Can't adjust the headphone volume (WF-SP800N)
Follow these steps to troubleshoot this issue:
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Tap the sensors on the headphones to increase or decrease the volume.
You can adjust the volume using the headphones by assigning the Volume Control to the touch sensor. To change the assignment of the touch sensor, refer to the Assign the playback volume adjustment function to the touch sensor of the headphones section in the Can't adjust the volume of the headphones. article.
Note: To assign the Volume Control function to the touch sensor, the Sony | Headphones Connect app version 6.0.0 (or later) is required.
- To increase the volume: Tap the touch sensor. The volume increases by 1 step.
- To decrease the volume: Hold your finger to the touch sensor. Continue to hold your finger to the touch sensor until you reach the desired volume level.
- The volume can be adjusted
- The touch sensor settings have resolved the issue.
- The volume can't be adjusted
- Go to the next troubleshooting step.
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Open the Sony | Headphones Connect app, and move the slide bar next to the speaker icon in the Status tab to increase or decrease the volume.
- The volume can be adjusted.
- The volume level in the app may have been too high or too low. You may need to adjust the volume through the app in some situations.
- The volume can't be adjusted.
- Go to the next troubleshooting step.
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Adjust the volume on the connected device.
For details, refer to the device manual or support site for the manufacturer.Note: Depending on the connected device, the volume may not sync with the headphones. If you can't get the desired volume by adjusting the headphones or device volume only, adjust the volume on both devices.- The volume can be adjusted
- You may need to adjust the volume on the device in some situations.
- The volume can't be adjusted
- Go to the next troubleshooting step.
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If the streaming app has volume settings, adjust the volume using those settings.
- The volume can be adjusted
- The issue was caused by the app settings.
- The volume can't be adjusted
- Go to the next troubleshooting step.
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Reset the headphones.
Watch this video or refer to the Resetting the headphones page for instructions.
- The volume can be adjusted
- The issue may have been caused by a temporary malfunction.
- The volume can't be adjusted
- Go to the next troubleshooting step.
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Initialize the headphones.
Note: Initialization returns the headphones to the factory settings and all Bluetooth® pairing information is deleted.Watch this video or refer to the Initializing the headphones page for instructions.
- The volume can be adjusted
- The issue may have been caused by a temporary malfunction.
- The volume can't be adjusted
- The headphones may be malfunctioning, and require repair.  Go to Product Repair.