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SERVICE MANUAL

Sony Video & Sound Products Inc.

9-896-371-01

2017A33-1

© 

2017.01

MDR-XB950B1

SPECIFICATIONS

WIRELESS STEREO HEADSET

US Model

Canadian Model

AEP Model

UK Model

E Model

Australian Model

Chinese Model

Ver. 1.0  2017.01

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

General

Communication system:

 BLUETOOTH 

Specification version 4.1

Output:

 BLUETOOTH Specification Power 

Class 2

Maximum communication range:

 Line of 

sight approx. 10 m (30 ft)

1)

Frequency band:

 2.4 GHz band (2.4000 GHz

(CH)

- 2.4835 GHz)

Wireless stereo headset

Power source:

DC 3.7 V: Built-in lithium-ion 
rechargeable battery 
DC 5 V: When charged using USB

Mass:

 Approx. 280 g (10 oz)

Operating temperature:

Usage hours:

Rated power consumption: 

1.5 W (Except US, CND)

When connecting via the BLUETOOTH 

0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
(Except RU, E, IND, AUS)
5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) (RU, E, IND, AUS)

device

Music playback time: Max. 18 hours
Communication time: Max. 18 hours
Standby time: Max. 200 hours

When connecting via the headphone 
cable with the unit turned on:
Max. 18 hours
Note: Usage hours may be shorter 
depending on the Codec and the 
conditions of use.

Charging time:

  

Approx. 4 hours 
About 6 hours of continuous 
communications is possible after 1 hour 
charging. 
Note: Charging and usage hours may 
be different depending on the 
conditions of use.

95 °F)

Charging temperature:

 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to

Receiver

Type:

 Closed, Dynamic

Driver unit:

 40 mm

Frequency response:

 3 Hz - 28,000 Hz

Impedance:

32 Ω (1 kHz) (when using the supplied 
headphone cable) (Except AEP, UK)
38 Ω (1 kHz) (when using the supplied 
headphone cable) (AEP, UK)

Sensitivity:

105 dB/mW (when using the supplied 
headphone cable) (Except AEP, UK)
97 dB/mW (when using the supplied 
headphone cable) (AEP, UK)

50 Hz - 8,000 Hz

Microphone

Type:

 Electret condenser

Directivity:

 Omni directional

Effective frequency range:

System requirements 
for battery charge 
using USB

Personal Computer with pre-installed with 
any of the following operating systems and 
USB port: 

Operating Systems

(when using Windows)
Windows

®

®

 10 Pro

Windows

®

®

 8.1 Pro

Windows

®

®

 8 Pro

Windows

®

 7 

 8 / Windows

 8.1 / Windows 

 10 Home / Windows 

Home Basic / Home Premium / 
Professional / Ultimate

(when using Mac)
Mac OS X (version.10.8 or later)

Design and specifications are subject to 
change without notice.

The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are 
registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth 
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony 
Corporation is under license.

The N-Mark is a trademark or registered 
trademark of NFC Forum, Inc. in the United 
States and in other countries.

Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are 
registered trademarks or trademarks of 
Microsoft Corporation in the United States 
and/or other countries.

Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple 
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other 
countries.

iPhone and iPod touch are trademark of 
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other 
countries.

“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean 
that an electronic accessory has been 
designed to connect specifically to iPod or 
iPhone, respectively, and has been certified 
by the developer to meet Apple performance 
standards. Apple is not responsible for the 
operation of this device or its compliance 
with safety and regulatory standards. Please 
note that the use of this accessory with iPod 
or iPhone may affect wireless performance.

Qualcomm® is a trademark of Qualcomm 
Incorporated, registered in the United States 
and other countries, used with permission. 
Qualcomm aptX™ audio is a trademark of 
Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., 
registered in the United States and other 
countries, used with permission.

Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.

Other trademarks and trade names are those 
of their respective owners.

Modulation method:

 FHSS (Except CH)

Compatible BLUETOOTH profiles

2)

:

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution 
Profile) 
AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control 
Profile) 
HFP (Hands-free Profile) 
HSP (Headset Profile)

Supported Codec

3)

:

 SBC

4)

, AAC

5)

, aptX

Supported content protection method:

SCMS-T

Transmission range (A2DP):

20 Hz - 20,000 Hz (Sampling frequency 
44.1 kHz)

Included items:

Wireless stereo headset (1) 

Headphone cable (approx. 1.2 m  
(47 1/4 in.)) (1) 

Micro-USB cable (approx. 50 cm
(19 3/4 in.)) (1)

Reference Guide  (1) 
Operating Instructions (1) 
Other documents (1 set)
(US, CND, AEP, UK, CH, LA only)

1)

The actual range will vary depending on 
factors such as obstacles between 
devices, magnetic fields around a 
microwave oven, static electricity, 
reception sensitivity, antenna’s 
performance, operating system, software 
application, etc.

2)

BLUETOOTH standard profiles indicate the 
purpose of BLUETOOTH communications 
between devices.

3)

Codec: Audio signal compression and 
conversion format

4)

Subband Codec

5)

Advanced Audio Coding

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Summary of Contents for MDR-XB950B1

Page 1: ...s are subject to change without notice The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license The N Mark is a trademark or registered trademark of NFC Forum Inc in the United States and in other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation...

Page 2: ...rd simultaneously HOUSING R SV ASSY The NFC board is mounted inside the right housing NFC board The MAIN board is mounted inside the left housing 6HUYLFH SDUWV RESET METHOD When resetting this unit operate by following procedure Note Even if this work is performed device pairing information is not deleted Procedure 1 Connect this unit to a booted computer using the supplied mi cro USB cable 2 Pres...

Page 3: ...PLATE R ASSY DR2 R ch Page 6 2 8 BATTERY ASSY BAT1 R ch Page 8 L ch 1 ear pad 1 Align the positions of the protrusion on the inner side of the housing groove and the notch of the ear pad protrusion notch Note 2 Be careful not to insert any foreign objects Also be careful because metal objects will be attracted to the driver if they are near the driver RZ WR LQVWDOO WKH HDU SDGV 2 Press the notch p...

Page 4: ...green green 3 Remove the solder natural natural 5 front plate L assy DR1 driver LUH VHWWLQJ to front plate L assy DR1 Driver wire Note 2 When installing the front plate L assy DR1 arrange the driver wire into this portion 1 four tapping screws B2 Note 1 Be careful not to let the removed screws stick to the magnet of the driver 4 serial No label ...

Page 5: ...ed natural rib Note 3 Be sure to fix it rib Note 2 If the relay cable is not long enough it is not necessary to fix the wires to this rib rib Note 4 Insert the bundle wire portion into the rib 0LcURShRQH ZLUH VHWWLQJ microphone MIC1 filament tape sub material filament tape sub material OK NG screw boss Pass the microphone wire beside the screw boss The microphone wire is overlapping the screw boss...

Page 6: ...using L assy hanger block hole 4 front plate R assy DR2 2 Remove the front plate R assy in the direction of the arrow red natural LUH VHWWLQJ 5 FK BATT board 3 Remove the solder red 3 Remove the solder natural to front plate R assy DR2 Note 1 When installing the front plate R assy DR2 arrange the driver wire into this portion 1 two tapping screws B2 Note 2 Be careful not to let the removed screws ...

Page 7: ...screws B1 7 LUH VHWWLQJ to head band assy HB1 to NFC board to battery assy BAT1 green natural natural black black black red natural green white red red red BATT board rib relay cable battery wires Note 1 Arrange the battery wires under the relay cable 4 Remove two solders BATT board JOG lever JOG lever JOG lever OK NG boss boss hole hole 7 JOG lever Note 2 When installing the JOG lever align the t...

Page 8: ...attery assy BAT1 from the battery adhesive sheet the battery assy BAT1 cannot be reused Be sure to replace them with new parts 4 housing R assy NFC board 1 Remove the shaft of hanger block from the housing R assy 2 Remove the shaft of hanger block from the housing R assy R ch hanger block 3 Draw the relay cable out of the hole in housing R assy Note 2 When attaching the housing R assy to the hange...

Page 9: ...s are supplied together with parts that include the MAIN board and NFC board 1 4 570 942 01 PAD EAR for Black 1 4 570 942 21 PAD EAR for Red 1 4 570 942 31 PAD EAR for Blue 2 4 537 823 01 SCREW B2 TAPPING 3 4 537 824 01 SCREW B1 7 TAPPING 4 4 537 807 01 PLATE LIGHT GUIDE 5 A 2182 584 A HOUSING L SV ASSY for L ch Including Button for Red 5 A 2182 589 A HOUSING L SV ASSY for L ch Including Button fo...

Page 10: ...cluding MAIN board NFC board for Blue US CND E AUS CH RU LA See Note 1 BAT1 A 2182 590 A BATTERY SV ASSY Including Adhesive sheet Label Except CH See Note 2 BAT1 A 2185 355 A BATTERY SV ASSY CN Including Adhesive sheet Label CH See Note 2 DR2 A 2182 587 A PLATE FRONT R SV ASSY for R ch Including Driver Wire for Blue Red US CND E AUS CH RU LA DR2 A 2182 594 A PLATE FRONT R SV ASSY for R ch Includin...

Page 11: ...RENCE ENGLISH TRADITIONAL CHINESE KOREAN RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN E AUS RU IND 4 689 646 41 GUIDE REFERENCE ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH GERMAN DUTCH ITALIAN HUNGARIAN POLISH AEP UK 4 689 646 51 GUIDE REFERENCE BULGARIAN CZECH PORTUGUESE SLOVAK ROMANIAN SLOVENIAN GREEK AEP UK 501 1 848 682 11 CABLE CONNECTION USB Micro USB cable approx 50 cm 502 1 846 746 71 CABLE WITH PLUG Headphone cable approx 1 2 m 501 502...

Page 12: ...MDR XB950B1 REVISION HISTORY Ver Date Description of Revision 1 0 2017 01 New ...

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