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Sony Media Manager Operating Instruction

Copy right © 2007. Sony Creativ e Softw are Inc. All Rights Reserv ed Revised December 6, 2007
You can use Media Manager for WALKMAN software to find photos, music, videos, and RSS media feeds on
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your computer and transfer them to your WALKMAN.
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Symbol
Meaning
Drop-down text: c lick to dis play more information. C lic k again to hide the drop-down text.
Note: provides additional information.
Tip: provides a shortc ut or an alternate means of performing a tas k.
Warning: important information that you need to know before performing a task.
U nderlined Text
Link: C lic k the blue underlined word to jump to another topic. C lick the Back button to return to the previous topic.
U nderlined Text
Popup: C lic k the green underlined word to view a popup definition or graphic. C lick outs ide the popup window to close it.
Command
Keyboard Shortcut
T oggle between panes
F6
Scroll
U p/Down A rrow
O pen s elected book
Enter or Right A rrow
C lose selec ted book
Enter or Left A rrow
O pen s elected link
Enter (when right-hand pane is ac tive)
T oggle selec ted link
T ab or Shift+Tab (when right-hand pane is ac tive)
T oggle C ontents, I ndex, Search, and Favorites tabs
C trl+T ab (when left-hand pane is active)
C ontents = A lt+C Index = A lt+N Search = A lt+S Favorites = A lt+I
Back
A lt+Left A rrow
Forward
A lt+Right A rrow
P rint topic
C trl+P
The Media Manager for WALKMAN online help contains help for all of the features in Media Manager for WALKMAN software. The online help window functions the same as other Microsoft HTML help programs. For information on using the standard window commands, refer to the Microsoft online help.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the online help conventions.
What do you want to do?
Graphical conventions The help window Help window keyboard shortcuts
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For your convenience, M edia M anager for WA LKMA N provides links to various feeds via the Direc tory. U sers s hould exerc ise their own judgment in viewing any of the feeds as you may find s ome of the c ontent objec tionable. Sony C reative Software Inc . makes no repres entations regarding the content of the feeds, the ac c urac y and reliability of such c ontent, or any information related thereto. The views expres s ed in the feeds are those of the author of the feeds and do not nec ess arily repres ent the views of Sony Creative Software Inc . Furthermore, the inc lusion of these feeds is not intended to reflect any endorsement or support by Sony Creative Software Inc . I f you have a c oncern, please report it to C us tomer Servic e.
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The Media Manager for WALKMAN Window

The Media Manager for WALKMAN window is divided into two main areas: the PC pane on the top and the WALKMAN pane on the bottom. Each pane is divided into two views: the tree view on the left and the list view on the right.
To refresh the display, click a pane to give it focus, and then press F5.
The status bar between the PC and WALKMAN panes displays the name of the selected WALKMAN and the available space. The progress indicator in the target pane displays the progress of encoding and transferring files:
The panes and tree/list views can be sized to your preference by dragging the dividers between them.
Which area of the window do you want to learn more about?
Mode buttons The PC pane The WALKMAN pane
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The mode buttons are displayed above the PC pane and allow you to choose which type of media you want to
Button
Description
Music Mode
C lick to loc ate audio tracks on your c omputer and trans fer them to your WA LKMAN.
Audio CD Rip Mode
C lick to rip trac ks from your audio CDs and transfer them to your WA LKMA N.
Photo Mode
C lick to loc ate photos on your computer and trans fer them to your WA LKM AN .
Video Mode
C lick to loc ate video files on your computer and trans fer them to your WA LKM AN .
RSS Media Feed Mode
C lick to download and s ubs cribe to feeds (podc as ts, video blogs , etc ).
Settings Mode
C lick to c hange s ettings for M edia M anager for WA LKMAN.
browse and transfer to your WALKMAN.
Each mode has one or more action buttons — located above the PC pane — that are used to perform a specific action.
The WALKMAN pane displays all media types in each of the modes.
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The PC Pane

The top half of the Media Manager for WALKMAN window allows you to select the source media—music, photos, videos, and RSS media feeds—that you want to transfer from your computer to your WALKMAN. Click one of the mode buttons to choose the type of media you want to transfer.
The tree view, located on the left, displays the hard drive(s), CD drives, and any virtual drives, depending on your selection. Any media found on the drive or network is displayed in the list view, located on the right.
Which mode do you want to learn more about?
Music mode Audio CD Rip mode Photo mode Video mode RSS Media Feed mode
Settings mode
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The bottom half of the Media Manager for WALKMAN window displays the contents of your WALKMAN. You can perform any of the following tasks using this pane:
Browse the contents of your WALKMAN.
View information about each file.
C lick a column heading to sort your files in ascending or descending order.
Select files and click the
The progress bar between the PC and WALKMAN panes displays information about the number of files being transferred and the progress of the transfer. You can click the
to cancel all tasks.
Media Manager for WALKMAN keeps track of each WALKMAN that you've used with the application, so you can choose the device you want to view by choosing it from the PC and WALKMAN panes:
Delete
button to remove them from your WALKMAN.
Cancel
button at any time during the transfer
Selected Device
drop-down list between the
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Getting Started with Media Manager for WALKMAN Software
You can use Media Manager for WALKMAN to transfer photos, music, video, and RSS media feeds between your computer and WALKMAN. The software also has the ability to rip audio tracks from CDs and transfer them to your WALKMAN. In addition, you can transfer files from your WALKMAN to your computer.
What do you want to learn more about?
What you'll need Connecting a WALKMAN Music mode Audio CD Rip mode Photo
mode Video mode RSS Media Feed mode Settings mode
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To use Media Manager for WALKMAN software with your WALKMAN, you'll need the following items:
A USB cable for connecting your WALKMAN to your computer. For more information about the specific
cable required for your WALKMAN, please refer to your WALKMAN's documentation.
If you want to use the Media Manager for WALKMAN CD-ripping features, you'll need a CD drive and
an Internet connection (to obtain CD information from Gracenote MusicID).
If you want to download RSS media feeds, you'll need an Internet connection.
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Media Manager for WALKMAN works with a USB-connected WALKMAN. Perform the following steps to start using Media Manager for WALKMAN.
1.
Connect a USB cable to your WALKMAN.
2.
Start Media Manager for WALKMAN.
The status bar between the PC and WALKMAN panes displays the space available on the selected WALKMAN. Media Manager keeps track of each WALKMAN that you've used with the application, so you can choose the device you want to view by choosing it from the
Selected Device
drop-down
list between the PC and WALKMAN panes:
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Music Mode

This mode allows you to copy music and other audio files between your computer and WALKMAN.
Media Manager for WALKMAN helps you find music on your computer, preview it, and transfer it to your WALKMAN.
What do you want to learn more about?
Browsing your computer for music Searching your computer for music Previewing
your music Viewing file properties Updating cover art Transferring music to your
WALKMAN Shuffling tracks to fill your WALKMAN Deleting music
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1.
In Music mode, the left side of the PC pane displays the folders where you tell the software to look for music. You can navigate folders and subfolders in the tree view. The right side of the window displays the contents of the selected folder.
Media Manager for WALKMAN helps you find music in your My Music folder or another location on your hard
drive. You can click the displays the music from the location you specified.
Once you have located your music files, you can preview and transfer them to your WALKMAN.
When you select a music file, information about the selected track is displayed at the top of the PC pane:
Tips:
To add files to your WALKMAN quickly, drag files from the Windows Explorer to the WALKMAN pane in
the Media Manager for WALKMAN window. The transfer will begin when you drop the files.
Add Shortcut
button to add folders to the PC pane. The list view of the PC pane
If album art is not available, a is displayed. You can click the icon to open your Web browser
and perform an image search. To update the album artwork for all files in the current folder, drop a graphic file or URL on the image.
To locate a file on your hard drive, right-click it in the PC pane and choose
from the shortcut menu.
Explore Containing Folder
What do you want to do?
Use files from the My Music folder Add a shortcut to another folder containing music
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If you have a large music collection, finding a specific song can be a challenge. You can easily find songs in
Search Term
Example
Results
Single term
Brat
Finds all files that c ontain the word "Brat" in the file name or metadata.
Phrase
Big Brat
Finds all files that c ontain the words "Big" and "Brat" in the file name or metadata.
Exac t P hras e
"Big Brat"
Finds all files that c ontain the exact phrase "Big Brat" in the file name or metadata.
A ND
Big A ND Brat
Finds all files that c ontain both "Big" and "Brat" in the file name or metadata.
O R
Big O R Brat
Finds all files that c ontain either "Big" or "Brat" in the file name or metadata.
O R is the default operator: "Big Brat" and "Big O R Brat" would produce the same results .
NO T
Big NO T Brat
Finds all files that c ontain "Big" but not "Brat" in the file name or metadata.
Field
title:Brat
Finds all s ongs that c ontain the word "Brat" in the title.
artist:P hantom
Finds all s ongs that c ontain the word "Phantom" in the artist name.
album:Guest
Finds all s ongs that c ontain the word "Guest" in the album title.
genre:A lternative
Finds all s ongs that have their genre set to "A lternative."
You can als o us e A N D, O R, or N O T operators to search multiple fields . For example, search "genre:alternative A N D title:landed" to find alternative music that c ontains "landed" in the song title.
Fuzzy search
Big~
Finds s imilarly spelled words. "Big~" could find words that inc lude "big" or "pig" in the file name or metadata.
Wildcard
Brat*
Multic harac ter wildcard. Finds files that inc lude Brat, Bratty, or Brattiest in the file name or metadata.
B?g
Single-charac ter wildc ard. Finds files that inc lude Big, Bag, or Bog in the file name or metadata.
your music library using the
Search
box at the top of the Music Mode tab.
You can search using any text that appears in a song's metadata (title, album, artist, genre, etc).
1.
Click the
2.
Type the text you want to find in the
Music Mode
button at the top of the Media Manager for WALKMAN window.
Search
box.
3.
The song list in the Music pane displays the songs that match your search terms, and your search results are saved in the Search Results playlist at the bottom of the folder list in the PC pane.
4.
Click the
Preview
button or double-click the track to preview it in the lower half of the Media
Manager for WALKMAN window.
You can use the transport controls at the bottom of the window to pause/resume/stop playback, skip to the previous/next track, and adjust the playback volume.
Hold C trl and double-click a song to preview it using the application associated with its file extension.
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Using Media Manager for WALKMAN, you can preview any audio tracks on your computer before you transfer them to your WALKMAN.
1.
Click the
2.
On the right side of the PC pane, select the song you would like to preview.
3.
Click the
Music Mode
Preview
button or double-click the track to preview it in the lower half of the Media
button at the top of the Media Manager for WALKMAN window.
Manager for WALKMAN window (if the software cannot play the file, it will attempt to start the player associated with the file type).
You can use the transport controls at the bottom of the window to pause/resume/stop playback, skip to the previous/next track, and adjust the playback volume.
Hold C trl and double-click a song to preview it using the application associated with its file extension.
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When you select a media file, information is displayed at the top of the PC pane.
Right-click a selected file in the PC or WALKMAN pane and choose the Properties window, where you can view additional information about the selected file.
Notes:
If information is not available, a - is displayed.
File Size
The
displayed in the PC pane. The file size displayed in the PC pane is an estimate of the encoded file size.
value reflects the actual size of the file on disk, which can be different from the file size
Properties
from the shortcut menu to display
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When you select an audio file in the PC pane, information about the selected track is displayed at the top of
the PC pane:
If album art is not available, a is displayed. You can click the icon to open your Web browser and perform an image search. To update the album artwork for all files in the current folder, drop a graphic file or URL on the image.
If you want to replace existing album art, drag a graphic file or URL and drop it on the current album art in the PC pane.
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