NW-A1200

8GB Walkman® MP3 Player

 

  

 

 

8GB Hard Disk Drive Stores up to 5300 Songs1  2 

1.5" Organic Electroluminescence Display

Up to 20 Hours Playback with Lithium-Ion Battery3 

Compatible with Sony's Connect™ Music Store

Plays Back MP3/ATRAC3®/ATRAC3plus™ /WMA(non-DRM)/AAC(non-DRM) Audio Formats4 

Artist Link Displays Artists of a Similar Genre

Intelligent Shuffle Includes My Favorite Shuffle and Time Machine Shuffle

Multi-Language Displays allows for a choice among 9 different languages

G-Sensor™ Shock Protection Provides Impact Protection

6-Band Equalizer

SonicStage CP Music Management Software Supplied

Direct Battery Charge via USB or Supplied AC Adapter

Compatible with USB 2.06 

Available in 2 Color Variations: Violet and Pink

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NW-A12008GB Walkman® MP3 Player

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Features

8GB Hard Disk Drive In addition to audio that can be transferred to the NW-A1200, it is also possible to store data files.

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1.5" Organic Electroluminescence Display A unique 1.5" display that

offers a crisp, clean, and highly legible view of player functions

and data. Creates the illusion of a "floating" display that takes up

the entire surface of the device and will display track number, bit

rate, elapsed time, song title, artist name, spectrum analyzer, play

mode, bass, AVLS, and shows battery life indicator.

Up to 20 Hours Continuous Playback with Lithium-Ion Battery The embedded battery can be charged with either the supplied

AC Adapter or USB cable.

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Compatible with Sony's Connect™ Music Store Offers one of the

most extensive music collections online. Unique features such as

Connect Sets and live radio, make this a choice destination for

customers looking to expand their music collection. It's easy to

discover, find and purchase single tracks or entire albums. Choose

from top hits and tracks from independent artists.

Plays Back MP3/ATRAC3®/ATRAC3plus™ Audio Formats For

customers who already have an extensive music library, the

included software and hardware makes it easy to store and

playback their collection of MP3s. For the customer who is just

getting into the world of digital music, Sony's ATRAC® format

provides higher sound quality and smaller file sizes than many

competing formats. This enables the user to store more music at

higher quality for longer listening.

WMA (non-DRM) and AAC(non-DRM) Playback and Support Supports playback of WMA and AAC audio files to the Walkman

device. Perfect for customers who have large collections of audio

on their PC that was ripped from personal CDs. This allows for

transfer of audio downloads, imports and self recorded tracks,

but only works on files that are not protected by DRM(Digital

Rights Management).

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Artist Link provides direct access to similar artists within your

music library.

Intelligent Shuffle includes:

My Favorite Shuffle which allows shuffle play among your favorite

songs and

Time Machine Shuffle which shuffles play among songs from

randomly selected years.

Multi-Language Display Allows you to choose from 9 different

languages including: English, Japanese, French, German, Italian,

Spanish, Korean and Chinese(traditional/simplified).

G-Sensor™ Shock Protection Provides Impact Protection The

innovative G-Sensor system automatically and instantly reacts to

changes in gravity and velocity by releasing the recording head.

This helps protect the hard disk surface, preventing crashes and

loss of data, ultimately improving long term reliability.

6 Band Equalizer Offers 6 different modes including: Heavy, Pop,

Jazz, Unique, Custom 1 and Custom 2 for enhanced sound.

Sonic Stage CP Music Management Software Supplied Allows users

to manage their music, create playlists, burn CDs, import digital

files and easily transfer music to their Walkman© MP3 players.

Direct Battery Charge via USB or Supplied Adapter The unit comes

supplied with an AC adapter and a USB cable, both allowing you to

charge the unit. With the supplied AC adapter, quick charge feature

allows battery to be charged to 80% capacity in 1 hour.

Compatible with USB 2.0  Connects to USB 2.0 Port for High-Speed Data Transfer. After music mixes have been created in the jukebox,

they are easily transferred at high speed to the device.

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Available in 2 Color Variations: Pink and Violet

Stores up to 5300 Songs  Store up to 5300 songs when using the ATRAC3plus audio fomat at 48kBps.

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Specifications

Power

Battery Charging (Approx.): 2 Hours with AC Adapter to 100% Capacity or 4 hours via USB charge

Battery Life (Approx.): ATRAC3plus™ Audio Playback @ 48Kbps: Up to 20 Hours with Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery (when fully

charged) Power Requirements: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery (5V 800mAh)

(embedded) Inputs and Outputs

Output(s): Headphone/Remote (7 pin) (In-line remote optional) Input(s): USB 2.0, AC Power Adapter

Dimensions

Weight: 3.9 oz (110.6g) (including a rechargeable battery) Measurements: 2.25" x 3.5" x .756" (57.2 x 88.9 x 19.1mm) (the thinnest

part is 15/32") Supplied Accessories

SonicStage CP CD-ROM Headphones MDR-E931SPA (4cm) Headphone Extension Cord (65cm) AC Power Adaptor AC-S508U AC Cord (1m) USB Cable (1m)

Color: Pink, Violet

1. User available memory = 7,836,237,824 bytes, a portion of which is used for data management functions.

2. Calculated based on 4 minutes per song in ATRAC @ 48kbps.

3. Up to 20 Hours continuous playback with Lithium-Ion battery (fully charged) when playing in ATRAC3plus™ @ 48kbps at normal power save mode with 15 second display turn-off. Actual battery life may vary based on usage patterns.

4. Does not support secure WMA and AAC files purchased from other music services. Only playsback unsecured WMA and AAC files ripped from CD.

5. Not all products with USB 2.0 connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations.

©2005 Sony Electronics Inc. 

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Sony, ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, Connect, G-Protection, Hi-MD, SonicStage and Walkman are trademarks of Sony. 

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate. 

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