
Sony Electronics Inc. 
• 
16530 Via Esprillo 
• 
San Diego, CA 92127 
• 
1.800.222.7669 
• 
www.sony.com
Specifications
General
Music Storage Capacity (Approx): Approx. 
3.35 GB (3,602,874,368 bytes) 
BacklitColor: White LED
-
backlight 
RecommendedUse: Music, Photo & Video 
Playback, FM Radio Tuner, PC External 
Storage 
Audio
AVLS: Volume Limit ON/OFF 
Equalizer: 
5 Band Equalizer with 6 presets: 
Heavy/Pop/Jazz/Unique/Custom 
1/Custom 2 
Format(s)Supported:
Music: MP3, WMA 
(DRM), AAC, Linear PCM 
AntennaSystem:
Headphone Cord 
Antenna 
StationPreset(s): 30 FM Presets: Auto or 
Manual
 
FrequencyResponse: 20 
-
 20,000Hz (When 
playing data file, single signal 
measruement) 
TunerType: Digital FM Tuner 
Tuner Frequency Range: 87.5 
-
 108 MHz 
Tuner: Digital FM Tuner 
Audio Power Output: 5 + 5 mW 
Audio Features
SimulatedSurround: 
VPT: Virtual Surround Acoustic Engine 
PlayMode:
-
Karaoke / Language Study
 
-
Display Lyrics 
-
Normal / Repeat / Shuffle / Repeat / 
Repeat song 
SoundMode: 
DSEE: Digital Sound Enhancement Engine; 
5
-
band equalizer: +/
-
 3 dB at 400 Hz, 1000 
Hz, 2500 Hz, 6300 Hz, 16000 Hz; 
Dynamic Normalizer: Balances volume 
levels between tracks; 
Clear Stereo: Increases L/R stereo 
separation; 
Clear Bass: Automatic Level Control for 
bass without distortion; 
DPC (Speed Control): x0.5 
-
 x2.0 for music 
playback
 
Convenience
Automatic Shut
-
off: 
Auto Stand
-
by Mode
 
Convenience Features
Multiple Language Display: English / 
German / Spanish / French / Italian / 
Polish / Portuguese / Russian / Turkish / 
Japanese / Korean / Simplified Chinese / 
Traditional Chinese 
SearchFeatures:
-
SensMe™Channels 
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Search: Song, Artist, Album scroll, Genre, 
Release year, Playlists, Bookmark or 
Folder. 
Display
Screen Size: 
2" QVGA TFT color display
(320 x 240 Pixels) 
Hardware
HeadphoneType: MDR
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E804YLP Earbud 
Display: 2" QVGA TFT color display (240 x 
320 Pixels) 
Interface: 
-
Headphone: Stereo mini
-
jack
 
-
USB I/F: mini
-
B
-
Hi
-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) 
SystemRequirements: IBM PC/AT 
compatible computer preinstalled with 
the following Windows operating 
systems*1: 
-
 Windows XP*2 Home Edition (Service 
Pack 3 or later) 
-
 Windows XP*2 Professional (Service Pack 
3 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 
Not supported by OSs other than above
[Compatibility mode] for Windows XP 
(included with Windows Vista and 
Windows 7) is not supported. 
-
*1 Excluding OS Versions not supported 
by Microsoft. 
-
*2 Excluding 64
-
bit OS versions. 
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CPU: Pentium III 450MHz or higher for 
Windows
XP, Pentium III 800MHz or 
higher for Windows Vista , Pentium III 
1GHz or higher for Windows 7
-
RAM: 256MB or more for Windows
XP, 
512MB or more for Windows Vista , 1GB 
or more for Windows 7 32
-
bit versions, 
2GB or more for Windows 7 64
-
bit 
versions 
-
Hard Disk Drive: 600MB or more of 
available space
 
-
Display: Screen Resolution: 800 x 600 
pixels (recommended 1,024 x 768 or 
higher). Colors: 8 bit or higher (16 bit 
recommended) 
-
CD
-
ROM drive (supporting Digital Music 
CD playback capabilities using WDM) 
-
Sound card
 
-
USB connector (Hi
-
Speed USB is 
recommended) 
-
Windows Media Player 11 for Windows
XP and Windows Vista
 
-
Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 7
-
Internet Explorer 7 or later 
-
Broadband Internet connection is 
required to use Electronic Music 
Distribution (EMD) or to visit the web site. 
Operating Conditions
OperatingTemperature: 41 'F to 95 'F (5 'C 
to 35 'C) 
Power
PowerType: Built
-
in Rechargeable Li
-
ion 
Battery 
Battery Life (Approx): 
Music: 50 hrs. (MP3/WMA 128kbps); 
Video: 10 hrs. (WMA 384kbps); 
FM Radio: 20 hrs. 
Battery Charging (Approx): USB
-
based 
charging
 
Approx. 3 Hrs(full charge) 
Approx. 1.5 hours (approx. 80%) 
Video
Format: WMV (DRM) 
PlayMode: Portrait orientation (Landscape 
orientation during video play mode) 
Inputs and Outputs
HeadphoneOutput(s): 1 (stereo mini 
jack) 
USBPort(s): 
USB 
-
 mini
-
B
Hi
-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) 
Memory
Memory Size: 
4GB 
User Memory Capacity (Approx.): Approx. 
3.35 GB (3,602,874,368 bytes) 
Supplied Accessories
MDR
-
E804YLP (105cm) Black Earbuds 
USB cable (1) 
Quick Start Guide (1) 
Software (1) This software is stored in the 
built
-
in flash memory of the player, and 
includes: Content Transfer, Walkman 
Guide, Operation Guide, etc. 
Warranty 
Optional Accessories
E
-
series Silicone Case: CKM
-
NWZE450 
USB Charging Adapter: AC
-
U501AD 
Walkman
Sport Armband: CS
-
E006ARM 
Color: 
Black 
UPC Code: 
027242806474 
1.Actualbatterylifewillvarybasedonproductsettings,usagepatterns,
batteryand environmental conditions.
 
2. Viewable area measured diagonally.
 
3.UserMemory Capacity (Approx): 3,602,874,368 bytes (4GB model).
 
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