Sony Mdrxb950btb Owners Manual

							Wireless  Stereo  Headset
MDR -XB950BT
Switching  the device by one  touch (NFC)
When the headset is  connected with a BLUETOOTH device, if you touch  an NFC-compatible smartphone on the
headset, the headset is  connected with the smartphone that touched on the headset most recently  (One -touch
connection switching).  However,  if you are  talking on a BLUETOOTH mobile  phone connected to the headset, you
cannot  switch the BLUETOOTH connection by one touch.
When the headset is  connected with an NFC-compatible smartphone, if you touch  the smartphone on another NFC-
compatible BLUETOOTH headset or BLUETOOTH speaker, the smartphone disconnects from the headset, and
connects  to the BLUETOOTH device it touched.
Note
Unlock the screen  of the smartphone beforehand.
If you installed the app “ NFC Easy Connect” in the smartphone, start  the app “ NFC Easy Connect.”
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							Wireless  Stereo  Headset
MDR -XB950BT
Pairing and  connecting with an Android smartphone
Pairing is  the process  required to create a link  between BLUETOOTH devices to allow wireless connection.
You must pair a device with the headset to be able to make  a BLUETOOTH connection for the first time.
Before  you start  pairing  operation,  make  sure  that:
The  smartphone is  placed  within 1 m (3 feet)  of the headset.
The  headset is  charged sufficiently.
The  operating instructions of the smartphone is  on hand.
1 .  Enter pairing  mode  on this headset.
When you pair the headset with a device for the first time after  you bought it, or after  you initialized the headset (the
headset has no pairing  information), press  and hold the POWER  button for about  2 seconds  when the headset is
turned off. The  headset enters pairing  mode  automatically.
When you pair a 2nd or subsequent device (the  headset has pairing  information  for other devices),  press  and hold
the POWER  button for about  7 seconds.
Make  sure  that the indicator flashes blue and red  alternately after  you release the button.
2.  Unlock the screen  of the Android  smartphone.
3 .  Search for this headset on the smartphone.
i.  Select [ Setting] - [Bluetooth ].
ii .  Touch [
] next to [ Bluetooth ].
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							iii.  Touch [ Bluetooth ].
4.  Touch [Search for devices ].
5 .  Touch [ MDR-XB950BT].
If passkey (*) input is  required on the display of the smartphone, input “0000.”
The  headset and the smartphone are  paired with each other and connected.
If they are  not connected, see “ Connecting to a paired Android  smartphone .”
If [ MDR-XB950BT ] does not appear on the display, try again  from step 3.
* A Passkey  may be called a  “Passcode,” a  “PIN code,”  or a  “Password.”
Note
If pairing  is  not established within about  5 minutes, pairing  mode  will be canceled  and the headset will turn  off. In this
case, start  over  from step 1.
Once BLUETOOTH devices are  paired, there is  no need  to pair them  again,  except  in the following cases:
Pairing information  has been deleted after  repair, etc.
The headset  is already paired  with  8  devices  and another  device is to be paired.
The headset  can be paired  with  up to 8  devices. If  a  new device is paired  after  8  devices  are already paired, the  paired
device with  the  oldest connection time is replaced by the  new one.
When the  pairing  information  for  the  headset  has been deleted from the  BLUETOOTH device.
When the  headset  is initialized,  all  pairing  information  is deleted.
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							The  headset can be paired with multiple  devices, but can only play music from one paired device at a time.
Hint
The  above  procedure  is  an example. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied  with your  Android
smartphone.
To delete  all  pairing  information,  see “Initializing the headset.”
Related Topic
How  to make a  wireless connections to BLUETOOTH devices
Connecting to a  paired  Android smartphone
Listening  to music from a  device connected via BLUETOOTH
Disconnecting BLUETOOTH connection (after  use)
Initializing  the  headset
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							Wireless  Stereo  Headset
MDR -XB950BT
Connecting to a paired Android smartphone
1 .  Unlock the screen  of the Android  smartphone.
2 .  Turn on the headset.
Press and hold the POWER  button for about  2 seconds.
Make  sure  that the indicator (blue) flashes after  you release the button.
Check the connection status on the Android  smartphone. If not connected, proceed to step 3.
3 .  Search for this headset on the smartphone.
i.  Select [ Setting] - [Bluetooth ].
ii .  Touch [
] next to [ Bluetooth ].
iii.  Touch [ Bluetooth ].
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							4.  Touch [ MDR-XB950BT].
Hint
The  above  procedure  is  an example. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied  with your  smartphone.
If the smartphone was connected with the headset the last time, an HFP/HSP connection is  made  when you turn  on
the headset. While  the headset is  on, you can make  an A2DP connection (music  playback) by pressing the 
button.
Note
If the headset tries to make  a connection with a previously  connected BLUETOOTH device, you may not be able to
connect  to the device you want to. If connection fails, terminate the BLUETOOTH connection from the device that was
previously  connected.
Related Topic
How  to make a  wireless connections to BLUETOOTH devices
Pairing and connecting with  an Android smartphone
Listening  to music from a  device connected via BLUETOOTH
Disconnecting BLUETOOTH connection (after  use)
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MDR -XB950BT
Pairing and  connecting with an iPhone
Pairing is  the process  required to create a link  between BLUETOOTH devices to allow wireless connection.
You must pair a device with the headset to be able to make  a BLUETOOTH connection for the first time.
Before  you start  pairing  operation,  make  sure  that:
The  iPhone is  placed  within 1 m (3 feet)  of the headset.
The  headset is  charged sufficiently.
The  operating instructions of the iPhone is  on hand.
1 .  Enter pairing  mode  on this headset.
When you pair the headset with a device for the first time after  you bought it, or after  you initialized the headset (the
headset has no pairing  information), press  and hold the POWER  button for about  2 seconds  when the headset is
turned off. The  headset enters pairing  mode  automatically.
When you pair a 2nd or subsequent device (the  headset has pairing  information  for other devices),  press  and hold
the POWER  button for about  7 seconds.
Make  sure  that the indicator flashes blue and red  alternately after  you release the button.
2.  Unlock the screen  of the iPhone.
3 .  Select the BLUETOOTH setting  on the iPhone.
i.  Select [ Settings].
ii .  Touch [ Bluetooth ].
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							iii.  Touch [] to change it to [].
4.  Touch [ MDR-XB950BT].
If passkey (*) input is  required on the display of the iPhone, input “0000.”
The  headset and the iPhone are  paired with each other and connected.
If they are  not connected, see “ Connecting to a paired iPhone.”
If [ MDR-XB950BT ] does not appear on the display, try again  from step 3.
* A Passkey  may be called a  “Passcode,” a  “PIN code,”  or a  “Password.”
Note
If pairing  is  not established within about  5 minutes, pairing  mode  will be canceled  and the headset will turn  off. In this
case, start  over  from step 1.
Once BLUETOOTH devices are  paired, there is  no need  to pair them  again,  except  in the following cases:
Pairing information  has been deleted after  repair, etc.
The headset  is already paired  with  8  devices  and another  device is to be paired.
The headset  can be paired  with  up to 8  devices. If  a  new device is paired  after  8  devices  are already paired, the  paired
device with  the  oldest connection time is replaced by the  new one.
When the  pairing  information  for  the  headset  has been deleted from the  BLUETOOTH device.
When the  headset  is initialized,  all  pairing  information  is deleted.
If the pairing  information  was deleted by initializing the headset, etc., delete  from your  iPhone the pairing  information
for the headset, and then  pair them  again.
The  headset can be paired with multiple  devices, but can only play music from one paired device at a time.
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							Hint
The  above  procedure  is  an example. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied  with your  iPhone.
To delete  all  pairing  information,  see “Initializing the headset.”
Related Topic
How  to make a  wireless connections to BLUETOOTH devices
Connecting to a  paired  iPhone
Listening  to music from a  device connected via BLUETOOTH
Disconnecting BLUETOOTH connection (after  use)
Initializing  the  headset
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							Wireless  Stereo  Headset
MDR -XB950BT
Connecting to a paired iPhone
1 .  Unlock the screen  of the iPhone.
2 .  Turn on the headset.
Press and hold the POWER  button for about  2 seconds.
Make  sure  that the indicator (blue) flashes after  you release the button.
Check the connection status on the iPhone. If not connected, proceed to step 3.
3 .  Search for this headset on the iPhone.
i.  Select [ Settings].
ii .  Touch [ Bluetooth ].
iii.  Touch [] to change it to [].
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