When the indicat or is lit or flashing
(power) indicator
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (green) The unit is turned on.
Lights up (orange) The unit is in the BLUET OO TH/
network standby mode.
Lights up (red) The unit is in the standby
mode.
Lights off The unit is in the power saving
mode.
Flashes (green) • When you turn on the unit,
the indicator flashes slowly
in green, and then lights up.
• When you press the V OLUME
–/+ buttons, the indicator
flashes once or thre e times
accor ding to the volume
adjustment.
Flashes (red) A software upda te is failed, or
the unit is in the prot ect mode.
LINK indicator
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (orange) The unit is connected t o a
Wi-Fi network.
Flashes (orange) The unit is in the proces s of
connecting to a Wi-Fi ne twork.
Flashes (red) The network connection f ailed.
Lights up (red) The network connection f ailed,
or connection faile d even
though the network setting is
complete .
NETWORK indica tor
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (white) The unit is in the NETWORK
mode.
The color of the lit/flashing indica tor changes
depending on the connecte d music service. For
details, see the Help Guide.
UPDA TE indicat or
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (orange) The unit detects the lat est
software while c onnected to
the Internet.
Flashes (orange) The unit is updating the
software . During the update,
you cannot oper ate the unit.
Before oper ating the unit, please read this guide
thoroughly and r etain it for futur e ref erence .
W ARNING
T o r educe the risk of fire or electric
shock, do not expose this appar atus to
r ain or moistur e.
T o reduc e the risk of fire, do not cover the
ventilation opening of the appliance with
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Do not expose the applianc e to naked flame
sourc es (for example , lighted candles).
Do not install the applianc e in a confined space ,
such as a bookcase or built -in cabinet.
Do not expose ba tteries or appara tus with battery
installed to an e xc essive heat such as sunshine,
fire or the lik e.
The USB AC adapt or is not disconnect ed from the
mains as long as it is connecte d to the AC outle t,
even if the unit itself has been turned off.
As the main plug is used to disconne ct the unit
from the mains, connect the unit to an easily
acc essible AC outle t. Should you notice an
abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug
from the A C outlet immediately .
Please note that w ater doesn’t splash, this product
is not wat erproof specific ation.
CAUTION
Notice f or customers: the following information
is only applicable to equipment sold in c ountries
applying EU directives
This product has been manuf actured by or on
behalf of Sony Corpor ation, 1- 7 -1 K onan Minato-ku
T okyo, 108- 007 5 Japan. Inquiries relat ed to product
complianc e based on European Union legislation
shall be addresse d to the authorized
repr esentative, Sony Belgium, bijkantoor van Sony
Europe Limite d, Da Vincilaan 7 -D1, 1935 Zaventem,
Belgium. For any service or guarant ee matters,
please refer t o the addresses pr ovided in the
separat e service or guarante e documents.
The validity of the CE marking is restrict ed to only
those countries wher e it is legally enforc ed, mainly
in the countries EEA (Eur opean Economic Area).
This product is intende d to be used in the
following countries:
IE/IT/GB/EE/A T/NL/CY/GR/HR/SE/ES/SK/SI/CZ/
DK/DE/HU/FI/FR/BG/BE/PL/PT/MT/L V/L T/RO/LU/
IS/NO/LI/CH/TR/AL/BA/MK/MD/RS/ME/Kosovo
Notice f or the customers in Eur ope
Hereby , Sony Corp., declares that this equipment is
in complianc e with the essential requir ements and
other relev ant provisions of Dir ective 1999/5/EC.
For de tails, please access the following URL :
http://www .compliance.sony .de/
5, 150 - 5,350 MHz band is restrict ed to indoor
operations only .
This equipment has been teste d and found to
comply with the limits set out in the EMC
regulation using a c onnection cable shorter than 3
meters.
Disposal of waste batt eries and
electrical and electr onic equipment
(applicable in the Eur opean Union
and other Eur opean countries with
separ ate collection syst ems)
This symbol on the product, the battery or on the
packaging indicat es that the product and the
battery shall not be trea ted as household waste .
On certain batteries this symbol might be use d in
combination with a chemic al symbol. The chemical
symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) ar e added if
the battery contains mor e than 0. 0005% mercury
or 0. 004% lead. By ensuring these products and
batteries ar e disposed of corr ectly , you will help
prevent pot entially negative consequenc es for the
environment and human health which c ould
otherwise be caused by inappropria te waste
handling. The recycling of the materials will help to
conserve natural r esources.
In case of products tha t for safety , performance or
data integrity r easons requir e a permanent
connection with an inc orporat ed battery , this
battery should be replac ed by qualified service
staff only . T o ensure that the batt ery and the
electrical and electr onic equipment will be treat ed
properly , hand over these products at end-of-life
to the applicable c ollection point for the r ecycling
of electrical and electr onic equipment. For all other
batteries, please view the section on how to
remove the batt ery from the product safely . Hand
the battery over to the applicable c ollection point
for the re cycling of waste batt eries. For mor e
detailed informa tion about recycling of this
product or batt ery , please contact your loc al Civic
Office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you pur chased the product or
battery .
T r oubleshooting
If a problem oc curs while operating the unit, check
the following to r esolve the problem befor e
consulting your near est Sony dealer .
• Check in Help Guide.
http://rd1.sony .net/help/speak er/srs-hg1/h_zz/
• Check information about the pr oblem on the
customer support website.
http://www .sony .eu/support
• Connect the unit t o an AC outlet (mains) via the
USB AC adapt or to charge the ba ttery . Y ou may
be able to resolve some is sues by charging the
battery .
• Push the RESET button on the r ear of the unit
with a pointed object, such as a pin.
When pushing the RESET button without the USB
AC adapt or , the unit is turned on by pr essing and
holding the (power) button or connecting it t o
the USB AC adapt or .
If the problem persists after doing all of the above ,
consult your near est Sony dealer .
Pr ecautions
Note when using with a mobile phone
• For de tails on operation of your mobile phone
when rec eiving a telephone call while
transmitting the sound using the BL UETOO TH
connection, refer t o the operating instructions
supplied with the mobile phone.
On safe ty
The nameplate and important informa tion
conc erning safety ar e located on the bo ttom
exterior of the main unit and on the surfac e of the
USB AC adapt or .
• Before oper ating the unit, be sure that the
operating volt age of the unit is identical with
that of your local power supply .
Where pur chased Oper ating voltage
All countries/r egions 100 V – 240 V A C,
50 Hz/60 Hz
Notes on the USB A C adaptor
• When connecting or disc onnecting the USB AC
adaptor , turn off the unit beforehand. Otherwise,
it may cause malfunction.
• Use only the supplied AC power c ord (mains
lead), USB AC adaptor , and micr o-USB cable. T o
avoid damaging the unit, do not use any other
USB AC adapt or .
Polarity of the plug
• Plug the AC power c ord (mains lead) conne cted
with the USB AC adapt or into a nearby AC outle t
(mains). In the case of a problem, unplug it from
the AC outlet (mains) imme diately .
• Do not install the USB A C adaptor in a confine d
space, such as a bookcase or built -in cabinet.
The MAC addr ess of Wi-Fi network is loca ted on
the bottom e xterior of this unit.
• Before oper ating the unit, be sure that the
operating volt age of the unit is identical with
that of your local power supply .
On placement
• Do not set the unit in an inclined position.
• Do not leave the unit in a location near hea t
sourc es, or in a place subject t o direct sunlight,
ex cessive dust, moisture, rain or mechanic al
shock.
On oper ation
• Do not insert any small objects, etc., into the
jacks or ventilation hole on the r ear of the unit.
The unit may short out or malfunction.
On cleaning
• Do not use alcohol, benzine, or thinner to clean
the cabinet.
Others
• If you have any questions or problems
conc erning this unit that are not c overed in this
document, please consult your nearest Sony
dealer .
• When disposing of or giving away this unit, make
sure to initializ e it to reset all settings to the
factory defaults. For details, see the Help Guide.
On c opyrights
• This product is pr otecte d by certain intellectual
property rights of Microsoft C orporation. Use or
distribution of such technology outside of this
product is pr ohibited without a license fr om
Microsoft or an authoriz ed Microsoft subsidiary .
• iPhone and iPod t ouch are tr ademarks of Apple
Inc., registered in the U .S. and other countries.
“Made for iP od” and “Made for iPhone ” mean
that an electronic ac cessory has been designed
to connect spe cifically to iP od or iPhone,
respectively , and has been certified by the
developer to meet Apple performanc e standards.
Apple is not responsible f or the operation of this
unit or its complianc e with safety and r egulatory
standards. Please note that the use of this
acc essory with iPod or iPhone may affe ct
wireless perf ormance.
App Stor e is a service mark of Apple Inc.
• “ ” is a mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
• Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Protect ed Acc ess® and Wi-Fi
Alliance® ar e register ed marks of the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, WP A ™, WP A2™ and Wi-Fi
Pro tected Se tup™ are marks of the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
• MPEG Layer -3 audio coding technology and
patents lic ensed from Fr aunhofer IIS and
Thomson.
• The N-Mark is a trademark or r egistere d
trademark of NFC F orum, Inc. in the United Stat es
and in other countries.
• The BLUET OOTH® word mark and logos ar e
owned by the Bluetoo th SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Sony C orporation is under lic ense.
Other trademark s and trade names ar e those of
their respective owners.
• Google Play and Android ar e trademarks of
Google Inc.
• Google Cast and the Google Cast Badge are
trademark s of Google Inc.
• “Xperia” and “Xperia T ablet” ar e trademarks of
Sony Mobile Communic ations AB.
• LDA C™ and LDA C logo are tr ademarks of Sony
Corpor ation.
• DLNA ™, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED™
are tr ademarks, ser vice marks, or certification
marks of the Digital Living Network Allianc e.
• This product inc orporat es Spotify softwar e which
is subject to 3r d party licenses found here:
https://developer .spotify .com/
esdkthird-party-lic enses/
• Spotify and Spotify logos ar e trademarks of the
Spotify Group .
• The unit names and product names indica ted in
this document are gener ally the trademark s or
register ed trademarks of the manufactur er .
™ and ® marks are omitt ed in this document.
Notes on the Lic ense
This product c ontains softwar e that Sony uses
under a licensing agr eement with the owner of
its copyright. We ar e obligated to announce the
contents of the agr eement to customers under
requir ement by the owner of copyright for the
software .
Please acc ess the following URL and r ead the
contents of the lic ense.
http://rd1.sony .net/help/speak er/sl/ 16/
Notic e on GNU GPL/L GPL applied
softwar e
This product c ontains softwar e that is subject to
the following GNU Gener al Public License
(hereinafter r eferred to as “GPL ”) or GNU Lesser
General P ublic License (hereinaft er referr ed to
as “LGPL ”). These establish that cust omers have
the right to acquir e, modify , and redistribute the
sourc e code of said softwar e in acc ordanc e with
the terms of the GPL or L GPL supplied. The
sourc e code for the above-list ed software is
available on the W eb.
T o download, please access the following URL
then select the model name “h.ear go
(SRS-HG1)” .
URL: http://oss.sony .net/Products/Linux/
Please note that Sony c annot answer or
respond to an y inquiries regarding the c ontent
of the sourc e code.
Notes on the upda te
If you use this unit while connecte d to the
Internet via a Wi-Fi network, the unit can update
to the latest softw are automa tically .
By updating the softwar e, new features will be
added enabling you to e xperience more
convenient and stable use .
If you do not want to aut omatically updat e the
software , you can disable this function by using
the SongP al installed on your smartphone/
iPhone.
However , the softwar e may be updated
automatically f or stable use, etc., even if you
disable this function. Also, if you disable this
function, you can still update the software
manually .
For de tails about how to set and oper ate, refer
to the Help Guide.
The unit may not be oper ational while updating.
Disclaimer r egarding services off ered
by thir d parties
Services offere d by third parties may be
changed, suspended, or t erminated without
prior notice . Sony does not bear any
responsibility in these sorts of situations.
Specifica tions
Gener al
Power
DC 5 V 1.5 A (using the supplied USB AC adapt or
connecte d to AC 100 V - 24 0 V , 50Hz/60 Hz power
supply) or , using built -in lithium-ion battery
Power c onsumption
12 W
Power c onsumption (during standby mode)
Less than 0 .2 W
Power c onsumption (during BLUETOO TH/
network standby mode)
Less than 0 .2 W
Usage life of lithium-ion batt ery for BLUET OOTH
connection (when Wi-Fi is not c onnected)
Appro x. 12 hours*
1
Usage life of lithium-ion batt ery for Wi-Fi
connection
Appro x. 8 hours*
2
Charging time of lithium-ion ba ttery
Appro x. 5 hours
Dimensions (including projecting parts and
contr ols)
Appro x. 204 mm x 62 mm x 60 mm (w/h/d)
Mass
Appro x. 790 g
Supplied acc essories
USB AC adapt or (1)
Micro-USB cable (1)
AC power c ord (mains lead) (2)
Operating Instructions (this document)
W arranty car d (1)
For customers in the UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, and
Hong Kong:
Use the AC power c ord (mains lead) (A).
For saf ety reasons, the AC power cor d (mains lead) (B)
is not intended f or the above countries/regions and
shall therefor e not be used there.
For customers in o ther countries/r egions:
Use the AC power c ord (mains lead) (B).
(A)
(B)
The AC power c ord (mains lead) (B) is not supplied f or
customers in Hong Kong.
*
1
When the specified music source is used and the volume
level of the unit is set to 33. If the volume level of the unit is
set to maximum, the usage life will be approx. 4 hours. Time
may vary , depending on the temperatur e or conditions of
use.
*
2
When the specified music source is used and the volume
level of the unit is set to 33. If the volume level of the unit is
set to maximum, the usage life will be approx. 4 hours. Time
may vary , depending on the temperatur e or conditions of
use.
Section for USB port
USB port
Y ou can connect a c ompatible device such as a P C,
etc., to this unit using a commercially av ailable USB
cable.
Supported format*
3
PCM: 44.1/ 48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz (16/24/32bit)
DSD (DSF/DSDIFF): 2.8/5.6 MHz (1bit)
*
3
Compatibility with all encoding/writing software , recor ding
devices and re cording media c annot be guarantee d.
Compa tible iPhone/iPod models
Bluetooth t echnology works with iPhone 6s Plus,
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6 , iPhone 5s,
iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4, iP od
touch (6th gener ation), iPod touch (5th
generation).
Note
Sony cannot ac cept r esponsibility in the event that
data re corde d to iPhone/iPod is lost or damaged
when using your iPhone/iPod c onnected to this unit.
Design and specifications ar e subject to change
without notice .
P arts and contr ols
LINK indicator
NETWORK indic ator
BLUET OOTH indicat or
USB indicator
AUDIO IN indicat or
(call) button*
2
EXTRA BASS button/indicat or
VOLUME
– button
VOLUME
+ button*
2
CHARGE indicator
(power)/
P AIRING button/indicator
N-Mark
UPDA TE button/indica tor , WPS butt on
SET UP button
STEREO P AIR button
L indicator
R indicator
AUDIO IN jack
USB port
DC IN 5V jack*
1
RESET button
Grille detachment lever
FUNCTION button
Microphone
*
1
T o charge this unit, connect the USB AC adap tor to this jack.
*
2
(call) and VOL UME + buttons have a tactile dot.
When the indicator is lit or flashing
The color of the lit/flashing indica tors indicat es the condition of the any settings. For det ails, see Help Guide.
T o check the Wi-Fi signal strength (r eception sensitivity)
Pres s and hold the VOLUME – butt on and SET UP button. Depending on the signal strength, indicators to
will be lit. The number of lighting indicators is relative t o the signal strength. If the signal is weak, no indicators
will be lit. For details, see the Help Guide.