Sony Walkman NWZA726 Operation Guide
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music1 1 Searching for songs by genre Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Music Library), and then press the button to confirm. The “Music Library” screen appears. Press the /// button to select “Genre,” and then press the button to confirm. The genre list appears. Press the /// button to select a genre, and then press the button to confirm. The...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Searching for songs by release year Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Music Library), and then press the button to confirm. The “Music Library” screen appears. Press the /// button to select “Release Year,” and then press the button to confirm. The list of release years appears. Press the /// button to select a year, and then press...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Searching for songs by folder When you transfer data to the “MUSIC” folder by dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer, up to the 8th level under the “MUSIC” folder will appear and can be played back. Even if you use another transfer capable software for transferring songs, you can still search for songs by folder. Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Searching for Songs by Initial Letter You can search for songs by the initial letter of the artist name, album title, or song name. Initial Search 5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Initial Search), and then press the button to confirm. The list of categories you can search appears. Press the /// button to select...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Playing a Playlist You can play lists of songs (playlists). Also, you can create playlists using the supplied Windows Media Player 11, or another transfer capable software. However, some playlists may not be recognized by the player, depending on software. For details on operation, refer to the Help or maker of the software. Playlists5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Searching for Songs Based on the Currently Playing Song You can search for other songs, albums, and artists by the song information of the currently playing song. 5-way button BACK/HOME buttonNow Playing Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Now Playing), and then press the button to confirm. The “Now Playing” screen of the currently playing song...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Playing Songs in Random Order (Intelligent Shuffle) The player offers 2 different random modes (also known as shuffle play) . Intelligent Shuffle 5-way button BACK/HOME button Playing songs released in the same year in random order (Time Machine Shuffle) The player randomly selects a release year and plays all transferred songs of that year in random order. Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Notes While the animation that appears when the player is selecting a release year is displayed, the controls of the player cannot be operated. Songs with no release year data are not selected in “Time Machine Shuffle” play and are not played. A s huffle play of all songs begins if none of the songs on the player have a release year assigned to them. I f all the songs on the player that have a release year...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music Playing all songs in random order All the songs stored on the player are played in random order. Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Intelligent Shuffle), and then press the button to confirm. The screen used to select a shuffle mode appears. Press the /// button to select “Shuffle All,” and then press the button to confirm. All songs are...
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Music0 0 Displaying the Now Playing Screen Each Time the Songs Switch (New Song Pop Up) If you set the screensaver to “Clock” or “Blank” ( page 83) and there is no operation for a while, the screen changes to the clock display or blank screen. However, if you set “New Song Pop Up” to “On,” the screen turns on automatically whenever a song changes to another song. Settings5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME...
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