Plantronics BackBeat Pro User manual

BackBeat PRO/

BackBeat PRO+

User Guide

Contents

What's in the box 3

Headphone overview 4

Power on/off 4

Active Noise Canceling 4

Play/pause music 4

Volume 4

Track selection 4

OpenMic 4

Voice dial (phone feature) 4

Answer or end a call 4

Decline a call 4

Mute/unmute 4

Call back last call 4

Pairing mode 4

Be safe 4

Pair 5

Pair to mobile device 5

NFC pairing (Android) 5

Plug and play 5

Pair USB adapter again 5

Pair second device 6

Charge and ﬁt 7

Charge 7

Adjust the ﬁt 7

More Features 8

Use sensors 8

Reset Sensors 8

Flexible power 8

Advanced OpenMic 8

Customize 8

Speciﬁcations 9

Support 10

ANC

Headphones Ballistic nylon travel case

Charging cable 3.5mm cable

Bluetooth USB adapter*

NOTE * BackBeat PRO+ only

What's in the box

ANC

Slide the switch to power on or off.

Slide the switch to activate or deactivate ANC to block out unwanted noise.

Tap the Play/pause button on the left ear cup to play or pause music.

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

Rotate the track wheel forward or backward to control the track selection.

Hear your surroundings by tapping the Mic button when not on a call.

If your smartphone has a voice-enabled assistant, press the call button for 3 seconds and wait

for phone prompt.

Tap the Call button on the right ear cup.

Press and hold the Call button for 2 seconds.

While on an active call, choose:

• Tap the Mic button

• Take off/put on your headset while on an active call (requires active smart sensors)

Double-tap the Call button .

With your headphones powered on, press and hold the Call button until you hear "pairing" and

the LEDs flash red and blue.

Please read the safety guide for important safety, charging, battery and regulatory information

before using your new headset.

Headphone overview

Power on/off

Active Noise Canceling

Play/pause music

Volume

Track selection

OpenMic

Voice dial (phone feature)

Answer or end a call

Decline a call

Mute/unmute

Call back last call

Pairing mode

Be safe

BackBeat PRO and BackBeat PRO+ pair differently the first time.

1For BackBeat PRO The first time you power on your headphones, the pairing process begins.

Holding your headphones, slide the power switch to the ON position. The LEDs flash red and blue.

2For BackBeat PRO+ Power on your headphones, then press and hold the Call button until the

LEDs flash red and blue.

3Activate Bluetooth®on your phone and set it to search for new devices.

•iPhone Settings > Bluetooth > On*

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

NOTE *Menus may vary by device.

4Select “PLT_BBTPRO.”

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

1Ensure NFC is on and your phone’s display is unlocked. (Phones may vary.)

2Tap and hold the headphones to the phone’s NFC tag location until NFC pairing completes. If

necessary, accept the connection.

NOTE The headphone’s NFC tag is located on the outside of the left ear cup. (Phone tag locations

vary.)

L R

BackBeat PRO+ only The high-fidelity Bluetooth USB adapter comes pre-paired to your

heaphones so you can listen music and make calls on your computer.

1With your headphones powered on, insert the USB adapter into your laptop or PC. Pairing is

successful when you hear “pairing successful” and the USB adapter is solid blue.

2Go to sound preferences and select “BT600” as the default device to configure your adapter to

play music.

1Insert the high-fidelity Bluetooth USB adapter into your laptop or computer and wait for your

computer to recognize it.

2Put your headphones in pair mode.

3Put your USB adapter into pair mode by gently pressing and holding the recessed Pair button until

the USB adapter flashes red and blue.

Pair

Pair to mobile device

NFC pairing (Android)

Plug and play

Pair USB adapter again

Pairing is successful when you hear "pairing successful" and the USB adapter LED is solid blue.

1Press and hold the Call button until the LEDs flash red and blue.

2Activate Bluetooth on your second device and follow the last two steps of "Pair to mobile device."

Pair second device

It takes up to 3 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 24 hours of listening time.

Adjust the headphones for a comfortable fit.

Lengthen or shorten the band until it fits comfortably. When not using your headphones, fold the

ear cushions in and against your body.

Charge and ﬁt

Charge

Adjust the fit

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

With active sensors putting on the headset will: taking off the headset will:

Incoming mobile call answer the call

Music/media resume music/media (if playing

previous to taking off)*

pause music/media (if playing)*

Mute unmute if on an active call mute if on an active call

NOTE *Functionality varies by application. Does not function with web-based apps.

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.

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

Use the cable to:

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

• Play/pause music or answer/end a call with the center button = single tap

• Track forward with the center button = double tap*

• Track backward with the center button = triple tap*

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

NOTE *Speciﬁc to BackBeat PRO+

When listening to music, you will be able to hear your surroundings by activating OpenMic .

To increase or decrease the microphone level, rotate the volume wheel forward (+) or

backward (–). To cancel OpenMic, press the Mic button again.

Your headphones speak in English. You can change the language and other settings using your

PC/Mac, the updating tool, and the provided USB cable.

The updating tool (plantronics.com/myheadset-updater) enables you to:

• Change language

• Receive firmware updates

• Turn "mute off" voice alert on/off

• Turn smart sensors on/off

More Features

Use sensors

Reset Sensors

Flexible power

Advanced OpenMic

Customize

Listening time Up to 24 hours wireless streaming*

Standby time Up to 21 days*

DeepSleep mode Up to 180 days*

Operating distance (range) Up to 100 meters/330 feet from phone or tablet with

Class 1 Bluetooth

Headphones weight 340 grams

Audio aptX®low latency codec2AAC codec2, 40mm dynamic

drivers, Frequency response 20-20kHz

Noise canceling Controllable Active Noise Canceling (ANC) plus Digital

Signal Processing (DSP) and dual microphones

Multipoint Simultaneously connect two Bluetooth devices (2H2S)

Status alerts Spoken alerts in 14 language options, which vary by

region (US and UK English, Cantonese, Danish, EU-

French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin,

Norwegian, Russian, EU-Spanish and Swedish)

Battery type Rechargeable, non-replaceable lithium-ion

Charge time (maximum) Up to 3 hours

Cables USB charging and angled 3.5mm with inline mic

(compatible with Apple devices)

Bluetooth v4.0 + EDR A2DP for audio streaming, AVRCP for music controls,

Hands-free v1.6 for wideband, and Headset v1.2

Operating and storage temperature 32°F – 104°F (0 – 40°C)

NOTE * Performance is dependent upon battery and may vary by device.

Speciﬁcations

Tel: 0800 410014

Tel: 0800 117095

Tel: 80011336

Tel: +44 (0)1793 842443*

Tel: 0800 945770

Tel: +44 (0)1793 842443*

Tel: 1800 551 896

Tel: 0800 84 45 17

Tel: 80 88 46 10

Tel: +44 (0)1793 842443*

Deutschland 0800 9323 400

Österreich 0800 242 500

Schweiz 0800 932 340

Tel: +44 (0)1793 842443*

Tel: 8-800-100-64-14

Tel: +44 (0)1793 842443*

Tel: 800 950934

Tel: 0200 21 46 81

Tel: 900 803 666

NL 0800 7526876

BE 0800 39202

LUX 800 24870

Tel: +44 (0)1793 842443*

*Support in English

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

Support

NEED MORE HELP?

plantronics.com/support

Plantronics, Inc. Plantronics BV

345 Encinal Street

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

United States

South Point Building C

Scorpius 140

2132 LR Hoofddorp, Netherlands

other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Patents: CN ZL201430495604.9; EM 002592337; patents pending.

203024-06 (09.15)

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