Huawei TalkBand B6 User manual

Contents
Getting Started
Powering on, Powering o, and Restarting 1
Charging your band 1
Removing and replacing the ear tip 2
Adjusting or Replacing the band's strap 2
Wearing your band 4
Pairing the band with the phone 5
Buttons and gestures 7
Setting the time zone and language 8
Setting dual time zones 8
Checking the band's version 8
Updating your band 9
Viewing the Bluetooth name, MAC address, and Serial
Number
9
Resetting the band to factory settings 9
Supported features when the band is connected to dierent
phones/OS versions
10
Supported features when the band is not paired with any
phones
10
Water and dust resistance level 10
Application management
Do Not Disturb 12
Using the Stopwatch 12
Using the Timer 12
Using the Torch 13
Setting an alarm 13
Turning the screen on and o 14
Adding favourites 14
Managing watch faces 15
Setting vibration strength 15
Receiving weather reports 16
Find My Phone 16
Controlling music playback 17
Remote camera shutter 17
Managing dual phones 17
Bluetooth calling
Adding contacts 20
Incoming calls 20
What to do when there's an incoming call 20
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Making phone calls 21
Managing calls from multiple parties 21
Adjusting the volume 21
Workout monitoring
Starting an individual workout 22
Viewing exercise records 23
Viewing daily activity data 23
Health management
Measuring your heart rate 24
Heart rate limit and zones 26
High heart rate alert 26
Low heart rate alert 26
Measuring blood oxygen levels (SpO2)27
Testing stress levels 27
Using Breathing exercises 27
Activity reminder 28
Notications
Notications 29
Viewing and Deleting Notications 29
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Getting Started
Powering on, Powering o, and Restarting
Powering on the band
•Press and hold the side button to power on the band.
•The band will power on automatically when you charge it.
You will be prompted with a message asking you to charge your band when the battery
is extremely low. The band will power o automatically after 2 seconds and you won't
be able to power it on again.
Powering o the band
•Press and hold the side button for 3 seconds, then select Power o to power o your band.
•On the band, go to Settings > System > Power o to power o your band.
Your band will automatically power o if it has run out of battery.
Restarting the band
•On the band, go to Settings > System > Restart to restart the band.
•Press and hold the side button for 3 seconds, then select Restart.
Charging your band
Press the side buttons on both sides of the band to take out the earphone and plug the
charger to the earphone. The band will display the charging animation when it is being
charged.
•Before charging, wipe o any water or sweat on the band, and make sure the band
charging port is clean and dry to prevent short circuits.
•Use a Huawei charger with a rated output voltage of 5 V and a rated output current of
1 A or above or a computer to charge your band. If you use a non-Huawei charger, the
charging may be slow and your band may heat up. Exercise caution when using a non-
Huawei charger.
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Charging time: Around 65 minutes for a full charge.
Viewing battery level: Swipe down on the band's home screen or open the Huawei Health
app, then touch Devices and the connected phone.
Low battery alert: The band will vibrate to remind you when the battery level on the band is
lower than 20%, 10%, and 5%.
Removing and replacing the ear tip
Remove the ear tip: Rotate the ear tip counter clockwise, align the earpiece with the unlock
line, then gently pull it up.
Install the ear tip: Line the ear tip up with the unlock line, rotate the ear tip clockwise, then
align it with the lock line.
•The band comes with three ear tip sizes: large, medium, and small. Your band is tted
with medium-sized ear tips.
•When xing the tip over the earphone, adjust the tip so it lines up with the lock and
unlock lines. Make sure that the tip is securely tted over the earphone when nished.
Adjusting or Replacing the band's strap
Adjusting the strap
Fluoroelastomer straps and leather straps: The strap features a T buckle. Adjust the length
of the strap according to your wrist circumstance.
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Metal straps: Use the adjustment tool that comes with it to adjust the length of strap.
Replacing the strap
Fluoroelastomer straps and leather straps: Push the quick release button on the strap and
lift the strap out to remove it, then push the release button back into place. Follow the steps
in reverse order to install a new strap.
Metal straps: Pinch both quick release buttons toward the centre of the strap to remove the
strap from the band. Follow the steps in reverse order to install a new strap.
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Wearing your band
To make sure that activity and sleep tracking as well as heart rate monitoring work properly,
make sure you are wearing your band correctly as shown in the following gure.
We recommend you wear your band tightly so it won't fall o during workouts and can
provide more accurate heart rate readings.
The band comes in three strap styles, which require dierent wearing methods:
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•Fluoroelastomer straps and leather straps: The strap features a T buckle. Feed one side of
the strap into the buckle with the band on your wrist then align the buckle with the correct
hole press it through.
•Metal straps: The strap features a buttery buckle. Fasten both sides of the buckle when
wearing it.
•We recommend you wear the sports strap during workouts.
•Be sure to wear your band properly to maximise comfort, wearing it too tightly can
prevent your skin from breathing.
•Your band is made of safe materials. If your skin feels irritated when wearing the
watch, take it o and consult a doctor.
•Keep the band and your skin dry and clean to prevent any discomfort caused by
trapped moisture.
Pairing the band with the phone
After the band powers on, it will be in a discoverable state.
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•Your band can only be paired with phones running Android 4.4 or later, or iOS 9.0 or
later. Make sure that you have enabled Bluetooth on your phone before starting
pairing.
•HwSynergy is supported on Huawei phones that run EMUI 8.1 or later. After you touch
PAIR in the Huawei Health app, you will be prompted with a dialog box indicating that
the phone supports HwSynergy.
•After the band is paired with the phone, swipe down on the phone's status bar or go to
Settings > Bluetooth on your phone. You will then see the band's Bluetooth name.
•When you turn on your band for the rst time or pair it with your phone after a
factory reset, you will be prompted to select a language before pairing. After both
devices are paired, the language on your band will be consistent with that on the
phone.
•For Android users:
1Download the latest version of the Huawei Health app from AppGallery.
2Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > ADD > Smart Band, then select your
band's name.
3Touch PAIR and touch the correct Bluetooth name. The band and the phone will connect
automatically.
4Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Touch to conrm pairing.
•Your band screen will display an icon when the pairing is complete. It will take
about 2 seconds to sync important information from your phone (such as date
and time).
•Your band screen will display a dierent icon to inform you that the pairing has
failed and will then return to the startup screen 2 seconds later.
•For iOS users:
1Search for "Huawei Health" in App Store and install the app.
2Select the band you want to pair in the Bluetooth list in Settings.
3Open the Huawei Health app, touch Device, touch the + in the top-right corner, touch
Smart Band, and select your band's name.
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4Select the correct name of your Bluetooth device. The band and the phone will then pair
automatically.
5Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Touch to conrm
pairing.
6Once your phone displays the Bluetooth pairing request, touch PAIR to begin pairing.
Buttons and gestures
Your band comes equipped with a touchscreen. You can swipe up, down, or right, as well as
touch and hold the screen to perform operations.
Operation Function Note
Press the side
button.
Return to the home screen. This function is unavailable under some
scenarios including during calls and workouts.
Press the side
button when on
the home
screen.
Enter the app list. --
Press and hold
the side button
Power on, power o, or
restart the band.
--
Double-press
the side button.
Redial the last outgoing
call.
This function is unavailable when there is an
incoming call or during calls.
Swipe right
from the home
screen
Switch screens. --
Swipe right on
screens other
than the home
screen.
Return to the previous
screen.
--
Swipe up on
the home
screen.
Check messages on your
band.
--
Swipe down on
the home
screen.
Access the settings menu or
enable some features
including Do Not Disturb,
screen on, Find Phone, and
setting alarms.
--
Touch the
screen.
Select and conrm. --
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Operation Function Note
Touch and hold
the home
screen.
Change watch faces. --
Setting the time zone and language
When you turn on your band for the rst time or pair it with your phone after a factory reset,
you will be prompted to select a language before pairing. After both devices are paired, the
language on your band will be the same as the language on the phone. If you change the
language, region, time, or time format on your phone, the changes will automatically sync to
the band, as long as the band is connected to your phone.
1If the language and region information on your phone are supported on the band, the
language on your band will be the same as the language displayed on your phone.
2If the language on your phone is supported on the band while the region is not, the
band will display the same language as that displayed on your phone. For example, if
the language displayed on your phone is Brazilian Portuguese, the band will display
European Portuguese instead.
3If the language on your phone is not supported on the band, the band will display
English by default.
4If your phone has a 12-hour time format, the time displayed on the band will not
distinguish whether it is in the morning or afternoon.
Setting dual time zones
Touch and hold on the home screen of the band, swipe right or left, touch under a
watch face (for example, Gleaming), and select a time zone. The watch face will then display
dual time zones. The dual time zone will not be displayed after you switch to use another
watch face.
•Watch faces are updated continuously in the watch face store. Download more watch
faces that support the display of dual time zones.
•Customising watch faces is only available for some watch designs.
Checking the band's version
Method 1: On your band, go to Settings > About to view your band's version.
Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, then touch
Firmware update to check the version of your band.
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