Help Guide (Web manual)

If you set the Volume Normalization function to [Auto], the recording level of tracks or
albums is analyzed when the music files are transferred and registered to the HDD
AUDIO PLAYER, and the volume level is adjusted to minimize the difference in
volume between each track or album during playback. Even if you play tracks from
multiple albums with different volume levels in random order (shuffle play), this
function stops the volume from increasing or decreasing for different tracks, allowing
natural change in volume during playback.
When this function is set to [Off] (factory default setting), the volume level is not
adjusted.
1. Select [Settings] - [Audio Settings] in the Home screen.
2. Select [Volume Normalization].
3. Select [Auto].
Note
The HDD AUDIO PLAYER must be connected to the Internet when analyzing
music files using the Volume Normalization function in order to obtain music
information from the Gracenote server.
The volume level will not be adjusted for music files that the HDD AUDIO PLAYER
cannot analyze.
The volume level will not be adjusted for DSD format files as the DSD file format is
not compatible with analysis.
Using a USB digital audio device (USB Digital Output)
While a Sony USB digital audio device (USB DAC), such as TA-ZH1ES or CAS-1, is
connected to the EXT port on the back of the HDD AUDIO PLAYER, you can output
audio signals to the connected USB digital audio device for music playback.
1. Connect a USB digital audio device to the EXT port on the back of the HDD
AUDIO PLAYER.
2. Select [Settings] - [Audio Settings] from the Home screen.