Sony NW-A1000 manual

©2006 Sony Corporation 2-683-714- 11 (1) Operation Guide NW -A1000 series / A3000 ser ies NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T able of Contents Index Menu[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 2 2 About the Manuals Included with the player are the Quick Start Guide and this PDF-format Operation Guide. Additionally , after installing SonicStage or CONNECT Player software, you can refer to the Help within each software. – The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to im[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 3 3 • The supplied software may dif fer depending on the country/region in which you ha ve purchased the player , or the model you have purchased. • Y ou can download the latest v ersion of SonicStage from the following web sites: For customers in the USA: http://www .sony .com/walkmansupport/ For customers in[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 4 4 T o change the page layout The b uttons at the bottom of the Adobe Reader screen enable you to select ho w pages are displayed. Single Page Pages are displayed one at a time. When you scroll, the display changes to a pre vious or succeeding page. Continuous Pages are displayed as a continuous roll of pages. Wh[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 5 5 T able of Contents Supplied Accessories ............................. 7 Guide to Parts and Contr ols ................ 8 Using the Player Contr ols .................... 9 Playing T racks Searching f or T racks .......................... 11 By track name ........................................... 11 By album ..[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 6 6 Player HOME Menu Reference The HOME menu is the screen that appears either when you turn the player on or when you connect it to SonicStage or CONNECT Player . The HOME menu is the starting point to play audio, search for tracks, and change settings. T o display the player’ s HOME menu, press and hold BA CK.[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 7 7 Supplied Accessories The player includes the follo wing items. The built-in rechar geable battery is pre-installed in the player .  Headphones (1)  Headphone extension cord (1)  A C power cord* (1)  A C power adaptor* (1)  CD-R OM** (1) – CONNECT Player softw are or SonicStage software*** – [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 8 8 Guide to Par ts and Contr ols HOLD button When you press and hold the HOLD button, “HOLD On” appears, the player is disabled, and the controls are locked. When you press and hold the HOLD button while the HOLD feature is on, “HOLD Of f” appears, and the controls are unlocked again. The HOLD feature can[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 9 9 Using the Player Controls Use the 5-way b utton and the B A CK button to na vigate through screens, play tracks, and change the player’ s settings. The diagram belo w sho ws how the screen changes when you press the operation button. F or example, a player’ s screen changes as sho wn belo w by selecting ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 10 10 The 5-way b utton performs dif ferent functions depending upon the screen sho wn on the player’ s display . List screens enable you to search for and select tracks. The No w Playing screen provides information about the currently playing track. * Use the raised dot on the  button as a tactile reference [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks Playing T racks 11 11 Sear ching for T racks Y ou can search for tracks by “Genre, ” “ Artist, ” “ Album, ” “ All Songs, ” etc. Music Library 5-way button BACK button Searching for tracks by track name The list of tracks is displayed in alphabetical order , numerical order , or by s[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 12 12 Searching for tracks by album The list of albums is displayed in alphabetical order , numerical order , or by some other method.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list s[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 13 13 Searching for tracks by artist The list of artists is displayed in alphabetical order , numerical order , or by some other method.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 14 14 Searching for tracks by genre  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list screen appears.  Press  /  to select “Genre, ” and then press  . The list of genres [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 15 15 Searching for tracks by ✩ Rating Y ou can rate tracks by assigning them from one to fi ve stars ( ) and then later search for tracks by their star rating. For details on assigning star ratings, see  page 44.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Pr[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 16 16 Searching for tracks by release year  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Music Library), and then press  . The list screen appears.  Press  /  to select “Release Date, ” and then press  . The l[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Searching for T racks 17 17 Searching for tracks from albums recently transferred Y ou can search for tracks from albums transferred during the three most recent connections to SonicStage or CONNECT Player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to sele[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 18 18 Sear ching for T racks by Initial Letter Y ou can search for tracks by the initial letter of the artist name, album title, or track title. Initial Search 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Initial Search), and t[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 19 19 Playing a Playlist Y ou can play lists of tracks (playlists) created either in SonicStage or CONNECT Player or on the player (Bookmark List). Playlists 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The scr[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Playing a Playlist 20 20 T ypes of playlists There are fi ve types of playlists, as described belo w . Playlist type Explanation B.mark List 1 – 5 1) A playlist created in the player (called a Bookmark List). The player includes f iv e Bookmark Lists. While a Bookmark list is being played, the[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 21 21 Playing Y our T op 100 T racks The player can select and play the 100 tracks that hav e been played the most times. Favorite 100 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Fa vorite 100), and then press  . The list o[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 22 22 Sear ching for T racks by Dates Played Y ou can search for tracks according to the dates on which the player has played them. Play History 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Play History), and then press  . A[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 23 23 Playing T racks in Random Or der (Intelligent Shuffle Play) The player of fers four random play (also kno wn as “shuffle play”) modes: “My Fa vorite Shuf fle, ” “ Artist Link Shuf fle, ” “Time Machine Shuf fle, ” and “Shuf fle All. ” Each shuffle play mode plays a dif fer[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Playing T racks in Random Order 24 24  Hints • Intelligent Shuf fle play is automatically cancelled by any of the follo wing operations: – Starting playback of a track by selecting it from the Music Library . – Using the Artist Link feature. – Changing the play mode. • When you star[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Playing T racks in Random Order 25 25 Playing tracks of similar artists in random order (Artist Link Shuffle) The player selects other artists in similar musical genres to the selected artist, and plays their tracks in random order .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Playing T racks in Random Order 26 26 Playing tracks released in the same year randomly (Time Machine Shuffle) The player selects a year at random and plays tracks released in that year .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Intelligent Shu[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Playing T racks in Random Order 27 27 Playing all tracks in random order All the tracks stored on the player are played in random order .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Intelligent Shuffle), and then press  . The screen to select a[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 28 28 Changing the Play Mode The player of fers a v ariety of play modes, including normal play and sev eral shuf fle play (random play) and repeat play options. Play Mode 5-way button BACK button OPTION button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to sele[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Changing the Play Mode 29 29 The list of play modes Play mode type/Icon Description Normal/No icon All the tracks after the selected track are played once in the track list order , and then playback pauses. Repeat/ After the currently playing track (or the track selected from a track list) finis[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 30 30 Displaying the Now Playing Screen The No w Playing screen displays information about the currently playing track, such as the artist name and album title. Now Playing 5-way button BACK button  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Now Pla y[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 31 31 Displaying the Option Menu From the Option menu, you can modify settings for the currently playing track and access a v ariety of player features. 5-way button OPTION button  Press OPTION. The Option menu appears.  Press  /  to select an option item, and then press  . Depending[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Displaying the Option Menu 32 32  Hint • Press OPTION to vie w a list of setting and navigation options for the track, as described in the follo wing table. Item Description/reference page Go to Album See  page 33. Go to Artist See  page 33. Go to Genre See  page 33. Bookmark See ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 33 33 Sear ching for T racks Based on the Curr ently Playing T rack By displaying the Option menu from the No w Playing screen, you can search for other tracks and albums by the artist of the currently playing track and for tracks by other artists that belong to the same genre as the currently play[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 34 34 Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List A Bookmark List is a feature that groups your fa v orite tracks into a list. The player supports fi ve Bookmark Lists, each of which can contain up to 100 tracks. For details on playing Bookmark Lists, see  page 19. T o add a track to the default B[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 35 35 T o add tracks to a selected Bookmark List Y ou can add a track to a Bookmark List selected from “B.mark List 1” to “B.mark List 5. ” 1 Display the Now Pla ying screen of the track y ou want to add to the Bookmark List. 2 Press OPTION. The [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 36 36 T o change the default Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . 3 Press  /  to select “Default Bookmark, ” and then press  . A list of the Boo[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 37 37 T o remove a track from a Bookmark List 1 Display the Now Pla ying screen of the track y ou want to remove from the Bookmark List. 2 Press OPTION. The Option menu appears. 3 Press  /  to select “Remove Bookmark, ” and then press  . The[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 38 38 T o remove all tracks from a Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The list of playlists appears. 3 Press  /  /  /  to select the Bookmark [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 39 39 T o rearrange the track order of a Bookmark List 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  /  to select (Playlists), and then press  . The list of playlists appears. 3 Press  /  /  /  to select the Boo[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks ...Adding/Editing T racks to a Bookmark List 40 40 T o change a Bookmark List icon Y ou can select the icons that are sho wn when a track added to a Bookmark List is played. The icons enable you to tell at glance which Bookmark Lists contain the track. 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears.[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 41 41 Deleting a T rack Fr om the Player By adding tracks to the T rash Bin, you can delete them from the player the next time you connect the player to SonicStage or CONNECT Player . Deleting tracks from the player does not delete them from SonicStage or CONNECT Player . Up to 100 tracks can be ad[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Deleting a T rack from the Player 42 42 T o restore a track from the T rash Bin 1 Display the Now Pla ying screen of the track y ou want to remove from the T rash Bin. 2 Press OPTION. The Option menu appears. 3 Press  /  to select “Rescue , ” and then press  . “Rescued from T rash[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks... Deleting a T rack from the Player 43 43 T o restore all tracks from the T rash Bin Y ou can restore all tracks from the T rash Bin only while playing the T rash Bin playlist (when any track appears with in the track list). 1 Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears. 2 Press  /  /  / [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Playing T racks 44 44 Rating T racks Y ou can assign ratings of one to fi ve stars ( ) to tracks and then search for tracks by their star ratings (  page 15). There are two types of ratings: ratings that you manually assign to tracks and ratings automatically assigned by SonicStage or CONNECT Player . T o rate [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Using the Artist Link Feature Using the Artist Link Feature 45 45 Sear ching for Ar tists Belonging to Similar Genr es (Ar tist Link) W ith the currently playing track as a starting point, you can find other artists and tracks in similar musical genres. In the artist list, pre vie w clips of tracks by the artists [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Using the Artist Link Feature 46 46  Hints • If you select any artist in the artist list and press and hold  , all tracks of the selected artist are played. • The pre vious screen reappears when you press B A CK. • If you press LINK while an artist name or track title is selected in step  or step ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Using the Artist Link Feature 47 47 T o cancel Artist Link 1 Press BA CK while viewing the artist list. T o increase the search range (Wide Range) 1 Select “Increase search range” at step  of “Searc hing for Artists Belonging to a Similar Genres” (  page 45), and then press  . The search begins. W[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings Settings 48 48 Customizing Sound Quality (6-Band Equalizer) Y ou can customize the sound quality to match the genre of music. Settings 5-way button BACK button Customizing sound quality to match the type of music Y ou can customize the player’ s sound quality to match the genre of music you want to list[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings... Customizing Sound Quality 49 49 List of sound quality settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in parentheses. Setting Description None Plays tracks with normal sound quality . (Default setting) Heavy ( ) Plays tracks in po werful sounds, further emphasizing high and lo w ranges.[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings... Customizing Sound Quality 50 50 Customizing sound quality (Custom) Y ou can create your o wn customized sound quality settings and sav e them as “Custom 1” or “Custom 2” while looking at the player’ s screen. For each custom setting, you can indi vidually adjust the sound of six frequency ran[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 51 51 Limiting the V olume fr om the Headphones Y ou can limit the headphones volume le vel to protect your hearing and to reduce sound leaking into the en vironment around you.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 52 52 T ur ning Off the Player Operation Beep Y ou can set the beep sound on and of f.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup option appears.  Press  /  to select “Beep, ” and then press [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 53 53 Connecting to Other Devices Y ou can listen to the tracks on your player through a stereo system or record them onto a MiniDisc or a cassette tape by connecting your player to external de vices. See the instruction manual that came with the de vice you want to connect to for information about connec[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 54 54 Setting the Scr een Display Option Y ou can choose when the display is sho wn and ho w long it stays on. Setting the display time Y ou can set the length of time the No w Playing screen is displayed during playback.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings...Setting the Screen Display Option 55 55 Displaying the Now Playing screen each time the tracks switch Y ou can display the No w Playing screen automatically each time the tracks switch.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 56 56 Setting a Scr eensaver Y ou can select a screensav er from among animations, a clock, or a calendar . Also, you can use the player without any screensa ver .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 57 57 Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen The screen of fers fi ve brightness settings.  Press and hold BA CK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup options appears.  Press  /  to select “Brightness, ” and the[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 58 58 Displaying Player Infor mation Y ou can vie w information about your player , including its model name, serial number , version, and the total number of tracks stored on the player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 59 59 Selecting the Display Language Y ou can select from a v ariety of languages for the display of menus and messages on the player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup options appears.  Press ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 60 60 Setting a Clock Y ou can set and display a clock. Y ou can set the clock by synchronizing the clocks of the player and your computer when the player is connected to SonicStage or CONNECT Player or by setting the clock manually . Synchronizing clocks with your computer  Press and hold B ACK. The H[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings...Setting a Clock 61 61 Setting the clock manually  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup options appears.  Press  /  to select “Cloc k Setting, ” and then press  . The clock-setting scre[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 62 62 Setting the Date Display Y ou can set the method to be used for displaying the date from “year/month/ day , ” “month/day/year , ” or “day/month/year . ”  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 63 63 Setting the Time Display Y ou can select the method to be used for displaying the date time from a 12- hour display or a 24-hour display .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then press  . The list of setup options appears. ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 64 64 Resetting to Factor y Settings Y ou can restore the player to its original factory settings. Resetting the player does not delete the music tracks you hav e transferred to the player .  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appears.  Press  /  /  /  to select (Settings), and then pre[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Settings 65 65 Initializing the Har d Disk Y ou can initialize the built-in hard disk of the player . If the hard disk is initialized, all the audio data and the other data stored will be erased. Be sure to verify the data stored in the hard disk prior to initializing.  Press and hold B ACK. The HOME menu appea[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature Advanced Feature 66 66 Char ging the Batter y Using the AC Power Adaptor Y ou can charge the battery by connecting the player to a computer . When aw ay from your computer , you can charge the battery from a wall outlet using the supplied A C power adaptor** and USB cable.  Connect the USB cabl[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 67 67 T o check the remaining power of the battery The remaining battery po wer is displayed at the bottom right of the No w Playing screen and setting screens, etc. As the battery runs do wn, the black portion of the indicator becomes smaller .      * * “LOW B A TTER Y . Please C[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 68 68 Maximizing Batter y Life By follo wing a fe w simple guidelines, you can extend the playing time av ailable from a battery charge. T urn off the player manually Although the player turns of f automatically if left in pause mode for a fe w minutes, you can sav e some battery power by manually[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 69 69 What ar e For mat and Bit Rate? What is format? The format of a track refers to the method used by SonicStage or CONNECT Player to store the track’ s audio information when tracks are imported to SonicStage or CONNECT Player from the Internet or audio CDs. Common formats include MP3, WMA a[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 70 70 What is the relationship between bit rate, sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher bit rates provide better sound quality , but require more storage space for the same length of audio, so you can store fe wer tracks on the player . Lo wer bit rates enable you to store more track[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 71 71 Playing T racks Without Pauses If you import tracks into SonicStage or CONNECT Player software in A TRA C format and transfer them to the player , you can play them on the player continuously , without pauses between the tracks. For e xample, an alb um that includes a long recording of a liv[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 72 72 Playing Audio Files Registered in SonicStage or CONNECT Player Y ou can play tracks registered in either SonicStage or CONNECT Player software on the player by f irst importing the registration into the other software. T o play tracks registered in CONNECT Player When you use SonicStage, you[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 73 73 How is T rack Infor mation Impor ted into the Player? When you import CD tracks into SonicStage or CONNECT Player , SonicStage or CONNECT Player automatically retrie ves information about the tracks (such as album title, artist name, and track name) from a CD database service (CDDB, the Grac[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 74 74 Storing Data Other Than Audio Files Y ou can store computer data on the hard disk built into the player by transferring it from your computer with W indows Explorer . The player’ s hard disk appears in W indows Explorer as a remo vable storage dri ve. Notes • Do not use SonicStage or CON[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Advanced Feature 75 75 Updating the Player’ s Fir mwar e Y ou can update the player’ s f irmware, ensuring you to add ne w features for the player by installing the latest player’ s f irmware to the player . For details about the latest firmw are information and ho w to install it, visit the follo wing web s[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 76 76 T r oubleshooting If the player does not function as expected, try the follo wing steps to resolve the issue. 1 Reset the player b y pressing the RESET button with a small pin. The tracks and settings stored on the player are not af fected by resetting the player . No inf[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 77 77 Sound Symptom Cause or corrective action There is no sound. Noise is heard.  The volume le vel is set to zero. T urn up the volume (  page 8).  The headphone plug is not connected properly . Connect it firmly to the  (headphones) jack (  page 8).  The headphone plug is d[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 78 78 Operation/Playback (continued) Symptom Cause or corrective action The HOLD feature cannot be acti vated.  The HOLD feature cannot be acti vated when the player is turned of f. Press any b utton other than the HOLD button to turn on the player , and then press and hold the HOLD button. [...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 79 79 Connection with the computer/SonicStage, CONNECT Player Symptom Cause or corrective action The SonicStage or CONNECT Player software cannot be installed.  The computer’ s operating system software is not compatible with SonicStage or CONNECT Player . Refer to each Readme.  All W i[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 80 80 Symptom Cause or corrective action “Connecting” is not displayed when the player is connected to the computer with the USB cable.  The USB cable is not connected properly . Disconnect the USB cable, and then reinsert it straight into the port until it is firmly seated.  A USB hu[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 81 81 Symptom Cause or corrective action Audio data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer .  The USB cable is not connected properly . Disconnect the USB cable, and then reconnect it.  There is not enough free space on the player’ s hard disk. T ransfer any unnecessary [...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 82 82 Others Symptom Cause or corrective action There is no beep sound when the player is operated.  “Beep” is set to “Of f. ” Set it to “On” (  page 52). The player gets warm.  The player may be warm when the battery is being charged and just after char ging. The player al[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 83 83 Err or Messages Follo w the instructions below if an error message appears on the display . Message Meaning Corrective action A VLS (vol. limit) is On. Volume cannot be increased. The volume e xceeds the maximum volume allo wed by A VLS.  Set “ A VLS (V ol. Limit)” to “Of f” ( [...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 84 84 Message Meaning Corrective action Cannot edit song order in a Bookmark List that is playing. Y ou are trying to rearrange the order of tracks in a Bookmark List when any track in the track list is sho wn with .  Start playback of a dif ferent Bookmark List or of a gen[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 85 85 Message Meaning Corrective action Hard Disk not properly initialized. Re-Initialize from Settings. • The player’ s hard disk is not correctly initialized. • The player’ s hard disk was initialized from within W indows on a connected computer . • The hard disk o[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 86 86 Message Meaning Corrective action No playable songs included. T r y again after adding songs. There are no tracks in the list item you are trying to play .  T ransfer audio data to the player from SonicStage or CONNECT Player (  “Quick Start Guide”). No songs. [...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting... Error Messages 87 87 Message Meaning Corrective action There are no songs in this Bookmark List. Add songs using Options menu. Y ou hav e tried to play a Bookmark List to which no tracks hav e been added.  Y ou cannot play a Bookmark List that has no tracks. Add at least one track to the [...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 88 88 Uninstalling SonicStage or CONNECT Player T o uninstall the software from your computer , follo w the procedures belo w . Uninstalling SonicStage  Click “Star t”– “Contr ol P anel. ” 1)  Double-clic k “Add/Remove Pr ograms. ”  Click “SonicStage” in the “Curren[...]

NW A1000/NW -A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) T roubleshooting 89 89 Uninstalling CONNECT Player  Click “Star t”– “Contr ol P anel. ” 1)  Double-clic k “Add/Remove Pr ograms. ”  Click “CONNECT Player” in the “Currently Installed Programs” list, and then clic k “Change and Remove. ” 2) Follo w the displayed instruction and[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information Additional Information 90 90 Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the back of the player . Record the serial number in the space provided belo w . Refer to these numbers whene ver you call upon your Son y dealer regarding this product. Model No. _____________________[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 91 91 If you have any questions about this product: Visit : www .sony .com/walkmansupport Contact: Sony Customer Information Service Center at 1-(866)-456-7669 Write: Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gate way Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33913 Model NW -A1000/A1200/A3000 Declaration [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 92 92 For Customers in the USA and Canada RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-ion batteries are recyclable. Y ou can help preserve our en vironment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and rec ycling location nearest you. For more information re garding rec yc[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 93 93 Pr ecautions On safety • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN jack of the player . • Be sure not to short-circuit the terminals of the player with other metallic objects. • Use the designated A C power adaptor and USB cable when you char ge the battery or use the player wi[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 94 94 On installation • Do not put any hea vy object on top of the player or apply a strong shock to the player . It may cause a player to malfunction or damage. • Ne ver use the player where it will be subjected to e xtremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. ?[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 95 95 On the headphones Road safety Do not use headphones while dri ving, cycling, or operating an y motorized vehicle. Doing so may create a traf fic hazard and is ille gal in many areas. It can also be potentially dangerous to play the player at a high volume while walking, [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 96 96 On cleaning • Clean the player’ s case with a soft cloth, such as cleaning cloth for eye glasses. • If the player’ s case becomes very dirty , clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild deter gent solution. • Do not use any type of abras[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 97 97 On software • Copyright la ws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the permission of the copyright holder . • In no e vent will SONY be liable for an y financial damage, or loss of profi[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Precautions 98 98 On sample audio data The player is pre-installed with sample audio data so that you can try it out right aw ay . The pre-installed sample audio data is for the purpose of trial listening only , therefore, you cannot transfer it to your computer . T o delete this audio da[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 99 99 Notes on Disposing of the Player This player has a built-in lithium-ion rechar geable battery . When you dispose of the player , be sure to dispose of it properly . For disposal information for the NW -A1000 series, see  page 100. For disposal information for the NW -A3000 series, s[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information...Notes on Disposing the Player 100 100 T o remove the built-in rechargeable battery of the NW-A1000 series 1 Remove the strap connector from the bac k of the player . Remov e it from the side of the strap connector using a small pair of tweezers. 2 Slide the back o ver of the play er down, [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information...Notes on Disposing the Player 101 101 T o remove the built-in rechargeable battery of the NW-A3000 series 1 Remove the screw co ver on the back of the pla yer . Remov e it from the side of the scre w cov er using a small pair of tweezers. 2 Remove the tw o screws behind the cover . 3 Slide[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 102 102 On Copyrights • SonicStage and the SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • CONNECT Player and the CONNECT Player logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Son y Corporation. • OpenMG, A TRA C, A TRA C3, A TRA C3plus and their logos a[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 103 103 Specifications Audio compression technology – MP3 (M PEG-1 Audio Layer -3) – WMA (W indo w Media Audio ) * – A TRA C (Ada pti ve Tran sform Acoustic Cod ing) – AA C (Adv anced Audio Codi ng) ** * WMA format tracks can be supported after updating the player’ s firmware to v[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Specifications 104 104 Supported bit rates MP3 : 3 2 to 320 kbps ( supports v ariable bit rat e (VBR)) WMA : 4 8 to 192 kbps (support s v ariable bit ra te (VBR) ) A TRA C : 48/ 64/66 (A TRA C3)*/96/10 5 (A TRA C3)*/12 8/132 ( A TRA C3)/160/ 192/256/ 320/352 ** kbps * Y ou cannot record [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Specifications 105 105 Minimum System Requirements Using the player with SonicStage • Compu ter: IBM PC/A T or comp atible c omputer preinst alled w ith W indow s. SonicS tage is compati ble with the fo llo wing Wi ndo ws oper ating sy stems: - W indo ws 98 Second E dition, - W indo ws[...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information... Specifications 106 106 Using the player with CONNECT Player • Compu ter: IBM PC/A T or comp atible c omputer preinst alled w ith W indow s. CONNEC T Player is com patible with th e follo wing W indows operati ng syst ems: - W indow s 2000 P rofessio nal (Se rvice P ack 4 or la ter), - [...]

NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) Additional Information 107 107 Optional Accessories The follo wing optional accessories are av ailable for the player: • Remote control for NW -A1000 series/A3000 series RM-NWS1 • Remote control RM-MC35ELK* * The remote control may not be av ailable in all countries/regions. • Char ging cradle BCR-NWU1 • L[...]

Additional Information NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 108 108 Index Continued  Symbols 5-way b utton ............................... 8, 9 (Custom 1) ............................. 49 (Custom 2) ............................. 49 (Heavy) .................................. 49 (Jazz) ...................................... 49 (Pop) ................[...]

Additional Information... Index NW -A1000/A3000.GB.2-683-714-11(1) 109 109 N Normal .......................................... 29 No w Playing Screen ...................... 30 O OPTION button ......................... 8, 31 P Player information ........................ 58 Playlist .................................... 19, 20 Playing ................[...]