The time below may differ depending on ambient temperature or the status of use.

Battery life (continuous playback)

Actual battery life may vary depending on settings. The estimated battery usage hours shown below are based on typical usage conditions with “Settings for battery life measurement” as shown below.

Music

MP3 128 kbps:

Ambient Sound Mode ON: Approx. 8 hours

Ambient Sound Mode OFF: Approx. 12 hours

Linear PCM 1,411 kbps:

Ambient Sound Mode ON: Approx. 7 hours

Ambient Sound Mode OFF: Approx. 10 hours

Note

• Even if the player is turned off for an extended period, a small amount of battery power is still consumed.
• Battery life may vary depending on volume setting, conditions of use and ambient temperature.

Settings for battery life measurement

Music Settings

Dynamic Normalizer (*1): OFF (default setting: OFF)

^(*1) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 20 % compared with the [Off] setting.