Digital Media PlayerNWZ-A15/A17

Transferring content using Explorer

Content such as music can be directly transferred by drag-and-drop using Windows Explorer.

  1. Connect your Walkman to a running computer via USB.
  2. Open the “WALKMAN” folder using the procedure below that corresponds to your computer.

    To transfer content on a microSD card, select the folder that has the same name as the microSD card instead of “WALKMAN.”

    • Windows 7 or earlier:
      Select “Start” – “Computer,” and then open the “WALKMAN” folder.

    • Windows 8:
      Select “Desktop” from the “Start screen” to open “File Explorer.” In the “Computer” list, open the “WALKMAN” folder.

    • Windows 8.1:
      Select “Desktop” to open “File Explorer.” In the “This PC” list, open the “WALKMAN” folder.
  3. Open the folder to which you want to transfer content.

    To transfer music files or folders: “MUSIC” folder

    To transfer photo files or folders: “PICTURE” or “DCIM” folder

    To transfer video files or folders: “VIDEO” folder

    To transfer podcast folders and episode files: “PODCASTS” folder

  4. Drag-and-drop the desired files or folders () to the applicable folder () in the “WALKMAN” folder.

Note

  • Do not change folder name or delete the “MUSIC” folder.
  • Some songs may not be played back on your Walkman due to copyright protection.
  • Depending on the language setting of your Walkman, the information of the transferred content may not be displayed correctly.