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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) Quick Star t Guide NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F © 2008 Sony Corporation Print ed in Malaysia 3-294-595- 11 (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 P ro[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 3 T able of C onten ts Introduction .................................................................4 Supplied Ac cessories ...................................................5 Parts and Contr ols .......................................................6 Using[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 4 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 5 Introduction ank you f or pur chasing the NWZ-S715F/S716F/S718F*. T o begin using the player , rst im port music songs, videos an d photos in to your comp uter and then transf er them to the player . Aer transferring the da ta to the play er , you[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 6 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 7 Parts and Controls e 5-way b utto n performs dier ent functions, depending on the disp layed screens. Fo r details, refer t o the “Pla yer Control s and eir Screens ” of the Operation Guide (P DF le).  (play/pause/ conrm) button * 2 ?[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 8 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 9 Part s and Contro ls ( con ti nue d) Using the Noise C a nceli ng Function By setting the NOIS E CANCELING swit ch in the direction of the a rrow  , the am bien t noise can be reduced. e No is e Canceling function is a vailable only when usin g the s[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 10 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 11 Using the play e r control U se t he 5-way b utto n to opera te this play er . Press the  /  /  /  b utto n to s elect the item in the menu , and then pr ess the  but ton to conrm. T o return to the pr evious screen, pr ess the BA CK/HO[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 12 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 13 T urning the P layer On and O T o turn on the pla yer Press a ny b utto n to turn the player on. T o turn o the pla yer If yo u press a nd hold the OPTI ON/PWR OFF b utto n(  p age 7), the play er enter s the stand-by m ode and the screen turns [...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 14 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 15 Inst all ing the O perat ion Guide and Software Y ou can install the Op eration G uide (PDF le) and soware from the s upplied 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 insta[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 16 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 17 Get t ing Star ted (cont inu ed) Media Manager for W ALKMAN T ransfera ble les: M usic (MP3, WMA/AA C* 1 , W A V), Photo (JPEG), V ideo (MPEG-4 Simp le Pro le, A VC (H.264/A VC) Baseline P role), RSS F eed (music, video) Media M anager fo r W AL[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 18 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 19 T ransfer ring Data Y ou can directly transfer data b y dragging and dro ppin g using W indows Explorer o n your comp uter . Y ou can also transfer data using the su pplied sowar e (  page 15). USB cable (supplied) T o  Continued  1 Connect t[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 20 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 21 Playab le data hierar chy h as rules. T o t ransfer da t a pro perly , see the following illustra t ions. Data hierarc hy ma y dier , dep ending on yo ur com put er envir onmen t. For songs (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dro p les or folder s into [...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 22 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 23 For phot os (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dro p les or folder s into the “ PICTURE” f older . On the 1st level, the “PI CTURE” fo lder will recognize either a le or a folder . Only les on the 2nd level will be recognized by “PI CTURE?[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 24 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 25 Aer transferring da t a to the player , the data is stored in the “ Music Library” of the pla yer . Y ou can search for a son g by album na me, artist nam e, genre, et c., and pla y it back. is section explains how t o search fo r a song by alb[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 26 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 27 Aer transferring da t a to the player , videos are stor ed in the “V ideo L ibrary , ” and photos are st ored in the “ Photo Lib rary . ” Y ou can play a video or sho w a photo by selecting it fro m the app rop r iate list. Video Library Photo[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 28 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 29 Listen ing to F M Radio Y ou can select your favori te broadcast s tations o r s earch fo r receivab le broadcast sta t ions aut oma tically . e headphon e cord serves as an an tenna, so connect the headpho nes and extend it as fa r as possible. FM Ra[...]

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    NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 30 NWZ-S715F / S716F / S718F GB.3-294-595-11(1) 31 Prec aut i ons Notice for the customer in the c ountries applying EU Directives e manufact urer of this pr oduct is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 K onan, Mina to-ku, T okyo, Ja p an. e A uthorized Representative f or EMC and pr oduct safety is Sony Deuts[...]