About the touch sensor
Tap the touch sensor for various operations, such as music playback, phone calls, or changing the setting of the noise canceling function.
A： Touch sensor
To operate the touch sensor, hold the headset between your thumb and middle finger, then tap the touch sensor with your forefinger.
Some available operations
| Left | Right | |
|---|---|---|
| Tap | To switch the noise canceling function and Ambient Sound Mode | To play or pause music |
| Tap twice | To receive or end a call | ・To skip to the beginning of the next track ・To receive or end a call |
| Tap 3 times | ― | To skip to the beginning of the previous track (or the current track during playback) |
| Hold your finger to the touch sensor | To activate Quick Attention Mode | To use or cancel the voice assist function (Siri/Google app) |
| Hold your fingers to the touch sensors on both the left and right units for about 7 seconds | To enter the device registration (pairing) mode | |
Hint
- When tapping the touch sensor 2 or 3 times, tap it quickly with an interval of about 0.4 seconds between taps.
- You can change the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors of both the left and right units using the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app. For example, the music playback function that is assigned to the touch sensor of the right unit in the factory setting can be changed to the touch sensor of the left unit.
Note
- You cannot operate the touch sensor when not wearing the headset. If you change the setting on the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app so that the headset does not turn off by the automatic power off function by wearing detection, you can operate the touch sensor even when not wearing the headset.
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When the initial settings for the Google Assistant are performed on your smartphone, the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors may be automatically changed.
Check the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors using the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app. -
When the initial settings for Amazon Alexa are performed on your smartphone, the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors may be automatically changed.
Check the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors using the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
