Sony Walkman NWZA726 Operation Guide
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NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos1 1 Press the /// button to select the desired setting, and then press the button to confirm. “ Vertical”: Displays at 240 × 180 pixels. (Default setting) “ Horizontal (right)” or “Horizontal (left)”: Displays at 320 × 240 pixels. The operation of the 5-way button is switched according to the setting of “Video Orientation” ( page 17). “Vertical” 4:3 source16:9 source “Horizontal” 4:3 source16:9 source Hints The video orientation can be set on the “Now Playing” screen of the video. Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button, and select “Video Orientation” from the option menu. W hen “Display” is set to “On” ( page 62), the detailed information, such as the video title, its playback icon, and elapsed playing time, etc., appears. The information disappears if this setting is set to “Off.” Note If “Video Orientation” is set to “Horizontal (right),” or “Horizontal (left),” the title of the video is not displayed.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Setting the Display of the Video Screen You can display or hide the detailed information of a video, such as its title, playback icon, and elapsed playing time, etc., during playback. Settings5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select “Video Settings,” and then press the button to confirm. The list of “Video Settings” options appears. Press the /// button to select “Display,” and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select the desired setting, and then press the button to confirm. “ On”: Displays the video title, playback status, or the elapsed time, etc. “Off ”: Hides the detailed information of the currently playing video and displays it only when you operate the player. (Default setting) Hint The display setting can be set on the “Now Playing” screen of the video. Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button, and select “Display” from the option menu. Note If “Video Orientation” is set to “Horizontal (right)” or “Horizontal (left),” the title of the video is not displayed.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Setting the Zoom Function You can zoom in the currently playing video. Settings5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select “Video Settings,” and then press the button to confirm. The list of “Video Settings” options appears. Press the /// button to select “Zoom Settings,” and then press the button to confirm. Continued
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Press the /// button to select the desired setting, and then press the button to confirm. “Auto”: The video image is enlarged/reduced by fully fitting it to the available display area, keeping the aspect ratio. When a 16:9 video image (oblong) is displayed, it appears with the long side of the video image fully fit to the screen, and black bands up and down on the screen. (Default setting) “Full”: The video image is enlarged/reduced by fully fitting it to the available display area, keeping the aspect ratio. When a 16:9 video image (oblong) is displayed, it appears with the short side of the video image fully fit to the available display area, with the right and left of the video image cut to fit. “Off ”: The video image is not enlarged/reduced, and appears at the original resolution. If video resolution is too large, the left, right, top and bottom of the screen will be cut. “Auto” 4:3 source 16:9 source “Full” 4:3 source 16:9 source “Off ” 4:3 source 16:9 source The dotted line frame represents the original video image size. Hint The zoom setting can be set on the “Now Playing” screen of the video. Press the OPTION/PWR OFF button, and select “Zoom Settings” from the option menu.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Playing Videos Continuously You can play back all videos stored on the player continuously. Settings5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select “Video Settings,” and then press the button to confirm. The list of “Video Settings” options appears. Press the /// button to select “Continuous Playback,” and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select the desired setting, and then press the button to confirm. “On”: Plays back all videos stored on the player. “Off ”: Plays back one selected video. (Default setting) Hint If you set “Continuous Playback” to “Off,” the player remembers the position where each video was stopped the last time. Therefore, you can start playback from the position where you last stopped the video.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Setting the Video List Display Format The player offers 3 display formats. You can set the display format of the video list as “Title Only,” “Title With Thumbnail* 1,” or “Thumbnail Only.” Settings5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select “Video Settings,” and then press the button to confirm. The list of “Video Settings” options appears. Press the /// button to select “Video List Format,” and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select the desired setting, and then press the button to confirm. “Title Only”: Displays only video titles in the video list. “Title With Thumbnail”: Displays thumbnails, video titles, and the playing time. (Default setting) “Thumbnail Only”: Displays only thumbnails in the video list. *1 Thumbnail refers to a reduced size image of one scene of a video. Hints The video list display format can be set on the video list screen. Press the OPTION/ PWR OFF button, and select “Video List Display Format” from the option menu. Y ou can set thumbnails of video files when the video files are transferred to the player ( page 26). Note Thumbnails may not be displayed, depending on the file format.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Playing Only Video Sound You can choose options while the player is on hold during the playback of videos, either by playing a video normally or by turning off the screen and listening only to the sound of those videos. Setting this option to “No” saves battery power and battery life will last longer. Settings5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Settings), and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select “Video Settings,” and then press the button to confirm. The list of “Video Settings” options appears. Press the /// button to select “On-Hold Display,” and then press the button to confirm. Press the /// button to select the desired setting, and then press the button to confirm. “Yes”: When the player is on hold, the button controls are deactivated, but videos will be played back normally. (Default setting) “No”: When the player is on hold, the button controls are deactivated and the screen turns off, but the sound of the current video is played back.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Deleting Videos from the Video Library When you delete the videos from “Video Library,” use Media Manager for WALKMAN or Windows Explorer. For details about using Media Manager for WALKMAN, see its Help.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Videos Displaying the Video Option Menu You can display the Video option menu by pressing the OPTION/PWR OFF button on a list screen (including the thumbnail screen), such as the video list, or on the video “Now Playing” screen. From the Video option menu, various video settings are available. The option items shown on the option menu vary, depending on the screen from which you display the option menu. Option items appear on the list screen Option items Description/reference page Now PlayingDisplays the “Now Playing” screen. Play from beginning Finds the beginning of the video ( page 59). Detailed Information Displays file information, such as file size, resolution, video/audio compression format, and file name, etc. Video List Display Format Sets the video list display format ( page 66). Most Recent Video Starts playback of the video that was played most recently. Go to the song playback screen The “Now Playing” screen of the last played song appears. Option items appear on the “Now Playing” screen Option items Description/reference page Play from beginning Finds the beginning of the video ( page 59). Zoom Settings Sets the zoom function ( page 63). Video Orientation Sets the video orientation ( page 60). Display Sets to display/not display video information ( page 62). Detailed Information Displays file information, such as file size, resolution, video/audio compression format, and file name, etc. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the screen ( page 85). Clock Display Displays the current time ( page 83). Go to the song playback screen The “Now Playing” screen of the last played song appears.
NWZ-A726 / A 728 / A729.GB.3-299-381-11(1) Playing Photos Playing Photos 0 0 Displaying a Photo You can display photos by transferring photo files to the player using Media Manager for WALKMAN or Windows Explorer. You can either display one photo fully on the screen (single display) or a number of photos continuously (slide show play) ( page 75). Photo Library 5-way button BACK/HOME button Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Photo Library), and then press the button to confirm. The list of photo folders appears. Press the /// button to select a folder, and then press the button to confirm. The photo list appears. Press the /// button to select a photo, and then press the button to confirm. The selected photo is displayed. Press the / button to display the previous or next photos. Continued