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## Messages

Follow the instructions below if a message appears in the display.
[Cannot play; file format is not supported.]

- You are trying to play a file that cannot be played on the player.

- You cannot play a song in an unsupported format file [Details].

[Cannot play; license has expired.]

- The playback limitation period of the song has expired.

- Update the license information of songs using the software used for transferring.

[Delete failed.]

- You attempted to delete a video but the player failed to delete it.

- Delete the video by using Content Transfer or Windows Explorer.

[Do not disconnect.]

- The player is connected to a computer or other external devices to transfer data.

- This is not an error message. Do not disconnect the USB cable until transferring completes.

[Firmware update failed.]

- Updating the firmware failed to complete.

- Follow the instructions displayed on your computer to retry updating the firmware.

[LOW BATTERY. Please Charge.]

- The player’s battery is running low.

- Charge the battery [Details].

[Not enough free space in memory. Delete files to ensure free space.]

- The player’s available capacity is insufficient.

- Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable, and then delete any unnecessary data from the player using another software used for transferring, or Windows Explorer.

[Unable to set photo as wallpaper.]

- The selected photo cannot be designated as the wallpaper.

- Make sure the photo is not a damaged file or the size is not too large.

[Noise Canceling unavailable. Unable to execute.]

- [NC Modes] is unavailable because the usage environment does not meet the requirement for this function.

- Make sure that [Noise Canceling: On/Off] is set to [On] [Details], and the supplied headphones are used.

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