Notes on Water Resistant Specifications (Please read
before using your Walkman)
Scenarios*1
You can use your Walkman while jogging or walking in the rain.
You can continue to use your Walkman after perspiring.
After using your Walkman, you can wash it with fresh water at room temperature or gently
running tap water.*2
You can use your Walkman while swimming in a pool.*3
*1Do not use your Walkman in places where inability to hear surrounding sound would be dangerous.
*2Follow the instructions described in “Cleaning after use” on the reverse side.
*3When you use your Walkman in public or private swimming facilities, follow the rules of that facility.
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Water resistant performance of this Walkman
The water resistant specifications*1of this Walkman are equivalent to IEC60529 “Degrees of
protection against ingress of water (IP Code)” IPX5/8*2that specifies as “Degrees of protection
against ingress of water.”
If you use your Walkman incorrectly, there is a risk of causing fire, electric shock, or a
malfunction of the Walkman. If you use your Walkman in a swimming pool, do not exceed a
depth of 2 m while wearing it. Before use, be sure to read and understand the water resistant
specifications completely.
*1The headphone sections are not water-tight.
*2IPX5 (Degrees of protection against jets of water): Your Walkman will maintain its operability even when
exposed to direct streams of water from any direction in a situation where approximately 12.5 l/min of water
is supplied for more than 3 minutes from a distance of about 3 m using a nozzle with an inner diameter of
6.3 mm. However, this does not apply with the headphone sections.
IPX8 (Degrees of protection against continual water submersion): Your Walkman will maintain its
operability even when submersed in water to a depth of 2 m for 30 minutes.
Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to
Applicable : fresh water, tap water, perspiration, pool water
Not applicable : liquids other than those above (examples: soapy water, detergent water,
water with bath agents, shampoo, hot spring water, seawater, etc.)
The water resistant performance of your Walkman is based on our measurements under
the conditions described above. Note that malfunctions as a result of water immersion
caused by misuse by the customer are not covered by the warranty.
Notes on charging the battery
The USB cradle supplied with your Walkman is not water resistant.
Before charging the battery, make sure your Walkman is not wet.
If there is moisture on the Walkman, wipe it off completely, and leave the Walkman at
room temperature to dry it until no moisture remains on the Walkman before you start
charging.
Be careful not to splash water or allow moisture to form on the USB cradle (supplied).
Never use the USB cradle (supplied) with wet hands or with your Walkman wet. Doing so
may cause an electric shock, smoke emission, or a fire, etc.
When you charge the battery, be careful of the following.
Make sure that the location where you are using the USB cradle (supplied) is not wet.
Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of 5 °C (41 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F). If you charge
the battery in an ambient temperature out of this range, charging may stop to protect the
internal circuitry of your Walkman.
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Headphone sections
(not water-tight)
