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How to Enable Transparency Mode on Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones

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Enabling Transparency Mode on Sony WH-1000XM6

  • 🎧 This guide explains how to activate Transparency Mode (also known as Ambient Sound Mode) on your Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones.
  • 💡 Transparency Mode allows you to hear your surroundings while wearing the headphones.

Using the Sony Headphones Connect App

  • 📲 Open the Sony Headphones Connect app on your device.
  • 👆 If your headphones are connected, you will see an ambient sound control option at the top of the menu.
  • ✅ Tap on ambient sound to enable Transparency Mode.

Using the Physical Button on Headphones

  • 👂 Locate the ambient sound control button on the left ear cup, labeled 'NS and AMB'.
  • ➡️ Pressing this button once will switch to ANC (Active Noise Cancelling).
  • ➡️ Pressing it again will switch to ambient sound.
  • 🔄 Pressing it again will cycle through the modes.

Customizing Button Settings

  • ⚙️ To customize the button's function, navigate to Device Settings within the app.
  • 🖱️ Select System at the top.
  • 🔧 Under button settings, you can choose to swap between ANC and ambient sound, or disable both modes if preferred.
  • ⚠️ By default, the button may only swap between ANC and ambient sound, but customization allows for more flexibility.
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