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NW-E95/E99

Operating Instructions

Portable IC Audio Player

Network Walkman

“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of
Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products.

 is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

2-584-127-12(1)

© 2004 Sony Corporation

English Operating Instructions are contained in the supplied CD-ROM.

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Summary of Contents for NW-E95 - Network Walkman

Page 1: ...n dotazione Os manuais de instruções em português encontram se no CD ROM fornecido U vindt de Nederlandse gebruiksaanwijzing op de bijgeleverde CD ROM Svensk bruksanvisning finns på den medföljande CD ROM skivan Suomenkielinen Käyttöohje on vakiovarusteisiin sisältyvällä CD ROM levyllä Инcтpyкция по экcплyaтaции нa pyccком языкe имeeтcя нa пpилaгaeмом компaкт диcкe Magyar nyelvű Használati útmutat...

Page 2: ...re or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Note on installation If you use the unit at a place subject to static or electrical noise the track s transferring information may be corrupted This would prevent successful transferring authorization on your computer A pleine puissance l écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l oreille de l utilisateu...

Page 3: ...xt shown on SonicStage and MP3 File Manager may not be displayed properly on device This is due to The capability of the connected player The player is not functioning normally The ID3 TAG information for the track is written in the language or the character that is not supported by the player Program 2001 2002 2003 2004 Sony Corporation Documentation 2004 Sony Corporation OpenMG and its logo are ...

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Page 5: ...23 Adjusting treble and bass Digital sound preset 23 Selecting the Sound quality 23 Adjusting the Sound quality 24 Locking the controls HOLD 25 Storing non audio data 25 Adjusting the settings of your Network Walkman Adjusting the time setting of your Network Walkman to a computer s built in clock 26 Adjusting the current time setting DATE TIME 27 Limiting the volume AVLS 28 Setting the volume usi...

Page 6: ...ile Manager software pre installed software to transfer and store them as MP3 format audio files 3 Enjoy music with your Network Walkman USB connection Download the latest audio files Store favorite songs EMD Electric Music Distribution Services Audio CDs MP3 WAV and Windows Media Format Audio Files You can display the data stored in the built in flash memory using Windows Explorer when your Netwo...

Page 7: ...Sentence Repeat Useful function for learning a foreign language High speed data transfer using the dedicated USB cable Backlight LCD screen song titles and artist names can be displayed Group function you can select songs to be played by album Storage function you can store a variety of data as well as audio files 1 Differs according to the data format In this case the figure for the battery durat...

Page 8: ...r the Operating Instructions and SonicStage Operating Instructions 1 Step 1 Checking the package contents G r o u p M o d e About the Serial Number The serial number provided for your device is required for the customer registration The number is on the rear side of your Network Walkman Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to it whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regardi...

Page 9: ...itions and the temperature of the location On the remaining battery indication The battery icon in the display changes as shown below If LOW BATT is displayed in the display you need to change the battery Note If you do not use the battery correctly it may become damaged from leakage and corrosion For best results Use the alkaline battery Make sure the polarity is correct Do not charge a dry cell ...

Page 10: ... 26 to 34 You can switch to the Time display by pressing the MENU button for a while 4 GROUP button page 15 23 5 Display page 11 18 39 For details on the display and icons refer to page 11 6 ACCESS lamp page 12 46 7 Headphone jack page 14 8 Nx button page 14 16 to 17 19 to 22 24 26 to 34 9 Shuttle switch page 16 to 17 19 to 22 24 26 to 34 0 VOLUME button page 14 29 qa HOLD Locking controls switch ...

Page 11: ...de For details refer to Changing the display mode on page 22 2 Repeat mode indication page 18 The current repeat mode is displayed 3 AVLS indication page 28 The indication appears while the AVLS function is activated 4 Digital sound preset indication page 23 to 24 The current sound setting is displayed 5 Remaining battery indication page 9 The remaining battery power is displayed Display ...

Page 12: ...so transfer MP3 format audio files using the MP3 File Manager that is pre installed in your Network Walkman For details refer to MP3 File Manager software operation on page 45 1 Install the SonicStage software in your computer using the supplied CD ROM Follow step 1 only for the first time when you connect your Network Walkman to the computer For details refer to the manual SonicStage operating in...

Page 13: ...ge operating instructions z Tips As the NW E99 has two flash memories you can select one flash memory from the list of transfer destinations The transfer destinations below are shown on the SonicStage screen Network Walkman 1 Internal flash memory 1 Network Walkman 2 Internal flash memory 2 For information on transferring audio files back to the computer refer to the manual SonicStage operating in...

Page 14: ...ack If playback does not start Make sure that the HOLD switch is set to off page 25 To stop playback Press the Nx button To adjust the volume The volume can be set in the Preset and Manual mode page 29 to 30 Playback order of tracks groups NW E99 only The transferred tracks groups playback as follows Tracks groups transferred using SonicStage software in the flash memory 1 t Tracks groups transfer...

Page 15: ...ack1 The track number is the order of songs in each group You can switch between Track Name mode and Group mode by pressing the GROUP button In the Group mode group names are displayed instead of track names In addition any shift operations such as Skip or Repeat are performed by group Transferring by group The audio files transferred to the SonicStage software are always grouped when transferred ...

Page 16: ...d fast rewind speed become faster if the operation is continued for 5 seconds On other operations z Tip You can switch to the Group mode by pressing the GROUP button Shuttle switch operation Rotate the Shuttle switch clockwise once Rotate the Shuttle switch counterclockwise once Rotate the Shuttle switch clockwise and hold it Rotate the Shuttle switch counterclockwise and hold it Listening to musi...

Page 17: ...acks transferred using SonicStage software in the flash memory 2 t Tracks transferred using MP3 File Manager software in the flash memory 2 2 The All Groups Shuffle Repeat mode applies to both flash memory NW E99 only Operation All tracks repeatedly Current track repeatedly Current group repeatedly Current group repeatedly in random order All groups repeatedly in random order Tracks in a group pla...

Page 18: ...he below TRK Rep see Playing the tracks repeatedly Track Repeat A B Rep see Playing a specified section repeatedly A B Repeat SENTENCE Rep see Playing specified sentences repeatedly Sentence Repeat To cancel the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu screen or press the MENU button Notes The display automatically returns to the normal playback screen if you do not operate any button for 60 seconds Wh...

Page 19: ...e end while fast forwarding the end point is set as point B and fast forwarding continues A B Repeat starts when you release the Shuttle switch If the track reaches the beginning while fast rewinding it jumps to the end of the track the end point is set as point B and fast rewinding continues You can fast forward or fast rewind by rotating the Shuttle switch during A B Repeat playback If the track...

Page 20: ...once during detection and the setting is counted 1 0 2 0 1 0 Notes You cannot use Sentence Repeat in the Group mode or when the current time is displayed A spoken or non spoken section of less than 1 second will not be detected If a non spoken section is not detected until the track end the track end point is recognized as a non spoken section and Sentence Repeat begins from the previous spoken se...

Page 21: ...tton to confirm 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select SENTENCE Rep and press the Nx button to confirm COUNT is displayed on the screen C O U N T 2 4 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select a desired repeat counts and press the Nx button to confirm 5 Press the MENU button The display returns to the normal screen To cancel the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu screen or press the MENU button G r o u p...

Page 22: ...ode by operating the Shuttle switch in the Menu mode Lap Time Elapsed time display mode The following will be displayed after a music title and artist name are displayed Play Displays and alternately Stop Displays Search track Displays or Fast forward Fast rewind Displays M or m Title Title display mode When the music title includes more than 12 characters the title will be automatically scrolled ...

Page 23: ...s changed as follows To return to the normal Sound quality Select SOUND OFF REPEAT SOUND button S1 S2 none Note The display automatically returns to the normal playback screen if you do not press any buttons for 60 seconds Selecting the group display mode For any menu mode you can select the group display by pressing the GROUP button To cancel the Group mode Press the GROUP button in the Group mod...

Page 24: ...D 2 in step 3 To cancel the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu screen or press the MENU button Adjusting the Sound quality You can adjust the sound quality of bass and treble parts Sound quality Emphasis level Bass 4 to 3 Treble 4 to 3 You can preset desired sound quality settings as Sound 1 and Sound 2 While playing music you can assign a preset sound quality to music 1 Press the MENU button The...

Page 25: ...ns two flash memories When you connect the Network Walkman to a computer two removable disks appear in Windows Explorer The first removable disk is flash memory 1 and second is flash memory 2 Locking the controls HOLD You can protect your Network Walkman against accidental operation by using the HOLD function when carrying it Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow All operation button...

Page 26: ...l the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu screen or press the MENU button Adjusting the time setting of your Network Walkman to a computer s built in clock If the function is set to ON the time setting of your Network Walkman is automatically adjusted to the computer s built in clock when your Network Walkman is connected and audio file transferring is executed the SonicStage software must be star...

Page 27: ...r minute After rotating the Shuttle switch to adjust the minute setting and pressing the Nx button to confirm the display switches to the time setting screen D A T E T I M E 7 Press the MENU button The display returns to the normal screen Adjusting the current time setting DATE TIME You can set and display the current time You can also adjust the time setting of your Network Walkman to a computer ...

Page 28: ...splay the current time Press the MENU button and hold it You can display the current time while pressing the button Notes If the unit is not used for a long time your settings of the date and time may be reset If the current time is not set the display for the date and time will be If PC CLK is set to ON page 26 the time setting of your Network Walkman is automatically adjusted to a computer s bui...

Page 29: ...st the volume level Manual mode Press the VOLUME button to adjust the volume level in the range of 0 to 31 Preset mode Press the VOLUME button to set the volume level to any of three preset levels LO MID or HI Setting a volume level of the preset mode 1 Press the MENU button The menu screen is displayed R E P E A T M O D E 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select VOL MAN V O L M A N MENU button VOLUM...

Page 30: ...tton 3 Press the Nx button to confirm MAN blinks 4 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select SET V O L S E T 5 Press the Nx button to confirm VOL LO xx blinks xx stands for numeric values of the volume level V O L L O x x 6 Set volume levels of three preset levels LO MID or HI 1 Press the VOLUME button to set the volume level of the LO preset 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select VOL MID xx and then pre...

Page 31: ...h to select BEEP and press the Nx button to confirm ON blinks B E E P O N 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select OFF and press the Nx button to confirm B E E P O F F 4 Press the MENU button The display returns to the normal screen To change the setting to ON Select ON in step 3 To cancel the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu screen or press the MENU button G r o u p M o d e o d e Nx button MENU b...

Page 32: ...or press the MENU button Changing the backlight setting You can select ON or OFF Menu Backlight mode OFF Always off ON Turns on for three seconds after each operation or until scrolling is complete To set ON 1 Press the MENU button The menu screen is displayed R E P E A T M O D E 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select LIGHT and press the Nx button to confirm OFF blinks L I G H T O F F G r o u p M o...

Page 33: ... confirm R E G R O U P N You cannot regroup audio file while playing music 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select Y and press the Nx button to confirm Really is displayed R e a l l y 4 Press the Nx button Regrouping starts and REGROUPING blinks When regrouping audio file is complete COMPLETE is displayed and the display returns to the indication in step 2 5 Press the MENU button The display returns...

Page 34: ...Y and press the Nx button to confirm Really is displayed 5 Press the Nx button FORMATTING blinks and formatting starts When formatting is complete COMPLETE is displayed and the display returns to the indication in step 2 6 Press the MENU button The display returns to the normal screen To cancel the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu screen or press the MENU button To cancel formatting Select N in...

Page 35: ...f you experience a ringing in your ears reduce the volume or discontinue use Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate level This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you Warning If there is lightning when you are using your Network Walkman take off the headphones immediately B Other Information On the use If you use a strap be careful to avoid hoo...

Page 36: ...ume level is set to zero c Turn the volume up page 14 The headphone jack is not connected properly c Connect the headphone jack properly page 14 The headphone plug is dirty c Clean the headphone plug with a soft dry cloth Songs with a limited playing period is played c Songs with an expired playing period cannot be played No audio files are stored in the memory c If NO DATA is displayed transfer a...

Page 37: ...cStage software Another application is running on the computer c Wait for a while and reconnect the USB cable If the problem persists disconnect the USB cable restart the computer and then reconnect the USB cable The dedicated USB cable is disconnected c Connect the dedicated USB cable A USB hub is used c Connecting via a USB hub is not guaranteed Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the co...

Page 38: ... E99 Audio files with a limited playing period or playing count may not be transferred due to restrictions set by copyright holders For details on the settings of each audio file contact the distributor The free space of the built in flash memory to where you want to transfer to is not enough for the size of audio files you wish to transfer c Transfer any unnecessary audio files back to the comput...

Page 39: ...ation of the built in flash memory Turn the volume down or disable the AVLS If the file cannot be played you can erase it from the built in flash memory For details refer to To delete abnormal data from the built in flash memory page 40 You can operate your Network Walkman using the SonicStage or MP3 File Manager software but you cannot operate the controls on your Network Walkman Please consult y...

Page 40: ...s back to the computer using the SonicStage software while your Network Walkman is connected to the computer 4 Disconnect your Network Walkman from the computer and then format the built in flash memory using the FORMAT menu page 34 Message MG ERROR NO DATA This message is displayed for either flash memory NW E99 only Meaning An unauthorized distribution file is detected for copyright protection T...

Page 41: ...eil et indiqué ci dessous MDR E838SP Design and specifications are subject to change without notice US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Sampling frequency ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus MP3 44 1 kHz Audio compression technology Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3 ATRAC3 Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus ATRAC3plus MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 8 to 320 kbps variable bit rate compliant Frequ...

Page 42: ...tal music content from a PC s hard drive to a compliant device ATRAC3 ATRAC3 which stands for Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3 is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates The ATRAC3 compression rate is approximately 10 times higher than that of the Audio CD resulting in an increased data capacity for the media ATRAC3plus ATRAC3plus...

Page 43: ...ied by the Motion Picture Experts Group a working group of ISO International Organization for Standardization It compresses audio CD data to approximately one tenth its original size Because the MP3 encoding algorithm has been made publicly available there are various encoders and decoders that are compliant with this standard ...

Page 44: ...n to confirm Display Menu mode REPEAT MODE DISPLAY Display mode VOL Preset volume SOUND Digital sounds preset AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System BEEP Operation sounds setting LIGHT LCD backlight setting DATE TIME Current time setting PC CLK Adjusting the time setting to a computer built in clock Purposes You can select your favorite repeat mode page 17 You can select your favorite display mode p...

Page 45: ...r file for your Network Walkman from the Sony customer service website http www support nwwalkman com System requirements OS Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition CPU Pentium II 400MHz or higher RAM 64MB o...

Page 46: ...NW E99 only The NW E99 contains two flash memories When you connect the Network Walkman to a computer two removable disks appear in Windows Explorer MP3 File Manager software is pre installed in the first removable disk flash memory 1 3 Click Esys folder to open in the removable disk 4 Double click MP3FileManager exe to start it 5 Select a flash memory from the transfer destination list page 48 NW...

Page 47: ...lkman The control buttons on your Network Walkman are all disabled while it is connected to a computer You can display the data stored in the built in flash memory using Windows Explorer when your Network Walkman is connected to the computer MP3 audio files compliant with the MP3 File Manager software are the one sampling frequency rate of 44 1 kHz bit rate 8 320 kbps If the MP3 File Manager softw...

Page 48: ...cted line turns blue You can select several albums or tracks simultaneously using the CTRL key or Shift key 7 Transfer destination list NW E99 only You can select one flash memory from this list Note Audio files transferred to the built in flash memory using SonicStage software are not displayed on the MP3 File Manager screen In addition audio files transferred to the built in flash memory using M...

Page 49: ...ou want to erase 4 Click the button in the screen z Tip You can select several albums or tracks simultaneously using CTRL key or Shift key However albums and tracks cannot be selected simultaneously Ordering audio file You can move a song stored in the built in flash memory by track or album using MP3 File Manager The display is for the NW E99 1 Open the MP3 File Manager 2 Select a flash memory fr...

Page 50: ...r 6 12 45 D DATE TIME 27 Display 11 18 39 Display mode 22 Download 6 E EMD service 6 13 Explorer Windows Explorer 13 25 47 Index F Fast forward 16 Fast rewind 16 Formatting 34 G Group 15 23 H Headphones 8 14 35 HOLD function Locking the controls 25 L LIGHT 32 Limiting the volume AVLS 28 Listening 14 Locking the controls HOLD function 25 M MENU button 16 22 24 26 34 Menu list 44 MP3 6 12 43 45 MP3 ...

Page 51: ...1 Reset 36 RETURN 44 S Sentence Repeat 20 Serial Number 8 Shuffle Repeat 17 Skip to the beginning of a track 16 SonicStage 12 Sound preset Digital sound preset 23 T Time Setting 26 27 Title 22 Track Repeat 18 Transferring 6 12 46 Troubleshooting 36 U USB cable 8 12 46 V Volume 28 W WAV format 6 Windows Explorer 13 25 47 ...

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