IOGear GBE201 manual

® Bluetooth Wireless Headset User Manual (GBE201)[...]

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Enjo y tr ue hands-free freedom with the IOGEAR Wireless Bluetooth Headset. This ultr a-lightw eight headset enables y ou to wirelessly use your Bluetooth cell phone , ending messy and potentially dangerous wire tangles . The IOGEAR Bluetooth Headset will clearly transmit all your phone calls wirelessly to your phone via Bluetooth radio technology [...]

The GBE201 f ollows the Bluetooth 1.1 specification and suppor ts the headset and hands-free profile. The Bluetooth headset also comes with a USB charger cable to make it convenient f or mobile users to charge the unit while on the road. W elcome[...]

2 3 4 5 12 17 19 21 23 40 Pa ckage Contents F eatures System Requirements Introduction Pairing to Bluetooth Phone How to use headset · Making a call · Ending a call · Ans wer ing a call Connecting Headset to PC/laptop F A Q/T roub leshooting Specification T echnical Suppor t Radio & TV Interference Statement Limited Warr anty T able of Conte[...]

2 1 Bluetooth headset 1 Ear hook 1 Nec k stra p 1 P o wer adapter 1 USB charging cable 1 User manual 1 W arr anty/Registration card P ackage Contents[...]

3 • Hands-free communications via y our Bluetooth cell phone • Use headset on y our PC/Laptop to make calls using programs like Skype , MSN messenger, etc. • Compatible with Bluetooth 1.1 specifications • Suppor t both Headset profile and Hands-free profile • Easy operation and comf ortable wear • Ear hook included to ensure secure wear[...]

4 Bluetooth cell phone with either Headset profile or Hands-free profile Requirements[...]

1. Multi-function – used to turn headset ON/OFF , set it in discove r y mode for pair ing, and ans wer/ter minating calls 2. V olume up – increase the v olume on the headset 3. V olume down – decrease the volume on the headset 4. P ower jack – inser t power cable to charge internal battery 5. LED window – displa ys red and blue LEDs 6. Sp[...]

Introduction 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 6[...]

LED Indicator lights Blue LED: • Flashes appro ximately e very six (6) seconds when the headset is ON (standb y mode) • Flashes very rapidly when in discove r y mode to pair with your Bluetooth phone Red LED: • Remains ON while headset is charging and also when in disco very mode • Flashes when the headset batter y is lo w . Intr oduction 7[...]

8 Intr oduction T urn ON the headset 1. Press and hold the multi-function button f or about six (6) seconds; the blue LED will flash quickly f our (4) times. Thereafter , it will flash once every six seconds. T urn OFF the headset 1. Press and hold the multi-function button f or about three (3) seconds; the red LED will flash f our (4) times and th[...]

Charging the Battery Y ou must charge the internal batter y of the Bluetooth headset bef ore your first use. Thereafter, the red LED will flash when the battery is low and emit a warning sound. A fully-charged battery will give y ou approximately 4.5 hours of talk time, and 100 hours stand-b y time. T o charge the batter y , follow the procedure be[...]

10 Attaching ear hook (f or r ight ear wearing) 1. Position the headset with the speak er pointing inward (see image on the ne xt page) 2. Position the ear hook with the clip-on f acing down 3. Snap the ear hook onto the neck of the speak er TIP: T o use the headset on the left ear , follow the steps as above , except that on #1, position the heads[...]

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Pairing Pr ocedure Pairing is a Bluetooth function that enables Bluetooth de vices to remain per manently link ed to each other . By pair ing de vices, you only need to authenticate and author iz e communication between your devices once . During the pairing procedure, a PIN code is required for secure authentication. Thereafter , communication bet[...]

T o pair the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset with your Bluetooth phone, f ollow the procedure below: 1. Make sure that the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset is OFF . 2. Press and hold the multi-function button f or about nine (9) seconds; the red LED will turn ON and the blue LED will star t rapidly flashing; the headset is now in pairing mode. NO TE: If only the [...]

3. Follo w your cell phone’ s instructions to search for Bluetooth devices. The IOGEAR Bluetooth headset will sho w up as “IOGEAR BT Headset. ” If the headset is not found on your first attempt, tr y again as it ma y tak e a few tries the first time y ou sear ch for t he de vice. 4. Select the Bluetooth headset (“IOGEAR BT Headset”) and s[...]

Example 1 – Nokia 3650 1. Make sure that the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset is OFF . 2. Set the Bluetooth headset in pairing mode as indicated in the pairing procedure. 3. Nokia 3650 pairing procedure: 4. Y ou are now paired to the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset! a. Go to the phone menu b. From the list, select Connectivity c. Clic k on Bluetooth, and then s[...]

Pairing to Bluetooth Phone Example 2 – Son y Ericsson T616 1. Make sure that the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset is OFF . 2. Set the Bluetooth headset in pairing mode as indicated in the pairing procedure. 3. Ericsson T616 pairing procedure: 4. Y ou are now paired to the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset! a. Access the main menu b . Select the “Connect” opti[...]

How to Use Headset Before proceeding, please check the f ollowin g: First, make sure that y ou ha ve already paired the Bluetooth headset with your cell phone . Otherwise, you will be prompted to author ize the connection e very time the Bluetooth headset communicates with your phone. Please refer to the section “Pairing to Bluetooth Phone” f o[...]

NOTE: If the phone call is not automatically tr ansf erred to the Bluetooth headset, press the multi-function button once to tr ansfer the call to the headset. Y our phone ma y prompt you if you wi sh to accept the connection from the Bluetooth headset; simply clic k Y es/OK. If you still cannot get y our phone to tr ansfer calls to the Bluetooth h[...]

Ending a call If you wish to terminate a call while using the Bluetooth headset, please do the f ollowing: 1. Press the multi-function button once to hang up 2. Y ou should now hear a beep sound from the headset indicating call has terminated Alternatively , you can terminate the phone call in the usual way using your cell phone’ s keypads. How t[...]

Redial a number If you wish to redial the last number using the Bluetooth headset, please f ollow the procedure below: 1. Press and hold an y of the volume buttons (volume up or volume down) f o r appro ximately 3-5 seconds. Note: If your phone has not previously used the headset, this ma y take longer as the phone will ask for confir mation to use[...]

Answering a call Before proceeding, mak e sure you hav e already paired your Bluetooth phone and headset. 1. Put on the Bluetooth headset (make sure that it’ s tur ned on). 2. When you hear the ring tone on the headset, simply press the multi-function button once to pick up the call. Note: If the call is being tr ansf erred to your cell phone dir[...]

Reject a call T o reject a call using the headset, do the following: 1. Y ou will hear the ringing tone on your Bluetooth headset 2. Press and hold the multi-function button f or 3 seconds until y our phone stops r inging How to Use Headset 22[...]

Connecting Headset to PC/laptp The IOGEAR Bluetooth headset can also be used on your PC/ Laptop . W h y would you want to use your headset on your computer? The ans wer is simple: • V oice Over IP Please note that in order f or this to work, the Bluetooth software on your PC/Laptop , must suppor t the Headset profile. F or the e xamples shown bel[...]

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 24 1. Open My Bluetooth Places and click on Search for de vices in range . The headset will be displayed as “IOGEAR BT Headset”[...]

2. Right-click on the icon representing the IOGEAR headset, and select “P air Device. ” When prompted f or a PIN code, enter “1234” Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 25[...]

3. T o access the ser vices offered by the headset, doub le-click the IOGEAR headset icon. Now , right click on the icon displa yed below and select “Connect Headset. ” Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 26[...]

4. Upon successful connection, the icon will turn green and it will say “connected” as sho wn below . Also note that the Bluetooth icon on y our tra y bar will turn green. Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 27[...]

5. If you hear a long-beep sound on the headset, clic k the multi- function button once to transf er the audio on your computer to the headset. Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 28[...]

V oice Over IP With V oice-Over-IP progr ams, y ou can use your Internet connection to make calls to your f amily/friends over the Internet. Examples of these are chat prog rams that let you hav e voice conv ersations such as MSN messenger , yahoo messenger , etc. The instructions below are pro vided as an e xample, b ut they should w ork for most [...]

Bluetooth Audio Driver s Before proceeding, you need to check that y our Bluetooth software has properly installed all Audio driv ers necessar y; otherwise, y ou will not be able to use the Bluetoot h headset as an audi o de vice. T o verify this, go to Control Panel and look under Sound, video and game controller s , as shown belo w . In our examp[...]

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SKYPE Configure software Before y ou can use the Bluetooth headset with y our V oi ce-Over-IP program, you need to first specify the headset as the source for A udio-IN and Audio-OUT . 1. First, clic k on the File menu and select Options Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 32[...]

2. Now go to the Hand/ Headsets tab . As you see below , the sound device specified is the Windows def ault device (most likely your PC/ Laptop speakers). Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 33[...]

3. Click on each of the menu options and select Bluetooth A udio and then click Sa ve . NOTE : The name of the audio device sho wn here is what w as displayed in Control P anel under the Sound, video and game controllers section. Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 34[...]

4. Y ou should now be able to use the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset as your audio de vice w ith your V oi ce-Ov er-IP software. If you encounter any prob lems, please consult y our softw are documentation. Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 35[...]

MSN Messenger V oice chat Configure softw are Before y ou can use the Bluetooth headset with y our V oi ce-Over-IP program, you need to first specify the headset as the source for A udio-IN and A udio-OUT . 1. First, clic k on the T ools menu and select A udio T uning Wizard Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 36[...]

2. When prompted to specify you r A udio device , make sure to select Bluetooth Audio , and then click Ne xt. NOTE : The name of the audio device shown here is what w as displa yed in Control P anel under the Sound, video and game controllers section. Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 37[...]

3. Once the wizard has completed, click on Actions > Star t a V oice Conversation, and select the person you w ant to in vite to your con versation. Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 38[...]

4. Y ou are done! Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop 39[...]

Q1. My Bluetooth phone cannot find the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset, what is wr ong? Please make sure that you ha ve set the headset in pairing mode (discov er able mode) as indicated in the “Pairing Procedure” section of this manual. Please keep in mind that if the Blue LED is blinking, but the red LED is off, the headset is in stand-b y mode . In[...]

F AQ/T roubleshooting Q3. What Bluetooth phones are compatib le with the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset? Most phones that are compatib le with the Headset or Handsfree profile should work with the headset. If your phone is Bluetooth-enabled, but does not suppor t either of these profiles, it will not w ork with the headset. Please chec k with your phone [...]

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Radio & TV Interference Statement W ARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instr uction man ual, ma y cause interf erence to r adio communica- tions . This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B computing de vice [...]

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