Quick S tar t Guide
NW -ZX2
©2015 Sony Corpor ation Printed in Malaysia
Co ntents
Please check the items in the package .
W alkman (1)
USB cable (1)
Leather Carrying Case (1)
Spacer (1)
Quick Start Guide (this manual)
Headphones and microSD Car d are not supplied with your W alkman.
Abou t the genuine leathe r carr ying
case
This product is made of genuine leather . Unlik e artificial leather , genuine
leather may have scra tches, wrinkles, or vein marks on the surfac e. Every
case has a unique appear ance and color .
Wr apping the headphone cor d around the leather carrying case when
storing may leave headphone cor d marks as the leather is soft.
When using cleaner , read the instructions c arefully and try it on an
inconspicuous part first.
Do not use any type of solvents such as alcohol or thinner f or cleaning.
Doing so will cause color f ading, deformation or degr adation which may
damage the leather carrying case.
Moisture such as r ain or sweat, or friction may cause disc oloration or c olor
migration t o your clothes, etc.
Do not use or stor e the leather carrying case in a location e xposed to dir ect
sunlight (such as in a car), e xtremely high/low temper atures, high humidity
or dust.
Be careful tha t your Walkman does no t come in cont act with the snap
button of the leather carrying case when you put the W alkman in or r emove
it from the case . Otherwise, the W alkman may become scr atched.
About the manuals
T o se e the detailed information about W ALKMAN®,
acc ess to Help Guide on the internet.
http://rd1.sony .net/help/dmp/nwzx2/h_ww/
While browsing is fr ee, you may be charged a c ommunication fee ac cording to your
carrier contr act.
Regarding the basic oper ations, the customer support website URL and
Important Information, refer to “How to Install and Read the Help Guide”
section on this manual.
Abou t volume operation ( Onl y for
countries/ areas c o mply ing with
European Direc ti ves )
An alarm (beep)* and warning [Check the volume level] ar e meant to
prot ect your ears when you raise the volume se tting beyond a specific
level for the first time. Y ou can canc el the alarm and warning by tapping
[OK] on the alert dialog.
* The alarm (beep) does not sound when conne cting a Bluetooth audio
device.
Note
Y ou can turn up the volume beyond the specific level after c anceling the
alarm and warning.
After the initial warning, the alarm and warning repeat f or every 20
cumulative hours that the volume is set beyond the specific level; when this
happens, the volume is changed to the initial setting aut omatically .
If the volume is set beyond the specific level and you turn off your W alkman,
the volume returns t o the specific level automatically .
Init ial Set tings
1 Use the supplied USB cable t o connect your
W alkman to a running comput er and charge
the W alkman.
Y our W alkman turns on.
Note
If a large batt ery symbol is displayed while
you are char ging your Walkman, the
remaining char ge is still too low for the
W alkman to opera te. The Walkman will
start automatically aft er being charged for
about 10 minutes.
It takes about 4.5hours t o fully charge the battery .
T o prevent battery det erioration, charge the battery at least once every
six months or every year.
2 If the USB connect ed scr een appears, tap
to quit the scr een, and then proc eed to the
initial settings.
The language selection scre en* appears.
* Depending on where you pur chased your W alkman, the language
selection screen may no t appear .
3 Select the desir ed language to be used t o
display the End User License Agr eement.
4 Make sur e that you understand the terms of
the license agr eement then tap [Agr ee].
The initial setup scr een appears.
5 T ap .
The screens and illustr ations
shown are f or refer ence only
and may differ fr om the
actual product or scr een.
6 Select the desir ed language.
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Par ts and Controls
Screen (t ouch screen)
T ouch (tap) icons, items, etc., on the screen t o operat e your Walkman.
Built-in micr ophone
Headphone jack
Push the headphone plug all the way in. If the headphones are
connect ed improperly , the sound from the headphones will be impair ed.
Sound is not emitted fr om the headphones connect ed to the headphone
jack when a Bluetooth c onnection is active. End the Bluetooth
connection.
WM-PORT jack
Connect the USB c able (supplied) or other acc essories that support
WM-PORT (not supplied).
Acc ess lamp
The acc ess lamp is locat ed under the microSD car d slot cover .
microSD c ard slo t
The microSD c ard slot is loca ted under the microSD c ard slot c over . Open
the cover befor e inser ting a microSD car d (not supplied). Insert a microSD
car d until it clicks into place t o increase the available memory of your
W alkman.
microSD c ard slo t cover
Built-in ant enna
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS antennas are built-in.
(P ower)/Screen lock butt on
Pr ess to turn the power on. Press and hold t o turn the power off. Press t o
turn the screen on/off . Y our Walkman will be rese t if you press and hold
the button for about 8 sec onds.
V olume “+” and “–” buttons
Pr ess the volume “+” button t o turn up and the volume “–” button to turn
down the volume.
There is a tactile do t beside the “+” button. Use it to help with button
opera tions.
(Ne xt) button
Skip to the next song, the next chapt er of a video, or a scene playing 5
minutes later . If you pres s and hold the button, songs or videos are
fast -forwarded.
(Play/P ause) button
Play back or pause songs or videos.
There is a tactile do t on the button. Use it to help with button operations.
(Pr evious) button
Skip to the previous (or curr ent) song, the pr evious chapter of a video , or
a scene that played 5 minut es ago. If you press and hold the button,
songs or videos are f ast-r ewinded.
Str ap hole
This is used to attach a str ap (not supplied).
N mark
T ouch a Bluetooth audio devic e equipped with the NFC function to this
mark.
7 T ap to begin using your W alkman.
8 Se t the Wi-Fi connection, Google acc ount
and date/time , etc., following the
instructions shown on the scr een.
Hint
Wi-Fi connection and Google ac count can also be se t afterwards.
How to Install and R ead the Help Gu ide
Install the “Help Guide” on your computer . This contains basic oper ations
of your W alkman, the customer support website URL, and how to
transf er content such as music to the W alkman.
1 Connect your W alkman to a running c omputer .
2 Make sur e that [USB stor age in use] is displayed on
the scr een.
Hint
If [USB connecte d] is displayed, tap [T urn on USB storage].
3 Open the following f olders and double-click the
ex ecutable file on your Walkman.
Windows 7 or earlier: [Start] – [Computer] – [W ALKMAN] – [FOR_
WINDOWS] – [Help_Guide_Installer(.e xe)].
Windows 8: [Start screen] – [Desktop] – [File Explor er] – [Computer]
– [W ALKMAN] – [FOR_WINDOWS] – [Help_Guide_Inst aller(.exe)].
Windows 8. 1: [Desktop] – [File Explorer] – [This P C] – [W ALKMAN] –
[FOR_WINDOWS] – [Help_Guide_Installer(.e xe)].
Mac: [Finder] – [WALKMAN] – [FOR_MA C] – [Help_Guide_Installer_
for_mac].
4 F ollow the on-screen instructions to c omplete the
installation.
5 T o r ead the Help Guide, double-click the shortcut or
the alias icon gener ated on your c omputer .