BLUEANT S3 User Manual

C O M P A C T

CAR SPEAKERPHONE

User Guide

BlueAnt S3 Compact

Speaker

Multi-Function

Button (the

symbol)

Battery

Indicator

Touch-Sensitive

Volume Controls

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Charge Port

On/Off Switch

Microphone

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1: Charge Your S3

Before using your S3, charge it using the supplied USB cable and charger:

> A full charge takes about 2.5 - 3 hours.
> During charging, the battery

indicator light turns red.

> When the light goes out, the

charge is complete.

Tip: You can also charge the S3

by connecting to your computer’s
USB port.

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Battery

Indicator Light

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2: Pair the S3 with your Phone

1. Slide the power switch to the ON position.

2. The S3 will announce the available languages. Tap
the

symbol when you hear your language.

3. The S3 will now talk you through the pairing
process.

4. The pairing code is 0000 (four zeros).

If you select the wrong language: turn off your S3 without completing the pairing. When

you switch it back on your S3 will ask you to select the language again. If this does not
work, reset your S3 and start again (see “Reset the S3” on page 18 for help).

If the S3 does not go into pairing mode: hold down the

Slide the switch to power on

then follow the prompts

symbol for about 6 seconds.

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3: Transfer your Phonebook

Once the pairing is complete your S3 will attempt to transfer the contacts from your
phonebook so that it can announce the names of incoming callers. On most phones this
happens automatically.

If your phone asks you to allow a connection to the S3, you must select “YES” or “OK”.

BlackBerry

If you are using a BlackBerry smartphone you may see
a message like this one.

Select “Don’t ask this again” so that a tick appears
in the box, and then choose “YES”.

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Accept connection request

from BlueAnt S3?

YES

NO

Don’t ask this again

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Android

On some Android devices a message about the phonebook
transfer appears at the top of the screen.

You must swipe your fi nger over this message and accept the
phonebook transfer request from the S3.

Automatic Transfer Not Supported

Some phones do not support automatic phonebook
transfers. If this is the case for your phone the S3 will
announce that it cannot transfer the contacts automatically.

See “Manually Transferring your Phonebook Contacts to the S3” on page 14 for help.

Note: some phones do not support phonebook transfers at all. If this is the case, the S3

will read out the caller’s number instead.

Phonebook Access Request

Notifi cation

shown on

Android
devices

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4: Install the S3 in your Car

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Slide the clip

onto the back

of the S3 until it

clicks into place

Slide the S3 and clip onto your car sun visor.

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Don’t forget: Drive safely and within the law.

Please refer to the relevant national or local legislation
regarding the usage of mobile devices while driving. Remember
that driving is your fi rst priority: please read the enclosed
safety information booklet for tips on the safe use of your
BlueAnt device.

Answering Calls

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When the phone rings, the S3 will announce the caller’s name or number and ask you if
you want to take the call. Wait for the prompt to fi nish, and then say Answer or Ignore:

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Call from

John Smith,

answer or

ignore?

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Answer

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Or: tap the

Tip: Tap the

symbol at any time to answer the call. Double tap to ignore.

symbol to hang up and end the call.

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Making Calls

If your phone supports voice dialing over Bluetooth you can make calls using your voice:

1. Tap the

2. The S3 activates your phone’s voice dialing functionality. Please refer to your phone’s
manual for details on the commands you can use to control your phone.

Tip: Tap the

Note: Your phone must support voice dialing over Bluetooth:

> The Apple iPhone 3GS (running fi rmware 3.1 or higher) and iPhone 4 support this

feature, but older iPhone models do not.

> Most Android phones running Android version 2.2 or above support this feature.
> Most BlackBerry smartphones support this feature.

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symbol.

symbol to hang up and end the call.

Adjusting the Volume

Swipe your fi nger across the top of the S3 to adjust the volume:

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To decrease the volume

swipe from + to -

Adjusting the volume when you are not on a call sets the volume of the voice prompts.
Adjusting the volume during a call will change the loudness of the caller’s voice.

To increase the volume

swipe from - to +

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Redial and Call Back

> Hold down the + symbol for about 3 seconds to redial the last outgoing call.
> Hold down the - symbol for about 3 seconds to call back the last incoming call.

Switching Between Multiple Calls (Call Waiting)*

> Tap the - symbol to end your call and answer an incoming call.
> Tap the + symbol to put your call on hold and answer an incoming call.
> Tap the + symbol to switch between an active and a held call.

* To use this feature, your phone and network must support call waiting.

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Pairing Another Phone / Multipoint

To pair another phone, put your S3 back into pairing mode by holding down the
for about 6 seconds.

> Your S3 can store pairing information for up to 2 phones.
> Your S3 can connect to up to 2 phones at the same time (multipoint).

When 2 phones are connected at the same time:

> You can answer calls on either phone through the S3.
> Each time your phones reconnect to the S3 the one that connects fi rst becomes the

“primary phone”. If you use the S3 buttons to activate a feature on your phone (such
as redial, call back or phone voice dialing) then this action takes place on the primary
phone.

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Transferring your Phonebook Contacts to the S3

Your S3 uses Text To Speech technology (TTS) to read out the name of the person who is
calling you. To do this, the S3 needs to store a copy of your phonebook contacts.

Automatically Transferring your Phonebook Contacts to the S3

When you pair your phone with the S3 it will attempt to transfer the phonebook contacts
automatically. The S3 stores up to 2,000 contacts per phone.

Tip: Tap the

Manually Transferring your Phonebook Contacts to the S3

Some phones do not support automatic phonebook transfers: if this is the case on your
phone then the S3 will instruct you to start sending contacts to the S3 manually. To do this:

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symbol to cancel the phonebook transfer.

1. Wait to be prompted to start sending contacts to the S3.

2. Go to your phonebook and select the contacts you want to send to the S3. Choose
the option to “Mark All” or “Select All” if this is available on your phone (if this is not
available, you will need to transfer each contact individually).

3. Select the option on your phone to “send” or “beam” contacts, business cards, or
v-cards via Bluetooth, and select the S3 from the list of Bluetooth devices. See your
phone’s manual for help with this step.

Note: some phones do not support phonebook transfers at all. If this is the case, the S3

will read out the caller’s number instead.

Updating your Phonebook Contacts on the S3

If you add or change entries in your phonebook then you need to update the contacts on
your S3 by pressing and holding the + and - symbols together for about 3 seconds.

If you have two phones connected, this updates the phonebook for the primary phone only.

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Reconnecting to the S3

Your S3 includes a sensor that detects the vibration of your car door. This means that the
S3 will automatically reconnect to your phone when you get back in the car.

If the S3 does not connect to your phone for any reason, tap the
to reconnect to your paired phone.

Tip: On some devices (including BlackBerry, LG, Nokia and Samsung devices), you must

make sure you confi gure your phone to treat the S3 as an “authorized” or “trusted”
connection in the phone’s Bluetooth options.

symbol to force the S3

Listening to Audio

The S3 supports A2DP audio streaming. If your phone supports the A2DP profi le then
simply start playing music or any other audio (including turn-by-turn directions from a
GPS application on your phone) and it will automatically transfer to the S3.

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The streaming audio mutes automatically if the phone rings.

Note: When there are two phones connected, only the primary phone can play music

through the S3 via A2DP.

Firmware Upgrades

From time to time we make fi rmware upgrades available on our website for you to
download and apply to your S3. Go to www.blueantwireless.com for full details on the
latest upgrades available for your S3.

You must register your product online at register.blueantwireless.com for access to
fi rmware upgrades.

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Reset the S3

If you are having problems with your S3, you can reset and start again:

1. Delete any pairing information from your phone’s Bluetooth pair list.

2. Turn your phone off.

3. Hold down the + and - symbols for about 6 seconds to reset the S3.

4. Your S3 will reset and return to the language selection. Turn your phone back on and
follow the prompts on the S3 to select your language and pair your phone.

Specifi cations

> Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR > Supported Profi les: HFP 1.5, A2DP 1.2
> Operating Range: Up to 10 meters > Frequency: 2.4 GHz

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