Sony NWZ-A818BLK Operation Guide - Page 84

Maximizing Battery Life, Useful Facts

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84 Useful Facts Table of Contents Menu Index Maximizing Battery Life By adjusting the settings or managing the power supply properly, it is possible to save the battery power and use the player for a longer time. Turn off the player manually If you press and hold the OPTION/PWR OFF button, the player enters the standby mode and the screen turns off to save battery power. Furthermore, if the standby mode continues for more than about a day, the player turns completely off automatically. Changing the settings You can save battery power by setting as follows. Screen setting "Screensaver Timing" ( page 70) "New Song Pop Up" ( page 30) "Type" of "Screensaver" ( page 69) "Brightness" ( page 71) Sound effect "Clear Stereo" ( page 42) "DSEE (Sound Enhancer)" ( page 43) "Dynamic Normalizer" ( page 45) "Equalizer" ( page 37) "VPT (Surround)" ( page 40) For Videos "On-Hold Display" ( page 55) "After 15 sec" Deactivate. "Blank" "1" Deactivate. "No" Note when connected to your computer If the computer enters a power saving mode, such as the sleep or hibernation mode, while the player is connected via the USB cable, the player's battery is not charged. Instead, the player continues to draw power from the battery, discharging it. Continued 

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Useful Facts
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Maximizing Battery Life
By adjusting the settings or managing the power supply properly, it is possible
to save the battery power and use the player for a longer time.
Turn off the player manually
If you press and hold the OPTION/PWR OFF button, the player enters the
standby mode and the screen turns off to save battery power. Furthermore, if
the standby mode continues for more than about a day, the player turns
completely off automatically.
Changing the settings
You can save battery power by setting as follows.
Screen setting
“Screensaver Timing” (
page 70)
“After 15 sec”
“New Song Pop Up” (
page 30)
Deactivate.
“Type” of “Screensaver” (
page 69)
“Blank”
“Brightness” (
page 71)
“1”
Sound effect
“Clear Stereo” (
page 42)
“DSEE (Sound Enhancer)” (
page 43)
“Dynamic Normalizer” (
page 45)
Deactivate.
“Equalizer” (
page 37)
“VPT (Surround)” (
page 40)
For Videos
“On-Hold Display” (
page 55)
“No”
Note when connected to your computer
If the computer enters a power saving mode, such as the sleep or hibernation
mode, while the player is connected via the USB cable, the player’s battery is
not charged. Instead, the player continues to draw power from the battery,
discharging it.
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