Sony NWZ-B183? NWZ-B183F Reference guide
Table Of Contents
Help Guide NWZ-B183/B183F i........................................................................................................
Getting Started 2...............................................................................................................................
Customer Registration Website 20..............................................................................................
Customer registration website 56..........................................................................................
Before Use 21..............................................................................................................................
Before first use 57..................................................................................................................
Walkman instruction manuals 58...........................................................................................
Enjoying Using Your Walkman 22...............................................................................................
3 steps to listening to music 59..............................................................................................
Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman 60.....................................................................
Parts and Controls 23..................................................................................................................
Parts and controls 61.............................................................................................................
Power/Charging 24......................................................................................................................
Turning the power on 63........................................................................................................
Turning the power off 64........................................................................................................
Using the HOLD switch 65.....................................................................................................
Charging the battery 66.........................................................................................................
Extending the battery life 68..................................................................................................
Notes on charging the battery 69...........................................................................................
Initial Settings 25.........................................................................................................................
Selecting the display language 70.........................................................................................
Basic Operations 3............................................................................................................................
Home Menu 26............................................................................................................................
How to use the Home menu 71.............................................................................................
Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer 27.......................................................................
Connecting to a computer via USB 73...................................................................................
Notes on USB connection 74.................................................................................................
Initializing/Updating 28................................................................................................................
Resetting your Walkman 75...................................................................................................
Resetting to the factory settings 76.......................................................................................
Formatting memory 77...........................................................................................................
Updating the firmware of your Walkman 78...........................................................................
Transferring Content 4.......................................................................................................................
Importing Content to the Software 29..........................................................................................
Importing music from media using Windows Media Player 79..............................................
Transferring Content to Your Walkman 30..................................................................................
Transferring content using Windows Media Player 81..........................................................
Transferring content using Explorer 83..................................................................................
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Notes for transferring content from your computer 85...........................................................
Deleting Content from Your Walkman 31....................................................................................
Deleting content from your Walkman using Explorer 86........................................................
Music 5..............................................................................................................................................
Playing Music 32.........................................................................................................................
Preparing music 87................................................................................................................
Playing music 88....................................................................................................................
Volume operation (Only for countries/areas complying with European and
Korean Directives) 89............................................................................................................
Browsing the music playback screen 90................................................................................
Music playback operations 92...............................................................................................
Deleting Songs 33.......................................................................................................................
Deleting songs 94..................................................................................................................
Music Settings 34........................................................................................................................
Shuffle playback 95...............................................................................................................
Repeat playback 96...............................................................................................................
Bass Boost settings 97..........................................................................................................
Customizing sound quality settings 98..................................................................................
Presetting your equalizer settings 99.....................................................................................
FM Radio 6........................................................................................................................................
Listening to FM Radio 35.............................................................................................................
Listening to FM radio 100......................................................................................................
Browsing the FM radio screen 102........................................................................................
FM radio operations 103........................................................................................................
Presetting broadcast stations automatically 105...................................................................
Presetting broadcast stations manually 106..........................................................................
Deleting preset broadcast stations 107.................................................................................
FM Radio Settings 36..................................................................................................................
Changing the FM radio scan sensitivity 108..........................................................................
Presetting broadcast stations automatically 105...................................................................
FM Radio Recording 37...............................................................................................................
Making FM radio recordings 109...........................................................................................
Playing FM radio recordings 111...........................................................................................
Deleting FM radio recordings 112..........................................................................................
Settings 7...........................................................................................................................................
Music Settings 38........................................................................................................................
Shuffle playback 95...............................................................................................................
Repeat playback 96...............................................................................................................
Bass Boost settings 97..........................................................................................................
Customizing sound quality settings 98..................................................................................
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Presetting your equalizer settings 99.....................................................................................
FM Radio Settings 39..................................................................................................................
Changing the FM radio scan sensitivity 108..........................................................................
Presetting broadcast stations automatically 105...................................................................
Common Settings 40...................................................................................................................
Limiting the volume 113.........................................................................................................
Setting the operation sound 114............................................................................................
Setting the screen off timer 115.............................................................................................
Adjusting the screen brightness 116......................................................................................
Unit Information 41......................................................................................................................
Displaying your Walkman information 117............................................................................
Language Settings 42..................................................................................................................
Selecting the display language 70.........................................................................................
Reset/Format 43..........................................................................................................................
Resetting to the factory settings 76.......................................................................................
Formatting memory 77...........................................................................................................
Announcement 8...............................................................................................................................
Precautions 44.............................................................................................................................
Warning 118..........................................................................................................................
Caution 119...........................................................................................................................
Notice for users 121...............................................................................................................
Notes on headphones 122.....................................................................................................
Notes on the software 123.....................................................................................................
Customer Support Website 45....................................................................................................
Customer support website 124..............................................................................................
Specifications 9.................................................................................................................................
Specifications 46.........................................................................................................................
Specifications 125..................................................................................................................
Battery life 127.......................................................................................................................
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) 128............................................
Maximum recordable time (Approx.) 129...............................................................................
Supported formats 130..........................................................................................................
System requirements 131......................................................................................................
Contents 132.........................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting 10............................................................................................................................
What Can I Do to Solve a Problem? 47.......................................................................................
What can I do to solve a problem? 133.................................................................................
Customer support website 124..............................................................................................
Q&A 11..............................................................................................................................................
Operation 48................................................................................................................................
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Your Walkman does not operate or the power does not turn on. 134...................................
Your Walkman does not work properly. 135..........................................................................
Your Walkman power turns off or on automatically. 136.......................................................
I want my Walkman screen to stay on longer before it turns off
automatically. 137..................................................................................................................
A drink (water, coffee, etc.) was spilled on your Walkman, or the
Walkman was washed in the washing machine. 138............................................................
I want to backup the content such as music saved on my Walkman. 139.............................
I want to find the product name (model name) of my Walkman. 140....................................
An alarm (beep) is heard and the message [Check the volume level] is
displayed. 141........................................................................................................................
Sound 49.....................................................................................................................................
There is no sound. 142..........................................................................................................
The content such as music suddenly stops during playback. 143.........................................
Noise is generated. 144.........................................................................................................
Volume cannot be turned up, or the volume remains low when the
playback volume is turned up. 145........................................................................................
Sound can only be heard from one side of the headphones. 146.........................................
Sound is interrupted or skips. 147.........................................................................................
Power 50.....................................................................................................................................
Cannot charge the Walkman. 148.........................................................................................
What is the battery life of the built-in rechargeable battery? 149...........................................
The rechargeable battery needs to be replaced. 150............................................................
The battery duration is short. 151..........................................................................................
What is the standard battery duration? 152...........................................................................
How long does it take to charge the battery? 153.................................................................
Connection to a Computer 51......................................................................................................
The computer does not recognize your Walkman. 154.........................................................
Even if you use “Safely Remove Hardware” on the computer, [
Connecting USB] remains displayed on yourWalkman screen. 155.....................................
Content such as music cannot be transferred from the computer to your
Walkman. 156........................................................................................................................
Only a small amount of content such as music can be transferred to your
Walkman. 157........................................................................................................................
Your Walkman becomes unstable when it is connected to the computer. 158.....................
Displaying/Playing/Deleting Content 52......................................................................................
Cannot play content such as music transferred to your Walkman. 159.................................
Songs are not played back in the expected order. 160.........................................................
þÿ [ %¡ ] i s d i s p l a y e d i n t h e s c r e e n . 161.................................................
[Unknown] is displayed for the album name or artist name. 162...........................................
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Cannot delete content such as music using the Walkman functions. 163.............................
Recordings 53.............................................................................................................................
The remaining recording time remains the same even though files are
deleted. 164...........................................................................................................................
Cannot record. 165................................................................................................................
The combined total elapsed and remaining recording time does not equal
the maximum recording time. 166.........................................................................................
A folder is not deleted even though all recorded files have been deleted. 167.....................
FM Radio 54................................................................................................................................
Cannot hear FM radio broadcasts. 168.................................................................................
There is a lot of noise in the FM radio broadcast and the sound quality is
poor. 169................................................................................................................................
Other 55.......................................................................................................................................
Your Walkman gets warm. 170..............................................................................................
How to Use 12...................................................................................................................................
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-B183/B183F
How to Use
Getting Started
Customer Registration Website
Customer registration website
Before Use
Before first use
Walkman instruction manuals
Enjoying Using Your Walkman
3 steps to listening to music
Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman
Parts and Controls
Parts and controls
Power/Charging
Turning the power on
Turning the power off
Using the HOLD switch
Charging the battery
Extending the battery life
Notes on charging the battery
Initial Settings
Selecting the display language
Basic Operations
Home Menu
How to use the Home menu
Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer
Connecting to a computer via USB
Notes on USB connection
Initializing/Updating
Resetting your Walkman
Resetting to the factory settings
Formatting memory
Help Guide
List of Topics
11
Updating the firmware of your Walkman
Transferring Content
Importing Content to the Software
Importing music from media using Windows Media Player
Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Transferring content using Windows Media Player
Transferring content using Explorer
Notes for transferring content from your computer
Deleting Content from Your Walkman
Deleting content from your Walkman using Explorer
Music
Playing Music
Preparing music
Playing music
Volume operation (Only for countries/areas complying with European and Korean Directives)
Browsing the music playback screen
Music playback operations
Deleting Songs
Deleting songs
Music Settings
Shuffle playback
Repeat playback
Bass Boost settings
Customizing sound quality settings
Presetting your equalizer settings
FM Radio
Listening to FM Radio
Listening to FM radio
Browsing the FM radio screen
FM radio operations
Presetting broadcast stations automatically
Presetting broadcast stations manually
Deleting preset broadcast stations
FM Radio Settings
Changing the FM radio scan sensitivity
Presetting broadcast stations automatically
FM Radio Recording
Making FM radio recordings
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Playing FM radio recordings
Deleting FM radio recordings
Settings
Music Settings
Shuffle playback
Repeat playback
Bass Boost settings
Customizing sound quality settings
Presetting your equalizer settings
FM Radio Settings
Changing the FM radio scan sensitivity
Presetting broadcast stations automatically
Common Settings
Limiting the volume
Setting the operation sound
Setting the screen off timer
Adjusting the screen brightness
Unit Information
Displaying your Walkman information
Language Settings
Selecting the display language
Reset/Format
Resetting to the factory settings
Formatting memory
Announcement
Precautions
Warning
Caution
Notice for users
Notes on headphones
Notes on the software
Customer Support Website
Customer support website
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Battery life
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)
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