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About battery life
Turn off the player manually
Longer battery life settings
Adjust data format and bit rate
By adjusting the settings or managing the power supply properly, it is possible to save battery
power for longer usage time between charges.
The following hints will yield a longer battery life.
Turn off the player manually
If you press and hold the OPTION/PWR OFF button, the player enters standby mode and the
screen turns off to save battery power. Furthermore, if standby mode continues for more than
about 4 hours, the player turns completely off automatically.
Longer battery life settings
The following settings are effective for extending the battery life of the player.
Reduce the [Brightness] setting value.
Set [Type] of [Screensaver] to [Blank].
Set [Equalizer], [Clear Stereo] and [Dynamic Normalizer] to [None] or [Off].
See [Details] for details on the effect of setting changes, default settings, and battery life
measurement conditions.
Adjust data format and bit rate
Playing time will vary, as battery charge can be affected by the format and bit rate of songs,
videos or photos that are played.
For details on charging time and usage time, see [Details].
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