NWZ-S543, NWZ-S544, NWZ-S545 - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 2

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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.

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%.

2.4-inch, TFT color display with white LED-backlight, QVGA (240 × 320 pixels), 262,144 
colors

49.3 × 99.3 × 10.2 mm (2 × 4 × 13/32 inches)

49.8 × 99.3 × 10.4 mm (2 × 4 × 7/16 inches)

Approx. 68 g (2.4 oz)

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.