Sony NW-A3000 Series User Manual

NW-A1000/A3000.GB.2-659-086-12(1)

 

 

Playing Tracks in Random Order 

(Intelligent Shuffle Play)

The player offers three random play (also known as “shuffle play”) modes: 
“My Favorite Shuffle,” “Time Machine Shuffle,” and “Shuffle All.” Each 
shuffle play mode plays a different selection of tracks in random order.

Intelligent 

Shuffle

5-way button

BACK button

Playing your 100 favorite tracks in random order

The player selects the 100 tracks that have been played the most and plays 
them in random order.

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Press and hold BACK.
The HOME menu appears.

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/// to select   (Intelligent Shuffle), and then press 



The screen to select a shuffle type appears.

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/ to select “My Favorite Shuffle,” and then press 



“Shuffle play 100 favorite songs.” appears, and playback starts.
If you select a shuffle type while a track is playing, the track stops after 
the message appears, and a randomly selected track starts playing 
(Intelligent Shuffle play).

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 Hints

•  Intelligent Shuffle play is automatically cancelled by any of the following operations:

–  Starting playback of a track by selecting it from the Music Library.
–  Using the Artist Link feature.
–  Changing the play mode.

•  The track play count information for “My Favorite Shuffle” is updated every time you 

connect the player to CONNECT Player.

•   If fewer than 100 tracks on the player have ever been played, all tracks on the player 

that have been played at least once are played in random order. If the total number of 
tracks stored on the player is less than 100, all tracks on the player are played in random 
order.

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