Owner's Manual

Connect headphones with a stereo mini plug.
Push in the headphone plug until it clicks into place.
Connect the headphones properly. Otherwise, the output sound will be impaired.
Headphone jack (Balanced Standard) (*2)
Connect headphones with a balanced standard plug.
Push in the headphone plug until it clicks into place.
Connect the headphones properly. Otherwise, the output sound will be impaired.
Connect passive headphones (*3) to the headphone jack (Balanced Standard) only.
If you use an audio cable to connect the headphone jack (Balanced Standard) to the line-in jack of an audio device, it
may damage the device.
The internal circuit of the Walkman uses a relay. When a pair of headphones is connected to the headphone jack
(Balanced Standard), you may hear sound from the relay in the following cases.
When you change the output device.
When you change the content or the sound quality settings.
When you turn the power on or off.
While the screen is off.
12.
Built-in Bluetooth antenna
The antenna allows the Walkman to connect with Bluetooth devices.
Do not cover the antenna when a Bluetooth connection is active. Otherwise, the connection may be interrupted.
13.
HOLD switch
Slide the switch to lock the operating buttons on the Walkman. This lets you avoid operating the buttons accidentally.
Locked (inoperable)
Released (operable)
14.
N-mark
Touch the N-mark on a Bluetooth device to this mark.
The Bluetooth device must support the NFC function.
You can connect the Bluetooth device to the Walkman.
15.
There are tactile dots on the
button and the volume + button. The tactile dots can help you operate the buttons without looking at them.
*1
When headphones are connected to both headphone jacks (Stereo Mini and Balanced Standard), output from one headphone jack (Balanced
Standard) will be prioritized.
Disconnect from the Bluetooth connection to use wired headphones.
*2
Passive headphones: Headphones without a Noise Canceling function or Bluetooth function.
*3
The contents of the Help Guide may be subject to change without notice due to updates to the product's specifications.
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