Compatible USB devices and USB specifications
Verified Sony USB devices
You can use the following Sony USB devices on this receiver:
- Walkman:
- NW-A857/A860
- NW-E053/E060/E083
- NW-F800
- NW-M505
- NW-S756/S760/S770/S785
- NW-WH303
- NW-Z1000/Z1070
- NWD-W260/W273
- NWZ-A864
- NWZ-B162F/B173F
- NWZ-E053/E363/E373/E385/E463/E575/E585
- NWZ-F805/F885
- NWZ-S755/S764/S774
- NWZ-W262/W272
- NWZ-WH303/WH505
- NWZ-Z1040/Z1070/Z1060
- MICROVAULT:
- USM1GL/4GL/8GL/32GL
- USM16GLX/32GLX/64GLX
- USM512J/8GJ
- USM4GM
- USM4GN/8GN/16(32)GN
- USM64GP
- USM8GQ/32GQ/64GQ
- USM8GR/16GR/32GR
- USM4GS/16GS
- USM8GT
- USM16GU
- USM4GV
- Digital Voice Recorder:
- ICD-AX412
- ICD-FX8
- ICD-PX232/PX312F/PX333
- ICD-SX813/SX1000
- ICD-UX502/UX513F/UX523F/UX532/UX543
- ICD-TX50
- ICZ-R50/R51
- PCM-D100
- The receiver is unable to read data in NTFS format.
- The receiver is unable to read data other than that saved in the first partition of a hard disk drive.
- Operation of models not listed here is not guaranteed.
- Operation may not always be guaranteed even when using these USB devices.
- Some of these USB devices may not be available for purchase in certain areas.
- When formatting the above models, be sure to format using the model itself or the dedicated formatting software for that model.
- When connecting a USB device to the receiver, be sure to connect after the display Creating Library or Creating Database on the USB device has disappeared.
USB specifications
Supported formats (*1)
The music file formats that can be played back by this receiver are as follows:
- MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3):
- 32 kbps – 320 kbps, VBR
- WMA:
- 48 kbps – 192 kbps
- AAC (*2):
- 48 kbps – 320 kbps
- WAV:
- 8 kHz – 48 kHz, 16 bit PCM
*1 Compatibility with all encoding/writing software, recording devices and recording media cannot be guaranteed.
*2 The receiver does not play files encoded with DRM.
Compatible USB device
Mass Storage Class
Maximum current
500 mA