Sony Ericsson Xperia Z5 Compact User Guide - Page 55

Enhancing the Sound Output, Noise cancellation, To Upgrade the Quality of Compressed Music Files

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Enhancing the Sound Output You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound settings such as Equalizer and Surround sound. You can enable the Dynamic normalizer to minimize volume differences between songs or videos. You can also improve the quality of compressed music files to near high-resolution audio quality when you are using wired headphones. To enhance the sound output automatically 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside ClearAudio+ to the right. To Adjust the Sound Settings Manually 1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside ClearAudio+ to the left. 4 Tap Sound effects > Equalizer. 5 Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down. The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communication applications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality. To Minimize Volume Differences Using the Dynamic Normalizer 1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside Dynamic normalizer to the right. To Upgrade the Quality of Compressed Music Files 1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside DSEE HX to the right. This setting is only for wired headphones that support high-resolution audio. Noise cancellation Your device supports noise canceling headsets. By using a noise canceling headset with your device, you can get much clearer audio quality when listening, for example, to music in a noisy environment, such as on a bus, a train or a plane. You can also use this feature to create a silent environment in which to study, work or read. To ensure optimal performance, noise canceling headsets from Sony are recommended. To Use a Noise-Canceling Headset 1 Connect the noise-canceling headset to your device. 2 From your Homescreen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification > Accessory settings > Noise canceling, then drag the slider beside Noise canceling to the right. 3 If you want Noise canceling to be enabled only during music or video playback or when the screen is active, drag the slider beside Power save mode to the right. 4 If you want Noise canceling to be enabled for as long as the headset is connected, drag the slider beside Power save mode to the left. A noise-canceling headset may not be included with your device at purchase. 55 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Enhancing the Sound Output
You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound
settings such as Equalizer and Surround sound. You can enable the Dynamic normalizer
to minimize volume differences between songs or videos. You can also improve the
quality of compressed music files to near high-resolution audio quality when you are
using wired headphones.
To enhance the sound output automatically
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Sound & notification
>
Audio settings
.
3
Drag the slider beside
ClearAudio+
to the right.
To Adjust the Sound Settings Manually
1
From the Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Sound & notification
>
Audio settings
.
3
Drag the slider beside
ClearAudio+
to the left.
4
Tap
Sound effects
>
Equalizer
.
5
Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down.
The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communication
applications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality.
To Minimize Volume Differences Using the Dynamic Normalizer
1
From the Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Sound & notification
>
Audio settings
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Dynamic normalizer
to the right.
To Upgrade the Quality of Compressed Music Files
1
From the Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Sound & notification
>
Audio settings
.
3
Drag the slider beside
DSEE HX
to the right.
This setting is only for wired headphones that support high-resolution audio.
Noise cancellation
Your device supports noise canceling headsets. By using a noise canceling headset with
your device, you can get much clearer audio quality when listening, for example, to
music in a noisy environment, such as on a bus, a train or a plane. You can also use this
feature to create a silent environment in which to study, work or read.
To ensure optimal performance, noise canceling headsets from Sony are recommended.
To Use a Noise-Canceling Headset
1
Connect the noise-canceling headset to your device.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
>
Settings
>
Sound & notification
>
Accessory
settings
>
Noise canceling
, then drag the slider beside
Noise canceling
to the
right.
3
If you want
Noise canceling
to be enabled only during music or video playback or
when the screen is active, drag the slider beside
Power save mode
to the right.
4
If you want
Noise canceling
to be enabled for as long as the headset is
connected, drag the slider beside
Power save mode
to the left.
A noise-canceling headset may not be included with your device at purchase.
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