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 sensors (left, right)
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 | 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.
You can also change the settings that do not assign the music playback function, noise canceling function, Ambient Sound Mode and playback volume adjustment function, etc. In this case, you can pair the device, reset the headset and initialize the headset.
Note
- You cannot operate the touch sensors when not wearing the headset. If you disable the wearing detection automatic power off function on the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app, the touch sensors can be operated even when the headset is not worn.
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When you make initial settings for the Google Assistant on your smartphone, the assignment of functions to the touch sensors may change automatically.
Check the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app. -
When you make initial settings for Amazon Alexa on your smartphone, the assignment of functions to the touch sensors may change automatically.
Check the assignment of the functions to the touch sensors with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
