Sony NW-A3000 Series - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
Supplied Accessories ............................. 7
Guide to Parts and Controls ................ 8
Using the Player Controls .................... 9
Playing Tracks
Searching for Tracks .......................... 11
By track name ........................................... 11
By album ................................................... 12
By artist ..................................................... 13
By genre .................................................... 14
By ✩ Rating .............................................. 15
By release year .......................................... 16
From albums recently transferred ............. 17
Searching for Tracks by Initial Letter ... 18
Playing a Playlist ................................ 19
Playing Your Top 100 Tracks ............. 21
Searching for Tracks by Dates Played ... 22
Playing Tracks in Random Order
(Intelligent Shuffle Play) .................. 23
Playing your 100 favorite tracks
in random order ...................................... 23
Playing tracks of similar artists
in random order (Artist Link Shuffle) .... 25
Playing tracks released in the same year
randomly (Time Machine Shuffle) ......... 26
Playing all tracks in random order ............ 27
Changing the Play Mode .................... 28
Displaying the Now Playing Screen ... 30
Displaying the Option Menu .............. 31
Searching for Tracks Based on
the Currently Playing Track ............ 33
Adding/Editing Tracks to
a Bookmark List ............................... 34
Deleting a Track From the Player ..... 41
Rating Tracks ...................................... 44
Using the Artist Link Feature
Searching for Artists Belonging to
Similar Genres (Artist Link) ........... 45
Settings
Customizing Sound Quality
(6-Band Equalizer) ........................... 48
Limiting the Volume from
the Headphones ................................ 51
Settings
(continued)
Turning Off the Player
Operation Beep ................................. 52
Connecting to Other Devices ............. 53
Setting the Screen Display Option ..... 54
Setting a Screensaver .......................... 56
Adjusting the Brightness of
the Screen .......................................... 57
Displaying Player Information .......... 58
Selecting the Display Language ......... 59
Setting a Clock .................................... 60
Setting the Date Display .................... 62
Setting the Time Display ................... 63
Resetting to Factory Settings ............. 64
Initializing the Hard Disk .................. 65
Advanced Feature
Charging the Battery Using
the AC Power Adaptor ..................... 66
Maximizing Battery Life .................... 68
What are Format and Bit Rate? ........ 69
Playing Tracks Without Pauses ......... 71
Playing Audio Files Registered in
SonicStage or CONNECT Player .... 72
How is Track Information Imported
into the Player? ................................. 73
Storing Data Other Than Audio Files ... 74
Updating the Player’s Firmware ....... 75
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting .................................. 76
Error Messages ................................... 83
Uninstalling SonicStage or
CONNECT Player ............................ 88
Additional Information
WARNING .......................................... 90
Precautions .......................................... 93
Notes on Disposing of the Player ....... 99
On Copyrights ................................... 102
Specifications ..................................... 103
Optional Accessories ......................... 107
Index .................................................. 108
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