Sony Walkman NWZ-E343 manual

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber: 4-154-414-11(1) Click! Y ou can directly jump Operation Guide NWZ -E343/E344/E345 ©2009 Sony Corporation 4-154-414-11(1)  T roubleshooting  T ransf erring V ideos/Photos  T ransf erring Music T able of Contents Index Home Menu[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 2 2 Note  Depending on the coun tr y/region in which y ou ha ve purc hased the player , some m odels may n ot be availab le. Bro w sing the Operation Guide T o use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the bu tton s located in the up per r igh t of the pages of this ma nual to [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 3 3 T able of Con tents Basic Operations and Screens Pa rts and C ontr ols ...................................5 T urning the Player On and Off ...............7 Abou t the Home M enu ............................8 Ho w to U s e the H ome Men u ................. 11 Ho w to U s e the Opt[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 4 4 Vie wing Photos V ie wing Phot os [Photos] ......................... 57 Photo di splay screen ...................................... 58 Playing a Slide Show .............................. 59 Deleting Phot os ..................................... 60 U sing the Photo Optio n Menu .[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 5 5 Basic Operations and Screens P ar ts and C ontrols  BACK/HOME butt on Pr ess to go u p one list screen level , or to ret urn to the previou s menu . Pr ess and hold the B ACK/H OME bu tton t o displa y the [Ho me] men u (  p . 8).  5-wa y button* 1 Starts pla yback and e[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 6 6 Basic Operations and Screens  RESET button Pr ess the RESET bu tto n with a small pin, etc., t o reset the play er (  p . 86).  Strap hole This is used to a ttach a strap (sold separat ely).  USB connector Connect the supp lied USB cable.  Headphone jack In ser t t[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 7 7 Basic Operations and Screens T urning the Pla yer On and Off T o turn on the player Pr ess an y but ton t o turn the play er on.  Hint  If [On hold... Cancel H OLD function to activa te con trols.] a ppears on the screen, slide the HOLD swi tch on the right o f the play er [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 8 8 Basic Operations and Screens About the Home Menu The follo wing table sh ows the it ems of the [H ome] menu . Fo r details on the item li st of each men u, see  p . 9. Fo r details abou t each menu i tem, ref er to the specif ied ref erence page . [Sh uff le All] Listen to all[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 9 9 Basic Operations and Screens [Shuffle All] ............................. 40 [F M Radio] ............................... 65 [Clock Display] .................... 20, 77 [Photos] ................................. 57 [Music] [All Songs]................................... 38 [Album] .[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 10 10 Basic Operations and Screens About the information area The icon s, shown in the table belo w , appear in the info rmation a rea. The icon s vary according to the p layback stat us, setting or the screen. Fo r details abou t the icons, see each refer ence page. Icons Descriptio[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 11 11 Basic Operations and Screens Ho w to U se the Home Menu The [H ome] men u is the start ing poin t of each ap plicatio n, such as searc hing fo r songs, chan ging settings, etc. Y ou can di splay the [H ome] men u by p ressing a nd holding the B ACK/H OME bu tton o f the play er[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 12 12 Basic Operations and Screens In this ma nual, o perating instructions fro m the [Ho me] men u are described as below . Example: Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music]  [A lbum]  desired album  desired song . The actual operatio ns fo r the examp le above a re sho wn bel[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 13 13 Basic Operations and Screens  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select an album, and then press the  button to confirm. The song lis t for the selected album a ppears.  Y ou can scr oll the list by p ressin g the  /  bu tton.  Press the  /  / ?[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 14 14 Basic Operations and Screens Ho w to U se the Option Menu The op tion men u items va r y function-to-function, allowing y ou to cha nge the settings of each a pplicatio n. Y ou can di splay the o ption men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF b utto n. Fr om the op tion men u, yo[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 15 15 Basic Operations and Screens  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select [Play Mode], and then press the  button to c onfirm.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select [Shuffle], and then press the  button to confirm. The pla y mode chang es to [Sh u[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 16 16 Basic Operations and Screens About the Sof twar e Bundled Software Content T ransfer Cont ent T ransf er can transf er music, videos or p hotos fro m a com pu ter to the pla yer by a sim ple drag-and-dro p operatio n. Y ou can use W indows Explo rer or iT unes, etc., t o drag-a[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 17 17 Preparing the Play er Charging the Ba tter y The pla yer’ s battery is rechar ged while the player is co nnected to a running com pu ter . When y ou connect the pla yer to yo ur com put er , use the sup plied USB cable . When the r emaining ba ttery indication in the lo wer r[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 18 18 Preparing the Play er Note  If you ch arge the pla yer when it has n ot been used for a long period, your co mp uter ma y not r ecognize t he pla yer or nothing ma y ap pear on the displa y . Charg e the player f or about 5 min utes, and it s tarts operating pr operly .  [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 19 19 Preparing the Play er Selec ting the Display Language Y ou can select from a va riety of languag es for men us and messages.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [Language Settings]  desired language setting . Language Messages and menus are display ed in [Deutsc[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 20 20 Preparing the Play er Setting the Date and T ime Some a pplica tions of the p layer do no t wor k correctly until the da te and time ar e set. S et the current da te and time befor e using the pla yer .  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings]  [S[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 21 21 T ransferring Music Selec ting the W a y to T ransfer Music Y ou can im p ort m usic from a udio CDs or fr om the In ternet, etc. T o impo rt mu sic into y our com puter , us e a ppr op riate softwar e. Y ou can tra nsfer m usic to the pla yer in the follo wing three ways.  [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 22 22 T ransferring Music  T ransf erring Music U sing W indow s Media Play er 11 Y ou can im p ort songs fr om yo ur CDs, etc., to yo ur com put er , and tran sfer them to the pla yer using W indows M edia Player 11.  Hint  For details abo ut usage, o r support o n W indows[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 23 23 T ransferring Music  Click [Start R ip]. W indows M edia Player 11 begins to im p ort the CD . The im ported s o ngs are in dicated as [Ri pped to library]. W ait un t il all songs ha ve been imported.  Hint  Imported songs a re sto red in the [M y M usic] folder (W in[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 24 24 T ransferring Music T ransferring Music Y ou can u se Win dows M e dia Pla yer 11 to transf er music fr om yo ur com puter to the pla yer . Note  D o no t disconnect the USB cable while [Do not disconnect.] a ppears on the pla yer , as the data being transf erred may be dama[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 25 25 T ransferring Music  Click the [Sync] tab on the W indow s Media Player 11 windo w .  Drag-and-drop the desired songs to the S ync List on the right side of the window . The songs a re added to the S ync List.  Click [Start Sync] to start synchronization. When sync hro[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 26 26 T ransferring Music  T ransf erring Music U sing Con tent T ransfer If y ou ha ve already ma naged m usic with iT unes, etc., yo u can transf er them to the play er using Con tent T ransfer . Y o u can use iT unes, etc., to dra g-and-dro p mu sic to Conten t T ra nsfer . Not[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 27 27 T ransferring Music  Selec t the desired songs fr om iT unes, etc., and dr ag-and-drop them to C ontent T ransfer . Cont ent T ransf er recognizes the type of data b y fi lena me extension, a nd sends it to the a ppro priat e folder of the p layer . iT unes, etc. Con tent T [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 28 28 T ransferring Music  T ransf erring Music U sing W indow s Explorer Y ou can dir ectly transfer da ta by drag-an d-drop usin g W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter . Playa ble data hiera rch y has r ules. T o t ran sfer data p roperly , see the following instructions.  [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 29 29 T ransferring Music Note  D a ta hierarch y may differ , depending on yo ur com puter en vironmen t.  D o no t disconnect the USB cable while [Do not disconnect.] a ppears on the pla yer , as the data being transf erred may be damag ed. If the pla yer is disconnected whil[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 30 30 T ransferring V ideos/Photos Selec ting the W a y to T ransfer V ideos/Photos Y ou can im p ort videos from r ecorded videos or fro m the In ternet, etc. Y ou can im p ort pho tos from a digi tal camera, etc. T o im port videos/photos in to your co mp uter , use app rop riate s[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 31 31 T ransferring V ideos/Photos  T ransf erring V ideos/Photos U sing Con tent T r ansfer Y ou can tra nsfer videos/pho tos stor ed on yo ur com put er to the play er using Cont ent T ransf er . Y ou ca n transfer videos/pho tos by dra g-and-dro p of the desired videos/pho tos [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 32 32 T ransferring V ideos/Photos  Selec t the desired videos/phot os from Window s Explorer , and drag- and-drop them to Con tent T ransfer . Cont ent T ransf er recognizes the type of data b y fi lena me extension, a nd sends it to the a ppro priat e folder of the p layer . Con[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 33 33 T ransferring V ideos/Photos  T ransf erring V ideos/Photos U sing W indow s Explorer Y ou can dir ectly transfer da ta by drag-an d-drop usin g W indo ws Explorer o n your co mp uter . Playa ble data hiera rch y has r ules. T o t ran sfer data p roperly , see the following [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 34 34 T ransferring V ideos/Photos Note  D a ta hierarch y may differ , depending on yo ur com puter en vironmen t.  D o no t disconnect the USB cable while [Do not disconnect.] a ppears on the pla yer , as the data being transf erred may be damag ed. If the pla yer is disconne[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 35 35 Playing Music Pla ying Music [Music] T o pla y music, select [M usic] to displa y the [M usic] screen.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music]. The search m enu a ppears.  Y ou can select the desired searc h method to display the m usic list screen and sear ch for son gs. [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 36 36 Playing Music Music playback screen Operations on the music playback screen T o (screen indic ation) Do this Play (  )/pa use (  ) *1 Press the  b utto n. Fas t forward (  )/ fast rewind (  ) Pres s and hold the  /  b utto n. Find the beginning of the p rev[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 37 37 Playing Music Music list screen The follo wing ar e exam ples of m usic list screens. Operations on the music list screen T o Do this Confirm an item in the list Pres s the  butt on. M ove the cursor u p or down Pres s the  /  butt on.  P ress and h old the  / ?[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 38 38 Playing Music Searching for Songs When y ou select [M usic] on the [H ome] men u, the search men u ap pears. Y ou can select the desired searc h method on the search men u to search the mu sic list for desir ed song. Also , you can sear ch the music lis t for a desir ed song by[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 39 39 Playing Music Search method Method Description [All Songs] Select a s on g from the song list. [Album] Select an album  song. [Artist]* 1, * 2 Selec t an a rtist  an album  song. [Genre]* 2 Select a genre  an artist  a n album  song. [Release Y ear]* 2 Select [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 40 40 Playing Music Pla ying All Songs in Random O rder All the songs sto red on the pla yer are pla yed in rando m or der .  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Shuffle All]. All songs ar e shuffled. Then the music p layback screen ap pears and pla y back o f the songs begins.  Hin[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 41 41 Playing Music Deleting Songs When y ou delete son gs from the pla yer , use the softwar e you used to transf er the songs, o r W indows Explo rer . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e. Note  The player i tself cannot delete son gs withou [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 42 42 Playing Music U sing the Music Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the m usic op tion men u by pr essing the OPTI ON/PWR OFF bu tton o n the music li st or o n the music pla yback screen. For deta ils on ho w to use the optio n menu, see  p . 14. The op tion item s shown o n the [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 43 43 Playing Music Option items appearing on the music playback screen Option items Description/reference page [Play M o de] Sets the play mode (  p . 45). [Equalizer] Cust omizes the sound quality (  p . 46). [Cover Art] Displa ys cover a rt (  p . 44). [Detailed Info rmat[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 44 44 Playing Music Displaying the detailed informa tion screen [Detailed Information]  Fr om the music list or music playback screen, pr ess the OPTION/ PWR OFF button.  Selec t [Detailed Informa tion]. Detailed informa tion screen Displaying the cov er ar t screen [Co ver Art[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 45 45 Playing Music Changing the Music Settings T o cha nge the m usic settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] menu , then select [Music Settings]. Setting the play mode [Play Mode] The pla yer offers a va riety of pla y modes, including ra ndom pla y and selected repeat p lay .[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 46 46 Playing Music Setting the sound quality [Equalizer] Y ou can set the sound q uality accordin g to the mu sic genre, et c.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [Music Settings]  [Equalizer]  desired equaliz er type. Type (icon) Description [N one] Sound quality[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 47 47 Playing Music Customizing sound quality Y ou can p reset the value o f CLEAR BASS (bass) a nd 5 band Equalizer as [Cus tom 1] o r [Custo m 2].  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [Music Settings]  [Equalizer]  [Edit] displa yed under [ Custom 1] or [ Cust om [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 48 48 Playing Music Adjusting the v olume lev el [Dynamic Normalizer] Y ou can r educe the vol ume level between songs. W ith this setting, when listenin g to album songs in the sh uf fle play mode, the vo lume level between songs is modera ted to minimize the difference in their r e[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 49 49 W atching Videos Pla ying a V ideo [ V ideos] T o pla y a video, select [V ideos] to displa y the [V ideos] s creen.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [ V ideos]  desired video . The video playback screen a ppears and p layback of the video beg ins.  F o r details on ho w[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 50 50 W atching Videos Video playback screen Operations on the video playback screen T o (S creen indication) Do this Play (  )/pa use (  )* 1 Press the  b utto n. Fas t forward (  )/fast r ewind (  ) Pres s and hold the  /  b utto n. Fas t forward (  )/fast r[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 51 51 W atching Videos Deleting V ideos When y ou delete videos from the p layer , use t he softwar e you u se d to tran sfer the videos, or W indows Explor er . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e. Note  The player i tself cannot delete videos[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 52 52 W atching Videos U sing the V ideo Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the video op tion men u by pr essing the OPTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n the video list or o n the video playback screen. Fo r details on ho w to use the optio n menu, see  p . 14. The op tion item s shown o n the[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 53 53 W atching Videos Changing the V ideo Settings T o cha nge the video settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] menu , then select [V ideo Settings]. Setting the zoom func tion [Zoom Settings] Y ou can zoo m in the cur ren t ly p laying video .  Fr om the [Home] menu, selec[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 54 54 W atching Videos Type Description [Full] The video image is r esized to fit the availab le display a rea, main taining the aspect ratio . The video image is disp layed full- height, wi th the r ight/left sides o f the image trimmed to fit. 4:3 source 16:9 source  The dotted [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 55 55 W atching Videos Setting the display of the video screen [Display] Y ou can di splay o r hide detailed informa tion of a video , such as its title, pla y back ico n, and ela psed playing time, etc., d uring pla yb ack.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [ V ideo S[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 56 56 W atching Videos Setting the video orientation [ Video Orientation] Y ou can set the video orien tation to [V ertic al] or [H orizon tal (r igh t)]. The opera tion of the 5-wa y but ton is swi tched accor ding to the setting of [V ideo Orientatio n].  Fr om the [Home] menu, [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 57 57 Vie wing Photos V iewing Photos [Photos] T o view phot os, selec t [Pho tos] to disp lay the [Pho tos] screen.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Photos]  desired folder  desir ed photo . The pho to displa y screen ap pears.  P ress the  /  b utt on to disp lay t[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 58 58 Vie wing Photos  Hint  In the phot o folder list, o nly folders co ntaining p hotos ar e displa yed in alphabetical or der .  P layback of songs o r FM reception co ntin ues even while you are sear ching fo r photos in the phot o folder lists o r photo lis ts, or when [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 59 59 Vie wing Photos Pla ying a Slide Show Y ou can di splay p hotos in a selected folder in slide s how fo rm.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Photos]. The pho to folder lis t ap pe ar s.  Press the  /  /  /  butt on to select a photo folder , and then press and h[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 60 60 Vie wing Photos Deleting Photos When y ou delete ph otos fro m the play er , use the software yo u used to transfer the phot os, or W indows Explo rer . Fo r details abou t using the software , se e the H elp of the softwar e. Note  The player i tself cannot delete p hotos w[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 61 61 Vie wing Photos U sing the Photo Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the ph oto op tion men u by p ressing the O PTION/PWR O FF bu tton o n the phot o folder list o r pho to list, or o n the phot o displa y screen. Fo r details on ho w to use the op tion men u, see  p . 14. The o[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 62 62 Vie wing Photos Changing the Photo Settings T o cha nge the pho to settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] men u, then select [Photo Settings]. Photo orientation [Phot o Orientation] Y ou can set the pho to orien tation t o [V ertica l], [H orizontal (right)], o r [H orizo[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 63 63 Vie wing Photos Setting the display of the photo screen [Display] Y ou can di splay o r hide detailed informa tion of a p hoto , such as an ico n that sho ws playback sta tus, etc., while displa ying a pho to .  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [Photo Settings] ?[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 64 64 Vie wing Photos Setting the inter val of a slide sho w [Slide S how Int er val] Y ou can set the time each pho to is disp layed.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [Photo Settings]  [Slide Show Int er val]  desir ed interval type. Type Description [Short] Ph[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 65 65 Listening to F M Radio Listening to F M R adio T o Listen t o FM R adio , select [FM Radio] f ro m the [Ho me] men u to displa y the [FM Radio] s creen. Note  The headphone co rd ser ves as a n an tenna, so extend it as far a s possible.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [FM[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 66 66 Listening to F M Radio F M Radio screen Note  D epending o n the country/region in which you h ave p urchased the pla yer , the screen ap pearance may differ . Operations on the F M Radio screen T o Do this Select t he p revious/next frequency Pres s the  /  butt on. S[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 67 67 Listening to F M Radio Presetting broadc ast stations aut omaticall y [Auto Preset] Y ou can p reset (up t o 30) receivable b roadcast sta tions in y our ar ea au toma tic ally b y selec ting [A uto P reset]. When y ou use the FM radio for the first time, or when y ou mo ve to [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 68 68 Listening to F M Radio Presetting broadc ast stations manually Y ou can m anually p reset br oadcast station s that [A uto P reset] cannot det ect (  p . 67).  On the FM Radio screen, selec t the desired fr equency .  Press and hold the  button. The frequency you se[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 69 69 Listening to F M Radio U sing the FM Radio Option Menu Y ou can b ring up the FM radio o ption men u by p ressin g the OPTION/PWR OFF bu tto n on the FM Radio screen. For deta ils on ho w to use the option men u, see  p . 14. The op tion item s shown o n the optio n menu va [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 70 70 Listening to F M Radio Changing the F M Radio S ettings T o cha nge the FM radio settings, select [Settings] from the [H ome] men u, then select [FM R adio Settings]. Setting the reception [Sc an Sensitivity] When y ou select stations u sing the [A uto Pr eset] func tion (  [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 71 71 Using the Timer Setting the T imer Y ou can set the timer to pla y b ack son gs at a specified time (Alarm). Y ou can also set t he period of time after which the pla yer a uto matically pu ts off itself int o standb y mode (Sleep Timer). The alarm and sleep timer canno t be se[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 72 72 Using the Timer Setting the alarm [Alarm] Y ou can set the timer to pla y b ack son gs at a specified time as an alarm.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Music]  desired search method  desired song .  Press the OPTION/P WR OFF button. The op tion men u ap pe ar s. [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 73 73 Using the Timer Setting the sleep timer [Sleep T imer] Y ou can set the period of time after which the pla yer au toma tic ally pu ts itself int o standb y mode (Sleep Timer).  On the music playback screen, pr ess the OPTION/PWR OFF button. The op tion men u ap pe ar s.  [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 74 74 Common Settings Changing the C ommon S ettings T o cha nge the comm on settings o f the player , selec t [Settings] fro m the [H ome] men u, then select [C omm on Settings]. Displaying the pla yer inf ormation [Unit Informa tion] Inf orma tion such as model na me, firmwar e ver[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 75 75 Common Settings Limiting the volume [A VLS ( Volume Limit)] Y ou 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 uditory issues or distraction. W ith [A VLS (V olume Limit)], yo u can listen t o music a t a com[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 76 76 Common Settings Setting a screensav er type [Screensaver] Y ou can set the screen sav er to either [Clock] or [B lank] for when ther e is no opera tion for m ore tha n 30 se co nds during son g playback or FM r eception.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 77 77 Common Settings Setting the c urrent time [Set Date-Time] Y ou can set the da te and time.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings]  [Set Date - T ime].  Press the  /  butt on to select a year , and then press the  /  button to chan[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 78 78 Common Settings Setting the date forma t [Date Display F ormat] Y ou can set the da te forma t displayed f or the curren t date (  p . 77) as [YYY Y/ MM/DD], [MM/DD/YYYY], or [D D/MM/YYY Y].  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [C ommon S ettings]  [Date Displ[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 79 79 Common Settings Returning to the factor y settings [Reset all Settings] Y ou can r eset the player t o the default settin gs. Resetting the play er wil l no t delete da ta such as m usic, video, a nd phot o data. Note  This func tion is o nly ava ilable in the pause mode. ?[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 80 80 Common Settings Selec ting the Display Language [Language Settings] Y ou can select from a va riety of languag es for men us and messages.  Fr om the [Home] menu, select [Settings]  [Language Settings]  desired language setting . Language Messages and menus are display[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 81 81 Useful F acts About Batt er y Life By adj usting the settings o r managing the po wer sup ply pr operly , i t is possible to sav e batt er y power fo r lon ger usage time between char ges. The follo wing hin ts will y ield a lo nger ba tter y life . T urn off the player manuall[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 82 82 Useful F acts Wha t are F ormat and Bit Rate? What is audio f ormat? A udio forma t refers t o the method use d to im p ort a udio data from the I nt ernet or a udio CDs to a co mp uter , and then save i t as an a udio fi le. Common f ormats in clude MP3 an d WMA, etc. MP3: MP3[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 83 83 Useful F acts What is the rela tionship between bit rate , sound quality , and storage size? Generally , higher b it rat es pro vide b etter so und quality , but r equire mo re sto rage space fo r the same length of a udio , so you can st ore f ewer songs o n the pla yer . Lowe[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 84 84 Useful F acts Stor ing Data Y ou can s tor e com puter da t a in to the built-in flash memo r y of the pla yer b y transf err ing the da ta from yo ur com put er using W indows Explo rer , o r another transf er capable softwar e. I f the player i s connected to the com pu ter ,[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 85 85 Useful F acts Upgrading the Pla yer’ s Firm ware Y ou can u pdate the pla yer’ s fir m ware. I nstalling the lates t play er’ s firmwa re allows yo u to add new feat ures to the pla yer . Fo r details on the la test firmwar e info rmation a nd how to in stall it, visit th[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 86 86 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If the p layer does not function as expected, tr y the follo wing steps to r esolve 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 c om[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 87 87 T roubleshooting Operation There is no sound .  Th e volume leve l is set to zero .  T ur n the vol ume up (  p . 5).  Th e headphon e plug is no t connected pro perly .  C onnect the headp hone pl ug pro perly (  p . 6).  Th e headphon e plug is dirty . ?[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 88 88 T roubleshooting T ransferred da ta is not displayed in its list .  Th e maximum n umber of files that can be displa yed has been reached. The maximum n umber of files is 1,000 f iles for videos, a nd 8,000 files for phot os. Also, the maximum n umber of folders is 8,000 f o[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 89 89 T roubleshooting The pla yer does not work.  Th e HOLD swit ch is set to the HOLD positio n.  S lide the HOLD swit ch in the opposite posi tion (  p . 5).  Th e player co ntain s moist ure conden sation.  W ait a few hours t o let the player dry out.  Th e rem[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 90 90 T roubleshooting Playback has stopped suddenly .  Th e remaining ba ttery power is insufficient.  C harge the bat ter y by co nnecting the player t o a running comp uter (  p . 17).  Th e songs or video files that canno t be played ar e play ed.  P lay back other[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 91 91 T roubleshooting Display “  ” appears for a title .  C ha racters that cann ot be display ed on the play er are incl uded in the title.  R ename the title with ap pro priate c haracters, using the softwar e you used to transfer , or W indows Explo rer . [Unknown] i[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 92 92 T roubleshooting P ow er Battery life is short.  Th e operating tem p era ture is belo w 5 °C (41 ºF).  B a ttery life becomes shorter as a r esult of the ba ttery characteristics. This is not a malfunction.  B a ttery charging time is no t sufficient.  C harge th[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 93 93 T roubleshooting Connec tion with a computer [C onnec ting] or [ Connected USB (MTP)] does not appear when connected to the computer with the supplied USB cable .  Th e remaining ba ttery power is insufficient.  C harge the bat ter y by co nnecting the player t o a runnin[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 94 94 T roubleshooting  Th e data may be dama ged.  D elete the data that canno t be transferred fro m your com puter , then im port it to your co mp uter again. W hen importing da ta to your co mpu ter , close an y other ap plicatio ns to av oid data dama ge.  T ransf erabl[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 95 95 T roubleshooting F M Radio FM broadcasts ar e unclear .  Th e received sta tion is not fully tuned in.  T une t he sta tion in man ually using the  /  bu tton (  p . 66). Reception is w eak and sound quality is poor .  Th e radio signal is weak.  L isten to[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 96 96 T roubleshooting Timer The alarm does not function.  W hen setting the alarm, the setting was sto pped half wa y or the play er was turned off withou t confirming the setting of the ho ur and min utes.  Th e alarm do es no t function while t he pla yer is conn ected to a [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 97 97 T roubleshooting Messages Fo llow the instructions below if a m essage a ppears in the displa y . [A ll group numbers have been used .]  Th e total num ber of songs regist ered in the playlists ha s reached 27,000.  S on gs exceeding the limit ar e stor ed in [Others]. ?[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 98 98 T roubleshooting [Not enough free space in memory . Delete files to ensure free spac e.]  Th e player ’ s available ca pacity is insufficient.  C onnect the pla yer to yo ur comp uter usin g the supplied US B cable, an d then delete an y unnecessar y data from the p lay[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 99 99 Additional Informa tion Pr ecautions The follo wing FCC stat ement a pplies o nly to the versio n of this model man ufactured fo r sale in the USA. Ot her ver sions ma y not com ply with FCC technical regula tions. NO TE: This equip men t has been tested and fo und to com ply w[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 100 100 Additional Informa tion If you ha ve any questions about this pr oduc t: V isit: ww w .s o ny .com/walkmansu pport Con tac t: Son y Cus tomer I nforma t ion Ser vice Center a t 1-(866)-456-7669 W rite: Son y Custo mer Inf orma tion Ser vice C en ter 12451 Gat eway Blv d., Fo [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 101 101 Additional Informa tion Disposal of waste batt eries (applic able in the European Union and other E uropean countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the ba ttery or on the packaging in dicates tha t the batt er y pr ovided with this pr oduct shall not be tre[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 102 102 Additional Informa tion On safety  B e sur e not to sho rt-circuit the terminals of the p layer wi th other metallic objects.  D o not touc h the rechar geable ba ttery w i th b ar e hands if i t is leaking. Since bat ter y liquid ma y rema in in the play er , cons ult [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 103 103 Additional Informa tion On installation  Do not pu t an y heavy object on to p of the pla yer or a pply a stro ng shock to the play er . I t may ca use a malfunct ion o r damag e.  N ever use the pla yer where i t will b e sub jected to extremes of ligh t, tem peratur e[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 104 104 Additional Informa tion Note on sta tic elec tricity In particularly dry air conditio ns, mild tingling ma y be felt on y our ears. This i s a resul t of sta tic elect ricity accum ulated in the body , an d not a malfunction of the play er . The effect can be minimized by wea[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 105 105 Additional Informa tion On the use  When using a s trap (sold separat ely), be careful to a void h ooking it on o bjects you pas s by . Furthermore be car eful not to swing the pla yer by the strap t o av oid bum ping people.  R ef rain fr om using the pla yer accordin [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 106 106 Additional Informa tion On Sof tware  C op y right la ws pr ohibi t rep roducing the softwar e or the ma nual accom pan ying it in whole o r in part, or ren t ing the softwar e withou t the permission of the co pyright ho lder .  I n no even t will SONY be liable for a [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 107 107 Additional Informa tion About sample data* 1 The pla yer is pr e-installed with samp le data. If y ou delete the sam ple data, you ca nnot res tor e it, and w e will not sup ply an y replacem ent da ta. * 1 I n some coun tries/regions some sam ple data is no t installed.  [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 108 108 Additional Informa tion Lic ense and T rademark N otice  A TRA C is trademark o f S o ny Corpora tion.  “ W ALKMAN” an d “W ALKMAN” logo a re r egistered trademarks o f Son y Corp o ration.  is trademark o f Sony Corpora tion.  M icrosoft, W indows, W indo[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 109 109 Additional Informa tion This pr oduct is pro tected by certain inte llec tual pr operty rig h ts of Micr osoft C orpora tion. U se or distributio n of such techn olog y ou tside of this pr oduct is pro hibited wi thout a license from Micr osoft or an a uthorized Micr osoft su[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 110 110 Additional Informa tion Specifications Suppor ted file forma t Music A udio Fo rmats (Code c) MP3 M edia File forma t: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format File extensio n: .mp3 Bit ra te: 32 to 320 kb ps (Suppo rts variable bit ra te (VBR)) Sam pling frequency* 1 : 32, 44.1, 48 k[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 111 111 Additional Informa tion Photo* 5 Photo F ormat (Code c) JPEG Media F ile format: Com patible with Exif 2.21 file forma t File extensio n: .jpg Pro file: B aseline Pr ofile N umber of pixe ls: Max. 4,000 × 4,000 pix els (16,000,000 pixels) The num ber of files Max. 8,000 * 1 [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 112 112 Additional Informa tion Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.) The ap pro ximate reco rdable times ar e estimat ed in the case w here o nly videos are transferr ed. The time may differ , depending o n the conditio ns under which the pla yer is used. NWZ-E343 NWZ-E344 NWZ[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 113 113 Additional Informa tion Output (headphones) Fr equency response 20 to 20,000 Hz (when pla ying data file, single signal measuremen t) F M radio FM Fr equency range 87.5 to 108.0 MHz The frequency is chan ged by 0.1 MHz. IF (F M) N ot ap plicable Inter face H eadphone: S tereo[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 114 114 Additional Informa tion Battery life (continuous playback) NWZ-E343/E344/E345 M usic Playback a t MP3 128 kbps A ppr oxima tely 30 hours V ide o Playback a t WMV9 384 kbps A ppr oxima tely 4 hours FM radio A t receiving FM b roadcasting A ppro ximate ly 13 hours A ctual batte[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 115 115 Additional Informa tion Display 2-inch, TFT colo r display wi th white LED-backlight, QV GA (240 × 320 pixel s), 262,144 color s Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting par ts not included) 44.0 × 87.3 × 9.3 mm (1 3 / 4 × 3 1 / 2 × 3 / 8 inches) Dimension (w/h/d) 44.6 × 87.3 × 9[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 116 116 Additional Informa tion System Requirements  C om put er IBM PC/A T or co mpa tible com puter p reinstalled with the follo wing W indows o perating systems* 1 : W indows XP Ho me Edition (Ser vice P ack 2 or la ter) / W indows XP P rof essional (Ser vice Pack 2 o r later) [...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 117 117 Additional Informa tion Inde x Symbols 5-way b utt on .............................. 5, 11 (Repeat) ..................................... 45 (Sh uff le) ................................. 45 (Sh uff le&Repeat) ............. 45 (Repeat 1 Song) ...................... 45 (H e[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 118 118 Additional Informa tion M M essages ......................................... 97 [M odel:] .......................................... 74 [M ono/A uto] .................................. 70 MP3 ......................................... 82, 110 [M usic] ........................[...]

ModelN ame: NWZ-E343/E344/E345 (GB) PartN umber : 4-154-414-11(1) 119 119 Additional Informa tion V V ideo forma t .......................... 83, 110 [V ideo Orientation] ...................... 56 [V ideos] ...................................... 8, 49 V OL +/− but ton ............................... 5 W W indows Explor er ............. 28, 33, 84[...]