Sony Wf-1000Xm4 Controls (2024)

FAQs

Does the Sony WF 1000XM4 have touch controls? ›

Wireless Noise Canceling Stereo HeadsetWF-1000XM4

Tap the touch sensor for various operations, such as music playback, phone calls, or changing the setting of the noise canceling function. To operate the touch sensor, hold the headset between your thumb and middle finger, then tap the touch sensor with your forefinger.

Play/Pause: Tap the touch sensor control panel twice quickly (with an interval of about 0.4 seconds). Skip to the beginning of the next track: Swipe forward and release. Skip to the beginning of the previous track (or the current track during playback): Swipe backward and release. Fast-forward: Swipe forward and hold.

Tap the touch sensor on the left unit to change the settings of the noise canceling function. Each time you tap, the function switches as follows. You will hear the voice guidance say, “Ambient sound”. You will hear the voice guidance say, “Noise canceling”.

Double tap to play or pause. Swipe forward for the next track. Swipe backward for the previous track. Swipe forward and hold to fast-forward.

In this case, turn the headset on by tapping the touch sensor of the headset or by putting the headset into your ears. The headset will also turn on when it is set into the charging case and then removed from the charging case.

The sound conduits (sound output tubes), air holes, and microphone holes (in 2 locations) of the headset are not completely watertight. If any water droplets are left in the sound conduits, air holes, or microphone holes (in 2 locations), sound level becomes low temporarily, but this is not a malfunction.

Incoming call

You can use the touch sensor on either the left or right unit to perform the following operations. When only one unit of the headset is worn on your ear, operate the headset on the unit that is worn. Tap the touch sensor twice quickly to answer a call.

Wireless Noise Canceling Stereo HeadsetWH-1000XM4

Press and hold the CUSTOM button for about 2 seconds until you hear the voice guidance say, “Optimizer start”. Test signals will be heard during the optimization. When the optimizing process is finished, you will hear the voice guidance say, “Optimizer finished”.

How to configure Sony WF-1000XM4? ›

WF-1000XM4

If you put on the headphones, you will hear a notification sound and the voice guidance saying Bluetooth pairing from both units. To pair the headphones with a second device, put the headphones into both ears, and then hold your fingers to the touch sensors on both units for at least 5 seconds.

Put the headset unit with the (left) mark into your left ear and the headset unit with the (right) mark into your right ear. The left unit has a tactile dot. Be careful not to come in contact with the touch sensor when you wear the headset on your ears. Adjust the fit of the headset to your ears.

The WH-1000XM5 headphones feature intuitive touch control settings – for example, push the button on the left side to switch from Noise Cancelling to Ambient Sound or use the touch panel on the right side to play or pause music, skip tracks, change volume and much more.

Put the headset unit with the (left) mark into your left ear and the headset unit with the (right) mark into your right ear. The left unit has a tactile dot. Be careful not to come in contact with the touch sensor when you wear the headset on your ears. Adjust the fit of the headset to your ears.

In the factory setting, the built-in proximity sensor in the left unit and the built-in acceleration sensors in each of the left and right units detect when the headset is attached to or removed from your ears, and the headset automatically controls the touch sensor control panel's operation, powering off, pausing ...