Contents list

Getting Started

• Before Use
• Before first use
• How to use this User Guide
• Operation Flow of Your “WALKMAN”
• Operation flow to enjoy music
• Power/Charging
• Turning your “WALKMAN” on and off
• Charging the battery
• About battery life
• Initial Settings
• Selecting the display language [Language]
• Parts and Controls
• Parts and controls
• About the Software
• About the software
• Home Menu
• About the Home menu
• How to use the Home menu

How to Use the Software

• Windows Media Player
• Importing music from CDs using Windows Media Player
• Transferring music using Windows Media Player
• Windows Explorer (Drag-and-Drop)
• Transferring music using Windows Explorer

Music

• Playing Music
• Playing music
• Browsing and using the music screen
• Searching for songs
• Playing songs using ZAPPIN playback
• Deleting songs
• Music Settings
• Setting the play mode [Play Mode]
• Setting the sound quality

FM Radio (NWZ-B172F/B173F only)

• Listening to FM Radio
• Listening to FM radio [FM]
• Browsing and using the FM radio screen
• Presetting broadcast stations automatically [FM Auto Preset]
• Presetting broadcast stations manually [Add Preset]
• Deleting preset broadcast stations [Delete Preset]
• Making/Playing FM Radio Recordings
• Making FM radio recordings
• Playing FM radio recordings [Play Rec Data]
• Deleting FM radio recordings [Delete Rec Data]
• FM Radio Settings
• Setting the reception [Scan Sensitivity]

Making / Playing Voice Recordings

• Making Voice Recordings
• Making voice recordings
• Playing Voice Recordings
• Playing voice recordings [Play Rec Data]
• Deleting recorded voice files [Delete Rec Data]
• Recording Settings
• Selecting the recording quality [Voice Record Codec]

Settings

• Common Settings
• Limiting the volume [AVLS(Volume Limit)]
• Turning off the beep sound [Beep]
• Setting the power save screen [Power Save Mode]
• Turning off the power illuminator [LED]
• Adjusting the contrast of the screen [Contrast]
• Displaying your “WALKMAN” information [Information]
• Selecting the display language [Language]
• Returning to the factory settings [Reset All Settings]
• Formatting the memory [Format]
• Music Settings
• Setting the play mode [Play Mode]
• Setting the sound quality
• FM Radio Settings
• Setting the reception [Scan Sensitivity]
• Recording Settings
• Selecting the recording quality [Voice Record Codec]

Troubleshooting

• To Deal with a Trouble
• What can I do to solve a problem?
• Customer support Web site
• Possible Causes of Symptoms
• Table of contents for symptoms and possible causes
• Operation
• Display
• Power
• Connection to a computer
• Recording
• FM Radio (NWZ-B172F/B173F only)
• Other
• Messages

Important Information

• Precautions
• Important product information
• Warning
• Caution
• Notice for users
• Notes on the headphones
• Notes on the software
• Cleaning
• Notes on cleaning
• Upgrading the Firmware of Your “WALKMAN”
• Upgrading the firmware of your “WALKMAN”
• License and Trademark Notice
• License and trademark notice

Specifications

• Specifications
• Specifications
• Contents
• System requirements
• What are a Format and a Bit Rate?
• What is an audio format?