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

Bluetooth OFF: Approx. 50 Hrs

Bluetooth ON: Approx. 23 Hrs

Linear PCM 1,411 kbps

Bluetooth OFF: Approx. 51 Hrs

Bluetooth ON: Approx. 23 Hrs

FLAC 96 kHz/24 bit

Bluetooth OFF: Approx. 40 Hrs

Bluetooth ON: Approx. 16 Hrs

FLAC 192 kHz/24 bit

Bluetooth OFF: Approx. 30 Hrs

Bluetooth ON: Approx. 11 Hrs

Video

MPEG-4 384 kbps

Bluetooth OFF: Approx. 14 Hrs

Bluetooth ON: Approx. 10 Hrs

FM Radio

Approx. 22 Hrs

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

Common Settings

Screen Off Timer (*1) (*2): 30 Sec (default setting: 30 Sec)

Brightness (*3): 3 (default setting: 3)

Battery Care (*4): Off (default setting: Off)

NFC Settings: On (default setting: On)

Music Settings

DSEE HX (*5): Off (default setting: Off)

Hi-Res Audio Effects (*6)(*7): Off (default setting: Off)

ClearAudio+ (*8): Off (default setting: Off)

Equalizer (*9): None (default setting: None)

VPT (Surround) (*9): None (default setting: None)

Dynamic Normalizer (*9): Off (default setting: Off)

Dance/Karaoke/Language (*10): Off (default setting: Off)

DPC (Speed Control) (*11): Off (default setting: Off)

Bluetooth Settings

Wireless Playback Quality (*12): Prioritize Connection (default setting: Prioritize Connection)

^(*1) The [Off] setting shortens the battery life about 70 % compared with the [30 Sec] setting.

^(*2) The longer the waiting time, the shorter the battery life for continuous music playback.

^(*3) The [5] setting shortens the battery life for continuous video playback by about 45 % compared with the [3] setting.

^(*4) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 10 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*5) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 40 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*6) When playing a High-Res sound source, the [On (Downsampling)] setting shortens the battery life about 45 % compared with the [Off (Direct Source)] setting.

^(*7) When playing a High-Res sound source and [Hi-Res Audio Effects] sets [On (Downsampling)], the setting of [Equalizer] to other than [None], [VPT (Surround)] to other than [None], and [Dynamic Normalizer] to [On] shorten the battery life for continuous music playback by about 55 % compared with setting them to off.

^(*8) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 30 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*9) Setting [Equalizer] to other than [None], [VPT (Surround)] to other than [None], [DSEE (Sound Enhance)] to [On] and [Dynamic Normalizer] to [On] shortens the battery life for continuous music playback by about 30 % compared with setting them to [None] or [Off].

^(*10) The [Maximum Karaoke Mode] setting shortens the battery life for continuous music playback by about 75 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*11) The [x2.0] setting shortens the battery life for continuous music playback by about 45 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*12) The [Prioritize Sound Quality] setting shortens the battery life up to about 40 % compared with the [Prioritize Connection] setting.