[. . . ] System Requirements Computer: IBMPC/ATorcompatiblecomputerpreinstalledwiththefollowingWindowsoperatingsystems*. WindowsXPHomeEdition(ServicePack2orlater)/WindowsXPprofessional(ServicePack2orlater)/ WindowsXPMediaCenterEdition(ServicePack2orlater)/WindowsXPMediaCenterEdition2004(Service Pack2orlater)/WindowsXPMediaCenterEdition2005(ServicePack2orlater)/WindowsVistaHomeBasic/ WindowsVistaHomePremium/WindowsVistaBusiness/WindowsVistaUltimate Notsupportedby64bitversionOS. CPU:PentiumIII1. 0GHzorhigher RAM:128MBormore(ForWindowsVista, 512MBormore) HardDiskDrive:380MBormoreofavailablespace. Display:ScreenResolution:800×600pixels(orhigher)(recommended1, 024×768orhigher), Color:8bitor higher(recommended16bit) CD-ROMdrive:SupportingDigitalMusicCDplaybackcapabilitiesusingWDM. [. . . ] On the 1st level, the "VIDEO" folder will recognize either a file or a folder. 1st 2nd 3rd * The "MP_ROOT" folder is used only when the player connects using certain dedicated software, or device. When you transfer data by dragging and dropping, use the "VIDEO" folder. For photos (On Windows Explorer) Drag and drop files or folders into the "PICTURE" or "DCIM" folder. On the 1st level, the "PICTURE" folder will recognize either a file or a folder. Only files on the 2nd level will be recognized by both "DCIM" and "PICTURE" folders. 1st 2nd 3rd * Data hierarchy of "PICTURES" is the same as the "PICTURE" folder. (On the player) (On the player) Video files are displayed in the order they are transferred by dragging and dropping. (The latest data is at the top. ) Hint You can set JPEG files as a thumbnails of video files, by placing JPEG files in the corresponding video folders. When you display the video list, you can see the thumbnails (small pictures to display on the menu) for the video files on the player. To display a thumbnail for a video file, create a JPEG file (horizontal 160 × vertical 120 dots, extension: . jpg) and name it the same as the desired video file, then store it in the video file folder. Folders under the "PICTURE" and "DCIM" folders are displayed in alphabetical order. You can search for a song by album name, artist name, genre, etc. , and play it back. This section explains how to search for a song by album name and play it back. * Music Library BACK/HOME button 5-way button Press the /// button to select an album, and then press the button to confirm. The song list for the selected album appears. Press the /// button to select a song, and then press the button to confirm. The "Now Playing" screen appears. The selected song starts to play back and subsequent songs play in sequence. Press the / button to find the beginning of the previous, next, or the currently playing song. To pause the playback, press the button on the "Now Playing" screen. * Home menu is differed depending on the model you use. Now Playing screen 1 2 20 Hints Cover art is displayed only when songs have cover art information ( page 18). Press the button on the "Now Playing" screen to display the cursor and move it up or down through items using the / button. When genre, album title, or any other characteristic is selected using the cursor, press the button to display the song list of the currently playing album or artist list matching the genre of the currently playing song. If "Unknown" appears as an album name. , etc, you can search the album or song by folder. For details, refer to "Playing Music" or "Setting the Music" in the Operation Guide (PDF file). To delete songs from the player, use the software you used to transfer the songs, or Windows Explorer. After disconnecting the USB cable between the player and computer, press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Music Library), and then press the button to confirm. The list screen appears. Press the /// button to select "Album, " and then press the button to confirm. The album list appears. List screen 21 Playing Videos (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)/Photos Videos transferred using Windows Explorer are stored in the "Video Library, " and photos are stored in the "Photo Library. " You can play a video or show a photo by selecting it from the appropriate list. Video Library Photo Library BACK/HOME button 5-way button 1 2 Press and hold the BACK/HOME button until the Home menu appears. Press the /// button to select (Video Library) or Library), and then press the button to confirm. The video list or the photo folder list appears. (Photo Press the /// button to select a video or a photo folder, and then press the button to confirm. To play back a photo, select a photo from the photo list, and press the button to confirm. The selected video or photo starts to play back. Hints The player offers the following operations. [. . . ] For better results, please ensure that the installed OS is compatible with the desired language you want to display. We do not guarantee all the languages will be able to be displayed properly on supplied software. User-created characters and some special characters may not be displayed. Depending on the types of the text and characters, the text shown on the player may not be displayed properly on device. [. . . ]