Sony Walkman NWZA726 Operation Guide

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On the LCD
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Do not apply strong force to the surface of the LCD. This may cause a 
distortion in colors or brightness, or cause a malfunction of the LCD.
  If you use the player in a cold location, images may appear with black bands 
around them. This is not a malfunction of the player.
On cleaning
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Clean the player’s case with a soft cloth, such as a cleaning cloth for 
eyeglasses.
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 f the player’s case becomes...

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Important Notice
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Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual 
accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the software without the 
permission of the copyright holder.
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I
 n no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage, or loss of profits, 
including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software 
supplied with this player.
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I
 n the event a problem...

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About sample data*1
The player is pre-installed with sample data.
If you delete the sample data, you cannot restore it, and we will not supply any 
replacement data.
*1 In some countries/regions some sample data is not installed.
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The recorded song is limited to private use only. Use of the song 
beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.
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S
 ony is not responsible for incomplete...

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About Copyrights
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ATRAC is trademark of Sony Corporation.
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“
 WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo are registered trademarks of Sony 
Corporation.
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 and  are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
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Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Media are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or 
other countries.
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A
 dobe, Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player are...

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THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO 
LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A 
CONSUMER TO
(i)
  ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD 
(“AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR
(ii)

  DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER 
ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND
NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A 
VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSE 
IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE...

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Specifications
Supported file format
Music
File format MP3(MPEG-1 Layer3) file format, ASF file format, MP4 file format, Wave-Riff file format
File extension MP3 (.mp3), WMA*
1 (.wma), AAC-LC*2 (.mp4, .m4a, .3gp), Linear PCM (.wav)
Codec MP3 Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency*
3: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
WMA*
1Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency*3: 44.1...

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Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)
The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4 
minutes songs (not including videos and photos) in the MP3 format. Other playable audio 
file format song numbers and times may differ from MP3 format.
NWZ-A726NWZ-A728
Bit rateSongs Time Songs Time
48 kbps 2,450 163 hr. 20 min. 5,050 336 hr. 40 min.
64 kbps 1,850 123 hr. 20 min. 3,750 250 hr. 00...

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Capacity (User available capacity)*1
NWZ-A726: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976  bytes)
NWZ-A728: 8 GB (Approx. 7.30 GB = 7,840,956,416 bytes)
NWZ-A729: 16 GB (Approx. 14.7 GB = 15,841,820,672 bytes)
*
1 Available storage capacity of the player may vary.
	 A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.
Output (headphones)
Frequency response 
20 to 20,000 Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement)...

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Battery life (continuous playback)
By setting as follows, a longer battery life can be expected.
The times below are approximated when “New Song Pop Up” ( page 40), “Clear Stereo” 
(   page 54), “DSEE(Sound Enhancer)” (
 page 55), “Dynamic Normalizer” (
 page 
57), “Equalizer” (  page 49) and “VPT(Surround)” (
 page 52) are deactivated, and 
“Screensaver” (  page 83) is set to “Blank.”
Furthermore, for videos, the time...

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System Requirements
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Computer   
IBM PC/AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating 
systems*
1: 
Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows XP Professional 
(Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows Vista Home Basic / Windows Vista Home Premium 
/ Windows Vista Business / Windows Vista Ultimate
	 Not supported by 64 bit version OS.
	 Not supported by OSs other than above. 
*
1 Excluding...