Sony NW-A3000 [12/12] Playing music

NW-A1000/A3000.GB.2-657-722-13(1)

Play Modes and Settings

The HOME menu is the screen that appears either when you turn

the player on or when you connect it to CONNECT Player. The

HOME menu is the starting point to play audio, search for tracks,

and change settings. To display the Player’s HOME menu, press and

hold BACK.

Play Mode

Enables selection of the play mode.

Initial Search

Searches for tracks by the ﬁrst letter of the track’s artist or album

name.

Intelligent Shufﬂe

Plays tracks in a variety of random play modes.

Favorite 100*

Plays the 100 tracks that have been played the most times.

Music Library

Browses the library of tracks by “Genre,” “Album,” “Artist,” “All

Songs,” or other characteristics.

Play History*

Searches for tracks by the date they were played.

Settings

Customizes sound, display, and other settings.

Playlists

Plays tracks added to playlists (user-created lists of tracks).

Now Playing

Displays the Now Playing screen.

* This feature is not available the ﬁrst time you use the player because it is based on past usage

of the player. Theses features become available after you play tracks and then connect the

player to CONNECT Player on your computer.

Playing Music (continued)

To learn about advanced features of the player

• For information about advanced features of the player and about troubleshooting

technical issues, refer to the Operation Guide (PDF ﬁle). To view the Operation Guide

(PDF ﬁle), click “Start” – “All Programs”– “CONNECT Player” – “NW-A1000 Series

NW-A3000 Series Operation Guide.”

• To view the Operation Guide, you must have installed either Adobe Reader 6.0.4 or later

or Adobe Reader 7.0.3 or later.

Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free from the Internet.

On static electricity from the human body

On rare occasions, you may not be able to operate the player due to strong static electricity from the

human body. If this happens, leave the player for about 30 seconds to one minute. You will then be able

to operate the player normally again.