SERVICE MANUALPublished by Sony Techno Create CorporationSony CorporationAudio&Video Business GroupNWZ-S515/S516/S615F/S616F/S618FSPECIFICATIONSDIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER9-887-816-062008I05-1© 2008.09US ModelCanadian ModelE ModelAustralian ModelChinese ModelTourist ModelNWZ-S615F/S616F/S618FAEP ModelNWZ-S515/S516/S615F/S616F/S618FUK ModelNWZ-S515/S516/S616F/S618FVer. 1.5 2008.09 ATRAC is trademark of Sony Corporation. “WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo are registered trademarks of SonyCorporation. and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Media are trademarks orregistered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/orother countries. Adobe, Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or othercountries. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed fromFraunhofer IIS and Thomson. IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International BusinessMachines Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc. Pentium is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENTPORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIALUSE OF A CONSUMER FOR(i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUALSTANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR(ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY ACONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIALACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDERLICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO.NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHERUSE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TOPROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES ANDLICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEEHTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIOLICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF ACONSUMER TO(i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD(“AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR(ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMERENGAGED IN A PERSONAL ANDNON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM AVIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSEIS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA,L.L.C. SEE HTTP://MPEGLA.COM US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of their respective holders. In this manual, TM and ® marks are notspecified.This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of MicrosoftCorporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product isprohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoftsubsidiary.Content providers are using the digital rights management technology forWindows Media contained in this device (“WM-DRM”) to protect the integrityof their content (“Secure Content”) so that their intellectual property, includingcopyright, in such content is not misappropriated.This device uses WM-DRM software to play Secure Content (“WM-DRMSoftware”). If the security of the WM-DRM Software in this device has beencompromised, owners of Secure Content (“Secure Content Owners”) mayrequest that Microsoft revoke the WM-DRM Software’s right to acquire newlicenses to copy, display and/or play Secure Content. Revocation does not alterthe WM-DRM Software’s ability to play unprotected content. A list of revokedWM-DRM Software is sent to your device whenever you download a licensefor Secure Content from the Internet or from a PC. Microsoft may, inconjunction with such license, also download revocation lists onto your deviceon behalf of Secure Content Owners.Program ©2007 Sony CorporationDocumentation ©2007 Sony CorporationSupported file formatMusicFile format MP3(MPEG1 Layer3) file format, ASF file format, MP4 file format, Wave-Riff fileformatFile extension MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma), AAC-LC* 1 (.mp4, .m4a, .3gp), Linear PCM (.wav)Codec MP3 Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))Sampling frequency* 2 : 32, 44.1, 48 kHzWMA Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))Sampling frequency* 2 : 44.1 kHzAAC-LC* 1 Bit rate: 16 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))* 3Sampling frequency* 2 : 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHzLinear PCM Bit rate: 1,411 kbpsSampling frequency* 2 : 44.1 kHzVideo (NWZ-S615F/S616F/S618F only)File format MP4 file format, “Memory Stick” video formatFile extension .mp4, .m4vCodec Video AVC(H.264/AVC)Profile: Baseline ProfileLevel: Max. 1.3Bit rate: Max. 768 kbpsMPEG-4 Profile: Simple ProfileBit rate: Max. 2,500 kbpsFrame rate: Max. 30 fpsResolution: Max. QVGA (320 × 240)Audio AAC-LC Channel number: Max. 2 channelsSampling frequency*2: 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHzBit rate: Max. 288 kbps per 1 channelFile size Max. 2 GBThe number of files Max. 1,000Photo*4File format Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21file formatFile extension .jpgCodec Profile: Baseline ProfileNumber of pixels: Max. 4,000 × 4,000 pixels (16,000,000 pixels)The number of files Max. 10,000*1 Copyright protected AAC-LC files cannot be played back.*2 Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.*3 Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on thesampling frequency.*4 Some photo files cannot be played back, depending on their file formats.– Continued on next page –