BeHear ABH-130 Quick Start Guide

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Neck Speaker &

Place BeHear PROXY on your shoulders and enjoy a rich, clear, and comfortable listening experience for:

Personal Hearing Amplifier

Model: ABH-130

• Television

• Streamed music

• Mobile calls

• Gaming

Use its extractable earphones for privacy and personalized hearing

Quick Start Guide

amplification.

Suitable for use with hearing aids

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Getting Started

What’s in the Box?

Ear bud pairs (variety of types and sizes)

Turn ON BeHear PROXY

Connect to Bluetooth Device

Charging cable Neck Speaker

LED

First Time Connection

• Turn BeHear PROXY ON. It will automatically enter pairing

mode (the LED will blink in alternating red and blue).

• If pairing with a smartphone, choose "BeHear PROXY"

from the list of available Bluetooth devices.

For connecting to other devices, such as a TV set, audio transmitter, etc., please refer to their respective manuals.

Purchased separately

Shift the power button up and hold it until the unit vibrates and the LED turns light blue. A voice prompt will be played.

To turn BeHear PROXY OFF repeat this action.

Verify that the mode switch is set to Loudspeaker position.

Subsequent Connections

• Turn OFF BeHear PROXY.

• Shift its power switch up and hold it until the LED blinks

in alternating red and blue.

• Complete the pairing process as directed in the manual of

the new Bluetooth device.

Place on Your Shoulders

Put the BeHear PROXY neck band around your neck. The hard plastic tips should rest on either side of your chest and the fabric covers of the speakers should face up, just below your ears.

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Listen and Talk with BeHear PROXY

Watching Television

Connect BeHear PROXY to your TV set and manage the audio from the righthand side of the neck speaker.

Mobile Calls

Connect BeHear PROXY to your smartphone and handle calls from the right-hand side of the neck speaker.

Increase the volume.

If your TV doesn’t have a built-in Bluetooth transmitter, we recommend purchasing our HearLink PLUS - a high quality, long-range Bluetooth transmitter.

Short press to mute/unmute the sound.

Decrease the volume.

Short press to accept an incoming call.

Short press to end the active call.

Long press to reject an incoming call.

Double press to redial last number.

Increase the call volume.

Decrease the call volume.

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Music / Gaming / Video Calls

Earphones Mode

Handle phone calls and listen to music privately with your BeHear PROXY by using the extractable earphones housed in the neck speaker.

l Switch the Mode

Set the mode switch to “Earphones”.

l Extract the Earphones

Connect BeHear PROXY to your smartphone, music player, game console, laptop, or other audio streaming device and manage audio play from the right-hand side of the neck speaker.

Short press to toggle Play/Pause audio.

Short press to increase the volume.

Press and hold to advance to the next audio track.

1. Pull the earphones gently to extract

the cables.

2. Insert the earphones into your ears.

3. Press the buttons to retract the

cables, or to adjust their length.

l Choose Earbuds

Experiment to find the

Short press to decrease the volume.

Press and hold to return to the previous audio track.

buds that fit your ears most comfortably for continuous wear.

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Personalize, manage, and get help for your BeHear PROXY neck speaker with the free W&H BeHear smartphone application.

l Download the App

Smartphone Application

l Personalize What You Hear

Adjust the acoustic performance of the neck speaker to suit your own hearing preferences.

1. Set the mode switch

to “Earphones”.

2. Put on the neck speaker,

inserting the ear buds into your ears.

3. Choose Personal >> Assessment

in the W&H BeHear app.

l Manage Your BeHear PROXY

4. Follow the prompts to perform

the hearing assessment.

5. Save and apply the results to the neck speaker.

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Assistive Listening Functions

For Mobile Calls*

Press and hold briefly to slow down the speech.

Press and hold briefly to return to the normal

speech tempo.

* In Loudspeaker and Earphones modes

For Private Listening**

For Live Conversations***

Improve intelligibility during a mobile call by slowing down incoming speech using EasyListen™.

• Amplify and clarify nearby conversations.

• Use the most comfortable ear buds.

• Match amplification level to suit your own hearing profile.

To stay aware of important world sounds and nearby conversation during audio play, activate the ListenThrough™ function. Ambient sounds will pass to your ears when the earphones are inserted.

Press and hold briefly to turn ambient sounds ON/OFF.

To enable this function, go to Settings >> Device menu in the W&H BeHear app.

** In Earphones mode only

Press and hold briefly to turn personalized sound amplification ON/OFF.

Increase the volume.

Decrease the volume.

*** In Earphones mode only

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Device Overview

8. Right retract button

9. Micro USB charging port

10. Power ON/OFF switch

1. Volume up

2. Multifunction button

3. Volume down

4. Loudspeakers (left & right)

5. Notification LED (left & right)

6. Microphone

7. Left retract button

11. Mode switch

12. Extractable earphones (left & right)

13. Silicone earbuds (left & right)

14. Serial number label

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LED Indication

Troubleshooting

Light blue (1s flash)

Purple, blinking

Red/blue alternating

Red, blinking

Red, steady

Green, steady

To check battery level, briefly press power button when the unit is turned on:

Green Yellow Red, blinking

Neck speaker is powered ON/OFF (toggle)

Assistive function active

Bluetooth pairing mode

Disconnected from paired Bluetooth device, or battery low

Charging

Battery fully charged

Good > 50% Fair > 10% and < 50% Low < 10%

No sound

Ear buds are uncomfortable

Phone calls and/or music not routed

Bluetooth disconnects often

Hearing interruptions

Unexpected behavior

Verify battery is charged. Adjust volume level. Check ear caps for debris.

Experiment with different silicone ear tips.

Verify Bluetooth pairing.

Verify that you are not more than 10 meters (30 feet) from the Bluetooth device.

Silence phone tones (alerts, notification sounds, key taps, etc.).

Reset the neck speaker by connecting it to the charger.

Charge the neck speaker directly from a wall outlet or computer USB port.

The LED indicator is red during charging and turns green when the neck speaker is fully charged. Full charging takes up to 3 hours.

Charging the Battery

Support

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