BackBeat SENSE User Manual

BackBeat SENSE

User Guide

Contents

Overview 3

Headset overview 3

What's in the box 4

Pair 5

Get Paired 5
Pair second device 5
Pair to Mac 5

Charge and

Charge 6
Adjust the

The basics 7

Play/pause music 7
Volume 7
Track selection 7
Activate voice assistant 7
Open mic 7
Make/Take/End Calls 7
Mute 7
Flexible power 7

More Features 8

Use sensors 8
Enable HD voice 8
Customize 8

Support 9

fit 6

fit 6

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Overview

Headset overview

Volume up/down

Track forward

Play/pause music

Track backward

Mute/unmute; Open mic

Charge port

Headset LEDs

Call button

Power switch

Bluetooth pair button

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What's in the box

Headphones Carrying case

Charging cable

3.5mm Apple cable

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Pair

Get Paired

Pair second device

The first time you power on your headphones, the pairing process begins.

1 Slide the power switch on. You hear "pairing" and the LEDs flash red and blue.

2 Activate Bluetooth

• iPhone Settings > Bluetooth > On*

• Android Settings > Bluetooth: On > Scan for devices*

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on your phone and set it to search for new devices.

NOTE *Menus may vary by device.

3 Select “PLT_BBTSENSE.”

If necessary, enter four zeros (0000) for the passcode or accept the connection.

Once successfully paired, you hear “pairing successful” and the LEDs stop flashing.

1 Slide and hold the power button towards the Bluetooth icon until the LEDs flash red and blue.
2 Activate Bluetooth on your second device and follow steps 2 and step 3 in "Get Paired."

Pair to Mac

If your Mac is Bluetooth enabled, you can pair your headset to it.

1 Place your headset in pair mode (slide and hold the power button towards the Bluetooth icon). You

will hear "pairing" and the LEDs will flash red and blue.

2 On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences > Bluetooth.
3 Click Set Up New Device or "+", select "PLT_BBTSENSE Stereo" and follow the onscreen

instructions.

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Charge and fit

Charge

Adjust the fit

It takes up to 2.5 hours to fully charge your headphones. The LEDs turn off once charging is
complete.

TIP To check the headphones battery status, tap the Call button

while wearing your headphones.

Headphones must be in idle state.

Your headphones have up to 18 hours of listening time.

Adjust the headphones for a comfortable fit.

Lengthen or shorten the band until it fits comfortably.

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The basics

Play/pause music

Volume

Track selection

Activate voice assistant

Open mic

Make/Take/End Calls

Tap the Play/pause button.

Toggle the Volume wheel forward (+) or backward (–) to control the volume.

NOTE Set Android phone volume to medium/high for optimum sound quality.

Tap the Forward button or Back button to control the track selection.

If your smartphone has a voice-enabled assistant, press and hold the Call
and wait for the phone prompt.

Tap the red button to hear your natural surroundings (your music/audio will pause).

You will hear an incoming call alert while listening to audio. When you take the call, your stored
audio (downloaded tunes, video or podcasts) will pause. If you are listening to live streaming audio
then it will mute, not pause, during your call. Once you end your call, your playback or streaming
will resume.

Answer a call

Choose:

• Put on the headset to answer call, or

• Tap the Call button

End a call

Tap the Call button

to end current call.

button for 2 seconds

Mute

Flexible power

Decline a call

Press and hold the Call

Call back last call (smartphone)

To dial your last number you dialed, double-tap the Call

During a call, press the red
headphones transfers the call to your phone.

When the battery is exhausted use your headphones with the provided 3.5 mm Apple cable.

Use the cable to:

• Adjust the volume with the (+) and (–) buttons*

• Play/pause music or answer/end a call with the

• Track forward with the button = double tap*

• Track backward with the button = triple tap*

• Activate smartphone voice-enabled assistant with the button = 3 second press

button for 2 seconds.

button.

button. You hear "mute on/off." While muted, taking off the

button = single tap

NOTE *Function may vary by type of phone.

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More Features

Use sensors

Smart sensors respond when you put on or take off your headphones.

Putting on your headphones will:

• Resume music

• Answer a call

Taking off your headphones will:

• Pause music (while music is playing)

• Transfer active call to phone

• Set timer for DeepSleep

TIP To disable the sensors, hold both the Mute and Call

the LED

Reset Sensors

You may need to reset the sensors if they are not working as expected.

To reset the headset sensors, connect it directly to your computer's USB port, and place it, with
the ear cups up, on a flat, non-metallic surface for more than 10 seconds.

Disable sensors

To disable the sensors, hold both the Mute
LED flashes purple then red. Repeat to reactivate; the LED flashes purple then blue.

flashes purple then red. Repeat to reactivate; the LED flashes purple then blue.

and Call

buttons for more than 6 seconds until

buttons for more than 6 seconds until the

Enable HD voice

Customize

To enable HD voice (wideband), hold both the red button and Play/pause buttons for more than
6 seconds until the LEDs flash purple then blue. Repeat to disable; the LEDs flash purple then red.

NOTE HD voice functions properly when both devices support it.

You can change the language and other settings by downloading Plantronics Hub for Windows
and Mac at plantronics.com/software. You can also download the free mobile apps Plantronics
Hub for iOS and Android.

Plantronics Hub enables you to:

• Change language (Plantronics Hub for Windows and Mac only)

• Receive firmware updates (Plantronics Hub for Windows and Mac only)

• Turn "mute off" voice alert on/off

• Turn smart sensors on/off

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Support

EN

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AR

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CS

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DA

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DE

Deutschland 0800 9323 400
Österreich 0800 242 500
Schweiz 0800 932 340

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ES

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FI

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FR

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GA

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HE

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HU

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IT

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NL

NL 0800 7526876
BE 0800 39202
LUX 800 24870

NO

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PL

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PT

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RO

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RU

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SV

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TR

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For warranty details, go to plantronics.com/warranty.

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