Sony NWZ-A818 MP3 Player User Manual


 
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NW-A805/A806/A808/NWZ-A815/A816/A818
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)
The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4
minutes songs (not including videos and photos) in the ATRAC*
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or the MP3 format.
Other playable audio file format song numbers and times may differ from ATRAC or MP3
format.
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Except ATRAC Advanced Lossless. Compression rate of ATRAC Advanced Lossless
varies depending on songs.
For example, one CD (containing 15 4-minute songs) is approximately 200 to 500 MB.
NW-A805 NW-A806
Bit rate Songs Time Songs Time
48 kbps 1,300 86 hr. 40 min. 2,700 180 hr. 00 min.
64 kbps 980 65 hr. 20 min. 2,000 133 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps 495 33 hr. 00 min. 1,000 66 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps 250 16 hr. 40 min. 515 34 hr. 20 min.
320 kbps 200 13 hr. 20 min. 410 27 hr. 20 min.
NW-A808
Bit rate Songs Time
48 kbps 5,500 366 hr. 40 min.
64 kbps 4,100 273 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps 2,050 136 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps 1,050 70 hr. 00 min.
320 kbps 840 56 hr. 00 min.
Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.)
The approximate recordable times is estimated in the case where only videos are
transferred. The time may differ, depending on the conditions under which the player is
used.
NW-A805 NW-A806 NW-A808
Bit rate Time Time Time
384 kbps 7 hr. 40 min. 15 hr. 40 min. 32 hr. 40 min.
768 kbps 4 hr. 20 min. 9 hr. 20 min. 19 hr. 00 min.
Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Approx.)
Max. 10,000
Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes.
Capacity (User available capacity)*
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NW-A805: 2 GB (Approx. 1.81 GB = 1,948,622,848 bytes)
NW-A806: 4 GB (Approx. 3.73 GB = 4,008,198,144 bytes)
NW-A808: 8 GB (Approx. 7.56 GB = 8,127,348,736 bytes)
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Available storage capacity of the player may vary.
A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.
Interface
Headphone: Stereo mini-jack
WM-PORT (multiple connecting terminal): 22 pins
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)
Operating temperature
5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
Power source
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
USB power (from a computer via the supplied USB cable)
Charging time
USB-based charging
Approx.3 hours (full charge), Approx.1.5 hours (approx. 80%)
Battery life (continuous playback)
The time below is approximated when “New Song Pop Up”, “Clear Stereo”, “DSEE” and
and “Dynamic Normalizer” are set to “Off,” “Display Time” is set to other than “Always
On”, and screensaver, “Equalizer” and “VPT” are set to “None.”
Furthermore, for videos, the time is approximated when the brightness of the screen is set
to “3.”
The time below may differ depending on ambient temperature or the status of use.
NW-A805/A806/A808
Music
Playback at ATRAC 132 kbps Approximately 30 hours
Playback at ATRAC 128 kbps Approximately 27 hours
Playback at ATRAC 48 kbps Approximately 28 hours
Playback at ATRAC Advanced
Lossless 64 kbps
Approximately 27 hours
Playback at MP3 128 kbps Approximately 33 hours
Playback at WMA 128 kbps Approximately 33 hours
Playback at AAC 128 kbps Approximately 32 hours
Video
Playback at MPEG-4 384 kbps Approximately 8 hours
Playback at MPEG-4 768 kbps Approximately 7 hours
Playback at AVC 384 kbps Approximately 6.5 hours
Playback at AVC 768 kbps Approximately 6.5 hours
Display
2.0-inch, low-temperature poly-silicon TFT color display with white LED-backlight,
QVGA (240 × 320 dots), 0.1275 mm dot pitch, 262,144 colors
Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting parts not included)
43.8 × 88.0 × 9.1 (Thinnest part 8.3) mm (1 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3/8 (Thinnest part 11/32) inches)
Dimension (w/h/d)
44.5 × 88.0 × 9.6 mm (1 13/16 × 3 1/2 × 13/32 inches)
Mass
Approx. 53 g (Approx. 1.9 oz)
Supplied Accessories
Headphones (1)
Headphone extension cord (1)
Earbuds (Size S, L) (1)
USB cable*
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(1)
Attachment (1)
Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc.
CD-ROM*
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(1) (NW-A805/A806/A808)
SonicStage software
Image Converter software*
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Operation Guide (PDF file)
CD-ROM*
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(1) (NWZ-A815/A816/A818)
MP3 Coversion Tool
Windows Media Player 11
Operation Guide (PDF file)
Quick Start Guide (1)
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Do not use any USB cable other than the supplied USB cable or the specified
optional dedicated cables.
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Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM in an audio CD player.
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Use this player together with the supplied Image Converter software (version
*
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Depending on the country/region in which you have purchased the player,
the supplied software may be different.
3.0 or later). This software is referred as Image Converter in this manual.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Photo*
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File format Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21file format
File extension .jpg
Codec JPEG (Baseline)
Number of pixels: Max. 4,000 × 4,000 pixels (16,000,000 pixels)
The number of files Max. 10,000
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Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.
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Copyright protected WMA/AAC/AAC-LC files cannot be played back.
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You cannot record songs on CDs in the ATRAC3 66/105 kbps format using SonicStage.
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The bit rate description of ATRAC Advanced Lossless shows the bit rate for the contents
which enables fast transfer to ATRAC compatible devices or media.
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Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the
sampling frequency.
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Some video files cannot be played back, depending on their file formats.
NWZ-A815 NWZ-A816
Bit rate Songs Time Songs Time
48 kbps 1,150 76 hr. 40 min. 2,450 163 hr. 20 min.
64 kbps 885 59 hr. 00 min. 1,850 123 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps 440 29 hr. 20 min. 925 61 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps 220 14 hr. 40 min. 460 30 hr. 40 min.
320 kbps 175 11 hr. 40 min. 370 24 hr. 40 min.
NWZ-A818
Bit rate Songs Time
48 kbps 5,050 336 hr. 40 min.
64 kbps 3,750 250 hr. 00 min.
128 kbps 1,850 123 hr. 20 min.
256 kbps 945 63 hr. 00 min.
320 kbps 840 56 hr. 00 min.
NWZ-A815 NWZ-A816 NWZ-A818
Bit rate Time Time Time
Video Format: 384 kbps
7 hr. 10 min. 15 hr. 00 min. 30 hr. 40 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
Video Format: 768 kbps
4 hr. 00 min. 8 hr. 30 min. 17 hr. 30 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
NWZ-A815: 2 GB (Approx. 1.71 GB = 1,840,775,168 bytes)
NWZ-A816: 4 GB (Approx. 3.57 GB = 3,840,638,976 bytes)
NWZ-A818: 8 GB (Approx. 7.30 GB = 7,840,956,416 bytes)
NWZ-A815/A816/A818
Music
Playback at MP3 128 kbps Approximately 33 hours
Playback at WMA 128 kbps Approximately 33 hours
Playback at AAC-LC 128 kbps Approximately 32 hours
Playback at Linear PCM 1,411 kbps Approximately 35 hours
Video
Playback at MPEG-4 768 kbps Approximately 7 hours
Playback at MPEG-4 384 kbps Approximately 8 hours
Playback at AVC 768 kbps Approximately 6.5 hours
Playback at AVC 384 kbps Approximately 6.5 hours
Output (headphones)
Output
5 mW + 5 mW (16 )
Frequency response
20 to 20,000 Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement)
Ver. 1.2