To turn on Super-vivid mode1 From your Home screen, tap .2 Find and tap Settings > Display >Image enhancement.3 Mark the Super-vivid mode checkbox if it is not marked.Enhancing the sound outputYou can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual soundsettings such as Equalizer and Surround sound. You can also enable the Dynamicnormalizer to minimize volume differences between songs or videos. And you can listento high-resolution audio using a regular headset (connected via the headset socket) or byconnecting your device with a digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) eitherwirelessly or by cable via the micro USB port of your device.To enhance the sound output manually1 From your Home screen, tap .2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.3 Mark the ClearAudio+ checkbox.To adjust the sound settings manually1 From the Home screen, tap .2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.3 Unmark the ClearAudio+ checkbox if it is marked.4 Tap Sound effects > Equalizer.5 Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down.The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communicationapplications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality.To minimize volume differences using the Dynamic normalizer1 From the Home screen, tap .2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.3 Mark the Dynamic normalizer checkbox.To play high-resolution audio via the micro USB port1 From the Home screen, tap .2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.3 Mark the Hi-Res Audio via USB checkbox.4 Using a USB cable, connect your device to one of the following device types:• a portable digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) device, forexample, the Sony PHA-2 Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amplifier.• the high-resolution player/amplifier unit of a home entertainment/soundsystem, for example, the Sony MAP-S1or Sony TA-A1ES.5 Make sure the amplifier is connected to a set of speakers or headphones.6 Using the relevant application in your device, play the audio or video file that youwant to listen to in high-resolution.You can also stream your music wirelessly to certain DAC/amplifier devices, such as the SonyMAP-S1, using, for example, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi® or DLNA technology.Noise cancellationYour device supports noise canceling headsets. By using a noise canceling headset withyour device, you can get much clearer audio quality when listening, for example, tomusic in a noisy environment, such as on a bus, a train or a plane. You can also use thisfeature to create a silent environment in which to study, work or read.To ensure optimal performance, noise canceling headsets from Sony are recommended.42This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.