Sony NW-A55, Help Manual

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Help Guide
Digital Music Player
NW-A55/A55HN/A56/A56HN/A57
Preparing music content
Before you transfer music content to the player, you need to prepare the music content.
This topic includes instructions for the following operations.
Importing music content from an audio CD to Music Center for PC.
Importing music content stored on a computer to Music Center for PC.
Importing music content stored on an external media device to a computer.
Purchasing music content from online music services.
The instructions below are for operations using Music Center for PC. Music Center for PC is the recommended
application for the player. Install Music Center for PC in advance.
Note
Imported music content is limited to private use only. Use of music content for other purposes requires the permission of the
copyright holders.
If you are using a Mac computer, use Content Transfer.
Importing music content from an audio CD to Music Center for PC
For details on the procedure, see [How to use] on the Music Center for PC support website.
(
https://www.sony.net/smc4pc/ )
Hint
You can also use iTunes instead of Music Center for PC to import audio CDs.
Importing music content stored on a computer to Music Center for PC
Use a computer on which Music Center for PC has been installed.
1.
Launch Music Center for PC.
2.
Click [CD] under [Import] in the sidebar.
3.
Insert an audio CD into the media drive of the computer.
The music content on the audio CD will appear on the Music Center for PC screen.
You can change the format setting for importing CDs, if necessary. Click
next to , and then select a file format
from [CD import settings].
For higher sound quality: FLAC
For normal sound quality: AAC (.mp4), MP3 (.mp3)
4.
Add check marks to the music content that you want to import.
5.
Click [Import] to start importing music content.
To cancel importing, click [Stop].
6.
Use a computer on which Music Center for PC has been installed.
1.
Launch Music Center for PC.
2.
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