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... to the Help within each software ( page 4). Hints • NW-A1000 series refers to the NW-A1000 or NW-A1200 model. • NW-A3000 series refers to play them back. - The following functions of the player are not available if you use of the player and troubleshoot problems. - Restoring a track from the Trash Bin...
... to the Help within each software ( page 4). Hints • NW-A1000 series refers to the NW-A1000 or NW-A1200 model. • NW-A3000 series refers to play them back. - The following functions of the player are not available if you use of the player and troubleshoot problems. - Restoring a track from the Trash Bin...
Operation Guide
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...in Canada: http://www.sony.ca/ElectronicsSupport/ For customers in Europe: http://www.sonydigital-link.com/DNA/ For customers in China: http://service.sony.com.cn/KB/ For customers in Taiwan: http://www.twsupport.css.ap.sony.com/ For customers in Korea: http://scs.sony.co.kr/walkman/ For customers in ...other countries/regions: http://www.css.ap.sony.com/ Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in ...
...in Canada: http://www.sony.ca/ElectronicsSupport/ For customers in Europe: http://www.sonydigital-link.com/DNA/ For customers in China: http://service.sony.com.cn/KB/ For customers in Taiwan: http://www.twsupport.css.ap.sony.com/ For customers in Korea: http://scs.sony.co.kr/walkman/ For customers in ...other countries/regions: http://www.css.ap.sony.com/ Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in ...
Operation Guide
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... displayed one at the bottom of the Adobe Reader screen enable you scroll, the display changes to previous or succeeding pairs of pages. Using SonicStage Help or CONNECT Player Help Refer to the player. When you to select how pages are displayed side by side with each software... suite for details about using each pair part of a continuous roll of pages. Continuous Pages are displayed as importing tracks to your computer and transferring tracks to SonicStage ...
... displayed one at the bottom of the Adobe Reader screen enable you scroll, the display changes to previous or succeeding pairs of pages. Using SonicStage Help or CONNECT Player Help Refer to the player. When you to select how pages are displayed side by side with each software... suite for details about using each pair part of a continuous roll of pages. Continuous Pages are displayed as importing tracks to your computer and transferring tracks to SonicStage ...
Operation Guide
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...the Currently Playing Track 33 Adding/Editing Tracks to a Bookmark List 34 Deleting a Track From the Player ..... 41 Rating Tracks 44 Using the Artist Link Feature Searching for Artists Belonging to Similar Genres (Artist Link 45 Settings Customizing Sound Quality (6-Band Equalizer 48 Limiting ... a Clock 60 Setting the Date Display 62 Setting the Time Display 63 Resetting to Factory Settings 64 Initializing the Hard Disk 65 Advanced Feature Charging the Battery Using the AC Power Adaptor 66 Maximizing Battery Life 68 What are Format and Bit Rate? ........ 69 Playing Tracks Without...
...the Currently Playing Track 33 Adding/Editing Tracks to a Bookmark List 34 Deleting a Track From the Player ..... 41 Rating Tracks 44 Using the Artist Link Feature Searching for Artists Belonging to Similar Genres (Artist Link 45 Settings Customizing Sound Quality (6-Band Equalizer 48 Limiting ... a Clock 60 Setting the Date Display 62 Setting the Time Display 63 Resetting to Factory Settings 64 Initializing the Hard Disk 65 Advanced Feature Charging the Battery Using the AC Power Adaptor 66 Maximizing Battery Life 68 What are Format and Bit Rate? ........ 69 Playing Tracks Without...
Operation Guide
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...turned off , press and hold BACK to display the HOME menu. 8 Table of Contents Menu Index Guide to the previous screen. VOL +/- Use tweezers to the artist of the currently playing track ( page 45). 5-way button Starts playback and enables navigation of your choice. Press...and Controls Front HOLD button (Headphones) jack Headphone extension cord Back LINK button VOL +/- If the plug is also used for hand strap (NW-A1000 series only) Headphones OPTION button BACK button 5-way button Multiple connector RESET button HOLD button When you press and hold the...
...turned off , press and hold BACK to display the HOME menu. 8 Table of Contents Menu Index Guide to the previous screen. VOL +/- Use tweezers to the artist of the currently playing track ( page 45). 5-way button Starts playback and enables navigation of your choice. Press...and Controls Front HOLD button (Headphones) jack Headphone extension cord Back LINK button VOL +/- If the plug is also used for hand strap (NW-A1000 series only) Headphones OPTION button BACK button 5-way button Multiple connector RESET button HOLD button When you press and hold the...
Operation Guide
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... track, and press . Press BACK Track list 2/4 Press BACK Select your desired album, and press . Playback begins. Table of Contents Menu 9 Using the Player Controls Use the 5-way button and the BACK button to navigate through screens, play tracks, and change the player's settings. The diagram below by selecting "Music...
... track, and press . Press BACK Track list 2/4 Press BACK Select your desired album, and press . Playback begins. Table of Contents Menu 9 Using the Player Controls Use the 5-way button and the BACK button to navigate through screens, play tracks, and change the player's settings. The diagram below by selecting "Music...
Operation Guide
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... genre of the currently playing track. / buttons Moves playback to resume playback. The Now Playing screen provides information about the currently playing track. * Use the raised dot on the player's display. List screens enable you press during playback, appears, and the track pauses.
... genre of the currently playing track. / buttons Moves playback to resume playback. The Now Playing screen provides information about the currently playing track. * Use the raised dot on the player's display. List screens enable you press during playback, appears, and the track pauses.
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... at least once are played. The list of Contents Menu 21 Playing Tracks Playing Your Top 100 Tracks The player can select and play counts used to select the top 100 are updated each time you connect the player to select (Favorite 100), and then press . The HOME menu appears...
... at least once are played. The list of Contents Menu 21 Playing Tracks Playing Your Top 100 Tracks The player can select and play counts used to select the top 100 are updated each time you connect the player to select (Favorite 100), and then press . The HOME menu appears...
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... one track to continue playing tracks, or going forward quickly or pressing resets the shuffle to create a new random track order. Continued Index Using the Artist Link feature. - Note • To move back through as many as the last 20 tracks played during shuffle play, press repeatedly. 24...
... one track to continue playing tracks, or going forward quickly or pressing resets the shuffle to create a new random track order. Continued Index Using the Artist Link feature. - Note • To move back through as many as the last 20 tracks played during shuffle play, press repeatedly. 24...
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... back in random order. Press and hold BACK. Continued The HOME menu appears. Press to select an artist, and then press . Using the Artist Link feature. - Starting playback of a track by any of the following operations: - Changing the play mode. • When you selected) appears, and then...
... back in random order. Press and hold BACK. Continued The HOME menu appears. Press to select an artist, and then press . Using the Artist Link feature. - Starting playback of a track by any of the following operations: - Changing the play mode. • When you selected) appears, and then...
Operation Guide
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..., and a randomly selected track starts playing (Intelligent Shuffle play). If you start Intelligent Shuffle play, the play mode changes to create a new random track order. Using the Artist Link feature. - Index Hints • Intelligent Shuffle play is automatically cancelled by selecting it from that year. Press and hold BACK...
..., and a randomly selected track starts playing (Intelligent Shuffle play). If you start Intelligent Shuffle play, the play mode changes to create a new random track order. Using the Artist Link feature. - Index Hints • Intelligent Shuffle play is automatically cancelled by selecting it from that year. Press and hold BACK...
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...." Index Hints • Intelligent Shuffle play is playing, the track stops after the message appears, and a randomly selected track starts playing (Intelligent Shuffle play). Using the Artist Link feature. - "Shuffle play , press repeatedly. Starting playback of a track by any of the following operations: - appears, and playback starts. Changing the...
...." Index Hints • Intelligent Shuffle play is playing, the track stops after the message appears, and a randomly selected track starts playing (Intelligent Shuffle play). Using the Artist Link feature. - "Shuffle play , press repeatedly. Starting playback of a track by any of the following operations: - appears, and playback starts. Changing the...
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The HOME menu appears. Press to select (Now Playing), and then press . Note • When playing tracks recorded using variable bit rate (VBR) recording, the progress bar that shows the elapsed playback time, and the time itself, is shown for the bit rate. Table ...
The HOME menu appears. Press to select (Now Playing), and then press . Note • When playing tracks recorded using variable bit rate (VBR) recording, the progress bar that shows the elapsed playback time, and the time itself, is shown for the bit rate. Table ...
Operation Guide
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... a selected Bookmark List You can add a track to a Bookmark List selected from the Option menu. • You can display Bookmark Lists created on the player using CONNECT Player. "Added to Bookmark List 1." (the number is shown with . Continued Also, you can edit Bookmark Lists... using SonicStage or CONNECT Player. The Option menu appears. 3 Press / to select "Select Bookmark," and then press . The screen to select a Bookmark List ...
... a selected Bookmark List You can add a track to a Bookmark List selected from the Option menu. • You can display Bookmark Lists created on the player using CONNECT Player. "Added to Bookmark List 1." (the number is shown with . Continued Also, you can edit Bookmark Lists... using SonicStage or CONNECT Player. The Option menu appears. 3 Press / to select "Select Bookmark," and then press . The screen to select a Bookmark List ...
Operation Guide
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... List Table of the Bookmark Lists appears. 4 Press / to select the Bookmark List you want to set as the default for tracks added using the button. Hint • Initially, the default Bookmark List is set to "B.mark List 1." Continued Index 36 Playing Tracks...Adding/Editing Tracks...
... List Table of the Bookmark Lists appears. 4 Press / to select the Bookmark List you want to set as the default for tracks added using the button. Hint • Initially, the default Bookmark List is set to "B.mark List 1." Continued Index 36 Playing Tracks...Adding/Editing Tracks...
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... 1." When you remove a track that is contained on more than one Bookmark List, the track is removed from the Bookmark List. 2 Press OPTION. The screen used to select a Bookmark List appears. 4 Press / to select a Bookmark List, and then press .
... 1." When you remove a track that is contained on more than one Bookmark List, the track is removed from the Bookmark List. 2 Press OPTION. The screen used to select a Bookmark List appears. 4 Press / to select a Bookmark List, and then press .
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... shown when a track added to a Bookmark List is played. The icons enable you want to change a Bookmark List icon You can also rename a Bookmark List using CONNECT Player. The Option menu appears. 5 Press / to select "Change Icon," and then press . 40 Playing Tracks...Adding/Editing Tracks to a Bookmark...
... shown when a track added to a Bookmark List is played. The icons enable you want to change a Bookmark List icon You can also rename a Bookmark List using CONNECT Player. The Option menu appears. 5 Press / to select "Change Icon," and then press . 40 Playing Tracks...Adding/Editing Tracks to a Bookmark...
Operation Guide
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... to tracks and ratings automatically assigned by SonicStage or CONNECT Player. Notes • When you transfer a track which has not yet been rated on " Rating" using SonicStage, the rating of the track is displayed as " " (manual rating) on the player. The Now Playing screen reappears. The " Rating" status of a track cannot...
... to tracks and ratings automatically assigned by SonicStage or CONNECT Player. Notes • When you transfer a track which has not yet been rated on " Rating" using SonicStage, the rating of the track is displayed as " " (manual rating) on the player. The Now Playing screen reappears. The " Rating" status of a track cannot...
Operation Guide
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... Artist Link Feature Searching for the search (key artist). Press LINK. If you want to use as a starting point for Artists Belonging to Similar Genres (Artist Link) With the currently playing track as the starting point, you can be found. ... of any artist selected without pressing , preview selections of all artists on the artist list are played. Selecting "Increase search range" repeats the search using less strict relationships to select an artist, and then press . Playback of artists appears. Press / to the genre, so more ...
... Artist Link Feature Searching for the search (key artist). Press LINK. If you want to use as a starting point for Artists Belonging to Similar Genres (Artist Link) With the currently playing track as the starting point, you can be found. ... of any artist selected without pressing , preview selections of all artists on the artist list are played. Selecting "Increase search range" repeats the search using less strict relationships to select an artist, and then press . Playback of artists appears. Press / to the genre, so more ...
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..., or none the tracks stored on the player have track information. Continued Notes • The Artist Link search feature and the criteria used to find linked artists" is displayed if there are no track information attached are found by other player operations, such as a result of updates ... Even when you increase the search range, "Cannot find other artists in step , an artist list appears. Table of Contents Menu Index 46 Using the Artist Link Feature Hints • If you select any artist in the artist list and press and hold , all tracks of...
..., or none the tracks stored on the player have track information. Continued Notes • The Artist Link search feature and the criteria used to find linked artists" is displayed if there are no track information attached are found by other player operations, such as a result of updates ... Even when you increase the search range, "Cannot find other artists in step , an artist list appears. Table of Contents Menu Index 46 Using the Artist Link Feature Hints • If you select any artist in the artist list and press and hold , all tracks of...
