NWZ-E353/E354/E355
SERVICE MANUAL
Ver. 1.1 2010.09
Note:
MP3
WMA
Audio Formats
(Codec)
AAC-LC (*3)
Linear PCM
Video Formats
(Codec)
Windows Media Video 9
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WMA
Audio Formats
(for Windows Media
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(*1) The maximum recordable number of podcasts is 20,000.
(*2) Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.
(*3) Copyright protected AAC-LC files cannot be played back.
(*4) Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency.
(*5) These numbers indicate the maximum resolution of playable video, and do not indicate the player's display
resolution. The display resolution is 320 × 240.
(*6) Some WMV files can be played back only by transferring using Windows Media Player.
(*7) Some photo files cannot be played back, depending on their file formats.
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Sony Corporation
Published by Sony Techno Create Corporation
SPECIFICATIONS
Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format
File extension: .mp3
Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency (*2): 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Media File format: ASF file format
File extension: .wma
Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 kHz
* Compatible with WM-DRM 10
Media File format: MP4 file format
File extension: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp
Bit rate: 16 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
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Sampling frequency (*2): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32,
44.1, 48 kHz
Media File format: Wave-Riff file format
File extension: .wav
Bit rate: 1,411 kbps
Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 kHz
Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
Resolution: Max. 720 × 480 (*5)
Media File format: ASF file format
File extension: .wmv
Profile: VC1 simple profile, main profile
Bit rate: Max. 6 Mbps
Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 kHz
* Compatible with WM-DRM 10
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Media File format: Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21 file
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File extension: .jpg
Profile: Baseline Profile
Number of pixels: Max. 4,096 × 4,096 pixels (16,000,000
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Canadian Model
East European Model
South African Model
The approximate times are based on the case in which you transfer or record only 4 minute songs (not including
videos and photos) in the MP3 format. Other playable audio file format song numbers and times may differ from
MP3 format.
Bit rate
Number Time
Number Time
48 kbps
2,350
156 hr. 40 min. 4,950
330 hr. 00 min. 10,000
64 kbps
1,750
116 hr. 40 min. 3,650
243 hr. 20 min. 7,450
128 kbps 880
58 hr. 40 min.
1,800
120 hr. 00 min. 3,700
256 kbps 440
29 hr. 20 min.
925
61 hr. 40 min.
320 kbps 355
23 hr. 40 min.
740
49 hr. 20 min.
The approximate recordable times are estimated in the case where only videos are transferred. The time may
differ, depending on the conditions under which the player is used.
Bit rate
Time
Time
Time
Video Format: 384 kbps
14 hr. 00 min. 29 hr. 20 min. 59 hr. 40 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
Video Format: 768 kbps
8 hr. 00 min.
16 hr. 40 min. 34 hr. 00 min.
Audio Format: 128 kbps
Max. 20,000
Recordable number of photos may be less depending on file sizes.
Maximum transferrable number of playlists: 8,192
Maximum containable number of songs in each playlist: 999
NWZ-E353: 4 GB (Approx. 3.35 GB = 3,602,874,368 bytes)
NWZ-E354: 8 GB (Approx. 6.99 GB = 7,513,210,880 bytes)
NWZ-E355: 16 GB (Approx. 14.1 GB = 15,224,635,392 bytes)
(*1) Available storage capacity of the player may vary.
A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.
Frequency response
20 to 20,000 Hz (when playing data file, single signal measurement)
FM Frequency range
87.5 to 108.0 MHz
128 kHz
DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER
US Model
AEP Model
NWZ-E353/E354
NWZ-E353/E354/E355
Indian Model
NWZ-E353
Number Time
666 hr. 40 min.
496 hr. 40 min.
246 hr. 40 min.
1,850
123 hr. 20 min.
1,500
100 hr. 00 min.