Playing Music

Basic Operation – Parts and Controls

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Operation

Folder control mode (In play mode)

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate the shuttle

* button

Starts song playback. When starting playback, appears at the bottom left of the display, and if the button is pressed again, appears and playback stops.

When you press the button, just after purchasing the player or after disconnecting the supplied USB cable from the computer, playback starts from the first song on the player.

Hint

There is no power button on the player. When you stop song playback or FM reception

(NW-S202F/S203F/S205F only) by pressing the button, after about a few seconds, the display goes off automatically and the player enters Sleep status.

When the G Sensor menu is deactivated in Sleep status, the player consumes very little

18battery power.

VOL +*/– button

Adjusts the volume.

DISP/HOME button

When you press this button while the player is in play or stop mode, you can change the display. For details, see the Operation Guide (PDF file).

Press and hold this button to display the HOME screen (page 22).

Display

See page 21.

Shuttle switch

By rotating the shuttle switch, you can select a menu item, skip to the beginning of the song, or fast- forward/fast-rewind. You can also set to the Folder control mode, Normal mode or HOLD by sliding the shuttle switch.

*There are tactile dots. Use them to help with button operation.

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(Folder control mode)

Normal (Normal mode)

HOLD

To operate the player with the shuttle switch

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Operation

Normal mode (In play mode)

 

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate the shuttle switch

the next song.

to briefly.

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate the shuttle switch

the current song.

to briefly.

Fast-forwards the current

Rotate the shuttle switch

song.

to and release it at

 

the desired point.

Fast-rewinds the current

Rotate the shuttle switch

song.

to and release it at

 

the desired point.

Normal mode (In stop mode)

 

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate and hold the

the next song, and if held

shuttle switch to .

longer, continues to skip

 

through the next song(s).

 

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate and hold the

the current song, and if

shuttle switch to .

held longer, continues to

 

skip through the previous

 

song(s).

 

the next album/artist.

switch to briefly.

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate the shuttle

the current album/artist.

switch to briefly.

Folder control mode (In stop mode)

Skip to the beginning of

Rotate and hold the

the next album/artist, and

shuttle switch to .

if held longer, continues to

 

skip through the next

 

album/artist(s).

 

Skip to the beginning of the

Rotate and hold the

current album/artist, and if

shuttle switch to

held longer, continues to

.

skip through the previous

 

album/artist(s).

 

HOLD function

You can protect the player against

 

accidental operation by using the HOLD

 

function when carrying it.

 

By sliding the shuttle switch to the HOLD

 

position, all operation buttons are

 

disabled. If you press buttons or rotate the

 

shuttle switch while the HOLD function is

 

activated, the current time, “HOLD” and

 

(remaining battery indication)

 

appear in the display.

 

If you slide the shuttle switch back to the

 

Folder control or Normal mode, the

 

HOLD function is released.

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