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Blacktop 500
User Guide
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Contents
What's in the box 3
Headset overview 4
Pairing 5
Get paired 5
Charge Your Headset 6
Battery Status 6
Fit 7
The Basics 8
Power on or off 8
Make/Take/End Calls 8
Mute the headset 8
Adjust the volume 8
Use Sensors 8
More Features 10
Computer calls 10
Specifications 11
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What's in the box
Headset with quick release USB charging cable
Car charger/VPC (vehicle power charger)
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Headset overview
Quick release USB charging cable
Power and call button
Volume button
Mute button
Optional clothing clip
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Pairing
Get paired
The first time you put on your headset and turn it on, it begins voice-guided pairing instructions.
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Wearing your headset, press the Call button until it flashes red and blue and you hear
"pairing."
2
Activate Bluetooth® on your phone and set it to search for new devices.
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iPhone Settings > General > Bluetooth On
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Android™ Smartphones Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth: On > Scan for devices
NOTE Menus may vary by device.
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Select “PLT_B500.” If necessary, enter four zeros (0000) for the passcode or accept the
connection.
Once successfully paired, the Call button
su
ccessful.”
stops flashing red and blue and you hear “pairing
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Charge Your Headset
Your new headset has enough power to pair and make a few calls. It will take four hours to
fully charge.
While the headset is charging, the Call button is solid red and turns off when charging is done.
It takes four hours to fully charge the headset.
NOTE Your auto may need to be running for the car charger/vehicle power charger (VPC) to charge
your headset.
Battery Status
You will hear a reoccurring alert when you have less than 30 minutes of talk time left.
iPhone users can view a battery status icon displayed in the status bar at the top of the iPhone
screen.
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Fit
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Lengthen or shorten the headband until the ear cushions fit comfortably over your ears.
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sition the stabilizer T-bar above your ear.
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wear the microphone on the other side, rotate the boom up and over. Adjust the boom so it
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points to the corner of your mouth.
4
e boom can be shaped to follow the curve of your cheek.
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The Basics
Power on or off
Make/Take/End Calls
Press the Call button for 4 seconds until you hear “power on/off” to power the headset on or
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f.
f
Answer a call
Choose:
• Put on the headset to answer call, or
•
Tap the Call button
Answer a second call
Fi
rst, tap the Call button
ll.
ca
End a call
Tap the Call button
cline a call
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Choose:
•
Press the Call button
Us
e call back
Double tap the Call button
Ac
tivate voice dial (phone feature)
Press the Call button
e name of a stored contact.
th
to end current call, then tap the Call button again to answer new
to end current call.
for 2 seconds
to dial the last connected phone number.
for 2 seconds, wait for the phone prompt and then tell the phone to dial
Mute the headset
Adjust the volume
Use Sensors
During a conversation, press the Mute button
crophone is muted, the Mute button
mi
ggle the Volume button
To
e Smart Sensors™ in your headset react when you put on or take off your headset.
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Putting on your headset will:
• Answer an incoming call
• Transfer an active call from your phone
• Resume streaming media
up or down during a call or while streaming audio.
until you hear “mute on” or “mute off.” While the
is solid red and an alert repeats every 15 minutes.
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Taking off your headset will:
• Transfer an active call to your phone
• Pause streaming media
Reset Sensors
The Smart Sensors™ are located in the headset ear cushion. Handling the ear cushion may
activate the Smart Sensors and cause them to work unexpectedly.
To reset the sensors, charge your headset and place it on a flat, non-metallic surface for more
than 10 seconds.
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More Features
Computer calls
You can also use your headset to make calls from your computer.
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Connect your headset to your computer.
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Make, take, and end calls from a softphone application such as Skype.
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Specifications
Talk Time
Standby Time
Smart Sensor ™technology
Noise canceling
Charge Connector
Battery Type
Headset battery meter
Charge Time (Maximum)
Bluetooth Version
Bluetooth Profiles
Up to 10 hours*
Up to 10 days*
Senses if it is being worn so it can:
• Send calls to your mobile phone or your headset
• Pause streaming audio when headset is taken off
Noise-canceling microphone and wind screen over
microphone
Micro USB to standard USB
Rechargeable non-replaceable lithium ion polymer
On-screen for iPhone, enabled by Plantronics Find
MyHeadset app for Android
Four hours for full charge
Bluetooth v3.0
Supports Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP),Wideband
Hands-free v1.5 (HFP), Headset v1.2 (HSP)
NOTE * Performance is dependent upon battery and may vary by device.
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