Establishing a connection to Auracast™ transmitters

The “Auracast” function in the Sennheiser Smart Control app allows you to select and change the connection to an Auracast™ transmitter.

You can connect to several Auracast™ transmitters at the same time. The transmitter that is currently transmitting audio data is automatically played through your earbud.

Make sure you are within the range of an Auracast™ transmitter.

Make sure that your earbuds are connected to the Smart Control app (> Installing the Smart Control app).

On the start screen of the Smart Control app, tap the “Auracast” section.

The transmitter search menu opens.

You can start an automatic transmitter search or select a transmitter directly via a QR code.

To start the automatic transmitter search:

Tap the “Start search” button.

The Auracast™ transmitters available within the range are listed.

As long as the “Search” animation is displayed in the menu, the transmitter search is active.

Some connections to Auracast™ transmitters are subject to password protection. The corresponding transmitters are marked with a lock symbol () in the transmitter overview.

In the list, tap the transmitter you want to connect to.

The Bluetooth audio connection to the selected transmitter is established. The selected transmitter is marked with a blue tick ().

As soon as the transmitter starts an audio transmission, it is played through your earbuds. The active audio transmission of a transmitter is indicated by the digital signal symbol ().

You can repeat the automatic transmitter search by tapping the “Search programs” button below the transmitter list.

To select an Auracast™ transmitter via a QR code:

Tap the QR code symbol () in the transmitter search menu.

The camera app or a QR scanner app opens on your Bluetooth device (depending on the model).

Scan the QR code of the Auracast™ transmitter and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

The Bluetooth audio connection to the selected transmitter is established. The transmitter appears in the list of available transmitters and is marked with a blue tick ().

As soon as the transmitter starts an audio transmission, it is played through your earbuds. The active audio transmission of a transmitter is indicated by the digital signal symbol ().

When you leave the range of the Auracast™ transmitter, the connection and audio transmission are interrupted. However, the transmitter remains subscribed, i.e. as soon as you return to the range of the transmitter, the connection is re-established and the audio transmission starts automatically.

During media playback, e.g. when listening to music, the Auracast™ transmission is played with priority. The current playback is muted.

Overview of the symbols when selecting an Auracast™ transmitter