Protecting your hearing

Listening to the Walkman™ player or other media players at excessive volume or for a prolonged period of time can damage your hearing, even when the volume is at a moderate level. To alert you to such risks, a volume level warning appears when the volume is too high, and after the Walkman™ player is used for over 20 hours.

To turn off the volume level warning

When appears, tap OK to dismiss the warning.

Every time you restart your phone, the media volume is automatically set to moderate level.

TrackID technology

Identifying music using TrackID technology

Use the TrackID™ music recognition service to identify a music track you hear playing in your surroundings. Just record a short sample of the song and you’ll get artist, title and album info within seconds. You can purchase tracks identified by TrackID™ and you can view TrackID charts to see what TrackID users around the globe are searching for. For best results, use TrackID™ technology in a quiet area.

The TrackID™ application and the TrackID™ service are not supported in all countries/regions, or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

To open the TrackID™ application

1From your Home screen, tap . .

2Find and tap TrackID™.

You can also use the TrackID™ widget to open the TrackID™ application.

To search for track information using TrackID™

1When the TrackID™ application is open, hold the phone toward the music source.

2 Tap . If the track is recognized by the TrackID™ service, the results appear on the screen.

To return to the TrackID™ start screen, press .

To view TrackID™ charts

1When the TrackID™ application is open, tap Charts. The first time you view a chart, it is set to your own region.

2

To see charts of the most popular searches in other regions, tap

> Regions.

3

Select a country or region.

 

Using TrackID™ technology results

Track information appears when the TrackID™ application recognizes a track. You can select to purchase the track or share it using email or SMS. You can also get more information about the track's artist.

To buy a track using TrackID™ technology

1When the TrackID™ application is open, tap a track title.

2In the track information screen, tap Download.

3Follow the instructions in your phone to complete your purchase.

The track purchase feature may not be supported in all countries/ regions, or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

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