Sony NW-S4 - Network Walkman, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 231 119 12 1 2001 Sony Corporation Portable IC Audio Player Network Walkman Operating Instructions NW S4 ...

Page 2: ...your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No NW S4 Serial No INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and...

Page 3: ...dvanced Operations Playing songs repeatedly MODE 12 Emphasizing the bass sound MEGA BASS 13 Protecting your hearing AVLS 14 Locking the controls HOLD 14 Playing back time limited music timeout contents 15 Using Network Walkman in combination with Windows Media Player 7 16 Other Information Precautions 18 Specifications 19 Troubleshooting 20 Glossary 22 Index Back cover This manual explains how to ...

Page 4: ...lash memory and carry it anywhere to enjoy 1 Store digital audio files on your computer 2 Transfer the files to Network Walkman 3 Listen to your Network Walkman USB connection MP3 and WAV and WMA files Audio CDs EMD Services To transfer a file in WMA format to your Network Walkman you need the Microsoft Windows MediaTM Player 7 It is not included in Network Walkman See page 16 for details ...

Page 5: ...adphones 1 Armband 1 About the Serial Number The serial number provided for your device is required for the customer registration The number is located inside the battery compartment USB cable 1 CD ROM OpenMG Jukebox installation disc 1 NW S4 Operating Instructions 1 OpenMG Jukebox Operating Instructions 1 Serial Number Slide in the OPEN direction ...

Page 6: ... stop button page 10 5 MEGA BASS MODE buttons pages 11 12 13 Parts and controls 6 Battery compartment page 7 7 Strap holder 8 HOLD switch page 14 9 Headphones jack page 10 0 AVLS switch page 14 qa USB connector page 9 Refer to the page numbers indicated in parentheses for details ...

Page 7: ...rk Walkman will not function after it beeps and the display turns off Please change the battery Be sure to use the specified battery Inserting the battery 1 Open the battery compartment lid 2 Insert the size AA LR6 alkaline battery supplied matching the and ends on the battery to those inside the battery compartment 3 Close the lid holding it down until locked Battery duration About 16 hours The b...

Page 8: ... armband 1 Install the armband attachment to the armband Slide the armband to the deepest position and fix it using the fastener 2 Lift the attachment toward the headphones jack and install it to the unit Removing While pulling the tab upward slide the attachment toward the battery compartment ...

Page 9: ...efore connecting Network Walkman When you connect Network Walkman to the computer for the first time the window for installing the driver appears Follow the instructions in the window Click OK when the dialog box that says the driver is not digitally signed appears in Windows 2000 Network Walkman is inactive while connected to the computer Use of this player with a USB hub or a USB extension cable...

Page 10: ...volume with the VOL buttons If playback does not start The HOLD switch may be switched up Please release it down page 14 To stop playback Press Nx play stop z Tip The player does not have a power switch The player automatically turns off several seconds after it stops playing When you press Nx play stop button again Network Walkman is powered on automatically and starts playing from the last song ...

Page 11: ...mation You can check play status battery life and other information on Network Walkman display Remaining battery life Play Volume indicators While playing the N icon and the song number appear While changing the volume VOL and the volume level appear Indication of Timeout contents Depending on the time limited rights associated with certain music content the playback period may expire The indicati...

Page 12: ...nges as follows t F t SHUF F t no indication Repeat mode indicator 1 F F SHUF F No indicator To cancel Repeat Play While holding down the SHIFT button press MODE repeatedly until the repeat indicator disappears The player repeats the current song 1 Repeat all songs continuously All Repeat all songs in random order Shuffle Repeat Repeat mode off There are three ways to play songs All Repeat 1 Repea...

Page 13: ...de indicator changes as follows BASS B BASS B none Emphasizing the bass sound MEGA BASS Display indication BASS BASS none To cancel the MEGA BASS effect While holding down the SHIFT button press MEGA BASS repeatedly until the repeat indicator disappears Sound quality MEGA BASS moderate effect MEGA BASS strong effect normal play Note If the sound becomes distorted when emphasizing the bass turn dow...

Page 14: ...row The HOLD switch locks all controls to prevent accidental operation HOLD switch Protecting your hearing AVLS To limit the maximum volume level Slide the AVLS switch to LIMIT To cancel AVLS Slide the AVLS switch to NORM The AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function keeps down the maximum volume to protect your ears AVLS switch Locking the controls HOLD ...

Page 15: ...meout icon flashes and playback of the next song begins We recommended you to check in or delete the expired song in the player to the computer using the OpenMG Jukebox software OpenMG Jukebox will not playback the expired song and the expired song will not be available for check out to Network Walkman Delete these songs as needed Note If you delete the expired song in the Network Walkman player w...

Page 16: ...d plug in software This software has been already installed when the NW S4 driver was installed using the enclosed OpenMG Jukebox CD ROM Transferring copying a WMA file to your Network Walkman Network Walkman can only playback those WMA files that are listed in the Available File Formats in the Options dialog box on Windows Media Player 7 and are of 64 to 160 kbps Notes If you check Enable Persona...

Page 17: ...man and click on the Copy Music button on Windows Media Player 7 window This starts copying the selected song and its title is added to the Music On Device window Refer to the online help of Windows Media Player 7 for details on copying music to a portable device Notes Songs checked out using the OpenMG Jukebox ATRAC3 and MP3 can also be listened on the Portable Device screen of Windows Media Play...

Page 18: ...n potentially hazardous situations Preventing hearing damage avoid using headphones at high volume Hearing experts advise against continuous loud and extended play If you experience aringing 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 of the people around you Cleaning Clean ...

Page 19: ...Bit rate 64 160 kbps The files applied with the Microsoft Windows Media Right Manage are not supported Output Headphones jack Stereo mini jack Connector special mini jack USB 1 0 compliant General Power requirements Size AA LR6 alkaline battery 1 USB bus power Battery life Approx 16 hours varies depending on bit rate volume etc Power consumption Approx 145 mW Dimensions approx Approx 5 3 1 1 1 inc...

Page 20: ...s distorted cCancel the MEGA BASS page 13 cImport audio files with a higher bps value The player does not function cIf Network Walkman player is connected to the computer disconnect it cMake sure that the HOLD function is deactivated page 14 cIf the battery is weak replace it with a new one cCheck out songs to Network Walkman player if 00 appears on the display The selected music data can not be p...

Page 21: ...e cYou may be trying to check out 100 or more songs to Network Walkman The maximum number of songs that can be checked out to Network Walkman is 99 Your computer does not authenticate Network Walkman cThere is a communication error between your computer and Network Walkman Disconnect the USB cable reconnect it and then restart OpenMG Jukebox cYou are using a USB hub Network Walkman may not work wh...

Page 22: ...to transfer music files from a personal computer to an external device media such as Network Walkman Returning checked out music files to the same computer is to check in You cannot move checked out music files to another computer You can check out a music file check it back in and then check it out again an infinite number of times The SDMI rules provide that up to four copies of a music file can...

Page 23: ...enMG is based upon the SDMI standard Windows Media Audio One of the audio file formats which can be played back on the Microsoft Windows Media Player Installing the dedicated plug in software supplied with Network Walkman to your PC allows transferring WMA files from the Windows Media Player 7 to your Network Walkman and playing them back with it Windows Media Technology A technology including a c...

Page 24: ...LD 14 M MP3 22 MEGA BASS 13 O OpenMG Jukebox 9 15 16 17 21 23 P Parts and controls 6 Playback 10 Precautions 18 R Repeat mode 12 S SDMI 23 Serial number 5 Specifications 19 T Time out contents 15 Transferring the songs 9 Troubleshooting 20 U Unpacking 5 USB 9 V Volume 10 14 W WAV 4 Windows MediaTM Player 7 4 16 17 Window Media Technologies WMT 23 WMA 4 16 23 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan ...