Sennheiser Electronic CBMDZE User Manual

Instruction Manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Notice d’emploi

Istruzioni per l’uso

Instrucciones de uso

Gebruiksaanwijzing

VMX 100 3in1

VMX 100

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Contents

Features of the VMX 100 .......................................................... 8

Delivery includes ........................................................................ 9

Operating elements .................................................................10

Button overview....................................................................... 11

Quick setup guide..................................................................... 12

Setting up the VMX 100.......................................................... 14

Charging the battery in the headset .................................... 14

Switching the headset on/off ................................................ 15

Pairing the headset to mobile phones or other Bluetooth

devices........................................................................................ 16

Wearing the headset ............................................................... 18

Operating the VMX 100........................................................... 19

Telephoning with the VMX 100 ............................................. 19

Changing the speaker volume................................................ 22

Changing the ring tone volume ............................................. 22

Muting/un-muting the headset microphone...................... 23

Restoring factory settings ...................................................... 23

Maintenance and care .............................................................24

Accessories................................................................................ 24

Specifications............................................................................ 25

Manufacturer declarations .....................................................26

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We have designed this product to give you reliable operation over
many years. Over half a century of accumulated expertise in the
design and manufacture of high-quality electro-acoustic equipment
have made Sennheiser a world-leading company in this field.

Please take a few moments to read these instructions carefully, as
we want you to enjoy your new Sennheiser product quickly and to
the fullest.

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Important safety information

The VMX 100 has been manufactured according to
the accepted rules of safety and current technol­ogy. However, there is still a danger of damage to
equipment if the following general safety instruc-

tions are not complied with.

• Read these instructions.

• Follow these instructions.

• Keep these instructions in a location where they are acces-

sible to all users at all times.

• Always include the operating instructions when you pass

the VMX 100 on to third parties.

Intended use:

The VMX 100 is an accessory for mobile phones or any Blue­tooth compliant device with a “hands free” or a “headset”
profile intended for wireless communication via Bluetooth in
dry environments.

It is considered improper use when the VMX 100 is used

• for any application not named in these instructions,

• under operating conditions that deviate from those de-

scribed in these instructions.

General instructions

• Never disassemble or modify components of the VMX 100.

• The built-in rechargeable battery may present a fire or

chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Therefore, do not dis-

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assemble, heat above 40 °C (104 °F) or incinerate the re­chargeable battery.

• Sennheiser Communications is not liable for damages re-

sulting from the loss of connection due to a run flat bat­tery, an old battery or exceeding the transmitting range.

Before operation

• Use the VMX 100 in dry places only and keep liquids and

small electrically conductive parts away from the VMX 100
and its connecting sockets.

• Do not expose the VMX 100 to extreme temperatures.

Normal operating temperatures are 10 °C (50 °F) to 40 °C
(104 °F).

• Store the headset in a clean, dust-free environment.

During charging

• Do not wear the headset when charging.

• Sennheiser Communications is not liable for damages to

USB devices that are not consistent with the USB specifica­tions.

• The headset must be charged either with the VMX 100

power supply, or the VMX 100 car charger unit or a USB
socket of a computer. Never try to charge batteries other
than the one in the VMX 100 headset with the VMX 100
power supply (EU: 502310, UK: 502311, US: 502312) or
the VMX 100 car charger unit (502313).

During operation

• Avoid listening at high volume levels for long periods since

this leads to permanent hearing defects.

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• Observe your country’s regulations for the use of mobile

phones, headsets and hands-free equipment in traffic. Al­ways focus your attention on driving safely!

• This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that in­terference will not occur in a particular installation.

Cleaning

• For cleaning the VMX 100, use a dry cloth only. Do not use

any solvents or cleansing agents.

Disposal

• Dispose of the used built-in rechargeable battery and the

VMX 100 according to the legal regulations of your coun­try.

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Features of the VMX 100

• VoiceMax™ Dual Microphone technology

• Adaptive Intelligence,

automatically compensating for ambient noise and “re­membering” the user's preferred settings

• 3D ball joint for individual wearing comfort

• Automatic power off/on when closed/opened

• ActiveGard™ protection against acoustic shocks

• Bluetooth 2.0

compatible with all Bluetooth 1.1, 1.2 and 2.0 devices that
support the “hands free” or “headset” profile

• Up to five hours talk time

• Up to 100 hours standby time

• Charging directly from USB

• Superior Sennheiser audio quality

• Two way speaker for choice of left/right side wearing

• Steel mesh protected speaker unit

• Extremely lightweight and comfortable (15 grams)

• Small microphone boom impairs neither the user's freedom

of movement nor his or her field of vision

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Delivery includes

1 VMX 100 Bluetooth headset with built-in rechargeable Li-

polymer battery
1 VMX 100 power supply
1 USB charging cable
1 Car charger unit (only VMX 100 3in1)
1 Carrys case (only VMX 100 3in1)
1 Instruction manual

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Operating elements

쐃

쐏

쐋

쐇

쐄

쐃 microphone boom
쐇 hook button
쐋 speaker
쐏 volume buttons
쐄 LED
쐂 socket for power supply

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쐂

Button overview

Button Function See

page

microphone
boom 쐃

hook but-

쐇

ton

volume
button

쐏

• switch the headset on or off

• answer the phone

• answer the phone

• reject a call

• end a call

• transfer a call from the mobile

phone to the headset

• activate redialling

• activate voice dialling

• mute the microphone

• un-mute the microphone

change the speaker volume
change the ring tone volume
un-mute the microphone
answer the phone
enter pairing mode

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Quick Setup Guide

f At first charge the headset.

On first charging allow 4 hours. Later, 2.5 hours suffice to

fully charge the battery. For details see page 14.

*)

*) The car charger unit is only included in the VMX 100

3in1 version.

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f Then switch on the headset (details on page 15) and pair

it to your mobile phone. For details and information on

how to pair to another Bluetooth device see page 17.

VMX 100
OK

ON

Keyword
0000

f Put the headset on your ear.

(un)muting (p. 23) accepting calls (p. 19)

ending calls (p.21) voice dialling (p.20)

redialling (p. 20) volume (p. 22)

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Setting up the VMX 100

Charging the battery in the headset

If you charge the battery for the first time, allow charging for
at least 4 hours without interruption.

Later, 2.5 hours suffice to fully charge the battery.
To charge the battery in the headset:

f Take off the headset and close the

microphone boom

The headset is switched off.

f Connect the USB charging cable to

the headset’s socket for power

supply

쐂.

f Connect the USB plug of the USB

charging cable to:

• either the USB socket of the VMX 100 power supply

• or the USB socket of the VMX 100 car charger unit (only

VMX 100 3in1)

• or a USB socket of a computer.

f Connect the power supply or the car charger unit, respec-

tively, to the appropriate power outlet.

If the battery was completely drained, the LED

red in the beginning of the charging process. During

charging, the LED

plete, the LED

쐃.

쐃

쐂

쐄 flashes

쐄 lights red. When charging is com-

쐄 lights blue.

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The charging process cannot be started during an ongoing
call. A fully charged battery provides a talk time of up to five
hours or a standby time of up to 100 hours. When the bat­tery is about to run flat:

• The LED

쐄 flashes red.

• Three beeps are heard in the headset every 30 seconds.

• Less than five minutes of talk time are left.

Switching the headset on/off

f Open the microphone boom 쐃.

The headset is switched on. The

쐄 indicates the current op-

LED

erating mode:

• If the LED

쐄 flashes slowly in

blue, the headset is already
paired to a mobile phone. The
headset is therefore ready to
use.

• If the LED

쐄 flashes alternatingly in red and blue, the

headset is not yet paired to a mobile phone. Pair it as
described under “Pairing the headset to mobile phones
or other Bluetooth devices” on page 16.

• If the headset is already paired to a mobile phone and if

there is an incoming call on your mobile phone, the call
is answered immediately by opening the microphone
boom

쐃 without any further action.

쐃

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To switch off the headset:

쐄

f Close the microphone boom 쐃.

The headset is switched off. The

쐄 stops flashing.

LED

All settings are saved. The battery

lasts longer, if you switch off the

headset when not telephoning with

it.

쐃

Pairing the headset to mobile phones or other
Bluetooth devices

Pairing to a mobile phone

To be able to use the headset, you must first pair it to your
mobile phone or a similar device with a Bluetooth hands-free
or headset profile. Once you have paired the headset to a
mobile phone, the headset is connected automatically each
time this mobile phone and the headset detect each other.

f Make sure the headset is switched

on and placed close to your mobile

phone.

• If you have not yet paired the

headset to a mobile phone, the
headset enters the pairing mode
automatically.

• If you have already paired the

headset to another mobile phone

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before, you have to enter the pairing mode manually by
opening the microphone boom
volume button

• The LED

쐏 at the same time.

쐄 flashes alternatingly in red and blue to indi-

쐃 while pressing the

cate that the headset is in the pairing mode.

f On your mobile phone, start a

search for Bluetooth devices

(see the manual of your mo-

bile phone) and follow any in-

struction displayed on your

mobile phone display.

VMX 100
OK

Keywo r d
0000

f Once the headset is detected

by your mobile phone, select “VMX 100”.

When the Bluetooth connection is successfully estab-

lished, the headset is identified as “VMX 100” in the mo-

bile phone’s display.

f When your mobile phone prompts a keyword, enter four

zeros (0000).

If pairing was successful, the LED

Once paired, your mobile phone will be able to transfer the

call audio to the headset – either automatically or manu-

ally (please see your mobile phone’s manual whether the

call audio is transferred automatically or manually). Most

mobile phones show a headset symbol in their display, if

successfully paired.

Pairing to other Bluetooth devices

If you wish to pair the headset to other Bluetooth devices,
please see the Bluetooth device’s manual.

쐄 flashes slowly in blue.

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Pairing to several mobile phones

If you wish to pair the headset to a second mobile phone, you
first have to disconnect from the first mobile phone (see the
manual of the first mobile phone). The headset saves up to
four pairing profiles. As soon as the headset is switched on it
tries to connect to the mobile phone that it was last con­nected to. If this mobile phone is not detected by the head­set, you can manually connect it with one of the other three
mobile phones (see the manual of the respective mobile
phone).

Wearing the headset

f Open the microphone boom 쐃.

The headset is turned on. The

쐄 starts flashing slowly in

LED

blue.

f Put the headset on. You can

wear the headset on either the

left or right ear without chang-

ing it.

f Turn the microphone boom 쐃 towards your mouth.

The speaker 쐋 operates in two directions so that you can
wear the headset on either your left or right ear without
changing it. However, the speaker is designed in a way that
other people in the vicinity cannot listen in the other party
and are not disturbed by the speaker.

쐃

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Operating the VMX 100

Telephoning with the VMX 100

Accepting an incoming call

f Make sure the headset is paired to your mobile phone (see

“Pairing the headset to mobile phones or other Bluetooth

devices” on page 16).
When you receive a call, you hear a ring

tone in the speaker
flashes blue quickly when you receive a
call. To accept the call if the headset is
already switched on:

f Press the hook button 쐇 or the vol-

ume button

A beep is heard in the headset.

f Start to talk.

To accept the call if the headset is not switched on:

f Open the microphone boom 쐃.

The headset is switched on and the call is answered im-

mediately without any further action.

f Put the headset on your ear.
f Start to talk.

Rejecting an incoming call

f Press and hold the hook button 쐇 while the mobile phone

is ringing until a beep is heard in the headset.

쐋 and the LED 쐄

쐇

쐏.

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The ring tone stops. Depending on the mobile phone set-

쐃

tings, the call is either rejected or transferred to a voice

mailbox.

Making a call

f Dial the number on your mobile phone as usual.

If your mobile phone automatically transfers the call audio

to the headset, a beep is heard in the headset.

If your mobile phone does not automatically transfer the

call audio to the headset, you must press a button on your

mobile phone to transfer the call audio to the headset

manually.

f Start to talk.

Redialling

f Press and hold the hook button 쐇 for

1.5 seconds.

A beep is heard in the headset. The

mobile phone redials the last dialled

number automatically.

Voice dialling

The voice dialling function must be
supported by your mobile phone
and be activated.

쐇

쐇

f Press the hook button 쐇.
f Say the name of the other party.

The mobile phone dials the cor-

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responding number automatically.

Ending a call

f Press the hook button 쐇 or

close the microphone boom 쐃 or

use your mobile phone to end the call.

A beep is heard in the headset. The call is ended.

Transferring an ongoing call from the mobile phone to the
headset

f Press the hook button 쐇.

A beep is heard in the headset. The call audio is trans-

ferred to the headset.

Transferring a call from the headset to the mobile phone

f See your mobile phone’s manual on how to transfer the

call audio from the headset to your mobile phone.

If you leave the transmitting range

If the headset leaves the mobile phone’s transmitting range
during a call:

f The sound quality deteriorates before the connection

finally breakes down.

f Your mobile phone might display the loss of connection.
f See the manual of your mobile phone whether or not your

mobile phone ends the call automatically.

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Changing the speaker volume

쐏

f Press the volume button 쐏 during a

call.

The speaker volume is changed by

one step. The speaker volume can be

adjusted in 8 steps. The factory set-

ting is 4. When the minimum or

maximum volume is reached, a beep

is heard in the speaker
In addition, the adaptive intelligence

“learns” the users preferred settings and adjusts the volume
automatically.

If you close the headset, the current volume setting is saved,
if set to one of the steps 1 thru 6. If the volume setting is
step 7 or 8, step 6 is saved to protect your hearing.

쐋.

쐇

쐏

Changing the ring tone volume

f Press the volume button 쐏 while the

headset is in standby mode (no ac-

tive call).

The ring tone volume is changed by

one step. The ring tone is played once

in the set volume. The set volume is

saved.
The ring tone volume can be adjusted

between step 1 and 8. The factory setting is step 4.

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Muting/un-muting the headset microphone

쐄

To mute the headset microphone:

f Press and hold the hook button 쐇

during a conversation until a beep is

heard in the headset.

The microphone is muted. A beep is

heard every 1.5 seconds in the head-

set.

To un-mute the headset microphone:

쐇

f Press the hook button 쐇 or

press the volume button

The beeping stops. The microphone works as usual.

쐏.

Restoring factory settings

You can restore the factory settings of
speaker volume and pairing as follows:

f Set the headset to pairing mode as

described under “Pairing the head-

set to mobile phones or other Blue-

tooth devices” on page 16.

f Press and hold the hook button 쐇

while the headset is in pairing

mode until the LED

ing.

The LED

that the headset is in the pairing mode. The headset

needs to be paired again before using.

쐄 flashes alternatingly in red and blue to indicate

쐄 stops flash-

쐏

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Maintenance and care

If you do not want to use the headset
for a longer time:

f Close the microphone boom 쐃.
f Store the headset in a clean and dry

environment.

To clean the headset:

쐃

f Only clean with a dry cloth. Do not use any liquids, sol-

vents or cleansing agents.

Accessories

502309 USB charging cable
502310 Power supply EU version
502311 Power supply UK version
502312 Power supply US version
502313 Car charger unit
502314 Carrying case

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Specifications

Directional microphone system

Microphone type: 2 electret microphones,
paired/balanced

Sensitivity: -36 dBV at 94 dB SPL, 1kHz

Speaker unit

Speaker type: Dynamic – bi-directional – Neodymium
magnet

Max. output: 105 dB SPL
limited by ActiveGard™ technology

General

Dimensions: 52 mm x 65 mm x 9 mm
(width x height x depth)

Weight: 15 g
Power supply: input 100–240 V AC,

output 5 V DC, 150 mA
Car charger: (only VMX 100 3in1)

input 12–24 V DC,
output 5 V DC, 150 mA

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Manufacturer declarations

Warranty regulations

The guarantee period for this Sennheiser product is 24 months – for the
battery 6 months – from the date of purchase. Excluded are accessory
items, rechargeable or disposable batteries that are delivered with the
product; due to their characteristics these products have a shorter service
life that is principally dependent on the individual frequency of use.

The guarantee period starts from the date of original purchase. For this
reason, we recommend that the sales receipt be retained as proof of
purchase. Without this proof (which is checked by the responsible Senn­heiser service partner) you will not be reimbursed for any repairs that are
carried out.

Depending on our choice, guarantee service comprises, free of charge, the
removal of material and manufacturing defects through repair or re­placement of either individual parts or the entire device. Inappropriate
usage (e.g. operating faults, mechanical damages, incorrect operating
voltage), wear and tear, force majeure and defects which were known at
the time of purchase are excluded from guarantee claims. The guarantee
is void if the product is manipulated by non-authorised persons or repair
stations.

In the case of a claim under the terms of this guarantee, send the device,
including accessories and sales receipt, to the responsible service partner.
To minimise the risk of transport damage, we recommend that the origi­nal packaging is used. Your legal rights against the seller, resulting from
the contract of sale, are not affected by this guarantee.

The guarantee can be claimed in all countries outside the U.S. provided
that no national law limits our terms of guarantee.

CE Declaration of Conformity

This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements
and other relevant provisions of Directives 1999/5/EC, 89/336/EC
or 73/ 23/EC.

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Before putting the device into operation, please observe the respective
country-specific regulations!

FCC statements

Warning!

Changes or modifications made to this equipment not ex­pressly approved by Sennheiser Communications may void
the FCC authorization to operate this equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with
RSS-210 of Industry Canada.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

• this device may not cause harmful interference, and

• this device must accept any interference received, including interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation.

The radiated output power of the VMX 100 system is far below the FCC
radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, the VMX 100 system shall
be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during
normal operation is minimized.

Batteries or rechargeable batteries

The supplied batteries or rechargeable batteries can be recycled.
Please dispose of them as special waste or return them to your
specialist dealer. In order to protect the environment, only dispose

of exhausted batteries.

WEEE Declaration

Your Sennheiser product was developed and manufactured with
high quality materials and components which can be recycled
and/or reused. This symbol indicates that electrical and electronic
equipment must be disposed of separately from normal waste at

the end of its operational lifetime.

Please dispose of this product by bringing it to your local collection point
or recycling centre for such equipment. This will help to protect the
environment in which we all live.

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