User manual SONY LCS-LC1AM NOTES ON USE

[. . . ] And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. For the customers in the United States Owner's Record The model number is located in the front and the serial number is located inside the "Memory Stick" slot cover of the player (see page 10). Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. [. . . ] * "xx" stands for numeric values of the volume level. VOL LO xx 3 4 Press the Play/Stop button to confirm. "SET >" blinks. Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "MAN. " VOL :MAN 6 Set volume levels of three preset levels: LO, MID, or HI. 1 Rotate the VOL (+/­) control to set the volume level of the LO preset. 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "VOL MID xx, " and then rotate the VOL (+/­) control to set the volume level of the MID preset. 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "VOL HI xx, " and then rotate the VOL (+/­) control to set the volume level of the HI preset. 5 6 Press the Play/Stop button to confirm. Press the MENU button. The display returns to the normal screen. With this setting, you can adjust the volume level by rotating the volume control. 7 8 Press the Play/Stop button to confirm. Press the MENU button. The display returns to the normal screen. With these settings, you can adjust the volume level to any of three preset levels: LO, MID, or HI. To cancel the menu mode Select [RETURN] in the menu screen or press the MENU button. Note If AVLS (page 35) is set, the actual volume may be lower than the settings. 36 Turning off the beep sound (BEEP) You can turn off the beep sounds of your Network Walkman. Shuttle switch to (. ) Changing the backlight setting You can select ON or OFF. Menu OFF ON Backlight mode Always off Turns on for three seconds after each operation (or until scrolling is complete) Shuttle switch Press (Confirm) to (>) MENU button Play/Stop button Press (Confirm) to (. ) Adjusting the settings of your Network Walkman to (>) MENU button Play/Stop button 1 Press the MENU button. The menu screen is displayed. PLAYMODE> To set "ON" 1 Press the MENU button. The menu screen is displayed. PLAYMODE> 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "BEEP:" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. "ON" blinks. BEEP:ON 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "LIGHT:" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. "OFF" blinks. 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "OFF" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. BEEP:OFF LIGHT:OFF 3 4 Press the MENU button. The display returns to the normal screen. Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "ON" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. LIGHT:ON 4 To change the setting to "ON" Select "ON" in step 3. Press the MENU button The display returns to the normal screen. To cancel the menu mode Select [RETURN] in the menu screen, or press the MENU button. To change the setting to "OFF" Select "LIGHT: OFF" in step 3. To cancel the menu mode Select [RETURN] in the menu screen or press the MENU button. 37 Changing the setting of synchro-recording -- Only for NW-MS77DR You can select the setting for synchro-recording. If you set synchro-recording to "ON, " recording will start automatically when a sound (signal) from the recording source (CD player, etc. ) is detected (only when recording from the digital audio device using the optical digital cable). If a silent portion of the recording source is detected, recording will pause automatically. When sound is detected again, recording restarts. You can select ON or OFF Menu ON OFF Setting contents Activates synchro-recording Cancels synchro-recording 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "ON" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. SYNC:ON 4 Press the MENU button. The display returns to the normal screen. To set to OFF Select "OFF" in step 3. To cancel the menu mode Select [RETURN] in the menu screen or press the MENU button. z Tip If there is a silent portion in the recording source for a few seconds, recording pauses automatically. If songs are erased, the SonicStage software recognizes them as songs to be transferred back to the computer when your Network Walkman is connected to the computer that you used for transferring. Therefore, the remaining transfer count increases automatically. Shuttle switch Pull 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select the title you want to erase and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. ERASE:N If you do not operate it for 10 seconds, the erasing operation will be cancelled automatically. 4 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "Y. " ERASE:Y> to (. ) 5 6 MENU button Play/Stop button Press the Play/Stop button. "Really?" is displayed. Press (Confirm) to (>) Press the Play/Stop button. After "ERASING" is displayed, the song will be erased. When the song is erased, "COMPLETE" is displayed and the display returns to the indication in step 2. Other functions z Tip You can switch to the Group mode by pulling and rotating the Shuttle switch. 7 Press the MENU button The display returns to the normal screen. 1 Press the MENU button. The menu screen is displayed. PLAYMODE> To cancel the menu mode Select [RETURN] in the menu screen or press the MENU button. To cancel erasing a song Select "N" in step 4. 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "ERASE" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. ERASE To erase a song by group Pull and rotate the Shuttle switch to select the group you want to erase in step 3. Notes · You cannot erase a song while playing music. ("ERASE" will not be displayed in the menu screen. ) · You cannot erase audio files stored in a "Memory Stick" when the erasure prevention switch of the "Memory Stick" is set to "LOCK. " ("MS LOCKED" will be displayed. ) · Do not remove "Memory Stick Duo" while "ERASING" is displayed. You cannot erase audio file while playing music. 41 Regrouping songs (REGROUP) The song group function may be disabled* when a song has been deleted from or added to the built-in flash memory or "Memory Stick Duo" by operating the computer in which the SonicStage software is not installed (page 15). In such a case, you may enable the group function by regrouping audio file. When you need to edit audio file, make sure that you connect your Network Walkman to the computer and use the SonicStage software. * The order of songs will not be changed even if the song group function is disabled. 4 Press the Play/Stop button. Regrouping starts and "REGROUPING" blinks. When regrouping audio file is complete, "COMPLETE" is displayed and the display returns to the indication in step 2. 5 Press the MENU button. The display returns to the normal screen. To cancel the menu mode Select [RETURN] in the menu screen or press the MENU button. Notes Shuttle switch to (. ) · You cannot regroup songs while playing music. ("REGROUP" will not be displayed in the menu screen. ) · Do not remove the "Memory Stick" while "REGROUP" is displayed. Press (Confirm) to (>) MENU button Play/Stop button z Tip In some cases, you may not be able to restore the former grouping. When you need to edit audio file, connect your Network Walkman to the computer and use the SonicStage software. 1 Press the MENU button. The menu screen is displayed. PLAYMODE> 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "REGROUP" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. REGROUP: N You cannot regroup audio file while playing music. 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "Y" and press the Play/Stop button to confirm. "Really?" is displayed. Really? 42 Charging the battery with a USB connection (USB CHARGE) The setting enables you to charge your Network Walkman by connecting your Network Walkman to the computer using the dedicated USB cable. You can charge the battery without connecting the AC power adaptor. z Tip The USB CHARGE function is useful when you want to charge your Network Walkman away from your home. [. . . ] The ATRAC3 compression rate is approximately 10 times higher than that of the Audio CD, resulting in an increased data capacity for the media. ATRAC3plus ATRAC3plus, which stands for Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus, is audio compression technology that compresses data higher than ATRAC3. The ATRAC3plus is new audio compression technology that enables equal or higher quality sound comparing to ATRAC3. Bit rate Indicates the data amount per second. The rate is reflected in bps (bit per second). 64 kbps means 64, 000 bits of information per second. [. . . ]