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NWZ-E453/E454/E455
User Guide
Getting Started
How to Use the Software
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SensMe Channels
Videos/Podcasts/Photos
FM Radio
Making/Playing Voice Recordings
Timer
Settings
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Troubleshooting
Important Information
Specifications
Contents list
Getting Started
How to Use the Software
SensMe Channels
Videos/Podcasts/Photos
FM Radio
Making/Playing Voice Recordings
Timer
Settings
Troubleshooting
Important Information
Specifications
Before first use
About model names mentioned in this User Guide
About Windows operating system and Windows Media Player
About battery charging
How to use this User Guide
Selecting a topic to display
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What you can do with WALKMAN
Enjoying music, videos, photos and podcasts transferred from a computer
Music
Videos/ Photos/ Podcasts
Enjoying SensMe Channels Playing SensMe Channels
Operation flow to enjoy music
Transferring music from CDs using Windows Media Player
Transferring music from iTunes, etc., using Content Transfer
Transferring music by drag-and- drop using Windows Explorer
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Operation flow to enjoy videos, photos and podcasts
Transferring videos/photos/podcasts using Content Transfer
Transferring videos/photos/podcasts by drag-and - drop using Windows Explorer
Transferring videos/photos using Windows Media Player
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Turning the player on and off
To turn on the player
To turn off the player
Charging the battery
About the [Battery Care] mode
About the battery indicator
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About battery life
Turn off the player manually
Longer battery life settings
Adjust data format and bit rate
Selecting the display language [Language Settings]
Setting the current time [Set Date-Time]
Parts and controls
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About the software
Bundled software Content Transfer
WALKMAN Guide
Compatible software Windows Media Player
Media Go
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About the Home menu
About the information area
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How to use the Home menu
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How to use the option menu
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Importing music from CDs using Windows Media Player
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Transferring music using Windows Media Player
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Transferring music using Content Transfer
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Transferring videos/photos/podcasts using Content Transfer
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Transferring music using Windows Explorer
About the data hierarchy
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Transferring videos/photos/podcasts using Windows Explorer
About the data hierarchy
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Playing music
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Browsing and using the music screen
Music playback screen
Indication icons of the music playback screen
Operations on the music playback screen
Music list screen
Song list screen
Album list screen
Operations on the music list screen
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Searching for songs
Search method
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Using bookmarks
Adding a song to a bookmark list
To add the currently playing song
To select a song from a song list to add to a bookmark list
Playing songs in a bookmark list
Removing a song from a bookmark list
Removing all songs from a bookmark list
Rearranging songs in a bookmark list
Browsing cover arts to select an album (Album Scroll)
To cancel browsing
Deleting songs
About the karaoke function
Activating the karaoke function
Music playback screen with karaoke activated
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Changing the key of a song
About language study
Activating the language study function
Activating the language study for music
Music playback screen with language study activated
Activating the language study for audio podcast
Audio podcast playback screen with language study activated
Rewinding slightly [Quick Replay]
Playing back a specified section repeatedly (A-B Repeat)
A-B repeat operations
Adjusting the playback speed (DPC)
Using the music option menu
Option items appearing on the album list screen
Option items appearing on the music playback screen
Option items appearing on the music list screen
Option items appearing on the [Bookmark] screen
Displaying the detailed information screen [Detailed Information]
Detailed information screen
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Setting the play mode [Play Mode]
Setting the playback range [Playback Range]
Setting the sound quality (CLEAR BASS) [Equalizer]
Setting the sound quality
Customizing sound quality
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Customizing the surround sound [VPT(Surround)]
Listening with DSEE (Sound Enhance) [DSEE(Sound Enhance)]
Listening with Clear Stereo [Clear Stereo]
Adjusting the volume level [Dynamic Normalizer]
Changing the default bookmark list [Default Bookmark List]
Selecting the album display format [Album Display Format]
Displaying lyrics [Display Lyrics]
Music playback screen while displaying lyrics
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How to create LRC files
Lyrics display on the player
Notes on creating LRC files
Notes on lyrics text
Notes on new line control characters
Notes on LRC file format
Copyright notice
Optimizing the quality of the sound output from the speakers [SP Output Optimizer]
What is SensMe Channels?
Playing songs using SensMe Channels
List of channels
Analyzing songs on the player
To stop analyzing
Using the SensMe Channels option menu
Option items appearing on the SensMe Channels screen
Watching videos [Videos]
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Browsing and using the video screen
Video playback screen
Operations on the video playback screen
Video list screen
Icons of videos
Operations on the video list screen
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Searching for videos
Search method
Browsing scenes [Scene Scroll]
To cancel the browsing
Deleting videos
Deleting a currently playing video
Deleting videos by selecting from a list
Using the video option menu
Option items appearing on the video list screen
Option items appearing on the video playback screen
Setting the zoom function [Zoom Settings]
Playing only video sound [On-Hold Display]
Arranging the video list [Order of Video List]
What is a podcast?
Playing podcast [Podcasts]
Browsing and using the podcast screen
Audio podcast playback screen
Operations on the audio podcast playback screen
Video podcast playback screen
Operations on the video podcast playback screen
Episode list screen
Icons of episodes
Operations on the episode list screen
Podcast list screen
Operations on the [Podcast List] screen
Deleting podcasts
Deleting the currently playing episode
Deleting an episode in the episode list
Deleting a podcast
Deleting all podcasts
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Using the podcast option menu
Option items appearing on the podcast playback screen
Option items appearing on the episode list screen
Option items appearing on the [Podcast List] screen
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Viewing photos [Photos]
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Browsing and using the photo screen
Photo display screen
Operations on the photo display screen
Photo list screen
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Deleting photos
Using the photo option menu
Option item appearing on the photo folder/photo list screen
Option items appearing on the photo display screen
Setting the photo list display format [Photo List Format]
Listening to FM radio [FM Radio]
Browsing and using the FM radio screen
Operations on the [FM Radio] screen
Icon which appears by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button
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Presetting broadcast stations automatically [Auto Preset]
Presetting broadcast stations manually [Save to Preset]
Deleting preset broadcast stations [Delete from Preset]
Using the FM radio option menu
Setting the reception [Scan Sensitivity]
Setting monaural/stereo [Mono/Auto]
Making voice recordings
[Voice Recording] screen
Playing voice recordings
Deleting recorded voice files
Deleting a recorded voice file
Deleting a recorded voice folder
Deleting all recorded voice folders
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Using the voice recording option menu
Option items appearing on the [Voice Recording] screen
Option items appearing on the file list screen of recorded voice files
Option items appearing on the folder list screen of recorded voice files
Option items appearing on the music playback screen of recorded voice files
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Selecting a level of recording quality [Bit Rate Settings]
About the timer
Using the alarm timer
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Setting the alarm to on/off [Alarm On/Off]
Setting the alarm time [Alarm Time]
Setting the repeat setting [Repeat]
Selecting the alarm sound [Alarm Sound Settings]
Selecting the alarm song
Setting the sleep timer [Sleep Timer Settings]
Displaying the player information [Unit Information]
Limiting the volume [AVLS (Volume Limit)]
Turning off the beep sound [Beep Settings]
Setting the screensaver [Screensaver Settings]
Setting the screensaver to on/off
Setting the screensaver type
Setting the slide show setting
Setting the screensaver waiting time
Adjusting the brightness of the screen [Brightness]
Setting up wallpaper [Wallpaper Settings]
To set a desired photo as the wallpaper
Setting the current time [Set Date-Time]
Setting the date format [Date Display Format]
Setting the time format [Time Display Format]
Limiting the charge amount [Battery Care]
Returning to the factory settings [Reset All Settings]
Formatting memory [Format]
Using USB connection mode [USB Connection Mode]
Selecting the display language [Language Settings]
Setting the play mode [Play Mode]
Setting the playback range [Playback Range]
Setting the sound quality (CLEAR BASS) [Equalizer]
Setting the sound quality
Customizing sound quality
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Customizing the surround sound [VPT(Surround)]
Listening with DSEE (Sound Enhance) [DSEE(Sound Enhance)]
Listening with Clear Stereo [Clear Stereo]
Adjusting the volume level [Dynamic Normalizer]
Changing the default bookmark list [Default Bookmark List]
Selecting the album display format [Album Display Format]
Displaying lyrics [Display Lyrics]
Music playback screen while displaying lyrics
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How to create LRC files
Lyrics display on the player
Notes on creating LRC files
Notes on lyrics text
Notes on new line control characters
Notes on LRC file format
Copyright notice
Optimizing the quality of the sound output from the speakers [SP Output Optimizer]
Setting the zoom function [Zoom Settings]
Playing only video sound [On-Hold Display]
Arranging the video list [Order of Video List]
Setting the photo list display format [Photo List Format]
Setting the reception [Scan Sensitivity]
Setting monaural/stereo [Mono/Auto]
Selecting a level of recording quality [Bit Rate Settings]
What can I do to solve a problem?
Customer support Web site
Table of contents for symptoms and possible causes
Operation
There is no sound.
Data cannot be played.
Songs or photos cannot be deleted on the player.
Transferred data is not displayed in its list.
Songs are played back within a limited playback range only, such as within one album.
Noise is generated.
[VPT(Surround)] setting or [Clear Stereo] function is not effective.
The player does not respond to any button operations.
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Display
appears for a title or song lyrics.
[Unknown] is displayed for an album or artist name, etc.
Garbled characters are displayed.
The screen darkens while displaying a photo.
Power
Battery life is short.
The player cannot charge the battery.
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Connection to a computer
Cannot install the software.
Data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer.
The transfer takes too long time.
Only a small amount of data can be transferred to the player.
Cannot return a song on the player to the computer.
The player becomes unstable while it is connected to the computer.
Folders cannot be renamed or deleted.
SensMe Channels
You cannot find your desired channel.
[Morning] always displayed for the time- based channel.
Unsuitable songs for selected time-based channels are played.
Audio podcasts and voice recordings are not played by SensMe Channels.
FM Radio
FM broadcasts are unclear.
Reception is weak and sound quality is poor.
FM broadcasts are affected by interference.
FM broadcasts cannot be heard.
Recording
The remaining recording time remains the same even though files are deleted.
Cannot record.
The combined total elapsed and remaining recording time does not equal the maximum recording time.
Recorded files cannot be deleted.
Podcast
Cannot play back an episode.
Other
There is no beep sound when the player is operated.
The player gets warm.
The date and time have been reset.
Noise is generated when plugging or unplugging the headphones.
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Messages
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Important product information
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Warning
Caution
Notes on use
Notes on usage environment
Notes on handling the player
Notes on protecting the player from getting wet
Notice for users
About sample data (*1)
Notes on the headphones
Road safety
Preventing hearing damage
Caring for others
Notes on the software
Notes on cleaning
Storing data
Upgrading the players firmware
License and trademark notice
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Important information on software
Information on software applicable to GNU GPL/LGPL
Package List
GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1, February 1999
Preamble
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
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NO WARRANTY
END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991
Preamble
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
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NO WARRANTY
END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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Specifications
Supported file format
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)
Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.)
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Player settings which affect battery life
Display
Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting parts not included)
Dimensions (w/h/d)
Mass
Supplied items
System requirements
What is audio format?
What is copyright protection?
What is bit rate?
What is the relationship between bit rate, sound quality, and storage size?
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What is video format?
What is photo format?