Sony Walkman NWZ-WS613 Reference guide

Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Use this manual when you have troubles or when you need to know how to use your WALKMAN®.
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Getting Started
Basic Operations
Transferring Content
Music
Connecting with a Smartphone
Using with a Smartphone
Announcement
Specifications
Help Guide
How to Use
Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
Q&A
How to Use
Troubleshooting
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Table Of Contents
NWZ-WS613/WS615 Digital Music Player Help Guide i...................................................................
Getting Started 1...............................................................................................................................
Customer Registration Website 17..............................................................................................
Customer registration website 58..........................................................................................
Before Use 18..............................................................................................................................
Before first use 59..................................................................................................................
Walkman instruction manuals 60...........................................................................................
Enjoying Using Your Walkman 19...............................................................................................
3 steps to listening to music 61..............................................................................................
Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman 63.....................................................................
Parts and Controls 20..................................................................................................................
Parts and controls 64.............................................................................................................
About the differences between the two types of earbuds 66.................................................
Changing the earbuds 67......................................................................................................
How to store your Walkman in the carrying holder 69...........................................................
Power/Charging 21......................................................................................................................
Turning the power on 70........................................................................................................
Turning the power off 71........................................................................................................
Charging the battery 72.........................................................................................................
Extending the battery life 74..................................................................................................
Notes on charging the battery 75...........................................................................................
Basic Operations 2............................................................................................................................
How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears 22............................................................................
How to place your Walkman on your ears 76........................................................................
Improving the fit 77................................................................................................................
Taking your Walkman off 79..................................................................................................
LED Lamp 23...............................................................................................................................
Confirming the Walkman status by the OPR lamp 80...........................................................
Confirming the Bluetooth status by the Bluetooth lamp 82....................................................
Using Your Walkman while Swimming 24...................................................................................
Water resistant performance of this Walkman 83..................................................................
Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to 84................................
Changing the earbuds to Swimming earbuds 85...................................................................
How the sound becomes muffled while you are swimming 87..............................................
If the sound becomes muffled while swimming 88................................................................
Notes while swimming 90......................................................................................................
Notes on charging the battery after swimming 91.................................................................
Using Supplied Remote Commander 25.....................................................................................
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Parts and controls of the Remote Commander 92................................................................
Using the Remote Commander 93........................................................................................
Replacing the battery of the Remote Commander 95...........................................................
Notes on using the Remote Commander 97.........................................................................
Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer 26.......................................................................
Connecting to a computer 98.................................................................................................
Notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer 100........................................................
Initializing/Updating 27................................................................................................................
Resetting your Walkman 101.................................................................................................
Resetting to the factory settings 102.....................................................................................
Formatting memory 103.........................................................................................................
Updating the system software of your Walkman 105............................................................
Displaying your Walkman information 106............................................................................
Transferring Content 3.......................................................................................................................
Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman 28...................................................
Preparing content using a Windows computer 107...............................................................
Preparing content using a Mac computer 108.......................................................................
Installing Media Go 29.................................................................................................................
About Media Go 109..............................................................................................................
Installing Media Go 110.........................................................................................................
Installing Content Transfer 30.....................................................................................................
About Content Transfer 112..................................................................................................
Installing Content Transfer 113..............................................................................................
Importing Content to the Software 31..........................................................................................
Importing content from media using Media Go 114...............................................................
Importing content on your Windows computer into Media Go 116........................................
Importing podcasts into Media Go 117..................................................................................
Transferring Content to Your Walkman 32..................................................................................
Transferring content using Media Go 118.............................................................................
Transferring iTunes content using Media Go 119..................................................................
Transferring content using Content Transfer 120..................................................................
Transferring content using Explorer 121................................................................................
Transferring content using the Finder 123.............................................................................
Notes for transferring content such as music from your computer 124.................................
Deleting Content from Your Walkman 33....................................................................................
Deleting content from your Walkman using Media Go 125...................................................
Deleting content from your Walkman using Content Transfer 126........................................
Deleting content from your Walkman using Explorer 127......................................................
Deleting content from your Walkman using the Finder 128...................................................
Operating with Media Go 34........................................................................................................
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Deleting content imported to Media Go 129..........................................................................
Music 4..............................................................................................................................................
Playing Music 35.........................................................................................................................
Preparing music 130..............................................................................................................
Playing music 131..................................................................................................................
Volume operation (Only for countries/areas complying with European and
Korean Directives) 133..........................................................................................................
Adjusting the volume 134......................................................................................................
Skipping to the previous/next song 135.................................................................................
Skipping to the previous/next folder/playlist/album 136.........................................................
Shuffle playback 137.............................................................................................................
Repeat playback 138.............................................................................................................
Changing the playback order to Folder Play/Playlist Play/Album Play 139...........................
Limiting the volume 140.........................................................................................................
Deleting songs 141......................................................................................................................
Connecting with a Smartphone 5......................................................................................................
Connecting with One Touch (NFC) 37........................................................................................
What is the NFC function? 142..............................................................................................
Requirements for smartphones connecting with your Walkman by one
touch (NFC) 143....................................................................................................................
About “NFC Easy Connect” 144...........................................................................................
Installing the “NFC Easy Connect” app on an Android smartphone 145..............................
Connecting with a smartphone by the NFC function 146......................................................
Disconnecting with the smartphone by the NFC function 148...............................................
Connecting with a Smartphone via Bluetooth Connection 38.....................................................
What is the Bluetooth function? 149......................................................................................
Turning the Bluetooth function on/off 150..............................................................................
Pairing and connecting with an Android smartphone 152.....................................................
Connecting with a paired smartphone 154............................................................................
Pairing and connecting with an iPhone 155...........................................................................
Setting wireless playback quality 157....................................................................................
Confirming the Bluetooth status by the Bluetooth lamp 82....................................................
Notes on the Bluetooth function 159...........................................................................................
Using with a Smartphone 6...............................................................................................................
Playing Music Stored on a Smartphone 40.................................................................................
Playing music on a smartphone 161......................................................................................
Answering Incoming Call to a Smartphone 41............................................................................
Answering/hanging up a call 163...........................................................................................
Rejecting an incoming call 164..............................................................................................
Volume for calls on smartphones 165...................................................................................
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Selecting the Sound Source between your Walkman and a Smartphone 42..............................
Selecting the sound source 166............................................................................................
Using “Sound Mix” 167.........................................................................................................
Operating Your Walkman Using a Smartphone (SongPal) 43....................................................
What is SongPal? 168...........................................................................................................
Installing SongPal on a smartphone 169...............................................................................
Using SongPal 170................................................................................................................
Home screen of SongPal 171................................................................................................
Drawer of SongPal 172..........................................................................................................
Playing music on your Walkman by SongPal 173.................................................................
Changing the playback mode of your Walkman from SongPal 175......................................
Customizing the settings of your Walkman from SongPal 176..............................................
Announcement 7...............................................................................................................................
Precautions 44.............................................................................................................................
Notes on handling your Walkman 178...................................................................................
Notes on headphones 180.....................................................................................................
Notes on the software 181.....................................................................................................
Notes while swimming 90......................................................................................................
Notes on charging the battery after swimming 91.................................................................
Maintenance of your Walkman 182.......................................................................................
Customer support website 184....................................................................................................
Specifications 46...............................................................................................................................
Specifications 185.......................................................................................................................
Battery life 188.............................................................................................................................
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) 189..................................................
Supported formats 190................................................................................................................
System requirements 191............................................................................................................
Contents 192...............................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting 9..............................................................................................................................
What Can I Do to Solve a Problem? 47.......................................................................................
What can I do to solve a problem? 193.................................................................................
Customer support website 184..............................................................................................
Q&A 10..............................................................................................................................................
Operation 48................................................................................................................................
Your Walkman does not operate or the power does not turn on. 195...................................
Your Walkman does not work properly. 196..........................................................................
Your Walkman power turns off or on automatically. 197.......................................................
A drink (water, coffee, etc.) was spilled on your Walkman, or the
Walkman was washed in the washing machine. 198............................................................
The earbuds supplied with the headphones are missing. 199...............................................
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You want to back up the content such as music stored on your Walkman. 200....................
You want to find the product name (model name) of your Walkman. 201.............................
The voice guidance “Check the volume level” is heard. 202................................................
Sound 49.....................................................................................................................................
There is no sound. 203..........................................................................................................
Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. 204...............................................
Noise is generated. 205.........................................................................................................
Volume cannot be turned up, or the volume remains low when the
playback volume is turned up. 206........................................................................................
Sound is interrupted or skips. 207.........................................................................................
Power 50.....................................................................................................................................
You cannot charge your Walkman. 208.................................................................................
How long is the life of the built-in rechargeable battery? 209................................................
The rechargeable battery needs to be replaced. 210............................................................
The battery life is short. 211..................................................................................................
How long is the standard battery duration? 212....................................................................
How long does it take to charge the battery? 213.................................................................
Connection to a Computer 51......................................................................................................
The computer does not recognize your Walkman. 214.........................................................
You cannot install software to your computer. 215................................................................
The progress bar on the install screen does not proceed while installing
the software. 216...................................................................................................................
Your Walkman is not recognized by Media Go. 217..............................................................
Content such as music cannot be transferred from the computer to your
Walkman. 218........................................................................................................................
Only a small amount of content such as music can be transferred to your
Walkman. 219........................................................................................................................
Playing/Deleting Content 52........................................................................................................
You cannot play content such as music transferred to your Walkman. 220..........................
Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. 204...............................................
Songs are not played back in the expected order. 221.........................................................
Water Resistant Performance 53................................................................................................
Sound becomes muffled when using your Walkman in water, such as
when swimming. 222.............................................................................................................
You dropped your Walkman in water. 223.............................................................................
Fitting 54......................................................................................................................................
The headphones are not firmly seated on your ears. 224.....................................................
The neckband part does not fit. 225......................................................................................
The earbuds do not fit. 226....................................................................................................
Connection to the Smartphone 55...............................................................................................
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Pairing cannot be done. 227..................................................................................................
You cannot connect via the Bluetooth function. 228..............................................................
The screen to enter the passkey appears when pairing with a smartphone. 229..................
Sound skips or noise is generated during a Bluetooth connection. 230................................
You cannot connect with one touch (NFC). 231....................................................................
You cannot hear sound from the connected smartphone. 232..............................................
You cannot take incoming calls properly. 233.......................................................................
Remote Commander 56..............................................................................................................
You cannot operate your Walkman by the Remote Commander. 234..................................
Other 57.......................................................................................................................................
Your Walkman gets warm. 235..............................................................................................
How to Use 11...................................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting 15............................................................................................................................
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Getting Started
Customer Registration Website
Before Use
Enjoying Using Your Walkman
Parts and Controls
Power/Charging
4-536-927-13(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Basic Operations
How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears
LED Lamp
Using Your Walkman while Swimming
Using Supplied Remote Commander
Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer
Initializing/Updating
4-536-927-13(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Transferring Content
Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Installing Media Go
Installing Content Transfer
Importing Content to the Software
Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Deleting Content from Your Walkman
Operating with Media Go
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Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Music
Playing Music
Deleting Songs
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Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Connecting with a Smartphone
Connecting with One Touch (NFC)
Connecting with a Smartphone via Bluetooth Connection
Notes on the Bluetooth Function
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Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Using with a Smartphone
Playing Music Stored on a Smartphone
Answering Incoming Call to a Smartphone
Selecting the Sound Source between your Walkman and a Smartphone
Operating Your Walkman Using a Smartphone (SongPal)
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Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Announcement
Precautions
Customer Support Website
4-536-927-13(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
7

Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Specifications
Specifications
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Help Guide
How to Use
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Troubleshooting
What Can I Do to Solve a Problem?
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Help Guide
Troubleshooting
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
Q&A
Operation
Sound
Power
Connection to a Computer
Playing/Deleting Content
Water Resistant Performance
Fitting
Connection to the Smartphone
Remote Commander
Other
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Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
Troubleshooting
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Digital Music Player
NWZ-WS613/WS615
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
About the differences between the two types of earbuds
Changing the earbuds
How to store your Walkman in the carrying holder
Power/Charging
Turning the power on
Turning the power off
Charging the battery
Extending the battery life
Notes on charging the battery
Basic Operations
How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears
How to place your Walkman on your ears
Improving the fit
Taking your Walkman off
LED Lamp
Confirming the Walkman status by the OPR lamp
Confirming the Bluetooth status by the Bluetooth lamp
Using Your Walkman while Swimming
Water resistant performance of this Walkman
Help Guide
List of Topics
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Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to
Changing the earbuds to Swimming earbuds
How the sound becomes muffled while you are swimming
If the sound becomes muffled while swimming
Notes while swimming
Notes on charging the battery after swimming
Using Supplied Remote Commander
Parts and controls of the Remote Commander
Using the Remote Commander
Replacing the battery of the Remote Commander
Notes on using the Remote Commander
Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer
Connecting to a computer
Notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer
Initializing/Updating
Resetting your Walkman
Resetting to the factory settings
Formatting memory
Updating the system software of your Walkman
Displaying your Walkman information
Transferring Content
Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Preparing content using a Windows computer
Preparing content using a Mac computer
Installing Media Go
About Media Go
Installing Media Go
Installing Content Transfer
About Content Transfer
Installing Content Transfer
Importing Content to the Software
Importing content from media using Media Go
Importing content on your Windows computer into Media Go
Importing podcasts into Media Go
Transferring Content to Your Walkman
Transferring content using Media Go
Transferring iTunes content using Media Go
Transferring content using Content Transfer
Transferring content using Explorer
Transferring content using the Finder
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