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Transferring Music
Transferring Videos/Photos
Troubleshooting
Operation Guide
NWZ-E443 / E444 / E445
©2009 Sony Corporation 4-154-408-11(1)
ModelName: Canary_E
PartNumber: 4-154-408-11
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Note Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player, some models
=> may not be available. Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of the pages of this manual to jump to “Table of Contents,” “About the Home Menu” or “Index.” Jumps to the table of contents Find what you are looking for from a list of topics in the manual. Jumps to the [Home] menu list Find what you are looking for from a lis
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Table of Contents Basic Operations and Screens Playing Music Parts and Controls ...................................5 Playing Music [Music] .............................35 Music playback screen ...................................36 Turning the Player On and Off ...............7 Music list screen .............................................37 About the Home Menu ............................8 Searching for Songs ...............................38 How to Use the Home Menu .................11
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Viewing Photos Common Settings Viewing Photos [Photos] .........................58 Changing the Common Settings ...........87 Photo display screen ......................................59 Displaying the player information [Unit Information] .............................................87 Playing a Slide Show ..............................60 Limiting the volume [AVLS (Volume Limit)] ....88 Deleting Photos .....................................61 Turning off the beep sound [Beep Settings]
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Basic Operations and Screens Basic Operations and Screens Parts and Controls Front BACK/HOME button HOLD switch Press to go up one list screen level, or You can protect the player against to return to the previous menu. accidental operation during Press and hold the BACK/HOME transportation by setting the HOLD button to display the [Home] menu switch. By sliding the HOLD switch ( p. 8). in the direction of the arrow , all operation buttons are disabled. If 1 5-way button* yo
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Basic Operations and Screens Rear RESET button WM-PORT jack Press the RESET button with a small Connect the supplied USB cable, or pin, etc., to reset the player ( optional peripheral devices. p. 99). If your player includes the supplied speaker SRS-NWGT014E, connect it Strap hole to the WM-PORT jack. This is used to attach a strap (sold Headphone jack separately). Insert the headphone plug until it Microphone clicks into place. If the headphones are connected improperly,
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Basic Operations and Screens Turning the Player On and Off OPTION/PWR OFF button To turn on the player Press any button to turn the player on. Hint If [On hold... Cancel HOLD function to activate controls.] appears on the screen, slide
=> the HOLD switch on the right of the player in the opposite direction of the arrow to release the HOLD function. To turn off the player Press and hold the OPTION/PWR OFF button. [POWER OFF] appears, then the player enters standby mode, and the scr
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Basic Operations and Screens About the Home Menu The following table shows the items of the [Home] menu. For details on the item list of each menu, see p. 9. For details about each menu item, refer to the specified reference page. [FM Radio] [Voice Recording] [Shuffle All] [Photos] [Videos] [Music] [Now Playing] [Playlists] [Settings] Information area [Shuffle All] Listen to all the songs stored on the player in random order ( p. 40). [FM Radio] Listen to FM radio broadcasting, and
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Basic Operations and Screens [Shuffle All] ............................. 40 [Settings] [Music Settings] [Play Mode] ........................... 45 [FM Radio] ............................... 66 [Equalizer].............................. 46 [Clear Stereo] ......................... 47 [Voice Recording] ....................... 77 [Dynamic Normalizer] ......... 48 [SP Output Optimizer] ......... 49 [Video Settings] [Photos] ................................. 58 [Zoom Settings]................
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Basic Operations and Screens 10 10 About the information area The icons, shown in the table below, appear in the information area. The icons vary according to the playback status, setting or the screen. For details about the icons, see each reference page. Icons Description Playback status ( p. 36, 51, 59) , , , , , , , , etc Recording status ( p. 71, 78) , Song name, artist name, video title, photo title, file name of , , , , , recorded voice, or file name of recorded FM radi
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Basic Operations and Screens 11 11 How to Use the Home Menu The [Home] menu is the starting point of each application, such as searching for songs, changing settings, etc. You can display the [Home] menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME button of the player. BACK/HOME button 5-way button From the [Home] menu, you can select the desired item on the screen by using the 5-way button. 1 Press the /// button to select an item, and then press the * button to confirm. 1 * There are tac
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Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 In this manual, operating instructions from the [Home] menu are described as below. From the [Home] menu, select [Music] [Album] desired Example: 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 /// button to select [Music], and then press the button to confirm. The search menu appears. Press the /// butto
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Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 Press the /// button to select an album, and then press the button to confirm. The song list for the selected album appears. You 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
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Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 How to Use the Option Menu The option menu items vary function-to-function, allowing you to change the settings of each application. You can display the option menu by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button. OPTION/PWR OFF button 5-way button From the option menu, you can select the desired item on the screen by using the 5-way button. 1 Press the /// button to select an item, and then press the * button to confirm. 1 * There are tactile dots. Use them t
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Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 Press the /// button to select [Play Mode], and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select [Shuffle], and then press the button to confirm. The 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)
=> “Usi
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Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 About the Software Bundled Software Content Transfer Content Transfer can transfer music, videos or photos from a computer to the player by a simple drag-and-drop operation. You can use Windows Explorer or iTunes, etc., to drag-and-drop data to Content Transfer. Content Transfer can also convert a video file of a format not supported by the player into a playable format. For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software. Transferable files: Musi
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Preparing the Player 1 1 Preparing the Player Charging the Battery The player’s battery is recharged while the player is connected to a running computer. When you connect the player to your computer, use the supplied USB cable. When the remaining battery indication in the lower right corner of the display shows: , charging is completed (charging time is approx. 2 hours). When you use the player for the first time, or if you have not used the player for a long time, recharge it fully (to
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Preparing the Player 1 1 Note If you charge the player when it has not been used for a long period, your computer may
=> not recognize the player or nothing may appear on the display. Charge the player for about 5 minutes, and it starts operating properly. Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 ºC to 35 ºC (41 ºF to 95 ºF).
=> If you try to charge the battery in an ambient temperature outside this range, the battery indicator may blink, and charging cannot be performed
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Preparing the Player 1 1 Selecting the Display Language You can select from a variety of languages for menus and messages. BACK/HOME button [Settings] 5-way button From the [Home] 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 [ ] Mo
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Preparing the Player 0 0 Setting the Date and Time Some applications of the player do not work correctly until the date and time are set. Set the current date and time before using the player. BACK/HOME button [Settings] 5-way button From the [Home] menu, select [Settings] [Common Settings] [Set Date-Time]. Press the / button to select a year, and then press the / button to change the value. As in step , adjust the settings for month, date, hour, and minute. Press th
