User manual SONY HANDYCAM NEX-3A/R DATASHEET

[. . . ] ­ The CONNECT Player Help explains details about using CONNECT Player software ( page 3). Hints · HANDYCAM NEX-3A/R series refers to the HANDYCAM NEX-3A/R model. · NW-A3000 series refers to the NW-A3000 model. Table of Contents Menu Index Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of this manual to jump to "Table of Contents, " "Player HOME Menu Reference, " or "Index. " Jumps to the table of contents Find what you are looking for from a list of topics in the manual. Jumps to the HOME menu reference Find what you are looking for from a list of the Option items in the player's HOME menu. Jumps to the index Find what you are looking for from a list of key words mentioned in the manual. Hints · You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page number in the table of contents, in the HOME menu reference, or in the index. · You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page reference indicated by ( page 2), etc. [. . . ] 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 Menu Press and hold BACK. The HOME menu appears. Press /// to select Index (Settings), and then press . The setting screen appears. Press / to select "Initialize Disk, " and then press . Press / to select "Yes, " and then press . A confirmation dialog appears. Press / to select "Yes, " and then press . "Initialize Disk" appears. When initialization finishes, "Hard disk initialization complete. " appears, and the setting screen reappears. To cancel hard disk initialization 1 Select "No" in step or , and then press . The contents of the hard disk remain unchanged, and the setting screen reappears. Notes · Do not initialize the hard disk of the player on the computer. · The hard disk cannot be initialized while tracks are playing. · Initializing the hard disk restores all settings to the original factory configuration and erases all audio tracks and other files from the player. 56 Advanced Feature Charging the Battery Using the AC Power Adaptor You can charge the battery by connecting the player to a computer. When away from your computer, you can charge the battery from a wall outlet using the supplied AC power adaptor** and USB cable. Table of Contents Menu Connect the USB cable and AC power cord in the following order from to . Index USB cable (supplied) AC power adaptor (supplied)** To multiple connector To USB connector To AC power adaptor AC power cord (supplied)** To wall outlet Charging requires the times listed below. When charging finishes, lights up on the player, and the light on the USB cable turns off. HANDYCAM NEX-3A/R series: The battery charges to about 80% in approximately 1 hour*, a full charge requires approximately 2 hours. * NW-A3000 series: The battery charges to about 80% in approximately 2 hour*, a full charge requires approximately 3 hours. * * These charging times are estimates, based on an empty battery charging at typical room temperature. The format of a track refers to the method used by CONNECT Player to store the track's audio information when tracks are imported to CONNECT Player from the Internet or audio CDs. Common formats include MP3, WMA and ATRAC, etc. Table of Contents Menu MP3: MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer3) is a common audio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). MP3 can compress audio files to about 1/10 of the size of standard CD audio tracks. WMA: WMA (Windows Media Audio) is a common audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. The WMA format produces the same sound quality as that of the MP3 format with smaller file size. ATRAC: ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) is a general term used to refer to ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus formats. ATRAC is an audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for both high sound quality and high compression rates. ATRAC3 can compress audio files to about 1/10 of the size of standard CD audio tracks. ATRAC3plus, a more advanced version of ATRAC3, can compress audio files to about 1/20 of the size of standard CD audio tracks. What is bit rate?Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to store each second of audio. Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more storage space for the same length of audio. [. . . ] · Adobe and Adobe Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. · MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. · CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc. , copyright © 2000-2004 Gracenote. Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2004 Gracenote. [. . . ]