Sony NW-HD5 Operating Instructions (English) manual

T able of Contents Index © 2005 Sony Corporation Portable Hard Disk Audio Player Network W alkman Operating Instructions NW -HD5/NW -HD5H “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Corporation.  Getting Started 11  T ransferring Audio Data to the Player 19  P[...]

Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom 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 -HD5 Serial No. ___________________________ W ARNI NG T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose [...]

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif ferent from that to which the recei ver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Y ou are cautioned that an y changes or modifications not expressly approv ed in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. If y ou ha ve any que[...]

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T able of Contents ........................................................................ 5 Notice for Users .......................................................................... 7 Precautions ................................................................................. 9 On safety ........................................................[...]

Selecting tracks from “ Ne w T racks” ........................... 36 Selecting a track by the f irst letter of the track (Initials Search) ................................................................ 36 Selecting tracks from “ Playlist” .................................... 38 Editing Bookmarks on the Player .............................[...]

Notice for Users On the supplied 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 any f inancial damage, or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arisi[...]

• SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or re gistered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • OpenMG, A TRA C, A TRA C3, A TRA C3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, W indows, W indows NT and W indows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other co[...]

Pr ecautions On safety • Do not put an y 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. On installation • Ne ver use the player where it will be subjected to extremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. • Ne ver wrap the player in anything w[...]

On cleaning • Clean the player casing with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution. • Clean the headphone plug periodically . Notes • Do not use any type of abrasi ve pad, scouring po wder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the casing. • Be careful not to let water into the play[...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started Checking the Supplied Accessories • Headphones (1) • Dedicated USB cable (1) • A C power adaptor (1) • Carrying case (1) • CD-R OM (1)* (SonicStage software, PDF of Operating Instructions) [...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started   (headphones)/LINE OUT jack (  page 29)  HOLD switch (  page 31)  USB connector (  page 24)  DC IN jack (  page 13, 24)  Player display (  page 32)  V OL + * /V O[...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started Pr eparing a Power Source Charge the rechar geable lithium-ion battery before using it for the first time or when it is depleted. Connect the A C power adaptor to the DC IN jack. Connect the A C po w[...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started T o remove the batter y Insert a thin, pointed tool, such as the point of a mechanical pencil, into the hole of the battery compartment lid and slide the lid in the direction of the “  ” mark [...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started Notes on the AC power adaptor • Use only the A C po wer adaptor supplied with the player . Do not use any other A C power adaptor since this may cause the player to malfunction. • The player is n[...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started Installing SonicStage on Y our Computer Using the supplied CD-R OM, install the SonicStage on your computer . Preparing the required system The follo wing system en vironment is required. Computer IB[...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started Notes • SonicStage is not supported by the follo wing en vironments: – OSs other than the indicated on page 16. – Personally constructed PCs or operating systems – An en vironment that is an [...]

 T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Getting Started  Close all other running software . Check the follo wing to see whether or not there are any applicable items before installing the SonicStage software as the y may cause the software installation[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player Impor ting Audio Data to Y our Computer Record and store tracks (audio data) from an audio CD to the SonicStage “My Library” on the hard disk dri ve of your computer . If you want to obtain CD information (artist na[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Inser t the audio CD that you want to recor d into the CD drive of y our computer .  P oint to  of “  Music Source, ” and select “Impor t a CD” from the men u. The contents of the audio CD appear in[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  What is CD information? CD information refers to information about audio CDs, such as an album name, an artist’ s name, track titles, etc. Using SonicStage, you can obtain CD information for free from the Gracenot[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player Managing T racks Using SonicStage Y ou can manage or edit tracks on the “My Library” screen in SonicStage. Y ou can also group your fav orite tracks or tracks by theme to create playlists, and manage them as an albu[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  Select the playlist to add to fr om the list on the right. T o add the track to a new playlist, click (Ne w playlist). A ne w playlist is created and is displayed in the Playlist contents list. Y ou can now input a [...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player T ransferring Audio Data to the Player T ransfer the tracks (audio data) stored in SonicStage “ My Library” on your computer to the player in A TRA C3plus/MP3 format. The audio data to be transferred includes the in[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player  P oint to  of “T ransfer  , ” and select “A TRA C A udio Device” from the list. The screen is switched to the windo w on which tracks are transferred from SonicStage to the player .  Click the alb u[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player • When there is not enough free space on the player for audio data to be transferred, the transfer will fail. • The number of transfers for a track may be limited for reasons of copyright. • T racks with a limited[...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player T ransferring Audio Data Back to Y our Computer Audio data can be transferred back to SonicStage “ My Library” on your computer . My Library list “T ransfer  ”  “A TRAC Audio Device” T racks stored on [...]

 Playing Back Music  Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information T ransferring Audio Data to the Player T o stop transferring Click on the SonicStage windo w . Notes • T racks transferred to the player from another computer cannot be transferred to My Library on your computer . • Do not disconnect the USB cable, or re[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Playing Back Y ou can play back tracks transferred to the player using SonicStage (  page 19). Y ou can change the language to your own for the menu and the messages in the display (  page 54).  Connect headphones to the  (headphones)/LINE OUT jack o[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press  .  appears on the left bottom of the display and the player starts playback. Press  again to pause.  appears.   Press V OL + /V OL – to adjust the v olume . VOL + /VOL–  What type of audio data can I play back? This player can[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Locking the controls (HOLD) Y ou can prev ent accidental button presses while carrying the player by locking the controls. “HOLD” flashes on the display if you press any button when the HOLD function is acti v ated. Slide the HOLD switc h in the direction of[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Checking information in the display Y ou can check audio data and the playback status in the player display . Player display during playback                 Track title  Album name  Artist name  Genre  [...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Selecting T racks to Playback (Artist, Album, Genr e, etc.) By searching for tracks in the player by “ Artist” or “ Album, ” etc., you can select the tracks you want to listen to. For details about the displays, see “On folder structure of the Find dis[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music T o return to the Find display Press SEARCH/ MENU. T o return to the MENU display Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. T o return to the playback screen, select “Playback Screen” on the MENU display , and then press  . T o return to the track list Press / . T o s[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music On folder structure of the Find display There are the follo wing search modes on the Find display , – “ Artist, ”– “ Album, ”–“ T rack, ”– “ Genre, ” –“ New T racks, ” – “ Initials Search” and “ Playlist. ” The structure o[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Selecting tracks from “ New T racks” Y ou can select tracks from albums that are ne wly transferred to the player (the 5 latest times).  Select “ New T racks” in the Find displa y (in step  ,  page 33), and then press . The list of ne w tracks a[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press / to select “ Initials Sear ch, ” and then press  . The track list appears, and then the character select display appears.  Press / / / to select the initial of the track title, and then press  . The tracks that start with the initial you [...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Selecting tracks from “ Playlist” Y ou can select tracks from playlists edited using SonicStage or tracks registered in bookmark types (Bookmark 1 to Bookmark 5) on the player . T o register a track in a Bookmark, see  page 39.  Select “ Pla ylist”[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Editing Bookmarks on the Player There are two kinds of playlists, that is, the playlists in SonicStage and the playlists in the player . A playlist in the player includes playlists created in SonicStage and bookmark types created on the player . For details on t[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music T o play tracks registered in Bookmarks 1 Press SEARCH/ MENU. The Find display appears. 2 Press / to select “ Playlist, ” and then press  . 3 Press / to select “ Bookmark, ” and then press . When you press  instead of pressing here, playback starts[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press / to select “Edit Bookmark, ” and then press  or . The Edit Bookmark display appears.  Press / to select “Move, ” and then press  or . The Bookmark list appears.  Press / to select Bookmark to edit, and then press  or . The track[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press / to select “Y es, ” and then press  . “Changes sav ed. ” appears in the player display . If you select “No, ” the editing of the playlist is cancelled, and the display returns to the Edit Bookmark display . Clearing bookmarked tracks Y [...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press / to select a track to be c leared, and then press  . The selected track is remov ed from the list. When you want to clear multiple tracks from a Bookmark, repeat this step.  Press or  . The confirmation dialog box appears.  Press / to sele[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Changing a bookmark icon Y ou can select a bookmark icon to appear on bookmarked tracks. It is con venient to use a dif ferent bookmark icon for each Bookmark (Bookmark 1 to 5).  Select “Select Icon” in step  in the “Rearranging track or der in a Boo[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Changing Playback Options (Play Mode) Y ou can use various playback options (Play Mode), such as selecting tracks you want to listen to and playing tracks in random order . For details about playback options and the playback range, see “Playback options” ( ?[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press / to select a playbac k option, and then press  . The default setting is “Normal Playback” (normal play).  Press SEARCH/ MENU to display the Find displa y , and then select the searc h categor y for pla yback (  page 33). T o narrow do wn [...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music Playback options (Play Mode) Player display/icon Explanation Normal Playback / No icon (Normal play) All the tracks after the selected track are played once in the track number order . When you select an item (album, artist, etc.) other than a track, all the tra[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press SEARCH/ MENU to display the Find displa y , and then select the searc h categor y for pla yback (  page 33).  Press  . Playback starts in the unit in the track number order .  What is a unit (search category for playback)? All the items (an[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music On T rack shuffle within the unit (“Shuffle T racks” play mode when the “Unit” is set to “Unit On”) If you set “Unit” to “Unit On” on the Options display , all the items (an artist, an album, a track) listed in the unit when you start playb[...]

 Other Functions  T rouble Shooting  Additional information Playing Back Music  Press SEARCH/ MENU to display the Find displa y , and then select the searc h categor y for pla yback (  page 33).  Press  . Playback starts in the selected playback option. T o cancel set up at any time during operation Press  to return to the O[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Changing Sound Quality and Settings For details about v arious setting items, see  page 52.  Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU . The MENU display appears.  Press / to select “Options, ” and then press  . The Options display appears.  Press / to select an option, and then[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Setup items for sound quality and displays Item Options (  : Default setting) Sound  Sound Off Plays tracks in normal sound quality . VPT Acoustic Eng. 1) 2) Studio (VS) Recreates the sound of a recording studio. Li ve (VL) Recreates the sound of a concert hall. Club (VC) Recre[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Item Options (  : Default setting) A VLS 1)  A VLS Of f The volume changes without limiting the volume le vel. A VLS On The maximum volume is limited to protect your hearing. Beep  Beep On The beep sounds when you operate the player . Beep Of f The beep is turned of f. Audio[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Item Options (  : Default setting) Orient Screen  V ertical Fixes the display v ertically . Auto Adjusts the display orientation automatically using the G-Sensor 1) function. The orientation of the display is fix ed to the appropriate direction when you turn the player on. Righ[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Customizing sound quality (6-Band Equalizer – Custom) Y ou can adjust the sound quality for each frequency range indi vidually , checking the settings on the display .  After selecting “Sound” in step  in “Changing Sound Quality and Settings” (  page 51), select ?[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions  Repeat steps  and  to make adjustments for the remaining frequency ranges.  Press  . The display returns to the 6-Band Equalizer display . T o cancel set up Press  to return to the 6-Band Equalizer display . T o return to the MENU display Press and hold SEARCH/ MEN[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions  Press / to select “T reble” or “Bass. ” Y ou can adjust the sound quality of the treble and bass.  Press / to select the sound level. The sound le vel can be adjusted in eight le vels. Sound Quality Emphasis level Bass -4 to +3 T reble -4 to +3  Press  . The scre[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Connecting Other Devices Y ou can listen to tracks through a stereo system and record tracks in the player onto a MiniDisc or a cassette tape. See the instruction manual that comes with the de vice you want to connect. Be sure to turn of f all de vices before making the connections a[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Storing Data Other Than Audio Files Y ou can transfer data from the hard disk of a computer to the built-in hard disk of this player using W indo ws Explorer . The built-in hard disk of the player is displayed in W indo ws Explorer as an external dri ve (as a remo v able storage). No[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Resetting to the Factor y Settings Reset all the settings in the MENU display to the factory settings.  While the player is stopped, press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. The MENU display appears.  Press / to select “Options, ” and then press  . The Options display appears.  P[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions  Press / to select “Y es, ” and then press  . The message appears, and then the display returns to the Initialize System display . T o cancel set up Press  . Alternativ ely , select “No” in step  , and then press  . The display returns to the Format display . N[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Initializing 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.  While the player is stopped, [...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions  Press / to select “Y es, ” and then press  . A confirmation dialog appears.  Press / to select “Y es, ” and then press  . The message appears, and then the display returns to the Initialize System display . T o cancel set up Press  . Alternativ ely , select ?[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information Other Functions Uninstalling SonicStage T o uninstall SonicStage, follow the procedures belo w .  Click “Star t”– “Control P anel. ”* * “Settings” – “Control Panel” in the case of W indows 2000 Professional/ W indows Millennium Edition/W indows 98 Second Edition  Double-cli[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting If you experience trouble with your player , try the following solutions. 1 Remov e the battery and insert it again. 2 Check the symptoms in “T roubleshooting. ” 3 Check the symptoms in the SonicStage Help when using SonicStage. 4 If the problem cannot be solve[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Sound Symptom Case and/or corrective action There is no sound. Noise is heard.  The v olume le vel is set to zero. T urn the volume up (  page 30).  The headphone plug is not connected properly . Connect it to  (headphones)/LINE OUT jack securely (  page 29).  The [...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Operation/Playback Symptom Case and/or corrective action Buttons do not work.  The buttons are locked. Slide the HOLD switch back (  page 31 ).  Moisture condensation has occurred (Moisture may condense inside the player if the player is brought directly from a cold place t[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Connection with the computer/SonicStage Symptom Case and/or corrective action The SonicStage software cannot be installed.  An operating system not compatible with the software is used (  page 16 ).  All W indo ws applications are not closed. If you start the installation w[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting “Connecting to PC” is not displayed when connecting to the computer with the USB cable.  Please wait for the authentication of the SonicStage software.  Another application is running on the computer . W ait for a while and reconnect the USB cable. If the problem persists,[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting 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.  The free space of the hard disk in the player is insuf ficient. T ransfer back any unnecessary tracks to your compute[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Audio data is transferred back to your computer and remaining transferable count increases without operations occasionally when the player is connected to the computer .  If a track is deleted from the player using the SonicStage software installed on a computer other than the on[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Others Symptom Case and/or corrective action There is no beep sound when the player is operated.  “Beep” is set to “Beep Of f. ” Set it to “Beep On” (  page 53 ). The player gets warm.  The player may get warm when the battery is being charged and just after cha[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Using SonicStage Help SonicStage Help provides further details on ho w to use SonicStage. SonicStage Help allo ws you to search easily for information from a list of operations, such as “Importing audio data” or “T ransferring audio data, ” or from large list of k eywords, o[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting T o search for a word inside an explanation “List T opics” T ype the keyword to find “Search” A list of the typed words “Dis play ” An explanation of the selected item 1 Click “Search. ” 2 T ype in the words. 3 Click “List T opics. ” A list of the typed words is[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting Err or Messages Follo w the instructions below if an error message appears in the display . Message Meaning Corrective action A VLS NO VOLUME OPERA TION The volume e xceeds the maximum volume of A VLS.  Set “ A VLS” to “ A VLS Of f” (  page 53 ). ALL BOOKMARKED Y ou ar[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting CANNOT PLA Y TRACK ON THIS DEVICE • The track is not permitted to be played back on the player . • The tracks with a limited playing count are playing.  Y ou cannot play back tracks that are not permitted to be played back on the player . CANNOT PLA Y UNA V AILABLE FOR PLA YB[...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting HDD NOT INITIALIZED CORRECTL Y • The hard disk of the player is not correctly initialized. • The hard disk of the player was initialized on the computer . • The hard disk of the player has not been initialized because it was changed.  Initialize the hard disk of the player [...]

 Playing Back Music  Additional information T roubleshooting SYSTEM ERROR <No.***> (Number appears in parenthesis.) There is a system error .  Write do wn the number and consult your nearest Sony dealer . 7 8 GB NW -HD5.GB.2-629-002-21(1) T able of Contents Index[...]

 Playing Back Music Additional Information Specifications Maximum recordable number of track (Approx.)* NW-HD5: A TRAC3 A TRAC3plus MP3 5,000 (132 kbps) 2,500 (256 kbps) 5,000 (128 kbps) 6,000 (105 kbps) 10,000 (64 kbps) 10,000 (64 kbps) 10,000 (66 kbps) 13,000 (48 kbps) NW-HD5H: A TRAC3 A TRAC3plus MP3 7,500 (132 kbps) 3,500 (256 kbps) 7,500 ([...]

 Playing Back Music Additional Information Power source Recha rg eable lithi um-io n batt ery: LIP-88 0PD, 3.7V , 880 mAh , Li- ion A C po wer ada ptor: DC IN 6 V Battery life (continuous playback) A TRA C3plus f ormat (48 k bps): Appr ox. 4 0 hour s MP3 f ormat (128 kbps) : Approx. 30 h ours Dimension Not i ncludi ng project ing parts: Appro x.[...]

 Playing Back Music Additional Information Index Continued  Symbols 1 (Single Play) 47 Alb um 35 Artist 35 Genre 35 Initials Search 36 Ne w T racks 36 Playlist 38 Remaining po wer 15 Repeat play 49 Shuf fle Items 47 Shuf fle T racks 47 T rack 35 T rack shuf fle within the unit 49 Unit shuf fle 49 A A C power adaptor 11 Album Shuf fle 47 Arena[...]

 Playing Back Music Additional Information Sony Corporation Initialize Hard Disk 62 Initialize System 54 Initial Search 36 In vert Screen 53 Italiano 54 J Japanese 54 Jazz 52 K K orean 54 L Language 54 Left 54 Line Out 53 Li ve 52 M Managing tracks (Playlist) 22 MP3 30 My Library 22 My Library (SonicStage) 19 N Negati ve 53 Ne w T racks 36 Norma[...]