Bowers & Wilkins PI7 User manual

PI7
Wireless
Headphones

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www.bowerswilkins.com
Welcome to Bowers & Wilkins and PI77
Thank you for choosing Bowers & Wilkins. When John Bowers first established
our company, he did so in the belief that imaginative design, innovative
engineering and advanced technology were keys that could unlock the
enjoyment of audio in the home.
The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 are high performance in-ear headphones designed to
deliver the highest quality mobile personal audio experience combined with the
convenience of wireless operation and the serenity of noise-cancellation. This
manual will tell you everything you need to know to get the most from your PI7
headphones.
Your PI7 can play music streamed wirelessly from your mobile phone, tablet or
computer via Bluetooth. PI7 can also be used for wireless telephony.
PI7 Real World Listening features include our latest innovations in Adaptive Noise
Cancellation, Ambient Pass-Through and enhanced Wear Sensing technologies.
Our latest generation noise cancellation feature was designed from the ground
up with intelligent environment sensing capabilities, automatically selecting the
appropriate type of noise cancellation best suited to your surrounding
environment, its only goal is to deliver an uncompromised listening experience.
Ambient Pass-Through enables external sounds, such as conversation or safety
announcements, to be heard clearly without any need to remove the
headphones. The Wear Sensing feature enables PI7 to respond naturally,
pausing and resuming the music simply by lifting either earpiece on or off your
ear. These features can be enabled and further customised via the Bowers &
Wilkins Headphone App available for free on iOS and Android devices.
PI7 incorporates a rechargeable battery pack. When fully charged, depending on
the degree of Bluetooth, Adaptive Noise Cancellation and Ambient Pass-
Through use, the battery pack can provide up to 20 hours of continuous
wireless media streaming with noise cancellation enabled at average playback
volume levels.
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Contents
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1. PX7 Carton Contents 3
2. Getting to know your PX7 3
2.1 Switching Headphones On and Off 3
2.2 Headphone Controls 3
2.3 Status Indicator 3
3. Intelligent Features 4
3.1 Adaptive Noise Cancellation 4
3.2 Ambient Pass-Through 4
3.3 Wear Sensors 4
4. Battery Charging and Power Saving 5
4.1 Standby Power Saving 5
5. Wearing Your Headphones 5
6. Bluetooth Connection 6
6.1 Pairing 6
6.2 Multiple Bluetooth Connections 6
6.3 Disconnect from a Device 6
6.4 Setting Up Headphones with the App 6
6.5 Headphone Software Updates 6
7. Auxiliary Connection 7
7.1 Connecting with the 3.5mm Audio Cable7
7.2 Connecting with the USB Cable 7
8. Power Cycle and Reset 7
8.1 Power Cycle 7
8.2 Reset to Default 7
9. Care & Maintenance 7
9.1 Storing Your PX7 7
9.2 Cleaning Your PX7 7
10. Support 7
Specications 8

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Function Action
Play or pause Press the Multi-function button
once.
Play to next track Press the Multi-function button
twice in quick succession.
Play previous track Press the Multi-function
button three times in quick
succession.
Phone call functionality:
Function Action
Answer Call Press the Multi-function button
once with incoming call
End Call When incoming call occurs, press
the Multi-function button twice in
quick succession.
Decline an
incoming call
Press the Multi-function button
twice in quick succession with
incoming call.
Diagram 1
Headphone Controls
Diagram 2
Headphone Controls
1. PI7 Carton Contents
PI7 Headphones with ear tips (M)
Charge Case
USB-C Charging and USB-C to 3.5mm Audio Cable
Ear Tips (S/L)
Literature Pack
2. Getting to know your PI7
2.1 Switching Headphones On and Off
Switching On/OFF
The PI7 does not have a power control and the power
management is automatic. Your PI7 ear buds will charge when
placed into the charging case and will be ready to use when
they are removed from the charing case.
When your earbuds are removed from the charging case, they
will enter a power saving mode after 5 minutes of not use. To
exist this low power mode, start using the earbuds again by
connecting your paired device, streaming audio, or placing the
earbuds into your ears.
2.2 Headphone Controls
Each ear bud has a multi-function button located on the flat
round section of the ear bud. The multi-functionally button
controls for:
Media Playback:
Mode Application
On Removes undesired noise from the surrounding
environment.
Auto Intelligently adapts noise cancellation best suited to
your current environment.
3. Intelligent Feature
3.1 Adaptive Noise Cancellation
Noise cancellation is a series of advanced technologies that
aids in removing undesired noise from the surrounding
environment.
PI7 features our latest innovations in adaptive noise
cancellation, this includes intelligent sensing that adapts noise
cancellation and tuning best suited to your surrounding
environment. As your surroundings change, noise cancellation
will auto adapt to complement your new environment.
The Noise Cancellation button on the left earbud is used to
cycle between High/Off or Auto/Off modes. See Diagram 1
for button location:
Off Turns off the noise cancellation feature.

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Note: Take special care when wearing your earphones,
hair or accessories trapped between your ears and the ear
buds may interfere with proximity sensing.
4.. Stowing the Ear Buds
When not being worn in the ear, the PI7 ear buds can be stored
and charged inside the charge case. The ear buds will be
magnetically held in the charge case. The ear buds can only be
stowed in one orientation.
Note: Take special care when wearing your earphones, hair
or accessories trapped between your ears and the ear
buds may interfere with proximity sensing.
5. Battery Charging
Your Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ships with the battery partially charged
& may be used immediately. For best practice we recommend to
fully charge the earphones before first use. Please allow up to 3
hours for full charge. The earphones can be used while charging.
To charge the PI7 ear buds:
1.
2.
To charge the PI7 charge case with cable:
1. Please use the supplied USB charging cable and connect the
USB plug to a USB wall charger or a powered computer USB
socket.
2. Then connect the USB-C end to the charge case USB-C
socket.
Diagram 3
Status indicator illuminations
Illumination Operational state
Green (case lid open) Ear bud battery charge > 40%
Yellow (after power on) Ear bud battery charge >20%, <40%
Red (after power on) Ear bud battery charge <20%
Red (blinking) Ear bud factory Reset
Red (Solid) Hardware Reset/ System Crash
Blue blinking Pairing Mode Enabled
Blue (3 sec solid) Pairing successful
5.1 Status Indicator
The status indicator is located on the charge case providing information on the
ear buds when they are located in the case and provide information on the
charging case when the ear buds are removed.
With the Ear buds in the charging case-Please see Diagram 3.
With the Ear buds in the charging case
With the earbuds removed from the charging case
Illumination Operational state
Green (case lid open) Ear bud battery charge > 40%
Yellow (after power on) Ear bud battery charge >20%, <40%
Red (after power on) Ear bud battery charge <20%
Red (blinking) Factory Reset
Red (Solid) Hardware Reset/ System Crash
Diagram 3
Status indicator illuminations
3.2 Voice Assistance
Voice Assistance can be activated by long pressing the right
earbud for 1 second.
3.3 Ambient Pass-Through
PI7 features ambient pass-through which lets some external noise
from the surrounding environment, such as safety
announcements or conversations, to be heard without taking the
headphones off.
Ambient pass-through can ONLY be enabled/disabled through
Bowers & Wilkins headphone App. The level of ambient pass-
through can be further customised to suite your needs through
the App.
3.4 Wear Sensors
PI7 incorporate our latest enhanced wear detection sensors in
both earbuds, enabling sensors intelligent battery conservation by
entering standby when removed from the ears. When worn again,
PI7 automatically wakes and connects to the last connected
Bluetooth device.
During media playback, PI7 will auto pause when either earbud is
placed from the ear. Playback will auto resume when the earbud
is placed back on the ear. Auto resume has been further
optimized so it is ready only when you are.
Wear sensor can ONLY be turned ON/Off using the Bowers &
Wilkins Headphone App.
Note: During charging, the charge case indicator will blink
green. When fully charged, the indicator will remain
illuminated. The charge case can be charged with or without
the ear buds being housed inside the charge case.
To charge the PI7 charge case with a wireless charging station:
1.Place the carging case onto a wireless charging station
2.Ensure that the rear of the charging case is on the charging
station (with the case indicator facing up)
Note: During charging, the charge case indicator will blink
green. When fully charged, the indicator will remain
illuminated.
1. Place the PI7 ear buds int the charge case.
2. Close the charge case lid.

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(Lid open) Ear bud charge > 40%
(power on) Ear bud charge >20%, <40%
(power on)
(blinking)
Ear bud charge <20%
Ear bud factory Reset
(blinking)
(3 sec solid)
Hardware Reset/System Crash
Pairing Mode Enabled
Pairing successful
(Solid)
Diagram 3
Status Indicator Illuminations
1. Download the Bowers & Wilkins Headphone
App.
2. Open the charge case lid.
3. The charge case indicator will flash blue.
4. Go to the Bluetooth pairing menu of your
device.
5. Select the “Bowers & Wilkins PI7” from the
device list.
6. The charge case indicator will change to
solid blue to indicate pairing is successful.
7. Open the Bowers & Wilkins Home and add
the headphones into the devices in the app.
Note: Your earphones will automatically exit
Bluetooth pairing mode if no device is paired
within 5 minutes. If pairing fails, the indicator will
rapid flash blue, please try pairing again.
To pair to a subsequent device
1. Open the charge case lid with the ear buds
placed inside the charge case.
2. Press and hold the button inside the charge
case for 1.5 seconds.
3. The charge case indicator will flash blue.
4. Go to the Bluetooth pairing menu of your
new device.
5. Select the “Bowers & Wilkins PI7” from the
device list.
6. The charge case indicator will change to
solid blue to indicate pairing is successful.
Your headphones can remember up to 3 paired
Bluetooth Devices. Repeat the above steps to pair
more devices.
Note: Your earbuds will automatically exit
Bluetooth pairing mode if no device is paired
within 2 minutes. If pairing fails, the indicator will
rapid flash blue, please try pairing again.
6.1.2 GFP Pairing (For Android System integrated with GFP Feature)
To add your headphones:
1. Place the Case no further than 10 cm (4 inches) away from Android system cellphone (BT
enabled) and Open the Case Lid.
2. A GFP (Google Fast Pair) notification window would pop up showing “Bowers & Wilkins PI7”
detected” and request to start the pairing process”.
3. Press “Notification” button on the window to enable the pairing.
4. Success connection will be shown in GFP window.
5. Once paired
o GFP window would lead user to Google
Play to download/Install B&W
Headphone App.
o L/R Earbud & Case Battery Level can be
seen on the GFP window.
5.2 Check for the Case & Earbuds Battery
Levels
Users can check the case battery level by pressing
the outside button 1 time, 2 time to see the
earbuds battery level when both earbuds are inside
the case.
Please see Diagram 3.1.
6. Bluetooth Connectivity
6.1 Pairing
Your Bowers & Wilkins PI7 earphones are designed
to stream music wirelessly from Bluetooth audio
devices, such as smartphones, tablets, or
computers. To do so, the earphones & device must
first be paired.
When you receive your PI7 earphones they will be
ready to pair to any Bluetooth audio device.
Please see Diagram 4.
6.1.1 iOS System/ Android System without GFP
feature Paring
Diagram 3.1
Case & Earbuds Battery Indicator
Press 1 time on the outside button to reveal the
battery status for the case, 2 times to see the
earbuds battery status when both earbuds are
inside the case.
6.2Disconnect from a device
You can quickly disconnect PI7 from a device by putting the earbuds back to the case.
Alternatively, you can manage connection in further detail using the Bowers & Wilkins
Headphones app under Connections.

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Diagram 4
Bluetooth Pairing
1.5s
a
b
6.4 Headphone Software Update
Bowers & Wilkins will occasionally make available software
updates that refine and optimise the performance of your
headphones or add new features.
The Bowers & Wilkins Headphones app will notify you when a
software update is available, tap on the notification and follow the
in-app instructions.
7. Wearing your Headphones
Wearing your headphones correctly will help ensure you get the
best possible experience, see Diagram 5.
Like many in-ear earphones, the PI7 earpieces are designed to
seal the ear canal in order to perform optimally.
Ear tips come in three sizes (small, medium and large). Finding
the proper size for your ear is critical to obtaining a good seal
and ensure PI7 and the advanced features such as Adaptive
Noise Cancellation performs optimally.
1. Identify the left and right earbud by finding the identification
legends located on the inner side on each earbud.
2. Place the earbuds in your ear so that the tips sit comfortably
at the opening of the ear canal.
3. Ensure the earbuds are sitting comfortably in the ear. Try
another size if they do not fit. Different sized ear tips can be
used to ensure the best possible fit.
Note: To optimize call quality, please ensure the microphone
located underneath the earbud is facing outward, see diagram 5
6.3Setting up Headphones with the App
The Bowers & Wilkins Headphones app provides extended setup
and adjustments to features such as Adaptive Noise
Cancellation, Ambient Pass-Through, and Wear Sensors. The
app also provides further customisations such as voice prompt,
level of ambient pass-through, connection management ,and
headphone software updates. The app is available as a free
download on iOS and Android devices.
To add your headphones:
1. From your mobile device, download and install the Bowers
& Wilkins Headphones app.
2. Launch the app, then read and follow the instructions
pertaining app notification and permissions.
3. After reaching the main screen, simply tap + and following
the in-app instructions.

8.Media Streaming
8.1 Connecting your Case to media source with the
supplied USB type-C-to-3.5mm Cable for media
streaming
Please see Diagram 6.
Steps
1.Connect the supplied cable to the case and the
source device.
2. Your PI7 will automatically start streaming.
8.2 Connecting your Case to media source with the
supplied USB type-C-to-C Cable for media streaming
Steps
1. Connect the supplied cable to the case and the
source device.
2. Your PI7 will automatically start streaming.
8.3 Pairing Secondary/Subsequent Headphone
(ONLY Bowers & Wilkins) to the case for
media streaming
Your case can also pair with Bowers & Wilkins
Headphone for media streaming
Steps
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Note: both earbuds have to be inside the case while
using the secondary headphone. Once the
subsequent headphone is paired, the paired history
will be deleted.
Diagram 6
Media Streaming
USB type-C-to-3.5mm
OR
USB type-C-to- type-C
Note: For Mac user, for the 1st time streaming, go
to output control under Sound Setting and select
“Bowers & Wilkins PI7”
Please see Diagram 7.
1. Connect the supplied cable to the case and the
source device.
2. Press and hold the outside button for 3 seconds until
the LED flashing blue light.
3. Switch the headphone into pairing mode.
4. LED showing blue solid light indicates connection
completed.
5. Once paired, Press the outside button:
-1X to START the streaming
-2X to STOP the streaming
Diagram 5
Wearing Your Headphones

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12.Specifications
Technical Features
Bluetooth Codec
Bluetooth Profiles
Frequency Band
RF output power
Bluetooth Codec
Drive Units
Battery Life
Frequency Range
Input Impedance
Distortion (THD)
Charging
Inputs
True Wireless + techonlogy
Bluetooth 5.0 with AptX Adaptive technology
Auto ANC
Audio streming from charge case
Wireless and USB-C charging
Fast charging support
AptX – Adaptive
AptX – HD
AptX – Low Latency
AptX – Classic
AAC
SBC
A2DP v1.3.1
AVRCP v1.6.1
HFP v1.7.1
HSP v1.2
BLE GATT (Generic Attribute
Profile)
Tx mode: 2402MHz to 2480MHZ, ISM Band, Rx mode: 2402MHz
to 2480MHz, ISM Band
< 0r =10.0 dBm
AptX
AAC
SBC
9.2mm Dynamic Drive with Balanced Armature
10Hz to 20kHz
-
<0.3% (1kHz/10mW)
Up to 4 hours Bluetooth
15 minute charge = 2 hrs Bluetooth
Bluetooth
20cm USB-C to USB-C cable
8g for earbuds, 50g for charge case
9.Reset/Troubleshooting
9.1 Factory Reset
You can clear the paired devise history and restore all
setting to their defaults.
To factory reset the earbuds, open the charge case with
the ear buds placed inside. Press and hold the button on
the inside of the charge case for 5 seconds and release.
The indicator on the charge case will turn red to indicate
the reset.
Troubleshooting-
In the case of earbuds are not functioning properly,
please perform a factory reset to resolve the issue.
9.2 Hardware Reset
To hardware reset the earbuds, open the charge case with
the earbuds placed inside. Press and hold the button inside
the case for 15 seconds until LED indicator goes off and
illuminates in green to indicate completion of hardware
reset process.
Troubleshooting-
For a serious system crash (Solid LED Red Light),
please perform a Hardware Reset to resume the
earbuds.
10.Caring For Your Earphones
Your earphones can be cleaned by a damp cloth and gently
dabbing until clean. Do not use cleaning detergents,
rubbing alcohol, or chemical cleaners/polish, doing so may
damage your earphones.
11.Service / Support
If you need help troubleshooting a specific problem, or
simply have a question you would like answered, please
initially consult the Headphone support section of the
Bowers & Wilkins website:
www.bowerswilkins.com. Weight
Boxed Accessories
Diagram 7
Secondary/Subsequent Headphone Streaming
Solid blue light once paired.
Secondary/Subsequent
HP in pairing mode.
Hold the button for 3 seconds/
Flashing blue light.
Press the button 1X to START,
2X to STOP.
Connect the case to the source.