• 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.

Maintenance after swimming

Clean the earbuds and your Walkman after every use as follows.
The buildup of foreign substances such as earwax in the headphone sections may cause deteriorated sound quality or sound loss. If there is a buildup of any foreign substances on the terminals, your Walkman may not be charged or may not be recognized by your computer.

Wash the earbuds

Remove the earbuds and wash the earbuds by hand using a mild detergent solution. After washing the earbuds, dry them well.

Wash your Walkman

Do not rub foreign substances on the mesh sheet (). Doing so may push them into the headphones.

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. Do not apply strong force to the mesh sheet (). Doing so may damage the mesh sheet ().

Wipe the moisture off the terminals and surface of your Walkman using a soft, dry cloth.

Pat the headphones softly against a dry cloth. Repeat patting about 20 times. Then place a dry cloth under the headphones and leave at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours.