Sony NWZ-W273S Manual

To use your Walkman while swimming, note the following and fit your Walkman 

into your ears correctly:

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Ą Notes while swimming

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Do not use your Walkman in places where an inability to hear surrounding 

sound would be dangerous.

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When you use your Walkman in public or private swimming facilities, follow the 

rules of that facility.

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Do not use your Walkman while swimming in a river or in the ocean.

 Select the appropriate earbuds

The 

standard-type earbuds are attached when you purchase your Walkman.

For replacement, in addition to different sizes of 

standard-type earbuds*, the 

same sizes of 

Swimming earbuds* are also supplied.

*  For characteristics of each type of earbuds, see “About the differences between the two 

types of earbuds” on the back side.

  Standard-type earbuds 

(black/transparent)

  Swimming earbuds 

(smoke gray)

   hole

  thin film

 The standard-type earbud has an open hole.

 Swimming earbud has a hole covered with a thin film to make it difficult for water to get in.

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ˎStabilizing your Walkman with swimming goggles (Applicable to 

 and )

By stabilizing the arrow-pointed part on your Walkman with 

the band of your swimming goggles, you can prevent your 

Walkman from detaching because of water pressure.

Water inside your ears or headphones may cause the sound to be muffled.

 Removing the water from your ears (Applicable to  and )

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Remove the water from your ears.

ˎRemoving the water from earbuds (Applicable to )

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Remove the water from your earbuds.
When you are using standard-type earbuds, remove the 

water as follows:
Hold the headphones with their openings facing down and 

pat the hand holding the headphones against your wrist 5 

to 10 times to remove the water as shown.

ˎIf you still cannot remove the water from earbuds (Applicable to 

 and )

If this does not remove the water, 

remove the earbuds from the 

headphones and pat the 

headphones lightly an additional 

5 to 10 times on a dry cloth.

 Choose the best fitting earbuds (Applicable to  and )

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There are 8 different earbuds (standard-type earbuds S/M/L/LL and Swimming 

earbuds S/M/L/LL) including the ones initially attached to your Walkman, 

supplied inside the box.

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For swimming, choose a size slightly tighter than your usual size.

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Your ears may require different sized earbuds as not all ears are the same.  

For example: left side medium size – right side large size.

 Attach earbuds to your Walkman (Applicable to  and )

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Install the earbuds onto the headphones so that 

the tip of the inner part of the earbuds  fits 

into the 

 position on the projection of the 

headphones.

The tip of the 

inner part

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Make sure that the earbuds fit straight on, not at 

an angle, to prevent the earbuds from detaching 

and remaining in your ears.

 Fit your Walkman into your ears firmly (Applicable to  and )

Follow the procedures below and fit your Walkman into your ears firmly:
1  Place your Walkman so that the earbuds fit in your right and 

left ears snugly.

2  Turn the headphones part of your Walkman clockwise-

counterclockwise to find the best position.

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Fit your Walkman into your ears before swimming while the earbuds and your 

ears are still dry.

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Make sure to fit your Walkman into your ears firmly so that water does not get 

into your ears through a gap between your ears and the headphones.

 Stabilizing your Walkman with the supplied adjustment band 

(Applicable to  and )

You can place your Walkman more firmly 

into your ears by using the supplied 

adjustment band.