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Sennheiser PXC 550-II Instruction Manual

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PXC 550-II
Around-ear headphones
SEBT5
Instruction manual
Important Safety Instructions................................................................. 2
Package Contents ................................................................................. 4
Product overview .................................................................................. 5
Getting Started .................................................................................... 11
Using The Headphones ........................................................................ 12
Care And Maintenance ....................................................................... 30
Faq/If A Problem Occurs ... ................................................................ 31
Specifications...................................................................................... 33
Manufacturer Declarations ................................................................. 34
Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Am Labor 1
30900 Wedemark
Germany
www.sennheiser.com
Version: 09/19 A01

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  • Page 1 Getting started ..................11 Using the headphones ................ 12 Care and maintenance ............... 30 FAQ/If a problem occurs … ..............31 Specifications..................33 Manufacturer Declarations ..............34 Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Am Labor 1 30900 Wedemark Germany www.sennheiser.com Version: 09/19 A01...
  • Page 2 Preventing damage to health and accidents ▷ Protect your hearing from high volume levels. Permanent hearing damage may occur when headphones are used at high volume levels for long periods of time. Sennheiser headphones sound exceptionally good at low and medium volume levels. ▷...
  • Page 3 This product stores individual settings such as the volume and the Bluetooth addresses of paired devices. This data is required for the operation of the product and is not transferred to Sennheiser or companies commissioned by Sennheiser and is not processed.
  • Page 4 •the Sennheiser Smart Control app for configuring the headphones and for additional functions www.sennheiser.com/smartcontrol A list of accessories can be found on the PXC 550-II product page at www.sennheiser.com. Contact your local Sennheiser > “Service & Support”. partner: www.sennheiser.com...
  • Page 5 Product overview PXC 550-II Headband Ear cup joint with on/off function for the headphones Ear cups, steplessly adjustable Microphones for active noise cancellation ANC: 2x directed outward, 2x directed inward (not visible) Touch pad (right ear cup) Bluetooth on/off switch...
  • Page 6 Ear pads Speech microphones (3x) for phone calls Active noise cancellation (ANC) switch position: off “0”, USER mode “I”, MAX mode “II” Voice assistant button pressing for 4 seconds activates the Bluetooth pairing mode Input for USB micro-B; for charging and music playback/data connection Input for analog audio cable;...
  • Page 7 flashes red 3x Incoming call and the rechargeable battery of the headphones is almost empty During charging Meaning 1 red Rechargeable battery is almost empty (less than 2% charged) 1 white Battery is approx. 2-20% charged 2 white Battery is approx. 20-40% charged 3 white Battery is approx.
  • Page 8 “Recharge headset” Rechargeable battery is empty. Recharge the headphones. Overview of the buttons and switches ANC switch Position Function ANC is deactivated > Information on active noise ANC is activated cancellation USER mode (can be adjusted via the Smart Control app) ANC is activated MAX mode Bluetooth on/off switch...
  • Page 9 Voice assistant button Press the Function button Activates/deactivates the voice > Using the assistant voice assistant/voice dialing Activates the Bluetooth pairing mode > Pairing the headphones with a Bluetooth device Overview of the smart control Basic control Switch-on Switch-off Gesture control via the touch pad Briefly tap the touch pad once Briefly tap the touch pad twice...
  • Page 10 Tap the touch pad and hold for Tap the touch pad and hold for 2 seconds 3 seconds Vertical swipe Horizontal swipe Vertical swipe and hold Horizontal swipe and hold...
  • Page 11 2. Installing the Smart Control app on your smartphone The Sennheiser Smart Control app allows you to use all functions and settings of the headphones and to e.g. adjust the sound to your liking using the equalizer (> Installing the Smart Control app).
  • Page 12 (“Recharge headset”). Sennheiser recommends using the supplied USB cable and a compatible standard USB power supply for charging the headphones. While the headphones are being charged, you can still listen to music or make phone calls. In this case, however, the charging time may be longer.
  • Page 13 1 white Battery is approx. 2-20% charged 2 white Battery is approx. 20-40% charged 3 white Battery is approx. 40-60% charged 4 white Battery is approx. 60-80% charged 5 white Battery is more than 80% charged If the LED does not light up immediately during charging, clean the charging contacts and charge the headphones until the LED lights up again (>...
  • Page 14 4.Via the menu of your Bluetooth device, start the search for new Bluetooth devices. All active Bluetooth devices in the proximity of your Bluetooth device are displayed. 5.From the list of found Bluetooth devices, select “PXC 550-II”. If necessary, enter the default pin code “0000”.
  • Page 15 To make full use of all the settings and functions of the headphones, you need to have the free Sennheiser Smart Control app installed on your smartphone. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play and install it on your smartphone. Alternatively, you can use your smartphone to scan the following QR code or to call up the following Internet site: www.sennheiser.com/smartcontrol...
  • Page 16 ▷ Connect your smartphone to the headphones using Bluetooth (> Connecting the headphones to a Bluetooth device). ▷ Start the Smart Control app. The Smart Control app recognizes the headphones and activates all available settings and functions. Switching the headphones on WARNING Danger of hearing damage due to high volume levels! Listening at high volume levels can lead to permanent...
  • Page 17 Switching the headphones off 1.Hold the headphones so that the left hand holds the right ear cup and the right hand holds the left ear cup. Turn the ear cups inward until you hear a click in both ear cup joints and the touch pad faces toward you.
  • Page 18 Retrieving information on the battery charge status When the headphones are connected to your Bluetooth device, the battery charge status can be displayed on the screen of your smartphone (depending on the device and operating system used). The Smart Control app also displays the battery charge status. On the headphones, you can check the battery charge status via the voice prompts (not possible when listening to music or on a call): ▷...
  • Page 19 Adjusting the volume WARNING Danger of hearing damage due to high volume levels! Listening at high volume levels can lead to permanent hearing defects. Toggling between the audio sources may cause enormous volume jumps that can perma- nently damage your hearing. ▷...
  • Page 20 If you want to create a quiet space in a noisy environment, you can simply use the headphones – without cable and disconnected from any Bluetooth device – with ANC activated (> Deactivating Bluetooth/activating the flight mode). The Smart Control app allows you to select different ANC modes that offer the optimal settings depending on the application/situation.
  • Page 21 Listening of ambient noise or conversations - activating/deactivating the Transparent Hearing function The Transparent Hearing function allows you to still hear ambient noise or to communicate without having to remove the headphones when ANC is activated. This allows you to hear e.g. announcements in the train or aircraft or to have short conversations.
  • Page 22 Making a call ▷ Dial the desired number on your smartphone. If your smartphone does not automatically transfer the call to the headphones, select “PXC 550-II” as the audio source on your smartphone (see the instruction manual of your smartphone if necessary).
  • Page 23 ▷ Tap the touch pad: Touch gesture Function Tap 1x Accepts a call Tap 1x Ends a call Voice prompt “Call ended” Hold for 1 sec Rejects a call Voice prompt “Call rejected” Tap 2x Puts an active call on hold Tap 1x Accepts an incoming call and ends the active call...
  • Page 24 Hold for 1 sec Rejects an incoming call and contin- ues the active call Muting the microphone To mute the headphones' microphone during a call: ▷ Quickly swipe horizontally backward on the touch pad. The microphone is muted. You hear the voice prompt “Mute on”. To continue the call and reactivate the microphone: ▷...
  • Page 25 Tap 1x Cancels redialing Voice prompt “Redial canceled” Using the voice assistant/voice dialing ▷ Press the voice assistant button once. The available voice assistant of your smartphone is activated (* depending on the system or app on your smartphone: Siri, Google Assistant, or others. If no voice assistant is available, voice dialing may be activated).
  • Page 26 Adjusting sound effects/the equalizer To be able to use the sound effects/equalizer, you require the Smart Control app (> Installing the Smart Control app). ▷ In the Smart Control app, select the desired sound effects. The sound effects are stored in the headphones. These sound settings are active even without using the Smart Control app, i.e.
  • Page 27 (PA) system. In most cases, the announcements are much louder than the audio from the IFE. The PXC 550-II detects this and suppresses the volume jump that occurs when there is a switch between PA and IFE system.
  • Page 28 ▷ Make sure that the headphones are connected to the Mac/PC/mobile device using the USB cable. From the Systems Preferences or Control Panel of your Mac/PC/mobile device, select “PXC 550-II” ▷ as the default audio output device and/or default audio input device.
  • Page 30 Sennheiser service partner. Contact your local Sennheiser partner: www.sennheiser.com> “Service & Support”. Installing firmware updates Firmware updates can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet using the Sennheiser Smart Control app. Sennheiser recommends to always install the latest firmware version to ensure the best performance of your product.
  • Page 31 If a problem occurs that is not listed in the FAQ section or if the problem cannot be solved with the proposed solutions, please contact your Sennheiser partner for assistance. To find a Sennheiser partner in your country, search at > “Service & Support”.
  • Page 32 2.Press the voice assistant button for 4 seconds. The Smart Control app also allows you to reset the headphones to the factory default settings (e.g. EQ settings, ANC mode).
  • Page 33 Specifications SEBT5 Ear coupling circum-aural Transducer principle dynamic, closed-back Transducer 32 mm Frequency response 17 Hz to 23 kHz Sound pressure level (SPL) 110 dB (passive: 1 kHz/1 Vrms) Impedance Active mode: 490 Ω Passive mode: 46 Ω THD (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL) <...
  • Page 34 EU declaration of conformity •RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) Hereby, Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG declares that the radio equipment type SEBT5 is in compliance with the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU). The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following Internet address: www.sennheiser.com/download.
  • Page 35 Open Source license terms and conditions FIPS 180-2 SHA-224/256/384/512 implementation Last update: 02/02/2007 Issue date: 04/30/2005 HMAC-SHA-224/256/384/512 implementation Last update: 06/15/2005 Issue date: 06/15/2005 Copyright (C) 2005, 2007 Olivier Gay <olivier.gay@a3.epfl.ch> All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1.

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