Plantronics Blacktop 500 User manual

Blacktop 500
User Guide

Contents
What's in the box 3
Headset overview 4
Pairing 5
Get paired 5
Charge Your Headset 6
Battery Status 6
Fit 7
The Basics 8
Power on or off 8
Make/Take/End Calls 8
Mute the headset 8
Adjust the volume 8
Use Sensors 8
More Features 10
Computer calls 10
Specifications 11
2

Headset with quick release USB charging cable
Car charger/VPC (vehicle power charger)
What's in the box
3

Quick release USB charging cable
Power and call button
Volume button
Mute button
Optional clothing clip
Headset overview
4

The first time you put on your headset and turn it on, it begins voice-guided pairing instructions.
1Wearing your headset, press the Call button until it flashes red and blue and you hear
"pairing."
2Activate Bluetooth®on your phone and set it to search for new devices.
•iPhone Settings > General > Bluetooth On
•Android™Smartphones Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth: On > Scan for devices
NOTE Menus may vary by device.
3Select “PLT_B500.” If necessary, enter four zeros (0000) for the passcode or accept the
connection.
Once successfully paired, the Call button stops flashing red and blue and you hear “pairing
successful.”
Pairing
Get paired
5

Your new headset has enough power to pair and make a few calls. It will take four hours to
fully charge.
While the headset is charging, the Call button is solid red and turns off when charging is done.
It takes four hours to fully charge the headset.
NOTE Your auto may need to be running for the car charger/vehicle power charger (VPC) to charge
your headset.
You will hear a reoccurring alert when you have less than 30 minutes of talk time left.
iPhone users can view a battery status icon displayed in the status bar at the top of the iPhone
screen.
Charge Your Headset
Battery Status
6

1Lengthen or shorten the headband until the ear cushions fit comfortably over your ears.
2Position the stabilizer T-bar above your ear.
3To wear the microphone on the other side, rotate the boom up and over. Adjust the boom so it
points to the corner of your mouth.
4The boom can be shaped to follow the curve of your cheek.
Fit
7

Press the Call button for 4 seconds until you hear “power on/off” to power the headset on or
off.
Answer a call
Choose:
• Put on the headset to answer call, or
•Tap the Call button
Answer a second call
First, tap the Call button to end current call, then tap the Call button again to answer new
call.
End a call
Tap the Call button to end current call.
Decline a call
Choose:
•Press the Call button for 2 seconds
Use call back
Double tap the Call button to dial the last connected phone number.
Activate voice dial (phone feature)
Press the Call button for 2 seconds, wait for the phone prompt and then tell the phone to dial
the name of a stored contact.
During a conversation, press the Mute button until you hear “mute on” or “mute off.” While the
microphone is muted, the Mute button is solid red and an alert repeats every 15 minutes.
Toggle the Volume button up or down during a call or while streaming audio.
The Smart Sensors™in your headset react when you put on or take off your headset.
Putting on your headset will:
• Answer an incoming call
• Transfer an active call from your phone
• Resume streaming media
The Basics
Power on or off
Make/Take/End Calls
Mute the headset
Adjust the volume
Use Sensors
8

Taking off your headset will:
• Transfer an active call to your phone
• Pause streaming media
Reset Sensors
The Smart Sensors™are located in the headset ear cushion. Handling the ear cushion may
activate the Smart Sensors and cause them to work unexpectedly.
To reset the sensors, charge your headset and place it on a flat, non-metallic surface for more
than 10 seconds.
9

You can also use your headset to make calls from your computer.
1Connect your headset to your computer.
2Make, take, and end calls from a softphone application such as Skype.
More Features
Computer calls
10

Talk Time Up to 10 hours*
Standby Time Up to 10 days*
Smart Sensor ™technology Senses if it is being worn so it can:
• Send calls to your mobile phone or your headset
• Pause streaming audio when headset is taken off
Noise canceling Noise-canceling microphone and wind screen over
microphone
Charge Connector Micro USB to standard USB
Battery Type Rechargeable non-replaceable lithium ion polymer
Headset battery meter On-screen for iPhone, enabled by Plantronics Find
MyHeadset app for Android
Charge Time (Maximum) Four hours for full charge
Bluetooth Version Bluetooth v3.0
Bluetooth Profiles Supports Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP),Wideband
Hands-free v1.5 (HFP), Headset v1.2 (HSP)
NOTE * Performance is dependent upon battery and may vary by device.
Specifications
11

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