Transferring Audio Data To The Player; Playing Back - Sony Walkman NW-HD3 Operating Instructions

Importing audio data
to SonicStage
Music CD
Internet
Music file
(MP3, WAV, WMA* format)
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Importing audio data to
your computer
Record and store tracks (audio data) from an audio CD to the SonicStage "My
Library." To obtain CD information automatically, connect your computer to the
Internet.
You can also record or import tracks from other sources such as the Internet and
your computer's hard disk. Refer to SonicStage Help for details.

Double-click (SonicStage) on the desktop of your computer.
SonicStage starts up.

Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the CD drive of
your computer.

Click "Music Source" on the SonicStage window.
If CD information does not appear
automatically, click "CD Info" before
 while connecting to the Internet.
Selecting the transferred tracks to play back
By grouping the tracks into a "MODE," such as by "Artist" or "Album," you can select
tracks you want to listen to.
There are five MODEs, and the explanation here uses the "Artist" MODE as an
example.

Press MODE.
The list of artists appears. To start playback from the
first track of the first album of the artist listed on the

top, press here.

Press  /  to select the artist you want to
listen to.
To select an album or a track of the selected artist,
press  . The list of albums or tracks appears, and
you can select the album or the track by pressing

Press  .
Playback starts from the first track (or an album, a
track) of selected artist.
List of artists
for the audio data transferred
SonicStage
Transferring audio
data to the player
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Transferring audio data to the player

Transfer the tracks (audio data) stored in SonicStage "My Library" to the player in
ATRAC3plus or MP3 format.
ATRAC3plus (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus) is an audio compression
technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression
rates.
The audio data to be transferred includes the information, such as an artist name and
an
album name (original album name) in the CD information.

Connect the USB adaptor to your computer and the AC power
adaptor ( to ). Then, insert the USB adaptor to the player until it
clicks into place ().
"PC Connect" appears in the display.

Click
to start recording.
USB adaptor
To stop recording, click
.
to USB jack
To change the format and
bit rate, click "Format/Bit
rate" before .
Five MODEs and displays
You can select the searching MODE by pressing MODE repeatedly in step
list displays in each MODE are changed as follows. Select a track you want to listen
to by the same procedure as an Artist MODE.
MODE
 Artist ( )

Album ( )*

Genre ( )

Group ( )**

Others (New Tracks or Bookmark)
 /  .
* An album name (original album name) in the CD information of SonicStage is displayed.
**An album in SonicStage is recognized as a group.
List of albums
for the artist selected
Press
Press

Playing back


to AC outlet

 to DC IN jack
AC power adaptor (supplied)
USB cable (supplied)
to USB port

. The
List display (Press  or  to change.)
 
Artist Album Track
Album  Track
 
Genre Artist Track
Group  Track

(Group) Track
List of tracks
for the album selected
 .
 .
Using SonicStage more
See the SonicStage Help.
Select "Help" – "SonicStage Help"
to display the Help. The player is
explained as "ATRAC Audio
Device" in SonicStage Help.
Click " About This Help File"
in the " Overview" to see how
to use the Help.

Click "Transfer" in the SonicStage window.

Select "ATRAC Audio
Device" from the
transfer destination list.
To stop transferring,
click

Click

start transferring.
Click the tracks you
want to transfer.
You can also automatically transfer albums include tracks which have not been
previously transferred to the player (Automatic Transfer function). For details, see
the SonicStage Help.
Notes
• When transferring audio data, make sure to connect the AC power adaptor to the USB adaptor.
You cannot transfer audio data without connecting them.
• Do not disconnect the USB cable or the USB adaptor while the data is being transferred. If you
do, the data being transferred may be destroyed.
• The number of transfers for a track may be limited for reasons of copyright.
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Playing back
You can change the language to your own for the menu and the messages in the
display.

Connect headphones to  (headphones)/LINE OUT jack.

Press
playback.
To stop playback, press

Press VOLUME +/– to
adjust the volume.
To search tracks
 
Use and on the player.
To Operation on the player
Find the beginning of the current track
Press  once.
Find the beginning of previous tracks
Press  repeatedly.
Find the beginning of the next track

Press once.
Find the beginning of succeeding tracks

Press repeatedly.
Go forward/backwards quickly
Press and hold
Using the player more
You can enjoy various play modes and setup items on the
player. See the PDF of the Operating Instructions for details
on functions and troubleshooting.
The PDF installed together with SonicStage from the
supplied CD-ROM.
To use the Operating Instructions, click "Start" –
"SonicStage" – "Operating Instructions" (or double-click
"NW-HD3 Manual" on the desk top).
.
to
 (play/stop) to start
 again.
 /  .