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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) NWZ-B103F / B105F © 2007 Sony Corporation 3-268-876- 11 (1) Operation Guide[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 2 3 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) The followin g FCC statemen t app lies only to the version o f this model manufactur ed for sale in the USA. Other versions ma y not co mpl y with FCC technical regulation s. NOTE: This equipm ent has been tested an d found to comp ly with the limits fo r a Class B [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 4 5 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Listening/Recor ding V oice ............................................ 36 Recording Sound .................................................................................................................................. 36 Playing Back the Recorded Sound F iles .[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 6 7 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Get ti ng St ar ted Thank you f or pur chasing the NWZ-B103F/B105F* 1 . By transferring son gs f rom yo ur computer t o t he player b y drag and drop , you can enjo y them wherever you g o . Y ou can also listen to FM radio and reco rd voice using the pla yer . Supp[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 8 9 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1)  HOLD switch Y ou can pr otect the player a gainst acciden t al operation b y using the HOLD switch when carrying it. By rota t ing the HOLD swi tch in the direction of the arro w (  ), a ll the butto ns are inoperable. I f you press bu tton s while the HOLD f[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 10 11 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) T o oper ate the HOME menu When men u items appear o n the HOME m enu, p ress the  /  butto n to selec t an item, and then p ress the  butto n to confirm. When men u items appear o n the HOME m enu an d you p ress the B ACK/HOME b utton, the screen return[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 12 13 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Before C onnect ing the Player Before connecting the pla yer to your com puter , make sure tha t t he OS is W indows XP (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) or W indows V ista, and the installed W indows Media Pla yer version o n your comp uter is 10 o r 11. Charging the B[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 14 15 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) • When disconnecting the play er f rom yo ur comp uter , follow the procedure belo w .  Double-click (Remove H ardware) in the task tra y in the lower right portion o f the screen. In the windows that a ppears, click [USB Mass S torage Device] or [USB Disk], [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 16 17 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) T o delete songs transf erred to the play er Connect the player to yo ur comput er , and then delete an y unnecessar y audio files using W indows Explorer . Notes • Be careful not to accidentally bum p or put stress on the p layer when it i s connected to your c[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 18 19 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Searc hing for songs b y artist , album , or song name, etc. Y ou can search the desired song b y art ist/album/song n ame, etc. 1 P ress and hold the BACK/HOME button until the HOME menu appears. 2 P ress the  /  button to select (Music Library), and then p[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 20 21 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 2 P ress the  /  button to select (Music Library), and then press the  button to confirm. The followin g lists of transferred songs a nd folders a ppear . • “N ow Playing”: P lays back the last file* you list ened to . • “Pla y All”: Pla ys b [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 22 23 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) On other operations f or playback 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 utto n. F ast-rewind (or fas[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 24 25 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(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 l ayed on ce. (Default setting) Repeat all/ After the current song en ds, all songs in the selected folder/ alb[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 26 27 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(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 more powerful sound. “EQ Rock”/ Emphasizes high an d low rang es for a powerful sou[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 28 29 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 4 P ress the  /  button to select the previous (or next) frequency . The frequency is chang e d 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. Select the next receivabl[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 30 31 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 4 P ress the  /  button to select “FM Auto P reset, ” 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 s tations will be pr eset in order fro [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 32 33 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Sele ct ing Broadcast Statio ns in t he Preset T uni ng Mode Y ou cannot select broadcast sta tions if no b roadcast sta tions ar e preset. Preset the receivab le station s using the “FM A uto Pr es et” function (  page 29), o r preset the broadcast sta tio[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 34 35 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Playing Back Recorded FM Radio Programs 1 P ress and hold the BACK/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 select “Play Rec Data, ” and th[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 36 37 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Recording Sound Y ou can record soun d from the micro phone of the play er and play recor de d sound files using the “V oice ” men u. The recor ded s ound files will be in MP3 format. Note • Recording sound cann ot wor k in the “FM” o r “Settings” fu[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 38 39 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) T o delete the rec orded sound files 1 P ress and hold the BACK/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 select “Delete Rec Data, ” an[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 40 41 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) “FM S ettings” Setting Description “FM Auto P reset ” Presets receiva ble broadcast s tations a utomatically . Fo r det ails, see “Pr esetting Desired Broadcast S t ations ”(  page 29). “Rec Settings” Setting Description “ Codec” (voice rec [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 42 43 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) “Information ” Info r mation suc h as t he model name, b ui lt-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 orma tion for the p layer ’ s firmware “Language” Selects [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 44 45 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 3 L ook for information about the issue on one of the support W eb sites. For cus tomers in the USA: h ttp://www .sony .com/walkmansupport For cus tomers in Can ada: htt p://w ww .sony .ca/E lectronicsSu pport/ 4 If the appr oaches listed above fail t o resolve th[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 46 47 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Symptom Cause/Remedy I t takes time to start up the pla yer . • It m ay take time to start up the p layer if ma ny files or fo lders are stor ed on the player , or audio file transferred to the pla yer has a lot of ID3 tag info r mation. W ait un t il the start-[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 48 49 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Pow e r Symptom Cause/Remedy The power does not turn o n. • The HOLD switc h is s et to the direction of the arro w (  ).  Rotate the HOLD switc h to the opposite dir ec tion of the arrow (  ) (  pag e 9). • If you p ress the  /  butt on i[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 50 51 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Recording Symptom Cause/Remedy “MEMO RY IS FULL REMO VE CONTENT” is displayed even though the maximum reco rding time is not reached. • The player ca n display u p to a combined total of 999 files and fo lders. Although you ca n transfer mo re files or folde[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 52 53 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) T roub les hoot ing ( co ntin ued) Symptom Cause/Remedy A udio f iles cannot be transferred to the pla yer from your co mpu ter . • T ransferring ma y b e stopped due to n oise such as sta t ic electricity , etc.  This happens to pro tec t data informa tio[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 54 55 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) T roub les hoot ing ( co ntin ued) FM T uner Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot hear the FM broadcast we ll. • The receiving frequency is not fully tun ed in.  S elect the frequency manually to imp rov e reception (  page 27). Reception is weak and sound [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 56 57 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) T o initialize (format) the play er Be sure to forma t t he built-in flash memory using the “ S ettings ” menu on this player f ollowing the procedure belo w . (Check all contents befo re format ting as all data sto red will be erased.) 1 Press and hold the BA[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 58 59 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Message Meaning Remedy HOLD The player ca nnot be operat ed because the HOLD switc h is set to the HOLD position. T o operate the player , rotate the HOLD switch to the o pposite position (  pag e 9). LOW B A TTERY The ba ttery is low . Y ou must c harge the ba[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 60 61 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Precautions On safet y • Be sure not to short-cir cuit the terminals of the pla yer with other metallic objects. • Do not touch the r echargeab le battery with bare ha nds if it is leaking. Since ba ttery liquid may rema in in the player , consult your near es[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 62 63 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) On heat build-up Hea t may build up in the play er w hile charging if i t is used for an exten ded period of time. On the headphones Road safety A void listening wi t h your headph ones in sit uations wher e hearing must not be impair e d. Prev enting hearing dama[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 64 65 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) On sof tware • Copyright laws p rohib it rep roducing the softwar e or the manual accompan ying it in whole or in part, or ren t ing the software witho ut the per mission of the co pyright holder . • In no event will SONY be liable f or any financial damage , [...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 66 67 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Addit ional Info rmat ion ( co ntinu ed) Maximum recordable time ( Approx.) The times below ar e estimated fo r t he case where only FM or V oice audio files ar e stored. The time may differ , depending on the condition s under w hich the player i s used. NWZ- B10[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 68 69 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Syst em Requirements • Comput er IBM PC/A T or compa tible comput er preins talled with the following W indows operating system s* 1 : W indows XP H ome Edition (Ser vice Pack 2 or la ter) / Windo ws XP Prof essional (Ser vice Pack 2 or later) / W indows XP Medi[...]

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    NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) 70 NWZ-B103F / B105F . GB. 3-268-876-11(1) Additional Informa tion • “W ALKMAN” and “W ALKMAN” logo are r egistered trademarks o f S ony Corporatio n. • A TRAC is a trademark of Son y Corp oration. • Microsoft, W indows, Win dows V ista and W indows Media are trademar ks or register ed t rademar[...]