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## Operation flow to enjoy music

You need to have music files on your computer before transferring them to the player and playing back. There are various ways to obtain music files, such as importing from CDs, purchasing at online music stores, downloading from the Internet, and so on.
Be careful that the player can play back music files in supported formats only. Also, copyright protected music files may not be playable depending on their copyright protection. For details about supported file formats, see [Details].
Once you have music files on your computer, you are ready to transfer them to the player. You can transfer music to the player in the following three ways.

#### Transferring music from CDs using Windows Media Player

You can import music from your CDs, etc., to your computer, and transfer them to the player using Windows Media Player.
For how to use Windows Media Player, see the following topics.

- Windows Media Player [Details]

- Importing music from CDs using Windows Media Player [Details]

- Transferring music using Windows Media Player [Details]

#### Transferring music from iTunes, etc., using Content Transfer

If you have already managed music with iTunes, etc., you can transfer them to the player using Content Transfer.
For how to use Content Transfer, see the following topics.

- Content Transfer [Details]

- Transferring music using Content Transfer [Details]

#### Transferring music by drag-and-drop using Windows Explorer

You can directly transfer music stored on your computer by drag-and-drop using Windows Explorer.
For how to use Windows Explorer, see the following topic.

- Transferring music using Windows Explorer [Details]

Hint

- For detailed information on how to import music, refer to the Help of each software.

- For details about supported file formats, see [Details].

- The player does not use SonicStage software (SonicStage software, developed by Sony, manages music on a computer or transfers music to other types of players). For this player, you can transfer music in the above three ways, not using SonicStage.
  ATRAC files managed by SonicStage can be transferred to the player after conversion to MP3 file format.

- The maximum number of files per folder in the [MUSIC] folder is 4,000.

Note

- During data transfer between the player and a computer, [Do not disconnect.] appears on the player’s screen. While [Do not disconnect.] is displayed, do not disconnect the USB cable. Otherwise, the data being transferred or the data stored in the player may be damaged.

- Do not leave the player connected for extended periods to a laptop computer that is not connected to AC power, since the player may discharge the computer’s battery.

- If you turn on or restart the computer while the player is connected to the computer, the player may malfunction. In this case, press the RESET button of the player to reset it [Details]. Disconnect the player from the computer before turning on or restarting the computer.

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