Pairing and connecting with an Android smartphone

The operating procedure to register the device that you wish to connect to is called “pairing”. First, pair a device to use it with the headset for the first time.

Before starting the operating procedure, check the following.

  • The Android smartphone is placed within 1 m (3.2 ft) of the headset.
  • The headset is charged sufficiently.
  • The operating instructions for the Android smartphone are in hand.
  1. Check the status of the headset.

    The headset enters pairing mode automatically in the following cases. Proceed to step 2.

    • When you pair the headset with a device for the first time after purchasing the headset
    • After initializing the headset and clearing all pairing information

    When you want to pair an additional device, if the headset already has pairing information for other devices, proceed to step 3.

  2. Remove both headset units from the charging case.

    The headset turns on automatically.

    The headset enters pairing mode automatically.

    You will hear a notification sound and the voice guidance say “Pairing” from the headset units at the same time.

    Proceed to step 4.

  3. Set the headset units into the charging case. With the charging case lid open, press and hold the pairing button on the back of the charging case for about 5 seconds or more.

    Hint

    • Leave the charging case lid open. The headset does not enter pairing mode with the charging case lid closed.

    The indicator on the charging case repeatedly flashes in blue twice in a row and the headset goes into pairing mode.

    You can remove the headset from the charging case after entering pairing mode.

  4. Unlock the screen of the Android smartphone if it is locked.
  5. On your Android smartphone screen, select the following items.
    [Settings] - [Device connection] - [Bluetooth]

  6. Touch the switch to turn on the Bluetooth function.

  7. Touch [LinkBuds Clip].

    If Passkey (*) input is required, input “0000”.

    The headset and smartphone are paired and connected with each other.

    When the headset is placed in the charging case, the indicator on the charging case flashes in blue 10 times.

    When both headset units are being removed from the charging case, you will hear a notification sound indicating that the connection is established from both headset units at the same time. When only one headset unit is removed from the charging case, you will hear a notification sound from the headset unit that has been removed.

    If they are not connected, see “Connecting to a paired Android smartphone”.

    If [LinkBuds Clip] does not appear on your Android smartphone screen, try again from step 5.

    (*) A Passkey may be called “Passcode”, “PIN code”, “PIN number”, or “Password”.

About the instruction manual video

Watch the video for how to perform pairing for the first time. No audio explanation is available.

Models for countries and regions excluding Chinese mainland and Japan:

https://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/mov0096/h_zz/

Models for Chinese mainland:

https://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/mov0096/zh-cn/

Models for Japan:

https://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/mov0096/ja/

Hint

Note

  • If pairing is not established within 5 minutes, pairing mode is canceled. In this case, start the operating procedure again from step 2 or step 3.
  • Once Bluetooth devices are paired, there is no need to pair them again, except in the following cases:
    • If pairing information is deleted, such as after a repair
    • When a 9th device is paired
      The headset can be paired with up to 8 devices. If you pair a 9th device, the pairing information with the oldest connection date and time will be overwritten with the information for the new device.
    • When the pairing information for the headset has been deleted from the connected Bluetooth device
    • When the headset is initialized
      All of the pairing information will be deleted. In this case, delete the pairing information for the headset from the connected device and then pair them again.
  • The headset can be paired with multiple devices, but can only play music from 1 paired device at a time.
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