Table of Contents Index Portable Hard Disk Audio Player Network Walkman Getting Started 11 Transferring Audio Data to the Player 19 Playing Back Music 29 Other Functions 51 Troubleshooting 65 Additional information 79 Operating Instructions NW-HD5/NW-HD5H “WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Table of Contents Index Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the player. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. NW-HD5 Serial No. ___________________________ WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Table of Contents Index – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. If you have any questions about this product: Visit: www.sony.
RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Index Lithium-ion batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you. Table of Contents For the customers in the USA and Canada For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/. Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium-ion batteries.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Index Table of Contents ........................................................................ 5 Notice for Users .......................................................................... 7 Precautions ................................................................................. 9 On safety ............................................................................. 9 On installation .....................................................................
Table of Contents Index Selecting tracks from “ New Tracks” ........................... 36 Selecting a track by the first letter of the track (Initials Search) ................................................................ 36 Selecting tracks from “ Playlist” .................................... 38 Editing Bookmarks on the Player ............................................. 39 Registering a track in a Bookmark (Bookmark track play)......................................................
Table of Contents Notice for Users Index On the supplied software • Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder. • In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage, or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player.
Table of Contents Index • SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • OpenMG, ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. • Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Table of Contents Precautions • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN jack of the player. • Be sure not to short-circuit the terminals of the player with other metallic objects. Index On safety On installation • Never use the player where it will be subjected to extremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. • Never wrap the player in anything when it is being used with the AC power adaptor. Heat build-up in the player may cause malfunction or damage.
Notes Index • Clean the player casing with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution. • Clean the headphone plug periodically. Table of Contents On cleaning • Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the casing. • Be careful not to let water into the player from the opening near the connector. If you have any questions or problems concerning the player, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
• Dedicated USB cable (1) * Do not play this CD-ROM on an audio CD player. (The rechargeable battery has been installed in the player beforehand). • AC power adaptor (1) Getting Started • Carrying case (1) • CD-ROM (1)* (SonicStage software, PDF of Operating Instructions) • Quick Start Guide (1) Index • Headphones (1) Table of Contents Checking the Supplied Accessories For customers in the US The AC power adaptor supplied with this unit is not intended to be serviced.
Table of Contents Guide to Parts and Controls Index Getting Started (headphones)/LINE OUT jack ( page 29) HOLD switch ( page 31) USB connector ( page 24) DC IN jack ( page 13, 24) Player display ( page 32) VOL +*/VOL – (volume) buttons ( page 30) Battery compartment lid ( page 14) / / / buttons ( page 29) Hole for hand strap** (play/pause) button ( page 31) SEARCH/ MENU button ( page 33) (stop) button ( page 31) Use the tactile dot as
Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack. Connect the AC power adaptor first, then connect it to an AC outlet. to an AC outlet AC power adaptor Getting Started The battery indicator in the display changes to “Charging,” and charging of the battery starts. Charging is completed in approximately 3 hours*, and then “Charged” and light up. The battery will be charged about 80 % in approximately 1.5 hour*.
Table of Contents To remove the battery Index Insert a thin, pointed tool, such as the point of a mechanical pencil, into the hole of the battery compartment lid and slide the lid in the direction of the “” mark to open it. Then pull the label on the battery out in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery. The power does not turns on if you remove the battery from the player even when the player is connected to an AC power adaptor.
• Use only the AC power adaptor supplied with the player. Do not use any other AC power adaptor since this may cause the player to malfunction. The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display. As the black indicator section decreases, the remaining power is depleted further.
Using the supplied CD-ROM, install the SonicStage on your computer. Table of Contents Installing SonicStage on Your Computer Index Preparing the required system The following system environment is required. Computer Display Others Getting Started Operating System IBM PC/AT or Compatible • CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher • Hard disk drive space: 200 MB or more (1.5 GB or more is recommended.
Table of Contents Notes Index Getting Started • SonicStage is not supported by the following environments: – OSs other than the indicated on page 16. – Personally constructed PCs or operating systems – An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating system – Multi-boot environment – Multi-monitor environment – Macintosh • We do not guarantee trouble-free operation on all computers that satisfy the system requirement.
Index Check the following to see whether or not there are any applicable items before installing the SonicStage software as they may cause the software installation to fail. • You are not logged on as an “Administrator” (when using Windows 2000/Windows XP). • Virus-check software is running. (Such software usually demands a large amount of system resources.) Table of Contents Close all other running software.
Index Record and store tracks (audio data) from an audio CD to the SonicStage “My Library” on the hard disk drive of your computer. If you want to obtain CD information (artist name, track titles, etc.) automatically, connect your computer to the Internet beforehand. You can record or import tracks from other sources such as the Internet and your computer’s hard disk (MP3 files). Refer to SonicStage Help for details ( page 73).
drive of your computer. from the menu. The contents of the audio CD appear in the music source list. If the CD information ( page 21), such as album name, artist’s name, and track titles could not be obtained automatically, connect your computer to the Internet and click “CD Info” on the right side of the window to obtain it from CDDB.
Index CD information refers to information about audio CDs, such as an album name, an artist’s name, track titles, etc. Using SonicStage, you can obtain CD information for free from the Gracenote CDDB (Gracenote Compact Disc DataBase) service automatically via the Internet when you insert the audio CD into the CD drive of your computer. Note that you cannot obtain CD information of CDs that are not registered with CDDB.
Index You can manage or edit tracks on the “My Library” screen in SonicStage. You can also group your favorite tracks or tracks by theme to create playlists, and manage them as an album. Refer to SonicStage Help for details on SonicStage ( page 73). Table of Contents Managing Tracks Using SonicStage My Library screen My Library list “My Library” Editing a playlist A playlist enables you to group and play back your favourite tracks or tracks that are sorted by a certain theme, such as movie, etc.
Click . The selected tracks are added to the Playlist contents list. Index To add the track to a new playlist, click (New playlist). A new playlist is created and is displayed in the Playlist contents list. You can now input a name for the playlist. Table of Contents Select the playlist to add to from the list on the right. When you have finished adding all the desired tracks, click (Close Edit). The screen returns to My Library screen.
Index Transfer the tracks (audio data) stored in SonicStage “ My Library” on your computer to the player in ATRAC3plus/MP3 format. The audio data to be transferred includes the information, such as an artist name and an album name in the CD information. Table of Contents Transferring Audio Data to the Player My Library list “Transfer ” “ATRAC Audio Device” adaptor in the following order from to . “Connecting to PC” appears in the display.
Click the album you want to transfer from the My Library Index Device” from the list. The screen is switched to the window on which tracks are transferred from SonicStage to the player. Table of Contents Point to of “Transfer ,” and select “ATRAC Audio list on the left side of the SonicStage window. When you want to transfer only selected tracks, click the tracks you want to transfer. To transfer multiple tracks or albums, click the tracks or albums while holding the “Ctrl” key down.
Table of Contents Index Transferring Audio Data to the Player • When there is not enough free space on the player for audio data to be transferred, the transfer will fail. • The number of transfers for a track may be limited for reasons of copyright. • Tracks with a limited playing period or playing count may not be transferred due to restrictions set by copyright holders. • During the transfer, the system suspend, sleep, or hibernation function will not operate.
Index Audio data can be transferred back to SonicStage “ My Library” on your computer. Table of Contents Transferring Audio Data Back to Your Computer “Transfer ” “ATRAC Audio Device” Tracks stored on the player Connect the player to your computer (see step in “Transferring Audio Data to the Player,” page 24). Point to of “Transfer ,” and then select “ATRAC Audio Device” from the list. The screen is switched to the window on which tracks are transferred from the player to SonicStage.
• Tracks transferred to the player from another computer cannot be transferred to My Library on your computer. • Do not disconnect the USB cable, or remove the battery from the player while the data is being transferred. If you do, the data being transferred may be destroyed. Index Notes Table of Contents To stop transferring Click on the SonicStage window.
Connect headphones to the Headphone (headphones)/LINE OUT jack of the player. Index You can play back tracks transferred to the player using SonicStage ( page 19). You can change the language to your own for the menu and the messages in the display ( page 54). Table of Contents Playing Back to (headphones)/ LINE OUT jack Slide the HOLD switch in the direction Playing Back Music of the arrow show in the illustration to unlock the controls. All the buttons are unlocked.
Table of Contents Press . appears on the left bottom of the appears. Index display and the player starts playback. Press again to pause. Press VOL+/VOL– to adjust the volume. VOL+/VOL– This player can play audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus/MP3 formats. Playable MP3 file formats are as follows: – MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 – Bit rate 32 to 320 kbps (CBR/VBR) – Sampling frequencies 32/44.
Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow show in the illustration. Index You can prevent accidental button presses while carrying the player by locking the controls. “HOLD” flashes on the display if you press any button when the HOLD function is activated. Table of Contents Locking the controls (HOLD) To unlock the controls Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite to that of the arrow show in the illustration above. To Operation Play from a point where you stopped the Press .
You can check audio data and the playback status in the player display.
Table of Contents Selecting Tracks to Playback (Artist, Album, Genre, etc.) Index By searching for tracks in the player by “ Artist” or “ Album,” etc., you can select the tracks you want to listen to. For details about the displays, see “On folder structure of the Find display” ( page 35). Press SEARCH/ MENU. The Find display appears. Press To search for more tracks, press Press / . Playing Back Music / to select a search mode.
Table of Contents To return to the Find display Press SEARCH/ MENU. To return to the MENU display Index Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. To return to the playback screen, select “Playback Screen” on the MENU display, and then press . To return to the track list Press / . To stop playback in the Find display Press . Continued Playing Back Music To scroll multiple items at once Press or twice quickly on the Find display, and then press and hold it for a few seconds.
Search Mode Genre Genre Artist Genre List Artist List Genre 01 Artist 01 Album Album List Album 01 Index There are the following search modes on the Find display, – “ Artist,”– “ Album,”–“ Track,”– “ Genre,” –“ New Tracks,” – “ Initials Search” and “ Playlist.” The structure of Genre, Artist, Album, and Track is as follows. On any of the Find displays in Artist, Album, Track, Genre, and New Tracks, you can start playback by pressing .
New Tracks” You can select tracks from albums that are newly transferred to the player (the 5 latest times). New Tracks” in the Find display (in step , page 33), and then press . The list of new tracks appears. The following is the structure of “New Tracks.” Album list New Tracks Index Select “ Table of Contents Selecting tracks from “ Track list Album Track 01 Track 02 Album Track 03 Track 04 / to select an item to play back, and then press .
Table of Contents Press Index / to select “ Initials Search,” and then press . The track list appears, and then the character select display appears. Press / / / to select the initial of the track title, and then press . The tracks that start with the initial you have selected appear in the list. If there are no tracks with the initial you have selected, the tracks listed after the initial appear.
Select “ Playlist” in the Find display (in step , page Index You can select tracks from playlists edited using SonicStage or tracks registered in bookmark types (Bookmark 1 to Bookmark 5) on the player. To register a track in a Bookmark, see page 39. Table of Contents Selecting tracks from “ Playlist” 33), and then press . The list of Playlist appears. The following is the structure of Playlist. Press .
Index There are two kinds of playlists, that is, the playlists in SonicStage and the playlists in the player. A playlist in the player includes playlists created in SonicStage and bookmark types created on the player. For details on the structure of the playlist, see page 38. You can only edit playlists using the equipment they were created on. The bookmark types created on the player cannot be edit or displayed in SonicStage.
Index 1 Press SEARCH/ MENU. The Find display appears. 2 Press / to select “ Playlist,” and then press . 3 Press / to select “ Bookmark,” and then press . When you press instead of pressing here, playback starts from the first track of the selected Bookmark. 4 Press / to select a track, and then press . A line appears under the bookmark icon on the playback display.
Table of Contents Press / to select “Edit Bookmark,” and then press or . The Edit Bookmark display appears. Index Press / to select “Move,” and then press or . The Bookmark list appears. Press Playing Back Music / to select Bookmark to edit, and then press or . The track list of the selected Bookmark appears. Press / to select the track to move, and then press . The selected track flashes. Press / to select the destination where the track will be moved, and then press .
Index / to select “Yes,” and then press . “Changes saved.” appears in the player display. If you select “No,” the editing of the playlist is cancelled, and the display returns to the Edit Bookmark display. Table of Contents Press Clearing bookmarked tracks You can clear tracks registered in a bookmark type. Select “Clear” in step in the “Rearranging track order in a Bookmark” ( page 40), and then press or . The Clear display appears.
/ to select a track to be cleared, and then press Press Index . The selected track is removed from the list. When you want to clear multiple tracks from a Bookmark, repeat this step. Table of Contents Press or . The confirmation dialog box appears. Press / to select “Yes,” and then press . “Changes saved” appears in the display and the display returns to the Edit Bookmark display.
Select “Select Icon” in step in Index You can select a bookmark icon to appear on bookmarked tracks. It is convenient to use a different bookmark icon for each Bookmark (Bookmark 1 to 5). Table of Contents Changing a bookmark icon the “Rearranging track order in a Bookmark” ( page 40), and then press or . The Bookmark list appears. Press / to select the bookmark type whose icon you want to change, and then press . The Select Icon display appears. / / / to select an icon, and then press .
Index You can use various playback options (Play Mode), such as selecting tracks you want to listen to and playing tracks in random order. For details about playback options and the playback range, see “Playback options” ( page 47). You can also play back tracks in random order ( page 47, 49) or repeat tracks using playback options you selected (repeat play, page 49). Table of Contents Changing Playback Options (Play Mode) Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. The MENU display appears.
/ to select a playback option, and then press . The default setting is “Normal Playback” (normal play). then select the search category for playback ( page 33). To narrow down the search category for playback, press . Index Press SEARCH/ MENU to display the Find display, and Table of Contents Press Press . Playback starts in the selected playback option. To cancel set up Press to return to the Options display. To return to normal play In step , select “Normal Playback.
Table of Contents Playback options (Play Mode) One Song/ 1 (Single play) The selected track is played once. When you select an item (album, artist, etc.) other than a track, only the first track is played once. Shuffle Tracks/ All the tracks are played once in random order. Shuffle Items/ All the albums are played once in random order (Album Shuffle). The playback order in the albums is track number order.
then select the search category for playback ( page 33). Index Press . Table of Contents Press SEARCH/ MENU to display the Find display, and Playback starts in the unit in the track number order. What is a unit (search category for playback)? All the items (an artist, an album, a track, etc.) that belong to the selected item when you start playback are called a “unit.” e.g: When you start playback after selecting “Genre 01” Tracks from Track 01 to 08 will make up one unit.
Table of Contents Index On Track shuffle within the unit (“Shuffle Tracks” play mode when the “Unit” is set to “Unit On”) If you set “Unit” to “Unit On” on the Options display, all the items (an artist, an album, a track) listed in the unit when you start playback are played in random order. On Unit shuffle (“Shuffle Items” play mode when the “Unit” is set to “Unit On”) If you set “Unit” to “Unit On” on the Options display, items in the first hierarchy in the unit are played back in random order.
then select the search category for playback ( page 33). Playback starts in the selected playback option. Index Press . Table of Contents Press SEARCH/ MENU to display the Find display, and To cancel set up at any time during operation Press to return to the Options display. To cancel Repeat play In step , select “Repeat Off.” To return to the Find display Press SEARCH/ MENU.
For details about various setting items, see page 52. Index Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. Table of Contents Changing Sound Quality and Settings The MENU display appears. Press / to select “Options,” and then press . The Options display appears. Press / to select an option, and then press . To return to the previous display Press . Other Functions To change sound quality After step , press / to select “Sound” ( page 52), and then press .
Table of Contents Setup items for sound quality and displays Options (: Default setting) Sound Sound Plays tracks in normal sound quality. Off VPT Studio Acoustic (VS) Eng. 1) 2) Live (VL) Club (VC) Arena (VA) 6-Band Heavy Equalizer (SH) 1) 2) Pop (SP) Jazz (SJ) Unique (SU) Plays tracks in powerful sounds, further emphasizing high and low ranges compared with Pops sound Plays tracks in sound for vocal, stressing middle range audio.
Options (: Default setting) AVLS 1) AVLS Off Beep Beep On Beep Off Audio Out Headphone Line Out Backlight 2) 10 sec 30 sec Always Off Contrast 3) Center Invert Screen Negative Positive Other Functions – to + Index AVLS On The volume changes without limiting the volume level. The maximum volume is limited to protect your hearing. The beep sounds when you operate the player. The beep is turned off. Select this when you connect the supplied headphones.
Options (: Default setting) Orient Screen Vertical Fixes the display vertically. Auto Left Language English Français Deutsch Italiano 2) 2) 2) Initialize System 3) Factory Settings Initialise HDD Update Firmware Other Functions Español Index Right Adjusts the display orientation automatically using the G-Sensor 1) function. The orientation of the display is fixed to the appropriate direction when you turn the player on.
You can adjust the sound quality for each frequency range individually, checking the settings on the display. in “Changing Sound Quality and Settings” ( page 51), select “6-Band Equalizer,” and then press . 6-Band Equalizer Index After selecting “Sound” in step Table of Contents Customizing sound quality (6-Band Equalizer – Custom) Heavy Pop Jazz Unique Custom 1 Custom 2 00:00 Press / to select “Custom 1” or “Custom 2,” and then press .
remaining frequency ranges. Index Press . Table of Contents Repeat steps and to make adjustments for the The display returns to the 6-Band Equalizer display. To cancel set up Press to return to the 6-Band Equalizer display. To return to the MENU display Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. Notes • If the sound is distorted by your sound settings when you turn up the volume, turn the volume down.
/ to select “Treble” or “Bass.” You can adjust the sound quality of the treble and bass. Table of Contents Press Index Press / to select the sound level. The sound level can be adjusted in eight levels. Sound Quality Bass Emphasis level -4 to +3 Treble -4 to +3 Press . The screen returns to the Dgtl. Snd. Presets display. To return to the MENU display Press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. Other Functions To cancel set up Press to return to the Dgtl. Snd. Presets display.
Left (white) MiniDisc recorder, AV amplifier, active speaker, cassette recorder, etc. Index You can listen to tracks through a stereo system and record tracks in the player onto a MiniDisc or a cassette tape. See the instruction manual that comes with the device you want to connect. Be sure to turn off all devices before making the connections and changing the settings and explained below.
Index You can transfer data from the hard disk of a computer to the built-in hard disk of this player using Windows Explorer. The built-in hard disk of the player is displayed in Windows Explorer as an external drive (as a removable storage). Table of Contents Storing Data Other Than Audio Files Notes • Do not use SonicStage while operating the hard disk of the player using Windows Explorer. • If WAV and MP3 files are transferred to the player using Explorer, they cannot be played.
Reset all the settings in the MENU display to the factory settings. Index While the player is stopped, press and Table of Contents Resetting to the Factory Settings hold SEARCH/ MENU. The MENU display appears. Press / to select “Options,” and then press . The Options display appears. Press Other Functions / to select “Initialize System,” and then press . The Initialize System display appears. Press / to select “Factory Settings,” and then press . The Factory Settings display appears.
/ to select “Yes,” and then press . The message appears, and then the display returns to the Initialize System display. Index To cancel set up Press . Alternatively, select “No” in step , and then press . The display returns to the Format display. Table of Contents Press Note You cannot reset to the factory settings during playback.
Index You can initialize the built-in hard disk of the player. If the hard disk is initialized, all the audio data and the other data stored will be erased. Be sure to verify the data stored in the hard disk prior to initializing. Table of Contents Initializing Hard Disk While the player is stopped, press and hold SEARCH/ MENU. The MENU display appears. Press / to select “Options,” and then press . The Options display appears.
/ to select “Yes,” and then press . A confirmation dialog appears. Table of Contents Press Index Press / to select “Yes,” and then press . The message appears, and then the display returns to the Initialize System display. To cancel set up Press . Alternatively, select “No” in step , and then press . The display returns to the Initialize System display. Notes Other Functions • Do not initialize the hard disk of the player on the computer. • You cannot format the hard disk during playback.
To uninstall SonicStage, follow the procedures below. * “Settings” – “Control Panel” in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/ Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition Index Click “Start”– “Control Panel.”* Table of Contents Uninstalling SonicStage Double-click “Add/Remove Programs.” Click “SonicStage 3.1” in the “Currently Installed Programs” list, and then click “Change and Remove.”* Follow the displayed instruction and restart your computer.
If you experience trouble with your player, try the following solutions. Remove the battery and insert it again. Check the symptoms in “Troubleshooting.” Check the symptoms in the SonicStage Help when using SonicStage. If the problem cannot be solved after checking the above references, check the following table and then consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Case and/or corrective action The volume level is set to zero. Turn the volume up ( page 30). The headphone plug is not connected properly. Connect it to (headphones)/LINE OUT jack securely ( page 29). The headphone plug is dirty. Clean the headphone plug with a soft dry cloth. Index Symptom There is no sound. Noise is heard. Table of Contents Sound No audio data is stored in the hard disk. The volume does not increase “AVLS” is set to “AVLS On.” Set it to “AVLS Off” ( page 53).
Symptom Buttons do not work. Case and/or corrective action Moisture condensation has occurred (Moisture may condense inside the player if the player is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place). Leave the player aside for a few hours until the moisture evaporates. Index The buttons are locked. Slide the HOLD switch back ( page 31). Table of Contents Operation/Playback The remaining battery power is insufficient. Charge the battery ( page 13). Playback has stopped suddenly.
Case and/or corrective action An operating system not compatible with the software is used ( page 16). All Windows applications are not closed. If you start the installation while other programs are running, a malfunction may occur. This is especially true for programs that require large amounts of system resources, such as virus-check software. Index Symptom The SonicStage software cannot be installed.
Index “Connecting to PC” is Please wait for the authentication of the not displayed when SonicStage software. connecting to the Another application is running on the computer. computer with the Wait for a while and reconnect the USB cable. If USB cable. the problem persists, disconnect the USB cable, restart the computer, and then reconnect the USB cable. Table of Contents Connection with the computer/SonicStage (continued) The USB cable is not connected properly.
The USB cable is not connected properly. Disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it. The free space of the hard disk in the player is insufficient. Transfer back any unnecessary tracks to your computer to increase the free space ( page 27). Index Audio data cannot be transferred to the player from your computer. Table of Contents Connection with the computer/SonicStage (continued) You have already transferred over 65,535 tracks or over 8,187 playlists to the hard disk of the player.
Index Audio data is If a track is deleted from the player using the transferred back to SonicStage software installed on a computer your computer and other than the one used for transfer to the player, remaining transferable the track will be transferred back automatically count increases when the player is connected to the computer that without operations you used for transfer to the player. Therefore, the occasionally when the remaining transferable count increases player is connected to automatically.
Index Symptom Case and/or corrective action There is no beep sound “Beep” is set to “Beep Off.” Set it to “Beep On” when the player is ( page 53). operated. The player gets warm. The player may get warm when the battery is being charged and just after charging because of quick charge. Besides, the player may get warm when transferring a large number of tracks. Leave the player aside for a while.
Click “Help” – “SonicStage Help” while SonicStage is running. Help appears. The player is explained as “ATRAC Audio Device” in SonicStage Help. Index SonicStage Help provides further details on how to use SonicStage. SonicStage Help allows you to search easily for information from a list of operations, such as “Importing audio data” or “Transferring audio data,” or from large list of keywords, or by typing in words that might lead you to the appropriate explanations.
Type the keyword to find Index “Search” An explanation of the selected item Table of Contents To search for a word inside an explanation “List Topics” A list of the typed words “Display” 1 Click “Search.” 2 Type in the words. 3 Click “List Topics.” A list of the typed words is displayed. 4 Click to select the desired item among those displayed. 5 Click “Display.” An explanation of the selected item is displayed.
Follow the instructions below if an error message appears in the display. Meaning Corrective action The volume exceeds the Set “AVLS” to “AVLS maximum volume of Off” ( page 53). AVLS. You are trying to add a A track can be registered bookmark that have already once only in each of been registered to all of the Bookmark 1 to 5. bookmark types.
Index Troubleshooting • The track is not permitted You cannot play back to be played back on the tracks that are not player. permitted to be played back on the player. • The tracks with a limited playing count are playing. You are trying to play a CANNOT PLAY Tracks with a limited UNAVAILABLE FOR track before or after its playing time can only be limited playing period. PLAYBACK played back within the designated playing period.
LINE OUT NO OPERATION LOW BATTERY MAX NO OF GROUPS EXCEEDED NO DATABASE FOUND NO TRACK Troubleshooting MISMATCH IN SYSTEM FILES Index HOLD • The hard disk of the Initialize the hard disk player is not correctly of the player again ( initialized. page 62). • The hard disk of the player was initialized on the computer. • The hard disk of the player has not been initialized because it was changed. The HOLD switch is set to Unlock the controls by ON.
Write down the number and consult your nearest Sony dealer. Table of Contents SYSTEM ERROR There is a system error. (Number appears in parenthesis.
Table of Contents Specifications Maximum recordable number of track (Approx.)* ATRAC3plus 2,500 (256 kbps) 10,000 (64 kbps) 13,000 (48 kbps) MP3 5,000 (128 kbps) 10,000 (64 kbps) NW-HD5H: ATRAC3 7,500 (132 kbps) 9,000 (105 kbps) 15,000 (66 kbps) ATRAC3plus 3,500 (256 kbps) 15,000 (64 kbps) 20,000 (48 kbps) MP3 7,500 (128 kbps) 15,000 (64 kbps) Index NW-HD5: ATRAC3 5,000 (132 kbps) 6,000 (105 kbps) 10,000 (66 kbps) * When transferring four-minute tracks Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz (ATRAC3plus), 32/44.
Index Battery life (continuous playback) ATRAC3plus format (48 kbps): Approx. 40 hours MP3 format (128 kbps): Approx. 30 hours Table of Contents Power source Rechargeable lithium-ion battery: LIP-880PD, 3.7V, 880 mAh, Li-ion AC power adaptor: DC IN 6 V Dimension Not including projecting parts: Approx. 59.9 × 88.7 × 14.2 mm (2 3/8 × 3 1/2 × 1/2 inches) (w/h/d) Including projecting parts: Approx. 59.9 × 89.3 × 14.5 mm (2 3/8× 3 1/2 × 5/8 inches) (w/h/d) Mass Approx. 135 g (4.
Table of Contents Index Symbols A AC power adaptor 11 Album Shuffle 47 Arena 52 ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus Audio Device 58 Audio Out 53 AVLS 53 21, 30 B D Detailed information (track) 23 Deutsch 54 Dgtl. Snd.
J S Japanese 54 Jazz 52 Scroll multiple items 34 Search 31 Search Mode 35 Search (SonicStage) 74 Shuffle Items 47 Shuffle Tracks 47 Simple Chinese 54 SonicStage 16 Sound 52 Stop 12, 31 Studio 52 K Korean 54 L Language 54 Left 54 Line Out 53 Live 52 M Managing tracks (Playlist) 22 MP3 30 My Library 22 My Library (SonicStage) 19 N Negative 53 New Tracks 36 Normal Playback (Normal play) 47 47 P Playback options 47 Player display 12, 32 Playlist (on the player) 38 Playlist (SonicStage) 22 Play Mode 45
