Sony S638F manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 4-122-190- 11 (1) NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Operation Guide NWZ -S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F T able of Contents Menu Index[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 2 2 Browsing the Operation Guide T o use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the bu tton s loc at ed in t he up per rig ht o f this man ua l to jum p to “ T able o f Cont ents, ” “H ome M enu List, ” or “ Index. ” Jumps to the table of cont ents Find what y ou ar[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 3 3 T o change the page la yout The bu tton s at the bot tom of the A dobe R eader screen enable y ou to select how pages ar e displa yed. Single Page P ages ar e display ed one at a time . When y ou scroll, the disp lay cha nges to a pr evious or succeeding pag e. Continuous P a[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 4 4 Continued  T able of C onten ts Ho me Menu List .................................... 6 Suppli e d Acces sor ie s . ............................ 8 A bout the bundle sowar e .............................. 9 Pa r ts and Controls .............................. 11 Playe r C [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(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 . Playing Photos Displaying a Pho to .............................. 84 Se tting th e Ph oto O ri entati on . ........... 86 Setting the Displa y of the Ph[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(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, ph otos, podcast episodes, se arc hing for so ngs, using “ S ensM e[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 7 7 Settings M usic Settings Play M o de ............................... 52 Playback Range ....................... 54 Equalizer .................................. 59 VPT(Surro und) ...................... 62 DSEE(Sound Enhan ce) ......... 65 Clear Ster eo .........................[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(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.  A udio inpu t cable* 1  Plug ada pto r for in-flight[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 9 9 About the bundled software Windows Media Play er 11 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 rot ec ted WMA audio files and co pyright pr otected WMV video f iles, use this software. This softwar[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 10 10 Content T ransfer Cont ent T ra nsfer can tran sfer music, videos o r photos fro m a com puter t o the pla yer by a sim ple drag-and-dr op opera tion. Y ou can use W indows Explo rer or iT unes® intui tively t o drag and dro p data to Con tent T ransfer . Fo r details on o[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 11 11 P ar ts and Con trols  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).  5-w ay butt on * 2 Starts pla yb ack and en ables na v[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 12 12  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 in 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(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, podcast episodes, and FM radio , and to vie w pho tos or ch ange the pla yer’ s settings. The H ome men u ap pe ars when y ou pr ess and h[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 14 14 How to use the 5-wa y 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 Ther e are tactile dots. U se t hem to hel p with but ton operatio ns. How to use the 5-w a[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 16 16 How to use the 5-w ay butt on on the “Now Playing” screen Music Song name Artist 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 p ressed a[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 17 17 Channel Song name Artist name Album title Playing Status SensMe™ Channels Buttons Description  Starts song p layback. When pla yb ack starts,  a ppears on the displa y , and if the  but ton is p ressed again,  a ppears and pla y back pauses.  /  Pr ess t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 18 18 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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 19 19 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 res[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 20 20 About the information area The icon s, shown in the table below , a ppears in the informa tion area. The ico ns vary accor ding to the playback sta tus, settings or the screens. Fo r details about the ico ns, see e ach ref erence pages. Icons description  ,  ,  , ?[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 21 21 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  /  /  / [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) 22 22 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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted Getting Star ted 23 23 Pr eparing the Pla yer Charging the play er The pla yer’ s batt er y is rechar ged whi le the pla yer is connected to a running com put er . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter , use the sup plied USB cable . When yo u inser [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 24 24 Notes  Charge the bat ter y in an amb ient tem peratur e of between 5 to 35 ºC (41 to 95 ºF).  Th e number of times the ba tter y can be recha rged before i t is used up is ap pro ximate ly 500 times. This num ber may vary , depending on the condi t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 25 25 T urning the play er on and o OPTION/PWR OFF button T o turn on the pla yer Pr ess an y but ton to t urn t he pla yer on. T o turn o the pla yer If y ou pr ess and hold the O PTION/PWR O FF butt on(  page 12), the pla yer ent ers the standb y mode [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 26 26 Getting Da ta T o enjoy m usic, photos, videos and podcasts on the pla yer , you need to p repare the data on y our com pu ter . T o impo r t the data in to your co mp uter , use ap pro priat e software. Fo r details about s upported file forma ts, see “S[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 27 27 T r ansferring Data Y o u can directly transfer da ta by dragging an d drop ping using W indows Explor er on yo ur comp uter . Playa ble data hierar ch y has rules. T o transf er data pr operly , see t he fo llowing instructions. Fo r details about the b un[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 28 28 F or songs (On Windows Explorer) Drag and dr op files or folder s into the “ MUSIC” folder . H owever , beyond the 8th level, nei ther f iles nor f olders will b e recognized. (On the player) Fo lders are di splay ed in t he folder n ame or der first, t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 29 29 F or videos (On Windows 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 eyon[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 30 30 F or photos (On Windows 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Getting Star ted 31 31 F or podcasts (On Windows Explorer) Drag and Dr op cha nnel folders in to the “PODCASTS” f older and episode files into the cha nnel folders. On the 1st level, the “ PODCASTS” fo lder wil l recognize only folder s. The episode f iles on the 1st leve[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music Playing Music 32 32 Searching for S ongs (Music Library) 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/HOME button Searching for songs by song name   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 33 33 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 34 34 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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 35 35 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 36 36 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” [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 37 37 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 “MUS IC” folder will a ppear and can be pla yed back. E ven if you use an other transfer ca[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 38 38 Searching for songs by initial lett er 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.   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  /  /  butt [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 39 39 Playing a playlist Y o u can play lis ts of songs (pla ylists). Also , you can cr eate pla ylists using the bundled W indows M edia Player 11, o r another tra nsfer capa ble software. H owever , some pla ylists may n ot be recognized by the pla yer , dep endin[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 40 40 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 function, the “  /  But ton Setting ” needs to be set to “D[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 41 41 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 Shue 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button Note  ap pe ars in stead of (In telligen t Shuffle) if the player accesses[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 42 42  Hints  Y ou can also sele ct “I ntelligen t Shuffle ” play fro m “M usic Librar y . ”  W hen you sta r t “I ntellig ent Sh uff le ” play , the play mode cha nges to “ Shuffle ” or “ Shuffle&Rep eat ” (  p age 53). E ven if [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 43 43 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), [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 44 44 Pla ying Songs Using SensMe™ C hannels What is “S ensMe™ Channels ”? “ S ensM e™ C hannel s ” is a function that a uto matically picks u p songs to fit the theme of ch annels, an d plays them back. Y ou can pla y songs accor ding to yo ur mood, a[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 45 45   Press the  /  butt on to selec t desired channel. When the ch annels cha nge, the son g starts f ro m the middle of it. The  /  bu tton a nd the  but ton wo rk same as m usic playback (  page 17).  Hints  The songs are p layed i[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 46 46 List of channels Channel Description M orning (05:00~09:59) One of the ch annels a ppears accor ding to the current time . Daytime (10:00~15:59) Ev ening (16:00~18:59) Nigh t (19:00~23:59) Midnight (24:00~04:59) Sh uff le All Plays all son gs in “M usic Libr[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 47 47 Analyzing songs on the play er If y ou transf erred songs other than b y using Con tent T ransfer o r Media M anger fo r W ALKMAN and wan t to listen to them using the “ S ensM e™ Channels, ” analyze them o n the player . OPTION/PWR OFF button BACK/HOME [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 48 48 Deleting Songs fr om Music Library When you delete songs from “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-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 49 49 Displaying the Music Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Mu sic option men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF bu tton o n a list screen (incl uding the thumb nail screen), such as a son g list, on the music “ N ow Pla ying” screen o r on the “ SensMe™ C[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 50 50 Option items appear on the “Now Pla ying” screen Option items Description/reference page Play M ode Sets the play mode (  page 52). Playback Range Sets the playback range (  pag e 54). Equalizer Cust omizes the sound quality (  pag e 59). VPT(Surr[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Music 51 51 Option items appear on the “SensMe™ C hannels” screen Option items Description/reference page Equalizer Cust omizes the sound quality (  pag e 59). VPT(Surro und) Cus tomizes the “VPT(S urround)” settings (  page 62). Cover Art Displa ys a cove[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music Setting the Music 52 52 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 53 53 The list of play modes The pla y back con ten ts differ , depending on the setting o f the playback rang e (  page 54). Play mode type/icon description N ormal/No ico n The songs wi thin t he pla yb ack ran ge are p layed back in the song list o rder . [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 54 54 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),[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 55 55 Displaying the N ow Pla ying Screen Each T ime the Songs S witch (New S ong Pop Up) If y ou set the screensaver t o “ Clo ck ” or “B lank ” (  page 111) and ther e is no opera tion for a while, the screen cha nges to the clock disp lay or b lank[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 56 56 Setting the Album Display F ormat The pla yer offers 3 types of alb um list forma ts “ Ti tle Only , ” “ Title & 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 c[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 57 57  Hint  Y ou can also sele ct 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-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 58 58 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 inform[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 59 59 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 60 60 T o return to the normal sound quality Selec t “N one ” in step  , and then pr ess the  but ton to co nfirm.  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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 61 61 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  /  /  /  b[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 62 62 Making the Sound More V ibran t ( 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 “ S[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Setting the Music 63 63  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 whi[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) S etting the Music 64 64 Listening with Clear Stereo Sound ( Clear Stereo ) “ C lear St ereo ” enables individ ual left and right digital processin g of the sound. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears. ?[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) S etting the Music 65 65 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) S etting the Music 66 66 Notes  The “DSEE(Sound Enhan cer)” setting does not affect videos and FM progra ms.  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 w[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) S etting the Music 67 67 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 leve l b etween songs is modera ted to minimize the differen[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos Playing Videos 68 68 Pla ying a V ideo The pla yer offers 2 types of p lay mode; play bac k one video file only (one file pla y) and pla y back al l video fi les sto red on the pla yer con tinuo usly (Contin uous Pla yb ack). V ideo Librar y 5-way butt on BACK/HOME[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 69 69 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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 70 70 Setting the V ideo Orien tation Y o u can set the vide o orien tation to “ V ertical, ” “H orizon tal (r ight), ” or “H orizontal (left). ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appear[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 71 71  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ V ertica l ”: Displa ys at 240 × 180 pix els. (Default set ting)  “ H orizon tal (r ight)” o r “H orizon tal (lef t)?[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 72 72 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, a nd elapsed playin g time, etc., during p layback. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 73 73 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 t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 74 74  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 enla rged/reduced b y ful ly fittin g it to the ava ilable displa y area, keep ing the aspect ratio [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 75 75 Pla ying V ideos C ontinuously Y o u can play back all videos sto red on the pla yer con tinuou sly . 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 76 76 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 , ” “ Ti tle W ith Thum bnail * 1 , ” or “Thumb nail Only . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 77 77 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 78 78 Deleting V ideos from the V ideo Library Y o u can delete videos on the pla yer from the “ V ideo 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.  P[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Videos 79 79 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 ideo[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing P odcasts Playing P odcasts 80 80 Pla ying P odcast Episodes Y o u can play podcast episodes by tran sferring them to the pla yer using Con tent T ran sfer , Media Ma nager fo r W ALKMAN or W indows Exp lorer . P odcast Librar y 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button  Press an[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing P odcasts 81 81 Deleting P o dcast Episodes Y o u can delete podcast episodes using the play er . OPTION/PWR OFF button BACK/HOME button 5-way butt on P odcast Librar y  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  / [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing P odcasts 82 82 Displaying the P odcast Option Menu Y o u can displa y the Podcast o ption men u by p ressing the O PTION/PWR OFF bu tton o n the channel lis t screen, on the episode list screen, or o n the po dcast “N ow Playin g” screen. F rom the P odc ast op tion [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing P odcasts 83 83 Option items appear on the audio episode “Now Pla ying” screen Option items Description/reference page Equalizer Cust omizes the sound quality (  pag e 60). VPT(Surro und) Cus tomizes the “VPT(S urround)” settings (  page 62). Cover Art Displ[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos Playing Photos 84 84 Displaying a Phot o Y o u can either displa y one p hoto fully on the screen (single disp lay) or a num ber of phot os con tinuousl y (slide show p lay) (  page 89). Photo Library 5-way butt on BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/H[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 85 85  Hints  Playback of songs o r FM reception 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 “N ow Playin g” screen of the Ph oto is displa yed.  Y ou can dis play the pho tos in a sele[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 86 86 Setting the Photo Orientation Y o u can set the photo o rientatio n to “V er tical, ” “H orizon tal (r ight), ” 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.[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 87 87  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t the desired setting , and then press the  button to c onrm.  “ V ertica l ”: Displa ys at 240 × 180 pix els. (Default set ting)  “ H orizon tal (r ight)” o r “H orizon tal (lef t)?[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 88 88 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 a n 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/[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 89 89 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 (P[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 90 90 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 (S[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 91 91 Setting the Interval of a S lide Show Y o u can set the t ime each 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 (Sett[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 92 92 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 , ” “ Ti tle W ith Thum bnail * 1 , ” or “Thumb nail Only . ” Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 93 93 Deleting Photos from Photo Library When y ou delete the pho tos from “ Phot o Librar y , ” use Media M anager 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 AL[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Playing Photos 94 94 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[...]

95 95 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Listening to FM R adio Listening to F M Radio Y o u can listen to FM radio . The headpho ne cord serves as an an tenna, so connect the headph ones and ext end it as far as possib le. FM Radio 5-way butt on BACK/HOME butt on OPTION/PWR OFF button 1 Swi[...]

96 96 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio 2 Presetting broadc ast stations aut omatic ally (Auto Preset) Y o u can preset r eceivable br oadcast station s (up to 30 sta tions) in yo ur area au toma t ically by selecting “ A uto Pr eset. ” W hen you use the FM radio fo r the first time, or[...]

97 97 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio 3 S elec ting broadcast sta tions T o O peration Selec t the pr evious frequency Pr ess the  butt on. Selec t the next frequency Pr ess the  butt on. Search the pr evious receivab le br oadcast station * 1 P ress and ho ld the  but ton. Searc[...]

98 98 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Pr esetting Br oadcast S tations Manually Y o u can preset b roadcast statio ns which “ A uto Pr eset” cann ot detect (  page 96). FM Radio 5-way butt on OPTION /PWR OFF button  Press the  /  butt on to selec t the desired frequency . [...]

99 99 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Deleting preset broadc ast stations  Selec t a desired preset number f or the frequency by pressing the  /  button during FM r eception.  Press the OPTION/P WR OFF button. The op tion men u appears.  Press the  /  /  /  butt[...]

100 100 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Setting the Reception (Scan Sensitivity) When y ou select stations usin g the “ A uto Pr es et ” function (  page 96) or the  /  bu tton, the FM r eceiver ma y receive ma ny un wan ted broadcast s tations because sensitivity is t oo hig[...]

101 101 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Changing to Monaur al/Stereo (Mono/Aut o) If no ise occ urs during FM r eception, set the receiv er to “M ono ” fo r mona ural. If y ou set it to “ A uto , ” monaural/st ereo receptio n is selec ted au toma t ically , depending on r eception[...]

102 102 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Listening to FM R adio Displaying the F M Radio Option Menu Y o u can displa y the FM radio option men u by pr essing the OPTIO N/ PWR OFF bu tto n whi le the FM radio screen is displa yed. F rom the FM radio op tion menu , various FM radio settings ar e ava ilable. Optio[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings Common Settings 103 103 Reducing the Ambient Noise (Noise Canc eling) (NWZ-S736F/S738F/S739F only) The in ternal microph one of the head phones can ca tch the amb ient no ise. I t reduces n oise by o utp utting an a ntip hase sound agains t the noise. NOISE CANCEL[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 104 104 Notes  If the sup plied headphones a re not used pr operly , the effect of the No ise C anceling function may be degraded. T o ma ke the most o f the funct ion, use the corr ec t size earbuds to fi t your ears an d insert t he headpho nes into y our ear[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 105 105 Using with e xternal audio sources (External Input Mode) Y o u can enable the N oise Cancelin g func tion when yo u listen to a udio from external audio sour ces. Using with external audio devices The supplied audio input cable T o headphone jack Using wit[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 106 106  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to selec t “NC Modes, ” and then press the  button to c onrm. Y o u can listen to a udio with reduced a mbien t noise.  Hints  While using “External I npu t Mode ” or “ Q uiet M ode, ” you[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 107 107 Using as earplugs (Quiet Mode) Y o u can use the No ise C ancelin g funct ion to g et pe ace and q uiet.  Connect the supplied headphones to the play er and set the NOISE CANCELING switch to the direction of the arrow  .  Press and hold the B ACK/[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 108 108 A djusting the Eect of the Noise Canc eling F unc tion (Set Noise Cancel level) The pla yer is designed to obta in the maximum effect of the N oise Canceling function (  page 103). H owever , yo u may be able t o enhance the effect depending on y our[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 109 109 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 Syst em) to limit the maxim um vol ume to pr event a udito r y disturbance or di stract ion. W ith “ A VLS (V olum e Limit), ” you c[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 110 110 T urning O  the Beep Sound Y o u can turn off the beep s ounds o f the play er . “ On ” is set by defaul t. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 111 111 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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 112 112 Setting a Screensav er T ime Y o u can set the t ime fo r the screensaver t o act iva te to 15, 30, or 60 second s. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.   Press the  /  [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 113 113 Setting the Theme Y o u can chang e the color scheme o f the screen, such as bars, frames a nd icons, to yo ur desired color . Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.   Press the[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 114 114 Setting the W allpaper Y o u can set the wa llpa per of the screen. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button   Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.   Pr ess the  /  /  /  button to select (Settings), and [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 115 115 T o set the photo to the w allpaper If a p hoto in “ Photo Lib rar y” is designated f or the wallpaper , you can set i t to the wallpaper b y s electing “U s er’ s W a llpa p er” o r “U ser’ s W .p.(da rk)” in step  . While disp laying t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 116 116 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  /  /  /[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 117 117 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  Press and hold the B ACK/HOME button un til the Home menu appears.  Press the  /  /  /  [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 118 118 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 ,[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 119 119 Setting the Date F ormat Y o u can set the date fo rmat disp layed fo r the cur ren t time (  page 117) 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[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 120 120 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 117) 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 121 121 Displaying the Pla yer Information (Unit Information) Inf ormatio n such as model name , fir m ware 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 t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 122 122 Resetting to F ac tor y Settings (Reset all Settings) Y o u can reset the play er to the defaul t s ettings. Resetting the p layer does not delete da ta such as audio a nd phot o data. Settings 5-way button BACK/HOME button Note  This func tion is o nly[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 123 123 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 w ill be eras ed. Be sure to verify the data sto red in memory prior to fo rmat ting and export an y importan t data to the [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 124 124 T o c ancel the opera tion Selec t “N o ” in step  or  and p ress the  b utto n to confirm. Y ou ca n als o cancel the o p era tion by p ressing the B A CK/HOME b utt on in step  o r  . Notes  D o not f ormat the b uilt-in f lash memo[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 125 125 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.  Pres[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Common Settings 126 126 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 Spanis h. Fra nçais M essages and men us are disp[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Useful F ac ts Useful F ac ts 127 127 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 o the pla yer manually If y ou pr ess and hold the O P[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Useful F ac ts 128 128 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 :[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Useful F ac ts 129 129 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 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Useful F ac ts 130 130 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 ute[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Useful F ac ts 131 131 Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Fir m ware Y o u can update the p layer ’ s firmwa re, allowing y ou to add new fea tures to the pla yer by ins ta lling the lat est play er’ s f irmwa re to the pla yer . For deta ils about the lates t fir m ware info rmation[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 132 132 T r oubleshooting 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 t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 133 133 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 11).  Th e headpho ne plug is n ot connected pr operly .  C onnect the headpho ne plug p roperly (  pag e 11).  Th e[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 134 134 Symptom Cause/Remedy T ransf erred data is no t 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, an d 10,000 f iles for podcast [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 135 135 Symptom Cause/Remedy N oise is genera ted.  N o ise Canceling (NWZ-S736F/S738F/S739F only) i s set in a quiet place.  N o ise tends to be more n oticeable in a quiet place or depending o n the noise type. Release Noi se Canceling (  pag e 103). F[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 136 136 Symptom Cause/Remedy “VPT(S urround)” setting or “ Clear Stereo ” function is not effective.  W hen ou tpu tting to external a udio speakers using the optio nal cradle, “VPT(Surro und)” settings and the “ Clear Ster eo ” f unction ma y [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 137 137 Symptom Cause/Remedy T ransf erred data canno t be found.  Th e built-in flash memo r y of the play er was forma tted using W indows Explor er .  F orma t the built-in flash memory on the pla yer (  page 123).  Th e sup plied USB cable was di [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 138 138 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 port[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 139 139 Display Symptom Cause/Remedy is displa yed instead o f on the H ome men u.  Th e icon has been chang ed b ecause the pla yer was accessed to an online serv ice (ava ilable only in the U .S.A.).  T o rest ore , f ormat the pla yer (  page 123). ?[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 140 140 Po wer Symptom Cause/Remedy Batt er y life is short.  Th e operating tem peratur e is below 5 °C (41 °F).  B at ter y life becomes sho rter due to the bat ter y characteristics. This is n ot a malfunction.  B attery charging time i s not suffic[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 141 141 Connection with a computer Symptom Cause/Remedy M edia Manag er for W ALKMAN does not start up .  Y our co mpu ter’ s system en vironmen t has chan ged, perhaps d ue to an upda te of the W indows opera ting system. “ Connecting” o r “ Connected[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 142 142 Symptom Cause/Remedy Data canno t be transferr ed to the player from y our com puter .  T ransf err ing ma y be stopped due to n oise such as static electricity , etc. This ha ppens to pr otect data informa t ion.  Di sconnect the player , then reco[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 143 143 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 cann ot be transferred fro m your co mp uter , then import it to y our com put er again. W hen imp[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 144 144 SensMe™ Channels Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou ca nnot find your desired cha nnel.  I f there a re no son gs to matc h the theme of the chann el, the channel i s not displa yed on the “ S ensM e™ Channels ” screen. “ Mo rning” alwa ys displa ye[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 145 145 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 110).  Th e beep do es not soun d when t he pla yer is connecte[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 146 146 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 num ber of list item s (except fo r the song lists) ex ceeds the limit (8,192 i tems).  Th e tota[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 147 147 Message Meaning Remedy Cannot sav e more than 30 Pr eset stations . 30 br oadcast stations a re already pr eset. Delete unnecessary stations first (  page 99), then pr eset t he statio ns you wa nt within the limit n umber . Do not disconnect. The pla [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T roubleshooting 148 148 Message Meaning Remedy The clock has not been corr ectly set. V erify “S et Date- Time ” in the Settings menu. Y ou ca nnot use time- based channels acco rding to the timetable because the clock of the pla yer has not been set. Set the clock of the pl[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 149 149 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: T[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 150 150 Continued  Disposal of Old Electric al & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separat e collec tion systems) This symbol on the p roduct or o n its packaging indica tes tha t this pr oduct [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 151 151 On saf ety  Be sure not t o short-circuit the t ermina ls of the p layer with o ther metal lic objects.  D o not to uch the recha rgeable ba ttery with bare hand s if it is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid ma y remain in the pla yer , consul t[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 152 152 On installa tion  Do not p ut an y heavy object on t op of the pla yer or a ppl y a stron g shock to the play er . I t may cau se a ma lfunction or dama ge.  N ever use the player wher e it will be subjected to extremes of ligh t, tem peratur[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 153 153 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 Do not use headp hones while operating a m otorized vehilcle; i t may cr eate a traffic hazard an d is illega l in[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 154 154 On the use  Wh en using a strap (sold separa tely), be car efu l to a void hooking i t on ob je cts you pas s by . Furthermor e be careful not to swing the p layer b y the strap to av oid bum ping peop le.  R efrain from usin g the play er ac[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 155 155 Important Notice  Copyright la ws prohib it rep roducing the softwar e or the ma nual 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 event will SONY be liable fo r [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 156 156 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 In some coun tries/regions some sa mple da ta is not installed.[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 157 157 Lic ense and T r ademark Notice  A TRAC i s trademark of Son y Corp ora tion.  “ W ALKMAN” and “ W ALKMAN” logo a re regist ered trademarks o f S on y Corp ora tion.  and ar e trademarks of Son y Corp ora tion.  12 T O NE AN AL [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 158 158  THIS PRO DUCT IS LICENS ED UNDER THE A V C P A TENT POR TFOLIO LICENS E FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON-COMMER CI AL USE OF A CONSU MER TO (i) EN CODE VID EO IN COMPLI ANCE WITH THE A V C ST AND ARD (“ A V C VIDEO ”) AND/OR (ii) D ECODE A V C VID[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 159 159 Specications Suppor ted le f ormat Music (Includes podcasts * 1 ) A udio Forma ts (Codec) MP3 Media F ile format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Lay er3) fi le forma t File extensio n: .mp3 Bit ra te: 32 to 320 kbps (S upports variable b it rate (VBR)) Samp lin[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 160 160 Photo * 6 Photo F ormat (Codec) JPEG Media File fo rmat: Compa tible with DCF 2.0/E xif 2.21 file format File extensio n: .jpg Pro fi le: Baseline Pro fi le N umber of pixels: M ax. 4,000 × 4,000 pixels (16,000,000 p ixels) The num ber of files Ma[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 161 161 Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transf erred (Approx.) Max. 10,000 Recordab le number of p hotos ma y be less depending on file sizes. Capacity (User a vailable capacity) * 1 NWZ-S636F/S736F: 4 GB (A ppro x. 3.46 GB = 3,725,197,312 [...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 162 162 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 55), “ Clear Ster eo ” (  page 64), “DS EE(Sound Enhancer)”[...]

NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) Additional Informa tion 163 163 System Requirements  C om puter IBM PC/A T or compa tible com puter p reinstalled with the follo wing W indows opera ting systems* 1 : W indows XP H ome Edition (Ser vice Pack 2 o r later) / W indows XP Pr ofessio nal (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter)[...]

Additional Informa tion 164 164 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) C Capacity .......................................... 161 Clear Ster eo ...................................... 64 Club ................................................... 63 Comp uter........................................ 163 Cont ent T ran sfer [...]

Additional Informa tion 165 165 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) K Karao ke ............................................. 63 L Language ......................................... 125 Linear PCM ............................ 128, 159 Live .................................................... 63 M Ma trix ...........[...]

Additional Informa tion 166 166 NWZ-S636F / S638F / S639F / S736F / S738F / S739F .GB.4-112-190-11(1) T Theme Settings .............................. 113 Thum bnail ................... 15, 76, 92, 138 Time Di splay F orma t .................... 120 Time M achine Shuffle ..................... 41 Time set ting .................................... 117[...]