NWZ-W270S Series | Charging the battery

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Charging the battery

The battery of your Walkman is recharged while the Walkman is connected to an operating computer using the USB cradle (supplied).

Terminals

OPR lamp [Details]

Terminals

OPR lamp window

Dry the terminals of your Walkman () using a soft dry cloth if needed.

Attach your Walkman to the USB cradle.

Make sure that the terminals of your Walkman (

) and the USB cradle (

) are in contact with each other.

Connect the USB plug of the USB cradle to an operating computer.

Charging starts. Make sure that the OPR lamp window (

) on the USB cradle lights up in red.

Charging time is approx. 1.5 hours.

When your Walkman has been fully charged, disconnect it from the computer.

For a Mac computer, click the eject icon of [WALKMAN] on the sidebar of Finder to disconnect your Walkman.

Checking the battery charging status

While the battery is charging, the OPR lamp indicates the charging status of your Walkman. You can see the status of the OPR lamp through the OPR lamp window (

) on the USB cradle (supplied).

Lights up in red: Being charged

Turns off: Charged fully or not being charged. Your Walkman may consume battery power in this state. (*1)

(*1) The Walkman will not charge if the computer enters a power saving mode such as Sleep or Hibernate, and will discharge in this case.

Hint

The procedure to cancel Sleep mode or Hibernation mode may vary depending on the computer. Please contact the manufacturer of your computer for details.

Checking the remaining battery power

Remaining battery power is indicated by the OPR lamp. When the OPR lamp color changes to red, recharge the battery.

(*1) Blinks at about 5-second intervals during playback and pause.

(*2) Blinks quickly with a long beep.

When the battery is depleted, the OPR lamp blinks red quickly and a long beep is heard. After that, you cannot operate your Walkman. See [Details] on battery duration.

Hint

When you turn off your Walkman, the OPR lamp turns off slowly by indicating the charging status.

Notes on charging the battery

The USB cradle (supplied) is not water resistant. Before charging the battery, make sure your Walkman is not wet. [Details]

Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 ºC (41 ºF) to 35 ºC (95 ºF). If you try to charge the battery in an ambient temperature outside this range, it will not properly charge. In such a case, the OPR lamp blinks red.

The number of times the battery can be recharged before it is used up is approximately 500 times. This number may vary depending on the conditions under which you use your Walkman.

The control buttons on your Walkman become inoperatable while connected to a computer.

To prevent battery deterioration, charge the battery at an interval of at least every six months to a year.

The Walkman will not charge if the computer enters a power saving mode such as Sleep or Hibernate, and will discharge in this case.

Do not leave your Walkman connected for extended periods of time to a laptop computer that is not connected to AC power. Leaving the Walkman connected may discharge the computer’s battery.

Disconnect your Walkman from the computer before you turn on, restart, wake up from the sleep mode, or shut down the computer.

Heat may build up in your Walkman while charging. This is not a malfunction.

When you use your Walkman for the first time, or if you have not used the Walkman for a long time, recharge it fully (until the OPR lamp turns off).

When you use your Walkman for the first time, or if you have not used the Walkman for a long time, it may take a few minutes to be recognized by the computer, even if charging has already started (the OPR lamp lights up in red). Check that the computer recognizes the Walkman after you have connected it to the computer for about 5 minutes.

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