Sony NW-A808, NW-A806 service manual NW-A805/A806/A808/NWZ-A815/A816/A818

NW-A805/A806/A808/NWZ-A815/A816/A818

Ver. 1.2

Photo*6

File format	Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21file format
File extension	.jpg
Codec	JPEG (Baseline)
	Number of pixels: Max. 4,000 ⋅ 4,000 pixels (16,000,000 pixels)
The number of files	Max. 10,000

*1 Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.

*2 Copyright protected WMA/AAC/AAC-LC files cannot be played back.

*3 You cannot record songs on CDs in the ATRAC3 66/105 kbps format using SonicStage. *4 The bit rate description of ATRAC Advanced Lossless shows the bit rate for the contents

which enables fast transfer to ATRAC compatible devices or media.

*5 Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency.

*6 Some video files cannot be played back, depending on their file formats.

Interface

Headphone: Stereo mini-jack

WM-PORT (multiple connecting terminal): 22 pins Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)

Operating temperature

5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)

Power source

•Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

•USB power (from a computer via the supplied USB cable)

Charging time

USB-based charging

Approx.3 hours (full charge), Approx.1.5 hours (approx. 80%)

Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)

The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4 minutes songs (not including videos and photos) in the ATRAC*1 or the MP3 format. Other playable audio file format song numbers and times may differ from ATRAC or MP3 format.

*1 Except ATRAC Advanced Lossless. Compression rate of ATRAC Advanced Lossless varies depending on songs.

For example, one CD (containing 15 4-minute songs) is approximately 200 to 500 MB.

	NW-A805		NW-A806
Bit rate	Songs	Time	Songs	Time
48 kbps	1,300	86 hr. 40 min.	2,700	180 hr. 00 min.
64 kbps	980	65 hr. 20 min.	2,000	133 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps	495	33 hr. 00 min.	1,000	66 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps	250	16 hr. 40 min.	515	34 hr. 20 min.
320 kbps	200	13 hr. 20 min.	410	27 hr. 20 min.

NW-A808

Bit rate	Songs	Time
48 kbps	5,500	366 hr. 40 min.
64 kbps	4,100	273 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps	2,050	136 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps	1,050	70 hr. 00 min.
320 kbps	840	56 hr. 00 min.
	NWZ-A815		NWZ-A816
Bit rate	Songs	Time	Songs	Time
48 kbps	1,150	76 hr. 40 min.	2,450	163 hr. 20 min.
64 kbps	885	59 hr. 00 min.	1,850	123 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps	440	29 hr. 20 min.	925	61 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps	220	14 hr. 40 min.	460	30 hr. 40 min.
320 kbps	175	11 hr. 40 min.	370	24 hr. 40 min.
	NWZ-A818
Bit rate	Songs	Time
48 kbps	5,050	336 hr. 40 min.
64 kbps	3,750	250 hr. 00 min.
128 kbps	1,850	123 hr. 20 min.
256 kbps	945	63 hr. 00 min.
320 kbps	840	56 hr. 00 min.

Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.)

The approximate recordable times is estimated in the case where only videos are transferred. The time may differ, depending on the conditions under which the player is used.

	NW-A805	NW-A806	NW-A808
Bit rate	Time	Time	Time
384 kbps	7 hr. 40 min.	15 hr. 40 min.	32 hr. 40 min.
768 kbps	4 hr. 20 min.	9 hr. 20 min.	19 hr. 00 min.

	NWZ-A815	NWZ-A816	NWZ-A818
Bit rate	Time	Time	Time
Video Format: 384 kbps	7 hr. 10 min.	15 hr. 00 min.	30 hr. 40 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
Video Format: 768 kbps	4 hr. 00 min.	8 hr. 30 min.	17 hr. 30 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps

Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Approx.)

Max. 10,000

Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes.

Capacity (User available capacity)* 1

NW-A805: 2 GB (Approx. 1.81 GB = 1,948,622,848 bytes)

NW-A806: 4 GB (Approx. 3.73 GB = 4,008,198,144 bytes)

NW-A808: 8 GB (Approx. 7.56 GB = 8,127,348,736 bytes)

NWZ-A815: 2 GB (Approx. 1.71 GB = 1,840,775,168 bytes)

NWZ-A816: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976 bytes)

NWZ-A818: 8 GB (Approx. 7.30 GB = 7,840,956,416 bytes) *1 Available storage capacity of the player may vary.

A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.

Output (headphones)

•Output

5 mW + 5 mW (16 Ω)

•Frequency response

20 to 20,000 Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement)

Battery life (continuous playback)

The time below is approximated when “New Song Pop Up”, “Clear Stereo”, “DSEE” and and “Dynamic Normalizer” are set to “Off,” “Display Time” is set to other than “Always On”, and screensaver, “Equalizer” and “VPT” are set to “None.”

Furthermore, for videos, the time is approximated when the brightness of the screen is set to “3.”

The time below may differ depending on ambient temperature or the status of use.

	NW-A805/A806/A808
Music
Playback at ATRAC 132 kbps	Approximately 30 hours
Playback at ATRAC 128 kbps	Approximately 27 hours
Playback at ATRAC 48 kbps	Approximately 28 hours
Playback at ATRAC Advanced	Approximately 27 hours
Lossless 64 kbps
Playback at MP3 128 kbps	Approximately 33 hours
Playback at WMA 128 kbps	Approximately 33 hours
Playback at AAC 128 kbps	Approximately 32 hours
Video
Playback at MPEG-4 384 kbps	Approximately 8 hours
Playback at MPEG-4 768 kbps	Approximately 7 hours
Playback at AVC 384 kbps	Approximately 6.5 hours
Playback at AVC 768 kbps	Approximately 6.5 hours

	NWZ-A815/A816/A818
Music
Playback at MP3 128 kbps	Approximately 33 hours
Playback at WMA 128 kbps	Approximately 33 hours
Playback at AAC-LC 128 kbps	Approximately 32 hours
Playback at Linear PCM 1,411 kbps	Approximately 35 hours
Video
Playback at MPEG-4 768 kbps	Approximately 7 hours
Playback at MPEG-4 384 kbps	Approximately 8 hours
Playback at AVC 768 kbps	Approximately 6.5 hours
Playback at AVC 384 kbps	Approximately 6.5 hours

Display

2.0-inch, low-temperature poly-silicon TFT color display with white LED-backlight, QVGA (240 ⋅ 320 dots), 0.1275 mm dot pitch, 262,144 colors

Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting parts not included)

43.8 ⋅ 88.0 ⋅ 9.1 (Thinnest part 8.3) mm (1 3/4 ⋅ 3 1/2 ⋅ 3/8 (Thinnest part 11/32) inches)

Dimension (w/h/d)

44.5 ⋅ 88.0 ⋅ 9.6 mm (1 13/16 ⋅ 3 1/2 ⋅ 13/32 inches)

Mass

Approx. 53 g (Approx. 1.9 oz)

Supplied Accessories

Headphones (1)

Headphone extension cord (1)

Earbuds (Size S, L) (1)

USB cable*1 (1)

Attachment (1)

Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc.

CD-ROM*2(1) (NW-A805/A806/A808)

−SonicStage software

−Image Converter software*3

−Operation Guide (PDF file)

CD-ROM*4(1) (NWZ-A815/A816/A818)

−MP3 Coversion Tool

−Windows Media Player 11

−Operation Guide (PDF file)

Quick Start Guide (1)

*1 Do not use any USB cable other than the supplied USB cable or the specified optional dedicated cables.

*2 Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM in an audio CD player.

*3 Use this player together with the supplied Image Converter software (version

3.0or later). This software is referred as Image Converter in this manual.

*4 Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player, the supplied software may be different.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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