I picked these two up from ebay and both were in Japanese and have no option to change languages. Did some research and figured out how to switch them to English. Despite them not being listed on https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SonyNWDestTool the tool does work. Watch this youtube video (different model, but the concept is the same) and follow the instructions on the SonyNWDestTool page. Once you run the command and safely eject, reset the settings.
To reset the settings on either one the steps/menus are the same:
- From the Main screen – choose toolbox in the bottom left
- push up once to get to the bottom of the list and choose that (Common Settings)
- push up twice then choose that (Reset/Format)
- Choose what is selected (Reset All Settings)
- Press left once to select Yes
and now the interface should be in English!
appreciate you brother! was gonna cry if i had to keep using google translate LOL
Glad I could help!
dude thank you so much because this was the only resource i could find on the internet for changing my NWS14 to english
Glad I could help!
Hello I know this is about language and this post was helpful, but I have another question.. Do both of these models use the same charger? thank you! ?
Yes. Same standard Sony cable
Thank u sm
you’re such a G. thnx homie <3
Hi Good day, i just got my Sony Walkman NW-S764 and it also in Japanese Language. I can’t seem to follow the step and always error. Can you help me? Thank you.
Does anybody know if this NWDest tool is still available anywhere?
The link in this post takes me to a page that says “Forbidden. You don’t have permission to access this resource.”
I think the rockbox site was down for a few days – it works for me now.
I’ve now successfully converted three walkmans with this, thank you so much! Everyone is getting mp3 players for christmas mwahaha
i have a sony nw-s784 which is turquouise, i was wondering if this method would work for this model too, because i have been unable to figure out how to change the language on it, as upon further research it is a japanese only model
Thank you! I had followed the video instructions, but had no idea how to reset. My NWS14 went right to English after the reset.