Sony NWZ-E344 Manual

 Connect the player to your computer.

Supplied USB cable

Select the following order with the

computer.

Select [start] - [My Computer] or [Computer] - 

[WALKMAN] - [Storage Media].

 Double-click [Setup.exe].

The install wizard appears.



  When you execute [Setup.exe], the [Setup.exe] 

file and [Install] folder stored in the [Storage 

Media] folder of the player are copied to your 

computer for backup, and WALKMAN Guide 

and Content Transfer are installed to your 

computer. 

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Please check the items in the package. 

 Headphones (1)

 USB cable (1)

 Quick Start Guide (this manual) (1)

 Software (1)

 The software is stored in the built-in flash memory of the 

player, and includes the following items:



 Content Transfer



 WALKMAN Guide

  Operation Guide, etc.

  For details on how to install, refer to “How to Install the 

Bundled Software”.

Make sure that the OS is Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) 

or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1), and the installed Windows 

Media Player version on your computer is 11.

For details about usage, or support on Windows Media Player, 

refer to the Windows Media Player information from the 

following web site:

http://www.support.microsoft.com/

BACK/HOME button

5-way button

OPTION/PWR OFF button

The player’s battery is recharged while the player is connected 

to a running computer.

Charging

About

2 hours

Fully-charged

Charging...

To turn on

Press any button.

To turn off

Press and hold the OPTION/PWR OFF 

button.

The [Home] menu appears when you press and hold the 

BACK/HOME button. The [Home] menu is the starting point 

to play audio, search for songs, changing settings, etc.

From the [Home] menu, you can select the desired item on the 

screen by using the 5-way button.

Confirm.

Return to the previous screen.

Shuffle All

FM Radio

Photos

Settings

Clock Display

Videos

Music

Now Playing
Playlists

Information area

Follow the on-screen instructions.

After executing [Setup.exe], the WALKMAN Guide 

shortcut appears on the desktop of your computer.

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  With the player connected to your computer, 

when installation of bundled software is 

completed, Content Transfer starts automatically.

Double-click   (WALKMAN Guide) on

the desktop to start the WALKMAN

Guide.

For details on transferring music, etc., refer to the 

Operation Guide included in the WALKMAN 

Guide.

 Hint

 You can start the WALKMAN Guide and Content Transfer from 

the [start] menu (displayed by clicking [start]).

 If you delete the [Setup.exe] file and [Install] folder in the player 

by formatting the built-in flash memory of the player, copy this 

data from the [Backup] folder on the computer to your player. 

Then connecting the player to the computer to be installed, follow 

the above procedure from step 1 to install. 

The backup data is preserved in the following [C] drive on your 

computer by the default install setting. 

C:\Program Files\Sony\WALKMAN Guide\NWZ-E340\Backup

What can you do with the WALKMAN Guide ?

The WALKMAN Guide includes the following items:

 Operation Guide 

The following contents can be viewed as a PDF file.

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 Details on how to use the player



 How to use software to transfer content to the player



 Troubleshooting

 Customer Registration Link

 Customer Support Link

 Other useful Links 

Includes link information, etc., on the download site.

The bundled items differ depending on the country/region of 

purchase.

 Hint

 After executing [Setup.exe] you can use the free space in the 

[Storage Media] folder more effectively by formatting the built-in 

flash memory of the player. To format the built-in flash memory 

of the player, see “To initialize (format) the player” on the 

backside. 



 From CDs, etc., using Windows Media Player 11



 From iTunes

1

, etc., using Content Transfer

*

1

  Content Transfer supports data transfer from iTunes 8.1 to the 

player.



 By drag-and drop using Windows Explorer

For details on transferring music, videos or photos, refer to the 

Operation Guide. The Operation Guide can be readily viewed 

from the WALKMAN Guide.