Using The Audio Cable - Sennheiser PXC550 Instructions Manual

Listening to music
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Using t he audio cable
There are 2 connection modes when you use the audio cable:
- the audio cable is used on the headphones with sufficient
Act ive mode
battery life.
The touch control panel and the control buttons operate normally.
- the headphones go to passive mode when the audio cable is
Passive mode
used on the headphones with empty battery.
Whether the
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transmission is disabled and the headphones automatically go to flight mode if
the audio cable is used. Same goes for USB transmission, once the audio cable is
inserted, the headphones go to flight mode and the transmission using the USB
cable is disabled.
Primarily, use only the audio cable when wireless transmission is not allowed,
e. g. during aircraft take-off and landing or, in some cases, during the entire
duration of the flight.
Using t he audio cable's push-t o-t alk but t on
Optionally, you can answer/end calls or play/pause music by pressing the push-
to-talk button of the provided audio cable.
Using t he PXC 550 on flight mode
1. Insert the 2.5 mm jack plug into the audio input of the headphones.
The connection is disabled.
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If you are listening to a music on the headphones via
the audio cable is plugged in, the
diabled and the music is stopped.
2. Connect the 3.5 mm jack plug to:
– the audio output of your smartphone
– the in-flight adapter if you want to use the headphones with an in-flight
entertainment (IFE) system
In , the
act ive mode NoiseGard
, the active noise cancellation feature is disabled.
passive mode
CAUTION
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Use only the product in environments where
transmission is permitted. To ensure that the
do not transmit radio waves when the audio cable is pulled off,
switch the the
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connectivity off, see page 26.
You can also play higher resolution music mid-air/in-flight by
connecting your headphones to your smartphone or device using
the provided USB cable. To use the USB cable to listen to music on
environments where
or restricted, ensure that the
To switch
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switch is turned on or off,
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active noise cancellation feature is enabled; in
connectivity off. To switch the
wireless transmission is not allowed
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functionality is switched off.
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off, see page 26.
wireless
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and
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wireless transmission is
® wireless
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headphones
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