Sony NWZ-E438FRED Specification Guide

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Last Updated: 06/22/2010

NWZ-E438FRED

 

 

 

 

Features

Long battery life  Equipped with a long-lasting battery that 
enables you to listen to up to 45 hours of music and watch up 
to 8 hours of video without needing to recharge.

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Compact and slim design  Makes carrying your video MP3 
player wherever you go a breeze.

2" LCD  2" QVGA high-brightness screen (measured 
diagonally) color LCD provides you with a rich viewing 
experience on your video MP3 player.

8GB Built-in Memory   Stores up to 1850 songs or 30H of 
video

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Multiple high-quality video formats  This player supports 
multiple high-quality video formats (AVC (H.264/AVC), MPEG-
4, and WMV , as well as a variety of audio codecs (MP3, WMA, 
AAC-LC  , and L-PCM), giving you more freedom to download 
the kind of music and video that you want.

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Drag and Drop fuctionality  Easily load your music, pictures, 
and video onto this player by dragging and dropping them into 
the video MP3 player on your computer.

Works with:  Windows Media® Technology (WMT) gives you 
even more freedom to manage your music the way you want.

Specifications

Music Storage Capacity (Approx): 7.05 GB 

7,572,815,872 bytes

 

Backlit Color: White LED-backlight

 

Equalizer: 5 Band equalizer Heavy/Pop/Jazz/Unique/Custom 1/Custom 2

 

Format(s) Supported: MP3/WMA/AAC-LC/Linear PCM

 

Antenna System: FM: Headphone Cord Antenna

 

Station Preset(s): 30 FM Presets

 

Frequency Response: 20 to 20,000 Hz(when playing data file, single signal 

measurement)

 

Tuner Type: Mono / Auto (Stereo) Selection

 

Format: AAC-LC 

(for AVC, MPEG-4)" 
"WMA 
(for Windows Media® Video 9)

 

Tuner Frequency Range: 87.5 - 108 MHz

 

Tuner: FM Tuner - Yes

 

Sound Mode: Clear Bass; Clear Stereo; Dynamic Normalizer

 

Multiple Language Display: 

"English/French/German/Spanish/Italian/Russian/  
Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean/Portuguese"

 

Search Features: All Songs/Album/Artist/Genre/Release 

Year/Playlists/Folder

 

Screen Size: 2" TFT color display, QVGA (240x320 pixels), 262,144 colors

 

Headphone Type: MDR-E804LP

 

Display: 2.0inch, TFT color display with white LED-backlight, QVGA(240 x 

320 Pixels), 262,144 colors

 

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Memory: 8 GB

 

Interface: Headphone:Stereo mini-jack 

WM-PORT(multiple connecting terminal):22 pins 
Hi-Speed USB

 

Operating Temperature: 5 'C to 35 'C (41 'F to 95 'F)

 

Output Power: 5+5mW (No mention for all destination)

 

Recharging Time: USB-based charging 

Approx. 4 Hrs (full charge), Approx. 2 Hrs (approx. 80%)

 

Power Type: Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery 

USB power (from a computer via the supplied USB cable)

 

Battery Charging (Approx): Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery 

USB power (from a computer via the supplied USB cable)

 

Format: AVC(H.264/AVC) 

MPEG-4 
Windows Media® Video 9

 

Play Mode: Normal / Repeat / Shuffle / Shuffle&Repeat / Repeat 1 Song 

Shuffle All

 

JPEG Playback: Yes

 

Headphone Output(s): 1 (stereo mini jack)

 

USB Port(s): WM-PORT (multiple connecting terminal): 22 pins 

Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)

 

Headphone Jack: Yes

 

Memory Size: 8GB

 

Weight: Approx. 1.8oz (50g) 
Measurements: W 1 3/4 x H 3 3/8 x D 11/32" (W44.2 x H83.9 x D8.5 mm)

 

Headphones

 

Quick Start Guide

 

USB to WM-Port

 

Limited Waranty

 

CD-ROM (Microsoft Windows Media® Player 11, "Napster,""Content 

Transfer,""Operation Guide")

 

Color: Black

 

UPC Code: 027242747975

 

1. Actual battery life will vary based on product settings, usage patterns, battery and environmental 

conditions. 

2. WMV playback limited to Simple Profile, QVGA resolution (320x240) at a bitrate no higher than 768 kpbs. 

MPEG-4 playback limited to Simple Profile, QVGA resolution (320x240), at a bitrate no higher than 1024 
kpbs. AVC playback limited to Baseline Profile, QVGA resolution (320x240), at a bitrate no higher than 768 
kpbs. 

3. Supports unsecured files only. 
4. 7.05 GB equals 7,572,815,872 bytes, a portion of which is used for data management. 
5. Calculated based on 4 minutes per song @ 128 kbps in MP3 format, not including videos or photos. Other 

playable audio file format song numbers and times may differ from MP3 format. For video transfer the 
approximate recordable times are estimated where only video is transferred to the device. Times may 
vary depending on the conditions under which the player is used. 

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Sony. Windows Media is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other 
trademarks are property of their respective owners. Features and specifications are subject to change without 
notice. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate.   

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