Making Ambient Sounds Easier To Hear (Ambient Sound) - Yamaha TW-E5B User Manual

Operation (Audio Playback and Phone Calls) > Making ambient sounds easier to hear (AMBIENT SOUND)

Making ambient sounds easier to hear (AMBIENT SOUND)

Enabling AMBIENT SOUND makes it easier to hear the sounds around you, such as announcements made on
public transportation, the sounds of passing cars and so on.
Switching the AMBIENT SOUND/OFF on and off
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Press the function key twice.
Press the key twice to toggle between enable and disable.
AMBIENT SOUND → OFF → back to AMBIENT SOUND
When AMBIENT SOUND is ON: an ascending piano chord is heard.
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When AMBIENT SOUND is OFF: a low piano chord is heard.
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NOTE
The default setting is OFF.
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While the AMBIENT SOUND feature makes it easier to hear sounds around you, it does not guarantee that you will be able to hear
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everything. You may be unable to hear ambient sounds if you've turned up the volume of the audio, or in certain situations.
You can also set this with the Headphone Control app. The settings are as follows.
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ON: enables AMBIENT SOUND.
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OFF (default setting): this is normal playback mode.
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Depending on the type of sound you are playing back and what is going on around you, the ambient sound may not be so easy to
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hear. In this case, pause the playback.
Do not cover the earbuds with your hand. If your hand is covering the mic, the AMBIENT SOUND effect will not work properly, and
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you may hear noise.
The AMBIENT SOUND effect does not operate during a phone call or when a call is coming in.
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Related links
"Playing back Audio on this product" (p.24)
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"App settings" (p.29)
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