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2-102-860-31(1)
Portable Hard Disk Audio Player
Network Walkman
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the player. Record the
serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever
you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. NW-HD1
Serial No. ___________________________
“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products. is a trademark of Son y Corpor
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For the Customers In Netherlands WARNING Voor de Klanten in Nederland Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in To prevent fi re or shock hazard, als klein chemisch afval (KCA). do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. In sommige landen gelden wettelijke voorschriften met betrekking tot de afvoer van de batterij waarmee Do not install the appliance in a confi ned dit toestel wordt gevoed. Raadpleeg hiervoor de lokale instanties. space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. For the
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Table of Contents Notice for Users ..............................................4 Changing Playback Options (Play Mode) .........................................24 Precautions.......................................................5 Playback options (Play Mode) .................25 On safety................................................................. 5 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play)...26 On installation....................................................... 5 Changing Sound Quality
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SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Notice for Users Corporation. OpenMG, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their On the supplied software logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT software or the manual accompanying it and Windows Media are trademarks in whole or in part, or renting the software or registered trademarks of Microsoft without the permission of the copyright Cor
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Caring for others Precautions Keep the volume at a moderate level. This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you. On safety Warning Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN jack of the USB cradle. If there is lightning when you are using the player, take off the headphones immediately. Be sure not to short-circuit the terminals of the USB cradle with other metallic objects. On cleaning On installation Clean the player casing with a soft c
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Getting Started Optional accessories Checking the Supplied Active speaker system SRS-Z1 Accessories SRS-Z30 Car connecting pack CPA-9C Headphones (1) USB cradle (1) RK-G129 Connecting cord RK-G136 MDR-EX71SL Earphones MDR-Q55SL Dedicated USB cable (1) Your dealer may not handle some of the accessories listed above. Please ask the dealer for detailed information about the accessories in your country/region. AC power adaptor (1) (For the supplied USB cradle) Carrying pouch (
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Getting Started Player display Guide to Parts and Controls Player Track number indicator ( page 19) Character information display ( page 19) Bookmark indicator ( page 23) Playback progress bar ( page 19) Playback indicator ( page 19) Playing time ( page 19) Repeat indicator ( page 26) Play mode indicator ( page 24), Sound indicator (when adjusting the volume, page 28) (headphones)/LINE OUT jack Battery indicator ( p
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Place the player on the USB cradle. 3 Preparing a Power Insert the player as shown below until it Source clicks into place. Charging of the battery starts. The CHG Charge the built-in lithium-ion rechargeable lamp lights up on the USB cradle, and if battery before using it for the fi rst time or the player is on, the battery indicator in when it is depleted. the display changes. Slide the BUILT-IN BATTERY switch 1 to ON. The protection for the built-in USB cradle connector rechargeab
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Getting Started To remove the player from the USB cradle Checking the remaining Press RELEASE. power of the battery The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display. As the black indicator RELEASE section decreases, the remaining power is depleted further. * * “LOW BATTERY” appears in the display and Notes beep sounds. If the player is connected to the computer for When the battery is depleted, recharge the a long time while charging, charging may sto
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Installing SonicStage on Your Computer Using the supplied CD-ROM, install the SonicStage on your computer. Preparing the required system The following system environment is required. IBM PC/AT or Compatible Computer CPU: Pentium II 400 MHz or higher (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher is recommended.) Hard disk drive space: 200 MB or more (1.5 GB or more is recommended.) (The amount of space will vary according to the Windows version and the number of music fi les stored on the hard disk.) R
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Getting Started Installing SonicStage Turn on your computer and start up 1 Check the following before installing the Windows. SonicStage software. Make sure to close all other software, Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the 2 including any virus-check software, as such CD drive of your computer. software usually demands a large amount of The setup program starts up automatically system resources. and the installation window appears. Make sure to use the supplied CD-ROM for Depending
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Playback Importing audio data to Before Playback your computer Record and store tracks (audio data) from an The following procedures using the audio CD to the SonicStage “ My Library” on SonicStage installed on your computer are the hard disk drive of your computer. necessary before playback. You can record or import tracks from other sources such as the Internet and your Importing tracks (audio data), which you want to listen to with the player, to your computer’s hard disk. Refer to
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Playback Select “Start” – “All Programs”* – If necessary, change the format and 1 4 “SonicStage” – “SonicStage.” bit rate for audio CD recording. SonicStage starts up. Click “Format/Bit Rate” on the right side If you use the earlier version of of the SonicStage window to display “CD SonicStage, the “SonicStage fi le Recording Format [My library]” dialog ** conversion tool” window appears when box. you start up SonicStage for the fi rst time The default setting is OpenMG Audio after installi
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Transferring audio data to Connect the USB cradle to y our 1 the player computer and the AC power Transfer the tracks (audio data) stored in adaptor. SonicStage “ My Library” on your computer Connect the large connector of the to the player in ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 dedicated USB cable to a USB port on format. your computer and the small connector to the USB jack on the USB cradle. “Transfer” “ATRAC HDD” Then connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack on the USB cradle, and l
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Playback Place the player on the USB cradle. Click on the 2 6 SonicStage window. Insert the player as shown below until it clicks into place. Transfer of the selected tracks starts. “PC Connect” appears in the display. You can check the transferring status on The setup display for automatic transfer the SonicStage window. appears in the SonicStage window. Follow the instructions in the window. For details, To stop transferring see the SonicStage Help ( page 16). Click on the SonicStage
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Notes Using SonicStage Help Do not disconnect the USB cable or remove the SonicStage Help provides further details on player from the USB cradle while the data is how to use SonicStage. SonicStage Help transferred. The data being transferred may be allows you to search easily for information destroyed. from a list of operations, such as “Importing Use of the player with a USB hub or a USB audio data” or “Transferring audio data,”` or extension cable is not guaranteed. Always conn
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Playback To understand SonicStage Help To search for a word inside an explanation The left side The right side “Type in the keyword to fi nd” frame frame text box “Search” “List Topics” 1 Double click “ Overview” in the left- “Display” side frame of SonicStage Help. An explanations of 2 Click “ About This Help File.” A list of the typed the selected item words The explanation will appear in the right- side frame. Scroll the display if necessary. Click 1 Click “Search.” underlined words to
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Adjust the volume by pressing 3 Playing Back VOLUME +/–. + Transfer audio data from your computer to the VOLUME /– player beforehand ( page 14). You can change the language to your own for the menu and the messages in the display ( page 27). After setting the BUILT-IN BATTERY 1 switch to ON ( page 8), connect headphones to the player. Headphones Notes When using the built-in battery, if the player is not to (headphones)/ operated for about 30 seconds while in stop mode, LINE
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Playback Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) To Operation Play from a point where you stopped the Press . Playback starts from the point where you player previously stopped. Stop playback Press . Find the beginning of the current track Press once. Find the beginning of previous tracks* Press repeatedly. Find the beginning of the next track* Press once. Find the beginning of succeeding tracks* Press repeatedly. Go backwards quickly Press and hold . Go forward quickl
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Press or to select an item in the 2 Playing Back Tracks MODE. Selected by MODE To start playback here, press . Playback starts from the fi rst track in (Artist, Album, Genre, the fi rst album of the artist you selected. Group, etc.) All the albums of the artists listed after the selected artist are played in the track By grouping the tracks in the player into a number order. “ MODE,” such as by “Artist” or “Album,” Artist you want to listen to. you can select tracks you want to
