Peltor Tactical 500 User manual

User Manual
Model: Tactical 500
Trade Name: 3M
3M Construction & Home Improvement Markets Division
ADD: 3M Center, Building 251-01-E-19,St.Paul,MN 55144-1000 U.S.A

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SPORT
TACTICAL 500
Electronic Hearing Protectors

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TACTICAL 500 ELECTRONIC HEARING PROTECTORS
Designed especially for shooters and hunters, these products go beyond
protection, with excellent durability, ease-of-use and functionality.
So you can stay focused and on target.
CONTENTS
BASIC OPERATIONS 4
QUICKSTART GUIDE • TACTICAL 500 9
BLUETOOTH OPERATION 10
NAVIGATION • TACTICAL 500 12
SAFETY INFORMATION 14
NOISE REDUCTION RATING (NRR) 17
ACCESSING THE SETUP MENU 20
SPORT
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Install two 1.5V AA batteries or optional Alpha 1100
rechargeable battery pack as shown. Replace battery
door top-end rst.
Note:
• Do not mix old and new batteries
• Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries
Installing Batteries:
BASIC OPERATIONS
Tactical 500 Electronic Hearing Protectors
Insert the micro-USB connector cable into the
micro-USB jack. Connect the other end of the
cable to a USB power source to begin charging.
The LED will blink when the battery pack is
charging and turn solid when charging is complete.
charging
charged
Charging Battery Pack:
(sold separately)
1.5V AA
batteries
Alpha 1100
rechargeable
battery pack
(sold separately)

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Press and hold power button for 3 seconds
to power ON/OFF headset. Voice Assist will
announce “Power ON” or “Power OFF.”
Adjust ambient volume using UP and DOWN
arrows on right cup. Performance is best
when volume is set to lowest level needed
for conversation.
Power and Volume:
Fully extend sliders and place cups over ears
so that microphones are facing forward.
Then, tighten headband using sliders.
Fitting Headset:

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Headset will give a “Battery Low” warning every
10 minutes when battery voltage is low. Additional
warnings will occur as hearing protector powers down.
Replace batteries at this time.
After a period of inactivity (either 2 or 4 hours according
to your timer setting in the setup menu), a 10-second
countdown will begin before hearing protector
automatically powers down. To reset auto shut-off,
simply adjust volume. After auto shut-off, press and hold
the power button for 3 seconds to turn the unit on. The
2 or 4 hour auto shut-off time can be selected in the
setup menu. The default setting is 2 hours.
Low Battery Warning: Auto Shut-Off:
BASIC OPERATIONS
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
Tactical 500 Electronic Hearing Protectors
BATTERY
LOW

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Dynamic Suppression Time (DST) optimizes your
experience by measuring the gunshot energy to
adjust for the appropriate suppression time — shorter
suppression time for small-caliber rearms, longer
suppression time for large-caliber rearms. Dynamic
Suppression Time will also adjust recovery time to reduce
echoes in your environment — ideal for shooters who
move between indoor and outdoor ranges. The user can
select a xed (shorter) suppression time by turning off
the Adaptive Suppression Time feature in the setup menu.
The default setting is Adaptive Suppression Time ON.
Clear Voice Tracking seeks voices in background/
environmental noise and reduces the noise to improve
speech intelligibility. The user can select standard
microphone ltering by turning off the Surround Sound
Filtering in the setup menu. The default setting is
Surround Sound Filtering ON.
Dynamic Suppression Time: Clear Voice Tracking:
Voice Noise

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Connect the device to automatically
activate Audio Input Mode
Audio Input Mode allows you to directly
connect the hearing protector to any
compatible audio device.
Volume Control
Turn on the hearing protector. Use the hearing
protector to control ambient volume. Use your
device to control the audio input volume.
Forward/Back or Pause/Play*
To pause or play audio on your device, press the
center button once. To advance tracks, press twice.
To select the previous track, press three times.
*Some devices may not be compatible with this feature and will have to be operated using their native controls.
TACTICAL 500 QUICKSTART GUIDE
4-pole
stereo
audio
cable
Connect Device
Connect device using the 4-pole 3.5 mm stereo audio
cable supplied. When you connect the cable, the hearing
protector will automatically switch to Audio Input Mode.