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[VIDEO] WF-1000XM5 Fit Tips & Tricks

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    Watch this video for tips on properly fitting and wearing your WF-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Canceling earbuds.


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    Take your listening experience to the peak with Industry-leading noise cancellation Headphones WF-1000XM5 in this tips and tricks tutorial video!  

    What happens if I don't wear my WF-1000XM5 in the Best Fit?
    You may not experience:
    1. Optimal noise cancelling effects, sound quality and call performance
    2. Tap operations and Speak-to-Chat speech detection functioning properly​

    It is important to wear the right size of earbud tips that matches the size of your ear canals for the Best Sound experience. 

    Tip 1: Check that you are wearing the earbuds correctly in your ears.
    Tip 2: Change the size of earbud tips or squeeze earbud tips lightly before wearing the earbuds if you feel any difficulty in putting them into your ears.
    Tip 3: Try the different sized earbud tips and use the one that fits the most snugly in your ears.
    Tip 4: Use the Sony | Sound Connect (Formerly Sony | Headphones Connect) app to determine the optimal earbud tip sizes for you. The most suitable size of the earbud tips for your left and right ears may be different. 
    Tip 5: Let the Sony | Sound Connect (Formerly Sony | Headphones Connect) app determine if the earbuds are air-tight.

    Learn more at How to wear the headphones properly and select most suitable earbud tips