Sony Walkman NW-WS413 Reference guide

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Digital Music Player

NW-WS413/WS414

Use this manual when you have troubles or when you need to know how to use your

WALKMAN®.

The color of Walkman sold in some countries/regions may differ from those shown above.

The recommended application for Windows computer has been changed to “Music

Center for PC”.

Help Guide

Table Of Contents

Help Guide NW-WS413/WS414 i

Getting Started 3

Customer Registration Website 20

Customer registration website 60

Before Use 21

Before first use 62

Walkman instruction manuals 64

Enjoying Using Your Walkman 22

3 steps to listening to music 65

Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman 68

Parts and Controls 23

Parts and controls 69

About the differences between the two types of earbuds 71

Changing the earbuds 73

Power/Charging 24

Turning the power on 75

Turning the power off 77

Charging the battery 79

Extending the battery life 81

Notes on charging the battery 82

Basic Operations 4

How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears 25

How to place your Walkman on your ears 84

Improving the fit 86

Taking your Walkman off 88

LED Lamp 26

Confirming the Walkman status by the OPR lamp 90

Using Your Walkman while Swimming 27

Water resistant and dust proofing performance of this Walkman 92

Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to 94

Changing the earbuds to Swimming earbuds 96

How the sound becomes muffled while you are swimming 98

If the sound becomes muffled while swimming 100

Notes while swimming in a pool or the ocean 102

Notes on charging the battery after swimming 104

Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer 29

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Connecting to a computer 105

Notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer 107

Initializing/Updating 30

Restarting your Walkman 108

Resetting to the factory settings 110

Formatting memory 112

Updating the system software of your Walkman 114

Displaying your Walkman information 116

Using the Contents 31

About the differences between the two types of earbuds 71

Changing the earbuds 73

Transferring/Deleting Content 5

Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman 32

Preparing content using a Windows computer 118

Preparing content using a Mac computer 120

Installing Music Center for PC 33

About Music Center for PC 122

Installing Music Center for PC 123

Installing Content Transfer 34

About Content Transfer 125

Installing Content Transfer 126

Importing Content to the Software 35

Importing and transferring content from media using Music Center for PC

128

Importing content on your Windows computer into Music Center for PC 130

Transferring Content to Your Walkman 36

Transferring content using Music Center for PC 132

Transferring content using Content Transfer 134

Transferring content using Explorer 136

Transferring content using the Finder 138

Notes for transferring content such as music from your computer 140

Deleting Content from Your Walkman 37

Deleting content from your Walkman using Music Center for PC 141

Deleting content from your Walkman using Content Transfer 143

Deleting content from your Walkman using Explorer 145

Deleting content from your Walkman using the Finder 147

Operating with Music Center for PC 38

Deleting content imported to Music Center for PC 149

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Music 6

Playing Music 39

Preparing music 151

Playing music 153

Volume operation (Only for countries/areas complying with European and

Korean Directives) 155

Adjusting the volume 157

Skipping to the previous/next song 159

Fast-forwarding/fast-rewinding the current song 161

Skipping to the previous/next folder/playlist/album 163

Shuffle playback 165

Repeat playback 167

Repeatedly playing the current song 169

Changing the playback order to Folder Play/Playlist Play/Album Play 171

Deleting Songs 41

Deleting songs 173

Music Settings 42

Moderating the differences in volume level between songs 175

Limiting the volume 177

Ambient Sound Mode 7

What is Ambient Sound Mode? 43

What is Ambient Sound Mode? 179

Using the Ambient Sound Mode 44

Selecting an Ambient Sound Mode 181

Announcement 8

Precautions 45

Notes on handling your Walkman 183

Notes on headphones 186

Notes on the software 187

Notes while swimming in a pool or the ocean 102

Notes on charging the battery after swimming 104

Maintenance of your Walkman 188

Customer Support Website 47

Customer support website 191

Specifications 9

Specifications 48

Specifications 193

Battery life 195

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Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) 197

Supported formats 199

System requirements 201

Contents 203

Troubleshooting 10

What Can I Do to Solve a Problem? 50

What can I do to solve a problem? 205

Customer support website 191

Q&A 11

Operation 51

Your Walkman does not operate or the power does not turn on. 207

Your Walkman does not work properly. 209

Your Walkman power turns off or on automatically. 210

A drink (water, coffee, etc.) was spilled on your Walkman, or the Walkman

was washed in the washing machine. 211

The earbuds supplied with the headphones are missing. 213

You want to back up the content such as music stored on your Walkman.

214

You want to find the product name (model name) of your Walkman. 215

The voice guidance “Check the volume level” is heard. 216

Sound 53

There is no sound. 217

Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. 218

Noise is generated. 219

Volume cannot be turned up, or the volume remains low when the playback

volume is turned up. 221

Sound is interrupted or skips. 222

Power 54

You cannot charge your Walkman. 223

How long is the life of the built-in rechargeable battery? 225

The rechargeable battery needs to be replaced. 226

The battery life is short. 227

How long is the standard battery duration? 229

How long does it take to charge the battery? 230

Connection to a Computer 55

The computer does not recognize your Walkman. 231

You cannot install software to your computer. 233

The progress bar on the install screen does not proceed while installing the

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software. 235

Your Walkman is not recognized by Music Center for PC. 236

Content such as music cannot be transferred from the computer to your

Walkman. 237

Playing/Deleting Content 56

You cannot play content such as music transferred to your Walkman. 239

Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. 218

Playback progresses to the next album when repeat playback is set. 241

Songs are only played within a limited range such as within one album. 242

Water Resistant Performance 57

Sound becomes muffled when using your Walkman in water, such as when

swimming. 243

You dropped your Walkman in water. 244

Fitting 58

The headphones are not firmly seated on your ears. 245

The neckband part does not fit. 246

The earbuds do not fit. 247

Other 59

Your Walkman gets warm. 248

How to Use 12

Troubleshooting 17

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Getting Started

Basic Operations

Transferring/Deleting Content

Music

Ambient Sound Mode

Announcement

Specifications

Troubleshooting

Q&A

How to Use

Troubleshooting

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How to Use

Troubleshooting

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Digital Music Player

NW-WS413/WS414

Getting Started

Customer Registration Website

Before Use

Enjoying Using Your Walkman

Parts and Controls

Power/Charging

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Help Guide

How to Use

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Digital Music Player

NW-WS413/WS414

Basic Operations

How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears

LED Lamp

Using Your Walkman while Swimming

Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer

Initializing/Updating

Using the Contents

Help Guide

How to Use

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