• Clean your Walkman with a soft cloth, such as a cleaning cloth for eyeglasses.
• Should your Walkman become excessively dirty, clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or mild detergent solution.
• Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as doing so may damage the surface of your Walkman.

Care and cleaning after swimming in a pool or the ocean

Clean the earbuds and your Walkman after every use as follows.

• If your Walkman is left with salt and sand unremoved, the metal terminals may rust or foreign substances may build up. This may result in your Walkman not charging properly or not being recognized by a computer.
• If tanning oil or sunscreen gets onto your Walkman, wash it off using lukewarm water. Otherwise, it may cause discoloration or damage such as cracks to occur.
• The build up of foreign substances such as earwax etc. in the headphone sections may cause deteriorated sound quality or sound loss.

1. After use in the ocean, wash your Walkman with fresh water such as tap water to remove salt and sand.
2. While immersing it in fresh water, gently shake your Walkman about 20 times and then soak it for about 30 minutes.
   

   

3. Remove the earbuds from your Walkman, and then wash them by hand using a mild detergent solution.
   After washing the earbuds, dry them well.
   

   

4. Rinse the terminals () and mesh sheet () of your Walkman with gentle running tap water.
   If the terminals and mesh sheet are not clean, wet a soft brush such as a toothbrush with water and clean them.
   

   

5. Wipe the moisture off the terminals and surface of your Walkman using a soft dry cloth.
6. Pat the headphones softly against a dry cloth. Repeat patting about 20 times.
   

   

7. Pat the areas around the buttons of your Walkman softly against a dry cloth. Repeat this about 30 times.
   

   

8. Place a dry cloth under the headphones and leave them at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours.

Note

• Do not apply strong force to the mesh sheet. Doing so may damage the mesh sheet.
• Do not rub foreign substances on the mesh sheet. Doing so may push them into the headphones.