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Table of Home
Contents Menu Index
Operation Guide
NWZ-B152 / B153 / B152F / B153F
©2010 Sony Corporation 4-185-044-11(1)
ModelName: Cancun_E
PartNumber: 4-185-044-11
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Note Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player, some models
=> may not be available. Browsing the Operation Guide To use the buttons in the Operation Guide Click the buttons located in the upper right of the pages of this manual to jump to “Table of Contents,” “About the Home Menu” 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
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Table of Contents Listening to/Recording FM Radio (NWZ- Basic Operations and Screens B15F/B15F only ) Parts and Controls ...................................5 Playback screen ................................................8 Listening to FM Radio ...........................33 Listening to FM radio ....................................33 Turning the Player On and Off ...............9 FM radio screen .............................................34 About
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Useful Facts About Battery Life .................................52 What are Format and Bit Rate? .............53 What is audio format? ...................................53 Storing Data ...........................................54 Upgrading the Player’s Firmware .........55 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ....................................56 Messages ................................................65 Additional Information Precautions ..............
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens 5 5 Basic Operations and Screens Parts and Controls Front Headphones *2 REC/STOP button BASS/PLAY MODE button Starts/stops recording. Activates the Bass function to You can record sound using the emphasize the low sound range ( player’s built-in microphone ( p. 29). p. 41). You can also change the play mode You can also record the currently ( p. 28). received FM program (NWZ-B152F/ 1 B153F only) ( p. 37). * butto
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens Front Headphones (Headphone) jack BACK/HOME button For connecting the headphones. Returns to the previous menu. Press Insert the jack pin until it clicks into and hold this button to display the place. If the headphones are Home menu ( p. 12). connected improperly, the sound from the headphones will be Power illuminator impaired. Illuminated by LED ( p. 47). The illumination pattern varies according Displa
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens Rear MIC (Microphone) USB cap See p. 41. When connecting with USB, remove the USB cap. Strap hole To remove the USB cap Used to attach a strap (sold separately). RESET button Resets the player when you press the USB connector RESET button with a small pin, etc ( p. 56). When you turn on the player after resetting it, the player reactivates the previously set items. HOLD switch You can protect the player
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens Playback screen Song 12 Folder 1 012 SHUF BASS Song title/File name indication Play mode indication Displays the current play mode icon Playback range indication ( p. 28). If the play mode is set to [Normal], no icon appears. Playback progress bar ZAPPIN playback indication Playing status indication Indicates ZAPPIN playback status ( p. 23). Displays the current play mode. : playback/: pause Bass fu
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens Turning the Player On and Off button To turn on the player Press the button to turn on the player. The player resumes the operation from the point where you last turned off. Hint If [HOLD] appears in the display, slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the
=> arrow () to release the hold function. To turn off the player Press and hold the button to turn off the player. [POWER OFF] appears. Hint If th
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens 10 10 About the Home Menu The following table shows the items of the Home menu. For details on the item list of each menu, see p. 11. For details about each menu item, refer to the specified reference page. Home menu *1 Music Library The icons appear in the Home menu and the color of the selected icon is inverted. Plays back/deletes a recorded sound file ( p. 41). [Voice] Plays back transferred songs on the player ( p. 2
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens 11 11 [Voice] ..................................... 41 [Settings] [Play Rec Data] ............................ 43 [Music Settings] [Delete Rec Data] ........................ 42 [Play Mode] ............................ 28 [Equalizer]............................... 30 [ZAPPIN Range] .................... 25 [Music Library] ......................... 21 1 [FM Settings]* [Now Playing] ........................21, 26 [Scan Sensitivit
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 How to Use the Home Menu The Home menu is the starting point of each application, such as searching for songs, changing settings, etc. You can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME button of the player. button Music Library BACK/HOME button Shuttle switch From the Home menu, you can select the desired item on the screen. Rotate the shuttle switch to / to select a menu item, and then press 1 th
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Basic Operations and Screens 1 1 Press the button to confirm. The Music Library menu screen appears. Music Library Rotate the shuttle switch to Now Playing () to select [Folder], Folder and then press the button All Songs to confirm. The Folder list screen appears. You can scroll the list by rotating
=> and holding the shuttle switch to (). Rotate the shuttle switch to Play All () to select the desired Folder 1 folder, and
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 1 1 Getting Started Charging the Battery The player’s battery is recharged while the player is connected to a running computer. Remove the USB cap and connect the USB connector to a USB connector on your computer. When the remaining battery indication of the display shows: , charging is completed (charging time is approx. 70 minutes). When you use the player for the first time, or if you have not used the player for a long time, rechar
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 15 15 Note If you charge the player that has not been used for a long period, your computer may not
=> recognize the player or nothing may appear on the display. Charge the player for about 5 minutes, and it starts operating properly. Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 ºC to 35 ºC (41 ºF to 95 ºF).
=> If you try to charge the battery in an ambient temperature outside this range, the icon may appear, and charging
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 1 1 Selecting the Display Language [Language] You can select from a variety of languages for the display of menus and messages on the player. button BACK/HOME button Shuttle switch From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Language] the desired language setting. Language Messages and menus are displayed in [English] English [Español] Spanish [Français] French [Português] Portuguese [Русский] Russian Simplified Chinese [ ] Tradit
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 1 1 Setting the Date and Time The date and time are not set by default. Set the current date and time according to the following. button BACK/HOME button Shuttle switch From the Home menu, select [Settings] [Common Settings] [Set Date-Time]. Rotate the shuttle switch to select the year, and then press the button to confirm. The year, month, date, hour and minutes can be set. Repeat this step to
=> set each item. To displ
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 1 1 Getting Music To enjoy music on the player, you need to prepare the data on your computer. You can import music from audio CDs or from the Internet, etc. To import the data into your computer, use appropriate software, such as Windows Media Player 11 or 12. For detailed information on how to import data, refer to the Help of each software. For details about supported file formats, see “Supported file format” ( p. 76). ModelName: C
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 1 1 Transferring Music You can directly transfer data by dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer on your computer. Hint You can also transfer music using Windows Media Player 11 or 12. For details about
=> usage, or support on Windows Media Player, refer to the Windows Media Player information from the following web site: http://support.microsoft.com/ Note Only MP3/WMA files can be played on the player ( p. 76).
=> If you turn
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Table of Home Contents Menu Index Getting Started 0 0 Note Be careful not to accidentally bump or put stress on the player, especially when it is
=> connected to your computer. It may be damaged. Do not disconnect the player while files are being transferred. If you do, the file being
=> transferred may be damaged. If the player is disconnected while files are being transferred, unnecessary files may be
=> left in the player. In this case, transfer usable files back to the computer and
