Sony 4-185-044-11(1), NWZ-B152, NWZ-B152F, NWZ-B153, NWZ-B153F Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

ModelName: Cancun_E

PartNumber: 4-185-044-11

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System Requirements (for the player)

 Computer

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating

systems*1:

 Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later)

 Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)

 Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 1 or later)

 Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1 or later)

 Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 1 or later)

 Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later)

 Windows 7 Home Basic

 Windows 7 Home Premium

 Windows 7 Professional

 Windows 7 Ultimate

Supported 64 bit version OS for Windows Vista & Windows 7.

Not supported by OSs other than above.

*1 Excluding OS Versions not supported by Microsoft.

 CPU: 300 MHz or more (For Windows Vista, 800 MHz or more. For Windows 7, 1 GHz

or more)

 RAM: 128 MB or more (For Windows Vista, 512 MB or more. For Windows 7, 1 GB (32

bit) / 2GB (64 bit) or more)

 USB connector (Hi-Speed USB is recommended)

 Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Windows Media Player 11 or 12 need to be installed.

 Broadband Internet connection is required to use Electronic Music Distribution (EMD)

or to visit the web site.

We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System

Requirements.

Not supported by the following environments:

 Personally constructed computers or operating systems

 An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating

system

 Multi-boot environment

 Multi-monitor environment

 Macintosh

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Contents

Main Operation Guide NWZ-B152 / B153 / B152F / B153F Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide To change the page layout Table of Contents Basic Operations and Screens Getting Started Playing Music Listening to/Recording FM Radio (NWZ- B152F/B153F only) Page Parts and Controls Front REC/STOP button VOL +*1/ button ZAP button Page Rear MIC (Microphone) Strap hole RESET button HOLD switch Folder 1 Song 12 012 SHUF Turning the Player On and Off About the Home Menu Basic Operations and Screens [Voice] .....................................41 [Music Library] .........................21 [FM]*1 ......................................33 [Settings] How to Use the Home Menu Page Charging the Battery Getting Started Selecting the Display Language [Language] From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Language] Setting the Date and Time From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Common Settings] To display the current time Getting Music Transferring Music Page Playing Music [Music Library] Song 12 From the Home menu, select [Music Library] 01:23 Page Playing Music Using ZAPPIN playback What is ZAPPIN playback? Changing to ZAPPIN playback Changing the playback range of song clips in ZAPPIN playback Searching for Songs From the Home menu, select [Music Library] Search method To return to the previous menu Page Changing the Play Mode [Play Mode] List of the [Play Mode] settings Setting the Sound Quality Activating the Bass function Playing Music Changing the sound quality You can set your desired sound quality for each according to the music genre, etc. From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Music Settings] [Equalizer] the desired equalizer setting. List of the [Equalizer] settings Page Deleting Songs Listening to FM Radio FM Listening to FM radio From the Home menu, select [FM] Listening to/Recording FM Radio 090.0M FM radio screen z H zP01 From the Home menu, select [Settings] [FM Settings] Presetting broadcast stations manually From the Home menu, select [FM] [Manual] Select [Add Preset] Deleting preset broadcast stations Select [Delete Preset] the preset number you intend to delete Recording FM Radio Deleting recorded FM radio programs From the Home menu, select [FM] [Delete Rec Data] Playing Back Recorded FM Radio Programs From the Home menu, select [FM] [Play Rec Data] Changing the FM Settings From the Home menu, select [Settings] [FM Settings] Recording Sound Deleting recorded sound files From the Home menu, select [Voice] [Delete Rec Data] Playing Back Recorded Sound Files From the Home menu, select [Voice] [Play Rec Data] Changing the Rec Settings From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Rec Settings] Changing the Common Settings From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Common Settings] To display the current time Page From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Common Settings] Displaying the Player Information [Information] From the Home menu, select [Settings] Selecting the Display Language [Language] From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Language] Resetting to Factory Settings [Reset All Settings] From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Initialize] Formatting Memory [Format] From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Initialize] About Battery Life Turn off the player manually Longer battery life settings Adjust data format and bit rate What are Format and Bit Rate? What is audio format? Storing Data Upgrading the Players Firmware Troubleshooting If the player does not function as expected, try the following steps to resolve the issue. 1 2 3 Operation Page Display Power Recording Connection with the computer FM Radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) Other Messages Follow the instructions below if a message appears in the display. enabled. Page Precautions Page Page On installation Note on static electricity On heat build-up On the headphones Warning On the use On the LCD On cleaning On Software About sample data About the customer support Web site License and Trademark Notice Specifications Supported file format Music Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) NWZ-B152/B152F NWZ-B153/B153F Maximum recordable time (Approx.) Maximum recordable number of files or folders (Approx.) Capacity (User available capacity) Output (headphones) FM radio (NWZ-B152F/B153F only) Power source Charging time USB-based charging Approx. 70 minutes Battery life (continuous playback) Status of the player NWZ-B152/B153/B152F/B153F Display Dimension (w/h/d, projecting parts not included) Dimension (w/h/d) Mass Supplied items Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Index Symbols A B C R S T U V