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Operation Guide
NWZ-A726 / A728 / A729
©2008 Sony Corporation 3-299-381-11 (1)
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1)
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Digital Media Player NWZ-A726 / NWZ-A728 / NWZ-A729 About the Manuals The following manuals are included with the player. Additionally, after installing software from the supplied CD-ROM, you can refer to the help provided within each software. Quick Start Guide explains set up, enabling you to import songs, videos and photos to a computer, and to transfer them to the player. Precautions explains important notes to prevent accidents. Troubleshooting explains symptoms, causes and r
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Hints You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page number in the table of contents, in
=> the Home menu list, or in the index. You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page reference indication (e.g., page
=> 4) on each page. To search for a reference page by keyword, click the “Edit” menu, select the “Search”
=> feature of the Adobe Reader to display the navigation frame, type the keyword into the Search text box, and click “Search.” Once you jump to another pag
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Table of Contents Supplied Accessories ............................. 8 Setting the Music About the bundled software ...........................9 Setting the Play Mode (Play Mode)......... 44 Parts and Controls .............................. 10 Front ................................................................10 Setting the Playback Range ................. 46 Rear ..................................................................12 Setting the Album Display Format ..... 47 Player Cont
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Playing Photos Useful Facts Displaying a Photo .............................. 70 Maximizing Battery Life ..................... 96 Setting the Photo Orientation ............ 72 What are Format and Bit Rate? ........... 97 What is audio format? ...................................97 Setting the Display of the Photo Screen What is video format? ...................................98 .......................................................... 74 What is photo format? ..........................
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Home Menu List You can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME button of the player. The Home menu is the starting point of each function, such as playing songs, videos and photos, searching for songs and changing settings. Intelligent Shuffle Music Library Time Machine Shuffle ................ 37 All Songs ....................................... 28 Shuffle All ..................................... 39 Album ........................................... 29 Artist ....
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Playlists ................................... 35 Settings Music Settings Play Mode ............................... 44 Now Playing ........................... 19 Playback Range ....................... 46 Equalizer .................................. 49 VPT(Surround) ...................... 52 DSEE(Sound Enhance) ......... 55 Clear Stereo ............................. 54 Dynamic Normalizer ............. 57 Album Display Format .......... 47 New Song Pop Up .................. 40 Video Setti
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Supplied Accessories Please check the accessories in the package. Headphones (1) USB cable (1) Earbuds (Size S,L) (1) Attachment (1) Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc. Stand (1) 1 2 CD-ROM* * (1) MP3 Conversion Tool Media Manager for WALKMAN Windows Media Player 11 Operation Guide (PDF file) Quick Start Guide (1) 1 * Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM in an audio CD player. 2 * Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased t
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About the bundled software Windows Media Player 11 Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA), Photo (JPEG) Windows Media Player can import audio data from CDs and transfer data to the player. When you use copyright protected WMA audio files, use this software. For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software or visit the following website. http://www.support.microsoft.com/ Hint Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10 installed may encounter
=> file limitation
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10 10 Parts and Controls Front 1 2 BACK/HOME button* 5‑way button* Press to go up one list screen level, or Starts playback and enables to return to the previous menu. navigation of the player’s on-screen Press and hold the BACK/HOME menus ( page 14). button to display the Home menu ( page 13). Display The display may vary, depending on Headphone jack functions ( page 13). For connecting the headphones. 2 Insert the jack pin until it clicks into VOL +* /– button place. If
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11 11 HOLD switch Strap hole You can protect the player against Used to attach a strap (sold accidental operation by using the separately). You can attach the HOLD switch when carrying it. By supplied stand and a strap at the same sliding the HOLD switch to the time ( page 12). direction of the arrow , all 1 Functions marked with on the operation buttons are disabled. If you * player are activated if you press and hold slide the HOLD switch to the the corresponding buttons. opp
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1 1 Rear RESET button Accessory hole (type I) Resets the player when you press the Used to attach the supplied stand or RESET button with a small pin, etc. the optional accessories. ( page 101). Using the supplied stand You can stand up the player using the supplied stand. Notes When standing the player with the
=> stand, be careful not to press down or knock the player. Stand up the player horizontally as
=> shown. Do not stand it up vertically. NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-3
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1 1 Player Controls and Screens Use the 5-way button and the BACK/HOME button to navigate through screens, play songs, videos and photos, and to change the player’s settings. The Home menu appears when you press and hold the BACK/HOME button. The diagram below shows how the screen changes when you press various operation buttons. For example, the player’s screen changes as shown below when you select “Music Library”– “Album” from the Home menu. Home menu Select (Music Library), and press
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1 1 How to use the 5‑ way button and screen (play/pause/ The 5-way button performs different functions on 1 confirm) button* the list screens, on the thumbnail screens, and on / buttons the “Now Playing” screen. 1 There are tactile dots. Use them to help with button * operations. / buttons How to use the 5w ‑ ay button on the list screen Music Index The initials of song and album, etc., names in the list section appear. List Information area The information of the song, icons, etc.
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1 1 Photo List Buttons Description Confirms the item of the list. Press and hold to play back a slide show of photos in the selected item. Moves the cursor up or down. / Press and hold to scroll up or down faster. Displays the previous or next screen of the list. / 1 How to use the 5‑way button on the thumbnail* screen Thumbnails Buttons Description Displays the song list of the selected item during music operation, or displays the selected item during photo operation. Starts play
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1 1 How to use the 5‑way button on the “Now Playing” screen Music Song name Artist name Album title Genre Release year Playing status Buttons Description Starts song playback. When playback starts, appears on the display, and if the button is pressed again, appears and 1 playback pauses.* This pause and resume feature is available only on the “Now Playing” screen. / Press the / button to display the cursor and scroll through the displayed items. When genre, album title, or ot
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1 1 Video Playing status When you change the display orientation to horizontal, the / // button orientation and functions will also be changed. Buttons Description Starts video playback. When playback starts, appears on the display, and if the button is pressed again, appears and 1 playback pauses.* You can play and pause videos only from the “Now Playing” screen of the video. / Press the / button to find the beginning of the next, previous or 2 the currently playing vid
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1 1 Photo Playing status When you change the display orientation to horizontal, the / // button orientation and functions will also be changed. Buttons Description appears on the display and a slide show starts. If the 1 button is pressed again, appears and playback pauses.* Displays the previous or next photo. / 1 * When playing songs while a slide show is paused, the screen goes dark if there is no operation for the period set in “Screensaver Timing” ( page 84). When the s
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1 1 Displaying the “Now Playing” Screen You can quickly display “Now Playing” screen from various screens. BACK/HOME button Now Playing 5-way button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Now Playing), and then press the button to confirm. Detailed information about the currently playing content file appears. Hints You can display the “Now Playing” screen by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button to
=> select “Now Pla
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20 20 Using the OPTION Button You can change various settings of each function when you press the OPTION/ PWR OFF button. The OPTION/PWR OFF button is useful since you can display the setting screen immediately without selecting setting items from the (Settings) menu of the Home menu. OPTION/PWR OFF button 5-way button Pressthe OPTION/PWR OFF button. The option menu appears. Press the /// butt on to select the item, andthen press the buttont o confirm. The screen of
