About the status of the OPR lamp

The OPR lamp indicates the following conditions in addition to charging status and remaining battery power.
  1. OPR lamp

When you turn on your “WALKMAN”


Condition indicated
Status of OPR lamp
Sound
Starting up and initializing.
Lights up and then blinks
Repeated startup sound
An error has occurred.
Lights up
Error sound


When you turn off your “WALKMAN”


Condition indicated
Status of OPR lamp
Sound
Current remaining battery power. (*1)
or or
Lights up and then turns off slowly
Shutdown sound


(*1) When you turn off your Walkman, the OPR lamp turns off slowly by indicating the charging status.

During playback or pause


Condition indicated
Status of OPR lamp
Sound
Current remaining battery power.
or or
Blinks at about 5-second intervals
There is no file that can be played on your Walkman.
Blinks twice repetitively
Message “NO DATA”
You are trying to play an unsupported format or DRM file.
Double short beep
You are trying to play an expired file.
Message “EXPIRED”
The battery power is nearly depleted.
Blinks three times repetitively
Long double beep


While connected to a computer


Condition indicated
Status of OPR lamp
Sound
Battery is being charged.
Lights up
Battery has been fully charged.
Turns off
Accessing to your Walkman via the USB cradle (supplied), such as when data is being transferred.
Blinks quickly
You are trying to charge the battery in an ambient temperature out of the range of 5 ºC (41 ºF) to 35 ºC (95 ºF).
Blinks twice repetitively


AVLS setting


Condition indicated
Status of OPR lamp
Sound
You have entered AVLS setting mode.
Lights up
AVLS is set to on.
Blinks twice repetitively
AVLS is set to off.
Blinks twice repetitively


Formatting setting


Condition indicated
Status of OPR lamp
Sound
You have entered formatting setting mode.
Blinks
Waiting for setting whether formatting is executed or not.
Lights up
Waiting for execution of formatting.
Lights up
Formatting is being executed.
Blinks quickly