Aiwa HZ-WS2000 Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 1

©2004 Sony Corporation

HZ-WS2000

4-254-749-11(1)

Operating Instructions

The player

Portable Hard
Disk Player

Summary of Contents for HZ-WS2000

Page 1: ... 2004 Sony Corporation HZ WS2000 4 254 749 11 1 Operating Instructions The player Portable Hard Disk Player ...

Page 2: ...r adaptor To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the AC power adaptor Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product Please consult with your local authority The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced mainly in the countries EEA European Economic Area Before ...

Page 3: ... repeatedly Repeat play 24 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle play 24 Playing the first portion of tracks in order Intro Scan play 25 Table of Contents B Adjusting the settings of the player Changing the display pattern 26 Changing the backlight setting 27 Adjusting the display contrast 27 Turning off the beep sound 28 Starting playback from the last stopped position Resume 28 Turning off the ...

Page 4: ...d USB cable Once you have stored your favorite songs in the player take it with you and enjoy music wherever you go 1 Send your favorite songs to the player Use the supplied software Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition to send MP3 files from your computer to the player 2 Enjoy music anywhere with your player Connect the AC power adaptor to the player when connecting the player to your computer...

Page 5: ...ard Disk Player Edition If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows Me messages shown on the computer display may differ from the above description Follow the guidance of your operating system to disconnect the player in a right way Notes First start your computer and then connect the player to the computer Before restarting your computer you should disconnect the player from the computer ...

Page 6: ...lied Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition software 1 For MP3 files encoded with 128 kbps each having an average playing time of about four minutes The number of files varies according to the encoding bit rate and length playing time of MP3 files 2 The available capacity actually displayed will be less than 1 5 GB Notes Music you record is limited to private use only Any other use requires the p...

Page 7: ... cable 1 Remote control 1 AC power adaptor 1 Stereo headphones 1 CD ROM Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition 1 Do not play the CD ROM on an audio CD player Carrying pouch 1 AC power cord 1 Quick start guide 1 Operating Instructions for the player this manual 1 Operating instructions for the application software Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition 1 ...

Page 8: ...80 percent capacity At this point appears in the display and the LED indicator goes off After about 1 5 more hours the battery will be fully charged When charging at room temperature It takes more time for charging if the surrounding temperature is low When to charge the rechargeable battery Check the remaining power of the battery occasionally when using the player without connecting the AC power...

Page 9: ... the surrounding temperature is low the required charging time will be longer This is a characteristic of the built in lithium ion battery Because of the battery characteristics the capacity of the built in rechargeable battery may be smaller than normal when it is used for the first time or after a long period of disuse In this case charge and discharge the battery several times The normal batter...

Page 10: ...3 DC IN 5 2V jack 4 HOLD switch 5 Reset button 6 LED indicators Light up to show the status of the player Blue power on play pause Green connected to the computer Red charging 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 Player 7 NX power on off play pause button 8 buttons 9 VOL buttons ...

Page 11: ... Jog dial Rotate to select Push to enter 3 MENU BACK button 4 i headphones jack 5 VOL lever 6 lever 7 HOLD POWER switch 8 FAVORITE button Note Use only the supplied remote control You cannot operate this player with the remote control supplied with other players ...

Page 12: ...huffle play Repeat play 4 Battery level indication 5 Character information display Displays various information such as track name album name playing time etc Note The liquid crystal display of the remote control may become unclear or transition of the display to the next screen may become slow in places where the surrounding temperature is extremely high above 40 C 104 F or low below 0 C 32 F ...

Page 13: ...t album genre or track name You can also play tracks in the Playlist you have created using Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition or use the FAVORITE to easily find and play your favorite tracks for details on the FAVORITE see page 18 1 Connect the remote control and the headphones Connect the headphones to the remote control and connect the remote control to the i REMOTE jack on the player Cont...

Page 14: ... OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 2 Select SEARCH and push the jog dial Tips NEWSONGS menu contains the tracks that were sent to the player the last time you connected the player to your computer These tracks will be left in the NEWSONGS menu until another new track is sent to the player from your computer Up to 39 alphanumerical characters can be displayed each for artist album and track names and up to 19 al...

Page 15: ...OL VOL Jog dial Artist name Track name Album name Elapsed playing time Playing time of the current track To play all the tracks under the selected Search menu item Select the Search menu item you want and then press NX on the player or push and hold the jog dial for more than one second The player starts playing all the tracks under the selected Search menu item For example to play all the tracks ...

Page 16: ...old the HOLD POWER switch towards POWER or press and hold NX on the player for more than four seconds Shut down appears in the display then the player turns off 3 1 It will be easier to play a desired track by using the Search menu rather than by sliding the lever a number of times page 14 2 If you turn off the power with the volume level set to 16 or more the volume level will automatically be se...

Page 17: ... function is set to on see page 21 Tip The LED indicators on the player flash as follows During play Repeat turning on for about 0 3 second and turning off for about 2 5 seconds During pause Repeat turning on for about one second and turning off for about one second ...

Page 18: ...RITE and then push the jog dial ENTERED appears in the display Tip If you press and hold FAVORITE during playback the track currently playing enters in the FAVORITE To play a track in the FAVORITE 1 Press FAVORITE 2 Rotate the jog dial to select FAVORITE and then push the jog dial 3 Rotate the jog dial to select the track you want to play and then push the jog dial Playback starts and appears in t...

Page 19: ...t the track you want to remove 4 Press FAVORITE 5 Rotate the jog dial to select ERASE and then push the jog dial ERASED is displayed and the selected track is removed from the FAVORITE To remove all the tracks from the FAVORITE 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select ERASE ALL FAVOR and then push the jog dial 3 Rotate the jog dial to select YES 4 Pus...

Page 20: ...ently being played Then the Music Charger indication and appear in the display and the player starts playing the tracks stored in the cache repeatedly Playing tracks in a Playlist You can create your own Playlist in which you can arrange tracks of your choice in any desired order by using Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition To create a Playlist See the separate manual Music Transfer Hard Disk ...

Page 21: ...n is displayed the Music Charger mode will be canceled The yellow mark becomes visible Locking the controls HOLD When carrying the player in a bag HOLD function can be used to prevent accidental pressing of the buttons Slide the HOLD switch in the direction to the arrow On the remote control slide the HOLD POWER switch in the direction to HOLD to the left position All operation buttons are disable...

Page 22: ... example as the D drive Notes You cannot operate Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition at the same time when using the files stored in the player by the data storage function of the player If you try to operate Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition while using those files in the player the error message Cannot access the Device media will be displayed Connect the AC power adaptor to the player...

Page 23: ...zer You can select from the following equalizer settings to obtain the sound quality that best suits your taste Setting Sound quality NORMAL normal sound ROCK powerful clean sounds emphasizing low and high range audio POP light bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio JAZZ percussive sounds making the bass and cymbal sound more distinct 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu ...

Page 24: ...e Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select REPEAT 3 Push the jog dial repeatedly to select REPEAT TRACK or REPEAT ALL To return to the original screen Press MENU BACK To return to normal play mode Select REPEAT OFF in step 3 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle play You can play all the tracks under the selected menu item in random order 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu ...

Page 25: ...he sound 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select INTRO SCAN 3 Push the jog dial repeatedly to select INTRO SCAN ON To return to the original screen Press MENU BACK To return to normal play mode Select INTRO SCAN OFF in step 3 You can also return to normal play mode by pressing NX or push the jog lever on the remote control during the Intro Scan play ...

Page 26: ... under the selected menu item Track 02 04 Track 02 04 03 11 05 23 03 11 05 23 128 kbps 128 kbps Elapsed playing time Playing time of the current track 2 1 If the track does not have ID3 TAG information the file name is displayed in place of the track name 2 May not be displayed correctly depending on the track being played or may be displayed during playback of a track recorded in variable bit rat...

Page 27: ...select BACKLIGHT 3 Push the jog dial repeatedly to select BACKLIGHT ON or BACKLIGHT OFF To return to the original screen Press MENU BACK Adjusting the display contrast 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select CONTRAST and then push the jog dial 3 Rotate the jog dial to select the contrast from CONTRAST 0 to CONTRAST 7 4 Push the jog dial To return to ...

Page 28: ...ayed to turn off the player a beep will sound the next time you turn on the player Starting playback from the last stopped position Resume You can start playback from the position where you stopped playback last time 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select RESUME 3 Push the jog dial repeatedly to select RESUME ON To return to the original screen Pres...

Page 29: ...r indication appears in the display To cancel the sleep timer function Select SLEEP OFF in step 3 or turn off the player Turning off the power automatically Auto Power Off You can set the player to turn off automatically if nothing has been operated for 180 seconds during pause or after playback finished with Repeat play mode off 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the...

Page 30: ... erase any data stored in the player To erase audio files sent to the player use the supplied software Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select INITIAL SETTING and then push the jog dial 3 Rotate the jog dial to select YES 4 Push the jog dial INITIALIZED is displayed and all the settings in the menu are initiali...

Page 31: ... The free space of the hard disk is displayed Example Free space Total amount 194 1350 MB 194 1350 MB 289 TRACKS 289 TRACKS Total number of MP3 files To return to the original screen Press MENU BACK repeatedly Checking the firmware version 1 Press and hold MENU BACK until the Setup menu appears 2 Rotate the jog dial to select FIRMWARE VERSION and then push the jog dial The firmware version is disp...

Page 32: ...Menu 1 Menu 2 Search for a track by artist album etc 14 SEARCH NEWSONGS ARTIST ALBUM GENRE TRACK Playing tracks repeatedly 24 z REPEAT OFF REPEAT TRACK REPEAT ALL Playing tracks in random order 24 z SHUFFLE OFF SHUFFLE ON Playing the first portion of tracks in order 25 z INTRO SCAN OFF INTRO SCAN ON Setting the sound page Menu 1 Menu 2 Emphasizing the bass sound 23 z BASS BOOST OFF BASS BOOST ON C...

Page 33: ...opped z RESUME ON position 28 RESUME OFF Turning off the power automatically 29 z AUTO PWR OFF ON AUTO PWR OFF OFF Turning off the power after a specified SLEEP z OFF time 29 120 Protecting the hard disk drive during z M CHARGER OFF exercise 20 M CHARGER ON Changing the display language 30 LANGUAGE z ENGLISH DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ITALIANO РУССКИЙ Removing all the tracks from the ERASE ALL FAVOR...

Page 34: ...n the supplied USB cable is damaged or lost consult your nearest Aiwa dealer Notes on built in hard disk The built in hard disk is formatted using the FAT32 file system If you format the built in hard disk using the file system other than FAT32 the firmware can be recovered but the player does not operate normally It is not recommended to use the quick format method For details refer to the separa...

Page 35: ...function Polarity of the plug Do not touch the AC power adaptor with wet hands Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet Should you notice an abnormality in the AC power adaptor disconnect it from the wall outlet immediately The player is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the player itself has been turned of...

Page 36: ... sure it is completely drained To remove the lithium ion battery 1 Remove the three screws on the side using a Philips screwdriver 2 Remove the cover 3 Remove the two screws on the circuit board disconnect the two connectors and then remove the circuit board Uncover the protective sheet and disconnect the connectors 1 2 4 Pull out the connector of the battery Hold and pull the connector with your ...

Page 37: ...the separate manual Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition Step 1 Check the symptoms in this Troubleshooting section Refer to the corresponding section in the following pages m Step 2 Check the symptoms on the Aiwa official website Visit the local website of the region you live from the Aiwa global website http www aiwa com You can find updated support information about this product frequently as...

Page 38: ...age 21 c The bit rate used when encoding the MP3 files was low Send MP3 files encoded with a higher bit rate to the player c The Bass Boost function is turned on Turn off the Bass Boost function page 23 c The audio data itself contains noise Noise may have been introduced when creating audio data due to the conditions of the computer Check the source files you sent to the player on your computer c...

Page 39: ...s in the player using Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition and then send audio files to the player again If this operation still does not solve the problem perform the firmware recovery procedure described in the separate manual Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition Note Any data stored in the player will not be erased by pressing the reset button Cause Remedy c The operating temperature is b...

Page 40: ...r Reset the player If the problem persists perform the firmware recovery procedure For details refer to the separate manual Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition This is not an error but you cannot operate the player while the player is connected to the computer Use the supplied AC power adaptor If the message still appears disconnect the AC power adaptor from the AC outlet and consult your near...

Page 41: ...customers in Europe except United Kingdom Signal to noise ratio S N 80 dB or more DIN AUDIO Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Power source AC power adaptor DC IN 5 2V jack 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Battery life Approx 8 hours fully charged Dimensions Approx 56 91 10 6 mm 2 1 4 3 5 8 7 16 in w h d excluding projecting parts Approx 57 4 91 11 4 mm 2 3 8 3 5 8 15 32 in w h d including projecting par...

Page 42: ...ersion 31 H Hard disk Protecting 20 Checking the usage 31 I ID3 TAG 14 15 Initializing 30 Intro Scan play 25 J K Jog dial 11 L Listening to music 13 Locking the controls HOLD 21 M N O MP3 4 Music Charger 20 Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition 4 P Q Playlist 20 Power Auto power off 29 Turn off 16 Turn on 13 R Repeat play 24 Reset 39 Resume 28 S Search menu 13 Selecting a track 14 Setup menu 14 ...

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