Sony Walkman NWZA726 Operation Guide

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Operation Guide
NWZ-A726 / A728 / A729 

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Digital Media Player
NWZ-A726 / NWZ-A728 / NWZ-A729
About the Manuals
The following manuals are included with the player. Additionally, after 
installing software from the supplied CD-ROM, you can refer to the help 
provided within each software.
 Q
uick Start Guide explains set up, enabling you to import songs, videos and 
photos to a computer, and to transfer them to the player.
  P
recautions explains important notes to prevent accidents.
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 Hints
 
You can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page number in the table of contents, in 
the Home menu list, or in the index.
  
Y
 ou can jump to the indicated page by clicking a page reference indication (e.g., 
 page 
4) on each page.
  
T
 o search for a reference page by keyword, click the “Edit” menu, select the “Search” 
feature of the Adobe Reader to display the navigation frame, type the keyword into the 
Search text box,...

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Table of Contents
Supplied Accessories  ............................. 8
About the bundled software  ...........................9
Parts and Controls .............................. 10
Front  ................................................................10
Rear  ..................................................................12
Player Controls and Screens  ............... 13
How to use the 5-way button and screen  ....14
Displaying the...

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Note
 
Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player, some models 
may not be available.
 Playing Photos
Displaying a Photo  .............................. 70
Setting the Photo Orientation  .
 ........... 72
Setting the Display of the Photo Screen   .

......................................................... 74
Playing a Slide Show  .
 .......................... 75
Setting the Slide Show Play Mode  .
 ...... 76
Setting the...

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Home Menu List
You can display the Home menu by pressing and holding the BACK/HOME 
button of the player. The Home menu is the starting point of each function, 
such as playing songs, videos and photos, searching for songs and changing 
settings.
 Intelligent Shuffle
Time Machine Shuffle ................ 37
Shuffle All  ..................................... 39
 Initial Search
Artist ............................................. 34
Album...

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  Settings
Music SettingsPlay Mode  ............................... 44
Playback Range  ....................... 46
Equalizer  .................................. 49
VPT(Surround)  ...................... 52
DSEE(Sound Enhance)  ......... 55
Clear Stereo  ............................. 54
Dynamic Normalizer  ............. 57
Album Display Format  .......... 47
New Song Pop Up  .................. 40
Video Settings Zoom Settings  ............................

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Supplied Accessories
Please check the accessories in the package.
 Headphones (1)
  USB cable (1)
  E
arbuds (Size S,L) (1)
 Attachment (1) 
Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc.
  S
tand (1)
 CD-R
OM*1 *2 (1) 
 MP3 Conversion Tool 
 Media Manager for WALKMAN 
 Windows Media Player 11 
 Operation Guide (PDF file)
  Q
uick Start Guide (1)
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1 Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM in an audio CD player.
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About the bundled software
Windows Media Player 11
Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA), Photo (JPEG)
Windows Media Player can import audio data from CDs and transfer data to 
the player. When you use copyright protected WMA audio files, use this 
software. 
For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software or visit the following 
website.
http://www.support.microsoft.com/
 Hint
 
Some computers that already have Windows Media Player 10...

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Parts and Controls
Front
	BACK/HOME button*1
Press to go up one list screen level, or 
to return to the previous menu.
Press and hold the BACK/HOME 
button to display the Home menu 
(
  page 13).

 
Headphone jack
For connecting the headphones. 
Insert the jack pin until it clicks into 
place. If the headphones are 
connected improperly, the sound 
from the headphones may not sound 
right.
	 WM‑PORT jack
Use this jack to connect the supplied 
USB...