Help Guide
Digital Music Player
NW-A55/A55HN/A56/A56HN/A57
Using USB Mass Storage mode
When you connect the player to a Windows computer, the following modes are available.
USB Mass Storage mode
The computer uses the player as a USB storage device.
Data can be transferred between the computer and the player.
You can access the [WALKMAN] and the storage folder for the microSD card directly to manage files.
The player charges via the computer.
You cannot operate the player.
USB mode
The player charges via the computer.
You can operate the player while the player is connected to the computer.
Data cannot be transferred.
This topic includes instructions for the following operations.
Switching from USB Mass Storage mode to USB mode
Switching from USB mode to USB Mass Storage mode
Switching from USB Mass Storage mode to USB mode
When you connect the player to a computer, the player enters USB Mass Storage mode.
1.
Tap [Turn Off USB Mass Storage] (
The USB mode screen will appear.
2.
Tap
.
The screen will return to the previous display.
Switching from USB mode to USB Mass Storage mode
Depending on the selected function,
this case, tap
to return to the library screen for the music playback function.
1.
Tap the menu items in the following order.
).
or [USB Connection Settings] may not appear on the screen of the player. In
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