Sony MDRPQ4/PNK Headphones User Manual


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Noise Cancelling
MDR-NC500D
World’s first Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC) overband headphones
• Eliminateupto99%*ambientnoise
• Large40mmdriverunitsreproduceultra-high-delitysounds
• SpecialDNCsoftwareengineeradicateslimitationsimposedby
conventionalanaloguenoisecancellingtechnology
• Digitalsignalprocessingallowsforthecreationofspecialltershapesthat
activelyrespondtoever-changingnoiseconditions
• Digitalequaliserpresentstheoriginalaudiofootprintinsuperbclarity
• Noise-detectionmicrophoneisintegratedwiththedriverunittoachievea
morestableandwider-rangecancellingperformance
• 3ArticialIntelligence(AI)modessuitableforusageinairplanes,
trainsandindoorofceinautomaticormanualmode
• Lightweightwithswivelmechanismforeasyportability
• Equippedwithleathercarryingcase
*CancellationratiobasedonenergyofsoundunderSony’smeasurement.
AI NC Modes
MDR-NC500D’sAINCfunctionisavailableinbothAuto
(default)andManualmodes(ModeA,ModeBandModeC).
Mode B
Recommendedforeliminatingin-train
ambientnoise.
Noisecancellingratio
Frequency
Noisecancellingratio
Mode A
Recommendedforightambientnoise.
Frequency
Noisecancellingratio
Mode C
Recommendedforeliminatingofce
ambientnoise.
Frequency
High Cancelling Performance
Thenoise-detectionmicrophoneisintegratedwiththe
driverunittominimisethedelayinitsreceiptofinput
fromthedriverunittoachieveamorestableandwider
rangecancellingperformance.
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Ambientnoiseat160Hz
Monitor Function
Mutesdirectaudiosourceandaccentuates
audibilityofambientsound.Hear
announcements,conversations,etc.clearly.
Lightweight Materials
Housing/Hanger:Magnesium
Headband:7075Aluminium
Swivel Mechanism
Allowsheadphones
tolayatthereby
savingstorage
spaceand
enhancing
portability.
Sound Insulating Material
Blocksoutambientnoisevia
passivemeans.
DNC LED Indicator
SignalsoperationofDigital
NoiseCancellingmode.
Power Supply
Acceptsdirectpowersupplyvia
suppliedACadaptor.
AI NC Mode Function
ActivatesinbuiltAINC
function.
Headphone Cord
Twodetachable
cords(0.5m,1.5m)
aresuppliedforyour
convenience.
DriverUnit
High-speed
A/D,D/A
converter
Digital
Signal
Processor
(DSP)
Digitalto
analogue
Analoguetodigital
Audioin
Noise-detectionmicrophone
(Locatedinsidetheheadphones)
Noise
Ambientnoise
eliminated
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Noise:
DigitalNoise
CancellingSoftware
Engineadds
cancellingsignal.
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Audio:
Digitalequaliser
enhancesaudio
99%
MDR-NC300D
World’s first Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC) in-ear headphones
• Eliminateupto98.4%*ambientnoise
• Large16mmdriverunitsreproduceultra-high-delitysounds
• SpecialDNCsoftwareengineeradicateslimitationsimposed
byconventionalanaloguenoisecancellingtechnology
• Digitalsignalprocessingallowsforthecreationofspeciallter
shapesthatactivelyrespondtoever-changingnoiseconditions
• Digitalequaliserpresentstheoriginalaudiofootprintinsuperbclarity
• Noise-detectionmicrophoneisintegratedwiththedriverunitto
achieveamorestableandwider-rangecancellingperformance
• 3ArticialIntelligence(AI)modes,suitableforusageinairplanes,
trainsandindoorofceinautomaticmode
• 7pairsofearbudsaresuppliedtotdifferentearsizes
• Equippedwithleathercarryingcase
*CancellationratiobasedonenergyofsoundunderSony’smeasurement
Monitor
Haltsplaybackandmakesambient
soundmoreaudible
Volume (-/+)
Increases/Decreasesvolume
Hold/Power
Holdsallbuttons/
Turnsonthecontroller
NC Optimise
Appliesmostaccuratenoisecancelling
modeforcurrentposition
Sound Mode
EnablesMovie/Bass/Normalmode
Lock/Open
Locks/OpensAAbattery
compartment
Mode A
Recommendedforightambientnoise.
High Cancelling Performance
Thenoise-detectionmicrophoneisintegratedwiththedriverunittominimisethedelayforitsreceiptofinputfromthe
driverunittoachieveamorestableandwiderrangecancellingperformance.
Mode B
Recommendedforeliminatingin-train
ambientnoise.
Mode C
Recommendedforeliminatingofceambient
noise.
Design and Fit
Despiteitslarge16mmdriverunit,the
EXMONITORSeriesisabletoadopta
closed-type-in-eardesignforabetter
tandclearersound.Thiswasmade
possiblethroughtheuseofmagnesium
whichisabout30%thinnerthan
conventionalplastics.
Sevendifferentsiliconhybridearbuds
alsoservetoensureaperfectmatchfor
almostallearcanalshapes.
SS S MS M ML L LL
Digital equaliser
(Enhancesaudio)
High-speed A/D, D/A converter
(Receivesanddigitisesanalogue
ambientnoisesignals)
Driver unit
(Reproducesnoise
cancellingsignalwhile
deliveringenhancedaudio)
Noise-detection
microphone
(Detectsandpassesalong
analogueambient
noisesignals)
Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
(DigitalNoiseCancellingsoftwareengineanalyses
digitisednoisesignalsandgeneratescancellingsignal)
98.4%
*
Ambientnoise
eliminated
*Cancellationratiobased
onenergyofsoundunder
Sony’smeasurement
Audio in
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