Sony Walkman NWZ-A815 Manuel utilisateur

NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 GB.3-270-643-11(2)

Quick Start Guide

NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818

System Requirements

Computer:

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating systems*.

Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later)/Windows XP professional (Service Pack 2 or later)/

Windows XP Media Center Edition (Service Pack 2 or later)/Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 (Service

Pack 2 or later)/Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista Home Basic/

Windows Vista Home Premium/Windows Vista Business/Windows Vista Ultimate

Not supported by 64 bit version OS.

Not supported by OSs other than above.

* Excluding OS Versions not supported by Microsoft.

CPU: Pentium III 1.0 GHz or higher

RAM: 128 MB or more (For Windows Vista, 512 MB or more)

Hard Disk Drive: 380 MB or more of available space.

Display: Screen Resolution: 800 × 600 pixels (or higher) (recommended 1,024 × 768 or higher), Color: 8 bit or

higher (recommended 16 bit)

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)

Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Windows Media Player 10 or 11 (Windows Media Player 11 recommended.

Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10 installed may encounter le limitation (AAC,

video les, etc.) that can be transferred by dragging and dropping.).

Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher needs to be installed.

Broadband Internet connection is required to use Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) or to visit the web

site.

We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System Requirements.

Not supported by the following environments:

Personally constructed PCs or operating systems / An environment that is an upgrade of the original

manufacturer-installed operating system / Multi-boot environment / Multi-monitor environment / Macintosh

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Table of Contents

Introduction.................................................................4

Getting Started ............................................................6

Supplied Accessories........................................................................................................... 6

Before Connecting the Player ........................................................................................ 7

Charging the Battery............................................................................................................ 7

Turning the Player On and O....................................................................................... 8

Selecting the Display Language...................................................................................9

Installing the Operation Guide and Software ................................................... 10

Getting Data.............................................................. 12

Transferring Data...................................................... 13

Playing Music............................................................ 20

Playing Videos/Photos ............................................. 22

Parts and Controls .................................................... 24

About the Home menu............................................. 26

About the Manual

e use of the player is described in this “Quick Start Guide,” in the “Operation Guide” (PDF

le).

Quick Start Guide: Explains basic operation of the player, including importing,

transferring, and playing music songs, videos and photos.

Operation Guide: Explains advanced features of the player and oers

troubleshooting information.

Troubleshooting: Explains symptoms, causes and remedies when the player has

problems.

Precautions: Explains important notes to prevent accidents.

Owner’s Record

e model and serial numbers are located on the back of the player. Record them in the

space provided below. Refer to these numbers in the spaces whenever you call upon your

Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. __________________________

Serial No. __________________________

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Introduction

ank you for purchasing the NWZ-A815/A816/A818*.

To begin using the player, rst import music songs, videos and photos into your computer

and then transfer them to the player.

Aer transferring the data to the player, you can enjoy them wherever you go.

* Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player, some models may

not be available.

Getting Started

(page 6)

Transferring Data

(page 13)

Getting Data

(page 12)

Playing Data

Songs (page 20)

Videos/Photos (page 22)

About sample data*

e player is pre-installed with sample data. To delete this data, use Windows Explorer. If

you delete sample data, you cannot restore it, and we cannot supply any replacement data.

* In some countries/regions some sample data is not installed.

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Before Connecting the Player

Before connecting the player to your computer, make sure that the OS is Windows XP

(Service Pack 2 or later) or Windows Vista, and the installed Windows Media Player

version on your computer is 10 or 11.

Charging the Battery

e player’s battery is recharged while the player is

connected to a running computer. When you insert

the connector of the USB cable into the player, do so

with the mark facing up.

When the remaining battery indication of the

display shows: , charging is complete. When

you use the player for the rst time, or if you have

not used the player for a long time, recharge it fully

until appears on the screen. Charging takes

about 3 hours when the battery power is completely used up.

Note

Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to a laptop computer that is not

connected to AC power, because the player may discharge the computer’s battery.

Getting Started

To 

Continued 

Supplied Accessories

Please check the accessories in the package.

Headphones (1)

Headphone extension cord (1)

Earbuds (Size S, L) (1)

USB cable*1(1)

Attachment (1)

Use when connecting the player to

the optional cradle, etc.

CD-ROM*2 *3(1)

MP3 Conversion Tool

Windows Media Player 11

Operation Guide (PDF le)

Quick Start Guide (this manual) (1)

*1Do not use any USB cable other than the

supplied USB cable or the specied optional

dedicated cables.

*2Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM in an

audio CD player.

*3Depending on the country/region in which

you have purchased the player, the supplied

soware may be dierent.

How to install the earbuds correctly

If the earbuds do not t your ears correctly,

low bass sound may not be heard. To enjoy

better sound quality, change the size of the

earbuds or adjust the earbud position to sit

on your ears comfortably and t your ears

snugly.

At purchase, M size earbuds are installed. If

the earbuds do not t your ears, try one of

the other supplied sizes, S or L.

When you change the earbuds, make sure to

install the earbuds with the headphones

properly to prevent accidentally leaving the

earbuds inside your ears.

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Turning the Player On and O

To turn on the player

Press any button to turn the player on.

To turn o the player

If you press and hold the OPTION/PWR OFF button( page 25), the player enters the

stand-by mode and the screen turns o 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 a day, the player turns o completely

automatically. If you press any button when the player is turned o, the start up screen

appears rst, then the “Now Playing” screen appears.

Getting Started (continued)

Selecting the Display Language

Be sure to set the display language before using the player. Otherwise, garbled characters

may appear on the display.

5-way button

BACK/HOME button

Settings

1Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears.

2Press the ///button to select (Settings), and then press the 

button to conrm.

3Press the ///button to select“Language Settings,”and then press

the button to conrm.

4Press the ///button to select a language, and then press the 

button to conrm.

Continued 

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Installing the Operation Guide and Software

You can install the Operation Guide (PDF le) and soware from the supplied CD-ROM

following the steps below.

1Turn on the computer to start Windows.

2Log on as an administrator.

When installing, it is required to log on your computer as an administrator.

3Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer.

e install wizard will start automatically. Read the messages displayed on the screen

carefully, and follow the on-screen instructions.

4When the install menu appears on the screen, click on the item to install

on the left side of the screen, and then click the [Install] button on the

right lower side of the screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install.

When you install the Operation Guide (PDF le), select Operation Guide.

To view the Operation Guide (PDF le)

Aer installation is completed, a icon appears on the desktop of the computer. You can

view the Operation Guide by clicking the icon.

Note

To view the Operation Guide, you need Adobe Reader 5.0 or later, or Adobe Reader soware in

your computer. Adobe Reader can be downloaded from the Internet for free.

Getting Started (continued)

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Transferring Data

You can directly transfer data by dragging and dropping using Windows Explorer on your

computer.

To enjoy transferring data to the player, you need to import data, such as audio, video or

photos from the Internet, audio data from CDs, photo data from a digital camera, or video

data from a video camera to your computer before using the player. To import audio data

from CDs, you need to use appropriate soware for importing.

Getting Data

Continued 

USB cable

(supplied)

To 

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Transferring Data (continued)

Hints

You can also transfer data to the player using Windows Media Player. For details

about usage, or support on Windows Media Player, refer to the Windows Media

Player information from the following web site:

http://support.microso.com/

Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10 installed may

encounter le limitation (AAC, video les, etc.) that can be transferred by

dragging and dropping. If you install Windows Media Player 11 (for details, see

“Installing the Operation Guide and soware”) from the supplied CD-ROM, you

can solve this problem, then you can transfer by dragging and dropping again.

Before installing Windows Media Player 11 on your computer, make sure to check

whether your soware or service corresponds to Windows Media Player 11.

1Connect 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.

2Select the player on Windows Explorer, and then drag and drop les.

e player appears on Windows Explorer as [WALKMAN.]

Playable data hierarchy has rules. Transfer data properly, see the following illustrations.

Data hierarchy may dier, depending on your computer environment.

For songs

(On Windows Explorer)

Drag and drop les or folders into the “MUSIC” folder.

However, beyond the 8th level, nothing will be recognized.

(On the player)

Folders are displayed in the folder name order rst, then les are displayed

in the le name order. In this case, the upper or lower case letters are not

distinguished.

1st

7th

8th

9th

Continued 

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For videos

(On Windows Explorer)

Drag and drop les or folders into the “VIDEO” folder.

On the 1st level, the “VIDEO” folder will recognize either a le or a

folder. Files and folders beyond the 2nd level will not be recognized.

However, les on the 2nd level will be recognized.

(On the player)

Video les are displayed in the order they are transferred by dragging and

dropping. (e latest data is at the top.)

Hint

You can set JPEG les as a thumbnails of video les, by placing JPEG les

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 les on the player.

To display a thumbnail for a video le, create a JPEG le (horizontal 160

× vertical 120 dots, extension: .jpg) and name it the same as the desired

video le, then store it in the video le folder.

Transferring Data (continued)

For photos

(On Windows Explorer)

Drag and drop les or folders into the “PICTURE” or “DCIM”

folder.

On the 1st level, the “PICTURE” folder will recognize either a le

or a folder. e “DCIM” folder will only recognize a folder. Only

les on the 2nd level will be recognized by both “DCIM” and

“PICTURE” folders. However, beyond the 2nd level, nothing will

be recognized.

(On the player)

Folders under the “PICTURE” and “DCIM” folders are displayed

in alphabetical order. Files in the 1st level of the “PICTURE” folder are

stored in the <PICTURE> folder.

1st

2nd

3rd

* Data hierarchy of “PICTURES” is

the same as the “PICTURE” folder.

Continued 

1st

2nd

3rd

* e “MP_ROOT” folder is used only when

the player connects using certain dedicated

soware, or device. When you transfer data by

dragging and dropping, use the “VIDEO” folder.

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Transferring Data (continued)

Supported le format

Music

File format MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) le format, ASF le format, MP4 le format, Wave-Ri le

format

Codec MP3 File extension: .mp3

WMA File extension: .wma (Compatible with WM-DRM10)

AAC-LC*1File extension: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp

Linear PCM File extension: .wav

Video

File format MP4 le format, “Memory Stick” video format

Codec Video AVC

(H.264/AVC)

File extension: .mp4, .m4v

MPEG-4 File extension: .mp4, .m4v

Audio AAC-LC

Photo*2

File format Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21le format

Codec JPEG File extension: .jpg

*1Copyright protected AAC-LC les cannot be played back.

*2Some photo les may not be playable, depending on their le formats.

Notes

Do not disconnect the USB cable while “Do not disconnect.” appears on the player or the data

being transferred may be damaged.

You cannot change folder names or delete the “MUSIC,” “MP_ROOT,” “VIDEO,” “PICTURES,”

“PICTURE” and “DCIM” folders.

Do not change folder or le names directly under the “MP_ROOT” folder. Otherwise, they will

not be displayed on the player.

Hints

ATRAC les need to be converted using the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool. (Audio data

purchased from a music distribution service on the Internet cannot be converted.)

To use the supplied MP3 Conversion Tool, install the supplied CD-ROM on your computer and

select the icon from the le side of the install menu, then click [Start] on the bottom-right.

Note that when converting ATRAC les to MP3 les, the ATRAC les are not deleted. You can

also delete the ATRAC les by setting the Option.

You can create playlists using another transfer capable soware for creating playlists, or the

supplied Windows Media Player 11. For details on operation, refer to Help of the soware, or

ask its manufacturer.

You can set cover art using another transfer capable soware for setting cover art, or the

supplied Windows Media Player 11. For details on operation, refer to Help of the soware or

ask its manufacturer.

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