Sony NW-HD3 4Importing audio data to your computer, Using SonicStage more, 5Transferring audio data to the player, Selecting the transferred tracks to play back, Music CD

SonicStage

Audio data Importing audio data

to SonicStage

Music CDInternetMusic file(MP3, WAV, WMA* format)* WMA files protected by copyright cannot be transferred.

4Importing audio data to your computer

	Using SonicStage more
	See the SonicStage Help.
		SonicStage window
	Select “Help” – “SonicStage Help”
Transferring audio	to display the Help. The player is
	explained as “ATRAC Audio
data to the player	Device” in SonicStage Help.
		SonicStage Help window
	Click “	About This Help File”
	in the “ Overview” to see how
	to use the Help.

5Transferring audio data to the player

Record and store tracks (audio data) from an audio CD to the SonicStage “My Library.” To obtain CD information automatically, connect your computer to the Internet.

You can also record or import tracks from other sources such as the Internet and your computer’s hard disk. Refer to SonicStage Help for details.

 Double-click (SonicStage) on the desktop of your computer.SonicStage starts up.

Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the CD drive of your computer.

Click “Music Source” on the SonicStage window.Click to start recording. To stop recording, click

.

To change the format and bit rate, click “Format/Bit rate” before .

If CD information does not appear automatically, click “CD Info” before

while connecting to the Internet.

Transfer the tracks (audio data) stored in SonicStage “My Library” to the player in ATRAC3plus or MP3 format.

ATRAC3plus (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus) is an audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates.

The audio data to be transferred includes the information, such as an artist name and an album name (original album name) in the CD information.

Connect the USB adaptor to your computer and the AC power adaptor ( to ). Then, insert the USB adaptor to the player until it clicks into place ().

“PC Connect” appears in the display. to AC outlet



USB adaptor to DC IN jack



to USB jack AC power adaptor (supplied) USB cable (supplied)to USB port



Click “Transfer” in the SonicStage window.

 Select “ATRAC Audio
	Device” from the
	transfer destination list.
To stop transferring,
click		.
 Click			to
 Click the tracks you	start transferring.

want to transfer.

You can also automatically transfer albums include tracks which have not been previously transferred to the player (Automatic Transfer function). For details, see the SonicStage Help.

Notes

•When transferring audio data, make sure to connect the AC power adaptor to the USB adaptor. You cannot transfer audio data without connecting them.

•Do not disconnect the USB cable or the USB adaptor while the data is being transferred. If you do, the data being transferred may be destroyed.

•The number of transfers for a track may be limited for reasons of copyright.

Selecting the transferred tracks to play back

6Playing back

By grouping the tracks into a “MODE,” such as by “Artist” or “Album,” you can select tracks you want to listen to.

There are five MODEs, and the explanation here uses the “Artist” MODE as an example.

Press MODE.

The list of artists appears. To start playback from the first track of the first album of the artist listed on the top, press  here.

Press / to select the artist you want to listen to.

To select an album or a track of the selected artist, press . The list of albums or tracks appears, and you can select the album or the track by pressing /.

 Press .Playback starts from the first track (or an album, a track) of selected artist.

Five MODEs and displays

You can select the searching MODE by pressing MODE repeatedly in step . The list displays in each MODE are changed as follows. Select a track you want to listen to by the same procedure as an Artist MODE.

MODE						List display (Press  or  to change.)
	 Artist (		)			Artist Album  Track
						Album  Track
		Album (			)*
						Genre Artist  Track
		Genre (		)
						Group  Track
		Group (	)**
						(Group)  Track
		Others (New Tracks or Bookmark)

*An album name (original album name) in the CD information of SonicStage is displayed. **An album in SonicStage is recognized as a group.

You can change the language to your own for the menu and the messages in the display.

Connect headphones to  (headphones)/LINE OUT jack. Press  (play/stop) to start playback.To stop playback, press  again. Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume.

To search tracks

Example: Displays and operations in Artist MODE
List of artists		List of albums		List of tracks
for the audio data transferred		for the artist selected		for the album selected
MODE appears.			Selected artist	Selected album
			appears.	appears.
	Press .			Press .

Press	Press		Press
/.	/.		/.
	Press .
		Press .	Press .
	Press .		Press .

Playing back

Press /.

Use  and  on the player.

To	Operation on the player
Find the beginning of the current track	Press  once.
Find the beginning of previous tracks	Press  repeatedly.
Find the beginning of the next track	Press  once.
Find the beginning of succeeding tracks	Press  repeatedly.
Go forward/backwards quickly	Press and hold /.

Using the player more

You can enjoy various play modes and setup items on the player. See the PDF of the Operating Instructions for details on functions and troubleshooting.

The PDF installed together with SonicStage from the supplied CD-ROM.

To use the Operating Instructions, click “Start” – “SonicStage” – “Operating Instructions” (or double-click

“NW-HD3 Manual” on the desk top).