Sony NWD-B105F manual

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-15(1) NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-15(1) NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F © 2007 Sony Corporation Print ed in China 3-210-125- 15 (1) Operation Guide[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-15(1) 2 3 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-15(1) Disposal of Old Elec trical & Electronic Equipment ( Applicable in the European Union and other European coun tries with separate c ollection systems) This symbol on the pr oduct or on its packaging indica tes that this product shall [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 4 5 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Recording FM Radio ............................................................................................................................ 33 Playing Back Recorded F M R adio Prog rams ................................................[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 6 7 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Get ting Started Thank you f or pur chasing the NWD-B103/B105/B103F/B105F* 1 . By transferring son gs from yo ur com puter t o the player b y drag and drop , you can enjoy them wherever you g o. Y ou can also listen to FM radio (NWD-B103F[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 8 9 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1)  HOLD switch Y ou can pr otect the player a gainst acciden tal operation b y using the HOLD swi tch when carrying it. By rota ting the HOLD swi tch in the direction of the arro w (  ), all the butto ns are inoperable. I f you pr ess[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 10 11 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) T o oper ate the HOME menu When men u item s appear o n the HOME men u, press the  /  bu tton t o select an item, and then p ress the  butto n to confirm. When men u item s appear o n the HOME men u and you pr ess the BA CK/HOM[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 12 13 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Charging the Ba tte ry The play er’ s battery is rechar ged while the player is co nnected to a running comp uter . Remove the US B cap and co nnec t the USB connecto r to a USB port on yo ur computer . USB connector T o When the rema[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 14 15 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) T urning the Play e r On a nd Of f T o turn on the pla yer Press the  /  (P ower O N/OFF) but ton so tha t the screen appears. The p layer activa tes resuming the p revious setting i tems. T o turn off the pla yer When the pla yer[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 16 17 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1)  Hint • Y ou can transfer audio files au toma tically from a desired folder every time you connect the pla yer to your com puter using the “ Auto T ransfer” softwar e (  p age 43). Notes • B e careful not to acciden tally [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 18 19 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Searc hing for songs b y f olde r and f ile name Y ou can sear ch the desired song b y t he folder/file name. 1 P ress and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 P ress the  /  button to select (Music Library), [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 20 21 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 3 P ress the  /  button to select an item, and then press the  button to confirm. T o find the song you wan t, repeat this step . 4 P ress the  /  button to select a song, and then pr ess the  button to confirm. Playba[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 22 23 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) On other operations f or pla yback T o Button operation Pause the song Press the  b utto n. Restart playback Press the  b utto n while the song is paused. Skip to the beginning of the current (or next) song Press the  (  ) b[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 24 25 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) List of play modes Setting item/Icon Description “Normal”/No icon After the current song en ds, all songs in the selected folder/ album/artist are p layed on ce. (Default setting) Repeat all/ After the current song en ds, all songs [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 26 27 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) List of equalizer settings Setting item/Icon Description “EQ OFF”/No icon T urns off the equalizer (Default setting). “EQ Heavy”/ Emphasizes high an d low rang es for a mo re powerful sound. “EQ Rock”/ Emphasizes high an d l[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 28 29 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 4 P ress the  /  button to select the previous (or ne xt) frequency. The frequency is chang ed by 0.1 MHz. T o Button operation Select the next frequency Press the  b utto n. Select the previous frequency Press the  b utto n[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 30 31 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 4 P ress the  /  button to select “FM Auto Pr eset, ” and then press the  button to confirm. 5 P ress the  /  button to select “OK, ” and then press the  button to confirm. The receivab le broadcast sta t ions [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 32 33 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Sele ct ing Broadcast Stations in the P reset T uni ng Mode Y ou cann ot select broadcast sta tions if no b roadcast sta tions ar e preset. Pr es et the receivable station s using the “FM A uto Pr eset” function (  page 29), o r [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 34 35 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Playing Bac k Recorded FM Radio Programs 1 P ress and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 P ress the  /  button to select (FM), and then press the  button to confirm. 3 P ress the  /  button to selec[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 36 37 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Recording Sound Y ou can r e cord soun d from the micro phone o f t he play er and pla y recor ded sound files using the “V oice ” menu . The recor ded sound files will b e in MP3 forma t. Note • Re cording so und cannot wo rk in [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 38 39 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) T o delete the rec orded sound files 1 P ress and hold the BA CK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 P ress the  /  button to select (V oice), and then press the  button to confirm. 3 P ress the  /  button to selec[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 40 41 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) “FM S ettings” (NWD-B103F/B105F only) Setting Description “FM Auto P reset” Presets receiva ble broadcast sta t ions a utom atically . For details, see “Pr esetting Desired Broadcast S tations ”(  page 29). “Rec Setting[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 42 43 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) “Information ” Info rmation s uch as the model name, b uilt-in flash memory capacity , and fir mwa re versio n can be display ed. 1: model name 2: built-in flash memory capacity 3: version inf ormatio n for the pla yer’ s f irmwar[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 44 45 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) “Search all folders” When yo u check [Search all folder s and drives], a udio files will be s earched fro m the hard dis k drive(s) and fo lders in your co mp uter . Note • If you check [Search all folders a nd drives], search tim[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 46 47 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) T roubles hooting If the pla yer does not function as expected, try t he followin g steps to r esolve the issue. 1 F ind the symptoms of the issue in the following troubleshooting tables, and try any corrective actions listed. 2 P ress [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 48 49 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Symptom Cause/Remedy No ise is generated. • A device emitting radio signals, such as a mob ile phone is being used near the player .  When using suc h devices as mobile phon es, keep them awa y from the play er . • Audio data [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 50 51 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Display Symptom Cause/Remedy “  ” appears f or a title. • Characters that cann ot ap pear on the play er are in volved.  Rename the title with a ppro priate c haracters on the co mpu ter . “U nk nown ” is displayed fo[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 52 53 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) T roub les hoot ing ( co ntinu ed) Symptom Cause/Remedy Recorded files cannot be deleted. • The file or the folder which cannot be deleted is set to [Read- only] on a co mpu ter .  Delete the data using W indows Explorer . • T[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 54 55 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) T roub les hoot ing ( co ntinu ed) Symptom Cause/Remedy The player i s not recognized by the comp uter when it is connected to the com puter . • The player’ s USB connector is not co nnec ted to a USB port on your com puter properl [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 56 57 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Other Symptom Cause/Remedy There is no beep sound when the player is o perated. • “B eep ” is set to “Beep OFF . ”  Set “Beep ” to “Beep ON” (  page 41). The beep sound level varies. • The b eep sound level [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 58 59 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Message Meaning Remedy D A T A ACCESS Accessin g the built-in flash memory . This message a ppears while the built-in flash memory is being accessed. Please wait for access to com plete. FILE ERROR • The f ile cannot be read. • The [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 60 61 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Precautions On safet y • B e sure not to sh ort-circuit the terminals of the pla yer with other metallic objects. • D o not touc h the recharg eable bat tery with bare hands if it is leaking. Since ba ttery liquid may r emain in the[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 62 63 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) On heat build-up Hea t may b uild up in the play er while charging if i t is used for an exten ded period of time. On the headphones Road safety A void listening wi th your headpho nes in situa t ions where h earing must no t be impaire[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 64 65 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) • The s oftware p rovided with the pla yer cannot be used with equipment o ther than that which is so designated. • Pleas e note tha t, due to con tinued efforts to impro ve quality , the software specifications may be changed wi th[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 66 67 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Addit ional Info rmati on ( cont inue d) Maximum recordable time ( Approx.) The times below ar e estimated fo r the case where only FM (NWD-B103F/B105F only) o r V oice audio files are stor ed. The time may differ , dep ending on the co[...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 68 69 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Addit ional Info rmati on ( cont inue d) Minimum System Requir ements (for the play er) • C omp uter IBM PC/A T or compa tible com puter p reinstalled with the follo wing W indows opera ting systems: W indows 2000 Pr ofessio nal (Ser [...]

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    NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) 70 NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F . GB. 3-210-125-14(1) Addit ional Info rmati on ( cont inue d) L Language ........................................................ 42 M Man ua l tuning............................................... 27 Messag es .................................................[...]