Panasonic RB-M500B Technical specifications

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.
To order accessories, contact the dealer from whom you
have made your purchase.
1 x USB charging cord
1 x Detachable cord
Clean this unit with a dry and soft cloth.
• Do not use solvents including benzine, thinner, alcohol, kitchen
detergent, a chemical wiper, etc. This might cause the exterior
case to be deformed or the coating to come off.
Keeping the battery performance.
• During the long period of disuse, full charge this unit once every
6 months to keep the battery performance.
Basic Operating Instructions
Digital Wireless Stereo Headphones
RB-M500B
RB-M300B
Thank you for purchasing this product.
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.
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Panasonic Corporation
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© Panasonic Corporation 2020
Panasonic Corporation
Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
Panasonic Testing Centre
Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany
Manufactured by:
Authorized Representative in Europe:
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More detailed operating instructions
are available in “Owner’s Manual
(PDF format)”.
To read it, download it from the
website.
https://panasonic.jp/support/global/
cs/accessories/oi/rb_m700b/
• Click the desired language.
Expressions used in this document
• The product illustrations may differ from the actual product.
• Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating
instructions are of RB-M500B.
Marks denoting model names
Functionality differences between models are indicated with the
model marks below.
RB-M500B: [RB-M500B] RB-M300B: [RB-M300B]
Accessories
Maintenance
∫Unit
• Avoid using or placing this unit near sources of heat.
• Do not listen with this unit at high volume in places where you
need to hear sounds from the surrounding environment for safety,
such as at railroad crossings, and construction sites.
• Wide band characteristic voltage equal or larger than 75 mV.
• Keep this unit away from something susceptible to the magnetism.
Such devices as a clock may not operate correctly.
• When using this unit in an airplane, heed the instructions given by
the airline company. Some airlines may forbid your using the unit.
For further details, contact the airline you will be flying with.
∫Allergies
• Discontinue use if you experience discomfort with the ear pads or
any other parts that directly contact your skin.
• Continued use may cause rashes or other allergic reactions.
∫Precautions for listening with the Headphones
• Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can
cause hearing loss.
• Do not use your headphones at a high volume. Hearing experts
advise against continuous extended play.
• If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or
discontinue use.
• Do not use while operating a motorised vehicle. It may create a
traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas.
• You should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in
potentially hazardous situations.
Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt
about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart
do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.
No sound.
• Make sure that the unit and the Bluetooth® device are connected
correctly. (lRear page, )
• Check if music is playing on the Bluetooth® device.
• Make sure that the unit is turned on and the volume is not set too low.
• Pair and connect the Bluetooth® device and the unit again. (lRear
page, )
• Check if the Bluetooth® compatible device supports “A2DP” profile. For
details on profiles, see “Listening to music” in “Owner’s Manual (PDF
format)”. Also refer to the operating manual for the Bluetooth®
compatible device.
Cannot adjust the volume.
• The control button does not work when the detachable cord (supplied) is
used.
Low volume.
• Increase the volume of the unit. (lRear page, )
• Increase the volume on the Bluetooth® device.
Sound from the device is cut off. / Too much noise./ Sound quality is
bad.
• Sound may be disrupted if signals are blocked. Do not fully cover this
unit with the palm of your hand, etc.
• The device may be out of the 10 m communication range. Move the
device closer to this unit.
• Remove any obstacle between this unit and the device.
• Switch off any wireless LAN device when not in use.
The device cannot be connected.
• Delete the pairing information for this unit from the Bluetooth® device,
then pair them again. (lRear page, )
You cannot hear the person on the other end of the call.
• Make sure that the unit and the Bluetooth® enabled phone are turned
on.
• Check if the unit and the Bluetooth® enabled phone are connected.
(lRear page, )
• Check the audio settings of the Bluetooth® enabled phone. Switch the
calling device to the unit if it is set to the Bluetooth® enabled phone.
(lRear page, )
• If the volume of the other person’s voice is too low, increase the volume
of both the unit and the Bluetooth® enabled phone.
Cannot make a phone call.
• Check if the Bluetooth® compatible device supports “HSP” or “HFP”
profile. For details on profiles, see “Listening to music” and “Making a
phone call” in “Owner’s manual (PDF format)”. Also refer to the
operating manual for the Bluetooth® enabled phone.
The unit does not respond.
• This unit can be reset when all operations are rejected. To reset the unit,
connect the unit to a computer using the USB charging cord. (The
pairing device information will not be deleted.)
Cannot charge the unit.
• Is the USB port you are currently using working properly? If your
computer has other USB ports, unplug the connector from its current
port and plug it into one of the other ports.
• If the measures mentioned above are not applicable, unplug the USB
charging cord and plug it in again.
• If the charge time and operating time become shortened, the battery
may have run down. (Number of charging times of the installed battery:
Approximately 300)
The power/pairing LED does not light during charging. / Charging
takes longer.
• Is the USB charging cord connected firmly to the USB terminal of the
computer? (lRear page, )
• Make sure to charge in a room temperature between 10 oC and 35 oC
(50 oF to 95 oF).
The power does not turn on.
• Is the unit being charged? The power cannot be turned ON during
charging. (lRear page, )
The audio guidance language has changed.
• The audio guidance language can be switched.
(Press and hold [ ] and [j] at the same time for at least 5 seconds.)
∫General
∫Bluetooth® section
∫Headphone section
∫Speaker section
*1 It may be shorter depending on the operating conditions.
*2 The time required to charge the battery from empty to full.
• Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Safety precautions
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,
• Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or
splashing.
• Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on
this unit.
• Use the recommended accessories.
• Do not remove covers.
• Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servicing to
qualified service personnel.
Avoid the use in the following conditions
• High or low extreme temperatures during use, storage or
transportation.
• Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically
crushing or cutting of a battery, that can result in an explosion.
• Extremely high temperature and/or extremely low air pressure
that can result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid
or gas.
This unit may receive radio interference caused by mobile
telephones during use. If such interference occurs, please
increase separation between this unit and the mobile telephone.
Use only the supplied USB charging cord when connecting to a
computer.
This unit is intended for use in moderate and tropical climates.
1 Remove the right ear pad to view certification information.
2 Certification information (a) is indicated on the speaker plate
portion (b), which becomes visible when the right ear pad (R
side) is removed.
3 To attach the ear pad, fit the part d of the ear pad into the part
c.
If you pull the ear pad too much, the ear pad can tear.
Copyright notice
This product uses open source software based on the Free Software
Foundation’s GPL and other conditions. The relevant conditions apply to
the software. The license information for the GPL shown on this product
and information about open source software are published on our
website. The source code licensed under the conditions of the GPL is
available publicly. Please note that these types of software are not
covered by warranty. At least 3 years from sale of this product,
Panasonic Corporation will give to any individual or group who contacts
us, for a charge of no more than the cost of physically distributing source
code, a complete machine-readable copy of the source code and the list
of copyright notices corresponding to the GPL software covered under
the conditions of the GPL usage agreement.
Refer to the following URL to make enquiries regarding the above
mentioned content and for information on how to obtain the relevant
source code:
https://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/audio/download/index.html
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Specifications
Power supply DC 5 V, 300 mA
(Internal battery: 3.7 V
(Li-polymer))
Operating time*1 [RB-M500B]
Approx. 30 hours (Bass Reactor
off, SBC)
[RB-M300B]
Approx. 50 hours (SBC)
Charging time*2 Approx. 4 hours
Charging temperature range 10 oC to 35 oC
Operating temperature range 0oC to 40 oC
Operating humidity range 35 %RH to 80 %RH
(no condensation)
Mass [RB-M500B]
Approx. 316 g (without cord)
[RB-M300B]
Approx. 296 g (without cord)
Frequency band 2402 MHz to 2480 MHz
Supported profiles A2DP, AVRCP, HSP, HFP
Supported codec SBC, AAC
Impedance [RB-M500B]
27 Ω (Power off, with cord)
[RB-M300B]
34 Ω (Power off, with cord)
Power handling capacity 1000 mW (IEC)
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Panasonic Corporation
is under license.
Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
Siri is a trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
Other system names and product names appearing in this document are
in general the registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective
developer companies.
Note that the TM mark and ® mark do not appear in this document.
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1Audio input terminal
2[i] button
3[ ] button
4[j] button
5Power/pairing LED
6Microphone
7Charging terminal (DC IN)
8[RB-M500B] [BASS i]/[BASS j] button
9[RB-M300B] [BASS] switch
Ear pads
Raised dot indicating the left side
The rechargeable battery (installed in the unit) is not charged
initially. Charge the battery before using the unit.
Connect this unit to a computer (a) using the USB
charging cord (supplied) (b).
• The power/pairing LED (c) lights in red when charging is in
progress. When charging is completed, the power/pairing LED will
go out.
• It takes approx. 4 hours to charge the battery from empty to full.
• Check the direction of the terminals and plug in/out straight holding
onto the plug. (It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the
terminal if it is plugged in obliquely or in wrong direction.)
• It is not possible to turn the power on or connect to Bluetooth®
devices during charging.
• Make sure the computer is turned on and is not on standby or
sleep mode.
• Do not use any other USB charging cords except the supplied one.
• When the battery starts running low during use of the unit, the
blinking power/pairing LED will turn from blue to red. A beep will
sound every 1 minute. When the battery runs out, an English
guidance message will be heard and the power will turn off.
Press and hold [ ] (a) of this unit for approx. 3 seconds
until the power/pairing LED (blue) (b) blinks.
• A beep will sound, and the power/pairing LED (blue) will blink
slowly.
To turn the power off
Press and hold [ ] for approximately 3 seconds. An English
guidance message will be heard, and the power will be turned
off.
• If the unit is not connected to a Bluetooth® device, an English
guidance message will be heard andturn off the unit automatically
approximately 5 minutes after you have stopped using it. (Auto
power off)
• Auto power off does not work when the detachable cord (supplied)
is connected.
∫Bluetooth® pairing
1 In the power-off state, press and hold [ ] of this unit until
the power/pairing LED blinks.
– When pairing a device for the first time:
approx. 3 seconds
– When pairing a second or subsequent devices:
approx. 5 seconds
• This unit will start to search for a Bluetooth® device to connect
to, and the power/pairing LED will light alternately in blue and
red.
2 Turn on the power of the Bluetooth® device, and enable the
Bluetooth® function.
3 Select “RB-M500B” or “RB-M300B” (a) from the Bluetooth®
device’s menu.
• If prompted for a passkey, input the passkey “0000 (four zeros)”
of this unit.
• When the power/pairing LED (blue) blinks twice every approx.
2 seconds, pairing (registration) is completed. (Connection
established)
• If connection to a device is not established within approximately
5 minutes, the unit will be turned off. Perform pairing again.
∫Connecting a paired Bluetooth® device
1 Turn on this unit.
2 Perform steps 2 and 3 of “Bluetooth® pairing”. (labove)
• When the power/pairing LED (blue) blinks twice every approx.
2 seconds, pairing (registration) is completed. (Connection
established)
When using the functions below that are indicated with the [ ]
mark, connect the Bluetooth® device and the unit.
∫Listening to music [ ]
Select and play the music on the Bluetooth® device.
• The unit’s headphones will output the music or the audio of the
video being played back.
∫Remote controlling (Available only if your Bluetooth®
device supports “AVRCP” Bluetooth® profiles) [ ]
(Operation example)
• The volume can be adjusted in 31 levels (16 levels during calls).
When the maximum or minimum volume is reached, a beep will
sound.
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[RB-M500B]
• Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating
instructions are of RB-M500B.
• Functionality differences between models are indicated with the
model marks below.
RB-M500B: [RB-M500B] RB-M300B: [RB-M300B]
APart names
BCharging
CTurning the power on/off
DConnecting a Bluetooth® device
EUsing the headphones
Play / Pause: Press [ ] (a).
Increase the volume: Press [i] (b).
Decrease the volume: Press [j] (c).
Forward to the start of
next track: Press and hold [i] for approximately
2 seconds.
Return to the start of
current track: Press and hold [j] for approximately
2 seconds.
∫[RB-M500B] Bass reactor
While playing back music or videos on a device connected via Bluetooth®
Press [BASS i] (d) or [BASS j] (d) to adjust the Bass
reactor strength level.
• This unit vibrates along with the bass of the music or video being
played back.
• Bass reactor strength level: Off ,-. Low ,-. Middle ,-. High
(The default value is Low.)
• Even when the power is turned off, the setting before turning it off
will be stored to memory.
• The playback time depends on the music source and the Bass
reactor strength level.
• This may not be effective depending on the music or video being
played back.
• If you feel ill while using the Bass reactor, set the Bass reactor to
Off.
• Turn on this unit to use the Bass reactor when using this unit with
the detachable cord (supplied) connected.
∫[RB-M300B] Enhancing the bass (Bass enhancer)
You can enjoy music with enhanced bass.
Slide [BASS] switch (e) to ON.
To turn off the bass enhancer function
When [BASS] switch is slided to OFF, the bass enhancer function will turn
off.
• This may not be effective depending on the music or video being
played back.
∫Making a phone call [ ]
1 Press [ ] (a) on the unit and answer the incoming call.
• (HFP only) To reject the incoming call, press [ ] twice quickly.
2 Start talking.
3 Press [ ] to end the phone call.
• (HFP only) It may be difficult to hear phone conversations when
the unit is used in locations with loud ambient noise or in outdoor
or other locations exposed to powerful winds. In that case, change
the calling location or switch the calling device to the Bluetooth®
enabled phone to continue the call.(Press [ ] on the unit twice
quickly to switch.)
• You can have the Bluetooth® enabled phone make phone calls by
using the microphone of the unit and an app of the Bluetooth®
enabled phone.
(lbelow, “Activating voice functions”)
∫Activating voice functions [ ]
You can use a button on this unit to activate Siri or other voice
functions on your smartphone or similar device.
Press [ ] (a) of this unit twice quickly.
∫Using the detachable cord (supplied)
While the power is turned off or the battery has no remaining
charge, this unit can be used as normal headphones by
connecting the detachable cord (supplied). (f)
• If you connect the detachable cord (supplied) during Bluetooth®
connection, the Bluetooth® connection will be lost. ([RB-M300B] The
unit turns off.)
• Noise may occur due to dirt on the plug. Clean the plug with a soft
dry cloth if this occurs.
• Do not use any other detachable cords except the supplied one.
•[RB-M500B] When the detachable cord (supplied) is connected and
the power is turned on, you can use the Bass reactor. However,
the volume cannot be adjusted in this case.
∫Restoring to the factory settings
Charge the battery before restoring the unit.
1 While the power is turned off, press and hold [ ] (a) for at
least 5 seconds until the power/pairing LED lights
alternately in blue and red.
2 While the power/pairing LED is lighting alternately in blue
and red, press and hold [i] (b) and [j] (c) at the same
time for at least 5 seconds.
• The default settings will be restored after the power/pairing LED
(blue) blinks fast and the unit turns off.
• When pairing a device again, delete the registering information
(Device: “RB-M500B” or “RB-M300B”) from the Bluetooth®
device’s menu, and register this unit with the Bluetooth® device
again. (l)
• Disassemble after the battery runs out.
• Keep disassembled parts out of reach of children.
Regarding the handling of used battery
• Insulate the terminals with adhesive tape or similar material.
• Do not disassemble.
∫Battery
• Do not heat or expose to flame.
• Do not leave the battery in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a
long period of time with doors and windows closed.
• Battery mishandling can cause electrolyte leakage which can
damage items the leaked fluid comes into contact with. If
electrolyte leaks from the battery, consult your dealer. Wash
thoroughly with water if electrolyte comes in contact with any part
of your body.
• When disposing of the battery, please contact your local
authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.
1 Remove the left ear pad.
2 Remove the 4 screws.
3 Remove the part a in step 2.
4 Remove the battery, and cut off the wires one by one with
scissors.
FTo remove the battery when disposing of
this unit
The following instructions are not intended for repairing
purposes but for the disposal of this unit. This unit is not
restorable once disassembled.
• When disposing of this unit, take out the battery installed in
this unit and recycle it.
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