Plantronics Explorer 500 Series User manual

Explorer 500 Series

User Guide

Contents

Welcome 3

What's in the box 4

Accessories 5

Headset Overview 6

Be safe 6

Pair 7

Get Paired 7

Use two phones 7

Adjust the ﬁt 8

Charge Headset 9

The Basics 10

Answer or end a call 10

End a call 10

Reject incoming call 10

Volume 10

Mute or unmute headset 10

Redial 10

Voice control (Siri, Google Now, Cortana) 10

Voice enabaled assistant 10

DeepSleep Mode 11

Decipher the Lights 12

Hear it Whisper 13

Select language 14

Speciﬁcations 15

Install the App 16

Support 17

Congratulations on purchasing your new Plantronics product. This guide contains instructions for

setting up and using your Explorer 500 series headset.

Please refer to the safety instructions for important product safety information prior to

installation or use of the product.

Welcome

Headset USB charge strap

NOTE Headset design and contents may vary by product.

What's in the box

12-in-1 Charging cable PN; Black 88852-01, White 88852-02

2USB car charger PN; Black 89110-01, White 89110-02

3USB charge strap PN; 204180-01

4Wall charger PN; 89304-01

5Fit kit PN; 201777-03

6Eartip pack PN; 201955-01 Small, 201955-02 Medium, 201955-03 Large

Sold separately.

Accessories

Power button

Call button

Charge port

Headset LED (indicator light)

Volume button: Increases or decreases volume

Mute

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

before using your new headset.

Headset Overview

Be safe

The ﬁrst time you power on your headset, it begins the pairing process.

1Wearing your headset, power it on. You hear “pairing” and the headset indicator lights flash blue

and red.

2Activate 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.

3Select “PLT_500.”

If necessary, enter four zeros (0000) for the passcode or accept the connection.

Once successfully paired, you hear “pairing successful” and the headset indicator lights stop

flashing.

Multipoint technology lets you pair a second phone and answer calls from either phone.

1Power on your headset.

2Press and hold the Call button until the indicator light flashes red and blue or you hear

"pairing."

3While the indicator light flashes red and blue, activate Bluetooth on your phone and set it to

search for new devices.

4Select PLT_500

If necessary, enter passkey 0000 and accept the connection.

Once successfully paired, the indicator light stops flashing and you hear "pairing successful."

Pair

Get Paired

Use two phones

The universal-ﬁt eartip has a thin loop that bends to gently tuck into the contours of either ear. To

adjust the ﬁt, you can rotate the eartip on the headset or add the optional clip-on earloop.

Adjust the ﬁt

You may charge your headset using the included USB charging strap connected to any powered

USB port

When ﬁnished charging, take your headset on the go by attaching the strap to a key ring, bag

strap, belt loop, or any suitable object

Charge Headset

Tap the Call button.

• Tap the Call button.

Press Call button for 2 seconds.

To increase the volume, tap the Volume button. To decrease the volume, press and hold the

Volume button.*

*Android phone must be set to medium/high or audio will sound to low.

During a conversation, press and hold both the Volume up and Volume down buttons until

you hear “mute on” or “mute off.” While the microphone is muted, a reminder tone repeats every

15 minutes.

To call your last number dialed, double tap the Call button.

• Press and hold the Voice button for 2 seconds. A series of tones will indicate the voice control is

active.

To activate Siri or Google Voice, press the Call button for 3 seconds. (Devices may vary.)

The Basics

Answer or end a call

End a call

Reject incoming call

Volume

Mute or unmute headset

Redial

Voice control (Siri, Google

Now, Cortana)

Voice enabaled assistant

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