How to Install the Supplied Software
(Including Help guide)
1
Connect your Walkman to a running computer
using the supplied USB cable. Plug in the USB
cable with
facing upward, making sure the
connection is secure.
Hint
If [USB connected] appears on the screen, tap [Turn on USB storage] to connect
your Walkman.
If the following screen does not appear, swipe the status bar on the top of the
screen and tap [Turn on USB storage] on the notification panel.
Status bar
You can access your Walkman from the computer.
2
Select your Walkman on the computer.
Click [Start] - [Computer] or [My Computer] - [WALKMAN].
3
Double-click [Setup.exe].
The install wizard appears.
Hint
When you execute [Setup.exe], the [Setup.exe] file stored in the [WALKMAN]
folder of your Walkman is copied to your computer for backup, and the
WALKMAN Guide and Media Go are installed to your computer.
If you changed the type of USB connection to a setting other than MSC mode,
change mode back to MSC mode again by tapping [Connected as USB Storage] on
the notification panel.
If [Setup.exe] does not start, copy the [Setup.exe] file to your desktop, then
double-click it.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After the install wizard finishes, the
(WALKMAN Guide) icon
appears on the desktop of your computer. You can view the Help
guide by double-clicking the
(WALKMAN Guide) icon and
clicking on the Help guide.
5
Start Media Go.
You can transfer content stored on your computer to your Walkman.
For details on transferring music, etc., refer to the Help guide.
Hint
You can start the WALKMAN Guide and Media Go from the [Start] menu (displayed by
clicking [Start]).
You can install the supplied software on another computer through the following
procedure even if you delete the [Setup.exe] file by formatting the built-in flash memory
of your Walkman. Copy the [Setup.exe] file and the [Install] folder from the [Backup]
folder of your computer to the Walkman. Then, connect the Walkman to another
computer on which you want to install the software and follow the above procedure
from step 2.
The [Backup] folder can be found at
C:\Program Files\Sony\WALKMAN Guide\NWZ-F800\Backup
([Program Files(x86)] may be displayed depending on the computer OS.)