SONY HZ-DS2000 User Manual

The player
Portable Hard Disk Player
Operating Instructions
4-251-927-11(1)
HZ-DS2000
©2004 Sony Corporation
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the AC power adaptor to rain or moisture.
Do not install the AC power adaptor in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
To prevent fire, do not cover the AC power adaptor with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the AC power adaptor.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the AC power adaptor.
Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with your local authority.
The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced, mainly in the countries EEA (European Economic Area).
Before using this player, install the application software on your computer using the supplied CD-ROM, and send some music data to the player.
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Table of Contents

Overview
What you can do with your player ............. 4
Main features .............................................. 6
Getting started
Step 1: Check the package contents ........... 7
Step 2: Charge ............................................ 8
Locating controls ...................................... 10
Basic operations
Listening to music .................................... 12
1. Connect the headphones....................... 12
2. Turn the player on................................. 12
3. Select a track. ....................................... 13
4. Start playback. ...................................... 14
Using the FAVORITE............................... 16
Playing tracks in a Playlist ....................... 18
Protecting the hard disk drive during
exercise (Music Charger) ..................... 18
Locking the controls (HOLD) .................. 19
Storing data other than audio files............ 20
B
Sound options
Emphasizing the bass sound
(Bass Boost) ......................................... 21
Changing the sound quality (Equalizer) ... 21
B
Adjusting the settings of the player
Changing the display pattern .................... 24
Changing the backlight setting ................. 25
Adjusting the display contrast .................. 25
Turning off the beep sound ....................... 26
Starting playback from the last stopped
position (Resume) ............................... 26
Turning off the power automatically
(Auto Power Off).................................. 27
Turning off the power after a specified
time (Sleep) .......................................... 27
Changing the display language................. 28
Initializing all settings in the menu .......... 28
Checking the hard disk usage ................... 29
Checking the firmware version................. 29
B
Additional information
Setup menu items ..................................... 30
Precautions ............................................... 32
Cleaning.................................................... 33
Notes on the power source ....................... 33
When disposing of the player ................... 34
Troubleshooting ........................................ 35
Messages .................................................. 38
Specifications ........................................... 39
Index ......................................................... 40
B
Various playback
Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) ... 22 Playing tracks in random order
(Shuffle play)........................................ 22
Playing the first portion of tracks in order
(Intro Scan play)................................... 23
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Overview

What you can do with your player
HZ-DS2000 is a portable hard disk player. You can play MP3 files sent to the player from your personal computer using the supplied software and the dedicated USB cable. Once you have stored your favorite songs in the player, take it with you and enjoy music wherever you go!
1 Send your
favorite songs to the player
Use the supplied software “Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition” to send MP3 files from your computer to the player.
Connect the AC power adaptor to the player when connecting the player to your computer.
2 Enjoy music
anywhere with your player!
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To disconnect the player from the computer
If your operating system is Windows XP, proceed as follows:
1 Double-click on the task bar. 2 Click to select [USB Mass Storage Device], and then click [Stop]. 3 Click to select [USB Mass Storage Device], and then click [OK]. 4 Click [OK], and then disconnect the player from the computer.
For details, refer to the explanation on page 20 of the separate manual “Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition.”
If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows Me, messages shown on the computer display may differ from the above description. Follow the guidance of your operating system to disconnect the player in a right way.
Notes
•First start your computer, and then connect the player to the computer. Before restarting your computer, you should disconnect the player from the computer.
•The player may become hot in the following cases, but this is not a malfunction: –while sending music files to the player which is connected to an wall outlet by the AC power adaptor –while the player is being charged
Overview
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Main features

• Compact, lightweight and highly portable
•Approximately 8 hours of continuous playback on a full battery charge
• Up to 375 audio files*1 can be stored in the player’s internal 1.5 GB*2 hard disk. You can also use the player as an external hard disk drive for your computer to store a variety of data other than audio files.
• MP3 files on your computer are sent to the player by simple and easy operations using the supplied Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition software.
•Water-resistant construction allows you to use the player outdoors.
*1 For MP3 files encoded with 128 kbps, each having an average playing time of about four minutes. The
number of files varies according to the encoding bit rate and length (playing time) of MP3 files.
*2 The available capacity actually displayed will be less than 1.5 GB.
Notes
• Music you record is limited to private use only. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright
holders.
• Sony is not liable for failure in recording and damage to or erasure of recorded contents caused by
incomplete data transfer or data destruction due to problems with this product or your computer.
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Getting started

Step 1: Check the package contents
Check the accessories enclosed in the package.
Getting started
• Portable hard disk player (1)
• Dedicated USB cable (1) • CD-ROM (“Music Transfer Hard Disk
•AC power cord (1)
• Quick start guide (1)
• Operating Instructions for the player (this manual) (1)
• Operating instructions for the application software “Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition” (1)
• Stereo headphones (1)
Player Edition”)* (1)
* Do not play the CD-ROM on an audio CD player.
• Hand strap (1)•AC power adaptor (1)
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Step 2: Charge
First connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 5.2V jack on the player, and then connect to an wall outlet. You can start using the player while charging, with the AC power adaptor connected to the player and to an wall outlet.
to DC IN 5.2V
to an wall outlet
AC power adaptor
As charging proceeds, the battery level indication in the display quickly changes as follows:
It usually takes about 1.5 hours* to charge the completely drained battery to 80 percent capacity. At this point, “ ” appears in the display. After about 1.5 more hours*, the battery will be fully charged.
*When charging at room temperature. It takes more time for charging if the surrounding temperature is low.
When to charge the rechargeable battery
Check the remaining power of the battery occasionally when you use the player without connecting the AC power adaptor. The battery level indication in the display changes as follows:
jack
Charge the battery when the battery level indication becomes “ .”
Battery duration
Approximately 8 hours (fully charged)
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Notes on the rechargeable battery
• Before you dispose of the player, remove the built-in rechargeable battery for environmental protection. For details, see page 34.
• Charge the built-in rechargeable battery at a temperature between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C (95°F). The charging time will vary according to the surrounding temperature. (If the surrounding temperature is low, the required charging time will be longer. This is a characteristic of the built-in lithium-ion battery.)
• Because of the battery characteristics, the capacity of the built-in rechargeable battery may be smaller than normal when it is used for the first time or after a long period of disuse. In this case, charge and discharge the battery several times. The normal battery life will be restored.
• If the capacity of the built-in rechargeable battery drops to half the normal amount, consult your nearest Aiwa dealer.
Getting started
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Locating controls

Player (front/left side)
1
2
3
5
6
7 8
4
1 i (headphones) jack 2 (USB) jack 3 DC IN 5.2V jack 4 HOLD switch 5 Strap hole
Attach the supplied hand strap here.
6 Display
10
9
0
7 MENU/BACK button 8 NX* (play/pause)/POWER button 9 (FAVORITE) button 0 (Music Charger) button
*The button has a tactile dot.
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12 3 4
Player (right side)
qa
qs
qd
Display
INTRO
INTRO
SHUFFLE
SHUFFLE
Getting started
qa Jog lever
>: Slide up to go up
(backward).
.: Slide down to go down
(forward).
PUSH: Push to enter.
qs VOLUME +*, – buttons qd Reset button
*The button has a tactile dot.
1 Music Charger indication 2 Sleep timer indication 3 Play mode indication
Shows the currently selected play mode. (Intro Scan play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)
4 Battery level indication 5 Character information display
Displays various information such as track name, album name, playing time, etc.
Note
The liquid-crystal display may become unclear, or transition of the display to the next screen may become slow in places where the surrounding temperature is extremely high (above 40°C (104°F)) or low (below 0°C (32°F)).
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Basic operations

The default setting of display language is English. You can change the language displayed in the menu. For details, refer to the explanation of “Changing the display language” on page 28.

Listening to music

First, send audio data to the player from your computer using the supplied software Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition. Refer to the separate manual “Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition” about how to send audio data to the player. Once audio data has been stored in the player, you can search for the track you want to play by artist, album, genre or track name. You can also play tracks in the Playlist you have created using Music Transfer Hard Disk Player Edition, or use the FAVORITE to easily find and play your favorite tracks (for details on the FAVORITE, see page 16).
1
. Connect the headphones.
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack on the player.
to i
2
. Turn the player on.
Press and hold NX/POWER for more than one second.
The power is turned on, and the Search menu appears in the display.
Search menu
NEWSONGSNEWSONGS
ARTISTARTIST ALBUMALBUM GENREGENRE
Tip
You can use the resume function. Turn off the player by holding down NX/POWER for more than one second until you see “Good-bye” in the display with the resume function activated. When you turn on the player for the next time, the player will be in the same status as immediately before being turned off (page 26).
: New songs : Artist : Album : Genre : Track
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3
. Select a track.
Search for a track to play.
You can select from “NEWSONGS” (newly stored tracks), “ARTIST,” “ALBUM,” “GENRE” and “TRACK” in the Search menu.
1 Slide the jog lever towards . or > to select the menu item you want. 2 Push the jog lever.
The lower menu under the selected menu item appears.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to narrow down your selection until you reach the track you want to
play. To go back to the previous menu, press MENU/BACK.
To return to the Search menu
You can return to the initial Search menu by the following procedure: 1Press and hold MENU/BACK for more than one second until the Setup menu appears.
Setup menu
SEARCHSEARCH
REPEATREPEAT SHUFFLESHUFFLE INTRO SCANINTRO SCAN
2 Make sure “SEARCH” is selected, and push the jog lever.
Tips
• “NEWSONGS” menu contains the tracks that were sent to the player the last time you connected the
player to your computer. These tracks will be left in the “NEWSONGS” menu until another new track is sent to the player from your computer.
•To scroll the menu quickly, slide and hold the jog lever towards . or >.
• Up to 39 alphanumerical characters can be displayed each for artist, album and track names; and up to
19 alphanumerical characters can be displayed for genre, if the track has ID3 TAG information.
OFFOFF OFFOFF OFFOFF
Basic operations
(Continued)
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4
. Start playback.
Jog lever
+/
Press NX to start playback.
Artist name*
VOLUME
NX
Track name/Album name*
Be Y ourself AiwaBe Y ourself Aiwa
01.Music Lovers01.Music Lovers
03:11/05:23 03:11/05:23
Elapsed playing time/Playing time of the current track
* Displayed when the track has ID3 TAG information. If the track does not have ID3 TAG information, the
file name is displayed in place of the track name.
To play all the tracks under the selected Search menu item
Select the Search menu item you want, and then press NX on the player, or push and hold the jog lever for more than one second. The player starts playing all the tracks under the selected Search menu item. For example, to play all the tracks in an album, select the album from the Search menu, and then press NX on the player, or push and hold the jog lever for more than one second, to start playing all the tracks, beginning with the first track, in the selected album.
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