Overseas Model Customer Support

December/14/2007

For customers of Walkman NWZ-S series, we provide the Media Manager for WALKMAN Download Service. Please read carefully the following instructions.

NWZ-S series

----------Functions of Media Manager for WALKMAN ---------

Ripping an Audio CD in following formats is available.

-	AAC-LC format / MP3 format
	256kbps/192kbps/160kbps/128kbps/96kbps/64kbps/32kbps

Import a file that on the hard disk drive in following formats is available.

-	Audio
	[Import] - MP3 format / AAC-LC format / WMA format / WAV format / FLAC format / OGG format. RSS: MP3 format / AAC-LC format. [Transferring to WALKMAN] with conversion. - MP3 format / AAC-LC format
-	Photo
	[Import] - JPEG format/ GIF format / PNG format / BMP format / TIFF format. [Transferring to WALKMAN] *with conversion. - JPEG format.
-	Video
	- QuickTime format / WMV format / MPEG4 Simple Profile format / AVC(H.264/AVC) Baseline, Main Profile. *RSS: QuickTime format / MPEG4 SP format / AVC(H.264/AVC) Baseline, Main Profile. [Transferring to WALKMAN] - MPEG4 Simple Profile format / AVC(H.264/AVC) Baseline.

CDDB (A distributed network CD database that contains information about most Audio CDs in circulation) is available. Track information such as released year and composer can be shown.

Function of add RSS feeds is available. Transfers the music, video and photo files that have been downloaded from RSS channels.

[Note]

1)	“Media Manager for WALKMAN” has no video file conversion function. (“Media Manager Pro for WALKMAN” has video file conversion function.)
2)	DRM files are not compatible.
3)	Enhanced CD (CD Extra) preview is not available.

The following system environment is required in order to use the Media Manager for WALKMANsoftware.

OS(factory preinstalled only)

-Windows XP Home Edition(Service Pack 2 or later).
-Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later).
-Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later). (*1)
-Windows Vista Home Basic
-Windows Vista Home Premium
-Windows Vista Ultimate
-Windows Vista Business

(*1)Installing the Player on Windows XP Media Center Edition.

[Note]
Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, Mac OS, Windows NT, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows XP 64 bit are not supported.

CPU/RAM

-Computer: IBM PC/AT or compatible.
-CPU: Pentium® 4 Processor 1.0GHz or faster recommended.
-RAM: 512MB or more recommended.
-Hard disk space: 200MB or more available.
-Internet access

Software

-Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. (Automatically download from Internet)
-QuickTime® 7.2. (QuickTime 7.2 is automatically download from Internet)
-Windows Media Player 10 or later recommended.
-Internet Explorer 6.0 or later recommended.

Use of this software with the following systems is not supported by Sony

-Windows 64 bit version Operating Systems.
-Upgraded OS.
-Operating Systems other than those indicated above.
-Personally constructed PCs or operating systems.
-An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating system.
-Macintosh computers.

Before executing <Media Manager for WALKMANDownload Service>

Download “Media Manager for WALKMAN Installer” first.
After executing “Media Manager for WALKMAN Installer”, only the files needed for your computer will be downloaded and then Media Manager for WALKMAN will be installed. (When executing “Media Manager for WALKMAN Installer”, Internet connection will be needed.)

<Media Manager for WALKMANDownload Service> Executing procedure

To install this software, you must log on with a user name with “Computer Administrators” as an attribute. And you must log on with the user name “Administrators” or “Power Users” to use the Media Manager for WALKMAN software.

Please follow the steps below to download the Media Manager for WALKMAN Installer.

	Connect to the Internet.
	Set up the folder for storing the downloaded file on your hard disk. Assume the folder is named “lite_WMM11_dl” and it is made in C drive.
	Click “Accept” at the bottom of this page to "Media Manager for WALKMAN" download website.
	Select your language on "Media Manager for WALKMAN" download website to start download.
	Download the following file on the folder created at Step2.

[Note]
Do not make the system go into a suspend, sleep, and hibernation mode during the download.

Once the download of “mm4wm_lite_***.exe” is completed, please follow the steps below to install the Media Manager for WALKMAN on your computer.
*** = Language initial
Ex) English version is “mm4wm_lite_eun.exe”.

	Quit all software.
	Confirm the PC is connected to the Internet. ”mm4wm_lite_**.exe” will download the files necessary for your PC. Your personal information will not be sent to the server during the files download.
	Click [Start] on the task tray and click [Run…] (*1) Then the dialog box [Run] will appear.
	Input ”C:\lite_WMM11_dl\mm4wm_lite_***.exe” in there, and click [OK].
	[The following components are required by this software:] window might be appear and then download and install following components. “These components are required by Media Manager for WALKMAN” - Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 - Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable - Microsoft Wmf 11 Redist for MTP Support - QuickTime 7
	Media Manager for WALKMAN installer window will be appear on screen.
	Follow the onscreen instruction to complete installation.
	Click [Finish] after installation.
	Check whether the installation is completed successfully.

(*1) For Windows Vista, Click [Start] on the task tray and input “C:\lite_WMM11_dl\mm4wm_lite_***.exe” in search box that bottom of start menu.

Please read carefully the following notices. Sony will not take any responsibilities in case of damages of sets occurred by not following the below notices.

-	Please follow the procedure, and download make proper use of this program.

This provided download service is exclusive use for PC under pre-installedWindows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista Home Basic / Windows Vista Home Premium / Windows Vista Ultimate / Windows Vista Business.

-	Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, and 64 bit version OS do not be supported.
-	DO NOT use this download service for Macintosh, Windows 98 / 95, Windows NT, or other OS.
-	This program has the copyright protection. The user may not transfer and copy this program, and not grant to use it within the given use by Sony.
-	Under using this program, we have no responsibility for the direct or indirect loss accomplished, or related and produced damages, etc.

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