Sony NW-E016F manual

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) ©2007 Sony Corporation 3-093-019- 12 (1) Operation Guide NW-E013 / E015 / E016 / E013F / E015F / E016F T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 2 2 About the Manuals Inc luded with the play er are Quick Start G uide, this PDF -fo rmat Opera tion Guide , T roub leshooting and Pr ecaution s. Addi t ionally , after in stal ling the SonicStage so f tware fr om the supp lie d CD-RO M, you can ref er to the Hel p within SonicStag e. – Th[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 3 3  Hints  Y o u can jump t o the indicat ed page by c licking a page num ber in the table of con tents, in the home men u list, or in the index.  Y o u can jump t o the indicat ed page by c licking a page refer ence indication (e.g.  pag e 4) on each page .  T o search fo r a[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 4 4 Continued  T able of C onten ts HO ME Menu List ................................ 6 Supp li ed Accessories ........................... 7 Pa r ts and Controls .............................. 8 Playing Songs Play ing S ongs (All Songs)........................... 1 2 Play ing L ist s of S o[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 5 5 Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) Listening to FM Radio ..................... 59 1 Switching t o t he FM tuner ...................... 59 2 Presetting br o adcast statio ns au tomatically (FM A uto Preset) ........................ 60 3 S electing broadcast sta tions ......[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 6 6 HOME Menu List Y ou can dis play the HO ME menu by p ressing an d holding the /HO ME butto n of the play er . The HO ME menu is the starting poin t to play a udio, sear ch for songs, a nd change settings such as f ollows. /HOME button HOME menu * 1 * 1 5 o f t he 7 icon s appear in the di[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 7 7 Supplied Ac cessories Please check the accessories in the package .  H e adph ones (1)  CD-RO M * 1 (1) - SonicStage so f tware - Operation G uide (PDF file)  Quick Start G uide (1)  Pr ecau t ions (1)  T ro ubleshooting (1) * 1 Do not a ttemp t to play this CD-RO M in an a[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 8 8  Strap hole This is used to a ttach a stra p (s old separat ely).  RESET button Resets the player when y ou pres s the RESET b utto n with a smal l pin, et c (  page 74).  PLA Y MODE/SOUND * 1 button Swi tches the play m o de (  page 27). Pr ess and hold this bu tt[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 9 9  * 1 button Starts song p layback. When starting pla y back,  ap p ears in the displa y , and if the  b utton i s pressed again,  a ppears and p l ayback pauses. When a m enu a ppe ars o n the display , use this but ton to confirm the item of the men u. T o turn o?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 10 10  HOLD switch Y ou can pr otect the player a gainst accidental opera tion by usin g the HO LD switc h when carr ying it. By sliding the H OLD switch in the direction of the a r ro w (  ), all opera tion bu tton s are disabled. I f you pr ess but ton s w hile the HOLD function is[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 11 11 When selecting Jacket Mode ON (Default setting) Display  Co ver art display Displa ys the cov er art (jacket p icture) of a n album after y ou register the cov er art and transfer son gs f ro m SonicStage . Y ou can set the cov er art to no t displa y (  page 40). Fo r details [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 12 12 Playing Songs Pla ying S ongs ( All Songs) The transf er red son gs on the player a re pla yed b ack. “ All S ongs ” is set for the pla y mo de by defa ult.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the ?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 13 13 Playing Songs Pla ying Lists of Songs (Playlist Selec t) Y ou can pla y lists of songs (Pla ylists) creat e d in SonicStag e, such as y our 100 fav orite songs a nd albums r e cently tra nsferred.  /  button  button /HOME button Notes  When (Playlist Select) is s elected,[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 14 14 Playing Songs T o skip to the beginning of the song By pr essing the  (  ) bu tton while pla ying or pa using a song, the pla yer skips to the beginning o f t he curren t (or next) song. By pr essing the /HO ME but ton to cha nge to the Fo lder mode, and then pr essing the  ( ?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 15 15 Playing Songs Playing songs from 100 fa vorite songs (F avorite 100) A pla y list crea ted au tomatically b y S onicStag e is played back. W hen connected to SonicStag e, the 100 most frequen t ly-pla yed songs on the pla yer ar e updated and a ppear in descending or der by how m an y t[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 16 16 Playing Songs Playing songs from albums recently transferred (Recent T ransfers) Y ou can pla y a lbum s t ransf erred most recen t ly .  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Playlist Select), and then press the [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 17 17 Playing Songs Pla ying S ongs in Random Order (Intelligen t Shue) The pla yer offers 4 differ ent ra ndom modes (also known as sh uf fle play).  /  button  button /HOME button Notes  The play mode au toma t ically switches t o t he sh uf fle mo de during “ Int ellige[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 18 18 Playing Songs  Hints  By pr essing the /HO ME butto n to change t o t he Fo lder mode and press the  (  ) but ton, the 100 most frequen tly played son gs are resh uff led and play e d back from the first son g .  The 100 most frequen tly-played son gs are updat e d [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 19 19 Playing Songs Playing songs released in the same y ear in random order (Time Machine Shuffle) The pla yer randomly selects a release year a nd plays all transf er red songs o f that y e ar in ran dom order .  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 20 20 Playing Songs Pla ying song s in ran dom order for a sp ecified peri od o f ti me (Sports Shu ffle) The pla yer randomly selects songs fro m al l transf er red songs a nd plays them in rando m order fo r a spe cified duratio n (b etween 1 and 99 min utes).  Press and hold the /HOME [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 21 21 Playing Songs Searching for S ongs (Search) Y ou can search f or songs b y t itle of so ngs, artist, albums, an d genre, etc.  /  button  button /HOME button Searching for songs b y song name (S ong) The list o f s ongs i s displayed in alp habetic al or der , num er ical or[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 22 22 Playing Songs Searching for songs b y artist (Artist) The list o f art ists is disp layed in alpha b etical order , n umer ical order , or in so me other o rder .  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Search), and t[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 23 23 Playing Songs Searching for songs b y album (Album) The list o f a lbum s is display e d in alpha b etical order , num er ical order , or in some other o rder .  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Search), and the[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 24 24 Playing Songs Searching for songs b y genre (Genre)  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Search), and then press the  button to c onrm.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ Genre>, ” and the[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 25 25 Playing Songs Searching for songs b y release year (Release Year)  Press and hold the /HOME butt on until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Search), and then press the  button to c onrm.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “Release Y[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 26 26 Playing Songs Searching for Albums by C ov er A r t (Jack et Search) Y ou can search f or songs b y a lbum co ver art (jacket pict ure) after yo u register the album co ver art and transf er s ongs fro m S onicS t age . For details o n how to regist er cover art, ref er to S onicS t age[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 27 27 Playing Songs Changing the Play Mode (PLA Y MODE) The pla yer offers a variety o f pla y mo des, incl uding random pla y and selected repeat p l a y . PLA Y MODE/SOUND button  Press the PLA Y MODE/SOUND button repeatedly t o selec t the desired play mode . List of pla y modes Play mo[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 28 28 Settings Setting the Sound Q uality (Sound) Y ou can pr es et 2 sound quali t y settings and swi tch between them during pla y back or in pau s e mode by pr essing the PLA Y MO DE/SOUND bu tton. Furthermor e, you can set the sound q ua lity setting acco rding to the m usic genr e, etc. [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 29 29 Settings Changing the sound quality (Equalizer) Y ou can set your desir e d sound quali t y fo r e ach of “ Sound1” and “ Sound2, ” accor ding to the music g enre, etc.  /  button  button /HOME button Note  Y ou cannot cha nge the sound quality while using the FM [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 30 30 Settings List of E qualizer settings Setting item Description EQ H e avy Emp hasizes high and low ran ges for a pow er ful sound. EQ P op Str esses the middle range a udio, ideal fo r voca ls. EQ J azz Em phasizes high and low ra nges fo r a lively sound. EQ U nique Emp hasizes high and[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 31 31 Settings Settin g th e EQ Cust om v alues Y ou can pr es et the value of “ C lear Bass ” (bass) and 5 ba nds “ E qualizer” as “ S ound1” o r “Sound2” while looking at the p l ay er’ s s creen.  /  button  button /HOME button Notes  If the “EQ C ustom ?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 32 32 Settings  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ Edit>” display ed under “EQ Cust om, ” and then press the  button to c onrm. The slider of “ C lear Bass ” a ppe ars highlight e d. “ Clear Bass ” can be s et to an y of 4 sound leve ls.  Press the  [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 33 33 Settings Making the S ound More V ibran t ( VPT) Y ou can select f ro m “VPT Studio , ” “VPT Live, ” “VPT Club ” or “VPT A rena ” to make the sound even mo re vibra nt.  /  button  button /HOME button Note  This setting cannot be made while using the FM tu[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 34 34 Settings Listening with Clear S tereo Sound ( Clear S tereo) “ Clear Ster e o ” enables in dividual left and right digital pr o cessing o f t he sound.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  / ?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 35 35 Settings A djusting the V olume L evel (Dynamic Nor malizer) Y ou can set to reduce the v olume level between songs. W i t h this setting, when listenin g to album songs in the sh uf fle play mode, the vo lume level between songs is modera ted to minimize the difference in their reco rd[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 36 36 Settings Changing the S ong O rder (Sor t) Y ou can set the song or der by Album o rder , Albums b y art ist or der , Ar tist or der , Genre o rder o r Rele ase year or der .  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears. [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 37 37 Settings List of song order Setting item/Icon Description Sort Album (Album o rder)/ Songs a ppe ar in album o rder . In the album, son gs ap p ear in song n umber order . In F older mode, songs ar e skipped by alb um. (Default set ting) Sort Art ist/Album (Al bums by a r tist or der)/ [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 38 38 Settings Changing the D ispla y Mode (Display Mode) Y ou can chan ge the displa y for pla y or pause mode.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press t[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 39 39 Settings List of displa y types  Basic: The basic displa y (Default setting)  Pr opert y : Song info r ma t ion  Displa ys the c urren t play mode, the curren t catego r y * number/total ca tegor y * num b er of the pla yb ack ran ge, the current son g number/total song n umber[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 40 40 Settings Setting the C ov er Ar t D isplay ON/OFF (Jack et Mode) Y ou can displa y the album cov er ar t (jacket p ic tur e) after you r eg ister the album co ver art and transf er s ongs fr om S onicS tage. Fo r details on regist er ing the cov er ar t, see S onicS t age H elp .  / [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 41 41 Settings Setting the V olume Lev el ( V olume Mode) There a re 2 modes to adju st the volume level . Ma nual V olume (Defaul t s etting): Pr ess t he V OL +/– b utton t o adjust the vo lume level from 0 t o 30. Pr es et V olume: Pr ess t he V OL +/– b utton t o s elect the volum e l[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 42 42 Settings Setting a Preset Volume (Preset V olume)  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  button to c onrm.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ Advanc ed S ettings>[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 43 43 Settings Setting a Preset Volume value  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  button to c onrm.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ Advanc ed S ettings>, ” and t[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 44 44 Settings Limiting the V olume ( A VLS (V olume Limit)) Y ou can set “ A VLS ” (A utoma tic V ol ume Limiter Sys tem) to limit the maxim um vol ume to preven t audi tor y disturba nce or distraction. W ith “ A VLS ” , you can listen to m usic at a co mfortable vo lume level. “ [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 45 45 Settings T urning O the Beep Sound (Beep) Y ou can turn off the beep sounds of the pla yer . “Beep ON” is set by defa ult.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on to selec t (Sett[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 46 46 Settings Setting the C urren t T ime (Set Da te - T ime) Y ou can set the cur ren t time by adj usting it ma nually or b y sy nchr onizing the time with a device connected to the pla yer , such a s a comp uter , etc.  /  button  button /HOME button Selec ting the c urrent ti[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 47 47 Settings T o return t o the previous menu Pr ess t he /HOME bu tton. T o displa y the current time Y ou can displa y the cur ren t time in either of the fo l lowin g ways:  S et “ Clo ck ” in “ Changing the Displa y Mode (Displa y Mode)” (  page 38).  While the HOLD fun[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 48 48 Settings Setting the c urrent time manually  P ress and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  P ress the  /  button to select (Settings), and then press the  button to c onrm.  P ress the  /  button to select “ Advanced Settings>, ” and[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 49 49 Settings Setting the Da te F ormat (Date Disp T ype) Y ou can select the date fo r ma t display ed for the curren t time (  page 46) from amo ng year/mon th/day , day/m onth/year , and m onth/da y/year .  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 50 50 Settings Setting the T ime For mat (Time Disp T ype) Y ou can select the t ime fo rmat displa yed for the curren t time (  page 46) from ei t her a “Time 24h ” o r “ Time 12h ” disp lay .  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until th[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 51 51 Settings Changing the USB C onnec tion S etting (USB Bus P ow ered) Depending on ho w you ar e using the com puter , if the power su pply (US B Bus P ower) is in suf ficient, inco mplete da ta transfer ma y o ccur from the com put er to the pla yer . In this case, setting the USB conn e[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 52 52 Settings Setting the P ow er S av e Screen (P ower Sav e Mode) When y ou do not opera te the play er fo r a specifie d dura tion (about 15 seconds), the screen will chang e to the p ow er s av e s creen. Y ou can ch ange the power sa ve screen settings.  /  button  button /H[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 53 53 Settings Setting the C ontr ast of the display ( Con trast) Y ou can set the displa y contrast to o ne of 15 levels. “0” is set b y default.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press the  /  butt on t[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 54 54 Settings Setting the Brigh tness of the display (Brightness) Y ou can set the displa y brig h t ness to o ne of 7 levels. “6” is set by defa ult.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME menu appears.  Press and hold the  /[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 55 55 Settings Displaying the Play er Information (Informa tion) Inf ormation s uch as model name, b ui lt-in flash memory capacity , serial num b er , and firmwa re v ersion ca n b e displa yed.  /  button  button /HOME button  Press and hold the /HOME button until the HOME me[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 56 56 Settings Resetting to F ac tor y Settings (Reset All Settings) Y ou can reset the pla yer to the defaul t s ettings. Resetting the pla yer does not delete the m usic songs you h ave transf er red to the p l ay er .  /  button  button /HOME button Note  This func tion is o[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 57 57 Settings F ormatting Memor y (F ormat) Y ou can fo r ma t the built-in flash memo r y of the pla yer . If the mem or y is forma tted, all music da ta and register ed cover art (jacket pictur e) wi ll be erase d. Be sure to verify the data sto red in memory prior to fo rmat t ing an d ex[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 58 58 Settings T o cancel the operation Selec t “ Cancel ” in step  and p ress the  bu tton to co nf irm. T o return t o the previous menu Pr ess t he /HOME bu tton. Note  D o not f ormat the buil t-in flash memory of the player usin g Win dows Explo rer . T able of Contents I[...]

59 59 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) Listening to FM Radio Y ou can listen t o FM radio. Char ge the built-in rech argeable ba tter y befor e using the pla yer (  page 66), and co nnect t he headph ones to the headph one jack. 1 Switching to the F M tuner  /  butt[...]

60 60 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) T o stop the FM tuner and return to the audio play er Pr ess and hold the /HOME bu tton un til t he HO ME menu a ppears, and then select (All S ongs), (Playlist Select) or (I ntelligen t Shuffle) from the men u s creen and p ress the ?[...]

61 61 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only)  Press the  /  butt on to selec t “ OK, ” and then press the  button to c onrm. The receiva ble broadcast s t atio ns wil l be preset in o rder from lo w to high frequency . “ COMPLETE ” appears when p resettin[...]

62 62 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) Manual T uning Fr equency appears with and abov e and below . T o Operation Selec t the pr e vious frequen c y Pr ess the  bu tton b r iefly . Selec t the next frequency Press the  b utto n brief ly . Selec t the pr e vious r e ce[...]

63 63 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) Pr esetting Desired Broadcast Stations Y ou can pr es et br o adcast sta tions that “ FM A uto Pr es et ” misses (  page 60).  /  button  button /HOME button  Selec t the desired frequency by the manual tuning mode[...]

64 64 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) Setting the Rec eption (Scan Sens) When y ou selec t statio ns using the “FM A uto Pr es et ” f unction (  page 60) o r “ Man ua l T uning” (  pag e 61), t he FM receiv er may recei ve man y unwan ted br o adcast sta t ion[...]

65 65 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Listening to FM R adio (NW-E013F/E015F/E016F only) Changing the Monaural/Ster eo (Mono/Aut o) If no ise o ccurs during FM r eception, set the receiver to “ M ono ” for m onaural. If y ou set it to “ A uto , ” stereo/mo naural recep t ion is set a utoma tical ly , depending on r [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 66 66 Advanced F ea tures Recharging the Play er The pla yer ’ s batt er y is recharged while the player is connec ted to a running computer . When the r emaining bat ter y indication o f the display sh ows: , char g ing is com pleted (char g ing time is a ppr ox. 60 minu tes * ). When y ou[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 67 67 Advanced F ea tures Maximizing Battery Lif e By adj usting the settings or ma naging the power su pply pr operly , it is possib le to sav e t he bat ter y power and use the pla yer for a lo nger time. T o enter the S leep status If y ou pres s t he  bu tton to pa use playback or r[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 68 68 Advanced F ea tures Wha t ar e F ormat and Bit Rate? What is format? The fo r ma t of a song ref ers to the method use d by SonicS tage to sto re the song ’ s a udio informa t ion when son gs are im p orted to SonicStag e f rom the In ternet or a udio CDs. Common f ormats incl ude MP3[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 69 69 Advanced F ea tures What is the relationship betw een bit rate , sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher bit ra tes pr ovide better sound quality , but req uire mor e storage space fo r the same length of a udio , s o you ca n store f e wer son gs on the player . Lower b it[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 70 70 Advanced F ea tures Pla ying S ongs without P auses If y ou import songs t o S onicStag e in A TRA C forma t and transfer them t o t he pla yer , yo u can play them o n t he pla yer con t inuo usly , withou t pauses between the songs. Fo r examp le, an album tha t includes a lon g recor[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 71 71 Advanced F ea tures Ho w is Song Informa tion Impor ted to the Play er? When y ou import CD son gs into SonicS t age, S onicStag e auto matically retrieves info rmatio n about the songs (suc h as album title, artist name , and song na me) from a CD da tabase s er vice (CDDB , t he Grace[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 72 72 Advanced F ea tures Stor ing Da ta Other than A udio Files Y ou can sto re com puter da ta into the buil t-in f lash memory of the play er by transf erring it fro m your com puter wi t h W indows Exp lorer . If the pla yer is connected to the co mp uter , the built-in flash memory appea[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 73 73 Advanced F ea tures Upgrading the Play er ’ s Firm war e Y ou can updat e t he pla yer’ s fir m ware, ens ur ing yo u to add new featur es for the pla yer by installing the la test play er’ s firmwa re to the pla yer . For details a b out the lates t f irmwa re informa tion and ho[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 74 74 T roubleshooting T r oublesho oting If the p lay er do es not function as expected, tr y the following s teps to resolve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 2 Press the RESET button with a small pin[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 75 75 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is genera ted.  An a pparat us emitting radio signals, suc h as a mobile p hone is being used near the play er .  When using suc h appara tus as mob i le pho nes, keep them awa y from the pla yer .  A udio da t a from CDs, et c., is [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 76 76 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy Playback has st opped suddenly .  The remaining ba tter y is insufficient.  Charg e t he bat ter y connecting to the com puter (  page 66). The pla yer canno t forma t.  The rema ining battery is low or in suff icient.  Charg e t he b[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 77 77 T roubleshooting Connection with the computer/SonicStage Symptom Cause/Remedy The SonicStag e s oftware cannot be ins t alled.  The com puter’ s operatin g system software is no t com patible with SonicS t age.  S ee the system requir ements (  page 96).  All W indows a pp[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 78 78 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy SonicStage does no t start up .  Y our com puter ’ s system en vironmen t has chan ged, perhaps d ue to an updat e of the W indows opera t ing system. Some functions ar e restricted on SonicS t age.  Wh en you do not log o n your com puter a[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 79 79 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy A udio data canno t b e transferr ed to the player from y our comp uter .  T h e p l a y e r ’ s U S B c o n ne ct o r is no t c o nn e ct e d t o a US B po rt on y o ur co m p u te r p r o pe r ly . M ak e s ur e t ha t “ D A T A A CC ES S ?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 80 80 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy The pla yer be comes unstab le while it is connected to the com puter .  A USB h ub or US B extension cable is being u s ed.  C onnecting the pla yer via a USB h ub or dedicat e d USB exten sion cable ma y not wor k. C onnect the pla yer direc[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 81 81 T roubleshooting Messages Fo l low the in str uctions below if a mes s age a ppears in the displa y . Message Meaning Remedy AC CESS This message a ppears after disconnecting the pla yer fro m t he com puter , starting “Reset All Settings ” (  page 56) or resetting the p l ay er [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 82 82 T roubleshooting Message Meaning Remedy FILE ERROR  The file cannot be r e ad.  The file is not no rmal. T ran sfer the normal audio file back to the comp uter and then fo rmat the pla yer . Fo r det ails, see “ T o delete ab normal data from the built-in flash memory” (  p[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 83 83 T roubleshooting Message Meaning Remedy PRESET FULL 30 br o adcast sta t ions a re already pr eset. Y ou can preset u p to 30 br o adcast sta t ions. I f you wan t to preset mo re statio ns, delete un wanted statio ns first (  page 63), then pr es et the station s you wa nt. SIMPLE M[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 84 84 T roubleshooting T o delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memor y If “ CANNO T PL A Y , ” “DRM ERRO R , ” “EXPIRED , ” “FILE ERROR, ” “FO RMA T ERROR, ” “ MEMOR Y ERROR, ” o r “ NO D A T AB ASE ” a ppears, there is a prob lem with all or part of the [...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 85 85 T roubleshooting Uninstalling S onicStage T o uninstall t he su pplied software fro m your com put er , follo w the procedure below .  Click “Start”– “ Control P anel. ” * 1  Double - click “ Add/Remo ve Progr ams. ” * 2  Click “SonicStage X.X” in the “C urr[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 86 86 Additional Information Disposal of Old Electric al & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collec tion systems) This symbol on the p roduct or o n its packagin g indicat es t ha t t his pr o duct shall not be trea ted as ho[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 87 87 Additional Information Notice f or the customer in the countries appl ying EU Directives A ccording t o t he EU Directive r elated to p roduct safety , EMC an d R&T TE, the man ufacturer of this p roduct is Sony Corpora t ion, 1-7-1 K ona n, Minato-k u, T okyo , J apan. The A utho r[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 88 88 Additional Information Pr ecautions On saf ety  Be sure no t to short-circuit the terminals o f t he pla yer with other metallic objects.  Do not t ouch the recha rgeable bat ter y with bare ha nds if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid may r emain in the play er , con sult your[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 89 89 Additional Information – M a ke sur e not to pu t the player in to a bag with the headpho nes/earphones co rd wrapped ar ound it an d then subject the bag to stro ng impact.  Do not expose the pla yer to water . The pla yer is not wa terproof . Remember to fo l low the p recau t io[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 90 90 Additional Information On the use  W hen using a strap (sold separa tely), be careful to a void hooking i t on objects you pas s by . Furthermor e b e careful no t to swing the player b y the strap to av oid bum ping people.  Refrain from u sing the player acco rding to the in-fli[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-12(1) 91 91 Additional Information  Operatio n of this player wi th s oftwar e other than tha t pro vided is not cov ered by the wa r ran ty .  The a bility to displa y the languages o n supplied softwar e wi ll depend on the installed OS on yo ur comp uter . For bett er results, please ensur[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 92 92 Additional Information On Cop yrights  SonicS t age an d t he SonicStag e logo are trademar ks or register ed t rademarks of Son y C orpora t ion.  OpenMG, A TRA C, A TRA C3, A TRA C3plus a nd t heir logos a re trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  “W ALKMAN” and “W ALKMAN?[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 93 93 Additional Information Specications Audio compression technology (suppor ted bit ra tes and sampling frequency * 1 )  MP3 (MPEG-1 A udio L ayer -3) 32 to 320 kb ps variable bit ra te-com pliant, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz  WMA* 2 (Win dows Media A udio) 32 to 192 kb ps variable bit ra te[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 94 94 Additional Information NW-E016/E016F Bit ra te Songs Time 48 kbps 2,700 180 hr . 00 min. 64 kbps 2,000 133 hr . 20 min. 66 kbps 2,000 133 hr . 20 min. 96 kbps 1,350 90 hr . 00 min. 128 kbps 1,000 66 hr . 40 min. 132 kbps 1,000 66 hr . 40 min. 160 kbps 820 54 hr . 40 min. 192 kbps 685 45[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 95 95 Additional Information Charging time USB-based chargin g A ppr ox. 60 minu tes Batt er y life (continuous pla yback) * 1 * 1 This is when “P ower Sa ve Mode ” (  page 52) is set to “Sa ve ON Su p er , ” and “ S ound ” (  page 28), “VPT” (  page 33), “ Clear St[...]

NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) 96 96 Additional Information Minimum Syst em Requirements (for the player)  C om puter IBM PC/A T or com p atib le compu ter preins t alled with the following W indo ws operating systems: – W indows 2000 Pro fessional (Ser vice Pack 4 o r later) – W indows XP H ome Editio n (S er vice [...]

97 97 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Additional Information D Data ................................................... 84 Date-T ime ............................ 46, 49, 50 Date Di sp T ype ................................ 49 Displa y .............................................. 11 Displa y Mode .........................[...]

98 98 NW -E013/E015/E016/E013F/E015F/E016F .GB 3-093-019-11(1) Additional Information J J acket M o de ...................................... 40 J acket Search ................................ 6, 26 L Linear -PCM ............................... 68, 93 M Ma nual V ol ume ............................... 41 Ma nual tuning .............................[...]