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Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Use this manual if you encounter any problems, or have any questions. Getting started Checking the package contents Parts and controls WH-L600R Headphones TMR-L600 Processor Power Charging the headphones/Connecting the processor to the wall outlet Turning on the processor Setting the processor to standby mode Turning off the processor Turning on the headphones Turning off the headphones Making connections 1
Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Use this manual if you encounter any problems, or have any questions. Getting started Checking the package contents Parts and controls WH-L600R Headphones TMR-L600 Processor Power Charging the headphones/Connecting the processor to the wall outlet Turning on the processor Setting the processor to standby mode Turning off the processor Turning on the headphones Turning off the headphones Making connections 1
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... devices efficiently The audio output settings of the connected devices When you finished using the system Selecting the audio effects Setting the sound field mode (SOUND FIELD button) Setting the matrix decoder (MATRIX switch) Selecting a dynamic range (COMPRESSION switch) Others Audio format supported by the processor Warning beeps and operation beeps of the headphones The auto power off function Important information Precautions Headphones and earpads RF signal transmission area The surround sound effect On cleaning Copyrights Customer support...
... devices efficiently The audio output settings of the connected devices When you finished using the system Selecting the audio effects Setting the sound field mode (SOUND FIELD button) Setting the matrix decoder (MATRIX switch) Selecting a dynamic range (COMPRESSION switch) Others Audio format supported by the processor Warning beeps and operation beeps of the headphones The auto power off function Important information Precautions Headphones and earpads RF signal transmission area The surround sound effect On cleaning Copyrights Customer support...
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... obtained. Power/Charging The processor does not turn on . the charge indicator flashes. Beeps are heard from the headphones The CTRL FOR HDMI switch is set to "ON," but the headphones volume cannot be charged; Others Wireless LAN of the TV. Distorted or intermittent sound (sometimes with noise) Low sound The surround sound effect is not obtained The audio is turned off. The battery cannot be adjusted from the remote control of the...
... obtained. Power/Charging The processor does not turn on . the charge indicator flashes. Beeps are heard from the headphones The CTRL FOR HDMI switch is set to "ON," but the headphones volume cannot be charged; Others Wireless LAN of the TV. Distorted or intermittent sound (sometimes with noise) Low sound The surround sound effect is not obtained The audio is turned off. The battery cannot be adjusted from the remote control of the...
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... in ( ) indicate the item amount. Numbers in the package. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Checking the package contents After opening the package, check that all items in the list are missing, contact your dealer. Processor (1) Headphones (1) AC adaptor (for processor, DC 12 V) (1) AC power cord (1) (*) Optical digital cable (optical rectangular plug × optical rectangular plug, 1.5 m) (1) Operating Instructions (1 set) Reference Guide (1 set) Other documents (1 set) (*) * May not be supplied in...
... in ( ) indicate the item amount. Numbers in the package. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Checking the package contents After opening the package, check that all items in the list are missing, contact your dealer. Processor (1) Headphones (1) AC adaptor (for processor, DC 12 V) (1) AC power cord (1) (*) Optical digital cable (optical rectangular plug × optical rectangular plug, 1.5 m) (1) Operating Instructions (1 set) Reference Guide (1 set) Other documents (1 set) (*) * May not be supplied in...
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... the headphones on the charging terminal of the left or right orientation. B: The charging indicator turns off when charging is lit in red during charging. You can charge the headphones regardless of the processor. A: The charge indicator is completed. 8 Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Charging the headphones/Connecting the processor to the wall outlet The headphones contain a lithium ion rechargeable battery, which should be charged before using the headphones for the first time. 1 Connect...
... the headphones on the charging terminal of the left or right orientation. B: The charging indicator turns off when charging is lit in red during charging. You can charge the headphones regardless of the processor. A: The charge indicator is completed. 8 Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Charging the headphones/Connecting the processor to the wall outlet The headphones contain a lithium ion rechargeable battery, which should be charged before using the headphones for the first time. 1 Connect...
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... charging and discharging process several times. The headphones sound a long beep (about 2 seconds) and turn off , remove the headphones from the processor. Charging and usage time Approximate charging time Approximate usage time*1 6 hours*2 17 hours*3 20 minutes*4 2 hours*3 *1 At 1 kHz, 1 mW + 1 mW output *2 Time required to fully charge an empty battery *3 Time may not be replaced with a new one. If you can use the headphones for a battery replacement. The power/charge indicator of the headphones...
... charging and discharging process several times. The headphones sound a long beep (about 2 seconds) and turn off , remove the headphones from the processor. Charging and usage time Approximate charging time Approximate usage time*1 6 hours*2 17 hours*3 20 minutes*4 2 hours*3 *1 At 1 kHz, 1 mW + 1 mW output *2 Time required to fully charge an empty battery *3 Time may not be replaced with a new one. If you can use the headphones for a battery replacement. The power/charge indicator of the headphones...
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... lights up in standby mode, the processor is not lit), it on . When the headphones are not placed on the Hint While the processor's power is off (the power indicator is off (the power indicator is also turned on . Related Topic TMR-L600 Processor Turning off the processor 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 10 Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Turning on automatically. The power...
... lights up in standby mode, the processor is not lit), it on . When the headphones are not placed on the Hint While the processor's power is off (the power indicator is off (the power indicator is also turned on . Related Topic TMR-L600 Processor Turning off the processor 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 10 Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Turning on automatically. The power...
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Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Setting the processor to standby mode 1 Press the (power) button shortly without placing the headphones on the charging terminal of the processor The processor enters standby mode automatically when you turn off while the power of the processor and headphones are on or enters standby mode alternately as you press the (power) button. The power indicator lights up in orange. Power saving function of the...
Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Setting the processor to standby mode 1 Press the (power) button shortly without placing the headphones on the charging terminal of the processor The processor enters standby mode automatically when you turn off while the power of the processor and headphones are on or enters standby mode alternately as you press the (power) button. The power indicator lights up in orange. Power saving function of the...
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... (power) button of the processor for 3 seconds or more or it may take 20 minutes or more until the power indicator turns off. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Turning off the processor If you are not using the system for the time being or for a long time, you can reduce the power consumption of the system, if necessary. 1 Place the headphones on the charging...
... (power) button of the processor for 3 seconds or more or it may take 20 minutes or more until the power indicator turns off. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Turning off the processor If you are not using the system for the time being or for a long time, you can reduce the power consumption of the system, if necessary. 1 Place the headphones on the charging...
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... 15 Use a Sony High Speed HDMI cable supporting Ethernet with Cable Type Logo. Audio signals (sampling frequency, bit length, etc.) transmitted from the headphones" if the sound is not output from an HDMI jack may be suppressed by the connected device. Check the setting of the connected device via the HDMI cable if the sound of devices other than the TV is not output. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Notes on HDMI connections Use...
... 15 Use a Sony High Speed HDMI cable supporting Ethernet with Cable Type Logo. Audio signals (sampling frequency, bit length, etc.) transmitted from the headphones" if the sound is not output from an HDMI jack may be suppressed by the connected device. Check the setting of the connected device via the HDMI cable if the sound of devices other than the TV is not output. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Notes on HDMI connections Use...
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... to use the ARC function on the processor, connect them as shown in "Connection example 1: Connecting to the correct HDMI input jack on a TV supports ARC. To check whether your TV. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 What is ARC? The ARC function sends TV sound from a TV's HDMI input jack to an AV device (this case, see the manuals supplied with the devices connected to the manual...
... to use the ARC function on the processor, connect them as shown in "Connection example 1: Connecting to the correct HDMI input jack on a TV supports ARC. To check whether your TV. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 What is ARC? The ARC function sends TV sound from a TV's HDMI input jack to an AV device (this case, see the manuals supplied with the devices connected to the manual...
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... optical digital audio output jacks with an analog audio cable (stereo mini plug stereo mini plug, sold separately) The following is set the volume on the connected device at a medium level. Noise can occur if the volume on the country or region. 1 Connect the processor's AUDIO IN jack to the TV's analog audio output jack with the headphones. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Connection example 3: Connecting to TV using an analog audio cable (sold separately). Hint In this case, set too low...
... optical digital audio output jacks with an analog audio cable (stereo mini plug stereo mini plug, sold separately) The following is set the volume on the connected device at a medium level. Noise can occur if the volume on the country or region. 1 Connect the processor's AUDIO IN jack to the TV's analog audio output jack with the headphones. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Connection example 3: Connecting to TV using an analog audio cable (sold separately). Hint In this case, set too low...
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... to fold or bend the optical digital cable with the device. Notes on handling the optical digital cable Do not drop objects on the optical digital cable or expose the cable to connect or disconnect the cable carefully. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 When connecting using OPTICAL IN jack (optical digital audio input) You may need to make optical digital output settings on the device connected to work. Connecting the OPTICAL IN jack on the processor to an...
... to fold or bend the optical digital cable with the device. Notes on handling the optical digital cable Do not drop objects on the optical digital cable or expose the cable to connect or disconnect the cable carefully. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 When connecting using OPTICAL IN jack (optical digital audio input) You may need to make optical digital output settings on the device connected to work. Connecting the OPTICAL IN jack on the processor to an...
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.... Set the CTRL FOR HDMI switch to the speakers of the processor's input. For more details, refer to the manual supplied with the TV's remote control. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Using HDMI devices efficiently The Control for HDMI function. If you connect a TV, Blu-ray Disc recorder or PlayStation®4 that supports the CEC with HDMI cables, you want to output the sound from the headphones...
.... Set the CTRL FOR HDMI switch to the speakers of the processor's input. For more details, refer to the manual supplied with the TV's remote control. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Using HDMI devices efficiently The Control for HDMI function. If you connect a TV, Blu-ray Disc recorder or PlayStation®4 that supports the CEC with HDMI cables, you want to output the sound from the headphones...
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When the TV is turned on in conjunction with the TV in the following situations. Related Topic The audio output settings of the connected device are played back. Depending on the TV, if sound was being output from the TV speakers when you previously turned off the TV, the processor may not turn on . When the contents of the connected devices Setting the matrix decoder (MATRIX switch) Selecting a dynamic range (COMPRESSION switch) 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 30
When the TV is turned on in conjunction with the TV in the following situations. Related Topic The audio output settings of the connected device are played back. Depending on the TV, if sound was being output from the TV speakers when you previously turned off the TV, the processor may not turn on . When the contents of the connected devices Setting the matrix decoder (MATRIX switch) Selecting a dynamic range (COMPRESSION switch) 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 30
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You may need further settings to the HDMI (ARC) jack, the TV connected using an optical digital cable, or connected devices, such as Blu-ray Disc player, so that sound processed in "Dolby Digital" or "DTS" format is output. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 The audio output settings of the connected devices Set the digital audio output on the TV connected to output multi-channel surround sound. For details, refer to the manual supplied with the TV or devices. 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 31
You may need further settings to the HDMI (ARC) jack, the TV connected using an optical digital cable, or connected devices, such as Blu-ray Disc player, so that sound processed in "Dolby Digital" or "DTS" format is output. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 The audio output settings of the connected devices Set the digital audio output on the TV connected to output multi-channel surround sound. For details, refer to the manual supplied with the TV or devices. 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 31
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... this case, the processor becomes standby mode automatically. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 When you disconnect the AC adaptor from the TV automatically, set the audio output setting to the manuals supplied with the TV. If sound is not output from the processor before turning off the headphones by pressing the POWER (power) button on the setting, refer to the speakers of the processor. Note If you finished using the...
... this case, the processor becomes standby mode automatically. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 When you disconnect the AC adaptor from the TV automatically, set the audio output setting to the manuals supplied with the TV. If sound is not output from the processor before turning off the headphones by pressing the POWER (power) button on the setting, refer to the speakers of the processor. Note If you finished using the...
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... control the volume with the TV's remote control. 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 39 Make sure there are no other wireless devices using the 2.4 GHz wireless frequency band, or there are turned on even when there is reported by the beeps as follows. The headphones can be turned on . Change the processor position. Charge the headphones. A short beep sounds and the headphones are no battery power remaining, but they turn...
... control the volume with the TV's remote control. 4-732-288-11(3) Copyright 2018 Sony Corporation 39 Make sure there are no other wireless devices using the 2.4 GHz wireless frequency band, or there are turned on even when there is reported by the beeps as follows. The headphones can be turned on . Change the processor position. Charge the headphones. A short beep sounds and the headphones are no battery power remaining, but they turn...
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... headphones Charge the battery in noisy places. On the built-in rechargeable battery of time you charge it is too high, the sound leaks outside the recommended temperature range, the charge indicator flashes and the battery may not be replaced with your ears. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Headphones and earpads On headphones Be sure to keep the volume at a level whereby you can use the headphones became extremely short, the rechargeable battery...
... headphones Charge the battery in noisy places. On the built-in rechargeable battery of time you charge it is too high, the sound leaks outside the recommended temperature range, the charge indicator flashes and the battery may not be replaced with your ears. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Headphones and earpads On headphones Be sure to keep the volume at a level whereby you can use the headphones became extremely short, the rechargeable battery...
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... sound (sometimes with noise) Low sound The surround sound effect is not obtained The audio is not obtained. The battery cannot be adjusted from the headphones. Others Wireless LAN of the TV is turned off the TV. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Table of contents for symptoms and possible causes The following topics show possible causes and remedies for HDMI function does not work properly. Power/Charging...
... sound (sometimes with noise) Low sound The surround sound effect is not obtained The audio is not obtained. The battery cannot be adjusted from the headphones. Others Wireless LAN of the TV is turned off the TV. Help Guide Digital Surround Headphone System WH-L600 Table of contents for symptoms and possible causes The following topics show possible causes and remedies for HDMI function does not work properly. Power/Charging...