To turn on Super-vivid mode
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Display >Image enhancement.
3Tap the Super-vivid mode radio button if it is not already selected.
Enhancing the sound output
You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound
settings such as Equaliser and Surround sound. You can also enable the Dynamic
normaliser to minimise volume differences between songs or videos. And you can
listen to high-resolution audio using a regular headset (connected via the headset
socket) or by connecting your device with a digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier
(DAC/amp) either wirelessly or by cable via the micro USB port of your device.
To enhance the sound output manually
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
3Mark the ClearAudio+ checkbox.
To adjust the sound settings manually
1From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
3Unmark the ClearAudio+ checkbox if it is marked.
4Tap Sound effects > Equaliser.
5Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down.
The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communication
applications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality.
To minimise volume differences using the Dynamic normaliser
1From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
3Mark the Dynamic normaliser checkbox.

High-resolution audio

There are different ways to listen to your music and videos in high-resolution audio:
Connect a headset to your device using the regular headset socket.
Use the micro USB port with a supported cable to output the sound to a high-
resolution digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) and then connect your
headphones or speakers to it. For example, you can use the Sony PHA-2 Portable Hi-
Res DAC/Headphone Amplifier or the Sony TA-A1ES High-Resolution Audio Stereo
Amplifer to get a much higher quality sound.
Use the micro USB port with a supported cable to output the sound to a digital-to-
analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) and then connect this device to a home
sound system (via the system’s amplifier).
Stream the sound (wirelessly or via micro USB cable) from your device to an all-in-
one high-resolution DAC amplifier/speaker system such as the Sony SRS-X9 Ultra
Premium Hi-Res Bluetooth® Speaker.
You can also stream your music wirelessly to certain DAC/amp devices, such as the Sony
MAP-S1, using, for example, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi® or DLNA technology.
To play high-resolution audio using a headset only
1Connect the headset to your device via the headset socket.
2Using the relevant application in your device, play the audio or video file that
you want to listen to in high-resolution.
Sound outputted via the headset socket/jack is by default in high resolution and no changes
to settings are necessary. A digital-to-analogue converter in the device converts the sound to
analogue format.
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