isn't that how you get extra lives in contra too? :)

LOL... i was waiting for that comment!

Nice one Kuhndog =)

It works!

Cool man! Thanks alot!!

:)

i tried that but i didnt get the others menu i only got 3 other ones like AVR, VKR CH and another one...i dunno if mine is different but i really wanted a louder volume!anyone help?please email me!thanx

dude it dosent work on mine what should i do?

The 'Source' link isn't right. Original source:

http://www.atraclife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=509

Cheers buddy. unreal that peeps are sellin this on ebay, good of someone to share though, just unlocked 2 at work too. U should open a buisness!!

nice one it worked i now have a head ache lol thanx chilli

Cheers mate, just made my Mum's Christmas present 100% complete :) the first thing she said was "its a bit quiet..." so thanks for sortin it out :D

BRILLIANT! Can turn down the bass and treble off max now lol

it works on mine thanks

cheers lad. legend.

Thanks for the info works great!

thanks alot.

PS: would you like to let us know where you got such wonderful information?

thank you so much you have made the walkman even better you have saved my music live

In fact Iain there's a link right here on this page for the unlock..stupid me..my apologies........cheers

How do I get to get music on to this machine the software is a disgrace anyone know of a crack I can use otherwise HW-A1000 IS FO E-BAY

i must be the most stupid person in the world cos i CAN NOT do this HELPPPPPPP !

connect try having the sync off or not converting the tracks that way its quick a but you get up to the normal amount of songs on it eg 6gb = 1500 mp3s at 128bit

where as the atrac3plus can double it which is ace but it takes about 10sec on each track and can slow your computer down.... but on a 6gb you can get like more tehn 3000 tracks its mint

tip to ya all dont do anyhing less then 64kb on the atrack and 128 for mp3s anything less an its crap to hear for the head phones

i also tested my one and the battery lasted 18 to 19 hours so that s good i also charged it like for 15mins once from the battery "low need charge " thing and it lasted almost 10hours now thats good sony rule on battery life

you can try using sonic stage instead but you lose the link ft. and the 100 top favs and that lot

............
guys i think i'm f*ck=d here i did that and it didnt up the vol higher then its it already is.

but iwent to the power thing and it said ready and then it was stuck on write for like 5mins i was sh1ting it cuz i couldnt turn it off or anything then it just cam back like so im saved im staying out of that menu..... thanks for telling us anywayt though

Thnx, that worked great!

Now to find a way to change the stupid welcome/goodbye message... Anyone got an idea?

thank alot man been lookin for this

this is entirely a slickest shit.. but i dont know.. i think ive made loads of clicks in sum of da 1st menu.. :( where it says VCHK and stuff like that!!! for a moment i was like OH NO! IM IN SUM BIG TROUBLE BRV.., but now it all appears to be fine everything is working alrite, if anyone knows where did all of this camed from i wanna get all of the information about it, bcuz this much aint satisfying me to the level of HACKING into SONY :D ...lol...
and yea, it would be very much appreciated if anyone can tell me whats the other CODES about.. like VCHK and jiff..

Hey i used this hack but my battery life is now struggling to last up to 6 hours is this anything to do with the hack or is it simply a faulty unit?!?!? please help sum1, think this is a great system otherwise

1 other thing, the only thing that is lacking is a clock i wud really like a clock on this system, iv noticed the clock menu in others, duz this mean there is the option of having a clock, you would think there would be as it works out dates, from play history. cheers

Works on mine. The volume is twice louder now. Also when you got into the test menu, you can change any other variables ; but don't know if they can be harmful or not. Thanks a lot.

You cant change the greetings etc thrugh that menu. all those weird things are just to check that the unit is working properly. if it stops responding its because its checking its ram or hdd etc. if it does stop responding, dont panic, just give it a while or else press the reset button at the bottom with a paper clip. Only thing is, you'll lose all your songs and will have to transfer them again.

Almost bought this off ebay. works well. thanks very much.

does it wreck your sony nw-a1000

Cheers works well! Hope it dosen't have any implications for the players (already limited) battery life though.

it works well good but does it do any damage to the player

Any known hacks for the e507???

Googled for this - very grateful - thanks! Worked perfectly, well done for doing this for free, rather than the guys on eBay!

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW took a bit of time for me to get there cause it was slightly different on my model.. perseverance.

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

hi thanx 4 the info, cool secret menu. so does it contain anything else of use to us? xx

I've done this more than once now and can't work it out. For the boost should it be set to ON or OFF?

Thankyou very much, works a charm on my Sony NW-A1000.

Keep the Internet freeeeeeee!

i have the new sony walkman, and its the one in the picture, lol but what is the link button, i cant find it on mine?

lol ignore me, i got it to work but i dunno if i notice a change or not, lol

Thanks for the hack, worked a treat on my A3000 ( about all that does using Connect... ) Ebay entrepenurs? More like greedy con men..

Oh the link button is the clear one that lights up orange on the top left hand side...

Thanks for this. I did this a few weeks ago and the volume was much higher. Suddenly, it has cut back to its old level. I've checked using your hack and the limiter is still set to off. I even set it on then off again but the volume won't go louder. Any suggestions please?

thanks for the info, wife now a lot happier

Soory. Please ignore my question above. I'm not using the original headphones (as they fell apart) and the set I'm using have a volume control which I hadn't noticed! Red face.

top lad fookin ace now

:o) Nice one, worked a treat.
I must have selected something else while in the menu tho as my language setting went back to Japanese! Trial & error sorted it. Thanks again

thanks mate it works for thoese that say youi only have three links i had the same at 1st but the i tried the up and down and got more

The difference is unbelievable!!!

What a star excellent my friend

hey man thanx a lot dude i have been waiting for the volume enhancer for a very long time (2 Days) and its better than i imagined thanx a lot.

hey my link button doesnt work it lights up and all when its doin stuff though i cant actually press it in. im scared of sending it to some one incase they wipe all the music off and what would i do at school without any music any ideas

Is the on/off supposed to be ON or OFF for the boost to work?

thanks! works great :)

this hack is incredible.. i can't even believe i listened to music on a very little volume.. but hey my ears ache if i pass over 15.. anyways.. by the way the sp set should be changed to off.. that means when the volume was limited it was ON.. now you change it to OFF..

My link button dont work when i press it all that comes up is cannot find linked artist i have plenty of tunes on it ived tried everything CAN TOU HELP ME PLEASE?

Hey - Anyone know of a similar fix for the Sony Ericsson W550i Walkman 'phone?

cool hack, i got told this one by the sony centre, the guy was pretty cool, he had one too. is there any other interesting things you can change?

cheers!!! this works fine have u got any more similar hack for the nw-a1000?

I just tried it and it really works !!!!!!
Thank you a lot !!!!

Thanks it worked just fine. But i have another question. There is dust under the front cover, how can i get the cover of so i can clean it? It bugs me! I tried it from the other side but i could only get the battery out. (I have the NW-A3000).

Cheers Mate, Its made it soo much better now!!...

Fluxus 11, i know what u mean, i've got the same problem with the dusty screen, (I have a NW-A1000 though), does anyone have any ideas on how to clean the screen, or do i have to live with it like this now!??...

Thanks for the tip, it worked fine for my NW-A1000 and the volume has gone right up. But what do all the other settings mean? I'm sure there is a way to change the welcome message.

he do i have to have my NWA1000 turned off? ive tried this dozens of times...it hasnt worked. will it say its in test mode on the screen? please help :(

hey do i have to have my NWA1000 turned off? ive tried this dozens of times...it hasnt worked. will it say its in test mode on the screen? please help :(

Hey Jane, No you don't have to have your NWA1000 turned off, it has to be on, follow the instructions at the top, first get it to your main menu screen, and then press the buttons which it says to do in step number 2, and then you get a black screen with just the word "POWER" written on it, and then after that just follow what it says at the top. hope that helps.

Hi!
Thanks for the volume limit unlock its great, now I can hear my player on the bus without all the outside noise bothering me!

Ive got a question if anyone at all can help me though. The Hold button works fine for me when the player is on, but once I turn it off, I cant put the player on hold (I wish it was a slide button). Now whenever I'm in class if I move even a little, the side button might be pressed, turning the player on and killing the battery, or playing music out loud. This is SO ANNNNNOYING!! Can anyone help??

thanks, worked perfectly on my walkman, i now have the delight of listening to you spin me round without the sound of cars passing by! haha... nearly bought this info off ebay, glad i didn't!

Thankyou ever so much for information!!!

It worked straight away and the difference is unbelievable!!!!!

THANK YOU!

p.s. does it really effect the battery life???

excellent stuff, cheers

thanks! this hack is great, i wasn't too happy about this player until now, it wasn't loud enough for my workout now it is :)

thumbs down way down to sony for hiding this and to the people selling the hack on ebay.

to the person asking about the hold function while off >> it is indeed anoying, it looks there's nothing we can do, i checked the manual and it says clearly this funtion won't work while off :(

one more thing they need to do to make this player a great one, fix the connect player!! it's crap!!! i use sonic stage to rip the tracks from cds and convert other formats to atrac and them import from connect player. Sonic stage works a lot faster and has more option to edit tracks.

GREAT TIP DUDE...

I'm a Trance/Techno/prgressive fanatic... I just cant get enough of the high volume, low bass frequenties it produces now... no distortion.. yeay.. Actually i never guessed Sony was this good... after a few hacks.. ;)

Audio quallity RULES at high volume...
(but expect shorter play hours)

Hey... looks like a great hack

I haven't recieved my player yet but I do have one question. Someone mentioned further up in the forum that Sony Centres are recommending this hack. Does that mean that the warantee will still be valid? Im ording from the Internet so I want to be sure!!!

Thanks Phil (Chester, UK)

Hey... looks like a great hack

I haven't recieved my player yet but I do have one question. Someone mentioned further up in the forum that Sony Centres are recommending this hack. Does that mean that the warantee will still be valid? Im ording from the Internet so I want to be sure!!!

Thanks Phil (Chester, UK)

Dude..!!! ;)

I dont know if it effects youre waranty...
BUT..

No worries :D you know how to change settings now..:)

If something happens, you can put it back the way it was :p

Lets just hope its not the screen or battery that fails, heh :)
But actually i dont think this should effect youre waranty anyway.. Just put it back or dont tell them ;) That way youre sure :) if they ask... you know nothing..:) that usually works for me..}:)

-=)Bug-C(=-

Thanks Bug-C

I recieved the player today and haven't had chance to try the hack yet because the software takes SOOOOOO LOOONG!!!

Any alternatives ppl... let me know!

Phil (Chester,UK)

thank you VERY much.

IT doesnt work on mine either, i jsut get the 3 options does anyoen know how to fix it if they do email me please

roxy xxx

It doesnt work on mine either, i jsut get the 3 options does anyoen know how to fix it if they do email me please

roxy xxx

roxyinsane@hotmail.com

I have dust!!! DUST under the cover

Its really annoyin. Ne1 know how to get rid of it?

Cheers geezer got any other useful hacks

Does this play mp3's from the internet (bittorent, limewire, etc.)?

thanks

Works perfect for me.

Is it possible to copy tracks from the player to a computer?

much better cheers!

Cool Hack, much better now.
Battery life isnt much good on NW-A1000.
I get about 10 hours if Im lucky.Is that usual or have I got a dud?

When I'm in SP SET mode do I need to press the play/pause button when the screen is showing off or on? Neither seem to make any difference to the volume.

Phil, not sure how to remove the dust but when you've worked it out a skin would stop anymore getting in. I've just bought a silicone skin and it does a good job of stopping any dust or any muck getting in.

I got it from techfocus.co.uk, see following link nwa3000 skin

hi i tried this and now all my music has is gone off!!! please help!!!!! when i go into my library is says no songs connect compliant software and transfer songs.....all my music is gone :(
can i get all my music back? pleae help...Jane x

100% Top of the class A+ etc... Worked exactly as stated, would love to know what all the other options in the diagnostic mode do, not brave enough to fiddle about with it myself.

Thanks for sharing.

I only got the 3 options but i noticed that when you go into settings there is a AVLS ( volume limit ) and you go into that and can take the volume limit off, i'm not sure if thats an easier way of doind it.

Can any1 tell me what there volume goes up to once they have used the hack??? thanks!!! i never used the hack and my volume can go up to 30. When the volume limit is on it can only go up to 17.

please reply thanxyou.

Genius. Had heard about it but this is the only place i could actually find it (other than e-bay). Cheers. Stu

If you get the three oprions such as AVR, then press LEFt, that seems to bring up the word OTHERS. I only found that out cos I've got fat fingers.

It works great! Thank you for this help!

Livesaver!!! It worked perfectly, the low volume has been annoyin me for ages. Thanks x

I'll say it again in case you haven't read the other comments.... THANKS!

Anthough, trying not to sound like a nagging mother, watch your ears!! You might damage them now and not be able to hear any music in the future because you'll be deaf!!
so remember kids, the limiter is there for a reason, don't listen at full blast for hours at a time ;)

Ha ha, thanks again

thanx mom lol.. ;)

Superbe,

Thanks for the help.

ok, read long and weary, don't think my problem has been covered.

I've gone through all the steps, volume is real loud, all good, but when I hold the BACK button to go out of the test menu, it turns the player off, rather than merely go back to the play menu. When I turn it back on, the volume is back to what it was originally. However, when I go into the TEST menu again, the music gets really loud. So my player is recognizing the volume unlimited, but only when I'm in the TEST menu. Any ideas/suggestions?

Cheers

I tried... and it didn't work! Any other ideas?

TOO LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It will KILL YOUR EARS

tried the hack fink it works but my headfones have broke! iv got the NW-A1000 iv only got 795 songs on it and says memory full. can anybody tell me how to make the files smaller?or how i get more on there!? help please!???

Seen few you have same problem as me.
Starting to get dust under buttons! The front plastic cover looks like it should be able to be removed. If anyone has done this tell me how it went.
I dont want to have to get a silicon case becasue it would ruin it great looks...

ps. Connect player sucks sort it out sony...

Thanks Soooo much !!!! My friends were laughing at me when they heard the loudest volume my mp3 player could go but I just settled for it!! Thanks so much1111

Any reason why sony let it play WMA but not protected WMA (DRM) even if you have the licence.

nice little hack, been forever frustrated at lack of volume since receiving the 1000 as a X-mas gift but never mentioned it to the gifthorse. Only problem now is that it seems to zap battery life. This is one problem I can live with. Give me ear splitting volume anyday. Thanks ever so much. Would now recommend it as a viable MP3 player.

Oh, man, can you find a similar hack for a Creative MuVo?

Okay, it's a cheap little device - I got it for free. But it's okay on all counts except I can't hear it when I'm working at the fume hood, where I most want to be listening to stuff.

thanks alot 4 the hack,just like most other people i thought that the vol was a bit on the low side when i first got it, thought that sony may have done it on purpose, so just incase people started going def and then tried to sue there ass. well done man, much respect. good to know that there is some people out their that have some decency about them. unlike those who try and sell that kind of info,truly sad. anyway thanks again. and for those who had trouble when they got into the mode, if it doesn't work when u press to the right,then try pressing to the left,it worked 4 me when i did this. trial and error. good luck

uh. i was playin with the setting i pressed HD check and it shows WRC.. i cant exit out by pressing any buttons.. help!

People i have found out that if you do the hack and only get the 3 options then turn it off by holding back. Then when it says power press up until you find others then the usually instructions apply for it, it worked great for me thanks!!!!!

The only thing wrong with my walkman is that when i try and go onto time machine shuffle or my favourite shuffle or top 100 it says please connect compliant software? can any1 help me fix it please?

thanxs,
steven tuff

Michael, just press the reset button at the bottom of the walkman with a pin or something. That should work. Best of luck!

steven tuff

Any change for a hack for the Sony NW E507? I,ve looked everywhere without any luck...

Thanxs in advance, Andy

Thanks for the tip, was dissapointed with the volume level when I first listened. Very happy now, cheers!!

Hope someone can help me here,
I find that if im listening to music while i go into the test mode and then to the SP SET, if i turn it on or off the volume still doesnt get any higher,
Anyone know whats going on here? its pretty loud but by what some of you have been saying i think it should be louder,

Cheers

Fantastic!!
I didn't think there was a way of changin the volume thing and now I can blow my ears off any time I like!!

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!

Uhm it won't work for me... when i press hold on the link button, it just says it can't find linked artists.. doesn't lead me to "others".. what to do?

Wohoo works a charm! Thanks so much!! x

Thanks a lot man. I can get my IPOD back off my missis now. :)

Hi Guys,

Anybody know if there is a volume unlock for the Sony NW-E507's. Great player but far too quiet at the moment.

Any help would be appreciated

VOLUME FIX FOR NWA3000
WORX A TREAT
YOU THE MAN !!!!!!!!! THANX VERY MUCH

to hold your sony walkman when off:

make sure no songs are playing, press the hold button until it locks, after a few seconds, it will turn off

all buttons are now locked, and the only way to use it again is to press the hold button at the top.

simple!

this stops it from wasting battery by turning it on

i'm having problems with the sonicstage v4. it won't let me connect my NW-1200 because it says i don'tr have an updated database. i have dis-connecting it and re-connecting it like it says but it still does not work!!

has anyone else come across this and has found out how to fix it!!

any hepl with this would be appreciated thanks

Thanx mate true legend. now got this hack. makes my sony betta then my ipod.easy.

Thnx for this fix, it's been doing my head in, big time, you are a star, have you got one fer a mz-nh600 or a mz-n710?? if not you are still a hero, n my ears are bleedin lol, god bless volume!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmm, what does avls vol limit mean then?

Ive followed these instructions which worked fine up until the bit where its meant to say on/off my menu only has on or off not together.......
please help i like my music loud :D

am i really dull???? where is the link button??

F*ing awesome trick there!
I forgot I had mine on 30 by default and did it in a quiet room.
I turned it on and nearly went deaf =D
Very happy with it now! (although battery life is eaten slightly quicker but playing with the display settings after upgrading to firmware v3 should help you battery life loving people out there.... disable s/savers, popups, lower brightness and so on).
I'm just curious as to where the hell people find this out. =p
Rather useful really.
Thanks! =]

my connect software has sudenly stopped initalising with my nw-a when i plug it in! now i cant change/delete any songs. can anyone help? or is there an alternative program i cld use to chop and change tunes?

hiya, can someone plz help me?

i got a Sony A1000 last sunday which was the 25th and i charged it for about 2 n 1/2 hours. then on sunday night,monday night and tuesday night i was put songs on to it for about 2 n 1/2 hours every day. i have hardly listened to my mp3 player yet and that battery has already gone down to two bars!!!!! is there something wrong with my mp3 player? should i take it back? i can only take it bk within 14 days of buying it.

what should i do? plz help me?

theyre all like that. i have to charge mine every night so i can be sure the battery wont running out on me. duuno whether u should take it back though cos its a solid player in other areas and ive never tried any others so i cant compare it for batery life. hope that help abit.

thanks dan : )

yeah it helped, but i still dont know what to do with it becasue now it is only on one bar of battery...... do you know if you loose battery while you are pluged into ur computer with a usb cabel? because if you do that might be the promble......

plz help me someone????

Which Link butoon to hold down?

i think its the artist link, it worked for me

mine dont work i have 97 songs on there any when i presss it, it just says:

cannot find liked artists

what does that mean? how can i get it to work?

Thnx Alot m8
it works!!!
i can now listen to music!

Worked a treat!
Cheers

Hi,

Anybody know if there is a volume unlock for the Sony NW-E505's.

Any help would be appreciated

That's AMAZING!
when i heard my friend's ipod's max volume i was furious at my poor little A1000 and it's quiet nature. But now it's turned into a screaming monster i can actually HEAR on the bus.
I also have dust under the top cover. There's quite a lot there and it's really bugging me. HELP

hi guys thanx for the tips very good worked for me. although i have a major problem i want to erase my library so i can put the song i want. and another one what can i do if i want to put 1 song in my a3000 without putting all the folder ........ plz help .............

HELP!, I unlocked my volume at a sony centre yesterday and was happy that it was so loud, but when i came to put more songs on it, I got a pop-up saying that the device connected has malfunctioned and was unable to be found, what's that all about?

I can no longer add/remove songs, on CONNECT or SonicStage

Help me out someone, please!

forgot too add, Artist Link isn't all that good anyway, it just moves from one artist to other artists from the same genre/date/etc. and to use the hack the player must be on HOLD, if it's not on hold, when you press the artist link button you'll just activate the artist link, hence where the cannot find linked artists comes from

email me about the problem above this one at

sk8life@ntlworld.com

its kool ,you're kool,much respect i can now hear dire straights the only way its meant to be......"LOUD"
Thank you just doesnt say it
but it'll have to do
THANK YOU SOooooooooooooooooooooo MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I need help. please email me at karakarra@yahoo.com

I bought the sony NWA-1000 and the software installation disc that came with it is useless.. I can install on computer but when i click connectplayer icon on desktop, nothing launches. I hear this software is problematic. I've tried downloading sonicstage but halfway through installation, the process terminates itself from installing completely. My player is less than 6 months old and i haven tbeen able to use it, or put songs into it. This is frustrating. Can anyone help me please?

Just wanted to say thankyou. I was beginning to regret buying the player, but not now! Cheers!

Ariana - You may find that it is your computer/hardware/viruses causing such problems as software hanging or failure to execute files such as the connect software. I can't tell how computer savvy you are from a post, but you may find if you virus scan, spyware scan, DeFrag HDD, And make sure that you keep at least 15% hdd space at all times, just to ensure complete smoothness on your system.

Hardware itself could be a problem, slow system anyway?

just stumbled across this site and as I recently bought an nw-a1000, I wanted to check the volume limiter unlock. It worked! It goes véry loud now. Thanks for sharing!

Hi, I bought it as a prezzi for my mum, and she complained that at work it was not loud enough and so kept nicking mine! but i bought the sony for her!! I couldnt put up with that, and i came across this site, thnx soo much 4 doin it 4 free! ahh im sooo glad i came across this, *sigh of relief*. Now i can use ma own ipod, but its crap compared to the sony, but oh well!!

I notice after using these codes, only thing change is the volume control. When i decrease the volume of my A1000 again, i notice the volume went back to normal. Did i did something wrong like press the codes wrongly or? Please help me out, thanks.

I notice after using these codes, only thing change is the volume control. When i decrease the volume of my A1000 again, i notice the volume went back to normal. Did i did something wrong like press the codes wrongly or? Please help me out, thanks.

it ses on and off on the sp set yea but wot shud it b on 2 make it louder on or of lol ?

I owned a NWHD5H,and I've done then,the same thing as described on this forum.All I can say is that I also change in "Others" menu the dest(maybe it stays for destination(of the player):I changed the EU dest to US,and on the NW3000 seems that works too.I don't know if it's right,but now I can listen to the songs with a volume set around 15-18 (it depends on the song,obviously).I also noticed that when you do the SP thing and return to the player,the volume it's higher because it's gone to 25!So,I don't know if I made things properly,but I think that listen to a song at 17-18(the max level is 30) it's okay.Anyway,let me know,maybe I'm wrong.And don't forget:use a decent pair of earphones!:-D ;-p

At last I can listen to Death From Above 1979 the way its ment to be, ear bleeding-ly loud.

Tried this on the NW-A3000 and it worked somewhat.

I use this player through my speakers, with Line out, and can notice a distinct dip in volume every now and then in the middle of a song. Strange, and extremely annoying :(

Also, regarding battery saving, leaving the screensavers on will be better than to have them off, there is more on screen when theyre not active. :)

Hello, thanks for posting this hack. I've got to say though, I did it numerous times and all it does is automatically turn the volume up to 30, apart from that when you turn it down it's back to the normal levels. Unless I'm doing something wrong here SP SET - ON OFF seems to have no noticeable effect whatsoever. Anyone else found this or got any tips for making it work?
Also, anyone noticed on Sonic Stage it 'loses' tracks or can't locate them when you try and playback via the PC, despite having loaded them onto the NWA 3000.
All in all I've got to say I'm not massively impressed with the NWA 3000 or Sony's software - seems like another thing they've missed the boat on.

McDirts:if you had spent sometime to read my previuos post,you had had notice that I've found that when you try to put the SP SET Off,it automatically goes to 25,that's why it sounds louder.But anyway,you can listen to the track with a volume set between 15-18(it depends on the tracks,of course,and of the earphones you are using).I don't think it's low-pitched for the ears.The same thing was for the NWHD5:you can unlock the volume,but it was slightly louder.On the NWA3000 it's much higher,and I'm sure with the sound pressure off it's slight louder too.But I know (by friends and personal experience)that volume on other devices is set more or less the same,though thy don't have SP.One example is the Kenwood HD20:the sound is great(and the software is even worst than Sony's)but it set at max.30 and the right track volume is 17-18.So don't worry about all this volume thing,and try to enjoy the player.I say this to you and everybody concerned about the palyer's settings in this forum.

I'm not sure what your point is Nico. I must've spent about an hour scrolling between posts on this forum, including reading your last post, and did try your changing destination trick. I also took it to the Sony Centre near me and got them to have a fiddle with it - Nada. The volume stayed stubbornly the same.
I put it on this morning and it suddenly bacame louder. Overnight miracles do happen I'll say this though - "try to enjoy the player" isn't much of an advert for a £200 mp3 player.
"What's your Sony NWA 3000 like then?"
"Oh, well, it's ok I suppose, it was a bit quiet but I had to perform a convuluted hack on it and now it's got a normal volume level, oh, and the software's a bit rubbish and constantly loses files, but, well, I try to enjoy it."
Got to be stoical about these things haven't we?

i wish to unlock volumn lock on Sony NW A1200 can anyone assist

McDirts,I didn't want to make jokes.I was just trying to say that if you listen to the track at a 15-18 volume sound,it's very good,because it's the standard of other's players(as mentioned above) that didn't come with SP Level.I also said that with a decent pair of earphones(like Sennheiser or Koss in-ear plug) 15 set is very loud for the ears,and I know ,because I'm partly deaf.I'm happy for you,anyway,I think now you listen to the tracks at 8-9 level(:-p).What can I say?I hope this will work for me too,if the volume it's not meant to be at 15(with a max of 30!)but at 8 or 9 with the hack.Two last things:I also paid "200€ for my device,and with the memory of the NWHD5 I knew what I was about to buy.I mean:the volume hack,the sofrtware and the rest...And You?And also,when I made the hack,the SP Set was already off.So...

PS to Derek:try the hack for the NW A1000. It should work,I think.Best luck.

Guys,as Nico said on the other post:the volume diffrence between on and off is sightly:you shouldn't expect Loud Volume Sound at 7 or 8.

McDirts,I have to say:you were right.I tried to set the SP SET On,to see if it would make any difference.It doeesn't.On or Off it's the same(at least on my device).I still think that 15 -18 is a loud sound for tracks on a 30 max.level sound device.But maybe with the hack working,you could listen to even low-pitched level.I will try to figure out if I can fix that on mine.

i used this hack then was scrolling through through what else u could do and i founf in the audio section maxoutput. if u go into this u can also increase the volume =]

It's still one of the most innovatively designed mp3s on the market I'd say though... that's something it's got going for it.

Innovative?Mmhhhh...I dunno...Anyway,for the sound quality,the NWHD5 iis waaaaaaaayyyyyyyy better...

thankyou soo much for your help.. it worked..:) yay

i was going to bring mine back until i found this hack. I thank you and so does Mr sony ..............Hang kuul !!!!! n why not kick out a little :-)

I've done the hack, my volume still has a max of 30, is this correct??

the volume is still the same! this hack is only to unable AVLS. Use different earphones/headphones to get louder sound! That's the only way.....I think.....

Hah.. who buys this overpriced sony crap anyways?
It's no better than an ipod...

Anyone know of an mp3 player that works on AA batteries so you don't have to get a new one when the inbuilt rechargable battery runs out? That's why I ultimately won't get rid of my HiMD player. 1 GIG a disc and runs on a single AA battery. That mother's going to last you longer than an iPod or a NWA 3000.

Hey does anyone know how long the sony A1200 model takes to fully charge via a PC?

also if you want it nice and loud get some decent Headphones/Ear buds i strongly recomend Sony MDR ED21LP ( 16mm driver unit and bass booster and they kick the pants of IPod ear buds and even the new bose headphones and there at a good price 20 quid

Hardstyle...I have that earphones,and on an Mp3 palyer are crap:the sound is dull,and you have have to increase the volume of the device a lot.It's much,very much better to use Koss' Spark-Plug or Plug earphones...On Sony devices at least,they give you best sound(they're anyway among the bests,and they are cheap too).And to McDirts:that's why I own a NWHD5H(30 Gb limited edition):because it has the rechargeable batteries,that lasts very longer:in fact,they are replaceable. :-P .And to everybody still concerned about the volume hack:I read on a forum that it doesn't change the 30 max.set volume of the device,that's absurd...It just change the decibel output with volume set loud(it means near 30).Or so they say...Again:try to enjoy...(eh,McDirts? ;-) )

righto guys n gals, , the volume unlock, i have to begin is VERY cool, nice one there. however i've got a problem, im just rather pissed of with the artist link button which hasnt worked since i got it, i get some gay message telling me " cannot find linked artists"... wassup with this eh?
any suggestions would be appreciated, i've had my NWA-1000 for about 6 months and have been tryhing that long to get an answer.
cheers

If you unlock the volume,on some device the link button stop to work.It's like sort of a bug.I'm sorry...

worked a treat at the second attempt, why do they make them so quiet, the things next to usless unless you do the hack, really pleased with it otherwise

many thanks for the info

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

help please i enterd the code and took hold off but i dont enter test mode !
please help

UR A STAR CHILLI!!!!!!!!! AN ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER CHEERS MATE!!!! XXX

What's the position with the 1200, do I need to do this for this model ?

Thanks for the info re:making my Sony NW-A1000 louder.... almost deafening now!
I also found a firmware update on the web - follow the link below....

http://www.atraclife.com/2006/05/24/nw-a100012003000-firmware-update-300

It is great and has made my A1000 much faster and enabled loads more applications including the clock and calendar! However, I still don't get the Artist Link Button! Doesn't work even with the firmware update!

I put the code in and got to the right menu etc, changed the sp thing to "off" yet the volume won't get any louder, stays at 30 which is ridiculously quiet. Am i doing something wrong?

took a while but i finally got there !
it was the only thing that i was dissapointed with but now 30 is like proper loud !
cheers matey, i wish i knew about this earlier

worked perfectly, thank you very much! Of course, the slowliness of track transfer is a killer, specialy in the first time when you have 15GB of music ready to transfer. The best thing is to let the device working on the job during the night, and sleep on it, I say! Cheers!

Wicked. Nearly blew out my ear drums when I put it on 30!! But fantastic none the less. Thanks alot.

hello good on ya not bein a greedy F*** n sharin...is there any sort of sound hack with the sony 1200? thanks:)

like scotty i d like my sony walkman nw-a1200 louder ?any hackings or ideas?...why do they limit the volume anyway i wonder????...jase

Your a magician Chilli... you should be working for NASA. Its pumped up my 1200 no problem. Cheers mate!

http://www.atraclife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=509 that worked with my 1200:D much louder thankssss:D chilli

You've so many comments, one more won't make a difference... but thanks anyway!

one luv these instructions really work, i was gettin worried when power came up but its all good now. anybody have a problem with their upwards button?? i have to press it pretty hard to get it to work

REYYYY WOOOO WOOOOO CHEEEEERERRRRRRSSSSS DUUUUDDDEEEE !!!!!!!!! MADDDDDEEEE MMYYYYY DAAYYYYYY WOOOOO WOOOOO WOOOO

Hello took me a few attempts but this works and really improves the sound 100% nice work fellas !!

fnx dude! I heard bout an i-pod 1 but not a walkman 1... so wen i searched 4 it, this came up..nd it actually works!! Fnx loadz xxx really appriciate it!! :D

i alwaz knw that the wakman waz low. i fought that how it was. now i jus heard that the high volume is band in UK. fanx 4 da code. it helped alot

i love u dude

great code worked a treat buddy much appreciated thanx,the only thing i dont like bout this is the fact i cant upload any dj mix tracks i have downloaded if anyone can help me put my mixes on this player i would be very happy!!! i dont understand all the protected drm and all that so is there any way to put music on here that sonic stage refuses to?????????????????????????????????please help!! my e-mail is daft_cesar_67@hotmail.com

Great hack, thanks for that. Thought I was the only one who wanted my ears blowing out.... WICKED!!!!

For those of you who've not been able to do it yet, just take your time and be patient - It's worth it you know!

Anyway dude, thanks again for sorting my unit out

professional_mentalist@hotmail.com

simple and easy and i can now here the bloody thing!!! excellent stuff thank you....balls to paying for this info on ebay lol.

another thanks. I was going to take it back but turned up all the equalizer settings and it was just about loud enough on full, now with this fixits much better and Im definatley keeping it. Ricky bransons outlets are sellingthe nw a3000 and a1000 for a ton now to get rid of their stock b4 the new breed, so save 100 and go there if there are any left!

Connect crashes every time i use it, on a new pc and failed to port tracks into the a3000 despite taking forever and a day. I use sonic stage 4 now wich is tempremental but at least works

thanks again for the tip!

Cheers Darlin! Really needed an extra booost now i can listen to it much easier with the added volume Tah for that pal :)

Cheers mate you truly are a scholar and a gentleman! Sweet as!

is there any way to put some half desent softwear on this thing? it takes an age to put songs on as they all have to get converted to .oma is there any thing i can do to keep things in a nice and simple mp3?

Any guyz stuck on the AWR thing wat comes up instead of options, basically just skip step 4, and the menu comes up, otherwise you get that random stuff.

Dunno if sum1s alredi put this... didn't have time to read the whole blog!!

Spot on ... Cheers

if you want to have the hold function on while player is off, pause your track, put hold on, and let the player turn its self off after a few seconds, and w'hey, no more impromtu music coming from ur pocket, or gettin player out of ur pocket to see its been on for last 2 days and its died!!!!

thanks, Alex! ur a star:)

wag 1 ppl dis mp3'z good but hard to put songz on and the instructions arnt that detailed to explain how to do it! well ill find out soon!

This guy is a true legend! Did it first time (sorry to rub it in to those people who have not yet managed it). Could do with a bit more bass mind but I am a big audiophile. My ears are ringing now! Wonder if theres anything else you can do with it, went into sound option on the "bios," and there was something about eq in there, if theres a bass increase anywhere to be found id be much obliged. Kind Regards and keep up the good work fella!

GENIUS!!!! Love it!

Hey, I was just surfing for info about the A1000 cos I just got one three days ago and can someone tell me why when I press the ArtistLink thingy at the side it says "Please connect compliant software ... " yadayada? I haven't done the hack yet so I don't think that's a bug caused by the hack.

And does anyone know what causes some tracks to be unable to play? Like it said it was incompatible but it's in one of the compatible formats. Appreciate the help! (:

can any one tell me if it works for the NW-A1200. just my luck if it don't

a friend of mine gave me this A1000. but just the set, i was wondering, it can be charge by usb right?? where can i get this usb cable?price? been searching for it...help

goddamit, just tried experimenting what the other menu features do and wiped the memory! Think holding down the option button did it.

just wondered if it works on a NWA-3000 model silver because i might try it let me know anyone thanks

so is it suppose to be left with SP SET ON/OFF? i was playing with mine and forget which is which...

Hello, Like some other correspondents I have dust under the cover and collecting around the underside of the buttons - I tried telephoning my local Sony Centre and they said it would need an engineer to look at it! Does anyone know how to solve my dust dilemma?

genius, pure genius... thank you =]

Hey evryone mine wont work?? wondering if it because when press the link button it says install compatible softwear any help plz?

hello

do you hold artist link or just press it?

thanx

if u cud add me on msn and help , that wud be great

conorhogan123@hotmail.com

Thanks alot bruv

I have been putting up with this low vol player for a whole year now, but i love the design of this player so much as compaired to other mp3 players which is why i have put up with this problem for so long. But anyway this hack worked 4 me on the first try and i am even more happy with my player now

Thanx

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why doesn't it work with an A1200 ??
I'm desesperate with this sound....

Hi
I have the same problem as Shlo, my A1200 doesn't get any louder. Any idea's please.

You don't need to do this with the A1200 as the volume limit is in the setting menu, which you can get to from the front screen.

Its the AVLS setting, just turn this to off, it has the same affect

hey cheers mate thanks for the info it worked,

now i can listen to music the way it should be.............LOUD!

I was wondering if anyone had problems with the volume still not working even after setting the SP SET to off?
Thanks

Thank you very much! Sony is the besttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This worked on my A1200. Cheers!

Just been down the gym and could hardly hear it over the background "music". Followed the instructons and nearly burst my ear drums ;o)

The AVLS just limits the players volume to 13

Thanks again

Wayne

Not quite sure from your posting whether you just turned the AVLS setting to off on the player or whether you unlocked it using the above instructions?

Anyone know how to sort this out on the VGF-AP1L, It's killing me it's so quiet?

hi...
my NW-A1000 said "connect compliant software and transfer songs"
what must i do for solve this problem...
please help me and send the answer to my mail"ahmad_btnh@yahoo.com"...

thanks...

Jippeh!
Cool, thanks mop!

Hi i have a sony va10 VGF-AP1L pocket ipod thinging and we cannot find the lead to connect to the pc any one know where we could get one thanks debra

im just gettin the letters: AVR, VKR CH ,after i do this what have i done wrong =) =-)

and AWR

Worked a treat! Thanx!

Hi!
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im using the wa1000 but i can only upload about 200 tracks as the rest all say device full (which it isnt) or error

It worked on my Sony NW-A1200 (8GB Model). Volume sky high now :-). now i dont have to hear the "pubilc" whilst am out and about woohoo!

Cheers to the LAD who put this up!

I knew sony had something fishy about this 'volume limiter'! call me deaf, but am a DJ and i need loud music on the go! f**k the law

For every one who wants to clean the front:

The plastic cover just clips on. If you push the plastic away from the metal about on a level with the controls and the same distance from the other end it just pops off.

You then get two platic covers (one coloured and one clear) and can clean away.

I tried popping the cover off and it does come away a little at the top but doesn't seem to want to go any furthur. I dont want to break the screen.

Will it definetly pop off? How much force is required?

Is anyone elses battery life really rubbish? Is it a trait of the player or is my unit just faulty?
I charge the unit overnight, maximum of 9 hours or so, and the battery can be on one bar within 3/4 hours.

I have an NW-A1000.

Thanks.

My battery klife is great i only ever charge it like once sometimes twice a month and i use it most days

can somebody help... wen i swicth on my nwa100 it displays a spinnin disc ive tried reseetin it.. and everytime i charge it or or connect 2 the computer it makes a continuous beepin noise.. plz help!!

help me please. my a1200 is to low and i need to raise the volume how can i do.

I here no difference betwen ON or Off :(

I have purchased an NWA 3000 recently brand new on a bargain website.
I have tried the hack and it works perfectly....... Im not too bothered with how loud it is, just that the bass is not enough, it's better after the hack!
Great Stuff!!

Just one question, the player claims 35 hours battery with ATRAC3 play, with this hack working along with it, how many hours battery do I expect to have now?

i have the sony nw-s703f and i want to unlock volume limit plz help i lokk in the internet almost 2 days for it plz send somebody a hack in my email

I got an NWA-3000 last week, and did a firmware flash from the Sony website - there's an option that allows AVLS to be turned off and then the volume goes more than loud enough.

I'v ebeen going mad over the volume for the last year and just found this - yay - worked first time

Cheers

I love this tip, now i'm Very Happy with my MP3 player, and not just satisfied with it. It still wasn't worth 250€'s. Riddle me this: How do i have the MP3 player on LOCK when it's off and stored in my Backpack, to prevent it from turning on while it's inside the bag?

U rock! Really, the bass is ridicolous now! Dam, I love U mate!

Fluxus 11 and Usman. I had the exact same problem with the dust when i first bought mine - i took it back to Sony Centre - they said it was a fault in the player... and sent a load back that they had and then replaced mine.

I tried it and it DIDN'T work what can I do? I have an NWA 3000 and i want to know whether a song can be playing or paused when you do it

wicked hack but i've now gone and lost the usb data cable for my NW-A1000!! Anyone know where i can get a new one with out paying some pikey £50 on ebay?

wicked hack but i've now gone and lost the usb data cable for my NW-A1000!! Anyone know where i can get a new one with out paying some pikey £50 on ebay?

YAY got mine today
I tried it but im not sure whether it worked...the max volume is now 30
did it work or is it 30 anyway?

Thank-you thank-you what a great web page now i can hear the music without hearing everyone else in the back round.
xxxxx

what does the other functions do buudy?

dom from comment above my usb cable was damaged to and you have three choices pay £100 for a new one in a leading electrical store, scale the backstreets cheaper electrical stores and pay £70 or buy one off ebay for £30 like i did you can also get second hand ones there for about £20
angelwithoutwings

can anyone help me unlock he volume limit for my sony mp3 player. its the NW-A805. the system is amazing but wen im in the bus or subway thers no way i can hear my music =( pls help anyone

It worked for me, thank you so much.

The total after the hack will still be 30.
But.
After the hack, the level 20 will be the total volume (30) to before doing the hack, so you can go an extra 10 more.

So basically it lets you have a total of 40 instead of 30, although as i said, it still comes up as 30.

If that makes no sense what so ever then sorry.

Worked 1st time :P
But it sounds like the sound quality even when not so loud has gone a bit lower...and im using those 40 quid in ear headphones from sony...

Or is it me? lol

Hey it works great thanks. What are the other things for in the test mode.

Thanks again

This worked great! When I switched my player back on I had to pull the headphones out of my ears, it was that loud!

Dust got into my player, I was searching the internet for ages trying to find a solution, but no luck, I guess I'll just have to put up with it.

But I need help. The back on my player is really loose, does anyone know a way I can remove the back and replace it more securely? I've got the NW-A1200 if that helps.

Thanks Chilli awesome hack.

Hey!
Ok I cant get this to work ..when I press everything ..it comes up with *power* ..*hlck* *clk* or something like that help?

can anyone help me unlock he volume limit for my sony mp3 player. its the NW-A805. the system is amazing but wen im in the bus or subway thers no way i can hear my music =( pls help anyone

i have the same problem
can anyone help us with this one ??

no matter how many times i try i cannot get this fix to work keep going back to ordinary menu. help

does anyone know what the rest of the stuff in the test menu does?

Bloody hell!! That is an amazing little tip! Especially the maxout option! I could feel my brain melting.. Probably best if I put my mp3 player down for a while hehe!

Thank you for the tip!

Thanks 4 sharing this info!

any hacks for a nwz-e438z