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## About the software

Bundled software
Compatible software
You can use several software shown below to manage music, videos, photos and podcasts on your computer or transfer them to the player.

### Bundled software

#### Content Transfer

Content Transfer can transfer music, videos or photos from a computer to the player by a simple drag-and-drop operation. You can use Windows Explorer or iTunes, etc., to drag-and-drop data to Content Transfer. Content Transfer can also convert a video file of a format not supported by the player into a playable format. For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software.
Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV), Photo (JPEG), Video (WMV (*1))
(*1) Some WMV files cannot be played back after being transferred by Content Transfer. If you retransfer them using Windows Media Player, they may become playable.
Hint

- ATRAC files managed by SonicStage can be transferred to the player after conversion to MP3 file format.

#### WALKMAN Guide

The User Guide (this manual) and a useful list of links are available to you.

### Compatible software

#### Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player can import audio data from CDs and transfer data to the player.
Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA), Video (WMV), Photo (JPEG)
For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software, or visit the following website.
http://support.microsoft.com/
Related Topics
Importing music from CDs using Windows Media Player
Transferring music using Windows Media Player
Transferring music using Content Transfer
Transferring videos/photos/podcasts using Content Transfer
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