Sony NW-S203F BROCHURE

NW

-S203F

S2 Sports®

Walkman

® MP3 Player

1GB Built-In Memory/Stores up to 685 Songs

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"Shuffle Shake" Function

Sports Functions: Calorie Counter, Target Settings and Stop Watch

Durable, Water Resistant , Aluminum Construction

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Built-In FM Tuner with Presets

Quick Battery Charge (3 Minute Charge = Approximately 3 Hours Playback)

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Up to 18 Hours Playback with Rechargeable Embedded Lithium Ion
Battery

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Compatible with Sony's Connect™ Music Store

Playsback MP3/ATRAC3®/ATRAC3plus™ /WMA(non-DRM)/AAC(non-DRM)
Audio Files

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1-Line OEL Display (Organic Electroluminescence)

Rotating Display Designed for use in both Left and Right Hand

5-Mode Equalizer

SonicStage® CP Music Management Software Supplied

USB 2.0 Compatible for High Speed Data Transfer

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"Music Pacer" Function

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Unique, Stylish Matching Sports Style Headphones and Armband
Supplied

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Supports CD Text and ID3 Tagging

Available in Black

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Last Updated: 08/25/2006

NW

-S203F

S2 Sports®

Walkman

® MP3 Player

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Features

1GB

Built

-In Memory Store up to 685 songs on the device.

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"Shuffle Shake" Function Shake the Walkman® player 3 times to
easily switch the shuffle feature on. Shake it 3 more times to turn it
off.

Sports Functions Calorie Counter: Allows you to see how many
calories you've burned based on your weight and length of
workout.
Target Settings: Allow you to set the amount of time you want to
work out so the music will stop once the pre-determined length of
time has passed.
Stop Watch: You can time the player up to 9h 59m 59s by 1 second
increments.

Water Resistant Seamless, water-resistant aluminum body.

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Built

-In FM Tuner Provides accurate tuning of FM stereo radio

stations. Presets allow the user to skip directly to the most
listened to stations.

Quick Battery Charge

A three minute charge will provide up to 3

hours of playback.

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Up to 18 hours Playback The internal, embeded Lithium-Ion
battery provides up to 28 hours of continuous playback.

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Compatible with Sony's Connect™ Music Store Connect.com
offers one of the most extensive music collections online. Unique
features such as Connect Sets and live radio make this a choice
destination for customers looking to expand their music
collection. It's easy to find and purchase single tracks or entire
albums ranging from top hits to independent artists.

Playsback MP3/ATRAC3®/ATRAC3plus™ Audio Formats For
customers who already have an extensive music library, use the
included software and hardware to store and playback their
collection of MP3s. For the customer who is just getting into the
world of digital music, Sony's ATRAC(r) format provides higher
sound quality and smaller file sizes than many competing formats.
This enables the user to store more music at higher quality for
longer listening.

WMA(non-DRM) and AAC(non-DRM) Playback and Support

Supports playback of WMA and AAC audio files to the Walkman

player. Perfect for a customer who has a large collection of audio
on their PC which was ripped from their personal CDs. This allows
for tranfer of audio downloads, imports and self recorded tracks,
but only works on files that are not protected by DRM (Digital
Rights Management).

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1-

Line OEL Display

Electroluminescence Display offers high quality
and a unique look. View information about the music, settings and
even time and date in any lighting condition.

5-Mode Equalizer Offers 5 different modes including: Heavy, Pop,
Jazz, Custom and Off for enhanced sound.

SonicStage

® CP Music Management Software Allows users to

manage their music, create playlists, burn CDs, import digital files
and easily transfer music to their Walkman player.

USB 2.0 Compatible USB (Universal Serial Bus) provides extremely
fast and easy transfer of audio files from computer to hard drive
and flash players.

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Music Pacer Allows you to play songs using the automatic
selection function in which the player changes the playlist
automatically depending on your pace of movement, either
walking or jogging.

Supports CD Text and ID3 Tagging Allows you to easily view CD text
and ID3 Tag information including song title, album title and artist
name.

Specifications

General

Data Transfer Rate: Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Design:

Ergonomic, Ultra Compact, Aluminum Body

Music Storage Capacity (Approx): 685 songs

Audio

AVLS: Yes
Equalizer:

5-Mode Equalizer, Heavy/Pop/Jazz/Custom/Off

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Format(s) Supported: MP3, ATRAC3®, ATRAC3plus™ , WMA(non-DRM),

AAC(non-DRM)

Antenna System: Headphone Cord
Frequency Range: 87.5-108MHz
Station Preset(s):

30

Tuner: FM

Convenience

Automatic Shut-off: Yes

Hardware

Headphone Type: MDR-

J011

Display:

1-Line OEL (Organic Electroluminescence)

Memory: 1GB (Built-in)

Power

Battery Charging (Approx.):

Quick battery charge (3 min charge = 3 hrs

playback) 45 minutes to fully charge the battery.

Battery Indicator: Yes
Battery Life (Approx.):

Up to 18 hours playback with embedded

Lithium-Ion battery (when fully charged)

Power Requirements: Built-in, rechargeable, Lithium-Ion battery or

USB power

Inputs and Outputs

Headphone Output(s): 1
USB Port(s):

1 (Built-in)

Dimensions

Weight:

0.9oz (26g)

Measurements: 0.59x3.79x0.59"(15x96.5x15mm)

Supplied Accessories

MDR-J011 Headphones
Sonic Stage CP Software CD-ROM
Quick Start Guide
Armband
USB Cable

Color: Black

1. User availble memory = 1,015,726,080 bytes, a portion of which is used for data management functions.

2. Calculated on 4 minutes per song in ATRAC @ 48kbps.

3. Not meant to be immersed or come in continuous contact with water

4. Display must be in super power save mode when playing back in ATRAC @ 132kbps, no equalizer. Actual
battery life may vary based on product settings, usage patterns, environment and battery condition.

5. Does not support secure WMA and AAC files purchased from other music services. Only playsback unsecured
WMA and AAC files ripped from CD.

6. Not all products with USB 2.0 connectors may communiate with each other due to chipset variations.

7. Music Pacer can only be used when music is playing.

8. Headphones are not water resistant.

© 2006 Sony Electronics Inc.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures are
approximate.
Reproduction in whole are in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Sony ATRAC3,
ATRAC3plus, Connect, Walkman MP3 Player, SonicStage and Walkman are trademarks of Sony. Features and
specifications are subject to change without notice.

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