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

Battery life of your Walkman (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 of your Walkman for battery life measurement” as shown below.

Walkman Mode

MP3 128 kbps: approx. 8 Hrs

Linear PCM 1,411 kbps: approx. 7 Hrs

Headphones Mode

approx. 4 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 of your Walkman for battery life measurement

Music Settings

Equalizer (*1): OFF (default setting: OFF)

Dynamic Normalizer (*2): OFF (default setting: OFF)

Clear Phase™ (*3): OFF (default setting: OFF)

Bluetooth Settings

Wireless Playback Quality: Standard (default setting: Prioritize connection)

Sound Mix (*4): OFF (default setting: OFF)

Battery life of the Remote Commander

approx. 18 months (2 hours usage every day) (*5)

^(*1) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 25 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*2) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 30 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*3) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 60 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*4) The [On] setting shortens the battery life about 35 % compared with the [Off] setting.

^(*5) The battery life may differ depending on ambient temperature or the status of use. The value is for reference only.