The following file formats are supported by your Walkman.

Music (Music player)

Audio Formats (Codec)

MP3

Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format

File extension: .mp3

Bit rate: 32 kbps to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sampling frequency (*2): 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

WMA (*1)

Media File format: ASF file format

File extension: .wma

Bit rate: 32 kbps to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 kHz

Linear PCM

Media File format: Wave-Riff file format

File extension: .wav

Bit rate: 1,411 kbps

Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 kHz

AAC (*3)

Media File format: MP4 file format

File extension: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp

Bit rate: 16 kbps to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) (*4)

Sampling frequency (*2): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

^(*1) Copyright protected WMA files cannot be played back.

^(*2) Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.

^(*3) Copyright protected AAC-LC files cannot be played back.

^(*4) Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency.