Sony NW-HD3 - Manual (Page 77)

Playable audio data
This player can play audio data compressed in
the ATRAC3plus/ MP3 formats.
ATRAC3plus (Adaptive Transform Acoustic
Coding3plus) is an audio compression
technology that satisfi es the demand for high
sound quality and high compression rates.
ATRAC3plus can compress audio fi les to
about 1/20 of their original size at 64 kbps.
Playable MP3 fi le formats are as follows:
– MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
– Bit rate 32 to 320 kbps (CBR/VBR)
– Sampling frequencies 32/44.1/48 kHz
Notes
• MP3 format fi les that are not playable on the
player can still be transferred to the player.
• When trying to play an MP3 audio track that
cannot be played on this player, playback will
stop. Press
 to select other tracks.
• When using the built-in battery, if the player is not
operated for about 30 seconds while in stop mode,
the display automatically turns off. When scrolling
track titles, etc., the display turns off about 30
seconds after scrolling is fi nished.
• When using the AC power adaptor, if the player
is not operated for about 3 minutes while in stop
mode, the display automatically turns off. When
scrolling track titles, etc., the display turns off
about 3 minutes after scrolling is fi nished.
• If playback does not start, make sure that the
HOLD switch is set to off (  right).
Locking the controls
( HOLD)
You can prevent accidental button presses
while carrying the player by locking the
controls. “HOLD” fl ashes on the display
if you press any button when the HOLD
function is activated.
1 Slide the HOLD switch in the
direction of the arrow.
To unlock the controls
Slide the HOLD switch in the direction
opposite to that of the arrow.
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