Elecom LBT-AR120 series User Manual Download Page 1

*1 Theoretical value. Transmit range is also affected by the Bluetooth capability of the 

target device and the conditions of the surrounding environment.  

*2 It is not possible to connect to another device when using an audio file and phone file 

simultaneously. 

*3 When there is a long distance between this unit and Bluetooth device, the power 

consumption for each will increase resulting in shorter available time. 

Please ensure that the device's Bluetooth functions can be used. If pairing mode 

cuts off due to time out, it is necessary to perform the settings again.

Confirm that the device supports the profiles used by this product. 

Try finitely adjusting the position of the microphone in the control box.

Adjust the microphone output level on your mobile phone or device. 

LBT-AR120

0000 (Four zeros)

 Multi-function button

This button turns the power ON/OFF, as well as performs the 

functions listed below:

Power ON/Pairing
Power OFF

When power is ON, press and hold for 4 seconds or more. 

  Volume button, play/pause button
 LED lamp
 Earphone jack

Insert your stereo earphones into this jack when using.

When  charging,  insert  the  pin  side  of  the  included  USB 

charging cable into the main unit and the other side (USB 

Type-A) to the PC or AC adapter.

 Microphone
 Clip

Insert your earphones into the 
earphone jack when using. 
Earphones are not included with this 
product.

Function/Status

Operation

LED display

Power ON 

When the power is OFF, press and hold the multi-function 

button for 4 seconds or more

Blinks purple and red 

once

Power OFF

When the power is ON, press and hold the multi-function 

button for 4 seconds or more

Blinks purple

Charging

-

Lights red

Charging complete

-

Light is off

Not enough charge in 

battery

-

LED blinks red 3 times 

every 30 seconds

Pairing mode

When the power is OFF, press and hold the multi-function 

button for 8 seconds or more

Alternately blinking red 

and blue

Volume adjustment 

Press the (+) or (-) side of the volume button

-

Pause/mute

Press the play/pause button once

-

Track skip forward/

track skip reverse

Press the 

 or 

 side of the volume button

-

Fast-forward/reverse

Press and hold the 

 or 

 side of the volume button 

for 2 seconds or more

Answer call

Press the multi-function button once, shortly. 

-

Reject a call 

Press and hold the multi-function button for 2 seconds or 

more

LED blinks red and 

purple, then goes out

Hang up phone

Press the multi-function button once, shortly. 

-

Redial

Press the multi-function button twice

Blinks purple once

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LBT-AR120 series

Carrier Signal

2.400 - 2.480 GHz

Bluetooth Specifications

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Frequency diffusion method

Class 2 FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) 

Transmit range

Class 2 Max. radius 10 m (if unobstructed) *1

Supported Profiles 

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)*2, AVRCP 

(Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)*2, HSP (Headset 

Profile)*2, HFP (Heads-free Profile)*2

SCMS-T

8

Max. no. of pairing devices

Pattern antenna

Continuous standby time

Max. 200 hrs. *3

Music playback/conversation time

Approx. 6 hrs. *3

Environment 

conditions

When 

operating

Temperature

Relative humidity

0 - 35°C

20 - 80% (no condensation)

When 

storing

Temperature

Relative humidity

 -10 - +50°C

10 - 90%  (no condensation)

Input voltage

5 VDC  (supplied by USB charging cable)

Battery type

Lithium polymer battery

External dimensions (W x H x D)

21 x 13 x 55 mm (Excl. protrusions)

Weight

Approx. 13 g

Bluetooth audio receiver

for music and conversation

Supports Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

LBT-AR120 series

User's Manual 

Thank you for purchasing this quality Elecom product. 
Store this manual carefully in a place where it can be easily accessed at any time. 

Product features

This product is a Bluetooth audio receiver.
Connect your earphones to this product to enjoy wireless music listening through your 
Bluetooth-equipped smartphone, mobile phone or audio player.  
Or, enjoy hands free conversation on your smartphone or mobile phone via the built-in 
microphone.

Package Contents

Audio receiver main unit  x 1 unit
USB charging cable  x 1
User's Manual (Warranty) (This document) x 1 sheet

Part Names

Charging

This product must be charged before use. Perform charging by connecting the included 
USB cable to a PC, USB AC adapter or other USB power source. 

Connect the included USB charging cable to the earphone jack on this unit. 

Connect the USB A connector of the USB charging cable to the USB ports 

of your PC, etc. 

If the PC is not plugged into a power supply, plug it in. 

Pairing 

(Registering with the device)

To use this product with a mobile phone or audio player, it is required to perform pairing 
(registering the device for the first time) with the device with which you want to use.
Please refer to the manual of your device for information regarding the operation of the 
device.

 

The LED lamp lights up red and charging begins. LED lamp turns off when 
charging is complete.

Basic Operation

Basic Specifications

 

Due to interference, it may sometimes not be possible to use in combination 

with a 2.4 GHz band wireless LAN (IEEE802.11g/b/n).

 

It is not guaranteed that all Bluetooth devices will work with this product. 

Troubleshooting

With some mobile phones if there is a silence during conversation that is longer than 

approx. 20 seconds, the phone will automatically go into power saving mode and the 

earphone jack will turn off sound input/output. Because of this, sound may sometimes 

turn off during conversation. 

If this occurs, press the multi-function button on this product to take the phone out of 

power saving mode. 

No voice heard during phone conversation

This product does not have any power.

Always ensure that the battery for this product is fully charged.  

If the battery is not fully charged, charge it. 

Line noise or echoes can be heard. 

Try adjusting the distance between this product and the paired device. Also try 

adjusting the volume, etc. 

When a call is received on the mobile phone, even when the 

multi-function button is pressed it does not answer the call. 

With some mobiles phones, it may be necessary to press the multi-function button 

several times before the conversation will start. If the phone will not answer after 

pressing the multi-function button once, try pressing it several times. 

Your conversation partner cannot hear your voice. 

With some mobile phones it is necessary to manually set the microphone input settings 

to ON. If the microphone input is turned OFF, your conversation partner will not be able 

to hear your voice spoken from the headset microphone. 

Cannot hear the sound of audio files

Bluetooth audio playback does not support certain web content and file types. Contact 

the site from which you downloaded the audio file.

Headset does not work when placing a call.

When placing a call on your mobile phone, it is necessary to switch operation from this 

product to the Bluetooth headset. Please refer to the manual of your mobile phone for 

information on how to perform this. 

After using with a different mobile phone, it is 

necessary to perform pairing again

Depending on your mobile phone or other device, after using the paired headset with 

another phone or device, it may be necessary to perform pairing again.

Your own voice is too quiet

Cannot hear any audio on movies/video except for One Seg

Depending on your device specifications, Bluetooth may not support audio playback of 

downloaded promotional videos, etc. 

The phone immediately goes to voice mail when an 

incoming call is received. 

If the phone is set to go to voicemail after a short time, the voicemail will kick in before 

the call is forwarded to this product. If this occurs, set your phone to wait for a longer 

time before a call goes to voicemail service.

Cannot perform pairing with a Bluetooth device.

Because of digital copyright protection, it cannot be played on a digital Bluetooth headset. 

Cannot hear audio on PV downloaded on your mobile phone

 

Supports AVRCP protocol. Control features like pause/play and volume adjustment of 
your smartphone or audio player from this product. 

It takes about 2 hours to fully charge this product. 
If the LED lamp has not turned off after 2 hours, immediately disconnect the charging 

cable and stop charging. 

Charging for more than two hours can shorten the battery life and may lead to device 

failure.   

Bluetooth audio receiver

for music and conversation

This product connects to a device using Bluetooth.  Pairing registration must be performed 

before using this product with the intended device (smartphone/audio player, etc.). 

 

Necessary information when connecting:

Product device name when detected in a search from a mobile device:

Link Key:

* Link Key entry is required when connecting to devices using Bluetooth 2.0 or earlier.

Important Notice

The included USB charging cable is meant for use with this product ONLY.  Do not use 
this cable for any purpose other than charging this product. Although the connector type 
may be the same, differences in electrical poles and output may cause damage. Similarly, 
do not use the charging cable included with another product to charge this product. 

 

If connecting a mobile phone to this product to use as an audio player, the mobile 

phone must support Bluetooth audio profile (A2DP).

 

If pairing cannot be completed due to problems such as a setting on the 

connection device, turn off the power once, and try again. 

With the power turned OFF, press and hold the 

multi-function button for 8 seconds or more, until the LED lamps begins 

blinking red and blue. 
When pressing and holding the button for 8 seconds, the LED lamp will display as 

Blinks purple and red once 

(Power ON)

Blinks red and blue

 (Pairing mode)

If the paired devices are close by, you can remove your finger from the button as 
soon as power turns ON.
Perform a search for this product from the pairing device (mobile phone, PC, 

etc.)

 

Search method varies depending on the device your are using. Refer to the 
manual of your device.

When this product is found from the mobile phone or PC, the device name 

will be displayed as [LBT-AR120] in the search screen. Select and register. 

If a message appears prompting you to enter a link key, enter [0000] (four 

zeros).

 

Depending on the (Bluetooth 2.1) device, registration may complete without 
having to enter a link key.

Depending on the device, it may be necessary to perform a [Connection] 

procedure after pairing is completed. Please refer to the manual of your 

mobile device for information, and perform a [Connection] procedure if 

necessary. 

[Charging connection]

PC

To PC USB port

Connect to your PC 

or USB AC adapter 

and charge. 

Lights red when charging.

Light turns off when charging is 

complete.

Main unit

Your USB AC Adapter 

Not included with this product

To AC wall outlet

Series A 

connector

Charging 

connector

USB charging cable

Power ON/OFF

Press and hold the multi-function button on this device for approx. 4 seconds until the 

LED light blinks purple and red one time. The headset will automatically connect to any 

devices in range on which pairing has already been performed. If no paired devices can 

be found, the LED blinks red. 

Press and hold the multi-function button of this product for 4 seconds or more. 

The LED lamp blinks red and turns off, indicating the power is now OFF. 

Power ON 

Power OFF 

Listening to music

Adjusting the volume

Perform with the volume button on this product. Press the (+) side to increase the 

volume, and the (-) side to decrease the volume.

Pause/mute

Track skip forward (         ) / Track skip reverse (          ) *

Perform with the play/pause button on this product.

When playing music, press the play/pause button to pause or mute the music.  When 

paired with a device that supports AVRCP profile, this will pause the music on the 

connected device as well. 

Perform track skip forward and track skip reverse with the volume button on this product.

When music is playing or paused, press the (       ) side of the button to skip to the next 

track, or the (       ) side of the button to skip back to the previous track.

* Depending on the connected device, this function may not work as specified. 

Making a call on a mobile phone, etc.

Function list

This product features a microphone on the upper part of the main unit.

 

Depending on the device specifications, your mobile phone may behave in a 

different manner than described in relation to the operation of this product.

Receiving a call

If you hear a ringtone in your earphone, press the multi-function button.

Depending on the device specifications, ringtones may not be heard on the Bluetooth 

headset. 

Placing a call

To place an arbitrary call, after dialling the recipient number switch the sound output 

setting. 

* Refer to the manual of your mobile phone for information of switching the sound 

output setting. 

When using iPhone 4 

After the call, change the sound output setting to LBT-AR120 (the device name for 

this product).
Example: Android

After calling, press the onscreen "Bluetooth" button. 

Hanging up the call

When in conversation, press the multi-function button once.

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