About Battery About Functions About GROUP Function About NW-MS77DR About Operations About Playback About Recording Connection/Recognition Media (Built-in flash memory / Memory Stick Duo) PC Environment Troubleshooting

About Battery Q1. How to replace the built-in battery Q2. How to charge the built-in battery Q3. How long does it take to charge a battery Q4. How long is the duration of continuous playback with full-charged battery? Q5. How long is the built-in battery life? Q6. How can I tell when the built-in battery should be replaced? (What is an indication of replacing the built-in battery?) About Functions Q1. Can track/album titles be edited on the Network Walkman? Q2. Does the Network Walkman have recording function? Q3. Does the Network Walkman have a function to erase music data? Q4. What music information can be viewed on Network Walkman? Q5. Can Japanese characters be displayed on the Network Walkman when "TITLE" display is switched from English mode to Japanese mode? About GROUP Function Q1. What is the Group function? Q2. What is "REGORUP" ? Q3. How to group music data? Q4. How to regroup music data. About NW-MS77DR Q1. Is there limitation in number of music data to be transferred (checked out) to the Network Walkman? Q2. What data formats can be used for transferring (check out) audio files to the Network Walkman? Q3. Compared with other Network Walkman, what new features does NW-MS70D/MS90D/MS77DR has ? Q4. How to wear headphones. Q5. How to remove the headphones from the Network Walkman? Q6. How to attach the supplied extension headphone cord to the Network Walkman? Q7. Can headphones other than the supplied headphones be used with the Network Walkman? Q8. What are the differences among NW-MS70D, NW-MS90D and NW-MS77DR? About Operations Q1. How to select a music track to play on the unit? Q2. How to adjust the date and time setting. Q3. How to display the current time Q4. How to select a music data by the group for playing back on the Network Walkman. Q5. How to lock the controls on the Network Walkman Q6. How to change the playback mode on the Network Walkman. Q7. How to format the built-in flash memory or Memory Stick Duo using the Network Walkman. About Playback Q1. What is the order of music data to be played back on the Network Walkman?

About Recording Q1. What the maximum recording time when the Network Walkman records songs from a digital/analog audio? Q2. How to set the recording destination (built-in flash memory or Memory Stick Duo). Q3. What format is available for recording a song from a digital/analog audio device? Q4. The volume is not loud enough when a song recorded from a digital/analon audio device is playd back. Q5. How to connect the Network Walkman to a digital/analog audio device. Q6. What is the synchro-recording? Q7. Synchro-recording cannot be used eventhough the setting of the synchro-recording is "ON". Q8. "CANNOT REC" appears when the record select switch is set to "LINE IN" after attaching the Network Walkman to the recording USB cradle. Q9. How to set synchro-recording function. Q10. A song is devided into two tracks when recording with the synchro-recording setting. Q11. Can the remaining recordable time in the built-in flash memory or a Memory Stick Duo be displayed on the Network Walkman? Q12. Can the recorded track name/group name be edited on the Network Walkman? Q13. How to record onto the Network Walkman from a digital/analog audio device. Connection/Recognition Q1. How to connect the Network Walkman to a computer. Q2. Is it possible to connect the Network Walkman to a computer with a USB cable other than the supplied cable? Q3. Can the Network Walkman be connected to a computer via USB HUB? Q4. Can Network Walkman with a USB extension cable be used ? Q5. Windows 2000 Professional does not recognize Network Walkman. Q6. Can songs stored in the built-in flash memory/Memory Stick Duo (MagicGate compatible) be played on a PC which was not used for transferring the songs to the Network Walkman (check-out)? Media (Built-in flash memory / Memory Stick Duo) Q1. Is it possible to add more memory to the built-in flash memory ? Q2. What type of Memory Stick can be used with the Network Walkman? Q3. Can the built-in flash memory or "Memory Stick Duo" be formatted with the Network Walkman? Q4. Can Network Walkman be used for saving data other than music data? Q5. What is the maximum recording time? Q6. Can songs transferred (checked out) to a Memory Stick Duo (MagicGate compatible) using the Network Walkman be played on other Memory Stick-compatible devices ? Q7. Can Memory Stick Pro Duo be used with the Network Walkman? Q8. Can Memory Stick Duo (MagicGate/Hi-Speed Transfer Compatible) be used with the Network Walkman? PC Environment Q1. Can the Network Walkman be used with SonicStage Ver.1.5 which which is supplied with NetMD Walkman models? Q2. Can Network Walkman be used with SonicStage which is pre-installed on Sony VAIO PC? Q3. Can Network Walkman be used with OpenMG Jukebox which is preinstalled on VAIO or supplied with other Network Walkman/NetMD models? Troubleshooting Q1. "EXPIRED" is displayed and the Network Walkman cannot play a song. Q2. Groups stored in the built-in flash memory (or "Memory Stick Duo") cannot be found. Q3. The date and time that I set with the unit is changed. Q4. The volume is not loud enough. Q5. " " is displayed for a title on the display window. Q6. Battery life is short. Q7. Only a few numbers of audio files can be transferred to the Network Walkman. Q8. The current time is reset. Q9. Songs which have been transferred to "Memory Stick Duo" using the Network Walkman cannot be played on other Memory Stick devices. Q10. "CONNECT" does not appear on the display window even if the Network Walkman is connected to the computer. Q11. The selected Playback mode setting reverts back to the setting before. Q12. "MG ERROR" appears in the display and the Network Walkman cannot playd back a song. Q13. "FILE ERROR" appears in the display and the Network Walkman cannot played back a song. Q14. The Network Walkman does not operate normally.

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