User manual SONY NW-E403

[. . . ] 2-630-434-12(1) NW-E403/E405/E407 Operating Instructions GB Network Walkman Portable IC Audio Player To go to the section you want to read, click the title in the PDF Bookmarks, the title in the "Table of Contents" of the Operating Instructions, or the page in the sentences. © 2005 Sony Corporation 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. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table cloths, curtains, etc. [. . . ] · Select the previous or next track by rotating the Shuttle switch during A-B Repeat playback. (The A-B Repeat mode is not canceled. ) Track 1 Artist 01:23 A B To cancel the A-B Repeat mode 1/32 2 Change the Repeat mode in the menu screen (page 21). continued 23 Repeat mode 3 Playing specified sentences repeatedly (Sentence Repeat) This function automatically detects voice data between blank spaces (silent spaces) and repeats the voice data for a set number of counts. This is useful for language-learning material which has no background music. z Tip The default repeat count setting is 2 times for one sentence. But you can change the repeat count setting. Refer to "Setting the repeat count" on page 25. Press the REPEAT/SOUND button to place the setting point during playback. The Network Walkman detects the speech up to the next blank space (silent section) and repeats the spoken section according to the repeat count you set (page 25). For example, if you set the repeat count to 3, you will hear each spoken section 4 times- the first time plus 3 repeats. Track 1 Artist 01:23 1/32 2 Nx button Notes · A spoken or silent section of less than 1 second will not be detected. · If a spoken section continues up to the very end of a track (with no blank), then that point (end of track) is regarded as the end of that spoken section and it is repeated. REPEAT/SOUND button To clear the setting point · Press the REPEAT/SOUND button during Sentence Repeat playback. · Press the SEARCH/MENU button during Sentence Repeat playback. · Set the Shuttle switch to the GROUP position to select the Group Control Mode during Sentence Repeat playback. · Select the previous or next track by rotating the Shuttle switch during Sentence Repeat playback. (The Sentence Repeat mode is not canceled. ) 1 2 Select the Sentence Repeat mode (Sentence Rep) (page 21). Press the Nx button to start playback. To cancel the Sentence Repeat mode Change the Repeat mode in the menu screen (page 21). 24 Setting the repeat count You can set the repeat counts (1-9) for each sentence in Sentence Repeat mode (Sentence Rep). Nx button Shuttle switch 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "Sentence Rep" and press the Nx button to confirm. The value of "Repeat Count" is displayed in [ ]. Repeat Count [2] Advanced Operations to > to . 4 SEARCH/ MENU button Rotate the Shuttle switch to select the desired repeat count and press the Nx button to confirm. 1 To cancel the Menu mode Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second in stop mode. The menu screen is displayed. Press the SEARCH/MENU button to return the screen to the previous stage. Press repeatedly to exit menu mode. Repeat Mode Sound Volume Mode 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select "Repeat Mode>" and press the Nx button to confirm. 25 Changing the display mode You can view various information in the display while music is played or stopped. Change the display mode by pressing the DISPLAY button. There are 4 types of display, and you can set the desired display in the Menu mode (page 27). · Property: Displays the current Play Range, the current album number/total album number within the Play Range, the current track number/total track number within the Play Range, the CODEC (compression type), and bit rate. · Clock: Displays the current time and date. Hour Minute 2005 12/14 Date · Bubble: Displays animated bubbles. All Artist 25/545 ATRAC3 plus 35/980 64 kbps · Lap Meter: Displays the current track position within the Play Range, the elapsed time, and the current volume level. Current track position within the Play Range Elapsed time 03:23 Current volume level 24 VOL 26 Changing the display mode Selecting the display types (Display Screen) You can select whether or not to use each of the 4 display types: "Property", "Lap Meter", "Clock", and "Bubble" by pressing the DISPLAY button. The display types can be displayed by placing a check mark next to the setting. Nx button Shuttle switch DISPLAY button Advanced Operations Press the DISPLAY button while music is played or stopped. (normal display) Property Bubble Lap Meter to > to . Clock SEARCH/ MENU button Note The diagram above shows the order when all the display types are set to on (has check mark) in the Display Screen of the Menu mode. If some display types are set to off (no check mark), they will not be displayed. 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second in stop mode. [. . . ] Application software that is installed on the computer encrypts the digital music content when recording on the hard drive. This allows you to enjoy music content on the computer, but prevents unauthorized transmission of this content across a network (or elsewhere). This PC copyright protection complies with "MagicGate", and allows you to transfer digital music content from a PC's hard drive to a compliant device. ATRAC3 ATRAC3, which stands for Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3, is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. 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. [. . . ]