Sony NWZ-E435F - 2gb Walkman Video Mp3 Player Operation Manual Download

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NWZ-E435F / E436F / E438F.GB. 4-109-569-11 (1)

Common Settings

Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen

(Brightness)

You can set the display brightness to one of 5 levels.

Settings

5-way button

BACK/HOME

button



Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu

appears.



Press the









button to select (Settings), and then press

the



button to confirm.



Press the









button to select “Common Settings,” and then

press the



button to confirm.

The list of “Common Settings” appears.



Press the









button to select “Brightness,” and then press the



button to confirm.

The brightness adjustment screen appears.



Press the









button to select a level, and then press the



button to confirm.

“3” is set by default.

After you have adjusted the setting level, be sure to press the



button to

confirm. If you press the BACK/HOME button before you confirm, the

setting will be canceled.



Hints



You can adjust the brightness of the screen while you are playing a video or photo. Press

the OPTION/PWR OFF button, and then select “Brightness” from the option menu.



If you adjust the brightness of the screen to a lower level, the battery will last longer (

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Summary of Contents for NWZ-E435F - 2gb Walkman Video Mp3 Player

Page 1: ... 2008 Sony Corporation 4 109 569 12 2 Operation Guide NWZ E435F E436F E438F Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 2: ...ual Hints You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page number in the table of contents in the Home menu list or in the index You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page reference indication e g page 4 on each page To search for a reference page by keyword click the Edit menu select the Search feature of the Adobe Reader to display the navigation frame type the keyword into the S...

Page 3: ...s are displayed as a continuous roll of pages When you scroll the previous or next pages scroll up or down continuously Continuous Facing Two pages are displayed side by side with each pair part of a continuous roll of pages When you scroll the previous or next pairs of pages scroll up or down continuously Facing Two pages are displayed side by side When you scroll the display changes to previous ...

Page 4: ... Play Mode Play Mode 41 Setting the Sound Quality Equalizer 43 Changing the sound quality 43 Customizing sound quality 45 PlayingVideos Playing a Video 46 Setting the Video Orientation 48 Setting the Display of the Video Screen 50 Setting the Zoom Function 51 Deleting Videos from the Video Library 53 Displaying the Video Option Menu 54 Playing Photos Displaying a Photo 55 Setting the Photo Orienta...

Page 5: ...the Time Format 80 Displaying the Player Information Unit Information 81 Resetting to Factory Settings Reset all Settings 82 Formatting Memory Format 83 Selecting the Display Language 85 Useful Facts Maximizing Battery Life 87 What are Format and Bit Rate 88 What is audio format 88 What is video format 89 What is photo format 89 Storing Data 90 Upgrading the Player s Firmware 91 Troubleshooting Tr...

Page 6: ... listening to FM radio and changing settings Shuffle All 37 FM Radio 65 Clock Display 1 78 Photo Library 55 Music Library All Songs 30 Album 31 Artist 32 Genre 33 Release Year 34 Folder 35 Video Library 46 Continued 1 appears instead of Clock Display if the player accesses certain online services available only in the U S A To restore Clock Display format the memory of the player page 83 Table of ...

Page 7: ...de Show Repeat 61 Slide Show Interval 62 FM Radio Settings Scan Sensitivity 70 Mono Auto 71 Common Settings Unit Information 81 AVLS Volume Limit 73 Beep Settings 74 Screensaver 75 Brightness 76 Set Date Time 77 Date Display Format 79 Time Display Format 80 Reset all Settings 82 Format 83 Language Settings 85 Playlists 36 Now Playing 21 Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 8: ...y this CD ROM in an audio CD player 2 Depending on the country region in which you have purchased the player the bundled software may be different 3 Media Manager for WALKMAN is not bundled with the packages sold in the U S A Please download it from the following web site http www sonycreativesoftware com download wmm_lite About the serial number The serial number provided for this player is requi...

Page 9: ...e or service corresponds to Windows Media Player 11 Media Manager for WALKMAN 1 Media Manager for WALKMAN can transfer music photos or videos from the computer to the player and import audio data from CDs For details on operation refer to the Help of the software Audio files AAC or videos can also be transferred by dragging and dropping using Windows Explorer as well as Media Manager for WALKMAN T...

Page 10: ...erable files Music MP3 WMA AAC 1 WAV Photo JPEG Video MPEG 4 Simple Profile AVC H 264 AVC Baseline Profile WMV 1 2 1 DRM files are not compatible 2 Some WMV files cannot be played back after transferred by Content Transfer If you retransfer them using Windows Media Player 11 they may become playable Hint ATRAC files can be transferred to the player after conversion to MP3 file format To convert fi...

Page 11: ... into place If the headphones are connected improperly the sound from the headphones may not sound right WM PORT jack Use this jack to connect the supplied USB cable or optional peripheral devices such as supported accessories for the WM PORT 5 way button 2 Starts playback and enables navigation of the player s on screen menus page 15 Display The display may vary depending on functions page 14 VOL...

Page 12: ...y mode the Now Playing screen etc appears and the player is ready for operation Furthermore if you leave the player in standby mode for about 4 hours the player turns completely off automatically If you press any button when the player is turned off the start up screen appears first then the Now Playing screen appears Note The player consumes battery power very slightly even when it is in standby ...

Page 13: ...13 13 Rear RESET button Resets the player when you press the RESET button with a small pin etc page 92 Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 14: ...low when you select Music Library Album from the Home menu Continued Music Library Album list Song list Now Playing screen Select Music Library and press the button Select Album and press the button Select your desired album and press the button Select your desired song and press the button Playback begins Press the BACK HOME button Press the BACK HOME button Press the BACK HOME button Press the B...

Page 15: ...e song icons etc appears page 20 Buttons Description Confirms the item of the list Moves the cursor up or down Press and hold to scroll up or down faster Changes screens or when an index is displayed moves the cursor left or right to display a list of items Displays the previous or next screen of the list when the index is not displayed List Video Buttons Description Confirms the item of the list ...

Page 16: ...e item of the list Press and hold to play back a slide show of photos in the selected item Moves the cursor up or down Press and hold to scroll up or down faster Displays the previous or next screen of the list Continued Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 17: ...is pause and resume feature is available only on the Now Playing screen Press the button to display the cursor and scroll through the displayed items Moves playback to the beginning of the current previous or next song when pressed once or repeatedly Press and hold to scan a playing song backwards or forwards quickly 1 If there is no operation for more than 3 minutes while a song is paused the scr...

Page 18: ... 1 You can play and pause videos only from the Now Playing screen of the video Press the button to find the beginning of the currently playing video Press and hold the button to scan a playing video backwards or forwards quickly While pausing playback the scene moves forward or backward slightly by pressing the button 1 If there is no operation for more than 3 minutes while a video is paused the s...

Page 19: ...ation for more than 30 seconds page 75 When the song playback and a slide show accompanying it are paused and there is no operation for more than 3 minutes the screen turns off and the player enters standby mode FM Buttons Description Plays or pauses 1 FM radio Presets by pressing and holding the selected frequency Selects frequencies Selects the next receivable broadcast station by pressing and h...

Page 20: ...beginning of the next current or previous song Go forward backward slightly or quickly page 47 The icons of the song title the artist name the video title or the photo title The icon of the FM tuner etc The icons of the play mode The play mode is set to Repeat or Shuffle page 42 Slide Show Repeat is set to On page 61 etc The icons of the sound effect setting page 44 The icons of the video setting ...

Page 21: ...Press the button to select Now Playing and then press the button to confirm Detailed information about the currently playing content file appears Hints You can display the Now Playing screen by pressing the OPTION PWR OFF button to select Now Playing When playing videos or photos you can select Go to the song playback screen from the option menu to display the song playback screen Table of Content...

Page 22: ... PWR OFF button The option menu appears Press the button to select the item and then press the button to confirm The screen of the selected setting item appears or the selected command is performed The items of the option menu differ depending on the screen on which you press the OPTION PWR OFF button For details see the following pages Displaying the Music Option Menu page 39 Displaying the Video...

Page 23: ...ay shows charging is completed charging time is approx 4 hours When you use the player for the first time or if you have not used the player for a long time recharge it fully to in the remaining battery indication of the display Recharging the player The battery icon in the display changes as shown below See page 122 on battery duration As the battery power gets lower the bar of the icon decreases...

Page 24: ... interfere with the proper operation of the player We do not guarantee the recharge of the battery using personally assembled computers or modified computers If the computer enters a power saving mode such as the sleep or hibernation mode while the player is connected via the USB cable the player s battery is not charged Instead the player continues to draw power from the battery discharging it Do...

Page 25: ...tandby mode and the screen turns off to save battery power If you press any button while in the standby mode the Now Playing screen etc appears and the player is ready for operation Furthermore if standby mode is retained for about 4 hours the player turns off completely automatically If you press any button when the player is turned off the start up screen appears first then the Now Playing scree...

Page 26: ...ic photos and videos on the player you need to prepare the data on your computer To import the data into your computer use appropriate software For details about supported file formats see Supported file format page 118 Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 27: ...r your software or service corresponds to Windows Media Player 11 Data hierarchy may differ depending on your computer environment Some WMV files can be played back only by transferring using Windows Media Player 11 Notes Do not disconnect the USB cable while Do not disconnect appears on the player or the data being transferred may be damaged While the player is connected to a computer do not turn...

Page 28: ...to any files and folders beyond the 8th level is not ensured On the player Video files are displayed in the order they are transferred by dragging and dropping The latest data is at the top Hint You can set JPEG files as a thumbnails of video files by placing JPEG files in the corresponding video folders When you display the video list you can see the thumbnails small pictures to display on the me...

Page 29: ... folder depth although accessibility to any files and folders beyond the 8th level is not ensured On the player Only folders containing photos are displayed in alphabetical order Note All files with the extension jpg including thumbnail files of videos are recognized as photos All folders containing jpg files are displayed Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 30: ...Searching for songsby song name Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Music Library and then press the button to confirm The Music Library screen appears Press the button to select All Songs and then press the button to confirm The song list appears Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm The song you selected star...

Page 31: ... appears Press the button to select Album and then press the button to confirm The album list appears Press the button to select an album and then press the button to confirm The song list for the selected album appears Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Continued Table of Con...

Page 32: ...lect an artist and then press the button to confirm The album list for the selected artist appears Press the button to select an album and then press the button to confirm The song list for the selected album appears Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Hint You can see all the ...

Page 33: ...an artist and then press the button to confirm The album list for the selected artist appears Press the button to select an album and then press the button to confirm The song list for the selected album appears Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in order Hint You can see all the songs...

Page 34: ...select a year and then press the button to confirm The artist list for the selected release year appears Press the button to select an artist and then press the button to confirm The song list for the artist selected from the release year appears Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm The song you selected starts to play back and the playback of songs continues in o...

Page 35: ...d then press the button to confirm The folder list or the song appears Press the button to select a folder or song and then press the button to confirm When you select a folder the song or folder list s appear When you select a song the playback screen appears then the song playback starts Repeat step if necessary until the desired song appears The song you selected starts to play back and the pla...

Page 36: ... maker of the software Playlists 5 way button BACK HOME button Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Playlists and then press the button to confirm The list of playlists appears Press the button to select a playlist and then press the button to confirm The song list appears Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm T...

Page 37: ...hen press the button to confirm All songs are shuffled and playback starts Hints When you start Shuffle All play the play mode changes to Shuffle or Shuffle Repeat page 42 Even if you cancel Shuffle All the Shuffle or Shuffle Repeat setting for the play mode is kept Shuffle All play is automatically canceled by any of the following operations Starting playback of a song by selecting it from the Mu...

Page 38: ... Songs from Music Library When you delete songs from Music Library use the software you used to transfer the songs or Windows Explorer For details about using the software see the Help of the software Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 39: ...rious settings of music are available The option items shown on the option menu vary depending on the screen from which you display the option menu Option items appear on the list screen Option items Description reference page Now Playing Displays the Now Playing screen Detailed Information Displays the detailed information of a song such as playing time audio format bit rate and file name Continu...

Page 40: ...previous or the next one by pressing the button If the songs do not have cover art information the default picture of the player will be displayed The cover art only appears if the cover art information is included You can set cover art using the bundled Windows Media Player 11 or another transfer capable software for setting cover art For details on operation refer to the Help or maker of the sof...

Page 41: ...the button to select Music Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the button to select Play Mode and then press the button to confirm The list of play modes appears Press the button to select a play mode page 42 and then press the button to confirm The list of Music Settings options reappears Hint You can also select the play mode from the No...

Page 42: ...gs within the playback range are played back in the song list order and the playback repeats Shuffle The songs within the playback range are played back in random order Shuffle Repeat The songs within the playback range are played back in random order and the playback repeats Repeat 1 Song The current song or the song selected from a song list is played back repeatedly Note When you start Shuffle ...

Page 43: ...gs and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Music Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Music Settings options appears Press the button to select Equalizer and then press the button to confirm The list of equalizer settings appears Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm The selected sound setting is applied and...

Page 44: ...is not applied while playing a video or listening to the FM radio List of equalizer settings The sound settings appear on the screen as the letters in parentheses Setting icon Description None Sound quality setting is not activated Default setting Heavy Emphasizes high and low ranges for a powerful sound Pop Stresses the middle range audio ideal for vocals Jazz Emphasizes high and low ranges for a...

Page 45: ...ress the button to select Edit displayed under Custom 1 or Custom 2 to change a value and then press the button to confirm The setting screen appears Press the button to select a cursor for the frequency range setting and press the button to adjust the setting level The 5 frequency ranges can be set to any of 7 sound levels Press the button to confirm The list of equalizer settings reappears After...

Page 46: ...s When Display is set to On page 50 the detailed information such as the video title its playback icon and the elapsed playing time etc appears while the video is playing The information disappears if this setting is set to Off You can play back the video that was played back most recently Press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the video list and then select Most Recent Video from the option menu You ...

Page 47: ...ed Go forward quickly over the paused video 2 Press and hold the button while the video is paused Go backward quickly over the paused video 2 Press and hold the button while the video is paused Go forward quickly Press and hold the button while the video is playing Release the button to resume normal playback Go backward quickly Press and hold the button while the video is playing Release the butt...

Page 48: ...old the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Video Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears Press the button to select Video Orientation and then press the button to confirm Continued Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 49: ...16 9 source Horizontal 4 3 source 16 9 source Hints The video orientation can be set on the Now Playing screen of the video Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Video Orientation from the option menu When Display is set to On page 50 the detailed information such as the video title its playback icon and elapsed playing time etc appears The information disappears if this setting is set to Off...

Page 50: ...t of Video Settings options appears Press the button to select Display and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm On Displays the video title playback status or the elapsed time etc Off Hides the detailed information of the currently playing video and displays it only when you operate the player Default setting Hint The ...

Page 51: ...K HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Video Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Video Settings options appears Press the button to select Zoom Settings and then press the button to confirm Continued Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 52: ... aspect ratio When a 16 9 video image oblong is displayed it appears with the short side of the video image fully fit to the available display area with the right and left of the video image cut to fit Off The video image is not enlarged reduced and appears at the original resolution If video resolution is too large the left right top and bottom of the screen will be cut Auto 4 3 source 16 9 sourc...

Page 53: ...eletingVideos from theVideo Library When you delete the videos from Video Library use Media Manager for WALKMAN or Windows Explorer For details about using Media Manager for WALKMAN see its Help Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 54: ...compression format and file name etc Most Recent Video Starts playback of the video that was played most recently Go to the song playback screen The Now Playing screen of the last played song appears Option items appear on the Now Playing screen Option items Description reference page Play from beginning Finds the beginning of the video page 47 Zoom Settings Sets the zoom function page 51 Video Or...

Page 55: ...button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Photo Library and then press the button to confirm The list of photo folders appears Press the button to select a folder and then press the button to confirm The photo list appears Press the button to select a photo and then press the button to confirm The selected photo is displayed Press the button to display the previous or next phot...

Page 56: ...tos transferred to the player by folder Select the player as WALKMAN using Windows Explorer and drag and drop a new folder onto the WALKMAN For details on data hierarchy see page 29 Notes Up to 1 000 photo folders can be displayed in the photo folder list And up to 8 000 photos can be displayed in the photo lists regardless of the number of the folders in which they are contained If the size of th...

Page 57: ...ss and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Photo Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Photo Settings options appears Press the button to select Photo Orientation and then press the button to confirm Continued Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 58: ...ntal right or Horizontal left Displays at 320 240 pixels The operation of the 5 way button is switched according to the setting of Photo Orientation page 19 Vertical Horizontal Hint The photo orientation can be set on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Photo Orientation from the option menu Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 59: ...to Settings options appears Press the button to select Display and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm On Displays the title of the current photo the shooting date playback status photo number etc Off Hides the information of the current photo Default setting Hint The display setting can be set on the Now Playing scre...

Page 60: ...tton to select a photo folder and then press and hold the button A slide show starts Hint You can start playback of a slide show by any of the following operations Press and hold the button in the photo list Press the button on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the photo folder list or a photo list and then select Begin slide show from the option menu Note The ...

Page 61: ...w Repeat and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm On Displays photos in a photo folder continuously and repeatedly Off Displays photos in a photo folder continuously to the last photo then returns to the first photo and playback pauses Default setting Hint The play mode of a slide show can be set on the Now Playing scr...

Page 62: ...e list of Photo Settings options appears Press the button to select Slide Show Interval and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm Photos switch to the next photos at the selected interval from Short Normal default setting or Long Hint The slide show interval can be set on the Now Playing screen of the photo Press the OP...

Page 63: ...the photos from Photo Library use Media Manager for WALKMAN or Windows Explorer For details about using Media Manager for WALKMAN see its Help Note Media Manager for WALKMAN cannot delete photos whose name has been changed using Windows Explorer Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 64: ...solution and file name etc Most Recent Photo Starts playback of the photo that was played most recently Go to the song playback screen The Now Playing screen of the last played song appears Option items appear on the Now Playing screen Option items Description reference page Photo Orientation Sets the photo orientation page 57 Display Sets to display not display photo information page 59 Detailed ...

Page 65: ...ACK HOME button OPTION PWR OFF button 1 Switching to the FM radio Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select FM Radio and then press the button to confirm The FM radio screen appears Depending on the country region in which you have purchased the player the screen appearing is differed Frequency Preset number Continued Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 66: ... Auto Preset and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Yes and then press the button to confirm The receivable broadcast stations will be preset in order from low to high frequency Auto Preset completed appears when presetting is completed then the first preset station is ready to be received Note The Auto Preset operation will delete already preset broadcast stations To stop...

Page 67: ...he button during FM reception the previous or next broadcast station is found If the broadcast station is receivable reception is accepted If interference is prevalent or sensitivity is too high change the reception setting page 70 to Low 2 This setting is canceled if no preset stations are entered Preset the receivable stations using Auto Preset page 66 Hint The headphone cord serves as an antenn...

Page 68: ... you select in step is preset and the assigned preset number appears below the frequency Hints You can preset up to 30 stations The FM Manual Preset can be set on the FM radio screen Press the OPTION PWR OFF button and select Save to Preset from the option menu Notes The preset numbers are stored in order from low to high frequency If the preset station you intend to store has already been preset ...

Page 69: ... for the frequency by pressing the button during FM reception Press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears Press the button to select Delete from Preset and then press the button to confirm When the preset broadcast station is deleted a message appears Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 70: ... and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select FM Radio Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of FM Radio Settings options appears Press the button to select Scan Sensitivity and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Low and then press the button to...

Page 71: ...nd hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select FM Radio Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of FM Radio Settings options appears Press the button to select Mono Auto and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Mono and then press the button to confirm...

Page 72: ... to Preset Presets the currently tuned in broadcast station page 68 Delete from Preset Deletes a broadcast station from the preset stations page 69 Auto Preset Presets the broadcast stations automatically page 66 Scan Sensitivity Adjusts the sensitivity of the tuner reception page 70 Mono Auto Changes to either monaural or stereo page 71 Clock Display Displays the current time Go to the song playb...

Page 73: ...old the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select AVLS Volume Limit and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select On and then press the button to confirm T...

Page 74: ...on to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select Beep Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Off and then press the button to confirm To set this item to on Select On in step and then press the button to c...

Page 75: ...n Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings appears Press the button to select Screensaver and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Type and then press the button to confirm The list of screensaver types appears Press the button to select a desired type and then press the button to confirm After confirming the screen in step appears again Cloc...

Page 76: ...ect Brightness and then press the button to confirm The brightness adjustment screen appears Press the button to select a level and then press the button to confirm 3 is set by default After you have adjusted the setting level be sure to press the button to confirm If you press the BACK HOME button before you confirm the setting will be canceled Hints You can adjust the brightness of the screen wh...

Page 77: ...tton to confirm Press the button to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select Set Date Time and then press the button to confirm The screen used to set the date and time appears Press the button to select a year and then press the button to change the value As in step adjust the settings for month date hour an...

Page 78: ...can select the time format from either 12 hour or 24 hour For details see Setting the Date Format Date Display Format page 79 or Setting the Time Format Time Display Format page 80 Notes If the battery power is used up for example when the player is not used for a long time your settings for date and time may be reset and will be displayed instead of the current date and time The clock may gain or...

Page 79: ... to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select Date Display Format and then press the button to confirm The screen used to set the display format appears Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm You can select the format from the following 3 types YYYY MM DD The date a...

Page 80: ...ess the button to confirm Press the button to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select Time Display Format and then press the button to confirm The screen used to set the display format appears Press the button to select the desired setting and then press the button to confirm 12 hour Displays the current tim...

Page 81: ...mmon Settings options appears Press the button to select Unit Information and then press the button to confirm The list of available player information options appears Available player information Option Description Model Displays the model name of the player Firmware Displays version information for the player s firmware Total songs Displays the total number of songs stored on the player Total vi...

Page 82: ...Press the button to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select Reset all Settings and then press the button to confirm The confirmation screen to set back to the factory settings appears Press the button to select Yes and then press the button to confirm Restored factory settings appears To cancel the operation...

Page 83: ...Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Common Settings and then press the button to confirm The list of Common Settings options appears Press the button to select Format and then press the button to confirm All data including songs will be deleted Proceed appears Press the button to select Yes and then press the button to confirm All dat...

Page 84: ...ation by pressing the BACK HOME button in step or Notes Do not format the built in flash memory using software or Windows Explorer appears instead of Clock Display if the player accesses certain online services available only in U S A To restore Clock Display format the memory of the player page 83 Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 85: ...button BACK HOME button Press and hold the BACK HOME button until the Home menu appears Press the button to select Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select Language Settings and then press the button to confirm Press the button to select a language page 86 and then press the button to confirm Continued Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 86: ...ed in Spanish Français Messages and menus are displayed in French Italiano Messages and menus are displayed in Italian Português Messages and menus are displayed in Portuguese Русский Messages and menus are displayed in Russian Messages and menus are displayed in Korean Messages and menus are displayed in Simplified Chinese Messages and menus are displayed in Traditional Chinese Table of Contents ...

Page 87: ...ermore if standby mode continues for more than about 4 hours the player turns completely off automatically Changing the settings You can save battery power by setting as follows Settings for screen Brightness page 76 1 Screensaver page 75 Blank Settings for sound effect Equalizer page 43 Deactivate Adjust data format and bit rate Playing time will vary as battery charge can be affected by the form...

Page 88: ...r Standardization The AAC format produces the same sound quality as that of the MP3 format with a smaller file size Linear PCM Linear PCM is an audio recording format without digital compression You can listen to the sound with the same quality as CD music by recording with this format What is bit rate Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to store each second of audio Generally higher bit ra...

Page 89: ...e MPEG 4 AVC standard of the ISO International Organization for Standardization and since AVC is standardized as the MPEG 4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding it is commonly referred to as MPEG 4 AVC H 264 or H 264 AVC WMV WMV Windows Media Video is a video compression format developed by Microsoft Corporation It was built upon MPEG 4 achieves a high compression rate and supports copy control by DRM Wh...

Page 90: ...as WALKMAN Notes Do not use the bundled software while using Windows Explorer to interact with the built in flash memory of the player Do not disconnect the supplied USB cable while Do not disconnect that appears during data transfer is displayed The data could be damaged Do not format the built in flash memory using Windows Explorer If you format the built in flash memory format it on the player ...

Page 91: ...a http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe http support sony europe com DNA For customers in Latin America http www sony latin com index crp For customers in other countries regions http www sony asia com support For customers who purchased the overseas models http www sony co jp overseas support Download the update program to your computer from the web site Connect the player t...

Page 92: ...rn on the player The player reactivates the previously set items 4 Check the information about the issue in the Help of each software 5 Look for information about the issue on one of the support Web sites For customers in the USA visit http www sony com walkmansupport For customers in Canada visit http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe visit http support sony europe com DNA Fo...

Page 93: ...not react even after charging the battery press the RESET button to reset the player page 92 No data is stored on the player Follow the instructions in the displayed message and transfer data from the computer Transferred files are not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 Songs or videos may not be played back depending on the file format page 118 P...

Page 94: ...re not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 When All Songs or Album is selected all the songs will appear but some songs will not appear when Folder is selected The audio files are not in folders under the MUSIC folder Place them in folders under the MUSIC folder by dragging and dropping Songs are played back within a limited playback range only suc...

Page 95: ...ions Buttons do not work The HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position Slide the HOLD switch to the opposite position page 12 The player contains moisture condensation Wait a few hours to let the player dry The remaining battery power is low or insufficient Charge the battery by connecting the player to a running computer page 23 If you charge the battery and nothing changes press the RESET button t...

Page 96: ...s are not in a playable format For details see Supported file format of Specifications page 118 Songs or videos may not be played back depending on the file format page 118 Photos may not be displayed depending on the file size or the file format page 118 The volume is not loud enough AVLS Volume Limit is enabled Disable AVLS Volume Limit page 73 There is no sound from the right channel of the hea...

Page 97: ...r art information is not included with the data The cover art only appears if the cover art information is included You can set cover art using the bundled Windows Media Player 11 or another transfer capable software for setting cover art For details on operation refer to the Help or maker of the software Some cover art is not displayed depending on its file format The player cannot format The rem...

Page 98: ...data has no data information such as album or artist name etc Garbled characters are displayed The wrong language is selected Correct the setting of Language Settings page 85 and then transfer data to the player again The screen darkens while displaying a photo There was no operation attempted for more than 30 seconds page 75 Press any button The screen turns off There was no operation attempted f...

Page 99: ...ht protected contents are played When copyright protected contents are played battery life may be shorter The player cannot charge the battery The USB cable is not connected to a USB port on your computer properly Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it Use the supplied USB cable The battery is charged in an ambient temperature out of the range of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F Charge the battery in...

Page 100: ...an the one used for transferring Disconnect the USB cable wait a few minutes and reconnect it If the problem persists disconnect the USB cable restart the computer and then reconnect the USB cable Connecting or Connected USB MTP may not appear on the player depending on the software environment that is running on your computer Activate Windows Media Player or Windows Explorer The player is not rec...

Page 101: ...sure to check whether your software or service corresponds to Windows Media Player 11 For details on usage or support on Windows Media Player visit the following web site http support microsoft com The USB cable is not connected to a USB port on your computer properly Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it There is not enough free space in the built in flash memory Transfer any unnecessary...

Page 102: ...manufacturer Only a small amount of data can be transferred to the player There is not enough free space in the built in flash memory Transfer any unnecessary data back to your computer to increase free space Data that cannot be played on the player is stored on the player If data other than song video or photo data is stored on the player less data can be transferred Transfer back data that canno...

Page 103: ...ing devices such as mobile phones keep them away from the player Other Symptom Cause Remedy There is no beep sound when the player is operated Beep Settings is set to Off Set Beep Settings to On page 74 The beep does not sound when the player is connected to the optional cradle or another device The player gets warm The player may become warm when the battery is being charged and just after chargi...

Page 104: ...te unnecessary songs from the player using the software you used to transfer the songs or Windows Explorer If the total number of playlists registered to the player exceeds 65 535 playlists exceeding this number cannot be displayed Decrease the number of playlists delete the playlists using the software you used to transfer the playlists Cannot play file format is not supported You are trying to p...

Page 105: ...lete files to ensure free space The player s available capacity is insufficient Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable and then delete any unnecessary data from the player using another software used for transferring or Windows Explorer On hold Cancel HOLD function to activate controls The player cannot be operated because the HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position To op...

Page 106: ...e following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your ...

Page 107: ...his symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery The recycling of the materials wil...

Page 108: ...manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents Table of Contents Menu Index ...

Page 109: ... body or clothes wash it off immediately If you do not it may cause burns or injury If you get burned or injured by the liquid from the battery consult a doctor Do not pour water or put any foreign object in the player Doing so may cause fire or electric shock If this occurs turn off the player immediately disconnect the USB cable from the player and consult your nearest Sony dealer or Sony Servic...

Page 110: ...void warping the cabinet or causing the player to malfunction Make sure not to sit down with the player in your back pocket Make sure not to put the player into a bag with the headphones earphones cord wrapped around it and then subject the bag to strong impact The earbuds may deteriorate due to long term storage or use Do not expose the player to water The player is not waterproof Remember to fol...

Page 111: ...sing the player take off the headphones immediately If you experience an allergic reaction to the supplied headphones stop using them at once and contact a doctor On the use When using a strap sold separately be careful to avoid hooking it on objects you pass by Furthermore be careful not to swing the player by the strap to avoid bumping people Refrain from using the player according to the in fli...

Page 112: ...s very dirty clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the case Be careful not to let water get into the player from the opening near the connector Clean the headphone plug periodically To clean the earbuds remove them from the headphones...

Page 113: ...esignated Please note that due to continued efforts to improve quality the software specifications may be changed without notice Operation of this player with software other than that provided is not covered by the warranty The ability to display the languages on bundled software will depend on the installed OS on your computer For better results please ensure that the installed OS is compatible w...

Page 114: ...rly on device This is due to The capacity of the connected player The player is not functioning normally Content information is written in language or character that are not supported by the player About the customer support Web site If you have any questions or issues with this product or would like information on compatible items with this product visit the following web sites For customers in t...

Page 115: ... other countries QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc used under license therefrom Pentium is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUM...

Page 116: ...O IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VC 1 STANDARD VC 1 VIDEO AND OR ii DECODE VC 1 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE VC 1 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM US and foreign patents lic...

Page 117: ...1998 1999 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd and Clark Cooper Copyright 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Expat maintainers Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute subli...

Page 118: ...le format Wave Riff file format File extension wav Bit rate 1 411 kbps Sampling frequency 1 44 1 kHz Stereo Mono Video Video Formats Codec Frame rate Max 30 fps Resolution Max QVGA 320 240 AVC H 264 AVC Media File format MP4 file format File extension mp4 m4v Profile Baseline Profile Level 1 3 Bit rate Max 768 kbps MPEG 4 Media File format MP4 file format File extension mp4 m4v Profile Simple Prof...

Page 119: ... of files Max 8 000 1 Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders 2 Copyright protected AAC LC files cannot be played back 3 Non standard bit rates or non guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency 4 Some WMV files can be played back only by transferring using Windows Media Player 11 5 Some photo files cannot be played back depending on their file formats Conti...

Page 120: ... min NWZ E438F Bit rate Songs Time 48 kbps 5 050 336 hr 40 min 64 kbps 3 750 250 hr 00 min 128 kbps 1 850 123 hr 20 min 256 kbps 945 63 hr 00 min 320 kbps 755 50 hr 20 min Maximum recordable time of videos Approx The approximate recordable times are estimated in the case where only videos are transferred The time may differ depending on the conditions under which the player is used NWZ E435F NWZ E...

Page 121: ...0 Hz when playing data file single signal measurement FM tuner FM Frequency range 87 5 to 108 0 MHz The frequency is changed by 0 1 MHz IF FM Not applicable Antenna Headphone cord antenna Interface Headphone Stereo mini jack WM PORT multiple connecting terminal 22 pins Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Power source Built in rechargeable lithium ion batte...

Page 122: ...ours Playback at WMA 128 kbps Approximately 45 hours Playback at AAC LC 128 kbps Approximately 40 hours Playback at Linear PCM 1411 kbps Approximately 40 hours Video Playback at MPEG 4 384 kbps Approximately 8 hours Playback at AVC 384 kbps Approximately 6 5 hours Playback at WMV 384 kbps Approximately 7 5 hours FM radio At receiving FM broadcasting Approximately 21 hours Display 2 0 inch TFT colo...

Page 123: ...ors 8 bit color or higher 16 bit color recommended CD ROM drive supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM To create original CDs a CD R RW drive is required Sound board USB port Hi Speed USB is recommended Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 or 3 0 QuickTime 7 3 Internet Explorer 6 0 or 7 0 Windows Media Player 10 or 11 Windows Media Player 11 recommended Some computers that already have...

Page 124: ... 44 JPEG 89 119 L Language 85 Linear PCM 88 118 Index Continued Symbols 5 way button 11 Repeat 42 Shuffle 42 Shuffle Repeat 42 Repeat 1 song 42 Heavy 44 Pop 44 Jazz 44 Unique 44 Custom 1 44 Custom 2 44 A AAC 88 AAC LC 118 Accessories 8 Adobe Reader 3 Attachment 8 Audio format 88 Auto Preset 66 AVC 89 118 AVLS Volume Limit 73 B BACK HOME button 11 Battery 23 87 122 Beep Settings 74 Bit rate 88 118 ...

Page 125: ...at 42 RESET the player 92 Reset all Settings 82 RESET button 13 S Scan Sensitivity 70 Screensaver 75 Search for songs 30 album 31 artist 32 folder 35 genre 33 playlists 36 release year 34 song name 30 Serial number 8 Set Date Time 77 Settings 7 Shuffle All 6 37 Shuffle play 37 Slide show 60 Slide Show Interval 62 Slide Show Repeat 61 Sound quality 43 T Time Display Format 80 Time setting 77 Total ...

Page 126: ...Additional Information 126 126 W Windows Explorer 90 Windows Media Player 9 WM PORT 11 81 WMA 88 118 WMV 89 118 Z Zoom 51 Table of Contents Menu Index ...

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