About this download

Benefits and Improvements

• Provides a Security update (The security level displayed in the Settings menu will be as of August 2023)

Previous Benefits and Improvements

File Info

File Version

• Version 1.07.00

File Size

• For NW-WM1AM2: 1 068 MB (1 120 609 616 bytes)
• For NW-WM1ZM2: 1 068 MB (1 120 864 176 bytes)

Release Date

• 31-08-2023

Preparation

Check the firmware version

If your Walkman has already been updated to software version 1.07.00, you do not need to perform the update.

1. Swipe the Home screen upwards.
2. Tap Settings → About device.
3. The model name and the software version are shown in the Device name and Build number respectively.

Before you upgrade

• Be sure to connect to the network while updating.
• After updating, the firmware cannot be reverted to an earlier version.
• Transfer all data from the Walkman to the computer, since data that remains on the Walkman may be lost when updating.
• We cannot guarantee that tracks and data will not be damaged or deleted when performing this update.
• When updating, the Walkman needs to have free space of about 2 GB. Please confirm the amount of free space is sufficient.
• If there is not enough free space in the built-in flash memory, transfer any unnecessary data back to the computer to increase free space.
• Make sure the Walkman battery charge is over 60% and is in the charging state.
• During the installation of this file, be sure that you are logged in as the Administrator or as a user with Administrative rights.
• Users will bear the communication cost.

Important Notice

For customers using Music Center for PC:

• To improve the connection stability, please update both the Music Center for PC and Walkman device software to the latest version.
• If either is NOT updated to the latest version, they may not be able to connect.

If the date and time are not correctly set in the Walkman, the update notification may not appear. So please check if the date and time are correctly set. If it is not correct, please set the date and time manually.

How to set the date & time

1. Swipe the Home screen upwards.
2. Tap the Clock icon, then the current date & time is shown.
   Note: If the date & time are correct, the Walkman appears in the update notification and you will not need to proceed with the remainder of this procedure.
3. Return back to the Home screen by tapping (Home of the Navigation bar) at the bottom of the screen.
4. Swipe the Home screen upwards.
5. Tap the menu items in the following order: Settings → System → Date & time.
6. If Use network-provided time is ON, tap Use network-provided time. Then Set date and Set time under Use network-provided time clearly appear.
7. Tap Set date and set the correct date if the date is incorrect. Then tap OK to return back to the Date & time screen.
8. Tap Set time and set the correct time, if the time is incorrect. Then tap OK to return back to the Date & time screen.
9. Tap Use network-provided time to set ON.

Download & Install

Step 1: Install the update

Update via Wi-Fi (wireless LAN)

Update using the Music Center for PC software

Step 2: Check the update was successful

After the update, please confirm the new version has been installed successfully by following the steps.

1. Swipe the Home screen of the Walkman upwards.
2. Tap Settings → About device, then the software version is shown in the Build number.
3. If the Build number is 1.07.00, the update was successful.