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Operation Guide
NWZ-E435F / E436F / E438F
©2008 Sony Corporation 4-109-569-12 (2)
NWZ-E435F / E436F / E438F.GB. 4-109-569-12 (2)
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Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of this manual to jump to “Table of Contents,” “Home Menu List,” or “Index.” Jumps to the table of contents Find what you are looking for from a list of topics in the manual. Jumps to the home menu list Find what you are looking for from a list of the option items in the player’s menu. Jumps to the index Find what you are looking for from a list of key words mentioned in th
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To change the page layout The buttons at the bottom of the Adobe Reader screen enable you to select how pages are displayed. Single Page Continuous - Facing Pages are displayed one at a time. Two pages are displayed side by side When you scroll, the display changes with each pair part of a continuous to a previous or succeeding page. roll of pages. When you scroll, the previous or next pairs of pages scroll Continuous up or down continuously. Pages are displayed as a continuous
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Table of Contents Home Menu List .................................... 6 Playing Videos Supplied Accessories ............................. 8 Playing a Video ................................... 46 About the bundled software ...........................9 Setting the Video Orientation ............ 48 Parts and Controls .............................. 11 Front ................................................................11 Setting the Display of the Video Screen Rear .......................
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Common Settings Limiting the Volume (AVLS (Volume Limit)) .......................................................... 73 Turning Off the Beep Sound ............... 74 Setting a Screensaver Type .................. 75 Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen (Brightness) .......................................... 76 Setting the Current Time (Set Date-Time) .......................................................... 77 Setting the Date Format ...................... 79 Setting the Time Forma
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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, listening to FM radio, and changing settings. Shuffle All................................ 37 Music Library All Songs ....................................... 30 Album ........................................... 31 FM Radio ................................. 65 Artist
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Playlists ................................... 36 Settings Music Settings Play Mode ............................... 41 Now Playing ........................... 21 Equalizer .................................. 43 Video Settings Zoom Settings ......................... 51 Video Orientation .................. 48 Display ..................................... 50 Photo Settings Photo Orientation .................. 57 Display ..................................... 59 Slide Show Repeat ............
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Supplied Accessories Please check the accessories in the package. Headphones (1) USB cable (1) Attachment (1) Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc. 1 2 CD-ROM* * (1) Windows Media Player 11 3 Media Manager for WALKMAN* Content Transfer 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 the player, the bundled software may
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About the bundled software Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Player can import audio data from CDs and transfer data to the player. When you use copyright-protected WMA audio files and copyright- protected WMV video files, use this software. Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA), Video (WMV), Photo (JPEG) 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
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10 10 Content Transfer Content Transfer can transfer music, videos or photos from a computer to your “WALKMAN” by a simple drag-and-drop operation. You can use Windows Explorer or iTunes® intuitively to drag and drop data to Content Transfer. For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software. 1 Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA, AAC* , WAV), Photo (JPEG), Video 1 2 (MPEG-4 Simple Profile, AVC (H.264/AVC) Baseline Profile, WMV* * ) 1 * DRM files are not compatible. 2 * Some WMV
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11 11 Parts and Controls Front 1 2 BACK/HOME button* 5w ‑ a y 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 15). button to display the Home menu ( page 14). Display The display may vary, depending on Headphone jack functions ( page 14). For connecting the headphones. 2 Insert the plug until it clicks into VOL +* /– button place. If
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12 12 1 * Functions marked with on the HOLD switch player are activated if you press and hold You can protect the player against the corresponding buttons. 2 accidental operation by using the * There are tactile dots. Use them to help HOLD switch when carrying it. By with button operations. sliding the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow , all Continued operation buttons are disabled. If you slide the HOLD switch to the opposite position, the HOLD function is released. 1
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1 1 Rear RESET button Resets the player when you press the RESET button with a small pin, etc. ( page 92). NWZ-E435F / E436F / E438F.GB. 4-109-569-11 (1)
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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 FM radio, and to view photos or 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
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15 15 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 5-way 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., ap
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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. / Continued NWZ-E435F / E436F / E438F.GB. 4-109-569-11 (1)
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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. / Moves playback to the begi
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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 currently playing video. / Press and hold the
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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 more than 30 seconds ( page 75). When the song playback and a
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20 20 About the information area The icons, shown in the table below, appears in the information area. The icons vary according to the playback status, settings or the screens. For details about the icons, see each reference pages. Icons description The icons of the playback status Play back, Pause, Fast forward/backward, Move to the beginning of
=> , , , , the next, current or previous song , , Go forward /backward slightly or quickly ( page 47)
=> , , , , etc The icons of the song
