Sony NW-MS7 - Memory Stick Walkman, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...NW MS7 Operating Instructions Portable Memory Stick Player 3 043 280 15 1 2000 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...nstallation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference using one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a...

Page 3: ...by OpenMG 43 Looking at the controls 44 Index 46 Overview 4 What you can do with Memory Stick Walkman 4 On copyright protection 5 On MagicGate Memory Stick 6 Other features 7 System requirements 7 About this manual 8 To use the Help files 8 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking 9 Step 2 Charging the battery 10 Step 3 Installing the OpenMG Jukebox software 11 Basic Operations Transferring music data fro...

Page 4: ...ware allows you to import digital sound data to the hard drive of your computer as follows downloads sound data provided by Electronic Music Distribution EMD services over digital networks such as the Internet records audio CDs onto the hard drive of your computer the imported tracks are compressed and encoded in ATRAC3 format encodes the existing MP3 and WAV format audio files to ATRAC3 and encry...

Page 5: ...ng more than three times excluding certain audio contents However if you transfer a Checked Out song back to your computer Check In you can then Check Out the track again You cannot Check In songs Checked Out to Memory Stick Walkman to any computer other than the computer used for the Check Out For details see Glossary on page 42 Restrictions on sound data Some sound data is distributed with restr...

Page 6: ...is distinguished by the logo What is MagicGate MagicGate is a copyright protection technology for MagicGate Memory Stick and compliant products such as Memory Stick Walkman Authentication ensures that protected content is transferred only between compliant devices and MagicGate Memory Stick and that protected content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent unauthorized copyin...

Page 7: ...oard USB port Operating System Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition manufacturer installed The following environments are not supported Windows 95 Windows NT and Windows 2000 Upgraded from Windows 3 1 95 to Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition Dual boot with Windows 2000 and Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition Display High 16bit Color or more 800 480 dot or more Internet access for Web regi...

Page 8: ... Help files by either of the following ways Click Start Programs OpenMG Jukebox OpenMG Jukebox Help or Memory Stick Walkman Help Start the OpenMG Jukebox software then click Help OpenMG Jukebox Help or Memory Stick Walkman Help Selecting a topic from the contents Double click to display the items included in the title Double click to display the contents of the item Click the underlined item to di...

Page 9: ...icGate Memory Stick 1 DC USB adaptor 1 Headphones 1 Headphones extension cord 1 USB cable 1 AC power adaptor 1 Strap for U S A and Canadian model only 1 Carrying pouch except for U S A and Canadian model 1 CD ROM OpenMG Jukebox installation disc 1 Operating Instructions 1 Note Be sure to keep the CD ROM and CD key in a secure place ...

Page 10: ...utlet connect the AC power adaptor to Memory Stick Walkman as shown below You can use the player while charging the battery also 1 Connect the DC USB adaptor to Memory Stick Walkman 2 Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 5 5V jack of the DC USB adaptor and to the wall outlet DC USB adaptor DC USB adaptor plug low battery please charge the battery LOW BATT If LOW BATT is displayed in the displ...

Page 11: ...owing window appears If the program does not start double click Setup exe For customers in other countries 1 Find the folder labeled with the language you want to select in the CD ROM For example if you want to install the OpenMG Jukebox with help files in English select the English folder 2 Open the desired folder and double click Setup exe inside the folder The Setup program starts up and the fo...

Page 12: ...to use Consult the provider for details For current OpenMG Jukebox users 1 In order to update your OpenMG Jukebox software your current software must be registered If your software is not registered please register your current software now If you are a registered user proceed to step 2 2 Insert the CD ROM supplied with your new product This will automatically run If the program does not start dou...

Page 13: ...to an AC wall outlet when connecting it to your computer When connecting Memory Stick Walkman to your computer for the first time the USB driver Installer window appears Please follow the instructions in the Installer window MagicGate Memory Stick Memory Stick slot 2 Connect the AC power adaptor Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to an AC wall outlet then into the DC IN 5 5V jack on the right s...

Page 14: ...to record into the CD ROM drive of your computer If the OpenMG CD Recorder automatically starts go to 3 2 Click the Recorder button in the OpenMG Jukebox window The OpenMG CD Recorder window appears showing the contents of the compact disc If the message Do you want to check your CD Drive to optimize for recording appears in the display This message appears when you use the OpenMG CD Recorder for ...

Page 15: ...Bit rate list Please refer to the online help for more information zTo name a new album or song You can enter the name using the keyboard or bring the name from the Internet database Please refer to the online help for more information 4 Transfer the music file to the Memory Stick Check Out 1 Check that the Portable Player window page 14 is displayed on the right side of the OpenMG Jukebox window ...

Page 16: ...tick slot to i jack to i jack To use the headphones extension cord Headphones extension cord 1Press the Jog lever 2Press the VOLUME button up or down to adjust the volume x button HOLD switch Playback stops automatically when the music reaches the end only when REPEAT OFF is selected If playback does not start The HOLD switch may be switched down Please release it up page 21 To stop playback Press...

Page 17: ...press the Jog lever to playback Press downwards Jog lever Press upwards Press Operation of the Jog lever Press while in playback mode Press upwards once Press upwards continuously Press downwards once Press downwards continuously While playback press up and hold still While playback press down and hold still 3 1 CH BI 2 HELLO MY HAPPY MERRY To take out the Memory Stick Slide the EJECT lever in the...

Page 18: ...ENU button Sound quality normal play Mega Bass moderate effect Mega Bass strong effect Display indication none BASS BASS REPEAT OFF BASS OFF RETURN O BASS OFF N 1 ON 2 Display indication 3 Select ON 1 or ON 2 using the Jog lever 4 Press the Jog lever 5 Press the MENU button The display returns to normal Note If the sound becomes distorted when emphasizing the bass turn down the volume To exit from...

Page 19: ... Jog lever The selected playback mode is displayed Playback mode normal all tracks repeatedly current track repeatedly all tracks repeatedly in random order Display indication none F F 1 F SHUF REPEAT OFF BASS OFF AVLS NORM REPEAT OFF A 1 LL REPEAT O BASS OFF ALL A LS N RM V 6 Press the MENU button The display returns to normal To exit from the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu or press the MENU...

Page 20: ...ORM LIMIT REPEAT OFF AVLS BEEP OFF LIMIT AVLS indication Changing the display mode You can change the display mode and display the track number the remaining time etc while in playback or stop mode Press the DISPLAY button Each time you press the DISPLAY button the display changes as shown below When playing in repeat mode appears instead of the number of remaining tracks and the total time remain...

Page 21: ...e Hold function Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the arrow L HOLD switch Changing the settings of Memory Stick Walkman To turn off the beep sound BEEP BEEP ON a beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted BEEP OFF no beep sound will be heard 1 Press the MENU button The menu is displayed 2 Select BEEP using the Jog lever 3 Press the Jog lever 4 Select OFF using th...

Page 22: ... or press the MENU button Backlight mode always off turns on during operation turns on for three seconds after each operation BEEP OFF LIGHT OFF CONTRAST OFF LIGHT ON OPR To adjust the LCD contrast CONTRAST 1 Press the MENU button The menu is displayed 2 Select CONTRAST using the Jog lever 3 Press the Jog lever 4 Select the contrast using the Jog lever You can adjust between 5 and 5 5 Press the Jo...

Page 23: ...nplug the AC power adaptor when FORMATTING is displayed TI FORMAT NG To format the Memory Stick FORMAT If you need to format the Memory Stick use this player If formatted all data previously recorded on the Memory Stick will be erased Be sure to check the data of the Memory Stick before formatting data recorded using other devices will also be erased A commercially available Memory Stick is alread...

Page 24: ... 00 20 DATE TIME 00Y 1M 1D 0 00 20 To switch between 24 hour display and 12 hour display Press the DISPLAY button during the setting To exit from the Menu mode Select RETURN in the menu or press the MENU button To display the current time You can display the current time by any of the following ways Press the Jog lever while the display is OFF and the HOLD switch is ON t The current time is displa...

Page 25: ... Jog lever to go to the next step Press the Jog lever upwards or downwards to select an item Select RETURN then press the Jog lever to exit from the menu If you cannot format while in play pause mode or there is no Memory Stick inserted FORMAT does not appear in the display On the TITLE menu You can choose between ENG English and JPN Japanese This function will be available in the future when the ...

Page 26: ...isted in the selected album Filter 7 Album title list displays the album Filter titles in the OpenMG Jukebox 8 Album view select box You can select albums and songs that you want to view Original Albums Displays an original album and the songs included in that album My Selections Displays a My Select album and the songs included in that album Original My Selections Displays both albums and the son...

Page 27: ...the Check In Out qf Name of the connected portable player such as Memory Stick Walkman qg Memory space on the Memory Stick or memory used for audio files and total memory capacity qh RETURN button closes the Portable Player window qj Album title of the Memory Stick qk Displays the song titles recorded on the Memory Stick ql Check In Out buttons to start Check In Out click the START button next Whe...

Page 28: ...when Original Album list My Select Album list or search methods other than Find by Artist Find by Song or Find by Genre are displayed Properties Shows information on the currently selected album song View menu Simple Mode Switches the OpenMG Jukebox to Simple Mode window Cover Art Displays images registered in the album as jacket illustrations Music Visualizer Starts up Music Visualizer Shown only...

Page 29: ...heck Out candidate Check In Registers the currently selected album song as a Check In candidate Check In All Registers all the songs in the portable player as Check In candidates Delete Deletes the currently selected song from the portable player Rename Changes the name of the currently connected portable player Select When two or more portable players are connected to the computer switches the pl...

Page 30: ...he Simple Mode The Select Skin dialog box appears If more than one Skins are registered choose the one you like and click OK Exit Exits the OpenMG Jukebox OpenMG CD Recorder Control menu Rec Starts recording of an audio CD Stop Stops recording of an audio CD Play Plays an audio CD You cannot play an audio CD while recording is performed Pause Pauses playback of an audio CD Eject Ejects an audio CD...

Page 31: ...without using the OpenMG Jukebox the use of the AC power adaptor is recommended If you use only the battery data may be broken when the battery is exhausted Note on formatting When formatting the Memory Stick do not use the format function on the Windows Explorer FORMAT ERROR page 38 is displayed and you cannot playback using Memory Stick Walkman Please follow the instructions on how to format a M...

Page 32: ... programs The Add Remove programs Property window appears 3 Click OpenMG Jukebox from the list 4 Click Add Remove The OpenMG Jukebox software is uninstalled Note After installation the compact disc may not start playing automatically when inserted into the CD ROM drive In this case refer to the instruction manual or online help of the player software you are using to set to start automatically ...

Page 33: ... malfunction or damage On heat build up Heat may build up in the player while charging if it is used for an extended period of time On handling the Memory Stick When the Memory Stick erasure prevention switch is set to LOCK data cannot be recorded erased or edited B The tactile protrusion on the rear surface of MagicGate Memory Stick distinguishes it from a general Memory Stick C Do not attach any...

Page 34: ...ble may be better understood Notes on the rechargeable battery Be sure to use the supplied AC power adaptor for charging The charging time may vary depending on the battery condition When a rechargeable battery is charged for the first time or charged after a long period of disuse battery life may be shorter than usual Repeat discharging and recharging a few times The battery life should return to...

Page 35: ...is not normal after I reset the player On the display window Symptom The backlight is off The LCD is light dark s appears instead of the album title RESET button Cause Remedy c Adjust the volume page 16 c Set the AVLS function to NORM page 20 c Record with a higher bps value page 15 c Make sure that the headphones plug is connected securely c If you stop playback the player reshuffles the tracks a...

Page 36: ...uter use the supplied AC power adaptor otherwise the battery is quickly exhausted page 13 c The battery is full If the charging stops even when the battery is low this may be due to a problem with the battery life Please contact your nearest Sony dealer Cause Remedy c Please wait for the authentication of the OpenMG Jukebox page 41 to be finished c If another software is active on your computer wa...

Page 37: ...ure the DC USB adaptor is correctly connected with the SONY logo on the upper side page 10 c Remove and reinsert the Memory Stick c Press the Release button gently and then pull the DC USB adaptor page 10 c Make sure the Memory Stick is correctly inserted as shown on Memory Stick Walkman page 13 c If you have reset the player by pressing the RESET button the current time is reset page 35 c The bat...

Page 38: ...ted correctly There is no music data in MagicGate Memory Stick The Memory Stick is not MagicGate Memory Stick Remedy This is not an error Please wait for access to be finished Do not take out the Memory Stick or unplug the AC power adaptor You need to set the current date to playback data with date limits If there is data in a different format you must delete that data from the Memory Stick See To...

Page 39: ...emory Stick data that has been recorded using other devices will be deleted too If there are other data in the Memory Stick check the data contents using a compatible equipment before formatting the Memory Stick Meaning There are no tracks inside MagicGate Memory Stick There is no Memory Stick inserted The player is connected to the computer You cannot access the Memory Stick or the data inside th...

Page 40: ... included Mass approx 70g 2 5 oz internal battery and a Memory Stick included Supplied accessories 64MB MagicGate Memory Stick AC power adaptor DC USB adaptor Headphones Headphones extension cord USB cable CD ROM Strap For U S A and Canadian model only Carrying pouch except for U S A and Canadian model Operating Instructions Optional accessories MagicGate Memory Stick MSG 32A 32MB MSG 64A 64MB Des...

Page 41: ...ailable on MagicGate Memory Stick using the respective equipment even if there are already audio files in MagicGate Memory Stick OpenMG Copyright protection technology that securely manages music content from the EMD Audio CD on a personal computer Application software that is installed on the computer encrypts the digital music content when recording on the hard drive This allows you to enjoy mus...

Page 42: ...ts Group which is an ISO International Organization for Standardization working group It enables compression of audio data to about 1 10 of the data size of a standard compact disc Since the MP3 encoding algorithm is disclosed there are various encoders decoders compliant with this standard including freeware that is available for no charge Thus the MP3 standard is widely used in the computer fiel...

Page 43: ...rs 5 Installation of the same OpenMG Jukebox software onto other computers is not permitted 6 Usage Rules for using music If a Usage Rule is included in the music by way of the copyright holder or the distributor operation will be restricted to use permitted by the Usage Rule For music such as compact discs that does not contain a Usage Rule the Default Usage Rule of SDMI will be followed This Def...

Page 44: ...r attaching the strap supplied with U S A model only 8 RESET button page 35 9 MENU button page 18 25 0 DISPLAY button page 20 qa EJECT lever page 17 qs DC USB adaptor plug page 10 qd Memory Stick slot page 13 16 Display 1 Mega bass page 18 2 AVLS page 20 3 Playback mode page 19 4 Battery remain indication page 10 5 Information Track name track number counter menu items error messages etc are displ...

Page 45: ...45 DC USB adaptor front 1 BATTERY CHARGE lamp page 10 2 Connector page 10 3 DC IN 5 5 V jack page 10 13 rear 4 Release button page 10 5 USB jack for the supplied USB cable page 13 ...

Page 46: ...LIGHT 22 listen to music 16 Index A AC power adaptor 9 10 13 31 33 36 album title 15 17 20 26 27 ATRAC3 41 AVLS 20 B Backlight 22 35 BASS 18 Battery 10 34 37 BATTERY CHARGE lamp 10 45 BEEP 21 beginning of the track 17 Bit rate 15 42 C CD compact disc 14 CD drive 14 CD Recorder 14 30 CD ROM 11 charging 10 34 37 Check In 5 31 42 Check Out 5 15 39 42 computer 4 11 13 31 36 CONTRAST 22 copyright prote...

Page 47: ... Stick 4 9 13 16 41 Memory Stick 6 13 16 41 insert 13 16 Menu 25 28 MP3 42 O online help 8 OpenMG 4 41 OpenMG Jukebox software 4 11 14 26 28 OpenMG CD Recorder 14 30 optimizing the CD drive 14 P pause 17 playback 16 Portable Player window 14 27 previous tracks 17 Q quit software 26 R record 14 REPEAT 19 RESET button 35 44 restrictions 43 RETURN 25 S SDMI 4 41 set the current time 24 song title 17 ...

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