcast sta tions in yo ur ar ea aut oma tical ly by selecting [FM A uto Preset]. W hen you use the [...]

  • Page 36

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 36 36 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Presetting broadc ast stations manually Y ou can p reset br oadcast station s which [FM A ut o Preset] canno t detect (  p . 35).  Fr om the Home menu, select [F M]  [Manual]  the desired freque[...]

  • Page 37

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 37 37 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Rec ording F M R adio Y ou can r ecord FM radio o n the play er and pla y recor ded FM radio progra ms.  Press and hold the REC/ST OP button while listening to the station you w ant to recor d. The pla y[...]

  • Page 38

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 38 38 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting recorded F M radio programs  Fr om the Home menu, select [F M]  [Delete Rec Data]  the recor ded FM radio pr ogram you in tend to delete  [ OK]. The selected FM radio program i s delete[...]

  • Page 39

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 39 39 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying Back Recorded F M Radio Progr ams  Fr om the Home menu, select [F M]  [Play Rec Data]  the recor ded FM radio pr ogram you w ant. The pla yb ack screen a ppears an d playback of the r ecor[...]

  • Page 40

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 40 40 Listening to/Recording F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the F M Settings T o cha nge the FM radio settings, select [Settings] from the H o me menu , then select [FM S ettings]. [Sc an Sensitivity] When y ou select stations u sing the [FM A ut o Preset] [...]

  • Page 41

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 41 41 Recording/Listening Voice T able of Contents Home Menu Index Rec ording Sound Y ou can r ecord soun d using the pla yer’ s built-in micro phone a nd pla y the recor ded sound files. The recor ded sound is encoded into AD PCM forma t. When y ou pla y recor ded sound files, s elect [V oice] from [...]

  • Page 42

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 42 42 Recording/Listening Voice T able of Contents Home Menu Index Deleting recorded sound files  Fr om the Home menu, select [ V oice]  [Delete Rec Data]  the recor ded sound file you int end to delete  [ OK]. The selected sound file is deleted.  S elect [Cancel] to can cel deletion. ?[...]

  • Page 43

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 43 43 Recording/Listening Voice T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pla ying Back Recorded Sound F iles Y ou can p lay back sound files recor ded by the pla yer . T o pla y back sound files, selec t [V oice] fro m the Ho me men u.  Fr om the Home menu, select [ V oice]  [Play Rec Da ta]  the re[...]

  • Page 44

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 44 44 Recording/Listening Voice T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the Rec Settings T o cha nge the vo ice recor d settings, select [Settings] from the H ome men u, then select [R ec Settings]. [ Voice Record Codec] Y ou can select a level of r ecordin g quality from [Lo w], [Mid] or [H igh]. [...]

  • Page 45

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 45 45 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Changing the C ommon Settings T o cha nge the comm on settings o f the player , selec t [Settings] fro m the H ome men u, then select [C ommo n Settings]. [Set Date-Time] The dat e and time ar e not set by defa ult. Set the current da te an d time as fo[...]

  • Page 46

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 46 46 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index [AVLS( Volume Limit)] Y ou can set [A VLS(V olume Limit)] (A uto matic V olume Limiter S ystem) to limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a udit or y dist urbance or distraction. W ith [A VLS(V olume Limit)], y ou can lis ten to m usic at a co mfortable[...]

  • Page 47

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 47 47 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index [Po wer Save Mode] If y ou do not o perate the pla yer fo r abou t 15 se con ds during pla yback or FM receptio n *1 , the screen will change to the po wer sav e screen. Y ou can cha nge the power sa ve screen settings.  Fr om the Home menu, select [[...]

  • Page 48

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 48 48 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Displaying the Pla y er Informa tion [Informa tion] Inf orma tion such as model na me, memo r y capacity , and firmwar e versio n can be displa yed.  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Information]. 1. model name 2. memory capacity 3. versio[...]

  • Page 49

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 49 49 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Selec ting the Display Language [Language] Y ou can select from a va riety of languages f or the disp lay of men us an d messages o n the play er .  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Language]  the desired language setting . Language Mes[...]

  • Page 50

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 50 50 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index Resetting to F ac tory S ettings [Reset All Settings] Y ou can r eset the player t o the default settings. Resettin g the player does no t delete the songs y ou ha ve transf erred to the pla yer .  Fr om the Home menu, select [Settings]  [Initiali[...]

  • Page 51

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 51 51 Settings T able of Contents Home Menu Index F orma tting Memor y [F ormat] Y ou can f ormat the m emor y of the p layer . If the memo r y is forma tted, all shortcu t icons an d fi les will be eras ed and all setting values r eturned to their defaul ts. B e sur e to verify t he files stor ed in m[...]

  • Page 52

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 52 52 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index About Batt er y Life By adj usting the settings o r managing the po wer sup ply pr operly , it is possible to sav e batt er y power an d use t he pla yer fo r a long er time. The follo wing hin ts will y ield a lo nger bat ter y life. T urn off the[...]

  • Page 53

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 53 53 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio f ormat? A udio fo rmat r efers to the method used to im port audio data fro m the In ternet or a udio CDs to a co mp uter , and then save i t as an a udio fi le. Common f ormats in clude MP3 an d WMA, [...]

  • Page 54

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 54 54 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Stor ing Data Y ou can st ore co mp uter da ta into the m emor y of the p layer b y transf err ing the data fro m your co mp uter in W indows Explor er . If the pla yer is co nnected to the com put er , the memory appears in W indows Explor er as [[...]

  • Page 55

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 55 55 Useful F acts T able of Contents Home Menu Index Upgrading the Pla y er’ s Firm ware Y ou can u pdate the pla yer’ s f irm ware. I nstalling the la test pla yer’ s f irmwa re allows yo u to add new feat ures to the pla yer . For details o n the lates t fir m ware info rmation a nd how to in[...]

  • Page 56

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 56 56 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the follo wing steps to r esolve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables , and try any corrective actions listed. 2 Connect the play[...]

  • Page 57

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 57 57 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Operation There is no sound .  Th e volume leve l is set to zero .  T ur n the vol ume up (  p . 5).  Th e headphon e jack is not conn ected properly .  C onnect the headph one jack pr operly (  p . 6).  Th e headphon e plug[...]

  • Page 58

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 58 58 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index The transf erred songs cannot be found.  Th e memory of the player wa s forma tted using W indo ws Explor er .  F orma t the memory using the [Fo rmat] men u of the pla yer (  p . 51).  Th e player was di sconnected from the com put [...]

  • Page 59

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 59 59 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Display The title of a song is not displa yed correctly .  I f unsu pported characters a re incl uded in the title, the title will b e displa yed withou t the unsup ported characters.  R ename the title with ap pro priate c haracters on th[...]

  • Page 60

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 60 60 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index P ow er The pow er does not turn on.  Th e HOLD swit ch is set to the direction of the arr ow (  ).  S lide the HOLD switc h to the opposit e direction of the arr ow (  ) (  p . 7).  I f you p ress the  b utto n immediatel y[...]

  • Page 61

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 61 61 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Recording The remaining r ecording time remains the same e ven though files are deleted .  D ue to sys tem restrictions, the r emaining reco rding time ma y not im pro ve if only short files are delet ed. The pla yer cannot recor d.  Th er[...]

  • Page 62

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 62 62 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Connec tion with the computer [C ONNEC TED USB] does not appear when the player is c onnected to the computer .  Th e player ’ s USB connector i s not connected to a US B connector o n your com pu ter pr operly .  Di sconnect the player [...]

  • Page 63

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 63 63 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index F M Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) Y ou cannot hear the FM broadcast w ell.  Th e receiving frequency is no t ful ly tun ed in.  S elect the frequency manually to im pr ove r eception (  p . 34). Reception is w eak and sound quality is po[...]

  • Page 64

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 64 64 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index O ther There is no beep sound when the pla yer is opera ted.  [B eep] is set to [Be ep OFF].  S et [Beep] to [B eep ON] (  p . 46). The pla yer gets warm.  Th e player ma y be warm when the batt er y is being charg ed and just a fter[...]

  • Page 65

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 65 65 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage a ppears in the displa y . [A VLS] (blinks)  Th e volume leve l exceeds the rated value while [A VLS(V olume Limit)] is enabled.  T ur n the vol ume down or di sable [A VLS(V olume Limi[...]

  • Page 66

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 66 66 T roubleshooting T able of Contents Home Menu Index [FILE ERROR]  Th e fi le canno t be read.  Th e fi le is no t normal.  Th e player ca nnot pla y cert ain files because of inco mpa tible forma ts.  T ransf erring has been interrupted.  T ransfer the no rmal audio file back to th[...]

  • Page 67

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 67 67 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Pr ecautions Notice for customers: the follo wing information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU direc tives The man ufacturer o f this pr oduct is S on y Corporatio n, 1-7-1 Ko nan Mina to-ku T okyo , 108-0075 [...]

  • Page 68

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 68 68 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Disposal of waste batt eries (applic able in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the ba ttery or on the packaging in dicates tha t the batt er y pr ovided with this pr oduct sha[...]

  • Page 69

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 69 69 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On safety  B e sure n ot to sho rt-circuit the terminals of the p layer wi th other metallic objects.  D o not touc h the rechar geable ba ttery w ith bar e hands if i t is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid ma y rema in in the player [...]

  • Page 70

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 70 70 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On installation  Do not pu t an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a ppl y a stro ng shock to the play er . I t ma y cause a malfunction or dama ge.  N ever use the pla yer where i t will b e sub jec ted to extr emes of light,[...]

  • Page 71

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 71 71 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Note on sta tic elec tricity In particularly dry air conditio ns, mild tingling ma y be felt on y our ears. This i s a resul t of sta tic elect ricity accumula ted in the bo dy , and no t a malfunct ion o f the play er . The effect can be[...]

  • Page 72

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 72 72 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On the use  When using a s trap (sold separat ely), be careful to a void h ooking it on o bjects you pas s by . Furthermore be car eful not to swing the pla yer b y the strap to av oid bum pin g people.  R ef rain fro m using the pl[...]

  • Page 73

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 73 73 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index On Sof tware  C op yright laws p rohi bit r epr oducing the software o r the man ual accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren ting the softwar e without the permission of the co pyright ho lder .  I n no even t will S on y be [...]

  • Page 74

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 74 74 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index About sample data *1 The pla yer is pr e-installed with samp le data. If y ou delete the sam ple da ta, you canno t resto re i t, and we will not s upp ly an y replacem ent da ta. *1 In som e countries/regio ns some samp le data is not in[...]

  • Page 75

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 75 75 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Lic ense and T r ademark Notic e  “W ALKMAN” and “ W ALKMAN” logo a re regist ered trademarks o f Sony Corp ora tion.  Z APPIN and its log o are trademar ks of Son y Corp ora tion.  M icrosoft, W indows, W indo ws V ista [...]

  • Page 76

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 76 76 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Specifications Suppor ted file forma t Music A udio Fo rmats (Code c) MP3 Media F ile format: MP3 (MP EG-1 Layer3) file format File extensio n: .mp3 Bit ra te: 32 to 320 kb ps (Suppo rts variable bit ra te (VBR)) Sam pling frequency* 1 : [...]

  • Page 77

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 77 77 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Maximum recordable time (Approx.) The times below ar e estimat ed for the case where only FM (NWZ-B152F/B153F o nly) or V oice a udio fi les ar e stor ed. The time may differ , depending on the co ndition s under which the play er is used[...]

  • Page 78

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 78 78 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Po wer source  Built-in 170 mAh rechar geable lithi um-ion bat ter y  US B power (fro m a comp uter via a USB co nnector of the pla yer) Charging time USB-based chargin g A pp rox. 70 min utes Battery life (continuous playback) Stat[...]

  • Page 79

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 79 79 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Display 3-line LCD Dimension (w/h/d, projecting par ts not included) 90.7 × 22 × 14.7 mm (3 5/8 × 7/8 × 19/32 inches) Dimension (w/h/d) 90.9 × 23.3 × 15.2 mm (3 5/8 × 15/16 × 5/8 inches) Mass A pp rox. 28 g (A ppr ox. 1.0 oz) Supp[...]

  • Page 80

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 80 80 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index System Requirements (f or the play er)  C om put er IBM PC/A T or com patible co mp uter pr einstalled with the following W indows opera ting systems* 1 :  W indo ws XP Ho me Edition (Ser vice Pac k 2 or lat er)  W indo ws XP Pro[...]

  • Page 81

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 81 81 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index Inde x Symbols (Repeat all) ............................... 28 (Repeat 1 song) ....................... 28 (Repeat sh uff le all) .......... 28 (ZAPPIN playback) ............. 8, 24 [Cus tom] ................................ 30 [H eavy] ..[...]

  • Page 82

    ModelN ame: Cancun_E PartN umber: 4-185-044-11 82 82 Additional Informa tion T able of Contents Home Menu Index R Radio ............................................... 33 REC/STO P but ton ............... 5, 37, 41 Recharging ...................................... 14 Recordin g ................................. 37, 41 Remaining ba ttery ...........[...]