Bowers & Wilkins PX Wireless Manuel Du Propriétaire

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In addition to operating wirelessly, your PX 
headphones can be connected to audio sources 
using the supplied audio jack and USB cables. 

Audio jack cable connection is useful if the 
headphones are to be used on board an aircraft 
or with a non-Bluetooth audio source such as a 
traditional hi-fi system.

Note: Your PX headphones need to be charged 
and switched on to play audio using a jack or 
USB cable connection.

USB connection enables your PX headphones 
to function as a USB sound output device when 
connected to a suitable computer.

Note: The USB and jack cables can be 
connected simultaneously so that USB battery 
charging can continue while the headphone jack 
input is in use.

Connecting an audio jack cable and PX headphone 
behaviour with the jack input in use is described in 
the following paragraphs:

•   Take one end of the jack cable and insert the 

plug into the socket in the lower section of the 
right ear piece. Make sure the plug is fully home. 
Connect the other end of the cable to an audio 
playback device’s headphone socket.

•   The headphone volume controls and Play/

Pause button will not function when a jack cable 
connection is in use. 

•   Connecting a jack cable will automatically pause 

PX headphone Bluetooth streaming. To restore 
Bluetooth streaming the jack cable must be 
disconnected from the headphone ear piece.

Connecting and using the USB cable and PX 
headphone behavior with USB input in use is 
described in the following paragraphs:

•   Disconnect any connected Bluetooth devices by 

pressing the Bluetooth button on the right hand 
ear piece twice in quick succession.

Note: Bluetooth must be disconnected for USB 
audio to be played. 

•   Plug the small USB plug into the socket on  

the underside of the right hand headphone ear 
piece. Plug the larger USB plug into a computer 
USB socket. If the computer USB socket is 
powered, the headphone battery will immediately 
begin to charge. 

•   Select the PX headphones as the playback 

device in the computer’s audio output  
control panel. Audio selected in computer  
audio playback apps will now play through  
your PX headphones.

 •   The headphone volume and Play/Pause controls 

will function normally when playing USB audio. 

•   To restore headphone Bluetooth functions press 

the Bluetooth button. The headphones will 
attempt to connect to the last connected device.

Your PX headphones will occasionally be subject to 
firmware updates as performance is refined and new 
features are added.

When a firmware update is available the PX 
headphone app will display a notification.  
Tap on the notification in the app to begin  
the update process.

Note: The headphones and mobile device must 
remain switched on and in close proximity during 
the firmware update process. It is important 
also that the battery charge remaining in the 
headphones is sufficient for the firmware update 
to be completed. The app will indicate if there is 
not enough battery charge available to complete 
the firmware update.

Your PX headphones can be reset to their default 
settings by using the Factory Reset option in 
the headphone app, or they can be restarted by 
pressing the pin-hole restart button located within 
the right ear-piece. The pin-hole button is illustrated 
in Diagram 1.

To use the restart button employ a straightened 
paper-clip to press and hold for two seconds.  
The headphones will turn off during the restart 
process. Switch on the headphones to complete  
the restart process.

Note: A pin-hole restart will not clear the 
Bluetooth paired device memory.

Your PX headphones can be cleaned by using a 
damp cloth and dabbing them until clean. Do not 
rub the cloth on the leather. Do not use cleaning 
detergents or leather polish as doing so may 
damage your headphones.

Note: The PX headphone leather ear-piece 
components are magnetically attached and can 
be removed for cleaning if required by gently 
pulling them away from the body of the ear-piece.

Indicator Illumination 

Button Functions

Green (slow blinking)

Battery charging

Green

Headphones on, battery charge > 30%

Yellow

Headphones on, battery charge > 10%

Red

Headphones on, battery charge < 10%

Red (slow blinking)

Battery charge insufficient for headphone operation

Red (flashing)

Bluetooth pairing failed

Blue

Bluetooth connection established

Blue (flashing)

Bluetooth pairing mode active

Blue (slow blinking)

Bluetooth pairing underway

Blue (repeating flash)

Bluetooth pairing failed

White

Environment Filter active

On/Off/Bluetooth

Slide

Switch on

Slide and hold

Switch off

Press and hold

Enter pairing mode

Press

Connect to last connected Bluetooth 
device

2 x Press

Disconnect all Bluetooth devices

On/Off/Bluetooth and 
Volume –

Press and hold both

Erase Bluetooth device memory 

Environment Filter

Press

Engage or disengage last Environment 
Filter setting selected in the app. 

Volume +

Press

Increase volume

Volume –

Press

Decrease volume

Play/Pause

Press

Play or pause audio

2 x Press

Play next track

3 x Press

Play previous track

Note: The headphone volume controls and Play/Pause button will not function when a jack 
cable connection is in use.

Play/Pause

Press

Answer or end telephone call

Press and hold

Reject telephone call

Note: Telephone functions only operate when the headphones are connected via Bluetooth.

Play/Pause and 
Volume +

Press both

Switch audio cues on/off