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Preparation:
1. Make sure that no battery is loaded in the set.
2. Start up the test mode “

” of the service tool (

) from the PC, and check that the following screen

appears.

3. Connect PC to this set with a USB cable. Check that the block 1 of the following screen “open”, and “1PC” is displayed on the LCD

of the set. (The block 1 will “close” if the set is disconnected again)
At this time, a sine wave is outputted from the headphone. Also, the model name is displayed in the block 7 of the screen.

If the block 1 does not “open”, the circuits in MAIN board will be faulty. Audio signals are outputted from the reference signal in the DSP of
the set.

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qd

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3

4

6

5

8

qs

0

9

qa

Clicking the UP or Down button in block 2 of the screen allows you to check with various output frequencies. Also, clicking the UP or
Down button in block 3 can check variations of volume. Clicking the L, Stereo, R, or Mute button in block 4 can change audio output
status.

Connect PC to this set with a USB cable, and the threshold values of battery residual capacity (voltage-converted values) written to the set
at the shipment are displayed in the block 5.
Check that the displayed values are same as listed in Table 1-3.

Condition

Capacity 1

→

OFF

Capacity 2

→

1

Capacity 3

→

2

Capacity 4

→

3

Voltage set value

1.00V

1.15V

1.25V

1.35V

Converted value (ref.)

320

368

400

432

Clicking FULL (full lit), COL1 (column 1), COL2 (column 2), or OFF (full off) in block 8 results in all ON, column 1 ON, column 2 ON,
or all OFF of the LCD on the set respectively.

The CODEC programs and their versions written to the set can be checked. (block 9)
The CODEC programs written to the set at the shipment are “MP3”, “ATRAC3”, and “WMA” and their versions are as listed below.
(Versions will vary if updated)

Program No.

Name

Version

CODEC1

MP3

106

CODEC2

AT3

106

CODEC3

WMA

106

CODEC4

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• IBM

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 PC/AT

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 and compatibles

CPU: MMX

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 Pentium

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 233 MHz and above (Pentium II 400 MHz and

above recommended)

Hard disk drive space: 20 MB and above (Free space is required,
depending on the version of Windows 98 and the size of the audio
data you are using.)

RAM: 64 MB and above

CD-ROM drive

Sound Board: Creative SoundBlaster 16 compatible

Default built-in USB port

• Operating system: The default installation of Windows

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 98 English

version (The product does not work on Windows 95/3.1 or Windows
NT. Not assured trouble-free if you use an upgrade version from
Windows 95/3.1 to Windows 98.)

• Display: SVGA (800 

×

 600 pixel) (supports High Color (16 bit) and

above)

• Internet access

The DSP program version and the flash memory capacity can be checked. (block 0)
The version at the shipment is as follows. (Versions will vary if updated)

Version

106

Flash memory size

64094208

The Sub-CPU program version can be checked. (block qa)
The version at the shipment is as follows. (Versions will vary if updated)

Version

17

Click the block qs while pressing a key on the set, and “ON” is displayed in the block associated with the pressed key, so that the key
operation can be checked.

If the MAIN board was replaced, perform “1. Execution of Play Info Initialize” in work procedure provided below.
When the MAIN board was replaced, the set status is as listed in Table 1-4.

Board name

Set status after board replacement

MAIN board

Music data and music information data stored in the set are cleared and not restored.

1. Do not disconnect the USB cable in the midway of work.
2. If the operation on the PC side is not accepted during work, disconnect the USB cable and close the “

” file, then

restart from the beginning.

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If the MAIN board was replaced for repair, execute “Play Info Initialize” in block qd to return respective functions to initial positions (see
Table 1-5).

In executing the “Play Info Initialize”, set the slide switches to the following positions.
AVLS switch ..... NORM
HOLD switch .... OFF

Function

Position

Play position

Head of first music

VOL level

25

MEGA BASS

OFF

PLAY MODE

OFF

(1) After work, check that the set operates normally through the operation in 1-3. “Operation Check for Inspection (Test Mode)” (see page

3).

(2) Make sure that the check-out and check-in can be made using the PC applications “OpenMG Jukebox” (CODEC programs “MP3” and

“ATRAC3”) and “Windows Media Player 7” (CODEC program “WMA”). Also, make sure that the checked out data can be played
normally.

Do not start up the “OpenMG Jukebox” and the “Windows Media Player 7” simultaneously.

(3) For an installation and acquisition method of “Windows Media Player 7” (CODEC program “WMA”), refer to the following instruction.

If you install Microsoft Windows Media

TM

 Player 7,

you can transfer a WMA file to your Network
Walkman and play it back. Refer to the online help for
Windows Media Player 7 for detailed operations.

• Refer to http://www.openmg.com/ for the details

on how to obtain Windows Media Player 7.

• To use Windows Media Player 7 in combination

with your Network Walkman, you need to install
the dedicated plug-in software. This software has
been already installed when the NW-S4 driver was
installed using the enclosed OpenMG Jukebox CD-
ROM.

Network Walkman can only playback those WMA
files that are listed in the "Available File Formats" in
the "Options" dialog box on Windows Media Player 7
and are of 64 to 160 kbps.

Notes
•  If you check "Enable Personal Rights Management" on

the "CD Audio" tab in the "Options" dialog box when
recording a CD using Windows Media Player 7, the
music cannot be transferred to Network Walkman. To
enable the music transfer, remove the check mark when
recording the CD.

•  It may be impossible to transfer the music contents

with copyright management information such as those
purchased via EMD.

Start Windows Media Player 7 and click on the
"Portable Device" tab.

The "Portable Device" screen appears.

Connect your Network Walkman to the computer
(See page 9).

The computer recognizes your Network Walkman and
the songs downloaded in Network Walkman are
shown on the "Music On Device" window of Windows
Media Player 7. If the computer can not recognize
your Network Walkman, press the F5 key.

Transfer (copy) the songs to your Network
Walkman.

Select a WMA file you want to transfer (copy) to your
Network Walkman and click on the "Copy Music"
button on Windows Media Player 7 window.

This starts copying the selected song and its title is
added to the "Music On Device" window.

Refer to the online help of Windows Media Player 7
for details on copying music to a portable device.

Notes
• Songs checked-out

using the OpenMG
Jukebox (ATRAC3
and MP3) can also be
listened on the
Portable Device
screen of Windows
Media Player 7, but
they can not be played
back nor checked-in to
Windows Media
Player 7.

• The transferred

(copied) WMA files to
Network Walkman
from Windows Media
Player 7 are shown on
the OpenMG Jukebox
with a ( ) mark and
you can not playback
nor check-in them to
the OpenMG Jukebox.