Sony NWZ-A826 manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-289-807- 11 (3) NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(3) Operation Guide NWZ -A826 / A828 / A829 T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 2 2 Digital Media Pla yer NWZ-A826 / NWZ-A828 / NWZ-A829 About the Manuals The follo wing man uals are inc luded with the play er . A dditionally , after installing softwar e f ro m the supp lied CD-ROM, yo u can refer t o the help pr ovided within each software .  Q uick Start G uide explains set up a [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 3 3  Hints  Y ou ca n jump to the in dicated page b y clicking a page n umber in the table of con ten ts, in the Ho me menu li st, or in the index.  Y ou can j ump to the indica ted page by clic king a page refer ence indicatio n (e.g.,  page 4) on each page .  T o se arc h for a ref erence [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 4 4 Continued  T able of C onten ts Supp lie d Accessories ............................. 8 A bout the bundled soware ........................... 9 Pa r ts and Controls .............................. 10 Fr ont ................................................................ 10 Rear ...................[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 5 5 Note  D epending on the co untr y/region in which y ou hav e purchased the pla yer , some models may n ot be available . Listening to Songs throu gh Bluetooth Communication Bas ic Fac ts on B lue too th T e chn ol og y .......................................................... 75 Wha t can the playe[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 6 6 Home Menu List Y o u can displa y the Ho me menu b y pr essing and ho lding the BA CK/HOME bu tton o f the play er . The H ome men u is the starting point o f each funct ion, such as p laying songs, videos an d photos, sear ching fo r songs, Bluet ooth comm unication, a nd chan ging settings. Intellige[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 7 7 Settings M usic Settings Play M o de ............................... 37 Playback Range ....................... 39 Equalizer .................................. 43 VPT(Surro und) ...................... 46 DSEE(Sound Enhan ce) ......... 49 Clear Ster eo ............................. 48 Dynamic No rmalizer[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 8 8 Supplied Ac cessories Please check the accessories in the package .  H eadphones (1)  USB cab le (1)  E arbuds (Size S,L) (1)  A ttachment (1) U se when connecting the player t o the optional cradle, etc.  S tand (1)  CD-R O M * 1 * 2 (1)  MP3 Conv ersion T ool  M edia Manag er [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 9 9 About the bundled software Windows Media Play er 11 T ransf erable files: M usic (MP3, WMA), Photo (JPEG) W indows M edia Player can im p ort audio da ta from CDs a nd transfer da ta to the play er . When y ou use cop yr ight p rotected WMA a udio fi les, use this software . Fo r details on opera tion,[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 10 10 P ar ts and C ontrols Front  BA CK/HOME button * 1 Pr ess to go up o ne list screen level, o r to ret urn to the previous m enu. Pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton t o display the H ome men u (  page 13).  Headphone jack Fo r connecting the headph ones. In ser t the jack pin un til i[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 11 11  HOLD switch Y o u can pro tect the player a gainst accidental opera tion by usin g the HO LD switch when carr ying it. B y sliding the H OLD switch t o the direction of the a rrow  , all opera tion but tons a re disabled. I f you slide the HO LD switch to the op p osite posi tion, the HOLD [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 12 12 Rear  RESET button Resets the player when y ou pr ess the RESET b utto n with a small pin, etc. (  page 124).  A ccessor y hole (type I) U sed to attach the s upplied stan d or the optio nal accessories. Using the supplied stand Y o u can stand u p the play er using the sup plied stand[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 13 13 Pla yer Con trols and Screens U se the 5-way bu tto n and the B ACK/H OME bu tto n to naviga te through screens, pla y songs, videos and ph otos, and t o chang e the player ’ s settings. The H ome men u ap pe ars when y ou pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton. The diagram belo w shows ho w the s[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 14 14 How to use the 5‑w ay button and screen The 5-wa y butt on performs differ ent functions o n the list screens, o n the thumb nail screens, and o n the “N ow Playin g” screen. * 1 There are tactile dots. U se them to help with bu tton operatio ns. How to use the 5‑w ay butt on on the list scre[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 15 15 List Photo Buttons Description  Confirms the item of the lis t. Pr ess and hold to p lay back a slide sho w of ph otos in the selected item.  /  M oves the cursor u p or down. Pr ess and hold to scr oll up or do wn faster .  /  Displa ys the previous o r next screen of the list. How to[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 16 16 How to use the 5‑w ay butt on on the “Now Playing” screen Music Song name Ar tist name Album title Genre Playing status Release year Buttons Description  Starts song p layback. When pla yb ack starts,  a ppears on the displa y , and if the  but ton is pr essed again,  a ppears and p[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 17 17 Playing status Video When y ou chan ge the displa y orienta tion to ho rizontal, the  /  /  /  bu tto n orien tation an d funct ions will also be changed. Buttons Description  Starts video playback. W hen playback starts,  ap pe ars o n the displa y , and if the  but ton is pr es[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 18 18 Photo Playing status When y ou chan ge the displa y orienta tion to ho rizontal, the  /  /  /  bu tto n orien tation an d funct ions will also be changed. Buttons Description   ap pears on the displa y and a slide sh ow starts. If the  bu tton is p ressed again,  a ppears and [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 19 19 Displaying the “Now Playing” Screen Y o u can quickly disp lay “N ow Pla ying” screen fro m various screens. 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button Now Playing   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Now Pl[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) 20 20 U sing the OPTION Button Y o u can chang e various settings o f each funct ion when yo u pres s the OPTION/ PWR OFF bu tto n. The OPTIO N/PWR OFF bu tton is u s eful since you can displa y the setting screen immediate ly withou t selec ting setting it ems from the (Settings) men u of the H ome men u.[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music Playing Music 21 21 Searching for S ongs (Music Library) Songs transf erred by W indows Explo rer , or another tra nsfer capa ble software can be play ed back on the play er . Y o u can search fo r songs b y title of songs, alb ums, artist, and genr e, etc. Music Library 5-way butt on BACK/HO[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 22 22 Searching for songs by album   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   Press the[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 23 23 Searching for songs by artist   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   Press th[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 24 24 Searching for songs by genre   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   Press the[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 25 25 Searching for songs by release y ear   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Music Libr ar y), and then press the  button to c onrm. The “ M usic Library” s creen a ppears.   P[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 26 26 Searching for songs by folder When y ou transf er data to the “ MUSIC” folder b y drag ging and dr opp ing in W indows Explor er , up to the 8th level under the “ MUSIC” folder will a ppear and can be pla yed back. E ven if you use an other transfer ca pable softwar e for transf[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 27 27 Searching for S ongs by Initial Letter Y o u can search fo r songs b y the initial letter of the artist na me, album title, o r song na me. Initial Search 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  / ?[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 28 28 Pla ying a Playlist Y o u can play lis ts of songs (pla ylists). Also , you can cr eate pla ylists using the sup plied W indows M edia Player 11, or a nother transf er capable so ftware. H owever , some pla ylists may no t be recognized by the play er , depending on software . For deta [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 29 29 Searching for S ongs Based on the C urren tly Pla ying Song Y o u can search fo r other songs, alb ums, and artists b y the song info rmation o f the currently p laying son g. T o use this funct ion, the “  /  Bu tto n S etting ” needs to be set to “Direct Search ” (  p[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 30 30 Pla ying Songs in Random Order (Intelligen t Shue) The pla yer offers 2 differ ent ra ndom modes (also known as sh uff le play) . Intelligent Shuffle 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button Playing songs released in the same y ear in random order (Time Machine Shuffle) The pla yer rando mly s[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 31 31 Notes  While the animatio n that ap pears when the player is selecting a release year i s display ed, the con trols of the p layer canno t be operated.  S ongs with no r elease year data ar e not selected in “ Time M achine Shuffle ” play an d are not pla yed.  A s huffle p[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 32 32 Playing all songs in random order All the songs sto red on the pla yer ar e played in ra ndom or der .   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Intelligent Shue), and then press the  butt[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 33 33 Displaying the N ow Pla ying Screen Each T ime the Songs S witch (New S ong P op Up ) If y ou set the screensaver t o “ Clo ck ” or “B lank ” (  page 101) and ther e is no opera tion for a while, the screen cha nges to the clock disp lay or b lank screen. H owever , if you se[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 34 34 Deleting Songs fr om Music Library When you delete songs form “Music Library , ” use the software you used to transfer the songs, or W indo ws Explorer . For details about using the softw are, see the Help of the software. T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 35 35 Displaying the Music Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Mu sic option m enu b y pressin g the OPTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as a son g list, or on the m usic “N ow Playin g” screen. F rom the M usic option m enu, va rious settings[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Music 36 36 Option items appear on the “Now Pla ying” screen Option items Description/reference page Play M ode Sets the play mode (  page 37). Playback Range Sets the playback range (  pag e 39). Equalizer Cust omizes the sound quality (  pag e 43). VPT(Surro und) Cus tomizes the “V[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music Setting the Music 37 37 Setting the Pla y Mode (Play Mode) The pla yer offers a va riety of play modes, incl uding rando m play a nd selected repeat p lay . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 38 38 The list of play modes The pla y back con ten ts differ , depending on the setting o f the playback rang e (  page 39). Play mode type/icon description N ormal/No ico n The songs wi thin t he pla y back rang e are pla yed back in the song list o rder . Repeat/ The son gs within t[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 39 39 Setting the Playback R ange Y o u can set the playback range o f songs Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  butt[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 40 40 Setting the Album Display F ormat The pla yer offers 3 types of alb um list forma ts “ T itle Only , ” “ T itle & Cover Art, ” and “ C ov er Art On ly . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Notes  The cover art only a ppe ars if the co ver art informa tion is [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 41 41  Hint  Y ou can also selec t the album displa y forma t on the album list scr een. Press the OPTIO N/PWR OFF but ton on the alb um list screen, and select “ Album Display F ormat ” from the o ption men u. T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 42 42 Setting t o S earch by F olders (  /  Button Setting) While pla ying back mu sic or pausin g playback, you ca n se ar ch for son gs by skip ping fo lders. Y ou ca n set t he  /  bu tton t o skip folder s or to search f or songs fro m the informa tion of the curren tly pl[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 43 43 Setting the Sound Quality (Equalizer) Y o u can set the s ound q uality accordin g to the music g enre, etc. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Changing the sound quality Y o u can customize the pla yer’ s sound quali ty .   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til th[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 44 44 T o return to the normal sound quality Selec t “N one ” in step  , a nd then press the  b utt on to confirm.  Hint  Y ou can also set t he sound quality fro m the “N ow Pla ying” screen. Pr ess the OPTIO N/ PWR OFF bu tton, a nd select “Equalizer” from the o [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 45 45 Customizing sound quality Y o u can preset the value o f CLEAR BASS (bas s) and 5 bands Equalizer as “ Custom 1” o r “ Cus tom 2. ”   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 46 46 Making the Sound More V ibrant ( VPT(Surround)) Y o u can choose f ro m “S tudio , ” “Live , ” “Cl ub , ” “ Arena, ” “ Ma trix” or “K araok e ” accor ding to yo ur song using the “VPT* 1 (S urround)” function. Setting t o “ Studio , ” “Live, ” “[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 47 47  Hint  Y ou can also set t he “VPT(S urround)” setting fro m the “N ow Playin g” screen. Pr ess the OPTIO N/PWR OFF but ton, and select “VPT(S urround)” fro m the option men u. Note  The “VPT(Surro und)” setting is not a pplied while playing a video . List o[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 48 48 Listening with Clear Stereo Sound ( Clear Stereo ) “ C lear Ster eo ” enables individ ual lef t and right digi ta l pr ocessing of the sound. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  / ?[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 49 49 C orrecting Sound in the High Range (DSEE(Sound Enhanc er)) By activa ting the “DSEE* 1 (Sound Enha ncer)” feat ure, yo u can hear a rich and na tural sound almost exactly like the original source. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button u[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 50 50 Notes  The “DSEE(Sound Enhan cer)” setting is not a pplied while playing a video .  Th e “DSEE(Sound Enhan cer)” func tion is no t effec tive fo r songs with a file forma t that is not co mpr essed, or songs tha t are o f a high bit rat e with no treble loss.  I n t[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Setting the Music 51 51 A djusting the V olume L ev el (Dynamic Nor malizer) Y o u can reduce the vo lume level between songs. W ith this setting, when listenin g to album songs in the sh uf f le pla y mode, the volume level between songs is modera ted to minimize the difference in their r ecording leve ls[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos Playing Videos 52 52 Pla ying a V ideo Y o u can play videos b y transferring video files to the player usin g Media Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN or W indows Exp lorer . The play er offers 2 types of pla y mode; play back on e vide o file only (one file pla y) and pla y back all v ideo files stor [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 53 53 On video pla yback operations T o (icon) 5-way butt on operation Find the beginning o f the next video ( ) * 1 Press the  b utto n. Find the beginning o f the current video ( ) * 2 Press the  b utto n. Go forward sligh tly ( ) * 3 Pr ess the  butt on while the video is paused.[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 54 54 Setting the V ideo Orien tation Y o u can set the vide o orien tation to “ V ertical, ” “H orizon ta l (right), ” or “H orizontal (left). ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 55 55  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ V ertic al ”: Displays a t 240 × 180 pixels. (Defa ult setting)  “ H orizon ta l (right)” or “ H orizon ta l (left)”: Displa ys at 320 × 240 p[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 56 56 Setting the Display of the V ideo Screen Y o u can displa y or hide the detailed informa tion of a video , such as i ts title, pla y back icon, an d elapsed playin g time, etc., during pla yback. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 57 57 Setting the Zoom F unc tion Y o u can zoom in the currently p laying video . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the  button to[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 58 58  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ A uto ”: The video image is enlarg ed/reduced by fully fit ting it to the ava ilable displa y area, keep ing the aspect ratio . When a 16:9 video image (ob[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 59 59 Pla ying V ideos C ontinuously Y o u can play back all videos sto red on the pla yer con tinuo usly . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and the[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 60 60 Setting the V ideo List Display F ormat The pla yer offers 3 dis play fo rmats. Y ou can set the displa y forma t of the video list as “Title Only , ” “ Title W ith Th umbnail * 1 , ” or “ Thum bnail Only . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B A[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 61 61 Pla ying Only V ideo Sound Y o u can choose option s whi le the play er is on hold d uring the playback of videos, either by p laying a video normally o r by turning o ff t he screen and listenin g only to the sound o f those v ideos. Setting this optio n to “N o ” saves ba ttery p[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 62 62 Deleting V ideos from the V ideo Library Y o u can delete videos on the pla yer from the “ V ide o Library . ” V ideo Librar y OPTION/PWR OFF button BACK/HOME button 5-way butt on  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Videos 63 63 Displaying the V ideo Option Menu Y o u can displa y the V ideo optio n menu b y pres sing the OPTIO N/PWR OFF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as the video list, or o n the vide o “N ow Pla ying” screen. F rom the V ide o optio n menu, va rious vi[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos Playing Photos 64 64 Displaying a Phot o Y o u can displa y photos b y transferring p hoto files to the play er using M edia Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN or W indows Exp lorer . Y ou ca n either displa y one pho to ful ly on the scr een (single display) o r a number o f photos co ntin uously (slid[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 65 65  Hints  Playback of songs co ntinues even while yo u are searchin g for pho tos in the phot o folder lists, or p hoto lists o r when the “No w Playin g” screen of the Pho to is displa yed.  Y ou can dis play the pho tos in a selected folder con tinuousl y (slide show pla y[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 66 66 Setting the Photo Orientation Y o u can set the photo o rientatio n to “V ert ical, ” “H orizon tal (rig ht), ” or “H orizontal (left). ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  / [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 67 67  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ V ertic al ”: Displays a t 240 × 180 pixels. (Defa ult setting)  “ H orizon ta l (right)” or “ H orizon ta l (left)”: Displa ys at 320 × 240 p[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 68 68 Setting the Display of the Photo S creen Y o u can displa y or hide the detailed informa tion of a ph oto , such as an icon that sh ows pla yb ack sta tus, etc., while displa ying a phot o. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 69 69 Pla ying a Slide Show Y o u can displa y photos in a selected folder co ntin uously . Photo Library 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Photo Library), and then pre[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 70 70 Setting the Slide Show Play Mode Y o u can displa y photos as a s lide show r epe at edly . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press th[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 71 71 Setting the Interval of a S lide Show Y o u can set the time e ach pho to is displa yed. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings), and then press the ?[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 72 72 Setting the Photo List Display For mat The pla yer offers 3 dis play fo rmats. Y ou can set the displa y forma t of the pho to list as “Title Only , ” “ Title W ith Th umbnail * 1 , ” or “ Thum bnail Only . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B A[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 73 73 Deleting Photos from Photo Library When y ou delete the pho tos from “ Phot o Librar y , ” use Media Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details about u sing M edi a Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN, see its H elp . Note  Media Ma nager for W ALKAMN cannot delete p hotos [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Playing Photos 74 74 Displaying the Phot o Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Photo o ption men u by p ressing the O PTION/PWR OFF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as the ph oto folder lis t, or on the ph oto “N ow Pla ying” screen. F rom the P hoto op tion men u, vari[...]

75 75 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication  Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Basic F ac ts on Bluetooth T echnology What c an the play er do with Bluetooth? The pla yer incl udes Bluetooth wireles s technology . The pla yer comm unicates wireless ly[...]

76 76 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication What is Bluetooth technology? Bluet ooth wireless techno log y is a short-rang e wireless techno log y that enab les wireless da ta comm unication between digital devices, such as com pact stereos or head phones. Bl uetooth wireless t e[...]

77 77 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Steps to use Bluetooth communic ation T o listen to songs o r video sound on the pla yer from B luetooth devices, the follo wing steps ar e requir ed. Pairing P air the play er and a Bluet ooth dev ice (  page 78). Establ ishing Bluetooth connec t[...]

78 78 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Pr eparing for Bluetooth C ommunication (Pair ing) What is pairing? Bluet ooth de vices need to be “ paired ” with each other befor ehand. Once Bl uetooth dev ices ar e paired, there is n o need for pairing aga in, except in the follo wing cases:[...]

79 79 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t “Pairing , ” and then press the  button to c onrm. The screen that inf orms of pa iring process a ppears. The pla yer also indicat es pairing stat us by the Bl uetooth indicato r (  [...]

80 80 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(2)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication T o c ancel pairing process Pr ess the BA CK/HOME b utto n or pr ess and ho ld the BL UETOOTH but ton to cancel pairing. After “ P airing pr ocess aborted. ” appears, the Bl uetooth function turns o f f, and then the scr een returns[...]

81 81 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Establishing Bluetooth C onnec tion Y o u can establish B luetooth connection b y using the BL UETOOTH but ton or opera ting f ro m the Ho me menu . Note  Before esta blishing Bl uetooth connection, com plete the pairing between the [...]

82 82 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication  Hint  If you end B luetooth connection fro m the Bluetooth device, the play er enters the standb y status f or establis hing a connection. If a co nnection is not establi shed within 10 minu tes, the Bluetooth function turn s off aut omaticall[...]

83 83 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Establishing Bluet ooth connection from the Home menu Bluetooth 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button  Set up the Bluetooth device to pr epare for Bluetooth c onnec tion. Fo r details about set ting up the device, refer t o the operation in str uction ma[...]

84 84 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication T o end Bluetooth connection from the H ome menu Selec t “B luetooth Off ” from the Bl uetooth menu . Y ou can also turn o f f the Bluet ooth f unction b y pressin g and holdin g the BL UETOOTH but ton.  Hint  If you end B luetooth connecti[...]

85 85 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication About the Bluetooth indicator Bluetooth indicator Status Off The Bl uetooth funct ion is o f f Blinks quickly While pairing is in p rogress Blinks con tinuou sly  W hile establis hing the connection  D uring “ C onnection S tandby”  W hi[...]

86 86 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Listening to Songs or V ideo Sound fr om a Bluetooth Devic e Y o u can listen to son gs or video sound from a pa ired device. Notes  Che ck the follo wing before o perating the pla yer .  Th e Bluetooth device is turned on.  P airing o f the[...]

87 87 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Incompatible opera tions with the Bluet ooth func tion Operations or featur es Results Connecting an accessory to the pla yer through WM-POR T:  A cces sories that pr ovides electricity  O ther accessories  US B conn ec tion  Th e play er[...]

88 88 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Selec ting a Devic e for Quick C onnec tion Y o u can establish B luetooth connection sim ply b y pressin g and holdin g the BL UETOOTH butt on of the p layer (Quick Connection) (  page 81). Y ou can designat e a dev ice fo r this operation. Setti[...]

89 89 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Checking the Information of Bluetooth D evic es Y o u can check the info rmation o f the paired devices, such as, device name, device address, and s upport pr ofiles. OPTION/PWR OFF button BACK/HOME button 5-way butt on Bluetooth  Press and hold t[...]

90 90 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Deleting a Pair ed Bluetooth D evic e fr om the Pla yer The pla yer can be paired with u p to 8 differen t devices (  p age 78). I f you wan t to pair the pla yer with addition al de vices, delete an unnecessary Bluet ooth de vice fr[...]

91 91 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Setting the Sound Quality (Sound Quality Mode) Y o u can adjus t the sound quality fo r Bluetooth co mmunica tion by ad justing the bi t rate (A2D P audio strea ming). Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un[...]

92 92 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Applying S ound Eects Setting Y o u can choose whet her or n ot to a pply the sound effects (“Eq ualizer , ” “VPT(S urround), ” “DS EE(Sound Enhancer), ” “Dynamic N ormalizer”). I f you choose to ap ply , all of the sound effects a[...]

93 93 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Check the Bluetooth Information of the Play er (Bluetooth Information) Y o u can check the Bl uetooth informa tion of the pla yer , such as, versio n, model name , BD address, o r support pr ofiles. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME butto[...]

94 94 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication T urning o the Bluetooth F unc tion (Bluetooth O ) Y o u can turn off the Bluet o oth function from the H ome men u as well as using the Bluet o oth bu tto n (  page 81). Bluetooth 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/[...]

95 95 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Enter ing C onnec tion Standby ( C onnec tion S tandby) Y o u can establish B luetooth connection fro m the Bluetooth device. Before y ou opera te the dev ice, the pla yer needs to en ter the standb y status f or establi shing connection (Connection [...]

96 96 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Pr ec autions on Bluetooth communication  Bluet ooth wireless techno log y operates wi thin a range of a bout 10 meter s (abou t 30 feet). Maxim um comm unication ran ge ma y var y depending on obstacles (person, metal, wall, etc.) o r elect ro ma[...]

97 97 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication  The pla yer sup ports s ecurity capab ilities that com ply with the Bluetoo th standar d to pr ovide a secure connection when the Bl uetooth wireless technology is used, but security may n ot be enough depending on the setting. Be c ar efu l when[...]

98 98 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Listening to Songs through Bluetooth Communication Displaying the Bluet ooth Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Bluetooth op tion men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF bu tto n on the list of B luetooth devices. Y ou ca n chang e the s ettings fro m the men u. The op tion item s shown [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings Settings 99 99 Limiting the V olume ( A VLS (V olume Limit)) Y o u can set “ A VLS (V olume Limi t)” (A uto matic V olume Limi ter System) t o limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a udito r y disturbance or di stract ion. W ith “ A VLS (V olume Limi t), ” you can list en to music a t a c[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 100 100 T urning O  the Beep S ound Y o u can turn off the beep s ounds o f the play er . “ On ” is s et by defa ult. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Setting[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 101 101 Setting a Screensav er T ype Y o u can set the s creensa ver to either a “ Clock ” or “ Blank ” for when ther e is no opera tion for a while during son g playback. Y ou can also selec t “N one ” for n o screensav er . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hol[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 102 102 Setting a Screensav er T ime Y o u can set the time for the screensa ver to activat e to 15, 30, or 60 seconds. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settin[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 103 103 A djusting the Brightness of the S creen (Brightness) Y o u can set the display b rig htnes s to one o f 5 levels. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t (Settings)[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 104 104 Setting the C urren t T ime (Set Da te - T ime) Y o u can set the c urren t time by adj usting it ma nually . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  P ress and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.  P ress the  /  /  /  button to select (S ettings), and[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1)   Settings 105 105 T o display the c urrent time  Pr ess the OPTION/PWR O FF but ton o n the “N ow Pla ying” screen a nd selec t “ C lock Displa y” from the op tion menu .  Hint  Y ou can select t he dat e format fr om amon g “YYYY/MM/DD , ” “ MM/DD/YYYY , ” and “D D/MM/YY YY .[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 106 106 Setting the Date F ormat Y o u can set the date fo rmat disp layed fo r the cur ren t time (  page 104) as “YYYY/MM/DD , ” “MM/DD/YYYY , ” or “ DD/MM/YYYY . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Pr[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 107 107 Setting the T ime F ormat Y o u can selec t the time forma t displa yed for the curren t t ime (  page 104) from ei ther a “12-hour” o r “24-hour ” display . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press t[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 108 108 Displaying the Pla yer Information (Unit Information) Inf ormatio n such as model name , fir mwa re ver sion, etc., can be displa yed. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on t[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 109 109 Resetting to F ac tor y Settings (Reset all Settings) Y o u can reset the play er to the defaul t settings. Resetting the play er do es not delete da ta such as audio a nd phot o data. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Notes  This func tion is o nly available in the pa use mode. ?[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 110 110 F ormatting Memor y (F ormat) Y o u can forma t the built-in flash memory of the pla yer . If the mem or y is forma tted, all da ta and settings will b e erased. B e sure t o verify t he da ta stored in memo r y prior to f ormat ting and export an y importan t data to the ha rd disk o f yo[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 111 111 T o c ancel the opera tion Selec t “N o ” in step  o r  and pr ess the  but ton to co nfir m. Y ou can also cancel the o p era tion by p ressing the B A CK/HOME b utt on in step  o r  . Note  D o not f ormat the buil t-in f lash memo r y using software or W indows Exp[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 112 112 Selec ting the Display Language Y o u can selec t from a va riety of languages f or the displa y of men us and messages o n the play er . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt o[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Settings 113 113 Display language settings Setting Description Deutsch M essages and men us are displa yed in German. English M essages and men us are displa yed in English. Español M essages an d menus a re displa yed in Spanish. Fra nçais M essages and men us are displa yed in Fr ench. I t aliano M ess[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts Useful F ac ts 114 114 Recharging the Pla yer The pla yer ’ s ba tter y is recharged while the play er is connected to a running computer . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter , use the supp lied USB cable. When the r emaining ba tter y indica tion of the displa y sho ws: , ch[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 115 115 Maximizing Battery Lif e By adj usting the settings o r managing the pow er supp ly pro perly , it is possible to sav e the battery power and u s e the pla yer for a lo nger time. Turn off the pla yer manually If y ou pr ess and hold the O PTION/PWR O FF butt on, the pla yer enter s[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 116 116 About Data T r ansferring Y o u can directly transfer da ta by dragging an d drop ping using W indo ws Explor er on yo ur comp uter . Playa ble data hierar ch y has rules. T o transfer da ta pro perly , se e the follo wing instructions. Fo r details about the b undled software that c[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 117 117 F or songs (On Windo ws Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ MUSIC” folder . H owever , be yon d the 8th le vel, nei ther fi les nor f olders will be recognized. (On the player) Fo lders are di splay ed in t he folder n ame or der first, then fi les ar e display [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 118 118 F or videos (On Windo ws Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ VIDEO ” folder . On the 1st level, the “VID EO ” folder will recognize either a file or a f older . Files o n the 2nd level will b e recognized. H owever , folder s b eyond the 1st leve l and files[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 119 119 F or photos (On Windo ws Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ PICTURE ” folder . On the 1st level, the “ PICTURE ” folder will recognize either a file or a fo lder . Only files on the 2nd level will be recognized by “P ICTURE” f older . H owever , beyond [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 120 120 Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio forma t? A udio forma t refers t o the metho d used when importing a udio data from the In ternet or a udio CDs to a co mpu ter and sa ving it as a n audio file. Common f ormats inc lude MP3 and WMA, et c. MP3 : MP3 (MPEG-1 A udio L ay er[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 121 121 What is video forma t? V ideo forma t refers t o the metho d used when importing video and a udio data to a com puter an d saving it as a video file. Common f ormats inc lude MPEG-4 and A V C, etc. MPEG-4 : MPEG-4 ref ers to M oving P icture Experts Grou p phase 4, developed by the M[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 122 122 Stor ing Da ta Y o u can stor e com puter da t a int o the built-in flash memory of the play er by transf err ing the data fro m your co mpu ter using W indows Explo rer , or ano ther transf er capable softwar e. If the p layer is co nnected to the comp uter , the built- in flash mem[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Useful F ac ts 123 123 Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Fir m ware Y o u can update the p layer ’ s firmwar e, ensuring y ou to add new fea tures f or the pla yer by ins ta lling the lat est play er’ s f irmwa re to the pla yer . For details a bout the lates t fir mwa re info rmation a nd how to in stall it,[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 124 124 T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the followin g steps to resol ve the issue. 1 Find the symptoms of the issue in the f ollowing troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 2 Connect the play er to your comput er[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 125 125 Operation Symptom Cause/Remedy There is n o sound.  Th e vol ume level is set to zero .  T urn the volum e up (  page 10).  Th e headpho ne jack is not co nnected pro perly .  C onnect the headph one jack pr operly (  page 10).  Th e headpho ne plug is dirty . [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 126 126 Symptom Cause/Remedy T ransf erred data is not displa yed in its list.  The maxim um number of files tha t can be displayed is reached. Th e maximum n umber of files is 1,000 fi les for videos, 10,000 files for p hotos. Also , the maximum num ber of folders is 1,000 f olders fo [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 127 127 Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is genera ted.  A de vice emitting radio signals, such as a m obile pho ne is being used near the player .  W hen using devices such as m obile pho nes, keep them awa y from the pla yer .  M usic data im p orted from CD s, etc., is damaged.  [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 128 128 Symptom Cause/Remedy Playback does not st op .  W ith this play er , there is no differ ence between sto pping a nd pausing. W hen you p ress the  bu tton,  a ppears and p layback pauses/sto ps. The pla yer does not work.  Th e rema ining batt er y p ow er is insufficie[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 129 129 Symptom Cause/Remedy Thum bnails a re not displa yed.  S ongs do not ha ve cover art info rmation whose file forma t is supported by the p layer . Thum bnails a re displa yed only when songs h ave cov er art informa tion whose f ile forma t is sup ported by the pla yer .  T r[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(2) T roubleshooting 130 130 Display Symptom Cause/Remedy “  ” ap pears for a title.  Characters tha t cannot a ppear on the pla yer are incl uded in t he title.  Rename the title with a ppr opria te characters using the softwar e you used to transf er or W indows Explor er . “U nknown ” is di[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 131 131 Po wer Symptom Cause/Remedy Batt er y life is short.  Th e operating tem peratur e is below 5 °C (41 °F).  B attery life becomes shorter d ue to the batt er y characteristics. This is n ot a malfunction.  B attery charging time i s not sufficient.  C harge the ba tter[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 132 132 Symptom Cause/Remedy Charging co mplet es ver y quickly .  I f the ba tter y is already almost fully cha rged when char ging begins, little time is needed to reach full char ge. Connection with a computer Symptom Cause/Remedy MP3 Conv ersion T ool or M edia Manag er for W ALKMAN[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 133 133 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be transferr ed to the player from y our com puter .  T ransferring ma y be stop p ed due to no ise such as static electricity , etc. This hap pens to pr otect data informa t ion.  Di sconnect the player , then reconnect it.  I f yo u tran[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 134 134 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be transferr ed to the player from y our com puter . (con tinued)  Th e data ma y be damaged.  D elete the data that ca nnot be transferr ed f rom your co mp uter , t hen im port it to your co mp uter again. W hen importing da ta to your com [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 135 135 Bluetooth communication Symptom Cause/Remedy Cannot co mplet e pairing.  Th e play er and the device are too far fr om each other fo r Bluetooth co mmunica tion.  P a ir them within the communica tion rang e (  page 96).  Th e Bluet o oth device does not sup port pro f [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 136 136 Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou ca nnot hear the sound fro m the comm unicating device.  Th e Bluet o oth device is set to mu te vol ume.  C hange the settings t o resto re the audio function.  Th e vol ume is set to zero .  Y ou canno t wirelessl y adjust the v olume o f cer[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 137 137 Symptom Cause/Remedy The sound b reaks frequen tly .  A de vice using 2.4 GHz frequency , such as a wireless LAN device, cordless telep hone, o r micro wave o ven, is in use near the pla yer or the device.  D o Bluetooth comm unicatio n awa y f ro m the electronic devices. ?[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 138 138 Other Symptom Cause/Remedy There is n o be ep sound when the play er is operat ed.  “ Beep S ettings ” is set to “ Off. ”  S et “Beep S ettings ” to “ On ” (  page 100).  Th e beep do es not sound when the p layer is connected to the op tional cradle, or[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 139 139 Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage ap pe ars in the dis play . Message Meaning Remedy All group numbers ha ve been used.  Th e total number o f list item s (except fo r the song lists) ex ceeds the limit (8,192 i tems).  Th e total n umber of songs r egiste[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 140 140 Message Meaning Remedy Cannot display folders bey ond this level . Place songs in folders up to the eighth lev el. The pla yer cannot p lay songs beyond the 8th folder level . (  page 117) M ove the son g(s) b eyond the 8th folder level to a lesser folder level usin g W indows E[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 141 141 Message Meaning Remedy Enter P asskey The Bl uetooth dev ice is requiring en tering passkey to start pairing. Ent er the passkey to com plete the pairing (  page 78). Firmw are updat e failed. U p dating the firmwa re failed to com plete. Fo llow the instructions displa yed on y[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) T roubleshooting 142 142 Message Meaning Remedy No songs av ailable for playback. Please connect to compliant software or device and transf er songs. Y ou a re tr ying to start pla y back even when there ar e no songs on the pla yer , or no son gs in the selec ted pla ylist. T ransf er songs to the pla yer[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 143 143 Pr ec autions Th e f ol lo wi n g FC C s ta te me n t a p pl ie s o nl y to t he v er si on o f t hi s mo de l m an uf act ur ed f or s al e in th e US A. Ot he r ve rs io ns m a y no t co m p ly wi th F CC t ec hn ica l re gu la ti o n s. NO TE: Th is e q ui pm en t ha s b [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 144 144 T h e f o ll o wi n g FC C/ I C s t a te m en t a p p li e s o n l y t o th e v e r s io n o f th is m od e l m a n u fa ct u r ed f o r sa l e i n t he US A a n d Ca n ad a . O th er v e r si o n s ma y n o t c o m p l y w i t h F CC / I C t e c hn i ca l r e g ul a t io n [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 145 145 Additional Information 118 118 T able of Contents Menu Index 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 packaging indica tes t[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 146 146 On saf ety  Be sure not to s hort-circuit the terminals o f the player wi th other metallic objects.  D o not to uch the recha rgeable ba tter y with bar e hands if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid may r emain in the pla yer , consult y our neares t S on y dealer [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 147 147 On installa tion  Do not pu t an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a pply a s trong sh ock to the play er . I t may cau se a ma lfunction or dama ge.  N ever use the player wher e it will b e sub je cted to extremes o f light, tem peratur e, moist ure or vib rat[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 148 148 On heat build‑up H eat ma y build up in the pla yer while charging if i t is used for an ext ended perio d of time. On the headphones Road saf ety A void listenin g with your head phones in si tuatio ns where hearing m ust not be impa ired. Prev enting hearing damage A voi[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 149 149 On the L CD  Do not a pply s trong f orce t o the surface of the LCD . This may ca use a disto rt ion in colo rs or b rig htnes s, or cause a malfunction of the L CD .  If y ou use the play er in a cold location, imag es may a ppear with black ban ds ar ound them. This[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 150 150 Important Notice  Copyright la ws pro hibi t repr oducing the software o r the man ua l accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren ting the software witho ut the permission of the co pyright ho lder .  I n no even t wi ll SONY be liable fo r an y f inancial dama ge[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 151 151 About sample da ta * 1 The pla yer is pr e-installed with sample da ta. If y ou delete the sam ple data, yo u cannot r estor e it, an d we will not sup ply an y replacem ent da ta. * 1 I n some coun tries/regions some sa mple da ta is not installed.  The reco rded song is[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 152 152 About Cop yrights  A TRAC is trademar k of Sony Corpora tion.  “ W ALKMAN” and “W ALKMAN” logo a re regist ered trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  and ar e trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  Microso ft, W indows, W indows V ista and W indows M edi a ar [...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(3) Additional Informa tion 153 153  THIS PRO DUCT IS LICENS ED UNDER THE A VC P A TENT POR TFOLIO LICENS E FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON-COMMER CI AL USE OF A CONSU MER TO (i) ENCODE VID EO IN COMPLI ANCE WITH THE A V C ST AND ARD (“ A V C VIDEO ”) AND/OR (ii) DECODE A V C VIDEO TH A T W AS ENCOD ED BY A C[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 154 154 Specications Suppor ted file f ormat Music File fo rmat MP3(MPEG-1 Layer3) file forma t, ASF file forma t, MP4 fi le forma t, W av e-Rif f file forma t File extensio n MP3 (.mp3), WMA* 1 (.wma), AA C-LC* 2 (.mp4, .m4a, .3gp), Linear PCM (.wa v) Codec MP3 Bit ra te: 32 to[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 155 155 Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Appro x.) The ap pro ximate times a re based on the case in which you transf er or recor d only 4 minu tes songs (no t including videos and p hotos) in the MP3 fo rmat. Other playa ble audio file format so ng numbers a nd times ma[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 156 156 Capacity (User a vailable capacity) * 1 NWZ-A826: 4 GB (A ppro x. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976 bytes) NWZ-A828: 8 GB (A ppro x. 7.30 GB = 7,840,956,416 bytes) NWZ-A829: 16 GB (A ppro x. 14.7 GB = 15,841,820,672 bytes) * 1 A vailable sto rage capaci ty of the play er may vary . ?[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 157 157 Battery life (continuous playback) By setting as f ollows, a long er battery life can be expected. The times below ar e ap pro ximated when “N e w Song P op U p ” (  page 33), “ Clear Ster eo ” (  page 48), “DS EE(Sound Enhancer)” (  page 49), “ D ynam[...]

NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) Additional Informa tion 158 158 Bluetooth Specications (continued)  Supported Codecs* 3 : SBC (Subband Codec)  T ransmis sion range (A2D P): 20 - 20,000Hz (Sam pling frequency 44.1kHz)  * 1 The actual rang e wil l vary dep ending on facto rs such as obstacles between devices, magnetic fields, s[...]

Additional Informa tion 159 159 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) C Capacity .......................................... 156 Clear Ster eo ...................................... 48 Club ................................................... 47 Comp uter........................................ 158 Connection ....................................[...]

Additional Informa tion 160 160 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) K Karao ke ............................................. 47 L Language ......................................... 112 Linear PCM ............................ 120, 154 Live .................................................... 47 M Ma trix ......................................[...]

Additional Informa tion 161 161 NWZ-A826 / A 828 / A829.GB.3-289-807-11(1) U U nique............................................... 44 U pg rading ....................................... 123 USB cab le ............................................ 8 V V ideo format .................................. 121 V ideo L ibra r y ............................[...]