Sony NW-A25 Operating instructions

Digital Media Player
NW-A25/A25HN/A26HN/A27HN
How to Use
Getting Started
Customer Registration Website
Customer registration website [1]
Before Use
Before first use [2]
Walkman instruction manuals [3]
How to use the operating explanations [4]
Enjoying Using Your Walkman
3 steps to listening to music [5]
Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman [6]
Parts and Controls
Parts and controls [7]
Changing the earbuds [8]
Attaching the clip [9]
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Power/Charging
Turning the power on [10]
Turning the power off [11]
Using the HOLD switch [12]
Charging the battery [13]
Charging in the battery care mode [14]
Extending the battery life [15]
Notes on charging the battery [16]
Initial Settings
Selecting the display language [17]
Setting the date and time [18]
Setting the date display format [19]
Setting the time display format [20]
Formatting a microSD card [21]
Basic Operations
microSD Card
Inserting a microSD card [22]
Removing a microSD card [23]
Selecting the memory to use [24]
Formatting a microSD card [25]
Notes on microSD cards [26]
Home Menu/Option Menu
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Home menu [27]
How to use the Home menu [28]
How to use the option menu [29]
List of icons displayed in the information area [30]
Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer
Connecting to a computer [31]
Notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer [32]
Initializing/Updating
Restarting your Walkman [33]
Resetting to the factory settings [34]
Formatting memory [35]
Updating the system software of your Walkman [36]
Displaying your Walkman information [37]
Using the Contents
Changing the earbuds [38]
Attaching the clip [39]
Transferring/Deleting Content
Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Preparing content using a Windows computer [40]
Preparing content using a Mac computer [41]
Installing Media Go
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About Media Go [42]
Installing Media Go [43]
Installing Content Transfer
About Content Transfer [44]
Installing Content Transfer [45]
Importing Content to the Software
Importing and transferring content from media using Media Go [46]
Importing content on your Windows computer into Media Go [47]
Importing podcasts into Media Go [48]
Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Transferring content using Media Go [49]
Transferring iTunes content using Media Go [50]
Transferring content using Content Transfer [51]
Transferring content using Explorer [52]
Transferring content using the Finder [53]
Notes for transferring content such as music from your computer [54]
Deleting Content from Your Walkman
Deleting content from your Walkman using Media Go [55]
Deleting content from your Walkman using Content Transfer [56]
Deleting content received from a Bluetooth connection [57]
Deleting content from your Walkman using Explorer [58]
Deleting content from your Walkman using the Finder [59]
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Operating with Media Go
Playing live albums with no gaps in between songs [60]
Deleting content imported to Media Go [61]
Inputting the lyrics information using Media Go [62]
Music
Playing Music
Preparing music [63]
Playing music [64]
Browsing the music list screen [65]
Volume operation (Only for countries/areas complying with European
and Korean Directives) [66]
Browsing the music playback screen [67]
Music playback operations [68]
Searching for songs [69]
Playing playlist songs [70]
Choosing an album from the cover art images [71]
Deleting Songs
Deleting songs [72]
Using Bookmarks
What is the bookmark function? [73]
Adding a song to a bookmark list [74]
Changing the default bookmark list [75]
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Changing the order of bookmarked songs [76]
Removing songs from a bookmark list [77]
Displaying Lyrics
What is the Display Lyrics function? [78]
Adding lyrics to songs [79]
Making lyrics information in a text file [80]
Displaying lyrics [81]
SensMe™ Channels
What is SensMe™ Channels? [82]
Playing songs using
SensMe™ Channels
[83]
Analyzing songs on your Walkman [84]
Music Settings
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Shuffle playback [85]
Repeat playback [86]
Setting the playback range [87]
Upscaling compressed audio to quality almost that of High-Resolution
Audio [88]
Enjoying various sound quality [89]
Setting the sound quality easily with a single operation [90]
Customizing sound quality settings [91]
Presetting your equalizer settings [92]
Moderating the differences in volume level between songs [93]
Optimizing the sound characteristics [94]
Selecting the album display format [95]
Photos/Videos/Podcasts
Viewing Photos
Preparing photos [96]
Viewing photos [97]
Browsing the photo screen [98]
Operations on the photo screen [99]
Deleting photos [100]
Watching Videos
Preparing videos [101]
Watching videos [102]
Browsing the video playback screen [103]
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Operations on the video playback screen [104]
Searching for videos [105]
Browsing scenes from thumbnails [106]
Deleting videos [107]
Playing Podcasts
What is a podcast? [108]
Preparing podcasts [109]
Playing podcasts [110]
Browsing the podcast playback screen [111]
Operations for audio podcast playback [112]
Operations for video podcast playback [113]
Deleting podcast episodes [114]
Photo Settings
Selecting how the photo list is displayed [115]
Video Settings
Displaying a video to match the screen size [116]
Playing only the sound of a video [117]
Playing videos continually [118]
Changing the order of videos [119]
FM Radio
Listening to FM Radio
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Listening to FM radio [120]
Browsing the FM radio screen [121]
FM radio operations [122]
Presetting broadcast stations automatically [123]
Presetting broadcast stations manually [124]
Deleting preset broadcast stations [125]
FM Radio Settings
Changing the FM radio scan sensitivity [126]
Setting monaural/auto for FM radio [127]
microSD Card
microSD Card
Inserting a microSD card [128]
Removing a microSD card [129]
Selecting the memory to use [130]
Formatting a microSD card [131]
Notes on microSD cards [132]
Noise Canceling
Using the Noise Canceling Function
What is noise canceling? [133]
Noise canceling compatible headphones [134]
Selecting headphones [135]
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Using noise canceling [136]
Reducing noise to create a quiet environment [137]
Notes for using the noise canceling function [138]
Noise Canceling Settings
Selecting a noise canceling environment [139]
Adjusting noise canceling [140]
Bluetooth
What Is the Bluetooth Function?
What is the Bluetooth function? [141]
What can your Walkman do with the Bluetooth function? [142]
What is pairing? [143]
Connecting with Bluetooth Audio Devices
Steps to use Bluetooth connection [144]
Pairing and connecting with a Bluetooth audio device [145]
Connecting with a paired Bluetooth audio device [146]
Making a Bluetooth connection using the NFC function [147]
Disconnecting a Bluetooth audio device [148]
Listening to Sound Using a Bluetooth Audio Device
Listening to sound using a Bluetooth audio device [149]
Sending/Receiving Content via a Bluetooth Connection
Steps to transfer content via a Bluetooth connection [150]
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Sending content via a Bluetooth connection [151]
Receiving content via a Bluetooth connection [152]
Playing content received via a Bluetooth connection [153]
Deleting content received via a Bluetooth connection [154]
Entering a passkey to make a Bluetooth connection [155]
Information of Bluetooth Audio Devices
Displaying the pairing information of Bluetooth audio devices [156]
Deleting the pairing information of Bluetooth audio devices [157]
Bluetooth Settings
Setting automatic Bluetooth connection at startup [158]
Setting wireless playback quality [159]
Setting sound effects during a Bluetooth connection [160]
Displaying Bluetooth information on your Walkman [161]
Notes on the Bluetooth Function
Notes on the Bluetooth function [162]
NFC
What Is the NFC Function?
What is the NFC function? [163]
Connecting with One Touch (NFC)
Making a Bluetooth connection using the NFC function [164]
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Settings
Music Settings
Shuffle playback [165]
Repeat playback [166]
Setting the playback range [167]
Upscaling compressed audio to quality almost that of High-Resolution
Audio [168]
Setting the sound quality easily with a single operation [169]
Customizing sound quality settings [170]
Presetting your equalizer settings [171]
Moderating the differences in volume level between songs [172]
Changing the default bookmark list [173]
Selecting the album display format [174]
Displaying lyrics [175]
Photo Settings
Selecting how the photo list is displayed [176]
Video Settings
Displaying a video to match the screen size [177]
Playing only the sound of a video [178]
Playing videos continually [179]
Changing the order of videos [180]
FM Radio Settings
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Changing the FM radio scan sensitivity [181]
Setting monaural/auto for FM radio [182]
Noise Canceling Settings
Selecting a noise canceling environment [183]
Adjusting noise canceling [184]
Bluetooth Settings
Setting automatic Bluetooth connection at startup [185]
Setting wireless playback quality [186]
Setting sound effects during a Bluetooth connection [187]
Displaying Bluetooth information on your Walkman [188]
Deleting content received via a Bluetooth connection [189]
Alarm/Sleep Timer Settings
Setting the alarm to on/off [190]
Setting the alarm time [191]
Setting a song as the alarm sound [192]
Setting the sleep timer [193]
Selecting Headphones
Selecting headphones [194]
Optimizing the sound characteristics [195]
Common Settings
Displaying your Walkman information [196]
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Limiting the volume [197]
Setting the operation sound [198]
Setting the screen off timer [199]
Adjusting the screen brightness [200]
Setting a photo as wallpaper [201]
Setting the date and time [202]
Setting the date display format [203]
Setting the time display format [204]
Charging in the battery care mode [205]
Resetting to the factory settings [206]
Formatting memory [207]
Rebuilding the library manually [208]
Using USB connection mode [209]
Language Settings
Selecting the display language [210]
Announcement
Precautions
Notes on handling your Walkman [211]
Notes on headphones [212]
Notes on the software [213]
Maintenance of your Walkman [214]
Customer Support Website
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Customer support website [215]
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications [216]
Battery life [217]
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) [218]
Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.) [219]
Supported formats [220]
System requirements [221]
Contents [222]
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
What Can I Do to Solve a Problem?
What can I do to solve a problem? [223]
Customer support website [224]
Q&A
Operation
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Your Walkman does not operate or the power does not turn on. [225]
Your Walkman does not work properly. [226]
Your Walkman power turns off or on automatically. [227]
You want your Walkman screen to stay on longer before it turns off
automatically. [228]
The date and time have been reset. [229]
A drink (water, coffee, etc.) was spilled on your Walkman, or the
Walkman was washed in the washing machine. [230]
The earbuds supplied with the headphones are missing. [231]
You want to back up the content such as music stored on your
Walkman. [232]
You want to find the product name (model name) of your Walkman.
[233]
An alarm (beep) is heard and the message [
Check the volume level
] is
displayed. [234]
Sound
There is no sound. [235]
Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. [236]
Noise is generated. [237]
Volume cannot be turned up, or the volume remains low when the
playback volume is turned up. [238]
Sound can only be heard from one side of the headphones. [239]
Sound is interrupted or skips. [240]
Sound is interrupted between songs. [241]
The sound effect settings do not seem to have any effect. [242]
Power
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You cannot charge your Walkman. [243]
How long is the life of the built-in rechargeable battery? [244]
The rechargeable battery needs to be replaced. [245]
The battery life is short. [246]
How long is the standard battery duration? [247]
How long does it take to charge the battery? [248]
The battery runs out fast when you turn on the battery care mode.
[249]
Connection to a Computer
The computer does not recognize your Walkman. [250]
The computer does not recognize a microSD card inserted in your
Walkman. [251]
Even if you use “Safely Remove Hardware” on the computer,
[
Connected USB (Storage in use: system storage)
] or [
Connected USB
(Storage in use: SD card)
] remains displayed on your Walkman screen.
[252]
You cannot install software to your computer. [253]
The progress bar on the install screen does not proceed while
installing the software. [254]
Your Walkman is not recognized by Media Go. [255]
Content such as music cannot be transferred from the computer to
your Walkman. [256]
Displaying/Playing/Deleting Content
You cannot play content such as music transferred to your Walkman.
[257]
Songs are not played back in the expected order. [258]
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Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. [259]
Playback progresses to the next album when repeat playback is set.
[260]
Songs are only played within a limited range such as within one album.
[261]
You cannot stop playback. [262]
Songs are not displayed in the order they were transferred in. [263]
Sound is interrupted between songs. [264]
The content such as music is displayed repeatedly. [265]
The same song is displayed repeatedly in an album. [266]
Thumbnails such as cover art are not displayed. [267]
Lyrics are not displayed. [268]
[ □] is displayed in the screen. [269]
[
Unknown
] is displayed for the album name or artist name. [270]
You cannot delete content such as music using the Walkman functions.
[271]
You cannot play a podcast episode. [272]
You cannot continually play podcast episodes. [273]
You cannot register podcasts to a bookmark list. [274]
You cannot find your desired channel. [275]
[
Morning
] is always displayed for the time-based channel. [276]
Unsuitable songs for selected time-based channels are played. [277]
Audio podcasts are not played by
SensMe™ Channels
. [278]
FM Radio
You cannot hear FM radio broadcasts. [279]
There is a lot of noise in an FM radio broadcast and the sound quality
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is poor. [280]
Bluetooth
Pairing cannot be done. [281]
You cannot connect via the Bluetooth function. [282]
The screen to enter the passkey appears when pairing with a
Bluetooth device. [283]
You cannot hear sound from the Bluetooth audio device. [284]
You cannot operate your Walkman from a Bluetooth audio device.
[285]
Sound skips or noise is generated during a Bluetooth connection. [286]
Sound effects do not seem to have any effect when listening to sound
via a Bluetooth audio device. [287]
Video sound is delayed when listening to sound via a Bluetooth audio
device. [288]
You cannot display or delete content such as music received using the
Bluetooth function. [289]
The cover art of a song received using the Bluetooth function is not
displayed. [290]
NFC
You cannot connect with one touch (NFC). [291]
Noise Canceling
The noise canceling function is not effective. [292]
You want to use the noise canceling function with headphones other
than noise canceling headphones compatible with your Walkman.
[293]
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microSD Card
Your Walkman does not recognize a microSD card that is inserted.
[294]
The computer does not recognize a microSD card inserted in your
Walkman. [295]
Other
Your Walkman gets warm. [296]
Message
Message list [297]
[1] How to Use
Getting Started
Customer Registration Website
Customer registration website
We recommend that you register your Walkman so we can provide better
customer support. Visit one of the following websites to register the
Walkman.
For customers in the USA:
http://www.sony.com/walkmanreg/
For customers in Canada:
English
http://www.Sony.ca/Registration
French
http://www.Sony.ca/Enregistrement
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