NWZ-S543, NWZ-S544, NWZ-S545 - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual)

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SERVICE MANUAL
Sony Corporation
New Mobile Division
Published by Sony Techno Create Corporation
NWZ-S543/S544/S545
DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER
9-889-658-02
2009K05-1
© 
2009.11
US Model
Canadian Model
AEP Model
UK Model
E Model
Australian Model
Tourist Model
NWZ-S544/S545
Chinese Model
NWZ-S544
Indian Model
NWZ-S543
Ver. 1.1  2009.11
Photo: NWZ-S544
Note:
Be sure to keep your PC used for service and 
checking of this unit always updated with the 
latest version of your anti-virus software.
In case a virus affected unit was found during 
service, contact your Service Headquarters. 
SPECIFICATIONS
– Continued on next page –
Supported file format
Music
Audio Formats 
(Codec)
MP3
Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format
File extension: .mp3
Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency*
1
: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
WMA
Media File format: ASF file format
File extension: .wma
Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency*
1
: 44.1 kHz 
* Compatible with WM-DRM 10
AAC-LC*
2
Media File format: MP4 file format
File extension: .mp4, .m4a
Bit rate: 16 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))*
3
Sampling frequency*
1
: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Linear PCM
Media File format: Wave-Riff file format
File extension: .wav
Bit rate: 1,411 kbps
Sampling frequency*
1
: 44.1 kHz
Video
Video Formats 
(Codec)
Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
Resolution: Max. QVGA (240 × 320)
AVC
(H.264/AVC)
Media File format: MP4 file format
File extension: .mp4, .m4v
Profile: Baseline Profile
Level: Max. 1.3
Bit rate: Max. 768 kbps
MPEG-4
Media File format: MP4 file format
File extension: .mp4, .m4v
Profile: Simple Profile
Bit rate: Max. 1,024 kbps
Windows 
Media Video 
9*
4
Media File format: ASF file format
File extension: .wmv
Profile: Main Profile, Simple Profile
Bit rate: Max. 768 kbps
* Compatible with WM-DRM 10
Audio Formats 
(Codec)
AAC-LC
(for AVC, 
MPEG-4)
Channel number: Max. 2 channels
Sampling frequency*
1
: 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Bit rate: Max. 288 kbps / channel
WMA
(for Windows 
Media Video 
9)
Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency*
1
: 44.1 kHz
File size
Max. 2 GB
The number of files
Max. 1,000
Output (headphones)
Frequency response 
20 to 20,000 Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement)
FM radio
FM Frequency range
87.5 to 108.0 MHz
The frequency is changed by 0.1 MHz.
IF (FM)
Not applicable
Interface
Headphone: Stereo mini-jack
WM-PORT (multiple connecting terminal): 22 pins
Version: 1.1
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)
Operating temperature
5 °C to 35 °C (41 ºF to 95 ºF)
Power source
x Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
x USB power (from a computer via the supplied USB cable)
Charging time
USB-based charging
Approx. 2.5 hours (full charge), Approx.1 hour (approx. 80 %)
Maximum recordable number of songs and time (Approx.)
The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4 
minutes songs (not including videos and photos) in the MP3 format. Other playable audio 
file format song numbers and times may differ from MP3 format.
NWZ-S544
NWZ-S545
Bit rate
Songs
Time
Songs
Time
48 kbps
5,050
336 hr. 40 min.
10,000
666 hr. 40 min.
64 kbps
3,750
250 hr. 00 min.
7,700
513 hr. 20 min.
128 kbps
1,850
123 hr. 20 min.
3,850
256 hr. 40 min.
256 kbps
945
63 hr. 00 min.
1,900
126 hr. 40 min.
320 kbps
755
50 hr. 20 min.
1,550
103 hr. 20 min.
Maximum recordable time of videos (Approx.) 
The approximate recordable times are estimated in the case where only videos are 
transferred. The time may differ, depending on the conditions under which the player is 
used.
NWZ-S544
NWZ-S545
Bit rate
Time
Time
Video Format: 384 kbps
30 hr. 10 min.
61 hr. 40 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
Video Format: 768 kbps
17 hr. 10 min.
35 hr. 10 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
Maximum recordable number of photos that can be transferred (Approx.)
Max. 8,000
Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes.
Capacity (User available capacity)*
1
NWZ-S544: 8 GB (Approx. 7.1 GB = 7,623,566,950 bytes)
NWZ-S545: 16 GB (Approx. 14.4 GB = 15,461,882,266 bytes)
*
1
  Available storage capacity of the player may vary.
  A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.
Photo*
5
Photo Format 
(Codec)
JPEG
Media File format: Compatible with Exif 2.21 file format
File extension: .jpg
Profile: Baseline Profile
Number of pixels: Max. 4,000 × 4,000 pixels (16,000,000 pixels)
The number of files
Max. 8,000
Recording
Codec: MP3
Bit rate: 160 kbps, 128 kbps, 96 kbps
Sampling Frequency*
1
: 44.1 kHz
*
1
  Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.
*
2
  Copyright protected AAC-LC files cannot be played back.
*
3
  Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency.
*
4
  Some WMV files can be played back only by transferring using Windows Media Player 11.
*
5
  Some photo files cannot be played back, depending on their file formats.
NWZ-S543/S544/S545
2
SAFETY-RELATED  COMPONENT  WARNING!
COMPONENTS  IDENTIFIED  BY  MARK  
0  OR  DOTTED  LINE  
WITH  MARK  
0  ON  THE  SCHEMATIC  DIAGRAMS  AND  IN  
THE  PARTS  LIST  ARE  CRITICAL  TO  SAFE  OPERATION.
REPLACE  THESE  COMPONENTS  WITH  SONY  PARTS 
 
WHOSE  PART  NUMBERS  APPEAR  AS  SHOWN  IN  THIS  
MANUAL  OR  IN  SUPPLEMENTS  PUBLISHED  BY  SONY.
ATTENTION  AU  COMPOSANT  AYANT  RAPPORT  
À  LA  SÉCURITÉ!
LES  COMPOSANTS  IDENTIFIÉS  PAR  UNE  MARQUE  
0  SUR  
LES  DIAGRAMMES  SCHÉMATIQUES  ET  LA  LISTE  DES  
PIÈCES  SONT  CRITIQUES  POUR  LA  SÉCURITÉ  DE  FONC-
TIONNEMENT.  NE  REMPLACER  CES  COMPOSANTS  QUE  
PAR  DES  PIÈCES  SONY  DONT  LES  NUMÉROS  SONT  DON-
NÉS  DANS  CE  MANUEL  OU  DANS  LES  SUPPLÉMENTS  
PUBLIÉS  PAR  SONY.
Battery life (continuous playback)
Output via headphones
Output via the built-in 
speakers
Music
Playback at MP3 128 kbps
Approximately 42 hours
Approximately 17 hours
Video
Playback at MPEG-4 384 kbps
Approximately 6.5 hours
Approximately 5 hours
Playback at AVC Baseline 384 kbps
Approximately 4.5 hours
Approximately 3.5 hours
FM radio
At Receiving FM broadcasting
Approximately 17 hours
Approximately 10 hours
FM radio program recording  
(at representative bit rate: MP3 128 kbps)
Approximately 8 hours
Voice recording
Voice Recording at MP3 128 kbps
Approximately 11 hours
Actual battery life may vary depending on settings. The above estimated battery usage 
hours are based on typical usage conditions with “Basic setting of battery life measurement 
(Default setting)” as shown in the table below. Note that even if the player is turned off for 
an extended period, a small amount of battery power is still consumed.
Battery life may vary depending on volume setting, conditions of use, and ambient 
temperature.
When sound is output from the built-in speakers, battery life may be extremely short 
depending on volume setting.
Setting
Basic setting of battery life measurement 
(Default setting)
Settings for screen
[Brightness]*
1
[3]
[Type] of [Screensaver]*
2
[Blank]
Settings for sound 
effect*
3
[Equalizer] 
[None]
[Clear Stereo]
[Off]
[Dynamic Normalizer]
[Off]
Settings for built-in 
speakers output*
4
[Built-in SP Optimizer] 
[Off]
*
1
 When [Brightness] is set to [5], battery life may shorten by about 50%.
*
2
 When [Type] of [Screensaver] is set to [Clock], battery life may shorten by about 25%.
*
3
 When [Equalizer] is set to [Custom 1], [Clear Stereo] is set to [On], and [Dynamic Normalizer] is 
set to [On], battery life may shorten by about 50%.
*
4
 When [Built-in SP Optimizer] is set to [On], battery life may shorten by about 50%.
Display
2.4-inch, TFT color display with white LED-backlight, QVGA (240 × 320 pixels), 262,144 
colors
Dimensions (w/h/d, projecting parts not included)
49.3 × 99.3 × 10.2 mm (2 × 4 × 13/32 inches)
Dimension (w/h/d)
49.8 × 99.3 × 10.4 mm (2 × 4 × 7/16 inches)
Mass
Approx. 68 g (2.4 oz)
Supplied items
x Headphones (1)
x USB cable (1)
x Attachment (1)  
Use when connecting the player to the optional cradle, etc.
x Stand (1)
x Quick Start Guide (1)
x Software (1)
  The software is stored in the built-in flash memory of the player, and includes the 
following items. For details on how to install, refer to “Quick Start Guide”.
Č Content Transfer
Č WALKMAN Guide
    Operation Guide, etc.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
•  ATRAC is trademark of Sony Corporation.
•  “WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo are registered trade-
marks of Sony Corporation.
• 
 is trademark of Sony Corporation.
•  Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Media are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 
in the United States and/or other countries.
•  Adobe, Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player are trademarks 
or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in 
the United States and/or other countries.
•  MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed 
from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
• IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International 
Business Machines Corporation.
• Apple, Macintosh and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., 
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
•  Pentium is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Cor-
poration.
•  This software is based in part on the work of the Independent 
JPEG Group.
• THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 
VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PER-
SONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUM-
ER FOR
  (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 
MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) 
AND/OR
  (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED 
BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL 
AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS 
OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED 
BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO. NO LI-
CENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR 
ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL, 
INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENS-
ING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE 
HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM
• THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PAT-
ENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND 
NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO
  (i)  ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC 
STANDARD (“AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR
  (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A 
CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED 
FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE 
AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL 
BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG 
LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTP://MPEGLA.COM
• THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE VC-1 PAT-
ENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND 
NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO
  (i)  ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VC-1 
STANDARD (“VC-1 VIDEO”) AND/OR
  (ii) DECODE VC-1 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A 
CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED 
FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE 
VC-1 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL 
BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG 
LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM
• All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trade-
marks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. In 
this manual, TM and ® marks are not specifi ed.
This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights 
of Microsoft Corporation. Use or distribution of such technol-
ogy outside of this product is prohibited without a license from 
Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary.
Content providers are using the digital rights management 
technology for Windows Media contained in this device (“WM-
DRM”) to protect the integrity of their content (“Secure Con-
tent”) so that their intellectual property, including copyright, in 
such content is not misappropriated.
This device uses WM-DRM software to play Secure Content 
(“WM-DRM Software”). If the security of the WM-DRM Soft-
ware in this device has been compromised, owners of Secure 
Content (“Secure Content Owners”) may request that Microsoft 
revoke the WMDRM Software’s right to acquire new licenses 
to copy, display and/or play Secure Content. Revocation does 
not alter the WM-DRM Software’s ability to play unprotected 
content. A list of revoked WM-DRM Software is sent to your de-
vice whenever you download a license for Secure Content from 
the Internet or from a PC. Microsoft may, in conjunction with 
such license, also download revocation lists onto your device on 
behalf of Secure Content Owners.
•  Information on Expat
  Copyright ©1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software 
Center Ltd and Clark Cooper.
  Copyright ©2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expat main-
tainers.
  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person 
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documenta-
tion  fi les (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without 
restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, 
copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or 
sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom 
the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following 
conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission 
notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of 
the Software.
  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT 
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, 
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES 
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT 
SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE 
LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LI-
ABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, 
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN 
CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR 
OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Program ©2009 Sony Corporation
Documentation ©2009 Sony Corporation
FLEXIBLE  CIRCUIT  BOARD  REPAIRING
• 
Keep the temperature of soldering iron around 270 °C during 
repairing.
• 
Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the 
circuit board (within 3 times).
• 
Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering 
or unsoldering.
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
NWZ-S543/S544/S545
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1. 
SERVICING  NOTES
  .............................................   3
2. DISASSEMBLY
2-1. Disassembly 
Flow 
...........................................................  12
2-2.  Top Cover Block .............................................................   13
2-3.  4 Way Button, 3 Button, Top Cover Assy .......................   14
2-4. LCD 
Assy 
(LCD1) 
..........................................................  14
2-5. Battery 
Assy 
(BAT1) 
.......................................................  15
2-6.  MAIN Board Block ........................................................   16
2-7. MAIN 
Board 
...................................................................  16
3. 
TEST  MODE 
 ............................................................   17
4. 
EXPLODED  VIEWS
4-1.  Top Cover Section...........................................................   24
4-2.  MAIN Board Section ......................................................   25
4-3.  Back Cover Section ........................................................   26
5. ACCESSORIES
  .......................................................   27
TABLE  OF  CONTENTS
System Requirements
 Computer  
IBM PC/AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating 
systems*
1
Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows XP Professional 
(Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 1) / Windows Vista 
Home Premium (Service Pack 1) / Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 1) / Windows 
Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1) 
Supported 64 bit version OS for Windows Vista. 
Not supported by OSs other than above. 
*
1
 Excluding OS Versions not supported by Microsoft.
 CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher (Pentium III 800 MHz or higher for Windows 
Vista)
 RAM: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more for Windows Vista)
 Hard Disk drive: 380 MB or more of available space
 Display: 
–  Screen Resolution: 800 × 600 pixels (or higher) (recommended 1,024 × 768 or higher)
–  Colors: 8 bit or higher (16 bit recommended)
 CD-ROM drive (supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM)
 Sound board
 USB connector (Hi-Speed USB is recommended)
 Internet Explorer 7.0 and Windows Media Player 11 are required.
 Broadband Internet connection is required to use Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) 
or to visit the web site.
We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System 
Requirements.
Not supported by the following environments:
–  Personally constructed computers or operating systems
–  An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating 
system
– Multi-boot environment
– Multi-monitor environment
– Macintosh
SECTION  1
SERVICING  NOTES
NOTE  THE  RECHARGEABLE  BATTERY
When the cushion was pasted to rechargeable battery before it ex-
changes it, the cushion need not be pasted to rechargeable battery 
after it exchanges it.
NOTE  THE  EACH  BOARDS  REPLACING
When the each boards are damaged, exchange the entire mounted 
board. The individual electrical parts which were mounted cannot 
be exchanged.
Ver. 1.1
NWZ-S543/S544/S545
4
1. Firmware writing
Execute the fi rmware writing with the set assembled to the state of 
the fi gure below after the MAIN board is replaced.
Note: If the set is not assembled to the state of the fi gure below, the 
fi rmware cannot be written.
•  The set is assembled to the state before the TOP COVER 
ASSY is attached
Refer to the following procedures for the fi rmware writing method. 
Note 1: Confi rm the method of obtaining the “Writing information tool” 
used here to the service headquarters.
Note 2: Assemble the set completely after confi rming writing the fi rm-
ware ended.
1-1. Preparation
Prepare the following tools beforehand.
•  PC (Windows XP or Windows Vista)
•  USB cable supplied to WALKMAN (WM-PORT)
•  Write information tool
1-2.  Installing the write information tool
Procedure:
1.  Unzip the supplied zip fi le to get the following folders.
 • 
Write 
Informatiom1.5
 • 
LabVIEW_Runtime_Engine_82
2.  Open the folder in order of “LabVIEW_Runtime_Engine_82” 
→ “lv82rte”. Then, start up “lv82runtime”.
3.  Click “Next” button.
4.  Click “Next” button.
5.  Click “Next” button.
NOTE  THE  MAIN  BOARD  REPLACING
When the MAIN board is replaced, process it according to the fol-
lowing.
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