Firmware Update: NW-A35/NW-A36/NW-A37 - Version 1.20 UPDATE

UPDATE: Version 1.20 out now

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Benefits and improvements from the previous update

• Addressed the issue where characters in the WALKMAN display appear corrupted when Thai appears in the song titles, etc.
• Addressed other issues.

Previous Benefits and Improvements

• Improved the response when the touch panel is pressed or scrolled.
• Addressed issues where the sound was skipping or cutting out under certain conditions.
• Addressed other issues.
• Addresses a rare issue where characters may become corrupted when Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese contents are displayed

It appears another firmware update has been released for the A30, v1.02 and this explains why the Asia Pacific version 1.01 was pulled, since the firmware fixes a specific issue related to that region.  Date released: 28-11-2016.

This information is for the following models:

•     NW-A35 / NW-A35HN / NW-A36HN / NW-A37HN

Benefits and improvements:

• Addresses a rare issue where characters may become corrupted when Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese contents are displayed

Do I need to download it? This update is not necessary if your Walkman has already been updated to firmware version 1.02 by the automatic firmware update function. If you're not sure, it's easy to check which version of firmware you have:

1. Tap the [Options/Settings] icon, in the bottom right corner of the screen
2. Select the [Settings] menu
3. Scroll until the bottom and choose the [Unit Information] menu
   Confirm the Model number and Firmware version

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