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No analog cable, mounting screw or carrying case is included.","cables_included":"Complete selected US White box list supplies one USB cable. Original NA guide names SONY cable part 1-018-350-21. No cable length or speed rating is asserted."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/accessories/ps5-accessories/pulse-elite-wireless-headset/CFI-ZWH2_Pulse_Elite_Safety_Guide_Web%24en.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["manual_url","model_numbers","battery_capacity_mah","swappable_battery","weight_g","dimensions_mm","warranty_years"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Actual official North American English/French safety guide, two PDF pages. English Specifications on page 1 and limited warranty were read. Operational setup is separately documented by Sony support pages.","model_numbers":"Guide identifies headset CFI-ZWH2, original USB adapter CFI-ZWA2 and hanger CFI-ZPH2. Only the headset is stored as a device model. SoundGuys overview CFI-ZHW2 spelling is not copied.","battery_capacity_mah":"Page 1 Specifications: headset built-in lithium-ion battery, 820 mAh at 3.8 V. Headset capacity, not adapter or hanger input rating.","swappable_battery":"Built-in battery. Safety instructions prohibit user disassembly or modification. No ordinary-operation hot-swap system is documented.","weight_g":"Page 1 headset approximately 347 g. Excludes separate adapter approximately 4 g and hanger approximately 28 g with mounting plate. SoundGuys overview 340 g has no stated weighing method and is not substituted.","dimensions_mm":"Page 1 explicitly names width x height x depth approximately 217 x 154 x 109 mm, microphone not extended. Separate adapter 48 x 16 x 8 and hanger 86 x 40 x 31 are excluded. No axes are changed to match a product-photo angle.","warranty_years":"Original North American limited warranty one year for material/workmanship defects, excluding consumables such as batteries. Statutory rights and paid extensions are separate."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/connect-pulse-elite/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["receiver_connector","charge_time_0_100_min","quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","play_while_charging","battery_life_claimed","firmware_updatable"],"notes":{"receiver_connector":"Connect to PS5 section explicitly inserts the included original adapter into a USB Type-A port. No native USB-C receiver or later replacement adapter is inherited.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Charge section: approximately 2.5 hours from an empty battery to fully charged, exactly converted to 150 minutes. Compatible USB-A power source required.","quick_charge_min":"Charge section: 10 minutes charging for 2 hours use. Volume, codec, initial charge and spatial-processing settings are not specified.","quick_charge_playback_h":"Up to two hours use from a ten-minute charge. 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Later software support is not a launch-feature promise."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/connect-pulse-elite-other/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["connection_types","cable_connector_headset_side","passive_wired_listening","multipoint","multipoint_device_count","paired_device_memory","simultaneous_2_4ghz_bluetooth","platform_connections"],"notes":{"connection_types":"Sony documents PlayStation Link, Bluetooth and a powered 3.5 mm analog path. NA guide explicitly specifies PlayStation Link 2.4 GHz. USB charging/firmware does not add a USB-audio connection.","cable_connector_headset_side":"Wired connection uses the headset 3.5 mm audio input. A compatible 4-conductor cable carries audio and microphone. A 3-conductor cable carries audio only. Neither cable is supplied, so analog source-plug enum values are not stored as included plugs.","passive_wired_listening":"Sony wired setup explicitly requires turning the headset on. It does not play passive analog audio with a depleted battery. Wired use disables PS Link and Bluetooth connections.","multipoint":"Sony explicitly permits connection and playback from only one Bluetooth source at a time. Proprietary PS Link plus Bluetooth mixing is separate.","multipoint_device_count":"One simultaneous Bluetooth source. Not the count of remembered pairings or combined PS Link/Bluetooth hosts.","paired_device_memory":"Up to ten remembered Bluetooth devices. Sony separately documents eight PS Link adapter pairings, which are not added to this Bluetooth memory count or relabelled simultaneous sources.","simultaneous_2_4ghz_bluetooth":"Sony explicitly describes listening to both PS Link and Bluetooth sources simultaneously. Headset volume buttons adjust PS Link audio only. Bluetooth source volume is controlled from its device.","platform_connections":"Sony direct PS5 and PC/Mac PS Link paths plus native PS Portal PS Link without a dongle. Other row means PlayStation Portal, not every platform. PS5 mic is explicitly supported by the launch guide and Windows mic settings by the current PC Driver. Android/iOS Bluetooth support is explicitly stated by SoundGuys exact-model FAQ. Microphone cells remain omitted where exact platform-route support is not established. Analog requires a powered headset and separately purchased compatible cable, but no unsupported generation-specific Xbox rows are added."}},{"url":"https://blog.playstation.com/2024/02/21/pulse-elite-wireless-headset-launches-starting-today-the-starters-guide-to-playstations-latest-line-of-innovative-audio-products/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["release_date","onboard_eq","eq_presets","virtual_surround","mute_button","mute_indicator","sidetone","sidetone_adjustable","game_chat_mix","platform_connections"],"notes":{"release_date":"Official February 21, 2024 launch article says launching today. US standard White reference. 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Its colour is not stored because secondary descriptions disagree.","sidetone":"Sony documents listening to your own voice through the headset.","sidetone_adjustable":"PS5 sidetone volume is adjustable and its setting carries over to other connections. Current Windows driver also documents sidetone controls.","game_chat_mix":"PS5 Sound Quick Menu software Game Chat Balance. Triple-pressing the PS Link button opens this menu. It is not a physical chat-mix dial and no Bluetooth/analog host mixing control is asserted.","platform_connections":"Original launch guide explicitly supports headset voice chat and microphone mute from the DualSense on PS5. Backs the PS5 PS Link microphone cell only. Other platform-route claims have separate sources."}},{"url":"https://blog.playstation.com/?p=383588","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Original August 23, 2023 article reveals the new PULSE Elite. Later article updates add launch/preorder details, not a different announcement date.","launch_price_usd":"Original maker announcement prices PULSE Elite at 149.99 USD. Original White standard headset with adapter and hanger, not the separately priced PlayStation Link adapter. US tax treatment is not stated.","launch_price_eur":"Same maker announcement gives 149.99 EURO for standard model. European launch claim, not converted from USD. VAT treatment is not stated."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/playstation-pulse-elite-review-113057/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["ear_cups_swivel","headband_type","headband_material","earpad_material","usb_connector","charging_port","volume_control","control_types","carrying_case","bluetooth_codecs","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes","compatible_platforms","cables_included"],"notes":{"ear_cups_swivel":"Exact white-model review explicitly says ear cups rotate on ball joints. Rotation is documented, but flat or inward folding is not established.","headband_type":"Review explicitly describes the rubberized suspension band beneath the outer frame.","headband_material":"Published as rubberized. A more precise polymer composition is not stated.","earpad_material":"Review explicitly calls the ear-cup covering leatherette. Exact foam and user replacement method are not stated.","usb_connector":"Controls section explicitly identifies USB-C port on headset. Included USB-A-to-C cable is also named. This field describes the headset charging connector, not receiver connector or USB audio.","charging_port":"USB-C charging with cable, or contacts on the included hanger. Primary stored port is USB-C. Hanger is represented separately as an included charging dock.","volume_control":"Physical volume rocker. Sony support states it adjusts PS Link audio only. Bluetooth and analog volume must be controlled from the source.","control_types":"Volume rocker, PS Link power/pairing button and microphone mute button. No touch controls or wheel inferred.","carrying_case":"Exact review explicitly says no carrying case. Complete maker box list corroborates.","bluetooth_codecs":"Exact review objective MDAQS image explicitly labels a Bluetooth SBC test. This establishes SBC support on tested firmware 0136, not an exhaustive codec list or proprietary PS Link codec.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Objective Measurements section explicitly describes 100 Hz bump and 4.5-9 kHz peaks against SoundGuys headphone preference curve. Test firmware 0136. Rig, level and exact connection for this curve are not published in the visible section, so no numerical regional deviations are invented.","measured_microphone_notes":"Exact recorded ideal, office and reverb samples described by the reviewer. Firmware 0136. Capture connection, test rig and numerical extension/SNR are not stated. No microphone count or pattern is inferred.","compatible_platforms":"Maker directly supports PS5, Windows, macOS and PS Portal. SoundGuys FAQ explicitly supports Android and iPhone Bluetooth. RTINGS public intro separately supports PS4 and describes analog PlayStation-family playback. Other means PS Portal. Exact generation-specific Xbox support remains unlisted. Analog microphone requires a separately purchased four-conductor cable and headset power.","cables_included":"Exact original White review explicitly names the included USB-C-to-USB-A cable used for hanger or headset charging. This establishes the connector pair, not USB audio playback or a data-speed rating."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sony/pulse-elite-wireless","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["form_factor","wearing_style","back_type","anc","measured_battery_life","compatible_platforms"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Public exact-model introduction explicitly describes over-ear gaming headphones.","wearing_style":"Public exact-model introduction identifies the dual-headband construction.","back_type":"Public exact-model introduction explicitly states closed-back design.","anc":"Public comparison explicitly distinguishes INZONE H9 active cancellation from PULSE Elite, and SoundGuys exact review explicitly says it has no active noise cancellation. Microphone AI rejection is separate.","measured_battery_life":"Public exact PULSE Elite verdict explicitly reports 53-hour continuous battery life. It is retained as the published rounded continuous result. Connection, volume, codec, firmware, lighting and other test settings are not disclosed in visible text and row cells stay omitted. No member-only numeric cells or test-setting tables were read. SoundGuys 49 hours 31 minutes is logged mixed gaming/music and sometimes simultaneous wireless use, not its regular continuous procedure, so it is not inserted into this continuous-playback table.","compatible_platforms":"Public exact-model introduction explicitly names PS4 support. Wired Gaming text describes analog PlayStation-family playback. This does not claim native PlayStation Link wireless compatibility with PS4."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/playstation-link-pc-driver/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["companion_app","companion_app_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"companion_app":"Current maker page explicitly supports PULSE Elite firmware updating, volume, microphone mute, sidetone and preset rename/reset controls. It is distinct from PlayStation Accessories controller software. Current later software capability, not an original 2024 launch promise. As accessed October 8, 2026, Sony warns that users may lose functionality during its ongoing driver update and expects restoration within the next few months. Distribution is gradual, so immediate functionality is not promised. PS5 built-in settings remain a separate control route.","companion_app_platforms":"Windows 10 or Windows 11. Device settings appear with PS Link connection, not Bluetooth or analog. Mac audio compatibility does not prove a macOS companion app.","platform_connections":"Current supported-device table explicitly names PULSE Elite and the Windows PS Link quick menu provides microphone mute/unmute. Backs the Windows PS Link microphone cell. Bluetooth/analog microphone support is not transferred."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMDH9M5W","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Amazon US listing for the PlayStation PULSE Elite Wireless Headset, Color White, Style PlayStation 5, Manufacturer Sony, UPC 711719568278 (valid check digit). The listing prints the model as CFI-ZHW2, a transposition of the maker's CFI-ZWH2, which the maker guide confirms. The Midnight Black listing has a different UPC and is not stored."}}],"fields_filled":69,"updated":"2026-10-10"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}