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ModelName: Canary_E

PartNumber: 4-154-408-11

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Basic Operations and Screens

In this manual, operating instructions from the [Home] menu are described as 

below.

Example: From the [Home] menu, select   [Music] 

 [Album] 

 desired 

album 

 desired song.

The actual operations for the example above are shown below.

  Press and hold the BACK/HOME button.

The [Home] menu appears.

 

BACK/HOME button

  Press the 

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/

 button to select   

[Music], and then press the 

 button 

to confirm.

The search menu appears.

 

  Press the 

/

/

/

 button to select 

[Album], and then press the 

 button 

to confirm.

The album list appears.

 

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Summary of Contents for Walkman NWZ-E443

Page 1: ...Click You can directly jump Operation Guide NWZ E443 E444 E445 2009 Sony Corporation 4 154 408 11 1 Transferring Music Transferring Videos Photos Troubleshooting Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 2: ...es may differ depending on your Adobe Reader version To change the page layout The buttons on the Adobe Reader window enable you to select how pages are displayed Continuous Pages are displayed as a continuous roll of pages fitting the page width inside the window When you scroll the previous or next pages scroll up or down continuously Single Page Pages are displayed one at a time fitting the pag...

Page 3: ...plorer 33 Playing Music Playing Music Music 35 Music playback screen 36 Music list screen 37 Searching for Songs 38 Playing a playlist 39 Playing All Songs in Random Order 40 Deleting Songs 41 Using the Music Option Menu 42 Displaying the detailed information screen Detailed Information 44 Displaying the cover art screen Cover Art 44 Changing the Music Settings 45 Setting the play mode Play Mode 4...

Page 4: ...g the Voice Recording Option Menu 81 Changing the Recording Settings 83 Selecting a level of recording quality Bit Rate Settings 83 Using theTimer Setting the Timer 84 Setting the alarm Alarm 85 Setting the sleep timer Sleep Timer 86 Common Settings Changing the Common Settings 87 Displaying the player information Unit Information 87 Limiting the volume AVLS Volume Limit 88 Turning off the beep so...

Page 5: ...r against accidental operation during transportation by setting the HOLD switch By sliding the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow all operation buttons are disabled If you slide the HOLD switch in the opposite position the HOLD function is released OPTION PWR OFF button Press to display the option menu p 14 42 53 62 74 81 If you press and hold the OPTION PWR OFF button the screen turns off ...

Page 6: ...ophone See p 77 WM PORT jack Connect the supplied USB cable or optional peripheral devices If your player includes the supplied speaker SRS NWGT014E connect it to the WM PORT jack Headphone jack Insert the headphone plug until it clicks into place If the headphones are connected improperly the sound from the headphones will be impaired Rear Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 7: ...sing it p 20 90 During pause if there is no operation for more than 3 minutes the player automatically enters standby mode to save battery power and the screen turns off While the player is in standby mode if there is no operation for about 4 hours the player completely turns off automatically The batteries are consumed a little in this status Note You cannot operate the player when it is connecte...

Page 8: ...ayer s built in microphone p 77 Photos View photos transferred to the player p 58 Music Listen to songs transferred to the player You can also listen to voice recorded on the player using Voice Recording function and FM radio programs recorded on the player p 35 Videos Watch videos transferred to the player p 50 Settings Set up the player and its applications p 87 Playlists Listen to songs in the ...

Page 9: ...ttings Zoom Settings 54 Video Orientation 57 Display 56 Photo Settings Photo Orientation 63 Display 64 Slide Show Repeat 64 Slide Show Interval 65 FM Radio Settings Scan Sensitivity 76 Mono Auto 76 Recording Settings Bit Rate Settings 83 Common Settings Unit Information 87 AVLS Volume Limit 88 Beep Settings 88 Screensaver 89 Brightness 89 Set Date Time 20 90 Date Display Format 91 Time Display For...

Page 10: ...For details about the icons see each reference page Icons Description etc Playback status p 36 51 59 Recording status p 71 78 Song name artist name video title photo title file name of recorded voice or file name of recorded FM radio program FM radio etc Play mode p 45 etc Equalizer p 46 Zoom setting Auto or Full p 54 Sleep timer p 86 Remaining battery power p 17 Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 11: ...ssing and holding the BACK HOME button of the player From the Home menu you can select the desired item on the screen by using the 5 way button Press the button to select an item and then press the 1 button to confirm 1 There are tactile dots Use them to help with button operations button Selects an item button Confirms an item Continued BACK HOME button 5 way button Table of Contents Home Menu In...

Page 12: ...esired song The actual operations for the example above are shown below Press and hold the BACK HOME button The Home menu appears BACK HOME button Press the button to select Music and then press the button to confirm The search menu appears Press the button to select Album and then press the button to confirm The album list appears Continued Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 13: ...can scroll the list by pressing the button Press the button to select a song and then press the button to confirm The music playback screen appears and playback begins To return to the Home menu during operation Press and hold the BACK HOME button To return to the previous screen during operation Press the BACK HOME button Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 14: ...the screen by using the 5 way button Press the button to select an item and then press the 1 button to confirm 1 There are tactile dots Use them to help with button operations button Selects an item button Confirms an item For example the operations for setting Play Mode option to Shuffle are shown below From the music playback screen press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears OPTION ...

Page 15: ...he play mode changes to Shuffle 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 Using the Music Option Menu p 42 Using the Video Option Menu p 53 Using the Photo Option Menu p 62 Using the FM Radio Option Menu p 74 Using the Voice Recording Option Menu p 81 Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 16: ...nicStage can be transferred to the player after conversion to MP3 file format To convert files download the MP3 Conversion Tool from the customer support Web site p 121 Compatible Software Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Player can import audio data from CDs and transfer data to the player Transferable files Music MP3 WMA Video WMV Photo JPEG For details on operation refer to the Help of the...

Page 17: ... 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 About the battery indicator The battery indicator in the information area shows remaining battery charge As the battery power gets lower the bars of the icon disappear If LOW BATTERY Please Charge appears you cannot use the player In this...

Page 18: ...ng transferred may be damaged The control buttons on the player become inoperative while it is connected to a computer If you do not intend to use the player for over half a year charge the battery at least once during this time to maintain battery performance Some USB devices connected to the computer may interfere with proper operation of the player We do not guarantee battery recharging using a...

Page 19: ...nu select Settings Language Settings desired language setting Language Messages and menus are displayed in Deutsch German English English Español Spanish Français French Italiano Italian Português Portuguese Русский Russian Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese BACK HOME button 5 way button Settings Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 20: ...he Home menu or the playback screen and select Clock Display from the option menu Hint You can select the date format from among YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY and DD MM YYYY Furthermore you can select the time format from either 12 hour or 24 hour For details see Setting the date format Date Display Format p 91 or Setting the time format Time Display Format p 91 Note If the battery power is used up becaus...

Page 21: ...using Windows Explorer p 28 You can directly transfer music stored on your computer by drag and drop using Windows Explorer Hint For detailed information on how to import music refer to the Help of each software For details about supported file formats see Supported file format p 125 The player does not use SonicStage software SonicStage software developed by Sony manages music on a computer or tr...

Page 22: ...om the following web site http support microsoft com Importing music from CDs You can use Windows Media Player 11 to copy rip music from your CDs Follow these instructions to rip songs from a CD to your computer Insert an audio CD Start up Windows Media Player 11 and then click the Rip tab at the top of the window When connected to the Internet Windows Media Player 11 obtains CD information CD tit...

Page 23: ...ndows Media Player 11 obtains the CD information from a database on the Internet However some CDs information may not be available in the database If your CDs information is missing you can add it after importing For information about adding and editing CD information refer to the Help of Windows Media Player 11 If you want a song not to be imported uncheck the checkbox to the left of the song tit...

Page 24: ...rt up Windows Media Player 11 and then connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable Insert the connector of the USB cable into the player with the mark facing up The Device Setup window appears Click Cancel Close the auto play window if it appears by clicking Cancel or the Close icon If you click Finish instead of Cancel the entire library data of Windows Media Player is automa...

Page 25: ... right side of the window The songs are added to the Sync List Click Start Sync to start synchronization When synchronization is complete a message confirming you can disconnect the player appears on the Sync List After completion close Windows Media Player 11 and disconnect the player from the computer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 26: ...annot be transferred Content Transfer supports data transfer from iTunes 8 1 to the player For details on restrictions on transferring songs from iTunes visit the customer support Web sites p 121 Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable Insert the connector of the USB cable into the player with the mark facing up Content Transfer starts automatically For details on setting ...

Page 27: ...songs from iTunes etc and drag and drop them to Content Transfer Content Transfer recognizes the type of data by filename extension and sends it to the appropriate folder of the player iTunes etc ContentTransfer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 28: ...ws Media Player 10 installed may encounter a limitation on the number of files AAC video files etc that can be transferred by drag and drop If you install Windows Media Player 11 from the Windows Media Player download site you can solve this problem allowing you to transfer by drag and drop again Before installing Windows Media Player 11 on your computer make sure to check whether your software or...

Page 29: ...ansfer more files or folders to the player the player cannot display or play any files folders or levels that exceed this limit If Content Transfer starts automatically after connecting the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable close or ignore Content Transfer as Content Transfer need not be used For details on setting automatic start of Content Transfer refer to the Help of Content...

Page 30: ...33 You can directly transfer videos photos stored on your computer by drag and drop using Windows Explorer Transferring videos photos using Windows Media Player 11 You can transfer videos photos managed with Windows Media Player 11 to the player using Windows Media Player 11 For details about usage or support on Windows Media Player refer to the Windows Media Player information from the following ...

Page 31: ...layer as the data being transferred may be damaged Contents with the copyright protection cannot be transferred Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable Insert the connector of the USB cable into the player with the mark facing up Content Transfer starts automatically For details on setting automatic start and general operation of Content Transfer refer to the Help of Conte...

Page 32: ...ndows Explorer and drag and drop them to Content Transfer Content Transfer recognizes the type of data by filename extension and sends it to the appropriate folder of the player ContentTransfer Video photo files or folders in your computer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 33: ... Player 11 Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10 installed may encounter a limitation on the number of files AAC video files etc that can be transferred by drag and drop If you install Windows Media Player 11 from the Windows Media Player download site you can solve this problem allowing you to transfer by drag and drop again Before installing Windows Media Player 11 on your com...

Page 34: ...his limit If Content Transfer starts automatically after connecting the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable close or ignore Content Transfer as Content Transfer need not be used For details on setting automatic start of Content Transfer refer to the Help of Content Transfer Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable Insert the connector of the USB cable into ...

Page 35: ...e music list screen and search for songs For details see Searching for Songs p 38 Select desired search method desired song The music playback screen appears and playback of the songs begins Select items until a song list appears For details on how to operate the music playback screen see Music playback screen p 36 Note It may take time to start up the player or display the file folder list when m...

Page 36: ...Find the beginning of the previous or current song find the beginning of the next song Press the button Display the cursor and scroll all through the displayed items Press the button 1 During pause if there is no operation for more than 3 minutes the player automatically enters standby mode Song name Artist name Album title Genre Release year Playing status Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 37: ...sor up or down Press the button Press and hold the button to scroll up or down faster Move the cursor left right when an index is displayed Press the button Display the previous next screen of the list when an index is not displayed Press the button Index The initials of song and album etc names in the list section appear Song list screen Album list screen Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 38: ...for desired song Also you can search the music list for a desired song by selecting Playlists on the Home menu Hint All Songs Album and Artist lists are arranged in alphanumeric order From the Home menu select Music desired search method desired song Select items as follows until a song list appears Continued BACK HOME button Music 5 way button Playlists Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 39: ...iles and FM radio programs are not displayed in the Folder list 5 Folders are displayed in name order first then files are displayed in name order In this case upper or lower case letters are not distinguished 6 You can record voice using the player s built in microphone p 77 and play them back on the player For details on how to play back recorded voice files see Playing Back Recorded Voice Files...

Page 40: ...huffle Repeat p 45 Even if you cancel Shuffle All the Shuffle or Shuffle Repeat setting for the play mode is retained Shuffle All play is automatically cancelled by any of the following operations Starting playback of a song by selecting it from the Music etc Changing the play mode Note The play mode differs between songs and recorded voice files Recorded voice files and recorded FM radio programs...

Page 41: ...ails about using the software see the Help of the software Hint You can delete recorded voice files and recorded FM radio programs on the player For details see Deleting Recorded Voice Files p 80 and Deleting Recorded FM Radio Programs p 73 Note The player itself cannot delete songs without connecting to a computer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 42: ...or display screen of the currently playing content Go to Recording Screen Displays the Voice Recording screen p 77 or the FM Recording screen p 70 Go to FM Radio screen The FM Radio screen of the last received broadcast station appears p 66 Detailed Information Displays detailed information of a song such as playing time audio format bit rate and file name p 44 Go to the song playback screen Displ...

Page 43: ...clude the supplied speaker SRS NWGT014E p 49 Cover Art Displays cover art p 44 Detailed Information Displays detailed information of a song such as playing time audio format bit rate and file name p 44 Add to Wishlist Remove from Wishlist Adds the song to the wish list to purchase it on the service corresponded software Removes the song from the wish list Alarm Sets the alarm p 85 Sleep Timer Sets...

Page 44: ...rs if cover art information is available You can set cover art using 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 Cover art may not be displayed depending on the cover art file format When you display this screen from the music playback screen you can move to the previous or next song by press...

Page 45: ...re played back in the song list order and then repeated 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 then repeated Repeat 1 Song The current song or the song selected from a song list is played back repeatedly Note The player plays back songs only in the lists from which the playba...

Page 46: ...tomizable sound settings for which you can adjust each frequency range individually See p 47 for details Custom 2 Note If your personal settings saved as Custom 1 and Custom 2 seem to produce a different volume level than the other settings you may have to adjust the volume manually to compensate The Equalizer setting is not applied while playing a video or FM radio The Equalizer setting is not ap...

Page 47: ...ual left and right digital processing of the sound From the Home menu select Settings Music Settings Clear Stereo desired Clear Stereo type Type Description On Activates the Clear Stereo function when you use the supplied headphones Off Disables the Clear Stereo function and plays back normal sound Default setting Note The Clear Stereo setting is not applied while playing a video or FM radio The C...

Page 48: ...imizes the difference in volume level between songs Off Plays back songs at their original transferred volume level Default setting Note The Dynamic Normalizer setting is not applied while playing a video or FM radio The Dynamic Normalizer setting is not applied to the sound output from the supplied speaker 1 SRS NWGT014E when SP Output Optimizer is set to SRS NWGT014E p 49 When the supplied speak...

Page 49: ...eaker feature is not activate Because the Digital Linear Phase feature is optimized to the supplied speaker SRS NWGT014E this feature may negatively affect to the quality of the sound output from the speakers other than the supplied speaker SRS NWGT014E Set SP Output Optimizer to Off when connecting the speakers other than the supplied speaker SRS NWGT014E 1 The speaker SRS NWGT014E is not supplie...

Page 50: ... Most Recent Video from the option menu Video files are displayed in the order they are transferred The latest data appears at the top 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 menu for the video files on the player To display a thumbnail ...

Page 51: ...slightly rewind slightly 3 Press the button during pause Find the beginning of the current video Press the button 1 During pause if there is no operation for more than 3 minutes the player automatically enters standby mode 2 The speed of fast forward fast rewind during pause varies depending on the length of the video 3 The interval of forward rewind during pause varies depending on the video Vide...

Page 52: ...from the player use the software you used to transfer the videos or Windows Explorer For details about using the software see the Help of the software Note The player itself cannot delete videos without connecting to a computer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 53: ...the beginning of a video p 51 Detailed Information Displays file information such as file size resolution video audio compression format and file name etc Most Recent Video Starts playback of the most recently played video Go to the song playback screen Displays the music playback screen of the song last played Option items appearing on the video playback screen Option items Description reference ...

Page 54: ...rom the Home menu select Settings Video Settings Zoom Settings desired zoom setting type Type Description Auto The video image is resized to fit the display area maintaining the original aspect ratio Default setting A 16 9 video image is displayed full width with black bands at the top and bottom of the screen Letterbox 4 3 source 16 9 source Continued 5 way button BACK HOME button Settings Table ...

Page 55: ...es of the image trimmed to fit 4 3 source 16 9 source The dotted line frame represents the original video image size Off The video image is not resized and appears in the original resolution If video resolution is too large the left right top and bottom of the screen will be cut 4 3 source 16 9 source The dotted line frame represents the original video image size Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 56: ...e Home menu select Settings Video Settings Display desired display type Type Description On Displays the video title playback status or the elapsed time etc Off Hides detailed information of the currently playing video and displays it only when you operate the player Default setting Note If Video Orientation is set to Horizontal right the title of the video is not displayed Table of Contents Home ...

Page 57: ...ired video orientation type Type Description Vertical Displays at 240 180 pixels Default setting 4 3 source 16 9 source Horizontal right Displays at 320 240 pixels 4 3 source 16 9 source Hint When Display is set to On p 56 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 Note If Video Orient...

Page 58: ...menu select Photos desired folder desired photo The photo display screen appears Press the button to display the previous or next photo For details on how to operate the photo display screen see Photo display screen p 59 Continued Viewing Photos Photos BACK HOME button 5 way button Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 59: ... photo folder list And up to 8 000 photos can be displayed in the photo lists regardless of the number of folders in which they are contained If the size of a photo is too large or the photo file is damaged appears and the photo cannot be displayed If photos are not compliant with DCF 2 0 or folder file name is long etc operation time to display photos or slideshow may take more time Photo display...

Page 60: ...folder 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 photo display screen 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 screen does not turn off automatically or change to a screensaver p 89 while a sli...

Page 61: ...from the player use the software you used to transfer the photos or Windows Explorer For details about using the software see the Help of the software Note The player itself cannot delete photos without connecting to a computer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 62: ... station appears p 66 Begin slide show Starts a slide show p 60 Detailed Information Displays file information such as file size resolution and file name etc Most Recent Photo Starts playback of the most recently played photo Go to the song playback screen Displays the music playback screen of the last song played Option items appearing on the photo display screen Option items Description referenc...

Page 63: ...rizontal right or Horizontal left The operation of the 5 way button is switched according to the setting of Photo Orientation From the Home menu select Settings Photo Settings Photo Orientation desired photo orientation type Type Description Vertical Displays at 240 180 pixels Default setting Horizontal right Horizontal left Displays at 320 240 pixels BACK HOME button 5 way button Settings Table o...

Page 64: ...s set to Horizontal right or Horizontal left p 63 the photo title is not displayed even if Display is set to On Setting the slide show play mode Slide Show Repeat You can display photos as a slide show repeatedly From the Home menu select Settings Photo Settings Slide Show Repeat desired setting type Type Description On Displays photos in a photo folder continuously and repeatedly Off Displays pho...

Page 65: ...s Photo Settings Slide Show Interval desired interval type Type Description Short Photos switch to the next photos at a short interval Normal Photos switch to the next photos at the standard interval Default setting Long Photos switch to the next photos at a long interval Note It may take time to display a large size photo Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 66: ...s the button to select the desired frequency or press the button to select the desired preset number For details on how to operate the FM Radio screen see FM Radio screen p 67 Frequency Preset number Note You cannot select a preset number if no preset station is stored Preset receivable station using Auto Preset p 68 or preset the receivable stations manually p 69 BACK HOME button OPTION PWR OFF b...

Page 67: ...Press the button Select the previous next receivable station 1 Press and hold the button Select the previous next preset number 2 Press the button Pause resume the FM reception Press the button 1 If sensitivity is too high change the Scan Sensitivity setting p 76 to Low 2 You cannot select a preset number if no preset station is stored Preset receivable stations using Auto Preset p 68 Frequency Pr...

Page 68: ...adio screen press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears Select Auto Preset Yes Receivable broadcast stations will be preset in order of frequency low to high Auto Preset completed appears when presetting is completed and the first preset station is ready to be received Select No to cancel automatic presetting Hint If high sensitivity causes the player to receive many unwanted broadcast...

Page 69: ...step is preset and the assigned preset number appears below the frequency Hint You can preset up to 30 stations Note The preset numbers are stored in order from low to high frequency Deleting preset broadcast stations On the FM Radio screen select the preset number you intend to delete Press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears Select Delete from Preset The preset broadcast station is...

Page 70: ...M radio programs p 20 90 On the FM Radio screen press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears If you press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the FM Radio screen during pause Record cannot be selected Select Record The FM Recording screen appears and the player goes into record standby Press the button Recording Starts During recording you can listen to the currently recording FM radio program...

Page 71: ...ION PWR OFF button on the FM Recording screen while recording is stopped and then select Create New Folder from the option menu The next FM radio program to be recorded is stored in the new folder If the folder number after dd reaches 999 no more folders can be created Note If you rename files of the Record and FM folders on your computer or put files which have been imported to your computer back...

Page 72: ... the recorded FM radio program begins For details on how to operate the music playback screen see Music playback screen p 36 Hint You can also play back recorded FM radio programs from the option menu appearing on the FM Radio or FM Recording screen On the FM Radio or FM Recording screen press the OPTION PWR OFF button then select Play Recorded Data desired folder desired recorded FM radio program...

Page 73: ...then press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears Select Delete This Song Yes The selected FM radio program is deleted Select No to cancel deletion Note You cannot delete recorded FM radio programs during playback of the songs When the song has been played back before deleting the recorded FM radio programs the resume information of the last played song is cleared at the same time as de...

Page 74: ... of the FM folder of the Record folder p 72 Save to Preset Presets the currently tuned in broadcast station p 69 Delete from Preset Deletes a broadcast station from a preset station p 69 Auto Preset Presets a broadcast stations automatically p 68 Scan Sensitivity Adjusts the sensitivity of radio reception p 76 Mono Auto Changes to either monaural or stereo p 76 Clock Display Displays the current t...

Page 75: ... the last played song appears 1 This option appears only when the file list screen is displayed Option items appearing on the music playback screen of recorded FM radio programs Option items Description reference page Play Mode Sets the play mode p 45 Equalizer Customizes the sound quality p 46 SP Output Optimizer Optimizes the quality of the sound output from the supplied speaker Only for players...

Page 76: ...ception to Low High is set by default From the Home menu select Settings FM Radio Settings Scan Sensitivity Low To set the reception sensitivity back to the default select High Setting monaural stereo Mono Auto If noise occurs during FM reception set the receiver to Mono for monaural If you set it to Auto monaural stereo reception is selected automatically depending on reception conditions Auto is...

Page 77: ...tly Set the current date and time before recording p 20 90 During recording you cannot listen to sound from the headphones From the Home menu select Voice Recording The Voice Recording screen appears and the player goes into record standby Press the button Recording starts To pause recording press the button Press it again to resume recording Continued Recording ListeningVoice BACK HOME button 5 w...

Page 78: ...een while recording is stopped and then select Create New Folder from the option menu The next recording is sent the new folder If the folder number after dd reaches 999 no more folders can be created Note If you rename files of the Record and Voice folders on your computer or put files which have been imported to your computer back into the Record and Voice folders you may not be able to play the...

Page 79: ...yback of the recorded voice file begins For details on how to operate the music playback screen see Music playback screen p 36 Hint You can also play back recorded voice files from the option menu appearing on the Voice Recording screen On the Voice Recording screen press the OPTION PWR OFF button then select Play Recorded Data desired folder desired recorded voice file Music playback screen of re...

Page 80: ...t the recorded voice you intend to delete and then press the OPTION PWR OFF button The option menu appears Select Delete This Song Yes The selected voice file is deleted Select No to cancel deletion Note You cannot delete recorded voice file during playback of a song The resume information of the last played song is cleared when recorded voice file is deleted BACK HOME button 5 way button Music OP...

Page 81: ...rd folder p 79 Bit Rate Settings Sets recording quality p 83 Go to the song playback screen Displays the music playback screen of the song last played Option items appearing on the folder file list screen of recorded voice files Option items Description reference page Now Playing Displays the playback or displays screen of the currently playing content Go to Recording Screen Displays the Voice Rec...

Page 82: ...yers that include the supplied speaker SRS NWGT014E p 49 Cover Art Displays a cover art p 44 Detailed Information Displays detailed information of a recorded sound such as playing time audio format bit rate and file name p 44 Add to Wishlist Remove from Wishlist Adds the song to the wish list to purchase it on the service corresponded software Removes the song from the wish list Alarm Sets the ala...

Page 83: ... Rate Settings You can select a level of recording quality from MP3 160kbps MP3 128kbps or MP3 96kbps The higher the level is the more memory the player uses for recording sound MP3 128kbps is set by default From the Home menu select Settings Recording Settings Bit Rate Settings MP3 160kbps MP3 128kbps default setting or MP3 96kbps BACK HOME button 5 way button Settings Table of Contents Home Menu...

Page 84: ... into standby mode Sleep Timer The alarm and sleep timer cannot be set at the same time The timer can be set in the music playback screen Note If the Set Date Time setting is not accurate timer settings cannot be set correctly Set the current date and time before setting the timer p 20 90 BACK HOME button 5 way button Music OPTION PWR OFF button Using theTimer Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 85: ...f the songs and the player is automatically turned off At the set time the player automatically plays back the song last played To cancel the alarm After setting the alarm press any button to turn on the player When Alarm is now set Cancel appears select Yes If you select No the alarm is not cancelled and the player turns off automatically Note The alarm will not activate if the player is connecte...

Page 86: ...int After setting the sleep timer appears in the information area of the music playback screen To cancel the sleep timer After setting the sleep timer press the BACK HOME button press and hold the BACK HOME button or press the OPTION PWR OFF button on the music playback screen When Sleep timer is now set Cancel appears select Yes If you select No the sleep timer is not cancelled and the music play...

Page 87: ...s Common Settings Unit Information Item 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 videos Displays the total number of videos stored on the player Total photos Displays the total number of photos stored on the player WM PORT Displays the version inf...

Page 88: ...lect Settings Common Settings AVLS Volume Limit desired setting type Type Description On Maintains a moderate volume level Off Plays back audio at the original volume Default setting Turning off the beep sound Beep Settings You can turn on or off the operation sounds of the player From the Home menu select Settings Common Settings Beep Settings desired setting type Type Description On Produces bee...

Page 89: ...is no operation for more than 30 seconds the screen goes off Default setting Adjusting the brightness of the screen Brightness You can set the display brightness to one of 5 levels From the Home menu select Settings Common Settings Brightness desired setting type Type Description 1 5 The larger the number the brighter the screen 3 is set by default Hint If you adjust the brightness of the screen t...

Page 90: ...ct Clock Display from the option menu You can select the date format from among YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY and DD MM YYYY Furthermore you can select the time format from either 12 hour or 24 hour For details see Setting the date format Date Display Format p 91 or Setting the time format Time Display Format p 91 Note If battery power is used up because for example the player has not been used for a long...

Page 91: ...s year month day MM DD YYYY Displays the date as month day year DD MM YYYY Displays the date as day month year Setting the time format Time Display Format You can select the format to display the current time p 90 from either a 12 hour or 24 hour display From the Home menu select Settings Common Settings Time Display Format desired format type Type Description 12 hour Displays the current time in ...

Page 92: ...os photos etc including sample data installed at the factory will be erased Be sure to verify the data stored in memory prior to formatting and export any important data to the hard disk of your computer Be sure not to initialize format the built in flash memory of the player using Windows Explorer If you have formatted with Windows Explorer format again using the player This function is only avai...

Page 93: ...ome menu select Settings Language Settings desired language setting Language Messages and menus are displayed in Deutsch German English English Español Spanish Français French Italiano Italian Português Portuguese Русский Russian Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese BACK HOME button 5 way button Settings Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 94: ...nk Settings for sound effect 3 Equalizer p 46 None None Clear Stereo p 47 Off Off Dynamic Normalizer p 48 Off Off Setting for speaker output SP Output Optimizer 4 p 49 SRS NWGT014E 5 Off 1 When Brightness is set to 5 battery life may shorten by about 50 2 When Type of Screensaver is set to Clock battery life may shorten by about 20 3 When Equalizer is set to Custom 1 Clear Stereo is set to On and ...

Page 95: ...dio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO International Organization for 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 achieve the same quality as CD music by recording with this format What is copyright protectio...

Page 96: ...o Advanced Video Coding developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO International Organization for Standardization It enables reproduction of more vivid images at a lower bit rate AVC files include four profiles and AVC Baseline Profile is one of them AVC format is based on the MPEG 4 AVC standard of the ISO International Organization for Standardization and since AVC is standardized as the MPE...

Page 97: ...e built in flash memory of the player Do not disconnect the supplied USB cable while Do not disconnect appears during data transfer The data could be damaged Do not format the built in flash memory using Windows Explorer If you want to format the built in flash memory format it on the player p 92 You cannot change the following folder names or delete them MUSIC MP_ROOT MPE_ROOT VIDEO PICTURE PICTU...

Page 98: ...it the customer support Web sites p 121 Download the update program to your computer from the Web site Connect the player to your computer and then start the update program Follow the on screen instructions to update the player s firmware Firmware update is complete Hint Version information for the player s firmware can be displayed by selecting Settings Common Settings Unit Information from the H...

Page 99: ...may be able to resolve some issues by charging the battery 3 Press the RESET button with a small pin etc If you press the RESET button while operating the player stored data and player settings may be lost 4 Check information on the issue in the Help of each software 5 Look up information on the issue on one of the customer support Web sites p 121 6 If the approaches listed above fail to resolve t...

Page 100: ...tails see Supported file format of Specifications p 125 Songs or videos may not be playable depending on the file format p 125 Photos may not be displayable depending on their file size or file format p 125 The playback limitation period of the song has expired due to subscription conditions etc Songs with an expired playback limitation period cannot be played back Update them using the software u...

Page 101: ...MUSIC folder Place them in folders under the MUSIC folder by drag and drop Songs are played back within a limited playback range only such as within one album The player plays back songs only in the lists from which playback starts album list artist list etc p 38 Data cannot be deleted on the player You cannot delete songs videos or photos on the player Delete them using the software you used to t...

Page 102: ...was formatted using Windows Explorer Format the built in flash memory on the player p 92 The supplied USB cable was disconnected from the player while data was being transferred Transfer usable files back to your computer and format the built in flash memory on the player p 92 After drag and drop in Windows Explorer data hierarchy levels do not correspond to the player p 28 33 Transferred files ar...

Page 103: ...er the VIDEO folder Cover art is not displayed Cover art information is not included with the data The cover art only appears if cover art information is included You can set cover art using 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 may not be displayed depending on its file ...

Page 104: ...layed The wrong language is selected Select the correct language from Language Settings p 19 93 and then transfer data to the player again The screen darkens while displaying a photo There has been no operation attempted for more than 30 seconds p 89 Press any button The screen turns off No operation performed for more than 3 minutes with the player in pause mode Press any button No operation perf...

Page 105: ...tected 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 connector 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 ºF to 35 C 95 ºF Charge the battery i...

Page 106: ...ecord pause Your computer does not recognize the player in the status of recording or record pause Data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer Transferring may be stopped due to noise such as static electricity etc This happens to protect data information Disconnect the player then reconnect it If you transfer files by drag and drop on a computer that does not have Windows Media Pl...

Page 107: ...s not made refer to the 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 Trans...

Page 108: ... headphone cord functions as an antenna Extend the headphone cord as far as possible FM broadcasts are affected by interference A device emitting radio signals such as a mobile phone is being used near the player When using devices such as mobile phones keep them away from the player FM broadcasts cannot be heard The headphones are not connected The headphone cord functions as an antenna When an o...

Page 109: ...a computer Disconnect the player from the computer The serial number of the file name has reached 999 Create a new folder p 71 78 The combined total of the recorded time and the remaining time does not equal the maximum recording time When you record many short files they may be recorded with automatically inserted blank spaces between files due to system restrictions This causes an increase in to...

Page 110: ...et to Off Set Beep Settings to On p 88 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 charging The player also may get warm when a large amount of data is transferred This behavior is normal and not cause for a concern Set the player aside for a while to a...

Page 111: ...t is not supported You are trying to play a file that cannot be played on the player You cannot play a song in an unsupported format file p 125 Cannot play license has expired The playback limitation period of the song has expired Update the license information of songs using the software used for transferring Cannot save more than 30 Preset stations 30 broadcast stations are already preset Delete...

Page 112: ...er On hold Cancel HOLD function to activate controls The player cannot be operated because the HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position To operate the player slide the HOLD switch in the opposite position p 5 The device s memory was not formatted correctly Please re format using Settings menu The built in flash memory was not formatted properly The built in flash memory was formatted on a computer ...

Page 113: ...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 Continued Additional Information Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

Page 114: ...ctrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact yo...

Page 115: ...andling of the battery The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources In case of products that for safety performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only To ensure that the battery will be treated properly hand over the product at end of life to the applicable c...

Page 116: ...dy 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 Service C...

Page 117: ...cautions below in order to avoid 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 Do not expose the player to water The player is not waterproof Remember to follow the precautions below Be car...

Page 118: ...hearing damage Avoid using 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 Do not turn the volume up high all at once especially when using headphones Turn up the volume gradually so that loud sound will not hurt your ears Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate le...

Page 119: ...s If you use the player with condensation present a malfunction may result On the LCD Do not apply strong force to the surface of the LCD This may cause a distortion in colors or brightness or cause a malfunction of the LCD If you use the player in a cold location images may appear with black bands around them This is not a malfunction of the player On cleaning Clean the player s case with a soft ...

Page 120: ...re 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 supplied software will depend on the installed OS on your computer For better results please ensure that the installed OS is compatible with the desired language you want to display We do not guarantee all the languag...

Page 121: ... 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 the ...

Page 122: ...cintosh and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries 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 CONSUMER FOR i ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH ...

Page 123: ...d trademarks of their respective holders In this manual TM and marks are not specified This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary Content providers are using the digital rights management technology for W...

Page 124: ...oftware is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT S...

Page 125: ...Bit rate 1 411 kbps Sampling frequency 1 44 1 kHz Video Video Formats Codec Frame rate Max 30 fps Resolution Max QVGA 240 320 AVC H 264 AVC Media File format MP4 file format File extension mp4 m4v Profile Baseline Profile Level Max 1 3 Bit rate Max 768 kbps MPEG 4 Media File format MP4 file format File extension mp4 m4v Profile Simple Profile Bit rate Max 1 024 kbps Windows Media Video 9 4 Media F...

Page 126: ...me photo files cannot be played back depending on their file formats Maximum recordable number of songs and time Approx The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4 minutes songs not including videos and photos in the MP3 format Other playable audio file format song numbers and times may differ from MP3 format NWZ E443 NWZ E444 Bit rate Songs Time Songs Time 4...

Page 127: ...128 kbps Video Format 768 kbps 8 hr 20 min 17 hr 10 min 35 hr 10 min Audio Format 128 kbps Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred Approx Max 8 000 Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes Capacity User available capacity 1 NWZ E443 4 GB Approx 3 5 GB 3 758 096 384 bytes NWZ E444 8 GB Approx 7 1 GB 7 623 566 950 bytes NWZ E445 16 GB Approx 14 4 GB 15 461 ...

Page 128: ... applicable Interface Headphone Stereo mini jack WM PORT multiple connecting terminal 22 pins Version 1 1 Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 ºF to 95 ºF Power source Built in rechargeable lithium ion battery USB power from a computer via the supplied USB cable Charging time USB based charging Approx 2 hours full charge Approx 45 minutes approx 80 Continued Table of...

Page 129: ...me setting conditions of use and ambient temperature Setting Default setting Basic setting of battery life measurement Longer battery life setting Settings for screen Brightness 1 p 89 3 3 Type of Screensaver 2 p 89 Blank Blank Settings for sound effect 3 Equalizer p 46 None None Clear Stereo p 47 Off Off Dynamic Normalizer p 48 Off Off Setting for speaker output SP Output Optimizer 4 p 49 SRS NWG...

Page 130: ... 1 13 16 3 1 2 13 32 inches Mass Approx 54 g 1 9 oz Supplied items Headphones 1 USB cable 1 Attachment 1 Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle etc Quick Start Guide 1 Software 1 The software is stored in the built in flash memory of the player and includes the following items For details on how to install refer to Quick Start Guide Content Transfer WALKMAN Guide Operation Guide etc...

Page 131: ...80 MB or more of available space Display Screen Resolution 800 600 pixels or higher recommended 1 024 768 or higher Colors 8 bit or higher 16 bit recommended CD ROM drive supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM Sound board USB connector Hi Speed USB is recommended Internet Explorer 7 0 and Windows Media Player 11 are required Broadband Internet connection is required to use Ele...

Page 132: ...ngs 83 Brightness 89 C Capacity 127 Charge 17 Computer 131 Content Transfer 16 D Data 97 Date and Time 20 Date Display Format 91 Delete Photo 61 Recorded FM radio programs 73 Recorded voice files 80 Song 41 Video 52 Detailed Information 44 Display 56 64 Display 5 8 Dynamic Normalizer 48 E Equalizer 46 Explorer 28 33 97 F Firmware 98 FM Radio 8 66 Format 92 H Headphone jack 6 Heavy 46 HOLD switch 5...

Page 133: ...ttings 92 RESET button 6 Reset the player 99 S Scan Sensitivity 76 Screensaver 89 Search for songs 38 Set Date Time 20 90 Settings 8 Common 87 FM Radio 76 Music 45 Photo 63 Recording 83 Video 54 Shuffle 45 Shuffle Repeat 45 Shuffle All 8 40 Shuffle play 40 45 Sleep Timer 86 Slide Show 60 Slide Show Interval 65 Slide Show Repeat 64 Software 16 Sound quality 46 SP Output Optimizer 49 Strap hole 6 Su...

Page 134: ... V Video format 96 125 Video Orientation 57 Videos 8 50 Voice Recording 8 77 VOL button 5 W Windows Explorer 28 33 97 Windows Media Player 16 WM PORT 6 WMA 16 95 125 WMV 16 96 125 Z Zoom Settings 54 Table of Contents Home Menu Index ...

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