Play Modes And Settings - Sony WALKMAN NW-A1000 Series Quick Start Manual

Playing Music
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Play Modes and Settings

The HOME menu is the screen that appears either when you turn
the player on or when you connect it to SonicStage. The HOME
menu is the starting point to play audio, search for tracks, and
change settings. To display the Player's HOME menu, press and
hold BACK.
Play Mode
Enables selection of the play mode.
Searches for tracks by the first letter of the track's artist or album
Initial Search
name.
Intelligent Shuffle Plays tracks in a variety of random play modes.
Favorite 100*
Plays the 100 tracks that have been played the most times.
Browses the library of tracks by "Genre," "Album," "Artist," "All
Music Library
Songs," or other characteristics.
Play History*
Searches for tracks by the date they were played.
Settings
Customizes sound, display, and other settings.
Playlists
Plays tracks added to playlists (user-created lists of tracks).
Now Playing Displays the Now Playing screen.
* This feature is not available the first time you use the player because it is based on past usage
of the player. Theses features become available after you play tracks and then connect the
player to SonicStage on your computer.
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To learn about advanced features of the player
• For information about advanced features of the player and about troubleshooting
technical issues, refer to the Operation Guide (PDF file). To view the Operation Guide
(PDF file), click "Start" – "All Programs"– "SonicStage" – "NW-A1000 Series NW-
A3000 Series Operation Guide."
• To view the Operation Guide, you must have installed either Adobe Reader 6.0.4 or later
or Adobe Reader 7.0.3 or later.
Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free from the Internet.