Sony PORTABLE SOLID MEMORY PLAYER UZ-PS128 manual

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    ©2004 Sony Corporation UZ-PS128 Portable Solid Memory Player 4-253-038- 31 (1) Operating Instructions[...]

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    2 W ARNING To prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prev ent fire, do not cov er the ventilation of the apparatus with news pa pers, table c loths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to po wer this product. Please cons[...]

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    3 Overview What you can do with your player ............. 4 Main features .............................................. 5 Getting started Step 1: Check the package contents ........... 6 Step 2: Insert a battery ................................ 7 Locating controls ........................................ 8 Basic operations Listening to music store[...]

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    4 Over view What you can do with your player Y our UZ-PS128 is a portable player with b uilt-in solid memory . Y ou can play back MP3 files transferred to the player from your personal computer using the supplied software and the dedicated USB cable. Y ou can also record and listen to the sound from another audio de vice connected to the player wit[...]

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    5 Overview Overview Main featur es • Headphone-style solid memory player - Highly portable with the player built into the headphones - Skip-proof using flash memory •A pproximately 11 hours of continuous playback with a single LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery • Up to 120 minutes* of music can be stored in the b uilt-in memory. • MP3 files o[...]

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    6 Getting star ted Step 1: Check the package contents Check the accessories enclosed in the package. • Portable solid memory player (1) • Dedicated USB cable (1) • Analog connection cord (1) • CD-R OM* (“Music Transfer Solid Memory Edition”) (1) • Operating instructions for the application software “Music T ransfer Solid Memory Edit[...]

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    7 Getting started Step 2: Inser t a battery The battery compartment is provided on the left ear side. Insert one LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery into the battery compartment as illustrated below . e E Battery duration A pproximately 11 hours (continuous playback, with a Sony LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery) When to replace the battery When the ba[...]

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    8 Locating controls 1 (repeat)/A UTO TRA CK switch 2 M.D.S.E switch 3 PO WER switch 4 OPE indicator 6 7 89 0 12 5 34 Player (right ear side) 6 PLA Y/ST OP * button 7 V OL + * /– buttons 8 USB connector 9 INPUT (analog audio input) jack 0 REC/ERASE button * The b utton has a tactile dot. 5 . / > (skip/search) b uttons[...]

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    Basic operations 9 Basic operations Listening to music stored in your player First, insert a battery into your player (page 7) and record some audio data to the player’ s built-in memory . Note Disconnect the player from your computer before listening to music. 1 . Put the player on your ears. (Continued) Note Remove earrings before wearing the p[...]

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    10 2 . Start playback. 3 1 2 – VOL + PLA Y/ST OP PO WER OPE 1 Set the PO WER switch to ON. The OPE indicator lights up in green. 2 Press PLA Y/ST OP . A short beep is heard in the headphones and playback starts. 3 Press V OL +/– to adjust the volume. During playback, the OPE indicator slo wly flashes in g reen. Playback stops after the last tra[...]

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    Basic operations 11 To Do this Go to the beginning of the ne xt tr ack Press > once.* 1 Go to the beginning of the current track Press . once. Go to the beginning of pre vious trac ks Press . repeatedly . Press and hold . to quickly locate the track you want.* 2 Go to the beginning of succeeding tracks Press > repeatedly .* 1 Press and hold &[...]

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    12 Recor ding from another audio device Y ou can connect your player to another audio de vice, such as a CD player, and record audio from that device. The audio is conv erted into MP3 files and stored in the player’ s internal memory . Note T he volume and sound quality of the audio from the connected e xternal audio device will af fect the recor[...]

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    Basic operations 13 About recor ded tracks •W henev er you stop recording, the audio recorded up to that point will be stored as a track. •A new tr ack is r ecorded after the end of the last track already stored. • During recording if the player’ s memory becomes full, the existing tracks will be erased starting with the first track. To sep[...]

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    14 B Advanced operations M.D.S.E /A UTO TRA CK OFF ON OFF ON Changing the sound quality (M.D .S.E) The M.D.S.E (MP3 Digital Sound Enhancer) allows you to enjoy c lear digital sound and a resonant bass. Set the M.D.S.E s witch to ON. Notes • If the sound is distorted when using the M.D.S.E function, turn down the volume. • The M.D.S.E function d[...]

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    Advanced operations 15 Using the player as stereo headphones Y ou can use the player as a pair of ordinary stereo headphones using the supplied analog connection cord. 1 Set the PO WER switch to OFF . 2 Connect the player to another audio de vice . Connect the supplied analog connection cord to the INPUT jack of the player and to the headphones jac[...]

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    16 Precautions General •N ev er use the player w here it will be subjected to extremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. • Remov e earrings when using this pla yer to av oid injury . Road Safety Do not use this player while driving, c ycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. It may create a traff ic hazard and is illegal in many [...]

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    Additional information 17 Tr oubleshooting If you experience any of the f ollowing diff iculties while using your player, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Aiwa dealer . F or trouble concerning operations while connected to your computer , also refer to “T roubleshootin[...]

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    18 Specifications Supported audio file format MP3 Bit rate: 8 - 320 kbps Sampling frequencies: 24/22.05/16/32/ 44.1/48 kHz MP3 files encoded with a combination of sampling frequency of 22.05 kHz and bit rate of 160 kbps are not playable on this player . Frequency response 20 - 20,000 Hz (single signal measurement) Input INPUT : Stereo mini-jack USB[...]

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    Additional information 19 Index A Auto Track 13 B Battery 7 C, D Cleaning 16 Connecting to another audio device 12, 15 E, F, G Erasing tracks 13 H, I, J, K Headphones Putting on 9 Using as stereo headphones 15 L Locating the first track 11 M, N, O M.D.S.E (MP3 Digital Sound Enhancer) 14 Music Transfer Solid Memory Edition 4 P, Q Playback 10 Precaut[...]

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    Sony Corporation Printed in Korea http://www .aiwa.com/ For the customers in the USA[...]