I've done this on both the HD3 and HD5 and it works fine with no ill effects at all. Just stay away from any other options on the hiden menu.

Well worth doing as it makes these players sound like they should, which is very good :-)

hi i tried this on the hd1 and ther is no hidden menu appearin up on the screen and i have followed all ur instructions properly...
is ther another way of doing this procedure?

Nope! Doesn't work for my HD3, European version. Crap! I have been looking for this hack for a long time so it sucks that it doesn't work. :(

Try going to the AVForums for help if you cant get it to work... They have reported that it works for all the players.

Start the player. Start playing a song. Turn the HOLD function on by sliding the swich at the top. Then, Hold the SEARCH/MENU button and enter the button sequence: Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down. Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position. The backlight will cut out and you'll be in the service menu with "POWER" displayed.
Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS and press Right to get into the menu. Keep pressing down until you get to SP SET (Sound Pressure Setting). Press Play/Pause to get into change the option. Then press SEARCH/MENU to toggle the option on or Off (obviously, Off is for louder sounds). Then either hold STOP or remove the battery to get the player out of the service mode. For some reason
you'll have to go back into the player's options to manually turn the backlight on again after doing this.

This has worked for me on my HD5...great...chers

I have used this hack successfully on my new HD5 -It still isn't loud enough for some of those older low level CDs. As well as having to reset the backlight on, my player had switched to one song mode with repeat on - very odd!

Just done this on mine and it works a treat! Toooo loud! Just one thing though, there is a key-press missing on the above list, once you have toggled the options with the Search button you need to press the left key to exit the menu BEFORE pressing the stop otherwise it doesn't save the change. I did it as above and couldn't hear any difference until I went back and tried again with the extra key press. Good luck.

I was wandering whether the same work around exist for a Sony NW-E99.

Can anyone help????

It does work for the Sony HD3 but you need to hold down the MODE button instead of the menu button. Excellent

I was wondering if anybody had and knowledge of what
the other functions do in the service menu. I would rather not use trial and error for the risk of altering something integral.

I am using an NW-HD1.

PLEASE HELP! It works but the thing is it won't save. As a matter of fact it only works if i play a song and enter the directional combination to get into the service menu. When i reset my hd5 it doesn't save the volume unlock. what am i missing?

you have to press the play/pause button to exit the menu

great, thanks for the unlock.

Hi

I had a Rio Carbon for 11 months and it died.

Went into Dixons and almost bought a Samsung. BUT they said that ALL MP3 players now need a £25 adapter to charge them!!!!

So, because of the 40 hour playback time I got an HD5.

Firstly, Sonic Stage is a pain in the a**.

Secondly, I paid £210 for this unit. Sound quality is O.K. though.

BUT - should I have got the new 20gb Walkman instead or even swap it for the Samsung.

Comments welcome.

Cheers.

Paul

I have a sony nw-hd5, and I tried doing that sound unlock thing, but when it came to the - 'sp set' I pressed play/pause, and I only had the option of 'yes'. Also when I went out of the options, normal playback screen, I have a '1' next to the battery logo. How can i get rid of it? PLEASE HELP..cheers

hey yeh i just did it on my nw-hd5. I have adapted the instructions to work,saving the configurations. The one stands for 'one song playback' and the bent arrow is 'repeat' just go to 'options' and turn them on/off as appropriate. Anyway where are the updated guidlines for unlocking your player........

Start the player. Start playing a song. Turn the HOLD function on by sliding the switch at the top. Then, Hold the SEARCH/MENU button and enter the button sequence: Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down. Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position. The backlight will cut out and you'll be in the service menu with "POWER" displayed. Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS and press Right to get into the menu. Keep pressing down until you get to SP SET (Sound Pressure Setting). Press Play/Pause to get into change the option. Then press SEARCH/MENU to toggle the option ON or OFF (obviously, OFF is for louder sounds). Then press play again to go back to the SP SET menu. Now hold STOP to get the player out of the service mode. For some reason, you'll have to go back into the player's options to manually turn the backlight on, repeat and one song playback off after doing this.

Thanks for the tips, the code worked like a charm!

Hello,
I have the HD1 player and lately its showing 'NO database found' usually I could see the songs once it turn the power off and turn it back on.
Any thoughts as to the reason for this.

Thank you for your help

hey, any hacks for a nw-a3000 yet? lookin around on the internet, contact me on conorrulz159@hotmail.com cheers

does not work on the hd1

after a few trys found it does work on hd1 but hold down mode not menu.also for even more volume go into sound and turn up the bass and treble on the sound eq by using the custom menu

can this work for the sony MZ-NH900 mini disc plyer
and the sony NWA1000V

Unblocked my NWHD5 today, sounds much louder but i'm noticing that the sound menus like equaliser etc dont appear to do anything..at all..i dont know if they only work with atrac format or if unlocking the limit has screwed with it or what..but it seems pretty weird and i hope i havent broken my new player :s

To anyone that owns the HD1 and would like to get this to work...instead of pressing menu you have to press mode so the following steps would be...

Start the player.

Start playing a song.

Turn the HOLD function on by sliding the swich at the top.

Then, Hold the MODE button and enter the button sequence:

Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down.

Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position.

I tried the following on my HD5 but it turns back to normal sound again after i switch it off - what might i be doing wrong?:
Start the player. Start playing a song. Turn the HOLD function on by sliding the switch at the top. Then, Hold the SEARCH/MENU button and enter the button sequence: Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down. Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position. The backlight will cut out and you'll be in the service menu with "POWER" displayed. As soon as you get to this point it gets twice as loud. Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS and press Right to get into the menu called "LCD NP". Keep pressing down until you get to SP SET (Sound Pressure Setting). Press Play/Pause to get into change the option. Then press SEARCH/MENU to select "ON" or "OFF" (obviously, OFF is for louder sounds). Then press play again to go back to the SP SET menu. Now hold STOP to get the player out of the service mode. When i switch it back on it goes to normal sound. I have also tried removing the battery at this stage. I also do have to for some reason, go back into the player's options to manually turn the backlight on, repeat and one song playback off after doing this.

Anybody get any advice. I don't think i explained myself properly.
1. I followed the instructions but when you get to the bit where The backlight cuts out and "POWER" is displayed it gets twice as loud. Is this supposed to happen here?
2. then when you Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS and press Right to get into the menu should the menu be called "LCD NP"?
3. When you say use the play/pause button to toggle i presume you mean select "on" or "off" When i got to this it was on "on" so i pressed the play/pause button to "off". From this point there are sever different bits of advice on what to do next. I have tried a removing the battery, b switching it off by holding doen the stop key, c i have pressed play/pause again and then swiched it off and another time removing the battery. d I have pressed the left key once then held the stop buttone down and a different time removed the battery. In all these scenarios when i switch it back on it is quiet again - what am i doing wrong???? I as long with the othere have found that for some reason i have to go back into the player's options to manually turn the backlight on, repeat and one song playback off after doing this but that's easy enough just thought it might help with the diagnosis. Please help someone!!!! Kate

Please somebody help!

HD5 Volume control restriction - I have answered my own questions! if you look at the above I couldn't get these instructions to work. The answer according to www.avforums.com is that the newer HD5s may have been changed slightly. Some recommended to try and change the country code to US. I found that this finally lifted the volume restriction BUT you then have to follow the original insructions too afterwards. Please see what to do from start to finish:

To change to US first enter the service menu the same way (Start playing a song. Turn the HOLD function on by sliding the switch at the top. Then, Hold the SEARCH/MENU button and enter the button sequence: Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down. Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position. The backlight will cut out and you'll be in the service menu with "POWER" displayed. As soon as you get to this point it gets twice as loud. Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS) Now the instructions change from above: press ">" then up and down to "DEST". Press the play/pause key and use the search/menu key until "US" is displayed, press play/pause again and then hold the stop key to exit). When you switch it back on the volume has gone back to normal but there's more.....

I don't know if it makes any difference but at this point, with a song playing, I went to sound in the option menu and turned all the bass and treble to max in custom 1 in the 6-band equaliser menu and made sure that custom 1 and 6 band equaliser were ticked before going back to the playback screen.

After this you then follow the original instructions: make sure there is a song playing. Turn the HOLD function on by sliding the switch at the top. Then, Hold the SEARCH/MENU button and enter the button sequence: Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down. Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position. The backlight will cut out and you'll be in the service menu with "POWER" displayed. As soon as you get to this point it won't go twice as loud as it did before. Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS and press Right to get into the menu called "LCD NP". Keep pressing down until you get to SP SET (Sound Pressure Setting). Press Play/Pause to get into change the option. Then press SEARCH/MENU to select "ON" or "OFF" (obviously, OFF is for louder sounds). Then press play again to go back to the SP SET menu. Now hold STOP to get the player out of the service mode. When I switch it back on it was twice as loud and I had to reset the bass and treble back to zero because it was tooooo loud!! You do, as all above comments, have to go back into the player's options to manually turn the backlight on, repeat and one song playback off after doing this. Hope this is of some help

hold mode instead of menu and it works on HD3's,,,

SAFE AS F@@K

I'd like to know who Kate is as she is some gal. I had NUMEROUS problems with my HD5 (EU model) firmware ver 1.2 and could not get the volume limiter to switch off. followed Kates instructions and have finally managed (I believe) to switch it off. Thanks Kate and if possible drop me ur email address to I thank you and find out how you discovered this little gem... Cheers JD76

guys i hav a sony hd3, so if u try to go into the menu by slinding the hold switch n pressinf the menu option and if it doesnt work, try the mode button instead of the menu button..and follow rest of the instructions...cheer raj
gooseberry200@yahoo.com

raj I have an HD5 and don't see any buttons entitled mode...Am I missing something here????

Thanks John Doherty - just did a bit of searching... Although I was convinced i have fixed it; I'm now not so sure - if i'm on the underground it's still a little hard to hear it sometimes. Also I have noticed that my 6-band equaliser doesn't seem to work anymore??. Perhaps I'm not so great afterall! Also Raj is talking about the HD3 not the HD5 ;0)

No probs Kate but if you re-enter service mode does the volume increase (Y/N) I assume if not then you have corrected??? It was also recommended to me to download the firmware ver 1.2 from the US Sony site. Have your players dest set to 'US' and apply upgrade so not sure if this would load a non restricted version of volume control. Any thoughts????

will this work for the new sony walkman(nw-a1000) if it dosent is there a different way of doing it????

iain try the forum 'www.atraclife.com' or 'www.avforums.com' I know avforums has something for the 1000.

Sorry Iain in fact there is a link on the main archive site here for the 1000/3000..my apologies..very stupid of me...sorry John.

is it possible to do this on an nw-e105?

greetz

Brilliant! Works on my NWHD1 perfectly! I wonder if there are anymore 'hacks' to explore through that service menu? anybody know anything... let me know please! "hardrock42@gmail.com"

YEAH!!! KICK ASS!!!

I did this on my HD5 and it works great.

Its about 20% louder. I want to go thru the other menus but im too scared.

I also want to know what they mean. Pls email me if you know what they do!

:)

Works great on the NW-HD5!!!!!!! CHEERS... There is a clock setting on the menu? So can you have a clock showing on the screen without messing up the player??? PLEASE REPLY!!! CHEERS!!!!!!!

Works great on HD1! Thanks all!

i wanna do this for me nw-hd3, does it work, and is it safe, if heard that if i go thru the menu to make it louder, some of the other menus will c*ck up, is this true, and if so which ones n how do i rectify it?? any help would be grateful.thanks

also, it dusnt seem to last no way near 30hours, wots the problem!

how does this work wih EU firmware?

Please help!! Followed the directions as followed and now my database is wiped!!!!!!

i need to turn my backlight on, but i am lost, can someone please give me the instructions to turn the backlight back on. Thanks

Hi, I was wondering if any of yall own the NWHD1 and did the firewire upgrade so that you can play mp3s. If so, does anyone know how to tranfer mp3s back to the computer from the player. I tried it in sonicstage and it gives me an error. It only lets me transfer atrac files back. Thanks for the help in advanced!!

my email is roger9890@gmail.com

The repeat funktions seems to stop working after this.. dunno if it worked before though, the problem is that when repeat is turned off it repeats playlists, albums and everything anyway except when I play all songs, only then the player stops after the last song..

help i have a hd1, and no matter how long i keep play/stop pressed it doesn't exit service mode. what's wrong?

Wow, My life is suddenly complete. Sony walmans rock once more... I really started to get fed up with the quiet sounds on my sony and was thinking about turning to the dark side (I.pod) to see if it was any louder as it has to be loud for my lawn mowing jobs... Thankyou so much you have just saved me £200 + Sony walkmans forever

any information on what all the other things can do it the setup menu? there is eg. audio-eq menu, any chance to give the hd5 more bass or enable the 6 band eq for mp3 and not just atrac?

hi thanxx for the unlock its amazin...
secondly ive heard rumours that there is a program where the hd1 lets u play mp3 tracks witouth having to convert them to atrac... any idea of the name of this software or maybe a link where i can get it form will be greatly appreciated.thanx

Alright, I found out for the NW HD1 that instead of holding the menu button, you hold the mode button. It works great.

Cheers

Hey guys, really cool to find out such a crack exists! I've got the new Sony A-3000 since two months and encountered the same low volume-issue. I was wondering if the crack (or a similar one) would also work on my Walkman???
If anyone knows, please help me!
Thanks a lot,

Jentse

can u tell me if this information works on
nw-e507 as well

can u tell me if the unlockin code works on nw-e405 as well please help me

tried all the number of combinations suggested here and in avformus.com for my NW-HD3, including some of the variations suggested by some. I can get all the way into changing the SP SET to 'off', yet no left press or holding stop, menu or mode or switching off the battery seems to save the change. at least my backlight doesn't temporarily disappear !)my unit did go back to Sony for a refurbishment prior to purchase - did they find a new trick or was I just an unlucky one?? any suggestions happily accepted

Hey, i've just succesfully turned off the noise restriction on my hd5 but not sure how to turn the backlight back on? I've looked through the options but nothing seems obvious and i dont want to randomly start pressing buttons, can anyone help?
Thanks.

I've also noticved that since changing the noise level i cant get it off repeat, i must have pressed something that i shouldnt, anyone any ideas that can help me??
Thanks.

I've just done the Volume Limit Unlock on my HD3 and it works and sounds a million times better!! Although for those of you who have this version and think it doesn't work, rather than holding the menu button down (which didn't work), you need to hold down the mode button instead. :o)

TO ARRO:
to get it off repeat follow these steps:
OPTION>>>REPEAT>>>REPEAT OFFF!!!! there u go, lemme no how it goes

TO ARRO:
to get backlight bak, follow these steps:
OPTION>>>(sroll down da options menu 7 tymz 2 get 2 "baklight">>>press play>>>select how long u wnt it 2 stay on for!!!lemme no ow it goes

Hey. I have been reading these instructions for the hd5 and can get the menu up fine, make the changes and everything happens as though the sound should change but it doesn't. I know because every time I go to check in the secret menu the sound is always louder. Tried the changing to US too as described by "Kate" and that doesn't work either. Can anyone help me please? Thanks

this only works for the headphone volume and not the line out does anybody know of a way to change the line out volume?

Hi, i've turned the volume restrictor off my hd5, turned the backlight back on and taken repeat off BUT i must have pressed a wrong button somewhere along the way because now it won't play! Is there anything i can do other than taking it to be repaired? Please help!!!!

tried the code on the HD-5 and it worked a treat. thank you muchly! but the equalizer's still rubbish. having had excellent sony walkman products before i was really disappointed with the pathetic bass levels. is there anyway to beef up the equalizers? i've tried the presets and manual configuration, but nothing works.

Hey I have a HD5. Is there not a way of going into Genres, selecting a genre, such as dance. Pressing play and then just letting it go through and continuously play all the songs in that selected genre? It seems that it catergorises the tracks into artists within the genre, and then when I press play, it plays only the songs that are by that artist, and then stops! Can it not just keep playing through all of the artists within that genre until it finishes? Kind of annoying, as some artists only have one or two songs under their name, so as soon as its played those two songs, it stops! And then when you press play again it just replays those same two songs, rather than moving on to the next artist. Im being naughty and sneakily listening to it at work, so I want to be able to choose a genre, hit play and let it run, rather than having to take it out of my drawer every few minutes and manually move it on to the next artist. Does anyone know what Im talking about?? Thanks! :-)

I have the HD5H(that's the limited 30Gb edition)I live in Italy,so I had the volume limitations...I said "I had" because Kate saves the day!!!Thank you very much,Kate!!!

Work carefully with the hidden menu,guys...A friend of mine has just delete all the songs database(there were 1000 songs or up)!!!And what's worst is the fact that with his HD5 the "Kate" way doesn't work!!!!So pay attention...Much attention...

:-(( Sorry to say that,but on a second listening,I have found that my HD5H has the same problem posted by Will just a month ago(when turned the hidden menu on,the sound is louder,thought the settings are the ones suggested on Kate's post:US insted of EU and Volume Pressure Off)...So,if anybody could please help us...Thanks

works on hd 1 fine hold mode when you do this then switch battery off back on sound louder also did my nwa 3000 got new pc remember people you can only transfer tracks from old pc only come on sony dudes drag and drop its 2006 jesus nobody really likes atrac its shit but the players rules roll on sonic 3.5 for new nwa 1000 and 3000

wow thanks 4 da unlok!!
u saved mi £5 off eBay!!
fanx x

ok this worked... but what is the deal with the EQ settings? why do those only work with ATRAC files and not mp3s?? any hacks for this one.....???

My HD5, 30g, has died. First the screen froze and now the battery is flat and I can't charge it. This sounds fatal but can anyone help?!!!

I have a nw-hd1 and as soon as i put the code in the volume rockets up. I have put the sp set on off but cant seem to save it even though my backlight swithches itself off the volume neever saves. After i am changing the sp set the only way i can get out of the setup is to turn the battery off, Holding stop/pause doesnt do anything. Can anyone help me with this

Fantastic! Just completed it on the HD3. I was toying with re-recording some mp3s because they sounded too low but no need now! Many thanks!!

BRILLIANT

Just did this on my European version of HD5 and it works. Had been complaining over the past 11 months about lack of volume on the player. Dont worry Sony I wont be suing for deafness as the problem is I was already half deaf that's why I need more volume !!!

Although thinking about it I may have gained my deafness from your previous Walkamans. Will consult with my Lawyer....

Thanks for the info, but is is not the menu button, its the MODE button. so try this and you will be happy.

Crackers ! Muchos Grasias. Big Ups to volume the way it should be.

Thanks all ;-)))

hd1 will work.

But, try this instead:

Start the player. Start playing a song. Turn the HOLD function on. Then, hold the MODE button and enter the button sequence: Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Down. Let go of the buttons, and put the HOLD switch back to its original position. The backlight will cut out and you'll be in the service menu with POWER displayed. Press DOWN a few times to select OTHERS and press Right to get into the menu. Keep pressing down until you get to SP SET. Press Play/Pause to get into change the option. Then press MODE to change the option to ON. Then turn the battery off to get the player out of the service mode. On the hd1 you will NOT need to reset the backlight.

It is slightly louder, but nothing that great.

Thanks for the instructions on how to turn off the volume limiter on my NW HD3. A great help!

this has worked well guys thanks a lot. Now i can enjoy music the way it is meant to be enjoyed LOUD!!!!

I can now listen to Slayer,1349,Naglfar at the noise level they were meant to be played at...Cheers.
Im too chicken to see what the rest of the menu's are in case I have to send my hd3 back too Sony again(froze on start up screen,but they repaired it for free coz it was one of thier faulty batch).
Any ideas as to what other tweeks are in this menu...

Thanks for the info on turning the volume limiter off on my NW HD3 will stay in touch with this web page lots of usefull info.THANKS A LOT

Same as Rob! Thanks a lot for the unlock, and all my mates with their shitty ipods, gloatin, are gonna be screwed now, as the Sony MP3 players are downright better! EnzoTen is a legend!

For all users with a Sony NW-HD3..dont hold the menu button in!! thats what i tried first.. u are suppose to hold the mode button instead!! Worked perfect.. thanks!

Just bought a 2nd hand HD5, stuck sum songs on and every time i switch it on it says 'NO database found' , the thing didnt come with a manual or CD rom, not even the carry case!!, so it cud b sumthing rediculously simple.

but pleeeeeeeeez can any1 out there help me????

I had my last player nicked ages ago and iv finally saved for a new 1 n the darn thing dont work :(

Rose xx

I use my nw-hd1 in the 'line out' mode for use in my car audio system. I just purchased am 'rm-mc40elk' to allow me to more easily 'adjust' stuff while the nw-hd1 safely resides within my console. But, with this remote plugged in the 'line out' option is inactivated (I understand the legitimate reasons for this, but I am not using headphones). Is there a way to have the 'line out' option not deactivate when the rm-mc40elk is plugged in? PS. an earlier version of a remote does not inactivate the line out but I 'upgraded' to the rm-mc40elk for the 'displau'

I plug me NM-HD1 into my auxiliary car audio input. When listening through me car audio, I much prefer to use the "line-out" mode because the sound is great. I purchased an RM MC40ELK remote but when with it plugged in, the 'line-out' option becomes unavailable. I understand the reason for this, but I still would prefer the line out sound through my car audio. Does anyone know a way to do this with the RM MC40ELK (I have been able to do it with older remotes but with no display)

The kicker is that my car audio system has an IPOD ready input that displays the IPOD contents on the car audio display (ouch)

can any one help with a volume restriction fix for sony nw-e405. please please :))

Does anyone know how to hack the volume on the PSP? When it's put on headphone the volume drops to a lower level.

Please help!

how about my new but too quiet nw-a1200 ,,its 8 gb and a lil too quiet.....thanks,,jason

A key press is missing, press play once you have selected off on the menu and then left and then the setting will be saved.

This shit ain't working on my hd-3. After switching off the battery it always goes back to the old mode. I cannot escape the sevice mode using the play/pause button. Any clues? I saw some of you guys had the same problem.

works like a charm for me. not loud enough. oh well

Anyone know a crack for the volume unlock for euro NWS20-5F 2gb?!

Thanks

B

Superb. It works! Just to review what some people seems to have problem with:

Remember to save at the end;
Press play/pause button to get out of on/off meny.

For HD-3 hold down MODE button instead.

-

Anyways, does anyone know what the rest of the functions are for? If there are to be some other uncharted gold mines in this HD-machine, I would very much like to know.

Thanks in advanced, and to the an extra one to the author of the original text!

Brilliant,

Had my HD3 for 2 years now and at last it sounds like it should!!

Bypass all the volume limiters and vastly improve the volume and music qualify by buying a dedicated headphone amp- portable if you want to stary on the move. The just select line-out and bingo!!!

Just tried it on my hd-1 and it works great! finally a normal volume for my headphones! !!hold the MODE button NOT MENU!!

Damn right it's unethical, I'm the one who typed out those instructions!

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT!
dear Readers Please make sure to keep the MP3 Players Volume on it's original factory settings. i have tried volume unlock and it worked but since then i have became (Tinnitus) a very serious problem with my ears which is already 10 months and it drives me crazy, so please be satisfied with the original sound from your mp3 player.

I've just bought the NWS20 sports mp3 walkman, the volume max is 30 and it seems extremely low considering the background noise when using this in a gym.

does anyone have any ideas for this?

thanks guys x

does anybody know how to switch off the Sony Network Walkman NW-E405

hi i did the hack an its works fine just it doesnt saveit at all on my hd1 i have to re enter te code i ave tried swithching teh battery off an it doesnt work i tried justturning theplayer off again it doesnt work i just cantg etout eh dam menu can ne one help !!!!!

hi i unlocked the volume control on my hd1 but the backlight just isint workin can some one please tell me how to get the backlight back on please!!!

I did the hack on my HD5 and it worked :-D Where I previously had to turn up the volume to the max to get a decent sound, now it's at 3/4 and already it makes my ears explode ;-)

Just done this for playing at ome thru the stereo, when i'm out and about i'd rather use some good sound blocking headphones (shure e2c) than turn volume up to max tho

Bush, Jagger pay tribute to Godfather of Soul...

I have just purchased the Walkman NW/E405 MP3 player. Can someone please tell me how to turn it off.

Thanks for the de-restriction advice, now a new problem...

I have a Nw-HD3 which was recently bumped when someone tried to take it from me. It didn't fall far, about 25 cm. It landed on a padded plastic seat which really isn't hard.

Sadly, now it won't play - almost as if the harddrive isn't spinning up. I turn it on, the Walkman logo appears for a few seconds, then the player turns off. I took it to a Sony shop and was told that this would cost £60 to send to Sony themselves, then minimum £150 to fix (anyone starting to see a iPod-esque service here?)

The player is obviously out of warrenty as I've had it 2 years, but it has been treated like gold on all occasions before this and is supposed to have a fair amount of shock protection from the airbags. anyone know anything about taking this player apart & trying to fix it myself??

Any help appreciated, although I don't get online very often. If you could send instructions to my email addy, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks
mynw3broke@yawarakai.co.uk

Hi,

It seems that i "hacked" my NWHD5 after 1 year "silence". :))
I'll be careful with the harmfully loud sequence... :)

I have a HD-5 and I sort of got curious with the other options within the "AUDIO" Menu and now i'm getting the "CANNOT PLAY TRACK" error with every attepted to play track! does anyone happen to know what these other options in AUDIO mean? can it be corrected? or am I screwed?

PLEASE HELP! REWARD OFFERED!
hi i have an nw-hd1 and i recently reinstalled the version of sonicstage i've been using as my computer was wiped, and since connecting my player up to sonicstage, the computer wont let me bring any songs from the player back onto the computer because it thinks they came from a different computer, even thought they didn't.
and although i can see all the tracks that are on my player as they are displayed on the computer when its connected, when the player is removed it says 'no database found'
a newer version of sonicstage tells me that i have to wipe the player to use this new version, but i desperately need to keep alot of what i have on the player, and i don't have backups!
anyone who can tell me what to do to fix my player will be sent a cash reward!
i'm desperate!
thanks a heap

Did you try with the latest version of SonicStage ? However I am afraid you are in trouble, unless you had a backup of your SonicStage Database, done with the special backup tool provided with SStage. In that case you would be able to reimport your songs from this backup, then upload them again to the HD1.

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My SP SET option is already at OFF. That means I cannot do anything better?

omg...fab fab thanks...works well...took me ages to pluck up the courage to do i though...thanku!!! However, i swear my ears are on fire...i was getting really peed off cuz it was a pressie for my 17th birthday and i didn't know what to do about the crap volume, so thanks a bunch...any other cool tricks to up its performance??

if ur having problems with such easy stuff u just are plain DUMB!:@

my sp set settings were set to 'off' too, i was thinkin that my player hd5 was sounding pretty good but i thought id try to make it louder anyway but i wasnt noticing any change in the volume. haha now i know why!! but isnt it strange that some players are already volume unlocked?!

Ruairi - My friend had the same problem yesterday. Dropped it on the floor (which has happened a few times before--less than 3 ft down). It now does not play at all. He doesn't even get the Walkman logo. Since Sony no longer sells high capicity players, he is now looking into buying...gulp...an ipod. I know it has been a couple months since this happened to you, but were you ever able to fix this?

sweeney - The same thing happened to me also. What I ended up doing, was first contact Sony and have them remove all of the pcs that are showing under SonicStage (except the current one). Next, I removed the current pc attached through SonicStage. I then Reformatted and Recovered my pc. Re-installed all of the software for SonicStage. I was able to move tracks from my player to "My Library"again. However, I could not add any new tracks unless I deleted what was on my player. I then pulled all of the tracks from my player to "My Library", then deleted all the tracks from my player, then retransferred them all back to my player.
I know, it seems like a long and tedious task, just for something so simple, but when I tried contacting Sony about it (prior to my reformat), they said the only thing I can do is delete the tracks from my player and basically start over. I guess it depends on how many songs you have to determine if it is worth it. I had easily over 1500 songs and there was no way I was going pull out my whole cd collection again and upload the tracks.

how can i loud my NW E105 ? ? ?

IT WORKS BUT FOR NW HD3 I HAD TO HOLD DOWN THE MODE BUTTON WHEN PUTTIN IN THE DIRECTION CODE

QUALITY CANT WAIT TO TRY IT OUT ON THE METRO HOME, SOUNDS LOUD NOW BUT I KNOW ITLL HAVE WORKED IF I CANT HERE ANYTHING ON THE WAY HOME APART FROM THE FRATELLIS!!!!!

ok,, i tryd this on my hd5, & couldnt find the 'SP SET' while trying to find it, my fat ass fingers mustve caught the wrng button, the lights came back on, then off, then i found the 'sp set' great,, it was already set to 'off', oh well, f*it, i went to use it again, & no tracks,, all everything gone, it wont contect to my computa, its f*kd! any ideas? i'm a touch on the f*kd off side, as i'm travelling, & have just lost 18gig of music from home! :( & couldnt back it up on my laptop (due to sony's butf*kin software - it wont stop people pirating music u chumps),
as for dropping it & not working? that was the only thing about this sak of sh*t that is good, i have dropped it plenty & the aluminium case does the trick.
please,, can anyone help? or i'll have to break the law & download as much as i can find,
by the way,,, F**k u sony,, welcome to the modern age,,, people change computers,, so when your using a "mass storage device" people will probably want to move that "mass storage" dicks!

STILL is right. WTF should I do if no sonicstage starts at my pc. (how the f$%k should I know why?) I'm using ml_sony and winamp and all I get is "CANNOT PLAY TRACK ERROR". Sony software sucks.

hey, obviously there is a few of these units around,, & apart from sony being useless at software, theyre not bad machines,,,

now i aint a software guru (by any standards) but is there a way we can hack into these toys, & over-ride them with a better programme than sonic stage,, f**k even media player would be better,,, ok,, windows program could be a little far fetched, but anything..

omgwtf, you can download sonicstage for free off sony, but dont be surprised if half the tracks still "CANNOT PLAY TRACK ERROR" i found a few of them still do

so,, anyone know how to hack into these little badboys?

Can someone tell me what docking systems are compatible with the
HD-5. I love this system, have had no problem with volume control increase, but I would like to get info on the docking system that works as well as how to hook up to car stereo.
Thanks!

PS: I'm new to the technology

dont know about docking systems,, but... when i had a car(etcetc) i purchased a pugney lead,, which is simply a headphones, to rca cable,, worth about 5$, & plugged it straight into my amp,, i had the advantage of having several external amps,, else your head unit may have rca inputs in the back of it
;) good luck,,
oh yeah,, make sure that they are rcaINPUTS that you plug into & not PREOUTS,, or outputs,, you might find your HD5 losing its smoke if you get it wrong

i am technologically illiterate i bought a sony walkman off my friend awhile ago i deleted everything on it and pasted my songs on it but now all the screen says is no database, what is a database and how do i get one? if you could please help me email me at shortyhyperkid@hotmail.com it took me all day just to find this site so when i close it down i wont be able to find it again. i hope someone know what to do.

awesome - the backlight can be turned on through that sys menu.
Cant remember how I did it though..

worked a treat on my NW-HD1

fez... you have to use a sony program called sonic stage,, its absolute crap,, & i wouldnt wipe my arse with it,,, but sadley i have to, as i also own a hd5.. so this means you cant drop & drag,, the files will be there,, but only on the hard drive,, you cant access them without a computer now,, & if you use sonic stage,, you can only access them with YOUR computer..

heres a new option,, everone with an hd5 have a look at what i found....

http://web.mit.edu/semenko/sony-hacks/sonicstage.html

according to this guy,, this bypasses the need for sonic stage & all the crap that goes with it,, i'm about to try it,, as my hd5 is all but fkd now anyway, so i have nothing to lose,, (the p.o.s already deleted all my music,, 20gigs worth!!! & i'm literally on the other side of te world,, with a new computer!)

will post again if i find that it works :)

ok boys & girls,, this is it!!! yes, it works, & it works great,, sadly, my hd5 is on its last legs, & shits the bed halfway thru connecting to my pc, & i keep losing my screen :( but anyway,, this program works, & transferring is at least 3 times faster than sonic stage!!! NO SHIT!!!! it does have its flaws, but everything does.
you cant change track names once they are in the file, & the music listing is a little odd, but its good,, i also found the link that is on the link doesnt work,, so download it at
http://www.sonydigital-link.com/DNA/Downloads/downloads.asp?c=WM&sc=NWF&t=lp&f=lp_mp3&l=en
is that a sony website i hear you ask?? yes it is,, obviously the c**ksuckers at sony either dont talk to each other (like the firmware upgrade,, "please transferr your music to your computer so you dont lose it during the upgrade" (you f**kin cant with fony!!) ) or, they dont want you to know you have an option!!

anyway,, it works, so enjoy,, but,, you will probably have to start again with your music,, so be prepared to lose all your music & start again

:)

yehaaa thank you god what a difference sound is soo loud now work like magic thank you everyone :)

god!!!!....its workin!!!!!!!!...watta lovelt day!!!!...i neva felt tat i-pod wud sound bettr than da sony( i own a hd-3,european model),but felt kinda low on da volume compard to -ipod....but today,don know whom exactly i need to thank,followin da instructions,i achieved wat i thougt was missin in ma hd-3.da volume is raised more than 30% i guess n now its soundin 'like no other'.......c dis is SONY....n remember dis god gifted company only knows how to make astonishing products n neva let u down...once again sony is a clear winner than any other on da planet....after all SONY is da inventor of da walkman n sonics,n knows bettr how to design......fuck da -ipod or wateva.....long liv SONY......

No luck on my HD1. It all works then doesnt save no matter what I do.

I tried it on my hd3 and it died! Does not turn on since did the procedure!Help if you have any idea please. Should i try to unscrew the body and remove the battery and then put it back in???