Sony Walkman NWZ-A815 User manual
bout
the
Manuals
The following manuals are included with the player. Additionally, after
installing software from the supplied CD-ROM, you can refer to the help
provided within each software.
-Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to
import songs, videos and photos to acomputer, to transfer them to the
player, and to play them back.
-Precautions explains important notes to prevent accidents.
-Troubleshooting explains symptoms, causes and remedies when the player
has problems.
-This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling
you to make full use
of
the player and troubleshoot problems.
To
use
the
buttons
in
the
Operation
Guide
Click the buttons located in the upper right
of
this manual to jump to "Table
of
Contents:' "Home Menu List:'
or
"Index:'
Jumps
to
the
table
of
contents
Find
what
you
are
looking
for
from
a
list
of
topics
in
the
manual.
Jumps
to
the
home
menu
list
Find
what
you
are
looking
for
from
a
list
of
the
option
items
in
the
player's
menu.
Jumps
to
the
index
Find
what
you
are
looking
for
from
a
list
of
key
words
mentioned
in
the
manual.
Continued
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'Q'
Hints
•
You
can jump to the indicated page by clicking apage number in the table
of
contents, in
the Home
menu
list, or in the index.
•
You
can
jump
to the indicated page by clicking apage reference indication (e.g.
GY
page
4) on each page.
•
To
search for areference page by keyword, click the "Edit" menu, select the "Search"
feature
of
the Adobe Reader to display the navigation frame, type the keyword into the
Search text box, and click "Search:'
•Once you jump to another page, you can jump to the previous
or
next page by clicking
the
or
button located at bottom
of
the Adobe Reader screen.
•Operation procedure may differ, depending on your Adobe Reader version.
To
change
the
page
layout
The buttons at the bottom
of
the Adobe Reader screen enable you to select how
pages are displayed.
Continuous
-
Facing
Two pages are displayed side by side
with each pair
part
of
acontinuous
roll
of
pages.
When
you scroll, the
previous
or
next pairs
of
pages scroll
up
or
down continuously.
Continuous
Pages are displayed
as
acontinuous
roll
of
pages.
Facing
When
you scroll, the previous
or
next Two pages are displayed side by side.
pages scroll up
or
down continuously.
When
you scroll, the display changes
to previous or succeeding pairs
of
pages.
Single
Page
Pages are displayed one at atime.
When
you scroll, the display changes
to aprevious
or
succeeding page.
Table
of
Contents
Supplied Accessories 8
Parts
and
Controls
9
Player
Controls
and
Screens
11
How to use the 5-way button
and
screen
12
Displaying the "Now Playing" Screen 16
Using
the
OPTION
Button
17
Searching for Songs (Music Library) ••••••• 18
Searching for songs by song name
18
Searching for songs by album 19
Searching for songs by artist 20
Searching for songs by genre 21
Searching for songs by release year 22
Searching for songs by folder
23
Searching for Songs
by
Initial
Letter 24
Playing aPlaylist 25
Searching for Songs Based
on
the
Currently
Playing Song 26
Playing Songs
in
Random
Order
(Intelligent Shuffle) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
27
Playing songs released in the same year in
random order (Time Machine Shuffle) 27
Playing all songs in random order 29
Displaying
the
Now Playing Screen Each
Time
the
Songs Switch
(New Song Pop Up) •••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••
30
Displaying
the
Music
Option
Menu....
31
Setting
the
Play Mode (Play Mode)••••••••• 32
Setting
the
Playback Range 34
Setting
the
Album
Display
Format
35
Setting
the
Sound
Quality
(Equalizer)
•••
37
Changing the sound quality 37
Customizing sound quality (Custom) 39
Making
the
Sound
More
Vibrant
(VPT (Surround» ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 40
Listening
with
Clear
Stereo
Sound
(Clear Stereo) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 42
Correcting
Sound
in
the
High
Range
(DSEE
(Sound
Enhancer»
•••••••••••••••••••••••• 43
Adjusting
the
Volume Level
(Dynamic
Normalizer)••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 45
Playing aVideo 46
Setting
the
Video
Orientation
48
Setting
the
Display
of
the
Video
Screen 50
Setting
the
Zoom
Function
51
Playing Videos
Continuously
53
Setting
the
Video List Display
Format
54
Playing
Only
Video
Sound
55
Displaying
the
Video
Option
Menu
56
Displaying a
Photo
57
Setting
the
Photo
Orientation
59
Setting
the
Display
of
the
Photo
Screen
61
Playing aSlide Show 62
Setting
the
Slide Show Play Mode 63
Setting
the
Interval
of
aSlide Show 64
Setting
the
Photo
List Display
Format
65
Displaying
the
Photo
Option
Menu
66
Continued
~
Limiting
the
Volume
(AVLS (Volume
Limit»
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 67
Turning
Off
the
Beep
Sound
68
Setting
aScreensaver Type 69
Setting
aScreensaver
Time
70
Adjusting
the
Brightness
of
the
Screen
(Brightness) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 71
Setting
the
Current
Time
(Set
Date-Time)
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 72
Setting
the
Date
Format
74
Setting
the
Time
Format
75
Displaying
the
Player
Information
(Unit
Information)
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 76
Resetting
to
Factory
Settings
(Reset all Settings) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 78
Formatting
Memory
(Format)
••••••••••••••• 79
Selecting
the
DisplayLanguage
81
Recharging
the
Player 83
Maximizing
Battery
Life
84
About
Data
Transferring
86
What
are
Format
and
Bit Rate? 89
What
is
audio format? 89
What
is
video format? 90
What
is
photo format? 90
Storing
Data
91
Upgrading
the
Player's
Firmware
92
Troubleshooting
93
Messages 105
Precautions
110
About
Copyrights
116
Specifications 118
Index
123
•Depending
on
the country/region in which you have purchased the player, some models
may
not
be available.
HomeMenu List
You
can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME
button
of
the player. The Home menu
is
the starting point
of
each function,
such
as
playing songs, videos and photos, searching for songs, and changing
settings.
All
Songs
18
Album
19
Artist
20
Genre
21
Release
year
22
Folder
23
rArtist 24
tAlbum 24
Song
24
tTime Machine Shuffle 27
Shuffle All 29
Continued
0
Music Settings
Play Mode 32
Playback Range 34
Equalizer 37
VPT (Surround) 40
DSEE (Sound Enhance)
43
Clear Stereo 42
Dynamic Normalizer
45
Album Display Format
35
New Song Pop Up 30
Video Settings
Zoom
Settings
51
Video Orientation 48
Display 50
Continuous Playback
53
Video List Format 54
On-Hold
Display
55
Photo Settings
Photo Orientation 59
Display
61
Slide Show Repeat
63
Slide Show Interval 64
Photo List Format
65
Common
Settings
Unit Information
76
AVLS
(Volume Limit) 67
Beep Settings 68
Screensaver 69,
70
Brightness
71
Set Date-Time
72
Date Display Format 74
Time Display Format
75
Reset all Settings
78
Format
79
Language Settings
81
Please check the accessories in the package.
DHeadphones (1)
DHeadphone extension cord (1)
DEarbuds (Size
S,
L)
(1)
D
USB
cable*1
(1)
DAttachment (1)
Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc.
Supplie •
(cess
rl
S
DCD-ROM*2*3 (1)
-MP3 Conversion Tool
-Windows Media Player
11
-Operation Guide (PDF file)
DQuick Start Guide (1)
*1
Do
not
use any
USB
cable other than the supplied
USB
cable
or
the specified
optional dedicated cables.
*2
Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM in an audio CD player.
*3
Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player,
the supplied software may be different.
How
to
install
the
earbuds
correctly
Ifthe earbuds do
not
fit your ears correctly, low bass sound may not be heard.
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c~~~~r~:~~;~~~~it
~~~
your
ears
snugly.
~
V~
At purchase, Msize earbuds are installed.
If
the earbuds do
not
fit your ears,
try
one
of
the other supplied sizes, Sor L.
When
you change the earbuds, make sure to install the earbuds with the
headphones properly to prevent accidentally leaving the earbuds inside your
ears.
About
the
serial
number
The serial number provided for this player
is
required for customer
registration. The number
is
shown
on
the rear
of
the player.
Parts
an
Front
Co
tr
Is
Rear
Headphones
mS
..
way
button*l
Starts playback
and
enables
navigation
of
the player's on-screen
menus
((F
page 12).
[gJ
BACKlHO
E
button*o2
Press to go up one list screen level,
or
to return to the previous menu.
Press
and
hold the BACK/HOME
button to display the Home
menu
((F
page 11).
[]]
WM~PORT
jack
Use this jack to connect the supplied
USB
cable,
or
optional peripheral
devices, such
as
supported
accessories for the WM-PORT.
@]
Headphone
jack
For connecting the headphones or the
headphone extension cord. Insert the
jack pin until it clicks into place. Ifthe
headphones are connected
improperly, the sound from the
headphones may not sound right.
When
using
the
headphone
extension
cord
b"1'~~adPhones
extension
cord
r5l
Display
The display may vary, depending on
functions
((F
page 11).
Continued
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L§J
OPTION/PWR
OFF
button*2
Displays the option
menu
(&
page
17).
If
you press
and
hold the OPTION/
PWR OFF button, the screen turns
offand the player enters the standby
mode.
If
you press any button while
the player
is
in the standby mode,
the "Now Playing" screen, etc.,
appears
and
the player
is
ready for
operation. Furthermore,
if
you leave
the player in the standby mode for
about a
day,
the player turns
completely offautomatically.
If
you
press any button when the player
is
turned
off, the start up screen
appears first, then the "Now Playing"
screen appears.
•The player consumes battery power very
slightly even when it
is
in the standby
mode. Therefore, the player might
turn
completely offin ashort time,
depending on the power remaining in
the battery.
m
VOL
+*1/_
button
L....::......J
Adjusts the volume.
r~8-1
RESET
button
L
.1
Resets the player when you press the
RESET button with asmall pin, etc.
(&
page 93).
~
Straphole
This
is
used to attach astrap (sold
separately).
[1Q]
HOLD
switch
You
can protect the player against
accidental operation by using the
HOLD switch when carrying it.
By
sliding the HOLD switch
in
the
direction
of
the arrow, all operation
buttons are disabled.
If
you slide the
HOLD switch to the opposite
position, the HOLD function
is
released.
*1
There are tactile dots.
Use
them to help
with button operations.
*2
Functions ofmarked with -on the
player are activated ifyou press and hold
the corresponding buttons.
la
er
Controls
nd
cr
ns
Use the 5-way button
and
the BACK/HOME button to navigate through
screens, play songs, videos, photos,
and
change the player's settings.
The Home
menu
appears when you press
and
hold the BACK/HOME button.
The diagram below shows how the screen changes when you press various
operation buttons. For example, the player's screen changes as shown below
when you select "Music Library"-
(~lbum"
from the Home menu.
Home
menu
Select
J:I
(Music
library),
and
press
the
[>nn
button.
Music
Library
Press
the
BACK/
HOME
button.
Press
and
hold
the
BACK/HOME
button.
~®h,
,~mlJq;Jlltltlh~,,'x,
"
All
Songs
Select"Album;'
and
press
the
[>nn
button.
Album
list
Press
the
BACK/
HOME
button.
Press
and
hold
the
BACK/HOME
button.
Select
your
desired
album,
and
press
the
[>nn
button.
Press
the
BACK/
HOME
button.
Press
and
hold
the
BACK/HOME
button.
Song
list
Select
your
desired
song,
and
press
the
[>nn
button.
Playback
begins.
Press
the
BACK/
HOME
button.
Press
and
hold
the
BACK/HOME
button.
Now
Playing
screen
Continued
0
The 5-way button performs different functions
on
the list screens,
on
the thumbnail screens, and on
the «Now Playing" screen.
*There are tactile dots.
Use
them to help with button
operations.
How
to
use
the
S-way
button
on
the
list
screen
Music
"=:::,.,.,.,.,~'"
Index
The initials
of
song and album, etc., names in the list section appear.
List
t>DD
Confirms the item
of
the list.
Press and hold to play back all songs in the selected item.
~/V
Moves the cursor up or down.
Press and hold to scroll up or down faster.
<lIt> Changes screens, or, when an index
is
displayed, moves the cursor
left
or
right to display alist
of
items.
Displays the previous or next screen
of
the list, when the index
is
not
displayed.
Video
List
Buttons
t>DD
~/V
Moves the cursor up or down.
Press and hold to scroll up or down faster.
<lIt> Displays the previous or next screen
of
the list.
Continued
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Photo
l>DD
Confirms the item
of
the list.
Press
and
hold to play back aslide show
of
photos in the selected
item.
List
~/v
Moves the cursor up
or
down.
Press
and
hold to scroll up
or
down faster.
<]/[>
Displays the previous
or
next screen
of
the list.
How
to
use
the
5-way
button
on
the
thumbnail*
screen
Thumbnail
screen
Thumbnails
l>DD
Displays the song list
of
the selected item during music operation,
or
displays the selected item during photo operation. Starts play
back
of
the selected item during video operation.
~/v
Moves the cursor up
or
down.
Press
and
hold to scroll up
or
down faster.
<]/[>
Move the cursor left
or
right.
Press
and
hold to move the cursor left
or
right faster
and
then
scroll up
or
down through the thumbnail screens.
*
Thumbnail
refers
to
a
reduced
size image
of
apiece
of
cover art,
one
scene
of
avideo,
or
aphoto. To display
thumbnails
for albums, see
(F
page 35; for video files, see
(F
page
54.
Continued
{:~
How
to
use
the
5-way
button
on
the
IINow
Playing"
screen
Music
Song
name
Artist
name
Album
title
Genre
Release
year
~~
__
."""'."""h:~~~:,;:~;;rm
....
~
Playing
status
t>DD
Starts song playback.
When
playback starts,
[:::::>
appears
on
the display,
and
if
the
t>DD
button
is
pressed again,
DO
appears
and
playback pauses.*
This pause
and
resume feature
is
available only
on
the "Now Playing"
screen.
~/v
Press the
~/V
button to display the cursor and scroll through the
displayed items.
When
genre, album title,
or
other characteristic
is
selected by the cursor, press the
t>DD
button to display alist
of
artists
matching the genre
of
the currently playing song
or
the song lists
of
the
album that
is
currently playing.
<]/[>
Moves playback to the beginning
of
the current, previous,
or
next song
when pressed once
or
repeatedly. Press
and
hold to scan aplaying song
backwards
or
forwards quickly.
*Ifthere
is
no operation for more
than
30 seconds while asong
is
paused, the screen
turns off
and
the player enters the standby mode.
Continued
{}
Video
1Jj
•••
1I1!3N~"~
Playing
status
When
you
change
the
display
orientation
to
horizontal,
the
~/'l
/<:J/r>
button
functions
will also
be
changed.
Buttons
l>DD
Starts video playback. When playback starts,
c:>
appears on the display,
and ifthe
[>00
button
is
pressed again,
00
appears and playback pauses.*l
You
can play videos only from the "Now Playing" screen
of
the video.
~/V
Press the
~/V
button
to find the
beginning
of
the next, previous
or
the
currently playing video.*2
<lIt>
Press the <lIt> button to scan aplaying video backwards or forwards quickly.
During
playback, fast forwards/backwards changes
through
3levels by
repeatedly pressing the <l/t>
button
((xIO), (x30), (xIOO)).
By
pressing
and
holding, speed increases 1level,
and
by
releasing,
returns
to
the
normal
playback.
*1
If
there
is
no
operation
for
more
than
30 seconds while avideo is paused,
the
screen
turns
off
and
the
player enters
the
standby
mode.
*2
If
"Continuous
Playback" is set to
"On;'
you
can
find
the
beginning
of
the
previous
or
next video
from
the
currently
playing video ((iY page 53).
Photo
liil.II·'·W"""'~"'~
Playi
ng
status
When
you
change
the
display
orientation
to
horizontal,
the
~/'l
/<:J/r>
button
functions
will also
be
changed.
Buttons
l>DD
c:>-
appears
on
the
display
and
aslide show starts.
If
the
l>DD
button
is
pressed again,
DO
appears
and
playback pauses.*
<l/t> Displays
the
previous
or
next photo.
*
When
playing songs while aslide
show
is
paused,
the
screen goes
dark
if
there
is
no
operation
for
the
period
set
in
"Screensaver Timing" ((iY page 70).
When
the
song
playback
and
aslide
show
accompanying it are paused,
and
there
is
no
operation
for
more
than
30 seconds,
the
screen
turns
off
and
the
player enters
the
standby
mode.
Continued
~
The "Now Playing" screen displays information about the currently playing
contents.
--=
5-way
button
""",=_=w=
BACK/HOME
button
Now
Playing
Press
and hold
the
BACK/HOME button until the Home menu
appears.
Press
the
~/V
/<J/f>
button
to
select
~
(Now Playing), and then
press
the
[>DD
button
to
confirm.
Detailed information about the currently playing content file appears.
~Q"
Hints
•
You
can display the "Now Playing" screen by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button to
select "Now Playing:'
•
When
playing videos
or
photos, you can select "Go to the song playback screen' from
the option menu to display the song playback screen.
Usin
th
OPTIO
Button
You
can change various settings
of
each function when you press the
OPTIONI
PWR OFF button. The
OPTION/PWR
OFF button
is
useful since you can
display the setting screen immediatelywithout selecting setting items from the
iii
(Settings)
menu
of
the Home menu.
I
oPress
the
OPTION/PWR
OFF
button
while playing
or
pausing
songs,
videos or photos.
The option
menu
appears.
Press
the
~/"V
/<J/r>
button
to
select
the
item, and then press
the
I>UU
button
to
confirm.
The screen
of
the selected setting item appears
or
the selected
command
is
performed.
The items
of
the option
menu
differ, depending
on
the screen
on
which
you press the
OPTION/PWR
OFF button. For details, see "Displaying the
Music Option Menu"
(~
page 31), "Displaying the Video Option Menu"
(~
page 56), "Displaying the Photo Option Menu"
(~
page 66).
'Q'
Hint
•
When
there are multiple menus, display
other
menus by pressing the
<l/[>
button.
for Songs(MusicLibrary)
~;.--
Music
Library
Songs transferred by Windows Explorer,
or
another transfer capable software
can be played back
on
the player.
You
can search for songs by title
of
songs, albums, artist,
and
genre, etc.
I I
/,
••
mm~~~~_um
--
5-way
button
i
.PWROFF
~
••.
i.j., 8
~i
~
~
BACKIHOME
';'HOME
button
~o
"~~~"Hint
•
To
delete songs from the player, use the software you used to transfer the songs,
or
Windows Explorer.
oPress
and
hold
the
BACK/HOME
button
until
the
Home menu
appears.
Press
the
~rv
/<J/r>
button
to
select
IJ
(Music Library),
and
then
press
the
t>DD
button
to
confirm.
The list screen appears.
Press
the
~/\l1<J1r>
button
to
select"AII Songs:'and then press
the
t>DD
button
to
confirm.
The song list appears.
Press
the
~/\l1<J1r>
button
to
select asong, and then press
the
t>DD
button
to
confirm.
The song you selected starts to play back and the playback
of
songs
continues in order.
Continued
~J
Press
and hold
the
BACK/HOME button until the Home menu
appears.
Press
the
~rv
1<J/f>
button
to
select
J:I
(Music Library),
and
then
press
the
[>UD
button
to
confirm.
The list screen appears.
Press
the
~/V
/<J/r>
button
to
selectIIAlbum:'and then press the
[>UD
button
to
confirm.
The album list appears.
oPress
the
~rv
1<J/f>
button
to
select
an
album,
and
then
press
the
[>UD
button
to
confirm.
The song list for the selected album appears.
oPress
the
~rv
1<J/f>
button
to
selectasong,
and
then
press
the
[>00
button
to
confirm.
The song you selected starts to play back
and
the playback
of
songs
continues in order.
'Q'
Hints
•
You
can play all songs
of
alist item by selecting the item from the list and pressing
and
holding the
l>DD
button in step
O.
•
You
can change the display format
of
the album list
«(!ff
page 35).
•
You
can select the playback range
of
songs
«(!ff
page 34).
Continued
~
Press
and hold
the
BACK/HOME button until the Home menu
appears.
f)
Press
the
b../\l/<JJr>
button
to
selectiJ(Music Library),
and
then
press
the
[>00
button
to
confirm.
The list screen appears.
Press
the
~/\lI<J/r>
button
to
select"Artist:'and then press the
[>00
button
to
confirm.
The artist list appears.
oPress
the
b../\l/<J/f>
button
to
select
an
artist,
and
then
press
the
[>00
button
to
confirm.
The album list for the selected artist appears.
oPress
the
b../\l/<J/f>
button
to
select
an
album,
and
then
press
the
[>00
button
to
confirm.
The song list for the selected album appears.
Press
the
~/\l/<J/r>
button
to
select asong, and then press
the
[>00
button
to
confirm.
The song you selected starts to play back and the playback
of
songs
continues in order.
'~#
Hints
•
You
can play all songs
of
alist item by selecting the item from the list and pressing
and
holding the
[>DD
button in steps 0to .
•
You
can change the display format
of
the album list
(GY
page 35).
•
You
can select the playback range
of
songs
(GY
page 34).
Continued
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