Sony NWZ-WS615, NWZ-WS613 Help Guide

Help Guide

Digital Music Player

NWZ-WS613/WS615

Use this manual when you have troubles or when you need to know how to use your WALKMAN®.

The color of Walkman sold in some countries/regions may differ from those shown above.

How to Use

Getting Started

Basic Operations

Transferring Content

Music

Connecting with a Smartphone

Using with a Smartphone

Announcement

Specifications

Troubleshooting

Q&A

List of Topics

How to Use

Troubleshooting

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NWZ-WS613/WS615 Help Guide i....................................................................................................

Getting Started 1...............................................................................................................................

Customer registration website 58................................................................................................

Before Use 18..............................................................................................................................

Enjoying Using Your Walkman 19...............................................................................................

Parts and Controls 20..................................................................................................................

Power/Charging 21......................................................................................................................

Basic Operations 2............................................................................................................................

How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears 22............................................................................

LED Lamp 23...............................................................................................................................

Using Your Walkman while Swimming 24...................................................................................

Using Supplied Remote Commander 25.....................................................................................

Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer 26.......................................................................

Initializing/Updating 27................................................................................................................

Transferring Content 3.......................................................................................................................

Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman 28...................................................

Installing Media Go 29.................................................................................................................

Installing Content Transfer 30.....................................................................................................

Importing Content to the Software 31..........................................................................................

Transferring Content to Your Walkman 32..................................................................................

Deleting Content from Your Walkman 33....................................................................................

Operating with Media Go 34........................................................................................................

Music 4..............................................................................................................................................

Playing Music 35.........................................................................................................................

Deleting songs 141......................................................................................................................

Connecting with a Smartphone 5......................................................................................................

Connecting with One Touch (NFC) 37........................................................................................

Connecting with a Smartphone via Bluetooth Connection 38.....................................................

Notes on the Bluetooth function 159...........................................................................................

Using with a Smartphone 6...............................................................................................................

Playing Music Stored on a Smartphone 40.................................................................................

Answering Incoming Call to a Smartphone 41............................................................................

Selecting the Sound Source between your Walkman and a Smartphone 42..............................

Operating Your Walkman Using a Smartphone (SongPal) 43....................................................

Announcement 7...............................................................................................................................

Precautions 44.............................................................................................................................

Customer support website 184....................................................................................................

Specifications 46...............................................................................................................................

Specifications 185.......................................................................................................................

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Battery life 188.............................................................................................................................

Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) 189..................................................

Supported formats 190................................................................................................................

System requirements 191............................................................................................................

Contents 192...............................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting 9..............................................................................................................................

What can I do to solve a problem? 193.......................................................................................

Q&A 10..............................................................................................................................................

Operation 48................................................................................................................................

Sound 49.....................................................................................................................................

Power 50.....................................................................................................................................

Connection to a Computer 51......................................................................................................

Playing/Deleting Content 52........................................................................................................

Water Resistant Performance 53................................................................................................

Fitting 54......................................................................................................................................

Connection to the Smartphone 55...............................................................................................

Remote Commander 56..............................................................................................................

Other 57.......................................................................................................................................

How to Use 11...................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting 15............................................................................................................................

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Digital Music Player

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Getting Started

Customer Registration Website

Before Use

Enjoying Using Your Walkman

Parts and Controls

Power/Charging

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Basic Operations

How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears

LED Lamp

Using Your Walkman while Swimming

Using Supplied Remote Commander

Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer

Initializing/Updating

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Transferring Content

Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman

Installing Media Go

Installing Content Transfer

Importing Content to the Software

Transferring Content to Your Walkman

Deleting Content from Your Walkman

Operating with Media Go

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Music

Playing Music

Deleting Songs

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Connecting with a Smartphone

Connecting with One Touch (NFC)

Connecting with a Smartphone via Bluetooth Connection

Notes on the Bluetooth Function

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Using with a Smartphone

Playing Music Stored on a Smartphone

Answering Incoming Call to a Smartphone

Selecting the Sound Source between your Walkman and a Smartphone

Operating Your Walkman Using a Smartphone (SongPal)

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Announcement

Precautions

Customer Support Website

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Specifications

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Troubleshooting

What Can I Do to Solve a Problem?

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Q&A

Operation

Sound

Power

Connection to a Computer

Playing/Deleting Content

Water Resistant Performance

Fitting

Connection to the Smartphone

Remote Commander

Other

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How to Use

Getting Started

Customer Registration Website

Customer registration website

Before Use

Before first use Walkman instruction manuals

Enjoying Using Your Walkman

3 steps to listening to music Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman

Parts and Controls

Parts and controls About the differences between the two types of earbuds Changing the earbuds How to store your Walkman in the carrying holder

Power/Charging

Turning the power on Turning the power off Charging the battery Extending the battery life Notes on charging the battery

Basic Operations

How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears

How to place your Walkman on your ears Improving the fit Taking your Walkman off

LED Lamp

Confirming the Walkman status by the OPR lamp Confirming the Bluetooth status by the Bluetooth lamp

Using Your Walkman while Swimming

Water resistant performance of this Walkman

Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to

Changing the earbuds to Swimming earbuds

How the sound becomes muffled while you are swimming If the sound becomes muffled while swimming Notes while swimming Notes on charging the battery after swimming

Using Supplied Remote Commander

Parts and controls of the Remote Commander Using the Remote Commander Replacing the battery of the Remote Commander Notes on using the Remote Commander

Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer

Connecting to a computer Notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer

Initializing/Updating

Resetting your Walkman Resetting to the factory settings Formatting memory Updating the system software of your Walkman Displaying your Walkman information

Transferring Content

Operation Flow for Transferring Content to Your Walkman

Preparing content using a Windows computer Preparing content using a Mac computer

Installing Media Go

About Media Go Installing Media Go

Installing Content Transfer

About Content Transfer Installing Content Transfer

Importing Content to the Software

Importing content from media using Media Go Importing content on your Windows computer into Media Go Importing podcasts into Media Go

Transferring Content to Your Walkman

Transferring content using Media Go Transferring iTunes content using Media Go Transferring content using Content Transfer Transferring content using Explorer Transferring content using the Finder

Notes for transferring content such as music from your computer

Deleting Content from Your Walkman

Deleting content from your Walkman using Media Go Deleting content from your Walkman using Content Transfer Deleting content from your Walkman using Explorer Deleting content from your Walkman using the Finder

Operating with Media Go

Deleting content imported to Media Go

Music

Playing Music

Preparing music Playing music Volume operation (Only for countries/areas complying with European and Korean Directives) Adjusting the volume Skipping to the previous/next song Skipping to the previous/next folder/playlist/album Shuffle playback Repeat playback Changing the playback order to Folder Play/Playlist Play/Album Play Limiting the volume

Deleting Songs

Deleting songs

Connecting with a Smartphone

Connecting with One Touch (NFC)

What is the NFC function? Requirements for smartphones connecting with your Walkman by one touch (NFC) About “NFC Easy Connect” Installing the “NFC Easy Connect” app on an Android smartphone Connecting with a smartphone by the NFC function Disconnecting with the smartphone by the NFC function

Connecting with a Smartphone via Bluetooth Connection

What is the Bluetooth function ? Turning the Bluetooth function on/off Pairing and connecting with an Android smartphone Connecting with a paired smartphone Pairing and connecting with an iPhone Setting wireless playback quality Confirming the Bluetooth status by the Bluetooth lamp

Notes on the Bluetooth Function

Notes on the Bluetooth function

Using with a Smartphone

Playing Music Stored on a Smartphone

Playing music on a smartphone

Answering Incoming Call to a Smartphone

Answering/hanging up a call Rejecting an incoming call Volume for calls on smartphones

Selecting the Sound Source between your Walkman and a Smartphone

Selecting the sound source Using “Sound Mix”

Operating Your Walkman Using a Smartphone (SongPal)

What is SongPal? Installing SongPal on a smartphone Using SongPal Home screen of SongPal Drawer of SongPal Playing music on your Walkman by SongPal Changing the playback mode of your Walkman from SongPal Customizing the settings of your Walkman from SongPal

Announcement

Precautions

Notes on handling your Walkman Notes on headphones Notes on the software Notes while swimming Notes on charging the battery after swimming Maintenance of your Walkman

Customer Support Website

Customer support website

Specifications

Specifications Battery life Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.) Supported formats System requirements Contents

The progress bar on the install screen does not proceed while installing the software.

Help Guide

List of Topics

Digital Music Player

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Troubleshooting

What Can I Do to Solve a Problem?

What can I do to solve a problem? Customer support website

Q&A

Operation

Your Walkman does not operate or the power does not turn on. Your Walkman does not work properly. Your Walkman power turns off or on automatically. A drink (water, coffee, etc.) was spilled on your Walkman, or the Walkman was washed in the washing machine. The earbuds supplied with the headphones are missing. You want to back up the content such as music stored on your Walkman. You want to find the product name (model name) of your Walkman. The voice guidance “Check the volume level” is heard.

Sound

There is no sound. Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. Noise is generated. Volume cannot be turned up, or the volume remains low when the playback volume is turned up. Sound is interrupted or skips.

Power

You cannot charge your Walkman. How long is the life of the built- in rechargeable battery? The rechargeable battery needs to be replaced. The battery life is short. How long is the standard battery duration? How long does it take to charge the battery?

Connection to a Computer

The computer does not recognize your Walkman. You cannot install software to your computer.

Your Walkman is not recognized by Media Go.

Content such as music cannot be transferred from the computer to your Walkman. Only a small amount of content such as music can be transferred to your Walkman.

Playing/Deleting Content

You cannot play content such as music transferred to your Walkman. Content such as music suddenly stops during playback. Songs are not played back in the expected order.

Water Resistant Performance

Sound becomes muffled when using your Walkman in water, such as when swimming. You dropped your Walkman in water.

Fitting

The headphones are not firmly seated on your ears. The neckband part does not fit. The earbuds do not fit.

Connection to the Smartphone

Pairing cannot be done. You cannot connect via the Bluetooth function. The screen to enter the passkey appears when pairing with a smartphone. Sound skips or noise is generated during a Bluetooth connection. You cannot connect with one touch (NFC). You cannot hear sound from the connected smartphone. You cannot take incoming calls properly.

Remote Commander

You cannot operate your Walkman by the Remote Commander.

Other

Your Walkman gets warm.

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Customer Registration Website

Customer registration website

View information on websites where you can register your Walkman.

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Before Use

Before first use

Be sure to read this manual before you use your Walkman for the first time.

Walkman instruction manuals

There are a wide variety of instruction manuals available in addition to this Help Guide.

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Enjoying Using Your Walkman

3 steps to listening to music

This section explains how you can start enjoying using your Walkman after purchase in three simple steps.

Various ways to enjoy using your Walkman

Your Walkman can do more than simply play back music. Get to know more about various ways you can enjoy using the Walkman.

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Parts and Controls

Parts and controls

This section introduces the functions of buttons, jacks, and other parts of your Walkman.

About the differences between the two types of earbuds

This section explains the characteristics of the two different types of earbuds.

Changing the earbuds

You can change the earbuds if the initially installed earbuds do not fit your ears correctly.

How to store your Walkman in the carrying holder

This section explains how to use the carrying holder (supplied).

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Power/Charging

Turning the power on

Turn on the power to start your Walkman.

Turning the power off

Turn off the power when not using your Walkman.

Charging the battery

Charge your Walkman by connecting it to a computer.

Extending the battery life

This section introduces various ways to reduce battery consumption such as frequently turning the power off and changing various settings.

Notes on charging the battery

This section contains various notes about charging your Walkman.

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How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears

How to place your Walkman on your ears

Place your Walkman on your ears and adjust it to fit you.

Improving the fit

This section explains how to fit your Walkman better on your ears.

Taking your Walkman off

Instructions and notes for when you take your Walkman off your ears are explained.

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LED Lamp

Confirming the Walkman status by the OPR lamp

The OPR lamp indicates the condition of the battery or settings by changing color and blinking patterns.

Confirming the Bluetooth status by the Bluetooth lamp

The Bluetooth lamp indicates the status of the Bluetooth connection by changing color and blinking speed.

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Using Your Walkman while Swimming

Water resistant performance of this Walkman

This section explains the water resistant performance of your Walkman.

Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to

This section explains the types of liquid that the water resistant specifications of your Walkman apply to.

Changing the earbuds to Swimming earbuds

You can change the earbuds if the initially installed earbuds do not fit your ears correctly while swimming.

How the sound becomes muffled while you are swimming

This section explains the cases where the sound becomes muffled while swimming and how to prevent those from happening.

If the sound becomes muffled while swimming

This section explains how to remove water from your ears and headphone sections.

Notes while swimming

This section contains notes for using your Walkman while swimming.

Notes on charging the battery after swimming

Important notes for charging the battery after swimming are explained.

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Using Supplied Remote Commander

Parts and controls of the Remote Commander

This section explains the functions of buttons and other parts of the Remote Commander (supplied).

Using the Remote Commander

Use the Remote Commander (supplied) to operate your Walkman wirelessly.

Replacing the battery of the Remote Commander

This section explains how to replace the battery of the Remote Commander (supplied).

Notes on using the Remote Commander

Important notes for using the Remote Commander (supplied) are explained.

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Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer

Connecting to a computer

Connect your Walkman to a computer via USB to charge the Walkman or transfer data.

Notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer

This section contains notes on connecting your Walkman to a computer.

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Table Of Contents

Getting Started

Basic Operations

Transferring Content

Music

Connecting with a Smartphone

Using with a Smartphone

Announcement

Troubleshooting

How to Use

Troubleshooting

Before Use

Enjoying Using Your Walkman

Parts and Controls

Power/Charging

How to Place Your Walkman on Your Ears

LED Lamp

Using Your Walkman while Swimming

Using Supplied Remote Commander

Connecting Your Walkman to Your Computer