IOGear Bluetooth Headset GBE211 User Manual

Bluetooth Wireless Headset

Auricular inalámbrico Bluetooth

User Manual / Manual del Usuario (GBE211)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Pairing with a Bluetooth Phone

How to use the headset

· Making a call

· Ending a call

· Answering a call

Connecting the Headset to PC/laptop

Technical Support

Limited Warranty

Introduction

Please refer to the picture on the next page

1. Multi-function button – used to turn headset ON/OFF, activate in discovery mode for

pairing, and answer/terminate calls

2. Speaker – this is the speaker for incoming voice calls

3. Power jack – insert power cable to charge internal battery

4. Microphone – this is the microphone for outgoing voice calls

5. LED window – displays red and blue LEDs

6. Volume up – increase the volume on the headset

7. Volume down – decrease the volume on the headset

8. Ear hook - reversible

Introduction

LED Indicator lights

Blue LED:

• Flashes approximately every four (4) seconds when the headset is ON (standby mode)

• Double ﬂashes every 4 seconds when the headset is connected.

Red LED:

• Remains ON while headset is charging and also when in discovery mode

• Flashes when the headset battery is low.

Discovery Mode:

• Blue and red light ﬂashes very rapidly when in discovery mode to pair with your Bluetooth

phone

Turn ON the headset

1. Press and hold the multi-function button for about seven (7) seconds; the blue LED will

ﬂash quickly four (4) times. Thereafter, it will ﬂash once every seven (7) seconds.

Turn OFF the headset

1. Press and hold the multi-function button for about seven (7) seconds; the red LED will

ﬂash four (4) times and then turn off.

Introduction

Charging the Battery

You must charge the internal battery of the Bluetooth headset before your ﬁrst use. There-

after, the glimmering red LED will ﬂash when the battery is low and emit a warning sound.

To charge the battery, follow the procedure below:

1. Turn OFF the headset

2. Connect AC adapter into the power jack of the Bluetooth headset

3. The Red LED will remain ON while the headset is charging. Once the headset is fully

charged, the red LED will turn OFF. It takesabout 2 hours to fully charge the headset.

A fully-charged battery will give you approximately 7 hours of talk time, or 170 hours

stand-by time.

Introduction

Attaching ear hook

1. Position the headset with the speaker pointing inward

2. Position the ear hook with the clip-on facing down

3. Snap the ear hook onto the neck of the speaker

TIP: To use the headset on the other ear, insert the ear hook from the ooposite side.

(for left ear)

(for right ear)

Introduction

Placing headset on your ear

1. Wrap the ear hook around your ear

2. Insert the speaker piece into your ear

Pairing to Bluetooth Phone

Pairing Procedure

Pairing is a Bluetooth function that enables Bluetooth devices to remain permanently

linked to each other. By pairing devices, you only need to authenticate and authorize

communication between your devices once. During the pairing procedure, a PIN code is

required for secure authentication. Thereafter, communication between your two Bluetooth

devices is done automatically without requiring authentication or conﬁrmation.

For the procedure below, you will need to know how to use your cell phone’s Bluetooth

feature for discovering, connecting, and pairing to other Bluetooth devices. If you’re not

sure how to do this, please consult your cell phone user manual.

To pair the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset with your Bluetooth phone, follow the

procedure below:

1. Turn headset ON (see page 8 under Introduction)

2. Press and hold the Volume-Up (+) button for more than four (4) seconds; the red LED

will turn ON and the blue LED will start rapidly ﬂashing; the headset is now in pairing

mode.

NOTE: If only the blue LED is on, the headset is in stand-by mode; repeat the step again and make sure

Pairing to Bluetooth Phone

the red LED is on and blue LED is blinking. The Bluetooth headset will remain in pairing mode for

approximately ﬁve minutes. If no pairing takes place during that time interval, it will switch to stand-by

mode.

3. Follow your cell phone’s instructions to search for Bluetooth devices. The IOGEAR

Bluetooth headset will show up as “IOGEAR BT Headset.” If the headset is not found

on your ﬁrst attempt, try again as it may take a few tries the ﬁrst time you search for the

device.

4. Select the Bluetooth headset (“IOGEAR BT Headset”) and select the pairing option. If

you are prompted for a PIN code, enter “0000”

5.You are now paired to the headset! The instructions will vary depending on the brand/

model of phone that you have. If you still have problems using the Bluetooth

functionaity of your phone, please consult your cell phone’s user manual.

How to use headset

Before proceeding, please check the following:

First, make sure that you have already paired the Bluetooth headset with your cell phone.

Otherwise, you will be prompted to authorize the connection every time the Bluetooth

headset communicates with your phone. Please refer to the section “Pairing to Bluetooth

Phone” for additional information.

Making a call

1. Put on the Bluetooth headset (make sure that it’s turned on).

2. Dial the desired number using your phone’s keypads

3. Press the connect/send button to initiate the call

4. The call should automatically be transferred to the Bluetooth headset.

NOTE: If the phone call is not automatically transferred to the Bluetooth headset, press the multi-function

button once to transfer the call to the headset.Your phone may prompt you if you wish to accept the

connection from the Bluetooth headset; simply click Yes/OK.

If you still cannot get your phone to transfer calls to the Bluetooth headset, we suggest you to consult

your cell phone’s user manual for instructions on conﬁguring your phone to use with a headset.

How to use headset

Ending a call

If you wish to terminate a call while using the Bluetooth headset, please do the following:

1. Press the multi-function button once to hang up

2.You 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.

Redial a number

If you wish to redial the last number using the Bluetooth headset, please follow the

procedure below:

1. Press and hold any of the volume buttons (volume up or volume down) for

approximately 3-5 seconds.

Note: If your phone has not previously used the headset, this may take longer as the phone will ask for

conﬁrmation to use the Bluetooth headset

2.Your cell phone will start redialing the last number

How to use headset

Answering a call

Before proceeding, make sure you have already paired your Bluetooth phone and

headset.

1. Put on the Bluetooth headset (make sure that it’s turned on).

2. When you hear the ring tone on the headset, simply press the multifunction button once

to pick up the call.

Note: If the call is being transferred to your cell phone directly instead of the Bluetooth headset, press

the multi-function button once on the headset to force your phone to use the headset.

If you still cannot get your phone to transfer calls to the Bluetooth headset, we suggest

you to consult your cell phone’s user manual for instructions on conﬁguring your phone to

use with a headset.

Reject a call

To reject a call using the headset, do the following:

1.You will hear the ringing tone on your Bluetooth headset

2. Press and hold the multi-function button for 3 seconds until your phone stops ringing

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

The IOGEAR Bluetooth headset can also be used on your PC/Laptop. Why would you

want to use your headset on your computer? The answer is simple:

• Voice Over IP

Please note that in order for this to work, the Bluetooth software on your PC/Laptop, must

support the Headset proﬁle. For the examples shown below, we used the WIDCOMM

Bluetooth software v3.0.x which supports Headset proﬁle.

If you’re not sure what proﬁles your Bluetooth software supports, please check with the

vendor of your Bluetooth device/software.

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

1. Open My Bluetooth Places and click on Search for devices in range. The headset will

be displayed as “IOGEAR BT Headset”

2. Right-click on the icon representing the IOGEAR headset, and select “Pair Device.”

When prompted for a PIN code, enter “0000”

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

3. To access the services offered by the headset, double-click the IOGEAR headset icon.

Now, right click on the icon displayed below and select “Connect Headset.”

4. Upon successful connection, the icon will turn green and it will say “connected” as

shown below. Also note that the Bluetooth icon on your tray bar will turn green.

5. If you hear a long-beep sound on the headset, click the multi-function button once to

transfer the audio on your computer to the headset.

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

Voice Over IP

With Voice-Over-IP programs, you can use your Internet connection to make calls to your

family/friends over the Internet. Examples of these are chat programs that let you have

voice conversations such as MSN messenger, yahoo messenger, etc. The instructions

below are provided as an example, but they should work for most Voice-Over-IP programs,

with minor conﬁguration necessary. Here we show two examples of Voice-OVER-IP

programs:

- SKYPE

- MSN Instant Messenger

Bluetooth Audio Drivers

Before proceeding, you need to check that your Bluetooth software has properly installed

all Audio drivers necessary; otherwise, you will not be able to use the Bluetooth headset

as an audio device. To verify this, go to Control Panel and look under Sound, video and

game controllers, as shown below.

In our example, you can see that the Bluetooth audio drivers have been added to our

system and appear as “Bluetooth Audio Device” (the name and location might vary in

your case). If your system does not show any Bluetooth audio drivers that you can see,

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

please consult your Bluetooth software manual or check with your device vendor.

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

SKYPE

Conﬁgure software

Before you can use the Bluetooth headset

with your Voice-Over-IP program, you need

to ﬁrst specify the headset as the source for

Audio-IN and Audio-OUT.

1. First, click on the File menu and select

Options

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

2. Now go to the Hand/Headsets tab. As you see below, the sound device speciﬁed is the

Windows default device (most likely your PC/Laptop speakers). Change both Audio In

and Audio Out to the Bluetooth Audio option.

Connecting Headset to PC/Laptop

MSN Messenger Voice chat

Conﬁgure software

Before you can use the Bluetooth headset

with your Voice-Over-IP program, you need

to ﬁrst specify the headset as the source for

Audio-IN and Audio-OUT.

1. First, click on the Tools menu and select

Audio Tuning Wizard