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Sony NW-E405 - page 1
NW -E403/E405/E407 Network W alkman Por table IC Audio Player © 2005 Sony Corporation 2-630-434- 12 (1) To go to the section you want to read, c lick the title in the PDF Bookmarks, the title in the “T able of Contents” of the Operating Instructions, or the page in the sentences. Operating Instructions GB ...
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2 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. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent f ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 3
3 For the customers in the Netherlands Voor de Klanten in Nederland Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval (KCA). Model NW-E405 and NW-E407 only Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: NW-E405 NW-E407 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92127 USA Telephon ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 4
4 This manual explains how to operate your Network Walkman. For details on how to use the SonicStage (supplied software), refer to the SonicStage operating instructions. The SonicStage operating instructions are installed with the SonicStage software. Notice for users On the supplied software • Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 5
5 T able of Contents Overvie w ................................................... 6 What you can do with your Network W alkman ........................................... 6 Other features ........................................ 7 Checking the package contents ................. 8 Locating controls ....................................... 9 Front si ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 6
6 Overview What you can do with your Network Walkman First, you need to install the “SonicStage” software into your computer. You can easily transfer digital audio files from your computer to the built-in flash memory and carry it anywhere to enjoy. 1 Store digital audio files on your computer. 2 Transfer files to your Network Walkman. 3 Enjoy ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 7
7 Other features • Compact size, light weight, skip-proof operation and high portability. • Continuous playback time with the rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery Approximately 50* 1 hours • Recording time* 2 NW-E403: 256MB built-in flash memory, more than 11 hours 40 minutes. NW-E405: 512MB built-in flash memory, more than 23 hours 30 minutes. N ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 8
8 • Extension headphone cord (NW-E407 only) (1) • Carrying pouch (NW-E407 only) (1) • Clip (1) • CD-ROM for the SonicStage software, PDF file Operating Instructions, and PDF file SonicStage Operating Instructions (1) • Quick Start Guide About the Serial Number The serial number provided for your device is required for customer registratio ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 9
9 Locating contr ols For details about each part, refer to the pages in parentheses. Rear side Front side 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 0 qa 1 Shuttle switch (pages 17 to 22, 25, 27 to 39) 2 Nx button (pages 14 to 25, 27 to 29, 31 to 39) 3 SEARCH/MENU button (pages 15, 17 to 25, 27 to 29, 31 to 39) 4 Display (pages 10, 15, 22, 26) For details on the display an ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 10
10 1 Text/graphic information display (pages 15, 22) Displays album title, artist name, track number, track name, current date and time (pages 26 to 28, 31), MESSAGE (page 46) and menu. Press the DISPLAY button to switch the display mode (pages 26 to 28). Switch the display to Power Save or Display OFF mode when you do not operate the unit for a wh ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 11
11 Basic Operations Basic Operations T ransferring audio files from the computer to your Network W alkman/ Char ging Note Before connecting your Network Walkman to the computer for the first time, be sure to install the “SonicStage” software from the supplied CD-ROM in your computer. Even if the SonicStage software is already installed, you nee ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 12
12 3 Connect your Network Walkman to your computer and charge it. Connect the small connector of the dedicated USB cable to the USB jack on the Network Walkman, then the large connector to a USB port on your computer. “USB Connect” appears in the display. The Network Walkman is rechargeable when connected to a computer with the dedicated USB ca ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 13
13 Basic Operations On the remaining battery indication The battery icon in the display changes as shown below. The battery power gets low as shown in the battery icon. If “LOW BATTERY” is displayed, you cannot play back with the Network Walkman. In this case, charge the battery by connecting to your computer. Notes • Charge the battery in an ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 14
14 Listening to music with your Network W alkman Charge the built-in rechargeable battery before use (page 12) and transfer audio files to your Network Walkman. Note When using Network Walkman, be sure to disconnect it from the computer. 1 Connect the headphones. If playback does not start Make sure that the Shuttle switch is not set to HOLD (page ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 15
15 Basic Operations All Track * Group Album Artist Track3 Track2 Track1 Track3 Track2 Track1 Track3 Track2 Track1 Track3 Track2 Track1 Track3 Track2 Track1 Track3 Track2 Track1 Track3 Track2 Track1 Artist2 Artist1 All Artist Album2 Album1 All Album Album2 Album1 All Album Group2 Group1 All Group Searching for a song you want to listen to (SEARCH) Y ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 16
16 Listening to music with your Network Walkman Example of searching 1 Display the search menu screen to select “ Artist”. 2 Select “ Artist B” from the artist list. 3 Select “ Album5” from the album list of Artist B. The track list of Album5 is displayed. In this case, the track list becomes the Play Range. 4 Select “ Track15” from ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 17
17 Basic Operations Searching by artist name and playing back the song 1 Press the SEARCH/MENU button. The search menu screen is displayed. All Track Artist Album 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “ Artist” and press the Nx button to confirm. The artist lists are displayed. All Artist Artist A Artist B 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 18
18 Nx button SEARCH/ MENU button Shuttle switch to > to . Listening to music with your Network Walkman Searching by album name and playing back the song 1 Press the SEARCH/MENU button. The search menu screen is displayed. All Track Artist Album 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “ Album” and press the Nx button to confirm. The album lists ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 19
19 Basic Operations Searching by Group and playing back the song 1 Press the SEARCH/MENU button. The search menu screen is displayed. All Track Artist Album 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “ Group” and press the Nx button to confirm. The Group lists are displayed. All Group Group 1 Group 2 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select the desired ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 20
20 On the Group Control Mode You can use the Group Control Mode by setting the Shuttle switch to the GROUP position. You can skip to the beginning of the album or group within the Play Range in the Group Control Mode. To Skip to the beginning of the next album/ group* 1 * 2 Skip to the beginning of the current album/ group* 1 * 2 * 1 Skips to the b ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 21
Advanced Operations 21 B Advanced Operations Repeat mode There are 3 types of repeat mode: Track Repeat, A-B Repeat, and Sentence Repeat. • Track Repeat (Track Rep) This mode plays back tracks repeatedly in the following 3 ways. Track Repeat mode Repeat Single Repeat Shuffle Repeat • A-B Repeat (A-B Rep) This mode plays back the specified secti ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 22
22 Repeat mode 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select a desired repeat mode and press the Nx button to confirm. Track Rep A-B Rep Sentence Rep You can choose one mode among “Track Rep”, “A-B Rep”, and “Sentence Rep”. You can operate each repeat mode you selected, as refer to the below. • Track Rep: see “Playing tracks repeatedly (Tra ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 23
Advanced Operations 23 Playing a specified section repeatedly (A-B Repeat) While playing a track, you can set the start point (A) and end point (B) for a section you wish to play repeatedly. 1 Select the A-B Repeat mode (A-B Rep) (page 21). 2 Press the Nx button to start playback. “A t ” blinks. 3 Press the REPEAT/SOUND button to set the start ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 24
24 Repeat mode 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 sent ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 25
Advanced Operations 25 Setting the repeat count You can set the repeat counts (1-9) for each sentence in Sentence Repeat mode (Sentence Rep). 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second in stop mode. The menu screen is displayed. Repeat Mode Sound Volume Mode 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Repeat Mode>” and press the N ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 26
26 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 numbe ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 27
Advanced Operations 27 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. 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 28
28 Adjusting the tr eble and bass (Digital sound pr eset) You can adjust the treble and bass. You can preset two settings, which can be selected during playback. Selecting the Sound quality Default settings Sound Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound OFF quality ( 1) ( 2) (NORMAL SOUND) Bass +1 +3 ±0 Treble ±0 ±0 ±0 Press and hold the REPEAT/ SOUND button for ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 29
Advanced Operations 29 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Sound>” and press the Nx button to confirm. 3 Set the tone for “Sound 1”. 1 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Sound 1>” and press the Nx button to confirm. 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to adjust “Bass” and press the Nx button to confirm. 3 Rotate the Shuttle switc ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 30
30 Storing non-audio data You can transfer data from the hard disk of your computer to the built-in flash memory using Windows Explorer. The built-in flash memory is displayed in Windows Explorer as an external drive (for example: as the D drive). Notes • If you store a lot of non-audio data into the built- in flash memory, the space for audio da ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 31
31 Adjusting the settings of your Network Walkman B Adjusting the settings of your Network Walkman Adjusting the curr ent time setting (Date-Time) You can set and display the current time. 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second in stop mode. The menu screen is displayed. Repeat Mode Sound Volume Mode 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 32
32 Adjusting the current time setting (Date-Time) To cancel the Menu mode Press the SEARCH/MENU button to return the screen to the previous stage. Press repeatedly to exit menu mode. To display the current time Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly until the “Clock” is displayed (page 26). Note, however, when the “Clock” is set to off in the ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 33
33 Adjusting the settings of your Network Walkman 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “AVLS>” and press the Nx button to confirm. AVLS ON AVLS OFF 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “AVLS ON” and press the Nx button to confirm. The volume is kept at a moderate level. To change the setting to “OFF” Select “AVLS OFF” in step 3 ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 34
34 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Volume Mode>” and press the Nx button to confirm. Manual Volume Preset Volume 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Preset Volume>” and press the Nx button to confirm. The value of “Low” is displayed in [ ]. Low Mid High [ 5] 10 20 4 Set the volume levels for the 3 preset levels: Low, Mid ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 35
35 Adjusting the settings of your Network Walkman Saving power consumption (Power Save Mode) You can set the Network Walkman to Power Save mode to turn off the display automatically when you do not operate the unit for a while (15 seconds). • Normal: is animated while playing back music (Power Save display). • Super (Disp OFF): nothing in the d ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 36
36 Tu r ning off the beep sound (Beep) You can turn off the beep sounds of your Network Walkman. 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second. The menu screen is displayed. Repeat Mode Sound Volume Mode 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to select “Beep>” and press the Nx button to confirm. Beep ON Beep OFF 3 Rotate the Shuttle switch ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 37
37 Other functions B Other functions Formatting memor y (Format) You can use your Network Walkman to format the built-in flash memory. If memory is formatted, all data previously stored in the memory will be erased. Be sure to verify the data stored in the memory prior to formatting. 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second in sto ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 38
38 Changing the USB connection setting (USB Bus Power ed) Depending on the computer you are using, if the power supply is insufficient, incomplete data transfer may occur from the computer to your Network Walkman. In this case, setting the USB connection (USB Bus Powered) to “Low-power 100mA” may improve data transfer. 1 Press and hold the SEAR ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 39
39 Other functions Displaying the player information (Information) Information such as product name, built-in flash memory capacity, serial number and software version can be displayed. 1 Press and hold the SEARCH/ MENU button for half a second in stop mode. The menu screen is displayed. Repeat Mode Sound Volume Mode 2 Rotate the Shuttle switch to ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 40
40 Pr ecautions On installation • Never use your Network Walkman where it will be subjected to extremes of light, temperature, moisture, or vibration. • Never leave the Network Walkman exposed to high temperature, such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight. On heat build-up Heat may build up in your Network Walkman while chargi ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 41
41 Other Information When disposing of your Network W alkman This Network Walkman has a built-in Lithium-Ion battery. When you dispose of the Network Walkman, be sure to dispose of it properly. Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with your local authority. Note Never disassemble your Net ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 42
42 Tr oubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using your Network Walkman, use this troubleshooting guide to help to remedy the problem prior to consulting a Sony dealer. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. If a problem occurs while connected to your computer, also refer to “Troubleshooting ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 43
43 Other Information On the display window Symptom “ s ” is displayed for a title. On charging the battery Symptom Battery life is short. Cause/Remedy Characters that cannot be displayed on your Network Walkman are involved. c Use the supplied SonicStage software to rename the title with appropriate characters. Cause/Remedy • The operating te ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 44
44 On the connection with the computer or supplied software Symptom The software cannot be installed. “USB Connect” is not displayed when connected to the computer with the dedicated USB cable. Your Network Walkman is not recognized by the computer when it is connected to the computer. A song(s) cannot be transferred to your Network Walkman. Ca ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 45
45 Other Information Symptom The number of audio files that can be transferred is limited. (Available recording time is short.) Operation of the Network Walkman becomes unstable while it is connected to the computer. “Failed to authenticate Device/Media” is displayed on the computer screen while connecting the Network Walkman to the computer. O ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 46
46 Messages Follow the instructions below if an error message appears in the display. Message AVLS (blinks) CANNOT PLAY CHARGE ERROR DATA ACCESS ERROR EXPIRED FILE ERROR HOLD LOW BATTERY Meaning The volume level exceeds the rated value while the AVLS is enabled. • Your Network Walkman cannot play certain files because of incompatible formats. • ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 47
47 Other Information To delete abnormal data from the built-in flash memory If “CANNOT PLAY”, “EXPIRED”, “FILE ERROR”, or “MG ERROR” is displayed, there is a problem with all or part of the data stored in the built-in flash memory. Please follow the procedures below to erase data you cannot play. 1 Connect your Network Walkman to th ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 48
48 Sampling frequency ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, MP3: 44.1 kHz Audio compression technology Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3 (ATRAC3) Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus (ATRAC3plus) MPEG1 Audio Layer-3 (MP3): 32 to 320 kbps, variable bit rate-compliant Frequency response 20 to 20,000 Hz (single signal measurement) Interface Headphone: Stereo mini ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 49
49 Other Information Dimension 84.9 × 28.8 × 13.9 mm ( 3 3 / 8 × 1 3 / 16 × 9 / 16 inches) (w/h/d, projecting parts not included) Mass Approx. 47 g ( 1.7 oz) Supplied accessories Headphones (1) Dedicated USB cable (1) Extension headphone cord (NW-E407 only) (1) Carrying pouch (NW-E407 only) (1) Clip (1) CD-ROM for the SonicStage software, PDF f ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 50
50 Glossary MagicGate Copyright protection technology that consists of authentication and encryption technology. Authentication ensures that protected content is transferred only between compliant devices and media, and that protected content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent unauthorized copying or playback. Note is ter ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 51
51 Other Information MP3 MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is a format standard for music file compression. It was codified by the Motion Picture Experts Group, a working group of ISO (International Organization for Standardization). It compresses audio CD data to approximately one tenth its original size. Because the MP3 encoding algorit ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 52
52 Display (Menu mode) Advanced Menu> Purpose Format> (Formatting memory) You can format the built-in flash memory (page 37). USB Bus Powered> (USB connection setting) You can select your desired USB connection setting (page 38). Information> You can display information such as product name, built-in flash memory capacity, and serial nu ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 53
53 Other Information A A-B Repeat 23 Accessories 8 ATRAC3 50 ATRAC3plus 50 Audio CDs 6 AVLS (Limiting the volume) 32 B Beep sound 36 Bit rate 50 C CD (Audio CDs) 6 CD-ROM 8, 11 Charging 12 Clock 26, 31 Computer 6, 11, 12 D Date-Time 31 Display 10, 15, 22, 26 Display mode 26 Download 6 E EMD service 6 Explorer (Windows Explorer) 13, 30 Index F Fast- ...
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Sony NW-E405 - page 54
54 O OpenMG 50 P Play Range 15-21 Playback 14 Power Save Mode 35 R Remaining battery indication 13 Repeat 21 Repeat count 25 Reset 42 S Search 15-19 SEARCH/MENU button 15-25, 27-29, 31-39 Sentence Repeat 24 Serial Number 8 Shuffle Repeat 21 Skip to the beginning of a track 20 SonicStage 11 Sound preset (Digital sound preset) 28 T Time Setting 31 Tr ...
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