Walkman NW435

[Chippy1012]

Having trouble getting my Walkman Nw435 to connect to anything with bluetooth.

Been trying to connect to my phone Samsung S10 + and Samsung earbuds. When I search for bluetooth devices on the Walkman it doesn't find anything.

Any ideas anyone please.

[EdwinaU]

Hi Chippy,

Can you please check and confirm the model number of your Walkman so that we can look into this for you?

Thanks,

Ed

[Chippy1012]

Hi Ed,

Its NW A40 series

Running 1.10 firmware.

I had it new in Dec 18.

[EdwinaU]

Hi again Chippy,

Please try the tips for connecting via Bluetooth here and let us know if it helps.

Best wishes,

Ed

[Chippy1012]

Hi,

I had already tried all these suggestions.

But tonight I got the buds out set the Walkman to search and it found them straight away.

Still having trouble finding my phone though.

Will keep trying.

[IamNic]

Hello @Chippy1012,

the player won't find your phone, since your phone is not a playback device like headphones or a speaker are.

May I know what you would have connected the player to the phone for? 

- Nic

[kermischocolate]

Hi Nic

Sorry to hijack but is that why I can't connect my walkman to my car audio via bluetooth? (i.e. the car audio isn't a playback device)

I changed form an ipod where I just plugged it into the car (2012 Honda Jazz) and everything worked perfectly- I could see folders/ playlists/ song details on the radio "screen", the steering wheel controls worked to skip etc but I have nothing like that functionality with my walkman (which is extremely annoying). 

I can connect via a 3.5mm aux in jack but then I lose all functionality of the player.

At best it will connect via usb but the folders make no sense, I can't randomly play anything and have lost the use of the steering controls. 

The best workaround I've got is to use an fm transmitter and connect the bluetooth that way. I can't see anything on the radio screen and need to use the controls either of the walkman or the transmitter. So far it's the least worst option. 

Have I missed something? Is there a better way?

It's very frustrating as I've got a cheap speaker in my bathroom it connects to without any problem at all!