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Features
Supplied Software
System Requirements
Inputs and Outputs
Specifications
Features
Overview: The Sony NWZ-S618F portable
digital audio/video player has a built-in 8GB flash memory that can store up to
5,050 songs, 30 hours 40 minutes of video, 10,000 still photos, or a combination of the
three. It also has an FM tuner built-in and you can store data files.
Home Menu:
The home menu offers a pathway to all the player's functions:
- Intelligent Shuffle:
Time Machine Shuffle or Shuffle All
- FM Radio:
switch to tuner and search by frequency or preset
- Initial Search:
search by first letter of artist, album, or song
- Photo Library:
display thumbnails of each photo folder
- Music Library:
browse music by All (files), Albums, Artist, Genre, Release Year, or Folder
- Video Library:
choose from entire video library
- Settings:
Music, Video, Photo, FM, Common, Language
- Playlists:
browse playlists
- Now Playing:
display information about current file
Multiple Audio Formats: The
NWZ-S618F Walkman comes with software for customers who
already have extensive MP3 music libraries to store and play back their
collection. This device supports playback of MP3, WMA, AAC, and Linear PCM (WAV)
files.
Intelligent Shuffle: This
feature offers two random play modes:
- Time Machine Shuffle:
player randomly selects a year, then plays songs from that year in random
order
- Shuffle All: all tracks
stored on the player are played in random order
Photo Library:
Up to 1,000 folders can contain a total of up to 10,000 still photos. Options in
the photo settings menu include:
- Orientation:
- Vertical:
240 x 180 pixels
- Horizontal (+/-90°):
320 x 240
- Display:
on/off, display photo date, title, and number
- Detailed Information:
check file size, resolution, file name
- Slide Show Repeat:
on/off
- Slide Interval:
short (2 seconds)/normal (4 seconds)/long (10 seconds)
- Brightness:
adjust
1-5
Music Library: The 8GB NWZ-S618F will hold
up to 5,050 songs (4 minutes each, recorded at 48 kbps). You can search for
music by Album name, Artist name, Genre, Release year, Folder name, or all songs
can be listed alphabetically by song title. Once you select a category, you can
then play all the matching songs, or further narrow your search to a single
song. Options in the music menu include:
- Play Mode:
normal, repeat, shuffle, shuffle & repeat, repeat one song
- Equalizer:
none (flat), heavy, pop, unique, and two custom curves can be programmed
with the 5-band EQ (400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 6.3 kHz, and 16 kHz) and Clear
Bass adjustment
- VPT (surround):
none, studio, live, club, arena, matrix, karaoke
- Cover Art:
choose downloaded art or a generic Sony file
- Detailed Information:
check file time, format, bit rate, name
Video Library: Up to 30 hours 40 minutes of
video fits on the 8GB flash drive (recorded at 384 kbps video, 128 kbps audio).
Up to 1,000 titles are listed in the library with their time. Options in the
video menu include:
- Play from the beginning
- Zoom:
auto, full, off
- Screen orientation:
vertical, horizontal (+/- 90°)
- Display:
on/off, show info with video
- Detailed information:
check date, time, file size, resolution, video format, audio format, title
- Brightness:
adjust 1-5
Settings: The complete list of settings is
accessible from the home menu, some are also accessible from the photo, music,
and video libraries:
- Music:
- Play Mode:
normal, repeat, shuffle, shuffle & repeat, repeat 1 song
- Playback Range:
play all or play only from the selected list
- Equalizer:
none (flat), heavy, pop, unique, and two custom curves can be programmed
with the 5-band EQ (400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 6.3 kHz, and 16 kHz) and
Clear Bass adjustment
- VPT (surround):
Virtual Phone Technology (surround); none, studio, live, club, arena,
matrix, karaoke
- DSEE:
Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, expands compressed music, on/off
- Clear Stereo:
processes left and right signals individually, on/off
- Dynamic Normalizer:
normalizes the volume from one song to the next
- Album Display Format:
title only, title and cover art, cover art only
- New Song Pop Up:
information appears when a new song starts, regardless of screen saver
setting
- Video:
- Zoom Settings:
auto, full, off
- Video Orientation:
vertical, horizontal (+/- 90°)
- Display:
on/off, show info with video
- Continuous Playback:
on/off; play all videos continuously or play only one
- Video List Format:
title only, title and thumbnail, thumbnail only
- On Hold Display:
the screen can be turned off when the hold switch is on
- Photo:
- Photo Orientation:
vertical, horizontal (+/- 90°)
- Display:
on/off, display photo date, title, and number
- Slide Show Repeat:
on/off
- Slide Show Interval:
short (2 seconds)/normal (4 seconds)/long (10 seconds)
- Photo List Format:
title only, title and thumbnail, thumbnail only
- FM Radio:
- Scan Sensitivity:
high/low
- Stereo:
auto/mono
- Common:
- Unit Information:
model, firmware version, total songs, total videos, total photos,
WM.PORT version
- AVLS:
Automatic Volume Limiter System, limits maximum volume, on/off
- Beep Settings:
turn on/off the beep that sounds when you press a button
- Screen Saver:
- Type:
clock, blank, none
- Timer:
15, 30, or 60 seconds
- Brightness:
adjust 1-5
- Set Date-Time:
set month, date, year, and time
- Date Display Format:
year/month/day, month/day/year, or day/month/year
- Time Display Format:
12 hour or 24 hour
- Reset All Settings:
return to factory default settings
- Format:
format the internal flash memory, all data is erased
- Language:
change menu language; German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese,
Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Playlists: You can create playlists
of tracks using the included Windows Media Player 11 software and transfer them
the the NWZ-S618F. Once transferred, access them using the Playlist icon on the
home menu.
Now Playing:
Return the the display showing the currently playing song from the home menu
using the now playing icon
USB 2.0 High Speed: You can
easily transfer your music to the NWZ-S618F at high speeds via the WM-PORT using
the included USB cable.
Hold Button: This button allows
you to lock and disable the controls on the player.
Charging the Battery: The embedded Lithium Ion battery
is charged by connecting the player to a computer
using the supplied USB cable. The battery charges to approximately 80% in 1.5 hours
while a full charge takes approximately 3 hours.
Supplied Software
Windows Media Player 11: Windows Media
Player 11 software is included and allows you to import audio and video data to your computer from
external sources (audio CDs, internet, etc), then transfer to your NWZ-S618F.
System Requirements
The minimum system requirements include:
| Computer |
IBM PC/AT or Compatible
with the following:
- CPU: Pentium III 1 GHz
or higher
- Hard disk drive
space: 380 MB
-
RAM:
128 MB or more (512 MB or more for Vista)
-
CD-ROM drive
-
Sound Board
-
USB port (2.0 high speed recommended)
|
| Operating System |
Factory
Installed:
- Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home
Premium, Business, or Ultimate)
- XP (Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition,
or Media Center Edition 2004/2005 with service pack 2 or later)
- This software is not compatible with Macintosh operating
systems
|
| Display |
- Color: 8-bit or higher (16-bit
or higher recommended)
- Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels or
higher (1024 x 768 pixels or higher
recommended)
|
| Others |
- Broadband Internet access: For
music download services
-
Browser: Internet Explorer
6.0 or later
- Software:
Windows Media Player 10 or 11 (11 recommended), Adobe 8 or later
|
Inputs and Outputs
Top of Unit:
Stereo 3.5mm mini-jack headphone output
Bottom of Unit:
WM-PORT, connects computer using the included USB cable
Specifications
Music:
- Supported Bit Rates:
- MP3: 32 to 320 kbps
(supports variable bit rate)
- WMA: 32 to 192 kbps
(supports VBR)
- AAC: 16 to 320 kbps
(supports VBR)
- Linear PCM (WAV):
1,411 kbps
- Maximum MP3 recording time with the
built-in 8GB memory: Other formats will
vary slightly:
| Bit Rate |
Tracks |
Time |
| 48 kbps |
5,050 |
336 hours, 40 minutes |
| 64 kbps |
3,750 |
250 hours |
| 128 kbps |
1,850 |
123 hours, 20 minutes |
| 256 kbps |
945 |
63 hours |
| 320 kbps |
840 |
56 hours |
- Sampling Frequencies:
- MP3: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
- WMA: 44.1 kHz
- AAC: 8/11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/44.1/48 kHz
- WAV: 44.1 kHz
Video:
- AVC
- Baseline profile
- Max 768 kbps video bitrate
- Max 288 kbps AAC audio bitrate
- 30 hours 40 minutes max recording time with the
built-in 8GB memory
- MPEG-4
- Simple profile
- Max 2,500 kbps video bitrate
- Max 288 kbps AAC audio bitrate
Approximate battery life (continuous
playback) with the embedded Lithium Ion battery:
| MP3
(128 kbps) |
WMA (128
kbps) |
AAC (128 kbps) |
WMA (128
kbps) |
FM Radio |
| 33 hours |
33 hours |
32 hours |
35 hours |
24 hours |
| MPEG-4
(384 kbps) |
MPEG-4
(768 kbps) |
AVC
(384 kbps) |
AVC
(768 kbps) |
- |
| 9.5 hours |
8.5 hour |
7.5 hours |
7.5 hours |
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