Sony Walkman mp3 volume fix

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Sony Walkman mp3 volume fix

PLEASE NOTE \/ = Down Arrow /\ = Up Arrow

NW-A3000 NW-A1000 NW-HD5 NW
Start with the Walkman turned off and the hold mode off
Turn on power
Press the (Hold) key to put Walkman into hold mode, screen shows HOLD ON
Hold down the (Artist Link) key at the left hand top side of the player and press the following buttons whilst
keeping the (Artist Link) key pressed.
/\ \/ (Option) /\ \/ > < > < < (PLAY) (Option)
Release (Artist Link) key, the screen displays POWER
Press and hold the (Hold) key to set hold mode off, the screen shows POWER
press and release the \/ key (usually twice) until the screen says OTHERS
press > the screen shows G TEST
press and release \/ until screen says SP SET
press the (Play) key, the screen will say ON
press the (Option) key, the screen will say OFF (if you want to put your Walkman back into restricted mode,
change this setting back to ON).
Press (Play) key to accept the new setting, the screen will say SP SET
Hold the (Back) key for 1.5 seconds to return to normal use.
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You are now ready to enjoy your Sony MP3 player louder!!
Enjoy
 
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i tried the same thing with my hd-1 when i had it ages ago, worked perfectly, allowed me to icnrease the vol to the point where the headphones got messed up due the excessive vol
 
You are aware hearing loss is permanent, irreversible and cumulative don't you. If someone at arms length has to shout for you to understand what they are saying it is probably over 85db and hearing loss is defintiely taking place.
 
PlacidCasual said:
You are aware hearing loss is permanent, irreversible and cumulative don't you. If someone at arms length has to shout for you to understand what they are saying it is probably over 85db and hearing loss is defintiely taking place.
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:confused: you know just sometimes the stock volume isnt enough, espeicially with earphones that are harder than average to drive. Mp3 players are limited by output power, NOT spl.
 
Just done it, it seemed to work as you said, but I need to go to bed, will test in the morning ;) Thanks

PlacidCasual said:
You are aware hearing loss is permanent, irreversible and cumulative don't you. If someone at arms length has to shout for you to understand what they are saying it is probably over 85db and hearing loss is defintiely taking place.
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So is sitting on a bus. This morning I didn't have my player on that loud but the noise from the engine far exceeded that of my headphones, so did the vibrations, I couldn't hear a thing :mad:

So Thanks Joebob :D
 
I would advise you to get some in-ear phones which block out external noise. They are much better for your ears than using normal earphones turned up about twice as loud to compensate for external noise. They generally sound better as well :-)
 
Scrub my earlier post - it works a treat... I was listening to an audio book when I first tried it and didn't really feel the benefit until I popped some bangin' tuuunes on.

PlacidCasual - I hear what you are saying but most companies seem to be over cautious these days. I was really dissapointed with the top volume of my Walkman when I first tried it and I'm not the kind of person to usually walk round with earphones pounding to the point of brain-damage.
 
All your doing is removing the volume lock that is put in place to please the EU. So after you do that it means your player will get to the same volume as the exact same player in the US, Australia etc.
 
did this before, and it does go louder. what i noticed before i did it was if you put on that avls vol limt it wouldnt go over 18 (i have a NW-A300) on the volume bar but now it doesnt go over 13. ( there is no actual point to that comment but if somebody knows what 1 on the vol screen is in db i would like to thanks)
 
Physical Agents (Noise) Directive 2003/10/EC

LEP,d = 85 dB(A) , this is the daily limit for sound in the workplace , ie you are allowed 85db(A) for 8 hours/day . For every 3db(A) above that the time should be halved.

Basic thing is don't listen to loud stuff for extended periods .

Obviously European ears are more sensitive than the rest of the world.......
 
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