Notice for users

On the supplied software

Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder.

In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage, or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player.

In the event a problem occurs with this software as a result of defective manufacturing, SONY will replace it. However, SONY bears no other responsibility.

The software provided with this player cannot be used with equipment other than that which is so designated.

Please note that, due to continued efforts to improve quality, the software specifications may be changed without notice.

Operation of this player with software other than that provided is not covered by the warranty.

On the battery

When you replace the battery, be sure to use a new one.

If “LoBATT” appears even once in the display, replace the battery.

Notes

The recorded music is limited to private use only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.

Sony is not responsible for music files that cannot be saved on your computer due to unsuccessful recording from a CD or from music downloading.

SonicStage, MD Simple Burner, OpenMG, Magic Gate, MagicGate Memory Stick, Memory Stick, Net MD, ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries.

IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. in the United States and/ or other countries.

MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

™ and ® marks are omitted in this manual.

CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-2003 Gracenote. Gracenote CDDBR Client Software, copyright 2000-2003 Gracenote. This product and service may practice one or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, #6,330,593 and other patents issued or pending.

Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote.

Program © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Sony Corporation

Documentation © 2004 Sony Corporation

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