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Table of Contents

Notice for Users

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4

Precautions

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5

On safety

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5

On installation

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5

On heat build-up

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5

On the headphones

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5

On cleaning

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5

Getting Started

Checking the Supplied Accessories

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6

Optional accessories

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6

Guide to Parts and Controls

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7

About the serial number

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7

Preparing a Power Source

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8

Checking the remaining power of the 

battery

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9

Installing SonicStage 

on Your  Computer

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10

Preparing the required system

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10

Installing SonicStage

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11

Playback

Before Playback

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12

Importing audio data to your computer

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12

Transferring audio data to the player

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14

Using SonicStage Help

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16

Playing Back

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18

Locking the controls (HOLD) .................. 18

Basic playback operations  

(Play, stop, search)................................... 19

Checking information in the display

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19

Playing Back Tracks Selected by MODE 

(Artist, Album, Genre, Group, etc.) ..... 20

MODE displays

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22

Adding a bookmark 

(Bookmark track play)............................. 23

Changing Playback Options

 (Play Mode) ......................................... 24

Playback options (Play Mode) ................. 25

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) ... 26

Changing Sound Quality

 and Settings

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27

Setup items

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28

Customizing sound quality (Custom)....... 30

Other Functions

Transferring Audio Data Back 

to Your  Computer

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31

Connecting Other Devices

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32

Storing Data Other Than Audio Files

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33

Resetting to the Factory Settings

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33

Initializing Hard Disk

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34

Additional Information

Notes on Disposing of the Unit

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36

Troubleshooting

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37

Error Messages

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42

Specifi cations

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44

Index

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44

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Summary of Contents for NW HD1 - 20 GB Network Walkman Digital Music Player

Page 1: ... a trademark of Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the player Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No NW HD1 Serial No ___________________________ NW HD1 2004 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...mity Trade Name SONY Model No NW HD1 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16450 W Bernardo Dr San Diego CA 92127 USA Telephone Number 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may ca...

Page 3: ...Playing Back 18 Locking the controls HOLD 18 Basic playback operations Play stop search 19 Checking information in the display 19 Playing Back Tracks Selected by MODE Artist Album Genre Group etc 20 MODE displays 22 Adding a bookmark Bookmark track play 23 Changing Playback Options Play Mode 24 Playback options Play Mode 25 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat play 26 Changing Sound Quality and Settin...

Page 4: ...arks of Sony Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc in the United States and or other countries Pentium is a trademark or a registered tr...

Page 5: ...g the headphones at a high volume Hearing experts advise against continuous loud and extended play If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce the volume or discontinue use Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate level This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you Warning If there is lightning when you are using the player take off the headph...

Page 6: ...ower adaptor cease to function in its intended manner during the warranty period the adaptor should be returned to your nearest Sony Service Center or Sony Authorized Repair Center for replacement or if a problem occurs after the warranty period has expired the adaptor should be discarded Optional accessories Active speaker system SRS Z1 SRS Z30 Car connecting pack CPA 9C Connecting cord RK G129 R...

Page 7: ...our own hand strap Player display Track number indicator page 19 Character information display page 19 Bookmark indicator page 23 Playback progress bar page 19 Playback indicator page 19 Playing time page 19 Repeat indicator page 26 Play mode indicator page 24 Sound indicator when adjusting the volume page 28 Battery indicator page 9 Bit rate page 13 About the serial number The serial number provi...

Page 8: ...below until it clicks into place Charging of the battery starts The CHG lamp lights up on the USB cradle and if the player is on the battery indicator in the display changes USB cradle connector on the bottom of the player CHG lamp USB cradle Charging is completed and the CHG lamp goes off in approximately 3 hours The lighting mark lights up in the display if the player is on When the player displ...

Page 9: ...as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the player itself has been turned off If you are not going to use the player for a long time be sure to disconnect the power supply To remove the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet grasp the adaptor plug itself never pull the cord Checking the remaining power of the battery The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display As th...

Page 10: ...nium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition Display High Color 16 bit or higher 800 600 dots or better 1024 768 dots or better is recommended Others Internet access for Web registration EMD services and CDDB Windows Media Player version 7 0 or higher installed for playing WMA files Notes SonicStage is not supported by the following environments Operating systems other than those the indicated above Per...

Page 11: ...ge Help 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD drive of your computer The setup program starts up automatically and the installation window appears Depending on the region a window may appear asking you to select your country In this case follow the displayed instructions 3 Click Install SonicStage and then follow the displayed instructions Install So...

Page 12: ...oustic Coding3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates ATRAC3plus is developed from the ATRAC3 format and can compress audio files to about 1 20 of their original size at 64 kbps Importing audio data to your computer Record and store tracks audio data from an audio CD to the SonicStage My Library on the hard disk drive of your ...

Page 13: ... Click Music Source on the SonicStage window The contents of the audio CD appear in the music source list If CD information such as album title artist name and track names could not be obtained automatically click CD Info on the right side of the window connection to the Internet is necessary 4 If necessary change the format and bit rate for audio CD recording Click Format Bit Rate on the right si...

Page 14: ... cradle to your computer and the AC power adaptor Connect the large connector of the dedicated USB cable to a USB port on your computer and the small connector to the USB jack on the USB cradle Then connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack on the USB cradle and lastly to a wall outlet to USB port to USB jack to an AC outlet USB cable supplied to DC IN jack AC power adaptor supplied ...

Page 15: ...to the Transfer window 4 Select ATRAC HDD from the Transfer Destination list on the right side of the SonicStage window 5 Click the tracks you want to transfer from the My Library list on the left side of the SonicStage window To transfer more than one track hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the tracks To transfer all tracks of the album click the album 6 Click on the SonicStage window Transf...

Page 16: ... type of the text and number of characters the text entered by SonicStage may not be displayed on the player This is due to the limitations of the player If the player is connected for a while to a computer that is powered or after lots of data is transferred to the player the player may get warm However this is not a malfunction Remove the player from the USB cradle and leave it aside for a while...

Page 17: ... Click underlined words to jump to their explanations To search for a word inside an explanation A list of the typed words Display Type in the keyword to find text box Search An explanations of the selected item List Topics 1 Click Search 2 Type in the words 3 Click List Topics A list of the typed words is displayed 4 Click to select the desired item among those displayed 5 Click Display An explan...

Page 18: ...ly turns off When scrolling track titles etc the display turns off about 30 seconds after scrolling is finished When using the AC power adaptor if the player is not operated for about 3 minutes while in stop mode the display automatically turns off When scrolling track titles etc the display turns off about 3 minutes after scrolling is finished If playback does not start make sure that the HOLD sw...

Page 19: ... 25 is selected playback order is different To turn off the player Press and hold MENU until the display disappears To turn on the player again press any button Checking information in the display You can check audio data and the playback status in the player display Player display during playback Genre Artist name Album name Track number Playback progress bar Repeat page 26 Play mode page 24 soun...

Page 20: ...es the MODE as follows Artist Album Genre Group Others Return to Artist MODE appears 2 Press or to select an item in the MODE To start playback here press Playback starts from the first track in the first album of the artist you selected All the albums of the artists listed after the selected artist are played in the track number order Artist you want to listen to 3 To search tracks more press Art...

Page 21: ...e you select a MODE Press MODE To return to the track list Press or To stop playback when selecting a MODE or in the list display Press and hold To go to the playback display again after returning to the display where you select a MODE or to the list display Press and hold MODE Continued 21 Playback ...

Page 22: ...ing back Genre List of genres Artists of the genre selected Tracks of the artist selected Playing back Group playing tracks in the groups created in the SonicStage List of groups Tracks of the group selected Playing back Others New Tracks Tracks in groups newly transferred to the player the 5 latest times Bookmark Bookmarked tracks for how to add the bookmark page 23 Groups New Tracks or tracks Bo...

Page 23: ...ghts up 2 If you want to add a Bookmark to two or more tracks repeat step 1 You can add Bookmarks to up to 100 tracks To play the bookmarked tracks 1 Press MODE repeatedly to select Others MODE 2 Press or to select Bookmark and then press To playback all the bookmarked tracks press 3 Press or to select a track and then press To remove bookmarks During playback of the track where you want to remove...

Page 24: ...elect Play Mode and then press The Play Mode display appears 3 Press or to select the playback options and then press The default setting is Normal normal play Playback options appear 4 Press MENU twice to go to the playback display and then press Playback starts in the selected playback option To cancel set up Press MENU to return to the MENU display Press and hold MODE or press MENU in the MENU ...

Page 25: ...t are played once in random order for every play unit What is a play unit All the items an artist an album a track etc on the list when you start playback is called a play unit Example When you select Artist MODE Artists Albums Tracks All the tracks of all the artists make a play unit All the tracks in all the albums of the artist Y J make a play unit All the tracks in the album Morning of the art...

Page 26: ...n and then press appears 5 Press MENU twice to go to the playback display and then press The current playback option repeats To repeat all the tracks Select the MODE other than Others and then follow steps 1 to 5 To cancel set up Press MENU to return to the MENU display Press and hold MODE or press MENU in the MENU display to return to the display before step 2 To return to normal play In step 4 s...

Page 27: ...n and then press To change sound quality After step 3 press or to select an option and then press When you select Custom 1 or Custom 2 you can customize sound quality page 30 To return to the previous display Press To cancel set up Press MENU to return to the MENU display Press and hold MODE or press MENU in the MENU display to return to the display before step 1 To return to the display where you...

Page 28: ...S2 Customized sound page 30 for details AVLS Limiting volume On The maximum volume is limited to protect your hearing Off The volume changes without limiting the volume level Beep Sound of operation On The beep sounds when you operate the player Off The beep is turned off Audio Out External audio output Headphone Select this when you connect the supplied headphones Line Out Select this when you co...

Page 29: ...ht turns off in about 30 seconds even if you are scrolling the track titles etc Off The display is turned off to save power Reverse Display Turning over the display Positive Characters and icons appear in black and the background in white Negative Characters and icons appear in white and the background in black Language Display language The messages and the menus are in Japanese English The messag...

Page 30: ...djusted in seven levels Sound level 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make adjustments for the remaining frequency ranges 5 Press The MENU display appears To cancel set up Press MENU to return to the MENU display Press and hold MODE or press MENU in the MENU display to return to the display before step 1 To return to the display where you select a MODE Press MODE Notes If the sound is distorted by your so...

Page 31: ...My Library in the Network Walkman list on the right side of the SonicStage window To transfer more than one track hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the tracks To transfer all tracks of the album click the album 5 Click on the SonicStage window Transfer of the tracks selected in step 4 starts You can check the transferring status on the SonicStage window To stop transferring Click on the Sonic...

Page 32: ...te recorder etc You need to change the setting for Audio Out in the MENU display to output sound to the connected device The settings of Audio Out are shown below To make those settings see page 27 Connected device Setting Headphones Headphone Device connected using the connecting cord Line Out When you connect another device set this to Line Out When the setting is Line Out volume cannot be adjus...

Page 33: ...player using Explorer they cannot be played Transfer them in ATRAC3plus or ATRAC3 using SonicStage Do not disconnect the USB cable while the data is transferred The data being transferred may be destroyed Do not initialize the hard disk of the player on the computer Resetting to the Factory Settings Reset all the settings in the MENU display to the factory settings 1 While the player is stopped pr...

Page 34: ...g playback Initializing Hard Disk You can initialize the built in hard disk of the player If the hard disk is initialized all the audio data and the other data stored will be erased Be sure to verify the data stored in the hard disk prior to initializing If tracks are erased by initializing SonicStage recognizes them as tracks to be transferred back to the computer when the player is connected to ...

Page 35: ...nd then press The Format display appears Press MENU to return to the MENU display Press and hold MODE or press MENU in the MENU display to return to the display before step 1 To return to the display where you select a MODE Press MODE Notes Do not initialize the hard disk of the player on the computer You cannot format the hard disk during playback All the audio data and the files other than audio...

Page 36: ... careful of handling the inside metallic part especially its edge To remove the built in rechargeable battery 1 Slide the BUILT IN BATTERY switch on the bottom of the player to OFF 2 Remove the two screws on both sides 3 Push the headphones LINE OUT jack into the player with your finger and pull out the inside of the player in the direction of the arrow below 4 Remove the screw on the side of the ...

Page 37: ... it clicks into place page 8 The CHG lamp flashes The temperature is not appropriate Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 to 35ºC 41 to 95ºF Battery life is short The operating temperature is below 5 C 41 F This is due to the battery characteristics and not a malfunction You have not used the player for a prolonged period Efficiency of the battery will be improved by repeatedl...

Page 38: ...ard disk The volume does not increase AVLS is set to On Set it to Off page 28 There is no sound from the right channel of the headphones The headphone plug is not connected properly Connect it to headphones LINE OUT jack securely page 18 The volume cannot be adjusted Audio Out is set to Line Out Adjust the volume using the volume control on the connected device or set Audio Out to Headphone page 2...

Page 39: ...aptor in stop mode When scrolling track titles etc the display turns off about 30 seconds or about 3 minutes after scrolling is finished Also the display turns off when pressing and holding MENU For all the cases press any button to turn on the display again Connection with the computer SonicStage Symptom Case and or corrective action The SonicStage software cannot be installed An operating system...

Page 40: ...e USB cable and then reconnect it A USB hub is used Connecting via a USB hub is not guaranteed Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the computer The driver file for the player has not been installed Reinstall the SonicStage software for the player using the supplied CD ROM page 11 to install the driver together The installation of the SonicStage software had been failed Disconnect the playe...

Page 41: ... used for transfer to the player the track will be transferred back automatically when the player is connected to the computer that you used for transfer to the player Therefore the remaining transferable count increases automatically The operation of the player becomes unstable while it is connected to the computer A USB hub or USB extension cable is used Connecting via a USB hub or USB extension...

Page 42: ...The tracks with a limited playing count are playing You cannot play back tracks that are not permitted to be played back on the player CANNOT PLAY UNAVAILABLE FOR PLAYBACK You are trying to play a track before or after its limited playing period Tracks with a limited playing time can only be played back within the designated playing period CHARGE 5 C 35 C 41F 95F You are charging the player in an ...

Page 43: ...e 8 MAX NO OF GROUPS EXCEEDED The number of groups albums artists etc exceeds the limit 8 192 The total number of items in the list display except track list exceeds 8 192 Check the MODE and transfer any unnecessary tracks back to your computer page 31 MISMATCH IN SYSTEM FILES There is mismatch in the system files Initialize the hard disk of the player page 34 and transfer audio data to the player...

Page 44: ...ps Approx 30 hours Dimension Not including projecting parts 89 0 62 1 13 8 the thinnest part 12 6 mm 3 5 8 2 1 2 9 16 the thinnest part 1 2 inches w h d Including projecting parts 89 2 63 4 14 3 mm 3 5 8 2 1 2 19 32 inches w h d Mass Approx 110 g 3 9 oz US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Index Symbols Album 20 Arti...

Page 45: ... 22 P Player display 7 19 Play Mode 25 Play Unit 25 Play unit play 25 Play unit shuffle play 25 Pops 28 Positive 29 R Remove the built in rechargeable battery 36 Repeat play 26 Reverse Display 29 S Search 19 Search SonicStage 16 17 Shuffle play 25 Single play 25 SonicStage 11 Sound 28 Sound EQ 28 Stop 19 Studio 28 T Tracks with a limited playing count 42 Tracks with a limited playing period 42 Tra...

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