Basic Operations

Charging the Battery

The player’s battery is recharged while the player is connected to a running computer. Remove the USB cap and connect the USB connector to a USB port on your computer.

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USB connector

When the remaining battery indication of the display shows: , charging is complete. When you use the player for the first time, or if you have not used the player for a long

time, recharge it fully until appears on the screen. For details on charging time or battery life, see page 67.

Note

•Be careful not to accidentally bump or put stress on the player when it is connected to your computer. It may be damaged.

On the remaining battery indication

The battery icon in the display (page 21) changes as shown below. See page 67 for details on battery duration.

The battery power gets low as shown in the battery icon. If “LOW BATTERY” appears, you cannot operate the player. In this case, charge the battery by connecting to your computer.

Notes

•Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 to 35 ºC.

•The number of times the battery can be recharged before it is used up is approximately 500 times. This number differs, depending on the conditions under which you use the player.

•The battery indicator on the display is only an estimate. For example, one section of black in the indicator will not always indicate exactly one-fourth of the battery’s charge.

•“DATA ACCESS” appears in the display while the player accesses the computer. Do not disconnect the player while “DATA ACCESS” appears or the file being transferred may be destroyed.

•When disconnecting the player from your computer, follow the procedure below.

Double-click (Remove Hardware) in the task tray in the lower right portion of the screen. In

the windows that appears, click [USB Mass Storage Device] or [USB Disk], and then click [Stop].

Click [OK].

When “Safe To Remove Hardware” appears on the screen, disconnect the player from the computer.

The icon and the messages displayed may be different depending on the installed OS.

•The control buttons on the player are all disabled while it is connected to a computer.

•Some USB devices connected to the computer may interfere with the proper operation of the player.

•We do not guarantee the recharge of the battery using personally assembled computers or modified computers.

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